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The City Council, City Manager, and staff are committed to the accomplishment of the following goals for 2007-2008.

Goal 1—To Improve Communications and Marketing Efforts to Residents, Developers and Businesses

  • Action 1 Think Hopkins – Implement the City-wide Branding and Marketing Campaign as a partnership with the HBCA and Hopkins Marketing Committee
  • Action 2 City Website: 2007 Redesign planned. Explore more E-Government capabilities.
  • Action 3 Monthly Newsletter- Hopkins Highlights: Continue to be a well-received publication delivered to every household
  • Action 4 Collaboration with the official city newspaper (Sun*Sailor)- regular city columns
  • Action 5 Enhance the promotion of city events (Raspberry Festival, Mainstreet Days, and Heritage Celebration)
  • Action 6 Conduct a City-Wide survey
  • Action 7 Produce a Printed City Annual Report
  • Action 8 Implement “Action Center” customer service/complaint tracking software
  • Action 9 Continue conducting Annual Citizen Academies and Alumni Events
  • Action 10 Comprehensive Plan Update/Revision as a Community Building Tool
  • Action 11 Research the Construction of a Message Board at the Hopkins Pavilion

Goal 2—Provide and Nurture Growth of Employees and the City Council

  • Action 1 City Council and Board/Commission Orientation
  • Action 2 Explore a City Council Training/Feedback system
  • Action 3 Research conducting a city-wide Volunteer and Board recognition event
  • Action 4 Monitor the new employee evaluation system
  • Action 5 Initiate an Employee Academy
  • Action 6 Reinvigorate the Tuition Reimbursement program
  • Action 7 Implement a City-wide employee training program

Goal 3—Enhance the Budget Process and Increase the Education and Understanding of City Finances

  • Action 1 Continue with a new budget process whereby department presentations and work sessions are begun after department budgets are submitted and evaluated
  • Action 2 Conduct a detailed analysis of all city fees
  • Action 3 Research the Possibility of Conducting a Budget “Boot Camp”
  • Action 4 Entire Newsletter devoted to the budget
  • Action 5 Feature Newspaper article on the budget
  • Action 6 Restart and/or Reinvigorate the Bricks and Benches Programs

Goal 4—Improve the Quality of Life in Hopkins

Facilitate Redevelopment throughout the City

  • Action 1 Downtown Luther property: Work with a developer on a mixed use redevelopment
  • Action 2 Block 64:  Work with a developer on a mixed use redevelopment project
  • Action 3 Excelsior Crossings: Coordinate efforts to conduct redevelopment on the site with Opus Northwest, LLC (Office Project)
  • Action 4 Shady Oak Road: Coordinate efforts with Hennepin County and the City of Minnetonka to implement a plan or the future redevelopment along the Shady Oak Road Corridor
  • Action 5 Hopkins Dodge Site: Work with potential developer on a redevelopment of this site.
  • Action 6 East End Study Implementation
  • Action 7 Continue with the Nurturing Our Retired Citizens (NORC) Project  
  • Action 8 Implement a Hopkins Police Chaplaincy Program
  • Action 9 Pursue an upgraded and enhanced Code Enforcement and Rental Licensing Program
  • Action 10 Continue with the Blake Road Corridor Initiatives
  • Action 11 Sanitary Sewer Inflow and Infiltration Program
  • Action 12 Partnership with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) for Remediation of the Hopkins Closed Landfill
  • Action 13 Partnership with the Three Rivers Park District for the planned Depot Improvements
  • Action 14 Enhancement of the City/Regional Trail System (Signage)
  • Action 15 Research City/Regional Transportation System (Hop-a-Ride, Met Transit) to be assured it is meeting resident needs.
  • Action 16 Research Downtown Safety Enhancements (Improved Lighting, Ramp Cameras)
  • Action 17 Neighborhood Park Initiative.  Park Board will partner with neighborhoods and neighborhood associations regarding the improvement and enhancement of neighborhood parks

Goal 5—Provide and Nurture Citizen Growth and Development

  • Action 1 Neighborhood Association Growth and Development.  Research methods to enhance and promote city neighborhood associations. Possibilities include potentially providing training and technical assistance. 
  • Action 2 Research the implementation of a Citizen Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program
  • Action 3 Strengthen efforts to involve residents from minority populations in City activities/issues (Blake Corridor, Human Rights Commission)
  • Action 4 Research methods to increase city volunteerism

Goal 6—Meet with groups/organizations to talk about mutual areas of interest

  • Action 1  Meeting with the Neighborhood Association Presidents/Representatives
  • Action 2  Faith Community Network
  • Action 3  Meeting with the Hopkins School District and School Board
  • Action 4  Meeting with Legislative representatives (Establish a legislative platform/agenda)
  • Action 5  Meeting with HAMA (Hopkins Apartment Managers Association)
  • Action 6  Meeting with the Business Community (HBCA)
  • Action 7  Meeting with Metropolitan Council Representatives
  • Action 8  Meeting with Hennepin County Commissioners
  • Action 9  Meeting with City Service Clubs
  • Action 10 Meeting with the City of Edina Council (U.S. Women’s Open 2008, Recreation Programs)
  • Action 11 Meeting with the City of St. Louis Park Council
  • Action 12 Meetings with the City of Minnetonka Council (Shady Oak Road)