BEEN A GOOD EVENING. FEBRUARY 13
2025 MEETING OF THE LIBRARY'S
EDUCATION AND NEIGHBORHOODS
COMMITTEE WILL COME TO ORDER. IT
IS 9:32 A.M. I'M A RITZ RIVERA,
CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
FIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE
PRESENT.
>> TERRIFIC , A FULL COMMITTEE
TODAY. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPT. HEARING NO
OBJECTION THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
THERE'S ONE ITEM OF BUSINESS ON
TODAY'S AGENDA, A PRESENTATION
FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS ON THE
NEIGHBORHOOD MATCHING FUND. I
WOULD LIKE TO THANK SAM READ AND
DANIEL SIMS FOR COMING TO
COUNCIL CHAMBERS TODAY TO
PRESENT. LET'S GO TO PUBLIC
COMMENT. WE WILL OPEN THE HYBRID
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. IT SHOULD
RELATE TO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA OR
WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THIS
COMMITTEE. HOW MANY SPEAKERS ARE
SIGNED UP TODAY?
>> CURRENTLY, WE HAVE ZERO IN
PERSON SPEAKERS AND TO REMOTE
SPEAKERS SIGNED UP .
>> THANK YOU. MAY YOU PLEASE
READ THE PUBLIC COMMENT
INSTRUCTIONS?
>> THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
WILL BE MODERATED IN THE
FOLLOWING MANNER. PUBLIC COMMENT
IS UP TO 20 MINUTES, EACH
SPEAKER WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES.
SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN THE
ORDER IN WHICH THEY REGISTER. WE
WILL START WITH IN PERSON
SPEAKERS FIRST AND THEN REMOTE
SPEAKERS UNTIL THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD HAS ENDED.
SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN
10 SECONDS ARE LEFT OF THEIR
TIME. THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
IS NOW OPEN. WE WILL BEGIN WITH
THE FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST.
>> SEEING AS THERE ARE NO IN
PERSON WE WILL GO STRAIGHT TO
REMOTE.
>> THE FIRST REMOTE SPEAKER IS
ALBERTO ALVAREZ .
>> PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX WHEN
YOU HEAR THE PROMPT . YOU HAVE
BEEN UNNEEDED.
>> HELLO , GOOD MORNING. I
WON'T TAKE UP COMMITTEE TIME. I
WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE,
HOLLINGSWORTH AND RINCK FOR
STANDING AGAINST THE USE OF THE
SO-CALLED WEAPONS WITHOUT PROPER
SAFEGUARDS. AS COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE SAID, WE HOPE FOR A
REASONABLE FEDERAL JUDGE TO LOOK
THIS OVER. YOUR VOTE IS HIGHLY
APPRECIATED. THANK YOU AND HAVE
A GOOD DAY.
>> THANK YOU. AS A REMINDER,
COMMENTS NEED TO RELATE TO ITEMS
ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
>> THE SECOND REMOTE SPEAKER IS
DAVID HAYNES. SPEAKER, PLEASE
PRESS STAR SIX WHEN YOU HEAR THE
PROMPT OF YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED.
>> HI. NEIGHBORHOOD MATCHING
FUND'S CAN BE A GREAT IDEA.
SOMETIMES IT'S LIKE IT'S A
POLITICAL SPORT CAPACITY
BUILDING FOR THEIR RE-ELECTION
APPARATUS ALWAYS TRYING TO GET A
BUNCH OF NAMES ON THE LIST TO
USE TAX DOLLARS AND THEN YOU CAN
HIT THEM UP FOR A DONATION
ASKING FOR THEIR NONPROFIT
ENDORSEMENT AND MAYBE HAVE THEM
VOLUNTEER TO DOORKNOB DURING
ELECTION HOURS. THE PUBLIC
SAFETY CRISIS HAS OVERWHELMED
AND RUINED THE ENJOYMENT OF THE
LIBRARY AND DUE TO ALL THE
BEHAVIORAL CRISIS AND SANITARY
PROBLEMS THAT MAKE IT MISERABLE
TO GO TO THE LIBRARY AND RELY ON
IT AS A RESOURCE FOR ACTUALLY
READING AND WRITING AND THINKING
FOR 20 MINUTES OR TWO HOURS
WITHOUT BEING BOTHERED BY A
BUNCH OF CREEPS. THE LIBRARY
NEEDS A LOT OF IMPROVEMENTS .
YOU HAVE PROBABLY HUNDREDS OF
LIGHTS NOT MEANT FOR READING,
THEY ARE MEANT FOR PERCEPTIONS ,
ARTISTIC ENJOYMENT WHEN DRIVING
BY. WHEN YOU ACTUALLY NEED THE
LIGHTS FOR READING , THEY
IRRITATE YOUR EYES BECAUSE THEY
DON'T WORK PROPERLY. JUST BY
THE MERE HAPPENSTANCE OF THE
FLOOR PLAN IT'S LIKE THEY TRY
TO FORCE THE COMMUNITY ONTO THE
INDIVIDUAL WITH A FORCE YOU TO
SIT IN A CHAIR THAT IS REALLY
HARD AND CUTS OFF YOUR
CIRCULATION FOR 20 MINUTES AND
THERE IS SOME PERSON BEHIND YOU
. THAT'S NEVER BEEN IMPROVED. I
NOTICED THEY'VE GOT FOUR
EMPLOYEES DOWN AT THE FIRST
LEVEL OF THE CENTRAL LIBRARY AND
THREE OF THEM ARE LIBRARIANS
RIGHT NEXT TO THE AUTOMATIC BOOK
INTAKE. THEN THEY HAVE A
CUSTOMER SERVICE AND SECURITY
GUARDS THAT THERE'S HARDLY
ANYBODY DOWN THERE EXCEPT SOME
PEOPLE MESSING IT ALL UP. THE
SOCIETAL PROBLEMS THAT ARE
STEMMING FROM POLICE CHIEFS HAS
OVERWHELMED OUR ENTIRE SOCIETY
AND THE LIBRARY SUFFERS MORE
THAN MOST OTHER PLACES BECAUSE
Y'ALL DON'T WANT TO HAVE --
>> THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER .
>> THAT WAS THE LAST REGISTERED
SPEAKER.
>> THANK YOU. PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD IS NOW CLOSED. WE WILL
PROCEED TO OUR ITEM OF BUSINESS.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
ONE TO THE RECORD?
>> NEIGHBORHOOD MATCHING FUND
OVERVIEW FOR BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION.
>> THIS ITEM HAS BEEN READ INTO
THE RECORD . AS I SAID EARLIER,
WE HAVE SAM READ AND DANIEL SIMS
FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS AS THEY MAKE THEIR
WAY UP TO THE DESK I WILL SAY,
COLLEAGUES, AS YOU KNOW I VERY
MUCH APPRECIATE THE NEIGHBORHOOD
MATCHING FUND. IT'S A GREAT WAY
FOR NEIGHBORS TO GET SMALL
LOCALIZED PROJECTS DONE THAT THE
CITY MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE HAVE
EXISTING FUNDINGS FOR AND THIS
REALLY HELPS STRENGTHEN
COMMUNITIES. THESE ARE OPEN TO
EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD AND DISTRICT
ACROSS THE CITY . RESIDENTS
DIRECTLY APPLY FOR FUNDING FOR
THEIR SPECIFIC PROJECTS. THERE
IS A MATCH REQUIREMENT BUT THAT
MATCH CAN EITHER INCLUDE ACTUAL
FUNDS OR VOLUNTEER HOURS TOWARD
THE PROJECT. FOR INSTANCE,
DESIGN WORK. I'M SURE WE WILL
HEAR MORE FROM THE PRESENTATION.
YOU MIGHT REMEMBER DURING THIS
PAST BUDGET CYCLE ONE OF MY
BUDGET PRIORITIES WAS TO RESTORE
FUNDING FOR THIS PROGRAM AFTER
THE FUNDS WERE NOT INCLUDED IN
THE MAYORS PACKAGE. WITH YOUR
SUPPORT, I WAS SUCCESSFUL AND WE
GET TO BE HERE TODAY TO HEAR
MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAM AND ITS
BENEFITS OR LOCAL COMMUNITIES
INCLUDING YOUR COMMUNITIES AND
THE DISTRICTS YOU REPRESENT.
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, YOU
REPRESENT THE WHOLE CITY. ALL
THE COMMUNITIES YOU REPRESENT.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO AHEAD WITH
YOUR PRESENTATION? PLEASE STATE
YOUR NAMES FOR THE RECORD AND
YOU CAN GET STARTED AND
COLLEAGUES I WILL ASK THAT YOU
PLEASE LET OUR FRIENDS AT
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS
FINISH THE PRESENTATION BEFORE
TAKING QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING. I AM SAM READ,
I'M DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS.
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
DANIEL SIMS, I'M THE COMMUNITY
PARTNERSHIPS DIRECTOR FOR THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS.
>> I DON'T HAVE THE
PRESENTATION UP HERE.
>> WE ARE GETTING THE
PRESENTATION PUT UP.
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH, DO
YOU HAVE A JOKE FOR US TODAY?
YOU SHOULD ALWAYS HAVE ONE READY
FOR THIS COMMITTEE ,
COUNCILMEMBER.
