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<br />ATTACHMENT B <br />NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ACTION PLAN UPDATE <br />December 8, 2008 <br /> <br />2007 <br />Progress Action Priority Action Item Title <br />Indicator Item # Ranking (abbreviated) Update Highlights <br /> <br /> <br />? <br />1 18 Public Involvement <br /> The Draft Diversity and Equity Strategic Plan includes recommendations that <br />participants should reflect <br />address this issue. <br />our whole community <br /> <br />? <br />2 20 Public Involvement tools <br /> The Draft Diversity and Equity Strategic Plan includes recommendations that <br />should engage more <br />address this issue. <br />people <br />? <br /> 3 10 Improve public <br /> Various public involvement efforts by Departments have become more <br />involvement processes <br />responsive, in many cases involving Neighborhood Associations. Examples <br />include: South Ridgeline Habitat Study, Crest Drive Context Sensitive Solutions <br />Process, the Pedestrian and Bicycle Strategic Plan, Rasor Mixed Use Center <br />Study, Infill Compatibility Standards and the Opportunity Siting project. <br />? <br /> 4 5 Implement Neighborhood <br /> 14 projects awarded totaling $66,500 in 2007. <br />Matching Grants <br />? <br /> 8 projects awarded totaling $29,000 in 2008. <br />? <br /> 4 projects awarded totaling $10,000 in 2008 for Olympic Trials preparation. <br />? <br /> Applications for 2009 cycle are due January 30, $70,000 is available. <br />? <br /> 5 17 Support Neighborhood <br /> Problem solving assistance is an ongoing service of the Neighborhood Program. <br />Associations in problem- <br />This assistance has been in the form of assisting associations with grant projects, <br />solving <br />community outreach, and meeting facilitation. <br />? <br /> Neighborhood Services plans to develop training modules in 2009 in the following <br />areas: effective meeting facilitation, revised/expanded neighborhood leader <br />orientation, and public outreach. <br />? <br /> 6 9 Increase communications <br /> Funding increased in 2007 to allow 4 newsletters per year. <br />from Neighborhood <br />? <br /> Training provided for newsletter editors. <br />Asociations <br />? <br /> A subcommittee is reviewing the existing newsletter policy guidelines to address <br />concerns related to editorial oversight and spending authority. <br />st <br />? <br /> 7 14 Hold annual forums for <br /> 1 Neighborhood Summit held in February 2007. <br />Neighborhood <br />? <br /> A subcommittee is planning the next Summit for March 7, 2009. <br />Associations and elected <br />? <br /> A recent online survey solicited suggestions from Neighborhood Leaders and <br />officials <br />Board Members to inform planning for 2009 Summit. <br />? <br /> 8 16 Affirm Council policy on <br /> The recently completed Neighborhood Services Assessment indicated that the <br />Neighborhood <br />Neighborhood Organization Recognition Policy may need to be updated and <br />Associations <br />revisited. It was suggested that the NEI Committee would be an appropriate <br />venue to start this discussion. <br />1 <br />Implementation underway Action initiated No significant action to date Page <br /> <br />