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Troutdale CAC plans First Friday booth, survey and outreach push for Halsey/Main Streets engagement
Summary
City staff and CAC members agreed to staff-produced outreach materials and a First Friday booth to gather resident feedback on downtown and Halsey corridor issues; committee members will provide suggested survey questions and staff will collect data and place pins and comment cards at events.
City staff and the Troutdale Citizens Advisory Committee agreed Aug. 6 to step up community outreach with a CAC booth at the next First Friday event and a short, focused survey to gather local feedback.
What staff will do: Dakota Minor, the associate planner and CAC staff liaison, said she will prepare printed comment cards, a large map with pins to allow visitors to mark where they live, and a one-page handout about the Main Streets on Halsey project. She also said she will ask Marley and Kevin (city staff who manage events and social media) to provide attendance and "placer" data to distinguish local residents from visitors. Dakota said she would prepare materials ahead of First Friday and run a QR-coded short survey on the city web page so the booth can route people to an online questionnaire.
What the CAC agreed to do: Committee members asked each member to submit one or two candidate survey questions before the next meeting so staff can compile, narrow and print a short comment card. Will suggested a map pin exercise to record whether a respondent is a Troutdale resident and to gather neighborhood-level feedback. Members recommended combining a short, easy yes/no or single-word answers with an open line for one-sentence comments. Committee members also proposed incentives (local gift-card prizes, child-friendly activities, a spin-the-wheel quiz) to increase participation; staff said some small budget or donated prizes are feasible.
Why it matters: Staff said many comments arrive after project comment periods close; face-to-face outreach at community events can capture local residents and identify issues early, including parking, parks, and downtown services.
Logistics and timing: First Friday (September 5) and Movies-in-the-Park (Aug. 15) were identified as near-term outreach opportunities. Dakota asked CAC members to bring and finalize survey questions at the next CAC meeting (the Wednesday before First Friday) so printed cards can be prepared. Dakota also said grant funds for outreach are available; she referenced a grant award amount in the meeting and staff will confirm the final budget for materials and small prizes.
Next steps: Staff to compile outreach inventory (all current notice and outreach channels), confirm data from Marley/Kevin, prepare a map-and-pin board, and publish the online survey with a QR code. CAC members to submit candidate questions ahead of the next meeting and to staff the First Friday table.
