8.5. SR 03-04-2013 Elk REQUEST FOR ACTION
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TO ITEM NUMBER
Mayor and City Council 8.5
AGENDA SECTION MEETING DATE PREPARED BY
General Business March 4, 2013 Jeremy Barnhart, Planning Manager
ITEM DESCRIPTION REVIEWED By
2013-2014 Visioning Update Suzanne Fischer, Community
Operations &Development Director
REVIEWED BY
Cal Portner, City Administrator
ACTION REQUESTED
Receive information.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
Since the last update on August 13, 2012, staff has been updating the Goals and Action steps for the
2013-2014 period.
The Council may recall the goals were identified as:
Innovation-Develop new programs and services to meet community needs.
Community Development- Enhance and expand community involvement and public participation
through a variety of innovative outlets.
Beautification- Have attractive,welcoming streetscapes at city entrances and primary corridors. Enforce
Zoning Ordinances.
Opportunities- Foster a pro-business atmosphere that provides incentives and other opportunities for
new and existing business growth.
Strategic Planning
Staff amended the Strategic Planning goal to read: "Planning and Positioning. Employ resources
toward long range benefit to the community". It was felt that the entire vision process is a strategic plan,
and more focus was necessary for goal identification.
The attached worksheet shows the Action Steps agreed to by management staff. Currently,individual
departments are meeting to identify tasks to be accomplished in the next 21 months. These tasks will be
presented to the Council in an upcoming meeting.
ATTACHMENTS
■ 2013-2014 VAST spreadsheet
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City of Elk River 2013-2014 Goals
Abounding in natural beauty,Elk River is a vibrant,historic rivertown that promotes an
active lifestyle in an innovative and involved community offering unlimited opportunities.
Goal:Innovation-Develop new programs end-mi..s to meet the needs of the community
Action Steps Tasks
Al Evaluate existing
programs and services
A2 Redefining governme nt Task Employee development and
as customer service retention
Foster collaborative
A3
opportunities
A4 Enhance communication
A5
Explore and develop new
programs and services
AG
Goal:community Development-Enhance and Expand community involvement and public participation through a variety of
ovetive outlets
Anion Steps 'n Tasks
B1
Enhance and expand Re surve to com tbenchmark
B2 mmmuni—im y pare against
ertablished by 2010survey
Enhance and 6 pond and
B3 diversify public education
and outreach
B4
Host mmmunity wide celebration
BS expand and enhance city events
Build COmmnunity Spint(downtown(
B6
Engage younger populations
87 Recognizing mmmunity successes
(internally and erternally)
B8 Task:En lotion
gage younger popu
B9 Promote community
brand
B10 Increase volunteerism
Goal:Beautification-Have attractive,welcoming streetw,pas at city entrencesend primary corridors.Enforce Zoning Ordinances
Anion Steps Tasks
CS
C2
Imin.w,revitalize,and
vest in streetscaping
C3 along primary corridors
and entrances
C4
CS
C6
C7
C8 Improve water quality
Provide consistent and
C9 expan dada gnage Waylinding,neighborhood,mnsistenry
Goal:Opportunities-Foster a pro-business atmosphere that provides incentives and other opportunities for new and existing
businessgm:1,
Anion Steps Tasks
Position land for
Dl development
Facilitate development
D2 and redevelopment to
support rapidly changing
technological advances
Promote and amend
D3 existing programs and
rat ss the housing
current and D4 re Elk River Implementfindings and recommendations
esidents of 2012 housing study
Goad:Plan.i.ga.d POSistio.i.g.Employr esourc estowar dlongrangebenefittotherommunity.
Action Steps Tasks
I Camp plan
C.mplete comprehensive Park plan
plans ication plan
Rep,U plans and studies
Legistlative advocary
Preservation of assess
E7 employeedevelopment
and retention