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Request for Council Action 8B
Prepared By: Meagan Beekman, City Planner Council Meeting Date: February 11,2013
Resilient Communities Project
Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source:
$0 $60,000 Ramsey County,Utility
Funds, Cable Fund, General
Fund
Recommendation:
Direct Staff to move forward with the Resilient Communities Project application.
Supporting Documents:
1. Memorandum from Meagan Beekman, dated February 11, 2013
2. Proposed Project List
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: February 11, 2013
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
Patrick Klaers, City Administrator
FROM: Meagan Beekman, City Planner
SUBJECT: Resilient Communities Project
Requested Action
Review the Resilient Communities Project (RCP) and direct Staff on whether to move forward
with an application.
Background
The Resilient Communities Project (RCP) is a program through the University of Minnesota and
administered by the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA). The program selects one
Minnesota city per year to participate. The program matches University coursework with
community projects that have a sustainability impact. The program defines sustainability
broadly to include environmental, social, and financial sustainability for a community. The
projects should have a relatively narrow scope and clear deliverable. Once a city is selected,
CURA staff match up the individual projects with graduate courses at the University of
Minnesota that have a community-project component related to one or more of the city's needs.
The purpose of the program is intended to better connect University resources with communities,
regional entities, and organizations interested in sustainability in the Twin Cities and other
metropolitan areas in Minnesota.
RCP provides the community with access to hundreds of students and faculty across a range of
academic disciplines, from design, planning, law and engineering to business, environmental
sciences, and the humanities. The selected community and their projects are imbedded
throughout the University of Minnesota curriculum, which provides extensive resources to which
the community would not otherwise have access to. In addition, the program offers students
real-world opportunities to apply their knowledge and training, as well as to engage with
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professionals and students in other programs and fields of study. The University of Minnesota
calculates the value of work produced through the project at approximately $175,000.
RCP program administrators work closely with the selected community to ensure that each
selected project has a clear scope of work and concrete deliverable in order to ensure a high
value return for the community. The City of Minnetonka was selected to participate in the RCP
pilot program for the 2012-2013 academic year. While they have only completed half of their
projects and coursework, Minnetonka staff have indicated they have been impressed with the
quality of the work that they have received from University students.
Application Process
Applications to participate in the RCP program are due February 15th. As part of the application
process, communities are asked to identify 15-30 projects that might be included. Not all
projects will be a good fit, but the intent is to provide a broad enough list of projects that most
will fit into the program. A project's scope is limited by the timeline of the program. The
selected community will participate in the 2013-2014 academic year and work with courses over
both semesters. Project deliverables will likely be completed at the end of each semester.
Staff has prepared a list of 19 projects to include as part of our application (Attached). Projects
generally fall into three categories:
• Projects directly related to TCAAP, taken from the Master Plan RFP that, if Arden Hills
was selected to participate in RCP, would reduce the cost of the consultant contract to
complete the Master Plan.
• House-keeping projects that have a City-wide impact and need to be completed;
however, are only indirectly related to TCAAP and not included in the Master Plan
RFP.
• Projects that would add value to the City if the City had more resources to complete
them, but are not imperative to City operation.
In addition, Ramsey County Administration has identified a project related to the creation of a
strategic communications plan for the TCAAP redevelopment project that is related to an
existing project Kate Knuth is working on with the Humphrey School of Public Affairs.
Communities are asked to identify a project lead for each project. The project lead will work
with the program administrator and the professor(s) of the matched course to guide the scope of
work and the project as needed. Staff time obligations will vary depending on the unique needs
of each project; however, at a minimum, the staff project leader will meet with program
administrators and the course professor at least once prior to the beginning of the project to
narrow and clarify the scope of work. Periodic check-ins with the class may be necessary, and
the project lead will likely attend any final class presentations related to the project. In addition,
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the selected community will identify a project coordinator who will oversee the progress of each
project.
As part of the application, communities are also asked to provide a financial contribution, in
addition to staff time. A minimum amount has not been identified; however, communities are
asked to show some financial commitment to the program. Communities are also encouraged to
partner with other agencies on individual projects, and pool funding resources. Each project
does not need an individual funding source; some projects have clear funding sources, while
others do not. The application and project list are reviewed as a package, and the goal would be
to cobble together resources from enough projects to include in the City's application.
