Each KPA will complete a comprehensive assessment of current status in Lee's Summit, create a Mini Vision statement, establish goals and outcomes, and assign action steps and strategies that will aid in the implementation of the plan.

Quality of Life KPA

Vision Statement

Acclaimed as the ideal safe place to live, learn, work and play, Lee's Summit embodies healthy living, excellence in the arts, recreation, learning and multi-generational leisure opportunities combined with a respect for the environment and its diverse population.


Goals


Goal 1: Support arts and culture in Lee's Summit.
  • Increase the quantity, variety, and quality of arts programming that is reasonable priced and accessible.
  • Utilize the cultural arts identity as an economic and community development strategy.
  • Work to create a network of successful, sustainable, multidisciplinary cultural art spaces, museums, performance venues, and cultural districts that reflect our City's diversity, creativity, and history.
Goal 2: Support a positive brand and consistent community image.
  • Determine desired image of Lee's Summit.
  • Identify and address multi-generational interests and needs.
  • Implement and promote the Lee's Summit brand.
Goal 3: Support a diverse community.
  • Identify, educate and implement civic standards for diversity within the community in order to promote mutual understanding and respect among all social, racial, religious, cultural and ethnic groups.
Goal 4: Support healty lifestyles.
  • Continue commitment to park preservation and expansion.
  • Create and promote awareness of community wellness initiatives so that residents increasingly choose healthy lifestyles.
  • Share community commitment to environmental sustainability.

Click here to see the full KPA Presentation from 3/31/09
> Quality of Life KPA Presentation

Key Performance Areas

> Economic Development
> Education
> Health and Human Services
> Local Government
> Quality of Life
> Transportation