River Road-Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan <br />Engagement Summary <br /> <br />Page 4 of 11 <br /> <br />Phases 2-3: Visioning and Neighborhood Priorities (January – June 2018) <br />The Visioning and Neighborhood Priorities phases continued focus on raising awareness of the project <br />and asking community members what they valued in their neighborhoods and hopes for the future. <br />Starting in early 2018, the CAC and topic area Working Groups met monthly to compile and review the <br />feedback received during the Reaching Out phase, recognizing the priorities and values heard during this <br />process, as well as the many years of community engagement through previous planning work. Different <br />themes emerged and the Neighborhood Plan began to develop around five main topic areas: Economic <br />Development, Transportation, Parks and Natural Resources, Land Use, and Community. A vision for the <br />future of the River Road and Santa Clara communities started to appear. <br />Outreach Questionnaires <br />In summer 2018, the CAC and Working Groups developed outreach questionnaires for each of the plan <br />topic areas. These questions were used during community forums, an online survey, and several <br />targeted outreach events. <br />The June 2018 community forums (attended by over 300 people) provided a chance for neighbors to <br />come back together and review the community vision, developed by the CAC, working group members <br />and staff, based on community input received in the Reaching Out Phase. They discussed the <br />questionnaire in small groups and heard each other’s opinions. The events were held on two different <br />days of the week (Wednesday and Sunday) and at different times (evening and afternoon) to make it <br />more accessible to people with varying schedules. A light meal and activities for children were provided. <br />Recruitment to these forums included a hard copy invitation mailed to all property owners in River Road <br />and Santa Clara, email invitations to more than 1,000 people on the project’s interested parties list, yard <br />signs at high traffic areas (such as parks and major intersections), and posters in area businesses. In <br />addition, community volunteers attended neighborhood events and personally extended invitations.