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Guide and Form
A Straightforward Way to Get
What You Need
Written by:
Sheila A. Selkregg, Phd.
Art and Poetry by:
Children of Rural Alaska
May 2001
Support for this project provided by:
U.S. Department of Agriculture -Rural Development, Alaska
Denali Commission
Alaska Humanities Forum
For copies of this guide, please contact:
U.S. Department of Agriculture -Rural Development
800 W. Evergreen, Suite 201
Palmer, AK 99645
Tele: (907) 761 -7705
Fax: (907) 761 -7783
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Dear Community Planners:
It's my pleasure to share with you this Community Strategic Plan Guide and Form. It was
produced jointly by USDA Rural Development, Denali Commission, and the Alaska Humani-
ties Forum. Its purpose is to assist rural Alaskan communities in managing change.
As we look at the past 100 years in rural Alaska, we see that providing resources, guidance,
and "help" to rural communities has not insured that they necessarily have become better
places to live. It is clear that how things are done is as important as what is done.
The core belief behind this planning guide and form is that when you as a community build
a plan yourself, based on your own community values, you have a map which helps you
define your future and manage change with a true sense of ownership. The challenge, after
the plan is completed, is to listen and to be guided by your own work. Equally important
is to use the power of your ownership to expect all agencies and entities of change to listen
and be guided by your work. It will be your responsibility to present the plan to those who
you expect to use it. It then becomes the outside agency's or entity's responsibility to use it
if they want to be effective in your community.
Your plan creates a framework from which you can evaluate new projects or elements of
change in your community. As you do that, it's important to consider the long -term costs
and impacts of each change based on your values and resources. Balancing who you are
with what you have and what you want to become is essential to the art of creating a
healthy community. It's my hope that the Community Strategic Plan Guide and Form helps
you in the process.
There is nothing magic about this format; use it, change it, make it fit your needs. Many
people from small communities to regional and state agencies and the university were
involved in shaping the guide and form. Their comments make it a better document. If you
think of ways to improve it, your thoughts are welcome. Please pass your comments on to
the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development.
Best Wishes and Good Luck!
Dr. Sheila A. Selkregg, State Director
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development
journey with Unity of Purpose
Path to the Future
Guiding Community Describing Your
Change Community
Maximizing and
Celebrating Your Plan
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Building Your
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Defining Your Values
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Table of Contents
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Foreword......................................................................................... ............................... 1
Introduction.................................................................................... ............................... 3
Building Your Community Plan ....................................................... ............................... 7
Creating Your Community Plan - Step -By -Step
CommunityDescription ............................................................................. ............................... 9
Buildingthe Public Process ........................................................................ ............................... I I
CommunityValues and Vision .................................................................. ............................... 15
Community Goals and Measures of Success .............................................. ............................... ] 9
Creatingthe Map ......................................................................................... .............................2]
CommunityAssets and Needs .................................................................. ............................... 23
Buildingthe Plan ......................................................................................... .............................29
ImplementationStrategy ............................................................................. .............................37
Maximizing and Celebrating Your Plan ..................................................... ............................... 40
FORM #
Forms - Presenting Your Plan
Plan Checklist
Resolution for Adoption of Community Plan
Description of the Community - Overview ................................................. ...............................
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Description of the Community - The People .............................................. ...............................
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Description of the Community - Education, jobs, and Income .................... ...............................
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Description of the Community - The Place ................................................. ...............................
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CommunityValues and Vision ................................................................... ...............................
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Goals and Measures of Success .................................................................. ...............................
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Keyto Community Map .............................................................................. ...............................
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Capital Projects and Infrastructure Assessment .......................................... ...............................
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Social, Health, and Cultural Services Assessment ....................................... ...............................
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Economic Development Assessment .......................................................... ...............................
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Job Training, Education, and Capacity Building Assessment ...................... ...............................
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Basic Environmental Assessment ............................................................... ...............................
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Assessmentof Other Items ........................................................................ ...............................
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Capital Projects and Infrastructure Priorities ............................................. ...............................
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Social, Health, and Cultural Services Priorities .......................................... ...............................
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Economic Development Priorities .............................................................. ...............................
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Job Training, Education, and Capacity Building Priorities .......................... ...............................
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Environmental Priorities ............................................................................ ...............................
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OtherPriorities .......................................................................................... ...............................
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CommunityAction Plan ............................................................................ ...............................
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ProjectScoping Form ................................................................................ ...............................
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PublicProcess Record .............................................................................. ...............................
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Appendix
Meeting Sign -Up Sheet Sample Maps
Things to Remember Planning Resources
Community Survey
Foreword
Purpose of the Guide and
Building a Community
Toolbox
This Strategic Plan Guide and Form begins
with a step -by -step guide on how to do
your own community plan. It is followed
by a form that you can use to present your
work. Your plan is simply a tool to help
you manage change as it occurs in your
community.
The Community Strategic Plan Guide and Form
is the first tool in a toolbox being developed
by USDA Rural Development, the Denali Clarissa Fairbanks, Tununak
Commission, and the Alaska Humanities Forum. It will help communities define and express what
they need, want, and can support. When completed, the Community Toolbox will include:
• The Community Strategic Plan Guide and Form.
• A project scoping sheet that outlines a community's proposed project.
• The Alaska Directory of Rural Resources, a directory listed by project (for example,
emergency vehicles, housing, schools, and sewer and water projects) with an
"Agency Assistance Request" Form.
• A single federal pre- application or resource inquiry sheet used to apply to most
funding sources.
• A map that shows what steps can be taken to help guide specific changes in your
community and what information is available to your community based on where
you are in the planning process.
• Guidelines for a plan summary or "walking plan."
• Basic community "How To" management information; information about
governance, budgeting, record keeping, contracting, accounting, and collections.
You can use this Guide and Form to create a plan. If your community already has a plan, you can
use the Form to express the work you have done.
One reason to create a community strategic plan is that it will help funding sources see clearly
what you need and want. Ultimately, different funding sources (federal, state, and other) will
learn to recognize the community strategic plan format and use your plan as to guide changes
in your community.
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by USDA Rural Development, the Denali Clarissa Fairbanks, Tununak
Commission, and the Alaska Humanities Forum. It will help communities define and express what
they need, want, and can support. When completed, the Community Toolbox will include:
• The Community Strategic Plan Guide and Form.
• A project scoping sheet that outlines a community's proposed project.
• The Alaska Directory of Rural Resources, a directory listed by project (for example,
emergency vehicles, housing, schools, and sewer and water projects) with an
"Agency Assistance Request" Form.
• A single federal pre- application or resource inquiry sheet used to apply to most
funding sources.
• A map that shows what steps can be taken to help guide specific changes in your
community and what information is available to your community based on where
you are in the planning process.
• Guidelines for a plan summary or "walking plan."
• Basic community "How To" management information; information about
governance, budgeting, record keeping, contracting, accounting, and collections.
You can use this Guide and Form to create a plan. If your community already has a plan, you can
use the Form to express the work you have done.
One reason to create a community strategic plan is that it will help funding sources see clearly
what you need and want. Ultimately, different funding sources (federal, state, and other) will
learn to recognize the community strategic plan format and use your plan as to guide changes
in your community.
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Journey with a Unity of Purpose
The Community Strategic Plan Guide and Form will help express your community's values and vision.
The goal is to create a path that can lead this vision to reality. This tool can help your community
embark on a "journey with a unity of purpose," a journey of self - reliance and self - determination. It
allows your community to summarize many important shared values and insights. These insights
can then guide change and growth in the community. Remember, planning is simply a way to manage
change.
You know your community. Some communities are strong and others are in trouble; most are a
mix. It is important to remember to begin your community building process wherever you are. If
you need help with very basic things, start your work with informal meetings such as parent groups,
dance group, mushers' associations, sewing groups, or school groups. Pick one thing and work on
it together. From that process, you can begin to make changes in your community. You can begin
a journey with a unity of purpose.
Before you begin to do your plan, read the entire guide. It is not long and it will give you an
overview. The plan process is laid out in a series of community meetings. Feel free to adjust the
meeting schedule and process to fit your community's own timetable. If you can't answer some of
the questions on a form, skip them and move on to the next question. This tool is just a guide. Use
it and adjust it to fit your own community needs.'
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Creating a Single Community Plan
This guide is a step -by -step path to build a plan based on your
community values. It will help you control community change
in a way that reflects your values, vision, assets, and needs. It is
a tool you can use to ensure that your community projects are
thought through and make sense. It will also help you identify
the programs you need to keep your community a healthy and
safe place to live. Remember, if you already have an up- to -date
plan that reflects your community's values, you don't have to start
over.
This guide and form are intended to be a tool that will result in
one plan that is understood and respected by your community
as well as by funding resources. It means that you will not have
to do a new community plan for each funding resource. The
success of your plan will depend on you. Once you have done
your plan, its power lies in using it. Remind resource people
and agencies that you have a plan and that you expect them to
use it. If you empower its use, it will be respected.
JoAnne Albert, Tununak
Coordinating with Federal Agencies and Funding Resources
The Strategic Plan Guide and Form allow your community to standardize how it expresses its
needs. Different federal agencies and funding resources can learn to recognize the community
strategic plan format and not require another separate planning effort. The Denali Commission is
encouraging funding agencies to use this plan guide and form.
A common plan form will help your community and funding resources to coordinate projects. It
makes sense to have all agencies working from the same plan that the community has prepared.