>> I WILL SAVE IT. I WILL SAVE
IT TO THE END. THANK YOU.
>> TECHNOLOGY. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA FOR THE
INVITATION TO COME BEFORE THE
COCHAIR ARE
PROGRAMMING. WE ALWAYS WELCOME
ANY OPPORTUNITY WE GET TO LIFT
UP THE WORK OF COMMUNITY THAT WE
ARE HONORED TO SUPPORT THROUGH
PROGRAMS LIKE THE NEIGHBORHOOD
HATCHING FUND AND SINCE WE ARE
HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE
NEIGHBORHOOD MATCHING FUND I
WANT TO FIRST OFFER AS COUNCIL
REMEMBER RIVERA YOU SPOKE TO
JUST OUR DEEP GRATITUDE TO
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR
THEIR SUPPORTS OF MAINTAINING
THE FUNDING FOR THIS PROGRAM. I
KNOW YOU ALL HAD TO MAKE SOME
PRETTY ROUGH AND CHALLENGING
DECISIONS IN LAST YEAR'S
BUDGETING PROCESS AND WE REALLY
APPRECIATE THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT
AND SUPPORT OF THIS PROGRAM THAT
MEANS SO MUCH TO COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU. AS SOME MAY REMEMBER,
WE WERE HERE LAST YEAR TALKING
ABOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD MATCHING
FUND AND THAT PRESENTATION
REALLY FOCUSED ON COMMUNITY
IMPACT AND WHAT THE COMMUNITY
WAS DOING WITH THAT FUNDING.
TODAY WE WILL DIVE DEEP INTO HOW
THE PROGRAM WORKS AND KIND OF
THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF IT. I'LL
KICK US OFF AND GIVE A REFRESHER
ON IT OVERVIEW OF THE PROGRAM
AND THEN I WILL PASS IT OVER TO
DANIEL WHO WILL DIVE INTO ALL
THE DETAILS OF THE PROCESS . THE
NEIGHBORHOOD MATCHING FUND IS
ONE OF OUR DEPARTMENTS OLDEST
AND MOST TREASURED PROGRAMS.
IT'S BEEN AROUND FOR 37 YEARS
AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN COMMITTED TO
SUPPORTING PROJECTS DEVELOPED
AND IMPLEMENTED SPECIFICALLY BY
COMMUNITY MEMBERS. SINCE ITS
CREATION, MORE THAN 5000
COMMUNITY PROJECTS ACROSS THE
CITY HAVE RECEIVED OVER $64
MILLION IN FUNDING . EVERY ONE
OF THOSE FUNDING AWARDS HAS BEEN
MATCHED BY VOLUNTEER LABORERS ,
DONATED MATERIALS, SERVICES AND
CASH AND ALL OF THAT HAS
GENERATED AN ADDITIONAL $72
MILLION AND COMMUNITY
INVESTMENTS THROUGH MATCH.
THERE'S A LOT OF REASONS WHY
THIS PROGRAM WORKS AND HAS BEEN
AROUND SO LONG. REALLY, IT WORKS
BECAUSE IT IS CENTERED ON AND
ROOTED IN COMMUNITY AND WHAT
COMMUNITY IS LOOKING TO DO. IT
SUPPORTS IDEAS INITIATED AND
CHAMPIONED BY COMMUNITY. IT
REALLY STRENGTHENS ENGAGEMENT
AND RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN
COMMUNITIES AND ENCOURAGES
VOLUNTEERISM , LEVERAGES
COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS AND
FOCUSES ON DEVELOPING
PARTNERSHIPS AND ENHANCES THE
CITY'S VIBRANCY AND VALUES. THE
PROGRAM ITSELF CONSISTS OF TWO
DIFFERENT FUNDS . THE FIRST IS
THE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP FUND
AND THE SECOND IS THE SMALL
SPARKS FUND. SMALL SPARKS
PROVIDES FUNDING UP TO $5000 PER
PROJECT AND APPLICATIONS ARE
ACCEPTED ON A ROLLING BASIS ,
GENERALLY THROUGH OCTOBER 31st
EACH YEAR. THESE ARE DESIGNED TO
SUPPORT SMALL COMMUNITY
ACTIVITIES SUCH AS NEIGHBORHOOD
CLEANUPS, COMMUNITY
CELEBRATIONS, WORKSHOPS AND
MORE. THE LARGER FUND IS THE
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP FUND THAT
PROVIDES FUNDING FOR LARGER
PROJECTS UP TO $50,000 . THIS
FUND HAS TWO APPLICATION CYCLES
EACH YEAR. THE FIRST IS
CURRENTLY OPEN NOW THROUGH MARCH
10th AND THE SECOND WILL OPEN IN
JULY AND CLOSE ON SEPTEMBER 8th.
THIS PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR
COMMUNITIES TO CREATE LARGE AND
LASTING IMPACTS BY SUPPORTING
COMMUNITY ORGANIZING, PUBLIC ART
PROJECTS , PARK IMPROVEMENTS,
CULTURAL EVENTS AND DESIGN AND
CONSTRUCTION OF COMMUNITY
FACILITIES AND MORE. THAT'S THE
GENERAL OVERVIEW AND I WILL PASS
IT OVER TO DANIEL WHO WILL START
TO DIVE IN TO HOW THE PROGRAMS
WORK.
>> THE NEIGHBORHOOD MATCH -- SO,
THE NEIGHBORHOOD MATCHING FUND
WE FUND A VARIETY OF CREATIVE
COMMUNITY CENTERED PROJECTS THAT
MEET SPECIFIC CRITERIA. PROJECTS
MUST INVOLVE COMMUNITY MEMBERS
IN THE CREATION AND COMPLETION
OF THE PROJECT, THEY MUST
PROVIDE A PUBLIC BENEFIT , BE
FREE AND OPEN TO ALL AND
DEMONSTRATE A COMMUNITY MATCH AS
WELL AS OCCUR WITHIN SEATTLE
CITY LIMITS. THE NEIGHBORHOOD
MATCHING FUND IS STRUCTURED TO
SUPPORT A WIDE VARIETY OF
PROJECT TYPES AND COMMUNITY
IDEAS. FESTIVALS, TRAFFIC
CALMING , MUSEUM EXHIBITS ,
PLAYGROUNDS, GIRLS, PLAYS,
EVENTS, ALL OF THESE ARE
FUNGIBLE THROUGH THE
NEIGHBORHOOD MATCHING FUND.
WHILE WE FUND QUITE A FEW THINGS
THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE DO
NOT FUND. THE NEIGHBORHOOD
MATCHING FUND DOES NOT FUND
PROJECTS NOT FREE AND OPEN TO
THE PUBLIC, WE DO NOT FUND
THINGS THAT ARE DUPLICATIONS OF
EXISTING, PRIVATE OR PUBLIC
PROGRAM . ANYTHING ONGOING OR AN
EXISTING PROGRAM OR SERVICE
SUPPORT, ANY SOCIAL SERVICES ,
PROJECTS THAT DO NOT HAVE
PROPERTY OWNER PERMISSION FOR
PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS , WE DO
NOT PAY FOR AN ORGANIZATION'S
ONGOING EXPENSES AND WE ALSO
DON'T REPLACE ANY LOST FUNDS
FROM OTHER SOURCES. WHO DO WE
FUND? WE ENCOURAGE APPLICATIONS
FROM NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS,
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND
FORMAL GROUPS AND BUSINESS
GROUPS ALTHOUGH NOT FOR PROFIT
BUSINESS GROUPS FOCUSED ON
BUILDING STRONGER COMMUNITY
CONNECTIONS . ALL APPLICANT
GROUPS MUST BE OPEN AND
INCLUSIVE, ACTIVELY ENGAGE
DIVERSE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND
SIGNIFICANTLY BE COMPOSED OF
INDIVIDUALS WHO LIVE OR WORK IN
SEATTLE. THESE ARE VALUES OF THE
PROGRAM AND WHAT DRIVE US
FORWARD AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE
ALL OF THOSE ARE IN PLACE FOR
THE ORGANIZATIONS WE DO FUND.
