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2007 <br />Progress Action Priority Action Item Title <br />Indicator Item # Ranking (abbreviated) Update Highlights <br />? <br /> 15 4 Neighborhood priorities <br /> Neighborhood priorities as identified through the Neighborhood-based planning <br />guide service and funding <br />process (see above) can serve as a decision-making tool in future budget <br />decisions <br />processes. <br />? <br /> 16 13 Make parks safer <br /> Additional funding was identified in FY07 to fund bike patrols for urban parks. <br />? <br /> Increased Recreation programming has improved legitimate uses in urban parks <br />such as Monroe Park. <br />? <br /> 17 12 Promote neighborhood <br /> Neighborhood Matching Grants have provided funding for several identity <br />nd <br />identity <br />enhancing projects such as the 22 and Garfield Intersection Repair Project and <br />th <br />8 and Blair public art and landscaping. <br />? <br /> The Neighborhood-based planning process (see item #14) can facilitate the <br />identification of projects that promote neighborhood identity. <br />? <br /> 18 7 Ensure safe routes for <br /> The Pedestrian and Bicycle Strategic Plan contains many action items related to <br />walkers <br />improving safety for pedestrians including: reinitiating the sidewalk infill program, <br />launching a Share the Road education campaign, and developing a <br />comprehensive Safe Routes to School program. <br />? <br /> A Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee has been formed to prioritize and <br />provide input on transportation-related projects. <br />? <br /> 19 8 Design streets to meet <br /> Transportation staff work more closely with Neighborhoods to design streets that <br />both transportation and <br />reflect both transportation needs and community interests. Examples include <br />neighborhood needs <br />Crest Drive Context Sensitive Solutions and Elmira-Maple Street Improvement <br />Project. <br /> <br />? <br />20 23 Emphasize customer <br /> HRRS provides new employee orientation and ongoing trainings (including <br />service skills in City staff <br />diversity trainings) that emphasizes strong customer service and positive working <br />trainings <br />interactions. <br />? <br /> All employees are held to a high standard for customer service. When work <br />sections have been faced with challenges, specialized trainings have been <br />provided to deal with the issues in a specialized manner. <br />? <br /> B1 19 Enhance communications <br /> The NEI process continues to be an excellent venue for enhancing City- <br />neighborhood communication by bringing together neighborhood leaders and <br />representatives from a cross section of departments within the City organization <br />on a monthly basis. <br />? <br /> The Neighborhood Empowerment Committee is currently studying the issue of <br />enhanced communications: between Neighborhood Associations, between the <br />City organization and Neighborhood Associations, between elected officials and <br />Neighborhood Associations, and with other community organizations and <br />Neighborhood Associations. <br />3 <br />Implementation underway Action initiated No significant action to date Page <br /> <br />