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<br /> <br />STUDY APPROACH, continued <br /> <br />La Porte - Bayshore Chamber of Commerce <br />Private business leaders <br />La Porte retailers <br />La Porte real estate development firms <br /> <br />Interview and focus group topics will be customized for each audience. For example, interviews with <br />LPISD and San Jacinto College will concentrate on workforce development. Interviews with Planning <br />and Zoning Commission members and local real estate developers will focus on the effectiveness of <br />current development policies. <br /> <br />After the initial round of interviews and focus groups, we will revisit specific individuals on an as-needed <br />basis to gather additional information in their particular areas of expertise. Additional interviews may <br />occur during future trips to the region or via telephone. <br /> <br />Avalanche Consulting will extend our qualitative <br />assessment of La Porte by launching a public survey of <br />La Porte citizens and businesses. The questionnaire will <br />contain no more than 20 questions. Instead of using <br />a predefined set of questions, we will customize the <br />survey based on issues that arise during our first round <br />of interviews and focus groups, as well as the economic <br />and demographic assessment. We will ask the City <br />and Steering Committee to review the survey prior to <br />launching it. <br /> <br />Avalanche's Survey Success <br /> <br />A va/anche has a history of highly <br />successful surveys: <br /> <br />Northwest North Carolina (8-counties) <br />1 400 survey responses <br /> <br />Charleston, South Carolina (3-counties) <br />550 survey responses <br /> <br />Santa Fe, New Mexico (l-county) <br />1 ,350 survey responses <br /> <br />We have a strong methodology for soliciting input and <br />assisting a client with collecting responses. The survey <br />will be made available in both print and electronic <br />format using QyestionPro software. Steering Committee <br />members and the EAHPR will be given tools - including <br />flyers, a survey website, and press releases - to promote the survey within the community. Two versions <br />of the survey will be made available - one for businesses and one for residents. The survey will be <br />live for 2-3 weeks. The surveying process requires around 6 weeks to complete, beginning with survey <br />formation and promotion, implementation, and concluding with analysis and reporting of results. <br /> <br />Houston Port Region (4-counties) <br />400 survey responses <br /> <br />We will work closely with the EAHPR to schedule all community input activities. <br /> <br />PROPOSAL: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE CITY OF LA PORTE. RFP #08510 <br /> <br />:3 <br />