CC 2016-07-18 Item 5 City Council GoalsCITY COUNCIL SUGGESTIONS for CITY GOALS
The following consolidates the 2016-17 City Goal submittals from the Mayor and Council Members. In order to
aid Council discussion, staff organized the suggestions verbatim into categories by topic and arranged the topics
in order of magnitude by number of submittals in the topics. As several goals were a combination of different
topics, we tried to place them in the most logical topic area.
We provide the information formatted as a working document in large font so that what you see on the page is
what you will be viewing on the screen during the Goal-Setting Workshop on Monday, July 18, 2016.
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Financial Sustainability
New reserve policy, with an emergency reserve plus a working
reserve that is not budgeted but would be available if there is an
economic downturn or a significant unanticipated expense. Kind of
like a rainy day fund.
Complete asset replacement schedules for all city infrastructure
including buildings, drainage facilities, parks, vehicles, and
information technology.
Finish asset replacement Report (roads and sidewalks, recreation
facility report).
Identify and create set aside funds for infrastructure, repair,
maintenance and asset replacements i.e. fire authority apparatus,
technology and equipment.
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Asset replacement fund including Fire Dept.
Complete economic development, revenue generation, and financial
sustainability plans.
Create implementation plan for economic development, revenue
generation, and financial sustainability plans.
Balanced budget policy.
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General Government
Evaluate the cost of City programs and services – perform a cost
service analysis.
Working toward these important goals while at the same time being
sure we preserve our small town character and quality of life.
Maintain high quality, cost effective services PW/Rec/Admin.
Objectives:
- Set asides for maintenance of public facilities and infrastructure
- Payment plan for PERS, OPEB
- Minimize consultant contracts
Comp study all departments: salaries, benefits and job descriptions. If
there is a measurable way to establish service levels, i.e. crime rate
adjusted for demographics, we should include it.
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Comp study in order to retain and attract employees.
City Council retreat and team building workshop.
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Transportation
Maintain Brisco ramp temporary closure and construction funding
allocation, consider alternatives.
Objectives:
- Extend temporary closure in parallel with extended delays in project
funding
- Use funding delay period to consider additional options, e.g., off
ramp only; widening underpass
Complete Brisco process (environmental, funding strategy and
decision)
Traffic solutions for addressing increase traffic.
Finish Brisco Road Interchange.
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Water
Provide reliable, economical, long term water supply.
Objectives:
- Work with Northern Cities Management Area partners and South
San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District to initiate full advanced
treatment recycling
- Define costs and prerequisites for potential backup sources
Complete studies for the south county regional recycled water project
and provide recommendation; promote and achieve a successful 2016
ballot initiative to allow the consideration of procuring state water.
Expand our water portfolio.
Water crisis plan.
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Development Processes and Policies
Simplify and streamline the permitting process and provide
predictable, fair, impartial and consistent treatment for development
applicants.
Objectives:
- Provide single point of contact with city
- Establish comprehensive requirements checklist
- Plan adequate parking to minimize internal and external impacts
- Eliminate arbitrary and subjective requirements and enforcement
Concrete plan to attract attainable/workforce housing to be built.
Parking Study.
Revise sign ordinance and parking regulations
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Public Safety
Develop sustainable success path for Five Cities Fire Authority
including full cost accounting of all aspects.
Objectives:
- Direct inclusion in city budget process on city budget schedule (2
year) -OR-
- Separate independent agency
FCFA strategic and funding plan.
In addition to the Strategic Plan, compare service levels for FCFA to
City of Paso Robles, Atascadero, and Los Osos. For example,
available personnel per resident, response time, property damage,
negative medical results.
Fully staff Police Department.
Objectives:
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- Continue to attract highest qualified candidates in market
- Expand promotional opportunities (administrative sergeant)
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Economic Development & Vitality
Significant business attraction, recruitment and retention efforts.
Objectives:
- Focus areas, e.g., Grand Ave, Halcyon, West Branch
- Hotel developments
- Grocery stores
- Major retail
Economic Development Plan, focusing heavily on East Grand
Avenue.
True Economic Plan.
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Capital Projects/Other
Complete Council Chamber repairs, Swinging Bridge, and Heritage
Square Restrooms.
Explore the possibility of selling the small park property in Tiger Tail
and reallocate it – 50% improving the drainage basin and adding
some more useful facilities and 50% to the Elm Street Recreation
Center. This property was considered for an affordable housing
project with Habitat for Humanity and rejected but it may work better
as parkland for park improvements.
Fund Pavement Management Plan; also put double the money into
sidewalk repair.
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