[WEC] Inviting select people to join us in our 'design storming'?

[Jan Wostmann]

There seems to be some agreement about involving neighborhood
associations.  I think this is important because, with the departure of
Charles Snyder, there are no representative of any of the neighborhood
associations in the W 11th corridor.  Here is contact information for the
leaders of each of the neighborhood associations in that part of town, for
consideration by the committee.

Churchill Area Neighbors
   Alan Buck, alan at churchillareaneighbors.org, 343-0021
   Craig Topham, ctopham at caneugene.org, 513-032

Far West Neighbors
   Carol McBrian, cmcbrian at efn.org, 485-8285

Jefferson Westside Neighbors
   Rene C Kane, renekane at comcast.net, 343-4309

West Eugene Community Organization
   Clayton Walker, 484-4422



On Thu, February 21, 2008 12:35 pm, Pat_Johnston at blm.gov wrote:
> Dear Rob,
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> I believe we agreed at our LUT-WEC meeting yesterday to limit the
> invitations and not add too many people to the Design Storming activity.
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> believe the group was comfortable and had the capacity to add a maximum of
>  6 people.  In particular, we discussed inviting Pete Sorenson, Bonny
> Bettman and Mark Rabinowitz.  The primary concern was to invite people who
>  might torpedo the project, specific elected officials that have voiced
> concern, and under-represented groups that should be brought in at this
> juncture, such as neighborhood groups.  I also think that the we didn't
> think it appropriate to invite Clayton Walker at this time.
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> Sincerely,
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> Pat Johnston
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> Rob Zako
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> Dear West Eugene Collaborative friends,
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> Yesterday, the Land Use and Transportation Committee discussed recruiting
>  “design scribes” and other details in preparation for our March
> 13-15
> “design storming” meeting. We also began discussing possible next
> steps, including when and how to best involved the larger public.
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> Out of this discussion came a specific suggestion to invite select people
>  to join us in our “design storming” activities on March 13-15. These
> could include:
> former members of the WEC interested elected officials representatives of
> stakeholder groups that are underrepresented on the WEC people who might
> try to “torpedo” any agreements we might reach
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> Please note that the suggestion is NOT to expand the membership of the
> WEC,
> nor to extend a general invitation to the public, but rather to invite
> select people on a one-time basis to participate in this critical
> activity.
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> We talked quite a bit about the importance of involving especially
> skeptics in our work early before we have formed any clear ideas, rather
> than later when it would be easier for them to be critical and to complain
> that they did not have an opportunity to be involved. Note that insofar as
> the “design storming” activity is intended to expand our list of
> possible solution elements, more participants and points of view are
> better (within reason). Also note that the “design storming” activity
> is explicitly set up to be non-critical: We are not asking anyone what
> they don’t like but rather to suggest their constructive ideas. Such an
> activity could serve well to diffuse some existing skepticism, even
> antagonism, around our work.
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> In particular, we could invite the following people:
> Ed Durkee
> Ric Ingham
> Anita Johnson
> Charles Snyder (or Illona Koleszar)
> Bonny Bettman
> Betty Taylor
> Bill Fleenor
> Bobby Green
> Pete Sorenson
> Clayton Walker
> other representatives from neighborhoods along West 11th Mark Robinowitz
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> (Note: The above list is somewhat expanded from the specific people the
> LUT
> Committee discussed, and is intended merely to be suggestive.)
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> I am writing to the full WEC now in the interest of time, and will leave
> it to John and Dennis to help us all decide if we want to pursue this
> suggestion and, if so, who specifically to invite.
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> Thanks,
> Rob Z_______________________________________________
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