ACTION:
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Clerk/Secretary
Department: City Manager Item No: D1
Prepared by: Amanda Lee, Assistant City Manager Meeting Date: March 1, 2022 Approved by: Patrick Johnson, City Manager Agenda Location: Discussion SUBJECT: 2022-2024 CITY COUNCIL GOAL SETTING
RECOMMENDATION: Discuss and finalize 2022-2024 City Council goals.
PRIOR ACTION: None.
STATEMENT ON THE SUBJECT: Biennially, the City Council conducts a goal setting workshop to determine the City’s high priority goals for the next two years, which are then reflected in the City’s Operational and Capital Improvement Plan Budgets. The 2022-2024 City Council Goals Setting Workshop will be facilitated by management consultant Peter Stark.
The current 2020-2022 City Council Goals include:
•Fiscal Responsibility
•Continue to Improve the Flow of Traffic, Reduce Congestion, and Improve our Roads and Sidewalks
•Continue to Improve the Image of the City
•Economic Development
•Public Safety
•Parks and Recreation
The complete 2020-2022 City Council Goals is included as Exhibit 1, which includes subsections and action steps to achieve the goals
FISCAL IMPACT: There is no direct fiscal impact associated with conducting this goal-setting workshop.
EXHIBITS:
1. 2020-2022 City Council Goals
AGENDA
REPORT
CITY COUNCIL
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
SUCCESSOR AGENCY
BUENA SANITATION DISTRICT
JOINT POWERS FINANCING AUTHORITY
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Discussed and finalized 2022-2024 City Council goals.
City of Vista 1 ©2020 Peter Barron Stark Companies
Council Consensus for 2020-2022 Main Goals
1.Fiscal Responsibility
a.Continue to build emergency reserves with a goal to achieve a 35 percent reserve over the next four years (1 percent a year)
2.Traffic: Continue to Improve the Flow of Traffic, Reduce Congestion, and Improve our Roads and Sidewalks
a.Analyze what is causing the congestion – where is the traffic coming from. what are the most problematic areas in terms of congestion?
b.After we do the analysis, revisit the Traffic Congestion Management Plan with Council
c.Continue with the sidewalk inventory survey to identify older neighborhoods where sidewalks would improve safety and develop a prioritized plan for future sidewalk improvements
3.Continue to Improve the Image of the City
a.Implement the Strategic Plan to Address Homelessness
i.Analyze and adapt homeless strategic plan that includes working with non- profits and religious organizations
ii.Work with our regional partners and elected officials at the State to identify and develop solutions
iii.We need to build our own coalition of like-minded cities iv.Continue to enforce panhandling and illegal camping laws v.Continue to remove trash and debris from encampments
b.Zero tolerance for littering
c.Continue to work with property owners of vacant lots and abandoned gas stations to improve their properties
d.Continue to work with property owners on improving existing unoccupied buildings
e. Research state programs to assist with financing for residential parks and community gardens
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City of Vista 2 ©2020 Peter Barron Stark Companies
f.Renew our partnership with Cal-Trans to improve blight on the entrance/ exit ramps in our City
g. Continue enforcing illegal signage on businesses
h.Continue adding more murals
4.Economic Development
a.Create an Economic Development Strategic Plan
b. Complete Paseo Santa Fe Phase III
c.Continue to further the development of Historic Downtown and Vista Village d.Continue to attract new revenue generating businesses to the City e. Pursue workforce education and financial literacy training for youth
5.Public Safety
a.Continue to reduce crime rates
b. Enforce panhandling in medians and freeway off-ramps c.Continue to hire more deputies
d.Improve pedestrian and bike safety
e.Continue Crime Free multi-housing program
6.Parks and Recreation
a.Identify possible land acquisition for future parks; all types of parks; pocket parks; linear parks; sports/active parks; dog parks; bring in outside activities; youth activities
b.Continue to find new funding sources and pursue grant opportunities c.Invest more in tree canopies
d.Continued focus on improving parks and recreation
e.Continue improving parks and park facilities
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