2 Review Meeting NotesDecember 20, 2001
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City Council members, City of Chanhassen
Todd Gerhardt, City Manager
Kent E. Eklund
Notes from the 10/1 Council work session
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General reactions to the past strategic plan
A. Still much left to do
B. Much of the plan is still relevant
C. Feel much too tactical and not very strategic
D. Proved to be a good place to start for Todd's 90 day work plan
Detailed discussion of topics
A. Initial brainstorm on the issues before the city in the future
1. Waste water facility
2. Web site and e-commerce
3. Need for a volunteer coordinator?
4. Economic development
5. Various taxation issues
6. Housing strategy
7. Continue to refine safety and security issues
B. More detailed conversation on a few of the above projects
1. Taxation
a. Can we reduce taxes?
b. Strategy on TW related issues
c. Need to work with other taxing jurisdictions to reduce
residential taxes
d. Need analysis of fiscal disparities impacts on Chanhassen
2. Economic development- needs to be accelerated
a. More marketing
b. Should we set up a task force to accelerate this
c. Are we staffed correctly?
d. Need to revisit public/private leverage for projects such as
the community center or a restaurant.
3. Housing - essentially an affirmation of the current housing plan
a. 30% affordable goal in the comprehensive plan
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b. Develop appropriate life cycle housing
c. Need to focus on communications issues with the citizenry
Safety and security
a. How do we foster a greater sense of community in
Chanhassen?
b. Do we need a task force to look into other issues?
c. How do we capitalize on the current focus in the community
on security issues?
Need to think about a community gathering point
a. How to develop the "look and feel" of a community?
b. Physical development characteristics that foster a sense of
community - open space, no big box retail, not auto dealers?