Strategic Planning

Coquitlam’s 2020 – 2023 Strategic Plan is goal-oriented and includes the City’s vision, mission, values, strategic goals and directions, and anticipated outcomes and results. This plan forms the foundation for all other long-range planning for the City, including the Official Community Plan, Business Plan, Financial Plan, and other long-range plans related to transportation, environmental sustainability, land use and parks and recreation planning. The Strategic Plan includes the following components:

Vision

Sustaining a high quality of life for current and future generations, where people choose to live, learn, work and play.

Mission

To serve the public interest through open, fair and accountable local government with a focus on leadership, innovation and community priorities and strengths.

Values

Organizational values form the foundation for the City’s decision-making framework and relationships with our stakeholders—employees, citizens and clients. The City of Coquitlam strives to be an organization recognized for its excellence in City governance and employee, resident and client relations.

As an organization we will: h Be accountable for our actions and decisions h Treat people fairly h Innovate to sustain community quality of life h Be leaders in municipal governance

Strategic Goals

Coquitlam has identified five strategic goals to support its vision:

1. Safe and Complete

Neighbourhoods 2. Local Economy and

Local Jobs 3. Healthy Community and Active Citizens 4. Sustainable Services,

Environment and

Infrastructure 5. Excellence in

City Governance

Strategic Planning Review Process

In 2021, the City operated under the 2020–2023 Strategic Plan, adopted in December 2019. This plan looks forward to 2032 and includes an updated vision, strategic goals and organizational values, and sets out key performance indicators and organizational deliverables. The renewal process included extensive public input, a review of regional best practices, and other research and long-term planning.

For more information about the 2020–2023 Strategic Plan, visit coquitlam.ca/strategicplan.