Elements of a Draft Strategic Plan to Grow ALANA Assets

Vision - ALANA assets are critical to Minnesota's Global Competitiveness

1.     Strategic Framework



a.     High Level leadership team chaired by the Governor and including legislative leaders and key Commissioners and ALANA community members and staffed by the 4 Councils.



b.     Plan identified by January 1 2015 after listening to the community in the following areas with draft plan offered by October 1, 2014:



                                                              i.      Business development and growth

                                                            ii.      Workforce needs of Minnesota and linkage to ALANA workers

                                                          iii.      Culturally competent health care and human services infrastructure

                                                         iv.      ALANA farmers – urban and rural – plan for growth

                                                           v.      Transit development and ALANA communities

                                                         vi.      Homeownership and Rental plan

                                                       vii.      Educating ALANA youth for the new economy


2.     The State prioritizes strategies in these areas and begins a process of implementation and develops key metrics to assess annual progress.

Such a plan requires bipartisan support so that regardless of the party in power progress is realized in growing the ALANA portfolio.