1. Inclusive Design. The design of a public participation process includes input from appropriate local officials as well as from members of intended participant communities. Public participation is an early and integral part of issue and opportunity identification, concept development, design, and implementation of city policies, programs, and projects.

2. Authentic Intent. A primary purpose of the public participation process is to generate public views and ideas to help shape local government action or policy.

3. Transparency. Public participation processes are open, honest, and understandable. There is clarity and transparency about public participation process sponsorship, purpose, design, and how decision-makers will use the process results.

4. Inclusiveness and Equity. Public participation processes identify, reach out to, and encourage participation of the community in its full diversity. Processes respect a range of values and interests and the knowledge of those involved. Historically excluded individuals and groups are included authentically in processes, activities, and decision and policymaking. Impacts, including costs and benefits, are identified and distributed fairly.

5. Informed Participation. Participants in the process have information and/or access to expertise consistent with the work that sponsors and conveners ask them to do. Members of the public receive the information they need, and with enough lead time, to participate effectively.

6. Accessible Participation. Public participation processes are broadly accessible in terms of location, time, and language, and support the engagement of community members with disabilities.

7. Appropriate Process. The public participation process uses one or more engagement formats that are responsive to the needs of identified participant groups; and encourage full, authentic, effective and equitable participation consistent with process purposes. Participation processes and techniques are well-designed to appropriately fit the scope, character, and impact of a policy or project. Processes adapt to changing needs and issues as they move forward.

8. Use of Information. The ideas, preferences, and/or recommendations contributed by community members are documented and given consideration by decision-makers. Local officials communicate decisions back to process participants and the broader public, with a description of how the public input was considered and used.

9. Building Relationships and Community Capacity. Public participation processes invest in and develop long-term, collaborative working relationships and learning opportunities with community partners and stakeholders. This may include relationships with other temporary or ongoing community participation venues.

10. Evaluation. Sponsors and participants evaluate each public participation process with the collected feedback and learning shared broadly and applied to future public participation efforts. [Ord. 2013-12 § 1, 12-10-2013; Res. 2013-31 Exh. A, 12-10-2013].