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natural diversity of product) and some diversity within developments (communities). <br />Housing is organic - not just to make $ for developer; we work to help bridge gap for <br />people who pay such a large proportion of their income on housing. <br /> <br />Leadership in Regional Cooperation (U. Va./County) <br /> <br />Someone has to step out and lead; address what we are willing to give up (put something <br />big on table) <br /> <br />Get Smart on Crime/Safety/Justice <br /> <br />Community policing; finding pockets of problems and addressing with specific strategies; <br />restorative justice; drug courts; domestic violence. <br /> <br />Education <br /> <br />Closing the achievement gap; communication; acknowledging schools or areas in schools <br />that need improvement; enhancing adult education; education as a "family affair:" <br />technical education (make full use). Counseling of children. PVCC/University: role in <br />community? How University's expertise could help us address school issues. <br /> <br />Transportation <br /> <br />Accessibility/opportunity; making sure people can get access. Congestion will lead to <br />undesirable results. Building great transit system; "care free" lifestyle can draw cultural, <br />creative types. <br /> <br />Creating Community <br /> <br />What things are keeping us apart; diversity - not being divided; all enjoy opportunity, <br />have stake and voice; ensuring people are not disenfranchised from own history (not <br />proletarian); tell the "real" story. Strengthening neighborhoods; supporting cohesive <br />neighborhoods. Ensuring a sense of history, preserving physical history that means <br />something to people. Preserving what's important to identity. <br /> <br />Natural Environment <br /> <br />While we become denser, how to ensure we have green/open space, protect water supply; <br />beauty; competitive advantage (draws people here); healthy local natural environment; <br />biodiversity. <br /> <br />Initial Draft of Desired Future State of Identified Strategic Vision Targets <br /> <br />Council subgroups were asked to write a paragraph that describes the desired future state <br />for each identified strategic vision target. Members were instructed to write it "as if you <br />are there and it is just as you want it to be (ideal, inspiring, descriptive)." <br /> <br />Economic Development and Employment <br /> <br />Having recognized the fact that there were historic weaknesses both in our employment <br />picture and in our economy, we created partnerships with our strong educational <br />institutions and with the private sector. With our educational partners we developed job <br />re/training and other educational opportunities to allow our citizens to reach their full <br />economic and social potential in the emerging new economy. This has allowed the City <br />to diversify its economic base, thereby providing a more stable source of funding for <br />quality City services (Tyler notes: Include productivity; City support/encouragement of <br />new/expanded local business) <br /> <br />Housing <br /> <br />"The City had made strong progress in reducing the stock of blighted properties and <br />increasing the redevelopment and development of new housing, but the unintended <br /> <br /> <br />