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21 <br /> Slide#7 <br /> How We Got Here <br /> The draft Trails Plan reflects what we learned through community visioning,draft network engagement,previous <br /> plans,and on-the-ground fieldwork across the county. <br /> i <br /> Community Input Previous& <br /> Ongoing Plans <br /> shaped the vision, <br /> r <br /> guiding principles, (MST,Bike/Ped,greenway <br /> and proposed plans,Land Use Plan, <br /> etc.)set expectations for - <br /> network structure. connectivity. <br /> Fieldwork& Steering Committee <br /> •,, GIS Analysis guidance helped <br /> confirmed where trails refine engagement, <br /> are feasible and where priorities,and draft <br /> constraints exist. recommendations. <br /> ❑raft Orange Coumyllml0h, 6 rd of County Commrsstoners—ksesslon Aprdu., .26 j 7 <br /> Slide#8 <br /> Who We Reached <br /> Public engagement reached residents across all seven townships,using both in-person and digital tools. <br /> 62 Vision Workshop 10 O Draft Network 76 <br /> Pop-Up Event <br /> Attendees Workshop Attendees V Participants <br /> Two hands-on sessions Two open-house style sessions Two tabling events at the County <br /> with interactive activities for residents to review and Roadshow and Soccer.com Center <br /> to define the community's provide feedback on the to take workshop content out <br /> aspirational vision and proposed trail network and into the community and reach <br /> shared priorities preliminary prioritization additional residents <br /> 7 Vision Survey L C Draft Network Outreach methods included: <br /> L2 Respondents 65 Survey Respondents . Project webpage <br /> Online version of the Online version of the draft • E-Newsletters(123 sign-ups) <br /> visioning activities for network workshops to provide a Social media campaigns <br /> community members who a virtual alternative to in- a Printed flyers <br /> could not attend in person person engagement • Digital advertisements/graphics <br /> Draft Orange County Trails Plan I Board of County Commissl Worksession Apr1114,2026 a <br /> Mikayla Hernandez reviewed the public engagement process, which included workshops, pop up <br /> events, and surveys. She said they reached residents in all seven townships. She said they engaged <br /> community members in visioning as well as a review of the draft network. <br />