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Salinas council adopts updated strategic plan, adds housing production language
Summary
The Salinas City Council received an updated strategic plan from the city manager and voted to receive the report with an added emphasis on overall housing production alongside workforce, low‑income and farmworker housing. Council directed staff to align the plan with the budget process and to produce public progress reporting.
The Salinas City Council on May 6 received an updated city strategic plan and voted to accept the report with a change adding “overall production of housing” to the housing goal. City Manager Renee Mendez presented a revised plan that condensed council priorities into six focus areas: economic development, housing, infrastructure, city services, public safety, and youth and seniors, and said staff would use the plan to inform the FY 2025–26 budget and the city work plan. "What the strategic plan does is set forth a path for the council and the city as they develop next year's budget and the work plan," Mendez told the council.
Councilmembers pressed for…
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