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MID-TERM ACTIONS
                            0-5 Years 5-10 Years 10+ Years
                                                                Mid-Term Actions describe implementation
              Mid-Term                                          steps that are best suited for years 5-10
                                                                following Plan adoption. Actions in this
              Web-Based Tools                                   category may be of high-interest or high-
                                                                priority, but require other actions to begin
              Web-based tools offer numerous                    or be completed first; may not have as
              opportunities for cities to connect with          much of an immediate impact toward
              their citizens, providing a chance for            accomplishing the goals; or may require
              community members to provide input on             additional staffing, partnership building, or
              specific topics, get involved in existing         funding to accomplish. Ultimately, these
              or proposed work, and stay informed               Actions work towards making the City's
              about the progress on initiatives and             historic preservation program Equitable
              projects. Selecting or creating the               and Inclusive, Community-Centered, and
              appropriate digital tools takes intentional       Strategically Integrated, as established
              work. Researching tools that other                through the three Plan Goals.
              communities have implemented is one
              step to begin the work of selecting the
              right tool and design.                            M1.  Partner with community

              Many communities utilize visual                           stakeholders to create a web-
              performance indicator tools to visualize                  based tool for community
              progress. Some example performance                        members to provide historical
              indicators include:                                       or cultural information about

                 –  Woodbury, MN 2021 Performance                       places, events, and other
                  Measures Dashboard;                                   community features that are
                 –  Fort Collins, CO Community Performance              important to their experience of
                  Measurement Dashboard; and                            and relationship with the city.

                 –  Kent County, MI Strategic Plan
                  Performance.                                              Goal        Goal         Goal
                                                                             1            2            3
              In addition to being very transparent                     a.  Establish and build a relationship with
              with reporting progress and results,                         community stakeholder partner(s)
              digital tools offer an opportunity for                       that have already begun the work of
              residents to provide input. Participatory                    collecting oral histories, conducting
              Asset Mapping is a strategy and process                      interviews, collecting information and
              of developing a tool for community                           storing the information.
              members to provide information. This                      b.  Determine and advertise multiple
              can be done in a variety of ways,                            ways for community members to
              including through a city's GIS platform.                     provide input including by adding a
                                                                           "pin" to a digital map, commenting,
              Discover Denver employed an                                  and submitting a non-geolocated
              interactive mapping tool to solicit                          written comment.
              stories, memories, and photographs
              from community members of buildings
              important to them.

             Goal 1: Equitable and Inclusive; Goal 2: Community-Centered; Goal 3: Strategically Integrated
             * Requires ongoing work.


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