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City of Arden Hills BlueCross BlueShield of Minnesota Active Community Planning Grant #499 . assist in developing improvcd techniques for implementing new and established goals into our policymaking, community planning efforts, and the built environment. City staff is accustomed to working cooperatively to develop and implement a wide array of projects throughout the City. Succcssful incorporation of active living principles into thc Comprehensivc Plan and implementation of these principles into the built environment will require extcnsive community input from residents, committees, commissions, the county, local businesses such as Guidant and Land O'Lakes, local colleges such as Bethel and Northwestern, the Moundsvicw School District, local churches, and the staff and City Council, just to name a few. City Staff and members ofthe PTRC are committed to attending presentations about active living, working with the T A provider, and obtaining further information as nccessary to facilitate . this process. The City Council has rcviewed this application and has indicated a desire to incorporate active living principles into the City's policymaking and community planning efforts as much as practical. Past support for active living and, more specifically, community planning is demonstrated by the 1998 Comprehensive Plan, the TCAAP Framework Vision, and the 2002 Parks, Trails, and Open Space Plan-all of which have bccn adopted by the Council after significant community and staCCinvolvement. Thc recently developed 2006 PTRC Vision is a culmination of efforts by residents, the PTRC, City staff, and City governmcnt to incorporate the idea of active living in greater detail and broader scope into the City as a whole. . SECTION Two: THE WORK PLAN 5