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A
I'm
gonna
say
just
a
few
words
to
get
us
started
and
then
I'm
really
pleased
that
we
have
three
of
our
citizen
facilitators
here
to
share
a
little
more
about
the
big
idea,
roundtables
fantastic,
so
there'll,
be
presenting
in
turn,
but
I'd
just
like
to
welcome
Davonte
Patel,
Alisa,
Ortiz
and
Christina
Diaz
Torres,
who
all
three
of
them
are
commissioners
or
chairs
of
commissions
and
Elise's
case
and
helped
participate
in
the
facilitation
of
these
big
idea
roundtables.
So
these
were
a
series
of
community
conversations
focused
on
this
big
hairy
question
of
how
Arlington
should
grow.
A
The
premise
for
these
big
idea,
roundtables,
is
that
we
have
a
lot
of
opportunities
to
weigh
in
on
the
granular
specifics
of
zoning
ordinance.
Amendments
or
site
plan
considerations,
or
even
to
some
extent
facilities
planning,
and
yet
we
don't
have
enough
opportunities
for
neighbors
to
hear
from
one
another
about
what
they're
excited
about
or
what
they're
concerned
about
with
regard
to
how
our
community
is
growing
into
the
future,
so
my
colleagues
helped
me,
we
hosted
these
across
nine
different
conversations
and
again
they
were
facilitated
by
community
leaders.
A
Our
citizen
commissioners
stepped
up
participated
in
a
facilitator,
training
and
helped
guide
these
conversations
so
that
they
truly
could
be
neighbor
to
neighbor
dialogues,
rather
than
our
more
typical
citizen
engagement
opportunities
to
give
feedback
to
the
border
to
staff.
The
last
thing
I
want
to
share
just
about
that
overview
is
a
huge
recognition
and
a
thanks
to
our
communications
and
Public
Engagement
team.
We
have
Gerry
Solomon
here
and
Brian
Halford,
dr.
A
Branagh,
Helfer
and
Roger
Munter
as
well,
we're
just
absolutely
critical,
along
with
our
County
Board
office
staff,
including
Mason
Kushner
and
others,
in
making
sure
that
all
of
the
pieces
were
in
place
so
that
people
could
just
show
up
and
participate
in
a
really
robust
dialogue.
So
we
can
move
on
to
the
next
slide.
Just
to
give
a
snapshot,
I
think
this
is
actually
pretty
remarkable
to
see
this
is
these
were
a
set
of
conversations
that
drew
people
from
almost
every
corner
of
the
county.
A
I
think
people
really
resonated
with
the
chance
to
talk
to
their
neighbors
about
these
big
issues.
We
had
over
250
participants
having
to
add
a
second
room
to
many
of
the
to
many
of
the
engagements
so
that
more
people
could
join
us
representing
52
neighborhoods.
We
add
them
in
locations
across
the
county,
beginning
at
Langston,
Brown
community
center
on
the
highway
Dru
Community
Center
in
the
Noth
Green
Valley
area,
Arlington
Mill,
which
featured
Spanish
translation
right
here
at
the
Ellen
and
Bosman
Government
Center,
and
then
our
final
one
at
the
lubber
run
community
center.
A
A
The
second
was:
what
does
growth
mean
for
Arlington
County,
and
the
third
was:
what
can
we
do
as
citizens
to
shape
our
future,
so
I'm
gonna
begin
actually
with
MS
Patel,
who
was
one
of
our
facilitators
I
think
at
one
of
the
very
first
sessions,
yes
to
share
some
some
takeaways
and
some
of
the
big
themes
that
came
out
of
all
nine
of
the
different
sessions
on
these
topics.
Thank.
B
You,
madam
chair,
well,
the
first
question:
what
makes
Arlington
Arlington
was
a
beautiful
question
because
it
elicited
such
positive
remarks.
What
we
heard
from
the
participants
was
that
you
know:
Arlington
has
great
services
for
residents.
Excellent
schools,
neighborhoods
offer
unique
character
in
a
sense
of
community
there's
a
great
sense
of
diversity
in
Arlington,
County,
proximity
to
DC
and
all
that's
offered
in
our
nation's
capital,
extensive
planning
and
participation
and
the
opportunity
to
be
engaged
in
a
participator,
Pacific,
participatory
form
of
government.
B
If
we
can
move
on
to
the
next
slide,
we
can
see
some
of
the
quotes
from
the
participants
big
hitter
comments.
