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COMMUNITY FACILITIES GOALS AND POLICIES <br /> Aoki <br /> 111, <br /> Goal 1: Plan and provide public facilities and services in a coordinated and economic <br /> manner on a basis that is consistent with the nature of development within the community'. <br /> Policies: a. Allpublic facilities needed shall be developed according to generally <br /> accepted standards and the results of thorough study, rather than the <br /> provision or non-provision of such facilities solely cs a result of requests <br /> by special interest groups. <br /> b. Adequately screen, landscape, and buffer public facilities in order to <br /> minimize their impact on surrounding uses and enhance the community <br /> and the area in which they are located. <br /> c. Future developments in the City will provide adequate water, sanitary <br /> sewer and storm sewer or holding areas to their development and connect <br /> to the existing system at a point where adequate service can be supplied. <br /> d . The City shall work with NSP to encourage underground installation of all <br /> new electrical service and conversion of existing overhead systems to <br /> underground. <br /> Goal 2: Ensure the provision and maintenance of facilities and services necessary to meet <br /> • the needs and interests of the community. <br /> Policies: a. Public facilities and services shall be maintained according to generally <br /> accepted standards of performance. <br /> b. The existing utility systems will be monitored, maintained, and improved <br /> to provide adequate services, including fire protection (hydrants), for <br /> the existing and projected future development within the community. <br /> c. The direct discharge of untreated domestic or industrial waste into any <br /> water body, water course or storm sewer system shall be prohibited. <br /> d. The direct discharge of polluted storm water into flowing channels <br /> (Rice Creek, Judicial ditches) shall be minimized. <br /> Goal 3: Cooperate with other units of governments to provide facilities which are <br /> complementary to each other. <br /> Policies: a. The planning of public facilities will be coordinated with adjacent- <br /> communities, <br /> djacentcommunities, the school district, the county, the Metropolitan Council <br /> and other levels of government. <br /> L. <br /> 115 <br />