Community Council Meeting–September 1
Agenda–Wednesday, September 1, 2010–6:30 pm Day Riverside Library
Conducting: Brad Bartholomew
Welcome/Pledge of Allegiance
Mayor Visit–60 min
Riverview Project, Emy Maloutas–Open Space Manager–5 min
Utah Society for Environmental Education–5min
Area Crime Report–10 min
Neighbor to Neighbor–10 min
Next Meeting–October 6, 2010 6:30 pm
Item 1–Community Garden–Scott Steenblik (359-0354)
Rose Park Community Garden 877 N Cornell Street (1525 W)–Come work in the garden every Saturday between 9:00 am and 11:00 am.
Item 2–Stay in Touch–Stay current on city and community events and issues through your email. Email Brad Bartholomew at bbart76@gmail.com to be added to the list. If you know or hear someone who would like to receive this information page through the mail please contact Brad Bartholomew at the above email address.
Item 3–Crime Report–Each month tthe Salt Lake City Police Department prepares a report of criminal activity for each Community Council area. Statistics show that crime is lowered,in part, due to citizens keeping a watchful eye on our homes and streets and reporting concerns to our SLC Police officers. The full crime report may be viewed by going to www.slcpd.com then click on Crime Maps and Statistics and choosing Community Council Report.
Item 4– West Side Environmental Justice Project– The Utah Society for Environmental Education is identifying environmental concerns and issues in the Rose Park area by forming community partnerships, performing an environmental assessment, gathering community input, and providing education and environmental stewardship.
Goals include: briging together a Community Action Committee for the Rose Park area; identify and prioritize environmental health threats to the Rose Park community without regard for primary language. Provide all residents access to information on environemental concerns and how to be protected from them. Promote practical means to remove or reduce environmental threats. Get involved by contacting Charice Bouredeaux at charice@usee.org
Item 5– NeighborWorks Salt Lake helping residents with Foreclosures. NSWL offers pre-foreclosure counseling to residents at no cost. NSWL’s counselor works with you and your mortgage servicer to discuss workout options available, and help you prepare a workout agreement application packet. If you or someone you know is behind on payments and facing foreclosure, contact NeighborWorks Salt Lake at (801)-539-1590 or their website at www.nwsaltlake.org to discuss options that may be available to you. Hablamos español.
Item 6– Emergency Notification– Email and text messaging may be the fastest way to alert you of danger. As a resident of Salt Lake City you may be rapidly notified of emergencies that may impact you or your family if you chose to logon to ALC Alert to let the city know how to reach you. www.slcalert.com or 2-1-1
Item 7 — CERT — Salt Lake City is interested in finding representatives throughout the city interested in participating in the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) efforts. The CERT program educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area, and train in basic disaster response skills such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations. CERT is a fantastic way to be involved and helpful in your community. You can sign up for CERT training courses at http://apps.slcgov.com.general/absolutefp/CERTForm.htm
Contact John Flynt at 801-799-3604 if you would like to know more about the program or visit their website at http://www.slcgov.com/departments/emergency_man/