HomeMy WebLinkAbout09.18.23 Special Work Session Packet
AGENDA
Special Work Session
Meeting
6:15 PM - Monday, September 18, 2023
Farmington City Hall, Conference Room
170
Page
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. APPROVE AGENDA
3. DISCUSSION ITEMS
Comprehensive Plan Update - 30 minutes
No action requested. This is a discussion item to hear an update on the
community vision and comprehensive plan update process, and
required next steps associated with land use and infrastructure planning.
Agenda Item: Comprehensive Plan Update - 30 minutes - Pdf
2 - 15
4. CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE UPDATE
5. CITY ADMINISTRATOR UPDATE
6. ADJOURN
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SPECIAL WORK SESSION AGENDA MEMO
To: Mayor, Councilmembers and City Administrator
From: Deanna Kuennen, Community Dev Director
Department: Community Development
Subject: Comprehensive Plan Update - 30 minutes
Meeting: Special Work Session - Sep 18 2023
INTRODUCTION:
The City has been embarking on a community vision and comprehensive plan update process. As
the process starts transitioning from community visioning - to land use and infrastructure planning -
Staff believes this is an important time to provide an update to the City Council and discuss some of
the next steps.
DISCUSSION:
Staff and the consultants continue to refine the Guiding Principles and Policies that will form the
foundation of the comprehensive plan update. These guiding principles and policies will shape the
land use and infrastructure planning and decision making that will help accomplish the city and
community vision and overall growth goals. At the Tuesday, September 12th, Planning Commission
meeting, Staff and the consultant presented the draft principles for discussion purposes (attached).
While these are being finalized, the land use and infrastructure planning has started. As we work
through what the future land use looks like, important discussions and decisions will need to be made
regarding public infrastructure to support development, impacts on our surroun ding jurisdictions, and
opportunities to explore annexation.
BUDGET IMPACT:
Not applicable
ACTION REQUESTED:
No action requested. This is a discussion item to hear an update on the community vision and
comprehensive plan update process, and required next steps associated with land use and
infrastructure planning.
ATTACHMENTS:
Draft Vision and Guiding Principles
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Celebra�ng Our Past. Boldly Defining Our Future.
The City Farmington has adopted a vision statement that reflects the community’s values and
aspira�ons for the future. It is intended to be a broad statement that is supported by guiding
principles and policy statements. The community’s vision for the future is reflected below.
“In the City of Farmington people and neighborhoods are valued, natural resources mater,
and businesses and tradi�ons are celebrated. We are bold in pursuing opportuni�es and
investments that support quality and sustainable growth, a vibrant and resilient economy,
and a complete and connected community.”
Guiding Principles and Policies
There are several key elements expressed in the vision
statement. This sec�on provides addi�onal context behind those
elements and what they mean to the community. The City will
work towards these elements by embracing their guiding
principles and policies (see sidebar). The guiding principles and
policies should be reflected upon and used in all decision
making.
Quality and Sustainable Growth
This element of the vision is focused on building quality
neighborhoods that embrace the City’s plans for growth, while
recognizing that natural resources are valued and contribute to the community’s iden�ty.
Guiding Principles
1) Guide the loca�on and form of development to ensure growth is managed in a
sustainable manner.
Policies
a) The City will support development within the City’s exis�ng MUSA over the
expansion of the MUSA.
b) The City will phase growth and development that maintains efficient use and
expansion of local and regional infrastructure.
c) The City will priori�ze the redevelopment of vacant and underu�lized proper�es in
older areas to revitalize these vital community areas.
Guiding Principles: The guiding
principles are statements that
describe the desired outcome the
City hopes to achieve. The guiding
principles are organized under
common themes described in the
vision statements.
Policies: Policies are statements
that describe a general course of
ac�on to make progress towards
the guiding principles
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2) Create interes�ng neighborhoods that strengthens Farmington’s hometown feel.
Policies
a) The City will emphasize design standards and the use of high-quality materials for
new development.
b) The City will emphasize development paterns that connect neighborhoods to one
another, as well as area parks, commercial centers, and trail corridors.
c) The City will locate educa�onal land uses in a manner that capitalizes on the
importance of schools in increasing the community’s livability.
3) Preserve and protect historical and cultural resources.
