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Why Plan with a Purpose? <br />• Building communities that are resilient and livable requires planning with intention. <br />• Increasing meaningful community engagement leads to better addressing the needs <br />of community members. <br />• Creating a shared meaning about susta!nab!I!ty increases the community's ability to <br />make progress toward a healthy and sustainable future for all community members. <br />• A clean and safe environment is essential for a community to thrive and prosper. <br />• Shared prosperity benefits everyone! <br />Guiding Questions for Planning with a Purpose <br />Who's at the table? Who's missing? Who are our community stakeholders? How are we <br />making sure that stakeholders are represented and do not face barriers to <br />participation? What sources of diversity exist In our community? How are we ensuring <br />that our planning process, participants, and outcomes reflect that diversity? <br />@Do participants have the opportunity to shape programs and policies from the <br />beginning, or is the engagement seen as an opportunity to sell a decision to the <br />community? <br />@What are our guiding principles and mission? What areas do we want to focus on and <br />incorporate into our planning efforts (energy, buildings, transportation, procurement, <br />investments, people, equity, health, air, water, climate, local foods, waste)? <br />What local data are available about our community assets and needs? How can we use <br />our planning process to build on existing community assets to address community <br />needs? <br />Os there an existing planning framework that fits our community goals? Do we need to <br />adapt It to fit our local context? <br />@See also the guiding questions for BP 24.1. <br />Star -Level Examples <br />Host a community meeting/event <br />that explicitly uses a sustainability <br />framework. Report staff training and <br />CARE participation under BPA 24.7 <br />(previously here). Report specific <br />examples of expanding community <br />engagement to diverse audiences <br />under BPA 24.7. <br />�i <br />Conduct a health impact assess- <br />ment of city plans/policies/develop- <br />ment; conduct a comprehensive <br />health/housing/ food access study <br />or environmental justice assess- <br />ment across demographics. <br />Achieve 2-star rating and adopt a <br />sustainability plan or other imple- <br />mentation plan &/or goals & <br />document concrete actions taken <br />toward achieving them. Report <br />adopted energy or climate plans <br />under BPA 6_5. Report adopted <br />equity plans under BPA 24.7. Report <br />adopted resiliency plans under BPA <br />29.2. <br />22 <br />