Item C: Crest Drive Neighborhood Context Sensitive Solutions Process

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? Concerns Process will break down before we get to the design process o Decision-makers outside the process will affect our work with this group o Our input is valued and actually will be part of the decisions made o No game playing o Operate in an environment of honesty and trust o The group might become polarized o We get the views of the entire neighborhood represented o ? Fears Fear of change in the neighborhood ambiance o Fear of more and faster traffic o Fear for health and safety of neighborhood wildlife o Fear of loss of tree canopy o Fear of empty wallets o Fear of streets being realigned too close to our homes o Fear of loss of social access because of street barriers o Fear of pitting neighbor against neighbor/street against street in street placement o decisions Fear of loss of rural feel o Fear the city council won’t support our results o Moving Forward Participants were asked to comment on whether they thought progress was made and to provide any other comments regarding the process. Comments written on note cards are included here: ? “Thanks for anticipating what this group will need to successfully complete our task (particularly re: city staff). Yes, I see us moving along. I sense that city staff is moving into the zone where they are positive about this process, Thanks.” ? “We moved forward. I was uncomfortable after the last meeting, feel more comfortable now.” ? “Good combination of process and substance tonight. Got us through rough spots to decisions. Good time management.” ? Meeting was a little less positive that the last, bit more muddled. Very important issue raised- not allow people that haven’t come to last meeting to take too much time with getting caught up or second guess decisions.” ? “We moved forward slowly, I feel” st ? “Moved forward some. Too much re-hashing of last week’s agenda the 1 hour. Need to get started on time. People who have been absent from a previous meeting need to read minutes and consult with a fellow member prior to meeting.” ? “Feels good.” ? “Yes, we moved forward. So far, there is more trust in the group than I expected.” ? “Question: why can’t Storey/Crest/Friendly benefit from simply letting the Blanton Rd. model apply?” ? “We need some skills for dealing with members who seem to be so distrustful of anything/everything going on that they threaten to derail the process.” ? “We made progress, but so much depends on what the city says must be done next meeting. Can we by consensus stop or redirect the musts?” Page 12 of 27