Santa Paula council adopts 2025–27 strategic plan and 2025–27 policy and legislative agenda

On July 2 the Santa Paula City Council adopted a two‑year strategic plan (2025–27) and an updated city policy and legislative agenda for 2025–27, resolving priorities that will guide departmental work and budget alignment for the next two years.

What the council approved: The policy and legislative agenda (Resolution No. 7575) updates the city’s 2023 platform and clarifies staff authority to send comment letters on state and federal proposals consistent with council priorities. The two‑year strategic plan (Resolution No. 7571) lays out six priority areas — including infrastructure/transportation, economic development, public safety and healthy, connected communities — and links specific tactics and preliminary budget impacts to the city’s adopted fiscal plan.

Staff framing: City staff said the updated materials reflect months of public outreach, department input and consultant work; the manager noted staff had "done a better job this year of going in and tying those specific objectives and the tactics and the metrics to budget impacts." The plan adds several core values and includes specific implementation metrics and funding notes for high‑priority items such as transportation and parks investments.

Next steps: Staff will publish both documents on the city website, implement a project-tracking dashboard for council and public reporting and return with budget and staffing plans for priority items. Council voted unanimously on both resolutions.