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City Council Ends & Outcomes
MEGA ENDS STATEMENT (Vision):
People find BURNSVILLE an attractive, well-balanced city of residences and businesses, which through a combination of amenities and public/private partnerships, provides a wide range of opportunities for citizens to live, work, learn and play, for a reasonable investment.
SAFETY
End Statement:
People find Burnsville a safe community, participate in Homeland Security, and are willing to prevent fire and crime.
Outcomes:
- People have an overall feeling of safety.
- Neighborhood Watch groups are provided improved training, networking and organizational opportunities.
- Customers and employees feel safe in a shopping environment.
- Licensing and regulation of businesses provides safe and healthy environments for residents and visitors that meet community expectations.
- People feel safe using the parks.
- People trust in public safety response and service rendered.
- Fire and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) will reach 80 percent of the emergency calls in nine minutes or less (inclusive of dispatch processing, turnout, and travel times).
- Fire and EMS Services are provided in the most cost effective manner, through partnerships with surrounding communities when necessary.
- Fire and EMS Services are reliably provided to the community.
- Residents, including youth, are active participants in community safety.
- People are proactive in reporting suspicious/unusual activity.
- People are aware of and adhere to safe driving practices.
- Residents participate in public safety "force multiplier" activities such as Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training and the Mobile Volunteer Network (MVN).
- Public safety works with community partners to proactively address drug-related crimes with an emphasis on heroin and methamphetamine use.
- Pedestrian safety is preserved and enhanced through engineering, enforcement, and education.
COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT
End Statement:
Community members are actively engaged and have access to quality parks, facilities, programs and services that meet the changing needs of the community and create positive experiences for all.
Outcomes:
- Burnsville is a preferred community with a great quality of life.
- City parks and recreational facilities offer a variety of events and activities throughout the year to build community and stimulate economic activity for local businesses.
- Residents participate in a wide variety of physical and artistic activities.
- A coordinated media plan effectively promotes community-wide involvement in health building activities.
- Youth find Burnsville a nurturing and supportive community.
- Youth are involved in community decisions including active participation on City Boards and Commissions wherever possible.
- Youth are aware of community activities, programs, facilities and support systems.
- The City is an active partner in the development / redevelopment of an after-school youth program addressing academic, social development, recreation and nutritional needs of the City's youth from elementary to high school ages.
- Community partnerships have significant impact on reducing or even eliminating youth tobacco and alcohol use.
- Community members have the opportunity to participate in a broad range of programs, community service and facilities that are built on strong, sustainable partnerships.
- As an organization, the City practices a philosophy that encourages employees to learn from, build relationships with and facilitate the participation of residents in identifying needs, addressing challenges, and affecting change in their community by:
- Making meaningful connections with diverse populations in the City through active community partnerships, including participation in the community's celebrations.
- The City fosters community partnerships to provide targeted services and facilities to community members of all ages.
- People are aware of the volunteer opportunities available in our community and volunteers are recognized for the services they provide.
NEIGHBORHOODS
End Statement:
People feel connected to their neighborhoods.
Outcomes:
- People have pride and ownership in their neighborhoods.
- The City implements plans and strategies to collaboratively advance the viability of residential neighborhoods.
- The City proactively canvasses neighborhoods checking for property maintenance compliance to maintain and/or enhance housing stock and property values.
- People know and care about their neighbors and participate in solving problems and creating celebrations in their neighborhoods.
- Public recognition is given to neighborhoods solving problems and creating celebrations in their neighborhood.
- Neighborhoods are enjoyable, safe and stable places to live, work, and recreate.
- People feel Burnsville has quality housing by:
- Having a diverse mix of housing types throughout the City, including amenity rich multi-family development.
- Promoting and encouraging the upgrade, enhancement and maintenance of existing housing stock.
- Partnering with organizations to achieve affordable home ownership.
- Through rental licensing initiatives including engagement of community and agency partnerships to improve quality of life and enhance health and safety in rental housing.
DEVELOPMENT/REDEVELOPMENT
End Statement:
People find Burnsville a balanced city of residential and business development enhanced by redevelopment.
Outcomes:
- Job creation, retention and an enhanced tax base are assured by growth, redevelopment and sustained viability of commercial and industrial property.
