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1 <br /> ORD-2023-006 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: February 7, 2023 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 6-a <br /> SUBJECT: Approval of a Professional Services Contract with Berry, Dunn, McNeil & <br /> Parker, LLC to Create a Countywide Strategic Plan, and Approval of Budget <br /> Amendment #5-C <br /> DEPARTMENT: County Manager <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 1. BerryDunn Response to Request Travis Myren, Deputy County Manager, <br /> for Proposal 919-245-2308 <br /> UNDER SEPARATE COVER <br /> Only Available Electronically at: <br /> https://www.orangecountync.gov/ <br /> DocumentCenter/View/22850/6-a- <br /> 1---BerryDunn-Response-to- <br /> Request-for-Proposal <br /> 2. Year-to-Date Budget Summary <br /> PURPOSE: To consider the approval of a professional services contract with Berry, Dunn, McNeil <br /> & Parker, LLC to create a Countywide Strategic Plan, and approve Budget Amendment #5-C. <br /> BACKGROUND: During the Board of Commissioners 2022 Retreat, the Board authorized staff <br /> to solicit proposals from vendors to assist in the creation of a comprehensive, Countywide <br /> Strategic Plan. A Request for Proposals was released in late September 2022. The scope of <br /> work includes a data driven strategic planning process that is grounded in the principles of equity, <br /> responsive to the concerns and priorities of the community, positions the County to address the <br /> challenges of the future, and is fiscally sustainable. <br /> The outcome of this process will be a comprehensive strategic plan that presents: <br /> • a clear planning process and approach <br /> • a community engagement process <br /> • relevant data and analysis of trends <br /> • identification of opportunities and strategies <br /> • a process to prioritize and focus County programs and services, and <br /> • an implementation plan with performance measures that track progress on achieving the <br /> goals of the plan. <br /> The project is anticipated to take nine to twelve months. <br /> An evaluation review committee consisting of the BOCC Chair Jamezetta Bedford, <br /> Commissioners Amy Fowler and Anna Richards, the Deputy County Manager, the Chief Equity <br /> and Human Rights Officer, the Budget Director, and the Planning & Inspections Director evaluated <br />