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New Fiscal Deal Paradigms and Priorities A Presentation to: Edmonton City Council April 15, 2004

New Fiscal Deal Paradigms and Priorities A Presentation to: Edmonton City Council April 15, 2004. The Art of the Possible. The Government Relations function is: Focused on results Planned for consistency and constancy Opportunistic Inclusive Built on relationships

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New Fiscal Deal Paradigms and Priorities A Presentation to: Edmonton City Council April 15, 2004

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  1. New Fiscal Deal • Paradigms and Priorities • A Presentation to: • Edmonton City Council • April 15, 2004

  2. The Art of the Possible • The Government Relations function is: • Focused on results • Planned for consistency and constancy • Opportunistic • Inclusive • Built on relationships • Government Relations focuses on: • Understanding the paradigms of other orders of government • Working to match paradigms

  3. Understanding Paradigms – Government Life Cycle Filling & Patching Red Zone Familiarization Activism Mo. 4 Yr. 3 Election Yr. 1

  4. MLAs with Municipal Experience 73 14 6 4 0

  5. Understanding Paradigms • Provincial priorities today • Vision – the 20-year strategic plan • International and intergovernmental relations • Education and health • Debt pay-down • Spending pressures • Red zone

  6. Provincial Policy Generation Premier MLAs Cabinet Ministers Caucus Legislature SPCs Depts Stakeholders

  7. Win / Win • Shifting paradigms for success Relationships first, relationships always

  8. Strategies to Increase the Profile of Urban Issues • Paradigm Shifting • Coalition Building • Building the Case • Pressure Points • Building Functionality • Public Opinion

  9. Coalition Building Strategies • Common interests • Nurtured relationships • Policy of coalition growth • Giving credit to receive credit • Facilitation as a leadership role

  10. Where to Position the City? Proactive Firm, Insistent, Consistent, Opportunistic Leadership, Partnership, Inclusive, Firm, Consistent,Opportunistic Aggressive Cooperative Antagonistic, Insistent, Egotistic, Noisy Supportive, Teamwork, Helpful, Realistic Passive

  11. Where to Position the City? Proactive Aggressive Cooperative Passive

  12. Key Questions for a New Deal • Why would they give you one? • What’s in it for them? • What will you give them to get what you want? • How will you keep your focus? • How will you speak with one voice, monitor other activities and develop partnerships amongst peers?

  13. Recommendations • Establish government relations as a policy and include it regularly on Council agendas • Develop adequate resources to maintain consistency and constancy • Develop a short list of priority action items • Regularly think for success – how do we fit with their priorities, not how do they fit with ours

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