public facilities
GOALS:
Continue improvements and expansion of public safety facilities and services to keep pace with growth.
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Provide police and fire substations to serve new growth.
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Attract diverse and competent officers with competitive employment conditions.
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Develop higher speed rail service to Dallas and Shreveport.
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Become the regional water provider for Smith County.
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Acquire smaller water utilities and develop supplier relationships with other Smith County municipalities.
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Plan to extend water infrastructure into the ETJ.
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Protect the quality and quantity of Tyler’s drinking water supply.
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Minimize further development impacts on Lakes Tyler and Tyler East by implementing Tyler 1st recommendations for the Lakes.
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Protect wellhead lands and Lake Palestine water supplies.
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Become the regional sewer/wastewater treatment utility for Smith County.
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Acquire investor-owned sewer utilities.
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Plan to extend sewer infrastructure into growth areas
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Maintain the City’s role as the regional landfill provider.
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Continue phased landfill expansion.
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Explore the potential for energy production from waste.
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Regularly evaluate the potential for cost-effective full curbside recycling service.
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Minimize flooding, erosion and water quality degradation through improvements to existing infrastructure and implementation of best practices in growth areas.
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Promote the use of natural drainage systems to provide amenities and minimize capital and maintenance costs.
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Address drainage first with policies to manage development; second with natural or bioengineering solutions; and last, hard structured solutions.
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Continue drainage improvements in older parts of the city.
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Keep existing streets and public places well-maintained.
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Clarify street improvement criteria and priorities for existing streets for greater public understanding.
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Enhance code enforcement.
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Support additional staff and innovative partnerships to improve code enforcement efforts.
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Continue and enhance efforts to assure compliance with accessibility standards in both public and private facilities.
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Make all city facilities compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Texas Accessibility Standards.
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Develop Tyler’s library system and resources as an innovative source of information services and culture.
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Keep library services relevant to changing community information needs.
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Strengthen the tourism value of the Rose Garden Center, Harvey Convention Center and East Texas State Fairgrounds site.
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Review and evaluate the effectiveness of these facilities in meeting City goals.
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Continue partnerships with nonprofits in social services, arts and culture.
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Focus on seed funding for pilot activities and on key activities that lack sufficient private funding.
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Provide services and opportunities for senior citizens.
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Include explicit review of any special senior citizen/retiree needs in City services and facilities.
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Provide regional broadband Internet access.
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Consider development of a citywide Wi-Fi system.
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Make City facilities and operations a model of resource efficiency.
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Support municipal energy, water, and other resource conservation.
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Meet city government space needs by enhancing current facilities.
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Renovate the interior of City Hall
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Establish a consolidated multi-year Capital Improvement Program.
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In addition to five-year priorities, develop a preliminary priority ranking for years 6-10 in the future.
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CHAPTER IMPLEMENTATION
