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International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) presentation of 2020 International Core Values Project of the Year to the City of Flagstaff and Southside Community Association for the Southside Community Specific Plan

The presentation of the award will include a brief presentation on the IAP2 Core Values and the outstanding qualities of the project by Kylie Cochrane, International Chair of IAP2, and an Australasian IAP2 board member. Gwen Howard IAP2 USA President will also be in attendance.

The Southside Community Specific Plan was selected as the National and International Core Values Project of the Year because of its holistic approach to engaging the entirety of this historic community, to celebrate the past and to co-design how they will look to the future, is the embodiment of meaningful public participation.

This program tackled a historically significant political and cultural issue affecting multiple ethnicities. When initial techniques did not elicit the kind and level of participation sought, they added and innovated techniques until the public participation objective of that phase was met before moving on to the next phase. Their robust partnering with community associations and their explicit attention to creating a plan that built in sustainable decision making and adaptation made this program an outstanding example of Public Participation.