Goals 2010

On January 25, 2010, the La Palma City Council conducted its annual goal setting session. After a full day of discussions, the City Council adopted four priority goals for the year. The priority goals are:

Strive for financial stability in the future

• Provide a balanced budget
• Continue funding successful programs
• Continue developing the five-year financial forecasting model
• Develop a comprehensive infrastructure needs assessment

Revisit the Civic Center project 

• Update the cost model
• Identify financing
• Establish a direction and a timeline, if appropriate

Develop/improve underutilized retail properties

• Priorities: Hannam Center, Ralphs Center, and Orangethorpe and Moody (corner strategy)
• Explore making aesthetic enhancement to key corner properties

Pursue joint use agreements with each School District

• Discuss future program/infrastructure needs with each School District
• Compare School District’s needs and the City’s needs in the Park Master plan and report to Council
• Develop a strategy for joint use
• Negotiate one or more agreements