AGENDA
KINGSBURG CITY COUNCIL
STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION
(559) 897-5821
www.cityofkingsburg-ca.gov
Friday, August 11, 2023: 3:00 P.M.-7:00 P.M. Kingsburg Historic Train Depot: 1465 California Street, Kingsburg, California Saturday, August 12, 2023: 9:30 A.M.-3:00 P.M. Kingsburg Senior Center 1450 Ellis Street, Kingsburg, California 3:00 P.M. Friday, August 11, 2023:
1. Call to Order and Roll Call
2. Public Comment
3. Strategic Planning Session - Presentation by The Mejorando Group
3. Continue Strategic Planning Session to Saturday August 12, 2023 at 9:30 A.M.
4. Adjourn City Council Strategic Planning Session
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City of Kingsburg
1401 Draper Street, Kingsburg, CA 93631-1908
Phone (559)897-5821 Fax (559)897-5568
Mayor Vince Palomar
Mayor Pro Tem Brandon Pursell, Jr.
Council Member Laura North
Council Member Staci Smith
Council Member David M. Silva
City Manager Alexander J. Henderson
Kingsburg City Council Agenda
August 11 & 12, 2023
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Abigail Palsgaard, City Clerk
1 City of Kingsburg
Mayor and City Council
Planning Session
August 11th and 12th, 2023
Facilitated by Patrick Ibarra
The Mejorando Group
Day One – Friday, August 11th (Historic Train Depot; 1465 California St.)
1. Identify and discuss benefits from Good Government. Group discussion about the benefits of Good Government. (3:10 – 3:30) Refer to page 3
2. What’s Your Legacy – Mayor and each Councilmember will briefly share what he/she would like their legacy to be. (3:30 – 3:45)
3. Governing Body/Team Effectiveness – Review and discuss the keys to the group’s effectiveness. (3:45 – 4:10) Refer to page 4
4. Refresher on the Council-Manager form of government: Discuss the various roles for elected officials, city manager, department directors, city staff and community members. 4:10 – 4:40) Refer to page 5
Break 4:40 – 4:55
6. Brief review – Review Mission, Vision, and Values to determine what, if any, changes are necessary. (4:55 – 5:25) Refer to pages 6 thru 8
7. Complete STEEP (Social, Technology, Economic, Environment and Political) Analysis - Explore trends and their potential impact to the community and city organization. Input from the three community focus groups will be shared. (5:25 – 6:00) Refer to page 9 Dinner will be served at about 6 p.m.
8. Role as community builder – Group discussion about the city’s role as a community builder reflecting on its past role, present approach, and possible future role. (6:15 – 6:45) Refer to page 10
9. Discuss Topics for August 12th (6:45 – 7:00)
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2 Day Two – Saturday, August 12th (Senior Center; 1450 Ellis St.)
1. Strategic Plan Update - City Manager will present major initiatives planned for the near– term – 2023 and 2024 and into the short-term. (9:30 – 10:45)
2. Review current Strategic Goals and verify their continuation (10:45 – 11:05) – refer to page 12
3. Discuss potential strategic objectives – Based on the discussions held so far in this process, the Mayor and Council will begin to identify possible strategic objectives to include the revised Strategic Plan. The following list are those topics identified during pre-session interviews (11:05 – 11:45) Refer to page 13 • Ensure the City’s Continued Financial Stability:
o Economic Development
- Business Park
- Downtown
- Parking
• Improve Public Safety
o Measure E
• Improve Recreational Opportunities for All Ages:
o Sports Complex
o Programs for youth
• Promote Sustainable Development
o Update the City’s General Plan and Zoning Code
o Growth Management
• City organization
o New City Hall
o Training City Workforce members
Lunch 11:45 – 12:30
4. Finish up discussion about potential Strategic Objectives (12:30 – 2:45)
5. Discuss next steps – City Manager, partnering with his staff, will review the list created of strategic objectives created by Mayor and Council, and factoring in the existing priorities and strategic plan, will incorporate them into internal workplan/budget discussions. determine a path forward. This will be brought back to the Mayor and Council for their consideration and adoption. (2:45 – 3:00) The Mejorando Group City of Kingsburg
3 BENEFITS FROM GOOD GOVERNMENT
“Role of local government is to be the
facilitator for a
better quality of life.”
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4 ENHANCING CREDIBILITY AS A
GOVERNING BODY
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5 REFRESHER ON THE
FORM OF GOVERNMENT
• Role of Elected Officials
• Role of City Manager
• Role of Department Directors
• Role of city staff
• Role of community members
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6 OUR VISION
Vision statements for communities reflect the collective understanding of the ideal situation.
They may reflect a certain standard of living, the pleasantness of the environment, or the general vibrancy of the community. In local government strategic plans, the vision statement typically represents a view of the ideal community toward which the group is working.
