1. Strong Neighborhoods Initiative Successful Community Engagement March 29, 2007

2. SNI is a partnership of the City, Redevelopment Agency, and the community to build clean, safe, and attractive neighborhoods, with strong, independent, and capable neighborhood organizations and leaders Strong Neighborhoods Initiative

3. 19 SNI Planning Areas Blackford Blackford Burbank/Del Monte Burbank/Del Monte Delmas Park Delmas Park East Valley/680 East Valley/680 Edenvale/Great Oaks Edenvale/Great Oaks Five Wounds/Brookwood Terrace Five Wounds/Brookwood Terrace Gateway East Gateway East Greater Gardner Greater Gardner Hoffman/Via Monte Hoffman/Via Monte KONA KONA Market/Almaden Market/Almaden Mayfair Mayfair Spartan/Keyes Spartan/Keyes 13 th Street 13 th Street Tully/Senter Tully/Senter University University Washington Washington West Evergreen West Evergreen Winchester Winchester

4. Improve neighborhood conditions and livability Improve neighborhood conditions and livability Enhance community safety Enhance community safety Coordinate and improve community services Coordinate and improve community services Strengthen neighborhood associations and resident involvement Strengthen neighborhood associations and resident involvement Ensure that changes are long-term and sustainable Ensure that changes are long-term and sustainable What are the SNI Goals?

5. Neighborhood Advisory Committees (NACs) Neighborhood Advisory Committees (NACs) Community Residents Community Residents Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) City & Redevelopment Agency Staff City & Redevelopment Agency Staff Consultants Consultants SNI Partners in Planning

6. Planning Develop Neighborhood Improvement Plans Develop Neighborhood Improvement Plans Prioritize “Top- Ten” Action Agendas Prioritize “Top- Ten” Action Agendas Past Implementation Neighborhood Improvements are Carried Out Neighborhood Improvements are Carried Out Existing Plan Implementations Almost Complete Existing Plan Implementations Almost CompleteAmendments Update SNI Plans Update SNI Plans Prioritize New “Top-Ten” Action Agendas Prioritize New “Top-Ten” Action Agendas Create/Adopt Other New SNI Areas Create/Adopt Other New SNI Areas SNI Planning Stages PresentFuture

7. “Top Ten” Priority Actions Priorities and Projects Priorities and Projects Action Steps/Feasibility Action Steps/Feasibility Cost/Funding Sources Cost/Funding Sources Timeline Timeline Responsibility Responsibility

8. Priorities for Plan Amendments Assets and Resources Assets and Resources Enhanced Streets and Transit Enhanced Streets and Transit Clean and Safe Streets Clean and Safe Streets Attractive Neighborhoods Attractive Neighborhoods Land Use and Development Land Use and Development Infrastructure Infrastructure Parks and Community Services Parks and Community Services

9. Implementation of all 19 SNI Neighborhood Improvement Plans is almost complete Implementation of all 19 SNI Neighborhood Improvement Plans is almost complete Plans are being updated with new “Top-Ten” community-driven priority action lists Plans are being updated with new “Top-Ten” community-driven priority action lists The first Plan Amendment completed December 2006 The first Plan Amendment completed December 2006 All subsequent Plan Amendments will be complete by summer 2008 All subsequent Plan Amendments will be complete by summer 2008 Possible creation of 3 new SNI areas Possible creation of 3 new SNI areas Planning for Stronger Neighborhoods

10. 1. Listen to and work with NAC members/community residents 2. Define strong community vision 3. Build on community assets and strengths 4. Respond to community priorities and needs 5. Maintain ongoing commitments 6. Collaborate and use existing resources Lessons Learned for Strong Collaborative Planning

11. 1. Listen to and work with NAC members/community residents - Be respectful - Be honest - Be responsive and present - Be flexible/adaptive - Build relationships/trust - Obtain frequent feedback Lessons Learned for Strong Collaborative Planning

12. 2. Define strong community vision - To build/foster leadership - Provide inspiration for the future and stay on course future and stay on course - Allow for clear prioritization of improvements and plan of improvements and plan actions items actions items

13. 3. Build on community assets and strengths - Promote Neighborhoods as fundamental building as fundamental building blocks blocks - Don’t reinvent what works and is well-respected and is well-respected - Collaborate with CBOs, schools, local nonprofits schools, local nonprofits Lessons Learned for Strong Collaborative Planning

14. 4. Respond to community priorities and needs - Connect priorities to resources - Provide effective delivery of services and accountability services and accountability - Provide meaningful and visible change change - Keep plan flexible to enough to capture new opportunities capture new opportunities

15. Lessons Learned for Strong Collaborative Planning 5. Maintain ongoing commitments - Decide on responsible party for each goal/action for each goal/action - Plan for implementation and maintenance maintenance - Be financially realistic - Create long-term sustainable plans plans

16. Lessons Learned for Strong Collaborative Planning 6. Collaborate and use existing resources - Leverage local partnerships - Involve local businesses - Tap into resident talents - Engage community decision makers, nonprofit groups, makers, nonprofit groups, and institutions and institutions - Use available tools, BMPs - Integrate lessons learned into practice into practice

17. Thank You! More information at www.strongneighborhoods.org Juan F. Borrelli, AICP (408) 535-7709 juan.borrelli@sanjoseca.gov