Seward and Powderhorn, two of the first neighborhoods to present completed Phase 2 plans before the NRP Management Review Team (the last step before final approval) were greeted by a rude and officious presentation by CPED staff, a nine page written summary and score card during our presentations to the NRP board. We have been working on our Phase 2 plan since 2001 and have included every housing guideline ever given to us by NRP, CPED, and MCDA. Now that we are at the finish line, CPED wants to change the rules without prior notice or discussion (or competent analysis of their own policy). Now under the guise of "the unified housing policy", CPED is advocating the dismantling of neighborhood groups. CPED is saying that CPED should determine how NRP dollars should be spent, basically taking the N out of NRP. I would also note that CPED's attempt to own NRP dollars is antithetical to current approved NRP policy and procedure. The CPED comments: Neighborhoods should spend their dollars on capital improvements (not on needs that came out of NRP planning) Unclear why there should be unfunded strategies (because we will work on raising money for identified needs and are planning on raising more than NRP dollars) Allocation of 24% to administration is too high (CPED has no understanding how these few staff hours leverage additional funds and advance the implementation of city unified housing goals) Because there is less money available, less money should go to neighborhood groups and more to CPED controlled projects CPED completely disregards funding of housing issues as defined by current NRP guidelines and only counts their misinterpretation of their own selected and inaccurate assessment of their own written housing goals as defined in the unified housing strategy. I totally disagree with what the CPED comments are and how and how late in the process they were presented. I would also alert all neighborhoods that: CPED (and the council members and Mayor that were elected to fight for NRP) want control of NRP dollars taken away from neighborhood groups. The value of what neighborhood groups do is totally disregarded in this process. Thanks, Scott Vreeland President Seward Neighborhood Group Seward REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait.
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