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Budgeting for 2023 will start in late April so it would be helpful for the Planning and Zoning <br />Board to prioritize interest, need, and objectives to the extent possible. <br />Staff would suggest that the board consider the development of gateway design standards as a <br />priority goal. This could look at all gateway locations as a whole to develop a uniform treatment <br />when improvements are proposed and funding is available. The City did prepare a Gateway <br />signage standard in 2006, but it has not been implemented due mostly to cost. The Council has <br />already expressed a desire to incorporate entryway signage into the Hodgson/CR J improvements <br />planned for 2023. Anoka County is targeting 2024 for improvements to Sunset Avenue and <br />Main Street. Ramsey County is proposing the reconstruction of the CRJ Corridor from <br />Centerville Road to Otter Lake Road in 2024-26. <br />The City's Economic Development Strategic Plan included the development of the Woods Edge <br />property as its No. 1 priority. Completion of a market study to evaluate options was identified as <br />the first action step prior to any master plan revision. Staff anticipates undertaking this project in <br />2022. Support by the Planning and Zoning Board would be welcome. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />The Planning & Zoning Board may make recommendation to the City Council regarding <br />proposed study initiatives. <br />ATTACHMENTS <br />1. Gateway Development Studies Narrative <br />2. Planning District Map -Gateway Locations <br />3. 2006 Gateway signage design <br />2 <br />