PLAN
EAST GAINESVILLE
PUBLIC
INVOLVEMENT ACTION PLAN
Defining the Community Vision
I.
Define target audiences
and tailor outreach methods accordingly
Several target
audiences will be defined as “public”, including residents and property owners
within the study area, public agencies, special interest and advocacy groups,
the media, and elected and appointed officials.
II.
Develop the Plan
Information Network (PIN)
The network
consists of a contact list of key business and community groups that will be
involved in the study and identifies a point of contact and means of
communication among group members so that project updates and invitations to
workshops can be included in the organization’s internal communications. The network will include community groups,
homeowner’s associations, special interest groups and other organizations
representing different perspectives in the study area.
III.
Maintain the Plan
Resource Center in Gainesville
The resource center will be located within the study
area and open at least one day or evening per week; key personnel with local
knowledge and experience will staff the office and provide study information to
the public throughout the planning process.
The center will display the study area exercises, including documentary
videos, community photographs, and concept plans and serve as a meeting place
for focus groups and community meetings.
IV.
Initiate the following
Public Outreach Methods
The public outreach methods are designed to ensure
community involvement and to obtain input that establishes the community vision
and helps to formulate plan recommendations.
a.
Flyers
and meeting announcements (to be timed strategically throughout the study
process and to supplement the PIN)
b.
Community
church outreach initiatives (flyers and announcements can be distributed in
church bulletins)
c.
Web
site/discussion forum
d.
Survey/brochure
(to be produced as a product of a graduate planning student studio project)
e.
Camera/photography
exercise; as part of the visioning process, representative groups from the community
including high school students and other residents with different perspectives
will take pictures of community elements they would like to preserve and
enhance or change
f.
Press
releases/public service announcements/cable access television
g.
Documentary
videos
V.
Events
The purpose of
the focus group discussions, community meetings and the charette is to promote
and sustain a meaningful dialogue with the community that furthers the
visioning process and influences the final study recommendations.
a.
Focus
Group Discussions (4 held in a study area facility; up to 8 held at the Plan
Resource Center)
b.
Community
Meetings (2)
c.
Charette
(1 – three day event)
d.
Presentations/briefings
Proposed
Schedule: Public Events
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