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Discuss and Provide Direction on the Formation of a City Council Ad Hoc Committee to Review and Make Recommendations on the City's Delivery of Services to the Community (CM)
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MEETING DATE:
February 18, 2026
PREPARED BY:
James Lindsay, Interim City Manager
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Discuss and provide direction on the formation of a City Council Ad Hoc Committee to Review and make recommendations on the City's delivery of services to the community.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The delivery of quality services in a timely fashion with a strong customer centered focus has been a longstanding priority of the City Council. This priority was affirmed by the City Council during their January 28 Planning Session, where the Council directed an additional milestone be added to the Council's Strategic Vision addressing service delivery. Additionally, Mayor Yepez requested the City Council consider the formation of an Ad Hoc Committee to review service delivery and provide recommendations for further improvements to the City Council. He is suggesting a seven-member committee that would consist of two Council Members, three City staff members, and two members from the community. An Ad Hoc Committee that has a defined work product or a defined term is not required to have the formalities, such as posted agendas and minutes, that other committees subject to the Brown Act are subject to.
Service delivery was identified as a strategic category in the Economic Development Strategic Plan (the Plan) the City Council is considering for adoption on this agenda. Strategy Category 5: Development Friendliness states that the City will comprehensively review and strengthen key systems/policies relating to interactions with the development community. This initiative will build on the City's recent and ongoing efforts to streamline the development approval timeframes. The action steps recommended in the Plan for Strategy Category 5 over...
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