Commission debates metrics to show adequate public outreach for plan updates
Commissioners pressed staff on what data the city collects to justify public outreach for comprehensive‑plan updates; staff said population comes from OFM and ACS while local attendance and speaker counts are tracked when speakers participate.
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Commissioners asked staff what metrics are collected to support comprehensive‑plan decisions and to rebut repeated community claims that outreach was inadequate. Staff said population estimates come from the Office of Financial Management and survey‑based figures from the American Community Survey, and that the department logs meetings and names of people who speak at hearings when they testify.
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