ORGANIZATIONS WE DON'T FUND ,
ANY INDIVIDUALS. YOU MUST COME
AS A COLLECTIVE, AN INDIVIDUAL
CANNOT APPLY TO THE FUND, WE
DON'T FUND FOR-PROFIT
BUSINESSES . RELIGIOUS
ORGANIZATIONS, MAJOR
INSTITUTIONS LIKE GOVERNMENT
AGENCIES , POLITICAL GROUPS, ANY
ORGANIZATION THAT IS OUTSIDE OF
SEATTLE CITY LIMITS , GROUPS WHO
CURRENTLY HAVE AN ACTIVE
NEIGHBORHOOD MATCHING FUND
GRANT. IF YOU'VE APPLIED TO THE
NEIGHBORHOOD MATCHING FUND
BEFORE AND CLOSE YOUR PROJECT
BEFORE THE DEADLINE FOR THE NEXT
AWARD CYCLE YOU CAN APPLY FOR
THAT, BUT IF YOU HAVE AN ACTIVE
PROJECT WE DON'T FUND THE SAME
ORGANIZATION FOR TWO
NEIGHBORHOOD MATCHING FUND
PROJECTS AT THE SAME TIME. WE
ALSO DON'T FUND GROUPS THAT
HAVE A HISTORY OF UNSUCCESSFULLY
COMPLETING THE PROJECT WITHIN
THE LAST TWO YEARS. IF YOU HAD A
PROJECT WITHIN THE LAST TWO
YEARS AND FOR SOME REASON THAT
PROJECT GOT CANCELED OR
WITHDRAWN WE WOULD CONSIDER YOU
INELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING. THE
COMMUNITY MATCH IS THE HEART OF
THE NEIGHBORHOOD MATCHING FUND
CONCEPT . COMMUNITY MATCH IS
IMPORTANT TO US BECAUSE IT S
FROM THE ORGANIZATION OR FROM
THOSE APPLYING, IT SHOWS THEY
ARE ALSO EQUALLY AS INVESTED IN
BRINGING IN VOLUNTEERS TO THE
PROJECT OR BRINGING IN CASH OR
DONATED RESOURCES TO THE PROJECT
, BUT REALLY DOING SOMETHING
THAT ENHANCES BEYOND WHAT THE
CITY'S INVESTMENT IN THAT
PROJECT IS. THE COMMUNITY MATCH
IS VERY IMPORTANT AND HOW IT
QUALIFIES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
MATCHING FUND IS THAT FOR EVERY
DOLLAR THE NEIGHBORHOOD MATCHING
FUND WOULD RELEASE AS AN AWARD
WE ASK FOR $.50 IN COMMUNITY
MATCH. FOR CPF THE MAXIMUM IS
$50,000, SO FOR CPF PROJECT A
$50,000 THERE'S A MINIMUM
EXPECTATION OF $25,000 IN
COMMUNITY MATCH GENERATING A
$75,000 PROJECT TOTAL. MATCH CAN
BE MET IN A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT
WAYS. WE TRY TO ALLOW FOR
NIMBLENESS IN THE COMMUNITY AND
NOT TOO MANY OBSTACLES IN THE
WAY VOLUNTEER TIME IS A WAY TO
MEET THE MATCH THAT'S VERY
IMPORTANT TO US AND SOMETHING WE
DRIVE FOR IN THE PROGRAM. WE
VALUE VOLUNTEER MATCH AT $35 AN
HOUR UNDERSTANDING PEOPLE ARE
GIVING UP THEIR TIME TO
PARTICIPATE ON THIS PROJECT AND
COMING FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE
AND WE WANT TO HONOR AND REWARD
THAT. DONATED SUPPLIES AND
MATERIALS IS ALSO SOMETHING WE
COLLECT AS A MATCH CATEGORY,
DONATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
BUT WITH DONATED PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES WE CAPPED AT $100. IF
YOU CHARGE $125 NORMALLY WE
WOULD HAVE TO BRING THAT DOWN TO
100 TO FAVOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD
MATCHING FUND. THERE'S ALSO
CASH MATCH. SOME ARE ABLE TO
GENERATE CASH MATCH AND THEN
THEY ADD THAT AS THE CATEGORY OR
AS THEIR MATCH FOR THE PROJECT.
MAYBE THEY HAVE $50,000 THEY
WILL ADD TO THAT FOR THE PROJECT
AND THEY CAN GET THE FUNDS FROM
VARIOUS DIFFERENT PLACES BUT WE
NEED TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE CASH
ON HAND TO CONSIDER THAT AS A
MATCH. THERE'S A COUPLE OF
REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL AWARDED
PROJECTS AND THEY ARE LISTED
HERE. CONTINGENCY AND INSURANCE
AS WELL AS HIRING PROCESSES BUT
WE GO INTO IT A LITTLE BIT MORE
IN THE NEXT COUPLE SLIDES. THE
NEXT ONE IS ACCESSIBILITY. FOR
ALL IMPROVEMENTS TO CITY
FACILITIES YOU MUST BE
ACCESSIBLE AND THEY MUST MEET
THE CRITERIA OF THE AMERICANS
WITH DISABILITY ACT. IF WE ARE
DOING AN EVENT ON PARKS PROPERTY
IT MUST BE ACCESSIBLE. IF WE ARE
IMPROVING IN S STOP RIGHT AWAY
OR SOME PROJECT RELATED TO THAT
IT NEEDS TO BE ACCESSIBLE, SO WE
REQUIRE PROJECTS TO BE
ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL PEOPLE TO
PARTICIPATE IN. FISCAL
SPONSORSHIP IS SOMETHING WE
REQUIRE FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT
ARE NOT 501(C)(3). IF YOU ARE
THEN YOU CAN MANAGE THE FINANCES
YOURSELVES WHAT IF IT'S A
COLLECTION OF INDIVIDUALS OR AN
AD HOC GROUP OR INFORMAL
BUSINESS GROUP THAT IS COMING
TOGETHER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD MATCHING FUND WE
ASK FOR FISCAL SPONSORSHIP. THE
FISCAL SPONSOR IS PART OF THE
CONTRACTING PROCESS SO WE WOULD
CONTRACT WITH THE ORGANIZATION
AND THE FISCAL SPONSOR WOULD
ALSO BE PART OF THAT CONTRACT
BECAUSE THEY HOLD THE FINANCIAL
RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THAT TO
MAKE SURE THAT CAN HAPPEN. ONE
REASON WHY WE HAVE FISCAL
SPONSORSHIPS IS BECAUSE WE ARE
WORKING WITH A LOT OF AD HOC
GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS AND WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE
ACCESS TO THE FUNDS AND FISCAL
SPONSORSHIP ALLOWS THEM TO HAVE
ACCESS. CONTINGENCY IS IMPORTANT
FOR US FOR ALL PHYSICAL
IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND WE ASK
THAT PEOPLE BUDGET 50% OF CASH
INTO CONTINGENCY FUNDS. THIS CAN
BE DONE WITH AWARD DOLLARS BUT
WE ARE AWARE OF THE FACT
INFLATION, FLUCTUATION AND
PRICES AND ALL OF THESE THINGS
ARE IMPORTANT TO CONSIDER AND
SOMETIMES WHEN YOU'RE
DEVELOPING WHERE IT STARTED
THINGS MAY HAVE SHIFTED, WE WANT
TO MAKE SURE THERE'S THE
ABILITY TO COMPLETE THIS PROJECT
I ALSO HAVING SOME CONTINGENCY
FUNDS ON HAND. FOR ALL PROJECTS
WE ASK FOR COMMERCIAL GENERAL
LIABILITY INSURANCE. THIS IS
SOMETHING WE SUPPORT THROUGH THE
ACTUAL GRANT AS WELL AND SOME
ORGANIZATIONS AND APPLICANTS ARE
ACTUALLY ABLE TO GET COMMERCIAL
GENERAL LIABILITY INSURANCE OR
HAVE IT EXTENDED BY THEIR FISCAL
SPONSOR TO SUPPORT THE PROJECT,
BUT OTHERS NEED TO HAVE GENERA
FOR HIRING PROCESSES WE ASK FOR
ORGANIZATIONS TO OPEN UP SOME OF
THEIR LARGER REQUESTS FOR AN RFP
PROCESS AND THEN WE ALSO ARE
LOOKING FOR ORGANIZATIONS TO
MAKE SURE THEY ARE WORKING WITH
WOMEN AND MINORITY OWNED
BUSINESSES. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT PEOPLE ARE LOOKING TO
SUPPORT THOSE AS THEY GROW THEIR
PROJECT AND ENGAGE. HOW DO WE
GET THE WORD OUT? AT DON WE HAVE
NOTABLE AVENUES AND CHANNELS TO
GET THE WORD OUT. I THINK WE AS
A DEPARTMENT ARE VERY STEEPED IN
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND TRY TO
USE ALL OF OUR AVAILABLE
CHANNELS TO GET THE INFORMATION
INTO COMMUNITY. WE HAVE OUR
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
COORDINATORS BUT WE ALSO HAVE
OUR EQUITY AND ENGAGEMENT
ADVISERS AND VARIOUS DIFFERENT
PROGRAMS AS WELL AS OUR PROJECT
MANAGERS THEMSELVES WHO REACH
OUT INTO COMMUNITY TO TRY TO
PROMOTE THE PROGRAM. WE HAVE
TARGETED ADVERTISING WE DO VIA
SOCIAL MEDIA , SO WHEN WE ARE
AWARE MAYBE THERE'S A GAP AREA
IN THE PROGRAM OR A COMMUNITY
THAT HASN'T REALLY BEEN
APPLYING TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD
MATCHING FUND WE WILL REVIEW
THAT AND TRY TO INTENTIONALLY
REACH THAT COMMUNITY AS BEST WE
CAN . WE ALSO RELY ON OUR CITY
PARTNERS INCLUDING
COUNCILMEMBERS TO HELP US IN
PROMOTING THE NEIGHBORHOOD
MATCHING FUND TO YOUR
CONSTITUENTS AND TO THE OTHER
