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48 <br /> 1 Slide #38 <br /> True North r • r <br /> Central Pines <br /> Introduction,Review,and Research Preparation <br /> • Meetings with staff • Review key documents <br /> • Review key materials • Individual meetings with Commissioners <br /> • Attend Nov 11 to introduce role and • Attend Nov 14 <br /> process <br /> • Attend Nov 14 <br /> Nov 21 Retreat Facilitation Nov 21 Retreat Facilitation <br /> • Tailored agenda,facilitation guide,and • Structure facilitation <br /> tools • Facilitate to find consensus and identify <br /> • Facilitate to build consensus to advance next steps for Plan development <br /> Plan to community engagement <br /> Deliverables Wrap-Up <br /> • written summary with key decisions and • written summary report that highlights <br /> next steps discussion and action items <br /> • Consultation with staff and key • Meet with staff to review report <br /> stakeholders to align priorities,clarify <br /> follow-up actions,and ensure readiness for <br /> community engagement <br /> Key Staff Key Staff <br /> Rebecca Jackson,CEO, project Lead and Alana Keegan,Local Government Services <br /> Facilitator Director,Project Lead and Facilitator;and <br /> Chris Lawson,Senior planner <br /> Proposed Cost: $10,000 Proposed Cost: $7,500 <br /> 2 <br /> 3 Tom Altieri presented the two proposals for facilitation services. <br /> 4 Commissioner Carter said she noticed a difference in the deliverables. She asked about <br /> 5 the nature of True North's "key stakeholders" consultation and whether or not it would include <br /> 6 conversations with partners. <br /> 7 Tom Altieri explained that this likely refers to stakeholders within Orange County itself, <br /> 8 such as the Planning Board, internal staff, and perhaps various departments that would be <br /> 9 impacted by the decision-making process, but there is potentially additional opportunity there to <br /> 10 include partners. <br /> 11 Commissioner Greene said she has significant experience with Alana Keegan and <br /> 12 believes she is well-qualified. She added that Central Pines wants to be a partner, and their <br /> 13 services should be taken advantage of. <br /> 14 Commissioner Portie-Ascott said she likes Central Pines because of the price but wants <br /> 15 to understand the additional services it looks like True North is offering. She asked Tom Altieri to <br /> 16 explain what the tools might be that are mentioned under the November 21 Retreat Facilitation <br /> 17 section. <br /> 18 Tom Altieri said those tools are to be determined. He said both facilitators said they would <br /> 19 attend the Board's retreat on November 11th and would have ideas afterward on what tools would <br /> 20 be helpful for facilitation at the next retreat. <br /> 21 Chair Bedford said the other option is not to have a facilitator. <br /> 22 Vice-Chair Hamilton said she is not keen on having a facilitator but prefers Alana Keegan <br /> 23 of the two options because she thinks individual meetings with the commissioners are important. <br /> 24 She said she is concerned about this process because commissioners have not had a chance to <br /> 25 talk at a higher level and then delve in. She said she isn't interested in someone coming in and <br /> 26 controlling that process. She added that she is not concerned with bringing in other partners at <br /> 27 this point for discussion. <br /> 28 Commissioner Portie-Ascott asked if facilitation must be done by someone outside of the <br /> 29 county. <br />