[1. Roll Call]
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THAT MEETING IS ADJOURNED. NEXT WE'LL GO ON TO OUR NEXT MEETING , WHICH IS THE MEETING OF THE PETERSBURG CITY COUNCIL AND PETERSBURG PLANNING COMMISSION. UM AT THIS TIME, UM I WANT. GO OVER TO COUNSELING MYERS FIRST FOR I KNOW YOU WANT TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE. YES, MR MAYOR. THANK YOU LIKE EVERYONE TO ASSIST US IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR MISS DENISE JOHNSON, WHO WORKED FOR US IN THE SOCIAL SERVICES. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MR MAYOR. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. NEXT ONE. WE'RE ON THE ROAD CALL. MADAM CLERK. CAN YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROAD? COUNCIL MEMBER CUSTOMERS. WILSON SMITH HERE, COUNSELOR BOB BEERS.
CASTLE OF THE WESTBROOK, PRESIDENT NUMBER HILL HERE. VICE VERA SMITH LEE PRESIDENT PATTERN
[2.a. Comprehensive Plan Update Kick-Off and Joint Meeting of the Petersburg City Council and the Petersburg Planning Commission.]
HERE. THANK YOU SYTEM TO DISCUSSION AND PRESENTATION. UM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE, KICKOFF AND JOINT MEETING OF THE PITTSBURGH CITY COUNCIL AND PETERSBURG PLANNING COMMISSIONER MR TABOR. GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL THIS EVENING. WE HAVE THE BERKELEY GROUP, A CONSULTANT WORKING WITH THE CITY ON OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE TO MAKE A PRESENTATION AND WE ARE KICKING OFF THE UPDATE PROCESS. UM, THIS EVENING. LET'S SEE. THIS LOOKS LIKE IT WAS AN ATTACHMENT. WE HAVE A FORMAL PRESENTATION POWERPOINT. NO, I THINK GARRETT. DO WE HAVE A. THE POWER POINT. ALL RIGHT.MR TAYLOR, DID WE SEND IT IN? IE A FLASH DRIVE. AND WHILE WE DO THAT, I'LL GO AHEAD AND DO INTRODUCTIONS. SO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME HERE TODAY . MY NAME IS KELLY DAVIS. AND I AM THE PLANNING DIRECTOR WITH THE BERKELEY GROUP. WE ARE A LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONSULTING FIRM THAT SPECIALIZES IN COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING WHERE VIRGINIA BASED FIRM AND WE'VE HAD THE PLEASURE TO SERVE MANY LOCALITIES ACROSS VIRGINIA IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE PROCESS. WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE TODAY IN PETERSBURG, WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TOUR THE CITY TODAY WITH CITY STAFF. UM WE GOT TO SEE A LOT OF THE GREAT DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE HAPPENING HERE IN THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE HERE TO THANK YOU TO STAFF FOR INVITING US AND SHARING THAT TIME WITH US TODAY. UM BY SHOW OF HANDS WHO UP THERE, WHICH COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY WHO IS FAMILIAR WITH A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN? UM BY SHOW OF HANDS. USED THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN REFERENCED IT, READ IT IN THE PAST. WONDERFUL SO, UM, AS YOU ARE AWARE, WE ARE GOING TO BE LEADING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE OVER THE NEXT IT'LL ACTUALLY BE PROBABLY AROUND A TWO YEAR PROCESS. UM AND REALLY, THIS IS OUR VERY FIRST MEETING AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS MEETING IS TO KICK OFF THE PROCESS. UM OPEN THE FLOOR TO DISCUSSIONS ABOUT WHAT ARE SOME OF THOSE KEY ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT YOU LIKE US TO UM, TO DISCUSS WITH THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY AS WE MOVE INTO THIS NEXT PHASE OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, SO THIS WILL BE A COMMUNITY DRIVEN PROCESS WITH MEETINGS OF FOCUS GROUPS. WORKSHOPS SURVEYS THAT WE CAN BRING ALL THAT INFORMATION TOGETHER BACK TO YOU BACK TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION . UM AND SHARE STRATEGIES FOR THE FUTURE. WE'VE HEARD SOME GREAT STRATEGIES JUST FROM SOME OF THE PRESENT PRESENTATION TONIGHT, SO WE'D LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THOSE. SO AS WE MAKE OUR WAY THROUGH THE AGENDA TONIGHT, UM WE'LL ASK THAT YOU JUST KEEP IN MIND THAT THE PRIMARY GOAL HERE IS THAT THE FINAL PLAN REFLECTS YOUR COMMUNITY AND SO IN ORDER TO DO THAT, WE ASKED THAT YOU'LL BE OPEN AND HONEST, REALLY SHARE YOUR INPUT SO THAT WE CAN, UM INTEGRATE THAT INTO THE PLAN AND HAVE THAT AWARENESS AS WE MOVE INTO THE NEXT PHASE OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS AS WE MOVE INTO THIS NEXT STAGE OF THE PROCESS. UM WITH THAT,
