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Commission on Diversity Awareness explores ‘neighbor nights’ and tabling to boost community input
Summary
Commissioners discussed holding occasional 'neighbor nights', tabling at downtown events, and surveys to increase community awareness of the commission and gather ideas for future programming and proclamations.
At the July 31 meeting commissioners proposed multiple community-engagement strategies to increase the commission's visibility and solicit resident input.
One commissioner suggested a series of 'neighbor nights'—informal meetings where residents could share lived experiences and ideas: "it's just a place for, you know, collecting ideas, like what are people wanting to see, kind of meet your neighbors," the commissioner said. Commissioners discussed starting small (one or two events per year) and noted that tabling at existing downtown events could provide low-cost opportunities for outreach.
Staff and commissioners emphasized the need for coordination: volunteers would staff tables, and commissioners agreed to bring specific event signups to future meetings. The group also discussed non-event options such as surveys to solicit broader input; commissioners recalled a city logo survey that drew substantial responses and said a similar approach might help identify what residents want CODA to do.
Ending: Commissioners asked staff to keep an 'upcoming events' list on agendas so members can sign up to table; staff will include tabling opportunities in the commission's working calendar.