The vision is a description of Kingsburg’s “desired future”. In other words, where do the stakeholders believe the community will be in five to ten years? The emphasis is on the future as it describes the organization as the stakeholders would like it to become – in the future.
Benefits of Visioning
The process and outcomes of visioning may seem vague and superfluous. The long-term benefits are substantial, however. Visioning:
▪ Provides continuity and avoids the stutter effect of planning fits and starts. ▪ Identifies direction and purpose.
▪ Alerts stakeholders to needed change.
▪ Promotes interest and commitment.
▪ Promotes laser-like focus.
▪ Encourages openness to unique and creative solutions. ▪ Encourages and builds confidence.
▪ Builds loyalty through involvement (ownership)
▪ Results in efficiency and productivity
Current Vision:
The City of Kingsburg is a unique,
safe, affordable, and welcoming
community with a thriving themed
downtown and recreation
opportunities for all ages.
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7 OUR MISSION
Current Mission:
To provide quality, professional
services and a safe, familyorientated community for our diverse residents to thrive.
The intent here is to verify the accuracy of the existing mission statement and make changes where needed. Questions which should be answered that will help modify the existing mission statement are:
▪ What are the needs and wants of our citizens?
▪ How does the City go about fulfilling the wants and needs? The basic question to address in the mission statement will be, “What is the business of the City of Kingsburg and who do we serve?” An accurate description of the organization’s purpose will drive the strategic plan. It will embody in a few words or sentences what the City of Kingsburg is. Why does it exist at all? What is its function? Who does it serve (customers or stakeholders)? The mission statement shall be crafted so it’s clear, credible, and understandable, flexible but focused, and brief.
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8 OUR VALUES
• Integrity
• Collaboration
• Transparency
• Mutual Respect
• Customer Service
• Innovation
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9 STEEP
EXAMINE THE PRESENT
AND THE FUTURE
1. What are the potential impacts from recent events on our role as community builders?
2. What types of services will residents require in the future that are not already provided? What might be required to fund and staff these services?
3. Which city processes and practices might need to change to serve a larger and more diverse population?
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10 TAILWINDS:
ROLE AS A
CREDIBLE COMMUNITY BUILDER
• Our past role was…
• Our current role is…
• Our future role will be…
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11 STRATEGIC GOALS
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13 POTENTIAL STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
• Ensure the City’s Continued Financial Stability:
o Economic Development
- Business Park
- Downtown
- Parking
• Improve Public Safety
o Measure E
• Improve Recreational Opportunities for All Ages:
o Sports Complex
o Programs for youth
• Promote Sustainable Development
o Update the City’s General Plan and Zoning Code
o Growth Management
• City organization
o New City Hall
o Training City Workforce members
City of Kingsburg
Summary of Public lnput
August 10,2023
By lnvitation (10 persons attended)
What do you enjoy most about Kngsburg?
. Safe
. Sense of community
o Shared values and priorities
. Clean
o Positive feeling
. Happy feeling
o Needs are met.
. Culture
o HomeV feeling
. lnvesting in next generation through various programs o Affordable
o Range of amenities
o Youth sports leagues
. Cute community
o Local schools
o Tri County Health
o T-Mobile
o Heritage and history
. Multi-generational
What are the biggest challenges Kngsburg is facing?
o Lack of retailers for basic staples
o Local businesses being closed on weekends.
. Growth - happening too fast.
o Keeping people informed
o lssues in surrounding area outside city limits
. lmpacts from river being shut down for recreation.
o Absence of one clearinghouse for public information
. Various government processes
What would you like included in the revised Strategic Plan? . Vision of sustained growth
. Finish what's in the current Strategic Plan
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Open lUleetlngs (2! pelsols atre4ded)
What do you enjoy most about Kingsburg?
Public Meeting Summary
. Small town feel/quaint that is conservative.
. People and sense of community; people pull together and participate . History and traditions
. Community expectations of neighbors - condition of front yards . People are proactive.
o Managed growth
. Clean community
. Safe and low crime
. You can ride your bike and walk just about anywhere.
. Familiarity
o Kid friendly and family oriented
. Pride
. Kingsburg Carrier
o Cohesion - cooperation among schools, churches, etc.
o Church influences; pastors convene periodically.
o Band concerts
. Farmers markets
. Food trucks
. Reputation/brand
o Excellent school system
. Kingsburg CommunityAction team
. Swedishtheme/heritage
. Wide streets, alleys and large lots
o Police and Fire Department(s)
o Dynamic music program
What are the biggest challenges Kingsburg is facing?
o Traffic
o Growth
. lnfrastructure specifically water and sewer
o Parking downtown
o Potential disconnects between people.
o Protecting our values
. Homelessness
. Role of government
o Volunteerism
. Kingsburg mailing address but don't actually live in Kingsburg o Police dispatching
o Climate change
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City of Kingsburg Public Meeting Summary
o Federal and State government mandates
o Lack of rideshare opportunities to Fresno.
o Public engagement and outreach
o Animal control - stray dogs
o Retail/shoppingoptions
. Alley maintenance
o Perceived line associated with railroad tracks related to socioeconomic status and race.
