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<br />Arden Hi/Is Counci//Staff Retreat 2007 <br />Notes Prepared by Barbara K, StrandelJ <br /> <br />0 Active <br />0 Engaged <br />0 Walk-able <br />0 Financially sound <br />0 Wel~run <br /> <br />. Ultimate VISion for Arden Hills - The Cambridge MA of the Midwest! <br />o Strong academic values <br />o Pedestrian activity and neighborhood coffee shops <br />o Strong corporate identities (leaders in technology, industry and values) <br />o A place to grow, live and retire <br /> <br />LONG TERM GOALS: 2015 <br />Selected And Ranked By Council <br />From the pre-retreat survey. 0 master list of goals was presented to the group. Each council <br />member hod five votes to select their top goals. Staff members present did not vote. as goal <br />setting is a primary function of the City Council. The results are outlined below. The Mayor has <br />indicated that the he will assign one of the top five goals to each council member to "wordsmith" <br />or edit so the Long Term Goals con be finalized by the council. <br /> <br />1. TCAAP: <br /> <br />a. That it be running in 0 positive financial position, with development values that <br />match City desires. By 2015 TCAAP should be on a well-defined path to <br />completion. (Stan), (3) <br />b. Complete development of TCAAP property with acceptable density,limited <br />public financing, and sufficient open space. (Fran) (1) <br />c. TCAAP is no longer under any public financing, Rood index is 65 or above. City still <br />has the some community feel to it and trees are still around. City is not overbuilt <br />and there is a tie between the new development and current City. Want the <br />TCAAP building to hove 0 small impact on current residents (traffic, taxes,). [Fran) <br />(1) <br /> <br />2. Transportation: Making sure that Arden Hills does not get "Iock-ed in" by major transportation <br />arteries. It would be too easy to hove freeways leave the City with dead-end roods and large <br />sound barriers [Stan, David) (5) <br /> <br />3. Financing: <br />a. Implemented financial strategies that continue AH's long tradition of low debt <br />and consistently low tax rote and tax levy increases. <br />b. Continue to hove the City operate in the most financially and efficient manner to <br />ensure that the Arden Hills tax payers are receiving the best possible services for <br />their tax dollars. <br />c. Good Financial policies to set 0 framework for stoff and financial planning. <br />d. Sound fIScal management- Financial Analysis. (Dove) (3) <br /> <br />4. Management: good management reports; sound managementw/tracking in place (Dave) <br />(4) <br /> <br />5. Identity & Quality Of Ufe: AH would hove on identity. We are more on area not 0 community. <br />If anything we are on area with 0 lot of geographically isolated small neighborhoods. Move <br /> <br />3 <br />