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CITY-WIDE GOALS, OBJECTIVES, STRATEGIES, AND PLANNING PRINCIPLES

Issue (Problem or Threat) Apparent Cause Obstacles Strategy Responsible Party Progress Measures Resources Required
GOAL I - MAINTAIN NEIGHBORHOOD QUALITY AND VALUES
I.A. Lack of social interaction Not enough opportunities The City should have a The City should support City Council Percent of City None
and cohesion; lack of or activities for personal viable and active and facilitate the activities covered by active
peer responsibility in interaction to compete network of neighborhood of neighborhood neighborhood
promoting neighborhood with TV, etc.; people tend associations representing associations and appoint a associations
quality and norms to retreat into their homes the majority of the City neighborhood coordinator
rather than interact with by 1998. to interact with Appointment of None
their neighbors. neighborhood leaders. neighborhood
coordinator

Number of association Funding support for
newsletters and/or newsletters
meetings
The Council should facilitate City Council and Formation of Associations formed
the creation of active neighborhood Westpark and
neighborhood associations leaders Timbercreek
for Westpark and neighborhood
Timbercreek areas associations
The City should promote Neighborhood Number of events Funding and ideas
events that foster Associations held for events (block
neighborhood interaction parties, etc.)

The City should appoint a Mayor Appointment and Staff support for
Mayor's Neighborhood meetings of Task meetings
Improvement Task Force to Force
discuss and identify
projects and programs
I.B. Housing stock is aging Some residents lack The City and The City should publicize City Staff Number of articles Staff time to write
and not maintained, financing or ability to Neighborhood availability of CDBG and articles.
leading to declining make improvements Associations should Sect. 203 (k) rehabilitation Number of houses Staff and volunteer
property values identify all threatened loans. requiring rehabilitation time to identify
properties and facilitate properties
their repair by the end of Number of property
1996 owners using funds Grant funds
Some residents are Neighborhood Associations Neighborhood Number of property Volunteer time
apathetic should contact home owner Associations owners contacted
to determine whether
assistance is required Number of properties Grant funds
rehabilitated
Rentals and vacant City and Neighborhood Neighborhood Compilation of rental Staff time
properties are not Associations should monitor Associations and properties
maintained rental and vacant properties City Code
and contact owners when Compliance Staff Number of contacts Staff and volunteer
improvements are required made time
Number of properties Funds for cleanup
cleaned up

CITY OF BENBROOK 2018-19 ANNUAL BUDGET
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