City Council Strategic Goals

The City Council Strategic Goals highlight those areas identified by the Council for emphasis and focus. The City Council will accomplish these goals by engaging the community and making decisions which are equitable, sustainable and fiscally prudent. The City Council will ensure that appropriate resources are allocated to maintain Los Altos as a great place to live and work, including providing a work culture and environment that supports recruitment and retention of exceptional employees to provide City services and maintenance and improvement of the City’s assets.

Public Safety

The City of Los Altos will continue providing excellent public safety for the community by providing safe, reliable and resilient police and fire facilities and services and by engaging the community in emergency preparedness best practices.

Business Communities

The City of Los Altos will support the different business communities including implementing specific projects and/or elements of the Housing Element and Downtown Vision Plan.

Circulation Safety and Efficiency

The City of Los Altos will support the different business communities including implementing specific projects and/or elements of the Housing Element and Downtown Vision Plan.

Environmental Sustainability

The City of Los Altos strive to lead in environmental sustainability through education, incentives and adaptation initiatives, and practices identified in the City’s Climate Action and Adaptation Plan.

Housing

The City of Los Altos will implement the Housing Element, programs, and policies to facilitate, incentivize and administer the availability of housing that is safe, diverse and affordable for all income levels to meet the needs of the Community and seek to increase and protect its green space.