Agenda - Council - 03/28/2017 - Laserfiche WebLink

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1. The City continues to receive feedback from multiple retail, industrial, and residential stakeholders with a desire to improve the image of Highway 10. Do you feel that there is a need for the City to initiate efforts to improve the image of Highway 10? 2. If you feel there is a need to improve the image,what do you feel is creating the image issue? 3. What strategies could the City implement to improve the image? Step 3: Adopt a Plan of Action (Corridor Improvement Program) Key to the success of this Strategic Plan Initiative is to move from issue identification and strategy development to a plan of action. The details of the Plan of Action are not defined until strategies are developed as part of the stakeholder engagement. Developing the Plan of Action (Corridor Improvement Program itself) is planned for the month of May, 2017. The Corridor Improvement Program will be reviewed by advisory boards and City Council in the month of June, to be adopted this same month. The Corridor Improvement Program is anticipated to be the authorization to begin to implement acceptable strategies. Step 4: Implement Strategies While some policy strategies are anticipated to be created and adopted parallel to the overall Corridor Improvement Program, it is possible that certain strategies will need to be authorized by the Program first, and will be implemented in the months to follow adoption of the Corridor Improvement Program. Details will not be known until strategies are developed. The City has loosely planned for this task during the month of July and August, 2017. Highway 10 Initiatives Communication Document As part of this work plan, the City will put together a robust document that outlines the various Highway 10 initiatives. In our communication with various stakeholders, it has become clear that not all stakeholders are aware of the status of the Highway 10 Access Planning Study or even aware that such a study exists.The intent of this document is to easily and clearly articulate the priorities of Highway 10 for the community and illustrate the progress that has been made and continues to be made for this priority. The document is planned to be similar to the City's existing Community Profile and Developer Information documents.These are high-quality marketing materials that can be easily updated and refreshed as needed.The centerfold of the document is planned to be a pull out map of the Highway 10 Initiatives in Ramsey, similar to the materials provided by the Greater Minnesota Gateway initiative. The following are planned to be listed as a To Do List on the map and/or overall document. 1. Highway 10 Access Planning Study(complete) 2. Greater Minnesota Gateway Initiative (underway) 3. Stakeholder Engagement 4. Corridor Improvement Program 5. Right of Way Acquisition and Loan Fund (RALF) Policy Initiative