Feb. 26: Melrose Members Set 2020 Priorities, Volunteer, and Prepare for Melrose March Elections

Melrose Council Monthly Membership Meeting Setting Community Priorities and Leaders for 2020

Agenda

7:00-7:45

2020 Priorities

Join us to review and confirm areas of focus, actions, and initiatives we’ll use and work with OPD to:

  • Create Safe Streets
    Slow down traffic, decrease injuries, and prevent traffic-related deaths on Foothill & Bancroft

  • Increase Environmental Safety
    Increase safety inside and outside our homes by decreasing the number of shootings, armed robberies, residential break-ins, and homicides.

  • Achieve Equity & Justice
    Increase safety in Central East Oakland and bring justice to victims of physical and property crimes.

7:45-8:15PM

Adopting a Spirit of Community Service in Melrose

  • We’re introducing a 100% community contribution model this year to see what can happen when everyone commits to improving Melrose.

  • We’re asking all members who come to the monthly Melrose Community Council meeting, and those who do not, to commit to producing 2 hours of community service in the form of completing specific tasks we’ve identified that will help us achieve our 2020 Priorities this year.

  • It’s not a lot to ask and as we all know, it takes action to create change.

  • We’ll have task lists ready to go broken up into 2-hour chunks so you can easily choose which one or more you can volunteer to perform this year for Melrose.

  • We’ll hold appreciation events for those who contribute throughout the year!

8:15-8:25PM

Melrose Community Council Elections are March 25th - Get Ready to Run!

  • March is annual elections month for Melrose!

  • Existing members need to run, or not, people need to volunteer or be nominated and open roles need to be filled to accomplish our 2020 Priorities.

  • We have Official NCPC roles & non-NCPC roles to fill too:

NCPC Roles

  • Chair, Stephanie Hayden - Not Running for Re-election (OPEN)

  • Vice Chair, Braunz Courtney

  • Treasurer, Rochelle Rodgers

  • Community Engagement & Outreach Lead, Marissa Bowman

  • Secretary

Non-NCPC Roles

  • Project Managers

  • Communications - Messaging for Melrose Events

  • Website Manager

  • Data Scientists

  • District 4 Community Representative engaging with Sheng Thao & Staff

  • District 5 Community Representative engaging with Noel Gallo & Staff

  • District 6 Community Representative engaging with Loren Taylor & Staff

  • District 8 (At Large) Community Representative

Action Committees (if there is no lead, and at least 3 members, ACs are on HOLD)

  • Safe Streets

1.       Marissa Bowman

2.       Stephanie Hayden

3.       Andre Isler

4.       Irma Swygert

5.       Braunz Courtney

  • Litter

1.       Razzu Engen – I think Razzu has at least 3 members

  • Schools

1.       Alma Owens-Delucchi for Horace Mann

2.       Bill Delucchi for Fremont High

  • Melrose Thanksgiving

1.       Alma Delucchi

  • Garden (Nayeli Maxson - on Hold)

  • National Night Out August Block Parties Annual Parties Aug. 2 (?)

1.       Who’s planning or will host block parties this year?

  • Administration (Stephanie Hayden)

    • By-Laws need to be updated,

    • Melrose needs a bank account to raise funds,

    • Find grants for cameras, district improvement, safety services, etc.

  • Environmental Safety (Stephanie Hayden will recruit members)

1.       Home safety

2.       Cameras with and without OPD assist

  • Tech & Data (Stephanie Hayden will recruit members)

 
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