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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