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City Council Priority Setting Workshop <br />Summary of Discussions Management Partners <br />b. Need to work with both school districts (San Lorenzo and <br />San Leandro) <br />c. Work on improving the schools <br />2. Economic development: <br />a. Finish development at the Marina <br />b. Need to make sure our downtown becomes more vibrant, <br />pedestrian friendly <br />c. Focus on Bayfair and how we bring the right businesses <br />d. Encourage people to spend their dollars in San Leandro <br />e. Create a new image - innovative, tech friendly <br />3. Fiscal sustainability and budget: <br />a. Need to determine how we get through the loss of <br />redevelopment <br />b. Focus on the budget (including the expiration of <br />Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grants and <br />our Other Post Employment Benefits (OPEB) liability) <br />C. Create opportunities for revenue generation (not just <br />focus on cutbacks) <br />d. Determine the size of the reserve and decide if 20% is still <br />the right level <br />e. Ensure a sustainable budget <br />4. Service priorities: <br />a. Fix our streets <br />b. Infrastructure <br />c. Determine how we maintain a balance of recreational <br />opportunities, particularly for teens <br />d. Provide customer service that is timely, eliminates <br />barriers <br />e. Add police so residents feel safe <br />f. Need to work on overcoming language barriers <br />Council Goals and Action Plan <br />After the discussion about challenges, the Council discussed its goals for <br />the next two years. The Council reviewed their six goals and identified <br />action plan items to help achieve each of the goals. <br />Modifications to the descriptions of two of the goals were made, as <br />follow. <br />4 <br />