Strategic Plan Updates
Strategic Plan Quarterly Summary
Overall Strategic Plan Progress
Significant Quarterly Updates
Public Safety
- Staffing: Fire and Police departments continue to face recruitment challenges, but four new hires in Fire and additional officers in Police have improved coverage.
- Quick Response Vehicle: Utilized for 8.5 days per month, responding to 37% of calls when in service.
Compensation, Benefits, & Staff Development
- Living Wage: % of workforce above living wage decreased from 78.4% to 63.3%. The decrease is attributable to the recent update to the living wage by Just Economics.
Strong Infrastructure
- Street Cut Repairs: Efficiency improved, with 83.7% of work orders closed within 30 days (up from 69.1%).
- City Hall Exterior: Discussion continues on how to best repair the building's roof, limestone, and brick damages. This is delaying this project.
Strategic Housing Plan
- Entitlements: 145 units were entitled in quarter one. 50 of the units were entitled by-right. 77 or 53% of these units are 'affordable'.
Growth Management & Community Character
- Design Standards: A downtown design overlay is being currently developed by a Planning Board committee.
Invest in Parks
- Clear Creek Greenway: This project is set to bid and begin construction in Q4 (April-June).
Enhance Sustainability
- Tree Plantings: While our tree planting goals were delayed this fall/winter, we have re-started this process with the Clear Creek Greenway project.
Transportation Planning
- Traffic Calming: Strategies to address this topic were introduced at the City Council retreat in February.
City Boards & Volunteers
- Board & Committees: Working on plan for 2026 to re-vamp advisory board organization.
Support Downtown Businesses
- Downtown Incubator: ADA compliant chair lift is currently being installed.
Key Quarterly Achievements
Public Safety
- Downtown Officer: Landon McGraw was assigned as the dedicated downtown officer on 03/09/2026.
Compensation, Benefits, & Staff Development
- New Merit Program: City staff completed the second year of the new performance review program.
Strong Infrastructure
- No Key Achievements to report for Q3 of FY26.
Strategic Housing Plan
- No Key Achievements to report for Q3 of FY26.
Growth Management & Community Character
- No Key Achievements to report for Q3 of FY26.
Invest in Parks
- No Key Achievements to report for Q3 of FY26.
Enhance Sustainability Citywide
- No Key Achievements to report for Q3 of FY26.
Transportation Plannning
- GO Bond: City voters approved the $10m proposed transportation bond.
City Boards & Volunteers
- Start Citizens Academy: The Core of the City Academy launched this quarter and we are currently on session 5 of 8.
Support Downtown Businesses
- No Key Achievements to report for Q3 of FY26.