HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 76-85ORDINANCE NO. -76 -SIS
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM; PROVIDING A PROGRAM FOR
CITIZEN COMMENT AND PARTICIPATION; PROVIDING
ACTIVITIES; IDENTIFYING A PORTION OF THE COM-
MUNITY,FOR OPERATION OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOP-
MENT PROGRAM; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND
PROVIDING FOR REPEAL.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
There is hereby established in keeping with the powers granted
to the City of Beaumont by the Texas caum ity Development Act of 1975,
a Community Development Program. Such Community Development Program
shall include a planned and publicized program of work designed to
improve the living and economic conditions of primarily low and moderate
inccane persons.
Census Tract 17 of the City of Beaumont, Texas, is hereby
established as the target area of the Com unity Development Program of
the City of Beaumont.
The City of Beaumont proposes to provide the following activities
for Census Tract 17:
1.
The acquisition of real property for the
purpose of rights -of --way for streets and
storm sewer construction;
2.
The construction of new streets and recon-
struction of current streets;
3.
The enforcement of City codes and ordinances;
4.
The demolition of dangerous structures;
5..
The payment to individuals for relocation
due to displacement and rights-of-way pur-
chases and code enforcement;
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6. The payment of reasonable administrative
costs related.o the planning and execution
of the Cammuni:ty Development activities in
the designated area; and,
7. Financing the rehabilitation of privately
owned buildings through the use of loans
and grants for the purposes of Community
Development as set out herein.
The City of Beaumont has formulated the plan under which .citizens
may publicly camrent on the proposed Comunity Development Program. The
optional.techniques for C.omnunity Development citizens participation are
outlined in Exhibit "A" which is attached hereto and made a part of this
ordinance for all purposes.
That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of
this ordinance, or the application of same to a particular set of
persons or circumstances, should for any reason be held .to be invalid,
such invalidity shall in no wise affect the remaining portions of this
ordinance, and to such end the various portions and provisions of this
ordinance are declared to be severable.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances .in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the �Q
day of 1976.
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CITY OF BEAUMONT
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Citizen's Advisory Committee
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Citizen Employment
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Citizen Honoraria
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Citizen Referendum
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Citizen Representatives on Policy-
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Citizen Review Board
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Citizen Surveys
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Citizen Training
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Community Technical Assistance
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Computer-based Techniques
depends on specific technique chosen
Coordinator or
Coardlnator-Catalyst
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Design -In
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Drop -In Centers
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Fishbowl Planning
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Focused .Group Interview
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Game Simulations
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Group Dynamics
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Hotline
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Interactive Cable TV
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Media -based Issue Balloting
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Meetings—Community-Sponsored
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Meetings—Neighborhood
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Meetings—Open Informational
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Neighborhood Planning Council
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Ombudsman
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Open Door Policy
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Planning Balance Sheet
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Policy Capturing
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Policy Delphi
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Priority -Setting Committee
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Public Hearing
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Public Information Programs
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Random Selected Participation
Groups
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Short Conference
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Task Forces
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Value Analysis
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Workshops
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Description of Functions
identify Attitudes and Opinions: determine community,
and!or interest group feelings and priorities.
Identify Impacted Groups: determine which groups will
be directly.or indirectly affected by policy and planning
decisions.
Solicit impacted Groups: invite the individuals and
groups thought to be impacted by the program to
participate in the planning process.
Facilitate Participation: make it easy for individuals and
groups to participate.
Clarify Planning Process: explain or otherwise inform the
public on planning, policies, projects, or processes. .
Answer Citizen Questions: provide the opportunity for
citizen or group representatives to ask questions.
Disseminate Information:. transmit information to the
public; includes techniques which provide access to
information. •'
Generate New Ideas and Alternatives: provide the
opportunity for citizens or group representatives to
suggest alternatives or new ideas.
Facilitate Advocacy: provide assistance in developing and
presenting a particular point of view or alternative.
Promote interaction between Interest Groups: bring
interest group representatives together for exchange of
views.