Policies
a) The City will ensure no significant heritage preserva�on resource is destroyed,
damaged, or defaced as a result of any ac�on permited, licensed, funded, or
assisted by the City of Farmington.
b) The City will make every reasonable effort to preserve and protect heritage
resources of historical, architectural, archaeological, and cultural significance,
including those proper�es which have been found eligible for designa�on, but have
not been designated.
c) The City will make heritage preserva�on informa�on made available to all City
departments, other public agencies, developers, property owners, and the ci�zens of
Farmington.
4) Guide the loca�on and form of development to ensure natural resources are preserved
and protected.
Policies
a) The City will incorporate environmental impact considera�ons into municipal
decision-making.
b) The City will protect surface water resources during subdivision and development
planning processes to preserve their environmental, visual, recrea�onal and
economic benefits for the community.
c) The City will preserve, protect, and enhance woodland areas and retain substan�al
exis�ng tree cover, as much as prac�cable, during subdivision and development of
land as a means for improving air quality, protec�on against wind and water erosion,
shade, energy conserva�on, wildlife habitat, scenic beauty, and protec�ng the
integrity of the natural environment.
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d) The City will encourage private and public developments to retain or restore natural
areas planted with na�ve species to enhance the health and diversity of wildlife
popula�ons, promo�ng connec�vity of habitat when possible, or restore natural
areas planted with na�ve species to enhance the health and diversity of wildlife
popula�ons, promo�ng connec�vity of habitat when possible.
e) The City will ensure that any excava�on or mining of aggregate resources are
compa�ble with exis�ng and planned development of the surrounding area and do
not nega�vely impact the natural environment or city infrastructure.
f) The City will con�nue to par�cipate in the GreenStep Ci�es Programs to develop
sustainable best prac�ces that help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase
the use of renewable energy.
Vibrant and Resilient Economy
This element of the vision is focused on crea�ng a vibrant and resilient economy that celebrates
our past, supports exis�ng businesses, and provides opportuni�es for others to thrive.
Guiding Principles
5) Promote and support a dynamic economy that dis�nguishes itself from the region.
Policies
a) The City will celebrate and promote its agricultural history and farming community
through events.
b) The City will maintain a three-year strategic plan for economic development that
provides a dynamic and ac�onable tool for achieving the community’s economic
development vision.
c) The City will promote development of retail, restaurant, and service uses as anchors
of mixed-use areas to create desirable and viable commercial des�na�ons.
d) The City will ensure that adequate developable land is available with access to urban
services for commercial and industrial growth.
e) The City will ac�vely work to help diversify the growth of exis�ng and new
businesses to achieve the community’s 2030 and 2040 employment projec�ons.
6) Support innova�ve ideas and projects that embrace emerging trends and new
technologies.
Policies
a) The City will cul�vate strong rela�onships between exis�ng businesses and the city
to increase business reten�on.
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b) The City will leverage the mixed-use commercial/industrial land use designa�on to
allow greater flexibility for development of offices, business parks, and light industry.
c) The City will ac�vely recruit and promote Farmington as a place for business.
d) The City will give priority to projects that offer high-quality jobs.
7) Enhance the vitality and vibrancy of Farmington’s downtown commercial district.
Policies
a) The City will promote the preserva�on and reuse of vacant historic buildings.
b) The City will work to iden�fy public and private sector reinvestments in downtown to
revitalize it as the community’s commercial, cultural, civic, and recrea�onal center.
c) The City will give priority to projects that incorporate mixed-used developments
through redevelopment ini�a�ves or located on vacant/underu�lized sites.
d) The City will encourage reinvestment and redevelopment within the downtown to
strengthen its role as an employment center.
Complete and Connected Community
This element of the vision is focused on crea�ng high-quality neighborhoods that are connected
to parks, open spaces, and transporta�on systems.
Guiding Principles
8) Create high-quality neighborhoods that are connected by parks, open spaces, and
trails.
Policies
a) The City will require new subdivisions to provide adequate roadway and trail
connec�ons between residen�al and neighborhoods, transit stops, schools,
commercial nodes, and other key des�na�ons.
b) The City will evaluate transporta�on projects to ensure they preserve and enhance
environmental features and resources.
c) The City will require new subdivisions to be integrated and connected to parks, open
spaces, and mul�use trails.
d) The City will develop a park and open space system that includes ac�ve and athle�c
spaces.
e) The City will develop a park and open space system that includes natural areas and
environmentally sensi�ve areas for passive and un-programmed space.
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9) Provide a transporta�on system that is efficiently integrated with land use plans.
