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8.4. SR 05-20-2013City of Elk - River REQUEST FOR ACTION TO ITEM NUMBER Mayor and City Council 8.4 AGENDA SECTION MEETING DATE PREPARED BY General Business May 20, 2013 Jeremy Barnhart, Planning Manager ITEM DESCRIPTION REVIEWED By 2013 -2014 Visioning Update Cal Portner, City Administrator REVIEWED BY ACTION REQUESTED Receive updated Vision/ Action Step/ Task (VAST) worksheet, authorize implementation. BACKGROUND /DISCUSSION Since the last update on March 4, 2013, staff has met to identify, review, and refine tasks that once completed, help meet previously established 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. Planning and Positioning - Employ resources toward long -range benefit to the community. The attached worksheet outlines a number of tasks that were developed by the entire city staff, with leadership of department directors. Some of these tasks will require further study and research, some of which it will be decided that the benefits do not outweigh the costs. Many of these tasks will result in future action, including budget recommendations for 2014. FINANCIAL IMPACT None ATTACHMENTS ■ 2013 -2014 VAST spreadsheet Pv0WIAEU 9T N: \Public Bodies \Agenda Packets \05 -20- 2013 \X8.4 sr visioning Update to CC 5- 20- 13.docx IN"Af UR 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 and services to meet the needs of the community Crtinn Gcnc I Tack, Goal: Community Development- Enhance and Expand community involvement and public participation through a variety of innovative outlets Action Steps Tasks B1 Evaluate, Enhance and Resurvey residents; Establish a metric system for the evaluation of city Al Evaluate existing programs; eliminate services no longer valuable as once was; Review expand communication programs and services programs for three tests: 1. Required/ Mandated/ core service, 2. Quality of Shifting more talking to online. Engineering blog for street assessments B3 Life, 3. Service that others provide A2 Redefining government Renovate Orono Park City Day at Schools, Community Education: walking tours, history, water as customer service Employee development and retention, customer service training AS Foster collaborative opportunities Develop district energy, Job shadowing, IT collaboration A4 City day at ER schools Power week, National Planning month...) B6 Shift more talking to online. Engineering blog for street assessments AS Enhance communication excellent example AT Single source for newspaper/ uniform comments A7 Explore develop Review programs to protect and enhance existing commercial property and B9 and new programs and housine stock Engage younger populations Conservation Improvement programs: refrig harvest, LED holiday lighting AS services contest, energy audits, etc. Goal: Community Development- Enhance and Expand community involvement and public participation through a variety of innovative outlets Action Steps Tasks B1 Evaluate, Enhance and Independent review of communication practices B2 Statistically significantly survey to compare against benchmark established by El expand communication 2010 survey and drill into specific areas (See also Al) Prepare plans to improve primary intersections with landscaping, lighting, and Shifting more talking to online. Engineering blog for street assessments B3 a business recruitment strategy plan excellent example, evaluate website B4 Renovate Orono Park City Day at Schools, Community Education: walking tours, history, water Improve, revitalize, and Enhance and Expand and diversify public education and outreach quality, city stuff B5 Celebrate/ promote national and state wide professional weeks. (e.g. Public C4 Introduce public art; Destination -type amenities Power week, National Planning month...) B6 Implement median and streetscape design and maintenance standards Define/ establish a program and policies to support/ administer special events C5 Build Community Spirit hosted by others B7 Expand and enhance events (downtown) B8 Explore History Day, art promotion B9 Recognize community successes (internally and externally) B10 Engage younger populations Bll Promote community brand Develop tree ordinance B12 Inject/ preserve nature in visible ways B13 Promote interaction with rivers B14 Increase volunteerism Implement Volunteer program: Seek opportunities within each department oa : eau i ica ion- Have attractive, we coming s ree scapes at i y entrances and primary corridors. Entorce Zoning Ordinances Complete mining area study Action Steps Tasks El Cl Facilitate development Prepare plans to improve primary intersections with landscaping, lighting, and Complete the Park Master Plan and redevelopment to support rapidly changing a business recruitment strategy plan hardscaping C2 Renovate Orono Park technological advances Improve, revitalize, and C3 Improve visual impact into King Avenue Parking lot, Planters downtown Explore Fiber Optic expansion via incentives: NEBC, Business parks invest in streetscaping C4 Introduce public art; Destination -type amenities D4 along primary corridors Implement median and streetscape design and maintenance standards C5 and entrances C6 increase maintenance of Hwy 10/ 169 services C7 Actively enforce zoning standards on primary corridors Address the housing needs of current and Implement findings and recommendations of 2012 housing study CS 1 Review design standards for all development types D7 future Elk River Assist 1st time homebuyers; establish historic, culturally significant districts; C9 Improve water quality lWhen employing BMP, consider aesthetic component C10 Provide consistent and E12 expanded signage I Review all public signs, make improvements as necessary Goal: Opportunities- Foster a pro- business atmosphere that provides incentives and other opportunities for new and existing business growth Action Steps Tasks Cl Position land for Complete mining area study Tasks development El D2 Facilitate development ID opportunities to expand Industry/ jobs, in particular data centers. Develop Complete the Park Master Plan and redevelopment to support rapidly changing a business recruitment strategy plan E3 Complete a communication plan D3 technological advances E5 Adhere to plans and studies Explore Fiber Optic expansion via incentives: NEBC, Business parks E6 Conservation improvement programs: Technology, rebates, audits, design D4 Promote and amend existing programs and assistance Legislative advocacy DS Participation in industry agencies. E.g. MMUA, APPA, MRWA, MCFOA, LMNC, Evaluate objects of Project conserve; utilize existing programs or redirect services funds to other opportunities D6 Address the housing needs of current and Implement findings and recommendations of 2012 housing study E9 Preservation of assets D7 future Elk River Assist 1st time homebuyers; establish historic, culturally significant districts; employee development residents establish programs to assist low income/ work force housing reinvestment Goal: Planning and Posistioning. Employ resources toward long range benefit to the community. Action Steps Tasks El Complete the Comprehensive Plan update E2 Complete the Park Master Plan Complete comprehensive plans E3 Complete a communication plan E4 Implement FAST zoning E5 Adhere to plans and studies E6 Frequent review of pending/ new legislation. Develop policy to comment on said legislation E7 Yearly legislative goals meeting with legislatures Legislative advocacy E8 Participation in industry agencies. E.g. MMUA, APPA, MRWA, MCFOA, LMNC, APA, MFSCA, MPWA, MNAPA... E9 Preservation of assets Complete facility feasibility study /studies to maximize utilization of assets E10 employee development Establish an employee development program Encourage growth in Leadership ER Ell and retention E12 Expand city services to provide uniform electric utilities service to all residents of city through organized electric service territory acquisition 713 Seek partnerships and collaboration to acquire Houlton property Positioning to improve E14 Improve terms and /or supplier for wholesale power contract services and value to community E15 Promote and highlight successful programs and efforts by employees and employee teams that reflect positively on Elk River and on public servants