Process for Recording GP2020 Comments

To facilitate the gathering of comments at each community meeting to identify issues, County planners are stationed at several issue tables (e.g., land use, agricultural resources, etc.) set up around the perimeter of the meeting room. Following introductory comments by planning staff on the purpose of the meeting and the overall General Plan Update process, a one-hour break-out session is held during which the public has the opportunity to interact with planning staff to discuss and clarify their specific concerns. Participants have several different ways at each community meeting to make sure their concerns are recorded:

• They may speak directly with the County planners who take notes summarizing their conversations.



• They may write their comments themselves on "green" comment forms placed at each issue table.



• They may write, or have the planner with whom they speak write, their comments on large paper flipcharts stationed at each issue table, or large pieces of paper on the walls around the room.



• Following the issue table break-out session, participants may address the entire audience during the open microphone session.



• Of course participants may also take blank comment forms home and return them by mail; or telephone, fax, or e-mail their concerns directly to PRMD.

Comments received on the green comment forms or written on the flipcharts are presented verbatim. Comments presented to individual planners have been summarized by the planners. Finally, comments received during the open microphone session of each community meeting have been summarized by planning staff.

If you believe that your comments have not been recorded accurately, or if you have additional concerns that you would like to see addressed in GP 2020, please get this information to us by August 24, 2001. If you cannot meet this issues identification deadline, please note that there will be numerous additional opportunities for public comment on the General Plan Update.