City Goals

Fiscal Year 2026 & 2027 City Goals

Following extensive community outreach and engagement, the Council incorporated the community’s input to set City goals for Fiscal Years 2026 and 2027. The Major City Goals represent the most important, highest priority goals for the City to accomplish over the next two years, and as such, resources to support these goals will be included in the Fiscal Year 2026 & 2027 Budgets.

Our Vision for Pismo Beach

  • Provide a safe place
  • Maintain its small beach town character
  • Manage growth effectively
  • Enhance a vibrant tourist-based economy, while becoming a world-renowned tourist destination

Major City Goals


Quality of Life

Goal statement: Build on community strengths to protect and enhance the city’s quality of life.

Priorities:

  • Invest in neighborhoods
  • Implement community beautification and cleanliness strategies
  • Complete Addie Street Bathroom expansion
  • Complete new Ventana sports courts
  • Expand use of existing facilities by considering evening use
  • Invest in coastal access and bluff repair

Streets and Infrastructure

Goal statement: Enhance, beautify, and maintain the City’s streets and infrastructure to ensure safety, accessibility, and long-term sustainability.

Priorities:

  • Invest in road, sidewalk, and park improvements
  • Update the Pavement Management Plan
  • Create a pavement maintenance strategy 
  • Complete a City facility condition assessment and address deferred maintenance

Public Safety

Goal statement: Prioritize the safety and well-being of the community.

Priorities:

  • Complete Public Safety Facility
  • Reduce wildfire risk and promote fire hardening for the community
  • Create a lifeguard facility in the downtown
  • Focus on retention of Police personnel
  • Support technology investments that enhance public safety

Water Resources

Goal statement: Ensure the sustainability of the City’s existing water supply and storage, identifying new sources, promoting conservation, and engaging the community.

Priorities:

  • Implement Central Coast Blue
  • Pursue outside funding
  • Complete construction of Charles Street Reservoir and plan for replacement of one groundwater production well
  • Evaluate additional water supplies
  • Enhance water conservation measures and rebate programs
  • Conduct public outreach and education

Parking and Circulation

Goal statement: Enhance parking infrastructure, expand inventory, and improve traffic circulation.

Priorities:

  • Update the Downtown Study
  • Continue to work on downtown parking solutions, including acquiring additional parking assets, and adopt strategies outlined in the Parking /Management Plan
  • Incorporate parking modifications in the General Plan
  • Complete and implement the Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan
  • Complete the acquisition of Dolliver Street from the state and make circulation improvements in accordance with the General Plan Circulation Element   

Development and Housing Access

Goal statement: Foster sustainable community development while supporting efforts to address housing needs and homelessness.

Priorities:

  • Complete updates to the Local Coastal Plan, General Plan, and Zoning Code
  • Identify affordable housing and workforce housing opportunities
  • Implement measures to streamline the development process
  • Support and participate in regional efforts in a collaborative manner
  • Invest in housing and homelessness assistance where feasible