Policies
a) The City will guide development for a greater mix and higher density of uses
adjacent to key corridors, nodes, and amenity areas.
b) The City will evaluate transporta�on projects to ensure they are integrated with city
land use and development plans.
c) The City will maintain a roadway system which is consistent with the principals of
func�onal classifica�on and access management, thus helping ensure that roads are
planned and designed in an integrated and efficient manner.
10) Provide a transporta�on system that supports the efficient and effec�ve movement of
people and goods for all modes of transporta�on.
Policies
a) The City will promote transporta�on alterna�ves ensuring that non-motorized,
transit, and motorized travel needs are met in a balanced manner consistent with
community values and preferences.
b) The City will ensure that applicable professional/engineering standards are met in
the planning and design of transporta�on improvements.
c) The City will improve the transporta�on system in a cost-effec�ve manner in which
each expenditure sa�sfies a clearly defined public transporta�on priority.
d) The City will enlist and encourage private sector par�cipa�on in mee�ng the travel
needs of the city’s ci�zens and businesses.
People are Valued
This element of the vision recognizes that all people irrespec�ve of race, income, sex, faith, etc.
have inherent value and are celebrated and welcomed.
Guiding Principles
11) Consider and weigh the interconnectedness among social areas when making
decisions.
Policies
a) The City will provide opportuni�es for all to par�cipate in the planning and decision-
making process.
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b) The City will support cultural and social events that are inclusive and welcoming to
the community.
12) Ensure a healthy balance of housing types that meet the needs of a diverse popula�on
with diverse needs.
Policies
a) The City will give priority to projects that provide a wide variety of housing types for
people in all stages of life.
b) The City will give priority to projects that contain a mix of market-rate and affordable
units.
c) The City will achieve its iden�fied regional alloca�on of need for affordable housing
by planning enough residen�al areas throughout the city at densi�es that are high
enough to allow for affordable development.
Opportuni�es and Investments
This element of the vision is focused on maintaining a fiscally responsible budget, while finding
opportuni�es to investment in the future.
Guiding Principles
13) Maintain a posi�ve and pro-ac�ve approach to the City budget, ensuring investment
decisions provide the greatest long-term benefit.
Policies
a) The City will make strategic investments in infrastructure that will facilitate well-
planned growth that is in alignment with phasing plans.
b) The City will maintain and update an annual budget and capital improvement
program.
c) The City will maintain a long-term financial plan for the development and
redevelopment of parks, open space, and trails.
14) Provide cost-effec�ve public services, facili�es, and infrastructure systems that are
consistent with the needs, demands, and desires of the community.
Policies
a) The City will provide programs to assist home owners and property owners of mul�-
unit buildings with the maintenance and improvements of their property.
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b) The City will work to streamline the housing development processes and consider
other methods, such as incen�ve bonuses, to encourage the building of market-
rate/unsubsidized affordable housing by private developers.
c) The City will explore opportuni�es with agencies and organiza�ons to develop more
subsidized affordable housing within the city to meet the housing needs of very low-
income residents.
d) The City will develop maintenance standards for recrea�onal facili�es.
e) The City will improve the transporta�on system in a cost-feasible manner in which
each expenditure sa�sfies a clearly defined public transporta�on priority.
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Exis�ng Goals and Policies
• 39 Goals
• 95 Policies
Exis�ng Goals
1. Efficient, well-planned land use expansion and development that meets the needs of the city’s
projected popula�on, household and employment growth.
2. Balance of residen�al, commercial, employment, and public land uses that promotes the city’s
long-term economic stability.
3. Farmington’s exis�ng hometown character is maintained and strengthened through its future
growth.
4. The diversity of housing op�ons available is expanded as part of the community’s growth and
redevelopment
5. A mix of convenient and atrac�ve commercial areas are distributed around the city.
6. Employment centers are expanded in the community to increase job opportuni�es as well as
increase and diversify the tax base.
7. Downtown is reinvigorated as the community’s commercial, cultural, and recrea�onal center as
well as a great place to live.
8. Environmental resources are protected for the benefit of the overall health of the community’s
natural and human environment.
9. Farmington’s significant, scarce, and non-renewable heritage resources are preserved, protected
and used in appropriate ways to reflect the community’s shared values (public and private
sectors) for its unique heritage.
