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Policy and Services Committee Staff Report
Report Type:Meeting Date: 3/8/2011
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(ID # 1462)
Title: City Council Priorities 2011
Subject: Approval of the City Council Priorities for 2011
From:City Manager
Lead Department: City Manager
Recommendation
It is recommended the Policy and Services Committee approves the attached spreadsheet
outline of City Council priorities for submittal to the full City Council for review and
consideration.
Executive Summary
The City Council held their annual retreat January 22, 2011 and reaffirmed their interest in
maintaining the five current City Council priorities for the 2011 calendar year. Since the retreat
staff has compiled a master list of the priorities and key goals under each of the priorities. Staff
is now seeking committee direction on the goals identified for each strategic priority. Staff
seeks to ensure the goals have been accurately captured and are aligned with council priorities.
The priority listing and goals identified are based on the current allocation of resources and
staff. Should there be a material change in resources (i.e., due to mid-year budget changes or
other significant events) staff would return to the City Council with a modified action plan.
Discussion
The City Council has adopted two-year priorities for the City. These priorities are City Finances
(CF), Emergency Preparedness (EP), Environmental Sustainability (ES), Land Use &
Transportation Planning (LUTP) and Youth Well Being (YWB).
Staff, based on information provided at the annual retreat held in January, prepared a
spreadsheet which shows each priority and the key goals to be achieved. Staff brought an
initial sample of this spreadsheet to the Policy and Services Committee on February 15th. Staff
also provided a sample narrative for one of the City goals for illustrative purposes. (Note: we
have not included the narratives here just the master spreadsheet).
The Committee made some suggestions to staff that has been incorporated into the revised
spreadsheet. The changes include adding community engagement (CE) and community
partnership (CP) columns and showing via checkmarks where priorities cross over other
priorities (e.g., completion of the IBRC long-term infrastructure needs is under City Finances
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(CF) but also has impacts Emergency Preparedness (EP), Environmental Sustainability (ES), Land
Use and Transportation Planning (LUPT), and incorporates community engagement (CE) and
community partnership (CP) components. We have also updated the goals information.
Timeline and Resource Impact
The timeline to complete these goals except where noted in the narrative (not attached) is
December 2011. The resource impacts in terms of budget and staffing will be shown in the
FY12 budget documents to be submitted to the City Council this spring.
Attachments:
·Attachment A: Priorities Worksheet (XLS)
Prepared By:Katie Whitley, Administrative Assistant
Department Head:James Keene, City Manager
City Manager Approval: James Keene, City Manager
DRAFT, 2.27.11
City Council Priorities Le
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A. City Finances (CF)
1 Complete labor negotiations with all major bargaining groups HR x
2 Complete refuse fund study and stablization PW x ü ü ü
3 Complete economic development strategic plan MGR x ü ü ü ü ü ü
4 Execute new budget and fiscal measure to help ensure long-term financial stability ASD x ü ü
5 IBRC completes analysis of city long-term infrastructure needs and presents report to the City Council PW x ü ü ü ü ü
B. Emergency Preparedness (EP)
1 Conduct community exercise POL ü x ü ü
2 Evaluate a secondary electrical transmission line source UTL ü x ü ü ü
3 Implement recommendations of Foothills fire management plan FIR ü x
4 Implement Office of Emergency Services (OES) restructure POL ü x
5 Improve Emergency Operations readiness POL x ü ü
C. Environmental Sustainability (ES)
1 Evaluate construction of compositing digester or alternatives PW ü x
2 Evaluate plan to introduce electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at commercial and residential sites and city facilities UTL x ü ü
3 Establish formal collaboration with Stanford University MGR x ü
4 Explore methods to integrate Palo Alto Green into city sustainability programs MGR x ü ü
5 Prepare Urban Forest Master Plan PCE x ü ü
D. Land Use & Transportation Planning (LUTP)
1 Complete strategies and plans at the Development Center to improve customer service and accountability PCE ü x ü ü
2 Complete draft Rail Corridor Study outlining measures to provide for community land use, transportation, & corridor urban design PCE ü ü ü x
3 Complete Stanford University Medical Center renewal and replacement project PCE ü ü ü x
4 Substantially complete update of city Comprehensive Plan including draft Housing Element, 2 area Concept Plans PCE ü ü ü x ü ü ü
5 Facilitate in cooperation with local and regional agencies and organizations development of short and long-term action plan to sustain Caltrain MGR ü ü x ü ü
6 Actively participate in preparation of regional Sustainable Communities Strategy (SB375), Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA)PCE ü ü x ü ü
7 Prepare Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan update PCE ü ü x ü ü ü
E. Youth Well Being (YWB)
1 Implement Project Safety Net CSD ü x
2 Monitor fundraising for Magical Street Bridge CSD ü ü x ü ü
Notes
City Finances (CF)
Emergency Preparedness (EP)
Environmental Sustainability (ES)
Land Use & Transportation Planning (LUTP)
Youth Well Being (YWB)
Community Engagement (CE)
Collaborative Partnerships (CP)
An X means that is the priority whereas a check indicates crossover with other priorities
Department Abbreviations
Administrative Services (ASD), City Manager (MGR), Community Services (CSD), Fire (FIR), Human Resources (HR), Planning and Community
Environment (PCE), Police (POL), Utilities (UTL)