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Commission urges sign-ups, a volunteer binder and outreach at farmers market to boost community engagement
Summary
Commission members urged wider participation at farmers market booths, proposed reviving a binder of city resources and maps for quick answers, and planned to compile a list of community events for commission presence beyond summer markets.
Commission members reviewed plans for the commission's continued presence at the Liberty Lake Farmers Market and encouraged broader participation to raise awareness of upcoming town halls and city programs.
"We have 28 obligations" for scheduled farmers-market sessions this season, one commissioner said, noting the commission is spread across 14 market dates with two-session slots and asked members to sign up for shifts.
Commissioners described prior success using a binder of city maps, project lists and answers to frequently asked questions at market booths. One commissioner offered to reassemble that binder and update materials for the upcoming season; staff said they will print city handouts and provide QR-code posters and a poster board for the booth.
Ideas for booth activities included dot-exercise boards to collect community values, an interactive "Housing Monopoly" exercise developed by consultant SCJ Alliance for housing engagement, simple polling questions to draw participants and a map showing current and planned capital projects so residents could ask "what's happening here?"
Commissioners also discussed coordinating presence at other community events (Rotary's motion/bike ride in September, Kiwanis events, a 3-on-3 basketball tournament and indoor hub activities) and agreed to compile a calendar of recurring events and contacts for future outreach. One commissioner volunteered to collect event contact information and present a short list at the next meeting.
Staff and commissioners emphasized that booth volunteers will be supported by a city staff person at every market session and that the commission should use the market to sign up new volunteers for events such as Winterglow.
