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<br />123 North Third Street, Suite 100, Minneapolis, MN <br />55401-1659 <br />Ph (612) 338-0800 Fx (612) 338-6838 www.hkgi.com <br />Direct (612) 252-7122 Email brad@hkgi.com <br />Hoisington Koegler Group Inc.MEMORANDUM <br />To: New Brighton City Council and Staff <br />From: Hoisington Koegler Group Inc. Project Team <br />Subject: Comprehensive Plan Update: Phase 2 Community Engagement Summary <br />Date: October 24, 2017 <br /> <br />Overview <br />Phase 2 of the community engagement process began after we completed a critical review of the <br />vision and guiding principles, prepared technical analysis, explored changes in land use, and <br />established key action steps/strategies. The objective of Phase 2 was to present potential changes to <br />the comprehensive plan based on Phase 1 input and technical analysis conducted by the consulting <br />team. <br />A series of ideas, concepts, and alternatives were presented in a way that enabled the stakeholders <br />of New Brighton to gain ownership in the process and truly embrace the plan as the City’s own plan. <br />Topics include where and how redevelopment might or should occur, strategies for economic <br />development or housing development, or policies geared toward energy efficiency for example. <br />Stock Yard Days <br />Each year, New Brighton hosts a large community get-together called Stock Yard Days, which <br />celebrates the community and its history as an important railroad hub in the past. In August of 2017, <br />New Brighton 2040 hosted a booth for three days at Stock Yard Days. This booth had a number of <br />posters with various redevelopment concepts and idea cards for people to react to and comment on. <br />In total, over 100 people visited the booth to talk to our project team, ask questions, and write their <br />reactions to the concepts and ideas on the boards. <br />The main takeaways from these conversations, comments, and feedback were: <br />» Many young families were excited about the prospect of many of the redevelopment <br />concepts <br />» Pedestrian facilities are needed to connect existing neighborhoods to activity nodes <br />» A strong desire for more active commercial and entertainment facilities was mentioned <br />» Requests for more updated park amenities City-wide <br />“Explore the Possibilities” Online Survey <br />With the enthusiastic response from the Stock Yard Days in-person engagement, Staff wanted to <br />adapt the opportunity for engagement so that a wider section of the community could give their input <br />online. The posters from Stock Yard Days were adapted into an online survey. The survey was open