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I'M GONNA TURN OVER THE DIOCESE TO CAROLINE. CAROLINE'S A PLANNER WITH THE FIRM AND WE'LL ALSO HAVE CECILE NEWCOMB HERE TODAY WITH US AS WELL. AND WITH THAT ALL INVITE CAROLINE UP FOR THE PRESENTATION. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, KELLY SAID. MY NAME IS CAROLINE BANTERED. I AM A PLANNER WITH THE BERKELEY GROUP. AND I DO JUST WANT TO ECHO WHAT KELLY SAID. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE TO PRESENT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE YOU ALL WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO PARTNER WITH YOU AND PARTNER WITH THE COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS. THANK YOU FOR ENTRUSTING US. TO DO THAT, AND I'M EXCITED TO SHARE SOME MORE WITH YOU ABOUT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE PROCESS AS WELL AS HERE A LITTLE BIT FROM YOU ABOUT YOUR VISION AND PRIORITIES FOR THE CITY OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS. EXCITED, PLEASE. UM SO THIS IS THE AGENDA FOR THE EVENING? I WILL KEEP MY PRESENTATION BRIEF. SO WE HAVE PLENTY OF TIME FOR DISCUSSION. AND SO WE CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL MAY HAVE. I'M HAPPY TO PASS THROUGH OUT THE WAY FOR QUESTIONS OR WAIT UNTIL THE END DURING OUR DISCUSSION. UM SO WHAT IS A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN? A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS A LONG RANGE, HIGH LEVEL PLANNING AND POLICY GUIDE FOR ALL OF THE CITY'S CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AS WELL AS LAND USE DECISIONS. IT'S A COMMUNITY GUIDED VISION FOR THE FUTURE GROWTH AND THE PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT THE ASSETS AND STRENGTHS OF PETERSBURG. WHILE IDENTIFYING AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT AND INVESTMENT ON THE PLAN WILL CONTAIN MAPS AND DATA ABOUT THE COMMUNITY AND THE CITY TODAY AS WELL AS STRATEGIES FOR TOMORROW. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS ALSO A POLICY GUIDE. WHILE IT DOES NOT HAVE THE STATUS OF LAW IS VERY IMPORTANT IN SETTING A FIRM FOUNDATION FOR UPDATES TO THE CITY'S LEGAL DOCUMENTS AND PLANNING TOOLS, SUCH AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE, THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE, THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN, AS WELL AS ALL OTHER PLANS AND STUDIES THAT THE CITY MAY ENDEAVOR ON OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS. AND THEN, OF COURSE, IT IS A LEGALLY REQUIRED DOCUMENT BY THE CODE OF VIRGINIA, NOT JUST FOR THE CITY OF PETERSBURG , BUT FOR EVERY JURISDICTION IN VIRGINIA. IT'S A 20 YEAR DOCUMENT REQUIRED TO BE REVIEWED AND UPDATED AS NECESSARY ON A FIVE YEAR BASIS IN THE BERKELEY GROUP. KINDA COMPLEX, COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING THAT WOULD INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET HAS SOME MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT. A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN HAS FOUR MAJOR PARTS. THE FIRST IS TO EXEMPT ASSESS EXISTING CONDITIONS THROUGH A DEMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS AS WELL AS THROUGH THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PHASE AND THEN BASED ON THOSE FINDINGS AND THOSE EXISTING CONDITIONS BEING ABLE TO ESTABLISH A VISION AND GOAL FOR THE PLAN AND FOR THE FUTURE. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN HAS THE POWER TO SET THE DIRECTION FOR FUTURE CHANGE. AND THEN, OF COURSE, IDENTIFYING IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES THROUGH A THOROUGH IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. THIS WILL INCLUDE NOT ONLY STRATEGIES BUT TIMEFRAMES, RESPONSIBLE PARTIES AND THE PRIORITIZATION. A COMPREHENSIVE PLANS. PRIMARY FOCUS IS ON THE LOCAL LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY, WITH THE PRIMARY MAJOR FOCUS AREAS BEING ON FUTURE LAND USE, HOUSING, MOBILITY AND TRANSPORTATION, COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE THINGS LIKE WATER AND SEWER, THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC SERVICES AND THE ECONOMY AND TOURISM, BUT IT ALSO PROVIDES A VERY BROAD OVERVIEW OF IMPORTANT QUALITY OF LIFE FACTORS OF AS WELL, INCLUDING PUBLIC SAFETY, PUBLIC HEALTH. UM CARING FOR THE ENVIRONMENT CARING FOR THE HISTORY AND HISTORIC PROPERTIES IN THE CITY. JUST TO NAME A FEW . AND I WILL NOTE THAT THE UPDATED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IT WILL FOLLOW THE STRUCTURE OF THE CURRENT COMP COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WHICH IS THE LIST THAT YOU SEE ON YOUR SCREEN. SO WHY IS IT IMPORTANT THAT WE UPDATE A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN? IN ADDITION TO BEING A LEGAL REQUIREMENT PER STAY CODE? UM THE CITY'S PRIORITIES AND VISION CHANGE OVER TIME AS TIME PASSES, NEW TRENDS HAVE EMERGED NOT ONLY WITHIN THE CITY BUT AT A BROADER LEVEL AROUND THE REGION AND AROUND THE STATE RELATED TO LAND, USE, THE ECONOMY, HOUSING, CULTURE AND COMMUNITY. UM IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO NOT ONLY RESPOND TO THOSE CHANGES AND NEEDS BUT ALSO TO BE PROACTIVE IN ANTICIPATING FUTURE NEEDS AND TRENDS OF THE CITY. AND SO AS THE LOCAL PRIORITIES AND VISION HAVE CHANGED WITH TIME, THE STRATEGIES TO ACHIEVE THE PLANS , VISION AND GOALS MUST BE UPDATED AND ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY . AND THAT IS WHAT WE WILL BE DOING WITH YOUR HELP WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSIONS, HELPING WITH THE COMMUNITIES HELP THROUGHOUT THE UPDATE PROCESS. SO LAST SUMMER, THE BERKELEY GROUP COMPLETED A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DIAGNOSTIC FOR THE 2014 PLAN. WHAT THIS DIAGNOSTIC DATA WAS EVALUATE. THE 2014 PLANS COMPLIANCE WITH THE CODE OF VIRGINIA, THE CHESAPEAKE BAY PRESERVATION ACT, AS WELL AS GENERAL BEST PRACTICES FOR PLANNING AND LAND USE. THIS[00:10:05]
