DENVER LISTENS

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DENVER LISTENS
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Welcome to the Denver Listens
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Citys Five Goals for 2007

• Achieve the highest customer service rating in
  the country
• Create 25,000 private sector jobs
• Make Denver an even better place
• Make Denver City government an even better place
  to work
• Live within our means

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Purpose

• Engage local citizens in a discussion about
  Denvers future
• Gather input on desired results for the next four
  years
• Get feedback on how the city should prioritize
  the budget.

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Agenda

• 530 Registration
• 545 Mayor Hickenlooper
• Purpose of Denver Listens Initiative
• Agenda Review
• Citys 5 Goals for 2007
• 600 Table Introductions
• 610 Introduction of Keypads
• 620 Table Discussion
• What are the results you want from Denver City
  government?
• 710 Denvers New Results Oriented Budget
  Process
• 720 Polling Exercise to Pick Top 10 Priorities
• 745 Budget Allocation Exercise
• 800 Evaluation Polling/Next Steps
• 815 Adjourn
• 820 If you wish to stick around, budget results
  will be presented

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Role of table captain
Your table captain is here to

• Take neutral notes captures ideas
• Keep your table focused, on task and on time
• Ensure everyone gets to participate
• Ensure everyone treats each other with respect
• Helps group reach consensus
• Gets feedback to improve future sessions

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Table Introductions

• Name
• Why is it important for you to participate in
  this evening's meeting?

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Introduction to Keypads
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Have you ever lied to your Mother?

• Never
• Only once or twice
• Only once and I paid for it dearly
• I was young and candy was involved
• I'd prefer to say "an occasional stretching of
  the truth"
• Only when it was in her best interest
• More times than I can count
• My brother/sister made me do it

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Are you a Native Denverite?

• Yes
• No

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Are you Male or Female?

• male
• female

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• 50.4 of Denvers population is male, 49.6 is
  female

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How old are you?

• 10-19 years
• 20-29 years
• 30-39 years
• 40-49 years
• 50-59 years
• 60-69 years
• 70-79 years
• 80-89 years
• 90-99 years

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How long have you lived in Denver?

• less then one year
• between 1 and 5 years
• between 6 and 10 years
• between 11 and 20 years
• more than 20 years

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What part of Denver do you live in.

• Northwest Denver
• Southwest Denver
• Southeast Denver
• Northeast Denver
• Far Northeast Denver
• Central Denver

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What is your field of work?

• Local, State, or Federal Government
• Construction
• Healthcare
• Business
• Legal
• Education
• Non-profit organization
• Retired
• Unemployed
• Other

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How do you identify yourself?

• American Indian or Indigenous
• Asian/Pacific Islander
• Black or African American
• Latino/Hispanic
• Multiracial
• White or Caucasian
• Other
• would rather not say"

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Please indicate your highest level of completed
education

• Still in secondary and/or did not complete high
  school
• High School
• Trade School/Community College
• Technical College
• University
• Graduate School

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Ground Rules

• Listen thoughtfully and respectfully.
• Keep comments brief, one person speaks at a time.
• If someone is hogging the conversation, ask them
  to let others speak.
• Participate openly, honestly, and civilly.
• Ask questions to clarify, rather than convince.

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Table Discussion
What are the results you want from Denver City
government in the next 4 years?

• Discuss with folks at your table what type of
  results you would like to get from the city
  government
• Identify no more than 5 results your table would
  like to submit to the support team
• Keep them short 3 to 7 words
• Submit ideas by raising your yellow card
• Results may not be worded exactly as submitted

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List of results
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List of results
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List of results
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Top 10 Results Ranked
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Budget Allocation Exercise

• If you had 100, how would you distribute it
  among these top 10 priorities?
• Using the sheet you have, take 5 minutes to enter
  in your budget allocation. Maximum of 50 for any
  one result.
• As soon as your done, hand them into the support
  team

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Evaluation/Next Steps
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How well did the technology contribute to the
meeting?

• Very low
• Somewhat low
• Moderate
• Somewhat high
• Very high

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How satisfied are you with tonights session?

• Very low
• Somewhat low
• Moderate
• Somewhat high
• Very high

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Would you attend another session like this in the
future?

• Very low
• Somewhat low
• Moderate
• Somewhat high
• Very high

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Top 10 Results
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THANK YOU!

• To obtain results of this and other Denver
  Listens sessions, visit
• http//www.denvergov.org/denverlistens
• To give us further input, send an email to
• denverlistens_at_ci.denver.co.us