CC 01-22-2025 Item No. 12. FY 2025-2027 City Work Program_Staff Presentation01/22/2025
Council Prioritization &
City Work Program (CWP) 2025-2027
Tina Kapoor, Deputy City Manager
Recommended
Actions for
Tonight
1.Review each Councilmember’s 10
projects for the FY 25-27 City Work
Program. Total of 48 projects listed in
Attachment C.
2.Receive a verbal overview of the
prioritization process to finalize the City
Work Program for the Goal Setting
Workshop.
3.Confirm meeting date for upcoming
Priority and Goal Setting Workshop.
•What is CWP /Council Priorities
•Ingredients for a successful CWP
•The Two-Year CWP Process
•Councilmember Top Priorities for FY 2025-2027
•Preliminary Resource Allocation
•Community Survey
•Proposed CWP Adoption Process in February 2025
Discussion Outline
What is CWP?•Council’s Opportunity to
Provide Policy Direction.
•Identify Council’s Top Priorities.
•Allocate Limited Resources.
•Report Periodically on Progress.
CWP and
City Operations
Context
For
Priorities
CWP and
City Operations
Time
Allocation of
Management
Staff
Ingredients for a
Successful CWP •Realistic goals with a focus on most
important priorities.
•Creation of and agreement on
process.
•Understanding limited organizational
capacity.
•Ensuring accountability on
implementing council priorities.
The Two-Year
CWP Process •20 Projects
•Council focus on highest priority items.
•Acknowledgement of organizational
capacity.
•Staying on track with the adopted work
program.
•Clear process for agendizing future items.
Council’s Top
Priorities for FY
2025-2027
•Initial Top 10 projects submitted
by each Councilmember (with
preliminary estimates)
•Proposed list of projects
•Existing CWP items
•TBD
•Staff Proposed
Items to Remove
Mayor Chao •Recycled Water Feasibility Study
Councilmember Mohan •City Treasurer Review
•Financial, Investment, and Cashflow Policy Review
•General Plan Notifications
•Heart of the City (HOC) Specific Plan update
•Public Engagement Strategy
•Art in Public and Private Areas
Councilmember Fruen •Consolidate Tree list items into Urban Forest 10-yr Plan
•Consolidate Public Engagement Strategy and General Plan
Notifications
Councilmember Wang
•Lehigh Quarry
•Tree List
•Art in Public and Private Areas
•Bicycle Facilities
Preliminary
Resource
Allocation
Hmm.. Large or Small?
Breakdown of
Initial List of
CWP Projects
By
Departments
2024
Community
Survey
Results
Proposed
Adoption
Process for
FY 2025-2027
•Councilmembers send revised list
by Feb 14 (if workshop on 3/1).
•Staff will further refine estimates
needed based on the revised list.
•Councilmembers will rank all
projects on the list.
•Councilmembers will finalize CWP
projects.
BEFORE
DURING
Preliminary
Resource
Allocation
Examples of Small and Medium Projects
Reduce the Scope of Memorial
Park Plan to under $40M
The Memorial Park Plan like other plans tend to include too many features in
one park, which the City cannot afford to accommodate. We should reduce the
scope to under $40M to only essential elements.
Bus Stop Inventory Determine what stops need upgrades (shade/seating/safety lighting).
Coordinate with VTA for improvements.
Active Transportation Plan Continue the existing CWP item.
Leadership Academy
Re-establish leadership program in collaboration with neighboring cities and
non-profits to educate the public on public policy issues, and encourage new
participation in City's civic life.
Public Safety - Block Leader
Neighborhood Watch
Strengthen Block Leader/Neighborhood Watch programs to ensure the leaders
are active and expand the coverage of active neighborhoods.
OPTION 1 OPTION 2
•Councilmembers refine and send their Top 5 projects
to staff after the January 22 Study Session.
•Staff will bring refined estimates for revised list to
the workshop.
•Council will consider the list and finalize the FY 2025-
27 CWP.
•Councilmembers keep 10 projects on their list after
the January 22 Study Session.
•Staff will bring refined estimates for these items to
the workshop.
•Each Councilmember will have 5 chips that can be
placed on any of the 5 projects on the combined list.
•Council will finalize the FY 2025-27 CWP.
Process for FY 2025-2027 CWP Workshop
O
O
City Council
Parks
and
Rec
Comn
Preschool
Open
House
Audit
Arts Comm
.
Comm
Interviews
City
Council
Comm
Interviews
Planning
Comm.
City
Council
TICC
Observed
Holiday
Parks
and Rec
Comm.
Glow
Night
Golf
Big
Bunny
5K
Planning
Comm.
City
Council
Library
Comm.
SR2S
Working
Group
Teen
Comm.
Public
Safety
Comm.
Bike/Ped
Comm.
Parks
and
Rec
Comn
Compost
Work-
shop
Spring
Swing
Scram-
ble
Community
Meeting
Arts &
Culture
Comm.
Planning
Comm.
Holiday
Planning
Comm.
SR2S
Housing
Comm.
Teen
Comm.
2025
State of
the City
Planning
Comm.
Observed
Holiday
Glow
Night
Golf
Bike/Ped
Comm.
City
Council
Sweet-
heart
Social
Hold for
Comm
Interviews
Valentine’s
Day
Recommended
Actions for
Tonight
1.Review each Councilmember’s 10
projects for the FY 25-27 City Work
Program. Total of 48 projects listed in
Attachment C.
2.Receive a verbal overview of the
prioritization process to finalize the City
Work Program for the Goal Setting
Workshop.
3.Confirm meeting date for upcoming
Priority and Goal Setting Workshop.
Thank you!