REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Annual Public Hearing-Discussion of Potential Council Study Issues and Budget Issues for Calendar Year 2018
Report
BACKGROUND
Council typically reviews all study and budget issues once a year at the Annual Public Hearing which provides the opportunity for members of the public to comment on proposed issues for study or budget consideration, and/or to suggest potential new issues. The public may provide further testimony regarding study and budget issues during the February 16, 2018 annual workshop on study and budget issues.
On February 16, 2018, Council will conduct a workshop devoted to a review of all proposed study and budget issues. At the workshop, Council will rank study issues for completion during 2018 and will identify budget issues to be forwarded to the City Manager for consideration in the FY 2018/19 budget. A study issue is a topic of concern that can result in a new City policy or a revision to an existing policy. A budget issue represents a new City service or a change in the level of an existing City service (including possible service reduction or elimination).
City Council will review operational priorities and adopted policy priorities during their Strategic Workshop on January 19, 2018. To help guide decision making, staff recommends that Council continue to focus on prioritizing study and budget issues that align with existing policy priorities. The following is the list of policy priorities established by Council during the 2017 Strategic Workshop:
1. Civic Center Campus and Main Library
2. Ability of Infrastructure to Support Development and Traffic
3. Open Space Acquisition Planning: Future of Golf Courses
4. Downtown Sunnyvale
5. Improved Processes and Services through the use of Technology
6. Accelerating Climate Action
If Council changes any of the priorities listed above at its January 19 meeting, the Council will be provided an updated list of policy priorities on January 23.
Staff apprec...
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