CITY DEPARTMENTS FOR THEM TO
ALSO GET THE WORD OUT TO THEIR
COMMUNITIES AND COMMUNITIES THEY
SERVE AS WELL. THAT'S ANOTHER
AVENUE WE USE. WE HAVE OUR
COMMUNITY STORYTELLING EFFORTS
WE DO ON DON'S FRONT BLOG AND
SOCIAL MEDIA. I'M NOT SURE IF
YOU FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK OR
INSTAGRAM BUT IF YOU DON'T,
PLEASE DO. THAT IS ANOTHER
AVENUE IN WHICH WE ARE REGULARLY
PROMOTING THE NEIGHBORHOOD
MATCHING FUND SO I THINK I'VE
SEEN AT LEAST THREE OR FOUR
PROMOTIONS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
MATCHING FUND SINCE WE HAVE
RELEASED THIS CURRENT ROUND . WE
HAVE LOCAL MEDIA THAT COME BACK
TO ACTUALLY ASKING US FOR
INTERVIEWS SO WE'VE DONE A FEW
AROUND NEIGHBORHOOD MATCHING
FUND IN THE PAST. JUST MAKE SURE
WE ARE GETTING THE MESSAGE OUT
AS WELL IS WE CAN AND THEN WE
ALSO HAVE AN EMAIL SUBSCRIPTION
LIST OF 14,000 INDIVIDUALS AND
COMMUNITY GROUPS WHO WE SEND
EMAIL BLASTS TO ABOUT THE
NEIGHBORHOOD MATCHING FUND WHEN
IT OPENS MAKING SURE THEY ARE
AWARE AND ABLE TO BE INFORMED OF
THE NEIGHBORHOOD MATCHING FUND
AND HOPEFULLY COME TO OUR
PROGRAM. HOW WE HELP COMMUNITY
APPLY IS ACTUALLY NOT JUST A
NEIGHBORHOOD MATCHING FUND ETHIC
AND ETHOS, BUT IT EXTENDS TO THE
COMMUNITY GRANTS PROGRAMS AS A
WHOLE. WE USED TO HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY FUND, NOW WE HAVE
THE NEIGHBORHOOD MATCHING FUND
AND THE FOOD EQUITY FUND, BUT WE
REALLY RELY ON THE PMS WORKING
WITH COMMUNITY, WORKING WITH
APPLICANTS AS THEY COME IN TO
HELP THEM NAVIGATE THE PROGRAM,
HELP THEM NAVIGATE OUR
DATABASES, OUR APPLICATIONS AND
WE REALLY LOOK FOR A PROJECT
EDITORS TO ASSIST ORGANIZATIONS
AND INDIVIDUALS AND HELP THEM
NAVIGATE THE NEIGHBORHOOD
MATCHING FUND. OUR PROJECT
MANAGERS WILL ANSWER QUESTIONS
AND PROVIDE TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE. THIS CAN LOOK A LOT
THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT
QUESTIONS AND MANY DIFFERENT
AREAS OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
WE MAKE INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATIONS
TO COMMUNITY GROUPS , BUT WE
WILL ALSO REVIEW DRAFT
APPLICATIONS AND PROVIDE
FEEDBACK. IT'S NOT JUST ONE
DRAFT APPLICATION WE LOOK AT. WE
WILL LOOK AT MULTIPLE AND
PROVIDE FEEDBACK TO THE
ORGANIZATION TO TRY TO POSITION
THEM AS BEST AS POSSIBLE TO BE
COMPETITIVE. WE AREN'T ABLE TO
SCORE YOU AND PASS IT FORWARD,
BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU
HAVE ALL OF YOUR EYES DOTTED AND
T'S CROSSED SO THAT WHEN YOUR
APPLICATION IS SUBMITTED IT WILL
BE AS COMPETITIVE AS POSSIBLE
AGAINST ALL OTHER APPLICATIONS
THAT WERE SUBMITTED. ONE THING
WE REALLY BELIEVE IS FIRST TIME
APPLICANTS SHOULD LIKELY LEAD
WITH PROJECT MANAGERS. AFTER ALL
OF OUR WORKSHOPS THE PROJECT
MANAGERS WILL LOOK AT ALL THE
ATTENDEES AND THEN REACH OUT TO
THEM DIRECTLY AND ASK IF THEY
WANT ANY SUPPORT ON THEIR
PROJECT. THEN THEY WILL WORK
WITH THE ORGANIZATION TO MAKE
SURE THEY HAVE ALL OF THE
ANSWERS THEY NEED TO BE AS
COMPETITIVE AS POSSIBLE WITH THE
NEIGHBORHOOD MATCHING FUND. WE
ARE ALSO IN SPACE TO MAKE SURE
WE ARE INFORMING PEOPLE OF THE
FISCAL SPONSORSHIP
RESPONSIBILITIES THEY NEED IF IT
IS AN INDIVIDUAL -- EXCUSE ME,
IF IT IS A GROUP COMING IN WHO
WE HAVE NOT WORKED WITH BEFORE,
BUT WE KNOW THEY NEED A FISCAL
SPONSORSHIP BECAUSE AS THEY COME
TO US THAT IS NOT DEFINED WE
WILL MAKE SURE THEY'RE AWARE OF
THAT AND EVEN CAN CONNECT WITH
FISCAL SPONSORS AS WELL. WE MAKE
SURE THEY HAVE ALL THEIR
SUPPORTING MATERIAL AND ONE OF
THE BIG THINGS WE DO IS CONNECT
APPLICANTS WITH OTHER
DEPARTMENTS. OFTEN TIMES PEOPLE
COME TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD
MATCHING FUND AND HAVE A DESIGN
IDEA, PERHAPS A PROJECT IN THEIR
NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT THEY HAVEN'T
REALLY SECURED PARTNERSHIP WITH
S.. WE WILL MAKE SURE WE CONNECT
THEM WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION SO THEY CAN WORK
THE PROJECT THROUGH WITH THEM ,
GET THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION'S SUPPORT TO
ACTUALLY MAKE THE PROJECT VIABLE
FIRST VERSUS THE CONCEPT AND
IDEA BUT MAKE IT POTENTIALLY
DOABLE IF FUNDED. THE
NEIGHBORHOOD MATCHING FUND
MANAGERS HOST SIX RITUAL
WORKSHOPS A YEAR . TO MY
UNDERSTANDING THEY JUST
COMPLETED THEIR LAST WORKSHOP OF
THIS ROUND YESTERDAY . FOR ALL
FUTURE WORKSHOPS THOSE WILL OPEN
UP IN JULY WHEN WE RELEASE OUR
SECOND AWARD, BUT IN THE
MEANWHILE IF ANY ORGANIZATIONS
THAT YOU ALL ARE AWARE OF OR NO
WANT A PRESENTATION ON THE
NEIGHBORHOOD MATCHING FUND YOU
CAN SEND THEM OUR WAY AND WE ARE
WILLING TO HAVE ONE OF
CONVERSATIONS AND EXPLAIN THE
PROGRAM AS WELL. OUR APPLICATION
PROCESS. OUR APPLICATION IS
SPLIT , WE CONSIDER TWO
CATEGORIES. WE HAVE A 100 POINT
SYSTEM, 50 POINTS IN BUILDING
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND 50
POINTS AND PROJECT READINESS,
BUT WHEN WE RECEIVE APPLICATIONS
THE NEIGHBORHOOD MATCHING FUND
TEAM WILL REVIEW THE
APPLICATIONS FOR ELIGIBILITY,
MAKING SURE THAT ALL THE
DOCUMENTS ARE THERE, MAKING SURE
THE ORGANIZATIONS ARE NONPROFIT,
MAKING SURE EVERYTHING CHECKS
OUT AND A SENSE THAT CREATES AN
ELIGIBLE APPLICATION AND ONCE
THOSE APPLICATIONS ARE
CONSIDERED ELIGIBLE THEN THEY
GET FORWARDED TO THE COMMUNITY
REVIEW TEAM AND IF THERE IS
ANOTHER CITY DEPARTMENT THAT
NEEDS TO REVIEW THE APPLICATION
AND THEY ARE FORWARDED TO THE
CITY DEPARTMENT AS WELL. THE
NEIGHBORHOOD MATCHING FUND TEAM
IS THE TEAM THAT FIRST LOOKS AT
THE APPLICATIONS FOR ELIGIBILITY
, ALL ELIGIBLE APPLICATIONS AT
THAT POINT GO TO THE COMMUNITY
REVIEW TEAM AND CITY REVIEWERS
FOR THEIR REVIEW. PART OF THE
CRITERIA THAT BUILDS OUR
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP SIDE, WE
HAVE THREE THINGS WITHIN THE
BUILDING OF COMMUNITY
PARTNERSHIP. WE HAVE COMMUNITY
BENEFIT, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THE PROJECT IS OPEN AND ELIGIBLE
TO ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND
INCLUSIVE AND WE ALSO REALLY
WANT TO SEE IT DETAILED THAT
IT'S SPEAKING TO A IDEA OF THE
COMMUNITY OR A CONCERN OF THE
COMMUNITY AND IT'S NOT JUST AN
INDIVIDUAL WITH AN IDEA WITH NO
COMMUNITY SUPPORT. WE LIKE TO
SEE THE COMMUNITY KIND OF
SUPPORT DETAIL IN THE ACTUAL
APPLICATION AND THEN AGAIN AS
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT WE LIKE TO
KNOW WHEN THE COMMUNITY IS GOING
TO BE INVOLVED THROUGHOUT THE
PROJECT. WE WANT TO SEE THE
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE EXISTING
PARTNERS AND THEN THE
RELATIONSHIPS WE THINK THAT WILL
BE FORMED THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT
BUT WE ALSO LIKE TO SEE THIS IN
DETAIL. WE WANT TO SEE THIS
BUILT OUT , SOME THOUGHT IN THE
APPLICATIONS AND THOSE MAKE THE
STRONGEST WHEN WE GET A LOT OF
DETAIL AND IDEAS ABOUT WHAT THE
COMMUNITY IS REALLY DOING AND WE
CAN ENVISION IT AND WHEN THE
COMMUNITY REVIEW TEAM CAN
ENVISION THESE AS WELL.
