MEMO

Bryan Dyer
TO: Community Development Director DATE: 07/31/2019
PROJECT: Merriam Comprehensive Plan Update PROJECT #: 18353
RE: Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee Kick-Off Meeting Summary 2019-07-31
Comments, additions or corrections to this memo should be communicated in writing to Confluence within seven
(7) days of issuance. If no comments are received within that period, this memo will be assumed accurate and filed
as part of the permanent record for this project.

NOTES:

Kick-Off Meeting Summary (July 31, 2019)

The following memorandum provides a summary of the Kick-Off Meeting with the Merriam
Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee on July 31, 2019. The meeting was held from 6:30 pm to
8:30 pm in the Training Room of City Hall.

Meeting Agenda
The Consultant Team presented and facilitate the meeting with the following agenda:
 Introductions + Steering Committee  Key Stakeholder Interviews
Roles  Demographics + Populations Overview
 Project Scope + Schedule Overview  Goals + Visioning Exercises
 Project Name  Next Steps
 Project Survey

The Advisory Committee provided input regarding potential names for the new Comprehensive Plan,
survey questions, and stakeholders that should be interviewed. The Committee further provided their
feedback related to opportunities and challenges facing the City of Merriam as well as their dreams
and fears for the community.

The input received from the committee is included within the presentation as part of the
corresponding slides. Attached is a copy of the meeting presentation. Also attached is an attendance
sign-in sheet for the committee.

Next Steps
The Advisory Committee determined that Wednesday’s at 6:30 pm would work best for future
meetings. The next meeting is anticipated to occur in the month of October and will include the
Consultant Team’s initial analysis of Merriam.

SENT BY:

NAME: Christopher Shires, AICP

Project Manager for Confluence

Attachments: Kick-Off Meeting Presentation with Summary Data + Kick-Off Meeting Sign-In Sheet

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