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<br />1) Enhancing and Empowering the Community <br />o Establish criteria and method to get youth involved. <br />▪ The City Council incorporated Municipal Code language developed by staff <br />that enables youth to be involved in the Advisory Commissions. An <br />application and marketing material has been created, and staff is actively <br />working on getting a youth commissioner for each commission. <br />o Identify languages to translate to City printed/written material. <br />▪ Spanish and Hmong have been identified. <br />▪ The City Newsletter is currently being translated into Spanish. More <br />research and understanding is needing on if translating to Hmong is feasible. <br />o Identify signage locations for wayfinding and branding. <br />▪ Staff is currently working on wayfinding signage that will be placed at each <br />park. $20,000 has been budgeted in 2022 for this project. <br />▪ New park entrance signs are scheduled to be installed in 2022. <br />▪ A sign committee has been formed to help identify replacement of gateway <br />signage for the City. The sign committee will determine design and cost <br />estimate for the CIP by August of 2022. <br /> <br />Following the completion of the strategic plan, within the strategic direction of Enhancing Identity <br />and Empowering the Community was the vision that the City would have a flexible gathering <br />space for the community. Since space is limited at City Hall and the Old Fire Hall for community <br />events, rentals, and additional programs and activities, and with Pioneer Park planning on the <br />horizon, staff researched the potential of a community building and locations and presented the <br />findings to the Parks & Recreation Commission at the December 5, 2019 meeting. The information <br />presented was for a community building that could accommodate approximately 150 people and <br />be utilized for all the above mentioned uses. The Commission had unanimous support for <br />continuing to research and develop ideas for a community building. <br /> <br />It was later discussed by the City Council that fitting a community building within the existing <br />footprint of Pioneer Park was difficult and that a potential location would be the parcel between <br />the park and the Public Works facility. There was also discussion about leasing a vacant <br />commercial property somewhere in the City. At that time, some space was available however <br />most (if not all) commercial spaces are not currently available. Many suburban communities in the <br />region have multi-use buildings adjacent to City Hall or in public parks that provide many benefits <br />to local residents. City staff has visited many of those facilities, and believe strongly that residents <br />in Little Canada would be well served by a public amenity such as this. <br /> <br />Due to the unprecedented level of single-family and multi-family residential development over the <br />next few years, park dedication fees in the range of $550,000-$750,000 are anticipated. This <br />revenue will be added to the Parkland Acquisition Fund, which could be a funding source for a <br />public gathering space. If there is still a desire for community facility with a public gathering <br />space, staff recommends additional strategic initiatives be added to the Strategic Plan. <br /> <br />2) Creating Operational Efficiency <br />o Complete E-Records Conversion <br />▪ 2020 – A total of $78,870 was included in the annual budget for building <br />permit efficiencies including PermitWorks software, online building <br />permits, and address file scanning.