Summit presentation

NEAR EASTSIDE

NEIGHBORHOOD

SUMMIT

10/9/14

6:30pm

Welcome!

• Moderator – Dan Goldblatt, Little Flower

• Time Keeper – Steven McCloud, St. Clair Place

• Record Keeper – Kelly Wensing, Holy Cross

Welcome & Introductions

• Objective

• Ground Rules

Summit Guidelines

Celebrations

LYN House

This year celebrating

their 5th anniversary!

Westminster New Building

Rivoli Park Mural

Rivoli Park Mural

www.rockethub.com/projects/47006

Call Lisa Boyles (317) 372-6983

Vibrant Corridors

Feast of Lanterns – Thank you!

Failures

Challenges

Actions

Enforcement Task Force

Charged with Modifying Item 7.3.G

Encourage more enforcement of common

violations including abandoned cars, illegal

parking, trash, etc.

Lead Partner: NESCO

Enforcement Taskforce

Changes:

Item 7.3.G Identify resources and tools for neighborhoods, residents and businesses in the identification and reporting of code violations to the City as well as follow-through methods.

Lead Partner: NESCO

AmeriCorps Education Planning

Near Eastside Promise Zone Application

Near Eastside Promise Zone Application

What is a Promise Zone?

A ten-year federal designation for selected communities with high poverty to target resources to address economic development, crime, education and leverage private capital.

Goals:

1. Job Creation

2. Increased Economic Activity

3. Improved Educational Opportunities

4. Leverage Private Investment

5. Reduced Violent Crime

Current five pilot sites:

1. Philadelphia

2. San Antonio

3. Eastern Kentucky

4. Los Angles

5. Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.

20 more designations by end of 2016

RFP Fall 2014 with five chosen in January 2015

“Los Angles funding would go towards increasing

affordable housing, investing in public transit and

bikes lanes… giving people access to career and

technical training… [and} to increase support

services at schools.”

Near Eastside Promise Zone Application

• Leveraging significant resources in support of the Near Eastside Quality of Life Plan

• Super Bowl Legacy Project “2.0” for the community

• Aligning local resources and efforts with new opportunities

• Building and deepening the capacities of neighborhood organizations

• Continuing to change perceptions about our neighborhood

What could

this mean for

the Near

Eastside?

Near Eastside Promise Zone Application

• Priority when applying for federal grants from HUD, DOE, HHS, DOJ, USDA, SBA and others.

• Federal technical assistance.

• Federal staff assigned to work directly with the neighborhood.

• VISTA members to work with local partners

• Proposed tax incentives for businesses to make capital investments and hire residents

• No $$s come directly with the designation

What could

this mean for

the Near

Eastside?

Near Eastside Promise Zone Application

To form a coalition and pursue being designated as a federal Promise Zone to provide future opportunities for funding to support economic development, jobs, public safety, education and other goals in the QOL plan.

Lead Organization: JHBCC, NEAR, CA, WM, ECDC

Partners: NESCO, City-DMD, City-Public Safety, IPS, INHP, LISC, IUPUI, United Way and IHA

Proposed

New Objective

to the QOL

Plan

Near Eastside Promise Zone Application

Questions

Updates

NEAR

October 25, 2014

8am – 1pm

Schedule

Need:

Volunteers

Participants

East 10th St. Civic Association

Englewood CDC

Oxford Place

Great Places 2020

LYN House

Springdale

East Village Businesses Owners Association

Map by Tobie Smith Kniess, Facilitator

NOBO Energy Task Force

Formed taskforce – Sept 2013

Held design charrettes with neighbors

Talks with Chemtura to acquire Ruby Park

Met with brownfield experts

Met with IPL

Participated in Urban Land Institute

stakeholders meetings

NOBO Energy Task Force

Met with Mayor Ballard and Adam Thies from

DMD

Recruited attorney to help with NOBO 501(c)3

At a standstill due to need to gain control of

Ruby Park site & need for partner

Willard Park

Rep. Dan Forestal

Please take 2 minutes to fill out your

engagement form.

Engagement Form

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