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<br />COMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENT & TASK <br />FORCE <br /> <br />FOR THE SOUTHDALE NEIGHBORHOOD <br /> <br />Southdale-Rimrock Neighborhood Association July 3, 2008 <br /> <br />WHAT DO WE WANT? <br /> <br />The current Southdale Neighborhood Plan (SNP) and Novation Technology Campus <br />Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP) include detailed architectural and design elements, but <br />have no concrete mandates for community benefits. Both Plans are on the verge of approval, and <br />in addition we face imminent land-use and zoning changes. We believe that neighborhood <br />residents must have a voice in this process, and that community benefits should drive the <br />development as much as economic necessity and commercial viability. The Southdale <br />Neighborhood Association (SRNA) has been advocating for tangible benefits and consensus- <br />building for over a year-and-a-half. We believe that a livable neighborhood is compatible with <br />good development and we invite elected officials, developers and neighbors to support <br />development that serves the entire community. <br /> <br />In order to move forward with support for development plans, we propose the following: <br /> <br />· The SRNA, Alexander Company, and local officials commit to negotiating a <br />Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) targeting: local job training and hiring, <br />affordable housing security, environment/open space/urban ag, community services, <br />and oversight and accountability, <br />· The SRNA, Alexander Company, local officials and community members commit to <br />the formation of a Southdale Neighborhood Task Force, <br />. The CBA and Task Force be explicitly included in the development/neighborhood <br />plans. <br />