STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN
Strategic Priorities An important component of the City’s long -term planning efforts is the identification of strategic priorities, both programmatic and infrastructure related, to guide the long-term outlook. Priorities, and the funding available to achieve them, change over time given evolving community needs, and through the leadership of the City Council. The FY 2023-25 Budget and Five-Year SBP support the City’s strategic priorities, discussed below
Q UALITY OF L IFE
The City of Irvine’s commitment to public safety is evidenced by the City’s continual standing as the nation’s safest city of its size. Maintaining sworn staffing levels will ensure the City will be prepared to meet its goals, all of which are geared towards the enhancement of the quality of life within the City. The biennial budget continues to ensure delivery of world class services that are commensurate with City’s outstanding reputation for high quality of life. The City offers programs and services to our diverse community over the five-year forecast, including: 22 community and 40 neighborhood parks, 12 community centers, three senior centers, two aquatic centers, the Irvine Fine Arts Center, the Sweet Shade Ability Center, the Irvine Animal Care Center, the Turtle Rock Nature Center, the Adventure Playground, numerous athletic fields and facilities, and more than 8,000 acres of open space and trails. The budget supports: family and individual assistance programs; disability services; community education; and child care resources for young children and their families. Senior programs center on social and recreational opportunities, and health related services such as Meals-on-Wheels and on-site congregate lunches. Focused programming on school-aged youth provides positive social activities such as after school sports, special interest classes, teen camps, and civic engagement through the student-led Youth Action Team. This extensive portfolio of services enhances the lives of our residents while fostering shared experiences and a strong sense of community.
T RAFFIC & M OBILITY
The City remains committed to continuously improving traffic circulation and expanding viable alternative transportation options, as well as seamlessly interconnecting the City’s neighborhoods and villages. Utilizing an approach that addresses the needs of all users, the City’s biennial budget remains focused on intersection and roadway capacity upgrades, improvements to pedestrian and bikeway facilities, and expansion of transit services. Noteworthy efforts to upgrade intersections and roadways include careful review of land development proposals to ensure that transportation impacts are appropriately mitigated, implementation of traffic and mobility Capital Improvement Program projects, and ongoing implementation of the Master Plan for Signal Synchronization.
To encourage and accommodate walking and biking as viable modes of transportation and desired forms of recreation throughout the City, ongoing efforts include implementation of improvements identified in
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FY 2023-25 Adopted Budget
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