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Council begins prioritizing draft strategic plan; asks staff for fiscal detail on regional requests and moves speed cameras earlier
Summary
City leaders reviewed a draft five‑year strategic plan and the general‑fund forecast, moved a speed‑camera pilot into 2025 and asked staff for clearer fiscal analyses of regional requests before committing to multi‑year funding.
City Manager Heather Geyer and Deputy City Manager Jason Loveland led a lengthy review of the draft 2025–2029 strategic plan and a short‑term general‑fund forecast, prompting council direction on scheduling, study sessions and several program timelines.
Jason Loveland highlighted the forecasted revenue increase beginning in 2026 tied to a 0.5‑percentage‑point sales‑tax reallocation approved in 2023, which staff estimated as roughly $3.8 million of additional annual revenue. Loveland and Geyer showed how the new revenue was already prioritized in part for public‑safety investments, road and park capital transfers, and other ballot‑language commitments. The presentation also removed assumed new full‑time positions from the near‑term forecast so council could reconsider staffing requests during the formal budget process.
Public safety and regional partnerships drew the most discussion. Council agreed to move a traffic camera/speed‑enforcement tools pilot (listed at $52,000 on the slides) from the tentative future into 2025 on the condition staff return with a procurement and funding plan; Deputy Chief said vendors can provide options where fines cover…
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