2. “Democracy is about working together to
accomplish more than we can as individuals.
It is about bringing all stakeholders to the
table so everyone can get what they need.
When democracy functions as it should, we
are all winners.” – Wayne Smith
3. GOALS FOR TONIGHT’S WORK-SESSION:
1. Provide a progress report on planning,
implementing and evaluating community engagement
work
2. Gathering City Council input on the progress
4. Tonight’s agenda
Word definitions
Reminder of the community engagement planning
Explanation of community engagement evaluation proposal
Overview of 2 recently finished community engagement
projects
Resilient Community Advisory Commission update
“Value to Residents”
City Council input and questions
5.
6. What do we really mean?
Key Terms:
Governance
Community Engagement
Community Engagement Focus Area
Community Engagement Type
9. 19 projects picked for Community
Engagement planning process
! 14 chosen because resources and timing
were sufficient for planning and
implementing CE
Out of the 14 chosen projects:
! 6 completed
■ City Life redesign
■ FY2016 budget
■ FY2017 budget
■ Equity Profile Community Engagement
■ Health Needs Assessment
■ ADA city facilities
! 6 on horizon
■ Consolidated Plan
■ Comiskey Park
■ Bee Keepers
■ Comprehensive Plan
■ ADA programing and services
■ Aquatic Center
! 2 Planning/implementing
■ FY2018 budget
■ Resilient Community Advisory
Commission
Project updates
12. Return on investment
Engaged 43 alumni and newcomers to reshape the
program
Returned program participant numbers back to 15+
per program offering
Now have 95 program alumni
13. 0
20
40
60
80
Understand how to access services Understand how to influence government
00
1414
41
25
49
41
74
24
34
Pre agree Post agree Pre neutral
Post neutral Pre disagree Post disagree
14. Measures:
• Met Community Engagement goals
• # of residents engaged based on
demographics
• Which CE type was used the most
• Where did we involve the public the most
• Cost
• Time
• Managed risks
• Accommodations made
• Communication channels used
• Participant evaluation
• Barriers to planning and implementation of
Community Engagement with their impact
Community Engagement guiding
principles:
• Inclusive
• Accountable
• Transparent
• Easy participation
• Learning oriented
• Adequately resourced
Evaluation of Community Engagement
15. Annual Evaluation of Community Engagement
➢ Done once a year before
Council Goal setting
➢ Completed by the
Community Engagement
Core Group
Report created and sent to:
City manager and Department
managers
Input/discussion session with
City manager &/or
Departments &/or community
around report findings.
Recommendations made to
City Council for consideration.
City Council considers the
recommendations
Staff act on the recommendations
City Council puts forth.
