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Attachment A 77Neighborhood associations are an important means to facilitate and encourage neighbors to become 78 involved in their community and engaged in local government and to improve communications between 79 residents and their government. 80 81 Potential benefits of neighborhood associations and their involvement in a collaborative decision- 82 making process include: 83 84 1.Provides residents a means to express a unified and collective voice 85 2.t the 86 neighborhood and the City 87 3.Offers opportunities for local government officials, developers, and residents to prioritize 88 important projects, development, and planning and for the City and developers to solicit input 89 from residents before development plans are finalized and before City approval is secured 90 4.Allows the development of better and more creative ideas and solutions and encourages 91 92 5.Instills a climate of respect and acknowledgement of the interests of various participants, staff, 93 and decision-makers 94 6.Facilitates the resolution of neighborhood issues within the neighborhood: provides City officials 95 and staff a better understanding of what are the issues neighborhood residents are concerned 96 about 97 7.Improves buy-in and acceptance of outcomes and improves confidence in the process leading to 98 cision- 99 making process 100 8.Engenders trust between citizens and local government 101 9.ens and expands the capabilities of existing 102 city staff 103 10.Nurtures the potential pool of informed and engaged candidates for Commissions and other 104 volunteer efforts in the city 105 11.Assists seniors and elderly desiring to age in place an additional sense of connectedness and 106 support 107 Detailed Recommendations 108 109 In order to effectively achieve the primary recommendation, the Community Engagement Commission 110 has created specific recommendations under two categories; 1) Criteria for Neighborhood 111 Associations; and 2) Neighborhood Association Expectations of the City. Criteria for AffiliatedNeighborhood Associations 112 113 Neighborhood aaffiliated Not all existing 114 neighborhood associations or other organizations need to register, of course, but is 115 required in order to neighborhood association specific notification 116 system and communications networks, and to receive most of the material support listed 117 below). Neighborhood associations shall provide the following 118 information to the City (in writing) upon registration: 119 Neighborhood association name and contact information o 120 Recommended geographic boundaries as approved at the neighborhood o 121 3