It will allow funding resources to work together to ensure that each new project is complete,
functional, appropriate, sustainable, and based on what the community wants.
Why Plan?
Plans help you achieve a goal as quickly as possible. Think about all the plans you have made in
your life. You make plans to get married, take trips, go fishing, and pay bills. When you plan to go
fishing, you wouldn't want to spend most of your time trying to decide where to fish. Your goal is to
fish and that is what you are planning to do.
A good community plan can help establish land use patterns, enable a community to build
consensus on a challenging issue, solve a complex problem, prioritize projects, and secure funding.
Examples of questions that can be answered by having a plan in your community are: Is a
new school more important than a new clinic? How can we create more jobs'? How can we
encourage our children to stay in our community? How can we stop substance abuse? A good
plan can help outsiders to understand the historical, cultural, and general lifestyles and values of
your community.
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This planning process will bring comments from your entire community, including the thoughts and
ideas of people who may think very differently. Everyone has ideas and concerns. Each person
may see the community differently. The uniqueness of each person helps find solutions to problems
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What is Special About This Plan.?
This planning guide and form is designed for rural Alaska. It creates a plan based on community
values. The destiny of the village or small community often depends on its ability to identify
common values and to make the long -term commitment towards building a community vision
grounded in those values.
As you listen to one another in the planning process, you will find that people have different truths
and values. You may also find that your truths and values overlap. The overlapping places are the
foundation of common values that help build your community vision.
You can use your common values to guide development in your community. You can use them to
ask, "Does this project support our values? Does this design recognize our traditional forms and
shapes in our structures ?"
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My Healthy Community
The elders, who teach us of the past
The adults, who parent the young ones
The children, who beep everyone happy through their laughter
The animals, who awe tourists
The tundra, its divine beauty spreading for miles around
The plants, that de fine the tundra
The ocean, that goes on forever into the setting sun
The ice, that makes beautiful shapes on top of the ever - flowing water
The snow, that spreads its white beauty once fallen
Who would I be without these things?
- ]Maria Eduarte, Barrow
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Building Your Community Plan
A Quick Overview of Key Plan Elements
Your plan will have eight elements. The following is a brief
introduction to each element.
Public Process
Building consensus is one of the most powerful things a community
can do. Listening to one mother builds trust. Trust is the cornerstone
to a unity of purpose. To be successful in completing your
community's plan you will have to work hard, be open to everyone
in the community, and include many points of view. It's like
weaving a basket. A single blade of grass will not hold water,
but woven together, the blades of grass become a strong, useful
container.
An Overview of Your Community
A general description of your community helps people who do not
live there understand the place. It introduces your community and
provides an overview of the physical environment, history, people, jobs,
economy, culture, and other information you feel is important to your
community.
Community Values and Vision
Values are the foundation of your beliefs. Your values create your
vision for the future. They help define what you want your
community to be. They help you understand who you are as a
community. They are tools you can use as a guide. There is great
community power in the Ability to identify common values And to commit
resources to those values over q long period of time. Your vision is
based on your values. It expresses what you want your community
to be in the future. Together they help you manage each aspect
of change.
Goals and Measures of Success
A goal is a broad statement that covers many values and expresses
intent to make something happen. A goal can protect or achieve
your values and vision. A goal is taking aim or charting a direction.
Goals help you to define an action that you want to take. Once you have identified your goals, it is
important to decide how you want to measure their success.
Nancy Hooper, Tununak
Measures of success help in keeping track of how you are doing at reaching your goals. This will allow your
community and funding resources to evaluate the path you are on and, when necessary, to make
changes that keep you moving toward what the community wants.
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Community Assets and Needs
An asset is some aspect of your community
that is a good, valued, and /or healthy resource.
These resources may include community
buildings, subsistence lands, religious grounds,
people, ideas, and ways of living. Knowing
your assets will help your community to decide
what it needs to work on and what it already
has to meet its goals. Most community needs
can be divided into the following areas: capital
projects and infrastructure, social, health, and
cultural services, economic development, job
training, education, and capacity building, and
environmental quality.
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One useful tool to help determine many of your community needs is "7 Generations: Addressing
Environmental Issues for the Future Generations of Rural Alaska ". This document helps you assess
environmental and core service needs like sewer, water, and solid waste management. The "Rural
Sanitation Guide" can help your community decide on what sanitation designer system best matches
your community's long -term need. It is a helpful tool for planning rural sanitation projects.
A Map of Your Community
A map can express what is important about your area. A map can express the place that your
community values. A map can tell what places need to be respected and what areas you want
to protect for the future. It can help direct where new projects will and won't be located. You
can mark important buildings, subsistence food areas, sacred places, or areas that flood. This
information can then guide engineers and designers as they develop new projects.
Building Your community Strategic
Plan Priorities
Your values, goals, and needs help define
your strategic plan priorities. They reflect the
programs and projects you want to develop
in your community. As you define your
priorities, consider projects that go together.
For example, new housing needs water, sewer
and roads. If you time your project carefully,
you can ensure that projects and programs
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Implementation Strategy
The scoping sheet defines in more detail projects or programs. The action plan outlines the steps
needed to get the project done. When you break a big project into small do -able steps it will become
clear and easy to stay on task and succeed. This element ensures that you can make each item
in your plan's priority lists happen.
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Creating Your Community Plan
Step 1: Community Description
A Description of the Community
A description of your community introduces your plan to people
who don't live there. There are four forms that can be used to
present a general description of your community. The first form
provides a place for a broad summary of your community. The
next three forms provide answers to common questions people
may have about your community. Together, these forms introduce
your community and provide information on its culture, history,
people, economy, governance, education, jobs, income, land, and
critical issues.
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Most of the information to complete these forms is available. Some of it can be found on the State
of Alaska's community profiles internet site. The U.S. Census Bureau and state agencies can provide
you with additional information. Contact information can be found in the Appendix. If you get stuck
on any question, move on to the next.
Guiding questions to help you complete Forms 1 -4 are found below.
General Description -- Form 1
Write a general description of your community's place, culture, history, economy, governance, and
critical issues. Usually, this summary is no longer than 2 pages. The questions below can help you
write this summary. Use Form I to write your summary.
Place
What is the location, the geology, and climate?
What is the total population and age distribution?
What is the main form of transportation in and to your community?
What is the nearest hub community that can provide service to your community?
Culture & History
How long have you been in this location? In this region?
Why did you come to live in this place?
What events have shaped your community? (opening and closing of schools, missionaries,
mining, natural events, etc.)
What languages are spoken in your community?
What role does subsistence have in your community?
What ethnic distribution exists in your community?
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Governance
What types of local government do you have? (tribal, municipal)
What utilities do you have and who manages them?
Economy
What is the basis of your economy?
What types of jobs exist? (fisheries, mining,
government)
How important is subsistence to your local economy?
Critical issues
What are some of the main critical issues in your
community? (water, sewer, housing, suicide)
Tununak Lives
Deep water,
Powerful hunter,
Sneaky animal,
Good eating,
Eskimo dancing,
Berry picking,
Ice Fishing,
Purple Flowers
- Samantha Kunriluh,
Tununuh
The People -- Form 2
The information on this form is mostly population statistics. A series of questions provide an
overview of the people who make up your community. Fill out as much information on the form as
you can. Use the sources suggested on the form to help you with any unknowns.
Education, Jobs, and Income -- Form 3
An overview of the education, jobs, and income in your community is recorded on this form.
Statistics on the number of people employed and the types of jobs available are examples of
information provided on this form.
The Place -- Form 4
An overview of the issues relating to land and environment in your community is recorded on this
form. Land ownership and land status are very important because they affect the availability of
land. Environmental issues affect many basic physical systems that are important to the health
of your community. For example, soil conditions determine the type of foundations required for
community buildings and facilities.
A recent Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is a powerful tool that can be attached to your
community plan as base data. The EIS usually includes important physical information about your
community.
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Step 2: Building the Public Process
Your Community's Public Process -- Form 22
To be successful in defining your community's values and vision, you will want to include the
many perspectives that exist in your community. You know your community. You know there are
different points of view. You know who generally agrees with whom.
The opportunity to participate needs to go out to everyone. This will help build a unity of purpose.
The unity created by open, inclusive participation is the strength of the plan. There are many
methods that can be used to weave together different views and build ownership in your plan.
It is usually most effective if local tribal governments, Native corporations, and municipal
governments work together in this process. Invite your elders to participate and listen to their
advice. Elders have insight into what has been important over a long period of time. They will help
Progress further
Many as one will take
Us further than ever before
But as many singles
Alone, we will fall
Together we stand, As one
A community together
We stand
A community is what we are.
- Jeanie C Szidloski, Delta Junction
you remember what is important. Listen to the children
as well. Think about the children because they are the
community's future. In many communities, junior high
and high school students have helped build the planning
process. They can help survey or get out the meeting
notices. Consider that sometimes women may offer one
perspective and men another. The more perspectives
you weave together, the stronger and clearer your
community's future becomes.
Keeping a Record
It is important to keep u record of your public process. Form
22 outlines key information you may record at each
meeting. For each meeting, record the date, place, names
of people who attended, the topic of the meeting, and
key outcomes. For your interviews, identify who was
interviewed and list what the questions and answers were.
For your surveys, attach a copy of the survey, the number
of people who were surveyed, how they were selected,
and a written summary of the results.
