Accomplishments

Calendar Year 2017 Accomplishments

• Increased emergency reserves: 29%

• Fire Department responded to 14,480 calls

• Added 4th ambulance to fire fleet

• Sheriff's Station responded to 32,660 calls

• Crime rate at 20-year low

• Code Enforcement complaints addressed: 2,900

• Graffiti removal: 192,484 square feet

• Invested $8M in road/traffic improvements

• Invested $650,000 in traffic flow relief projects

• Repaved/refurbished 72 miles of street

• Pothole repairs: 3,258

• Paseo Santa Fe II construction began: $5.7M grants

• Added 3rd lane/both directions: N. Melrose re-striping

• Completed Downtown Lighting Project

• New sidewalks in Townsite neighborhood

• New sidewalks: North Dr, W. Los Angeles, & East Dr

• Civic Center Dr lane widening at Phillips St

• New Vale Terrace @ Ponderosa Dr roundabout

• New traffic signal at Bobier Dr an Anza Dr

• New downtown public parking lot opened

• Building permits issued: 1,957

• Wayfinding directional signs installed: 44

• Seventh Annual Vista CAREs Business Walk

• Facade Improvement business grants: $79,220

• Craft breweries: 18 | Three in the works

• Hotel | Car dealership both under construction

• Moonlight attendees: 68,263 | Presents: 8,683

• Park renovations past 3 years: $10M

• Opened two new slate parks

• Wave Waterfront park users: 90,000+

• Movies in the Park attended: 4,400+

• Meals provided to seniors: 28,882

City Council Top Priorities 2018-2020

• Fiscal Responsibility

• Continue to Improve Flow of Traffic, Reduce Congestion, and Improve Roads and Sidewalks

• Develop a Strategic Plan to Address Homelessness

• Continue to Decrease Blight and Improve City's Image

• Economic Development

• Public Safety

• Parks Recreation

• Maintain Standards for Multi-Family Housing

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