City Council Goals

2017 - 2022

Adopted 1/9/17

City-General

• Complete succession planning for retiring staff and evaluate departmental organizational structures

• Pursue implementation of Hispanic Advisory Council or Liaison

• Investigate technological improvement in all departments

  • Portable internet for the Library

  • Public Works & Planning GIS system

  • Increase the percentage of use of e-bills (encourage with incentive)

• Continue to collaborate and partner to protect the basin’s water resources

• Continue to partner/cooperate/collaborate with MFDA/Chamber

• Explore re-establishment of Urban Renewal District

  • Possibly the “hyphen district”

• Review and possibly revise overall code enforcement programs and policies

  • Abatement resolution program using community service crews and more private property owner involvement

Electric Department

• Planning/exploring for distributed energy resources for ourselves and our customers

Parks and recreation goals

• Implement point of sale software for Golf Course

  • Public sales data

  • Private sales data

  • Shared data

• Explore the possibility of establishment of Parks and Recreation District

• Explore infrastructure fee dedicated to parks and recreation through utility billing

• Explore possibility of placing a Parks and Recreation Local Option Tax on ballot

• Explore re-establishment of Parks and Recreation Supervisor position

• Plan for funding of bicycle and walking path lanes within the City

  • Park to park and school to school

Police Goals

• Explore feasibility of construction of new police station on city property (lot west of City Hall)

• Explore feasibility of partnering with M-F School District in implementation of School Resource Officer

• Revitalization of Reserve Police Officer program revitalization

• Continued commitment to increase drug/crime enforcement

Public works

• Seek grant funding to camera the entire City sewer system

• Secure permanent long-term funding source for streets/maintenance and construction

• Seek funding for implementation of infrastructure improvements

  • Seismic upgrade to City Hall building

  • Elevator for public access to all upper floors at City Hall