Social-Economic Development Strategy of Mielec for years 2015-2020

with forecast up to 2025.

Development Strategy for Mielec for years 2015-2020 was enacted.

During a session of City Council from 30^th of December 2015 a decision was made to enact “Socio-Economic Development Strategy for Mielec for years 2015-2020 with forecast up to year 2025”. Document charts the road map and mission of the city as well as main priorities, aims and directions of activity. Integral part of the document is a Strategic Diagnosis, which is an appendix to the Strategy.

Work on the Strategy began in May of 2015 along with signing the contract with contractors: University of Applied Sciences of Computing and Administration in Cracow on consortium with Association of Supporting Economic initiatives Delta Partner from Czieszyn. The priority was to map out engagement of as big of citizens as possible as well as representatives of varied backgrounds.

• In June, during the stage of diagnose, every resident could fill out a survey (on-line, through e-mail or in paper form – available in Weekly Regional Korso and in 7 places around the city) asking about the condition of the city, weak and strong points, opportunities and dangers. In total 885 surveys were sent in.
• Following the survey, in July two workshops took place with invitations sent to representatives of Mielec’s backgrounds (City Council, leaders of Districts’ Councils, Non-Government Organizations, business institutions, entrepreneurs). The workshop allowed to verify the results of diagnose and further the analysis of the city’s condition. Main areas and direction of strategic activity was indicated during the workshops as well.
• August was a month of consulting the project of Diagnose through a survey on website www.mielec.pl and a meeting with residents on August 25^th.
• September and October were months of planning out the project of Strategy based on results of workshops, elaboration of financial analysis of Strategy as well as monitoring and evaluation of the document. Additionally, it was a period of working out the prediction of effect on the environment and obtaining required environmental opinions.
• From 20^th November to 11^th December Strategy project was consulted with residents – every person interested in it could read it in the Mielec City Hall, on the website www.mielec.pl and during the meeting with residents, which took place on 3^rd of December.
• 30^th December Strategy was presented to the City Council and enacted.

We encourage everyone to read the Socio-Economic Development Strategy for Mielec for years 2015-2020 with forecast up to 2025. Short version of the document can be found in the link below.

Thank you everybody involved in work on the Strategy for their opinions, sharing information, presence on consultations, constructive criticism and corrections. Strategy is a “living” document, which will be updated as it is required.

Resolution.pdf

Strategic diagnose.pdf

Socio-Economic Development Strategy for Mielec for years 2015-2020.pdf

Summary of Strategy for Mielec.pdf.

Development  Strategy is not a simple document –  it is a carefully worked on plan of activity, which is supposed to serve the local government in planning out future developmental decisions.

How is a Strategy created?

Current Strategy (planned for years 2007-2015) is nearing its end, which is why Mielec municipality began work on new plan. The contractor of the Strategy is a consortium made of University of Applied Sciences of Computing and Administration in Cracow and Association Supporting Economic Initiatives Delta Partner from Cieszyn. Work on the Strategy began with the end of May and will last to the end of November. During this time a series of actions are planned to analyse and decide on following stages:

1. Summary of results from the previous Strategy – analysing the effects of introducing Socio-Economic Developmental Strategy for Mielec for years 2007-2015 with forecast up to year 2020.
2. Acute investigation of city’s condition – mapping out the Strategical Diagnose of Mielec
3. Asking the residents of Mielec about their feelings, needs and opinions about the city – stage of planning out the Diagnose
4. Elaboration of project of Strategy – based on information from previous stages
5. Checking the effect of Strategy on environment – confirming the project with Regional Director of Environment Protection and National Voivodship Sanitary Inspector
6. Presenting the project to the residents – social consultations
7. Applying changes to the Strategy with accordance to citizen’s opinions – planning out the final version
8. Presenting the Strategy to the City Council – voting
9. Implementing the Strategy – up to 2020

What topics does it involve?

Strategy describes the actual condition of the city (diagnose), plan of development and vision and means of implementation.

Work begins with Diagnose, which encompasses several areas. In social area research involves analysis of demographical movement in the city, labour market, education, culture and sport. Next researched area is economy involving industrial traditions of Mielec, local economic structure and investments. Another analysed area is natural environment and cultural heritage, including tourism, recreation and international cooperation. Last rea of diagnose is technical infrastructure of the city: transport, roads, waste management. Diagnose will also include SWOT analysis describing strong and weak characteristics of the city, as well as opportunities and dangers to the growth.

Aforementioned instruments and analysis serve to plan out a mission and vision of growth of city in years 2015-2020, which will be further along improved with details in areas of strategy, aims and direction of activity and financial forecast.

Last but equally important, is putting the Strategy to work and planning out guidelines and observations, which indicate the stages of realization of the Strategy.

Who can contribute?

Anybody who is involved with Mielec on daily basis. During the work on the Strategy the municipality will ask the residents about their opinions and changes they would like to see:

• During the Diagnose stage, in June, a survey is available (online and in paper form) which looks into the condition of the city
• In July, strategical workshops will be held with representatives of various Mielec’s backgrounds to analyse the condition of the city in depth
• August is a month of social consultations about the diagnose, through a survey on mielec.pl as well as direct meetings with residents
• Between October and November the project of the Strategy will be presented to the citizens of Mielec – anybody interested can study it in the Mielec City Hall, on the website mielec.pl and directly during consultations with citizens
• In November the final version of the Strategy will be presented to the City Council and a vote will be held
• From December the final and enacted by City Council version of the Strategy will be permanently available on City Hall’s website.

Who can provide more information?

Organization and Administration Department

Acquiring Funds Division

Mielec City Hall

ul. Żeromskiego 26,

39-300 Mielec

Agnieszka Kopera

Aneta Kapel

tel: 17 788 85 78

Any suggestions are welcome to the e-mail:

strategia@um.mielec.pl

We welcome you to follow the information about the Strategy and we gladly take any suggestions from residents, institutions, organizations, entrepreneurs, press and anybody interested in collaboration on the project.