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ACTION PLAN

With ongoing community input and the goals of the Plan established, a series of
recommended actions was developed to illustrate ways in which those goals can be
achieved. Some actions work towards accomplishing all three of the goals, while others
are specific to one goal. Nothing will be accomplished overnight; therefore, all actions are
designed to be specific, incremental, and consistent.
The following pages include each of the three goals and the action statements that work
toward accomplishing those goals. Since some actions contribute to more than one goal,
there will be repetition of actions in the following lists. For the full set of recommended
actions and subactions to enhance the City's existing historic preservation program,
including details on timing and groups involved in implementation, refer to Chapter 4.

GOAL 1: EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE

Create an equitable and inclusive preservation program that recognizes and
protects all histories and cultures of Des Moines.

N1. Operationalize the equity and inclusion M1. Partner with community stakeholders to
statement. create a web-based tool for community
members to provide historical or cultural
N2. Recommit to the survey and research of information about places, events, and
potential resources throughout Des Moines other community features that are
with the goal of creating a community- important to their experience of and
led process that highlights stories of relationship with the city.
underrepresented community groups and
less-traditional historic resources. M3. Explore the use of new and expanded
tools to protect resources of community
N3. Improve the functionality of the City's interest.
preservation program tools and processes.
M4. Identify and expand the funding
N4. Enhance the existing Historic Preservation opportunities for historic preservation
Commission to better reflect and learn programs and designations, as well as
from the community. intangible resources.

N6. Update existing components of the City’s M5. Highlight the role of historic preservation in
website and consider creating new promoting missing middle housing in the
components to more accurately reflect city's established neighborhoods.
historic preservation-related information.
M6. Enhance connections with community
N7. Develop an educational strategy and partners and organizations to support the
public information campaign accessible historic preservation program.
to all that informs the community about the
historic preservation program. L1. Develop and host a range of outreach
programs to increase community
N8. Increase collaboration with other City awareness of the historic preservation
departments and programs to ensure work program, provide technical assistance,
supports the historic preservation program. and enhance partnerships.

Key: N = Near-Term Actions (0-5 years); M = Mid-Term Actions (5-10 years); L = Long-Term Actions (10+ years)

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