Local Planning Committee
A strong and open process often begins with a few committed people. These people can become
your local planning committee. They are the backbone of your process. The committee may have
members of both your tribal and /or city governments. Ideally, it will have a representative from
all aspects of leadership in your community. It also may include people who are just committed
to a healthy future for the community.
These committee members play an important role in keeping the process going. They can set up
and guide the meetings, conduct the survey, fill out the plan form, and connect with agencies for
resources as the plan develops. It is important to add new, committed and active residents to the
process. New participants often bring the energy necessary to help keep the process going. In many
communities, junior high and high school students have helped support the planning process.
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nformal Gatherings
One way to get participation in creating your plan is to think of the groups that already meet
regularly in your community, such as dance groups, mushers' associations, sewing groups, school -
related groups, your traditional council, church groups, regular recreational gatherings, activity
groups, subsistence - related groups, and so on. Each group provides an opportunity to collect
information. You can then ask questions about what is important to each group in regard to the
community's values, vision, and plan.
If you use an informal process, be sure to keep a list of the people who attended and write down
what was discussed and what the important comments were. This is part of your public process.
nforrnal Interviews
You can also gain important information by meeting with people who are viewed as wise about
the community, such as elders, community leaders, or other people of importance. Review the
values and listen to their thoughts. Those people may raise important questions that the community
may want to consider and include. Again, Tennessee )udkins, Barrow
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Surveys
You may want to do a survey. A survey
allows you to get community input from
people who were unable to attend a
meeting. A survey also helps you to
gather information and input on a variety
of issues in a simple and standardized
way. See the Appendix for an example of
a survey.
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Public Meetings
The invitation to participate in public meetings needs to go out to the entire community. Before
the meeting, be sure that people who see things differently are invited. You want all viewpoints.
Bringing different views together makes your plan stronger and helps create a future that belongs
to the entire community. A sample invitation for a community meeting is found on the following
page.
Celebrate Community Involvement
Door prizes and food often help increase participation. You may also want to provide child -care.
Local teens could do an activity with younger children. Perhaps the children could draw what they
like most about their community, make a map, or even build a miniature village or town of the future.
Children may think of things that adults have not considered.
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Invitation to Plan Our Future
Express Our Values -- Create Our Vision -- Define Our Community Future
We are making a plan for our community. Come and help. The
plan will be based on our common values. It will express a "unity of
purpose" for our community. Our value -based plan can strengthen
our community's self - reliance and self - determination.
This meeting is an opportunity to help create a picture of what
you would like to see when you look out the window of your home,
and what kind of a place you want our village to be like in 20 years.
Our goal is to manage change in our community, to present our
needs to others, and to help guide different funding sources when
they come into our community.
Please Come -- Share your thoughts, listen. Bring a friend. Help
make our future.
Date:
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Place:
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Katie Leschak, Anchorage
Subsistence Hunting
Morning creatures creeping by
Moose and caribou watching by
Yupiks hunting rabbits and moose
Bulls fighting over cows
While white fish are passing by
Owls hunting mice at night
While mice watch the Northern Lights
Dogs and puppies watching the moonset
While Yupiks waking up
And owls going to sleep
Dogs And puppies waiting for food
Crows and chickadees waking up
Foxes and rabbits waking up
Here comes another day.
-Ryon Joe, Akiak
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Step 3: Community Values and Vision
Meeting One
This is an important meeting. Your values create your vision for the future. They help define what you
want your community to be. Values help you understand who you Are as a community And they Are tools you
can use as a guide. Your first meeting is focused on defining your values. Look at the tasks outlined in
this step. If you feel you need more than one meeting to complete the work, then take more time by
holding a second meeting. You be the judge.
Be sure to send out notices for the meeting. They could go home with the school children. Post notices
in regular meeting areas like the post office and store.
Asking Some Basic Questions
One of the best ways to identify your values is to answer some very basic questions about your
community, such as:
• What do you like about your community?
• What don't you like?
• What do you want to keep?
• What are you proud of?
• Why do you stay?
• Why do you think about leaving?
• What do you worry about?
A way to get to the answers to these questions is to ask each person in the room to list the one
or two things they think of when they ask themselves these questions. Traditional talking circles
or breaking into small groups may be useful. Sometimes people are more comfortable dividing into
groups of men, women, youth, and elders. Ask them whether they want to divide into smaller groups
or stay in one group.
Now go around the group and ask the questions to each person. (Your high school students can
help record what is happening at the meeting.) Write the answers on a big sheet of paper. As
you write, divide them into a positive list and a negative list. Your values Are reflected in the common
things that people list.
Listening for Common Answers
If you have split into groups, come back together into one large group. Hang up the group sheets.
Now each group may read its lists aloud. Have people said the same things differently? Combine
the common things into one list where possible. Ask the entire group the question: "Is there
anything important that has been left off the list ?" If there is, add it. Now work to transform
negative statements into positive desires. For example, "Our children are leaving" becomes a
positive value expressed as "Building a community in which our children want to stay." Make as
many of the negative statements into positive ones as possible.
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Reflecting on the Past
Before you finalize your values list there is an important discussion to share with one another.
Values are the current that carries the community through time. Knowing how your values have
worked in times of challenges can help you direct your path and protect your future. What is the
long history of challenges your community has experienced and what values have been most useful?
In a large group you might use the following questions to help guide your discussion.
Where do you come from? How long have you been
in this place?
What challenges have you faced? (For example,
natural disasters such as floods and storms,
epidemics)
In challenging times, how many people lived? How
many people died? How many were injured and how?
Are there places or objects in the village that help
you remember?
How did these events affect your community? What
community values were most important in these
times? Did the events change your values?
What celebrations does your community hold dear
from its past? Why?
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After discussing the above, ask the group the following questions and write down the answers.
• What values helped us in the past?
• What values helped things when times were hard?
Review the list. Put a star next to those historical values that seem to be the most important to how
you overcame the challenges in the past.
And the People Stand Still
The wind blows and the trees bend,
But the people stand still,
Surrounded by years of traveled roads, years of destruction, and gossip,
And the people stand still.
The mountains they change from green to gray
And the leaves change from green to brown,
And the people stand still.
The town is made from old and new
And the homes have came and went,
But through it all the people stand still,
Through the talking, through the storms, through the seasons of change
The people stand still, the people of Port Lions.
- Jacqueline Ann Seeger, Port Lions
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Identifying the Important Values -- Form 15
Now that you have reflected on the power and importance of your values over time, add your
historical values to the current list. Ask each person to vote for the three most important values.
Usually the community finds that there is a lot of agreement on what is most important. Identify the
ten values that have the most votes. They are your common and most important values. They are an
important link to your future. They will sustain you through hard times and help you celebrate the
good times. Write these values on Form 5.
Your values are your guidepost. They are the signs along the road to give you direction through
your journey. They are important to every step of change in your community — all the way to
the actual design and spirit of a program or project. The community can check back to them
when considering an important decision. They help serve as guiding principles. All community
decisions should support the community values. They can help build the community based on what
people care about and want.
Vision Describes A Desired Future -- Vision Statement Form 5
Vision is a description of a desired future. It is based on the top values. It's big. It is much
broader than what any one agency can do. It is timeless and may be years or decades away.
It is an ideal future condition. It may be difficult to achieve, but you strive to achieve as much
of it as you can.
Following are some steps which will help you define your
vision:
* Read your community values out loud.
Reflect on the desired future, based on these
values.
Envision your dreams. Do not think about
resources, current capacity, existing political
trends, or other constraints. Imagine the
community the way you want it to be.
A vision implies a size and focus of your community. It
can be a series of statements that help you imagine the
community's future. Vision ties values into something
whole you can imagine. It is usually 5 or 6 statements
Community
"no monkeys"
There are no monkeys in Ketchikan
Because it's too cold.
When I grown up I'm going to build a zoo.
FOR MONKEYS ONLY.
In Ketchikan or Metlakatla.
It will be filled with monkeys.
That's all.
There will be spider monkeys, chimpanzees,
Gorillas, apes and baboons.
- Brooke Smart, Ketchikan
that summarize the values and begin to paint a picture of
the community in the future. Work together to create your vision statement.
Together as a group come up with a statement that best expresses a common vision. You may
want to vote once you have worked to refine two or three statements. This statement is a vision
statement.
You may use this statement as a reminder of what is important to the community. It expresses the
guiding principles of the community and helps paint the picture of what the community wants to
become. Use the bottom of Form 5 to write your community's vision statement.
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Examples of Vision Statements:
We are a community of 250 people; we
are a healthy, safe place to live where our
children enjoy growing up and want to
stay. We enjoy the peace and challenges
of our landscape, where we can live a
subsistence life that is carefully balanced
with the modern changing world. We are a
community where families and friendships
flourish.
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We are a community of 1500 people; we
are a growing, active community focused on new culturally based jobs and
opportunities for our children. We are growing in balance with our landscape and
our resources. We are a safe and friendly place to live and to raise a family, and
our children want to stay.
We are a hub community of 3000 people; we are reaching out to our community
neighbors. We are a place that has captured a strong economic base and many
new jobs. We have mixed our old cultural ways with many new modern values.
We are growing, creating new jobs and are a fine, safe place to grow up and to
grow old.
Our Little Worl d
Our little town is like a world of its own
Conveniently protected by q fence of mountains
From the rest of the loud crazy world
That is the world 1 have learned to know and love.
