Sentinel staff report–
About two-dozen key city staff and council members gathered virtually on Tuesday to brainstorm and set new objectives for the next six months.
The strategic planning meeting lasted about five hours, with leaders emerging with consensus on a list of short-term objectives to accomplish.
The following list of objectives is taken directly from the city’s latest six-month plan, with each objective falling under one of the city’s five three-year goals:
Maintain and enhance fiscal stability:
- Present to the City Council for consideration, an amendment to the residential garbage and recycling collection services agreement to include organics recycling services required by the state’s unfunded organics recycling mandate, AB 1383.
- Present to the City Council an updated Long Term Financial Plan (i.e. 10 year budget model).
- Present an analysis of the city’s development impact fees to the City Council.
- Present recommendations to the City Council for action for utilization of the American Rescue Plan Act (federal stimulus) funding.
- Present to the City Council the FY 2021-22 Mid-Year Budget Review.
Maintain public infrastructure and enhance alternative modes of transportation:
- Complete construction of the Mariposa Avenue Safe Routes to School Phase 4 project.
- Complete construction of the Annual Residential Street Resurfacing Project.
- Request funds (already approved) from CalTrans and the California Transportation Commission for preliminary engineering of the Old Auburn Road Complete Streets Phase 1 Project.
- Advertise for bids the construction contract for the Greenback Lane Complete Streets Project from Sunrise to Fair Oaks Boulevard.
- Request funds (already approved) from CalTrans and the California Transportation Commission for construction of the Arcade-Cripple Creek Trail Project.
Diversify for a resilient economy:
- Hold a City Council study session, inviting the business community, to have an open discussion about ARPA
applications to support COVID affected local businesses. - Present the final draft Sunrise Tomorrow Specific Plan and EIR to the City Council for consideration.
- Commence the entitlement process for the New Sylvan project.
- Visit at least three businesses as part of the Business Visitation Program
Sustain and preserve public safety:
- Hold at least one external Police Academy recruitment for police officers, and at least two professional police recruitment marketing events for all vacant positions.
- Implement Body Worn Camera (BWC) system for patrol officers and ensure the digital evidence system is linked to Police Department (PD) Computer Aided Dispatch System (CAD), and Sacramento District Attorney’s Office.
- Reorganize the police organizational structure as staffing level returns and create a specialty team to focus on street-level community concerns such as homelessness, gang activity, and violent crime.
- Evaluate the feasibility and identify funding source for an outside vendor to assist with homeless camp cleanups more rapidly.
Enhance community vibrancy and engagement:
- Assist the Community Marching Band in promoting their Howl O Ween parade and Rusch Park Harvest Festival to parade participants and the community at-large.
- Assist CHPD PAL in promoting their Trunk Or Treat event to participants and attendees.
- Promote volunteer public participation to support GSD Community Volunteer Event on October 16, 2021 at the greenbelt on Greenback Lane east of Park Oaks.
- Hold kick-off meeting for Retail to Rooftops program and develop a timeline to bring to City Council.
- Establish an online tool to promote community connection, with an emphasis on developing a master events calendar for 2022, and report the results to the City Council.
- Issue an RFP or identify partner for redevelopment of City-owned Sayonara vacant properties.
- Present the results of the legal redistricting process to City Council for action.
The city’s next strategic planning meeting is scheduled for March 1, 2022, where leaders will again review progress and set new six-month objectives.
To see a PDF of the city’s objectives, along with timelines and staff members assigned to each task, click here.
