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The City of Citrus Heights has published a list of 23 short-term objectives to accomplish, following an April 24 strategic planning session where about 15 city leaders and council members discussed and determined a specific course of action for the next six months.
Objectives include expanding the police department’s drone program, developing an improved intake process for the Homeless Assistance Resource Team’s annual winter shelter, finalizing the city’s switch to district-based voting, continuing DUI enforcement, and making progress on various infrastructure projects.
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Leaders also brainstormed a list of 67 strengths or accomplishments over the past six months, including making the shift to a two-year budget cycle, adopting a new Rental Housing Inspection Program, holding 26 DUI enforcement campaigns, implementing online business licensing, and launching the Electric Greenway Multi-Use Trail System.
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Twice a year, for the past two decades, city leaders have faithfully gathered to brainstorm and set objectives, as well as assess strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. The latest meeting lasted about four-and-a-half hours, with leaders emerging with consensus on a list of short-term objectives to accomplish.
>>See full strategic plan: www.citrusheights.net/159/City-Strategic-Plan
Objectives decided on and published on the city’s website are categorized under a set of three-year goals, which are: maintaining fiscal stability, improving streets and infrastructure, diversifying for a changing economy, enhancing and expanding public safety, and improving community vibrancy and engagement.
The following list of objectives is taken directly from the city’s latest six-month plan:
Maintain fiscal stability:
- Present to the City Council for action a Two-Year Budget for FY 2019-2020 and 2020-2021.
- Present to the City Council for review and possible action the results of the City’s Comprehensive Fee Study.
- Present to the City Council for review an updated 10-Year Budget Model.
Improve streets and infrastructure:
- Submit a grant application to SACOG for “State of Good Repair” funding.
- Recommend to the City Council for action the award of a contract for citywide landscape maintenance and/or replacement services.
- Recommend to the City Council for action the award of a contract for updates to the Pavement Management Program.
- Recommend to the City Council for action the award of a contract for design services for Auburn Blvd Complete Streets Project, Phase II.
- Present the final environmental document of the Electric Greenway Project to the City Council for consideration.
- Ensure completion of the Highland Avenue Drainage Project.
Diversify for a changing economy:
- Recommend to the City Council for consideration a proposal and funding for the Palm Tree Lighting Project in the Sunrise Marketplace medians to enhance the image of the City’s commercial hub.
- Visit at least two businesses as part of the Business Visitation Program.
- Award two New Façade Improvement Grants to Auburn Blvd businesses located in the Phase II Improvement Area.
- Present a report to the City Council regarding possible tools and resources to improve the Sunrise Mall area land use and economic impact.
Enhance and expand public safety:
- Ensure continuation of a DUI checkpoint or DUI Saturation Detail (e.g., 3-5 officers conducting a moving DUI checkpoint) is conducted.
- Recruit at least five students for the second year of the Public Safety Pathway Program at Mesa Verde High School and report progress to the City Council.
- Identify one more SUAS and train five more pilots to expand the successful SUAS (small unmanned aerial system) Program and report to the City Council.
- Hold two regional meetings to identify at least one coordinated approach to address homelessness.
- Develop a better intake process for Winter Sanctuary to prevent neighborhood concerns.
Improve community vibrancy and engagement:
- Present to the City Council for final consideration districting maps and election sequencing.
- Kick off the Multi Modal Transportation Safety Program civic engagement process, including website postings and public workshops.
- Kick off the Carriage Drive/Lauppe Lane Safe Routes to School civic engagement process, including website postings and public workshops.
- Identify and launch an initial outreach process to gauge community priorities for maintaining essential services and fiscal stability.
- Present to the City Council methods by which the Council can sustain cohesive governance given that future Council members will be elected by district, rather than citywide.
The city’s next strategic planning meeting is scheduled for Oct. 22, 2019, where leaders will again review progress and set new six-month objectives.
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