COUNCIL NEIGHBORHOODS
COMMITTEE
MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING – THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2022
VIRTUAL MEETING WITH NO PHYSICAL MEETING LOCATION
6:30 P.M.
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 6:33 p.m. with Chair Showalter presiding.
2. ROLL CALL
Present: Committee members Alison Hicks, Lucas Ramirez, and Chair Patricia Showalter.
Absent: None.
Staff Present: Micaela Hellman -Tincher, Housing and Neighborhood Services Manager ; Anna Reynoso, Housing Specialist II; and Lisa Roche, Senior Administrative Assistant.
3. MINUTES APPROVAL
Minutes for the May 5, 2022 meeting were approved as submitted.
Motion—M/S Ramirez/Hicks—Carried 3-0—To approve the minutes from the May 5, 2022 meeting.
4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC—None.
5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS—None.
6. NEW BUSINESS
6.1 REVIEW OF 2022 COUNCIL NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE PROGRAMS AND
NEIGHBORHOOD GRANT AWARDS
Staff presented a PowerPoint summary to review Council Neighborhoods Committee (CNC) program accomplishments for Fiscal Year 2022-23.
Council Neighborhoods Committee Minutes
December 1, 2022
Committee member Hicks expressed interest in the public and staff opinions of virtual and in-person meetings and would like to see more equitable outreach and inclusion of less affluent areas and include mobile home park participation in the Neighborhood Grants. Staff is encouraged to identify groups and perform outreach.
Committee member Ramirez would like to continue with the rolling applicatio n process without needing to reconvene and would also support a 10% increase in funding tiers to account for inflation. Committee member Ramirez expressed interest in updates regarding CNC transitioning to other City departmental areas to provide relief to the Housing and Neighborhoods Division.
Chair Showalter shared her experience regarding the value of the N eighborhood Grants Networking Dinner while establishing a new neighborhood group. It is a great opportunity to exchange ideas. Chair Showalter added that the Neighborhood Reports are a valuable tool and is grateful those are compiled.
Each Committee member expressed interest in knowing the opinions of the public and staff regarding the meetings and requested staff to follow up with an informal poll.
7. COMMITTEE/STAFF COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, COMMITTEE REPORTS—None.
8. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 7:08 p.m.
These Minutes are hereby submitted for
approval by Lisa Roche, Recording Secretary.
Approved on ________________.
LR/6/CDD
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