DIAGNOSTIC WAS PRESENTED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION IN JULY OF 2021. AND THIS IS PART OF WHAT IS HELPING FORM A VERY ROBUST CONTEXT AND FOUNDATION FOR THIS PLAN UPDATE AND I HAVE SOME OF THOSE FINDINGS TO SHARE QUICKLY WITH YOU THIS EVENING. THERE ARE FOUR UM, REALLY CUTE FINDINGS RELATED TO CODE OF VIRGINIA COMPLIANCE, THE FIRST BEING TO UPDATE DATA TO REFLECT CURRENT COMMUNITY CONDITIONS AND ANALYSIS, AND THIS IS SOMETHING WE WILL BE CERTAINLY DOING THROUGH THE USE OF THE MOST RECENT DATA FROM THE DECENNIAL CENSUS IN 2020, AS WELL AS THE MOST RECENT DATA FROM THE AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY. AND THEN, OF COURSE, COMMUNITY FEEDBACK ASKING THROUGH THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PHASE. SECOND RECOMMENDATION WAS TO INCORPORATE A COORDINATED TRANSPORTATION SECTION WITH FEET DOT STAFF HAS ALREADY BEEN WORKING TO IMPLEMENT THIS SINCE THIS DIAGNOSTIC REVIEW IS COMPLETED, AND SO WE WILL BE AFFIRMING THAT AND BUILDING UPON THAT WORK THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE WITH STAFF AND WITH V DOT AND, OF COURSE, THE METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION AS WELL AS OTHER PERTINENT REGIONAL AND STATE TRANSPORTATION BODIES. THE THIRD ITEM RELATES TO THE FIRST , AND THAT IS ENSURING THAT THE PLAN REFLECTS THE MOST RECENT STUDIES AND PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. STAFF HAS ALREADY PROVIDED US WITH SEVERAL OF THOSE PLANS AND INITIATIVES, BOTH THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN ONGOING, SO WE WILL BE TAKING A CLOSE LOOK AT THOSE SEEKING TO COORDINATE OUR EFFORTS AND RESEARCH WITH ANY PLANS OR INITIATIVES THAT MAY ALSO BE ONGOING CONCURRENTLY. AS WE'RE UPDATING THIS PLAN IN ORDER TO CREATE COORDINATION AND HARMONY AND MAKE SURE THAT UM THE CITY'S PLANS AND PRIORITIES ARE AFFIRMING OF EACH OTHER. AND THEN FINALLY CREATING A COHESIVE AND CLEAR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, ENSURING THE GOALS. OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES ARE NOT ONLY INCLUDED CONSISTENTLY THROUGHOUT THE PLAN, BUT FORMATTED TO CREATE INTERNAL HARMONY AS WELL. UM HERE ARE FOR HIGH LEVEL FINDINGS FROM BEST PRACTICE COMPLIANCE. UM, THE FIRST BEING THAT, UM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO FURTHER ESTABLISH THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ECONOMIC DISPARITIES IN HEALTH OUTCOMES. UM THE CURRENT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS NOTABLE FOR ITS INCLUSION OF A COMMUNITY HEALTH PLAN AND FURTHER ESTABLISHING RELATIONSHIPS. BETWEEN HEALTH OUTCOMES AND OTHER FACTORS IS REALLY IMPORTANT IN CREATING A FIRM FOUNDATION FOR, UM NOT ONLY EFFECTIVELY COORDINATING EFFORTS MOVING FORWARD BUT ALSO MAKING APPROPRIATE RECOMMENDATIONS AS WELL. THE SECOND IS TO INCORPORATE RESPONSIBLE REGIONALISM AND THE CURRENT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES THIS THROUGH PROMOTING CONCRETE COOPERATION AND INCLUDING REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT VISIONS, HOWEVER, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES NEED TO ADDRESS REGIONAL PLANNING AND LAND USE HOUSING AND OPEN SPACE CLEARLY AND IN DETAIL, AND WE WILL BE MAKING SURE THAT THAT IS INCLUDED AS PART OF THE UPDATE PROCESS. THE THIRD IS TO INCLUDE AUTHENTIC PARTICIPATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PLAN. I'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THAT IN A FEW MINUTES, AS KELLY MENTIONED WE HAVE A ROBUST COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT APPROACH THAT IS INTENDED TO NOT ONLY GATHER, UM AS MUCH FEEDBACK AND INPUT AS POSSIBLE, UM, BUT AS BROAD FEEDBACK AND INPUT AS POSSIBLE, BEING SURE TO ENGAGE THE WHOLE COMMUNITY. AND THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT AND NOT JUST A SMALL PART OF THE COMMUNITY. AND THEN FINALLY CLEARLY COORDINATING THE PLANNED CONTENT WITH OTHER CHAPTERS WITHIN THE PLAN, BUT ALSO OTHER LOCAL AND REGIONAL PLANS, AS WELL AS ANY FEDERAL OR STATE REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE PERTINENT. SO ONE OF THE REGIONAL INITIATIVES ARE LOCAL INITIATIVES THAT WE WILL BE CLOSELY FOLLOWING IS THE PARTNERSHIP FOR PETERSBURG AND YOU ALL ARE VERY INVOLVED IN THIS SO I WON'T SPEND MUCH TIME BUT I DID WANT TO EMPHASIZE FOR YOU ALL AND FOR THE COMMUNITY THAT THE FOCUS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS ON LOCAL LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT. UM WE RECOGNIZE THAT THESE ARE TWO FAIRLY MAJOR INITIATIVES HAPPENING AT THE SAME TIME AND UM DO YOU WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT THE INITIATIVES AND EFFORTS OF THE PARTNERSHIP FOR PETERSBURG ARE GOING TO INFORM OUR WORK? UM HOWEVER, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS A LEGALLY REQUIRED DOCUMENT, UM, FOR ALL LOCALITIES IN VIRGINIA, THE FOCUS IS ON LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT AND IT WILL BE USED BY COUNCIL, THE PLANNING COMMISSION AS WELL AS CITY, UM, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STAFF TO GUIDE ALL LAND USE. DECISIONS IN THE CITY FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS AND BEYOND. AND I'LL TAKE A FEW MINUTES HERE TO TALK ABOUT PROCESS AND SCHEDULE IS KELLY MENTIONED. THIS WILL BE AN 18 MONTH TO TWO YEAR PROCESS, GIVE OR TAKE. WE WILL BE STARTING AT THE BEGINNING OF NEXT MONTH, KICKING OFF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT . THIS WILL CONSIST OF THREE PUBLIC WORKSHOPS AS WELL AS A COMMUNITY SURVEY AND FOCUS GROUPS. WILL PRESENT ON THE FEEDBACK AND FINDINGS FROM THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PHASE TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION IN MARCH OF 2023. FROM THAT POINT ON, WE WILL BE ACTIVELY DRAFTING THE PLAN HOLDING BI MONTHLY WORK SESSIONS WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION. UNTIL NOVEMBER. 2023 THROUGHOUT THE WAY STAFF WILL BE UPDATING YOU ALL AT YOUR WORK[00:15:07]
