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Project Description <br />The City continues to have a successful business retention and expansion program. Our economic <br />development success has been focused on small-business growth and expansion. The City looks to <br />capitalize on this success and create new and exciting opportunities for small businesses to get their <br />initial start through policies, financial incentives, and physical space. <br />• How can we build on our success to foster small business growth from within our community? <br />• What community -led initiatives have been successful in other examples that would be able to <br />be implemented in our community? <br />Project No. RCP-03: Every Voice Matters (Citizen Engagement Plan) <br />Project Lead: <br />Tim Gladhill, Community Development Director <br />7550 Sunwood Dr NW <br />Ramsey, MN 55303 <br />763-433-9826 (direct and cell) <br />tgladhill@cityoframsey.com <br />Project Description <br />In 2006, the City embarked on a major overhaul of how it approached policy analysis and public <br />engagement through a grass roots effort known as Ramsey3. Since then, the City has refined its <br />approach, focusing on natural and organic conversations through existing events, gatherings, and <br />neighborhood focus. The City looks for assistance finalizing this citizen engagement strategy in all policy <br />analysis, not simply land use policy, and seeks assistance with its execution. <br />• What strategies exists at each scale of public engagement to ensure all who desire to have a <br />voice in the decision -making process have an opportunity to do so? <br />• How can we best capitalize on existing conversations with the community such as community <br />events? <br />• Should there be different strategies for the policy type (land use compared to street <br />reconstruction for example)? <br />Project No. RCP-04: A Gathering Place for Community (Community Center Plan) <br />Project Lead: <br />Patrick Brama, Assistant City Administrator/Economic Development Manager <br />7550 Sunwood Dr NW <br />Ramsey, MN 55303 <br />763-433-9868 <br />pbrama@cityoframsey.com <br />City of Ramsey — Resilient Communities Program Application; February, 2017; 2/9/2017 10:30 AM <br />G:\ComDev\Landuse Applications\2016\16-99 Resilient Communities Project\Full Application\Preparation of Application\Resilient Communities <br />Project CC Authorize.docx <br />