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Recommendation to Accept the Finalized 2018-2019 City Council Workplan. (City Manager 2110)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Elizabeth D. Warmerdam, Acting City Manager
Re: Recommendation to Accept the Finalized 2018-2019 City Council Workplan
BACKGROUND
On May 18, 2018, the Alameda City Council met for a day-long work session to a) discuss the 2018-2019 City Council Workplan (Workplan), including review of upcoming agenda items, and b) discuss the Fiscal Year 2018-2019 mid-cycle budget (Mid-Cycle Budget), budget adjustments and potential revenue measures. This meeting followed a strategic workshop convened on February 17, 2017, with the City Council and the City's Executive Management Team to discuss the City Council's vision, strategic initiatives, and priorities, which defined the Council's Key City Strategies. At the May 18, 2018 meeting, a draft Workplan was presented that organized action items by the Council's Key City Strategies. These focus areas include:
* Address Housing/Homelessness
* Mitigate Traffic Congestion (changed to Mitigate Traffic Congestion & Promote Transportation Safety)
* Take Action on Climate Change and Emergency Preparedness
* Improve Local Economy and Attract Jobs
* Maintain Safety & Quality of Life
* Plan for Fiscal and Organizational Stability; and
* Improve Public Infrastructure (new)
While infrastructure improvements had been embedded in the other focus areas, in the draft Workplan this new category was added, due to its importance and significant financial impact.
The May 18, 2018 work session was a public meeting held at the Alameda Free Library, in the Stafford Community Room. Throughout the day a dozen community members joined the discussion and provided public comment on various items. The following staff report provides a summary of the direction provided to City staff by the City Council regarding the Workplan and the resulting changes made to the document. An updated Workp...
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