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Home My WebLink About2. Review of 2003 GoalsTHE ROSEMOUNT CITY COUNCIL 2003 —2004 GOALS Today's Goals For Tomorrow's Community May 2003 City of Rosemount 2875 —145 Street West Rosemount, Minnesota 55068 -4997 (651) 423 -4411 ISSUE: FISCALLY HEALTHY CITY GOAL: Rosemount is Fiscally Healthy in 2005 RESULTS: 1. Increase tax base 2. Tax rate comparable/ reasonable RESULTS: 3. Service levels of 2003 are maintained 4. Fund balance maintained at 50% 5. Al bond Rating Maintained 6. Continued high capital rate 7. Citizen Survey reflects a positive attitude toward taxation POLICY: Fund Balance Policy TIME FRAME: Long -term ISSUE: DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT GOAL: 1. Generate input and involvement 2. Create citizen commission on a specific downtown plan and demonstrate progress RESULTS: 1. Plan that was not accepted is revisited and revised 2. 2003 — 2005 actions plan adopted 3. Using communication plan, citizens are educate 4. Financial blueprint describes how to pay for it 5. Business community is engaged POLICY: TIF / funding objectives Redevelopment Plan TIME FRAME: Progressive 2003 -2004 Work Plan 5/01/03 Page 1 ISSUE: ATHLETIC COMPLEX GOAL: Proactive Approach to Land Identification and Acquisition per Parks Master Plan RESULTS: Identified land parcel Have a fiscally responsible purchase plan BENCHMARKS: Work with land owners Discuss land options Explore options for purchase: referendum, donation, community trust fund, etc. TIME FRAME: Intermediate -term ISSUE: LIBRARY GOAL: 1. Prepare site options by March 31, 2003 for Committee Review 2. Complete Land Acquisition by December 31, 2003 3. Determine if mixed -use development is an option RESULTS: All sites meet County Library Board requirements City is comfortable with final site the County chooses The purchase has a reasonable plan for financing TIME FRAME: Short-term ISSUE: POWER PLANT PROPOSAL / REQUEST FOR SUPPORT OF PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION LEGISLATION GOAL: Council Creates a Resolution and Policies that Support that Resolution RESULTS: Citizens Educated and Informed Rely on our Plan Host Agreement TIME FRAME: Short-term 2003 -2004 Work Plan 5/01/03 Page 2 ISSUE: COMMUNITY EVENTS GOAL: Clear understanding of the City's role and responsibilities relating to community events RESULTS: 1. Identify community events 2. Review other cities' models 3. Explore separate funding / foundation 4. Articles of organization and bylaws 5. Fiscal accounting of events is clear 6. Maximize citizen involvement TIME FRAME: Short-term ISSUE: LACK OF DIVERSITY IN RESTAURANT OPTIONS GOAL: Attract full - service family restaurant RESULTS: 1. Identify council approved sites through comp plan and staff research 2. Marketing attraction plan a. Partner with development community for site preparation TIME FRAME: Short-term ISSUE: CITY ORDINANCES CITY REVIEW GOAL: Identify / prioritize ordinances that require updating or revisiting RESULTS: 1. Identify ordinances for review 2. Prioritize and schedule 3. Educate and seek input 4. Identify firm cost / budget for code rewrite TIME FRAME: Progressive 2003 -2004 Work Plan 5/01/03 Page 3 ISSUE: NEED TO EDUCATE NEW CITY COUNCIL AND REVIEW CURRENT LAND USE ZONING GOAL: Review /reassess comp guide RESULTS: Identify key issues and address them (may mean amendment or just provide council direction to staff). Educate property owners TIMEFRAME: Long -term / Progressive (Fall /Winter'03) ISSUE: COMMUNITY ACTIVITY CENTER (SENIOR AND /OR YOUTH) GOAL: Identify need. RESULTS: 1. Partner with community groups. 2. Research similar cities and see what they do. 3. Communicate with citizens at both the beginning and the end of the process. TIMEFRAME: Long -term ISSUE: COMMUNICATIONS GOAL: Actively engage the community and increase resident and business awareness through a communication plan. RESULTS: 1. Build strong connection to business. 2. Identify spokesperson. 3. Communication packet for new residents. TIM EFRAM E: S hort-term / Progressive ISSUE: MARKETING GOAL: Enhance the image and promote Rosemount. RESULTS: All encompassing marketing plan. TIMEFRAME: Progressive 2003 -2004 Work Plan 5/01/03 Page 4 DEPARTMENT: ADMINISTRATION ISSUE: UNION CONTRACTS GOAL: To successfully complete union negotiations by the end of 2003. RESULTS: 1. Two -year contracts (2004 — 2005) for all four of the City's labor unions 2. Reassess baseline health insurance plan. 3. Negotiate a Post - Employment Health Plan. 4. Pay increases consistence with City Council strategy. 