[OldNorth] Announcing Forums on City of Davis Goals

[Old East Davis]

Old East:

We encourage concerned people to post their comments on the city's 
forums; especially the goal of neighborhood preservation/enhancement.

The url for that goal is:

http://forums.dcn.org/goals/viewforum.php?f=14&sid=14b6c7235ef8d4f17a8517f2ff5ddac6

the URL for the forums is:

http://forums.dcn.org/goals/

Keith

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Dear Old East Davisites:

The City of Davis is conducting a public on-line forum on the City's 
Goals. This is the forum that I mentioned at the June 28 Old East 
Davis meeting at Valerie's house.

Here is the announcement from the Davis Community Network regarding 
the on-line forums.

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"The Davis City Council's Goals and Key Objectives for 2004-2006."

This Forum will be active for exactly three weeks: June 21 through July 11.

The City of Davis has contracted with DCN to provide this Public Web 
Forum. The City Council is seeking public comments and dialogue on 
recently determined Goals and Objectives for the next two years. The 
Council and City staff will evaluate the many Forum postings, and 
will include public responses and recommendations in next-step 
decisionmaking.
(link to download a PDF of the Goals and Objectives from the City web 
site: http://www.ci.davis.ca.us/story/pdfs/Council_Goals.pdf )

This multi-issue Forum is an experiment: an experiment in online 
democracy; in civic decisionmaking; and in community learning.

Though there are inherent limitations to this relatively new form of 
engagement, and even to the structure and purpose of this specific 
Forum, we urge you to participate. The success or failure of this 
initiative will largely depend on broad community participation and 
on the nature of the postings. Take the high ground in your responses.

As you will see, this Forum includes 7 First Tier Goals, followed by 
a number of Sub-Goals, followed by numbered Objectives. Second Tier 
Goals are also included. Each of these items may be responded to, 
individually or as a whole. The City Council has a prioritized 
interest in your responses to Goals 1-7.

You are encouraged to add references to the discussions. For example, 
if you are suggesting strategies found in the General Plan, it will 
be helpful to include the page number or URL.

DCN has assigned volunteer Moderators to help keep the postings on 
track and the Forum functioning effectively. Moderators are not 
editors. They will not alter content. The will offer light-handed 
assistance in enforcing the stated Forum Guidelines and Policies. 
Should you have any questions or problems, contact DCN Executive 
Director, Richard Lowenberg, rl at dcn.org .

If you are a novice to using such online forums, we urge you to log 
in and experiment. Use the Sandbox, which you will find has been set 
up for you to play in. Click on active links and see what happens. 
Take a self-guided tour of the site and its functions. You won't get 
lost and there's nothing to harm. Read the listed Goals and 
Objectives, and read others' postings. Formulate your own response to 
an issue you care about. Its easy.

And please, tell your family, friends and neighbors to log in and participate.

DCN Board of Directors

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To participate in the forums, especially the Neighborhood 
Preservation/Enhancement section, go to:

http://forums.dcn.org/goals/


Keith R. Prior
405 J Street
Davis, CA 95616-4222
530-753-9774
530-304-8478 Mobile
krprior at mac.com