The Process
Golden Valley residents have played an important role in shaping the public services investment plan.
Through a variety of community meetings, surveys, and open dialogues, the City worked with residents to gain a better understanding about their priorities for for City services and new public investments.
Timeline: Public Services Investment Plan
2016
The City created the Facilities Study Task Force in 2020 to further explore ways its public buildings could best serve the community and create new development opportunities in downtown Golden Valley.
The Facilities Study Task Force—made up of residents, business leaders, City staff, and a Planning Commission representative—laid the groundwork for development of a long-term plan to address the City’s building needs.
2020
An analysis of Golden Valley’s fire and rescue services was completed in 2016 to identify what the Fire Department needs to transition to a duty crew staffing structure to continue providing the community with adequate response times.
2021
Throughout 2020 and 2021, the Facilities Study Task Force engaged the Golden Valley community and gathered input through surveys, a virtual open house and a virtual forum, and meetings with downtown businesses, civic organizations, and various local groups.
In September 2021, the Facilities Study Task Force presented recommendations to the City Council for redeveloping City-owned facilities, which included how to best address the shortcomings of the Public Works and Public Safety buildings.
In December 2021, the City collaborated with technical experts to develop its Municipal Facilities Master Plan Study. The study combined the City’s long-term goals and needs assessments to create plans for the future of downtown Golden Valley and its facilities.
2023
During Minnesota’s 2023 legislative session, state lawmakers reviewed the City’s plan to build new Public Works and Public Safety buildings and authorized the City to present to local voters a 1.25 percent sales tax option to generate funds to pay for the projects.
On November 7, 2023, Golden Valley voters approved the local sales tax to fund the new Public Works and Public Safety buildings.