Fiscal Responsibility & Management
Performance Management Unit
To help turn his vision for Los Angeles into reality Mayor Villaraigosa created the Performance Management Unit (PMU) in September 2006. Modeled on a similar effort by British Prime Minister Tony Blair, the Performance Management Unit closely tracks the initiatives and objectives of City departments to ensure that they are aligned with the Mayor's goals. Staff in the PMU assist the Mayor’s policy teams with the development and implementation of the Mayor’s top priorities; measure progress towards City goals; help General Managers make effective and efficient use of City resources; and help the Mayor drive progress and deliver tangible improvements in critical services for the people of Los Angeles.
During regular meetings with the Mayor and his policy staff, the PMU gives a status report on progress of a particular initiative or policy area as requested by the Mayor. The status reports include a general overview of progress to date on an initiative, milestones or accomplishments achieved, emerging issues or potential problems that may cause delay or hindrances to achieving the initiative goal or require the Mayor's future attention. The aim of the PMU is to help the Mayor drive progress and deliver tangible improvements in the City services the citizens of L.A. rely upon.
Villaraigosa Plan
Public Safety & Homeland Security
Transform Los Angeles into a world-class model for crime prevention, counter-terrorism, and emergency preparedness, while changing LAPD and LAFD to reflect the highest commitment to diversity, civil liberties, and community trust
- Reduce crime and improve the city’s capability to reduce crime
- Tackle gang crime and reduce youth participation in gangs
- Increase trust between community and LAPD/LAFD
- Improve city and residents’ capacity to respond to an emergency
- Improve prevention and deterrence of terrorism
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Increase convenience, reliability, safety and speed of Los Angeles’ transportation system, and change how people move throughout the city
- Increase availability and use of public transportation
- Make roadways more efficient and safe
- Maintain long-term competitiveness of LA airports
Create a world-class educational system that demands the involvement of our entire community, increases achievement and opportunities for all public school students in Los Angeles and closes the achievement gap for low-income and minority youth
- Establish an effective and accountable management system to support direct reform efforts
- Transform LA public schools into a high-performing system
- Engage the greater LA community in the educational system and plans for change
- Improve the conditions necessary for learning (e.g. safety, health)
Transform Los Angeles into the greenest big city in the world and into an environmentally sustainable city
- Improve public health by enhancing the environment
- “Unpave paradise” by increasing green space
- Promote environmental stewardship by City of Los Angeles and Angelenos
Ensure the prosperity of Los Angeles’ future generations by building a thriving middle class economy, developing vibrant livable communities, creating more and higher quality jobs, ensuring safe and decent housing for all Angelenos, and securing LA’s role as a global leader of the 21st Century
- Increase the number and quality of jobs
- Position Los Angeles as a hub for lucrative trade flows
- Strategically select and support completion of signature development projects
- Broaden and deepen continuum of affordable and workforce housing opportunities
Fiscal Responsibility & Management
Streamline Los Angeles municipal operations to efficiently provide essential services by placing talented managers in key posts and widening opportunity for all Angelenos participate in City government
- Fiscal Responsibility - Protected and wisely invested taxpayer dollars, eliminated waste and inefficiency, and maximized service levels
- Civic Engagement - Realize the potential of the diversity of Los Angeles’ population by expanding opportunity and inclusion