City staff outlines timeline for strategic plan, highlights financial stability and infrastructure as top community goals
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Summary
City staff gave a process update on the five-year strategic plan, reporting community engagement results and a target to present a draft plan for council review by late June with adoption planned for July or August.
City staff on June 10 updated the Twentynine Palms City Council on progress toward a five‑year strategic plan, summarizing community engagement results and outlining next steps toward a draft and adoption.
Staff summarized public engagement (an April community workshop, department-level SWOT sessions, an online community survey with 262 respondents and a staff survey) and said common themes emerged: the community prioritized financial stability, preserving the city’s small‑town character, infrastructure improvements and support for local tourism and services.
Why it matters: The strategic plan is intended to produce one‑, three‑ and five‑year goals that will guide budget and policy priorities. Staff said the plan will translate the community’s 20‑year vision into actionable near‑term objectives tied to financing, public infrastructure and services.
Timeline and next steps: Staff said the consultant is finalizing edits and staff will integrate survey themes into goals and objectives. The targeted schedule is to circulate a draft plan for council review by the end of June and pursue plan adoption in July or August, depending on council feedback.
Council comments: Council members thanked staff and the consultant for the engagement work and asked that the plan include specific, time‑bounded steps and funding implications for priority items such as shelter for animals, infrastructure overlays, and economic development measures.