SESSIONS ABOUT THE DRAFTING PROCESS AND ABOUT THE PLANNING COMMISSION. UM COMMENTS AND FEEDBACK RECEIVED SO THAT YOU ALL ARE ABLE TO STAY INFORMED AND ALSO PROVIDE STAFF WITH ANY FEEDBACK OR QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE FOR US ALONG THE WAY. WE'LL HAVE A FULL DRAFT PLAN READY IN JANUARY OF 2024 TO PRESENT TO THE COMMUNITY AND OPEN HOUSE. AND WE'LL BE TAKING THE FEEDBACK ON THAT COMPLETE DRAFT PLAN AND FEEDBACK FROM BOTH THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL AT A FINAL REVIEW WORK SESSION, MAKING FINAL REVISIONS AND PRESENTING A COMPLETE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO YOU ALL FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ADOPTION IN THE SPRING OF 2024.UM SO WE HAD THE BERKELEY GROUP OR HERE REALLY? TO FACILITATE THE PROCESS. THIS IS ULTIMATELY A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR AND BY THE COMMUNITY. UM STARTING OFF WITH HIS BROAD OF A REACHES POSSIBLE TO OBTAIN IDEAS AND INPUT THROUGH THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PHASE, AND THEN BEGINNING TO SYNTHESIZE ALL OF THE COMMUNITY INPUT AND RESEARCH AND DRAFTING THE PLAN IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND CITY STAFF. AND THEN PLANNING COMMISSION INTO THE COUNCIL, OF COURSE, ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR HOLDING PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR ADOPTION OF THE PLAN, AND I'LL ALSO NOTE THAT BOTH WE VE DOT AND D E Q WILL BE HOLDING THEIR OWN REVIEWS OF THE PLAN PRIOR TO PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPTION TO ENSURE THAT IT'S FULLY COMPLIANT WITH THEIR REGULATORY PROCEDURES. ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS ONLY AS GOOD AS THE INPUT RECEIVED. AND SO WE HAVE IDENTIFIED WHAT WE LIKE TO CALL KEYS TO SUCCESS TO ENSURE THAT THE NEXT TWO YEARS OR AS SMOOTH AS POSSIBLE, AND SO THAT WE ARE HELPING YOU GENERATE , UM, THE PLAN. THAT'S THE BEST PLAN FOR THE COMMUNITY THAT IT COULD POSSIBLY BE, UM SO BEING SURE TO ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION. I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT IN A MINUTE. ALSO HAVE SOME PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS THAT STAFF CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH FLYERS POSTCARDS, UM, A WEBSITE TO SHARE WITH YOUR CONSTITUENTS AND WITH YOUR COMMUNITY. AND THEN, UM. PLANNING COMMISSION ATTENDANCE AT WORK SESSIONS. THIS WILL BE OUR TIME WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION, UM, TO HEAR THEIR FEEDBACK FOR THEM TO ASK QUESTIONS. IF THEY FEEL THAT WE ARE NOT GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, BEING ABLE TO SHARE THAT WITH US SO WE CAN REFINE THE PLAN THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS AND THEN FINALLY ENGAGING WITH STAFF AS A RESOURCE. ANY QUESTIONS OR FEEDBACK THAT YOU MAY HAVE, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE THEM DIRECTLY TO US, AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH ANY INFORMATION YOU'RE LOOKING FOR IN TURN. AND THEN FINALLY, UM, A QUICK OVERVIEW OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. WE WILL BE KICKING OFF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ON NOVEMBER 1ST. UM AS YOU CAN SEE, HERE WE HAVE A KIND OF THREEFOLD APPROACH TO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. UM THE FIRST IS THROUGH FOCUS GROUPS. THIS IS A PROPOSED GATHERING OF FOCUS GROUPS WILL HAVE EIGHT OF THOSE UM AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE ARE PLANNING TO STRUCTURE THOSE FOCUS GROUPS TO FOLLOW THE STRUCTURE OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IN ORDER TO BE SURE THAT WE'RE GETTING REALLY THOROUGH FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY. THESE WILL BE SMALL GROUP DISCUSSIONS WITH ORGANIZATIONS, UM LOCAL REGIONAL STATE GOVERNMENT AT THE TABLE TOGETHER TO PROVIDE US WITH FEEDBACK AND STAFF IS WORKING TO FINALIZE THOSE GROUPS AND FINALIZE INVITATIONS. SO IF YOU DO FEEL, UM STRONGLY ABOUT ANY INDIVIDUALS OR ORGANIZATIONS WHO YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE A PART OF THAT FOCUS GROUP OF FOCUS GROUPS. PLEASE COMMUNICATE THAT TO STAFF AND WE CAN TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION. THE SECOND PHASE OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IS COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS. WE ARE WORKING TO FINALIZE LOCATIONS, BUT THERE WILL BE ONE IN NOVEMBER, DECEMBER AND JANUARY.
