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Council receives quarterly strategic plan update; staff reports completion of 66 of 80 initiatives
Summary
City staff reported July 1 that 66 of 80 strategic‑plan initiatives were completed or substantially advanced in the April–June quarter, with notable completions in planning, noise regulation, emergency notification and internal technology and financial policies.
City staff on July 1 gave a quarterly update on the city’s strategic plan cycle, reporting progress, completed initiatives and items moved into the newly adopted plan.
Assistant to the City Manager Nydia Ruelas told the council that of 80 initiatives in the implementation matrix, 66 (82.5%) were completed or reached substantial progress in the April–June quarter. Staff also reported goal‑level completions: 26 projects under Goal A (livable city), 10 under Goal B (connected city) and 16 under Goal C (healthy city government).
Completed highlights included the shopping center study (which recommended hiring a broker, launching citywide branding and a Lake Forest flavors campaign); a noise ordinance update adopted May 20 to clarify municipal code and general plan consistency; an emergency notification strategy to increase signups for the city’s Nixle/NCSEL system and mail evacuation zone information; Microsoft 365 integration; an updated general fund risk reserve policy adopted with the FY 2025–27 budget; an evaluation finding the city could not dissolve its housing authority under current regulations; and a law enforcement staffing needs evaluation that led to a fiscal year 2025–26 agreement adding one deputy per year over the next two fiscal years.
Ruelas said the public safety ad hoc committee helped craft the staffing‑needs evaluation framework and that staff would continue tracking implementation of the new law enforcement agreement. No new policy votes were taken during the update; the report was received and filed.
Councilmembers thanked staff for the work. Councilmember Serbo and others encouraged creative outreach to increase resident participation in items such as emergency notification signups.
