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C-4Incorporate the City of Longmont's Community Engagement Model into all city plans and projects

Progress

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  • Planning
  • Continuous
  • Implementation
This strategy focuses on developing a process to apply the City’s Community Engagement Model more consistently across departments.

In 2001, the Longmont Community Involvement Manual was originally developed to encourage and welcome community members to be involved in all aspects of city government. Staff has worked on platforms such as Engage Longmont, community involvement training for staff and other elements to integrate this approach.

City staff has updated the manual to integrate current best practices, including integrating race equity tools into community involvement and completed employee training of project managers and engineers. The next steps include adding Community Engagement in the checklists for Project Managers, as a new Project Management Office (PMO) is started in 2024. Training will also be offered in 2024 on the basics of Community Engagement to all staff.

Tasks

What are we doing?

  • Todo12/27/2024

    Incorporate Community Engagement into Project Management Office tracking

    Working on final edits of the progress will use the equity check list from the community engagement training.

  • Todo12/31/2025

    Update the staff guide for working with translators and interpreters

    This work will be hand over to the a bilingual committee which we hope will be formed once leadership approves sometime in 2024. Staff guide review and completion to work to be done in 2025.

What has been done?

  • Done04/04/2024

    Provide Community Engagement Training

    community engagement training provided for 35 staff at public works- basic , challenging facilitations part two provided on 5/16/24. Provided NGLA Community engagement city model overview on 5/16/24.

  • Done12/29/2023

    Update the Community Involvement Manual

    Community Involvement/Engagement Manual and training power point have been completed. In addition to updates to one page technique handouts used for training.

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Topic Area

Timeline

Continuous

Responsible organizations

Contact persons

  • Sandra Seader
    Assistant City Manager
    City of Longmont
  • Carmen Ramirez
    Community and Neighborhood Resources Director
    Community & Neighborhood Resources
Information updated 08/26/2024