The ENGAGE materials include a detailed draft outline for a new Community Ambassador Program, including goals, roles, recruitment strategy, a 6–9 month pilot, a citizen’s academy, and evaluation criteria, but it is still in draft form with planning staff as lead. The outline calls for clarifying goals, specifying staffing, creating a budget estimate for staff time, materials, and administrative support, and then recruiting and training a pilot cohort before full rollout. Because no vendor or budget is finalized, this represents an early-stage opportunity for firms that design ambassador programs, resident leadership academies, or community outreach campaigns. A vendor could help the Planning and ENGAGE teams scope the pilot, build training curricula (including bilingual content), design evaluation methods, and provide facilitation or digital tools to support ambassadors once the city secures funding and leadership approval.

City staff comments highlight the Community Ambassador Program as a top priority and suggest researc...