1 City of South Lake Tahoe
City Council
Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at 9:00 AM
City Hall - Council Chambers - 1901 Lisa Maloff Way, South Lake Tahoe City Council
Devin Middlebrook, Mayor
Cristi Creegan, Mayor Pro Tem
Cody Bass, Councilmember
John Friedrich, Councilmember
Tamara Wallace, Councilmember
Mission of the City Council
The City Council exists to represent the public
interest, to oversee the City's operations and to
plan for the City's future.
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Regular-New Business
1. Strategic Planning Advance
Requested Action / Suggested Motions: Receive updates from staff on current issues and trends facing the City and participate in a facilitated discussion on matters related to economic development and quality of life.
Responsible Staff Member: Joseph Irvin, City Manager
Item 1 - Executive Summary.pdf
01-Staff Report Strategic Planning Advance.docx
Adjournment
I, Susan Blankenship, City Clerk for the City of South Lake Tahoe, declare that the foregoing agenda for the Tuesday March 29, 2022 meeting of the City of South Lake Tahoe City Council was posted and available for review on Thursday, March 24, 2022 at City Hall, 1901 Lisa Maloff Way, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150. The agenda was also available on the City website at https://www.cityofslt.us.
Signed March 24, 2022
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Susan Blankenship, Elected City Clerk
2 City of South Lake Tahoe
Agenda Item Executive Summary
Joe Irvin, City Manager
Meeting Date: March 29, 2022
Agenda Item #: 1
Agenda Item: Strategic Planning Advance
Executive Summary: In order to further the goals outlined in the 2021-2026 Strategic Plan, the City Council can now develop a formal program with projects and benchmarks to address the high priority challenges facing the City. During the Strategic Planning Advance, the City Council will hear from staff on current issues and trends and will embark on a facilitated discussion to address the following items:
1) Key issues facing the City of South Lake Tahoe with respect to Economic Development and Quality of Life.
2) Core Values to help guide future City Council decisions on matters related to Infrastructure, Investment and Job Retention/Recruitment.
3) Three specific tasks/goals for the City Council to focus on during the next twelve months in order to gain traction on maintaining a healthy balance for community growth and redevelopment. 4) Benchmarks to determine what progress has been made by the City to address Core Values.
Requested Action / Suggested Motions: Receive updates from staff on current issues and trends facing the City and participate in a facilitated discussion on matters related to economic development and quality of life.
Responsible Staff Member: Joseph Irvin, City Manager
Responsible Staff Member: Joseph D. Irvin, City Manager (530) 542-6043 Reviewed and Approved By:
Susan Blankenship, City Clerk
Olga Tikhomirova, Director of Finance
Heather Stroud, City Attorney
Attachments:
01-Staff Report Strategic Planning Advance.docx
3 Council Agenda Report- March 29, 2022 Page 1 of 2
City of South Lake Tahoe
Report to City Council
Meeting Date: March 29, 2022
Title: Strategic Planning Advance
Location: Citywide
Responsible Staff: Joseph D. Irvin, City Manager (530) 542-6043 Background:
In 2019, in response to community concerns about the quality of life as a result of changing demographics, the availability of housing and resident-serving businesses, traffic congestion, a balance and diversity of visitor and resident serving amenities and the increased threat of disasters, the City Council began developing its Strategic Priorities. The Strategic Priorities were discussed by the City Council on February 25, 2020 and then the world came to a halt in March of 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
On April 1, 2020, the City Council approved the formation of the Transformative Change Committee to conduct an examination of a long-term economic development and recovery strategy for the City of South Lake Tahoe. After extensive community discussions, the Committee developed the Recommendations Report that was used as the foundation for a 5-year Strategic Plan.
The Strategic Priorities were refined from input received by the City Council on February 25, 2020 to the following:
Built Environment
Recreation and Equitable Access
Community for All
Economic Development
Continuous Improvement
Issue and Discussion:
In order to further the goals outlined in the 2021-2026 Strategic Plan, the City Council can now develop a formal program with projects and benchmarks to address the high priority challenges facing the City. During the Strategic Planning Advance, the City Council will hear from staff on current issues and trends and will embark on a facilitated discussion to address the following items:
1) Key issues facing the City of South Lake Tahoe with respect to Economic Development and Quality of Life.
2) Core Values to help guide future City Council decisions on matters related to Infrastructure, Investment and Job Retention/Recruitment.
3) Three specific tasks/goals for the City Council to focus on during the next twelve months in order to gain traction on maintaining a healthy balance for community growth and redevelopment.
4) Benchmarks to determine what progress has been made by the City to address Core Values. 4 Council Agenda Report- March 29, 2022 Page 2 of 2
Financial Implications:
The outcome of the discussion during the Strategic Planning Advance will determine future financial implications. When appropriate, the City Manager will provide revised budget information for City Council consideration, including identification of potential grant funding to address these issues.
Environmental Considerations:
The discussion in this report is not a project under CEQA, because it does not involve any commitment to a specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment, as contemplated by Title 14, California Code of Regulations, Sections 15378(b)(2) and 15378(b)(4) and is, therefore, not subject to CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3).
Policy Implications:
The City will need to ensure that the Strategic Priorities and Core Values related to Infrastructure, Investment and Job Retention/Recruitment reflect and are compatible with the City’s General Plan and the Capital Improvement Plan.
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