Summary
Chair Joy Johnson delivered an extended critique: residents aren't apathetic, they're uninformed — engagement comes too late, materials are full of jargon, and consultants failed to reach low-income neighborhoods during the zoning rewrite. Staff from communications pledged new processes and an RFP for dedicated engagement consultants.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 1
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 21, 2026.
Impact analysis
The city is spending on a standalone community engagement consultant contract for the comp plan review.
Low-income and historically marginalized residents who have been left out of planning processes.
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