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Comments from Other Commissions and Boards <br />Environmental Policy Board Input <br />• Impressed with the level of citizen involvement with regard to natural resources at <br />the OSTs. It appears that there is strong community support to preserve natural <br />resources. OSTs were "a breath of fresh air" Everybody got the chance to be <br />heard. <br />• Would be nice to differentiate which goals/policies came from existing Comp <br />Plan, OSTs, or staff/consultant additions. <br />• A lot of goals. Would be nice to pare them down, prioritize them, or organize into <br />longer/shorter term goals. <br />• Consider an executive summary of each topic that is concise and focused, so that <br />the document can be easily referenced. <br />• Strong desire to use it as a guidepost for writing Council and Commission Work <br />Plans. <br />Park Commission Input <br />• Generally glad to see reinforcement of P&R Commission's current goals <br />• Glad to see connectivity component, also community center <br />• Should consider adding Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design <br />(OPTED) policies/guidelines for parks and other areas, not just housing <br />• Shouldn't reduce existing sidewalk policies, should be expanding instead <br />• Sidewalks are good, but they need to lead somewhere <br />Like the strategy that increases signage and pavement markings for trails <br />• Need to resolve inconsistencies between comp plan maps and park and trail plan <br />map <br />• Park & Recreation Strategy: Minimize at-grade crossings of trails and roads and <br />other interactions between trail users and automobiles *should be clarified to state <br />underpasses and overpasses* <br />• Park & Recreation Strategy: Explore the use ofpedestrian-activated signals, <br />continuously flashing signage and mid-block crossings to further increase trail <br />safety *concerned with encouraging mid-block crossings, these should be <br />minimized or eliminated* <br />Economic Development Authority Input <br />• Remove "develop a local chamber of commerce" from policies and strategies <br />• Remove "explore opportunities for City-sponsored events" <br />• Add a goal to "Encourage and assist with new development in Town Center" <br />• Add apolicy/strategy to "Support a North Star Commuter Rail station in Town <br />Center" <br />• Add apolicy/strategy to "Identify, acquire and redevelop underutilized and <br />blighted properties" <br />45 <br />