COMMISSION PRESIDENT BERNIE DARDIS P O P U L AT I O N 2018 37,730 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

COMMISSION PRESIDENT BERNIE DARDIS

P O P U L AT I O N • 2018 – 37,730 M E D I A N H O U S E H O L D I N C O M E • West Fargo – $73,402 • North Dakota – $60,557 2

P S YC H O G R A P H I C L I F E S TA G E S 3

GROWING 4

H O U S I N G • 923 residential permits • $239,000 median home sale price • Adding affordable housing: • Cass County Housing Authority • Harper Heights • Grace Gardens • Habitat for Humanity 5

W E S T FA R G O P U B L I C S C H O O L S • 10,573 students enrolled in 2017 -18 • ND’s fastest growing school district • Adds 400 – 600 students each academic year 6

TRANSFORMING 7 Add a Footer

W E S T FA R G O 2 . 0 C O M P R E H E N S I V E P L A N • Help manage municipal service areas • Influence planning and development in the city • Ensure future decision making is consistent with community vision and expectations 8

S H E Y E N N E S T R E E T C O R R I D O R • Ease con gestion an d safety con c ern s A d d in g lan es from 1 3 t h to 4 0 t h Aven u es • • Recon stru c tin g I -9 4 S h eyen n e S treet Interc h an ge 9

D O W N T O W N R E V I TA L I Z AT I O N S H E Y E N N E S T R E E T , W E S T F A R G O • M u lti -u se b u ild in g s an d sh ared sp ac es • $ 2 .3 millio n N D D OT Urb an Grant rec ip ient 10

E C O N O M I C D E V E L O P M E N T • Red R iver Valley Fairg rou n d s Convention Center • Th e Lights at S h eyen n e 3 2 • Evolu tion 1 Camp u s • Gateway West Develop ment 11

F I R E D E PA R T M E N T G R O W T H I N E F F I C I E N C Y • Imp roved IS O ratin g to a 3 • 2 4 -coverage from S ou th sid e station • S ou th sid e station u p g rad es • Volu nteers n ow p art -time c ity emp loyees • 1 , 5 6 8 total calls in 2 0 1 8 12

P O L I C E D E PA R T M E N T C U LT U R A L L I A S O N O F F I C E R O F F I C E R R Y A N F E L T M A N • New p osition for West Fargo • B rid ge gap b etween Polic e Dep artment an d New A merican commu n ity 13

ENGAGING 14

S P E C I A L A S S E S S M E N T C O M M U N I T Y F O R U M S • F ive foru ms in Jan u ar y • Provid e info to resid ents • Collect feed b ack for city con sid eration 15

I N F R A S T R U C T U R E M E E T I N G S METROCOG STUDIES • M etroCO G stu d ies • 1 3 t h Av e n u e c o r r i d o r • • 1 3 t h Aven u e Corrid or S tu d y M e t r o G r o w L R T P ( 1 7 t h S treet S E to M ain Aven u e) • Pa r k i n g a n d a c c e s s s t u d y • Con stru c tion season op en h ou se • “ M etro Grow ” Lon g -R an ge Tran sp ortation Plan • Parkin g an d Access S tu d y • Northwest M etro Tran sp ortation S tu d y 16 16

W E S T FA R G O PA R K D I S T R I C T • 3 1 p arks • 9 fac ilities • R u stad Rec reation Center E xp an sion Projec t 17

W E S T F E S T C O M M U N I T Y C E L E B R A T I O N • Th ou san d s of atten d ees • Hu n d red s of b u sin esses featu red in p arad e • E ntertain ment for all ages • S treet d an ce • Downtown West Fargo amen ities featu red 18

M O V I N G F O R W A R D • M any su c c esses to c eleb rate • S till areas to imp rove • Collab oration is key 19