East Palo Alto City Council
January 8, 2022

2022-2023 CITY COUNCIL PRIORITY SETTING
Options for New/Additional Priorities
Category Description
Priorities For Future Consideration (Carried
Over from 2021-22 Priority Setting)
• Community Engagement/Communication Strategy, Including Exploration of a Participatory Budget Process and Comprehensive Approaches to Communication
• Discussions on Race Relations and Equity
• Creating a Youth or Multi-Generation Commission to Gain Greater Youth Involvement and Perspectives
Identified by City Council Since 2021-22
Priorities Were Established
• Creation of a Language Access Plan (LAP)
• Finalize Veolia Lease Negotiations
• Responding to LAFCO’s Municipal Service Review (MSR) of EPASD • Identifying More “Shovel Ready” Infrastructure Projects • Commencement of Construction of the University Pedestrian Bridge Top Priorities Identified by
Two or More Councilmembers
• Affordable Housing (incl. Week St., Euclid)
• Finalize Ravenswood Business District Decision
• Small businesses support
• Parking controls/enforcement
• Traffic impact management/prep
• City staffing stabilized/stronger/Morale
• Street improvements (especially lighting, Addison up next • Economic Development
• Park Improvements (incl. physical safety)
Suggested Options from Staff
• Labor Negotiations
• Recruit/Retain Staff
• Facility Planning with the County (2415 University Avenue/Beech Street Parcel)
• Further Exploration of the City Owned Tanklage Site to be Used as A Future Police Department
• Developing Long-Term Financing Strategies to Improve City Infrastructure • Completion of Final Plans, Specifications, and Estimates for the Potential Martin Luther King Jr. Park Expansion Project