Strategic Plan 2024-2029

Council Members and City Staff seated around tables for the Strategic Planning session

Background

On November 13, 2023, the City Council approved the following strategic goals for 2024 through 2029.  They will help inform department workplans for the next budget.

City Council Strategic Goals

Calculator IconEnsure Long-term Financial Stability

Bus Icon Enhance Mobility and Transportation

house iconImprove Housing and Homeless Services

group of three people seated next to each other - iconPromote Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Three houses and a road between the houses - icon Improve and Maintain Public Infrastructure and Community Spaces

hand holding a leaf icon Advance Environmental Sustainability and Climate Action

Public Safety Siren icon Promote Public Safety

Building Icon Provide High Quality Public Services

People connected with lines to each other icon Increase Community Engagement

About the Strategic Plan

The City Council of the City of Culver City provides overall policy direction which serves to maintain and improve the quality of life in the City of Culver City. The elected five-member City Council is the legislative body for the City of Culver City. In its policy-making role, major activities of the City Council include identifying the needs of the community and translating them into programs and services; establishing general objectives for City program activities and service levels; reviewing and adopting the annual City budget, as well as ordinances and resolutions; approving major purchases and contracts; and serving as the governing body of the Culver City Parking Authority and the Culver City Housing Authority. All members of the City Council serve on a part-time basis and are responsible for appointing the City Manager, City Attorney, Fire Chief and Police Chief.

As part of its charge to respond to the changing needs, desires, and interests of the residents of Culver City, the City Council regularly reviews and adopts strategic goals to guide the budget and planning process. The City Council met in November 2023 and February 2024 to discuss the City’s strategic goals for 2024-2029 to build on the prior strategic plan and provide direction on how to focus attention and resources throughout the budget process and over the next five years.

On November 13, 2023, the City Council adopted the City’s Strategic Goals for 2024-2029. On February 16, 2024, the City Council held a Special Strategic Planning Meeting to facilitate further discussion the City’s Adopted Strategic Goals for 2024-2029 to help further inform the budget process and the allocation of resources in the coming years. Over the course of the meeting, the Council discussed strategies to help departments align their work plans with the Adopted Strategic Goals and received additional input from community members.

Contact Information

If you have any questions about the Strategic Plan, please email finance.dept@culvercity.org or call (310) 253-5865.