08-28-1993 PTRC Meeting Minutes - Laserfiche WebLink

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i . The following are outcomes of the 1993 Arden Hills Strategic Planning session by Council and staff: 1. Common themes in the City visioning: • Development of the Arsenal. • Parks & trails. • Economic Development, especially in the Round Lake and Lexington Avenue area. • Transportation. • Infrastructure improvements to include sidewalks, curbs, and streets. • New City Hall and Public Works facilities. • Expansion and maintenance of the quality of life (environment, recreation, etc.) . • Expanded retail development. 2. Points of Divergence or difference in the visions: • The degree of residential versus business development that will occur. • The effect that outside agencies and forces will have on the future of the City of Arden Hills. • The degree of proactive versus reactive development that will occur in the comiminity. 3. Critical performance factors/issues: • Economic development opportunities. Maintaining control of the Arsenal property so that other agencies will not interfere/intervene in its development direction. • Ensuring significant utilities are available to support development of Arsenal property. • Establishing cooperative funding ventures to meet future needs. • Expanding the availability and use of grant monies. 4. Goals for the City of Arden Hills: 1993-95 High Priority Goals • Capture/acquire Arsenal property: Hamline/Lexington Avenue, Highway 96 to I. • Locate a "key" occupant for GBD. • Foster a stable and effective staff culture. The City will have constructed a new City Hall facility and a Public Works facility. • The Council will have aggressively marketed economic development to targeted investors and employers. 5. Moderate to lower priority goals: • Develop an annual community event that will stress/establish a "sense of community".