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IMPLEMENTATION • City o f Elk River The ultimate responsibility for implementing the plan rests with the City of Elk River. The Planning Commission and the City Council will provide direction on staff resources, development project review and public investment. Managing development and redevelopment for the i7ist Avenue FAST will primarily fall to the Planning and Engineering Departments of the city. The lead role in managing implementation for the City falls to the Planning Department. The actions to betaken by the Planning Department to implement the plan include: » Application o f land use controls to guide private development. » Review o f development plans and proposals. » Coordination o f planning for capital improvements needed to facilitate redevelopment. » Creation o f plans to finance f or public redevelopment investments. The Engineering Department leads the design of public infrastructure improvements needed to support development and redevelopment for the 71st Avenue FAST. The Engineering Department is a key player in planning for future roadway and transportation improvements, including on-going conversations with MN DOT on regional highway improvement projects affecting the project area. • The Park and Recreation Board is responsible for planning, building and maintaining parks and trails through the project area. Economic Development Authority (EDA) The ~7~st Avenue FAST is important location for economic development in the City of Elk River. It is the EDA that will keep the momentum of development and redevelopment moving in a direction envisioned by the plan and adopted by the City. Several EDA actions make them an important player in the successful implementation of the plan: » Provide a framework for coordinating e f forts o f the community. With limited resources, it is essential that the community work in unison to undertake redevelopment. The knowledge and experience gained f rom the planning process allows EDA members to e f ficiently and e f f ectively take steps needed to implement the plan. » Work to ensure that development and redevelopment initiatives in i7ist Avenue FAST are a recognized priority f or City Council members representing the area. » Take on a more active role than in the past. Actively perusing critical properties for redevelopment or utilizing land leasing opportunities for near term investments could be new roles for the EDA. » Create an annual redevelopment "action plan" to monitor progress toward implementation. This action plan would outline key steps to occur during the year, including descriptions o f actions, responsible parties and funding. It forces the parties to not only consider what needs ~ '~ to be done in the coming year, but also why identi Pied steps were not taken in the pnor year. ~#' 17131. CN2nU@ Focused Area STudy 6j