10. Maintain high-quality housing op�ons.
11. Provide a wide variety of housing types for people in all stages of life.
12. Have housing that is affordable to all residents at all stages of life.
13. Ensure that housing is located within livable, well-connected neighborhoods.
14. Encourage measured residen�al growth that meets pent-up regional demand for housing, while
also recognizing the regional constraints for unchecked growth.
15. Provide a transporta�on system that is integrated with city land use and development plans, that
preserves city historical resources, and conserves and, where possible, enhances environmental
features and resources.
16. Provide a system which supports the efficient and effec�ve movement of people and goods in a
comprehensive yet cost-effec�ve manner.
17. Effec�vely and responsibly manage local water resources.
18. Protect and enhance surface water quality in the city.
19. Provide flood risk reduc�on measures for persons and property, and manage the rate and
volume of runoff entering rivers, streams, lakes, and wetlands within the city.
20. Protect groundwater quality and quan�ty to preserve it for sustainable and beneficial purposes.
21. Maintain and enhance the func�ons and values of wetlands within the city.
22. Preserve floodplains and manage adjacent uses to minimize flood risks and associated damages.
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23. Develop or improve recrea�onal open space areas, fish and wildlife habitat, and public
accessibility in conjunc�on with water quality improvement projects.
24. Protect and conserve water and natural resources by promo�ng sustainable growth and
integrated land use planning.
25. Increase public awareness of the func�on and value of surface water resources and the impacts
associated human ac�vi�es.
26. Maintain adequate funding for surface water management.
27. Achieve recogni�on as a step 3 Minnesota GreenStep City.
28. Environmental impacts are reduced in Farmington.
29. Increased conserva�on of non-renewable energy.
30. Reduc�on of greenhouse gas emissions.
31. Increased use of renewable energy.
32. Healthy and diversified growth of exis�ng and new businesses to achieve the community’s 2030
and 2040 employment projec�ons.
33. A desirable commercial environment for residents is created through growth from exis�ng and
new businesses.
34. Redevelopment of vacant and underu�lized proper�es in older areas to revitalize these vital
community areas.
35. A well-trained and adaptable workforce is maintained within the community to support the
projected business and job growth.
36. Diverse housing op�ons and quality of life ameni�es that support the needs and preferences of
the community’s workforce into the future.
37. A three-year strategic plan for economic development that provides a dynamic and ac�onable
tool for achieving the community’s economic development vision.
38. Public and private sector reinvestment in downtown to revitalize it as the community’s
commercial, cultural, and recrea�onal center.
39. Cul�va�on of strong rela�onships between exis�ng businesses and the city to increase business
reten�on.
Exis�ng Policies
1. Support residen�al development within the city’s exis�ng Metropolitan Urban Service Area
(MUSA) over expansion of the MUSA.
2. Priori�ze development of areas with exis�ng lots and u�li�es.
3. Make strategic investments in infrastructure that will facilitate well-planned growth.
4. Promote development of a greater mix and higher density of uses adjacent to key corridors,
nodes and amenity areas.
5. Phase growth and development that maintains efficient use and expansion of local and regional
infrastructure.
6. Promote a mix and patern of land uses that enable the community to become a place to live,
work, shop, and play.
7. Ensure adequate developable areas that allow opportuni�es for growth of employment, retail,
and services.
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8. Diversify the city’s tax base by allowing for a wide variety of non-residen�al uses throughout the
community.
9. Create land use paterns that create connec�ons between residen�al neighborhoods and the
city’s parks, downtown, and other ameni�es.
10. Expand park and open space land uses to create a system of parks and open spaces throughout
the community.
11. Locate educa�onal land uses in a manner that capitalizes on the importance of schools in
increasing the community’s livability.
12. Ensure that the community’s significant natural resources are preserved, protected and
enhanced as part of the community’s growth, crea�ng connected open space corridors where
feasible.
13. Increase the mix of residen�al land uses throughout the community to meet the needs of
residents in all stages of life and all income levels.
14. Support increasing the variety of residen�al land uses within and adjacent to neighborhoods to
provide residents op�ons for moving to meet their lifecycle housing needs.
15. Promote adding more residen�al uses in and adjacent to downtown through redevelopment.
16. Support the development of mixed-use commercial/residen�al areas near downtown and
commercial centers/nodes
17. Support the development of complementary commercial centers within the community
including downtown, spruce street area, major roadway corridors, and key roadway
intersec�ons.
18. Allow for commercial uses to locate at key roadway intersec�ons throughout the community to
meet the retail and service needs of surrounding neighborhoods.
