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2 <br />standards citywide, and establish new zoning districts and standards in five focus areas <br />identified in the General Plan. The City expects that new development standards and zoning <br />designations for the five focus areas will result in an intensification and acceleration of infill, <br />mixed-use, affordable housing, and/or commercial development. <br />Through the SCP CEEEJ grant, the City will include grassroots engagement thereby extending <br />the reach of the ZCU Consultant’s scope deeper into the City’s sixty-four (64) distinct <br />neighborhoods. The City’s partners will conduct the grassroots engagement activities with <br />support from the SCP CEEEJ Consultant. Through the grassroots outreach and engagement, the <br />City seeks feedback about proposed development standards to ensure they are responsive to <br />community needs and will realize the long-term vision of the General Plan. <br />The City selected a consultant and kicked off the ZCU update in November 2023. The City <br />anticipates completing the effort by November 2025. The ZCU Consultant’s public engagement <br />scope includes stakeholder interviews, eighteen (18) community workshops with six (6) taking <br />place during each of the three rounds of engagement, and two (2) business community <br />workshops. The first round of community workshops took place in July 2024. The SCP CEEEJ <br />funded engagement will enhance Round 2 and Round 3. <br />Each round of engagement in this Scope of Work will include grassroots activities and a series of <br />six (6) community workshops (12 total). The grassroots activities will serve as an opportunity to <br />gather input and to encourage participation in the community workshops. Round 2 of <br />grassroots outreach and engagement will cover key topics that emerged during Round 1 by <br />presenting draft Articles pertinent to those topics. Round 3 grassroots outreach and <br />engagement will parallel the release of the public draft Comprehensive ZCU. <br />This project is a Co-Applicant Partnership between the City and two community-based <br />organizations (CBOs): Charitable Ventures (CV) and The Kennedy Commission (KC). <br />CV is a non-profit CBO that offers social impact consulting to support community programs, <br />bolster organizational capacity, and strengthen collaboration. The role of Charitable Ventures in <br />the Comprehensive Zoning Code Update is to consult with the City and neighborhood <br />organizations, facilitate onboarding of individuals who will participate in grassroots <br />engagement, and manage payment compensation to individuals who implement planned <br />grassroots engagement activities. <br />KC is a non-profit CBO that works with community organizations to increase the production of <br />affordable homes through policy, advocacy, and community engagement. The role of The <br />Kennedy Commission in the Comprehensive Zoning Code Update is to convene focus groups <br />and assist with community organizing. In addition, the CBO will support training activities, and <br />implement grassroots outreach and engagement activities.