11/14/01,
6pm
Place : Council Chambers at San Jose City Hall, 801 N 1st St. 95110 (@ Mission St)
Time : 6:00am-7:00pm
Transportation : Carpool (We are also trying to charter a bus using SNI resources)
- Design and implement Winchester Blvd. improvements.
- Design/install permanent traffic calming devices along Eden Ave. between Moorpark and Hamilton.
- Seek additional funding for the Even Start family literacy program.
- Initiate cooperative agreements for joint use of school or church grounds for community parks and recreational use.
- Identify a location of the West Side Branch Library.
- Develop a street tree planting plan for residential streets and organize neighborhood plantings.
- Conduct traffic studies focused on reduction of cut-through traffic and speeding on residential streets; explore and mitigate neighborhood-wide impacts.
- Remove the public telephone booth outside F & W liquor store on Winchester at 3127 Williamsburg Dr.
- Stencil house numbers on curbs in residential areas.
- Improve neighborhood cleanup efforts.
- Develop a community center/sports complex at a local school in cooperation with Campbell Union School District or Moreland School District.
- Strengthen code enforcement for substandard properties.
- Amend the general plan and zoning of single-family residential lots along Winchester Blvd (in particular those lots on the east side between Greentree Way & Payne Ave, and from Williams Rd to Neal Ave) to allow mix use for commercial, office, and/or higher density residential developments consistent with the character of a Transit Oriented Development Corridor.
- Increase police presence throughout the Winchester area.
We especially need your support for items that directly impact our neighborhood like items 2, 4, 5, 6, and 7.
Background: The Neighborhood Advisory Committee (NAC) was formed one year ago and is comprised of residents, business owners, and property owners in and around the Winchester Strong Neighborhoods Initiative project area. Richard & Betty Kabanek and Wayne & Mona Hall have represented ENA at the Winchester NAC meetings. The NAC communicates the issues that are important to the neighborhood and business community directly to the City of San Jose officials who are responsible for the improvements in the Winchester SNI. The plan was developed through the collaborative efforts of the community, the NAC,and various City departments. The "Top 10 list" was created directly from the priorities set by the community at several community workshops.
What's next: Once the Planning Commission and City
Council approve the plan, action will be taken on the "Top 10 list". A committee
will be formed to make sure the implementation of the plan remains on schedule.
11/20/01,
7pm
Place : Council Chambers at San Jose City Hall, 801 N 1st St. 95110 (@ Mission St)
Time : 7:00am-8:00pm
Transportation : Carpool (We are also trying to charter a bus using SNI resources)
Strong Neighborhoods Initiative
Community Workshop for the Winchester
Project Area
Place : Rosemary School at Hamilton and Eden (Map).
Time : 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM
- Improve neighborhood conditions
- Enhance community safety
- Expand community services
- Strengthen neighborhood associations
The Strong Neighborhoods Initiative (SNI) is a commitment
made by the Mayor and the Council to unite with San Jose communities to strengthen City
neighborhoods.
Strong Neighborhoods is about cleaner, safer neighborhoods and connecting those
neighborhoods to resources and to each other. It is listening to San Jose neighborhoods
and responding to citywide priorities.
By focusing resources from the City of San Jose, San Jose Redevelopment Agency, private
investment, and public-private partnerships, the Strong Neighborhoods Initiative will: