23rd Avenue Corridor Action Team

23rd Avenue Corridor Action Team Meeting
Chart Notes
February 24, 2004

In attendance: Jennie, Diana Williams, Jess Wendover, Robert Hickey (UE), Randy, Elena, David, Pat, Eric, Don, Deb

23rd Avenue Plan

• Rethinking goal language for plan

Work Plan

• Resident engagement piece is not reflected in the work plan
• Hiring staff
  • $35K - $40K
  • EBALDC doesn’t have to “hold” these positions
  • Americorps—on the street, provide extra staffing support for lower costs
  • Get Casey to agree to fund position for two years, then develop other funding sources. (Need to follow up with Fred)
  • Need a fund development plan
• Where is YEP’s building in all this?
• Shouldn’t YEP be long hanging fruit
• Should YEP be anchor project
• Do we need vision for commercial mix?
• Define more specifically what it means to have a “district”

Merchant Organizing

• Meet six times per year
• Working with churches
• Working with property owners
• Staffing piece is critical. Need staffing support to develop a vision. Develop some deliverables for Merchants Association

ESAA

• Looking at partnering with Northern California Land Trust
• Still working with Art House
• Need to do more research on site
• Need to put together business plan