HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-08-2025 City Council Minutes - Special Meeting - 2025-27 Goal-Setting
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Council Minutes
February 8, 2025, 9:00 a.m.
Council Chambers, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo
Council Members
Present:
Council Member Mike Boswell, Council Member Emily Francis,
Council Member Jan Marx, Vice Mayor Michelle Shoresman,
Mayor Erica A. Stewart
City Staff Present: City Manager Whitney McDonald, Christine Dietrick, City
Attorney, Teresa Purrington, City Clerk
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1. CALL TO ORDER
A Special Meeting of the San Luis Obispo City Council was called to order on
Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall,
990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, by Mayor Stewart.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Council Member Francis led the Council in the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS ON THE AGENDA ONLY
4. CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP
4.a 2025-27 FINANCIAL PLAN PROCESS: COUNCIL GOAL SETTING
WORKSHOP
City Manager Whitney McDonald, Finance Director Emily Jackson, Policy
and Program Manager Natalie Harnett and Sommer Kehrli, from the
Centre from Organization Effectiveness presented the PowerPoint and
responded to questions.
Public Comments:
Dona Hare Price
Tyler Coari
Bob Jorgensen
Kathie Walker
Aaton Postenack
---End of Public Comment---
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ACTION: By consensus, the City Council developed the following Major
City Goal topics and directed staff to bring back suggested descriptions of
each goal topic stated as action statements at the Special City Council
meeting scheduled for February 25, 2025.
• Open Space, Climate Action and Resilience
• Infrastructure and Sustainable Transportation
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
• Cultural Vitality, Economic Resilience and Fiscal Sustainability
• Housing and Neighborhood Livability – healthy, safe, and affordable
• Homelessness Response
5. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 3:18 p.m. The next Regular Meeting of the City
Council will be held on February 18, 2025 with Closed Session at 5:00 p.m. in
the Council Hearing Room, and the Regular Meeting at 5:30 p.m. in the
Council Chambers at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo.
APPROVED BY COUNCIL: 02/18/2025