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Prerequisite 1: Community
Engagement
Required
To promote public dialogue and
partnerships among all
stakeholders affected by, or interested in, building sustainable
developments
and communities.
Choose one or several participation
techniques to engage the
public and public service providers in the planning and design
processes. Examples
include, but are not limited to:
surveys, review boards, web sites, public meetings, workshops,
charrettes,
focus groups, public comment, citizen advisory committees,
participatory
decision making, open houses, and neighborhood meetings.
Basic components of any public
participation program should
include:
• Provide
comprehensive information on development
and a process to keep those with an interest in the strategy informed.
• Ensure
dialogue will be meaningful and
influential in the decision making process.
• Provide
inclusive consultative mechanisms for
all stakeholders affected by, or interested in, the public
participation
process throughout the life of the project.
• Provide
feedback to stakeholders underscoring
where concerns were reflected in the decision making process.
• Build
collaboration among key leaders and civic institutions to encourage
successful
implementation of the project.
For
Local Governments: Incorporated Towns, Cities, and Counties:
Provide
priority treatment in city
reviews or at public hearing agendas to projects that show evidence of
community engagement.
Provide
a community engagement
clearinghouse, at a public location such as a library or city hall, or
online,
to assist projects with the process of sharing information and
receiving
feedback from the community.
Offer
services to support a facilitated
meeting, with professional facilitator if needed, to help projects
mitigate
public criticism and concerns and promote understanding.
Good
faith effort can be represented
with compatibility to site and neighborhood, see language in Bozeman
city review section 18.34.090 (a).
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