Public Outreach

Community participation is an important part of creating a successful General Plan reflecting the needs and desires of City residents. Throughout the General Plan process, City staff have been conducting community meetings around the City with a variety of different groups, including neighborhood associations, business groups, and other interested parties.

This page summarizes past community outreach efforts

◊ Town Hall Forums- Phase I

◊ Town Hall Forums- Phase II

More than 1000 people attended 13 Town Hall Forum meetings held throughout the city. Citizens provided their opinions on the most important citywide issues to address through the General Plan. They also identified places in their neighborhoods and in the city overall that they liked and disliked, and identified characteristics of a great neighborhood.

To view the results of the Phase 1 Town Hall Forums, click here.

Town Hall Forums- Phase 2- May and June 2006

More than 1000 people attended 13 Town Hall Forum meetings held throughout the city. Citizens examined different land use alternatives and development choices we face as population increases. Participants analyzed and discussed the trade-offs associated with different developent patterns.

To view the results of the Phase 2 Town Hall Forums, click here.

In order to encourage the involvement of youth in Sacramento, the City invited high school students to participate in a special General Plan summit. The purpose of the meeting was to get youth involved in planning the future of our City and to encourage them to attend the next set of Town Hall Forums that begin in late May.

Over 150 students and teachers from 16 different public and private schools throughout Sacramento attended the event. At the Library Galleria in downtown, students listened to a presentation about the new General Plan and then were given the opportunity to tell the City what they wanted a future Sacramento to look like.

Group exercise

Beginning with interactive exercises, including a visual preferences survey, students let City staff know which housing, transportation, recreation and shopping options they preferred. Students also told the City what was missing in their neighborhoods and what type of places and services they wanted to see.

Mayor answers questions

In addition to the summit, the Mayor held a press conference for the students where she answered a variety of questions. Student reporters asked questions about topics ranging from flooding to crime and safety.

To view the results from the High School Summit, click here.

College Summit- April 20, 2006

In order to obtain input from college students throughout the Sacramento region, the City held a College Summit at Sacramento State University.

Over 80 students attended the event and shared their thoughts on what Sacramento should look like in the future. Results from the College Summit will be posted soon.

The City held four public Open Houses to share with residents the direction of General Plan draft policies, and to confirm their acceptance of policy direction. The Open Houses were attended by a total of about 300 people.

To view the results from the Open Houses, click here.

General Plan & Housing Policy Workshops

The following schedule outlines major policy issues involved in the General Plan, including several key goals of the City's Strategic Action Plan, which will be presented to the Council over the next year.

Date	Workshop Topic	Notice/ Report	Staff Contact
February 28, 2006	Housing Policy Workshop: Affordable Housing Strategy	Notice/ Report	Greg Sandlund
March 14, 2006	Housing Policy Workshop: SRO Report	Report	Jim Hare (SHRA)
April 4, 2006	Sustainability Agenda	Report	Helen Selph
April 18, 2006	Housing Policy Workshop: Housing Trust Fund & Condo Conversion Ordinance	Notice/ Report	Greg Sandlund
April 25, 2006	Natomas Joint Vision	Report	Scot Mende
May 2006*	Transportation Level of Service	N/A	Sparky Harris
June 2006*	Housing Policy Workshop: Ten-Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness	N/A	Community Services Planning Council
June 12, 2007	General Plan: Preferred Land Use Alternative	N/A	Tom Pace
May 1, 2007	Housing Policy Workshop: Mixed Income Ordinance	N/A	Cindy Cavanaugh
Early 2007*	General Plan: Draft Goals and Policies	N/A	General Plan
*Anticipated time period; N/A = Not available at this time.