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Huntington Beach unveils strategic-plan progress: officials cite economic gains and falling crime
Summary
City staff told the council the 2023 strategic plan is 62% complete, citing a 23% increase in certificates of occupancy, $1.2 million in new parking revenue and a 26% drop in crime. Councilmembers pressed for details on implementation and homelessness outcomes.
Huntington Beach officials laid out a wide-ranging progress report on the city's strategic plan at the Jan. 20 council meeting, saying the effort is 62% complete and listing accomplishments across economic development, fiscal stability, homelessness and public safety.
Assistant City Manager Marissa Sir told the council the plan, adopted in October 2023, includes 23 strategies, 98 tasks and 73 key performance indicators. "We're at 62% completed with 27% in progress," she said, highlighting a 23% rise in business certificates of occupancy and what staff described as a 122% increase in parking revenue that…
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