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Memorandum of Agreement for Strategic Collaboration with the University of Florida (B)
This is a request for the City Commission to support the Mayor in signing the Memorandum of Agreement for Strategic Collaboration between the University of Florida and the City of Gainesville.
Explanation
On December 15, 2016, the City Commission adopted the Strategic Plan Framework, a lasting blueprint to guide us towards our best Gainesville.
To support further development and implementation of the Strategic Plan Framework, specifically the Civic Innovation system, city staff requests the Commission’s support of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the University of Florida.
The MOA for Strategic Collaboration proposes that the City and University enter into a cooperative endeavor, advancing their respective strategic plans in the areas where those plans identify mutually beneficial initiatives in pursuit of shared goals. The MOA is intended to provide general guidance in outlining the intention of the City and University to collaborate in new ways. This MOA will lay the ground work and precede a more formal collaborative planning partnership between both entities, in support of Gainesville’s strategic plan framework and the University’s Strategic Development Plan. If supported by the Commission, it is proposed that this MOA be executed during the State of the City address planned for February 14, 2017.
Fiscal Note
None
Recommendation
The City Commission support the Mayor in signing the Memorandum of Agreement for Strategic Collaboration with the University of Florida.