Funding Sources
City Staff have been in contact with Ramsey County Environmental Health to discuss possible
project partnerships. Out of those discussions three City projects were identified that Ramsey
County Environmental Health thought would be valuable to their organization. The projects are:
• Design Standards to Promote Recycling;
• Site-wide Participation in a City Recycling Contract on TCAAP; and
• Reduction of Construction Waste.
More details on the projects are included in the attached project list. Ramsey County
Environmental Health has a Public Entities Innovation Grant program to which County
Environmental Health staff has encouraged the City to apply. They have tentatively committed
$25,000 of grant money to provide to the City as part of our participation in RCP, provided that
the City is selected to participate in RCP, and that the three projects are included in the final
project list.
Ramsey County Administration has also committed $10,000 towards the City's RCP application.
Two of the City's 19 proposed projects relate to the creation of a social media policy for the City
and the launch of a social media presence. Due to the communications and technology
component of these projects, the City can include funding from the Cable Fund to assist in
completing these items. Staff recommends a contribution of $10,000 from the Cable Fund to
complete this work.
An additional two if the City's 19 proposed projects are for creating work-flow efficiencies for
the public works crews related to the tracking of sanitary sewer inspections, hydrant flushes, and
other in-field work. The Public Works Director has indicated that finding solutions to these
work-flow problems would be very valuable in saving staff time and resources. Staff
recommends $10,000 from Utility Funds be included as part of an application to RCP.
All of the projects offer value to the community, and Staff recommends including $5,000 from
the general fund as part of the application.
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Discussion
This program has been compared with having a full time intern who is an expert in multiple
disciplines, has access to all of the resources available through the University of Minnesota, peer
review, and professorial support, and requires minimal supervision. The amount of work that
could potentially be completed through this program is enormous, all of which would add value
to the community. The City of Minnetonka has commented that the work that they have seen out
of their participation in the program is at or near professional consultant quality work.
In order to be considered for participation into the program the City must commit both financial
resources and staff time to completing the projects. The overall project coordinator will be
aware of each project and act as the point of contact between the program administrators at
CURA and the City. Individual project leads will meet with CURA staff and professors to scope
individual projects and identify clear and valuable deliverables. Depending on the individual
project needs, project leads will maintain periodic contact with students and will accept the final
product, likely attending any student presentations.
Staff believes that the City has a good mix of projects and a strong application given the activity
surrounding the TCAAP property. Participation in the program also has the added benefit of
positive public relations for the City. CURA maintains a website throughout the project
highlighting the work being done by the University and the selected City, and hosts kick-off and
project-end events to celebrate the projects.
Staff is requesting that the Council discuss the RCP program and direct Staff on whether to move
forward with applying. Additionally, Staff is seeking direction on the funding amount and
sources.
Recommendation
Staff recommends moving forward with the RCP program application and including $60,000 as a
funding contribution.
Resilient Communities Project Funding Sources
Funding Source Funding Amount
Ramsey County Administration $10,000
Ramsey County Environmental Health $25,000
Cable Fund $10,000
Utility Funds $10,000
General Fund $5,000
Total $60,00
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Requested Action
Review the Resilient Communities Project(RCP)program and direct Staff to move forward with
an application.
Attachments
Proposed Project List
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Attachment A
Resilient Communities Project—Arden Hills
Proposed Project List, 2013-2014
1. Zoning Design Standards to Promote Recycling and Organics Collection
a. Project Lead: City Planner
b. The purpose of the project would be to identify zoning code regulations that could
require/promote the participation and collection of recycling from a building and site
layout perspective. The scope would include multi-family residential and commercial
new construction.
c. Are there ways site design and building layout can encourage recycling participation?
