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PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND PARTICIPATION Goals Prior to the planning process, a public engagement and participation plan was developed, and the County established the following goals for the engagement process. 1.Make engagement as easy and convenient as possible that allows a meaningful exchange of ideas without a huge time commitment. 2.Reach out to diverse population groups, especially those that are typically under-served by the regional parks and trails system, to receive valuable input and feedback on the project. 3.Start building relationships with individuals and groups throughout the community to establish long-term partnerships. Equity Analysis Prior to the public engagement process, an equity analysis was conducted to determine who would benefit the most from this project and to identify specific population groups to engage for input. Scope Because this project is specific to Lino Lakes, but is part of the regional system, the demographics of race, age, disability within a 3-mile radius of the project and the overall county demographic information was considered. By identifying population groups that may be under-served by the regional system, the engagement process can be adjusted to ensure valuable input, ideas, and feedback from those groups are received. Table 1 Context In looking at the current demographic disparities for the project, the under-served demographics for the area are shown in Table 1. They include people over 65 years, people with disabilities, Asian (Non- Latinx), Black/African American, and Latinx/Hispanic. Looking to the future, with the population growth 1 % range due to numbers being provided per census blocks from the Metropolitan Council's "Regional Parks and the American Community Survey" mini-app; https://metrotransitmn.shinyapps.io/regionalParks-ETK/ 2 U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2012-2016 five-year estimates 3 Metropolitan Council's 2016 Visitor Survey Study, “Share of Population age 18+ that identifies as…” Location/ Demographic 3-mile radius 1 All of Anoka County 2 2016 Visitor Study- Anoka County (Trails)3 65 yrs. or older 8-15%12% 12.6% Any Disability 7-12%9.80% 1.7% Asian, Non-Latinx 3-7%4.1% 0.7% Black/African American 0-5%5.1% 3.5% Hispanic/Latino/Latinx 0-3%4.1% 4.0%