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Mechanisms for stakeholder input on fund allocation
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Council Member Linda Lee inquires about the mechanisms in place for stakeholders, particularly community-based organizations and individuals with lived experience, to provide input on how settlement dollars should be allocated. Dr. Rebecca Linn-Walton explains the various ways they gather input and engage with the community.
- Regular conversations with community providers to inform RFP development
- Employment of individuals with lived experience in creating RFPs
- Site visits to ensure community needs are met
- Attendance at community board meetings
- Exploring ways to increase public engagement post-pandemic
Linda Lee
0:42:59
Okay.
0:43:00
And what mechanisms is this for stakeholders, particularly community based organizations and individuals with lived experience, to provide input on how settlement dollars should be allocated.
0:43:10
So has there been a process for that?
0:43:12
And, you know, can where can the public, give you all their input on this?
Dr. Rebecca Linn- Walton
0:43:18
I mean, I'd say we're regularly talking to community providers so that we know that our RFPs are going to meet their needs and desires when they come out.
0:43:27
But I also think it's it's we need to we have people with lived experience that we employ who are creating the RFPs.
0:43:34
I mean, I know that that's been a central piece to my career is my own lived experience, which I thank you for sharing at the beginning as well, Chair Narcisse, because that's informing every single decision we do.
0:43:45
And, you know, we can sit around at a table or virtually or in person.
0:43:49
We go out to site visits so that we can make sure we're meeting the needs of communities.
0:43:53
We also have a number of people regularly, going to community boards and really having those conversations.
0:44:00
But that said, we can always do better and there and we're exploring also ways in which maybe the pandemic meant that we did some fewer meetings with people, and how do we really bring that back in full force.
0:44:10
And I know that we're working on that, as a daily work of how can we better engage the public in what we should be doing to better meet their needs.