VOLUNTEERS IS A BIG PART OF THE
PROGRAM. I THINK I MENTIONED
THAT EARLIER. WE LOVE TO SEE HOW
VOLUNTEERS WILL PARTICIPATE, WE
LOVE TO SEE WHERE THEY
PARTICIPATE AND SEE HOW THEY ARE
MANAGED IN THE PROJECT AND WHO
WILL HOLD THAT ROLE OF MANAGING
VOLUNTEERS BUT IT'S A CRITICAL
PART OF THE PROGRAM AND WE LOVE
TO SEE THAT IN APPLICATIONS.
PROJECT READINESS IS ANOTHER 50
POINT CATEGORY HERE WHICH IS
SPLIT INTO QUITE A FEW
SUBCATEGORIES, BUT WE HAVE
PROJECT -- PROPERTY OWNER
PERMISSION , IT'S IMPORTANT IF
YOU DON'T HAVE PROPERTY OWNER
PERMISSION THEN WE CAN'T FUND
YOU BECAUSE THERE'S NO
PERMISSION TO ACTUALLY DO THAT
WORK. I KNOW IT SAYS PROJECT
OWNER PERMISSION I THINK WE
MEANT PROPERTY HERE. THAT'S A
CRITICAL AREA FOR US BECAUSE IF
WE TRY TO DO AN IMPROVEMENT ON
PARKS PROPERTY OR ADJUST THE
PROPERTY OR WE ARE LOOKING TO
REVIEW MAY BE MOVING AT ONE
POINT IN TIME THERE WAS A TENNIS
COURT AND THEY WERE TRYING TO
MOVE THE TENNIS COURT BUT WE
NEEDED TO MAKE SURE PARKS WAS
GOING TO BE ON BOARD WITH THAT.
WE CAN'T DO PLANNING AND
DESIGNING OF YOUR SPACE WITHOUT
YOUR PERMISSION TO DO SO SO THAT
IS AN IMPORTANT PIECE FOR US. WE
WANT THE PROJECT TO BE READY TO
BEGIN. WE WANT IT READY AFTER
THOSE AWARDS GO OUT. I THINK
MARCH 10th IS OUR DEADLINE FOR
THIS ROUND OF NEIGHBORHOOD
MATCHING FUND WHICH MEANS WE
WILL LIKELY BE MAKING AWARD
ANNOUNCEMENTS COME MAY, SO
WITHIN 2 TO 3 MONTHS OF THOSE WE
WANT TO SEE THE PROJECT CAN
ACTUALLY START MOVING AT THAT
POINT. WE LIKE TO BE ABLE TO
FUND THINGS THAT WILL START
MOVING AND ACTUALLY HAVE THAT
BUY-IN FROM THE COMMUNITY AND
READY TO GO. LEADERSHIP
COMMITTEE IS ANOTHER THING
IMPORTANT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD
MATCHING FUND. THIS IS TO MAKE
SURE THE PROJECT IS INVOLVING
COMMUNITY AND IS IT JUST
INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS. WE ASK FOR
7 TO 10 MEMBERS TO BE PART OF
THE LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE AND
WITHIN THAT WE LIKE TO SEE WHAT
THEY WILL WORK ON WITH CLEARLY
DEFINED DESCRIPTIONS OF THE WORK
THEY WILL DO. PERSONNEL AND
CONSULTANT POSITION
DESCRIPTIONS, IF WE ARE GOING TO
BE FUNDING A PROJECT AND THERE
IS A PROJECT MANAGER WE WOULD
LIKE TO SEE THAT DETAILED AND
THEN ANY CONSULTANT POSITION
DESCRIPTIONS AS WELL LISTED
THERE SO WE ARE AWARE OF THE
WORK THE CONSULTANT WILL BE
DOING. A WORK PLAN, 10 TO 15
PRIMARY STEPS, THIS IS OF THE
TOTALITY, BUT IT IS KEY
MILESTONES THAT SHOW US THE
PROJECT HAS BEEN GHT THROUGH
AND WE SEE WHERE WE ARE GOING
AND CAN ENVISION THAT AS WELL.
BUDGET IS IMPORTANT. IT IS
IMPORTANT TO US. WE LIKE TO SEE
HOW THE MONEY MOVES IN THE
PROJECT, WHAT IT'S RELATED TO,
WHAT ITS FUNDING, WHERE ITS
FUNDING, DOES IT MAKE SENSE TO
BE FUNDED AND ALSO WE COLLECT
OUR COMMUNITY MATCH THROUGH
THAT. COMMUNITY MATCH IS
IDENTIFIED IN BUDGET CATEGORIES
SO WE WILL HAVE CASH MATCH ,
SERVICE MATERIALS , SUPPLIES AND
OTHER ITEMS . THOSE WILL BE
LISTED IN THE BUDGET AS WELL.
SO, THIS BRINGS US TO OUR
COMMUNITY REVIEW TEAM . IN 2024
WE DECIDED TO KICK OFF A
COMMUNITY REVIEW TEAM TO REALLY
WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY TO
DETERMINE WHERE WE INVEST THE
NEIGHBORHOOD MATCHING FUND. ONE
OF THE PILLARS WE STAND ON IS
REALLY FORGING SOLUTIONS WITH
COMMUNITY AND WE BELIEVE FOR
THAT TO EFFECTIVELY HAPPEN IT
NEEDS TO BE IN OUR GRANT
PROGRAMS AS WELL. THEY SHOULD BE
WORKING ALONGSIDE COMMUNITY TO
DETERMINE WHERE WE ARE INVESTING
GRANT DOLLARS. ONE OF THE THINGS
WE OFFER COMMUNITY REVIEWERS IS
A $1000 STIPEND FOR THEIR TIME
AND CONSIDERATION ON THE
PROJECT. REALLY CONSIDERING THEY
WILL BE SPENDING OVER 50 HOURS
REVIEWING APPLICATIONS AND
PARTICIPATING IN ACTUAL MEETINGS
TO DETERMINE WHERE THE AWARDS
ARE GIVEN. FOR COMMUNITY REVIEW
TEAM CANDIDATES SOME OF WHAT WE
LOOK FOR IS REGARDING
EXPERIENCE. DO THEY HAVE
PREVIOUS VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE?