Are there site design requirements that make recycling/organics storage and collection
easier? How can such standards be designed for flexibility to accommodate evolving
approaches and technologies for collection of recycling and organics? What are the
differences between multi-unit/family standards and those for commercial buildings,
and will there be significant differences for different types of commercial uses that
would be allowed in this new mixed use area of the City?
d. Deliverable: Recommendations for best practices in zoning regulations related to
designing into site plans and building layouts recycling accommodations for consumers,
residents, and employees, as well as ease of collection by recycling service providers.
e. Sustainability Impact: Promotion of waste reduction. This is important to the City as we
move forward with TCAAP development to ensure residential and business
development provides adequate access to recycling services, and ease of collection.
f. Ramsey County Environmental Health Staff and Eureka Recycling
2. Site-wide Participation in City Recycling Contract
a. Project Lead: City Planner
b. The project would explore options for efficient, effective provision of recycling and
organics collection services for commercial and multi-family properties, including the
option of expanding City contracting for recycling. The scope of work would include
both the implementation of providing recycling and organics collection services, as well
as a review of the logistics of collection.
c. Are there communities in Minnesota that offer city-contracted recycling services to
multi-family residential properties and businesses? What are the best practices related
to city-wide recycling and organics collections for commercial property? What are
mechanisms that will allow a city to enforce participation?
d. Deliverable: Description of best practices for ensuring and maximizing recycling and
organics collection services and participation for multi-family and commercial buildings.
These recommendations may lead into City Code amendments related to multi-family
and commercial recycling and organics collection participation.
e. Sustainability Impact: Promotion of waste reduction. The City is interested in exploring
expansion of its recycling service to commercial and multi-family properties,along with
other options
f. Ramsey County Environmental Health Staff and Eureka Recycling
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3. Reduction of Construction Waste
a. Project Lead: City Planner
b. The purpose of the project is to identify ways to reduce on-site demolition and
construction waste and promote recycling during the build out of TCAAP. The scope of
the work would include policies, programs, incentives, or regulations that would reduce
demolition and construction waste, and increase recycling and use of recycled-content
materials.
c. What are best practices related to the reduction of on-site generated construction
waste?What are solutions that could be utilized during the construction of TCAAP?
d. Deliverable: Literature review to determine what has been done in this area already.
Best practices and recommendations for what the City can do to reduce demolition and
construction waste and promote recycling during large scale construction projects, and
also for smaller-scale development and redevelopment projects
e. Sustainability Impact: Promotion of waste reduction. The City is interested minimizing
the amount of truck traffic and promoting waste reduction during such a large
construction project.
f. Ramsey County Environmental Health Staff
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4. Parks and Recreation Needs Assessment
a. Project Lead: Parks and Recreation Manager
b. The purpose of this project would be to identify a formula for assessing parks and
recreation needs on the TCAAP site that will be used to create a park dedication policy
and ordinance. The assessment would also be incorporated into the City's Master Plan
for the TCAAP site as part of a Parks and Open Space Plan.
c. What is the current level of parks and recreation amenity offered to Arden Hills'
residents?What should the City expect will be the needs of future residents and
employees on the TCAAP site? What is a reasonable park dedication approach on the
TCAAP site?
d. Deliverable: An assessment of future parks and recreation needs on TCAAP, a formula
for determining park dedication based on projected build out numbers, and
recommendations on implementing a park dedication policy.
e. Sustainability Impact: Access to recreation and conservation of park land. Arden Hills is
dedicated to providing leisure and passive open space opportunities for residents and
employees in the City.
f. Ramsey County,as the property owner on TCAAP, is a stakeholder for this project.
5. Landscape and Tree Preservation Requirements
a. Project Lead: City Planner
b. The purpose of the project is to review and update the City landscape and tree
preservation requirements with the development of TCAAP in mind.
c. What are the City's current landscape and tree preservation requirements? Are the
current regulations adequate? What are other communities doing about tree
preservation and landscaping? Are there ways to encourage more sustainable
landscaping practices? How could the City of Arden Hills'tree preservation and
landscaping requirements be improved/clarified/simplified?
d. Deliverable: Recommendations on revisions to the City's regulations pertaining to tree
preservation and landscaping.
Attachment A
e. Sustainability Impact: Sustainable landscaping and tree preservation. Tree protection is
a high priority in Arden Hills. The City wants to encourage/require more sustainable
landscaping practices.
f. No outside stakeholders have yet been identified.
6. Transportation Demand Management Policy
a. Project Lead:Assistant City Engineer
b. The purpose of the project is to identify transportation demand management
techniques that might be effective on the TCAAP site to decrease peak-hour demand on
the road network. The project area is not currently served by transit.
c. What are best practices in comparable communities?What is the process to get new
transit service to an area? Does Metro Transit have population or density warrants?
