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Project Goal: Identify opportunities and strategies for Ramsey County to engage, encourage, and support municipalities in the county to implement systems and policy changes that expand access to land for urban agriculture, amend zoning to allow for urban agricultural uses, and otherwise support residents and community groups interested in pursuing urban agriculture (Project Brief)
Identify ideal locations for county service facilities and explore opportunities for private redevelopment of other county-owned properties.
Examine stakeholder concerns regarding the loss of on-street parking that could affect access to businesses and create parking spillover into adjacent neighborhoods to acquire a deeper understanding and assist in the process of preparing a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS).
Analyze the reasons for chronically low rates of registration and participation by young voters in Saint Paul Ward 1, Precinct 9, located in the Frogtown neighborhood; develop and implement a marketing plan to encourage more young voters to register and vote in state, city, and school district elections.
Assess and evaluate the outcomes of Environmental Response Fund (ERF) funded projects post-2012 and how they compare to the proposal provided in the original application.
Provide recommendations for pursuing key partnerships, developing innovative stormwater management techniques; and creating stormwater management principles to guide decisions throughout the corridor.
Determine what role Ramsey County can play to help cities within the county optimize resources; leverage the work of other communities in the areas of energy, resiliency and climate vulnerability; and accelerate results across the county. Identify cities within the county interested in working collaboratively with other local units of government to further their work on climate resiliency and adaptation.
Identify barriers for residential usage of the Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Program, identify successful national case studies of multifamily projects that utilized PACE, and make recommendations for how PACE could be used specifically for affordable housing developments and naturally-occurring affordable housing (NOAH) in Ramsey County.
Create a single application and map where Ramsey County and all cities in the county can add and update their construction plans and progress, with a public interface that allows residents to see current and planned projects.
Develop a literature review on housing stability-related initiatives external to Ramsey County and local housing and homelessness research; provide recommendations to align and leverage County programs with external initiatives; provide assistance with planning and executing a 2018 community convening on housing stability.