Specifications include, but are not limited to: A Strategic Facilitator and consultant to guide and refine the strategic approach of the City and facilitate key meetings that include both City Council and City Staff. The winning respondent will work with the City Strategic Planning Team as their agent and communicate directly with the designated representative(s) for all processes. The deliverables will include, but need not necessarily be limited to, the following: Assist Strategic Planning team in pre-work and research needed for effective meeting facilitation. Facilitate a joint City Council / City Staff meeting to produce alignment in both how we work together with the strategy and a limited set of key outcome vision areas (4-6) in which City Staff will deliver an assessment of key challenges, a set of proposed metrics and measures that would show success in advancing the vision, and up to 3 Strategies to focus their work. Facilitate a joint follow up meeting with City Council / City Staff to align on the results and prioritize the resulting strategies.