3. CCSR-HRSR 09-04-2012 SPEC JOINT (2)

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• • • ❑ Establish neighborhood groups to assist in promoting coordinated ❑ City partnering with property owners and the development housing improvements throughout the area. community to implement redevelopment projects that meet the community vision. Mid Term (3 - 5 Years) ❑ Expanded parks programming aimed at attracting residents to the ❑ Create interpretive signs highlighting historic occurrences along the area. Mississippi River trail after trail is installed. ❑ Promote programs that encourage single family residential ❑ Partner with Elk River Area Arts Alliance to explore funding rehabilitation. concepts for an arts center within the study area. ❑ Continue to assist in the recruitment of highly desirable businesses ❑ Establish a façade restoration financing program for maintenance to the core downtown (e.g.hotel,fine dining,banquet facility). and upkeep of the`Brick and S.Main Blocks". ❑ Continuously seek and secure opportunities to expand funding ❑ Finalize roadway design for north Highway 10 and related sources. intersection improvements. Start the implementation process to create new roadway improvements north of Highway 10. ❑ Work toward full participation and renovation of the`Brick and S. Main Blocks". ❑ Develop a rental housing inventory and monitoring system that will serve as the basis for future program development. ❑ Work with the City Council and City Boards and Commissions on continuous review and modifications to the Plan,as needed. ❑ Explore alternative models for multi-family housing that serve as a catalyst for private development. ❑ Implement a trail system along the Mississippi and Elk Rivers. On-going ❑ Based on demand,work with property owners and development community on redevelopment proposals. ❑ Create a roadway connection that links Jackson Avenue to Lion's Park Drive. Draft as of September 4, 2012 -Part III,page 3 -