5. Management language improvements consistent with strategy. TIMEFRAME: Short-term ISSUE: COMMUNICATIONS PLAN GOAL: To successfully adopt a communications plan by the end of 2003. RESULTS: 1. Review with City Council at a Work Session by September 2003. 2. Formal approval by City Council by end of year. POLICIES: Formal Communications Plan TIMEFRAME: Intermediate -term 2003 -2004 Work Plan 5/01/03 Page 5 DEPARTMENT: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ISSUE: IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ( #1) GOAL: Carry out the remaining major steps to implement the 2020 comprehensive plan. RESULTS: 1. Eliminate the IP- Industrial Park district ordinance. 2. Re -zone AG- Agricultural land to RR -Rural Residential or RL -Very Low - Density Residential per the land use plan. 3. Zone for Mixed- Use /Industrial per the land use plan. 4. Down -zone from GI- General Industrial to Agricultural on east side per land use plan. 5. Up -date the inventory /count of single- family and multi- family housing. Monitor the performance (units permitted/built) vs. comp plan goals. 6. Promote the Dakota CDA's housing improvement programs for Rosemount residents as a means of enhancing the existing housing stock. 7. Research Dakota County Housing Court and other methods of maintaining a good - quality housing stock. ISSUE: BUSINESS INCENTIVE PROGRAM ( #2) GOAL: Create incentives to businesses to expand or relocate to Rosemount. RESULTS: 1. Review opportunities for local participation in existing programs at the Minnesota Dept. of Trade & Economic Development (DTED), Small Business Administration, etc. 2. Research what incentives businesses need, using the Metro East Development Partnership and DTED as resources. 3. Research funding mechanisms. 4. Design program via Port Authority. 5. Specific incentives. POLICIES: 1. Business Subsidy Policy 2. TIF Policy 2003 -2004 Work Plan 5/01/03 Page 6 ISSUE: IMPROVEMENTS TO HIGHWAYS 55,52 AND 42 GOAL: Monitor and participate in the planning for highway improvements so that the City's interests in traffic safety and efficient land use are protected. RESULTS: 1. Map the intersections, frontage roads, local and collector streets via an official map. 2. Refine the land use plan based on the results of the street design in the highway studies. 3. Apply for approval by the Metro Council of the street design as an amendment to the comp plan. ISSUE: MIXED -USE/ INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT , GOAL: Create a zoning district along Co. Rd. 42 that will allow for light industrial, highway commercial and other compatible business uses. RESULTS: 1. Adoption of an ordinance showing a phasing plan. 2. Adopt official map of the district showing the phases or tiers. 3. Cover over 1,000 acres total with the new ordinance. ISSUE: MINING GOAL: 1. Allow for the controlled extraction of a valuable mineral resource, while planning for reclamation and future land use. 2. Actively pursue tonnage fee through legislation. RESULTS: 1. City Council will review a staff report on mining after the 2003 State legislative session. 2. City Council adoption of controls, land use plan based on mining report. 2003 -2004 Work Plan 5/01/03 Page 7 ISSUE: LAND USE PLANNING IN THE BUFFER ZONE FOR THE FLINT HILLS REFINERY GOAL: To have a buffer and to have the highest and best use of land for Flint Hills' land holdings. RESULTS: 1. Revisit the land use plan, specifically, the acreage in the GI- General Industrial zone. 2. Mesh the street plan with the patterns set by the improvements to Highways 55/52/42. 3. Consider putting more of Flint Hills' land on both sides of Highway 52 back into GI- General Industrial ISSUE: SIGN ORDINANCE (ordinance review goal) GOAL: Up -date and improve the sign ordinance; enhance the look of commercial and other areas of Rosemount via signage. RESULTS: 1. Review the ordinance for gaps and inconsistencies. 2. Review the experience with signage to look for exemplary signs to be encouraged and unsatisfactory signage to be discouraged by ordinance. 3. Review what other communities are doing. POLICIES: The City will seek input from staff, business operators and residents. BENCHMARKS: Review draft sign ordinance by Sept. 30, 2003. 2003 -2004 Work Plan 5/01/03 Page 8