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City Council Priority Setting Workshop Attachment A - Summary List of Possible Priorities of Mayor and Council Members Management Partners Facilitator Linda Barton conducted telephone interviews with the Mayor and the Members of the City Council. Comments have been consolidated into this document. The purpose of the interviews was to review the agenda for the Planning Session and to hear the priorities of the Mayor and members of the Council for the next two years. This background is to provide the Council and staff a starting point for discussion at the Council Planning Session to be held on January 26, 2013. The list is not prioritized and represents comments from individual Councilmembers. What are the strengths of San Leandro? 1. Good staff, City Manager, Police Chief, who are responsive, dedicated, and there is a family feeling in the organization 2. We are focusing on our finances 3. New fiber optic loop for the City will help with economic development and job creation 4. City's location on the water 5. Diversity of industry, retail and residential 6. Near the Oakland airport 7. Good freeway access 8. Community is safe 9. Kaiser is an asset 10. Having a master developer for the Marina and plans for development 11. People care, believe we are in this together 12. Small town feel 13. Citizens trust Police, City Hall What are our future challenges? 1. Regional and intergovernmental relationships: a. We should be regional players. Many challenges come to us from our neighboring communities and we need to work together—particularly the impact of crime. b. Need to work with both school districts (San Lorenzo and San Leandro) c. Work on improving the schools 2. Economic development a. Finish development at the Marina b. Need to make sure our downtown becomes more vibrant, pedestrian friendly c. Focus on Bayfair and how we bring the right businesses d. Encourage people to spend their dollars in San Leandro 0