- Economic development and redevelopment initiatives are implemented, including creating and capturing opportunities, partnering with private property owners and other agencies and engaging the public. Specific initiatives include:
- Heart of the City
- Minnesota River Quadrant
- Public Infrastructure
- Removing impediments to development, including but not limited to poor foundation soils, and providing other development assistance including Tax Increment Financing and other tools
- Fostering appropriate interim uses until the time the landfill and quarry operations are complete
- Periodic reviews of the Kraemer Mining and Material, Inc. (KMM) and Waste Management Inc. Planned Unit Development (PUD) agreements
- County Road 42 Commercial Corridor Viability
- Monuments at Key City Entrances
- Promotion of skilled workforce initiatives
- Encourage post-secondary education for students and training options for residents to ensure a skilled workforce
- Specific development or redevelopment assistance will provide for business and residential projects consistent with established policies.
ENVIRONMENT
End Statement:
People find Burnsville is an environmentally sensitive community ensuring preservation and enhancement of its natural resources.
Outcomes:
- Burnsville is an environmentally sensitive community and individuals understand their role in pursuing this result.
- Development and redevelopment occurs in an environmentally sensitive manner, preserving and restoring natural resources.
- The City encourages business to employ best practices for sustainability and climate resiliency.
- People find Burnsville to be an attractive, clean city and are willing to keep it that way.
- Residents value all bodies of water and green spaces and recognize the importance of preserving them.
- The City maintains critical raw water sources and infrastructure necessary for the delivery of safe drinking water.
- The City employs feasible sustainable practices that promote development and maintain or enhance economic opportunity and community well-being while protecting and restoring the natural environment upon which people and economies depend.
TRANSPORTATION
End Statement:
People find Burnsville a community with an effective, multi-modal transportation system connecting people and goods with destination points.
Outcomes:
- People feel that the transportation system is effective for connecting them to destination points.
- Advocate for collaborative efforts and shared resources for intra-city transit services.
- People feel that multiple methods of transportation are easily available, safe and convenient.
- Support implementation of Bus Rapid Transit in the I-35W Corridor
- People feel that the community roadway system is well maintained at a reasonable cost.
- Leverage alternative Local, State, and Federal funding options for planned capital improvements.
- Define community quality standards for residential and heavier volume streets and adequately fund the maintenance required to achieve these standards
- Transportation system adequately serves city businesses.
- Advocate adequate access from County, State and Federal roadways to ensure a viable business community.
- Efforts will be made to obtain funding for significant safety and mobility improvements on TH 13.
- The safety, longevity and quality of residential neighborhood streets are maintained, improved or enhanced.
- Seek and support new initiatives for transportation funding by MnDOT and Dakota County when City and County businesses are not disadvantaged.
CITY SERVICES
End Statement:
People find the City of Burnsville delivers quality essential services in a cost effective, timely manner.
Outcomes:
- Residents and businesses recognize City services as a positive value.
- Residents perceive City employees as customer service oriented.
- City Services focus on and City employees are increasingly involved in community building.
- Residents are informed about issues, feel positive about City services and are aware of opportunities for increased involvement in community initiatives.
- Businesses and residents are attracted to Burnsville because of a visible commitment to technology that supports an enhanced quality of life.
- Burnsville facilitates community-wide accessibility to broadband technology.
- Burnsville provides effective community-wide electronic-government (E-Gov.) services.
- Burnsville provides and supports local Public, Education and Government (PEG) television programming.
- Burnsville is an organization that provides a supportive and collaborative environment encouraging employee learning and participation in the decision-making process.
- Continued implementation of service consolidations and partnerships with Dakota County and other cities.
- Burnsville strives to promote and support diversity and inclusion.
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
End Statement:
People find the City of Burnsville managed in a cost-effective responsible manner, maintaining the highest standards of service to enhance the community's quality of life for a reasonable investment.
Outcomes:
- Residents perceive the cost of City services as reasonable compared with other cities.
- Grant opportunities are pursued to identify innovative solutions that will assist in the reduction of costs to provide service to the community.
- Burnsville follows a consistent compensation philosophy which guides compensation and benefit decisions for employees.
Adopted 02/06/2018