Public
Engagement
Action Item 8.1: Approve an Agreement with Cityzen
Solutions, Inc. dba PublicInput for an Online Public
Engagement Platform.
Online
Platform
Online
Public
Engagement
Platform
at a Glance
Prioritize public engagement in all aspects of City
operations.
Expand, Enhance, Encourage public participation in City project, programs, and initiatives.
Provide rich and intuitive tools for learning and gathering public input.
Minimum Features
Flexible, interactive, user-friendly, and capable of supporting multiple public engagement projects simultaneously.
Educational
Customizable
Visual
Accessible
Compatible
Self-guided
Civil
Capable of integrationData-smart
Mappable
Verification
Privacy
Multilingual
Process
RFP Proposals
Ranked Selection
Demonstrations
1. 2.
3. About
PublicInput
PublicInput’s software helps governments build
community relationships through engagement and
supports active collaboration with residents.
PublicInput’s team has build this knowledge
by working with over 200 agencies in 38
states.
• Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution
• Equitable engagement
• Unified approach
• Blending traditional and virtual
engagement tactics
• Single integrated platform
Engagement
Hub
• New pathways for participation
and increases engagement.
• Stores historical data over time
and across projects.
• Making participation equitable
and accessible for everyone.
Platform
What residents see - host all your
projects, surveys, meetings, and
educational content for the
community.
Front-facing website
Platform
Answer questions like:
• How will this project affect vulnerable
or disadvantaged communities?
• How do I ensure our community
engagement responses are
representative?
Equity Mapping: Translate Community Engagement Data Into Action A tool that uses GIS data to create a living,
breathing map of your engagement projects.
Translates data into action.
Each map layer you add, whether it is a default filter
like a qualified census tract or a customized map
filter, provides more context.
Build A Project
Virtual and hybrid meetings to transcribe in the
same place. Offers contactless sign-ins. Digital
comments and spoken comments are automatically
documented and are tracked on the online platform.
Online Meetings
Fully automated and customizable moderation
24/7. Comments identified by the system for
toxicity or profanity
Moderation
Meetings can have an offline option for in-person
attendees, phone-in options for participates
without needing to access a computer or wifi
Offline
Post directly to FB and Twitter from within the
PublicInput platform. Monitor accounts and add
social media feed to your Public Engagement Hub
Social Media
Smart Translation – closed captioning in multiple languages Public Engagement Hub
Keep residents updated on topics they have subscribed to such as road closures, constructions, and project updates.
Dynamic
Reports
Visualize data in various formats,
include maps, graphs, percentages,
word clouds, metrics, and more.
Proposed agreement conforms with the
City’s Privacy Protection and Technology
Transparency Policy
Update data in real time, easily compile
data into charts and visuals of your
choosing.
Dynamic
Reports
Visualize data in various formats,
include maps, graphs, percentages,
word clouds, metrics, and more.
Update data in real time, easily compile
data into charts and visuals of your
choosing.
Proposed Agreement
Proposed agreement conforms with
the City’s Privacy Protection and
Technology Transparency Policy
Next
Steps
Customization of platform
Build portal
Staff Training & Policy
Development
Courses and video trainings
Launch
First public project goes live 2-7 weeks.
Develop policies
and content standards
Recommended
Action
Adopta resolutionapprovingan agreement
withCityzenSolutions,Inc., doingbusinessas
(“dba”) PublicInput, for an online public
engagementplatform,with an initialterm
throughJune30, 2026, andtwooptionalone-
yearextensions.