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Chico council narrows strategic priorities to safety, infrastructure, resilience and housing
Summary
City Council workshop narrowed a long list of strategic initiatives to a shorter set of near-term priorities focused on public safety, transportation/infrastructure, resilience and housing, and agreed to produce measurable objectives and a follow‑up plan for budget season.
Mayor Reynolds and the City Council met in a strategic planning workshop on May 20 and agreed to refine the council's earlier list of broad goals into a shorter set of near‑term, measurable objectives to guide the coming fiscal year and the next budget cycle.
Facilitator Jeff led the session and told council members the aim was to reduce the long list of initiatives down to three or four SMART (specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, time‑bound) objectives so the council would have a clear lens for budget decisions. The council repeatedly returned to a top‑level aspiration Jeff summarized as “an improved quality of civic life for all of Chico’s citizens.”
Council members worked through the three…
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