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MEMORANDUM
Date: December 30, 2020
To: Mayor Troxell and City Councilmembers
Through: Darin Atteberry, City Manager
Kelly DiMartino, Deputy City Manager
Tyler Marr, Deputy Director, Information and Employee Services
From: Sierra Anderson, Graduate Management Assistant
Re: City Council Priorities Dashboard – 4th Quarter, 2020
Background
The purpose of this memorandum is to present Council with the 4th Quarter Council Priority
Dashboard, which outlines purpose, outcomes, and actions taken or planned for the various
initiatives identified by Council as priorities at their June 2019 retreat. Updates shown represent
progress as of yearend, with changes from the last version presented in red text. Staff
recognizes that the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting the organization’s ability to progress many
of Council’s priorities in line with previously identified schedules. Updates reflect this information
wherever possible.
The dashboard’s purpose is to track the status of each priority, to keep Council informed of
updates to these items, and to guide scheduling on the Six-Month Planning Calendar. The
Dashboard is also available on fcgov.com, under the “Council Meetings” tab of the Mayor and
City Council page.
Future Versions
The next major and final update of this dashboard is scheduled for the end of Council’s term in
early April 2021. Staff will make minor changes as suggested by administration or Council in the
interim period. In response to Council feedback, staff is exploring improvements to the
dashboard, which will be implemented for the next Council’s priorities.
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The purpose of this dashboard is to track the progress of priorities established during the June 2019 Council retreat and adopted
in July 2019. It will be updated quarterly to provide current information and to guide the scheduling of items on the Six-Month
Planning Calendar.
Last Updated: December 2020
Next Major Update: March 2021
PROGRESS
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RETREAT PRIORITY INTENDED OUTCOMES SERVICE AREA ACTIONS AND STATUS
ECONOMIC HEALTH
AFFORDABLE AND
ACCESSIBLE
CHILDCARE
Continue to identify barriers and
needs related to increasing the
supply of affordable childcare,
looking at a variety of solutions
including development incentives
and flexibility to ensure that
childcare is not a career and
lifestyle limiting factor in Fort
Collins
Sustainability
Services
Next Council Action:
No Council action planned at this time
Other Info:
• Over $308,000 of the City’s CARES-
RF funds have been assigned to
childcare response activities.
• Recreation Department’s FunQuest
childcare services for remote and
out-of-school services continued
through the fall semester and Winter
Break for grades K-5 for working
families. CARES funding was
utilized to cover personnel and
supply expenses that were not
previously budgeted for and
scholarships or reduced fee options
for low-income families.
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SMALL BUSINESS
PLAN
Develop strategies that can
advance the City’s stated goals of
incubating, expanding, and
retaining existing employers.
Assist in ongoing efforts
underway by community
organizations and continue focus
on innovation and start-ups
Sustainability
Services
Next Council Action:
No pending Council actions.
Optional Business Site Visits
(opportunities for virtual visits exist;
coordinate with EHO to arrange)
Other Info:
• Small Business Assistance Program
(CARES funded): provided $1.9
million in direct support to 204
businesses – 90 of which are
restaurants (all materials available in
Spanish and other languages upon
request; technical assistance
available for owners without internet
access)
• Partnered with NoCo Nosh to
provide no cost delivery service to
restaurants as Larimer County re-
entered Level Red – subsidy will
continue to 12/30/2020. Nosh has
agreed to an on-going discount until
12/31/2021 or the lifting of indoor
dining restrictions (whichever comes
first).
• Several short videos providing de-
escalation training are now available
on-demand to all businesses in the
city to support the Statewide and
local face covering mandates
• Collaborating with regional partners
to develop a regional economic
recovery strategy – will provide
guidance to local strategies.
• Initiated process of hiring a full-time
contractual Business Specialist
targeting support of minority-,
Spanish speaking-, and women-
owned businesses.
• Developed and deployed a $5.0
million county-wide loan program
targeting businesses with 20 or
fewer employees.
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STRATEGIES THAT
CREATE
COMMUNITY JOBS
Engage with and assist/convene
community partners to address
opportunities for those who are
underemployed or non-college
bound with the use of an equity
lens. Consider strategies to help
reduce the mismatch between
available jobs and skills in the
workforce
Sustainability
Services
Next Council Action:
No pending Council actions.
