Next Five: 2025-2030 Strategic Plan

The plan has three strategic themes:

• 1. Strong & Connected Neighborhood Fabric
• 2. Active & Consistent Collaboration
• 3. Sustainable & Dynamic Operations
• 4. Performance & Accountability

Within each theme there are goals.

The plan contains ten goals.

• 1. Create a stronger network of activated open space.
• 2. Bolster quality, attainable housing options.
• 3. Collaborate on improved property maintenance.
• 4. Expand the use of land bank tools to advance economic opportunities.
• 5. Provide excellent service and clear information to our constituents.
• 6. Define and build meaningful, formal partnerships with neighborhood and community organizations.
• 7. Strengthen mutually beneficial relationships across City and County government.
• 8. Advance organizational effectiveness through preservation of institutional knowledge and ongoing evaluation.
• 9. Develop diverse and robust funding to grow strategic programming and sustain long-term operations.
• 10. Ensure staff are supported by and integrated into a strong organizational culture and are equipped to implement strategic priorities.

Within each goal there are associated initiatives and activities.

The plan contains robust and ambitious level of detail.

For more information about the initiatives and activities see the full plan.

Each activity has a priority level ranging from important to essential.

Each activity is given an approximate timeframe to get to complete.

Together, these will be described across the five-year timespan.

While the evaluation plan is being developed, the DLBA will report on the ten metrics identified in the plan, along with metrics it regularly reports like call volume and wait times, property sales, compliance achievements, and community events attended. The ten targets are: 

• 1. 90% of DLBA-owned vacant lots available for sale through DLBA programs by 2030.
• 2. 35% of housing units newly occupied in the next five years happen on DLBA property.
• 3. 50% of DLBA-owned properties have a collaborative maintenance strategy by 2030.
• 4. 15% annual increase in the number of commercial and economic development projects the DLBA supports.
• 5. 100% of inquiries resolved within seven business days.
• 6. 25% increase in formalized partnerships with neighborhood and community organizations by 2030.
• 7. 100% of key departments have effective, and maintained, communication mechanisms with DLBA within two years.
• 8. 80% of Next Five activities completed within the implementation timeline.
• 9. 20% annual growth of secondary revenue sources (e.g. grants, fee-for-service, new government funding).
• 10. 80% of employees report they feel equipped to efficiently and effectively do their jobs.