Goals & Strategic Plan

The City Council formally adopted its goals and strategic plan for 2025.

Goal I - Preserve the Hometown Feel of Hopkins

  • Enhance community pride by providing accessible, friendly and efficient services
  • Support a vibrant business community
  • Promote Hopkins as a destination and enhance city events
  • Maintain high quality public safety services.

Goal II - Promote a Resilient Community

  • Maintain physical assets and infrastructure
  • Practice environmental responsibility
  • Strengthen walking and biking infrastructure in the city
  • Support a range of housing options and opportunities for affordability
  • Support transit-oriented sustainable development and growth.

Goal III - Take It To Them

  • Foster true inclusion through community engagement and involvement
  • Engage underrepresented populations: communities of color and rental community
  • Embrace and strengthen partnerships.

Action Steps

  • Continue to develop Police Department recruitment & retention strategies
  • Continue to explore options for the property at 907 Mainstreet
  • Continue to work on Equity Strategic Action Plan
  • Continue to grow the ThinkHopkins brand
  • Continue to explore development options for City property
  • Continue to build Youth Workforce Development Program
  • Complete Housing Analysis and Recommend Affordable Housing Spending Plan for LAHA and Housing Trust Fund
  • Continue to research and pursue grant opportunities
  • Explore city and community equity engagement opportunities
  • Continue to update LED street lights in the Downtown district
  • Continue to replace wood fencing along Excelsior Boulevard (3 year plan)
  • Continue to prepare for development at the Shady Oak Station on Metro Transit-owned land
  • Continue to implement the Fire Department Staffing Study
  • Continue to advance development on 325 Blake Road site owned by the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District
  • Complete an update to the City’s Bike and Pedestrian Plan
  • Explore messaging “Hopkins: Car Optional”
  • Focus on enhancing South Hopkins
  • Plan for opening of Green Line Extension in 2027 and enhance last mile connections