Resolve Conflict: mediate and resolve interest group
differences.
Plan, Program, and Policy Review: provide an
opportunity for policies to be reviewed.
Change Attitudes toward Government: makes individuals
or groups view government differently.
Develop Support/ Minimize Opposition: explain the
costs, benefits, and tradeoffs to the public, thereby
defusing possible opposition and building support.
Participation Techniques
Arbitration and Mediation Planning:
Utilization of labor-management mediation and
arbitration techniques to settle disputes between interest
groups in the planning process.
Chanette:
Process which convenes interest groups (governmental
and non-governmental) in intensive interactive meetings
lasting from several days to several weeks.
Citizen Advisory Committees:
A generic term used to denote any of several techniques
in which citizens are called together to represent the
ideas and attitudes of various groups and/or communities.
Citizen Employment:
Concept involves the direct employment of client
representatives; results in continuous input of clients'
values and interests to the policy and planning process.
Citizen Honoraria:
Originally devised as an incentive for participation of
low-income citizens. Honoraria differs from reimburse-
ment for expenses in that it dignifies the status of the.
citizen and places a value on his/her participation.
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Citizen Referendum*
A statutory technique whereby proposed public measures
or policies may be placed before the citizens by a ballot
procedure for approval/disapproval or selection of one.
of 'several alternatives.
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Citizen Representation on Public Policy -Making Bodies:
Refers to the composition of public policy-making boards
either partially or wholly of appointed or elected citizen
representatives.
Citizen Review Board:
Technique in which decision-making.authority is dele-
gated to citizen representatives who are either elected
or appointed to sit on a review board with the authority
to review alternative plans and.decide which plan should
be implemented.
Citizen Surveys of Attitudes and Opinions:
Only technique other than talking with every citizen that
is statistically representative of all citizens; allows for no
interaction between citizens and planners.
Citizen Training:
Technique facilitates participation through providing
citizens with information and planning and/or leadership.
training, e.g., game simulation, lecture, workshops, etc.
Community Technical Assistance:
A generic term covering several techniques under which
interest groups are given professional assistance in
developing and articulating alternative plans or objec-
tions to agency proposed plans and policies. Some
specific techniques.are:
Advocacy Planning
Process whereby affected groups employ professional
assistance directly with private funds and consequently
have.a client -professional relationship.
® Community Planning Center
Groups independently plan for their community using
technical assistance employed by and responsible to a
community-based citizens group.
® Direct Funding to Community Groups
Similar process to Advocacy Planning, however, funding
comes from a government entity.
w Plural Planning
Technique whereby each interest group has its own
planner (or group of planners) with which to develop a
proposed plan based on the group's goals and
objectives. .
Computer-based Techniques:
A generic term describing a variety of experimental
techniques which utilize computer technology to en-
hance citizen participation.
Coordinator or Coordinator -Catalyst:
Technique vests responsibility for providing a focal .point
for citizen participation in a project with a single
individual. Coordinator remains in contact with all
parties and channels feedback into the planning process.
Design -In:
Refers to a variety of planning techniques in which
citizens work with maps, scale representations, and
photographs to provide a better idea of the effect on
their community of proposed plans and projects.
Drop -In Centers:
Manned information distribution points where a citizen
can stop in to ask questions, review literature, or look
at displays concerning a project affecting the area in
which the center is located.
Fishbowl Planning: �
A planning process in which all partiZ!can express their
support or opposition to an alternative before it is
adopted, thereby bringing about a restructuring of the
,plan ,to°the point where it is acceptable to all. Involves
use of several participatory techniques—public meetings,
public brochures, workshops, and a citizen's committee.
Focused Group Interviews:
Guided interview of six to 10.citizens in which
individuals are exposed to others' ideas and can react
to them; based on the premise that more information
is available from a group than from members
individually.
Game Simulations: .
Primary focus is on experimentation. in a risk-free
environment with various alternatives (policies, programs,
plans) to determine their impacts in a simulated
environment where. there is no actual capital investment
and no real consequences at stake.
