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Goals 2009
On March 5, 2009, the La Palma City Council conducted its annual goal setting session. After a full day of discussions, the City Council unanimously adopted five priority goals for the year:
Complete the Park Master Plan
- Ensure that the Master Plan includes programs for all ages
- Develop a complete baseline of facilities and services currently provided by the City
- Solicit input from all groups
- Ensure that the Master Plan includes culturally diverse programs
- Provide a vision of what programs and services could be offered and alternatives that should be offered
- Ensure the physical plan for the Park matches the vision (including an electronic reader board, the gazebo and restrooms)
- Provide recommendations for policy or ordinance amendments
Temporarily reduce permit fees for residential home improvements
- Establish permit fee “holiday” policy
- Highlight “green” home improvement projects
- Recommend/designate a funding cap
- Implement advertising and communication program
- Track permit applications to see if the “holiday” resulted in an increase
Establish a plan to upgrade and repair curbs, gutters and sidewalks
- Establish a level of service standard (including adjacent project areas)
- Assure curbs are ADA compliant
- Coordinate with street improvement program
- Evaluate and report on current condition of curbs, gutters and sidewalks
- Expedite areas with safety issues
- Develop a timeline to meet the standards City-wide
- Create a schedule to review status on a regular basis
Strive for Financial Stability in the Future
- Establish a general fund reserve policy
- Assure that ongoing expenditures are less than ongoing revenues
- Retain the top ten businesses in the City
- Develop/improve underutilized retail properties
Explore changing the law to give Council flexibility to reduce the Utility Users Tax
- Research election schedules
- Report on revenue impact
- Draft ballot language
- Identify total process