Other Info:
• Providing a direct distribution of
Personal Protective Equipment to
businesses based on need and
availability in December 2020.
• On-going collaboration with the
County’s Workforce Development
Board on regional response to
COVID-19 workforce challenges.
• Working across the region on a
coordinated and collaborative
response and recovery plan to
COVID-19 focused on workforce
retraining, business adaptation, and
leaning into recovery opportunities –
this strategy is ultimately about
putting the local labor force to work.
• Maintaining NoCoRecovers.com
with regional partners as a one-stop
shop for business support resources
and up to date COVID-19
information. This has helped
businesses to keep operating and
keep employing community
members.
• Working with Social Sustainability
and private employers to develop a
strategy for Diversity and Inclusion
related to workforce development
• On-going engagement in Talent 2.0
with multiple partners
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UNDERGROUNDING
OF ELECTRIC
INFRASTRUCTURE
(TRANSMISSION
AND DISTRIBUTION)
Understand current status and
develop strategy to complete
undergrounding of all electric
system infrastructure within Fort
Collins to improve reliability and
community aesthetics, including
Platte River’s and other utilities’
transmission lines and the
remaining distribution lines
owned by Light & Power to
provide for a more dynamic power
grid
Utilities Next Council Action:
Whitepaper for undergrounding
distribution and transmission infrastructure
Other Info:
Distribution:
• The Hull Street overhead conversion
is complete.
• Construction is in progress on the
Milfred Lane & Primrose Drive
overhead conversion areas.
• There are two remaining projects to
be released for construction in the
area south of Drake & Taft.
• Utilities and Natural Areas are
working together to underground the
overhead line that runs through the
Two Creeks Natural Area. This line
alone accounts for 20% of our
remaining overhead distribution
system.
• Utilities is working closely with
Connexion for joint construction
opportunities.
• Undergrounding focus will shift to
the College & Trilby area for design
and construction in 2021.
Transmission:
• Fort Collins staff is delayed in
developing a joint white paper with
Platte River regarding Transmission
infrastructure undergrounding.
Engineering resources are being
focused on the capital budget
revisions needed for 2020 and the
2021 budget.
• There are at least three transmission
providers that operate within Fort
Collins GMA. Platte River, Western
Area Power Administration, and Xcel
Energy. Initial estimates based on
current construction costs for
underground transmission are $0.5B.
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ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
REDUCE PLASTIC
POLLUTION
Understand current state and
prevalence of plastic pollution
within Fort Collins and expand
educational efforts and develop
strategies to reduce or eliminate
plastic pollution in Fort Collins.
Continue to track advances in
treatment technology for reducing
or eliminating microplastics from
water supplies (drinking,
stormwater, wastewater, and
instream)
Utilities/
Sustainability
Services
Next Council Action:
January 12 Work Session
Other Info:
• SSA and Utilities staff collaborated in
2020 to consider micro and macro
plastic impacts and interventions.
• 2020 budget offer funded evaluation
of microplastics and impact on river
health and data collection and
awareness campaign for single-use
(macro-)plastics.
• The development of a request for
proposals for Microplastics study was
paused due to budget uncertainties
related to COVID and staff capacity.
A reappropriation of 2020 funds will
be required to complete this project.
• Awareness campaign funded by 2020
BFO offer included a spring / summer
campaign for residents called May the
Fork be With You and a fall / winter
campaign that highlights businesses
reducing single-use plastic and tips
for all businesses that will continue in
Q1 of 2021.
• Public engagement is occurring
through OurCity Web site for plastics,
including business tips and a survey
to gain community input for
developing a plastics reduction
ordinance prior to an April ballot vote.
• At the January 12 work session, staff
will present Council with a draft
ordinance reflecting preferences and
optional language, as outlined in the
December 15 Council adopted
resolution. First and second readings
will follow in February, as will the
opportunity for Council to refer the
ordinance to the April ballot.
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PROTECT AND
ENHANCE
INSTREAM RIVER
FLOWS
Continue to improve and protect
the ecological condition, aesthetic
quality, and resiliency of the
Poudre River and its
watershed/tributaries
Community
Services/
Utilities
Next Council Action:
Possible work session in 2021.
