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❑ Make local rules,regulations,and policies readily available to the public on-line and at City Hall. ❑ Review the Comprehensive Plan bi-annually to measure the progress made and conduct updates that involve the public as needed. Housing Short-Term Actions (within 1 year): For Urban areas of the City: ❑ Replace the current use-based codes with a more flexible, form-based alternative throughout the entire urban area of the City. ❑ Extend the Grow Zone approach to the surrounding traditional neighborhoods through adoption of a form-based code for these places. ❑ Repeal the existing development code in areas where there is a form-based alternative. ❑ Adjust the City's street standards that provide for safe pedestrian and biking travel in addition to compatible automobile travel throughout the entire urban area of the City. ❑ Conduct a study to identify specific streets where targeted investments in enhanced infrastructure (sidewalks, dedicated bike lanes,dedicated trails, neighborhood placemaking,etc...)can have the greatest impact on improving connectivity. ❑ Work with the HRA to develop a target list of redevelopment properties. ❑ 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. ❑ Provide regular and ongoing enforcement of maintenance standards for properties located within the Business Park as well as the Grow Zone and the surrounding neighborhoods. ls.�vlid-Term Actions (1- 5 years): ❑ Work with the HRA to develop a plan for rehabilitation of existing homes. ❑ Investigate options for creating a municipal dock on Sibley Lake. Lease a small number of seasonal mooring sites to property owners living in the downtown neighborhoods. ❑ 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. ❑ Review the land use code for any regulations that may get in the way of the establishment of local agriculture operations. ❑ Develop an incentive policy to encourage the establishment of Community Supported Agriculture(CSA)operations. ❑ Provide space in the City's parking lot for the distribution of products produced through a Pequot-based Community Supported Agriculture(CSA)operation. Economic Development Short-Term Actions (within 1 year): ❑ Change the City's budgeting process to include a five-year budget projection as part of the annual budgeting process. ❑ Perform an inventory and life-cycle analysis of all public infrastructure maintained by the City. Use this to create a capital improvements plan that provides for ongoing maintenance of public infrastructure. ❑ 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. Pequot Lakes Staff Report September 18,2014 3