The people of this world do not come in numbers
But they always come bearing q smile
Not rain no snow nor any other riot Mother Nature can throw
Their spirits are not dampened
That is the world I have learned to know and love.
From the sky above Mother Nature sends
Not good or not bad weather, but our weather
Sometimes fluffy whites
Sometimes clear wet drizzles
But it is our weather to enjoy
That is the world I have learned to know and love.
This world is mine
The people my friends
The weather always welcoming to me
That is the world 1 have learned to know and love.
If you take and add it up, this equals Valdez.
My life.
My town.
My home.
-Sarah Dawson, Valdez
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Step 4: Community Goals and Measures of Success
Meeting Two
This meeting defines your community
goals and measures of success. A
goal is a broad statement that covers
many values and expresses an intent
to make something happen. A goal
can protect or achieve your values
and vision. A goal is taking aim or
charting a direction. When you are
thinking about your goals, stay true to
your values and vision.
A measure of success is a measurable
result or change over a period of
time. Measures of success allow
both a community and a funding
resource to examine the effectiveness
of a program and to make changes, if
necessary, to ensure that they stay on
the track of success.
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Remember to record your public process. Continue to encourage people to attend your meetings.
Share the information you have gathered at previous meetings. Put up a notice in the post office
or local store
Defining Community Goals and Measures of Success -- Form 6
Break into groups or talking circles in the same manner that you did in your first meeting. Have
the group look at the values and the vision statement and then write a goal for each value.
Some values may have more than one goal and that is okay. Your goals should be based on the
community's values, visions, and critical issues. Review each goal to be sure it is compatible with
the community's top values.
After you have written the goals, identify the measures of success for each goal. In other words,
how will you know if you have achieved your goals? These measures of success will reflect your
community's vision for the future. Try to make them easy to measure. Look at the descriptive
overview of your community. The information you included in this overview can be your starting
point or benchmark from which you can measure the effectiveness of your projects and programs.
Every two years be sure to review how you are doing on your goals. Look at your measures
of success. Have you made progress? Do you need to change something to ensure that you
make progress?
Use Form 6 to record your identified goals and measures of success.
The following table provides examples of values, goals, and measures of success. As you read
through these examples you can see that values are broad statements. Goals are specific, and
measures of success are even more specific than goals.
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Form 6: Goals and Measures of Success
Values
Goals
Measures of Success
• A community that promotes
• 10 new housing units
Safe place to live
safe, adequate housing
• A fire truck
and work
• A community that supports
• One full -time Village Public
emergency services
Safety Officer
• A community that promotes
• Elimination of suicide
healthy children
• 2 new youth activity programs
Happy, healthy
• Construction of a community
children
center
• One additional full -time teacher
• Youth and Elders Program
• Safe drinking water and sewer
• Improved water and wastewater
system
system
Good health,
• A community that insists on
• A new clinic
long lives
adequate health care
• 2 full -time health aides
• A community that promotes
• Regular sobriety meetings
sobriety
• Alcohol prohibition
• Good hunting, fishing, and
• Increased village ownership of
berry grounds
lands around community
Subsistence
• A community that celebrates
• Local laws that protect
lifestyle
its heritage and culture
subsistence resources
• Children learn subsistence skills
• Youth and Elders Program
• A community that promotes
• Create 8 jobs in the village
jobs, training, and life
• Increase in the number of young
Strong family
opportunities for young
people staying in village
ties
people
• A nutrition program for elders
• A community that cares for its
elders
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Step 5: Creating the Map
Meeting Three
In this meeting you will create a map to help ensure protection of important parts of your
community. It can tell builders, engineers, and designers where to locate and where not to locate
new development.
Use the same format for inviting community residents to the meeting and the same talking circles,
or group format, for the meeting. Personally invite people who offer different viewpoints. This time,
send out a copy of the vision statement and the list of values, goals, and measures of success along
with the invitation. Remind them how all of these were defined at the last meeting.
Mapping Your Community -- Form 7
Use an aerial photo, draw your own map, or use a survey map of your community as the basis of
your community map. Your village profile, including a map of your community, may be available on
the Department of Community and Economic Development website.3 Whatever you use, be able to
draw on it so you can record your knowledge about your community. You may want to look at the
information on Form 4: Place, to help you get started on the maps. Identify any information you
think is important to understanding the landscape and place. You will want to identify important
areas and structures that exist in your community.
Use Form 7 to make a key list of these places. Number each item on the list and put the number
on the map to show where the important place is located. Your list will become the key to the
community map.
3. Check the Department of Community and Economic Development website for a map:
http:// www .dced.state.ak.us /CF_ComDB.htm. This site also has other important information.
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Look at the map you have created. Identify areas in and around your community that are important
to you. Mark these areas on your map. When a project is proposed in your community, these
marked areas are the ones that you want to be cautious with and /or protect.
Consider the following:
• Location of subsistence areas - berry picking, fishing, hunting, and processing of
food, etc.
• Important landmarks
• Areas of flooding
• Water source(s) - traditional and non - traditional
• Sacred sites
• Land around your community that is important to protecting your watershed
• Sources of gravel
• Geological features, or geographical barriers (the sea, a mountain range, wildlife
preserve)
• Historical landmarks
• Existing community buildings (washeteria, clinic, community hall)
• Bulk fuel storage
• utility buildings
• Airport
• Housing areas
* Major roads
Attach your finished map to Form 7.
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Step 6: Considering What We Have and What We Need
Community Assets and Needs
Meeting Four
At this meeting, the community will identify assets and needs. This information will help define
what changes the community wants to have happen in the future.
Continue to encourage people to attend your meetings. Use the same format for inviting community
residents to the meeting.
The Elders
In a little town,
Wise elders working
They Are Always working,
Also helping to keep the way of life,
In q little town elders are always helping.
- Alicia Gray, Hooper Bay
Assessment Forms
Community Assets
Look at your goals and values. Now ask, what assets or
resources does your community have to reach these goals?
Think about the resources you have in people and ideas.
How can the resources you already have help you attain
your goals? For example, are there any buildings in the
community that can be repaired and used for a desired
purpose?
Assets can be people, ideas, programs, physical structures,
or anything that may be useful to your community in meeting
its goals.
The six assessment forms on the following pages can help
you identify what assets and needs do and don't exist in your
community.
Capital Projects and Infrastructure Assessment -- Form 8
This form helps you assess the buildings, utilities, and transportation needs in your
community such as housing, roads, water and sewer.
Social, Health, and Cultural Services Assessment -- Form 9
This form will enable you to assess programs and services in your community such as health
care, local dance groups, and fire protection.
Economic Development Assessment -- Form 10
This form will help you to assess the local jobs and industries in your community such as
health aides, store owners, and teachers.
Job Training, Education and Capacity Building Assessment -- Form 11
This form will help you assess the training and educational opportunities available for local
residents.
* Basic Environmental Assessment -- Form 12
This form will help you assess the condition of your community's physical environment.
* Assessment of Other Items -- Form 13
This form can be used to identify any other assets and needs in your community that do not
relate directly to the other assessment forms.
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Completing Assessment Sheets
After you have completed Forms 8 -13, you will have an overview of the programs, services,
infrastructure, utilities, and capacity building assets and needs in your community. There may be
several items on the assessment lists that your community does not have. That is okay. It does not
necessarily mean that your community needs those items. Every community is different. The lists are
provided only to make it easier to identify your assets and needs. Determine what your needs are
based on your values and goals.
Identifying Your Needs
Once you have completed your assessment sheets take a yellow highlighter and highlight each item that
you have marked as a need. Now look at your goals. Your goals and assets will help you identify your
needs and the actions you want to take to meet those needs. Your assets are often a beginning point
that you can use to create positive change. You are now ready to build your plan. The next step is to
construct plan priorities based on all the information you have that can be completed.
Form 8: Capital Projects and Infrastructure Assessment
Capital Project/
Infrastructure
Do you
have it?
What is the
condition?
Is there
enough?
Do you
need it?
Yes No
Good Avg Poor
Yes No
Yes No
Airport
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Boardwalks
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Bulk fuel storage
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Cable TV
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Cemeteries and grave -
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sites
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City council building
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Community buildings
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Community hall
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Dock facilities
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Elder housing
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Electric power
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Harbor - small boats
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Health clinic
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Housing
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Internet service
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Post office
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Recreation (parks)
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Roads
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Schools
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Sewage collection and
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Solid waste disposal
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Telephone
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Washeteria
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Youth center
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Other
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Form 9: Social, Health, and Cultural Services Assessment
Resources
Do you
have this
service?
Does the
service
need to be
improved?
Category
Type of
Yes No
Yes No
program /service
Health
Nutrition
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AIDS prevention
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Substance abuse
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Public
Police protection
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safety
Fire protection
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Emergency response
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Search and rescue
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Recreation
Small children
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Teens
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Religion
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Religious programs
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Social
Child -care
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Adoption
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Domestic violence
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Public assistance
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Tribal
Tribal recognition
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governance
Indian Child Welfare
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Youth courts
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Elders' group
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Dance group
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Form 10: Economic Development Assessment
Typical Jobs
Number
of Jobs
Is it filled by a
community
person.
