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Centennial launches Table Talks to crowdsource neighborhood priorities; pilots planned in Q2
Summary
Neighborhood services manager Ryan Thompson told council the new Centennial Table Talks will use in‑person and digital engagement (Social Pinpoint) to run six‑month neighborhood processes across about 24 areas; staff plan to pilot two communities in Q2 2026 and produce public reports of findings.
Ryan Thompson, neighborhood services manager for the City of Centennial, presented the new Centennial Table Talks neighborhood engagement program Feb. 3, describing a six‑month, neighborhood‑level process to gather resident priorities, increase connection and inform city decisions.
"This program is gonna create a structured and collaborative path platform for residents to to give us feedback," Thompson said, describing Table Talks as a mix of open houses, surveys, neighborhood meetings and online engagement that will involve every city department. Staff plan to use Social Pinpoint as the digital engagement platform and to produce a report for each Table Talk that records comments and metrics.
Thompson said staff drafted a map of about 24 community boundaries and aim to launch two Table Talks in 2026’s second quarter, with the option to scale up based on lessons from the pilots. Selection criteria will prioritize neighborhoods that lack a strong voice—particularly multifamily and rental areas—and staff said they will coordinate with property managers, retirement communities and partner agencies such as public works, the sheriff’s office and fire services to reach residents.
The program’s outputs will include a public report for each Table Talk (Thompson referenced a Wheat Ridge example report and described it as transparent and comprehensive) and a timeline for when identified priorities intersect with existing departmental workplans. Thompson said staff are tracking metrics and building a living contact list of HOAs and civic associations to feed the Social Pinpoint platform.
Council members asked about partnerships and lessons from Wheat Ridge, involvement of community champions (Sencon) and practical outreach to multifamily communities; Thompson said staff have met with Sencon and the sheriff, have tracked a living HOA contact list and plan to invite partners to participate in informal open‑house settings. Council members offered staff support to organize neighborhood events.
Next steps: staff intend to kick off two Table Talks in Q2, monitor results to refine the process and return to council with updates and reports from initial pilots.