Possible consideration of a resolution
supporting the Timnath Inlet Fish Passage
Project and the City's related grant application
to the Bureau of Reclamation's (BOR)
WaterSMART Drought Resiliency Program.
Other Info:
• Emerging contaminants outreach and
education – Budgetary restrictions and
constraints on staff capacity have
delayed progress on this project in 2020.
Staff will re-evaluate the project by the
end of Q2 2021 and determine if it will be
feasible for the Watershed Program to
complete in 2021. By this time, more will
be known about the wildfire response and
recovery resource needs. A
reappropriation of 2020 funds will be
required to complete this project.
• The Urban Lakes Policy and Guidance
Project Team recently selected a vendor
and anticipate being under contract in
2020. The Urban Lakes Guidance
development is scheduled to begin in
January and completed in July.
Developing the guidance will utilize all the
revised project budget of $50K. The
Parks Department has committed an
additional $12.5K and Natural Areas is
also considering contributing an
additional $12.5K in 2021. These
additional funds would be used to
develop the Urban Lakes Policy. The
project team plans to assess available
budget and staffing for developing the
policy in by the end of Q2 2021.
• Initial design and cost estimate drafts
have been created for the new
Environmental Learning Center diversion
structure. A draft 60% design is underway
and will be completed in Q1 2021. A draft
interdepartmental memorandum of
agreement between Natural Areas and
Utilities was completed in October for
maintaining and operating the structure.
In November, the project team met with
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers staff.
USACE staff recommended for a
Nationwide permit application. A BFO
request for final design (60%-100%) was
approved for 2021.
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IMPROVED AIR
QUALITY
Continue to reduce the impacts
and prevalence of radon and
ozone within the City through
regional collaboration, reduction
in ground level ozone, and
expanded education. Improve
understanding of
microparticulates (particulate
matter 2.5 microns or less in
diameter) in Fort Collins and any
disparate impacts they may be
influencing.
Sustainability
Services
Next Council Action:
2020 annual air quality data update memo
will be provided in January 2021
Other Info:
• Fort Collins received a “Clear Air
Champion” award for progress in
electrifying our fleet and lawn &
garden equipment from the Regional
Air Quality Council in December
2020. Mayor Troxell accepted the
award.
• 2020-2021 radon grant awarded to
the City from the State (CDPHE).
• Healthy Homes program is offering
indoor air quality home assessments
by phone.
• CARES funds secured for additional
Healthy Homes supplies.
• CSU is partnering with the City to
submit EPA grant proposals related to
wildfire resiliency.
MITIGATE IMPACTS
OF OIL AND GAS
ENCROACHMENT
INTO GROWTH
MANAGEMENT
AREA
Understand current and potential
surface impacts of oil and gas
production within the growth
management areas and consider
strategies to mitigate those
impacts. Evaluate the impact and
needed/desired changes as a
result of Senate Bill 181 through a
robust public engagement
process
Planning,
Development &
Transportation
/Sustainability
Services
Next Council Action:
Work Session scheduled for January 26,
2021.
Other Info:
• E-forum website live, and collecting
public comments:
ourcity.fcgov.com/oil-and-gas-
regulations
• No new drilling expected. SB181
increases local authority and allows
for comprehensive changes to LUC
that could apply to existing and future
oil and gas wells.
• COGCC Rulemakings concluded in
November. The City participated in
the hearings through an Affiliated
Local Government Coalition (ALGC),
which included the City and other
local government members. State
rule-making update memo sent to
Council 12/15/20.
• Staff engagement with Boards and
Commissions underway on
regulatory siting options and public
involvement results.
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NEIGHBORHOOD LIVABILITY & SOCIAL HEALTH
EQUITY AND
INCLUSION
Implement the usage of an equity
lens, including staff and Council
training, develop indicators and
metrics and consider a resolution
regarding anti-discrimination
Sustainability
Services/
Information &
Employee
Services
Next Council Action:
Ad-Hoc Session scheduled for 1/25/21.
