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City of Elk River 2013 -2014 Goals
<br />Abounding in natural beauty, Elk River is a vibrant, historic rivertown that
<br />promotes an active lifestyle in an innovative and involved community offering
<br />unlimited opportunities.
<br />Goal: Innovation- Develop new programs and services to meet the needs of the community
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<br />Goal: Community Development- Enhance and Expand community involvement and public participation through a
<br />variety of innovative outlets
<br />Action Steps Tasks
<br />B1
<br />Evaluate, Enhance and
<br />Resurvey residents; Establish a metric system for the evaluation of city
<br />Al
<br />Evaluate existing
<br />programs; eliminate services no longer valuable as once was; Review
<br />expand communication
<br />programs and services
<br />programs for three tests: 1. Required/ Mandated/ core service, 2. Quality of
<br />Shifting more talking to online. Engineering blog for street assessments
<br />B3
<br />Life, 3. Service that others provide
<br />A2
<br />Redefining government
<br />Renovate Orono Park
<br />City Day at Schools, Community Education: walking tours, history, water
<br />as customer service
<br />Employee development and retention, customer service training
<br />AS
<br />Foster collaborative
<br />opportunities
<br />Develop district energy, Job shadowing, IT collaboration
<br />A4
<br />City day at ER schools
<br />Power week, National Planning month...)
<br />B6
<br />Shift more talking to online. Engineering blog for street assessments
<br />AS
<br />Enhance communication
<br />excellent example
<br />AT
<br />Single source for newspaper/ uniform comments
<br />A7
<br />Explore develop
<br />Review programs to protect and enhance existing commercial property and
<br />B9
<br />and
<br />new programs and
<br />housine stock
<br />Engage younger populations
<br />Conservation Improvement programs: refrig harvest, LED holiday lighting
<br />AS
<br />services
<br />contest, energy audits, etc.
<br />Goal: Community Development- Enhance and Expand community involvement and public participation through a
<br />variety of innovative outlets
<br />Action Steps Tasks
<br />B1
<br />Evaluate, Enhance and
<br />Independent review of communication practices
<br />B2
<br />Statistically significantly survey to compare against benchmark established by
<br />El
<br />expand communication
<br />2010 survey and drill into specific areas (See also Al)
<br />Prepare plans to improve primary intersections with landscaping, lighting, and
<br />Shifting more talking to online. Engineering blog for street assessments
<br />B3
<br />a business recruitment strategy plan
<br />excellent example, evaluate website
<br />B4
<br />Renovate Orono Park
<br />City Day at Schools, Community Education: walking tours, history, water
<br />Improve, revitalize, and
<br />Enhance and Expand
<br />and diversify public
<br />education and outreach
<br />quality, city stuff
<br />B5
<br />Celebrate/ promote national and state wide professional weeks. (e.g. Public
<br />C4
<br />Introduce public art; Destination -type amenities
<br />Power week, National Planning month...)
<br />B6
<br />Implement median and streetscape design and maintenance standards
<br />Define/ establish a program and policies to support/ administer special events
<br />C5
<br />Build Community Spirit
<br />hosted by others
<br />B7
<br />Expand and enhance events (downtown)
<br />B8
<br />Explore History Day, art promotion
<br />B9
<br />Recognize community successes (internally and externally)
<br />B10
<br />Engage younger populations
<br />Bll
<br />Promote community
<br />brand
<br />Develop tree ordinance
<br />B12
<br />Inject/ preserve nature in visible ways
<br />B13
<br />Promote interaction with rivers
<br />B14
<br />Increase volunteerism
<br />Implement Volunteer program: Seek opportunities within each department
<br />oa : eau i ica ion- Have attractive, we coming s ree scapes at i y entrances and primary corridors. Entorce
<br />Zoning Ordinances
<br />Complete mining area study
<br />Action Steps
<br />Tasks
<br />El
<br />Cl
<br />Facilitate development
<br />Prepare plans to improve primary intersections with landscaping, lighting, and
<br />Complete the Park Master Plan
<br />and redevelopment to
<br />support rapidly changing
