1 HANDOUT: Priority Setting – South San Francisco
Preliminary Framework
Based on ongoing city initiatives and priorities raised during Councilmember interviews.
Major Focus Areas Key Strategies Activities and Initiatives Housing and Supportive
Services
Ensuring housing is accessible and the City
remains a home for its residents.
• Advance affordable housing
development
• Encourage housing for the Missing
Middle
• Implement Anti-Displacement Policies
• Anti-Displacement Roadmap
• Right to Legal Council
• Acquisition/First Right of Refusal
(Article 34/Measure AA)
• Foxridge Parcels
• Tax Exempt Housing
• Commercial Linkage Fee Revolving
Fund for affordable housing
• Support for new housing development
• Mixed income housing
Quality of Life
Helping residents and local businesses thrive.
• Catalyze a thriving downtown
• Support South San Francisco workers
and businessowners
• Deliver services and amenities that
address community needs
• Promote community safety and
preparedness
• Labor Standard for Development
• Relocation of Farmer’s Market
• Tobacco Ordinance
• Create downtown business
improvement district
• Local Hiring Preference Ordinance
• Continue Clean SSF Campaign
• Free Wi-Fi for Section 8 housing
• Park development on Linden
• Senior services
• Women’s services
Modern and Sustainable
Organization
Being a high-performing City committed to
effective service delivery and long-term
sustainability.
• Ensure financial sustainability
• Conduct long-range planning
• Maximize City resources
• Communicate effectively with
residents
• Pension Funding Liability
• DIF Alternative Plan
• Ornamentation (Objective Design
Standards)
• Expand messaging methods
• Vacant City Properties (i.e., MSB)
• Develop 5-year plan
• Priority-based Budgeting
• Community education
Welcoming and Connected
Community
Embodying our values in our policies and
programming.
• Increase access to childcare
• Foster an Age-Friendly Community
• Enact policies that support public
health
• Empower underserved communities
• Westborough Childcare Expansion
• Complete Age Friendly Survey
• Age-Friendly Task Force members
invited to advise Parks & Recreation
Commission
• Signature event (i.e., pride event,
women’s conference)
• Racial & Social Equity Plan Progress
Infrastructure and the
Environment
Delivering sustainable solutions that strengthen
and maintain the City’s infrastructure for today
and the future.
• Champion environmental protections
• Make sustainable options easier
• Improve traffic flow
• Potential South City Shuttle
electrification
• Seek out grant opportunities for South
City Shuttle
• Engage with SSF Scavenger
• Lighting Study
• Artificial Turf Study/Moratorium
• Fireplace Wood Burning Ordinance
• Flow of traffic (In N Out)
• Address barriers for reach codes
(e.g., more EV charging)