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1.
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Need
to say clearly that NCs should be able to weigh in on any decision
made at City Hall.
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Charter?
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2.
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Agenda
times should be searchable by topic, area, and be able to
continuously follow items by email.
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Ordinance
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3.
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Simplify
process to follow Community Impact Statements.
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Ordinance
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4.
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Need
to define reasonable notice as listed in 907 and create mechanism
for overriding it in emergency circumstances.
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Ordinance
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5.
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Agenda
items should list if NC was contacted and if response was received.
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Ordinance
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6.
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Commission
meetings should be easier to find; minutes and agendas should be
posted sooner.
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Ordinance
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7.
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Enhance
transparency of contact between NCs and city council and agencies.
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Ordinance
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8.
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Should
be easy for NCs to send decisions to official.
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Ordinance
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9.
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Automatic
submission of housing/land use issues to NCs.
9a) How many times must entities appear before the same
bodies?
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?
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10.
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Officials
need to be required to state NC decision they’ve received.
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Ordinance
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11.
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City
Council, committee, commission meetings should be on camera and
people should be able to speak from other parts.
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Ordinance
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12
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City
officials should send representatives to NC meetings.
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Ordinance
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13.
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Each
department should be required to identify decisions on which
community input would be appropriate and means to notify NCs of
opportunity for input.
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Executive
Order
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14.
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When
NC has piece of advice, there should be way to have record of what
city official says about that advice.
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Ordinance
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15.
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When
NC adopts motion and sends formal communication, there should be a
requirement of a formal written response within a certain time.
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Ordinance
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16.
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Boards
and commissions should recognize NCs as representatives of their
community above typical public commenters.
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Executive
Order
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17.
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Boards
and commissions should acknowledge NC input and state why they do or
do not agree with it.
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Ordinance
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18.
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More
contact with direct decision maker – NCs should be notified and
asked for input before modifications are made.
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Ordinance
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19.
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CNC
report should get enhanced (?)
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?
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20.
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Quality
of survey re: Mayor’s budget needs to be enhanced.
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Executive
Order
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21.
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Look
at sub-divisions of NC that would allow for special ad hoc
committees.
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?
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22.
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Uniform
policy on Community Impact Statements for all city agendas.
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Ordinance
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23.
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Monthly
meeting with councilmember required.
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?
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24.
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Change
City Charter as needed to empower NCs.
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Charter
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25.
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Council
files****
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Ordinance
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26.
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City
council members attend NC meetings and report information.
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Anchorage,
AK
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27.
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Advisory
committees convened by each city department on their individual
budget.
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Portland,
OR
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28.
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Agendas
including items relevant to an NC must be sent to the chair of that
NC
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Columbus,
OH; Anchorage, AK
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29.
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Applicants
for zoning permits are notified of relevant NCs and are advised to contact such NC.
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Columbus,
OH
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30.
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City
must alter project schedules to give NCs time to respond in an
informed manner.
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Missoula,
MT
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31.
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City
staff visits NC to gather feedback in preparation of budget
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St.
Paul, MN
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32.
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City-appointed
liaison delivers information from the City to the Neighborhood
Association, as well as from the Association back to the City by
providing a written summary of the neighborhood meetings and/or
issues to the Office of Neighborhoods and the City Manager.
Liaison also responds to requests for information from
Neighborhood Associations during their meetings.
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Vancouver,
WA
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33.
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Citywide
umbrella group submits a written report to the mayor and city
council each year re: progress of action plans of the NCs, and
making recommendations for priority projects.
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Houston,
TX
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34.
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Co-development
of neighborhood plans with city planning staff *
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Portland,
OR
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35.
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Given
special agenda item at commission meetings for ‘Neighborhood
council reports’
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Great
Falls, MT
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36.
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Grants
program operated by NCs
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Minneapolis,
MN
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37.
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Interact
with city staff Neighborhood Liaison
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Great
Falls, MT
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38.
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Liaisons
from city departments present at each NC meeting.
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Tacoma,
WA
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39.
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NCs
have been called upon by the city council to hold public meetings on
important issues.
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Simi
Valley, CA
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40.
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NCs
create neighborhood action plans or needs assessments
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Minneapolis,
MN; Tacoma, WA; Houston, TX; Portland, OR
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41.
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Neighborhood
associations are given special consideration in land use decisions
in their neighborhoods including notification and discounted appeal
costs.
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Eugene,
OR
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42.
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Opinions
and results of any votes taken at NCs are presented to City Council
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Raleigh,
NC
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43
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Summary
of NC discussions and votes on development projects are included in
Planning Commission staff report
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Simi
Valley, CA
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