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<br />ATTACHMENT B <br /> <br />Neighborhood Empowerment Goal <br />New Action Items <br />4-30-07 <br /> <br /> <br />B1. Enhance communications <br />To be more effective, Neighborhood Associations need enhanced communications among <br />associations, with the City organization, with elected officials, and with other government <br />agencies. <br />? <br /> <br />Neighborhood Associations need assistance to improve information sharing among <br />associations to learn from each other’s success and to collaborate on regional issues. <br />? <br /> <br />The City can help Neighborhood Associations by providing more neighborhood- <br />specific information and timely updates on projects and program changes. <br />Neighborhood Associations need broader participation from City staff, including <br />Executive Managers. <br />? <br /> <br />A stronger connection can be established between the associations and their <br />Councilors. <br />? <br /> <br />Neighborhood Associations may need assistance reaching out to other government <br />agencies, including schools, EWEB, and LTD. <br /> <br /> <br />B2. Increase ongoing support for Neighborhood Associations (NAs) <br />Neighborhood Associations are volunteer organizations, whose boards and officers have <br />different skills and experiences and different amounts of time to devote to their <br />associations. In order to increase the participation levels and effectiveness of <br />Neighborhood Associations, the City and Neighborhood Associations should recognize <br />the needs and strategize ways to provide more ongoing support to them. Current <br />resources and support strategies should be evaluated in order to better support new <br />leaders and board members. Such strategies should include: <br />? <br /> <br />More training to board members and neighborhood leaders. <br />? <br /> <br />Web site support. <br />? <br /> <br />A City-implemented community outreach campaign for Neighborhood Associations <br />to supplement the public information activities each association does. <br /> <br /> <br />B3. Evaluate Existing Structure <br />The Neighborhood Leaders Council is an ad hoc group without formal ties to the City <br />Council or the City organization. Is it time for that to change? Should we explore the <br />possibilities of other structures? <br /> <br /> <br />