2007-006City of Hopkins
Hennepin County, Minnesota
Resolution No. 2007-06
A RESOLUTION AFFIRMING THE CITY OF HOPKINS MISSION
STATEMENT AND ADOPTING THE
2007-2008 GOALS AND ACTION PLAN FOR THE CITY OF HOPKINS
WHEREAS, the Hopkins City Council believes it necessary for an effective local
government to clearly establish it overall mission and to prescribe the goals and
objectives necessary to accomplish that mission; and
WHEREAS, the Hopkins City Council has previously adopted the following Mission
Statement
Partnering with the Community to enhance the quality of life
• Inspire
• Educate
• Involve
• Communicate
Together, all of city government pledges to:
* Continually enhance partnerships with citizens.
* Inspire citizen leadership.
* Educate and involve citizens.
'~ Communicate openly and effectively.
* Be responsive.
* Be fiscally responsible.
As a city council, we pledge to:
* Continually enhance partnerships with the staff
* Lead in the creation of a community wide vision.
* Set policy.
As a city staff, we pledge to:
* Continually enhance partnerships with the city council.
* Develop and implement long term plans.
* Provide quality customer service that is:
- Responsive to the needs of the community.
- Innovative.
- Accessible.
WHEREAS, the Hopkins City Council has identified certain goals, objectives and action
y steps for the years 2007-2008.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Hopkins
re-affirm the previously adopted mission statement and formally adopt the listed goals,
and that the City Council, City Manager and staff are hereby committed to the
accomplishment of these goals and its action plan:
Goal I - 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 swell-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 aCity-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 II -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 acity-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 aCity-wide employee training program
Goal III -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 IV -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
Goal IV -Improve the Quality of Life in Hopkins
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 V- 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 VI -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)
Adopted this sixteenth day of January, 2007.
Euge J. axwell, ayor
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erry Ob aver, City Clerk