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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: September 12, 2023 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 1 <br /> SUBJECT: Presentation of Strategic Plan Survey Results <br /> DEPARTMENT: County Manager <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> A. ETC Presentation Travis Myren, Deputy County Manager, <br /> 919-245-2308 <br /> ONLY AVAILABLE ELECTRONICALLY <br /> AT: <br /> B. Detailed Findings Report <br /> https://www.orangecountVnc.gov/ <br /> DocumentCenter/View/25070/1--- <br /> B---Detailed-Findings-Report <br /> C. GIS Maps of Findings <br /> https://www.orangecountVnc.gov/ <br /> DocumentCenter/View/25071/1--- <br /> C---GIS-Maps-of-Findings <br /> PURPOSE: To discuss the results of the statistically valid Strategic Plan survey prepared by the <br /> ETC Institute. <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, and the team of <br /> Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker, LLC was selected to perform this work. The scope of work included <br /> a data driven strategic planning process that is grounded in the principles of equity, responsive to <br /> the concerns and priorities of the community, positions the County to address the challenges of <br /> the future, and is fiscally sustainable. <br /> An important part of the community engagement process for the Strategic Plan included the <br /> administration of a statistically valid community survey. A staff member from the ETC Institute <br /> will present the results of the survey, and the Board will have an opportunity to ask questions <br /> about those results and request any additional analysis that will help inform the Strategic Planning <br /> process. <br /> A total of 604 surveys were completed by randomly selected households throughout the County. <br /> Given the County's total population, this random sample produces statistically valid results with a <br /> margin of error of +/- 4.0% at the 95% level of confidence. The same survey was distributed to <br /> residents who were not randomly selected, resulting in an additional 695 responses. Those <br /> responses are being analyzed by County staff and will be included in the Environmental Scan that <br />