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between Pine Street and Walnut Street, and to create more available and developable land between Walnut Street and Maple Street (maintain serviceability for sanitary sewer line between Pine Street and Linn Street. • Agree on the creation of an architectural style for public facili- ties in the civic/institutional core (and at other locations in downtown) that might reflect a consistent"civic" quality. • Plan for the eventual relocation of City Hall to the civic/institu- tional core in a location that gives the building prominence from Pine Street and Walnut Street. • Pursue the development of a multi-use Family Center (includ- ing facilities for organizations such as Minnesota Army National Guard, Early Childhood and Family Education, Special Education, Adult Basic Education, Preschool, Head Start, community computer resource center,jobs training center and other programs related to the local community). • Investigate the opportunities for a county services facility, which might include county offices, court spaces and other county functions as well as a Deputy Registrar. • Preserve space in the civic/institutional core for the develop- ment of a Public Safety facility to house county sheriff' offices, fire and emergency services offices, and, if desired in the future, a Monticello police department. • Create a center for Monticello history, arts and culture in a prominent location within the civic/institutional core. • Actions Strategy 2b • see "A celebration of community,everyday" below Reinforce West Bridge Park as a significant public gathering space with Strategic Outcome regularly scheduled events • A place in downtown that belongs wholly to the community where the people of Monticello gather for their social and civic activities. Strategic Target • Gain control of key parcels in the civic/institutional core and relocate Ferrellgas and bulk tank facility by 1999. • Pursue feasibility of a Family Center developed in concert with a training facility for the Minnesota Army National Guard in 1997. • Establish a policy on the relocation of City Hall in 1997. Strategy 3: A compact center Actions Strategy 3a • Establish land use controls to prevent the "creep" of commer- Define a boundary for commercial, cial, retail and office uses beyond limits established in the plan. retail and office uses in order to • Investigate options (land use controls, financial incentives) for concentrate these use in a directing commercial, retail and office development to sites perceivable"downtown" • within the downtown boundary. A New Bridge • Revitalizing Monticello's Downtown and Riverfrwrt - Page 4:27