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SBS's outreach to include local cultural leaders in commercial district revitalization

0:21:29

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Council Member Feliz asks about SBS's outreach to ensure local cultural leaders are consulted and included in efforts to revitalize local commercial districts. Haris Khan explains that most of SBS's grant funding is community-led and community-driven, with interventions determined by community leaders and organizations.

SBS's grant funding is primarily community-led and community-driven
The Commercial District Needs Assessment (CDNA) process requires organizations to engage with local stakeholders
The CDNA process includes merchant surveys, shopper surveys, and consumer surveys to incorporate local insights into final recommendations

Oswald Feliz

0:21:29

Okay.

0:21:30

What type of outreach does SBS conduct to ensure that local cultural leaders are or consulted and included in the efforts to revitalize a local commercial district.

Haris Khan

0:21:40

So most all of our grand funding is community led and community driven.

0:21:44

And so the work of interventions that we see take place as a result of SBS's funding It is determined inherently by community leaders and community organizations.

0:21:55

One example of that council member is when an organization does a commercial district needs assessment beyond the fact that this organization has decided they want to embark upon this work in that neighborhood.

0:22:05

The CDNA process forces them to do merchant surveys, shopper surveys, consumer surveys, really engage with the local stakeholders, and incorporate those rec insights into the final recommendations that they produce as part of the CDNA process.

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