THESE ARE OPEN TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. ALL AGES. KIDS WELCOME. UM THESE WILL BE AN INTERACTIVE FORMAT, A BRIEF PRESENTATION AND THEN AN INTERACTIVE FORMAT. WHERE THE COMMUNITY WILL HAVE THE CHANCE TO SIT AT THE TABLE TOGETHER AND TALK, UM THROUGH A SET OF QUESTIONS AND DRAWING A MAP AND DISCUSS WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN THE CITY OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS. AND THEN FINALLY, A SURVEY, WHICH WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE BOTH ONLINE AND AS A PAPER COPY AND THREE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. UM I BELIEVE YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN PROVIDED A COPY OF THE DRAFT SURVEY IN YOUR PACKETS. IF NOT, WE CAN BE SURE THAT GETS TO YOU, BUT WE WOULD REQUEST THAT YOU LOOK OVER THE SURVEY AND PROVIDE STAFF WITH ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. BY NEXT TUESDAY, SO WE CAN FINALIZE THAT BEFORE THE BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER. I'M ALSO HAPPY TO SHARE THAT WE HAVE A DEDICATED PROJECT WEBSITE FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AND THIS WILL BE THE ONE STOP SHOP, SO TO SPEAK FOR THE COMMUNITY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PLAN, LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW THEY CAN GET INVOLVED IN ONE OF THE UNIQUE FEATURES OF THE WEBSITE WILL BE AN IDEAL WALL, WHICH WILL BE A REAL TIME LIVE PLATFORM TO SHARE COMMENTS AND FEEDBACK. AND VISIONS FOR THE FUTURE THAT WE WILL TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION AS WE DRAFT
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THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THE WEBSITE IS NOT QUITE LIVE YET. WE ARE STILL WORKING ON FINALIZING IT. UM, BUT STAFF WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE THAT READY AND AVAILABLE TO YOU AND TO THE COMMUNITY IN THE COMING WEEKS. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, HERE WE DO HAVE BRANDING FOR THE PLAN ON THE PLAN WILL BE TITLED PETERSBURG NEXT. OUR PLAN FOR A BRIGHT FUTURE AND AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE TITLE AND THE LOGO, UM , PAYING HOMAGE TO THE CITY'S RICH HISTORY WHILE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE BRIGHT FUTURE AND EVERYTHING THAT IS NEXT FOR THE COMMUNITY. UM SO I HAVE A BRIEF VISIONING EXERCISE AS PART OF OUR CONVERSATION. UM THIS EVENING JUST TO HEAR FROM YOU ALL IN A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW. SOME OF THE PRIORITIES AND GOALS YOU MAY HAVE FOR THE CITY OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. SO I'VE INCLUDED THE CITY OF PETERSBURG PETERSBURG VISION STATEMENT ON THE SLIDE. PETERSBURG IS A VIBRANT, WELCOMING AND ENGAGED COMMUNITY FOR ALL, UM, FOR YOU TO COMMENT ON AS WELL AS TO SHARE 1 TO 2 WORDS YOU HOPE WILL DESCRIBE THE CITY OF PETERSBURG 20 YEARS FROM THE FUTURE. UM MR MAYOR, HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO FACILITATE THAT? UM I WOULD SAY, UM. COUNCIL WANT TO ENGAGE NOW, DO YOU? WANT SOME TIME. TO GET BACK TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION. I'D LIKE TO GIVE HOMEWORK. SO, UM UH , YEAH. SO I'D LIKE TO GET SOME PHONE BREAK HERE. RIGHT RIGHT. COUNCILMAN WESTBROOK. UM TO GET THOSE ONE OR TWO IMPACT WORDS TO DESCRIBE THE CITY 20 YEARS INTO THE FUTURE. AND I WOULD, YOU KNOW. I WOULD THINK THAT, UM 20 YEARS INTO THE FUTURE, I THINK, UM MAC. TWO WORDS WOULD BE IN ADVANCED MANUFACTURING CITY THAT WOULD BE MINE. TAKE 20 YEARS INTO THE FUTURE. ALL RIGHT, UM BUT GOING BACK, UM. A FEW SLIDES INTO THE ENGAGEMENT PIECE OF WHO WE WOULD LIKE TO STAKEHOLDERS THAT TO TALK TO I DIDN'T SEE LISTED THERE. UM DID YOU HAVE FOR LEON? THERE IS A POSSIBLE BECAUSE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN FORT LEE HAVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF SOLDIERS. THAT'S HERE. I WOULD LIKE TO GET THEIR INPUT TO ON THE PLAN OF WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE PETERSBURG TO HAVE JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE BIG PART OF OUR LOCAL ECONOMY HERE. YES SIR. SO WE DO HAVE A FOCUS GROUP THAT IS GEARED TOWARDS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND FORT LEE BEING A MAJOR EMPLOYER, ALONG WITH ANY OTHER MAJOR EMPLOYERS IN THE CITY, THEY WOULD BE APPROPRIATE ORGANIZATIONS TO INVITE TO THAT FOCUS GROUP AND HAVE A MORE TARGETED CONVERSATION ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYMENT WITHIN THE CITY. DOES THAT? ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? YES THAT WOULD BE GREAT BECAUSE THEY ARE HUGE PARTNER AND LOVE TO PARTICIPATE AS WELL. NO, THEY ENJOY COMING TO PETERSBURG. SO I JUST GET THEIR PERSPECTIVE, I THINK WOULD BE REALLY GOOD, ESPECIALLY AS WE LOOK FORWARD BECAUSE FORT LEE IS GOING ANYWHERE. THEY PLAN ON BEING AROUND. AND THEY SHOULD BE PART OF THIS 20 YEAR DISCUSSION AS WELL. UM AND, UM NEXT THING IN IN THE EDUCATIONAL COMPONENTS.ARE WE JUST DOING LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS GOING INTO SECONDARY? WE'RE GOING TO I'VE HAD SOME DISCUSSIONS WITH RICHARD BLAND BS YOU YES, SIR. REPRESENTATIVES FROM RICHARD BLAND AND V. S U, AS WELL AS ANY OTHER PERTINENT SECONDARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN THE AREA AS WELL AS ANY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS WOULD CERTAINLY BE , UM, ENCOURAGED TO BE PARTICIPANTS IN A FOCUS GROUP. OKAY? ALL RIGHT. COUNCILOR WILSON SMITH. WOULD YOU LIKE TO GIVE YOU TWO WORDS? I THINK I MAY HAVE LOVED TO PUT ME ON THE SPOT. UM. DO YOU WANT TO WORDS THAT COME TOGETHER OR JUST ANY TWO WORDS? SEPARATELY. THERE'S FOR INSTANCE. UM I WOULD SAY.
