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MEETING NOTICE
Falcon Heights City Council Workshop
Wednesday, June 4, 2003
6:00 PM
City Hall Council Chambers
2077 W. Larpenteur Aveaue
The Council will hold a workshop meeting on the 2003 Budget and the 2004 Budget
• Goals from 6:00 to 9:00 PM.
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City of Falcon Heights
2003 Budget Goals
Pur ose: To romote a communi that is a ood lace to live work and visit.
Goal 1: To protect the public health and safety.
Strategy I: Provide public safety services to citizens
Actio_~ms
^ Provide a responsive, visible, community police service
' Provide a responsive, well-trained fire service
' Review, re-write and practice the emergency management plan
Strategy 2: Participate in initiatives designed to prevent crime and the need for
emergency responses
Action Items•
' Promptly removing graffiti from public buildings and providing removal
materials for city businesses.
• Review and implement an improved crime block watch notification program
using the city website
' Work with other cities, agencies and institutions in Ramsey County to develop
a county-wide emergency management inventory
' Communicate regularly with residents about Homeland Security and the
emergency management plan
Strategy 3: Participate in early intervention programs with juveniles.
Actio_ n~ms:
^ Support Northwest Youth and Family Services (NYFS)
' Increase referrals to the NYFS
Strategy 4: Protect the public health.
Action Item:
^ Participate in the Ramsey County Gun Lock Program
^ Conduct a study of solid waste and recycling issues, and hold a public
dialogue
^ Participate in Ramsey County public health emergency exercises
Goal 2: To maintain and promote the assets of the city's unique neighborhoods and taz
base including commercial, residential and open space uses for present and future
generations.
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Strategy 1: Maintain and enhance the neighborhood and community parks with
updated facilities, recreation and community services.
Action Items:
^ Maintain and enhance community landscaping
^ Maintain a sound maintenance program for public facilities
^ Focus on the quality, appearance, and longevity of public improvements
Strategy 2: Work with businesses and homeowners to maintain a functional and
desirable business and residential environment.
Action Items:
^ Continue to review and communicate city code requirements to business and
commercial property owners
^ Maintain the desirability of neighborhoods through code enforcement
^ Communicate community standards through photos and code information on
the website
^ Fully implement the redevelopment of the SE Corner of Snelling and
Larpenteur Avenues
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Strategy 3: Expand pedestrian and bicycle opportunities.
Action Items:
^ Link SE Corner redevelopment to Curtiss Field via pedestrian path
Strategy 4: Maintain the city's infrastructure.
Action Items:
^ Continue the sidewalk maintenance program
^ Publicize the availability of housing rehabilitation funds to owners of single
and multi-family property
^ Continue the sewer maintenance program
^ Continue with a boulevard tree program for replacement, maintenance and
expansion
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Strategy S: Protect and enhance the physical land use characteristics of the
community.
Action Items:
Review the zoning code as needed, and make improvements
^ Create and maintain a community identity along intersections through a
streetscape plan
^ Participate in planning discussions and get the required planning expertise to
assure that University of Minnesota and State Fair land uses do not negatively
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impact the city's neighborhoods
Work with the University of Minnesota to minimize negative impacts like
parking and noise related to the women's intercollegiate soccer facility and
other developments
^ Implement and utilize a GIS system for land use planning and maintaining
information on the city's land use and facilities
Strategy 6: Pursue community and economic development opportunities and business
retention activities.
Actionems:
• Be well informed with the necessary planning, engineering, financial and legal
expertise when making land use decisions
Goa13: To expand opportunities for the interaction and involvement of citizens of all ages
in their neighborhoods and community,
Strategy 1: Promote and participate in youth development.
Actio--~tenis:
• Continue the Junior Leaders program
^ Include youth as commission members
• Informally interact with youth when the opportunity arises
• Speak about local government at schools or youth related function
• Recognize youth achievement at City Council meetings and in the newsletter
Strategy 2: Host community/neighborhood events and activities
Actionems:
• Annual Ice Cream Social
Dead of Winter Event
• Impromptu neighborhood gatherings
• Neighborhood Watch and National Night Out activities
• Recognize Arbor Day
• Fire Department/Public Safety Open House
• Encourage volunteers to be involved in community planning activities
Strategy 3: Explore, create and provide an array of recreation programming.
