Corpus Christi Public Policy Review and Critique

You will also include a personal reflection on what you have learned through the process and what actions you will take because of your work.

PLEASE READ THROUGH THE ENTIRE ASSIGNMENT BEFORE BEGINNING. I am here to assist you with any aspect you have questions about.

Write the following sections:

A brief discussion about current City policy and implementation analysis

Talk about your Research and evaluation of policy alternatives

 Your policy recommendation.

 A personal reflection on what you have learned through the process and what actions you will take because of your work.

Policy Critique and Recommendation:

 Discuss current City policy and implementation analysis*, your research and evaluation of policy alternatives, and finally, your policy recommendation. *Based on the issue list provided

The following is an outline of steps to create a policy critique and recommendation:

Review the concerns our City must respond to and determine what problem you will focus on.

Preliminary Research: review course materials, brainstorm, conduct an environmental scan or site visit, and consider current issues relevant to course concepts.

Define the issue: consider questions and frameworks.

Research issue and context

Research and evaluate policy alternatives in other places

Analyze policy alternatives and consider fit for current issue and context; select policy options to present

Outline sections: what evidence goes where? How does proof work together?

Write sections: Briefly discuss current City policy and implementation analysis, your Research and evaluation of policy alternatives, and finally, your recommendation. You will also include a personal reflection on what you have learned through the process and what actions you will take because of your work.

Edit for clarity, concision, and grammar.

The complete final proof of the document

The following information will provide directions to accomplish each step in the assignment:

Policy Critique

In a policy critique, you must read and critically analyze one or more policy documents that address a common issue (see list provided). This assignment aims to present an overall assessment of current and proposed policies and their efficacy or potential, considering both scholarly theory and real-world practical application with consideration of environmental, social, or economic contexts.

Proposed structure

Issue: what is the policy in question?

Background: where did it emerge? What problem does it try to address?

Application: Based on the evidence, how effective has it been?

Limits: what are the limits of the policy? How has it been adapted? What questions remain?

Evaluation/potential: based on concepts and theories from course materials, what is the potential for this policy to address a particular issue/problem? How well is it working?

2: Using Research

The policy is informed by evidence from scholarly literature, government data, and Research by various stakeholder organizations.

In policy writing, your goal is to present Research both accurately and accessibly, as decision-makers in government and business may need to become more familiar with terminology or concepts presented by scholars. Make efforts to paraphrase the evidence you use, and be sure to include citations (footnotes).

3. Demonstrating Analysis

The quality of your policy assignment is closely tied to your Analysis of the issue and the policy options you present. Evaluating policy options as you research and critically analyze how those options address the issue within its context is essential.

Take time to examine specific factors and parties involved in an issue and consider how these factors may facilitate or challenge each policy option; furthermore, you should also assess the advantages and disadvantages of each policy option and its impacts on these factors or parties.

Consider theories, concepts, or frameworks from your course to develop your argument and establish coherence throughout your assignment. If you assess all policy options through the same critical lens or theory, your message will be clear and consistent throughout your document.

List of Issues to choose from: Explain the issue, context, and where to find out more.

Click on this link: Texas Public Policy Project Resources

Community Goals and objectives that work for all the public?

Step 1 Identify your area of interest as an individual and group.

Step 2 Look at current ordinances of our city concerning your area of interest. What are our actual ordinances?

Step 3 How well is our current system working? What evidence do we see or not see? Funding, priorities, effectiveness

Step 4 Based on your research, what is your recommendation to improve or change what we are doing?

Resources: Texas Public Policy Project Resources

General Policy Planning

https://mrsc.org/

https://mrsc.org/getmedia/e46223b6-f3ac-4afb-b7d9-b2362edf6890/Local-Government-Policy-Making-Process.pdf.aspx?ext=.pdf

Environmental Issues: (Quality of life)

https://www.oecd.org/cfe/cities/cities-environment.htm

Environment and Traffic

https://www.asla.org/sustainabletransportation.aspx#GreenStreets

(Traffic Calming and environmental improvement.)

https://www.wri.org/insights/we-know-how-save-millions-dying-worlds-roads

https://www.vibrantcitieslab.com/toolkit/

https://www.vibrantcitieslab.com/toolkit/start-with-a-few-small-projects/

Code Enforcement Design/Priorities/Policies/Implementation:

https://shelterforce.org/2022/08/29/can-we-prevent-slumlords-from-buying-more-buildings/

An example of Code Enforcement from one of the cleanest cities in the country:

https://www.slc.gov/buildingservices/civil-enforcement/

This is a list of issues Corpus Christi has to address as a city. You will pick one area to investigate “how” we are doing and what we should be doing.

Regardless of your research choice, you will need to start with what our city is currently doing and what ordinances are in place.

Corpus Christi Municipal Codes: https://library.municode.com/tx/corpus_christi/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COORCOCHTE

Once you are familiar with what we are doing, we can “see” how effective what we are doing actually is.

Step 1 Identify your area of interest as an individual and group.

Step 2 Look at current ordinances of our city concerning your area of interest. What are our actual ordinances?

Step 3 How well is our current system working? What evidence do we see or not see? Funding, priorities, effectiveness

Step 4 Based on your research, what is your recommendation to improve or change what we are doing?

Residential Quality of Life: Safety/Traffic Calming/Landscape design

https://www.pps.org/article/livememtraffic

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/297589487867599889/

https://nacto.org/

https://nacto.org/publication/urban-street-design-guide/intersections/minor-intersections/mini-roundabout/

https://www.pvpc.org/sites/default/files/PioneerValleyTrafficCalmingToolkit.pdf

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Code Enforcement: Priorities/Rentals/Slum Landlords. Enforcement officer Priorities/Procedures (out in the field) in practice.

Community Goals and objectives that work for all the public?

https://library.municode.com/tx/corpus_christi/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIIITHCOOR_CH13COENHOHOPRSTNEIM

https://311.cctexas.com/help/requests

Code Enforcement Resource:

Code Enforcement Design/Priorities/Policies/Implementation:

A must read:

https://shelterforce.org/2022/08/29/can-we-prevent-slumlords-from-buying-more-buildings/Links to an external site.

An example of Code Enforcement from one of the cleanest cities in the country:

 https://www.slc.gov/buildingservices/civil-enforcement/Links to an external site.

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Resources:

Corpus Christi Municipal Codes: https://library.municode.com/tx/corpus_christi/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COORCOCHTE

General Policy Planning

https://mrsc.org/Links to an external site.

https://mrsc.org/getmedia/e46223b6-f3ac-4afb-b7d9-b2362edf6890/Local-Government-Policy-Making-Process.pdf.aspx?ext=.pdfLinks to an external site.

Environmental Issues: (Quality of life)

https://www.oecd.org/cfe/cities/cities-environment.htmLinks to an external site.

Environment and Traffic

https://www.asla.org/sustainabletransportation.aspx#GreenStreetsLinks to an external site.

(Traffic Calming and environmental improvement.)

https://www.wri.org/insights/we-know-how-save-millions-dying-worlds-roadsLinks to an external site.

https://www.vibrantcitieslab.com/toolkit/Links to an external site.

https://www.vibrantcitieslab.com/toolkit/start-with-a-few-small-projects/Links to an external site.

Code Enforcement Design/Priorities/Policies/Implementation:

https://shelterforce.org/2022/08/29/can-we-prevent-slumlords-from-buying-more-buildings/Links to an external site.

An example of Code Enforcement from one of the cleanest cities in the country:

 https://www.slc.gov/buildingservices/civil-enforcement/Links to an external site.