Have a day designated for "bring your child to work day" similar to the state offices. I personally have a 6 year old who has gone with my mother in law to work but has asked why she can't ever come with me.

Create a new platform for collecting ideas from employees.  The new system should allow others to see the ideas and vote for them.

Suggestion for an internal craigslist site just for staff to use to list any items they have for free, for sale, for trade.

Improve the outdoor patio with shade sail(s) (rather than umbrellas, as these are less effective).  

I think it would be extremely beneficial to provide a tour of the City to the employees, highlighting new projects and developments.

I was fortunate to participate on a tour given by the Economic Development Department; my group spent about an hour on a bus, learning about new and potential projects in the City. We travelled throughout Elk Grove, passing by empty fields to learn about zoning and construction plans, office buildings under construction to learn about new State offices moving to Elk Grove, and small business to learn about grants and funding opportunities. 

It would be fantastic if on a quarterly basis, interested employees could sign up and go on an hour – long bus tour around the city. This tour would help employees from all departments stay current on city projects and would ensure, to an extent that employees were relaying correct information about projects to the public.

Purchase several City branded bikes for employees to use during work. Employees could check out bikes (and helmets) for use on breaks or lunch for exercise, lunch, errands or other purposes. This could be a pilot program to see how a bike share program could work in a corporate environment.

A very frequent and common complaint filed with code enforcement are dead lawns. I've talked with dozens of residents that have expressed frustration with their neighbors' front yards because of dead ugly lawns. The EGMC requires property owners to maintain their landscaping to avoid from it overgrowing but it does not require watering of their landscaping to keep it healthy causing lawns to dry out, become patchy or become dirt. 

I'm proposing that the City consider a turf reimbursement program that would encourage the replacement of lawns with drought resistant landscaping. The program would reimburse property owners of residential properties (specifically SFDs) that replace their sprinklers with a drip system and their lawns with drought resistant landscaping to reduce the use of water and beautify their neighborhood.