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CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW
MEMORANDUM
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DATE: February 17, 2011
TO: Council Subcommittee on Goal-Setting
FROM: Kevin S. Woodhouse, Deputy City Manager
SUBJECT: GOAL-SETTING PROCESS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011-12
The purpose of the Council Subcommittee on Goal-Setting (Subcommittee) meeting on
February 22, 2011 is to review the goal-setting processes undertaken in recent years and
discuss potential processes for Fiscal Year 2011-12 Council goal-setting.
The goal-setting process last year, which established goals for this current Fiscal
Year 2010-11, consisted of one focused Study Session in April 2010 to review the status
of the Fiscal Year 2009-10 goals and discuss potential new goals. The Study Session
summarized the significant number of ongoing initiatives/projects that would be
continuing into the new fiscal year. It also suggested that any new initiatives
recommended by the Council would need to be subsequently analyzed by staff to
report back to the Council the feasibility of accomplishing them given the constraints on
both staff and financial resources. Staff returned to the Council on June 1,2010 for
adoption of the goals, which added two new primary goals in addition to four primary
goals that would be continuing from Fiscal Year 2009-10. A list of the Fiscal
Year 2010-11 City Council Primary Goals and City-Wide Major Goals is provided as
Attachment 1.
The goal-setting process to establish goals for Fiscal Year 2009-10 was much more
involved. It entailed a facilitated process and three Council Study Sessions leading to
Council's adoption of goals. This process resulted in the current structure of adopting a
focused number of City Council "Primary" goals, combined with a longer list of City-
Wide "Major" goals. A list of the Fiscal Year 2009-10 City Council Primary Goals and
City-Wide Major Goals is provided as Attachment 2.
Because similar, if not more challenging staff and financial constraints remain this year,
limiting capacity for new initiatives, staff recommends a similar goal-setting process to
last year's process. In this scenario, staff would present the status of the Fiscal
Year 2010-11 goals and other major initiatives to the Council at a Study Session
(potentially as early as a daytime meeting on March 1). After analyzing Council's input,
staff would return to the City Council in Mayor early June for adoption of the Fiscal
Year 2011-12 goals.
Council Subcommittee on Goal-Setting
February 17, 2011
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The Subcommittee may wish to discuss other potential goal-setting processes. If the
Subcommittee would like to recommend a process that is substantially different from
last year's process, or if the process will require funding for outside facilitation expertise
(the Council eliminated facilitation funding as part of this year's budget reductions), it
may be necessary for the Subcommittee to recommend the new process, and/ or
funding appropriation, to the full City Council for approval prior to initiating the
process.
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Approved by:
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Deputy City Manager
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Assistant City Manager
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Attachments: 1. Fiscal Year 2010-11 City Council Primary Goals and City-Wide
Major Goals
2. Fiscal Year 2009-10 City Council Primary Goals and City-Wide
Major Goals
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FY 2010-11 City Council Primary Goals
1. Implement the elements of the Environmental Sustainability
Action Plan identified by the City Council and seek additional
funding opportunities and partnerships to promote and
implement short- and long-term environmental sustainability
initiatives in the residential/business sectors of the community.
2. Maintain constructive activities for youth (including after-school
activities, summer school, Teen Center programs and expanded
sport center activities) with emphasis on accessible school- and
neighborhood-based programs and increase collaboration with
school districts and nonprofits to provide expanded after-school
programs.
3. Develop a Youth Action Plan.
4. Assess the Rengstorff Avenue and California Street
neighborhood to look at the state of walkability and lighting,
safety, park use and pedestrian access for families and the
existing Community Center.
5. Consider an extension to the Downtown Revitalization District
for one year or a potentially longer term (or develop a plan for
the expiration of the district as appropriate depending on the
outcome of considering an extension).
6. Develop an Information Technology Strategic Plan, focusing on
the needs of the community / residents in their web-based
interactions with City Hall.
FY 2010-11 City-Wide Major Goals
7. Continue the General Plan update.
8. Continue activities to develop the downtown affordable housing
project.
9. Continue implementation of the adopted City-wide Economic
Development Strategy.
Attachment J
10. Evaluate alternative operating/financial models for Shoreline
Golf Links.
11. Undertake a series of studies and initiatives related to mid- to
long-term budget-balancing strategies.
12. Develop a structurally balanced budget for Fiscal Year 2011-12.
13. Issue debt for capital projects in the Shoreline Regional Park
Corrununity and prepare a multi-year financial plan.
14. Design the Shoreline sports complex.
15. Complete the Rengstorff Park Master Plan.
16. Design and construct Mariposa Park.
17. Complete the design and begin construction of Fire Station No.5.
18. Complete the construction of Permanente Creek Trail from Old
Middlefield Way to Highway 101.
19. Complete construction of the Sleeper Avenue to Dale Avenue/
Heatherstone Way segment of the Stevens Creek Trail.
20. Continue efforts to address the high-speed rail project.
FY 2009-10 City Council Primary Goals
1. Enhance the City's volunteer service program in a strategic
manner by looking at Best Practices and innovative uses.
2. Implement the elements of the Environmental Sustainability
Action Plan identified by the City Council for action in Fiscal
Year 2009-10 and seek additional funding opportunities and
partnerships to promote and implement short- and long-term
environmental sustainability initiatives in the residential and
business sectors of the community.
3. Maintain constructive activities for youth (including after-school
activities, summer school, teen center programs and expanded
sport center activities) with emphasis on accessible school- and
neighborhood-based programs and increase collaboration with
school districts and nonprofits to provide expanded after-school
programs.
4. Develop a Youth Master Plan.
5. Assess the Rengstorff Avenue and California Street
neighborhood to look at the state of walkability and lighting,
safety, park use (and pedestrian access) for families and the
existing Community Center.
FY 2009-10 City-Wide Major Goals
6. Develop and implement a strategy to prepare a structurally
balanced budget for Fiscal Year 2010-11.
7. Evaluate alternative operating/ financial models for the Shoreline
Golf Links.
8. Issue debt for capital projects in the Shoreline Regional Park
Community and begin development of a Shoreline Community
multi-year financial plan.
9. Develop a transition plan for the expiration of the Downtown
Revitalization Authority.
Attachment 2
10. Continue General Plan update efforts.
11. Implement the adopted City-wide economic development
strategy.
12. Execute the DDA and ground lease for the hotel/ conference
portion of the Charleston East site.
13. Continue activities to develop the downtown affordable housing
project.
14. Review and develop alternatives for an employee home-buying
assistance program.
15. Design the Shoreline sports complex.
16. Complete the Rengstorff Park Master Plan.
17. Design and develop the Mariposa/West Dana Park.
18. Continue the design of Fire Station No.5.
19. Complete design of the Permanente Creek Trail from Old
Middlefield Way to Highway 101.
20. Complete the design and begin construction of the Sleeper
Avenue to Dale Avenue/Heatherstone Way segment of the
Stevens Creek Trail.