Agenda Item: 3
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
NEW BUSINESS
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL:
DATE: February 10, 2026
SUBJECT: CITY OF SANTA CLARITA FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN -
SANTA CLARITA PATHWAY FORWARD
DEPARTMENT: City Manager's Office
PRESENTER: Michael Villegas
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council receive, discuss, and approve the City of Santa Clarita’s proposed, new five-year strategic plan, Santa Clarita Pathway Forward.
BACKGROUND
The City of Santa Clarita (City) has a long-standing tradition of excellence and a reputation for high-quality living, exceptional customer service, and stellar parks, facilities, trails, open space, and more. These accolades are a testament to the guidance and leadership of the City Council, strong fiscal management, and effective planning. To guide the organization’s decisions over the last decade, the City has successfully implemented two five-year strategic plans, Santa Clarita (SC) 2020 and SC 2025.
Santa Clarita 2020 contained 62 action items, which were completed from approximately 2016- 2020. The City’s current plan, SC 2025, which contains 88 action items, is nearing completion, with the majority of the action items having already been completed. Some of the major milestones include: several new parks, such as Vista Canyon Park, Skyline Ranch Park, Pioneer Oil Refinery Park, and William S. Hart Park; several new facilities, such as the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, the Vista Canyon Multi-Modal Center, and the Valencia Community Center; and several new programs and activities, such as the Library Express, the Celebrate Cultural Series, and the Youth Outdoor Adventure Program. All remaining projects are in the final stages and will be completed in the coming months.
Building on the successes of the City’s last two strategic plans and while looking at current and future trends, City staff have put together a proposed, new five-year strategic plan, Santa Clarita Pathway Forward (SCPF), which is attached for your review. The SCPF tentatively contains 80 action items across six redeveloped themes. Like previous plans, SCPF will continue to bring
new, high-quality amenities, services, and programs to Santa Clarita residents, while exploring ways to enhance customer experiences and evolving our organization through the use of technology. The proposed action items reflect the values, priorities, and vision for our community in the years ahead.
To develop SCPF, City staff used the feedback received from the City Council as the foundation and guide for the direction of the new strategic plan. City staff then reviewed existing data, such as various source documents, current master plans, and the results of the most recent Public Opinion Poll, which provided City staff a better understanding of needs expected and desired by the community over the past few years. Collectively, the information was used to further build out the plan, ensuring that the City meets its commitments to Santa Clarita residents now and in the future. Finally, City staff conducted numerous in-person strategic planning discussions with staff across the organization to best understand the remaining needs and opportunities for Santa Clarita, and to develop actionable measures that are both achievable and consistent with the City Council’s vision and community needs.
If SCPF is approved by the City Council, City staff will closeout SC 2025 and launch the new strategic plan concurrently, with SCPF concluding in 2030.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION
Other action as determined by the City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this item. All action items reflected in the proposed strategic plan will go through the appropriate funding approvals prior to implementation.
ATTACHMENTS
Santa Clarita Pathway Forward