Council has Adopted Your Plan! …Now What?!

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Thursday, November 9, 2023
3:05 p.m. - 4:05 p.m. CST

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Overview

-How to successfully engage with the public during the planning process
-Pointers in developing plans that can be implemented & used by City Staff (beyond dust collectors!)
-How to purposefully coordinate with City decision makers
-How to budget, allocate and fight for funding

It’s been a year, you and your Team have sunk hours into working diligently with key stakeholders, the public, city staff, City Council, public boards, the ISD and so on and so on to develop a Parks Master Plan. After all the hard work and planning, City Council adopts your Plan, now what?!  No need to ebb and flow over the next few years because in this session, we will guide you in the process of rising to the occasion of successfully implementing projects! We will dive into how to develop an implementable plan and how to get parks from conception, to how to receive funding, and through ribbon cutting.  You’ll hear the process, strategies, pros & cons from both a Parks Director and Consultant on how to navigate plan development and implementation of the plan once adopted.

Key Takeaways will be:
-how to successfully engage with the public during the planning process
-pointers in developing plans that can be implemented & used by City Staff (beyond dust collectors!)
-how to purposefully coordinate with City decision makers
-how to budget, allocate and fight for funding

If you have an interest in master planning, specifically parks, come ride the wave with Christi & Hunter to better understand how to develop plans that can be utilized by staff to truly improve and enhance communities.

Speakers

Christi Pruitt

Invited Speaker

"Christi Pruitt has been the Director of Parks & Recreation in Haltom City since November 2016. Prior to that, she served Haltom City as the Recreation Supervisor for 12 years. During her tenure in Haltom, Christi re-opened the Recreation Center after renovations, adding top-of-the-line fitness equipment, new classes, community events, … Read More

Hunter Rush

Invited Speaker

"Hunter N Rush | Senior Planner & Partner - MHS Planning & Design Hunter Rush is the Senior Planner and Partner at MHS Planning & Design, llc located in Dallas, Texas. Hunter has been employed at MHS since 2008 and primarily focuses on developing Parks, Recreation & Open Space Master … Read More

Contact Info

Barbara Holly, bholly@rockdalecityhall.com