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 Support and return MVPD outreach to pre-pandemic efforts and activities such as: <br />The New Americans Academy, CPR training, climbing wall, Shop With a Cop, National Night <br />Out, neighborhood outreach, walking and driving neighborhoods to hand out police badge <br />stickers to kids and other activities. <br /> Develop other community outreach programs, and consider reinstating a full-time <br />additional Community Relations/Outreach officer or City Communications & Outreach <br />Specialist/Technician. <br /> Consider increased funding for police training. <br /> Maintain a safe community by enforcing the law such as traffic enforcement. <br /> Implement HR policies to recruit and retain staff and provide growth opportunities by <br />making salaries competitive and equitable, and creating an enjoyable working environment. <br /> Continue BR&E program. Maximize utilization of development space and current list of <br />available sites. <br /> Consider residential redevelopment and thriving small businesses with neighborhood <br />appeal. <br /> Support the development of a variety of house stocks that includes affordable and market <br />rate and the maintenance of properties. <br /> Increase the EDA levy to have funds available for redevelopment projects, housing <br />rehabilitation, and loan programs, and older housing stock replacement. <br /> Reconsider the existing housing loan program by reducing interest rates. <br /> Continuing supporting tax increment financing (TIF) as an economic development tool. <br /> Consider more town homes and affordable apartments and other housing options. <br /> Encourage land owners to maintain and take care of properties to ensure they are following <br />codes and <br /> rules and forcing them to keep up maintenance. Make low interest loans available to <br />address <br /> maintenance needs. <br />New: <br />• Continue to support Community Engagement Committee and define its purpose and <br />determine its future. <br />• Consider budgeting for and hiring a “Communications & Community Engagement <br />Technician/Specialist” by 2027, unified one-voice for all departments and City Council <br />• Emphasize Economic and Cultural Diversity & Outreach: Find other types of <br />industries/businesses that we don’t have that would add to the diversity of businesses. <br />Further explore and define the Cultural Diversity & Outreach Committee. Consider a <br />different cultured committee member for each member, consider Coffee with the Council at <br />Community Center and/or going to different neighborhoods each week with different <br />theme and bring a different Dept. Head each meeting matching the theme of the week or <br />the specific problem in that area, etc. <br />• Greenspace & wetland preservation and funding mechanisms <br />• Infrastructure: Maintain, clean water, fix potholes <br />• Explore options for Event/Community Center’s future and offer more robust programming <br />and sharing of amenities and programing with surrounding communities