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Home My WebLink AboutWORKSHOP re Connectivity Summit review JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WORKSHOP AGENDA REQUEST TO: Board of County Commissioners FROM: Mark McCauley, County Administrator DATE: March 24, 2025 SUBJECT: WORKSHOP re: Reviewing the Recently Concluded Connectivity Summit with Danny Milholland and Zach Moser of The Production Alliance (TPA) STATEMENT OF ISSUE: The County, in partnership with the TPA, hosted the first ever Connectivity Summit held over three days and March 7, 8 and 9, 2025. It has been suggested that an organized review of the event would be warranted to determine what went well, what didn't and how to improve the next Connectivity Summit, should the County and the TPA team up again. ANALYSIS: Danny Milholland and Zach Moser with TPA will take part in the workshop and help guide the discussion. FISCAL IMPACT: None. RECOMMENDATION: Conduct the workshop. /A//,.#1",-e- D �75' Mark McCau , County Administrator Da e .03 N MARCH 7, 89 9 SFIING�° IUMMIT &2025 CHIMACUM HIGH SCHOOL Follow-Up Feedback Collection TPA Survey Meeting with partners to hear direct feedback Press Coverage After-event coverage in the Leader Collective Impact Mural Disseminate collective impact mural responses Follow-up Media in the works Compiling Photographs Ignite Talks on Youtube Sunday Plenary on Youtube Event Highlight Video with interviews Youth Voice Video "We have heard you" Acknowledgement Project for Local Youth It was promised to Mark Harris of Port Townsend High School that there would be follow-up with area youth about how their voice has been heard and if any changes would occur as a result of their participation in the event. We are still working on this but would love it if the county was willing to make a statement to this effect. Project ideas from youth that seem manageable in the short term include 1) the organizing of a Student Discount for High School Youth Campaign to acknowledge older youth's value to our community and 2) making improvements to the Uptown Community Center. Sunday Workshop Climate Change Element Feedback We are collecting feedback from Sunday Workshop Leaders to see if their workshops were able to create feedback for the Comprehensive Plan. 4SON 0 o y�w SUMMITMARCH 7, 8 ac 9 �gstlrNGt° 2025 CHIMACUM HIGH SCHOOL Feedback Production Alliance Feedback Survey Participating Orgs, Students, general public and partners - 106 Responses • The Connectivity Summit was a valuable use of my/my organization's time. -4 out of 5 • I will attend the Connectivity Summit next year. -4 out of 5 • Please describe a takeaway from this weekend, for example a connection you made, something you learned, or an idea you liked. o "inspiration for a more interactive tabling set up, connection with potential organizational collaborators, connection with potential youth leaders to participate in future programs" o "I loved Friday's focus on young people, all the networking I was able to do, and all the ways we as an org connected with community members." o "It made me so happy to see so many Organizations step up and be involved! I grew up in Port Townsend but have felt out of touch with what the youth's interests are and what support they need. I walked away with a better understanding." • Please offer a suggestion you have to improve next year's Summit. o "I would make the tabling time a little longer on Saturday, I didn't have adequate time to circulate around the whole room. " o "More room at the tables and space between the tables!" o "The big tabling space was loud and pretty overwhelming. If there's a way to break it into smaller sections that would help mitigate somewhat. Maybe grouping orgs loosely by function/sector'?" Engage JC Youth Survey - Takeaways for planners, policy makers, and youth program providers: 80 students provided comments 30 attended workshops • Investing in recreation facilities, such as sports fields, youth clubs, and indoor recreation centers, could significantly improve opportunities for youth engagement. • A focus on outdoor programs and nature-based activities would align with students' interests in environmental education. • Spaces where teens can socialize, like cafes or skating rinks, are in high demand. 