San Mateo City Council
December 15, 2025

FY 2025-2026 City Council
Priorities
Progress Report
December 15, 2025
Zack Reda
Senior Management Analyst | City Manager’s Office
1 City Council
Action
Requested:
• Review completed and anticipated
progress on the City Council Fiscal
Year 2025-26 Priority List
• Provide direction to staff for any
desired adjustments to the Priority
List
2 City Council Goal Setting Process
Step 1
February 22, 2025
• Reviewed existing
priorities
• New/modified
priorities
• Removed completed
and operationalized
items
Step 2
May 5, 2025
• Reviewed and
adopted City Council
Priority List
Step 3
December 15, 2025
• Progress Report
oProgress July 1 to October 8
oAnticipated next steps
3 Priority List
Logistics
• 41 total actions
• 6 complete
• 31 in progress
• 4 not started
• Color code
• Green priorities = complete
• Purple priorities = in progress
• Orange priorities = not yet started
• Department Heads available for
questions
4 Priority List – FY 2025/2026
5 Priority List – FY 2025/2026
6 Priority List – FY 2025/2026
7 Priority List – FY 2025/2026
8 Priority List – FY 2025/2026
9 Priority List – 2-5 Year Completion
10 Priority List – 2-5 Year Completion
11 Priority List – 2-5 Year Completion
12 Priority List – 2-5 Year Completion
13 Priority List – 2-5 Year Completion
14 Priority List – 2-5 Year Completion
15 Priority List – 5 or More Years to Complete
16 Priority List – 5 or More Years to Complete
17 Priority List – 5 or More Years to Complete
18 Priority List – 5 or More Years to Complete
19 New Process
for Fiscal Year
2026/27 and
beyond with
Strategic Plan
Adoption
• Fiscal Year 2025/26 will be the last year
with priorities in the 1-Year, 2 to 5 Year,
and 5 Years or More categories
• Future Priority Lists will consist of SMART
Activities listed under each Strategic
Initiative
• Existing incomplete priorities that are fit
for conversion into SMART Activities will
be proposed for conversion at Blue Sky
• The broader, longer-term priorities will be
converted into Strategic Initiatives and
Goals
• Staff will assemble a “parking lot” of
Council priorities that will not be
implemented in the upcoming fiscal year
20 City Council
Action
Requested:
• Review completed and anticipated
progress on the City Council 2025-26
Priority List
• Provide direction to staff for any
desired adjustments to the Priority
List
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