MARCHING ONWARD. TWO WORDS THAT SHOW US CONTINUOUSLY MOVING FORWARD OR MOVING FORWARD. OKAY? ALRIGHT. ANYBODY ELSE? EVERY WORD. COUNSELING. WHO AH YES, WELL. I IT'S NOT QUITE TWO WORDS . BUT I'M LOOKING AT OUR LOGO THAT WE CAME UP WITH, UM CITY, THE PETERSBURG VISION STATEMENT . PETERSBURG IS A VIBRANT WELCOME. AND ENGAGED COMMUNITY FOR ALL TO LIVE WORK AND PLAY. I THINK THAT. SUMS IT UP FOR NOW, AND FOR THE FUTURE. WE WANT PEOPLE TO COME HERE TO ACTUALLY
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LIVE, AND WE ALSO WANT THEM TO COME HERE HAVE A VIBRANT TIME TO PLAY. AND WE ALSO WANT THEM TO WORK HERE. SO I SAID, LIVE WORK AND PLAY. I NOTICED, NOT I KNOW MY MOUTH, BUT THERE'S THREE WORDS, BUT YOU KIND OF PUTTING US ON THE SPOT. TO BE HONEST WITH YOU. WE JUST HAD A LONG CLOSED SESSION AND THEN WE JUST HAD A MEETING. AND THEN WE HAVE THIS MEETING. SO YOU KNOW, MAYOR LIKES TO GIVE HOMEWORK ABOUT HIM GIVING HOMEWORK. WE HAVE TO GO BACK AND KIND OF THINK ABOUT IT.PRAY OVER AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. OKAY CERTAINLY. I UNDERSTAND THAT AND APPRECIATE YOUR INPUT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NEXT, WE'RE GOOD WITH COUNCILMAN COVER. MR PARAM MAYOR PARAM. IS IT FAIR TO HYPHENATE A COUPLE OF WORDS SO AS TO GO AHEAD ON THIS IS VISIONING SESSION. YES. GO WITH THAT. MORE MACHINERY AND TOOLS TAX. AND PUT HYPHENS BETWEEN MACHINERY TOOLS AND TAX. AND YOU'RE AT TWO WORDS. ALRIGHT ANYBODY ELSE SO. BUT I SWEAR SMITH LI YEAH, I REALLY LIKE THIS STATEMENT BECAUSE IT HAS REALLY BROUGHT US THUS FAR. IT'S A NEW DAY. IN THE CITY OF HARRISBURG. AND THEN. IS THAT GOOD? IT'S A NEW DAY. I KNOW IT'S MORE THAN 12 WORDS. BUT AND THEN UM. YOU KNOW, IT TAKES A COMMUNITY TO PROSPER IF YOU GET INVOLVED SO INVOLVEMENT. OKAY AND NEXT, PROFESSOR WESTBROOK. NO DISSERTATION, PLEASE. UH, I'M SITTING DOWN HERE TRYING TO GO THROUGH OPTIONS. YEAH BECAUSE I'M ON THE SPOT, BUT THE FIRST ONE THAT CAME BACK. I KNOW IT'S NOT TWO WORDS, BUT I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO GO BACK TO BEING A CITY OF READERS. UM YEAH. NO, THAT WAS THREE. I KNOW. BUT UM, THAT'S WHAT I WAS TRYING TO WORK IT OUT. BUT AS WELL, WHEN I FIRST CAME ON COUNCIL, I JUST WANTED TO HAVE FORWARD PROGRESS.
OKAY, COUNSELING MYERS. YOU WANNA WELCOME HOME. WELCOME HOME. ISN'T THAT NICE? WELCOME HOME DEFEAT SPREAD. ALRIGHT. I GAVE YOU SOMETHING QUICK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND THEN ON THE NEXT SLIDE, I DID WANT TO HAVE A BRIEF, HIGH LEVEL DISCUSSION. UM WITH YOU ALL AS WELL AS TO ANSWER ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PROCESS. UM SO WE DO HAVE FOUR QUESTIONS THAT ARE MEANT TO BE A STARTING POINT FOR DISCUSSION. UM IF IT IS ALSO HELPFUL, I CAN ANSWER FURTHER QUESTIONS THOSE SHOULD BE ON THE NEXT SLIDE. I DON'T BELIEVE, UM. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT, COSMIN HERE. SO USING. GO AHEAD AND GO WITH YOUR QUESTIONS AND NOT COME BACK WITH MY QUESTION. AFTER WE GO THROUGH THIS OKAY, OKAY.
SO THESE QUESTIONS ARE INTENDED TO BE A GUIDE. UM IF THERE ARE OTHER ISSUES RELATED TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OR GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY THAT ARE AT THE TOP OF YOUR MIND THAT YOU WOULD PREFER TO TALK ABOUT THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO THIS PROCESS . PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SHARE THOSE AS WELL. YEAH MR MAYOR BUT STILL HAVE THE FLOOR. ARE YOU ASKING US TO GIVE YOU FEEDBACK NOW ON THIS? IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE ASKING? YES SIR. FEEDBACK NOW, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE IT.
