Mayor and City Council Workshop – Final Report and Norms City Council Meeting – October 17, 2023
• In the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY 23)
Adopted Budget, the City Council
allocated $50,000 in one-time funding
to conduct a City Council Prioritization
Process to better inform future City of
Long Beach (City) programming.
• The City Manager’s Office engaged
consultant Baker-Tilly to facilitate a
Mayor and City Council priority-setting
workshop which was held and open to
the public on March 30, 2023.
Background
2 This process included three milestone
activities:
• Activity 1 – Gathered background
information and conducted
interviews
• Activity 2 – Designed and facilitated
the Mayor and City Council workshop
• Activity 3 – Facilitate Executive Team
Session
Process Milestones
3 Comments About Setting Priorities
4 Mayor and City Council Vision for Long Beach
Choose three
words, that describe
your vision for the
City as a whole.
5 Accomplishments Cited
6 Key Challenges Noted
7 The Mayor and City Council had the opportunity to review ten priorities that were developed from the informational interviews.
Priorities Noted by Mayor and City Council
8 Top Priorities of the Mayor and City Council
• Significant concerns expressed
• Include mental health and substance abuse
treatment services
• Increase affordable housing
• Build more housing of all types
• Apply inclusionary housing incentives
• Identify funding sources for affordable housing
production
Homelessness
and Housing
9 Top Priorities of the Mayor and City Council
• Expand local business opportunity, business
attraction and retention
• Plan for Queen Mary
• Increase cruise ships at port
• Plan for waterfront development
• Revitalize commercial centers
• Business friendly; streamline permitting
• More large-scale events
• Promote growth of business clusters
• Development opportunity for Elephant Lot
• Make Long Beach a destination city
Economic
Development
10 Top Priorities of the Mayor and City Council
• Concerns about rising
crimePublic Safety
11 Foundational Priorities
• Concerns about recruitment and retention
• Staff capacityStaffing
• Need new revenue streams
• Loss of tidelands money and reduced fossil fuels
revenues
• Managing potential deficits and impacts on
services
• Expectations from residents for higher level of
services
Fiscal
Sustainability
12 Mayor and City Council Norms
13 Receive and file the Mayor and City Council Workshop Final Report and adopt the Mayor and City Council Norms.
Recommendation
14 Thank you April Walker
Deputy City Manager
[email protected]
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