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<br />From these practical goals, four strategic directions were identified to help achieve this vision: <br /> <br />1. Enhancing Identity and Empowering the Community <br />2. Creating Operational Efficiency <br />3. Maximizing our Assets to Catalyze Development <br />4. Mandating Action and Accountability <br /> <br />These strategic directions have been utilized by City staff throughout the budgeting process to <br />guide them in creating this budget. <br />The following new initiatives and priorities from the Strategic Plan are included in the 2025 <br />General Fund Preliminary Budget: <br />Enhancing Identity and Empowering Community <br /> <br /> Finalize community survey <br /> Develop community outreach program <br /> Identify signage and locations <br /> Continue Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) initiative <br /> Community vision event/activity <br /> Community culture campaign <br /> <br />Creating Operational Efficiency <br /> Contracted services for exploring alternative models for public safety services – This item is a <br />carryover from the 2024 budget, no additional funds levied in the 2025 budget <br /> Customer Service Specialist – 0.5 FTE – Position not yet permanently filled <br /> <br />Maximize the City’s Assets to Catalyze Development <br /> Contractual services for Market Analysis and Redevelopment <br /> Review and implement applicable Urban Land Institute Technical Advisory Panel <br />recommendations <br /> <br />Mandating Action and Accountability <br /> Actions items completion <br /> Staff and City Administrator meet to review progress every six weeks <br /> Annual accomplishments reported to City Council <br />Budget Initiatives <br /> <br />The 2025 Operating Budget has been prepared after analyzing requests from the various <br />departments, and represents the financial support needed for operations of the City of Little <br />Canada for the upcoming fiscal year. Revenue estimates are based on historical trends and are <br />projected conservatively. <br />The City of Little Canada provides a wide range of services to the community, including police <br />and fire protection, street and park maintenance, snow and ice removal, water and sewer utility <br />services, storm water management, recreational opportunities, administrative services, <br />inspection services, and planning services. Police services are provided by the Ramsey County <br />Sheriff’s Department and demand the largest share of our resources at 39.81% of the total <br />3