. Too many offices downtown wherein employees are taking up much of the available parking.
o Pest management - mosquitoes and cockroaches
o Available Wi-Fi
o Walkability - maintenance in neighborhoods of trees and shrubs along sidewalks . Medical/health care services
. Bicyclists and skateboarders
. Code enforcement
o Mindset about change
What would you like included in the revised Strategic Plan? o Stricter moratorium on growth
o Incentives for locating restaurants and retailers in the downtown area o Traffic
. Crosswalks
o Police response time to retail theft.
o Rising crime
o Stronger focus on the Swedish heritage and potential opportunities . Communication between community groups
o Maintaining our uniqueness while moving towards the future . How can we influence our young people about our traditions? . Clarity about our vision for the future
3 PART I
A. INTRODUCTION TO THE SPECIFIC PLAN
SCOPE AND PURPOSE
The North Kingsburg (NK) Specific Plan serves as the primary instrument of the City of Kingsburg for carrying out urban development proposals of the Comprehensive General Plan for the Swedish Village of Kingsburg (General Plan) as they apply in North Kingsburg. The rationale for developing the Specific Plan is based on unique geographic circumstances. The Fresno-Tulare County boundary line and highly productive agricultural soils constrain development to the south and east, while the wastewater facilities of the Selma-KingsburgFowler County Sanitation District (S-K-F) constrain development to the west of Kingsburg.
These factors combine to focus future development primarily to the north, requiring development policies and standards that will assure environmental quality and a village character as dominant features of the urban pattern for many years into the future.
Residential expansion in North Kingsburg will adhere to well-established growth management policies of the City which, since 1988, have limited annual growth in housing units. Population growth occurred at an annualrate of 3.2 percent between 1990 and 2005, close to the target rate of 3 percent. The population on January 1,2005, was estimated at 11,237 by the California Department of Finance. At a 3 percent rate of growth, the population of the City would climb to about 20,295 by the year 2025 and 23,528 by the year 2030.
The NK Specific Plan also contains an important non-residential component referred to as the Industrial Corridor that covers industrial and selected commercial categories of land use extending northwesterly along the State Route 99 freeway and Union Pacific Railroad tracks from the vicinity of Stroud Avenue to Mountain View Avenue. Separate development standards and regulations have been prepared for the Industrial Corridor.
In many respects, the development of North Kingsburg calls for the application of techniques of design, phasing, financing and regulation that have emerged in the creation of o'new towns" throughout the country. But unlike new town developments that have been sponsored primarily by a single private development corporation, development in North Kingsburg will be sponsored by several unrelated land owners, private companies and an existing municipality. Additionally, the County of Fresno must play an important role in achieving the gradual transition of land to an incorporated urban status while maintaining the integrity of adjacent agricultural lands where urbanization is not called for by the City's General Plan. Under these conditions, special tools are needed that will enable local government to coordinate the development process in a manner that is consistent with the General Plan and an overall Village Development Plan. The NK Specific Plan is intended to provide most of those tools.
The NK Specific Plan has several related functions:
First, it provides an interpretation of the policies and proposals of the General Plan. It indicates the degree of flexibility that is permitted; it provides development standards to North Kingsburg Specific Plan
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Adopted July 6, 2005
City Council - Short (next 2 years) & Long Term Goals
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7. A cohesive, civil, and engaged Council sets the tone for the rest of the organization. - Are there other places you can think of that don't have respectful discourse? ls it reflected elsewhere in the community?
2. Take time to celebrate the wins
- Continued sales and property tax growth
- Fiber Optic Broadband Project
- Public & Private investment in our downtown
- Professionalization of the organization in all departments (training, expectation, experience) Short-term:
1. What does housing/new development look like in the next 5-10 years? - Expectations of applicants/developers
- Marrying market conditions, State requirements and Kingsburg desires
2. Long-range planning
- General Plan Update
- Funding of other master plans, Parks, NKSP update
3. Sports Complex
- Funding feasibility and determining path forward for Nov. 2024 - Capital costs & long-term maintenance
- Who will carry the message if we get to ballot?
- What's an appropriate expectation of timing for success?
4. Measure E Renewal
- Begin thinking about Measure E renewal; has the tax landscape changed? - Will/How does a potential Sports Complex tax impact Measure E?
5. Employee Retention/Succession Planning
- Org.CompensationStudy
- What is important to today's workforce, as well as tomorrow's workforce Long-Term
1. New City Hall/Municipal Complex
- Location, funding, and timing.
2. City Fees/Rate Setting Discussion/Policy (Water rates, Building/Planning Fees, etc.) - Desire to avoid large increases (Solid Waste fund)/incremental increases over time - Commit to a S-year schedule for all fees (rate study, Prop. 2L8)