YOU CAN ALSO CERTAINLY PROVIDE THAT TO STAFF AS WELL AND THEY CAN SHARE IT WITH US. I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO TAKE THE REPORT THAT DR ROYAL PRESENTED DR. OR WOULD YOU WOULD YOU WAV THAT REY COMMISSION. AND LOOK AT THAT. AH BECAUSE THAT'S A LOT OF STATISTICS THAT WE DEAL WITH IN OUR CITY. AND IT RANGED FROM A LOT OF THINGS FROM POVERTY TO EDUCATION TO ALL OF THAT, AND WE WOULD WE NEED TO PROVE IMPROVE ALL THOSE NUMBERS SO UM WE CAN'T INCLUDE SOME OF THAT DATA. BASED ON THAT. ON SOME OF THEIR QUESTIONS RIGHT HERE THAT I'M LOOKING AT, SO. SO THE CHALLENGE
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IS, WHAT ARE THE MOST PRESSING CHALLENGES FACING TODAY? EVERYTHING THAT SHE HAD ON HER PRESENTATION THOSE WITH ARE THOSE WERE CHALLENGES, AND I HOPE THAT SOME MEMBERS OF THE ANTI POVERTY COMMISSION IS IT'S ON YOUR ON YOUR GROUP. MY END. WE DISCUSSED HERE AND ALSO NEED TO ADD HOUSING. THE HOUSING AUTHORITY AS WELL. THE HOUSING AUTHORITY FOCUS ON. AND I APOLOGIZE. I REALIZED ONE OF THE QUESTIONS GOT CUT OFF. IT SHOULD READ WHAT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES SHOULD THE CITY FOCUS ON FOR THE FUTURE, OKAY. OH AND ALSO THE, UM THE SOCIAL SERVICES ADVISORY COUNCIL NEED TO BE IN ON THIS AS WELL. YES I WOULD LIKE TO GET THOSE REPORTS FROM THE E D A AS WELL ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FRONT. THEY CAN TELL US. UM DOES THAT WORKERS WHAT WHAT IS HAPPENING IN PETER'S VERY FOR QUITE SOME TIME IS WE NEVER HAD A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT WAS REALLY WORKING, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN INDUSTRY AND STRATEGIC PLAN. AND THIS COUNCIL HELPED FINALLY GET ONE IN PLACE AND WHAT IT DOES PRIMARILY MOST NEW PEOPLE THAT COME INTO THE CITY OR NEW BUSINESSES. THE FIRST THING THEY WANT TO SEE IS A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND HOW THEY CAN FIT INTO THE PLAN. AND SO FAR WE FINALLY HAD SOMETHING TO SHOW, SO I THINK AT THIS TIME WHAT IT WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT. NAME IS TWEAKING IT LOOKING FORWARD LIKE YOU SAID, FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS. WHAT DOES THAT PLAN LOOK LIKE, LONG TERM AND, UM, THE PLAN HAS POWER BECAUSE PEOPLE SEE SO MUCH ABOUT THE CITY, UM AND IN CERTAIN ASPECTS IS NOT ALWAYS POSITIVE, AND IT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT SEE THE OPPORTUNITY HERE IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS THE ROAD MAP. WE REALLY SETS ON ON HOW TO GET THINGS DONE HERE IN THE CITY. WHAT THE CITY IS ALL ABOUT. SO, UM I WOULD LIKE TO DEFINITELY HEAR, HEAR FROM THOSE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND GIVE THEM THE HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT AS WELL AND THEN FOR THEM TO COME BACK TO US. TO HEAR. WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY TO BECAUSE THEY ARE BOOTS ON THE GROUND, AND SO MANY ASPECTS OF THIS CITY AND WE THANKFUL TO HAVE THEM SERVING BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES THEY BRING US RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THE RESEARCH THAT THEY'VE DONE, SO I WOULD LIKE TO, UM, GIVE THEM OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT DEEP DIVE AS WELL. JUST BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT ANY. ANYBODY LEFT OUT BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS, SO WE WILL RELY ON EVERYBODY TO COME UP WITH. WITH WITH WITH WITH GOOD KNOWLEDGE TO PRESENT TO THE CITIZENS OF PETERSBURG TO REALLY KNOW THEIR WELL THOUGHT OUT. AND CAN BE UTILIZED. OKAY? CERTAINLY THANK YOU. OKAY? UM NO. I SAID I WANTED TO HEAR FROM THEM FIRST, AND THEN WE'LL COME COME BACK, BUT BUT KEEP THESE QUESTIONS AND MORE ON YOUR MIND. SO WHEN IT'S OUR TURN TO WEIGH IN, UM MR ALMOND SUGGEST THAT THEY SEND EMAIL THE QUESTIONS, TOO. IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO ME, AND THEN WE CAN GET THEM OUT TO COUNSEL AND YOU CAN THINK ABOUT THEM AND PREPARE. PREPARE SOME SOME THOUGHTS TO SIT BACK PROCESS. RIGHT? WE CAN DO THAT. THANK YOU . THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS THAT I CAN ANSWER? WHAT COUNCILOR HILL. YES UH ONLY THING IS THAT I SAID, I SAW THE GROUPS THAT YOU WOULD HAVE TO BE REACHING OUT TO, BUT REAL CONCERNED ABOUT THAT WE REACH OUT TO EVERYDAY CITIZEN AND I DON'T KNOW HOW WE DO THAT.AH AND WE HAVE A LOT OF CHURCHES HERE AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE THAT WE HAVE BUSINESSES HERE BUT THE EVERY DAY CITIZEN AT THE BUS STOP AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE, SO IF THERE'S A WAY THAT YOU ALL CAN GET SOME FEEDBACK FROM THEM SOMEHOW, SOME WAY, YOU KNOW, I KNOW YOU CAN'T TALK TO EVERY SINGLE PERSON BUT YOU KNOW CORE GROUP IN EACH WARD BECAUSE WE WORK BY WARDS. AND THEN MAYBE THEY CAN GO WHEN WE HAVE ONE OF OUR. CALL HIM PRESIDENT. I WANTED OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. UH, COMMUNITY LEADERS HERE MR GANGS IS HERE. HE'S IN BROOKLYN MANNER, SO HE GETS OUT A LOT OF INFORMATION WITH THEM, SO THEY HAVE DIFFERENT MEETINGS ON CERTAIN SUNDAYS. I KNOW BECAUSE OF COVID INSTEAD. BUT IF WE CAN SIT DOWN WITH SOME ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION WITH THINGS LIKE THAT , THEN THAT WAY YOU CAN GET FEEDBACK AND JUST HAVE MAYBE 10 QUESTIONS. YOU KNOW, DON'T OVERLOAD THEM, YOU KNOW, BUT JUST HAVING MAYBE 10 QUESTIONS THAT YOU CAN GET FOR YOU BACKING AWAY FROM INFRASTRUCTURE. TO SAFETY TO OUR SCHOOLS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, WHERE WE CAN GET A BALANCED APPROACH AND THEN BECAUSE THEY HAVE A LOT OF THEY HAVE A LOT OF ANSWERS. THAT'S SOMETIMES BECAUSE THEY HAVE MORE EYES THAN WHAT WE HAVE. AND WE SEE THE LENSES THROUGH THAT WE SEE THROUGH, BUT WE WORK FOR THEM SO BAD IT'S WORKING FOR THEM AND THEY BRING THE SUGGESTIONS TO US AND WE GO FROM THERE. LIKE THE MAYOR SAID, YOU KNOW, WE FINALLY GOT A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT PEOPLE CAN COUNTER LOOK AT IN DIVE INTO AND WHAT HAVE YOU AND WE CAME UP
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WITH THAT SOME TIME AGO. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, YOU KNOW, UM WE'RE ON THE MOVE, AND WE KNOW THAT WE'RE HOT NOW, AND EVERYBODY'S TRYING TO COME HERE BECAUSE OF THAT, BUT IT HASN'T ALWAYS BEEN OUT WITH WHAT WE THANK YOU ALL FOR WHICH YOU ARE GOING TO DO IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS. AND WHAT HAVE YOU SO IT'S GONNA TAKE A WHOLE TEAM EFFORT TO DO THAT? SO ARE WE NOT ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS RIGHT NOW? BUT WE NEED TIME TO THINK OVER. THANK YOU AND COUNSELING.YOU RAISED A VERY VALID POINT ABOUT GETTING THE EVERYDAY PETERSBURG RESIDENT INVOLVED.
