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Strategic Planning
Presentation
City Council Retreat
City of Cupertino
Strategic Planning
Drew Corbett
2025 Priority Setting Workshop
2
March 2025 workshop to set priorities for the next two fiscal
years (2025-26 through 2026-27)
Unanimous adoption of Strategic Vision Framework to guide
decision-making and long-term planning
Six Council goals and three focus areas for review every
two years; Council to reaffirm or revise
Creates framework for two-year City Work Program
3
Status Update – Related Initiatives
City Work Program
update in December
2025 – Modest updates
approved to CWP
2025-26 mid-year
budget update
scheduled for March 3,
2026
Capital Improvement
Program Update
scheduled for March 3,
2026
2026-27 operating
budget and 5-year CIP
development in
progress and on track
Present proposal for maintenance of the Strategic Vision Framework that:
●Establishes a consistent process and timeline
●Sets expectations for Council, staff, and community
●Aligns resources and status updates across the City Work
Program, operating budget, and CIP
●Prioritizes staff time on service and project delivery
Today’s Objective
Timeframe
Purpose and
Overview
Maintain Strategic Planning Framework
established in 2025 Priority Setting Workshop
Continue with goals and focus areas
affirmed or revised every two years
Two-year City Work Program developed in
conjunction, as are operating budget and
CIP
Ensures process continuity across election
cycles but does not preclude adjustments
Timeframe, Purpose
and Overview
Target Timeframe and Major Deliverables
Begin implementation of Year 2
City Work Program initiatives
July 2026
Provide mid-cycle (end of Year 1)
update on City Work Program
Sep/Oct 2026
Query Councilmembers on
initiatives for upcoming priority
setting cycle
Nov/Dec 2026
Annual new Mayor and Council
orientation session
December 2026
Target Timeframe and Major Deliverables
Staff consolidates
priorities and
develops high-
level resource
estimates
Jan/Feb 2027
Mid-year operating
budget and City
Work Program
updates
Feb/Mar 2027
Preliminary review
of upcoming 5-
year CIP
Feb/Mar 2027
Bi-annual Council
priority setting
workshop
March 2027
Study session to
introduce
proposed
operating budget
April 2027
Study session on
substantially
complete 5-year
CIP
May 2027
Delivery of
operating budget
and Council
approval of new
City Work Program
May 2027
Public hearings and
budget adoption
June 2027
Target Timeline and Major Deliverables
Begin
implementation
new City Work
Program
July 2027
Provide close out
report on prior City
Work Program
Sep/Oct 2027
CIP update to
Council
November 2027
Annual New Mayor
and Council
orientation
December 2027
Mid-year budget
and City Work
Program update;
preview of CIP
Feb/Mar 2028
Introduction of
proposed operating
budget
April 2028
Delivery of
operating budget
and CIP
May 2028
Public hearing and
budget adoption
June 2028
1.Does Council want to retain the Strategic
Vision Framework adopted in March 2025?
2.Are there adjustments Council wants to make
to the core elements of the framework?
3.Does Council have feedback on the proposed
timeline in support of the framework?
Next steps:
●Amend framework and timeline based on
Council feedback
●Return to Council for formal approval
Council Feedback
and Next Steps