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Sustainability Advisory Board Minutes May 17, 2023 Page 7 of 8 Public Comment Michiko Christiansen: She suggested that the city create videos for the deaf community. She would rather see a short video with an interpreter than to read something long. LSAB Discussion LSAB's ideas for creating a partners contact list included reaching out to the neighborhood captains and creating a neighborhood contact directory. After the Marshall Fire, the City created neighborhood captains to share information from the City with neighborhoods. Todd is interested in a similar structure to create two-way communication about sustainability topics. Todd asked the board how we plug into HOA newsletters, neighborhood newsletters, etc. for more two way communication. Ideas included: potential communities such as golf, deaf, HOA, etc. There was also an idea to recruit captains from the sustainability newsletter email list that Kayla maintains and rally them around 4 projects per year. Kayla asked if the board wants to create a partners contact database. The board like the idea but feels the task is too large for LSAB to manage. While LSAB can share sustainability updated with their networks, this won't lead to citywide awareness. The board and Kayla like the idea of looking at whether a third party could help with this (e.g. Sustainable Neighborhood Network). Kayla mentioned that the new Sustainability Specialist has researched neighborhood engagement programs and will ask her to present findings at a future LSAB meeting. The board decided to table the conversation and come back to it at a future meeting. Discussion Item — Board Purpose and Role The City Clerk emailed several questions to members of all City boards. Kayla will resend the questions to the board along with the LSAB bylaws and work plan and board members can directly respond to the City Manager. The questions include: • What do you consider to be the purpose and role of your body? Do you have suggestions on changing that role in the future? • What have been your greatest successes? • What about your greatest failures?