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ARPA Community Engagement Schedule
ARPA Community Engagement Schedule
From the onset of the community engagement process for ARPA spending and project selection, the City has been working to gather input through traditional grassroots means and a multi-faceted online approach. Outreach efforts included connecting with community stakeholders, canvassing neighborhoods, distributing press releases, email blasts, social media posts, and setting up in-person and virtual community meetings throughout Lynn.
January 25, 2022
Lynn City Council Meeting
Presentation to the City Council on on ARPA and outreach efforts.
February 2022
ARPA Community Survey Goes LIVE!
How would you spend $75 million in Federal funds given to Lynn?
March 2022
Development of a Project List
We will develop an ARPA-funded project list in March using the data gathered from community surveys.
March 2022
Project Interviews
Conducting & publishing interviews with project managers & stakeholders
April 2022
Launch of the Phase I ARPA Project Proposals & Suggestions
City departments, agencies, commissions, nonprofits and outside agencies were encouraged to submit proposals for ARPA investment.
April 26, 2022
City Council Meeting
ARPA survey results were presented to the City Council.
May 2022
Phase I Project Submittal Workshops
The public was invited to attend 6 workshop sessions in May for an opportunity to work with staff to navigate through their project applications.
May 2022
Review of Community Suggestions for ARPA Investment
The City is reviewing community suggestions which may be integrated into other projects that will receive ARPA funding in July.
May 31, 2022
Closure of Phase I Project Submittal Requests
Feedback from the City’s community outreach highlighted particular needs to address parks and green space, the cost of housing, improvements to roadways and sidewalks, and litter. The City’s recommendations are in line with those priorities, taking into account priorities from the City’s ARPA Scoring Matrix such as the implementation timeline and project sustainability (i.e., the reality that the finding is a one-time revenue source).
June 20, 2022
Launch of Project Selection Survey
The City drafted a recommendation of projects that are the most viable to be recommended to the City Council for approval during the first round of project selection scheduled for mid-July. Projects not selected in this first round may be selected in a future project selection process in the fall of 2022.
June 28, 2022
Overview of the Project Selection at City Hall
A Community Meeting was held to discuss the City’s recommendation for the first round of projects for ARPA investment and to solicit more survey responses.
July 6, 2022
Project Selection Survey Deadline Extension
The ARPA project selection survey deadline was extended to July 6th to allow for more community participation. Projects not selected in this first round may be selected in a future project selection process in the fall of 2022.
July 12, 2022
Phase I Presentation to the City Council
A presentation of the phase I survey results was made at the July 12th City Council meeting. The Council voted to approve the recommendation of ARPA investment developed by the City.
Late Summer/ Early Fall 2022
Project implementation
Project implementation begins for approved ARPA allocations.
Recap of the ARPA Project Selection Process
Since the onset of the community engagement process for ARPA spending and project selection, the City has been working to gather input through traditional grassroots means and a multi-faceted online approach. Outreach efforts included connecting with community stakeholders, canvassing neighborhoods, distributing press releases, email blasts, social media posts, and setting up in-person and virtual community meetings in each Ward.
In early February, a community survey was developed and distributed to help the City of Lynn develop a transparent, strategic, and equitable plan for federal ARPA funding. The survey was designed for the purpose of understanding the impact of the pandemic on city residents and to gather a sense of community stakeholders’ priorities for COVID-19 response and recovery efforts. During the month of May, the public was invited to attend several workshops for an opportunity to collaborate with staff to help submit their project suggestions and proposals.
Outreach activities for the first quarter included:
Targeted Outreach to 509 Community Organization Contacts
2,446+ Email Communications
- We Are Seeking Your Feedback on ARPA Investment
- ARPA Project Selection Survey Goes LIVE on Monday, June 20, 2022
- Propose Your ARPA Projects
- Visit Lynn ARPA.com!
200+ Telephone Calls
14 Community Forums
1,650+ Survey Responses
The survey was available online from February 8, 2022 through March 31, 2022 and reached roughly 1,653 respondents. Of the 1,653 survey participants, 1,259 prioritized infrastructure improvements with 39% survey participants citing roadway & sidewalk improvements as a top priority for ARPA funding investments.
3 Project Submittal Workshop Events
Six, 3-hour sessions with translation services were open to the community for a chance to work with staff to propose their ideas in May.
24 Individual ARPA Project Assistance Sessions
ARPA Project Selection Survey postcard sent to 35,400 residences throughout the City
223 Project Selection Surveys Returned
Outreach Takeaways
Feedback from the City’s community outreach highlighted particular needs to address parks and green space, the cost of housing, improvements to roadways and sidewalks, and litter. The City’s recommendations are in line with those priorities, taking into account priorities from the City’s ARPA Scoring Matrix such as the implementation timeline and project sustainability (i.e., the reality that the finding is a one-time revenue source).
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