THIS IS SOMETHING CRITICAL TO
OUR PROGRAM, DO THEY HAVE AN
IDEA WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE ? A
LEADERSHIP ROLE IN COMMUNITY
BUILDING AND PROJECTS OR
ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT,
PREVIOUS INVOLVEMENT DOESN'T
HAVE TO BE A NEIGHBORHOOD
MATCHING FUND GRANT JUST A GRANT
IF THERE'S EXPERIENCE AROUND
THAT AND OTHER RELEVANT
EXPERIENCE AND COMMUNITY
BUILDING NEIGHBORHOOD
ENHANCEMENTS OR EQUITY PROJECTS
OR PROGRAMS. WE ARE TRYING TO
GET A SET OF SKILLS WITH
COMMUNITY REVIEW TEAM CANDIDATES
TO JUST BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THE
BREADTH OF APPLICATIONS THEY ARE
RECEIVING AND HAVE AN IDEA ABOUT
WHERE THEY SEE THESE INVESTMENTS
GOING AND HOW TO SCORE THE
PROJECTS THAT ARE COMING THEIR
WAY. COMMUNITY REVIEW TEAM
APPLICANTS, WE HAVE A SIMPLE
APPLICATION FORM THAT WE SEND
POTENTIAL APPLICANTS AND THEN
THEY FILL IT OUT AND WE ASK THEM
QUESTIONS ABOUT THEIR PAST ROLE
AND EXPERIENCE WITH GRANT
PROGRAMS, THEIR COMMUNITY
BUILDING AND VOLUNTEER
EXPERIENCE, ANY EXAMPLES OF HOW
THEY'VE ENGAGED WITH BLACK AND
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF COLOR,
PEOPLE WITH LOW INCOME, ALL
ABILITIES , LGBTQ I A PLUS YOUTH
OR SENIORS BECAUSE ONE OF THE
THINGS WE DO WITHIN NEIGHBORHOOD
MATCHING IS WE LIKE TO HAVE OUR
GRANTS REALLY IMPACTING AND
REALLY SERVING COMMUNITIES AND
ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE WORKING
ON BRINGING IN A LOT OF DIVERSE
MEMBERS TO THE ACTUAL PROJECT
AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THE
LENS OF THE PEOPLE REVIEWING
THESE HAS EXPERIENCED WORKING IN
LARGELY DIVERSE SETTINGS AS
WELL. WE JUST HAVE AN OPEN
QUESTION REALLY ABOUT ANY OTHER
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE THEY CAN PUT
HERE TO REALLY SHOW HOW THEY
WOULD BE A STRONG COMMUNITY
REVIEW TEAM APPLICANT. WE DON'T
WANT TO HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS OR
OTHER QUESTIONS, WE WANT THEM TO
BE ABLE TO SAY IF THEY BELIEVE A
CERTAIN THING THEY'VE DONE IN
THE PAST IS RELEVANT FOR THIS WE
WANT THEM TO LIFT THAT UP AS
WELL. WE HAVE SOME BASIC GENERAL
REQUIREMENTS I THINK ARE FOR A
LOT OF COMMUNITY REVIEW TEAMS
ACROSS THE CITY. YOU MUST BE 18
YEARS OF AGE , LIVE OR WORK
WITHIN THE SEATTLE CITY LIMITS,
NOT BE AFFILIATED WITH ANY
PROJECT BUT IF THEY ARE
AFFILIATED WITH ANY OTHER
ORGANIZATION OR HAVE KNOWLEDGE
THEN WE ASK THAT THEY ACTUALLY
DISCLOSE THE CONFLICTS OF
INTEREST AND SIT OUT FROM
REVIEWING THAT PARTICULAR
PROJECT. WE ASK THEY HAVE ACCESS
TO A COMPUTER WITH RELIABLE
INTERNET. I KNOW IT'S
INTERESTING TO SAY HERE BUT
OFTEN TIMES WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO RECEIVE ALL
THE INFORMATION AND BEING ABLE
TO ENGAGE. THE STIPEND COMES TO
THE FACT THAT WE RECOGNIZE A LOT
OF PEOPLE ARE COMMITTING A LOT
OF TIME TO THE COMMUNITY REVIEW
PROCESS. WE HAVE 40 TO 50 HOURS
OF WORK OVER THE COURSE OF EIGHT
WEEKS, THIS IS GOING TO BE FROM
AN ORIENTATION TO REVIEWING THE
APPLICATIONS TO ALSO ONE
COMMITTEE MEETING AND OFTEN
TIMES MORE THAN ONE. WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE BEING
INCENTIVIZED IN A SENSE FOR THAT
EFFORT AND THAT THEY ARE COMING
IN AND BEING SUPPORTED FOR WHAT
THEY ARE GOING TO DO. IT'S A
SOLID 50 HOURS THAT'S GOING TO
BE ON THIS. IN THE SPACE THEY
WILL HAVE TO WORK
COLLABORATIVELY SO WE WANT TO
HAVE THAT. THE SPACE IS
TYPICALLY FACILITATED BY OUR
COMMUNITY GRANTS MANAGER WHO IS
ALSO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD MATCHING
FUND MANAGER AND WHO WILL
FACILITATE THE COMMUNITY REVIEW
TEAM MEETING. PROVIDE WRITTEN
AND VERBAL COMMENTS , THEY WILL
SCORE THE APPLICATIONS, WRITE
COMMENTS AND ALL OF THIS AT THE
END COMES IN THE FORM OF A
RECOMMENDATION OF THE PROJECTS
THAT THE COMMUNITY REVIEW TEAM
WOULD LIKE TO FUND. THE
RECOMMENDATION GOES TO OUR
DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR AND OF OUR
DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR AGREES WITH
THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS THEY ARE
LIFTED FOR FINAL APPROVAL.
>> I WANT TO ADD ONE OTHER
THING. AS THIS IS A NEW PROCESS
WE LAUNCHED LAST YEAR ONE OF THE
THINGS WE TRACK IS GEOGRAPHIC
DIVERSITY SO AS WE GET
APPLICANTS WE LOOK AT WHICH
COUNCIL DISTRICT THEY ARE IN AS
WELL BECAUSE WE WANT TO ENSURE
WE HAVE CITYWIDE REPRESENTATION
WHEREAS IT'S NOT A REQUIREMENT
IT IS SOMETHING WE TRACK AND TRY
TO FOLLOW UP ON TO ENSURE WE
HAVE THAT DIVERSITY THROUGHOUT
THE CITY.
>> THANK YOU FOR TAKING US
THROUGH THAT DETAILED
DESCRIPTION OF THE PROGRAM . I
THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.
THIS IS A REVIEW OF ONE OF THE
CITIES PROGRAMS AND FOR MANY
REASONS, INCLUDING A SHARING WE
ARE GETTING INFORMATION TO OUR
CONSTITUENTS AND TO THE PUBLIC
ABOUT WHERE THEIR TAX DOLLARS
ARE GOING IT IS FOR ME AND
ACCOUNTABILITY PEACE AND ALSO AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SHOWCASE AND
HIGHLIGHT OUR GOOD WORK AT THE
CITY. THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT IS
OPEN TO ANY GROUP OF
CONSTITUENTS ACROSS THE CITY. AS
YOU HEARD DANIEL TALK ABOUT ANY
NUMBER OF RESIDENTS IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD CAN COME TOGETHER
AND FORM A GROUP TO WORK ON A
PROJECT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE
HAPPEN AND AS YOU HEARD FROM
DANIEL THE TEAM IS VERY HANDS-ON
IN HELPING THAT GROUP. ANYWHERE
FROM THE APPLICATION PROCESS TO
IDENTIFYING A FISCAL SPONSOR IF
ONE IS NEEDED THE FISCAL
SPONSORSHIP IS ANOTHER IMPORTANT
PIECE BOTH FOR ACCOUNTABILITY
SAKE AND TO ENSURE THAT THE
PROGRAM GETS DONE BECAUSE WE AS
A CITY CAN'T GIFT PUBLIC FUNDS
TO AN INDIVIDUAL SO THAT FISCAL
SPONSOR PIECE IS SO IMPORTANT
AND THE DEPARTMENT GETS VERY
HANDS-ON IN THAT. I WILL TAKE
YOUR QUESTION. I DO WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THERE'S A NUMBER OF
STAFF MEMBERS FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS
HERE. I LOVE THE TEAM BECAUSE
THEY ALWAYS COME TO SUPPORT
THEIR COLLEAGUES WHO PRESENT AND
DIRECTOR COULD NOT BE HERE TODAY
BUT WE KNOW SHE'S A GREAT
PARTNER. SHE WAS HIS SHE
COULD'VE BEEN HERE BUT SHE SENT
HER TRUSTEE TEAM . THANK YOU. I
WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT
BECAUSE I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF
WORKING WITH HER WHEN I WORKED
OVER AT THE OFFICE OF ARTS AND
CULTURE SO I'M HAPPY TO SEE YOU
HERE TODAY AND FOR YOUR
INVOLVEMENT WITH COMMUNITY AS
PART OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND
COMMUNITY GRANTS PROGRAM. IT
LOOKS LIKE COUNCILMEMBER
SOLOMON.
>> I WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
RAISING MY HAND FIRST. I WANT TO
GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE DON
STAFF PRESENT HERE TODAY. YOU
AND I GO WAY BACK. THERE IS A
FAMILIAL CONNECTION THAT GOES
BACK MANY GENERATIONS THAT'S
ANOTHER THING. I APPRECIATE
HEARING ABOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD
MATCHING FUND AND GETTING THAT
UP EIGHT . AS A CRIME PREVENTION
COORDINATOR MY COLLEAGUES AND I
WOULD OFTEN PROMOTE IN OUR BLOCK
WATCH MEETINGS THAT THERE WAS A
NEIGHBORHOOD MATCHING FUND
AVAILABLE FOR THEM TO DO
PROJECTS IN THEIR COMMUNITY TO
HELP AS A WAY TO CONTINUE TO
STRENGTHEN THEIR BLOCK WATCH
GROUP SO IT'S NOT JUST FOCUSED
ON THE BURGLARY THAT HAPPENED OR
THE DRUG HOUSE , BUT HOW CAN
NEIGHBORHOODS COME TOGETHER TO
SUPPORT EACH OTHER IN DOING A
MATCHING FUND PROGRAM ? IT'S
ONE OF THOSE WAYS THAT KEPT
NEIGHBORHOODS ENGAGED WITH EACH
OTHER. TRAFFIC CIRCLES BEING THE
PRIME EXAMPLE IN SOME
RESIDENTIAL STREETS WHICH RAISES
THE QUESTION FOR ME . IF WE HAVE
A GROUP OF NEIGHBORS CONCERNED
ABOUT TRAFFIC AND SPEEDING ON A
MAJOR ARTERIAL OBVIOUSLY THEY
WOULD HAVE TO DO SOME
COORDINATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION ON THAT, BUT
IS THERE ANY ABILITY FOR THEM TO
TAP INTO NEIGHBORHOOD MATCHING
FUNDS TO ASSIST WITH THE TRAFFIC
CALMING THEY WANT TO DO? MAYBE
TRAFFIC ISLANDS WERE CURB
BARRIERS TO PREVENT VEHICLES
FROM SMASHING INTO THEIR HOMES
BECAUSE THEY ARE GOING TOO FAST
AND MISSED THE CURVE AND GO
STRAIGHT AS OPPOSED TO TURNING?
