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.