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 This is a short instructional video to walk you through your at home discussions for the city plan.

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 To start, I want to thank you for hosting a planned discussion with your neighbors and friends.

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 Today.

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 I'll share a few things to help with the conversations.

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 First, let's talk about why we're having these conversations in the 1st place.

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 Then we'll cover what you need to host a discussion, including walking you through what's in your meeting packet and what the exercise is.

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 And if you're still wondering how you'd actually facilitate this discussion, I'll cover some ideas to get you started.

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 Then we'll let you know how you can return your worksheets when you're done.

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 And finally, what to do if you have questions.

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 You're welcome to watch this video to prepare for your discussion, or you can simply pull it up and watch it together before starting.

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 Wheat Ridge is currently working on its city plan, which will articulate our community's vision for the next 20 years, establish shared values, and identify priorities for the future.

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 So far, we've heard that one of the city's strengths is that it's a patchwork quilt or a collection of neighborhoods with their own character and feel.

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 Even as areas experience development or redevelopment, we've heard that the community wants to celebrate an enhanced, unique character of areas within the city.

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 We also know that since much of Wheat Ridge is built out, most new development and redevelopment will happen in or near established neighborhoods.

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 One goal of the City plan is to facilitate peaceful coexistence between existing neighborhoods and future development.

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 The City Plan process needs input from you and your neighbors to better regulate new development.

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 To achieve peaceful coexistence, you don't need a lot to host one of these discussions.

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 First, you'll need community members.

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 These could be your friends, neighbors, or anyone interested in the future of Wheat Ridge.

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 We recommend a group between four and eight people.

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 Then you'll need some pens or pencils so people can jot down their ideas.

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 And then you'll need a meeting packet.

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 If you don't already have one, you can reach out to Ashley Holland.

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 Her contact information is at the end of this presentation.

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 You can host this at home, in a park, in your favorite restaurant, or whatever location works for you.

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 Your meeting packet includes a set of instructions for the meeting facilitator.

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 If you're organizing 1, you can read through this before the group convenes, and you can also revisit it as questions come up.

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 There's a front and a back.

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 Then you'll want as many folded handouts with an integrated worksheet as you have participants.

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 Each person gets one.

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 If you end up having more than you expected joining you, you can print up the single worksheet that was attached to the e-mail actually sent you.

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 With this video.

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 You can also have people provide their thoughts on the online version.

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 The link for the online version is on your screen.

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 If you want to grab that, you can pause until you can write it down.

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 Let's look a little closer at the folded handout, which walks us through the exercise.

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 The first page provides some background at the top, and then the return instructions are in the Gray section at the bottom.

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 If you open up the handout, you'll see some information about two different scenarios that we'd like you to consider.

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 First, think about when new residential development occurs on a larger site in an established residential neighborhood.

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 This happens when some other larger uses, like a church or school, close or move.

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 We'll ask you to think about what kinds of regulations you'd want to have in place before a big site near you got redeveloped.

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 It could be hard to think about this in the abstract, so you can think about the closed color Strand Elementary School site as an example, or some other location in your neighborhood.

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 Then we also want to think about when commercial development occurs near established residential neighborhoods.

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 Wheat Ridge residents have expressed a desire for more neighborhood serving businesses like coffee shops or restaurants, but certain proposals of this type has have also faced opposition.

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 If a business or other commercial development were coming near you, what kinds of regulations would you want to have in place to make sure that the new business peacefully coexisted with the existing neighborhood?

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 If it helps to consider a specific location, the W 29th Ave.

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 business district from Fenton to Chase is one example you can think about.

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 Now flip to the Backpage, which is where we'll have most of our discussion.

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 The instructions are at the top.

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 They're asking you to pick the top five attributes from the list below that you think is the most important to regulate to achieve peaceful coexistence.

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 You'll be able to choose your top five for new residential development on the left and yellow, and your top five for commercial development on the right in purple.

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 You'll want to start out discussing these options as a group.

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 This is a great opportunity to understand how other people think about development, and it's OK if you don't all agree.

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 Most groups will have a lot of different ideas, and you don't have to all feel the same way.

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 That's why each person has their own worksheet to fill out what matters to them.

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 After you've had a chance to discuss these concepts, you can each fill out your own worksheet as shown as the examples on your worksheet, you'll want to put the letter and number that correspond to your top five items, then include some notes about why that's important and how you'd want to see it regulated.

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 Remember, the information that you share will help the city establish a toolbox to regulate new development so it peacefully coexists with existing development.

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 So the more specific you are, the more we'll understand what is important to you.

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 If you're still wondering how you want to structure and lead this, here are some suggestions that you're welcome to follow.

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 If you'd like, you can also find them listed on the back of your one page instructions for meeting facilitators.

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 You can start by welcoming participants and sharing the background and objectives on your instructions sheet.

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 It can also help to agree on how much time people have and want to spend in a discussion.

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 A full discussion, plus filling out individual worksheets, could take at least an hour.

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 If they don't already know each other, asking people to share their names and something about themselves, like a hobby or their favorite restaurant in Wheat Ridge, can help get the conversation started.

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 We've also provided some sample ground rules that you're welcome to share.

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 These might be most helpful if you suspect people might have really different opinions about new development.

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 Then you can read the exercise aloud while participants follow along on their own copies.

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 Start with either the residential or commercial example and go 1 by 1, asking participants to talk about which items they think are most important to regulate.

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 Allow each participant to express their shop thoughts.

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 If participants are struggling to connect their thoughts to items on the list provided, you can help guide them back to the list.

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 For example, you might prompt them by asking what's an example of a development you think fits in well, or one that doesn't, and why.

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 Or you might follow up.

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 That's an important point.

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 Which item on the list speaks to your issue?

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 If any participants are dominating the conversation, you can politely revisit the ground rules, which can help remind people to give everyone a chance to weigh in.

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 When you feel the discussion, the first example is ready to wrap up.

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 Direct everyone to fill in that part of the worksheet.

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 Then move on to the second example and repeat.

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 Gather all the worksheets to return them to city staff.

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 If anyone wants more time on their worksheet, they are welcome to take it home with them and return it to staff themselves.

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 Return instructions are included on the front of the worksheet.

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 To be included in the city plan, worksheets need to be returned by 5:00 PM on Friday, October 11th.

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 You can return your packet in three ways.

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 One, by dropping it off at City Hall Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

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 Two, by scanning the completed pages and then emailing them to Ashley Holland.

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 Or three, by contacting Ashley and arranging a time and place for her to pick them up.

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 Her contact information is on the screen here.

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 And finally, if you have any questions, you're welcome to reach out to Ashley directly.

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 Her contact information again is on this slide as well, so you can reach out to her with any questions.

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 Thank you again for participating in the city plan and leading a discussion.