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City of Ramsey 2030 Comprehensive Plan <br />Chapter 2: Vision, Values and Goals <br />2) Housing <br />a) A variety of housing types for all life stages and income levels. <br />STRATEGIES: <br />1. Investigate programs and policies to increase affordable housing <br />opportunities in the City <br />2. Partner with affordable housing developers <br />3. Use incentives (such as density bonuses) to meet affordable housing goals <br />4. Explore options for providing higher end housing as well as affordable <br />housing. <br />5. Implement the city's Housing Plan. <br />b) High-quality housing. <br />STRATEGIES: <br />1. Adopt city-wide design and sustainable standards for new construction <br />2. Promote green building standards and technologies <br />3. Enforce existing standards for housing maintenance <br />4. Investigate options for additional property maintenance policies and <br />ordinances <br />5. Explore programs to revitalize or rehabilitate aging housing <br />6. Facilitate the redevelopment of underutilized land <br />7. Encourage the use of green building systems and technologies in new and <br />remodeled housing. <br />c) Safe neighborhoods <br />STRATEGIES: <br />1. Promote Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) and <br />other techniques <br />2. Encourage and support neighborhood watch groups <br />3) Economic Development and Marketing <br />a) A diverse economic environment where a variety of businesses can grow and <br />thrive <br />STRATEGIES: <br />1. Foster communication between the City and the business community <br />2. Explore programs and activities to attract larger employers and employers <br />that provide high -paying jobs <br />3. Continue to monitor options for a community -wide technology plan to <br />meet business technology needs (fiber-optic and/or wi-fi) <br />City of Ramsey 2030 Comprehensive Plan Page 2-6 <br />