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Council reviews FY26 policy priorities dashboard and presses for clearer metrics
Summary
Staff showcased a dashboard-style FY26 policy priorities and strategies report; councilors asked for clearer quantitative measures, suggested reporting frequency, and pressed for better tracking of ordinance and program outcomes.
Staff presented the second report on the FY26 policy priorities and strategies dashboard, a redesigned format intended to make progress and budget status easier for the council to scan. The presentation emphasized that Anna, the city's data manager, has started to add budget information and proposed quantitative measures for items in the work plan.
"This is our second report to you on our annual work plan," the staff presenter said, describing efforts to make items 'more glanceable' and to include suggested quantitative measures where available. Councilors asked that the dashboard include clear, measurable indicators tied to city-plan goals, and discussed whether metrics should be updated annually as part of the annual report or more frequently. Staff committed to continue defining measurable outcomes and to make updates easier to generate as data systems mature.
Councilors also raised follow-up questions about the parking management plan (where council previously adopted a conceptual plan and will now need to consider implementation ordinances, funding and staffing) and emphasized the importance of tracking whether ordinances and updates actually achieve intended outcomes.
