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SPACK presents Geneva strategic-plan year-end report, council schedules joint review
Summary
SPACK and city staff reviewed the fiscal year 2026 strategic-plan progress report, highlighting procurement modernization, a home-rule conversation, a revived engagement effort (podcast and survey platform) and infrastructure and downtown-development wins; council thanked presenters and requested a joint summer review.
Melanie (SPACK) and staff presented Geneva’s fiscal year 2026 strategic-plan year-end report, summarizing accomplishments across governance, economic development, public engagement and environmental stewardship and outlining next steps. The presentation emphasized a new quarterly progress format, work on performance metrics and a planned joint SPACK–council meeting this summer to refine priorities.
"Everything that is on here is in chronological order with the most recent accomplishments happening first," Melanie said while walking the council through how to navigate the online dashboard and the report. The presentation noted several completed and in-progress items, including a council resolution authorizing joint-purchasing arrangements to modernize procurement and a council-supported conversation about home rule and a possible ballot question no later than 2028.
SPACK highlighted work on the city’s outreach and engagement tools, including a contract with a digital survey platform (PCO) and plans to relaunch the Geneva Talks podcast, and described efforts to improve bilingual communications, the ADA transition plan outreach and community events. Economic-development highlights included a recently approved zoning ordinance that reduced parking requirements within a half mile of the Metra station, the expansion of the Destination Geneva grant program, and consultant work by the Lakota group to develop an updated comprehensive plan and bike plan.
On environmental stewardship, SPACK credited the NRC and volunteers for projects to maintain the tree canopy and for designating World Migratory Bird Day; staff also noted a successful holiday-light recycling pilot that collected 1,310 pounds in its first year. The presentation referenced an intergovernmental agreement with King County to study reuse of treated graywater and cited ongoing infrastructure work including major road projects and an APWA award for the Couts Road project.
Council members praised the report and the in-person presentation; several council members asked for more time to review the dashboard and metrics and welcomed a summer joint session with SPACK to set priorities and refine performance targets. The presenters said staff and SPACK members would be available for follow-up questions and for the joint meeting.
