SUBJECT: Consent Agenda
Title
Home Rule Survey #1 & Engagement Update
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DEPARTMENT: Communications & Community Engagement
PRESENTERS: Gabi Rae, Communications & Community Engagement Director
David Flaherty, CEO of Magellan Strategies
Mavis Fitzgerald, Senior Associate Project Resource Studio
TIME ESTIMATE: 30 minutes
only required for non-consent items
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
No action needed. Staff will present updates from initial surveys of the public and present a plan for ongoing engagement. Any comments or suggestions from the Board are welcome.
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SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND OF SUBJECT MATTER:
The Town of Erie discussed a possible move toward Home Rule for roughly three years. The item was originally added to the Work Plan in 2020 and, due to pandemic impacts, the timeline was extended with a new goal decision date for the November 2022 Election.
If a Home Rule question is approved by voters, the next decision is the election of Charter Commission members who will write a new governing Charter. A successful and effective Charter is more likely if the education and outreach process with the community and key stakeholders is thorough and thoughtful. The Town contracted with the consulting firm Project Resource Studio which has multiple examples of successful Home Rule campaigns in other neighboring Colorado municipalities. This team will provide Town staff with valuable advice, implement baseline and follow-up surveys for residents, design effective content for our education campaign, and help organize and manage engagement events.
As a reminder, the high-level timeline for this project is as follows:
* Sept. - Oct. 2021: Solicit interested parties to be a consultant, project manager, and expert for the Home Rule process.
* Nov. 2021: Choose consulting team and have internal meetings to better understand the current status of staff's pre-existing work on this project.
* Dec. 2021 - Jan. 2022: Administer detailed baseline...
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