Message from the City Manager
Published on June 08, 2023
Strategic Plan
We are launching our effort to establish a new strategic plan that will be our roadmap for the next three to five years, and your input is very important. Please take a few minutes to complete our community survey, so that your ideas can be factored into our strategic planning. Your input will help us ensure our strategic vision aligns with the greatest needs and priorities of our community. The community survey closes on June 23.
I appreciate your contributions and look forward to our continued work to create an even stronger, more improved Suisun City.
Link to Strategic Plan Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/suisuncitycommunity
State of the City
I hope you were able to attend the State of the City that was held on May 30th. Mayor Alma Hernandez was the keynote speaker to discuss the challenges and accomplishments that we have had as a city over the last year. I want to thank the hard work that staff put into that event and special appreciation to our partner agencies that also participated. Donna LeBlanc received a key to the city in appreciation for her dedication to Suisun City. Donna actively participates in Council meetings, as well as on committees, and spends a lot of time helping to clean up trash and providing information about what is happening in the community. Thank you, Donna!
Development
Construction season is here and we celebrated two ground breakings in April (Tractor Supply and Starbucks) and one in May (Meridian West) for new projects! More details later in this publication on Meridian West. I met with our Development Services team and our Principal Planner, John Kearns, says that this is the busiest we have been in the 17 years he has worked for Suisun City. We are anticipating several ribbon cuttings in June or July, including the Lawler Residences and Take 5 Oil Change, so more info coming soon on those.
Budget
We are currently in the middle of labor negotiations and putting together our budget for fiscal year 2023/24. While I cannot go into details right now about the labor negotiations, I can tell you that this year continues to be a challenging year as our revenue increase are matched by increases in expenses. Measure S is the key to keeping Suisun City sustainable from a fiscal perspective. Below you will see a chart that compares our sales tax revenues with Solano County, the Bay Area, and California. While we are definitely increasing our sales tax revenues, we still lag far behind the average California city.
To read more please click on the full report below:
CM Report May 2023(PDF, 3MB)