I'm pleased to report that our Ward 14 Ward Office is now up and running. We are located at 3167 Fulton Road, Suite 305, located in the Lin Omni Building close to St. Rocco's Parish. Our primary phone number utilized for City Hall, 216-664-4238 will be utilized at the Ward office.
The following are the Cleveland Ward 14 funding allocations to-date for 2010/2011. There will be additional authorizations as indicated in the notes below, but the major funding allocations for community development services have been made.
Currently, community development services are being provided by the following organizations – see below. Note that residents of Ward 14 living from W. 25th Street going east to Tremont are serviced by the Tremont West Development Corporation (TWDC). All other areas as of July 1st, are now serviced by a New Community Development Services Office administered by the Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization (DSCDO).
Ohio City Near West Development Corporation (OCNW) and the Brooklyn Centre Community Association (BCCA) are also providing services. All of these organizations are currently in the process of working with our Council office and Neighborhood Progress Inc., [1]in developing better collaboration and comprehensive services for Ward 14 and the Stockyards neighborhood.
Councilmen Matt Zone and Jay Westbrook, of Wards 15 & 16 respectively, are also assisting and supporting the development the new service model.
Note the most recent developments for community development services -- Gail Long (formerly of Merrick House) and Jim Pelikan are being contracted through Neighborhood Progress Inc. to assist in developing our new community development service model. Cleveland City Council and NPI will share the cost of the consultancy.
In addition, Megan Meister, formerly of Stockyard's Redevelopment Organization (SRO) has been named Program Director for the new service model organization. NPI is anticipated to authorize $40,000 to assist in the funding of the new service model. Adam Gifford (also formerly of SRO) has also been hired. There are plans for a total of 5 to 6 staff members; three to work primarily on outreach/organizing and general housing rehab program services and three to work on vacant lot, code enforcement and neighborhood services. Generally these services are viewed as stabilization services and commercial development and future housing project development services are anticipated to be covered by TWDC and DSCDO.
Gail Long and Jim Pelikan are in the process of planning to contacting neighborhood leaders for preliminary meetings to begin the development of a neighborhood participation strategy, i.e., Advisory Committee for the new service model. Public meetings will follow. A draft neighborhood leadership list is being worked on that will include active block club and civic associations, social service and other non-profits and faith-based organizations leaders. Anyone residing in the new service area that would like to be added to the list can contact our office or Megan Meister at 216-961-4242.
In addition to working on increasing community participation with resident groups, we are also working with Lucy Torres, Hispanic Liason for the Mayor's Community Relations Board, WIRE-Net and the NEOhio Chamber of Commerce in meeting with and collaborting with area churches, clubs, and businesses. Social service agencies will also play a major role in identifying community needs, mapping their service areas and ultimately collaborating to ensure all members of the community can take full advantage of service being provided.
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$471,000 Balance of Funds (Ward 14)
3,000 *OBCDC/Brookside/SCR Food Program (Nov/Dec 2009)
15,000 *Esperanza
1,000 *Greater Cleveland Volunteers RSVP - (tutoring)
500 Cleveland/Walk&Roll
100,000 Tremont West Development Corp
300,000 Detroit Shoreway Comm Development Org
2,000 Neighborhood Progress Inc. (NPI),
Community Participation/Advisory Committee contract
5,000 Ohio City - Assistance in Community Organzing/Saftey for
Barber-Vega area of Ohio City/Ward 14.
10,000 *Merrick House
Other organizations being considered for funding as programs and funding balances are confirmed ($2,000 - $10,000):
*Julio DeBurgos
*Art House
Cleveland Restoration Society
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce for NEOhio
*Hispanic UMADAOP
*Brookside Center
Hispanic Alliance
Cleveland Tenants Organization
*Ohio City Bike-coop
*Senior Citizens Resources
*City Music
$436,500 TOTAL 2010/2011 Authorizations
$34,500 Current un-spent/authorized balance
NOTES:
Please contact me for any questions or inquiries and interest to participate in the re-development of the community.
Sincerely,
Brian J. Cummins
Cleveland City Council, Ward 14
216-664-4238
bcummins[at]clevelandcitycouncil.org
Links:
[1] http://www.neighborhoodprogress.org/
[2] http://www.dscdo.org
[3] http://tremontwest.org
[4] http://www.brooklyncentre.org
[5] http://www.plainpress.org/html/stories/2010-07/newprogstockyards.htm
[6] http://www.plainpress.org/html/stories/2010-05/citycouncilfuturecdcs.htm