19. Promote development of retail, restaurant and service uses as anchors of mixed-use areas to
create desirable and viable commercial des�na�ons.
20. Ensure that adequate developable land is available with access to urban services for commercial
and industrial growth.
21. Leverage the mixed-use commercial/industrial land use designa�on to allow greater flexibility for
development of offices, business parks, and light industry.
22. Increase the city’s commercial/industrial iden�ty and growth poten�al by clearly iden�fying
employment centers.
23. Encourage reinvestment and redevelopment within the downtown to strengthen its role as an
employment center.
24. Promote commercial and mixed-use development on vacant and underu�lized downtown core
sites.
25. Expand the community’s housing op�ons through downtown redevelopment.
26. Promote preserva�on and reuse of vacant historic buildings and other commercial buildings in
downtown core.
27. Retain and expand civic uses in downtown.
28. Improve and expand outdoor public spaces in downtown.
29. Increase street and trail connec�ons to downtown from other parts of the city.
30. Support implementa�on of the redevelopment ini�a�ves established in the downtown
redevelopment plan.
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31. Protect surface water resources during subdivision and development planning processes to
preserve their environmental, visual, recrea�onal and economic benefits for the community.
32. Preserve, protect and enhance woodland areas and retain substan�al exis�ng tree cover, as
much as prac�cable, during subdivision and development of land as a means for improving air
quality, protec�on against wind and water erosion, shade, energy conserva�on, wildlife habitat,
scenic beauty, and protec�ng the integrity of the natural environment.
33. Encourage private and public developments to retain or restore natural areas planted with na�ve
species to enhance the health and diversity of wildlife popula�ons, promo�ng connec�vity of
habitat when possible.
34. Or restore natural areas planted with na�ve species to enhance the health and diversity of
wildlife popula�ons, promo�ng connec�vity of habitat when possible.
35. Ensure that any excava�on or mining of aggregate resources are compa�ble with exis�ng and
planned development of the surrounding area and do not nega�vely impact the natural
environment or city infrastructure.
36. All historic proper�es iden�fied by a heritage resource survey are evaluated by the HPC and staff
to determine eligibility for designa�on as a Farmington heritage landmark or the na�onal
register of historic places.
37. A property must be demonstrably significant in history, architecture or archaeology and it must
also be adaptable to modern needs and uses to be considered for heritage resource designa�on.
38. No significant heritage preserva�on resource is destroyed, damaged, or defaced as a result of
any ac�on permited, licensed, funded, or assisted by the city of Farmington.
39. Every reasonable effort is made to preserve and protect heritage resources of historical,
architectural, archaeological, and cultural significance, including those proper�es which have
been found eligible for designa�on but have not been designated.
40. Heritage preserva�on is en�rely compa�ble with economic development and growth; therefore,
heritage preserva�on pays and everybody profits by recycling historically significant resources
and adap�ng them to new, economically viable uses.
41. Heritage preserva�on informa�on shall be made available to all city departments, other public
agencies, developers, property owners, and the ci�zens of Farmington.
42. Provide programs to assist home owners and property owners of mul�-unit buildings with the
maintenance and improvements of their property.
43. Emphasize design standards and the use of high-quality materials for new development.
44. Encourage a mixture of housing types and densi�es within the same neighborhood.
45. Promote the mixing of types and densi�es close to schools and other ameni�es.
46. Explore ways to allow for more senior-friendly housing opportuni�es (one-floor living, accessory
dwelling units [ADUs], group living, assisted living, etc.).
47. Achieve iden�fied regional alloca�on of need for affordable housing by planning enough
residen�al areas throughout the city at densi�es that are high enough to allow for affordable
development.
48. Explore opportuni�es with agencies and organiza�ons to develop more subsidized affordable
housing within the city to meet the housing needs of very low-income residents.
49. Streamline housing development processes and consider other methods, such as incen�ve
bonuses, to encourage the building of market-rate/unsubsidized affordable housing by private
developers.
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50. Build connec�ons between residen�al neighborhoods and centers of employment, transit
access, schools, and commercial nodes.
51. Emphasize high-quality design of neighborhoods that connect to one another as well as area
parks, open space, and trail corridors.
52. Develop housing in areas served by infrastructure and phase growth appropriately.
53. Locate housing in areas that can be well-connected to other city services and ameni�es.
54. In a thorough and systema�c manner, consider the impacts of transporta�on improvements on
economic development, land use, environmental resources, and social, historical, and cultural
resources.
