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• • For Lino Lakes, the Community Visioning Process will be the second element in a three -step community leadership process that engages the public actively in defining the future desired for the City and creating the policy tools to ensure that the vision is translated into positive actions, and the vision into reality. The three steps in the community leadership process are the Quality of Life Survey, the Community Visioning Process and creation and adoption of an updated Comprehensive Plan and accompanying zoning ordinances, to guide Lino Lake's future development toward becoming the community citizens prefer. III. The Community Visioning — Strategic Planning Process (Lino Lakes) A. Community Visioning — a people oriented process. Community visioning is a process in which people who live, work in and care about their community come together in informal welcoming settings to discuss and determine the future direction of their city. People gather together (community) to explore the possibilities of the future and their aspirations and desires for what they want their community to be. They also explore how to best address and achieve their aspirations in a reasoned and strategic manner. The "visioning" or long -term strategic planning process focuses on "community building" and creates the productive relationships, understanding of issues, and framework within which the citizens, community leaders, and city's operations function as a partnership as they move together into the future. Goals are determined, surprises are anticipated, uncertainties are addressed, the "what -if's" are played out, the realities of what it takes in terms of resources and commitments to make the city we desire become a reality are defined straight forwardly and objectively, and action steps and critical partnerships are created. It is the collective recognition that the future of real communities is to be defined, achieved, managed and sustained with intent, commitment and demonstrated stewardship. Lino Lakes in 1995 started this process; it now continues its commitment to guide the community to the quality it desires in the future. B. Proposed Objectives Upon completion of this process, the City of Lino Lakes, both as a vibrant community and a municipal organization, will have: 1. committed to continuing the public /community -based visioning process started in 1995. 2. created a community vision inclusive of citizen and stakeholder perspectives and values about the future of the City of Lino Lakes.