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PHASE 2: PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT A successful parks and recreation master plan must reflect the needs and desires of the stakeholders that will fund, use, and maintain the facilities. Public involvement and engagement is one of the most critical components of the planning process. We are committed to providing a robust engagement process that goes beyond traditional engagement methods and provide fun, convenient, and accessible methods that will range from in-person and online formats to engage stakeholders. The planning team will evaluate and summarize all the community engagement events to better understand community needs and desires for the park and trail system. These findings will help guide final recommendations and the importance of improvements. Task 2.1: Community Survey Working in conjunction with city staff, we will develop a survey to solicit input from the broader community. We envision this to be available through an online platform to allow for efficiency to respondents and in data collection and analysis. The Bolton & Menk team will provide the city with a link to the survey for use on its public- facing website and social media platforms. Upon completion of the survey timeframe, we will provide a summary of the results. This information will inform recommendations and priorities in the master plan. *A hard copy of the survey can be made available if the city would like to distribute paper copies. City staff would need to add responses from the paper copies to the online survey platform. Task 2.2: Pop-Up Engagement Our team will facilitate two pop-up meetings to solicit feedback from the public. Our intention is to coordinate these efforts with city staff to determine a venue and existing community events that would engage with culturally unique populations in the community while still being available for all residents to participate. Possibilities include the Touch-a-Truck event in May and Penny Carnival in July. Alternative Task 2.3: Enhanced Survey and Project Marketing Effective public engagement plays a key role in project success. To generate interest in the online survey and getting feedback from residents, signage and sidewalk/trail decals will be incorporated throughout the city during the survey phase. The enhanced tools will be eye- catching and have a QR code that links to the survey and other important online materials. These enhanced tools will not only allow an alternative way for residents to discover a way to provide feedback but will also allow residents to be aware of the important park system planning project. Our team proposes using 25 yard signs and 25 trail decals. Alternative Task 2.4: Interactive Community Map In addition to our online survey, we will use our INPUTiD™ web-based comment map to gather feedback on the existing conditions and proposed project designs. Location-based feedback aids in understanding community input, while user features like liking, disliking, and responding to comments help us identify key issues, ideas, and concerns in exact locations. Alternative Task 2.5: Youth Engagement Youth are often some of the heaviest users of a community’s park system; capturing their voices is critical to successful master plan development. We suggest coordinating with local schools to distribute an activity that is tailored to this demographic and will invite youth to share what is important to them in the parks and recreation system. 4 PARK SYSTEM PLAN | CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MNWORK PLAN