Action Item:
Explore and create opportunities for youth and young adults of all ages.
Strategy 4: Encourage citizens to participate in city government.
Actio~ms:
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^ Promote participation by volunteers in any area of city business that is
possible
^ Explore web-streaming of council and commission meetings
^ Invite citizens to be part of the review of the city's comprehensive plan when
applicable
Strategy S: Build stronger community and neighborhood connections
Action Items:
• Review, revise and more aggressively distribute the "Welcome to Falcon
Heights" booklet.
^ Pursue conflict resolution resources for neighbors to use in resolving
neighborhood conflicts
^ Increase community building with a more attractive, quarterly newsletter
^ Communicate community standards consistently
Goal 4: To provide a responsive and effective city government.
Strategy 1: Establish goals to guide the activities of city staff and commissions
Actio-_ n Items:
^ Publish a summary of the goals in the city's newsletter and on the website
^ Communicate changes in the tax structure to residents
^ Convey these goals to the city's representatives at the legislature, the
Metropolitan Council and the county, as well as to neighboring communities
^ Improve website and a-mail communication to residents
^ Implement city code revisions
^ Continue work on waste management activities
Strategy 2: Communicate promptly and clearly with citizens, business owners and
institutional representatives by anticipating information and quickly responding to
questions.
Action Items:
^ Provide a photo of new staff members and a description of jobs in the
newsletter
^ Improve and expand the city website
^ Use e-mail as a communication tool
Strategy 3: Maintain collaborative relationships with other entities.
Action Items:
^ Communicate with the University of Minnesota
^ Participate in the Campus/Community Advisory Committee
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^ Communicate with the Minnesota State Fair
Strategy 4: Strive to provide citizens with more efficient and convenient city services.
Action Items:
^ Continue to develop, budget for and implement an improved maintenance
program for city facilities and infrastructure
• Retain highly skilled and high functioning employees
Strategy S: Effectively manage the city's consulting and personnel resources.
Actio- n Items:
• Review and clarify staffing assignments and responsibilities regularly
Evaluate the performance and work assignments of city employees through
annual performance reviews
^ Recognize employees with a special event
^ Provide employees with affordable resources they require to efficiently and
effectively do their jobs, including a training plan and technology resources
• Provide adequate funds for personnel, equipment and contractors to maintain
the city's infrastructure, facilities, public spaces and public improvements
Strategy 6: Effectively manage the city's financial resources.
Action Items:
• Update, and provide awell-researched five year capital improvement program
each year
^ Review and adjust the city's fees for service as part of the budgeting process
• Review, and if necessary, revise contracts with neighboring cities to ensure
that costs of providing services to them are covered
^ Review and evaluate the city's long term financial needs and the city's current
and future financial resources to meet these needs
^ Maintain a contingency fund to be prepared for unexpected, but necessary,
expenditures
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To our Friends at the City of Falcon Heights,
The following is a brief report on Northwest Youth & Family Services' programs that
directly affect the residents of your community. If you have any questions about this
report, please call Kay Andrews, Executive Director, at (651) 486-3808 ext. 243 or
Amelia Maijala, Development Associate, at (651) 486-3808 ext. 228.
City of Falcon Heights
Report Period: Jan. 1, 2003 to Apri130, 2003
Annual City Contract for Service 2003:
Your contract for service covers mental health, diversio $7,243
chore programs. All other services are provided as an addit o 1 benefit mess and senior
In addition to city support, NYFS actively seeks operating funds from foundations,
businesses, state and county contracts for service, civic groups and individuals. Through
this collaborative effort, we are able to fund a wide range of services to families and
individuals in need.
Total market. value of contracted services through Apri130:
Total market value ofnon-contracted services through Apri130: $965
Total. market value of all services through Apri130: 0
(Please note that these numbers represent the mazket value of services provided, not what NYFS charg 65
for these services. Because of your collaboration with NYFS, many of these services are offered free of
chazge or on a sliding-fee scale based on income.)
Contracted Services:
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