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Appendix
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Introduction
This report is the second volume of information gleaned from the Mayor's
Vision Summit, convened by Tulsa Mayor Bill LaFortune on July 9 with 1,100
participants. This volume contains three appendixes with typed versions of some
4,000 ideas for Tulsa's future, submitted by the participants during the Summit
and in more than 100 emails sent to Mayor LaFortune after the Summit.
Contents In the afternoon of the vision workshop, participants were asked to
summarize their visions and ideas in response to four general questions and one
essay question. After the workshop, the Mayor also invited the public to submit
their ideas and comments via email. This report focuses on the afternoon and
email responses, divided into several appendixes:
Comments received from working table groups
Responses to Question 1: "There is one thing on which we can probably
all agree: We like Tulsa. Change, however, is inevitable. Tulsa, like every
other city in the world, is in a constant process of change. As we look to the
future, we can seek to protect those qualities that make our city a good place
to live. Please describe those good qualities that Tulsa has now that you feel
need to be maintained, regardless of what changes happen in the future."
Responses to Question 2: "As we look at Tulsa today, we can see many
changes emerging. Some of these changes are good things that can make our city a
better place. What new things do you see beginning in Tulsa that should be
nurtured and developed during coming years?"
Responses to Question 3: "There are probably some things about Tulsa
that some of us wish were different. No place is perfect. Please describe the
things you consider negative about Tulsa that you would like to see changed, and
explain why."
Responses to Question 4: "We have now discussed the things we most like
about Tulsa, as well as things we would like to see different. There may also be
things or qualities we feel are missing in Tulsa…things perhaps you have seen
in other cities, or even things that Tulsa may have once had but has lost. What
would you like to see added to Tulsa in the future that would make it a more
successful city, or would make it a better place to live for you and your family
or friends?"
Individual comment sheets with responses to Question 5: "Do you have a
specific idea for something you would like to see in Tulsa's future? This
Mayor's Vision Summit is only the first stage in a process of planning for the
future. Because it is only the first stage, our focus today is primarily on
identifying broad qualities important to Tulsa which should form the foundation
for our goals. The four questions that your table will be considering as a group
are all designed to help achieve this purpose. However, you may already have a
specific idea that you would like to recommend to Mayor LaFortune and to the
members of the City Council."
Process
The data was checked and verified for accuracy and read by a small group of
volunteers, who identified several dozen key words and synonyms, such as
downtown, beauty, and elderly, that appeared throughout the comments. Comments
were then sorted by those key words and arranged into about a dozen major
themes, such as transportation, quality of life, and culture.
The reviewing volunteers then re-read the material and developed summaries by
each question and by each major theme.
The main report contains their summaries for the top ten major themes.
This report contains the full range of materials received, which will be open
for public review and inspection so interested readers can see the comments in
their entirety. This report does not include names on individuals' submissions.
For the reader's reference, the following pages also contain a collection of
representative quotes and a chart of key words used in the analysis.
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