1 | Regional Plan 2045 Update Potential Process and Strategies | ||||||
Comprehensive Planning Manager Sara Dechter provided a PowerPoint presentation that covered the following: FLAGSTAFF REGIONAL PLAN UPDATE STRATEGIES AND PROCESS WORK SESSION OBJECTIVES FLAGSTAFF REGIONAL PLAN 2030 VISION WHAT IS THE REGIONAL PLAN? HIERARCHY OF PLANNING DOCUMENTS WHY IS IT A REGIONAL PLAN? HOW HAS THE PLAN EVOLVED? WHAT DID THE PUBLIC WANT THE FLAGSTAFF REGIONAL PLAN TO DO? THE NEXT REGIONAL PLAN GUIDING PROCESS PRINCIPLES THE PROPOSED PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROCESS DATA ANALYSIS AND FORECASTING EMERGING ISSUES Tyler Denham addressed Council with questions about the outreach plan and how the city will target the hard to reach demographics and ensure that all residents have a voice in the process. Vice Mayor Daggett expressed a desire to get a commitment from the neighborhood groups to participate and help bring the people in their neighborhoods out to the meetings. She would like to see the neighborhood groups engaged in a direct way and at the beginning of the process. She suggested things such as providing a meal, childcare, and interpreters as a way to reduce the roadblocks that prevent people from participating. Councilmember Shimoni stated that a primary focus should be on the harder to reach populations and encouraging them to participate in the process. He suggested partnerships with schools, tribal neighbors, and community groups to help moderate and access the broader community. Mayor Deasy added that the Chief Diversity Officer at NAU and religious organizations may be additional avenues for increasing engagement. |
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Moved by Councilmember Austin Aslan, seconded by Councilmember Adam Shimoni to continue the meeting in accordance with the City Council Rules of Procedure. | |||||||
Vote: 7 - 0 - Unanimously | |||||||