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Community Character Short-Term Actions (within 1 year): ❑ 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. ❑ Adopt new standard road sections that reduce long-term costs by narrowing lane widths on local roads to a rustic,low volume, low speed scale. ❑ 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. ❑ Create and adopt a strategy to provide continuous engagement with residents through online platforms,also known as Gov 2.0. ❑ Continue to provide entertainment in the Trailside Park on summer weekends. ❑ Ensure that improvements to Government Drive provide a platform for growth. ❑ Ensure that all future lighting installed is scaled to neighborhood standards. ❑ Establish and maintain a continuous string of festivals and community events throughout the year,particularly during shoulder seasons. Mid-Term Actions (1-5 years): ❑ Create a Park Plan for the Grow Zone and surrounding neighborhoods that leverages park investments to promote livability and encourage private-sector investment. ❑ Establish an outdoor skating rink in the Grow Zone or the surrounding neighborhoods for use during winter months. ❑ Establish a splash pad or other water-based recreational amenity in the Grow Zone or the surrounding neighborhoods for use during the summer months. ❑ Create a distinguishing gateway to highlight the transition to the Grow Zone(downtown)portion of Pequot Lakes. ❑ Commission local artists to create public art throughout the town. Budget money and fundraise for one or two projects each year. ❑ Provide designated off-site parking for vendors and other support personnel during downtown festivals and gatherings so that the public space is not cluttered with vehicles and parking is available for patrons and visitors. ❑ Utilize the Cole Memorial Building for public events like guest lecturers, public debates and discussions, book clubs and other civic-minded gatherings. ❑ Coordinate the planting of trees in areas that will be impacted by clearing as part of the TH 371 re-alignment so as to maintain the forested nature of the drive through the City. ❑ Establish a simple, branded web presence that lists and promotes the festivals and events happening in Pequot Lakes. Long-Term Actions (5 years and beyond): ❑ Work with Crow Wing County to properly-scale the TH 371 and CSAH 11 corridors through the Grow Zone area following the construction of the TH 371 re-alignment. Ensure that these corridors maintain a character that encourages pedestrian activity throughout the Grow Zone. Previously Completed Actions ❑ Monitor commercial development along roadways by adopting a zoning strategy that strengthens the downtown commercial area,permits sensible development,and retains forested gateways leading into Pequot Lakes. ❑ Develop zoning strategies that facilitate the removal of blighted and un-maintained properties(cars on front lawn,etc)that detracts from Pecluot's character. ❑ Provide for orderly business development in clustered, properly zoned development areas in the City. ❑ Designate a rural, urban, and rural/urban transition zone in order to maintain the integrity of these distinct areas. Each zone should promote development that fits within the context of existing development. ❑ Conduct research and seek professional help when needed to make informed land-use decisions. Pequot Lakes Staff Report September 18,2014 2