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Pleasanton city staff will be hosting an open house this Saturday where community members can provide input on recent efforts to reimagine how the city identifies and prioritizes public projects, programs and policy initiatives.
On Nov. 15, the City Council officially endorsed city staff’s plan to move from a two-year work plan to a five-year strategic planning process.
The prior biennial council work plan, a system that residents have been used to for nearly 20 years, is going to be replaced with a Citywide Strategic Plan that first-year City Manager Gerry Beaudin said is more forward-looking.
In addition to the day-to-day operations, city staff are responsible for the consideration of different ideas, projects and services that are brought up by residents. Instead of approving these initiatives and activities throughout the year, the City Council uses a priority-setting process to leverage city resources for those projects.
The approved council priorities were presented as a work plan that guided staff and financial resource allocation — this process also aligned with the city’s two-year budgeting cycle, and involved soliciting input from city commission and committee members, the City Council, and residents and other stakeholders to create new recommendations.
But now the city will be transitioning to the new plan, which aims to allow for a more streamlined five-year version of the process.
The citywide strategic plan is a top-down approach to priority planning that will start with creating a first-of-its-kind guiding document that will have city officials holistically engage in creating a five-year strategic planning framework.
That’s why staff will be asking the community to share their priorities and visions for the future of Pleasanton during the open house.
“Inclusive, collaborative decision-making and engagement will help ensure that the final plan represents the Pleasanton community’s diverse perspectives and experiences,” city officials said in a press release. “The Strategic Plan Open House is a vital opportunity for Pleasanton residents to speak directly to the city to provide input on city priorities and provide feedback on how the city can better serve its Community.”
The event will be held on Saturday (May 20) at the Pleasanton Public Library from 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
