Olympia Williams, Deputy Director, PRNS
Aurelia Bailey, Division Manager, PRNS
Xochitl Montes, Community Services Supervisor, PRNS
Neighborhood Association
Engagement Model Status Report
Neighborhood Services and Education Committee
February 13, 2025
2 Neighborhood Engagement Model • End of fiscal year 2023-2024: The Neighborhoods Commission was sunset, and the transition to the
Neighborhood Association Engagement Model began.
• 2024-2025: Neighborhood Association Engagement Model
focuses on the implementation of the Foundational Model • Neighborhood Engagement Model is made up of three
pillars:
⚬ Foundational Model - Neighborhood Association Forums
⚬ Expanded Model - Neighborhoods Support Team
⚬ Neighborhood Services Advisory Group
Model Themes
Providing support to enable all neighborhoods to
create self-sufficient associations.
Capacity Building
Providing information and resources to enable
neighborhood associations to navigate City services.
Issue Support
Connecting neighborhood associations to one another to
build community, learn from one another, and strengthen selfsufficiency.
Connectivity
Providing information to and soliciting information from neighborhood associations so they are well-informed, and the City understands needs.
Two-Way Communication
Facilitating processes for neighborhood associations to make recommendations to City leadership on decisions.
Advising
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Foundational Model
• Quarterly neighborhood forums hosted by PRNS
Neighborhood Association Forum
• Neighborhood associations learn about City
resources and provide input to City administration
on quality-of-life issues
• Neighborhood associations learn and share best
practices with one another
• Opportunity to facilitate two-way communication
between City Departments and neighborhoods
4 Foundational Model
• Oct 2024 - PRNS hosted the second Annual
Neighborhoods Conference at City Hall
Annual Neighborhoods Conference
• Centered around the theme of “Neighborhoods are
the Heart of San Jose”
• 250 neighborhood leaders, residents, and
community partners in attendance
5 Next Steps
• Annual Neighborhoods Conference
⚬ Fall 2025
• Quarterly Neighborhood Forums
⚬ First forum held January 25, 2025
⚬ Second forum in March 2025
⚬ Three areas with the most votes from the 2024 Annual
Neighborhoods Conference participants:
￭ Connectivity/Public Safety
￭ Advising: Strengthening neighborhood associations
￭ Advising: Communicating with city/elected officials
6 Next Forum
March 22, 2025: Strengthening
Your Neighborhood Association
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7 Olympia Williams, Deputy Director, PRNS
Aurelia Bailey, Division Manager, PRNS
Xochitl Montes, Community Services Supervisor, PRNS
Neighborhood Association
Engagement Model Status Report
Neighborhood Services and Education Committee
February 13, 2025