FY25 Proposed Budget

City of Iowa City Other Planning Processes

Comprehensive Plan/District Plans - The City of Iowa City Comprehensive Plan, titled Iowa City 2030, was adopted in the summer of 2013; it presents a vision for Iowa City, provides a strategy for realizing the vision and sets policies for the growth and development of specific geographic areas of the city. The Comprehensive Plan guides decisions on planning and development issues as they arise. The plan evolves as amendments are made. The plan divides the community into ten planning districts. Detailed plans will be conducted for each planning district to address the unique issues, features and goals of the different parts of the city. This process involves extensive citizen participation so that the people of Iowa City help determine the future of their community. Once adopted by the City Council, the district plans become part of the Iowa City Comprehensive Plan. Airport Strategic Plan - The Iowa City Municipal Airport exists to serve the general aviation needs of the greater Iowa City community. This strategic plan is to guide the direction of the Iowa City Municipal Airport and is updated every five years. Through implementation of the Iowa City Municipal Airport Master Plan and FAA Airport Layout Plan, facilities will be maintained and upgraded to comply with the latest safety features and FAA regulations. Fire Strategic Plan - The Iowa City Fire Department’s Strategic Plan sets forth a comprehensive vision and mission statement that provides the agency with a clear path into the future. Additionally, this strategic plan identifies the core values that embody how the agency’s members, individually and collectively, will carry out the agency’s mission. In the plan, the ICFD identifies its goals, objectives, and strategies that will allow the agency to realize its vision. Capital Improvement Plan – The five-year capital improvement program is developed and updated annually through a process involving all City departments in the collection and review of the capital improvement needs of the City. The plan reviews, plans, and prioritizes the capital replacement and capital expansion needs of the City in coordination with the City’s financial strengths. The first year of the City’s five-year capital improvement plan is integrated into the City’s financial plan in the Capital Projects Fund section.

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