What is the long-term potential for fixed-route transit options?
d. Deliverable: Best practices in developing a TDM plan for the TCAAP site and establishing
a TDM policy for TCAAP.
e. Sustainability Impact: Transportation management through reduction of vehicle miles
traveled. The City is interested in bringing transit service to the TCAAP site.
f. Metro Transit, Ramsey County Regional Rail Authority, and Ramsey County Public Works
may be stakeholders in this project
7. Renewable Energy Regulations
a. Project Lead: City Planner
b. The purpose of the project is to explore regulations for parcel-specific renewable energy
installations on the TCAAP site. Examples include the use of geo-thermal and wind
turbines.
c. What are best practices related to municipal regulations of renewable energy
installations? Are there regulations the City should have in place to address these uses?
Are there other communities regulating these uses? Should the City encourage wind
turbines and/or other renewable energy practices?
d. Deliverable: best practices, policies,and approaches of other communities; regulatory
barriers; and recommendations for TCAAP specific policies on parcel-specific renewable
energy installations.
e. Sustainability Impact: The project explores renewable energy on TCAAP.
f. No outside stakeholders have yet been identified.
8. Social Media Policy
a. Project Lead: City Clerk
b. The City of Arden Hills does not currently utilize social media. Obstacles to the use of
social media include staff resistance, lack of clear goals for and benefits of social media,
and concerns regarding the necessity and ramifications of allowing community-
generated posts. Students will draft a social media policy that addresses these issues
while being sensitive to the legal and political realities of local government.
c. What practical benefits does social media offer to local government? How can cities
control their message through social media? How can legal or political concerns with
social media be addressed?
d. Deliverable: Draft Social Media Policy ready for presentation to executive staff and the
City Council
Attachment A
e. Sustainability Impact: More demographically diverse and accessible community
engagement
f. No outside stakeholders have yet been identified.
9. Social Media Implementation Plan
a. Project Lead: City Clerk
b. Assuming City approval of the social media policy described above,the City needs to
implement social media in a manner that does not overburden existing staff resources,
reaches targeted audiences, and utilizes the most effective social media channels. The
implementation plan will specifically address how and when social media should be
used to communicate information on the TCAAP project.
c. How can the City use social media to reach target populations? Which social media
tools will be the most effective for the City and why? How can the City use social media
to maximize its benefits and minimize resources necessary to manage information?
d. Deliverable: Social Media Implementation Plan
e. Sustainability Impact: More demographically diverse and accessible community
engagement
f. No outside stakeholders have yet been identified.
10. Analysis of Commercial/Industrial Property —Tax Revenues vs Cost of Service
a. Project Lead: Community Development Director
b. A broad mix of commercial and industrial property is anticipated for the TCAAP site. Tax
revenues generated from the commercial properties general are higher than residential
properties. The City is interested in understanding what the tax capacity might be
compared with cost of providing services.
c. What public services are demanded by commercial and industrial property? Is the
demand for service impacted by the amount of commercial property in a given area?
How does the tax capacity of vacant commercial property compare to that of residential
properties? How does demand for services compare to projected property tax revenue
for commercial and industrial property?
d. Deliverable: Analysis of public services by category of commercial property; Comparison
of service demands to revenue projections; Final report including executive summary
e. Sustainability Impact: Fiscal Sustainability of City programs and services
f. Ramsey County and the Joint Development Agency are stakeholders in this project.
11. Analysis of TCAAP Housing Density—Tax Revenues vs Cost of Service
a. Project Lead: Community Development Director
b. Single-family, multi-family, and senior housing will be proposed for development on
TCAAP. Cities see a greater demand for City services from residential uses than from
commercial uses. Tax revenues and amount of services required vary depending on
housing type. The City needs to understand the service demands of housing types in
comparison to the revenue generated.
c. What public services are demanded by single-family, multi-family, and senior housing?
Does demand for services change according to density within each type of residential
use? How does demand for services compare to projected property tax revenue per
type of residential use?
d. Deliverable: Analysis of public services by housing type and density; Comparison of
service demands to revenue projections; Final report including executive summary
Attachment A
e. Sustainability Impact: Fiscal sustainability of City programs and services
f. Ramsey County and the Joint Development Agency are stakeholders in this project.
