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Seaside council reviews draft strategic goals; communication, code updates prioritized
Summary
At a council work session, Seaside city leaders reviewed a consultant draft of strategic goals, prioritizing a resident communication strategy, a schedule for updating outdated ordinances and boards/commissions, and a two‑year work cadence tied to the comprehensive plan and zoning update.
Seaside City Council members spent a work session reviewing a draft set of strategic goals prepared by consultants and edited by staff and the mayor, focusing first on community engagement, code modernization and land‑use planning.
Councilors said the draft should emphasize a broad resident communication strategy rather than simply launching a newsletter. “I think it's more than a city newsletter,” a councilor observed, adding that the city should ask residents how they want to be reached before locking in a format. Staff said the intent is to create a baseline resident satisfaction survey so the council can measure progress over time.
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