Recommendation to request City Manager to direct staff to design a framework for the preparation of a Comprehensive Strategic Plan for 2030.
Motion carries. Thank you. I want to. Communication from Vice Mayor Andrew's recommendation to request city manager to direct staff to design a framework for the preparation of a comprehensive strategic plan for 2030. Vice Mayor Andres. Fine. Thank you, Mayor. You know, I'm really I'm very, very excited about being, you know, be able to kind of spearhead this 20, 30, you know, strategic plan. Because I want to start out by first thinking I'm here for this leadership and vision for our city. You know, I started being a councilman around the same time he was, and I think most of you guys can see how far he's gone. This item comes about from a conversation in one of our meetings. Because we as a city always has to be looking forward and preparing for our future. And by that I would like for our management team to work on the framework of comprehensive and inclusive strategic plans that will address key areas and interest to us as a city. From housing affordability job to climate changes and education. I would like for us to work with the leadership across all levels and sectors so we can prepare for the future. A good city is prepared as they prepared a city. And I'm looking forward to dialog and ensure. Thank you very much for this. Yeah. Thank you. Vice Mayor Andrews, Councilman Austin. I support this. Obviously, we want to make sure that our city is a great city today, but also in the future and and we're planning for the challenges ahead. And so I have my you have my full support on this. I'm just curious to know when would this come back or adopting this tonight? Would this mean that, you know, staff just starts moving forward with the plan or what? TOM So the way we understand the item, you're asking us to come back with a framework. So we would come back with probably in about 90 days, doing all the research from the previous plan, outline the framework and what it will take. Just for context. The last time we did this, I believe we started in 1997 and it took about three years to get the plan done and it was adopted in 2000 and formally started to be implemented in 2001. So these are very large efforts that do require a lot of dedication, a lot of focus and financial resources as well. So we'll outline that in the framework and we'll come back to you. And then we foresee this being part of the Fy20 budget discussions and also gives us a chance to allow us to move into the new city hall, finish some of the most major, major projects we have and then get started on this. Thank you for that. Thank you. And I want to I just want to also add Councilman Austin and thank you very much for for leading this effort as well. I think what's something it's really important in these plans and something I want to make sure the council is aware of as well, is these these plans from a leadership level, which is all of us has to be very inclusive of everybody at the table. And I think what staff is going to come back with is a framework essentially to show this is what the plan process could look like and certainly not begin any of the actual work. And then the actual work of of we as a the body will debate that framework and then give staff direction on how to begin. But I will say that I'm hopeful that every member of this body is really engaged because the only way these major strategic plans actually work is if we all have a healthy input and healthy conversation about what we want, the plan, the process to look like. And I think we all have to take ownership of it because these we have not done this in Long Beach in a in a way, our last one, I think we did. What time was it? 20 years ago. It was in 2000 for a 2010 plan. So it was adopted in 2000. Great. So it's definitely time. And I think this is the right body to, you know, to take this on. And so thank you. Thank you for that. Councilmember Richardson. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. And in general, I'm always supportive of plan the work work the plan planning, you know, putting things down on paper. So my question is, so I see that the last one was a 2010 plan started in 97, it was adopted in 2000 and lasted for ten years. Is the idea this is a plan from 2020 to 2030? Yeah, I think I think the idea is that this is a visioning. It would be a visioning document and strategic document about where we'll be as a city in 2031 by 2030. Right. And one of the things I asked staff to do when they come back with the framework is to actually also give the council as I need it as well a review of the 2010 of the other plan and what worked and didn't work and just skimming it. The city's done a lot of the plan and implemented much of the actual plan. And there's numerous members of the community that we all know that were involved in that strategic process. And so I think, Councilman, the idea but it doesn't have to be necessarily is really to vision where will we be at 2030? And we work towards that plan strategically, but also set out strategic goals. Okay. So so I would say I think that's great. Just looking at the last 1 to 3 years, this will put us at 2022 to 2030, kind of a short window. So I know the branding of 2030, but it might make sense to, you know, think 2035 or something like that. It gives us a solid decade, you know, to work. And then and then I'm looking forward to obviously the framework, but I'm just curious and I'm sure this information will come forward how the current long before 2030 plan that we worked on through the land use element and all of that. The actual general plan aligns with the strategic plan. I'm sure there's, you know, the the the cities plan outlines certain elements, certain things. And I think this could be more broad and talk about things that aren't necessarily in that plan. So it's certainly a great opportunity. I want to I want to follow this and I want to continue to support this. Great. Thank you. Any public comment on this item? Seeing nonmembers, please cast your vote. Also, I think there so-called. Oh, yeah, sorry, Vice President. Richardson, if we would if we could have some hindsight on this strategic plan ten years from now, I think our homeless situation could have been more, you know, taken care of. Very well said, vice mayor. Okay. Thank you very much. Vice Mayor, please cast your vote to roll call. Councilmember Pierce, Councilwoman Price, Councilmember Supernova. Hi. Vice Mayor Andrews. Councilman Austin. Councilmember Richardson. Motion carries. Let me move up. I think we're going to do a timesharing on this. Where is what number is the what is it? Just the the issue on the on the Charlie Bills. Can we move that up and do that next?