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City Council Strategic Planning Meeting Monday,January 30,2012 Page 11 d. Public Works (Attachment Item 8.g,dated January 30,2012) Public Works Director Schwartz highlighted short-term goals related to reinvest- ment in the City's infrastructure; support of Parks Master Plan implementation; and a strategic plan for the Public Works Department to ensure staff resources. For long term goals, Mr. Schwartz identified looking at strengthening partnerships with other departments and communities to further reduce costs; continue to im- prove customer service of the department; and improved sustainability through purchases and practices. e. Community Development(Attachment Item 8.b,dated January 30,2012) Community Development Director Trudgeon noted that his written submission included four short-term and two long-term goals, and in the short-term list, he saw all of them fitting into the lenses identified by Councilmember Pust. Mr. Trudgeon specifically identified the goals for standards for multi-family proper- ties: those within the City's control, their visibility and impact to the community, and relegating the cost to property owners themselves. Mr. Trudgeon further ad- dressed the dramatic impact of the Neighborhood Enhancement Program (NEP) to-date for residential properties and similar goals for commercial properties to address code enforcement issues, and saw no further impact on resources beyond those already funded and consistent with residential costs. Addressing technolo- gy goals for access by staff in the field, Mr. Trudgeon reviewed the impacts for the public in staff and residents having ready access to that information, further streamlining operations. Other long-term items, specifically the Northeast Diagonal transportation corri- dor, Mr. Trudgeon noted would create more resource difficulties, as well as not being under the control of the City, but having significant impact on the commu- nity and region. At the end of the day, Mr. Trudgeon noted that the City still needed to contend with the marketplace, even with great policies and resources in place. f. Finance (Attachment Item 8.c, dated January 30,2012) Finance Director Miller referenced his written submission, noting the goal for continuing infrastructure replacement funding, while recognizing the tremendous progress made in shoring up the vehicle, equipment and general facility replace- ment schedule. However, Mr. Miller noted the need to look at the long-term sus- tainability of systems and stay on track,urging the City Council to do so. Mr. Miller noted the need to revisit program priorities, opining that while rank- ings had been prioritized, in the last ten (10) years, he had not seen any change in resource allocation; and encouraged Councilmembers to continue looking at that in absence of new funding or resources, to address lesser valued programs as hint- ed at by Mr. St. Amour in the four (4) quadrants; and to get more "bang for the buck," things needed to move among quadrants. Mr. Miller advised that such a