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Ukiah council reviews strategic plan updates; members seek climate and equity language as residents raise concerns about incoming retailer
Summary
Council reviewed the draft strategic plan and agreed to incorporate edits and continue discussion at a future meeting; public comment raised opposition to the planned opening of a Hobby Lobby store and council members said the city has no authority to block the business but emphasized the city's equity goals.
The Ukiah City Council on April 21 reviewed proposed updates to the city strategic plan and directed staff to incorporate council edits into a revised draft for further consideration during the budget process. Council members emphasized inclusion of the city’s climate action plan and equity action goals in the strategic plan language.
Tracy Boyle, senior management analyst, presented a red-line draft of the strategic plan and flagged changes made since last year, including the addition of equity action goals and items related to water projects. Boyle said staff assumed the city would have a climate action plan in place before budget adoption and that the…
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