CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the 2024-2026 City Priorities Plan
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DEPARTMENT: City Manager's Office
SUBMITTED BY: Marcie Schatz, Assistant to the City Manager
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
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BACKGROUND:
In 2021, the City of Naperville created the Bridge to 2023 Priorities Plan to ensure that the organizational focus aligned with community priorities. Taking community input into account, the City Council approved the vision and five supporting critical actions below. Staff provided a Priorities Plan status report to the City Council two times each year. Further, the priorities also served as the foundation for annual budget discussions and will continue to guide the organization going forward.
While the vision, mission statement and core values represented in the 2023 Priorities Plan continue to guide the organization, a community survey was completed in 2023 that provides updated data and the opportunity to match priorities with the most current community sentiment. It is our intention to update the Priorities Plan to better reflect the goals and experiences of Naperville residents in 2024.
2023 National Community Survey
In 2023, the City completed its first community survey in seven years. The National Community Survey ("community survey") focuses on the following 11 aspects of community livability, some outside of the City's jurisdiction/control:
Economy, Mobility, Community Design, Utilities, Safety, Natural Environment, Parks and Recreation, Health and Wellness, Education, Arts and Culture, and Inclusivity and Engagement.
The results of the survey revealed that at least 95% of residents reported a favorable impression of the overall quality of life in Naperville and 94% approving of opportunities for education, arts and culture in the City. Naperville residents experience a vibrant local economy and rate Naperville as a great place to live and work. Trust in local government performance is high, and resident...
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