FY25 Proposed Budget

Climate Action and Adaptation Plan – The plan is intended to define the community’s climate challenges, and the challenges and opportunities it faces in meeting climate and GHG reduction goals; serve as a mechanism to tie together the City’s sustainability initiatives, strategies and plans with the community’s goals; establish a set of climate action strategies, implementation plans and metrics for measuring progress, lowering community-wide greenhouse emissions and activating and engaging residents, businesses and institutions with positive actions and tangible benefits; and analyze implementation strategies using Iowa City’s equity toolkit in order to ensure benefits for all members of the community. Park Master Plan - The Iowa City Parks Master Plan is intended to help meet the needs of current and future residents by positioning Iowa City to build on the community’s unique parks and recreation assets and identify new opportunities. The community-driven plan establishes a clear direction to guide city staff, advisory committees, and elected officials in their efforts to enhance the community’s parks system, outdoor recreation spaces and services. Recreation Program and Facilities Master Plan – The Recreation Program and Facilities Master Plan shapes the future of recreation services through an evaluation of current recreation facilities and service delivery for recreation programs and services. The community-driven plan provides a framework for future facility decisions and benchmarks for program/event development. Iowa City Public Library Strategic Plan – The Library’s strategic plan establishes the library’s long range values, objectives, and goals. The plan also establishes three primary goals including connecting people to information essential for daily living and offering them opportunities for enjoyment and personal growth; encouraging discovery, learning, and greater participation in community life; and contributing to the quality of life in Iowa City by offering opportunities to explore diverse ideas, to exercise imagination, and to express creativity. The library strategic plan is updated every five years. Long-Range Transportation Plan - The Long-Range Transportation Plan is the transportation vision for the community. The Long-Range Transportation Plan provides a basis for the programming of projects for all modes of federally-funded transportation. The Long-Range Transportation Plan is consistent with the land use plans of the City, is subject to a public comment process, and reflects priorities for the City that can be translated into politically and financially feasible transportation projects. The Federal requirement is that Long Range Plans are revised and adopted every five years. Natural Areas Master Plan - The Natural Areas Master Plan includes assessing ecological health of city-owned natural areas and developing a ten-year Master Plan for natural area improvements and maintenance that maximizes the ecological health and benefits of these areas.

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