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Monroe Council adopts 2025–2029 strategic priorities and five-year strategic plan
Summary
The Monroe City Council on Jan. 14, 2025 unanimously adopted the city’s 2025–2029 strategic priorities and five-year strategic plan, approving changes to timing and several new initiatives to align with the city’s adopted budget.
The Monroe City Council on Jan. 14, 2025 unanimously adopted the city’s 2025–2029 strategic priorities and the 2025–2029 five-year strategic plan, voting 6-0 on each motion after staff described minor timeline adjustments made to align the plan with the city’s recently adopted budget.
Liam McCorkle, city staff, told the council the plan was last reviewed in a preliminary form on April 30, 2024 and that the adopted budget informed final timing. "The budget has already been adopted, so this is mostly just ensuring consistency," McCorkle said. He summarized items added since April, including development of a citywide urban forestry plan in 2025 and consideration of a parks bond or levy during the 2027–2028 budget cycle; the Downtown Monroe Revitalization Project (Festival Lot Master Plan) slated for 2025; and a US 2 commercial and residential subarea study planned for 2026–2027.
McCorkle also listed items related to regional connections and public safety: adoption of a climate-change element to the comprehensive plan by 2029 (work slated 2028–2029), updates to traffic impact fees in 2025, finalizing a master annexation interlocal agreement in 2025, and continued support for regional transit options through 2025–2029. Under public-safety and facilities planning, the plan adds evaluation of police staffing in 2026, police facility improvements 2027–2029 tied to reaccreditation work, adoption of the Wildland-Urban-Interface code in 2025–2026, and a phased review and implementation schedule for automated traffic safety cameras from 2025–2028.
Council member Walker moved to adopt the strategic priorities; Beaumont seconded and the motion passed 6-0. Walker then moved to adopt the five-year strategic plan; Beaumont seconded and that motion likewise passed 6-0. McCorkle said some project timelines were adjusted after the budget adoption to match available revenue and that the final draft included in council packets reflects those updates.
Next steps: staff will proceed with the projects and analyses outlined in the plan according to the adopted timelines and funding assumptions; specific project implementation steps and any required appropriations will return to council as separate agenda items.
