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FY2025-2026 Workplan

Background

City staff have developed and are in the process of implementing a new approach to strategic planning. First, the City Council approved the new strategic planning methodology at the 2024 City Council Retreat. The City Council then adopted the Three-Year Strategic Plan which targets advancement in seven priority areas through specific, measurable goals and objectives. From these goals and objectives, staff have developed seven individual work plans for each of the priority areas which details the specific activities and initiatives staff are targeting to complete by end of the Fiscal Year 2025-26.

Workplan Development

Translating the City Council’s objectives into specific, actionable initiatives was a multi-step process. To assist in this effort, the City engaged the consulting firm Jacob Green and Associations (JGA) to bring
technical expertise and an objective perspective to this process. JGA facilitated multiple workshops to discuss and draft the various milestones and activities that will occur over the fiscal year. Draft work plans were then reviewed for feasibility, coordination amongst departments, budget alignment, and milestones where community engagement and/or outreach is needed. Additionally, staff identified when items would likely be presented to a City Council subcommittee, and/or brought to the City Council for feedback and/or potential approval. Following this, the City Manager’s Office worked with each department to refine activities and initiatives to confirm target deadlines and confirm that existing resources were sufficient.

Workplan Components

The Work Plan for FY 2025-26 features a consistent layout clearly outlining each objective, objective
description, activity or initiative and description. The Work Plan then indicates the primary department,
staff lead, supporting department(s), and the target fiscal year quarter for completion. Fiscal year quarters are as follows:

  • Quarter 1: July, August, September
  • Quarter 2: October, November, December
  • Quarter 3: January, February, March
  • Quarter 4: April, May, June

For each year of the Three-Year Strategic Plan, staff will prepare and present an annual workplan to the
City Council.

For reference, staff listed as the “staff lead” for a goal are those staff members who are accountable for
the completion of the activity/initiative/milestone. Staff listed for the activity or initiative are those who will do the work to complete that activity/initiative/milestone. Goals and objectives that are highlighted in gold denote those items which the City Council identified as a top priority for this year during the May 5, 2025 Three-Year Strategic Plan Study Session.

Items not included in the Work Plan include those activities that are related to regular ongoing operations of the City. In addition, some of the City Council’s goals will be achieved by specific Capital Improvement Program projects. Those projects are tracked in the annual Capital Improvement Plan document. In the existing Three-Year Strategic Plan, staff have identified four objectives that are also listed in the Capital Improvement Plan. Staff recommend removal of them from the Three-Year Strategic Plan to eliminate any confusion that might occur by listing them in two different plans. They will be tracked separately, but progress updates will be integrated. They are:

  • B.1.2 Design and begin work on the Canal Neighborhood Active Transportation Enhancement
    project improvements.
  • B.1.4 Design and construction of Second Street and Fourth Street improvements.
  • B.4.1 Implement trash capture projects to reduce pollutants in local waterways to meet State mandated trash reduction requirements.
  • E.4.2 Complete the Pickleweed Library and Pickleweed Preschool renovation
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