| | Purpose The Needs Assessment will help identify training and technical assistance priorities, resources needs and include a knowledge gap analysis. It will help benchmark the mayors strengths and challenges as well as brownfields redevelopment opportunities. Additionally, the Assessment will help identify the relative levels of expertise, staffing and access to federal and state funding. We anticipate information gathering that promotes brownfields assessments, cleanup and ultimately land use decisions and planning that result in sustainable redevelopment Next Steps SCDG has initiated the planning process to obtain input from mayors on the Needs Assessment design. Following the design phase, we will implement the Needs Assessment via a combination of internet surveys, conference calls, focus groups and other interviews. We anticipate finalized data collection and analyses in September 2009. In the interim, 1-2 web-based seminars will be scheduled to introduce the GOBP and launch the training curriculum. |