>> FOR THE TRAFFIC CALMING
PLANNING THEY CAN DEFINITELY
WORK WITH US. WE WILL WORK WITH
THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
AS WELL IN FIGURING OUT THE PLAN
AND DESIGN BECAUSE IT HAS TO BE
APPROVED BY SDOT AND AFTER
APPROVAL THERE IS THAT
PARTNERSHIP THAT COMES FROM THAT
TO THEN DO THE OTHER STEPS AS
WELL OF THE TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENT
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT . THIS
WOULD BE STARTED WITH US IN A
SENSE TO BRING THAT TRAFFIC
STUDY FOR AT LEAST THE RESULTS
OF THAT AND THEN CONTINUOUS WORK
WITH SDOT FOR THE ACTUAL CURB
CUT AND EVERYTHING ELSE YOU'RE
TALKING ABOUT. IF YOU HAVE A
PROJECT ARE INTERESTED IN
SENDING OUR WAY IN RELATION TO
THAT --
>> I DO. OKAY. DOES ANY FUNDING
THAT YOU PROVIDE ALLOW FOR A
GROUP OF NEIGHBORS LOOKING AT
DOING A PARTICULAR PROJECT TO
ACTUALLY PAY SALARIES FOR
CONSULTING OR DO THOSE HAVE TO
BE -- YOU DON'T FUND PAYROLL
THROUGH THIS PROGRAM?
>> WE DON'T FUND THE
ORGANIZATION'S PAYROLL BUT IF
THERE'S A CONSULTANT THAT HAS A
ROLE ON THE PROJECT THERE IS A
CONSULTANT COST THAT CAN BE
INCURRED TO PAY FOR BUT WE WOULD
NEED TO KNOW WHAT THE CONSULTANT
IS DOING. IT WOULD HAVE TO BE
CLEARLY IDENTIFIED.
>> THANK YOU. IN TERMS OF FISCAL
SPONSORSHIP WE WOULD BE LOOKING
AT A COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATION LIKE A DEVELOPMENT
FUND OR NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP THAT
COULD FUNCTION FOR A PARTICULAR
PROJECT?
>> IF THEY HAVE 501(C)(3) STATUS
AND THE ABILITY TO SERVE AS A
FISCAL SPONSOR.
>> I KNOW I HAVE A LOT OF
QUESTIONS. HOW MUCH DO YOU HAVE
IN THE BUCKET?
>> WE CAN ALWAYS USE MORE, BUT
WE HAVE I THINK ABOUT 2.1 OR 2.3
AND SOMETIMES WE HAVE
CARRYFORWARD AS WELL. ABOUT 2.1
MILLION.
>> JUST WANTED TO GET A SENSE OF
WHAT YOU HAD THAT YOU'RE ABLE
TO DISTRIBUTE TO THE
NEIGHBORHOODS. FINAL QUESTION,
DOES DARRELL SMITH KNOW HE'S ON
PAGE 22?
>> WE DIDN'T ASK. ALL PICTURES
LIKE EVERYONE SIGNING OFF, WE
HAVE PERMISSION BUT WE DIDN'T
LET HIM KNOW WE USED IT.
>> THANK YOU, THAT'S ALL I
HAVE.
>> I WILL SAY THIS NEIGHBORHOOD
MATCHING FUND IS INTENDED TO BE
SMALLER PROJECTS, NOT BIGGER ,
SO THERE IS A LIMIT WHEN YOU'RE
TALKING ABOUT THE TRAFFIC
CALMING. THEY WOULD BE INVOLVED
IN TERMS OF HAVING TO ASSIGN AN
ENGINEER TO LOOK AND SEE IF
WHATEVER IS CONTEMPLATED IS
FEASIBLE OR TALK ABOUT
ALTERNATIVES AND ALL OF THAT CAN
HAPPEN. YOU CAN TALK TO S.ABOUT
ALL OF THAT BEFORE THEY WOULD
EVEN APPLY TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD
MATCHING FUND OR SEND A
CONSTITUENT THAT WAY TO ASSURE
THAT. IF YOU GOING TO RECOMMEND
THAT TO A GROUP OF CONSTITUENTS
IN YOUR DISTRICT THAT THEY WOULD
BE MORE SUCCESSFUL IF THE
PROJECT IS SO COSTLY THAT IT
REALLY DOESN'T QUALIFY FOR THAT
MATCHING FUND I WOULD SAY NOT
WHERE YOU WANT TO STEER FOLKS
BUT YOU CAN DO THE BACKGROUND
WORK TO GET TO WHETHER OR NOT
THAT WOULD BE FEASIBLE TO
RECOMMEND. I SURE THAT FROM
EXPERIENCE FROM HAVING WORKED
WITH SDOT ON SOMETHING LIKE
THIS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
QUESTIONS . I JUST WANTED TO
SHARE MY EXPERIENCE IF THAT'S
HELPFUL. COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> THANK YOU. ALSO THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THIS PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU DANIEL, SAM, DON. I
DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. I
APPRECIATE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS . I THINK YOU ALL
ARE ONE OF THE MOST
UNDERAPPRECIATED APARTMENTS IN
OUR CITY BECAUSE YOU ALL , I SAY
CITY COUNCIL IS A FRONTPORCH TO
A LOT OF THINGS BUT I THINK DON
IS A FRONTPORCH. I CAN'T BEGIN
TO TELL YOU HOW GRATEFUL I AM
FOR YOU ALL ANYTIME I HAVE A
MEETING WITH A COMMUNITY OR TRY
TO MAKE A CONNECTION I DON HAS
ALWAYS BEEN THERE TO HELP. THE
CITY IS REALLY HARD TO NAVIGATE.
I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE
COUNTY, BUT IT'S HARD TO
NAVIGATE AND I THINK FOR YOU ALL
TO BE IN THE POSITION YOU ALL
ARE IN YOU MAKE IT PALATABLE FOR
COMMUNITY FOLKS TO BE ABLE TO
UNDERSTAND WHO TO CONTACT, WHERE
TO GO, HOW TO NAVIGATE CERTAIN
RINGS , YOUR PATIENT, CONNECTED,
I WANT TO THROW THAT OUT THERE.
I ALSO REALLY APPRECIATE THE
GRANT PEACE . I KNOW NUMBER OF
ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE GOTTEN
MONEY FROM YOU ALL AND HAVE
GROWN INTO HEIGHTS WHERE THEY
COULD APPLY FOR OTHER GRANTS
BECAUSE A LOT OF ORGANIZATIONS
DON'T HAVE THE CAPACITY TO TAKE
A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY BUT THEY
DO FOR A SMALLER AMOUNT TO HELP
HOLD THE CAPACITY AND I THINK
YOU ALL DO A PHENOMENAL JOB OF
THE PROJECTS YOU ALL FUND , THE
DIFFERENT PIECES YOU DO AS WELL
AND THE DEPTH OF THE PROJECT. I
JUST RAN THROUGH THE LIST OF
PROJECTS HE BEEN DOING SINCE
2017 AND I DIDN'T REALIZE THE
AMOUNT OF DIFFERENT
ORGANIZATIONS AND PEOPLE IN
DIFFERENT TYPES OF PROJECTS THAT
YOU ALL FUND IN OUR DISTRICT TO
THE JUDGE JOHNSON LAW FORM THAT
HE DOES WITH YOUNG PEOPLE IN
DIFFERENT COMMUNITY PROJECTS .
EVERYTHING. IT'S PRETTY AMAZING
AND JUST REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THE
WORK YOU ALL DO. I WANTED TO
GIVE YOU ALL A SHOUT OUT AND
I'VE BEEN TELLING CONSTITUENTS
ABOUT YOUR FOOD EQUITY MONEY
THAT HAS OPENED UP NOW AND YOU
ALL ARE COLLECTING APPLICATIONS
AND HOW IMPORTANT THAT WORK IS.
GREAT WORK. I WANTED TO GIVE YOU
SOME LOVE AND LET YOU KNOW HOW
MUCH I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU
ALL DO AND YOU ARE RIGHT ON THE
FOURTH FLOOR. I ALWAYS RUN UP TO
THE DIRECTORS OFFICE WHEN I NEED
SOMETHING SO THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK.
>> THANK YOU. TO ECHO JUST
EXPRESSING THE DEEP APPRECIATION
FOR THE WORK THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS DOES. THANK YOU
FOR TODAY'S PRESENTATION. THANK
YOU FOR COMING OUT . I'M
EXCITED TO CONTINUE TO CONNECT
AND BOLSTER AND SUPPORT THE WORK
YOU ARE DOING. I KNOW I WAS AT A
SQUIRE COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETING
A WEEK OR SO AGO, MAYBE LAST
WEEKEND AND THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOOD WITHOUT TALKING
ABOUT THIS PROGRAM WITH THAT
COUNCIL AND HAVING A REALLY
GREAT DIALOGUE. BEING ABLE TO
SEE THAT FIRSTHAND DONE AND
TALKING ABOUT THIS WAS REALLY
FANTASTIC SO I WANTED TO COMMEND
YOU ALL FOR THAT. BUILDING OFF
OF COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON'S
QUESTION ABOUT HOW MUCH MONEY IS
IN THE POT I'M ALWAYS CURIOUS
HOW MUCH IS BEING REQUESTED TO
HOW THAT IS AVAILABLE.
