HomeMy WebLinkAbout(0002) IR 10373 - 2019 Neighborhood AwardsINFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
No. 10373
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council March 3, 2020
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The purpose of this Informal Report is to provide an update to the Mayor and City Council about The
Mayor's Community Engagement Workshops & 2019 Neighborhood Awards, held on Saturday, Feb.
22 at the Bob Bolen Public Safety Complex, located at 505 W. Felix.
Event Preparation
During the summer of 2019, The Community Engagement Office offered the "In It to Win It: A
Neighborhood Awards How -To Workshop" to share best practices, tips and examples with neighborhood
leaders interested in applying for a neighborhood award. The workshop was offered to individuals, board
leaders and in large -groups at the Hazel Harvey Peace Center for Neighborhoods.
Completed awards applications were accepted October 15 - December 18, 2019.
Members from the Neighborhood Engagement & Revitalization Alliance (NERA), an alliance of city staff
representing over twenty DFW cities judged all award applications.
Workshops
After last year's event was held, more than 350 paper and online surveys from neighbors, exhibitors,
workshop presenters and internal staff was received. Based upon their feedback, the team decided to limit
the number of workshops offered and create a new series focused on the Essential Principles of
Neighborhood Leadership.
Six workshops were presented:
• Can you hear me now? Tips on making a presentation to City Council, Board or Commission
- Mary Kayser, City Secretary
• Putting Collaborative Decision Making and Robert's Rules of Order into Practice
- Thenisha Smith, Toastmasters
• How Engaged Neighborhoods Can Guide the Future of Fort Worth
- Catherine Huckaby, Community Engagement Office
• Leadership Transitions: Tips for Incoming and Outgoing Neighborhood Leaders
- J.T. Auldridge, Toastmasters
- Bettie L. Williams, Toastmasters
• Minimizing Neighborhood Conflicts
- Belinda Gonzalez, Tarrant County Public Health
• Hello, My Name is: A Networking Session for Neighborhood Leaders
- Ruth Assi, Tabitha Butler and Madelyn Gibbs, Community Engagement Office
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Exhibitors
Forty educational exhibits were available between 8-10:30 a.m.:
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Alzheimer's Association
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CFW Public Library
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Area Agency on Aging of Tarrant County
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CFW Transportation & Public Works
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Botanical Research Institute of Texas
Dept.
(BRIT)
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CFW Water Dept.
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Boys/Girls Club of Greater FW, Inc.
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FitWorth
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CFW City Manager's Office - Directions
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Fort Worth ISD
Home
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Fort Worth Museum of Science & History
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CFW Code Compliance Dept. - Animal
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Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge
Care & Control, Code Rangers, Consumer
.
Fort Worth Public Art
Health, Keep Fort Worth Beautiful
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Girls Inc. of Tarrant County
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CFW Diversity & Inclusion Dept.
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Meals on Wheels of Tarrant County
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CFW Economic Development Dept.
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Northside Inter -Community Agency Inc.
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CFW Emergency Management Dept.
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Sixty and Better, Inc.
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CFW Environmental Stormwater Dept.
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Sunlight Foundation
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CFW Fire Dept. - Community Emergency
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Tarrant Area Food Bank
Response Team (CERT)
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Tarrant County College - Trinity River
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CFW Municipal Court
Campus
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CFW Neighborhood Services Dept.
.
Tarrant County Master Gardener
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CFW Park & Recreation Dept.
Association
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CFW Park & Recreation Dept. - Graffiti
.
Tarrant County Public Health
Abatement
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Trinity Metro
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CFW Police Dept. - Citizens on Patrol,
.
UnitedHealthcare
Crime Prevention Unit
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CFW Police Explorer Program
Neighborhood Awards
More than 350 neighborhood leaders and city staff registered to attend the event. Awards recipients
included:
• Fort Worth 2019 Neighborhood of the Year - Las Familias de Rosemont
- Two representatives from Las Familias de Rosemont will be invited to attend the
Neighborhoods, USA (NUSA) Conference in Little Rock, Arkansas this May to compete in the
NUSA Neighborhood of the Year national competition and represent neighborhoods across Fort
Worth.
• Fort Worth Neighbor of the Year - Daniel Guido
• Danny Scarth Trailblazer Award - Jim Teague
• Neighborhood Patrol Officer of the Year - Officer Allen Pennington
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INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
No. 10373
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• Neighborhood Newsletter Awards
- HOA winners: Crawford Farms, Marine Creek Estates, Park Glen and Villages of Woodland
Springs.
- Voluntary NA winners: Berkeley Place, Carter -Riverside, Eastern Hills and Ridglea North
• Fort Worth Pride Award
- HOA winner: Eagle Ranch Property Owners Association. Residents
- Voluntary NA winner: Historic Rosedale Park
• Spirit of Fort Worth Award
- HOA winner: Villages of Woodland Springs
- Voluntary NA winner: Las Familias de Rosemont
• Civic Engagement and Community Collaboration Award
- HOA winner: Eagle Ranch
- Voluntary NA winner: Garden of Eden
• Mayor's Health and Wellness Award
- HOA winner: Park Glen
- Voluntary NA winner: Garden of Eden
Partnerships
This annual event is organized and hosted by the Community Engagement Office in collaboration with over
fifty area agencies, nonprofit organizations and city departments. This was the fourth year that
UnitedHealthcare graciously agreed to sponsor the event.
For more information about this or future events, please contact the Community Engagement Office at:
817-392-6201 or via email at: engagementgfortworthtexas.gov.
David Cooke
City Manager
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FORT WORTH, TEXAS