Public engagement resources during COVID-19

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Metro seeks to ensure the voices of those most impacted by the decisions and investments we make are not lost under COVID-19 restrictions as we protect the health and safety of staff and the communities we serve.

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Ensuring health and safety

In order to protect staff and communities across the region, Metro is not hosting indoor, in-person community engagement events at this time. Following direction from the Oregon Health Authority, outdoor community engagement events are currently suspended. Outdoor events may be approved at a future date on a case-by-case basis.

Virtual community engagement

Virtual community engagement using audio and video conferencing tools offers the safest option for community engagement under COVID-19.

Outdoor community engagement

All non-Metro participants in an outdoor community engagement event taking place at a Metro facility or on Metro property are required to sign a COVID-19 release and waiver.

What Metro is doing

Metro provides staff resources to:

collaborate with Metro’s information services team for virtual meeting protocols
host inclusive virtual meetings using trauma informed best practices
host inclusive virtual meetings for people living with disabilities using best practices
complete a risk assessment process for outdoor in-person engagement activities
assess the risk of various community engagement activities informed by the Center for Disease Control levels of risk scale.