[YOU'RE INVITED] Mayors Office All RNO Q1 Meeting & Pre-Meeting Planning Session

[Simms, Sterling T. - MO Administrator I]

Good Afternoon RNO Leaders,

 

Thank you all so much for your service to our community! We are excited to announce our Q1 2026 All RNO Meeting with Mayor Mike Johnston in March. As we mentioned in our previous All RNO Meeting, we would like to host a pre-meeting planning session ahead of time to discuss your feedback from our meeting in December, and to craft the agenda for our meeting in March with Mayor Johnston. 

 

I am attaching a Microsoft form to schedule our planning session, I ask that you not distribute this form to your members, this meeting is for RNO leadership to help us form the substance of our Q1 meeting. Please provide your feedback by Wednesday, February 25^th, so we can get a date on the books as soon as possible. With the start of the new year, many RNOs have had changes in leadership. If there are any RNO leaders who were not included in this email, please let us know and we will be sure to update our outreach list. Below is the agenda for our pre-meeting planning session:

 

 

Thank you all so much, I look forward to seeing you in March!

 

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[Simms, Sterling T. - MO Administrator I]

Good Afternoon RNO Leaders,

 

Thank you so much for completing our scheduling form for our Q1 All RNO Meeting Planning Session. It looks like Monday March 9^th from 5:30PM – 7:00PM was by far the most preferred choice. This meeting will be virtual and is designed to frame out the agenda for our All RNO Meeting with Mayor Mike Johnston later in March. While I am still waiting for confirmation from our scheduling team, I have selected the tentative date of Thursday March 19^th for our meeting with Mayor Johnston. This may be subject to change. Our meeting with the Mayor will be hybrid with a virtual option for those who are unable to attend in person.

 

As a reminder, these meetings are for RNO leaders to receive updates directly from Mayor Johnston, please refrain from sharing to your broader membership, we ask that you designate one to two members of your leadership team to join.   

 

DETAILS: Q1 All RNO Planning Meeting

DATE: Monday March 9, 2026

TIME: 5:30PM-7:00PM

LOCATION: Virtual – SEE LINK BELOW

 

Microsoft Teams meeting

Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/21987605845145?p=QCNn8Oa1mscHwjDlwM

Meeting ID: 219 876 058 451 45

Passcode: 7fu9Mr6F

 

AGENDA:

 

1. Welcome & Framing (5 minutes)

• Introductions: MO Outreach and RNO Leaders
• Norms for discussion

2. Review of Key Survey Findings (15 Minutes)

• Priority components:
• Q&A with Mayor
• Priorities discussion among RNO leaders
• fireside chats with key City staff
• Topic selection preferences:
• Pre-meeting survey
• Optional planning committee
• Meeting activities:
• Panels with City leaders
• Policy issues deep dives
• best-practice sharing
• Neighborhood and community tours
• Hybrid format:
• Improve access & participation
• Time preference:
• 1.5–2 hours

 

3. Meeting Structure Breakout Groups (30 Minutes)

Group A — Meeting Structure & Timing

• Ideal length & flow (e.g., updates → Q&A → peer discussion)
• Hybrid participation requirements
• How much time with the Mayor vs. City staff vs. RNO-to-RNO?

Group B — Topic-Setting & Planning Committee

• Should there be a standing planning committee?
• Who serves? Rotating volunteers?
• How should quarterly pre-meeting surveys work?
• When do topic selections get published to RNOs?

Group C — RNO Value & Engagement Activities

• Which activities should be standard for all RNO updates?
• Which “one-off” activities should be used (panels, tours, best-practice demos, etc.)?
• How often should issue deep-dives happen?
• What support do RNOs need from the City (training, data, resource guides)?

 

4. Report-outs & Consensus Building (10 Minutes)

Each group provides a 2-minute summary.

• Standard Quarterly Meeting Structure
• length, components, order

 

• Topic Selection Process
• survey timeline
• optional planning committee
• Special Activity Cadence (panels, deep dives, tours, etc.)

Vote via Menti/Zoom Poll.

 

5. Planning for 2026 Q1 RNO Meeting (30 Minutes)

• Survey Timeline
• Topics of Interest
• Dates and Times of best fit

Next Steps & Closing

• Confirm creation of topic survey for next quarterly meeting
• Recruit volunteers for optional planning committee (if chosen)
• Announce date selection process (“3rd Monday of the quarter” or alternative)
• Thank participants and commit to sending a summary + finalized model

 

Thank you all so much, I look forward to seeing you, as always please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions you may have!