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Goal 0: Establish a Strong Character for the Study Area. <br />Objective D-1: <br />Objective D-2: <br />Objective D-3: <br />Objective D-4: <br />Identify the Study Area as the economic, visual, social center of Vadnais <br />Heights, the City's "downtown." <br />In lieu of distinctive natural characteristics, use building massing, <br />building height, and site design to establish the character of the Study <br />Area. <br />Identify this "node" along I-35E by one or more buildings sufficiently <br />tall and near the freeway to be recognized from a distance. <br />Announce arrival at the Study Area through the use of a comprehensive <br />boulevard landscaping plan. <br />Goal E: Properly Utilize Areas of Marginal Sails. <br />Objective E-1: Identify and preserve areas needed for surface water ponding. <br />Objective E-2: <br />Objective E-3: <br />Utilize ponding areas as amenities which benefit and promote adjacent <br />development. <br />Consider whether municipal assistance should be used to help <br />• landfill area (northeast quadrant) or whether an alternative <br />suitable'(e.g., private open space, public park, etc.). <br />Goal F: Maximize the return on public investment in roads and utilities. <br />Objective F-1: <br />Objective F-2: <br />Objective F-3: <br />develop the <br />use is more <br />Help provide through public bonding if necessary the remaining road, <br />sewer, water, and drainage improvements needed to accommodate development. <br />Determine through analysis the amount of public assistance id roads, util-' <br />ities, etc., necessary to make private investment feasible for a given <br />proposal. .Fill that gap using tax increment financing if the District <br />financial plan permits. <br />Create a public improvements plan which is phased in such a way that each <br />additional step of development increases the value of the remaining area. <br />