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· Provided training to neighborhood leaders which includes orientation, budget, land use planning, volunteer recruitment, census data evaluation, and newsletter production. · Ninety-five percent of neighborhood association survey respondents were satisfied or very satisfied with the services they receive from Neighborhood Services staff. · Planning staff have engaged in neighborhood-based mixed-use development outreach. · In FY06, Police were allocated one-time money to allow overtime so that patrol officers will routinely attend neighborhood meetings. · The Mayor, City Manager, Police Chief, Traffic Engineer, and Parks and Open Space staff regularly attend neighborhood meetings to hear the neighbors' concerns and ideas. Neighborhood Services staff attend most of the neighborhood meetings (over 250 in FY05) and summarize neighbors' feedback for City program managers. · Other City programs supporting neighborhood problem solving include Neighborhood Watch, Police in the schools, Community Emergency Response Teams, No Fire in My Backyard, Adopt- a-Park, the Good Neighbor Agreement program and the neighborhood radar watch volunteer program. On occasion, Community Mediation Services has been engaged to help with broader neighborhood conflicts (e.g., Monroe Park).