Fulltime
Seasonal
Wage
Type
#
Yes No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Example
Arts and crafts
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City manager
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Principal
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Environmental specialist
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Commercial fisherman
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Fish processor
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Forester
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Health aide
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Nurse practitioner
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Form 11: Job Training, Education, and Capacity Building
Assessment
Training /Education /Capacity Building
Opportunities
Existing
job in
community
Training/
education
needed?
Is training
available in
village?
Category
Type
I Yes No
LYes No
I Yes No
Agriculture
Farmer
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Arts and crafts
Artisans
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City government
City manager
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City clerk
Education
Principal
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Teacher /Teacher aide
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Environment
Environmental specialist
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Fishing
Commercial fisherman
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Fish processing
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Fish processor
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Forestry
Logger
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Forester
Health
Health aide
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Nurse practitioner
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Heavy equipment
Equipment operator
operation and
maintenance
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Mining (including
Miner
ravel
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Oil and gas
Driller
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Public safety
Village Public Safety Officer
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Emergency Response
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HAZWOPER- hazardous
waste training
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Fire - fighter
Small business
Business owner
Transportation
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Driver /pilot
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Tribal/ IRA govt.
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Tribal administrator
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Utilities
Water treatment operator
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Sewage treatment operator
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Landfill operator
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Power plant operator
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Bulk fuel operator
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Other
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Form 12: Basic Environmental Assessment
Environmental Assets/Needs
Do you have it?
If this is lacking,
does your
community need
it.
Do you
need it?
Yes No
Yes No
Safe Drinking Water
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Adequate Supply of Water
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Certified Water Treatment Operators
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Safe Sewage Disposal and Treatment
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Permitted Landfill
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Recycling Program
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Used Oil Storage Area
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Lead Acid Battery Collection Area
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Tank Farms with Secondary
Containment
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Fuel Spill Clean -up Materials
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Knowledge of fuel spill areas
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Developable Land
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Fuel Spill Prevention Plan
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Hazardous Waste Response Team
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Erosion Control
:..................................................
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Contaminated Sites Identified
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Healthy Subsistence Food
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Environmental Education Programs
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Healthy Wildlife Populations
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Old Military Site Clean -up Plans
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Hazardous Waste Collection Area
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Protected Watershed Plan
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Community Environmental Plan
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Environmental Impact Statement
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Other
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Other
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Form 13: Assessment of Other Items
Other Asset or Need
Do you
have it?
How would you rate it?
Do you
need it?
Yes F No
Go-odF Average I Poor
Yes I No
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28 Community Strategic Plan Guide and Form - A Straightfoward Way to Get What You Need
Step 7: Building the Plan
Meeting Five
As usual, post an invitation to the
meeting in public places and continue
to encourage people to attend your
meeting.
Different goals and needs require
different kinds of projects, activities, and
programs. Making a plan of what
is needed helps the community know
where to put its energy in order to make
changes that the community knows it
wants. You now know what your assets
are. You now know your needs, values,
vision, and goals. Carefully look at those
goals and your assessment work and
then build your strategic plan lists.
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Again, a community plan often can be presented in broad areas:
• Description of the Community
• Capital Projects and Infrastructure
• Social, Health, and Cultural Services
• Economic Development
• job Training, Education, and Capacity Building
• Environment Quality
• Other (projects or programs that do not fit in the above categories)
Area by area, look at your values, goals, assets, and needs. Start with your capital projects and
infrastructure list. As you build that list, be sure to think about how the items on that list relate to
the other lists, like the job training, education, and capacity building list.
Prioritize each list based on what makes sense to do first. What projects can be done together?
Are there some things that are very easy that can be done right away? Are there projects that
have been started and for some reason have not yet been completed and just need a little help?
Prioritize each list with consideration of how each list relates to the others. Try to make the projects
complement each other.
Be sure to check back to the work you have done in other meetings. Look at your map and at the
community assessment forms. Look at the needs that you highlighted on your assessment sheets.
Look at each program and project list and pick the things that are most important. How can you
complement your existing assets?
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Together, these lists can help ensure that projects are whole and functional upon completion. For
example, utility management operator training fits with construction of a new water and sewer
system; a nurse position fits with a new clinic; and housing needs sewer, water, and a road. Making
sure that related activities on each list support a complete project or activity will result in good,
effective outcomes.
As you make the priority lists of the projects and programs that you want in your community,
you are creating a strategic plan. These priority lists can become your guide. They can also
guide resource agencies. They can help you see all your needs and goals and then allow you
to coordinate your efforts in a sensible way. They can help resource agencies coordinate with
one another.
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Things to Consider:
Capital Projects and Infrastructure --
Form 14
This is the place to think about your priorities for
the built environment. Be sure to consider that there
are real cash costs for operation and maintenance.
Consider energy costs. Make sure that what you ask
for will fit with your community values. For example,
a water system sometimes means washers, dryers, and
a hot water tank. How will this affect your generator
capacity? Are there resources that you can share with
nearby communities?
Aurie Hooper, Tununak
Form 14: Capital Projects and Infrastructure Priorities
Project name
Potential resource(s)
Projects or programs
that relate
1. Sewage lagoon
• Village Safe Water
• Road -land
• U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs
conveyance
• U.S. Department of Housing
• Water treatment
and Urban Development
operator
2. Replace breakwater at
• Alaska Department of
• Road to harbor
small boat harbor
Transportation and Public
• Job training-
Facilities
fisheries
• U.S. Army Corps of
• Fish processing
Engineers
plant
• U.S. Economic Development
Administration
3. 10 new housing units
• U.S. Department of
• Road
Agriculture —Rural
• Water and sewer
Development
• Homebuyer training
• Alaska Housing Finance
Corporation
• Tribal Housing Authority
• U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development
4. Road to safe house,
• Alaska Department of
• Sewer and
health clinic, and
Transportation and Public
wastewater link to
airport
Facilities
clinic
• U.S. Department of
• Health clinic roof
Agriculture —Rural
• Health aide
Development
• Domestic violence
• U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs
counselor
• Denali Commission
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Social, Health, and Cultural Services Programs --
Form 15
This list reflects the priorities for the social, health, and cultural
makeup of your community. What programs will make a real
difference in meeting your community's needs? What programs
are most important to your core community issues and values?
Think about the long -term costs for new programs and about
how these programs can hire local people. What needs to go
on to support subsistence knowledge? Programs often need a
space. Do you have a place for your program? How can you
weave in your assets to build the programs? Remember to
prioritize your list.
Clarence )Ames, Tununak
Form 15: Social, Health, and Cultural Services Priorities
Program or service
Potential resource(s)
Projects or programs
name
that relate
1. Health services
• Alaska Department of
• New health clinic
Health and Social Services
• Airport
• U.S. Indian Health Service
Improvements
• Alaska Native Tribal Health
• Road
Consortium
• Health aide training
2. Domestic violence
• Alaska Department of
• Sobriety meetings
prevention program
Health and Social Services
• Village Public Safety
• U.S. Department of Housing
Officer
and Urban Development
• Safe house
3. Traditional dance
• Local ANCSA corporation
• Youth and Elders
program for youth
or tribal government
program
• Alaska Federation of
• Community Center
Natives
• Tribal meeting room
• Alaska Humanities Forum
• Elders
32 Community Strategic Plan Guide and Form - A Straightfoward Way to Get What You Need
Economic Development -- Form 16
This list prioritizes the opportunities in existing
jobs and how you can create new jobs in
your community. What needs to be done
to increase jobs in your community? Are
there opportunities for small businesses or
construction? Does the proposed project fit
with the community's values? Is there a
need for the services that the project will
provide? Do people in the community want
jobs associated with the project?
Lukas Sergeant, Port Lions
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Form 16: Economic Development Priorities
Project name
Potential resource(s)
Projects or programs
that relate
1. Fish processing plant
• U.S. Department of
• Housing
Agriculture —Rural
• Fish processing
Development
equipment
• Community Development
• Freezer
Quota Corporation
• U.S. Economic Development
Administration
• U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development
2. New bed and breakfast
• U.S. Department of
• Small business start-
and cafe
Agriculture -Rural
up training
Development
• Loan programs
• U.S. Small Business
• Road to airport
Development Administration
• U.S. Economic Development
Administration
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Job Training, Education, and Capacity TAb►tha Holm, Naknck
Building -- Form 17.
Here is an opportunity to prioritize what is needed
to prepare residents for work and to help the ''O
community develop skills to direct its future. What
training can strengthen individuals as part of the
community? What kind of training programs are .
needed to meet the needs of the community?
Is training available for water and wastewater
operators, your city clerk or manager, public health
aide or nurse, and the maintenance operator for
:
the generator and bulk fuel storage? What training
will be necessary to meet the needs of new
economic development projects? What training will
be required to work in the construction of new infrastructure? What training will prepare your
children for the future? Do they want to go to trade schools or college? How they prepare
themselves for those goals is important. How can the community transfer subsistence knowledge?
