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❑ Adopt a small business subsidy plan targeted to 1)regional destination and 2)neighborhood service businesses that desire to locate or expand within the Grow Zone. ❑ 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. ❑ Ensure that improvements to Government Drive provide a platform for growth. ❑ Establish an outreach program to have city representatives personally meet with local business owners, realtors, bankers and others that may influence private-sector investing decisions to inform them of the City's unique,pro-growth vision. ❑ Change the land use code to waive unnecessary submittal requirements for subdivisions in the business park. ❑ 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. ❑ Establish an availability charge for properties that have access to municipal infrastructure but have not yet connected. 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. ❑ Implement a local Economic Gardening strategy based on the model developed by Littleton,CO. ❑ Investigate the potential of establishing a transit service during summer months between downtown Pequot Lakes and downtown Nisswa. ❑ 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. ❑ Take steps to encourage the development of living units above businesses in the downtown area. ❑ Formally adopt a city-wide logo (e.g. The Bobber), including professional design and copyright protection, and use it to promote the City's brand. ❑ Develop a partnership between businesses and the school district to offer internships to high school students. ❑ Work with the local business community to ensure their needs are being adequately addressed by a chamber presence within the city. ❑ Establish a simple,branded web presence that lists and promotes the festivals and events happening in Pequot Lakes. Previously Completed Actions ❑ Provide opportunities for local businesses to leverage capital through the use of public funds such as through tax increment financing(TIF), revolving loans,or the installation of community development corporations. ❑ Require extractive use companies to restore the natural and scenic conditions of the land back to its original form prior to extraction. ❑ Provide incentives for infill and redevelopment of local businesses in the downtown area. Recreation Short-Term Actions (within 1 year): ❑ Identify and establish well-marked routes that more directly connect snowmobile and bicycle traffic from the regional trail system into the city. ❑ Seek to build partnerships and establish the feasibility of constructing a grade-separated bicycle trail between the downtown area and Eagle View Elementary School along the County Highway 11 corridor. Mid-Term Actions (1-5 years): ❑ 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. ❑ Explore alternatives for low-cost hiking trails through the woods that could be accessed by walking from the downtown. ❑ Establish an outdoor skating rink in the Grow Zone or the surrounding neighborhoods for use during winter months. Pequot Lakes Staff Report September 18,2014 4