HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council 12172019 - City Center Vision PowerpointRexburg City Center District Strategic Vision & Development Blueprint
Rexburg City Council
December 18, 2019
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The Purpose of the City Center Vision
Background of how we have got to this point… years of discussion…
Need for an adopted Vision Document to help guide City
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Ongoing Public Input About City Center
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City Center Vision Stakeholder Meeting: November 2019
Why Do City Center Stakeholders Like Rexburg?
Low Crime
The People
Family Friendly
Schools
Infrastructure
Weather
Fewer regulations than elsewhere
Parks
Opportunities
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Stakeholder Meeting Input:
Why Do Businesses Want to be in the City Center?
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Stakeholder Meeting Input:
Why is the City Center Important?
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Stakeholder Meeting Input:
What Do Property Owners Want?
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Stakeholder Meeting Input:
What are City Center’s Strengths?
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Stakeholder Meeting Input:
What is the City Center Lacking?
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City Center Vision: Sections
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City Center Vision Statement
“Rexburg’s City Center will be the community and regional hub for economic growth and prosperity. Strengthening commercial, entertainment, cultural and public assets creates a livable
and prosperous City Center.”
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City Center Vision Strategies
City Center should be an Attractive and Walkable Place
Goal: People should want to be City Center. City Center should encourage this by being an attractive, walkable destination. A City Center with pedestrians can create a safe and interesting
space.
Diversify Economic Uses
Goal: City Center should have a diverse economic base with a mix of housing, retail, office space, dining and entertainment, all complementing each other and maximizing use of the City
Center.
Encourage Business
Goal: The City Center should be a place where small businesses and the “creative class” thrives through the clustering of supporting activities.
Promote an Attainable City Center
Goal: The City Center should allow for a mix of business and housing options. Housing should include dormitory style housing, community housing, with rental and owner-occupied options,
with a mix of high- and low-income housing options. City Center should have a mix of spaces which create opportunities for both small businesses and large employers. This can be achieved
by a mix of professional office, retailers, specialty shops and boutiques.
Improving Government Regulations and Processes
Goal: Simplify zoning and building regulations in the City Center to ensure the types of development that the City Center Vision seeks, and to make it easier for developers to understand
and build. Regulatory processes should be streamlined and simplified.
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City Center Vision Strategies (continued)
Identify Key Projects
Goal: The City should be open to working with developers and businesses in applying for and securing funding for projects which support the City Center Vision, and by working with state,
county and local government organizations to secure economic development funds. The Rexburg Urban Renewal Agency is a key partner.
Establishing On-Going Place Management
Goal: Ensure the continued leadership, involvement, maintenance and promotion of the City Center reflect the desires of the community. The organization of a City Center Association may
assist in the place management of the City Center. This Association should include City Center business and property owners, developers and investors, the Chamber of Commerce, as well
as representatives from: the City of Rexburg, Madison County, BYU-Idaho, and the Rexburg Urban Renewal Agency.
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