The Janesville City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Monday in City Hall, 18 N. Jackson St. An informal listening session with council members is scheduled at 6 p.m.
JANESVILLE — The Janesville City council developed goals after a recent retreat and will consider adopting them at Monday’s meeting.
The goals are to:
-- Approve a budget that conserves reserve funds, limits property tax increases and continues major capital improvements. The council will evaluate strategies for debt and borrowing and developing budget process guidelines.
-- Assist with poverty, homelessness and job loss in the city.
-- Provide quality city services that are efficient, effective and need-responsive.
-- Initiate long-term economic/community development strategies for job growth. Do this by supporting the central business district, downtown/riverfront plans, public/private partnerships; continuing revitalization of central city neighborhoods; planning for new redevelopment projects such as the Monterey Hotel and parking structures, including buying property; looking for small/medium investment opportunities.
-- Start a facility maintenance and replacement program to address major capital/facility needs such as Fire Station No. 1, the transit facility, children’s museum, aquatics, Tallman House and the ice skating center.