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4. Proposed Projects • Parking Strategies for The COR. The City's land use plan for The COR is that of transit - oriented development. However, the community's market and public support for financial incentives to making necessary parking districts has proven to be challenging. The City desires to update its Master Parking Plan for The COR to maintain the vision for shared parking, while balancing market factors. • Stormwater Design for The COR. The COR Development Plan aims to require innovated stormwater strategies. Overall stormwater needs are captured regionally, versus site by site. This stormwater system is also the key recreation component of the area, serving as an active park and home to our weekly summer concert series and farmer's market. Recent rule changes have required the City to re-evaluate the regional system and find ways to reduce the amount of the stormwater system that enter to begin with. This approach has competing factors with public well protection area. • Citizen Engagement for the Comprehensive Plan Update. In 2006, the City embarked on a major overhaul of how it approached policy analysis and public engagement through a grass roots effort known as Ramsey3. Since then, the City has refined its approach, focusing on natural and organic conversations through existing events, gatherings, and neighborhood focus. The City looks for assistance finalizing this citizen engagement strategy and assistance with its execution. • Update of the Natural Resources Element of the Comprehensive Plan. The City is beginning the process of updating its Comprehensive Plan, including the Natural Resources component, and desires to develop innovative strategies to better define how to accomplish our goals.