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Item Community Engagement for the Historic Eidem Homestead Master Plan(Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2016) Arnold, Sarah; Latta, Robert; Pflughoeft, Ben; Priestley, KevinThis project was completed as part of the 2016-2017 Resilient Communities Project (rcp.umn.edu) partnership with the City of Brooklyn Park. The Historic Eidem Homestead is an historic and cultural landmark in Brooklyn Park. The City was developing a new master plan for the farmstead, and wanted greater community input into the development of the plan. The goal of this project was to develop a public engagement plan for the Eidem Farm master planning process. Brooklyn Park project lead Pat Busch worked with a team of students in PA 5145: Civic Participation in Public Affairs, to better understand the target audience for the master plan, design a process to engage diverse participants in the planning process, and increase the number of visitors to the homestead. The students' final report and process diagram are available.Item Workforce Development Strategies for Brooklyn Park, MN: Group 3 Report(Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2016) Arnold, Sarah; Herriges, Daniel; Staley, JaredThis project was completed as part of the 2016-2017 Resilient Communities Project (rcp.umn.edu) partnership with the City of Brooklyn Park. Unemployment rates in Brooklyn Park are higher than those for the state of Minnesota. Although suburban cities generally do not focus on workforce development, instead relying on county or state agencies to fill this role, Brooklyn Park is interested in supporting local workforce development efforts. The goal of this project was to determine effective workforce development strategies that address cultural competency in the workplace, prepare new immigrants and other underrepresented groups for employment, and examine transit-oriented development workforce development strategies in other suburban communities. Brooklyn Park project lead Erik Hansen worked with students in PA 5512: Economic and Workforce Development, to create a set of recommendations around local workforce development strategies. The students' final report is available.