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8.13. - Page 31 of 122 <br />Continue to expand public communications efforts through online <br />Staff presented a communication work plan to the City Council <br />services and polls to gain input on key policy initiatives, and increasing <br />Communications Sub -Committee that identified annual communications <br />the frequency of the City's mailed newsletters (CMO) <br />priorities including mailed newsletters and utilizing surveys on an occasional <br />basis to gain community input. <br />Continue community conversations on major policy issues facing the <br />This is an ongoing effort. Specific policy initiatives completed or underway <br />community, modeling engagement and communications efforts after <br />include the budget engagement event, the City Veterans Memorial Senior <br />the "Home for All" community engagement housing initiative, which <br />Center -YMCA project, district elections, and the Financial Sustainability Plan <br />concluded in June 2018 (CMO) <br />outreach. <br />Support Port communications needs through a communications <br />This is complete. The City and the Port negotiated and executed an <br />agreement between the City and the Port (CMO) <br />agreement for communications services, and City Manager's Office staff are <br />providing communications services to the Port. <br />Finalize the alignment of the Nextdoor map with the Neighborhood <br />Staff is collaborating with Nextdoor on new solutions to implement this <br />Association map (CMO) <br />priority and estimate completion by spring 2019. <br />Coordinate the interdepartmental Communications and Community <br />Staff launched this internal working group. This is an ongoing effort with the <br />Engagement working group to increase the effectiveness of citywide <br />group meeting three to four times a year. <br />communications and community engagement activities (CMO) <br />Support the National Night Out community event (CMO) <br />Seven 2018 National Night Out events were held with representatives from <br />the City Manager's Office, Fire Department and Police Department in <br />attendance. Staff helped the individual Neighborhood Associations who <br />hosted the events with preparation and materials for the events. <br />Continue to work closely with the Neighborhood Associations and <br />This is an ongoing effort. Staff collaborates with Neighborhood Association <br />support Neighborhood Association leadership (CMO) <br />leaders by facilitating meetings at least annually and regularly attend <br />Neighborhood Association meetings. <br />STRATEGIC INITIATIVES AND GOALS 3 1 P a g e 257 <br />