55. Promote transporta�on alterna�ves ensuring that non-motorized, transit, and motorized travel
needs are met in a balanced manner consistent with community values and preferences.
56. Facilitate an appropriate level of mobility for persons and goods within and through the city by
providing effec�ve connec�ons to the regional transporta�on network.
57. Provide a roadway system which is consistent with the principals of func�onal classifica�on and
access management, thus helping ensure that roads are planned and designed in an integrated
and efficient manner.
58. Provide sufficient capacity in the transporta�on system to accommodate exis�ng and future
travel demand, thus limi�ng the poten�al for conges�on and safety concerns.
59. Improve the transporta�on system in a cost-feasible manner,
60. In which each expenditure sa�sfies a clearly defined public transporta�on priority.
61. Enlist and encourage private sector par�cipa�on in mee�ng the travel needs of the city’s ci�zens
and businesses.
62. Ensure that applicable professional/engineering standards are met in the planning and design of
transporta�on improvements.
63. Develop a park and open space system that includes ac�ve and athle�c spaces.
64. Develop a park and open space system that includes natural areas and environmentally sensi�ve
areas for passive and un-programmed spaces.
65. Expand the city’s trail and sidewalk system, including adding regional trails that are safe and
provide connec�ons between schools, parks, neighborhoods, commercial areas, open
space/natural areas, other communi�es and regional parks.
66. Develop a long-term financial plan for the development and redevelopment of parks, open
space and trails.
67. Develop maintenance standards for recrea�onal facili�es.
68. Increase marke�ng of parks and recrea�on (recrea�onal programs, parks, open space, trails and
recrea�onal facili�es) to the community.
69. All city parks should have approved master plans to guide their development.
70. Construct new recrea�onal facili�es when it may not be financially feasible or structurally
possible to make improvements to exis�ng recrea�onal facili�es.
71. Acquire land in a manner that maximizes the size of parks when possible.
72. Explore opportuni�es to expand youth, teen, adap�ve, adult and senior programs including
possible partnerships with other organiza�ons or governmental agencies
73. Maximize and op�mize recrea�onal facility usage when possible.
74. Look for ways to expand community gathering spaces and events.
75. Develop and implement a bike and pedestrian plan.
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76. In new residen�al developments make sure there are adequate pedestrian connec�ons through
sidewalk and trail construc�on.
77. U�lize volunteer resources to assist with parks, open space, recrea�onal facili�es and recrea�on
maintenance and opera�ons.
78. Implement sustainability prac�ces in recrea�onal facili�es, parks and open spaces.
79. When financially feasible, u�lize exis�ng and emerging technology in the parks and recrea�on
department’s maintenance and opera�ons.
80. Con�nue to maintain parks and recrea�on system so it con�nues to be a community asset.
81. Construct the facili�es iden�fied in the jim bell park and preserve master plan and in the aqua�c
feasibility study including athle�c facili�es and a new aqua�c facility.
82. Create a system that is equitable and diverse, so it accommodates uses by all demographic
groups represented in the community.
83. Con�nue to monitor, lead, coordinate, report to and engage community members on the
implementa�on of GreenStep best prac�ces.
84. Regularly priori�ze and evaluate best prac�ces and ac�ons to be implemented on an annual
basis.
85. Con�nue to support the ac�ons and ini�a�ves of the green team
86. Develop programs, events, and incen�ves for residents to increase involvement in sustainability
ini�a�ves.
87. Par�cipate in tracking and monitoring programs, such as the regional indicators ini�a�ve, to
inform future sustainability ini�a�ves.
88. Develop standards and review procedures that support adequate indoor and outdoor space for
improved recycling opportuni�es (including organics such as food waste, as appropriate) in
commercial development.
89. Incorporate environmental impact considera�ons into municipal decision-making.
90. Encourage residents and property owners to take advantage of energy monitoring and
conserva�on programs offered through the local u�li�es.
91. Research, evaluate, and promote LEED principles and other green infrastructure prac�ces for
new buildings, developments, and public projects.
92. Follow the state energy goal guidelines of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to 20% of the
city’s 2015 baseline levels by the year 2050.
93. Establish interim goals every 5 to 10 years.
94. Protect solar access in new developments and subdivisions to enable poten�al development of
solar energy systems.
95. Encourage businesses and residents to par�cipate in renewable energy programs or install
renewable energy systems.
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