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Attachment A <br />Maintaining economic viability <br />Decline of housing stock <br />Crime and other urban issues <br />Location- proximity to both inner cities and challenges that follow <br />Consistent scrutiny of government employees- media, social media <br />Turnover of state legislators= decrease in commitments to long-term solutions <br />Topics of the day= shiny objects of elected officials which distract local governments <br />First ring suburb impacts <br />Losing our identity <br />The changing demographics <br />Older residents who care about the community are leaving <br />Younger residents who don't care about "community" are moving in. <br />Failing to attract young families with school-aged children. <br />Resting on our laurels or reputation <br />Frequent alterations of the City's vision or strategic plan <br />Catastrophic retail collapse/retail disinvestment/increased competition <br />Aging population limits household income/local economic impact/choices <br />Original privately owned buildings are nearing the end of their useful life without <br />substantial or ongoing reinvestment <br />Traffic impacts from new St. Croix River bridge may be substantially more than <br />currently anticipated <br />Growing blight/crime from adjacent communities where we have limited influence <br />Failure to adequately engage more challenging populations (i.e. recent immigrants <br />with limited English skills) <br />Hotel criminal activity <br />Preventing crime from coming into Roseville <br />Limiting and not encouraging innovation and calculated risk taking, non-visionary <br />Surrounding community competition <br />Not being ready when community change is occurring <br />Not keeping up with society changes, i.e. technology, culture, <br />Not listening or responding to residents who get involved <br />