To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: LUKE SMUDE, ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER
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DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING APPROVAL OF THE CITY'S UPDATED STRATEGIC PLAN INCLUDING THE THREE-YEAR PRIORITY AREAS, GOALS, AND TWELVE-MONTH OBJECTIVES
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On March 31, 2026, 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, identified new strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT), evaluated and adjusted the previously established three-year priority areas, and listed specific goals and objectives for the upcoming 12-month period. It is recommended that the City Council review, modify as needed, and approve the Plan's updated three-year priority areas, goals, and 12-month objectives.
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 February 17, 2026, the Council directed staff to pursue an abbreviated strategic planning process facilitated internally rather than through an outside consultant. The strategic planning session was hosted in the second-floor meeting room of the Main Library on March 31, 2026.
During the session, the Mayor and City Council discussed the City's prior accomplishments (recognizing 125 completed objectives and projects), evaluated and adjusted the previously established three-year goals, and identified the objectives for the upcoming 12-month period.
The three-year goals (2026-2029), which serve as the overarching framework for the Strategic Plan, were reviewed and updated. Items that were edited, or added, are identified below with asterisks:
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 Businesses Inve...
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