City of Oakley

This strategic plan outlines the City of Oakley's direction through 2027 and beyond, focusing on six key areas: Community and Economic Development, Community Health and Safety, Parks and Open Space, Community and Collaborative Partnerships, Finance and Fiscal Responsibility, and Sustainable Organization. Key objectives include fostering strategic and thoughtful growth, enhancing environmental stewardship, maintaining business-friendly policies, ensuring safe streets and healthy neighborhoods, developing and upgrading parks and recreational areas, strengthening community outreach and partnerships, promoting fiscal responsibility, and building a sustainable organization through recruitment, retention, and technological investment.

This document serves as an update to the City of Oakley's Strategic Plan, outlining its direction and objectives. The plan focuses on several key pillars: fostering community and economic development through strategic growth, business-friendly policies, and local employment; ensuring community health and safety by improving streets and neighborhoods; enhancing parks and open spaces with diverse programs and recreation; strengthening community and collaborative partnerships through outreach and engagement; maintaining finance and fiscal responsibility with sustainable plans and transparent reporting; and building a sustainable organization through effective recruitment, retention, and employee development.

The Growth Management Element focuses on ensuring that public facilities and services are maintained as the City of Oakley grows. It addresses community issues, satisfies obligations under Contra Costa County's Measure J (2004), and emphasizes the importance of managing new development to protect the quality of life for residents. Key areas include facilities and services financing, fire protection, law enforcement, public schools, solid waste management, and housing options.

The City of Oakley's General Plan Update focuses on environmental justice and climate adaptation. It addresses pollution exposure, air quality, public facilities, food access, safe housing, and physical activity, emphasizing community engagement and improvements for disadvantaged communities. The plan also includes climate adaptation strategies, assessing risks from climate change, and outlining measures to minimize impacts, protect essential facilities, and promote natural infrastructure.

The Strategic Energy Plan for the City of Oakley focuses on energy-efficiency in its operations, striving to provide positive and achievable examples to others in the community. The plan outlines a comprehensive approach for the City to meet its "Energy Vision" and energy-use reduction goals while reflecting the City's unique culture, values, and constraints. The plan includes goals to reduce annual energy usage for existing facilities, improve energy performance to exceed Title 24 requirements for new construction, and leverage the GHG inventory to develop a Climate Action Plan (CAP) for the City.