Form 17: Job Training, Education, and Capacity Building Priorities
Project name
Potential resource(s)
Projects or programs
(or training)
that relate
1. Water /wastewater
• Village Safe Water
• Sewage lagoon
treatment operator
• U.S. Environmental
• Road to sewage
training program
Protection Agency
lagoon
2. Management and
• U.S. Economic
• New processing
marketing for new fish
Development
facility
processing plant
Administration
• Fish processing
training
• Management and
accounting training
3. Homebuyers program
• Alaska Housing Finance
• 10 new housing
Corporation
units
• Consumer Credit
Counseling Service of
Alaska
• U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban
Development
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The Environmental Priorities -- Form 18
This form allows you to prioritize basic Yuliga Moskalcnko, Dclta )unction
environmental needs in your community. Are
there environmental issues that directly
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impact the health of your community?T: r k 4 ,
Does your community have enough
developable land for future growth? Are there r -� � }.- r
urgent environmental concerns? Are there - r ;� �;� f'.� �; �•
some areas that have an impact on several
other areas in the community? For example,
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oor landfill management can result in
airplane hazards from birds, unsanitary
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the community. The manual "7 Generations:
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Addressing Environmental Concerns for the
Future Generations of Rural Alaska"
(referenced in the Appendix) can guide your community through building a prioritized list
of environmental concerns and actions needed to address some of these concerns. If you have a list
of environmental priorities already completed, use that list in place of this form.
Form 18: Environmental Priorities
Project name
Potential resource(s)
Projects or programs
that go together
1. Land development
• Alaska Department of
• Housing
Natural Resources
• Roads
• Local village
corporation
• Regional ANCSA
corporation
2. Contaminated site clean -up
• U.S. Army Corps of
• Hazardous waste
Engineers
management course
• U.S. Environmental
• Well siting
Protection Agency
• Housing construction
• Alaska Department of
Environmental
Conservation
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Other Community Priorities -- Form 19
This list is used to prioritize any other community
needs that do not relate to the other five forms.
Again, think about your community's values.
What projects are important to your community
and do not fit anywhere else? Are there basic
issues about your children or your elders or any
other group of people that need to be considered?
Examine your community assets and try to link
these projects with others in your community.
Chantelle Nakarak, Shaktoolik
Form 19: Other Community Priorities
Project name
Potential resource(s)
Projects or programs
that go together
1. Archaeological Site
• Alaska Department of
• Community facilities
Natural Resources
• Roads
• Local village
• Housing
corporation
• Airport siting
• Alaska Department of
• Water /Sewer
Environmental
Conservation
2. Capacity Building
• Rural -CAP
• Utility board
• USDA -Rural
• Management training
Development
• Water and
• Alaska Municipal
wastewater plant
League
operator training
• Alaska Department of
Environmental
Conservation
• Department of
Economic Development
• First Alaskans
Foundation
• Tribal Planning
Assistance (AVCP or
Tanana Chiefs)
• Rural Utility and
Business Assistance
36 Community Strategic Plan Guide and Form - A Straightfoward Way to Get What You Need
Step 8: Implementation Strategy
Meeting Six
Once you have planned what your community priorities are, you can develop an implementation
strategy to make sure each item in your plan's priority lists actually happens. At this meeting,
you will be developing your implementation strategy. This part of the plan has two parts, project
scoping and an action plan. Together they identify what needs to be done to ensure that projects
and programs are implemented.
Continue to encourage people to attend your meetings. Share the information you have gathered
at previous meetings.
Making it Happen
RAlnl Reynolds, Juneau
0o at your priority fists rom your ast meeting.
Review the different projects and programs you
have identified and decide which projects and
programs you want to make happen first. Have
an open discussion about what resources you
have in your community to get various projects
or programs implemented. Think about your
community's assets. In light of available resources,
which projects can you work on? You may want
to go around the room and have each person
identify their top three projects. This will help you
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to decide what your top community projects and
programs will be and how you will achieve your vision for the future.
Once you identify those projects, consider the challenges and barriers to implementing them. You
may find it helpful to make a list of your challenges and their potential solutions. For example,
new housing requires land. Often land is not surveyed. The lack of a survey is a barrier to new
housing. List any barriers you can think of which make the goal challenging to attain. Have
your group brainstorm ways to overcome the barriers. Think about the agencies or people you
know who can help solve these challenges. You may want to contact these agencies as part of
your action plan.
Your list of challenges /barriers and solutions will help you identify the actions you want to take
in order to make the project happen. Which projects or programs are the most important to
you? You may want to begin with just one or two projects. Remember, you need to make your
projects whole.
Plan for Action
Your action plans are designed to help your community stay focused on "who" needs to do "what"
and "when" in order to make your development happen. You will need to assign a lead community
person who will be responsible for overseeing the project or program.
While you are developing your actions be sure to look at your identified challenges and barriers
and your potential solutions. What actions can be taken to overcome the challenges and barriers?
Build a list of tasks that need to be done to get your project started and to keep it going. Also,
each action should have a person who is responsible to see that it happens and a date by which
the action is to be completed.
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Use Form 20 as a summary plan for each project you want to complete. Often, the lead person
plays the role of overseeing the individuals who have promised to do each task. The following is
an example of an action plan.
Form 20: Community Action Plan
Sample Action Plan
Name of Project /Program: Construct fence around existing landfill
Lead person: Environmental Specialist - Sam Jones
Action
I Person
I Important dates
1. Identify resources to build new
City Clerk - Karen Nelson
November 1, 2001
fence around landfill
2. Fill out application
Mayor - Tony Lagoon,
January 1, 2002
City Clerk - Karen Nelson
3. Secure Funding
Mayor - Tony Lagoon,
February 15, 2002
City Clerk - Karen Nelson
4. Hire Engineer to design new fence
Mayor - Tony Lagoon
March 1, 2002
City Clerk - Karen Nelson
5. Review Design
Tribal Council Committee
April 15, 2002
Karen, Tony, Sam, Linda
6. Obtain cost estimates and secure
Mayor- Tony Lagoon, City
May 1, 2002
bids for construction of fence
Clerk - Karen Nelson
7. Hire contractor to build fence
Mayor and Tribal Council
May 15, 2002
8. Purchase materials and have them
Bill's Construction
May 20, 2002
shipped to site
Company - Bill Brown
9. Construct fence
Bill's Construction
July 1, 2002
Company - Bill Brown
10. Final Review project completion
Mayor, Tribal Council, Bill
September 1, 2002
with contractor
Brown
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Project Scoping -- Form 21
Once you have completed your action plan, the next step is to complete a project scoping sheet.
The project or program scoping process specifically defines what it is that the community wants to
develop. It includes a project or program description and cost estimates. It also outlines related job
and training needs for operations and maintenance of the project as well as potential construction
jobs. It asks how the project coordinates with other local activities and how it connects with the
surrounding area and regional priorities.
While you scope your project or program, it is important to consider the long -term operational cost
as well as the challenges and barriers associated with its development. The Project Scoping Form
asks some basic questions regarding the scope of the project. Some of these answers may be easier
to come up with after you have had time and resources to develop a more in -depth project proposal.
Do your best to answer the questions on Form 21. You can always add to the project scoping sheet
as you learn more information about your project.
Duties of my town
My town's clean, nice And fresh.
The sky is blue
But there's A lot to do.
Like rake, water, plant and hoe.
Give, feed, laugh, and bare,
Bare the duties of this town
This town that loves each other.
Loves each other enough to help
By mending quarrels and helping friends
You must be glad to find their needs
And help them with each one.
It can hurt or make you smile
But you can't be sure until you try.
- Corine Neumuth, Fairbanks
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Step 9: Maximizing and Celebrating Your Plan
Samantha KAnrilak, Tununak
Your plan represents your
community. As you know, this
plan will help people outside your
community understand your area.
When complete, it can be used for a
variety of purposes - for promoting
tourism, new businesses, and even
new residents. For these reasons
you may want to add other things,
like photos or drawings, or use
quotes from village elders, children,
city officials, or residents that reflect your community's values and goals.
To get children involved you may want to have them draw pictures that represent your community's
values and vision for the future. You may want to hold a contest for designing the cover of your
plan. Involve your high school students by having them take charge of these types of activities.
Other ideas you might want to consider in producing your plan include:
Taking photos during your public meetings that
show people participating in the process.
Taking photos or having a local artist sketch
the people that live in your community, the
buildings, housing, roads, airport, health clinic
- things that represent your values and /or your
needs.
Using photos that show the community in winter
and summer so that people can understand the
climate and conditions.
Using quotations from elders and children about
the community on the section dividers in your
plan.
Remember: this is your plan.
Eskimo Dancing
Dance fans,
Tight gloves,
Colorful gaspeq,
Decorated headdresses,
Bending knees,
Beating drums
Kneeling men,
Hunting dances.
- Medina Sunny, Tununak
The success of your plan will depend on you. Once you have put your plan
together, its power lies in using it. Remind resource people And Agencies that
you have A plan And that you expect them to use it. if you empower its use,
it will be respected.
40 Community Strategic Plan Guide and Form - A Straightfoward Way to Get What You Need
Forms
Plan Checklist
The following checklist will help you be sure you have completed each step of your community
strategic plan. If you have already done several steps, just fill out the forms and move on. If you
have trouble filling in some information on the forms, leave it blank. You may want to contact one of
the resource agencies listed in the appendix or on the forms for help. Also, you do not have to write
the plan on the sheets provided. Add pages if necessary.
Please try to follow the format below. It will help funding sources understand your plan. If you
have a completed community plan and a record of the public process, then just fill out the plan
form from your existing plan. If you don't have a plan, use the guide and develop your community
strategic plan.