THAT MAY NOT BE PART OF AN ORGANIZATION MAY NOT BE IN CHURCH. SO IT IT JUST RAISED THE IDEA. MR ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE FOR US TO DO SOME SOME SURVEYS THROUGH TRANSIT. THEN WE HAVE A TRANSIT AUTHORITY JUST TOUCHING EVERYDAY PEOPLE IF WE COULD FOR THOSE THAT WANT TO PARTICIPATE TO ASK HIM UM TO PARTICIPATE IN THE QUESTIONS OF WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO THEM OR THE PLAN.
JUST A JUST BECAUSE WE'RE NOT AT A POINT THAT THAT WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING RUSH, WE CAN TAKE OUR TIME AND GET DATA FROM FROM ALL OF OUR STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED IN THE CITY. IS THERE SOMETHING WE CAN DO? I THINK PART OF THEIR APPROACHES TO HOLD SOME COMMUNITY WIDE MEETINGS, OKAY, BUT ALSO TO DO SOME SURVEY WORK, SO HOW WE DO THAT SURVEY WORK, DIRECT MAILERS OR UTILIZATION OF OUTREACH FROM PAT. WE CAN CERTAINLY HAVE THAT CONVERSATION TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE COVERING ALL BASES BECAUSE THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN THIS WHOLE PROCESS IS COMMUNITY INPUT. YES IT IS THE COMMUNITY NOT TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME OUT AND COMMENT. UM AND IS THERE THERE? THEY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING. THEY'VE DONE QUITE A FEW AND WE KNOW FROM THE PLANNING WORLD THAT PART OF WHAT WE HAVE TO DO IS MEET PEOPLE WHERE THEY'RE COMFORTABLE, SO THOSE COMMUNITY MEETINGS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE IN LOCATIONS WHERE WE KNOW PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE WILLING TO COME AND TO COMMENT. I MEAN, SITTING IN HERE MIGHT NOT BE THE RIGHT PLACE. AT A FORMAL MEETING. BUT IF WE BREAK IT DOWN AND MAKE IT MORE INVITING OR GO TO A CHURCH PEOPLE ARE REALLY COMFORTABLE IN THEIR CHURCH. SO I KNOW THAT THEY KNOW THEY'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS BEFORE. THE BERKELEY GROUPS DEFINITELY BEEN AROUND AND WE DEFINITELY STAFF WILL BE WORKING WITH THEM TO ENSURE WE GET THE BEST. MOST CITIZEN INPUT WE CAN THROUGH THIS PROCESS. YES SIR. WE WILL HAVE FLYERS AND POSTCARDS THAT WE CAN PROVIDE. THE STAFF AND STAFF CAN WORK TO IDENTIFY LOCATIONS AROUND THE COMMUNITY, UM, SUCH AS TRANSIT STOPS OR CHURCHES OR STORES THAT MAY BE APPROPRIATE. TO PLACE THOSE FLYERS AS WELL AS PAPER COPIES OF THE SURVEY, SO THEY'RE READILY ACCESSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY, AND YOU DON'T JUST HAVE TO HAVE A SMART PHONE OR BROADBAND TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS THAT. OKAY WELL, WE'LL VOLUNTEER MRS WILLIAMS A LITTLE BIT THERE TO HELP WITH SOME SOCIAL MEDIA AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE TO GET THE WORD FURTHER OUT. OKAY? THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS. OKAY? ANY MORE QUESTIONS. WHEN WAS THE COUNCIL MOREOVER, NO MORE QUESTIONS. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME, AND WE WILL BE WORKING WITH STAFF TO FINALIZE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND PROVIDE YOU WITH ALL OF THOSE DETAILS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU AGAIN. THANK YOU. MR MAYOR. ALRIGHT, COUNSELOR. HELL ON ANOTHER NOTE, UH, LIKE TO TAKE A LITTLE PRIVILEGE. WE KNOW CHRISTMAS IS COMING. AND I KNOW WE DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE GONNA HAVE OUR CHRISTMAS PARADE THIS YEAR, BUT I WANT US TO BE READY TO WON'T HAVE TO GET READY. I ALSO KNOW THAT WE TRY TO DECORATE OUR CITY. SO FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT AH, THE LITTLE GINGERBREAD MAN ON THE BOX. THEY OLD AND THEY'RE TIRED. WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT WHEN YOU GRAB WHEN YOU GO ACROSS THE BRIDGE, YOU KNOW, YOU SEE NICELY LIT IT UP SNOWFLAKES ON EACH POLE. WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT. SO UH, NO. NO SHADE ON ANYBODY WHO PUT UP THE. THE GENIE BRAID BOX THINGS, BUT IT'S TIME FOR US TO MOVE INTO THE 22ND. CENTURY SO, MR AH ART ME SO. JUST MAKE SURE WE HAVE A TEAM. YOU KNOW THAT IT'S READY TO DECORATE AND MAKE THINGS NICE. THIS CHRISTMAS UNDERSTOOD A REFRESH. WHAT I'M HEARING. OKAY, ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, THANKS TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE BERKELEY GROUP FOR THE PRESENTATION TONIGHT BEFORE ALL THE WORK YOU DO. UM NEXT OF OUR HEARTS AND MINDS ARE CLEAR. ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. ALL IN FAVOR.
HI. IT'S MEETING'S ADJOURNED
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