Brad Finney– August 15, 2022

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    From: Brad Finney
    Sent: Monday, August 15, 2022 10:25 AM
    To: Stacy Atkins-Salazar; Sarah Schaefer; Meredith Matthews; Alex Stillman; Brett Watson;
    [email protected]; Jennifer Dart; Delo Freitas; Karen Diemer
    Subject: Support for establishing a Gateway Plan Advisory Committee
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    Arcata Council Members and Staff

    Hi. First off, thanks to all of you for your service to the City of Arcata. As a resident of Arcata for the past 43 years, I value the slow(er) paced lifestyle of our community, and the thoughtful planning that has resulted in moderate development that “fits in” over the past four decades. Arcata has often used citizen advisory committees to help guide the planning of major projects within the City. Along with a a number of other citizens that had a remarkably diverse background, I served on such an advisory committee in the 1980s when the City was planning on upgrading the waste treatment facility, . Our committee was instrumental in developing a facility planning document that incorporated input from a
    wide array of stakeholders (customers) that ultimately diffused a number of contentious issues and resulted in the waste treatment facility that has served the community for the past 35 years. I would encourage you to adapt the same sort of strategy for the Gateway Development Plan, using a citizen based advisory committee working with City staff to a
    plan that identifies and then addresses the range of opinions and concerns the community has concerning this issue.
    While it might seem like a detour to slow the process down while the advisory committee works, I believe that ultimately the resulting plan will be better supported by the community and implementation of the new development
    will be smoother and quicker.
    Thanks for considering this request.
    Brad Finney
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    Brad Finney
    Professor, Environmental Resources Engineering Cal Poly Humboldt, Arcata, CA 95521