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These events were designed to raise awareness of the process, enlist stakeholders in subsequent steps of the process and consult their opinion with simple questions that generated extemporaneous responses. Two separate 2 -hour sessions were conducted at two different locations: one inside the boundaries of the TCNO (in front of the Starbucks store) and the second on the North Bay Pedestrian Bridge. In each instance, staff set up a tent with a table and a few interactive boards on easels, as well as informational material about the project and future activities. The activities were kept simple and to a minimum to enable the likely short attention span of a person walking by on their way to another destination. Between 35-40 people stopped to participate and learn about the project. Many participants were on their way to or from running errands at Town Center North area businesses; several lived within the boundaries of the TCNO, but others arrived from other parts of the City. Children (and their parents) participated enthusiastically on their way home from school —and they had lots of ideas to share. At both locations, the project team also handed out over 100 palm cards announcing the Listening Session to passersby and went into businesses in the Town Center to speak with owners, managers and employees. Many active participants, particularly condominium association members, took these cards to spread the word at their buildings. (See Appendices E1 and E2 for details.) Listening Session: The project team led an interactive open -house -style event at City Hall in mid-March. Forty-two (42) participants registered their information on the sign -in sheets. The event was widely announced through the City's calendar, the project website, social media, via flyers, palm cards, emails and other City channels. The Listening Session components consisted of a brief introduction bythe consultant, a rolling informational presentation, a variety of interactive boards organized into "stations" (i.e., logical groupings). Each station was staffed by a project team member, whose mission was to listen to participants' spoken input and to help them document it on the boards via posted notes. In addition, the Listening Session featured an activity called "silent discussions'' consisting of large -format sheets, each introducing a topic and asking people to comment in writing using provided markers. The team used this format very successfully to prompt candid, yet acrimony -free, exchanges between participants on potentially contentious subjects, such as density and building height. (See Appendices F1 - F4 for details.) Online Survey: The survey was open for a month from the date of the Listening Session. The survey replicated the questions and activities used during the face-to-face Listening Session. It contained a total of 13 questions not including 5 optional personal information items. Many of the questions encouraged open-ended responses. A total of 357 individuals from all parts of the community participated in the survey, providing a wide array of perspectives. (See Appendix G for details.) Digital City Commission Workshop: An Interactive City Commission workshop was held on June 4th, 2020 using the City's Zoom platform. 0 "Silent discussions" at the Listening Session allowed participants to disagree on difficult topics without engaging antagonistically 60 City of Sunny Isles Beach