Work Plan
| Phase 1: Project Start-Up, Stakeholder and Community Engagement, and Additional Research |
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| Project Start - Up | March - April 2018 |
| * Establish planning team * Review key documents; literature review * Identify stakeholders and Steering Committee |
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| Site Visit 1 (Three Days On Site) | April 17 - 19, 2018 |
| * Meet with Planning Team * Tour Town and identify/document cultural resources * Conduct stakeholder interviews * Conduct Steering Committee meeting |
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| Interim Activities | April - May 2018 |
| * Develop and conduct online citizen survey * Develop protocol for study of comparable cities and identify desired cities * Develop current cultural asset inventory * Conduct research utilizing CVI in developing economic profile of arts and creative sector |
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| Site Visit 2 (Four Days On Site) | May 16 - 19 (tentative) |
| * Continue stakeholder interviews * Hold community meetings * Conduct additional community/resident engagement as determined |
| Phase II: Strategy and Plan Development | |
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| Interim Activities/Develop First Draft of Plan | May - July 2018 |
| • Analyze issues and opportunities arising from process
• Complete comparable cities research
• Complete gap analysis and outline programming needs
• Determine potential role(s) of the Town in supporting arts and cultural development
• Determine relevant trends and regional/national benchmarks applicable metrics
• Gather and develop potential funding strategies
• Outline potential partnerships/collaborations for programs
• Prepare and circulate draft plans
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| Site Visit 3 (Two Days on Site) | Late July |
| • Meet with project staff/project team
• Community/stakeholder work session to review preliminary strategies and recommendations
• Meet with potential partners and collaborators
• Meet with Town leadership to test potential strategies and recommendations
• Follow-up key person interviews as needed and appropriate
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| Revise and Finalize Plan | August - September 2018 |
| • Analyze feedback from draft plan and site visit 3
• Write final plan, prepare for final presentation
• Prepare final presentations as determined
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| Final Site Visit 4 (One Day on Site) | September 17, 2018 |
| • Meet with project staff/project team
• Presentation of final plan to approving entities and others as determined
• Conduct implementation workshop with project team and other stakeholders as determined
• Three months telephone consultations following approval of plans
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