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ATTACHMENT C Summary of Efforts Made to Solicit Input for the 2011 RFP City staff contacted the Cal Young Neighborhood Association to notify them that an RFP was under development for the County Farm landbank site and requested comments on its content prior to the release of the RFP in March. The Association provided no comments on the RFP. The neighborhood association placed information about the process and provided city staff’s contact information on its website. A neighbor living in the subdivision north of Park View Drive contacted staff towards the end of March to learn more about the RFP process, the site, and potential housing development. Staff had regular contact with this specific neighbor answering questions, researching concerns with other City staff, and providing updated information as it became available regarding potential RFP applicants and upcoming meetings in the ensuing months. The concerned neighbor was given the contact information for the interested developers and the neighbor’s concerns regarding parking were addressed by Bascom Village’s architect. In an email to SVDP’s development team member, Kristen Karle, the neighbor expressed his gratitude for reaching out early (in the process) for input. In April, both the city and SVDP contacted both the Belle Terra and Mountain Terrace Homeowners Association (HOA) via email. SVDP requested to attend HOA meetings, while the city provided basic RFP information, contact information, and the dates of upcoming meetings. Ms. Karle also spoke on the phone with a Mountain Terrace HOA representative from NW Community Management. Ms. Karle was informed that Mountain Terrace HOA (at that time) was not very active, so it would be difficult to gather any feedback. Nonetheless, he said he would contact the HOA president to see if mailing a letter out regarding the project would be of interest. Ms. Karle never heard back from NW Community Management or the HOA. A Notice of Public hearing was placed in the Register Guard August 5, 2011 notifying residents of a 30-day comment period to provide written testimony related to the proposed use of federal HOME funds for the County Farm landbank site. The deadline to submit written comments was 5:00pm, Tuesday, September 6, 2011. A summary of comments received and copies of written testimony will be provided to Council following the November 9, 2011 Housing Policy Board public hearing.