City of Camarillo and Sanitation District
Strategic Planning Update FY 2024-25
February 12, 2025
STRATEGIC
PLANNING
strategies
mission
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plan
approach
objective
vision
work
plans
priorities
Resources planning
goal
analysis
cost
budget development
time
projects
programs
policy
Strategic Planning is the alignment of staff’s
workplans with the City Council’s Goals and
Objectives.
STRATEGIC PLANNING
Mission
Statement
Dedicated to providing
effective and efficient
municipal services that
promote a high quality of
life, economic vitality, and a
safe environment for all.
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3 1 Strategic Plan-Goals and Objectives
• Evaluation of Strategic Plan
• Restating City Council Priorities
Action Strategies
• Project, programs, tasks and
activities
Prioritization and Budget Development
• Council prioritization
• Operations and Capital
• Funding and resources
• Committee review
• Work Plans
Performance Measures
• Tracking for success
Strategic
Planning
Overview and Progress on Goals and
Objectives-Tracking f or Success
Project Prioritization
Methodology
Session 2 (April)
City Council Review and Discussion of
Draft FY 2025-26 Goals and Objectives
and Action Strategies
Alignment of staff’s workplans with
the City Council’s Goals and
Objectives
Session 1
Session 3 (Budget Workshop/June)
Alignment of staff’s workplans with the City Council’s
Goals and Objectives
PATH FORWARD
Strategic Planning Efforts
• Strategic Plan
• Clarify and strengthen Goals and Objectives
Policy Direction Provided by City Council
• Economic Development Strategic Plan
• Sustainability Master Plan
• Approval of public facilities improvement projects
• Capital improvement projects
• Information Systems and Technology
• Water and Wastewater infrastructure projects
A Pathforward
• Development and refinement of Goals and Objectives
• Incorporate City Council project prioritization
• Achieve project and resource alignment
CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF DISCUSSION
Example: “Reduce the City’s Reliance on State Water”
ENVIRONMENT/RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Goal: It is the goal of the City Council to provide cost-effective, efficient services to the public while minimizing impacts on the environment.
Existing Objectives:
1. Continue to seek funding for recycled water storage.
2. Continue to emphasize water conservation measures
Possible solutions:
• Add an objective under the existing Goal to “Develop and maintain a reliable and sustainable source of local water to reduce the City’s reliance on costly imported water.”, or • Add a new Goal for Water Resources Management and a new objective.
CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF DISCUSSION
Example: Sustainability Master Plan
EMPLOYEE RELATIONS
Goal: It is the goal of the City Council to maintain an optimum work environment through competitive salaries, benefits, training, and inclusivity.
Existing Objectives:
1. Promote and encourage sustainable best practices in the workplace consistent with the Sustainability Master Plan and incentivize employees for personal work-related sustainability practices.
Possible solutions:
• Potential new goal to foster sustainability throughout the organization and in public facilities • Include objective to implement SMP (similar to EDSP)
CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF DISCUSSION
Example: Information Systems and Technology Modernization
COMMUNITY RELATIONS
Goal: It is the goal of the City Council to increase community engagement and effective communication with the community.
Existing Objectives:
2. Seek opportunities for community engagement as outlined in the Communication Guidelines and through improved technology.
Possible solutions:
• Create a goal to identify that City facilities and infrastructure are modernized and keep up with efficient internal and public facing practices and processes… (Police Department, Library, City Hall, Corporation Yard, WWTP, and others. . • Include objective strengthening implementation of the Technology Master Plan.
CITY COUNCIL AND
STAFF DISCUSSION
Strategic Planning is the alignment of staff’s
workplans with the City Council’s Goals and
Objectives.
CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF DISCUSSION
Next Discussion:
• Review of Progress Memorandum and seek guidance on specific existing Action Strategies.
• Continue discussion on Goals, Objectives, and Action Strategies Project Prioritization
Methodology
WHY PRIORITIZE PROJECTS?
• Ensure Council is involved in decision-making:
• Are we focusing on projects that achieve Council Goals & Objectives?
• Appropriately assign financial and staff resources:
• Can we accomplish these projects with the workforce
and funding available?
• How do we program finite resources strategically?
• Improve competitiveness for outside funding/grants
RECOMMENDED ASSET CATEGORIES
• City Facility/Library Assets
• Housing Assets
• Public Safety Assets
• Sanitary Enterprise & Storm Drainage Assets
• Technology Assets
• Transportation, Transit & Circulation Assets
• Water Enterprise Assets
RECOMMENDED PRIORIZATION FACTORS
• Legal Compliance
• Health/Safety/Security
• Asset Condition & Level of Service
• Equitable Community Investment
• Sustainability/Resiliency
• Funding Availability
• Quality of Life
• Project Readiness
• Return on Investment
• Identified Need
CITY FACILITY AND LIBRARY ASSETS
HOUSING ASSETS
PUBLIC SAFETY ASSETS
SANITARY & STORM DRAINAGE ASSETS
TECHNOLOGY ASSETS
TRANSPORTATION, TRANSIT & CIRCULATION ASSETS
WATER ENTERPRISE ASSETS
NEXT STEPS
• Continue Discussions on Strategic Plan Alignment
and Project Prioritization
QUESTIONS?