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7A Page 119 Attachment 1 Public Meetings and Outreach Process • October 3, 2006: Planning Commission publicworkshop and formal unveiling of the Downtown Precise Plan (with City Council in audience) • October 10, 2006: Panel discussion on Downtown Precise Pian issues • November 14, 2006: Public comments on the Downtown Precise Plan and Draft Eir'Z • December 12, 2006: Public comments on the Downtown Precise Plan and Draft EIR Over 3,000 flyers were sent to property owners and business tenants, not only in the Downtown Precise Plan area but also to those in the peripheral areas 300 ft. beyond the Plan boundaries. Special effort was also made to notify interested stakeholders, public agencies, and nearby neighborhood associations. E-mails were sent out to the Cifi~'s e- mail newsletter list which includes approximately 1,400 members of the public who have subscribed. News releases went out to the City Boards, Committees, and Commissions for wham the City has a-mail addresses, to all media contacts, to neighborhood associations for whom the City has e-mail addresses, to city managers of other nearby cities, to a corporate list including the Chamber of Commerce, and to County and State elected officials. Staff also offered two "tutorials" to familiarize the public with the Draft DPP (using specific projects as examples to "walk through" the Plan). Several architects and developers attended these sessions. Staff also contacted adjacent neighborhood groups (Centennial, Roosevelt and Stambaugh ~etler} to offer a presentation of the Pian but they did not express any interest. Staff has also presented the plan in various forums, including the "Our Town Downtown event on October 15"' and various other venues such as the Chamber of Commerce Committee meetings.