The City of Leon Valley’s city manager, Dr. Caldera, presented a consolidated, revised set of city goals and objectives during the Sept. 2 meeting and asked for council direction before preparing a resolution for formal adoption.

The proposed goals included: foster sustainable economic development, strengthen first-responder capacity, invest in infrastructure and capital improvements, promote environmental initiatives and urban forestry, expand parks and recreation access, increase government transparency and data-driven reporting, maintain fiscal responsibility, and expand citizen engagement with town halls and other outreach tools. Dr. Caldera said staff solicited resident feedback through town halls, coffees with council members and online engagement.

Council feedback: members suggested clarifications and edits — for example, merging overlapping environment and parks objectives, adding recurring “coffees with the mayor and council” to citizen-engagement objectives, clarifying workforce-development actions (partnering with UTSA and San Antonio Community College), and linking goals to an updated comprehensive master plan and capital budget. Council requested the goals be tied to measurable reporting (program use reports such as myGov/myPermitsNow) and to be reflected on agenda presentations as an accountability slide.

Action taken: staff will incorporate the suggested edits, prepare a resolution for formal adoption, and begin including goal-status slides in future agenda packets and budget materials.

Ending: Council members praised the work, and staff said it will return with a resolution, post the goals on the city website, and align the goals with upcoming master-plan and capital-budget work.