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23 <br /> 1 Chair Price added it is also important to engage advisory board members because their <br /> 2 work should be relevant to that of the Board. She said this would be a good check and balance. <br /> 3 Lydian Altman asked staff what questions would be helpful to have answered during this <br /> 4 discussion. <br /> 5 Travis Myren asked to revisit the questions on the slide below: <br /> Your Planning Von:ReMeacn Questions <br /> Why do you want to plan? <br /> Haw will things be dlfferenf? <br /> What's the scope of your plan? <br /> Who has a stake In the plan? <br /> How will you use and share your plan? <br /> Who leads what? <br /> pv, nm..n wnuacansaarner`y� <br /> Haw much will you commit? <br /> 6 <br /> 7 Lydian Altman said one of the quesitons about scope would be whether it is community <br /> 8 focused or internally focused. She said she believes the Board would like it to be community <br /> 9 focused. <br /> 10 The Board agreed. <br /> 11 Lydian Altman said that then raises the engagement question in a big way. She said for <br /> 12 "who leads what", they discussed the type of role the Board may have vs. a consultant vs. staff. <br /> 13 She noted that this also raises the issue of capacity again for what the county will be able to <br /> 14 take on interally. <br /> 15 Commissioner Fowler asked what staff feels its capacity is for getting community <br /> 16 feedback vs. consultant. <br /> 17 Bonnie Hammersley said she would recommend a consultant. <br /> 18 Commissioner Hamilton asked for the cost range for a consultant and some examples of <br /> 19 processes that are 6 months vs. a year. <br /> 20 Lydian Altman asked if the Board would like a performance management component for <br /> 21 the example. She said a strategic plan framework with minimal community engagment is <br /> 22 $50,000-$70,000. She said performance management is a big question mark. <br /> 23 Bonnie Hammersley said Durham is currently doing transit planning with very broad <br /> 24 community engagement and they are spending half a million dollars. Bonnie Hammersley said <br /> 25 the county did focus groups rather than full community engagment for the recovery plan and the <br /> 26 total cost was $250,000 between the county and towns. <br /> 27 Travis Myren asked if the Board was looking for fully community organization, like going <br /> 28 out directly to the community. <br /> 29 The Board said not necessarily, and Commissioner Bedford said she liked the idea <br /> 30 Lydian Altman shared about the engagement sessions at firehouses. <br /> 31 Lydian Altman said there are a lot of ways they could approach community engagement <br /> 32 including surveys, large forums, or focus groups like they did previously. Bonnie Hammersley <br /> 33 said the county got a lot of grief over the recovery plan not being far reaching enough and <br />