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City of Mesa — City Council Strategic Planning Session (2026-09-17)

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Council
Strategic
Plan

One City.
One Strategy.
One Future.
Mesa’s Strategic Plan establishes a governing 
framework that aligns the Mayor and 
Council’s strategic drivers with the City’s 
operational priorities into one cohesive 
strategy. It guides Mayor and Council 
decision -making to ensure that long
-term 
vision, implementation, and financial 
stewardship operate together.

Core Strategic
Drivers
Core Strategic
 Drivers translate
 Mesa’s 
long -range vision into enduring areas of 
focus that shape how resources are 
prioritized,
 
growth 
is 
managed, 
and 
outcomes 
are 
achieved 
to 
advance 
community
 prosperity,
 quality of life, and 
long -term sustainability
.
INTENTIONAL GOVERNANCE & 
TRANPARENCY
ECONOMY
PEOPLE
LAND & INFRASTRUCTURE

Strategic 
Outcomes
PEOPLE
Mesa will:
Support the purpose of the driver and the Governance Principles 
through strategic outcomes with actionable commitments as 
follows:
Safety Outcome
- 
• Maintain our national leadership in public safety through 
innovation, performance, and public trust. (See Action Plan 
Item 1.1)
Opportunity Outcome
• 1a- Build a future
-ready workforce that connects Mesa 
residents to economic opportunity while meeting the 
evolving talent needs of Mesa employers. (See Action Plan 
Item 1.2)
• 1b- Expand access to balanced and attainable housing 
choices that respond to Mesa’s growth, workforce, and 
community needs and support long
-term stability. (See 
Action Plan Item 1.3) 
Neighborhood Stability Outcome
• 1a- Strengthen neighborhood stability, livability, and quality 
of life through coordinated efforts that improve conditions, 
support reinvestment, and sustain neighborhood vitality. 
(See Action Plan Item 1.4)
• 1b- Advance a collaborative, place
-based approach that 
strengthens community character and intentionally shapes 
places where people choose to live, work, invest, visit, and 
belong. (See Action Plan Item 1.5)

Strategic 
Outcomes
Mesa Will:
Support the purpose of the driver and the Governance Principles 
through strategic outcomes with actionable commitments as 
follows:
Long -Term Fiscal Value and Regional Competitiveness 
Combined Outcome
- 
• Strengthen Mesa’s competitive position by aligning the 
people, infrastructure, investment, development 
environment, and governance conditions that enable 
business growth, attract private investment, expand 
economic opportunity, and generate sustained long
-term 
fiscal value. (See Action Plan Items 2.1 
- 2.3)
ECONOMY

Strategic 
Outcomes
Mesa Will:
Support the purpose of the driver and the Governance Principles 
through strategic outcomes with actionable commitments as 
follows:
Intentional, Place
-Based and Long
-term Economic Productivity 
Outcome - 
• Advance a coordinated, place
-based pattern of growth and 
redevelopment that is intentional and responsive to the unique 
context of each area
—creating connected, high
-quality and 
activated places that strengthen community connection and 
identity while supporting sustained economic productivity and 
long -term value. (See Action Plan Items 3.1 & 3.2)
Resilient Infrastructure Outcome
- 
• Advance resilient infrastructure and resource systems that 
anticipate changing conditions, align with strategic growth, 
and reliably support Mesa’s community, economy, and long
-
term development. (See Action Plan Items 3.3 
– 3.5)
LAND & INFRASTRUCTURE

Strategic 
Outcomes
Mesa Will:
Support the purpose of the driver and the Governance 
Principles through strategic outcomes with actionable 
commitments as follows:
Financial Understanding & Stewardship Outcome
- 
• Strengthen community understanding of Mesa’s 
financial health and stewardship through clear, 
meaningful communication that provides context 
for how public resources are managed, invested, 
and used to support City services and Mesa’s long
-
term future. (See Action Plan Items 4.1 & 4.2)
Enterprise Performance & Accountability Outcome
- 
• Strengthen organizational performance by 
connecting Mesa’s strategic priorities, outcomes, 
performance insights, management decisions, 
continuous improvement, and resources through a 
disciplined enterprise performance management 
framework. (See Action Plan Item 4.3)
INTENTIONAL GOVERNANCE & 
TRANPARENCY

One City.
One Strategy.
One Future.
2026