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If the mission statement gives the Task Force members general instruction on "where" and "how" to do an activity, and the vision is the "what", the "why" needs to be answered. The problem statement answers the why. To develop a problem statement, members axe asked to write a problem statement, prior to the meeting. At the meeting, the task force will divide into smaller groups, and each group will form a recommended problem statement from its members' previously written statements. With 4-5 problem statements, the whole group will work to bring together the best ideas into one. 3. Break. Sandwiches and soft drinks will be provided, as will time fox a short break. This will be taken approximately midway through the evening. 4. Items fox discussion. At the November meeting, members were asked to review the plan as provided, and outline items they felt required additional discussion. A list of topics received was sent out via email in December, and included here. 1. Revitalizing the core downtown area (details to be determined). 2. The "river trial". Is this a part of the plan? 3. Schedule (Is the length suggested by the draft schedule appropriate?) 4. Process. How do we incorporate community input? 5. Preserve older housing stock. Axe we doing that? 6. Preserve historic buildings (implementation priorities to include identification, programs, resources available to property owners). 7. Jackson Ave changing land use to "medium density" on the East side. 8. Clarity on Hwy 10 fox access from the Hwy and access on city streets to downtown. 9. Bluff Block along Main St-the current new building and history and the established business and history. 10. The building demolition on Main St. next to the ER Meats and the ER Meats area. 11. The 'future study area'. 12. Future transit ox train station locations. 13. Study area boundary, does it need to be expanded? 14. Study area boundary, does it need to be condensed. 15. Planning horizon. Currently 20 years. Should it be longer, shorter? 16. Jackson Avenue alignment, and its intersection with Highway 10. 17. Careful review of the alignment of streets north of 10. 18. Commercial uses along and south of Main, should there be a defined edge of downtown? 19. Historic Preservation. 20. Mixed uses, a general evaluation of appropriate land uses. 21. Proximity of residential to the rerouted railroad. 22. Better understand issues with existing new projects, so that appropriate changes to our plan can be made to reduce that risk. From this list, the Task Force needs to collectively decide where this topic falls in relation to the mission statement of the study, and if within the scope, is this topic critical to the C:\Documents and Settings\chanson\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\ContrntOudook\OXQGOU3E\Memo 1-23-12 meeting.docx