San Rafael council adopts revised three-year strategic plan and FY 2025–26 work plan
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Summary
Council approved a revised three-year strategic plan (2025–28) and the city’s FY 2025–26 annual work plan that maps goals and measurable objectives across seven priority areas; staff will publish progress reports and track tasks in a project management system.
The San Rafael City Council on Oct. 20 adopted a revised 3‑year strategic plan (2025–28) and the city’s FY 2025–26 annual work plan outlining specific activities and measurable objectives across seven priority areas, including mobility and infrastructure, housing and homelessness, climate and sustainability, public safety and equitable community engagement.
Key features of the plan - The plan ties 84 objectives to 385 activities for the coming year and establishes a reporting cadence: staff will track individual tasks in Asana (a project management system), map those tasks to the plan’s goals, and provide biannual progress reports aligned with the city budget cycle. - Performance measurement: staff identified 41 performance metrics across the seven priority areas (examples include pavement condition index, miles of sidewalks/bikeways maintained/constructed, and SeeClickFix complaint trends) and will begin semiannual public metric updates to show outcomes, not just activities. - Living plan and reprioritization: staff said the plan is intended to be a living document; when new, unforeseen priorities emerge (for example, emergencies or state mandates) the council will receive a midyear report and recommendations to reprioritize as needed.
Council and public response Councilmembers praised the plan as a transparency and accountability tool that will make it easier to track progress, explain changes in priorities and help staff manage resources. Staff said several objectives already show progress, including downtown public-art project selection, a pavement management program draft and the EV-charging feasibility work.
Next steps Staff will make minor administrative edits, finalize Asana tracking, and present a midyear update during the FY 2025–26 budget cycle. The council directed staff to create public-facing progress reports and to return with criteria for evaluating new emerging priorities in relation to existing work-plan commitments.
