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<br /> <br />November 19, 2018, Work Session – Item 2 <br />At the June community event, residents were also asked to weigh in on key questions under each of the topic areas. These questions were written after working groups reviewed the data collected during the Reaching Out phase (fall 2017) and identified the biggest trade-offs and decisions to be made within each of the topic areas. Presenting these potential trade-offs to the public early on in the process opened up discussion and provided the CAC with a strong foundation of public input on which to base policy recommendations. The June events were held on two different days and at two different times in order to allow more people to participate. They were advertised through the Community Organizations, through our 1,000+ member interested parties list, and through direct mailing to every address in the neighborhoods. Over 300 people attended the June events! In order to reach a broader spectrum of community members, the project team and CAC members also took the questionnaire to a number of venues where underrepresented community members gather, live and/or receive services. These efforts resulted in the completion of nearly 150 additional questionnaires. The results of this outreach are provided in the link below and are informing the policy development phase of this project. <br />Next Steps We are in the Policy Development phase of the planning process. CAC members and working group members are now writing draft policies under each of the neighborhood plan goals. Each goal has a CAC member assigned who is leading the policy writing process, with support from relevant staff members of the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC). On December 5, there will be a “Policy Round-Up” for the CAC, project staff, the TAC and working group members to see all of the policies in one place, identify any remaining gaps and ensure that the policies are mutually reinforcing. The outcome of this meeting will be a refined set of draft goals and policies to bring back to the broader community in January 2019 at the next large community event. The January community event will mark the end of the Policy Writing phase and the beginning of the Action Planning phase, where we identify what we can do as a community to make the neighborhood vision a reality and implement the neighborhood plan policies. This will be followed by the Adoption phase when council will be asked to adopt the neighborhood plan. <br />River Road Transit Community Implementation Plan Many of the ideas articulated in the neighborhood vision statements are related to the River Road corridor. From land use to transportation to economic development, River Road is central to implementing the neighborhood vision. With this in mind, the River Road Transit Community Implementation Plan was launched at the end of October. The project will investigate the impacts of enhancing transit services along the River Road corridor, including gentrification, economic feasibility of redevelopment, and design considerations for station areas between the corridor and nearby residential areas. This work is funded by a $450,000 grant from the Federal Transit Administration and is designed to integrate with the neighborhood planning process. Products