OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN BYLAW 4052 ... - District of Mission

divided into small groups to exchange ideas and to respond to a set ofquestions prepared by the OCP Project Team.The small groups had approximately two hours to review and discuss thequestions. Each group had a note-taker to record the answers, a timekeeperto ensure that the group responded to all the questions within two hours,and a reporter to share the group’s findings with all workshop participants.While each reporter presented the highlights of their small group sessions,all of the participants had the opportunity to offer additional comments.At the workshop, presentation boards, orthographic maps, land use maps,street maps and topic-specific maps were on display. Participants wereencouraged to use the maps to clarify their thoughts and ideas.A “General Public Ideas Workshop” was held at the end of the workshopseries to provide an opportunity for citizens to express their ideas on a broadrange of issues, some of which were not covered in the initial set ofworkshops.Workshops were also conducted with the leadership classes of threeSecondary Schools to seek input on youth issues. The Youth Workshopswere an important part of the OCP update process because they gave youththe opportunity to share their ideas on Mission. At the workshops thestudents formed small groups to discuss the following topic areas consideredto be important to youth: The Downtown; Arts, Culture and Heritage; Parks,Recreation and Open Space; and Transportation and the Environment.During the lunch hour following each Youth Workshop, a booth was set upin the foyer of the high school so that the OCP Project Team member couldtalk to the students and ask them to fill out a survey questionnaire.Following this series of workshops, the results of the sessions were posted onthe OCP Update Project section of the District’s website.• Open Houses – Draft Objectives, Policies and ActionsOpen Houses were held on the evening of October 20, 2005 and during theday on October 22, 2005 at City Hall and Heritage Park Secondary Schoolrespectively, to present some of the key, initial objectives, policies andactions emerging from the OCP update process. The same notificationmethods were used as with the May Open Houses. Presentation boardswere on hand to communicate draft objectives, policies, and actions for allsubject areas of the OCP. Participants in the workshops engaged indiscussion with members of the OCP Update Project team and someparticipants also provided input by way of a questionnaire.District of MissionOfficial Community Plan – adopted July 28, 2008Introduction7