[NLC] NLC NEI Committee

[Jan Wostmann]

Neighborhood Leaders and NLC reps,

David and I had our monthly meeting with the PDD management team this
afternoon.  One of the items we discussed was the consultant the
department will be hiring to do the following:

• An analysis of the City’s current support structure to the Neighborhood
Associations
• A comparison to other exemplary neighborhood programs across the country
• Recommendations for the future organizational structure of Neighborhood
Services to increase support to Neighborhood Associations
• Recommendations to improve participation and effectiveness of the
Neighborhood Associations
• Recommendations to improve two-way communication between all City
departments and the Neighborhood Associations

Staff asked for our input in reviewing the Request for Qualifications
(RFQ) for the consultant before it goes out and in evaluating the RFQ
responses.  David and I are assigning this task to the NLC Neighborhood
Empowerment Initiative Committee.

The current list of committee members is as follows:

Fairmount Neighbors  - John Barofsky
Jefferson Westside Neighbors - Rene Kane
Whiteaker Community Council - Janet Marshall-O'Bryant
River Road Community Organization - Carleen Reilly
Laurel Hill Valley Citizens - Jan Wostmann
NLC Co-Chair - David Hinkley

I am sending this message to the full NLC list in case I have
inadvertently left anyone off, or in case an unrepresented neighborhood
wishes to designate a member.

The next NLC NEI meeting will be Wednesday, September 19, 2007, from 3:00
to 5:00 p.m.  Details about location, agenda and meeting materials will be
emailed to committee members next week.

Jan Wostmann
NLC Co-Chair