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Commission members question use of outside consultants for park survey; staff says SCJ Consulting will run short follow-up
Summary
Commissioners asked why the city hired SCJ Consulting to run a short, three-question park survey instead of using the commission or the city's Zen City platform; staff said SCJ is running the phase-two survey and that staff will relay the commission’s concerns to department directors.
Commissioners pressed city staff on Nov. 19 about the city’s use of outside consultants for public engagement and whether the Community Engagement Commission should play a larger role in surveys.
One commissioner asked, "Why isn't the public engagement us? Why aren't we running the survey?" and raised a broader concern that consultants sometimes proceed…
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