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Council Goals 2015-2020
Pillars:
- Economic Vitality
- Quality of life (neighborhoods, parks, the arts)
- Transportation/infrastructure
Focus Areas:
- Neighborhoods
- Infrastructure
- Transportation
- Economic vitality – metrics
- Diversity and population size
- Parks, trails and open spaces
- Community engagement
- Customer service
- Arts
- Financial Health
- Safety
- City Facilities
Detailed focus area reports:
NEIGHBORHOODS
- Sidewalks – Policy for sidewalks and creative use of street space (wide sidewalks/narrow streets)
- Percentage of open space
- Pocket parks
- Fewer through streets
- Fiber optics to homes
- Centralized mail drops
- Some neighborhoods having bigger lots – more spread
- Diverse housing stock – New subdivisions with higher end homes
- Management of housing projects with THA
- Connectivity
- Coding questions – standards for each specific area
- Wise preservation/conservation policies
- Quality lighting standards for communities
INFRASTRUCTURE (water, sewage, streets, etc.)
- Maintain adequate sewer plant (at half capacity now)
- Adequate water reserved (extend agreement)
- Use retention ponds as water features
- Drainage strategy/ plan
- Street maintenance program in place
- Good data driven decisions on maintenance of streets (in house vs. outsourced)
- Incorporating infrastructure into amenities by building wisely – good landscaping (berms, park features around drainage ponds)
- Utilize gray water
- Be proactive on water rights
- Technology (i.e. AMI, etc.)
- Lengthen runway at airport
- Additional hangars at airport
- Upgrade terminal at airport
- AMTRAK depot
- Completed loop- update Council on overall transportation plan/grid system with county and state
- City-wide fixed bus route possibly run by city
- Bike borrow program
- Charging plan for electric cars
- Policy on bike lanes – where will we have them?
- Commuter rail
- Explore other transportation projects
ECONOMIC VITATLITY
- Goals for residential/commercial growth
- Strategy for right balance with light industry vs. heavy industry based on data
- Update Mega-site plan
- Partnerships with EDC, Chamber, ISD, County, State
- Good policies for private/public partnerships
- Vocational, trade school, higher education as a means to attract and retain young adults
- Maximize retail specialties – downtown
- Retail shopping centers – 2 or 3 of them
- 7th street campus – unique shop areas
- Marketing of ISD
POPULATION
- Make this place whole – Taylor graduates can come back and raise a family
- Amphitheater could promote more diverse venues and participation
- Focus on attracting all generations
- Consider need for senior component in facilities and housing
- Variety of housing options
- Market the advantages of Taylor for seniors
- Take advantage of creative class who are being pushed price wise due to gentrification
- Improve marketing needed
- Strategic in marketing
PARKS, TRAILS AND OPEN SPACES
- Master plan update
- Implement Robinson Park Grant
- Murphy Park as centerpiece – maximize amenities there
- Multiple recreation centers
- Connectivity
- Maximize creeks as amenities and features
- Notarium
- Dog park
- Focus on getting all generations
- Skate park
- Disc golf course
- Friends of the Parks
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
- LEAD Taylor (revamped)
- Community forums – education on growth (Summit)
- Youth leadership in partnerships with schools to promote civics
- Highly engaged students with city – start young
- Be early majority on engagement
- Customer service training – high priority
- Use technology to full extent
- Well trained staff
- Performance measures
- Role of community survey
THE ARTS
- Public art – especially in downtown
- Music is a big part of the arts
- Promote local artistic expressions
- Possible performing arts center (possible partnerships with CORP/ISD)
- Museums (private)
- Art Gallery (private)
- Filming is already here
- Reserves improved
- Bond rating upgrades
- Maximize industrial park revenues
- Dedicated funds for improvements
- Replacement plan
- Regional employment centers
- Use of TIFs and other zones
- Be more specific/ include PID’s
PUBLIC SAFETY
- Perception of public safety
- More education of community on public safety
- Police station
- New fire stations
- Emergency management center
- Communication system (replace)
- Integrating community meeting space with fire stations
- Regular presence at schools – resource officers
- Keep up with technology, equipment
- Relative growth of personnel
- Increase education level and training of police officers
- Role of community policing
- Emergency preparedness training
- Executive dashboards
- More education of community on public safety
CITY FACILITIES
- Governmental higher education complex
- Public works facility
- Police station
- Fire Station #2
- City Hall
- Animal shelter
- Admin building on 12th street – possible use for city
- Pavilion at cemetery
- Airport upgrades – including terminal
- Add on to library