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City manager outlines 2025 work plan; council recognizes Anchor co‑responder team
Summary
City Manager Sanders reviewed a 2025 work plan emphasizing ADA assessments, sidewalks, Marcus Alert implementation, and homelessness interventions; council also proclaimed National Co‑Responder Week and recognized the Anchor team, which staff said has responded to more than 50 calls since July 2024.
City Manager Sanders presented a condensed overview of his 2025 work plan to Charlottesville city council, highlighting nine strategic outcome areas and priorities staff plan to post online and track through the year.
Sanders said the plan includes a comprehensive ADA needs assessment and operational measures to remove barriers for residents with disabilities, a multiyear sidewalk priority list, and organizational work to fill staff vacancies and sustain class compensation changes. “The goal is for us to turn the tide on that,” Sanders said of ADA improvements.
Public safety priorities in the plan include further implementation of Marcus Alert crisis‑response work and use of opioid abatement funds; the manager said the earlier Anchor team presentation was the beginning of the Marcus Alert work for the city. Sanders also noted transportation and fleet conversion as a top budget driver.
Before the work plan presentation, council read a proclamation recognizing National Co‑Responder and Crisis Responder Week and invited members of the Anchor team to introduce themselves. Team members introduced themselves as Norman (mental health navigator), Tammy Shiflett (police officer), Jackie (firefighter/EMT) and Andrew (firefighter/paramedic). The proclamation noted the Anchor team was established in 2024 and, since July, had responded to more than 50 calls and provided some 20 follow‑ups and resource connections.
Councilors thanked the team and said the city will continue to look for ways to support the program, including budget considerations to ease operational pressure on staff and expand capacity. Deputy Marshall of the Blue Ridge Health District also briefed council on a community health assessment process and an online survey seeking 500 responses by December.
Sanders said the full 2025 work plan document will be posted online for public review and staff will return with deliverables and updates to council as projects reach action stages.
