Council Priorities

On June 17, 2025, the City Council adopted its priorities for fiscal years 2025-2029. The Council Priorities serve as overarching focus areas that shape the direction of a community's projects and programs. Priorities flow from the community to the City Council and they encapsulate the most critical and impactful aspects that the community aims to address or achieve. By identifying and defining the named priorities, the City Council ensures staff remain focused on the highest community needs and provide necessary direction to the City Manager.

The Council Priorities for fiscal years 2025 through 2029 are:

• Civic Engagement: Provide diverse and inclusive opportunities for all EPA community members to participate in City meetings, have a voice in City affairs, and develop leadership skills for EPA youth.
• Governance, Organizational Strength, and Fiscal Sustainability: Strengthen the City’s internal capacity, transparency, and long-term financial health by improving core operation, investing in workforce and systems, and implementing data-informed strategies to ensure effective service delivery, accountability, and fiscal resilience.
• Comprehensive Housing: Increase the City’s housing stock at all income levels (from affordable to market rate), facilitate pathways to homeownership, and prevent displacement of existing residents.
• Land Use, Economic, and Workforce Development: Support balanced development that attracts investment, strengthens local businesses, reduces economic leakage, and expands access to quality jobs and services that meet local needs.
• Parks, Recreation, and Community Facilities: Invest in the modernization and expansion of the City’s parks, recreation, and community facilities and services to increase residents’ access to open spaces and recreational opportunities.
• Public Health, Safety, and Quality of Life: Implement and enforce strategies to ensure public safety, improve the livability of neighborhoods, and prepare the City for disasters and emergencies.
• Public Infrastructure and Utilities: Maintain, modernize, and expand the City’s physical infrastructure (streets, sidewalks, utilities) to support existing homes and businesses, and new development.

Following the establishment of Council Priorities, the Priority Setting process proceeds to crafting the 2-Year Council Work Plan. You may read the FY 2025-27 Work Plan here.

Supporting Documents:

• FY 2025-29 City Council Strategic Plan