Attachment 2PROPOSED STRATEGIC GOALS FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION
FY 2015 -2017
KEY:
Black — Council proposed 2015 - 2017 Strategic Goal
Blue —Staff proposed 2015 - 2017 Strategic Goal
Purple— Proposed Strategic Goal discussed and not adopted in 2014
Green — Project already in progress per prior Town Council Direction
Red — Existing 2014 - 2016 Strategic Goal
CDD— Community Development Department
FIN — Finance Department
HR —Human Resources
PPW —Parks and Public Works Department
TAO —Town Attorney's Office
TMO —Town Manager's Office
High— Estimated High Workload
Med.— Estimated Medium Workload
Low— Estimated Low Workload
Unk. —More Information Needed to Estimate Workload
Community Character
• Implement specific measures from our Sustainability Plan (PPW and CDD: High)
• Expand smoking restrictions to multi - family housing and outdoor seating areas,
and /or consider tobacco retailer permitting (Proposed in 2014)(TAO: Med.)
• Consider repeal /revision of AHOZ ordinance (CDD and TAO: Med.)
• Consider converting AHOZ Design Guidelines to "Multiple Family Residential"
Guidelines (CDD: Med.)
• Sign Ordinance —could range from education and enforcement to review of and
revisions to standards to rewrite of entire ordinance (Proposed in 2014)(CDD and TAO:
High)
• Revise policies on Below Market Price units (CDD and TAO: High)
• Turn the corner of Lark and Winchester into a pocket park (PPW: High)
• Evaluate and make necessary changes to Town policies to encourage mom and pop
businesses to innovate their business plans /models (TMO and CDD: Med.)
• Regulate Food Trucks (Proposed in 2014)(CDD and TAO: High)
• Expand newsrack ordinance Town -wide (Proposed in 2014)(CDD and TAO: High)
• Adopt enhanced Water /Drought regulations and /or ordinances (In progress) (PPW:
High)
• Address cut through traffic (In progress) (PPW and Police: High)
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Proposed Strategic Goals
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Good Governance
• Increase use of social media to better communicate with our residents (Existing 2014 -
2016 Goal)(Library and All Departments: Med.)
• Establish Council term limits (Discussed by Council on 4/14/2014)(TAO: Low)
• Develop Police Department conflict of interest policies (HR, TMO, and TAO: Unk.)
• Establish annual board and commission retreats and /or planning sessions with Council
to review and confirm work plans, goals, and priorities (TMO: Med.)
Fiscal Stability
• Establish a small business support program (TMO: Unk.)
• Conduct a Library department fiscal assessment of services (TMO and FIN: Med.)
• Conduct a Police department fiscal assessment of services (TMO and FIN: Med.)
• Discover real solutions to Los Gatos structural deficit issues (TMO and FIN: Med.)
• Review and consider new major revenue sources (In progress)(TMO and FIN: Med.)
• Explore and present funding mechanisms to provide ongoing funding for street
maintenance (In progress)(TMO, FIN, and PPW: Med.)
• Conduct a review the annual Community Grant process and provide recommendations
for administrative and funding improvements (In progress)(TMO: Med.)
• Conduct a user fee study (FIN: High)
• Develop an Economic Vitality strategic plan to evaluate opportunities that allow the
Town to enhance vibrancy and attract residents and visitors to shop, dine & stay
(TMO: Med.)
Quality Public Infrastructure— Town -wide
• Transportation Demand Plans for all schools in our Town (PPW: High)
• Consideration of school transportation services, funding and impacts (Existing 2014 -
2016 Goal)(PPW: High)
• Work with high school to reduce students' use of cars; address high school's parking
and traffic issues (PPW: High)
• Enhance Safe Routes to Schools for all Los Gatos students, including those in districts
other than LGUSD (PPW: High)
• Explore smart signal light technologies and re- timing of traffic signals (PPW: High)
• Add more Green Bike Lanes and explore options for making the Town more bike
friendly (PPW: Med.)
• Create a Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan (In progress)(PPW: High)
• Add more charging stations (Existing 2014 - 2016 Goal)(PPW: Med.)
• Get private shuttles to make regular and practical circuits of the Town (PPW: High)
Proposed Strategic Goals
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• Explore opportunities for energy improvements /cost savings in Town infrastructure
(PPW: High)
• Eliminate noise (compressor) in Pageant Park (In progress)(PPW: Low)
Quality Public Infrastructure — Downtown
• Identify a timeline with funding for repaving all Almond Grove streets (Existing 2014 -
2016 Goal)(PPW: High)
• Consider the implementation of parklets within the Downtown (PPW: Med.)
• Review options for traffic mitigation through the Downtown and neighborhoods (In
Progress)(PPW: High)
• Redo Downtown streetscape to make Downtown more user friendly and less frantic
(PPW: High)
• Close Downtown streets four times per year for festivals, street dances, car shows,
Oktoberfest, etc. (TMO, PPW, and Police: High)
• Add two parking garages Downtown (TMO and PPW: High)
• Review options to enhance parking in the Downtown (In Progress) (PPW and TMO:
High)
• Explore parking garage at Main /Lyndon without public cash outlay and with inclusion
of below market price housing (In Progress)(PPW and TMO: High)
• Revise Town Code with respect to parking, with an eye toward allowing valet parking
without a Conditional Use Permit (In Progress)(TMO, CDD, and TAO: Med.)
Civic Enrichment
• Explore options to work with the Beautification Committee to designate a Town tree
and /or plant (PPW or TMO: Low)
Public Safety
• Have the Police Department Chief report to Council (TMO and TAO: Med.)
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