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18 <br /> Hillsborough Work Group <br /> October 3, 2019, 9:30-11:30 am <br /> Location: Link Government Services Building, Large Conference Room <br /> Session Goals <br /> 1. Define what effective collaboration looks like for this group. <br /> 2. Identify success factors for the group's work and the metrics that will be used to gauge <br /> progress. <br /> 3. Prioritize topics for discussion. <br /> 4. Clarify topics and confirm questions to be addressed. <br /> 5. Begin to jointly generate possible solutions. <br /> Participants <br /> Bonnie Hammersley, Margaret Hauth, Travis Myren, Eric Peterson, Renee Price, Penny Rich, <br /> Tom Stevens, Jenn Weaver <br /> Facilitator & Notetaker <br /> Maggie Chotas, DSC <br /> Session Notes <br /> Welcome &Why we're here— Penny Rich & Renee Price <br /> Penny Rich welcomed participants to the meeting and provided history about the <br /> intergovernmental pilot project for the current year. Previously full boards of the county and <br /> local jurisdictions would meet together. The feedback from those meetings was that staff <br /> members weren't getting clear directions on next steps.Travis Myren proposed trying <br /> something new based on the Schools Collaborative. The hope is the Work Group format will <br /> provide more opportunities for clear next steps and follow up. Ms. Rich shared how Mr. <br /> Stevens and she met a year and a half ago to develop the agenda for the full boards meeting. <br /> When they pulled up the agenda from the prior year, nothing had changed. Via the Work <br /> Groups, the hope is items will move forward and the format will be a better way of <br /> communicating with the boards, which could receive the minutes electronically once they are <br /> finalized. Managers are suggesting after minutes are final they go into the agenda packet for <br /> the public where they will also be posted on websites. <br /> Ms. Price added there are many areas where the town and the county overlap and intersect. <br /> Keeping the dialogue open and collaborating is positive because Hillsborough and Orange <br /> County affect each other. It's important to see where the town and the county come together <br /> on projects and help each other. <br /> Hopes for the Work Group <br /> Participants identified hopes they have for the Work Group: <br />