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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-30-06 goal setting discussion KJ Potential Goals List October 17, 2006 City Manager 1) Open new library by the fall of 2006 within budget. 2) Be actively engaged in the 2007 legislative session focused on expanding the ability for local elected officials and citizens to make decisions regarding: • local option resort taxes • local option accommodations taxes • increasing the ½ inflation adjustment to be equal to inflation • TIFF Districts (must continue to be enabled) 3) Establish an economic development strategy, beginning with the development of an Industrial Park on the Mandeville Farm and or Idaho Pole properties. • Joint cooperation between City, MSU and Chamber of Commerce (re: economic development strategy) 4) Hire a project manager 5) Expand our working relationship with MSU focused on: • student impacts on neighborhoods • zoning near the Technology Park • Alcohol Coalition • Planning campus expansion with community interface • Parking • Street design – S-19, 11th, 8th, etc. 6) Create a cable television franchise 7) Better public relations/education; possible news conferences; more television news exposure. • Tuesday morning quarterbacking: Establish link on website that follows up on newspaper coverage 8) Better time management (agenda). Agenda Meeting??? 9) Organize building projects with priorities (i.e. water, wastewater, fire stations, police stations, city hall, story mansion, Wallace/Library, Mandeville farm. 10) Complete the redevelopment of Story Mansion 11) Walace Street/Library lands redevelopment ( Library Debt) 12) Assist Downtown redevelopment projects • Develop a strategy to maintain downtown vitalization 13) Public Parking (NCS – Below Norm) • 2007 Parking Garage • Increase on-street parking (angle parking on Mendenhall, Babcock or both) 14) Services to low income people (NCS – Below Norm) • Low income utility assistance program – implemented in 2004 • 2 mills (approx. $126,000/year) dedicated to affordable housing – 2007 budget • Inclusionary Zoning (affordable housing task force) 15) Schedule a working trip to Flagstaff, Fort Collins or Bend in order to learn what has gone well or failed as these cities grew from our current size to over twice our size. Assistant City Manager 1) Workforce Housing/ Affordable housing leadership (NCS – Below Norm) • 2 mills (approx. $126,000/year) dedicated to affordable housing • Inclusionary Zoning (affordable housing task force) 2) Create North 7th tax increment district 3) Develop a watershed management plan that deals with the long range and overall health of Bozeman’s watershed as it is our primary source of drinking water 4) Evaluate all City owned property (excluding parkland) for long term potential use or sale 2005 5) Create Neighborhood Councils throughout City of Bozeman 6) Build or purchase a consolidated city office complex in downtown Bozeman. 7) Recruitment/retention of employees 8) Complete Disc Golf Course in spring of 2005 9) Create a Parks Maintenance District Public Safety Director - Police 1) Conduct an analysis of the police department for staffing levels and facilities - 2005/06 budget 2) Work effectively with Gallatin County to implement criminal justice plan. 3) Bring public safety to the public with credible plan to adopt. 4) Public Safety Mill Levy 5) Traffic Enforcement (NCS – Below Norm) 6) Police Services (NCS – Below Norm) Public Safety Director – Fire 1) Implement the 2006 facility and staffing study (Construct 2 additional fire substations). 2) Public Safety Mill Levy 3) Improve Fire Prevention and Safety (NCS – Below Norm) Public Services Director 1) Open solid waste transfer station in fall of 2006 2) Create a Storm Water District 3) Determine new shops complex location 4) Transportation Plan update is in process • S-19th design • Downtown Couplets (eliminate one ways? Add diagonal parking? Reverse one ways?) • Implement walkable communities best practices 5) Road design workshop – walkable communities best practices discussion led by engineering and planning 6) Implement 2006 water facilities plan 7) Implement 2006 waste water facilities plan 8) Create an Arterials and Collector Street assessment 9) Pursue EPA grants for utility infrastructure and rehab. 10) Street repair, cleaning, lighting (NCS – Below Norm) 11) Snow removal/on Street Parking (NCS – Below Norm) 12) Traffic signal timing (NCS – Below Norm) 13) Bicycle travel (NCS – Below Norm) 14) Ease of car travel (NCS – Below Norm) 15) Recycling (NCS – Below Norm) Finance Director 1) Utility Rates and System Development Charge analysis (impact fees) for water, sewer and storm water, streets and fire. (phase II of the facilities plans) 2) Update the CIP (Capital Improvement Plan) 3) Develop website to maximize convenient public access to city information and services 4) Funding Sources to pay for added demand for services 5) City Wireless Planning and Community Development Director 1) Commence 5 year review of the 20/20 Growth Policy 2) Enhance Bozeman’s downtown competitiveness as the business, cultural and service center of the Gallatin valley by facilitating the construction of a parking garage; hotel convention center and a performing arts center 3) Complete the parks & recreation facilities plan (PROST) - Fall 2005 4) Complete UDO Revisions by summer of 2005 5) Sign Inter-local Planning Agreement with Gallatin County 6) Change gambling ordinance to limit gaming machines to not more than 5 if outside the gaming district. 7) Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance 8) Complete update Impact fee studies 9) Neighborhood design workshop – accessory dwelling units? Density – where is it too low and too high? 10) Land use, planning and zoning (NCS – Below Norm) The following four slides were taken from the results of the 2005 National Citizen Survey. The slides show how Bozeman’s scores compared to other cities across the United States of with a population of under 40,000 in three categories, similar to the norm, above the norm, or below the norm. The National Citizen Survey™ for Bozeman 30 Quality of Service Delivery  Compared continued Above the norm in populations of 40,000 or less in: †City parks †Recreation programs or classes †Range/variety of recreation programs/classes †Accessibility of parks †Storm drainage NEW CATEGORY: City Participation • Consider use of citizen panels for the 2020 plan and other issues of high level concern as they arise. The National Citizen Survey™ for Bozeman 28 Quality of Service Delivery  Compared Similar to Populations of 40,000 or less in: †Fire services †Ambulance/EMS †Crime prevention †Sidewalk maintenance †Recreation centers/facilities †Accessibility of rec centers/facilities †Appearance/mntce of parks †Appearance of rec centers/facilities †Public library services The National Citizen Survey™ for Bozeman 29 Quality of Service Delivery  Comparisons continued Similar to Populations of 40,000 or less in: †Variety of library materials †Garbage collection †Drinking water †Sewer services †Code enforcement †Animal control †Economic development †Services to seniors †Services to youth †Public information services †Municipal courts The National Citizen Survey™ for Bozeman 31 Quality of Service Delivery  Compared continued Below the norm in populations of 40,000 or less in: †Police services †Fire prevention and education †Traffic enforcement †Street repair †Street cleaning †Street lighting †Snow removal †Traffic signal timing Amount of public parking †Recycling †Yard waste pick-up †Land use, planning and zoning †Services to low-income people