HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 9933 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 9933
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council September 27, 2016
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The purpose of this Informal Report is to inform the City Council that on Sept. 15, 2016 the Community
Engagement team sent out the 2016 Neighborhood Award application packets to all registered
neighborhood association leadership.
Last year, the team received more than 350 paper and online surveys from neighbors, exhibitors and
internal staff immediately following The Mayor's Community Engagement Workshops &2015
Neighborhood Awards. As a result of the valuable feedback received, association leadership can look
forward to seeing the following award application improvements:
• Award application packets will now be available for a full eight weeks to allow association
leadership more time to discuss the process with their board, request more information from their
Community Engagement Liaison and submit their applications. Award application packets will be
made available from Sept. 15 through Nov. 10, 2016.
• Award application packets now include a separate application for each award with additional
descriptive language in the questions leaders are asked to provide a response to.
• Awards have been expanded to include two different categories— mandatory and voluntary
associations. This is an opportunity to recognize neighborhoods according to their unique structure.
This expansion will mean two winners for every category with the exception of"Neighborhood of
the Year'. For example, in the Pride category we will honor:
■ Fort Worth Pride —mandatory association 1st, 2nd & 3rd place winners
■ Fort Worth Pride — voluntary association 1st, 2nd & 3rd place winners
This enhancement should encourage a higher level of participation and provide a more equitable
way to honor the outstanding efforts of all our neighborhoods.
• In collaboration with the Fort Worth Persons with Disabilities Committee, "The Danny Scarth
Award" has been added to our slate of award presentations.
• Last years' rollout of the new "Neighborhood Patrol Officer of the Year' and "Code Compliance
Officer of the Year' awards were received with such enthusiasm that they will become permanent
additions to our award presentation.
Active online links to the electronic versions of the award application packets will be sent via email, made
available on the City's website and posted on Nextdoor. Paper copies will be available at:
• The Community Engagement office located at 818 Missouri Avenue
• City of Fort Worth Libraries
• City of Fort Worth Community Centers
Neighborhood leaders may also contact their assigned Community Engagement Liaison and request a
presentation at an upcoming board or association meeting about the awards process. Award application
packets will be made available from Sept. 15 through Nov. 10, 2016.
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS
INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 9933
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council September 27, 2016
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Completed 2016 Neighborhood Award Application submissions must be received via email or in
person at the Community Engagement office no later than Nov. 10, 2016.
All award finalists will be notified by the Community Engagement team in mid-December and provided
priority registration access to attend "The Mayor's Community Engagement Workshops & Neighborhood
Awards".
"The Mayor's Community Engagement Workshops & Neighborhood Awards" will be held on Jan. 7, 2017
from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Southwestern Seminary inside The Riley Center.
Registration to attend the "The Mayor's Community Engagement Workshops & Neighborhood
Awards" will be open to all registered associations and alliances beginning on Nov. 10, 2016.
More information about the free workshops being offered at this year's event will be available beginning in
October but the Community Engagement team is proud to announce two important enhancements to the
workshop portion of this event, based upon neighbor feedback:
■ Total time in class has been increased from 45 minutes to 55 minutes for each workshop
■ Coffee service and light refreshments will be provided outside the classrooms from 8:00 to 11:00
a.m.
Neighbors are encouraged to visit the Community Engagement webpage at:
www.FortworthTexas.gov/engagement or reach out to the team by phone at: (817) 392-6201 or email at:
engagement(a-)-fortworthtexas.gov for more information.
If you have any questions about this IR, please contact Michelle Gutt, Director of Communications &
Public Engagement at 817-392-6248 or michellemichelle.guttafortworthtexas.. ov
David Cooke
City Manager
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS