MINUTES
City Council Meeting
City of Hemet
Hemet Public Library - Temporary Council Chamber
Friday, March 14, 2025
1. SPECIAL MEETING - STRATEGIC PLANNING WORKSHOP 9: 00 A. M.
2. CALL TO ORDER
The City Councilof the City of Hemetmet on this date in a ClosedSessionat 9:01 a.m. in the Hemet Public Library, 300 E. Latham Avenue, Hemet, California, with Mayor Peterson presiding.
3. ROLL CALL
City Clerk Maier provided the Roll Call as follows:
Present: Mayor Peterson
Mayor Pro Tem Kendrick
Council Members Krupa, Lodge, and Males
Staff Present:
City Manager: Mark Prestwich
City Attorney: Steven Graham
City Clerk: John Paul Maier
4. INVOCATION
Invocation was given by Kristian Ticas.
5. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Council Member Lodge.
6. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
Mayor Peterson asked for Public Comments; no one spoke.
6. A. Public Comment for Items Listed on the Agenda: Discussion Items
7. DISCUSSION - ACTION ITEMS
7. A Review of City of Hemet Vision and Mission Statement
7. 13 Review of 2024- 25 Strategic Plan Action Items and Status
7. 0 Discussion of Fiscal Year 2025- 26 Strategic Plan Action Items City Manager Prestwich presented a PowerPoint presentation, highlighting the goals of the strategic planning workshop and led a workshop exercise, elaborating on the accomplishments of theorganizationfromtheFiscalYear2024-25 StrategicActionPlans, includingcovering39 StaffandCouncilActionItems, suchasimprovingstreetsbyroadrepair, enhancingtheskate parkwith the additionof lights, replacingthe city's telephonenetwork, initiatingthe start of the Hemet Youth Council, and developing Hemet Rises.
City ManagerPrestwichpresentedthe currentCityof Hemet's Visionand MissionStatementto the CityCouncilfor review. MayorPetersonsuggestedaddinga commaafterwell-planned, and for the vision to read:
The City of Hemet shall be a model of excellence in local government; a safe, well-planned, welcoming community with equal opportunity for all."
Mayor Peterson called a recess 9: 59 a. m.
Mayor Peterson called the meeting to order at 10:14 a.m.
CityManagerPrestwichpresentedtheCityof Hemet's StrategicPlanGoalstotheCityCouncil for review. MayorProTem Kendricksuggestedadding "Createand maintainrelationshipswith currentbusinesses" totheEconomicOpportunityObjectives. MayorPetersonsuggestedadding and non -profits" to Partnership & Collaboration Objective Three. Mayor Pro Tem Kendrick suggested adding " financially sustainable and transparent manner' to Organizational Effectiveness Objective One.
City ManagerPrestwichled a workshopexercisein which councilmembersconsolidated32 recommendations to the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Strategic Plan Action Items. Mr. Prestwich then used a priority -setting exercise to indicate the priorities, from most significant to non-critical.
By consensus, the City Council collaborated and voted on 32 items to be prioritized in the Fiscal Year2025-26StrategicPlan, includinganemphasison increasedsignageforCityregulations, adding community events such as Concerts in the Park, enhancing customer service through crosstraining, and developingsolutionsfor extendedparkedvehicleson city streets, such as recreation vehicles. City Manager Prestwich noted that the items voted upon will be discussed withstaffto createa draftworkshopsummary, highlightingthatsomeitemsmaybeconsolidated uponfurtherreviewandthenpresentedfor reviewat a futurecouncilmeeting. CityManager Prestwichnotedthat the progressreportswill be addedto the City CouncilMeetingsfor each quarter, asdoneintheprioryear. CouncilMemberKrupasuggestedthattheQuarterlyUpdates shouldbesharedwiththepublicontheCity'swebsiteoratCityfacilities, includingontelevisions at City Hall.
City Council Meeting
March 14, 2025
8. ADJOURNMENT
Therebeingnofurtherbusiness, MayorPetersonadjournedthemeetingat 11:04a.m. Thenext RegularCityCouncilMeetingwill be at 6:00 p.m. on March25, 2025.
ATTEST:
Jackie Peterson John P. Maier, MBA, MMC
W City Clerk
City Council Meeting
March 14, 2025