12. Performance-based Stormwater Management Strategies
a. Project Lead:Assistant City Engineer
b. The City currently has minimum green space requirements on a per-parcel basis within
the Zoning Code. With the development of TCAAP,the City is interested in adopting a
performance-based approach to parcel-specific stormwater management that might
include rain gardens, permeable surfaces,or low impact landscaping methods. With
the goal of achieving high value stormwater collection and on-site retention the City
seeks to develop green space requirements that are allow a more flexible approach.
c. What are best practices related to on-site stormwater collection and management?
What other communities use a performance-based approach to stormwater
management in their zoning regulations? Are their barriers to implementation,such as
long-term maintenance issues?
d. Deliverable: Recommendations for adoption of performance-based zoning regulations
related to green space and on-site stormwater management.
e. Sustainability Impact: Promotion of sustainable landscaping and more effective use of
green space.
f. Rice Creek Watershed District and Ramsey Conservation District.
13. Wetland Setbacks
a. Project Lead: City Planner
b. The City currently does not have wetland setback requirements. With the development
of TCAAP it is necessary to create regulations that protect the natural wetlands in the
area.
c. How do other communities regulate wetland setbacks? Does the DNR or Rice Creek
Watershed District have recommendations for best practices? What mechanisms are
available for long term protection of wetland buffer areas?
d. Deliverable: Recommendations for zoning code revisions related to the creation of
wetland setbacks.
e. Sustainability Impact: Improved water quality and wetland protection.
f. Rice Creek Watershed District and the Department of Natural Resources.
14. Stormwater Facility System Review and Mapping
a. Project Lead:Assistant City Engineer
b. The City has a system of stormwater facilities including outflow pipes and ponds. The
City does not have an efficient process in place to track maintenance and maintenance
schedules of the system. The project would include field inspections of stormwater
facilities, creating a system to identify, rank, and classify each facility, and locating each
facility with the City's handheld GPS device, and mapping the system. The City also
requires a workflow plan for regular maintenance of the system.
c. What types of stormwater facilities does the City have within its system? How are these
facilities best classified, identified, and ranked? What maintenance schedule is required
to keep the system functional?
d. Deliverable: Completion of in-field inspections of stormwater system, GPS locates and
the creation of a GIS table to identify and rank each facility, creation of a system-wide
map, recommendations for workflow schedules to maintain the system.
Attachment A
e. Sustainability Impact: Improved water quality, efficient use of City resources to maintain
stormwater system.
f. Public Works Department
15. Workflow Solution to Mapping Sanitary Sewer Inspections
a. Project Lead: Assistant City Engineer
b. The City currently has a workflow problem in the area of storm sewer inspections. The
City has a schedule for sewer inspections that are tracked using a paper map and
highlighters. The system is not efficient for gathering real-time information on project
progress. The City has unique identifications for each segment of sewer line that is
already part of a GIS shapefile. The City needs a workflow solution to allow inspectors
in the field to enter information about sanitary sewer inspections directly into our
electronic system. The City hopes that this solution can eventually be expanded to
include other in-field tracking of work, such as hydrant flushes,sewer cleaning,
watermain breaks,water meter installations, etc.
c. What are other communities doing to allow in-field information to be entered into an
electronic GIS system? What are possible solutions to the City's workflow problem?
What solution is the most user-friendly in terms of ease of use for the public works
employees?
d. Deliverable:An application that allows public works crews to enter sanitary sewer
inspections directly from their tablets into the City's GIS system.
e. Sustainability Impact: Efficient use of City resources to maintain sanitary sewer lines.
f. Public Works Department
16. Stormwater Management Modeling on the TCAAP Site
a. Project Lead: Public Works Director
b. The City is working with a consultant team to complete a TCAAP master plan. A
component of the plan will be identifying regional stormwater solutions for the
stormwater management that will be required on the site. The City would like the
student project team to work with the consultant team to model the stormwater run-
off that will be generated on site based on land use assumptions, analyze stormwater
management options, and identify best practices as they relate to the TCAAP site and
the creation of a regional stormwater feature that can be an amenity to the site.
c. What are best practices in regional stormwater management? What modeling is
available to calculate stormwater generation on the site? What are stormwater
management solutions that comply with Rice Creek Watershed District requirements
that could be incorporated onto the site?
d. Deliverable:Stormwater generation calculations, stormwater management options,
best practices for stormwater management on the site.
e. Sustainability Impact: Improved water quality, enhanced community parks and open
space through shared water feature
f. Rice Creek Watershed District, Consulting Team, Arden Hills and Ramsey County Public
Works Departments, and the Joint Development Authority are stakeholders on this
project.
