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City of Phoenix asks district to help boost community input for strategic plan
Summary
A City of Phoenix representative briefed the board on a strategic-planning outreach push and asked the district to share survey links and QR codes; the city reported about 100 surveys and roughly 40 meeting attendees so far.
A City of Phoenix official updated the Phoenix-Talent SD 4 board on the city’s strategic-planning outreach and asked district trustees to share survey links and QR codes to increase participation.
Zach (identified in the meeting as the city representative) said the city completed the initial phase of a strategic plan that followed rebuilding after a local fire and is now seeking broader community input. He reported the outreach so far included three community meetings (English and Spanish), a weekend session to increase accessibility, and direct-to-resident outreach such as text-message and email survey pushes. Zach said the city has received just over 100 survey responses and about 40 meeting attendees; council members postponed their planning session until August to allow more input.
Zach asked the district to help circulate the city’s short survey and QR codes and offered to send the memo and digital materials through district staff. He said the city is pursuing multiple complementary projects (park master planning, a Civic Center wetland restoration project, and potential urban growth boundary expansions along North Phoenix Road to Campbell Road and along Highway 99 to Glenwood, with another expansion on Morehead Road in process). The city representative also said it had applied for a $693,000 grant (details to be confirmed) and planned to present in Salem at the end of the month.
Board members asked about materials the district could repost on social channels and about printed flyers; Zach said printed flyers and business-card sized QR-code cards had been used in prior outreach and that he would provide materials to district staff. The city also asked trustees to share the survey beyond city residents to people who use the city’s parks and facilities.
The presentation closed with a request that trustees forward materials to their networks and with a promise from the city to return with more information after August.