When
we
look
when
we
looked
at
all
of
the
sessions
and
tabulated
the
comments,
the
common
themes
were
great
services,
including
for
citizens
for
seniors,
walkability,
excellent
schools,
a
sense
of
community,
safe
neighborhoods,
excellent
parks
and
green
space,
proximity
to
the
nation's
capital,
capital,
meaningful
civic
engagement,
and
that
this
is
a
progressive,
diverse
and
inclusive
community.
C
Some
were
very
happy
about
it
and
there
were
a
lot
in
the
middle,
so
definitely
a
range
of
mixed
views
with
affordable
housing
and
the
lack
thereof
particularly
noted
repeatedly
as
one
of
the
biggest
challenges
that's
associated
with
growth.
People
want
to
seek
opportunities
to
identify
innovative
policies,
programs
and
practices
to
try
to
address
some
of
these
challenges:
collocation
mixed-use,
housing,
etc,
but
and
people.
You
know
some
participants
were
clear
that
they're
concerned
about
the
growth,
but
they
want
to
see
different
kinds
of
policies,
new
new
and
innovative
things.
So
again,
next
slide.
C
So
this
again
as
Devon
she
just
had
with
hers,
shows
some
of
the
quotes,
including
that
having
a
range
of
housing
prices
is
critical.
The
average
does
not
reflect
the
full
situation
and
I
think
we
could
all
agree.
We
all
know
there's
a
fordable
housing
crunch
here.
It's
concerning
that
Arlington's
rate
of
growth,
outpaces
our
facilities
and
spaces.
C
You
know
we're
always
sort
of
dealing
with
that
and
the
limited
amount
of
land
in
the
county,
plus
the
additional
resource
constraints
that
we
have
in
terms
of
having
even
less
access
to
the
land
than
other
counties
might
have
and
then
asking
our
our
planning
processes
nimble
enough.
Do
they
expand
to
include
more
out-of-the-box
ideas,
people
basically
saying
that
what
worked
for
us
in
the
70s,
80s
and
90s
may
not
be
working
now.
D
Terron,
yes,
and
so
that
conversation
segue
very
well
into
a
conversation
about
what
we
can
do
to
shape
our
future
and
I
can
I
can
speak
from
my
own
conversation
that
I
had
and
I
believe
my
facilitator.
Mycosis
literatures
would
agree
that
our
county
is
full
of
great
ideas
and
a
lot
of
them
came
to
the
forefront
during
these
conversations
as
you're
reading
through
the
report.
The
two
words
that
come
out
to
mind
and
that
keep
resonating
constantly
are
thoughtful
and
balanced.
D
We
want
to
make
sure
that,
as
we
are
moving
forward,
we
are
ensuring
that
we
have
services
and
growth
that
actually
meets
the
needs
of
a
diversity
of
Arlington
Ian's
and
so
as
you're
reading
through
the
different
pod,
the
the
premises
that
came
by
we
came.
These
are
the
things
as
I
keep
coming
up,
something
that
we
people
resonated
quite
frequently
was
maintaining
the
neighborhood
characteristics.
People
love
our
Legion
for
a
reason,
there's
a
reason
why
that
first
conversation
was
so
positive.
D
There's
a
lot
of
things
to
love
here,
and
so,
as
we
go
forward,
people
want
to
invest
in
making
sure
that
we,
those
remain
true.
Those
things
remain
true,
as
we
move
to
the
next
slide.
The
one
the
one
quote
that
I
really
want
to
bring
up
is
be
flexible.
It's
the
one
in
the
top
middle
there
be
willing
to
lose
a
little
control
over
what
we've
done
in
the
past.
As
we
were.
A
Well,
thank
you
three.
So
much
I
don't
know
if
we
even
have
any
other
facilitators
here.
I
know,
I,
see
some
participants
and
the
big
idea
roundtables,
and
it's
great
to
have
you
here
as
well.
Tell
me
Peterson
one
of
our
fellow
facilitators.
Thank
you
again
again
this
year.
Leadership
is
what
made
these
truly
neighbor-to-neighbor
conversations
and
I
think
what
made
them
unique
as
far
as
engagement
opportunities
go.
A
So,
as
somebody
compellingly
put
it
in
the
wrap-up
video
that
we
showed
at
our
last
board
meeting
the
the
big
question
is
so
what
are
you
gonna
do
with
everything
you
heard,
and
so
you
know
we
were
very
clear.
Launching
the
big
idea
roundtables
that
these
weren't
those
kind
of
specific
policy
engagement
opportunities.