Other Info:
• The Equity Indicator project is still
underway, with a final deliverable
expected in late January. Council
expressed support and offered
feedback on indicators at the 12/8
Work Session.
• Continuing contract with CUNY ISLG
for a second work order to set equity
indicator benchmarks and targets
• A racial equity lens was applied to the
2021 budgeting process and
identified key areas of opportunity
across the organization, as well as
areas where good work can be
leveraged
• Staff are working on numerous
community and internal equity-related
projects, including collaborating with
CSU for MLK Day 2021.
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AFFORDABLE AND
ACHIEVABLE
HOUSING
STRATEGIES
Engage the community and a
cross-section of stakeholders to
create dialogue and continue
efforts around affordable housing
Sustainability
Services
Next Council Action:
Council Work Session for Housing
Strategic Plan on January 26, 2021.
Council Final Adoption scheduled for
February 16 (First Reading) and March 2
(Second Reading). Council Ad Hoc
Housing Committee convened and will
meet monthly through April 2021. Monthly
memos provided in Thursday packets as
well.
Other Info:
• Housing Strategic Plan underway
– draft will be available for
community review on January 7,
2021.
• Regular updates scheduled with
policy partners such as: Chamber
of Commerce Legislative Affairs
Committee, and Affordable
Housing Board. Additionally, the
primary focus for engagement is
inviting input on the draft Housing
Strategic Plan including via
fcgoc.com/housing or
fcgov.com/vivienda.
• Ad Hoc Housing Committee
focused on anti-displacement,
funding and financing strategies,
and occupancy and rental
regulations and identified quicker
wins for staff to bring forward to
the entire Council. This includes
scoping for an off-cycle
appropriation to begin update the
Land Use Code.
• Eviction prevention enhanced with
funding for a Legal Defense Fund to
educate renters on their rights and
options. Partners offering services
such as know-your-rights trainings.
Program continuation being explored.
• Land Bank Option for 5 acres at
Montava extended through 2022
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OPTIMIZATION OF
ALLEYS OUTSIDE
OF DOWNTOWN
Develop strategy for identifying
and improving alleys outside of
the downtown core, to maintain
and ensure basic functionality,
appearance and safety.
Additionally, explore how to fully
utilize their potential and create
opportunity through additional
public spaces and enable access
for accessory dwelling units or
affordable housing options
Planning,
Development &
Transportation
Next Council Action:
No Council action planned at this time;
Staff will schedule an update to Council in
2021.
Other Info:
• Members of Planning, Development
and Transportation (Engineering,
Community Development &
Neighborhood Services, and Streets)
are currently working on an inventory
and condition assessment of the
alleys. Staff is also working on
context for use, categorization, and
improvement recommendations and
opportunities.
• This initial report is due to be
completed by end of Feb 2021 and
will include language that aligns with
City Plan in terms of a longer-term
vision for alley optimization.
• After several years of minimal alley
maintenance, routine grading and
pothole repair is funded in the current
budget cycle and underway.
LOW-INCOME
BENEFITS/REBATES
STREAMLINING AND
CONSOLIDATION
Continue to simplify access to and
participation in the variety of
income-qualified benefits and
rebates the City offers. Explore
elimination of redundant
application and verification
requirements as well as potential
impacts of setting a single income
level which qualifies residents for
all programs
Financial
Services/
Sustainability
Services
Next Council Action: None currently
scheduled; Staff will schedule a staff
report at a 2021 Council meeting to
provide an update.
Other Info:
• Redeploy offer was funded in the
2021 budget to hire this position.
Recruitment will begin within the
next 5-6 weeks.
• Application Assistance Pilot
complete: 13 households assisted
with 28 applications.
• Internal review of Financial Services
rebates is complete documenting the
impact, effectiveness and
efficiencies of 3 rebates offered via
Sales Tax team: Property Tax,
Utilities and Grocery Tax.
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MOBILE HOME
PARK
PRESERVATION
AND RESIDENT
PROTECTIONS
Develop policies/programs to
preserve mobile home parks as a
source of affordable housing and
enhance resident protections,
particularly around issues of utility
gouging and eviction
Planning,
Development &
Transportation
Next Council Action:
Second reading of the first six rezonings
to the new MHP zone district passed on
December 15. One additional rezoning
may be brought forward to Council in Q1
of 2021.