>> THE REQUEST OF HOW MUCH IS
REQUESTED WILL VARY FROM CYCLE
TO CYCLE BUT TYPICALLY WE ARE
ABLE TO MOVE MOST OUT. I KNOW
DURING COVID WE HAD A COUPLE OF
DOWN PERIODS IN WHICH THERE WAS
LESS COMMUNITY WORK HAPPENING
BUT I THINK 2.1 WE RECEIVED AT
LEAST I THINK $2 MILLION PLUS
THE WORK OF APPLICATIONS FOR THE
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP FUND AND
THEN I THINK WE DID UPWARDS OF
150 TO 100,000 A YEAR. WE
RECEIVE A LOT OF REQUEST FOR THE
DOLLARS. AT ONE POINT WE USED TO
HAVE THREE ROUNDS SO THAT CYCLED
A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY IN THE
SENSE WE WOULD HAVE A WINNER
AROUND, SUMMER AND FALL. NOW WE
HAVE TWO, BUT WE BUILT THE TWO
IN A WAY WE FEEL IT CAN COVER
THE WHOLE YEAR SO NOW THERE IS A
LOT OF REQUEST FOR DOLLARS AND
PEOPLE ARE ASKING US FOR THE
TOTAL OF OUR BUDGET WHICH IS
ROUGHLY $1 BILLION OF CPF FUNDS
PER ROUND.
>> I'M TRYING TO GET A SENSE OF
DEMAND. AMAZING THINGS ARE
BROUGHT TO FRUITION FOR THIS SO
JUST TRYING TO GET A SENSE. IT
SOUNDS LIKE DEMAND IS MEETING
WHAT IS AVAILABLE.
APPROXIMATELY.
>> IT IS BOTH HIT OR MISS. SO
THE TIME I THINK DEMAND WE HAVE
MORE THAN I FEEL LIKE WE HAVE
AWARDS TO GIVE AT LEAST IN OUR
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP FUND
DOLLARS, BUT SOMETIMES IN SMALL
SPARKS WE ARE TRYING TO BRING
THAT UP BECAUSE THERE WAS A
PERIOD DURING COVID WHEN WE
PAUSED AND THAT IS THE PIECE WE
ARE TRYING TO SHORE BACKUP.
OCCASIONALLY WE PULL FROM SMALL
SPARKS TO COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP,
BUT WE ARE GETTING TO A POINT
NOW WHERE WE ARE NOT TO HAVE
THAT ABILITY TO DO THAT SO WE
ARE GETTING TO THE POINT WHERE
WE WILL PULL ALL THE DOLLARS
FROM BOTH FUNDS.
>> THINK YOU FOR WALKING ME
THROUGH THAT. MY FINAL QUESTION
IS HOW CAN COUNCIL OFFICES BEST
SUPPORT AND AMPLIFY YOUR WORK?
>> THERE'S A COUPLE OF WAYS.
PUSHING THE NEIGHBORHOOD
MATCHING FUND OUT. I THINK WHEN
PEOPLE HEAR IT FROM
COUNCILMEMBERS THEY REACT A
LITTLE DIFFERENTLY SOMETIMES. IT
BECOMES MORE REAL IN A WAY THEN
WHEN WE SEND IT OUT AND DON'T
HAVE CONNECTION WITH THE
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE RECEIVING IT
SO I THINK AMPLIFYING IS HELPFUL
AND THEN I THINK ANOTHER THING
IS REALLY HIGHLIGHTING THE
PROJECTS THAT YOU SEE IN YOUR
DISTRICTS. WE WILL SEND OUT
AWARDS AND THEY WILL HAVE
PROJECTS IN THEIR DISTRICT AND
REALLY AMPLIFY THOSE SHOWS WHAT
CAN HAPPEN WITH THE GRANT . IT
DOESN'T JUST SAY HERE'S A
GRANT AVAILABLE. THIS ACTUALLY
DID THIS FOR THIS PARTICULAR
ORGANIZATION IN YOUR COMMUNITY
SO I THINK BOTH OF THOSE ARE
GOOD FOR AMPLIFYING NEIGHBORHOOD
MATCHING FUNDS.
>> I THINK ALSO HELPING AMPLIFY
THE NEW COMMUNITY REVIEW TEAM
AND HOW PEOPLE CAN GET INVOLVED
THAT WAY AND HELPING DETERMINE
WHAT GOES ON AND WHAT GETS
FUNDED. THAT IS ONE OF OUR
TENANTS AS A DEPARTMENT IS
REALLY INVESTING IN COMMUNITY
DRIVEN SOLUTIONS AND MAKING THEM
PART OF THE PROCESS AND LETTING
THEM TAKE THE LEAD MANY TIMES. I
THINK ALSO HELPING PEOPLE
UNDERSTAND AND HELP US REMOVE
THE BARRIERS TO UNDERSTANDING
NEIGHBORHOOD HATCHING BECAUSE IT
ISN'T A MARKUP LOCATED GRANT ,
IT REQUIRES A LOT MORE
ORGANIZATION AND COMMUNITY
BUILDING WORK BUILT INTO THE
WORK ITSELF SO ANYTHING YOU CAN
DO TO HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND HOW
IT FUNCTIONS AND TO NOT BE
AFRAID OF THE DIFFERENT TASKS
REQUIRED.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I ACCIDENTALLY GOT
KICKED OFF.
>> THANK YOU. I REMEMBER IN
YEARS PAST GROUPS COULD APPLY
FOR SPARKS FUNDING TO SUPPORT
THEIR NIGHT OUT AGAINST CRIME
EVENT AND THAT WOULD BE
SOMETHING THAT THE PD WOULD
ADVERTISE ON THEIR NIGHT OUT
REGISTRATION PAGE. IS THAT STILL
DOABLE?
>> IT IS STILL DOABLE, YES, FOR
THAT PARTNERSHIP . YES. WE WOULD
LOVE TO DO THAT AND PARTNER ON
THAT EFFORT. DURING THE PERIOD
OF TIME IN COVID THAT WE DIDN'T
DO AS MUCH OF THAT PROMOTION BUT
ANY CONNECTION PIECE BECAUSE IN
THE PAST WE HAVE DONE IT WITH
LABOR DAY, SPRING CLEAN, NIGHT
OUT AND I THINK IT IS A GREAT
WAY FOR COMMUNITY TO ENHANCE
THAT EVENT. IF SPD IS WILLING TO
CONTINUE THAT PARTNERSHIP WE
WOULD BE WILLING TO RE-ENGAGE
AND CROSS PROMOTE THE PROGRAM
AND MAKE SURE AS THEY ARE
ADVERTISING NIGHT OUT THEY ALSO
ADVERTISE THE ABILITY TO ENHANCE
THAT EVENT.
>> I CAN BRING THAT TO SEE IF
THEY ARE WILLING TO MAKE THAT
HAPPEN.
>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS ? ALL RIGHT. I WILL
CLOSE US OUT BY JUST THINKING
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS FOR
BEING HERE AGAIN. I FELT REALLY
STRONGLY LIKE I SAID EARLIER WE
HAVE PROGRAMS AT THE CITY WE
NEED TO MAKE SURE WE REVIEW
PROGRAMS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE
INTENDED OUTCOMES. HERE'S A
PROGRAM I TOOK A LOOK AT. IT'S
VERY MUCH HAVING THE INTENDED
OUTCOMES. IT'S REALLY A GREAT
PROGRAM. WHEN I'VE KNOWN ABOUT
FOR SOME TIME NOW AND REALLY
SHOWS ITS VALUE ACROSS THE CITY.
I'M VERY GRATEFUL THAT THE
PROGRAM EXISTS AND FOR ALL YOUR
WORK AS PART OF THE PROGRAM. I
CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT
NEIGHBORHOOD MATCHING FUNDS AND
FOR ANYONE WATCHING IF YOU HAVE
A PROJECT IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE COME TO
FRUITION THIS IS A REALLY GREAT
WAY TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN AND YOU
CAN GO TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS WEBSITE AND THERE
IS A WHOLE PAGE DEDICATED TO ALL
THINGS ABOUT NEIGHBORHOOD
MATCHING FUNDS. AS COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH SAID EARLIER THE
TEAM IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE AT DON
TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY NAVIGATE
ALL PARTS OF THE CITY. NOT JUST
NEIGHBORHOOD MATCHING FUND BUT
ANY HELP FOLKS NEED IN COMMUNITY
THEY CAN CALL DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS AND YOU HAVE A
GREAT TEAM WHO REALLY WANTS TO
ENGAGE WITH RESIDENTS AND HELP
THEM NAVIGATE CITY GOVERNMENT .
THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU,
COLLEAGUES. IF THERE ARE NO
OTHER ITEMS OF BUSINESS TO COME
BEFORE THIS COMMITTEE , ALL
RIGHT, SEEING NO FURTHER
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR ITEMS OF
BUSINESS THIS CONCLUDES THE
FEBRUARY 13th 2025 MEETING OF
THE LIBRARIES , EDUCATION AND
NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE. OUR
NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING IS
SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY FEBRUARY
27th 2025 AT 9:30 A.M. IF NO
FURTHER BUSINESS THIS MEETING
WILL ADJOURN. HEARING NO FURTHER
BUSINESS IT IS 10:31 A.M. THIS
MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.