The City’s recently refreshed its strategic plan, Brooklyn Park 2025.
About the refresh
Between August and October 2024, we gathered community feedback through in-person and online engagement. Residents shared insights on the City’s strengths and dreams for its future, shaping themes to guide our refreshed goals.
Refreshed goals
Goal 1: Inclusive and Engaged Community
Brooklyn Park is a thriving community, defined by a positive identity and image.
- Brooklyn Park is unified with a strong reputation across the region.
- Our community’s activities, events, and services are inclusive, multicultural, and accessible.
- We have connected neighbors who understand and celebrate our unique cultures.
- The City pursues strategic partnerships with community members and organizations.
- The City fosters meaningful engagement opportunities for community members.
Goal 2: Safe Community
Comprehensive and transparent public safety services create a sense of safety throughout the community.
- First responders are equipped to respond to all types of emergencies.
- Public safety professionals build legitimacy with the community in every interaction.
- The City is a leader in innovative public safety approaches.
- Prevention and intervention strategies for youth are of the utmost importance.
- The City is a catalyst for systems and policy change in public safety.
- The City engages all residents to contribute to public safety.
Goal 3: Equitable Outcomes
The City maintains a focus on equity to remove barriers, address opportunity gaps, and build more just systems.
- The City’s decisions and policies are guided by a racial equity lens to remove barriers.
- Quality recreation facilities and responsive programming for youth and families inspire activity for all interests and abilities.
- Aging adults have services and amenities to thrive and age in place.
- The City supports its emerging workforce to obtain the training and support needed to get and keep a living wage job.
- Community members have access to quality food, employment, healthcare, housing, and education to overcome life challenges.
Goal 4: Beautiful Places
Unique amenities, art, and quality infrastructure make Brooklyn Park a community of choice.
- Brooklyn Park residents and business owners do their part to maintain clean and attractive neighborhoods, corridors, and commercial destinations.
- The City maintains and invests in quality green space, amenities, and natural resource preservation.
- Residents and visitors are served by reliable utilities, transportation network, and infrastructure.
- The City maintains and develops robust transportation options of all types.
- We are a leader in environmental sustainability, increasing the community’s resilience to a changing climate.
Goal 5: Thriving Economy
Brooklyn Park is home to an inclusive economy where people and businesses can prosper.
- Our rich diversity is showcased through our vibrant arts, food, entertainment, and retail offerings.
- Aging neighborhoods and commercial centers are revitalized through continuous investment.
- The City capitalizes on opportunities to expand and diversify Brooklyn Park’s tax base and workforce.
- Businesses and organizations of all types, sizes, and specialties start, stay, and grow here.
- Neighborhoods are well-maintained with quality housing for all ages and incomes integrated throughout the community.
Goal 6: Innovative and Representative Government
The City continuously seeks creative solutions to drive effective service delivery.
- Elected officials, commissions, and City staff reflect the diversity and values of the community.
- The City effectively manages its resources.
- City information is clear and accessible to all.
- The City is innovative and recognized as a great place to work.
- City staff are responsive to community needs and strive for an excellent customer experience.