Attachment A
17. Traffic Sign Management Policy
a. Project Lead: Public Works Director
b. The City has not historically had a traffic sign policy,which has lead to various signs
being installed without an analysis on whether they are necessary or beneficial to an
intersection. The City seeks a review of the existing street signs, an analysis of best
practices in traffic sign management, and recommendations on which signs in the City
might be removed.
c. What are best practices for traffic management at various residential intersections? Do
other communities have traffic sign management policies? What process should the
City go through when determining to install a traffic sign? When are traffic signs
necessary;when are they not necessary?
d. Deliverable: recommendations for best practices and a traffic sign management policy.
e. Sustainability Impact: More efficient use of City resources
f. Public Works Department, Ramsey County Public Works
18. Cost of Trail Maintenance
a. Project Lead: Parks and Recreation Manager
b. The City has a system of trails that have been constructed overtime. The City has never
had a comprehensive process in place to maintain the trail system or understand the
long term cost associated with trail construction. The City is seeking a review of the
trail systems existing conditions, and an analysis of the cost of maintaining a segment of
trail over a 20 year time period.
c. What are the available trail maintenance options? What are other communities doing
in terms of trail maintenance? What is the City's current work plan in terms of trail
maintenance? What is the cost of implementing a trail maintenance plan over a 20 year
time period for a specific segment of trail?
d. Deliverable:A 20 year maintenance schedule of a newly constructed trail segment, the
cost of implementing the maintenance schedule, best practices for trail maintenance.
e. Sustainability Impact: Efficient use of City resources, better maintained trail system that
remains functional longer.
f. Public Works Department
19. Public Art and Placemaking on TCAAP
a. Project Lead: City Planner
b. The TCAAP site represents a significant time in the history of the United States and our
participation in World War ll. While there are no historically significant physical
features on the site,the legacy of the site is an important piece of history that the City
would like to incorporate in some way into the new development. The City is seeking
concepts for how art and placemaking can be utilized throughout the development of
the site in cost effective,yet significant ways. St. Paul's Public Art Ordinance may serve
as a model for how to successfully incorporate public art and place making into the site.
c. What are the aspects of the historical significance of the TCAAP site? What are ways
that public art and placemaking can be utilized on site to highlight the history of the
property? How can the City and County incorporate public art and placemaking in a
cost effective way on the TCAAP site?
d. Deliverable: Identification of specific concepts that are historically unique and/or
significant about the property, recommendations for how to incorporate these concepts
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into public art and placemaking in a cost effective way throughout development of the
site.
e. Sustainability Impact: Placemaking and community building
f. local artists, Ramsey County, and the Joint Development Authority are stakeholders for
this project.
20. Strategic Communications Plan for TCAAP Redevelopment Project
a. Project Lead: Ramsey County
b. The TCAAP project requires ongoing,transparent, participative communication with
residents, businesses and property owners in Ramsey County,and immediately
surrounding the site. People will be naturally curious about the project, and there are
also significant opportunities to clarify and correct inaccurate information about the site
that persists.
c. What issues are important to stakeholders living around the site, and in the broader
Ramsey County community? How can positive stories (i.e. environmental reinvestment,
increasing tax base,adding living wage jobs) influence community support for the
project? What is the best and most effective way to reach these groups on a consistent,
factual basis?
d. Deliverable: In conjunction with an existing project led by Kate Knuth, Humphrey Policy
Fellow, develop a strategic communication plan that can be used by laypeople to
explain the importance of this project, empower community involvement in problem
solving, and identify issues of importance to the community at large. Build momentum
and support through branding and marketing studies and plans for the site as a whole,
working in conjunction with the City's Master Plan. Report frequently to the Joint
Development Agency (JDA).
e. Sustainability Impact: Creation of sustained, community-driven support for the project
as a whole; education around the importance of diverse tax base that generates
positive outcomes in the form of job creation, passive and active green space, economic
diversity, private investment, and long-term growth that is beneficial to the community,
its residents and future opportunities.
f. City of Arden Hills, Ramsey County, Community Stakeholders