<br />a business recruitment strategy plan
<br />hardscaping
<br />C2
<br />Renovate Orono Park
<br />technological advances
<br />Improve, revitalize, and
<br />C3
<br />Improve visual impact into King Avenue Parking lot, Planters downtown
<br />Explore Fiber Optic expansion via incentives: NEBC, Business parks
<br />invest in streetscaping
<br />C4
<br />Introduce public art; Destination -type amenities
<br />D4
<br />along primary corridors
<br />Implement median and streetscape design and maintenance standards
<br />C5
<br />and entrances
<br />C6
<br />increase maintenance of Hwy 10/ 169
<br />services
<br />C7
<br />Actively enforce zoning standards on primary corridors
<br />Address the housing
<br />needs of current and
<br />Implement findings and recommendations of 2012 housing study
<br />CS
<br />1 Review design standards for all development types
<br />D7
<br />future Elk River
<br />Assist 1st time homebuyers; establish historic, culturally significant districts;
<br />C9
<br />Improve water quality
<br />lWhen employing BMP, consider aesthetic component
<br />C10
<br />Provide consistent and
<br />E12
<br />expanded signage
<br />I Review all public signs, make improvements as necessary
<br />Goal: Opportunities- Foster a pro- business atmosphere that provides incentives and other opportunities for new and
<br />existing business growth
<br />Action Steps Tasks
<br />Cl
<br />Position land for
<br />Complete mining area study
<br />Tasks
<br />development
<br />El
<br />D2
<br />Facilitate development
<br />ID opportunities to expand Industry/ jobs, in particular data centers. Develop
<br />Complete the Park Master Plan
<br />and redevelopment to
<br />support rapidly changing
<br />a business recruitment strategy plan
<br />E3
<br />Complete a communication plan
<br />D3
<br />technological advances
<br />E5
<br />Adhere to plans and studies
<br />Explore Fiber Optic expansion via incentives: NEBC, Business parks
<br />E6
<br />Conservation improvement programs: Technology, rebates, audits, design
<br />D4
<br />Promote and amend
<br />existing programs and
<br />assistance
<br />Legislative advocacy
<br />DS
<br />Participation in industry agencies. E.g. MMUA, APPA, MRWA, MCFOA, LMNC,
<br />Evaluate objects of Project conserve; utilize existing programs or redirect
<br />services
<br />funds to other opportunities
<br />D6
<br />Address the housing
<br />needs of current and
<br />Implement findings and recommendations of 2012 housing study
<br />E9
<br />Preservation of assets
<br />D7
<br />future Elk River
<br />Assist 1st time homebuyers; establish historic, culturally significant districts;
<br />employee development
<br />residents
<br />establish programs to assist low income/ work force housing reinvestment
<br />Goal: Planning and Posistioning. Employ resources toward long range benefit to the community.
<br />Action Steps
<br />Tasks
<br />El
<br />Complete the Comprehensive Plan update
<br />E2
<br />Complete the Park Master Plan
<br />Complete
<br />comprehensive plans
<br />E3
<br />Complete a communication plan
<br />E4
<br />Implement FAST zoning
<br />E5
<br />Adhere to plans and studies
<br />E6
<br />Frequent review of pending/ new legislation. Develop policy to comment on
<br />said legislation
<br />E7
<br />Yearly legislative goals meeting with legislatures
<br />Legislative advocacy
<br />E8
<br />Participation in industry agencies. E.g. MMUA, APPA, MRWA, MCFOA, LMNC,
<br />APA, MFSCA, MPWA, MNAPA...
<br />E9
<br />Preservation of assets
<br />Complete facility feasibility study /studies to maximize utilization of assets
<br />E10
<br />employee development
<br />Establish an employee development program
<br />Encourage growth in Leadership ER
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<br />and retention
<br />E12
<br />Expand city services to provide uniform electric utilities service to all residents
<br />of city through organized electric service territory acquisition
<br />713
<br />Seek partnerships and collaboration to acquire Houlton property
<br />Positioning to improve
<br />E14
<br />Improve terms and /or supplier for wholesale power contract
<br />services and value to
<br />community
<br />E15
<br />Promote and highlight successful programs and efforts by employees and
<br />employee teams that reflect positively on Elk River and on public servants
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