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Metropolitan Regional Parks and Open Space Study Citizen Involvement Alternatives Draft 9/17/01 Two alternatives are presented. The first follows the study proposal as approved by the elected officials with staff work up front and citizen involvement as the second phase. The second alternative places more citizen involvement early in the process and spreads out technical staff work over a two -year period. The LCOG project staff recommends Alternative One as the best approach under the current budget and MPC expectations for products. Citizen Involvement Responding to Staff Working Vision In this alternative, staff works with MPC to prepare information and maps, a working vision, and a short -term and long -term draft strategy. This allows for early selection of a few short -term actions to begin acting upon by end of 2001. Some citizen involvement activities occur during the fiscal year from fall 2001 through spring 2002, but the major citizen activity occurs in 2002, in the second phase of the project. The current budget and work plan is based on information presented to the elected officials in November 2000, and was the basis for the intergovernmental funding and agreements signed in June 2001. It includes $7,000 for citizen involvement with the following activities and general timeframes: • Prepare list of affected parties • Draft Cl program • Obtain MPC approval • Conduct workshop number one (January) • Conduct workshop number two (June) • Conduct limited outreach to key groups • Develop a phase two citizen involvement plan • Seek funding for phase two Each workshop is estimated to cost $2,500. They would be designed to solicit comments on citizen values associated with various parks and open spaces; review and reaction to staff draft criteria for developing the open space vision; marking maps; and identifying ideas for strategies and funding. The second workshop would refine the vision and focus on strategies.