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9 IV. Recommendations Based off of the work that the Task Force has done over the last eight months the following are recommendations for the City Council to consider. These are not listed in order of importance or emphasis. Some recommendations will take time to consider and complete while others are more short-tem, tactical considerations. The recommendations are as follows: 1. Advocate for increased and enhanced public transportation within the City of New Brighton. 2. Work with the City of New Brighton Parks and Recreation Department to create a festival of nations/open streets event to promote the diversity in New Brighton. 3. Short term, address language barriers by updating signage in the New Brighton Community Center and City Hall. Long term, create gateway signage at certain access points to the City and provide kiosks in public buildings to assist with translation. 4. Create a more welcoming space in in the New Brighton Department of Public Safety, New Brighton Community Center, park shelter buildings and City Hall through diverse art and people centric furnishings. 5. Create a long-standing, official body to continue the type of work done by the Task Force and recommendations from the City Council. Ensure that the membership of the body is made up of diverse individuals. 6. Explore creating a staff position within the city or with other partners to focus on carrying out directives of the City Council and a future commission focused on diversity. 7. Utilize resources like the DOJ and the YWCA to complement and deepen the exploration started within the Task Force. 8. Continue supporting nonprofit organizations within the City of New Brighton, including Community Partners in Youth and Northeast Youth and Family Services.