Form
number
Title of form
Date form
completed
Resolution for Adoption of Community Plan
1
Description of the Community- Overview
2
Description of the Community- The People
3
Description of the Community- Education, Jobs, and Income
4
Description of the Community- The Place
5
Community Values and Vision
6
Goals and Measures of Success
7
Key to Community Map
8
Capital Projects and Infrastructure Assessment
9
Social, Health and Cultural Services Assessment
10
Economic Development Assessment
11
Job Training, Education, and Capacity Building Assessment
12
Basic Environmental Assessment
13
Assessment of Other Items
14
Capital Projects and Infrastructure Priorities
15
Social, Health, and Cultural Services Priorities
16
Economic Development Priorities
17
Job Training, Education, and Capacity Building Priorities
18
Environment Priorities
19
Other Priorities
20
Community Action Plan
21
Project Scoping Form
22
Public Process Record
Resolution for Adoption of Community Plan
WHEREAS, this community plan is important to the future growth and development of
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WHEREAS, this plan was created through a public process which captured the values and goals
of our community; and,
WHEREAS, this plan is a tool that helps us manage change in our community; and,
WHEREAS, this plan is intended to coordinate future community development and service delivery;
and,
WHEREAS, we ask all public, private, and non -profit entities serving our community to recognize
and use this plan; and,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that this plan is adopted by the community of
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the parties of this resolution agree to work together to pursue the
values, goals, and vision expressed in this plan.
Certification
We hereby certify that this resolution was duly passed and approved by the following parties:
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Tribal Government Date
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Municipal Government Date
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ANCSA Village Corporation Date
Form 1: Description of the Community- Overview
Write a summary description about your community's Place, Culture and History, Economy,
Governance, and Critical Issues. Use the back of this form if necessary. See pages 9 -10 for
guidelines on writing this overview.
Sources to Help
• Alaska Dept. of Community and Economic
Development — Community Profiles
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers -- Flood Plain
Management
• Alaska Museum
• Local knowledge /elders
• U.S.D.A. Natural Resources Conservation
Service
• U.S. Geological Survey
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• U.S. Census Bureau
• University of Alaska
Form 2: Description of the Community -The People
Fill in the blank information below to give an overall description of the population of your
community:
Total current population (source and date)
Number of Alaska Natives
Number of people under 18
Number of people over 60
Total population in 1990 -Use census data for 2000 if available. (date )
Number of students in elementary school (date )
Number of students in high school (date )
Infant birth and death rate
What are the major recurring health problems in your community?
Sources to Help
• U.S. Census Bureau • Health clinic
• Local school district • Regional non - profits
Form 3: Description of the Community Education, Jobs, and
Income
Answer the questions below to provide an overview of education, jobs, and income in your
community:
Number of full -time jobs Number of part -time jobs
Number of seasonal jobs Number of people looking for work
Number of families on public assistance
Median household income (use the last census figures; if you use an update, name
the update source)
FIYES FINO Are your city and tribal government paid in full to the Internal Revenue
Service (IRS)?
Number of high school graduates last year (year )
Number of students who went to college last year trade school
(year_)
What jobs are available for high school graduates?
None.
What types of educational programs exist in your community? Adult programs?
List the employers in your community and the number of people employed by each:
Employers Number Employed
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7.
Sources to help
• Alaska Dept. of Labor, Research and Analysis • Local school district
• U.S. Census Bureau • Regional non - profits
• Local employers • ARDOR organizations
Form 4: Description of the Community -The Place
Do your best to answer the following questions on land and environment:
1. Is your community an Alaska Native townsite? FIYEs FINO
If not, has your community been surveyed? FIYEs FINO
2. Who are the major landowners in the community? (List them on a separate sheet if
necessary.)
3. What was the land entitlement of your village ANCSA Corporation?
4. What is the status of 14(c) reconveyances?
5. Are there special local issues, (e.g. land trades, Native allotments)?
6. Is there a river or bay where your community is located? Does your community ever
flood? When was the last flood? Where did it flood?
7. Does your community have erosion problems? If so, where? Which areas of town are
affected?
8. Where is the community water source?
9. Where does the community get its gravel?
10. Are there any contaminated sites in your community (oil spills, hazardous waste
disposal, old military)? Describe these.
11. Are there any old landfills? Where are they located?
12. Do you have an environmental and /or natural resources person employed in your
community?
13. Does your community have an environmental plan? If so, what are the top five priorities
identified in your plan?
14. Does your community have a completed Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)?
If so, attach it to your community plan as resource information /data.
Sources to help
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers • Local environmental planner /natural resource
• U.S. Geological Survey planner
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency • USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
• U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs
Form 5: Community Values and Vision
Community Values. List your community's ten most important values. Underline the top five. If you
feel you need to list more to truly reflect your community, do it.
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Community Vision Statement. Write a statement below that best describes what the
community wants to be like in the future. This statement is based on your community's
values.
Form 6: Goals and Measures of Success
Look at your values and vision statement. For each value you wrote on Form 5, develop a goal and
measure of success. There may be several goals for each value.
Goals
Measures of Success
Form 7: Key to Community Map
Locate or draw a map of your community. Think about the areas in your community that you
value. on this map, find the places and structures that are important. Use the form below to list
these places and describe why they are important. Then, label these places on your map. Attach
your finished map to this form.
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Example: Graveyard ( #1 on map)
Sacred site
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Low land south of river (# 16 on map)
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Check the Department of Community and Economic Development web site for a map of your community:
http://www.dced.state.ak.us/CF—ComDB.htm.
Form 8: Capital Projects and Infrastructure Assessment
Use the list below to identify the important structures, utilities, and transportation assets and
needs that exist in your community. Check the correct boxes for each of the items listed below.
If there is something missing from the list, add it under "other ". If an item doesn't apply to your
community, leave it blank.
Capital Project/
Infrastructure
Do you
have it?
What is the
condition?
Is there
enough?
Do you
need it?
YesT No
Good I Avg I Poor
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Airport
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Boardwalks
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Bulk fuel storage
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Cemeteries and raves
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Dock facilities
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Elder housing
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Harbor - small boats
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Health clinic
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Sewage collection and
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Form 9: Social, Health, and Cultural Services Assessment
Use the list below to identify the important social and cultural service assets and needs that exist in
your community. If an item doesn't apply to your community, leave it blank.
Resources
Do you have this
service?
Does the service need
to be improved?
Category
Type of
Yes No
Yes No
program /service
Health
Nutrition
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AIDS prevention
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Public
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Fire protection
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Emergency response
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Search and rescue
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Recreation
Small children
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programs
Teens
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..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................¢.......................................................................................................................¢.................................
Adults
...............................
Religion
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Religious programs
...............................
Social
Child -care
..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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service
Adoption
programs
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Domestic violence
..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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Seniors
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Disability services
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Counseling.... -.... adults .......................
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Counseling - teens
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:
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�.................................
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Legal services
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Suicide prevention
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¢................................................................
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Public assistance
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Tribal
Tribal recognition
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governance
Indian Child Welfare
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Youth courts
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Tribal courts
...............................
Cultural
Do. g.- sledding ..................... ...............................
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. ................................. ...............................
services
Elders' group
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Music
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Subsistence food
preparation
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Dance group
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Arts and crafts
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Language... pro grams ..................................................
.............................¢. ......................................................................................................................¢.................................
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Spirit camps
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...................... Storytelling ..........................................................................................
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Other
Form 10: Economic Development Assessment
Use the list below to identify the local economic assets and needs in your community. If an item
doesn't apply to your community, leave it blank.
Typical Jobs
Number
of Jobs
Is it filled by a
community
person?
Fulltime
Seasonal
Wage
Type
#
Yes No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Example
Arts and crafts
......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
City manager
......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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City clerk
..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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Principal
..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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Teacher /Teacher aide
.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Environmental specialist
.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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Commercial fisherman
......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Fish processor
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s........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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Logger
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Forester
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Health aide
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Nurse practitioner
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i...................................................
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Equipment operator
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Mechanic
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Construction
...............................
......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Housing manager
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Public safety officer
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Fire - fighter
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Emergency response
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HAZWOPER person
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Business owner
......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Driver /pilot
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Tribal administrator
......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Counselor
...............................
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Water treatment operator
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Sewage treatment operator
.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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Landfill operator
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Power plant operator
......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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Bulk fuel operator
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Other
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Other
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Form 11: Job Training, Education, and Capacity Building
Assessment
Use the list below to identify any job training, education, and capacity building assets and needs in
your community. If an item doesn't apply to your community, leave it blank.
Training /Education /Capacity Building
Opportunities
Existing
job in
community
Training/
education
needed?
Is training
available in
village?
Cate or
Type
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Agriculture
Farmer
..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Arts and crafts
Artisans
...............................
..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
City government
City manager
.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................:.........................................................................................
...............................
...............................
City clerk
Education
Principal
...................................................................................................................................................................................................................:.......................................................................................................................................................................
...............................
Teacher /Teacher aide
..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Environment
..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Environmental specialist
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Fishing
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Commercial fisherman
...............................
Fish processing
..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Fish processor
...............................
Forestry
Logger
.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................:.........................................................................................
...............................
Forester
Health
Health aide
..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
...................................................................................................................................................................................................................:.............................................................................:.................................................
Nurse practitioner
............................... ..............................................
............................... ................................................................................¢........
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Heavy equipment
Equipment operator
operation and
maintenance
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Mining (including
Miner
ravel
. . ..............................................................
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Oil and gas
......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................¢........
Driller
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Public safety
Village Public Safety Officer
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
......... ...............................