Group Dynamics:
A generic term referring to eit4er interpersonal tech-
niques and exercises to facilitate group -interaction, or
problem -solving techniques designed to highlight
substantive issues.
Hotline:
Used to denote any publicized phone answering system
connected with the planning process. Hotlines serve two
general purposes: 1) as an avenue for citizens to phone
in questions on a particular project or policy and receive
either a direct answer or an answer by return call; or 2)
as asystem whereby the citizen can phone and receive .
a recorded message.
Interactive Cable TV -based Participation:
An experimental technique utilizing two-way coaxial
cable TV to solicit immediate citizen reaction; this
technique is only now in the initial stages of experi-
mentation on a community level.
Media -based Issue Balloting:
Technique whereby citizens are informed of the exist-
ence and scope of a public problem, alternatives are
decribed, and then citizens are asked to indicate their
views and opinions.
Meetings—Community-sponsored:
Organized by a citizen group or organization; these
meetings focus upon a particular plan or project with
the objective to provide a forum for discussion of various
interest group perspectives.
Meetings—Neighborhood:
Held for the residents of a specific neighborhood that
has been, or will be, affected by a specific plan or
project, and usually are held either very_early in the.
planning process or when the plans have been developed.
Meetings—Open Informational (also "Public Forum'):
Meetings which are held voluntarily by an agency to
present detailed information on a particular plan or
project at any time during the process.
Neighborhood Planning Council:
A technique for obtaining participation on issues which
affect a specific geographic area; council serves as an
advisory body to the public agency in identifying
neighborhood problems, formulating goals and priorities,
and evaluating and reacting to the agency's proposed
plans.
Ombudsman:
An independent, impartial administrative officer who
serves as a mediator between citizen and government
to seek redress fo�plaints, to further understanding ~19��'
of each other's po7�Roh, or to expedite requests.
Open Door Policy:
Technique involves encouragement of citizens. to visit
a local project office at any time on a "walk in" basis;
facilitates direct communication.
Planning Balance Sheet:
Application of an evaluation methodology that provides
-for the assessment and rating of project alternatives
according to the weighted objectives of local interest
groups, as determined by the groups themselves.
Policy Capturing:
A highly sophisticated, experimental technique involving
mathematical models of policy positions of parties -at- .
interest. Attempts to make explicit the weighting and
trading -off patterns of an individual or group.
Policy Delphi:
A technique for developing and expressing the views of
a panel of individuals on a particular subject. Initiated
with the solicitation of written views on a subject, suc-
cessive rounds of presented arguments and counter -
arguments work toward consensus of opinion, or clearly
established positions and supporting arguments. j
Priority -setting Committees: j
Narrow -scope citizen group appointed to advise a public
agency of community priorities in community develop-,
ment projects.
Public Hearings:
Usually required when some major_ governmental
program is about to be implemented or prior to passage
of legislation; characterized by procedural formalities,
an official transcript or record of the meeting, and its
being open to participation by an individual
.or repre-
sentative of a group.
Public Information Program:
A general term covering any of several techniques
utilized to provide information to the public on a
specific program or proposal, usually over a long period
of time. r
Random Selected Participation Groups:
Random selection within a statistical cross-section of
.groups such as typical families or transit -dependent
individuals which meet on a regular basis and provide j
local input to a study or project. j
Short Conference:. { j
Technique typically involves intensive meetings
organized around a detailed agenda of problems, issues,
and alternatives with the objective of obtaining a
complete analysis from a balanced group of community
representatives. l
Task Force: i
An ad hoc citizen committee sponsored by an agency in
which the parties are involved in a clearly-defined task
in the planning process. Typical characteristics are small I
size (8-20), vigorous interaction between task force and
agency, weak accountability to the general public, and
specific time for accomplishment of its tasks.
Value Analysis: .
Technique which involves various interest groups in the
process of subjectively ranking consequences of
proposals and alternatives.
Workshops:
Working sessions which provide a structure for parties
to discuss thoroughly a technical issue or idea and try
to reach an understanding concerning its role, nature,
and/or importance in the planning process.