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Resilient Communities Project-City of Rosemount <br /> �\ <br /> 2014-2015 <br /> - mission of - Resilient Communities Project is t• connect communities in Minnesota with the Resilient <br /> wide-ranging expertise of University of Minnesota faculty and students to address pressing local issues <br /> in ways that advance sustainability and resilience. Communities Project <br /> During the 2014-2015 academic year, RCP partnered with the City of Rosemount, a developing outer-ring suburb in the Twin Cities <br /> metropolitan area, on 30 community-identified projects. These projects were matched with 45 courses spanning 16 departments <br /> across 10 colleges at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and Duluth campuses, engaging more than 400 students in applied, <br /> real-world projects. <br /> Housing and Community <br /> Private Student Housing for DCTC Investigated options for private housing for Dakota County Technical College <br /> students to reduce commuting <br /> Neighborhood Cohesion Identified strategies to support healthy neighborhood cohesion among residents, <br /> as well as integration of neighborhoods into the larger Rosemount community <br /> Homeowner Association Collaboration Identified opportunities for collaboration and partnership with homeowners <br /> associations to provide public benefit and improved services <br /> Community Gathering Spaces Investigated the characteristics of place-making in a suburban setting and <br /> opportunities for community place-making through redesign or redevelopment <br /> Civic Engagement and Community Relations <br /> Identified methods of information dissemination most effective for <br /> Communications Methods communicating with underserved or hard-to-reach populations such as youth, <br /> seniors, and non-native residents <br /> Resident Participation in Parks and Recreation Identified strategies for better-publicizing existing parks and recreation amenities <br /> Capital Planning and engaging residents in future capital planning for these services <br /> Cultural Integration Inventoried, evaluated,and identified gaps in services and programs geared <br /> toward new immigrant groups in Rosemount <br /> Safe Youth Driving Behavior Investigated successful programs and partnerships to reduce teen traffic accident <br /> risks <br /> Healthy and Safe Youth Behavior Conducted a program inventory, evaluation,and gap analysis of mental health <br /> services and substance education and prevention programs that serve youth <br /> Assessed work-and home-related stressors for Rosemount city employees,and <br /> Employee Wellness Programming <br /> provided recommendations for improved employee wellness <br /> Administration and Public Works <br /> Daytime Staffing at Fire Department Developed recommendations to increase the amount of on-call volunteer <br /> firefighters available during daytime hours <br /> Athletic Stadium Turf Options Analyzed the lifecycle costs of using synthetic turf versus natural turf grass on <br /> public athletic fields <br /> Turf Management and Landscaping Identified strategies to reduce long-term turf and landscaping inputs and <br /> maintenance costs <br /> Alternative Sources of Energy Assessed and made recommendations for use of alternative energy sources to <br /> power municipal facilities, such as solar, wind, and geothermal <br /> �C ROSEMOUNT <br /> MINNESOTA �` <br />