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City Council Priority Setting Workshop Summary of Discussions Management Partners Accomplishments The Mayor and City Council received a list of accomplishments toward each of their goals from staff (see Appendix 1). The Council noted a number of key accomplishments that they were proud of over the past year as follows: • Added $600,000 to our long-term reserve. • We had a balanced budget in Fiscal Year 2012-13. • Measure L passed. • We resolved some long-standing legal issues. • We continued our efforts on Disaster preparedness. • Maintained our recreational facilities. • We built a relationship with Caltrans and saw the repaving of E. 141h Street downtown. • The Council appointment process went smoothly. • We obtained a Safe Routes to Schools grant through school district and City cooperation. • We obtained an economic development grant for fiber optics. • We are in construction on a $50 million water pollution control plant rehabilitation project. • The downtown garage opened. • We obtained a library grant for another year. • We have a diverse community. Financial Overview The Mayor and City Council received a presentation from the City Manager and Finance Director on the City's financial condition and six year financial projection. The City Manager highlighted short- and long- term unfunded liabilities as well as project based unfunded liabilities totaling in excess of $400 million. (see Appendix 2). Future Challenges The Council reviewed the strengths of San Leandro and then discussed the list of future challenges. The following list, created through interviews conducted in advance of the workshop (see Attachment A) was discussed and one item was added, item 4.f below. 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