02-03-2014 Special City Council Minutes

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City Council Minutes February 3, 2014 Page 4 of 9 ----------------------------- 1. Adopt new standard street sections that reduce long-term costs by narrowing lane widths to appropriate neighborhood scale and providing safe pedestrian mobility throughout the city. 2. Adjust the zoning code to clearly reserve all space within the industrial park for uses that are not public, will pay property tax and will employ people. 3. Identify and establish well-marked routes that more directly connect snowmobile and bicycle traffic from the regional trail system into the city. Secondary Priority: 4. Perform an assessment of walkability in the Grow Zone and throughout the surrounding neighborhoods to determine areas of high and low pedestrian mobility and identify priority corridors for mobility improvements. 5. Conduct a study to identify specific streets where targeted investments in enhanced infrastructure (sidewalks, dedicated bike lanes, dedicated trails, neighborhood place-making, etc...) can have the greatest impact on improving connectivity. 6. Implement a local Economic Gardening strategy where small businesses try to grow employees. Justin also informed the Council that the Planning Commission is also seeking direction on establishing a SubsurFace Sewage Treatment System (SSTS) monitoring program to ensure ongoing maintenance and compliant operation of systems throughout the City. Mayor Adams stated that the downtown plan is a high priority as it ties in with the comprehensive plan priorities that include pedestrian walkways, walkability, lighting, etc. COUNCIL MEMBER SJOBLAD MOVED TO DIRECT THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO PROCEED WITH THE FOLLOWING: UPDATING THE DOWNTOWN PLAN IS TOP PRIORITY FOLLOWING WITH ITEMS 1-6 LISTED ABOVE WHICH ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMP PLAN GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. SECOND PRIORITY - DEVELOP A PLAN TO MONITOR A SUBSURFACE SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND PRESENT THE PLAN TO THE COUNCIL FOR REVIEW.