02-15-17 City Council Agenda Packet

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OVERVIEW OF THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROCESS From August 10-13, 2016, the City of Eugene hosted Project - for Public Spacess initial visit to the project area to perform tion and will continue to guide the process. Phase 1 of the Downtown Placemaking Planning Study. A series of meetings were held with city departments and local stake- 2.PLACEMAKING ADVISORY holders to understand the concerns, opportunities, and goals for COMMITTEE others gathered information from the public asking questions of local residents and visitors at three downtown locations. PPS PPS held two meetings with the Advisory Committee, a group also conducted observations and behavioral mapping to collect that consists of 16 individuals from local businesses, organiza- information on how people use the spaces. tions, educational institutions, and government agencies. The PPS made a second site visit to Eugene from October 12-15, how they could be activated with ten things to do that could 2016 to perform Phase 2 of the Downtown Placemaking Study: have an immediate and widespread impact on the downtown: Community Engagement. In addition to meetings with the city an exercise that PPS calls the Power of 10. The Advisory Com- mittee will continue to stay involved during the development of Committee, PPS conducted two Placemaking Workshops, gave the Vision, Concept Plan, and Implementation Strategy. a public presentation on Placemaking (Fred Kent), continued observations and activity mapping, and engaged with the public at several pop-up stations in and outside the downtown. Addi- tional interviews were also conducted with technology and tourism stakeholders. Below is a description of each of the community engagement components: 1.CITY STAFF MEETINGS the following city departments: Planning and Development Central Services Library, Recreation and Cultural Services Public Works Eugene Police Department 12