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Discussion Regarding In Person Meetings
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Submitted by:
Steve Berg
1. Introduction
• To return to in person meetings for Parks and Forestry Commission
2. Importance of In-Person Meetings
• Benefits of face-to-face interactions, such as improved communication and collaboration
• In person meetings can help build stronger relationships among team members and stakeholders
3. Current Challenges with Virtual Meetings
• Limitations of virtual meetings, technical issues Community unable to be recognized on zoom, lack of engagement with community, and difficulty in reading body language.
o A survey don in 2023 identified community users
§ Ages 40 8%
§ 50 23%
§ 60 40%
§ 70 24%
§ 80 3%
o Many if not all are limited in zoom technology
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4. Examples
• We have not had staff come to meetings Example- Finance, designers, county supervisors, users (Tosa Tonight, court users, Rec Dept staff) Community especially seniors
• Not involved with Muellner Building rentals outsources
• We had less than 1% input for our survey open house
• We have lost connection with community users
5. Proposed Plan for In-Person Meetings
• Meeting locations
Concerns or objections from team members
6. Conclusion
• Summarize the key points of the presentation
open the floor for questions & comments