HomeMy WebLinkAboutStrategic Plan Objectives_for_budget 20182019Iowa City 2018-2019
Strategic Plan
This Strategic Plan intends to foster a more INCLUSIVE,
JUST and SUSTAINABLE Iowa City
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Promote a Strong and Resilient
Economy
Encourage a Vibrant and Walkable
Urban Core
Foster Healthy Neighborhoods
throughout the City
Maintain a Solid Financial
Foundation
Enhance Community Engagement
and Intergovernmental Relations
Promote Environmental
Sustainability
Advance Social Justice and Racial
Equity
for a more Inclusive, Just and
Sustainable Iowa City:
Iowa City's 2018-2019 Strategic Plan
www.icgov.org/strategicplan
Promote a Strong and
Resilient Local Economy
a. Undertake a comprehensive assessment of the current public transit system
and implement changes to assure that the service best meets the needs of
the entire community
b. Effectively market and grow the local food economy
c. Through cooperation with the Iowa City School District, Iowa Workforce
Development, Kirkwood Community College, Iowa Works, and others,
increase opportunities for marginalized populations and low-income
individuals to obtain access to skills training and good jobs
d. Work with Procter & Gamble and impacted supply chain companies, local
economic development organizations, and labor unions to respond
effectively to the company’s decision to terminate its local production of
beauty care products
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Encourage a Vibrant and
Walkable Urban Core
a. Collaborate with the University of Iowa on its redevelopment of
University-owned property located in the Riverfront Crossings District, and on
improving the quality, accessibility, and use of the Iowa River Corridor
b. Preserve important parts of Iowa City’s history by considering the designation
of additional buildings as historic landmarks, and, by considering the creation
of an historic preservation district for part of the downtown after consulting
with stakeholders
c. Evaluate existing strategies and consider additional actions to address the
need for reinvestment in the city’s existing private housing stock
Foster Healthy Neighborhoods
Throughout the City
a. Modify the existing Affordable Housing Action Plan to include new strategies
to improve the availability and affordability of housing in Iowa City
b. Embed the “Missing Middle” concept into the City’s land development
practices by adopting a Form Based Code for at least one (preferably two) of
our neighborhoods
c. Ensure the next two budgets contain sufficient funds to make meaningful
progress toward achieving the goals of the Bicycle Master Plan and Parks
Master Plan
d. Complete an analysis of traffic accident data and identify actions to improve
the safety of our roadways for motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians
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Maintain a Solid Financial
Foundation
a. Continue to monitor the impact of the 2013 property tax reform and evaluate
alternative revenue sources as determined necessary
b. Continue to build the City’s Emergency Fund
c. Monitor potential changes to Moody’s rating criteria and maintain the City’s
Aaa bond rating
d. Continue to reduce the City’s property tax levy
e. Maintain healthy fund balances throughout the City’s diverse operations
Enhance Community
Engagement and
Intergovernmental Relations
a. Experiment with innovative ways of engaging with diverse populations in
person and on social media
b. Improve collaborative problem-solving with governmental entities in the
region on topics of shared interest
c. Improve relationships with the executive branch and legislature by reaching
out to legislators and other elected officials and working with City lobbyists
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Promote Environmental
Sustainability
a. Adopt an effective Climate Action and Adaptation Plan and ensure the next
two budgets contain sufficient funds to facilitate achieving its goal
b. Support efforts to increase the reach of the Parks and Recreation Foundation
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Advance Social Justice
and Racial Equity
a. Support organizations and efforts that provide services to people
experiencing and recovering from trauma and crisis related to mental health
and substance abuse
b. Consider a policy to limit city business to vendors that pay all employees a
wage of $10.10 or higher
c. Explore expanded use of a racial equity toolkit within City government,
embedding it within city department and Council levels
d. Consider elevating hourly staff wages to $15/hour or more within two years
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