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Goals & Objectives
Vision Statement
Fontana is a dynamic, thriving community that supports education, growth, safety, and a positive community fabric. Our community is creating the opportunities that encourage social and economic investment.
To Create A Team
- Work together to provide stability and consistent policy direction
- Communicate goals and objectives to all sectors of the community
- Support the decisions of the majority once made
- Ensure commissions work within clear guidelines to achieve Council's goals
To Operate In A Business Manner
- Become more service oriented
- Improve services through the effective use of technology
- Ensure that the public debate is based on accurate information
- Emphasize staff training and development
- Correct problems immediately
To Practice Sound Fiscal Management
- Produce timely and accurate financial information
- Emphasize capital formation
- Live within our means while investing in the future
- Fully fund liabilities and reserves
- Develop long-term funding and debt management plans
To Promote Economic Development
- Concentrate on Job Creation
- Pursue business retention, expansion and attraction
- Establish a Quick, Consistent Development Process
- Be business friendly at all levels of operation
- Strive to constantly improve the City's competitiveness
- Aggressively pursue annexations
To Improve Public Safety
- Increase operational efficiency, visibility, and availability
- Emphasize community-oriented policing and community involvement
- Utilize other City programs to help reduce crime
- Combat gang and drug activity
- Maximize fire and emergency medical service resources
- Minimize community impact from disaster events with emergency and disaster preparedness and community awareness
To Invest in The City's Infrastructure
- Maintain and improve the City's existing infrastructure
- Provide for the development of new infrastructure
- Improve the aesthetics of the community
- Focus on relief of traffic congestion
- Create and promote community through people, parks and programs.
To Concentrate on Intergovernmental Relations
- Work cooperatively with neighboring jurisdictions
- Establish partnerships with other public agencies providing services to residents
- Pursue financial participation from County, State, and federal governments
- Advocate Fontana's position in regional and State organizations
To Increase Citizen Involvement
- Seek community input
- Inform the public about issues, programs, and accomplishments
- Develop future leaders
- Utilize technology to promote communication and linkages in the community
- Promote healthy lifestyle opportunities to Fontana residents of all ages
To Promote Affordable Housing
- Construct high-quality multi-family housing which also serves to address the affordability needs of this community
- Acquisition, substantial rehabilitation, and professional management of selected multi-family properties as a vehicle to reduce crime and code enforcement activity and to address the affordability needs of this community
To Preserve the Local Environment for Generations to Come and to Create a Healthy Economic & Environmental Future
- Commit to conservation and efficiency in City buildings and equipment
- Reduce water use in City operations and in the community
- Outreach to businesses and residents to promote energy efficiency in the community
- Enhance existing waste reduction and recycling activities
- Commit to purchasing specific products and goods that are climate-friendly
- Create communities and neighborhoods that are attractive, safe and convenient for walkers and bicyclists.
- Implement sustainable landscaping and the use of recycled water
- Promote compact and efficient development in new and existing communities
- Promote an environment that encourages healthy eating, regular physical activity and responsible individual choices
- Promote programs that encourage reducing Green House gas emissions
- Adopt policies that will attract new green business technologies to Fontana