Emergency Response
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
......... ...............................
HAZWOPER- hazardous
waste training
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................:...............................................................
............................... ..
Fire - fighter
Small business
Business owner
Transportation
..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Driver /pilot
............................... ..............................................
............................... ................................................................................¢........
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Tribal/ IRA govt.
Tribal administrator
..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Utilities
Water treatment operator
.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
...............................
............................... ........ ...............................
Sewage treatment operator
.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................:.........................................................................................
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Landfill operator
.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................:................................................................................:........
...............................
Power plant operator
...................................................................................................................................................................................................................:.......................................................................................................................................................................
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..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Bulk fuel operator
............................... ..............................................
............................... ................................................................................¢........
...............................
Other
Form 12: Basic Environmental Assessment
Use the list below to identify basic environmental assets and needs in your community. If an item
doesn't apply to your community, leave it blank.
Environmental Assets /Needs
Do you have
it?
If this is lacking, does
your community
need it?
Yes
I No
Yes
F No
Safe Drinking Water
. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . ..
. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ..
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
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Adequate Supply of Water
. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . ..
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Certified... Water ... Treatment ... Operators ......................................................................
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Safe Sewage Disposal and Treatment
. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . ..
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Permitted Landfill
. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . ..
.....Recycling... Program .............................................................................................................................................................
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .
Used Oil Storage Area
. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . ..
. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .
Lead Acid Battery Collection Area
............................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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Tank Farms with Secondary Containment
. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . ..
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Fuel Spill Clean.. -up... Materials ............................................................ ...............................
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .
Knowledge of fuel spill areas
. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . ..
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Developable Land
. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . ..
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Fuel Spill Prevention Plan
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Hazardous Waste Response Team
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En Cl
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Contaminated Sites Identified
. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . ..
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Healthy Subsistence Food
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Environmental Education Programs
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Form 13: Assessment of Other Items
Use the form below to identify any other community assets or needs that were not identified on
Forms 8-12.
Asset or Need
Do you have it?
How would you rate it?
Do you
need it?
Yes No
Good Average Poor
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Form 14: Capital Projects and Infrastructure Priorities
Project name
Potential resource(s)
Projects or programs that
relate to this project
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Form 15: Social, Health, and Cultural Services Priorities
Program or service
name
Potential resource(s)
Projects or programs that
relate to this project
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Form 16: Economic Development Priorities
Project name
Potential resource(s)
Projects or programs that
relate to this project
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Form 17-. Job Training, Education, and Capacity Building Priorities
Project name
Potential resource(s)
Projects or programs that
relate to this project
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Form 18: Environmental Priorities
Project name
Potential resource(s)
Projects or programs that
relate to this project
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Form 19: Other Priorities
Project name
Potential resource(s)
Projects or programs that
relate to this project
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Form 20: Community Action Plan
Use the form below to write an action plan for each project or program that you identified as
a priority.
Name of Project /Program:
Lead person:
List important actions needed to complete this project or program. Identify your challenges
and barriers and consider the actions needed to overcome these when writing your actions.
Also, include the name of the person who will be responsible for each action and the
important dates related to each action.
Action
I Person
I Important dates
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Community:
Address:
Form 21: Project Scoping Form
Contact:
Phone: Fax: Email:
Name of Project:
Contact Person:
Date:
Do your best to answer the following questions about your proposed project or
program below. Attach other sheets of paper if necessary. If you don't have the
information, do your best to find it. This information will help you manage your
project from beginning to end.
Description:
1. What is the project? Briefly describe it.
2. Why is this project needed? Identify the problem /need /strategy that the project addresses.
3. Is this project part of a plan (economic development plan, environmental plan)? How
does it fit in the plan?
4. List any studies or plans that are needed (feasibility, marketing, engineering, design or
other technical studies). Identify whether they have been started or the stage the plan is
currently in.
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5. What is the estimated cost of the project?
6. What funds have been secured? Specify amounts, sources, local match, and any
conditions attached.
7. What is the annual cost and long -term cost for operation and maintenance of this project?
How will the community meet these costs?
8. What local resources are available for the long -term operation and maintenance costs of
this project?
Form 21: Project Scoping Form (continued)
Jobs & training
9. What service jobs will be needed in order to operate and maintain this project?
10. How many full -time, permanent jobs will this project create and /or retain?
create in 1 -3 years create in 3 -5 years retain
11. What training is necessary in order to prepare local residents for jobs on this project?
12. What construction jobs will be necessary to complete this project?
Job Type Number of Jobs Wage-Rate
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13. Are other projects related to or dependent on this project? [:1 YE S [:1 NO
Is this project dependent on other activities or actions? El YE S [:1 NO
If yes, describe projects, actions or activities specifying phases where appropriate.
14. Does this project fit into a regional strategy? F-1 YE s F-1 NO
Does it meet the needs of other communities as well as your own? F-1 YES F-1 NO
15. How many businesses will be affected by this project and how?
16. What type of needed infrastructure does this project provide?
(lth Pr
17. What permits will be required? List the permit, permitting agency, and status of existing
applications.
18. What health and safety problems will this project address?
19. What state and /or federal compliance requirements will this project satisfy or correct?
20. How will the project improve the environment?
Form 22: Public Process Record
Provide a record of your public process below. Use one of these forms for every meeting, interview
or survey you complete. Attach additional pages if necessary.
Type of public process: E] meeting F-I interview [I survey
Date:
Location:
Topic:
People in attendance:
For meetings, attach a sheet with the names of all people attending the meeting.
For interviews, record the name of the person here.
For surveys, write the number of people surveyed here.
Summary of meeting /interview /survey:
For meetings, include a brief summary of the key outcomes of your meeting below.
For interviews, include the questions asked along with the main answers below.
For surveys, attach a copy of the survey and results. Summarize your findings below.
Appendi'0
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Haiku of How My Village hooks and Feels
The slick smooth ice shines.
Snow crunching beneath my feet.
Clear view of the hills.
Shy is blazing blue.
Mountains look Cool Whip covered.
River waves splashing
Wind blowing and dancing,
Kids are still laughing.
Ground sits white and blue.
The wind, sk and ground,
All Are very beautiful.
just wish it was calm.
-jennA FAgundes, White Mountain
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Community: Date:
Name Address Phone /Fax /Email
Rnivs t(O RememrC1'
I'll* Our values will shape our future.
I'll* Involve everyone in the community -your elders, youth and
families.
I'll* Residents must agree on our community values and vision.
I'll* Keep your process open. Share your information.
I'll* Remember to keep a record of your planning process.
I'll* Use existing information and resources.
I'll* Build on your existing plan. Don't start over.
I'll* Goals and measures of success- think big, yet be realistic.
I'll* The power of your plan lies with you. You must demand that
those who work in your community know and respect your plan.
If you demand it, it will happen.
Community Survey
Here is an example of a value survey. You can take the top ten values from the first public meeting
and prepare a form like the one that follows.
Sample Value Survey
F]Male F]Female Age
Put a check by the three most important values.
Top 10 Values (For Example)
Very
Important
Important
Not
Important
Being able to go fishing
Quiet pace of the community
Relationship to nature
Friends and family
Health of children
Subsistence lifestyle
Safe housing
Clean water
Jobs
Strong leadership
Are there any values that you would like to add?
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va this ap, find the places and structures that are important. Use the form below to
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Planning Resources
7 Generations: Addressing Village Environmental Issues for the Future Generations of Rural Alaska
-March 1999. Available from the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of
Statewide Public Service - Rural Issues Program. To order, call (800) 510 -2332. This manual
describes how to conduct environmental assessments in rural Alaska and focuses on drinking water,
wastewater, solid waste, fuel tank farms, and air.
Alaska - Sanitation Planning Guide for Small Communities, 1999. Available from the State of
Alaska, Department of Community and Economic Development, Atwood Building -- 550 West
7t" Avenue, Suite 1770, Anchorage 99501 or by downloading from the department's website at:
www.dced.state.ak.us/mra/Mraruba.htm.
TAking Charge - Sanitation Strategies for Rural Communities (A Resource for Effective Local Planning),
1998. Available from the University of Alaska - Sitka. To order, call John Carnegie (800) 478 -6653 or
(907) 774 -7755. The guide focuses on wastewater facilities but the principles of community planning
will be useful for solid waste management planning.
Venetie Planning Workshop, December 1999, Prepared for Venetie Village Council P.O. Box 19, Venetie
Alaska 99781 - Prepared by ASCG Inc., 301 Arctic Slope Avenue Anchorage, Alaska 99518. This
booklet is a compilation of information. It is the result of a public workshop on planning held
in Venetie to address of local needs. It describes Venetie's values and their proposed planning
process.
A Guide to Community Visioning: Hands on Information from Local Communities, 1993. Available from
Oregon Visions Project. To order, call (503) 625 -5522. Describes the Oregon model of visioning.
Provides suggestions for designing and implementing an effective visioning process.
Environmental Planning for Small Communities: A Guide for Local Decision- Makers
EPA625 -R -94 -009, September 1994. Available from the Environmental Protection Agency. To order,
call (800) 424 -9346. Presents ideas and approaches to creating and implementing community
environmental plans.
American Planning Association Website. www. � plannin The Planning Association website has
recent articles on planning and an online bookstore with a detailed list of books for purchase. The
list is divided into categories such as rural planning, public process, transportation planning, project
management, design and so on.