4SON c y4w OG�� ONNIT1V1T SUMMIT 7117`" 7, 8 & 9ks,„NG,C� Cs-!UMACUM HIGH 50404% Event Report Organizations and Agencies - 140 Total 80 - Youth Opportunity Fair 120 - Saturday Connectivity Fair Individual Participants - 1500 Total Friday Organization representatives - 150 Students - 600 Saturday Organization representatives - 250 General public - 250 Saturday night General public - 100 Sunday General public - 150 Event Volunteers - 32 County Projects Highlighted 9+ Agencies Represented Engage JC and youth input in the comprehensive plan Emergency Prep public engagement activities DCD public engagement activities Ignite Talks! • The Compassion Project— Becca Mauer • Housing for Workforce — Brent Butler • Reimagining the Future of Irondale— Emily Calkins • Clerk, Coach, and Concierge — Greg Brotherton • Introducing the Jefferson Timber Cooperative (JTC) — Scott Freeman • The Importance of School-Based Health Centers (SBHC) — Dr. Melinda Bower A full day of focus on the Climate Change Element the Comprehensive Plan • Presentation by Josh Peters • Engage JC Workshops • Community Climate Resilience Workshop - Lara Gaasland-Tatro kq �� SUMMIT MARCH 7, 8 & 9 s FANG 2�Z5 CHIMACUM HIGH SCHOOL March 24th - Commissioners Meeting Connectivity Summit 2024 County Report Danny Milholland - Director of Operations, The Production Alliance Zach Moser - Events and Development, The Production Alliance Agenda: Review Connectivity Summit event report Commissioner and County leadership feedback Next steps - 2026? - We would love to do this again! Connectivity Summit, 2025 - Participating Organizations Gatheringplace AAUW Port Townsend Global Earth Repair Foundation ACI Boats Good Man Sanitation Inc. American Red Cross Habitat for Humanity Applied Education Foundation Heartfelt Finance Bayside Housing & Services Humane Society of Jefferson County Bayside Housing Informed Choice Washington Braver Angels Integrated Psychology Group Cascade Community Connections JCHBA Cascades Job Corps JeffCo Repair Center Valley Animal Rescue Jefferson Aquatic Coalition Centrum Jefferson County Chimacum School District - Career and Jefferson County 4-H - WSU Extension Technical Education Programs Jefferson County Department of Emergency Chimacum School District Management Chimacum Workhorse Project Jefferson County Fair Association City of Port Townsend Jefferson County Food Bank Association City of Port Townsend Police Department Jefferson County Historical Society Clallam Mosaic/ Informing Families/ Parent to Jefferson County Intellectual and Parent Developmental Disabilities Program Clarity Jefferson County Library Clemente Course @ OWL360 Jefferson County Marine Resources College Success Foundation Committee Community Boat Project Jefferson County Medical Reserve Corps Community Health Plan of Washington Jefferson County Public Health Department of Natural Resources - Olympic Jefferson County PUD Region Jefferson County Rural Library District Developmental Disabilities Administration Jefferson County Sheriff Disability Awareness Starts Here Jefferson County Special Olympics Discovery Behavioral Healthcare Jefferson County, Department of Community Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Development Jefferson Healthcare/ Jefferson Healthcare Dove House Advocacy Services Foundation East Jefferson Fire Rescue Jefferson Land Trust ECHHO Jefferson Teen Center Engage JC Jefferson Transit Authority Food Bank GROWERS Jumping Mouse Children's Center Foster Supports Connectivity Summit, 2025 - Participating Organizations Just Soup Peninsula Trails Coalition / Olympic Discovery JustServe Trail / Larry Scott Trail KALMA Pet Emergency Group Kiwanis Pet Helpers Port Townsend Port Ludlow Associates /The Resort at Port KPTZ Radio Port Townsend Ludlow LION Local Investing Opportunities Network Port Townsend Education Foundation Local 20/20 Port Townsend Film Festival Marines Port Townsend Little League Mythsinger Legacy Project Port Townsend Marine Science Center National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Jefferson County WA Port Townsend Paper Company Native Connections Action Group Port Townsend Psychedelic Society NAVY RECRUITING Port Townsend Public Library New Old Time Chautauqua Port Townsend School District Newt Crossing Cohousing Port Townsend Summer Band North Olympic Salmon Coalition Quilcene SD Superintendent Northwest Maritime Quimper Events Collective Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding Rhododendron Festival Northwest Watershed Institute Rotary Club of Port Townsend Salish Behavioral Health Administrative Northwind Art Services Organization (SBH-ASO), Salish NW Laborers Apprenticeship/ LiUNA 252 Youth Network Collaborative (SYNC) Olympic Area Agency on Aging Salish Rescue Olympic College Salt of the Earth Olympic Community Action Partnership Saltfire Theatre (OlyCAP) Skillmation Olympic Educational Service District Smooth Transitions-Olympic Peninsula Olympic Housing Trust Songwriting Works Educational Foundation Olympic Music Festival Swan School Olympic Peninsula The Benji Project Olympic Peninsula YMCA The Economic Development Council of OWL360 & The Nest Jefferson County Peace Made Possible The ReCyclery Peninsula College The Sustainable Life Learning Center Peninsula Ecstatic United Earth Networks Peninsula Homecare Cooperative United States Air Force Peninsula Housing Authority US Army Connectivity Summit, 2025 - Participating Organizations WA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD Washington Department of Revenue Washington State Parks Recreation Commission West Sound Technical Skills Center Wolfe & Crow Productions WSU Extension