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Review of progress on City Council’s goals and priorities - Receive an update on the progress towards the goals and priorities set by City Council at their planning workshop in January, 2025. This item is scheduled for the Work Session; if not completed, it may be continued during the Regular Session portion of this meeting.
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Agenda Date: 03/02/2026
Prepared by: Leslie B. Caviglia, City Manager, 559-713-4332; Leslie.caviglia@visalia.gov
Department Recommendation: It is recommended that the Visalia City Council receive the update (copy attached) of the workshop workplan progress on the goals and priorities set by Council at the 2025 planning workshop. Staff is seeking feedback and direction regarding the progress made, and/or shifts in direction or priorities based on current circumstances.
Summary: Attached is the update to the workshop workplan created to implement the goals and priorities established by City Council at the 2025 planning workshop. There are more than 120 actions outline in the workplan. While this is certainly not a comprehensive list of the work being undertaken by City Staff on a daily basis, it does focus on the items outlined by the Council as their areas of focus.
During this item, staff will review some of the key items that have been completed, are underway or have not yet begun. The presentation will only address a few in each category that are perceived to be of highest interest, or maybe exceptions to the original timelines or direction that should be highlighted.
Most importantly, Staff will address any questions that Council has regarding the actions, receive feedback or receive Council clarification or further direction regarding the workplan items.
Background:
In January, 2025, the City Council set goals and priorities based on the Council’s Mission:
Our mission is to enhance the lives of Visalians by providing services and solutions that create a vibrant and connected community.
The Council chose to focus on a three-year period, with a heavy emphasis on actions in the first two years, that would position the City to provide the building blocks for Visalia to be a community that provides “A Better Way of Living” for future generations. The Council’s goals focused on four key areas with fourteen subcategories:
Growth and Infrastructure:
• Environmental
• Utilities
• Circulation and Maintenance
• City Services
• Land Use
Business:
• Business Friendly
• Training and Education
• Economic Drivers/Partnership and Collaboration with:
Industrial, Mooney, Downtown, Health, Education, Hospital
Quality of Life
• Diversity of Recreational Opportunities, activities, events and cultural endeavors
• Homelessness
Governance
• Staff Education: Training to grow our own
• Consistent Communication, information and feedback
• Continuing Transparency
• Agency & Organization, Coordination and Collaboration
Based on these guiding goals, staff developed a workshop workplan containing more than 120 priority actions for the three-year period. The actions were designated as items to be started in year one through three.
Fiscal Impact including annual maintenance and operating costs: N/A
Prior Council Action: Jan. 11, 2025 - Planning workshop; April 21, 2025 - Workshop workplan presented and confirmed by Council.
Alternatives: N/A
Recommended Motion (and Alternative Motions if expected):
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No motion is required but City Council may want to provide feedback, clarification or direction regarding the workshop workplan progress.
Environmental Assessment Status: N/A
CEQA Review: N/A
Deadline for Action: N/A
Attachments: Workshop workplan update
Strategic Goal: Indicates which City Strategic Goal(s) this item supports. Check all that apply.
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☒ Economic Vitality |
☒  Organizational Excellence |
☒ Fiscal Strength |
☒  Infrastructure & Growth |
☒  Quality of Life |