Other Info:
• Staff is evaluating one additional
rezoning possibility in the North
College Avenue Corridor. This
property is more complex and
additional analysis will be required to
determine whether a recommendation
will proceed to Council. Anticipated
completion of this work is in Q1 2021.
• HB 20-1196 has become law and
provides more protections and access
rights to residents and homeowners
in mobile home communities with
master metered water utility billing.
• Research into reliable sub-metering
of water utilities for manufactured
housing parks is underway. This is a
long-term effort with ongoing
monitoring and research to determine
best practices for Fort Collins.
• The 2021 adopted budget includes a
redeployed position to serve as a
neighborhood liaison. Once on
board, this position will work with the
second tier of parks to coordinate with
staff and community partners.
• Content creation of the Mobile Home
Park Handbook is underway in
concert with Mi Voz. The handbook
is expected to be finalized by October
2021.
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CULTURE & RECREATION
EQUITABLE
PARTICIPATION IN
CULTURE AND
RECREATION
PROGRAMS
Understand current state of
participation in cultural and
recreation programming and
subsequently make adjustments
to current practices to improve
equitable participation through
potentially expanded
programming and targeted
support
Community
Services
Next Council Action:
No Council action planned at this time.
Other Info:
Cultural Services Department:
• FCMoD’s groundbreaking exhibition
“Mental Health: Mind Matters”
(October 3rd - January 10th) is free for
the public to attend. This important
exhibit aims to build a greater
understanding of the importance of
mental health and create a safe
space for important conversations
about mental illness.
• APP program has translated the
2021 Pianos About Town call for
artists into Spanish. This is the first
call to be translated, others will
follow.
• Established access and opportunity
programs continue with the goal to
ensure welcoming, inclusive and
accessible facilities and programs.
Recreation Department:
• Recreation provides reduced fees,
programs, and passes for
participants meeting income-eligible
requirements to be able to participant
in recreational activities.
• Recreation provides inclusive
activities and specialized
programming for all ages and all
abilities.
• Recreation has developed a working
relationship with the La Familia/The
Family Center to offer shared
programming and cross-promote
programs and services.
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PARK REFRESH
AND FUTURE
NEEDS
Complete assessment of current
and future needs of parks, with
the use of an equity lens, and
explore funding options that
include private and public
partnerships to secure resources
for timely refresh of parks
Community
Services
Next Council Action:
Council is scheduled to consider adoption
of the Parks & Recreation Master Plan on
January 5th.
Other Info:
• As part of the update to the Parks
and Recreation Master Plan, park
and facility refresh is being
considered through development of a
detailed capital improvement plan for
asset management.
• The Parks & Recreation Plan update
will include a park assessment and
explore funding options for refresh.
The final plan is expected to be
complete in late 2020.
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TRANSPORTATION
ENCOURAGE AND
INCREASE
TRANSFORT USE
/ ADDITIONAL BUS
RAPID TRANSIT
(BRT) CORRIDORS
Understand existing barriers to
use and develop strategies that
expand and make easier the use
of Transfort. Continue efforts
underway to construct and add
additional BRT corridor projects to
the system
Planning,
Development &
Transportation
Next Council Action:
No Council action planned at this time.
Other Info:
• PDT planning, transit and
engineering staff will award the RFP
for 30% design of the West Elizabeth
multi-modal and BRT corridor before
the end of quarter four, 2020 and will
commence work in January of 2021.
This work is being completed via a
grant from the State Multi-Modal
Options Fund (MMOF) and local
dollars from both the City and CSU.
Design is expected to be complete by
third quarter of 2021. Completion of
this design will make this project
eligible for a Small Starts grant
application, the same source for 80%
of the MAX project.
• The City was awarded an FTA
planning grant for $280,000 to plan
Transit Oriented Development (TOD)
along the proposed BRT project that
will extend the MAX corridor along
north College Ave. Staff have begun
work on an RFP for the North College
TOD and expect work to begin in the
second quarter of 2021.
