The Booker Creek Working Group will hold its first meeting to begin to build an effective and productive culture for the group while shaping the group’s charge and leadership. There will be time for attendees to ask questions. Information about the Booker Creek Working Group will be available at www.townofchapelhill.org/BookerCreekStudies.

The Town will not provide a physical location for viewing the meeting.

The public is invited to attend the Zoom webinar directly online or by phone.  Register for this webinar:  https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HCHZwP_YQHC-fU915soTBg. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar in listen-only mode.  Phone: 301-715-8592, Meeting ID:  886 1425 4397

Verbal Comments: At the appropriate time, the Moderator will provide attendees the option to use the raise the hand function or *9 via phone to indicate your desire to ask a question. Individuals with a ‘raised hand’ will then be brought into the public portion of the meeting one at a time.

Meeting Recording (New!)

The meeting recording is available online.

Meeting Purpose

To begin to build an effective and productive culture for the group while shaping the group’s charge and leadership.

Desired Outcomes

As a result of this meeting participants will:

• Better understand the purpose of the working group
• Consider ground rules for working together
• Explore potential desired outcomes for the work
• Identify leadership for the group
• Hear from the public

Agenda

Welcome!  Mayor Pam Hemminger

Introductions: Please introduce yourself and share one reason you wanted to be part of this working group.

Agenda review Facilitator Maggie Chotas, DSC

Consider group ground rules

To promote a productive and effective group culture, the following ground rules are proposed:

• Begin and adjourn on time
• One speaker at a time
• Listen for understanding
• Say what you need to say while making room for others to say what they need to say
• Embrace a learning mindset
• Be mindful of assumptions & ask questions
• It is OK to disagree…please do so respectfully
• Share your own story and respect the stories of others

Listening round:  Values & Desired outcomes

Each group member will have the opportunity to respond to the following:

• What is a value you want to hold onto in this conversation?
• What are 1-2 outcomes you would like to see this group accomplish?

Identifying a Chair & Co-chair for the Group

Next Steps

7:20 Public Input

7:30 Adjourn