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Carmel-by-the-Sea council narrows 2026 strategic priorities, emphasizes infrastructure, finance and wildfire work
Summary
Council reviewed a staff-marked priorities worksheet and assigned levels to items including financial reporting and dashboards, ERP implementation, paid parking/parking management, beach repairs, climate adaptation, wildfire mitigation and an evacuation drill; several items were removed as complete.
City Administrator Brandon presented an updated, color‑coded priorities worksheet and led the City Council through a line‑by‑line review of the city’s strategic priorities for 2026. The document flagged completed items, new proposals and title changes and asked council members to assign priority levels and suggest items for a future projects list.
Council members focused early discussion on budget and reporting clarity, with Councilmember Hans arguing for improved management metrics and Councilmember Boothe urging a departmental view of staff capacity. Brandon explained the color key: pink items were complete and proposed for removal, green were new, yellow were retitled and clear items required a priority assignment. “This strategic priorities list is really what that song list is,” Brandon said, describing the mayor–manager relationship and staff’s role in executing council directions.
The council set a priority 1 for an…
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