• Fixed Route service has been
temporarily reduced as a result of
significant declines in ridership due to
the COVID-19 pandemic. Where
routes have been reduced, a
comparable taxi ride service has
been implemented. Many suspended
routes have resumed service in the
fourth quarter of 2020, however with
heavily restricted seated capacity as
a result of new State guidance
released November 9th.
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HIGH PERFORMING GOVERNMENT
EFFECTIVE,
INNOVATIVE AND
HIGH-PERFORMING
BOARD
Equip City Council with the
resources, training and tools to be
a highly effective, innovative, and
high-performing governing body in
conjunction with the City’s
Leadership System
City Manager’s
Office/
Information &
Employee
Services
Next Council Action:
Darin and Teresa will spend time with
Councilmembers beginning the week of
September 20 through mid-October to
listen to expectations, needs and ideas.
All interviews with the Councilmembers
are completed and a summary is being
prepared to share in January 2021. Inputs
related to onboarding are being shared
with the Council onboarding team.
CITY FINANCIAL
SUSTAINABILITY
Increase understanding of
revenue trends to inform revenue
diversification, appropriate City
fees, and efforts to increase tax
generation within Fort Collins
Financial
Services
Next Council Action:
• Finance Committee will hear staff-
identified approaches for the 2022
budget process at a Q1 regular
meeting
• Mayor Troxell and staff are
participating in the Bloomberg What
Works Cities (WWC) Budgeting for
Equity and Recovery. Our topic of
focus will be on community
engagement and ease-of-use in
budgeting materials
• Capital Expansion, Utility PIF, and
development review fee updates
complete and approved by council
• All fees are scheduled to come
forward concurrently in 2021,
effective in 2022.
Other Info:
• Council adopted the budget at the
11/17 meeting
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REIMAGINE
BOARDS AND
COMMISSIONS
Better structure the board and
commission system to set up
success into the future, align with
Outcome Areas and allow for
integrated perspectives. Explore
models that allow for greater use
of Ad Hoc meetings, diverse
stakeholders and additional
community participation
City Manager’s
Office / City
Clerk’s Office
Next Council Action:
A work session is currently scheduled for
Jan. 26, 2021 (may move to Feb. 9) to
discuss several options for changes to
City Code.
Other Info:
• Staff is working on continuous
system improvements, as previously
directed by Council (e.g., handbook
revisions and meeting logistics) to
reduce barriers to participation.
• The options for amendments to City
Code, for further discussion at the
Q1 2021 work session, include:
shorter term options for members;
restructuring board “groups”
(advisory/decision-making/quasi-
judicial) and their respective naming
structure; adjusting the number of
members per board; and providing
greater flexibility to convene multiple
boards around a specific issue.
• Based on Council direction, staff will
prepare an ordinance for
consideration later in Q1 2021,
enacting the desired changes.
• Planned public engagement around
more ambitious options was
significantly curtailed in 2020.
• Continued coordination and
alignment with Reimagine Public
Engagement team,
• Short-term appointments being
made, and remote meeting access
allowed to ensure board continuity
throughout process.
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Ongoing
REIMAGINE
COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT
Continue to improve open
government, community
engagement and communication
efforts to ensure transparency
and informed decisions by
engaging a representative and
inclusive cross-section of the
community
Information and
Employee
Services
Next Council Action:
Council provided feedback at the August
11 Work Session and approved the 2021
Budget which includes offer 9.3: Inclusive
Public Engagement.
International Association for Public
Participation (IAP2) training and Council
onboarding opportunities being
considered for Q2 2021.
Other Info:
• Continued alignment with Equity &
Inclusivity and Reimagining Boards &
Commissions work.
• CARES Act funding to support
inclusive engagement efforts around
COVID-19 business and resident
recovery and assistance including
the use of cultural brokers, additional
language access and continued
promotion of the Keep NoCo Open
campaign.
• Refresh of OurCity online
engagement platform planned for
Q4/Q1 2020.
• 2022 Budget and Strategic Plan
update outreach and engagement
planning underway to begin in Jan
2021.
• Annual Community Survey moving to
Spring 2021.
2020 goals include:
• Organizational alignment based on
IAP2 framework
• Cultivating cultural competency
• Transparency, accessibility, and
representation
• Leveraging data and technology for
continuous improvement
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