The 2024 Vision Steering Committee kicked off the Vision and Strategic Planning process for Lakewood. They are publishing a Request for Proposal, to seek outside professional consultants to partner with in the Strategic Planning Process, to be conducted over the next 12-18 months.

They are seeking consulting firms to help with a scope of work to include the following:

• • Consultation Services for creating the strategy for execution
  • Community Engagement
  •  Strategic Plan Creation

This RFP is available here:

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

Vision Steering Committee Timeline Overview

Phase 1 | Discovery Process Timeline:

• • April 22, 2024 First Vision Steering Committee Meeting – Request for Proposal (RFP) developed & approved
  • May 8, 2024 RFP for Professional Consultant Search is published publicly online and put out for bid
  • May 30, 2024 Deadline for RFP Submittals, 5:00 pm
  • June 3, 2024 Vision Steering Committee Review RFP Submittals
  • June 17-19, 2024 Proposal Presentations Scheduled for Board/Vision Steering Committee
  • June 24, 2024 Vision Steering Committee Evaluation of presentations
  • June 28, 2024 Vision Steering Committee Recommendation to Board
  • July 11, 2024 Board of Director Meeting to make decisions on how to Proceed
  • July 12, 2024 Consulting Firms notified of results from BOD decisions

Vision Steering Committee Updates

Questions? Contact Vision Steering Committee Chair Debbie Stalnaker at: 816-699-6569 or dkm5520@yahoo.com.