Great Neighbourhoods

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Great Neighbourhoods Corporate Blueprint
THE HEART OF SOMEWHERE SPECIAL Delivering on
the Citys Vision at the neighbourhood level
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2008 Activities
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Great Neighbourhoods Program

• At the neighborhood level, there are
  opportunities to improve processes and enhance
  interdepartmental coordination.
• Better communication.
• Better information.
• Better ways of coordinating.
• Better ways of delivering services
• in neighbourhoods.
• Better scheduling.

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To achieve this

• Corporately, the City of Edmonton needs to
  address five key challenges
• Dealing with neighbourhood change
• Creating support for something different
• Building a corporate program for neighbourhood
  planning and reinvestment
• Improving service delivery and response
• Telling our story

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Our Program Approach

• Implement quick wins. We are already doing lots
  of good things for neighbourhoods.
• Think long term. Edmonton has changed and we
  will continue to see transformative changes. We
  need to work with residents to be part of that
  change process.
• Develop internal and external dialogue as we
  continue to build on our corporate successes in
  neighbourhoods
• Maintain our service momentum
• Confirm Operating and Capital Budget

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City Vision

• Great Neighbourhoods
• helps to enable
• Energy city.
• City of design.
• Recreation, arts city.
• City of many cultures, educational opportunities.

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Great Neighbourhoods

• Themes
• Access to Basic Services (e.g. neighbourhood web
  portal)
• City Connections in Neighbourhoods (e.g.
  neighbourhood districts, coordinators, action
  teams)
• Neighbourhood Reinvestment and Planning (e.g.
  neighbourhood revitalization, neighbourhood
  renewal)
• Two Stages
• Internal Action Agenda
• Community Action Agenda

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Theme 1 Access To Basic Services

• Ways to link and coordinate neighbourhood
  programs and services
• Create a one-stop neighbourhood site on City
  website
• Synchronize community safety and clean and green
  efforts
• Use a statistical measurement timely data shared
  by all
• Coordinate neighbourhood infrastructure rehab

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Theme 2 City Connections in Neighbourhoods

• Ways to streamline, and increase responsiveness
  to critical issues and timelines
• Adopt Neighbourhood Districts boundaries for
  service reporting and problem solving. (Not
  change departmental boundaries)
• Create Neighbourhood Action Teams (NAT)

10-12 Neighbourhood Districts
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Theme 2 continued

• Assign Neighbourhood District
• Coordinators.
• Pilot Neighbourhood Service
• Centres
• Establish Neighbourhood
• District Alliances

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Theme 3 Neighbourhood Reinvestment and Planning

• Ways to streamline and maximize our approach to
  neighbourhood revitalization, local area
  planning, community engagement.
• Our neighbourhood approach needs to be clear
• A single-window approach to neighbourhoods
  revitalization
• Support residents in planning local projects that
  coordinate with neighbourhood rehabilitation
  projects ( SNAP)
• Formalize planning efforts at the neighbourhood,
  district and city-wide levels
• Address neighbourhood change using a community
  benefits approach.
• Enable municipal/provincial/federal response to
  social issues

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SNAP and Renewal
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Great Neighbourhoods Neighbourhood Renewal

• Maximize investment - More economical to work
  together
• Minimize disruption - Renewal can be completed
  faster, and at one time
• Add character to neighbourhoods - Opportunities
  to involve the residents/businesses in adding
  modest amenities to their neighbourhoods (SNAP
  plans).

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Implementation High-Level Timelines
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Next Steps for Great Neighbourhoods

• Finalize implementation plan
• Meet with key stakeholder groups
• Get resources (money and people) to ensure
  successful implementation
• Further development of the actions in
  consultation with community