We
weren't,
you
know
seeking
amendments
to
the
general
land-use
plan
in
these
conversations.
A
But
how
could
we
not
listen
to
and
be
shaped
by,
I
think
those
things
that
we
heard
in
those
conversations,
so
three
big
themes,
some
some
things
that
I
think
we're
gonna,
see
more
of
on
the
county
board's
agenda
and
as
well
for
the
community.
One
of
the
biggest
themes,
as
our
three
facilitators
noted,
was
a
genuine
worry
that
Arlington's
losing
the
sense
of
diversity
in
the
county
that
has
made
us
so
special
for
so
long,
and
so
we
talked
about
how
you
know
this
might
be.
A
A
Inclusivity
of
housing,
as
our
facilitators
emphasized,
was
a
big
theme
and
the
need
to
make
sure
that
our
housing
supply
that
our
the
the
types
of
housing
in
Arlington
actually
matched
the
demands
of
our
changing
demographics.
Families
are
looking
really
different
in
Arlington,
households
are
looking
really
different
and
we
heard
over
and
over
again
from
residents
from
young
people
to
seniors
that
it
was
clear
that
we
need
a
wider
menu
of
housing,
designs
and
layouts.
This,
we
think,
is
gonna
continue
to
inspire
work
in
the
coming
months.
A
Our
community
I
want
to
pause
there
actually
and
allow
an
opportunity
for
my
colleagues
to
share
any
comments
or
reflections,
an
excellent
thing
for
us
to
be
able
to
sit
and
listen
to
these
neighbor
to
neighbor
dialogues
and
conversations.
So
thank
you
all
for
participating
if
there's
anything
you'd
like
to
add
or
characterize
or
takeaways
you'd
like
to
share
mr.
Bester.
Thank.
E
You
well
there's
no
doubt
that
that
managing
our
growth
is
our
our
one
of
our
top
challenges
today
and
one
of
one
of
the
things
miss
crystal
and
I
really
appreciate
your
leadership
on
this.
That
I
thought
was
most
valuable
about
how
these
big
idea
conversations
were
executed
was
that
you
had
people
in
the
same
room
with
totally
different
perspectives
and
and
rather
than
kind
of
the
you
know
the
grouping
together.
You
know
you
hang
out
with
your
affinity
groups.
E
You
talked
with
a
lot
of
the
same
people
all
the
time
you
reinforce
each
other's
preconceived
notions.
We
had
a
lot
of
different
different
people
in
every
respect
across
the
table
from
each
other
speaking
in
a
very
civil
and
respectful
tone,
and
hopefully
one
of
the
outcomes
is
that
these
conversations
may
not
have
changed
people's
fundamental
minds,
but
I
would
like
to
think
that
they
maybe
helped
foster
greater
understanding
of
different
perspectives.
F
But
nothing
happened
in
that
too
often,
we
get
people
on
different
sides
of
an
issue
together,
but
it's
when
everybody's
totally
dug
in
and
there's
a
particular
outcome
that
everybody
wants
and
it's
a
fairly
kind
of
back
and
forth,
but
nobody's
listening
too
much
because
they've
already
got
their
positions
and
dug
in
so
this
kind
of
overall
look
I
think
is
great
and
I
think
the
popularity
of
it
shows
there's
like
kind
of
hunger
in
our
committee.
This
is
a
very
thoughtful
community
that
likes
to
think
about
things
and
which
is
really
healthy.
F
We've
a
lot
to
think
about.
So
maybe
this
is
a
sort
of
format
that
we
can
use
a
little
bit
more
of
in
the
future
to
sort
of
get
a
good
sort
of
foundation
on
issues
before
we
actually
tackle
specific.
You
know
specifics
of
those
issues
and
get
kind
of
in
a
tangle,
but
we
couldn't
think
about
it
ahead
of
time.
So
thank
you
thanks.
So
much
for
doing
it
so.
A
For
those
who
participated,
facilitated
or
otherwise,
just
interested,
we
are
going
to
make
the
report
that
was
summarized
so
well
by
our
three
facilitators
available
for
public
consumption,
both
some
of
these
thematic
takeaways
and
then
a
whole
appendix
of
all
of
the
comments
throughout
the
conversation.
So
you
can
really
get
a
sense
of
exactly
as
mr.
Vyse
ty
was
indicating
that
broad
spectrum
of
points
of
view,
I,
believe
that
will
be
available
by
searching
big
idea
round
tables
at
Arlington,
Va,
dot,
us
and
we'll
be
sharing
it
through
our
board
channels
as
well.