Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 11/13/1986

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From: Subject: July 21, 1986 Council Members, Commission Members, Staff Dave Hartley, City Administrator Community Goals and Action Plans Some time ago we all met to review the needs of Ramsey and to rank those needs so we could focus our efforts to meeting the most important needs. At that time we left with the understanding that we had identified several high, medium, and low priority needs and that "Action Plans" would be prepared to address those high priority needs. Not so surprisingly, some needs placed unusually great demands on the time of myself and the rest of the city staff. Some of the needs which were identified needed immediate attention (landfill and utility improvements to the industrial area) and are currently being met. The landfill issues are being addressed by staff and a newly created Landfill Commission, if you have read the last few "Ramsey Resident" issues you can see that that newsletter is being used to inform the public of the status of the Landfill matters. The utility improvements to Ramsey's Industrial area are well under way thanks to the availability of Tax Increment Financing. We anticipate construction of trunk sewer and water, a municipal well, and a 500,000 gallon water tank to take place late this year and early 1987. The remaining high priority issues have been under staff review and considerable debate for the past two months. A major concern is will we have enough time to spend on each and every issue to do it justice. These concerns have caused us to try to take a broader look at some of the issues identified as high priority. When draft action plans were developed for each issue the need for time became overwhelming. After reviewing the situation we felt that some of the action plans could be combined for the sake of effiency. The need for drainage outlets into the Mississippi and Rum Rivers has been combined. Ail of the issues relating to Transportation have been combined. And, the enforcement of laws and the need for understandable laws have been combined. Attached are the Action Plans which must now be considered and again prioritized since the time demands may be too great to address all issues simultaneously. Your comments and advice are requested and welcomed.