2019 and 2020 City Council Goals

Unanimously Adopted on April 8, 2019 and reaffirmed by Council on February 3, 2020. Goals are organized under categories from the 1994 Imagine West Linn Vision Plan, updated in 2008. At the bottom of the page is the full Goals document with action items and guiding goal statements, immediately below is an abbreviated version of the primary goals.

GUIDING PRINCIPLE #1:  SENSE OF COMMUNITY

Citizen Engagement

1. Engage Citizen Advisory Groups, Neighborhood Associations, and the community to create and implement a robust disaster preparedness program for West Linn.

2. Build collaborative relationships with Citizen Advisory Group members by recognizing their skills and expertise and empower them to advise the Council and help carry out the goals of the City.

3. Investigate and implement ways to engage a broader swath of citizens in the business of the City. Make it easier for citizens to effectively participate in the business of the City.

4. Implement codes of conduct and ethical standards for City Council members.

5. Finalize restoration of Citizen Vision Goals to the Comprehensive Plan.

GUIDING PRINCIPLE #2:  LAND USE AND QUALITY OF LIFE

Planning and Community & Economic Development

6. Create a process that considers community input during construction plan review, before plans are released for construction.

7. Continue West Linn’s Waterfront Planning Project with community and stakeholder engagement.

8. Actively pursue opportunities and funding options to create safeindoorspacesfor activerecreation, entertainment, and community gathering places consistent with the approved Parks and Open Space Master Plan.

Transportation

9. Actively pursue opportunities and funding options to create an intra-city shuttle system.

10. Implement high priority transportation/safety measures identified in the Transportation System Plan (TSP) and supported by GO Bond funds to create safe routes to schools and enhance pedestrian safety.

GUIDING PRINCIPLE #3:  SUSTAINABILITY

Fiscal Sustainability

11. Establish and implement acceptable levels of service and/or additional revenues sources to create a balanced budget for Biennium 2020/21.

12. Expand the role of the citizen members of the Budget Committee to assist with oversight and reporting on 2018 General Obligation Bond project status and funding expenditures.

13. Define the City’s legal services structure with the goal of optimizing quality and costs.

Environmental Sustainability

14. Incorporate environmentally sustainable practices in City activities and decision making, including reducing waste generation and energy consumption.

Utilities

15. Continue to engage Clackamas County Water & Environmental Services (WES), and partner cities to address governance framework and to protect West Linn ratepayer interests for wastewater services.

GUIDING PRINCIPLE #4:  COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS

16. Strengthen and support relationships with local community groups and regional, state, national, and global groups and organizations and include this valuable input in Council decision making.

GUIDING PRINCIPLE #5:  CULTURAL DIVERSITY, EDUCATION AND THE ARTS

17. Facilitate startup of new Arts and Culture Commission and explore ways to engage with citizens in developing an aesthetic identity, sense of culture, and artistic place for West Linn.

18. Promote Equity and Inclusion in City policies and procedures.

Note:  Some goals/action items subject to budgetary consideration during the BN 2020/21 Budget process.