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<br /> 603 Dolores Bailey: Okay.
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<br /> 605 Chris Johnston: I'm sorry. Point of clarification, one of the subcontractors was specifically brought on board to do
<br /> 606 that kind of outreach. It sounds like, are you specifically doing this outreach above and beyond?
<br /> 607 I'm sorry. We're getting off topic here,and I don't mean to get into the process, but wasn't that
<br /> 608 part of the process? Sorry.
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<br /> 610 Tom Altieri: First question. Renee Price has been steering me to the right people. And had a couple of
<br /> 611 meetings already, and it's gotten beyond phone calls. To build the trust,you have to meet face to
<br /> 612 face,which I've done a few times. And so,we'll have some success. Let's see, your question
<br /> 613 again? I'm sorry, Chris. You asked about our DEI consultant, and that's a subcontractor of
<br /> 614 Clarion.
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<br /> 616 Chris Johnston: Right.
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<br /> 618 Tom Altieri: They will be helping with these meetings. However,the mass emails that went out to all of those
<br /> 619 that were added to the database,which was part of the sub-consultant's work was to develop a
<br /> 620 database. There's hundreds of emails and phone numbers in it, and they were all notified of our
<br /> 621 meetings, and it resulted in,well, little to no turnout. What we need is relationships with these
<br /> 622 organizations. And it's a process.When I tried to call them or email them, I didn't always get a
<br /> 623 response, so it's about trying to find the right leader to get you connected with an introduction so
<br /> 624 that I can make a warm call and not a cold call. And then begin from there and why I think this
<br /> 625 process is important and important to your community and worth your time, and to go from there.
<br /> 626 Because it's quite a process,you know,to ask somebody, please host us. And to some degree, it
<br /> 627 would put your reputation out there, invite your community to come. And that's why I said,as we
<br /> 628 have success,we may go back to some of the same communities, some of the same meeting
<br /> 629 locations if there's interest in us doing that so we can get additional feedback.
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<br /> 631 Chris Johnston: Right. And I don't mean to get into the process. I want to draw this back to land use because
<br /> 632 that's our purpose as this board. Land use is being informed by the community, and who comes
<br /> 633 to these meetings and provides their input is critical for us to be able to get that community
<br /> 634 feedback, so I guess what I want to say is thank you, Tom. Right? Like it sounds like you're going
<br /> 635 above and beyond the process,which was originally,and I apologize if I misunderstood,was the
<br /> 636 subcontractor's role to be doing these communications and these meetings and then engaging
<br /> 637 with county in order to dialogue with all the different groups that need to be brought to the table.
<br /> 638 And so, I guess thank you very much,Tom,for putting yourself out there and making these
<br /> 639 connections above and beyond. I think I just had a misunderstanding of the process, and I'm glad
<br /> 640 you're doing that because,again, having everyone at the table is what makes this valuable from a
<br /> 641 land-use standpoint.
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<br /> 643 Tom Altieri: Right, and we have had to focus, because there are a lot of different communities in Orange
<br /> 644 County, and so, primarily,we're starting by trying to get input from the Black community and from
<br /> 645 our Latino community. There are other languages spoken. I am told that the area around the
<br /> 646 Efland-Cheeks Community Center, that there's a Burmese population within walking distance
<br /> 647 there. So, in that particular case,we are going to be doing some advisement in Burmese and
<br /> 648 encouraging attendance,working with a community leader at the community center who's going to
<br /> 649 help me engage area communities and get the notification to the right people.
<br /> 650
<br /> 651 Dolores bailey: And I thank you again,Tom,for what you're doing. Let me just throw out September 19th, Justice
<br /> 652 United is meeting.
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<br /> 654 Tom Altieri: Okay.
<br /> 655
<br /> 656 Dolores Bailey: And there are a lot of the African American leaders, some of them pastors,that go to those
<br /> 657 meetings. You might be able to reach out to Julia Sendor and help spread the word about some
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