Camarillo City Council
AGENDA REPORT
Date: February 12, 2025
To: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
From: Greg Ramirez, City Manager
Submitted by: Carmen Nichols, Assistant City Manager
Subject: Review FY 2024/25 City Council Goals and Objectives and Establish FY 2025/26 Council Goals and Objectives
BACKGROUND
Anticipating the needs of the community, exploring solutions and prioritizing action strategies that support City Council goals and objectives are essential to providing good planning and implementation measures to ensure the continuity of excellent services both in the short-term and for the future of the Camarillo community.
The Strategic Planning Session serves as the structure for confirming City Council’s vision and evaluating, refining, and/or adding Goals, Objectives, and setting annual priorities. The Strategic Plan is the fundamental policy document from which staff builds work plans and project plans and identifies resources necessary to fulfill Council’s expectations.
Annually the City Council evaluates performance towards the City Council’s Strategic Plan to support the Council’s adopted Goals and Objectives. The Fiscal Year 2024/25 Strategic Plan (Attachment 1) was adopted by City Council on March 13, 2025, and the status report (Attachment 2) details the progress of current Action Strategies within the department plans.
DISCUSSION
The City Council’s Strategic Plan is comprised of ten Goals and several objectives that maintain the unwavering commitment to offering the highest quality services for current and future residents and businesses.
1.Fiscal Management: It is the goal of the City Council to maintain sound and conservative financial practices to ensure the fiscal sustainability of the City.
FY 2024/25 Council Goals & Objectives
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2.Community Enrichment: It is the goal of the City Council to provide a safe and enriched environment where people can live, work and play.
FY 2024/25 Council Goals & Objectives
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FISCAL IMPACT
There is no budget impact as a result of this action.
CEQA DETERMINATIONS
3.California State University Channel Islands: It is the goal of the City Council to maintain a close working relationship and communication with the University.
4.Land Use and Transportation: It is the goal of the City Council to plan appropriate land uses, streets, bikeways, infrastructure, and transit system.
5.Environment/Resource Management: It is the goal of the City Council to provide cost-effective, efficient services to the public while minimizing impacts on the environment.
6.Community Redevelopment: It is the goal of the City Council to provide opportunities to redevelop and develop commercial, industrial and residential areas to improve services, businesses and housing, and to deter and alleviate blight.
7.Economic Development: It is the goal of the City Council to maintain a positive environment for new business, expansion and retention of existing businesses through staff assistance and provision of efficient processing of proposals.
8.Community Relations: It is the goal of the City Council to increase community engagement and effective communication with the community.
9.Governmental Relations: It is the goal of the City Council to maintain effective communications with local, state and federal elected representatives and other local public agencies including schools, parks, and special districts.
10.Employee Relations: It is the goal of the City Council to maintain an optimum work environment through competitive salaries, benefits, training, and inclusivity.
At the first meeting of this overall session, staff and City Council will discuss progress and new initiatives. City Council Goals and Objectives may be created, expanded or modified to encapsulate and support other essential work areas, strategies, projects, and services such as Information Systems and Technology, Water and Wastewater Policies, Capital Infrastructure Projects, Sustainability and Resiliency efforts, Human Services such as Homelessness and Health and Wellness, Public Facility Infrastructure, and land use Long Range Planning.
Project Prioritization
Following the last Strategic Planning Session, City staff set out to develop a project prioritization model that when approved by the City Council will be applied to major operational and capital projects. Prioritization is a collaborative process between the City Council and staff effectively providing the City Manager with clear direction in the formulation of the City’s fiscal year Budget, both operational and capital.
Concurrently, this year, staff will begin working on departmental work plans and project plans, as well as budget development.
FY 2024/25 Council Goals & Objectives
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RECOMMENDATION
Review and discuss FY 2024/25 Council Goals and Objectives and direct staff to establish the Draft FY 2025/26 Council Goals and Objectives.
ATTACHMENTS
1. FY 2024/25 Council Goals and Objectives
2. Memorandum - Progress on FY 2024/25 Council Goals and Objectives REFERENCE MATERIALS – AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW AT CITY HALL None