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H. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION <br />30. PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BY THE AGENCY. ATTACH ADDITIONAL SHEETS AS NEEDED. <br />Stakeholder Engagement <br />and Public Process. <br />Input Sessions and <br />Community Engagement <br />Through a robust community engagement <br />effort, we will embark on a process of discovery <br />for a deeper understanding of the human <br />experience. This participatory effort will bring <br />stakeholders and the community at large into <br />the design process with a focus on positive <br />forward momentum, promoting transparency, <br />openness, and participation by all individual <br />viewpoints. This effort will engage stakeholders <br />and inform the design process with a level of <br />care that will result in an elevated pedestrian <br />bridge/park rich in a distinct sense of <br />authenticity and sensitivity to the unique <br />environment of the City of Sunny Isles Beach. <br />Building stakeholder consensus during the <br />public outreach and programming phase <br />is essential to the planning process. Direct <br />engagement enables participants to fuse their <br />discrete individual experiences with broad <br />and comprehensive solutions. This leads to <br />participant buy-in, alignment of values, and a <br />strong commitment to next steps. <br />Through a series of participatory exercises, our <br />team has formulated a methodology during <br />the initial phases of planning that provides <br />an open forum for the voices of stakeholders. <br />This is a meeting where all ideas are placed on <br />the table and discussed in an open forum for <br />everyone to hear. <br />It is important to make the process accessible. <br />This may mean offering a variety of <br />engagement formats ranging from public <br />workshops and written comments to online <br />surveys and focus groups. These engagement <br />tools should be varied in time and location <br />so that all have access to at least some of <br />the events regardless of personal schedule <br />restrictions. We utilize a number of small group <br />exercises that help participants think outside <br />the box of predetermined expectations. <br />Coconut Grove Public <br />Engagament Process