[WEC] Inviting select people to join us in our "designstorming"?

[Larry Reed]

I don't have a problem with Rob's list except for Mark R, if Mark is
attending I think Mr. Walker, as representative of the City recognized
west Eugene neighborhood (business) association should be asked to
attend,
Larry

-----Original Message-----
From: wec at westeugenecollaborative.org
[mailto:wec at westeugenecollaborative.org] On Behalf Of
Pat_Johnston at blm.gov
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 12:36 PM
To: Rob Zako
Cc: West Eugene Collaborative
Subject: Re: [WEC] Inviting select people to join us in our
"designstorming"?

Dear Rob,

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.
I
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.

Sincerely,

Pat Johnston





 

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Dear West Eugene Collaborative friends,

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.

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

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.


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.

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

(Note: The above list is somewhat expanded from the specific people the
LUT
Committee discussed, and is intended merely to be suggestive.)

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.

Thanks,
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