To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: LUKE SMUDE, ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER
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RECEIVE AND FILE THE MONTHLY UPDATE TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN OBJECTIVES ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON JUNE 10, 2025
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On April 29, 2025, the City Council held a strategic planning session to discuss and update the City’s Strategic Plan. At the session, the Mayor and City Council considered recent accomplishments, completed a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis, evaluated and adjusted the previously established three-year goals, and listed specific objectives for the upcoming 10-month period. On June 10th, the City Council reviewed the draft objectives, added a few additional items that are incorporated in the attached matrix, and adopted the Plan. This report provides the first update to the current Strategic Plan.
BACKGROUND
The City has been committed to a strategic planning process since 1998, a process that focuses staff resources on achievable policy goals and objectives set by the City Council. On April 1, 2025, the Council approved an updated contract with Leading Resources Inc. for consulting services to facilitate the City’s Strategic Planning Session on April 29, 2025.
During the session, the Mayor and City Council discussed the City’s prior accomplishments, evaluated and adjusted the previously established three-year goals, and identified the objectives for the new plan.
The three-year goals (2025-2028), which serve as the overarching framework for the Strategic Plan, were updated and now identify more specific Goals that are organized under five Priority Areas:
Priority Area 1: Economic Vitality
• Goal 1.1 Enhance the Waterfront
• Goal 1.2: Revitalize Artesia Boulevard
• Goal 1.3: Position Redondo Beach as a Destination for Business Investment
• Future Goal 1.4: Revitalize the Pacific Coast Highway Corridor
Priority Area 2: Public Safety and Community Well-Being
• Goal 2.1 Implement Measure FP (Reconstruct City Fire and Police Facilities)
• Goal 2.2: Strengthen the City’s Mental Health Response and Community Support Systems
• Goal 2.3: Further Enhance the City’s Approach to Addressing Homelessness
• Goal 2.4: Continue to Leverage Technology to Enhance Public Safety, Emergency Response, and Community Resilience
Priority Area 3: Infrastructure and Public Spaces
• Goal 3.1: Rehabilitate City Roads and Critical Public Facilities
• Goal 3.2: Expand and Enhance Public Spaces, Amenities, and Programs
• Goal 3.3: Enhance Alternative Transportation Options
• Goal 3.4: Develop Long-Range Plans to Modernize City Facilities, Including the Public Works Yard and City Hall
Priority Area 4: Customer-Centered Service Delivery
• Goal 4.1: Improve Customer Service by Expanding the City’s Use of Digital Tools and Online Services
Priority Area 5: Community Stewardship
• Goal 5.1: Advance Environmental Sustainability and Climate Resilience
• Goal 5.2: Preserve and Promote the City’s Historic Resources and Neighborhood Character
The objectives have been drafted to ensure that they are specific and quantifiable, identify the various Departments that will be responsible for their completion, and establish target execution dates.
The City Manager’s Office provides monthly updates on the adopted ten-month objectives to enable the Mayor and Council to monitor the City’s progress on the Strategic Plan. The attached matrix includes updates and notations provided by the Department(s) responsible for each objective. This is the first update provided for this iteration of the Strategic Plan.
COORDINATION
The ten-month objectives are completed by the assigned Department(s).
FISCAL IMPACT
Funds for activities related to the Strategic Plan are included in the City’s annual budget.
APPROVED BY:
Mike Witzansky, City Manager
ATTACHMENTS
• July 15, 2025 Strategic Plan Update