HomeMy WebLinkAbout7.4 Mission, Vision and Values of the Dublin Senior Center CITY OF DUBLIN
DUBLIN SENIOR CENTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE
AGENDA STATEMENT
MEETING DATE:March 3, 2005
SUBJECT: Mission,Vision and Values of the Dublin Senior Center
ATTACHMENTS: None
RECOMMENDATION: Receive report; recommend a final version of the Vision, Mission
and Values Statement; and,provide input on key trends.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT: None
DESCRIPTION: At the January 2005 meeting of the Advisory Committee, Staff
received input from the Advisory Committee on the core values for the Dublin Senior Center. This is the
first step toward developing a Senior Center Strategic Plan. When completed, the Strategic Plan will
provide a focus for expanding programs and services at the new Dublin Senior Center.
Based on input received from the Advisory Committee, Staff has developed a draft of the Mission, Vision
and Values for the new Senior Center. At this meeting, Staff will be conducting some exercises with the
Advisory Committee with the purpose of finalizing the Mission, Vision and Values. The Committee will
also begin to discuss key trends that will have an impact on the programs and services provided at the
Senior Center.
CORE VALUES
Based on the values that have been shared in past discussions, Staff has created a comprehensive list of
possible core values to be considered,which are as follows:
• Recreational experiences • Social interaction
• Personal development • Place to belong
• Accessibility • Professional, competent, caring
• Distribution of information staff
• Warm and friendly • Respect
• Welcome all ages • Inclusive
• Place to hang out • Creativity
• Diversity • Healthy lifestyles
• Education/lifelong learning • Maintaining independence
• Broad educational/professional • Volunteerism
backgrounds • Effective partnerships
• Physical fitness • Integration
• Senior support
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Committee Members will be given an opportunity to add additional core values to the list. It should be
noted that Core Values focus on the attributes not solely the features of the Senior Center. "Core values
are the driving force behind the way we do business." "...and guides the day-to-day behavior of everyone
in the organization if it is to be successful in achieving its mission." The Northbound Train,pp 158
As part of the Core Values exercise the Committee Members will be given twelve dots each to vote for
their top 12 core values. Once a list of the top values is developed,the Advisory Committee will be asked
to rank and prioritize the list.
VISION
The Vision Statement describes the preferred future of the Dublin Senior Center. Staff has drafted the
following Vision Statement for review:
A warm, welcoming, and accessible recreation facility that fulfills the social,
educational, and creative needs of those 50 years and older, and supports
independent/healthy lifestyles. •
The Advisory Committee should consider if the draft statement conveys how success would look and
feel? Does it reflect the unique goals, values, aspirations and concerns of the Dublin Senior Center? Is
there anything to add or modify?
MISSION
The Mission Statement describes the business of the Dublin Senior Center. Staff has drafted the
following Mission Statement for review:
Maintain a first-rate community facility that promotes and supports a high quality
of life for those 50 and older by:
• Providing inclusive programs and • Encouraging lifelong learning and
services that engage the mind, discovery
body and spirit • Stimulating creativity
• Fostering new opportunities and • Valuing diversity
recreational experiences- • Improving accessibility
• Encouraging volunteerism • Providing responsive and
• Maintaining independent living supportive services that are
• Enhancing health and nutrition valued by seniors and their
caregivers.
The Advisory Committee should consider if the draft Mission Statement describes the "business" of the
Dublin Senior Center and helps Staff to focus on and achieve the Senior Center's vision. An effective
mission statement should be definitive and tells the story of our way of doing business. It should answer
the question, "What difference is made in individuals, the community, the environment, and the economy
through the Dublin Senior Center?".
KEY TRENDS
An important step in developing the Strategic Plan will be to identify key trends that will have a major
impact (positively and/or negatively) on the ability of the Senior Center to meet the needs of seniors now
and in the future. The key trends and other study data will be evaluated to identify the market
opportunities with the greatest potential for meeting the vision and mission for the new Senior Center.
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The Advisory Committee Members will be asked to provide input on these trends. In preparation for this
exercise, Committee Members are asked to think of internal, external and demographic trends that
currently or in the future will have an impact on the Senior Center.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Advisory Committee receive the report; recommend a final version of the Vision,
Mission and Values Statement; and,provide input on key trends.
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