Co-Chairs – Eileen Argentina, Barbara Hart, Brian Hoop, Jo Ann Bowman

 

Meeting Notes:  July 1, 2005

Present:  Brian Hoop, Barbara Hart, Laurel Butman (project staff) Elizabeth Kennedy-Wong (Mayor's office)

 

The meeting was called by the Mayor's staff to clarify several issues:

 

The need for clear goals was identified.  The project is intended to identify core issues and solutions to public involvement across city bureaus.  The committee leadership should be able to succinctly describe the difference in how public involvement happens after the completion of this project.  We should be able to answer the question, “So What?”.  This will help us narrow the scope of work and define when we have achieved success.  Here are some questions to help us think about this:         

Several ideas for a “Goal Statement” were floated.  The group decided to use these as a beginning point to craft a statement that could then be presented to the entire committee. 

 

A.  Use the words – consistent, standards, transparency – Enhanced understanding of the public process

 

B.  Universally accepted – Develop universally accepted principles and steps to determine public processes and ensure increased transparency and understanding

 

C.  Create a system based on principles and following consistent basic steps

 

D.  Create universally accepted and consistent processes by which bureaus interact with the community around policy and project issues.  This process will be based on the principles of transparency, understandability, and accountability.  Encourage innovation and best practices.

 

This work and these questions will be framed around the “PI flowchart” presented at the last meeting and sent out by Maija Spencer.