<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"><div class="gmail-wpb_text_column gmail-wpb_content_element" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16px;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Open Sans";vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(58,58,58)"><div class="gmail-wpb_wrapper" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><h3 style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 8px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:400;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:27.2px;line-height:34px;font-family:UniNeueBold;vertical-align:baseline;letter-spacing:0px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:600;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Open Sans";vertical-align:baseline"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">Wha</span></span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:600;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Open Sans";vertical-align:baseline"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">t We’ve Heard</span></span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:600;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Open Sans";vertical-align:baseline"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></h3><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 27px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:600;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">Between November 2019 and February 2020, over </span></span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:600;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">ONE THOUSAND</span></span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:600;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"> residents told us what they wanted in their ideal Durham. There were a lot of common themes:</span></span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 27px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">Affordable housing, good public transportation, access to quality food, safety, health and wellness, a sense of belonging, racial justice, good schools, opportunities for good jobs, places to learn and play, and a clean environment were among the top themes that residents told us they wanted for Durham.</span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 27px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:600;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">Between Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 we heard from residents about what Durham’s future goals should be.</span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 27px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">To write a new Comprehensive Plan we started by getting your feedback on what Durham’s future goals and objectives should be. These goals and objectives will guide how the plan is written, what recommendations are included in the plan, and it will also guide decisions for new development that is happening now. </span><span style="box-sizing:border-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t:600;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">What is this Engagement About?</span></span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 27px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">Engagement this fall will focus on hearing from residents about the types of places they would like to see in</span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"> their neighborhoods</span> <span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">in the future. Staff have used the Community Goals and Objectives adopted by both the City and County this summer to develop place types for Durham. </span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">Place types</span></span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"> are a way of describing and mapping the kinds (or types) of places that we want to see in Durham in the future. The place types will be displayed on a Place Type Map, accompanied by a Place Type Guide that describes each place type in detail. We want to create a new Place Type Map that shows what types of places people want to see in the future in your communities.</span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 27px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:600;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">What is Guiding this Engagement? </span></span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 27px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">In response to resident feedback from previous rounds of engagement, staff and Engagement Ambassadors are designing engagement strategies together. Engagement Ambassadors are </span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">residents </span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">who receive stipends for their efforts to engage members of their own communities</span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"> who have been actively harmed or marginalized by planning processes in the past.</span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 27px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:600;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">What are Opportunities to Get Involved Now?</span></span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 27px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">Community Meetings</span></span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 27px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">We’re kicking off fall engagement by inviting residents to participate in one of six staff-led Community Meetings over the next three months. One will be held in Spanish, and the other five in English, with Spanish interpretation available. You are welcome to attend any of these meetings, as the same basic information will be shared at all meetings, with a portion of the meeting broadly focused on a general area of Durham.</span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 27px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">Each meeting will provide information on where we are in the Comprehensive Plan process, details of the Place Type Map, and the tools for community engagement on the Map. These meetings are a great way to jump into the project!</span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 27px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">Click on one of the meetings below to register today! </span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></p><ol style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 30px 30px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;list-style:none"><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;list-style:outside decimal"><a href="http://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3fPF9UqBQf6d3u40CrJxYA" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(206,0,159);text-decoration-line:none"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">Wednesday, November 3 – Meeting 1: Central Durham</span></a></li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;list-style:outside decimal"><a href="http://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RshxHxOuQ16YOXJxLq4eGA" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(206,0,159);text-decoration-line:none"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">Tuesday, November  9 – Meeting 2: Spanish-Speaking Session</span></a></li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;list-style:outside decimal"><a href="http://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fnpAIBo4TJCoNBB9I8L9tw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(206,0,159);text-decoration-line:none"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">Tuesday, November  30 – Meeting 3: East Durham</span></a></li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;list-style:outside decimal"><a href="http://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sITdzI2aRa65pi4V5CLrIw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(206,0,159);text-decoration-line:none"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">Monday, December 6  – Meeting 4: North Durham</span></a></li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;list-style:outside decimal"><a href="http://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Ck1ceQE9S5OQzXWMyS8ulA" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(206,0,159);text-decoration-line:none"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">Thursday, December 16 – Meeting 5: South Durham</span></a></li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;list-style:outside decimal"><a href="http://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mPpS6QClQSymyM-9pFQIFw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(206,0,159);text-decoration-line:none"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">Wednesday, January 12 – Meeting 6: West Durham</span></a></li></ol><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:basel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