[Neighbors] Nob Hill Neighborhood Association

[Daniel Carlos]

Thank you so much for attending the ECHO yesterday Frances. Your insight
and feedback is immensely appreciated. The ECHO yesterday was designed to
address these exact concerns and our NHNA Board worked with Mainstreet to
have this particular issue discussed per our Communities interest.

I apologize that the ECHO Platform was not easily accessible for more of
our neighbors.  This is something they are working on to improve and I
believe they will do so.

I, along with the NHNA, will work to make this more user friendly and also
find other ways to make sure that information and discussions like the one
we had yesterday can happen with more of our community members
participation.

So much we can do if we do it together.

Best,
Daniel

On Wed, Mar 20, 2024 at 11:06 PM Frances Montoya via Neighbors_nobhill-nm <
neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:

> Good evening,
> I was able to join the ECHO call today (Darryl sent an email about 30
> minutes before it started, that contained the zoom link as well as the
> other).
>
> Attending was a woman named Maria Wolfe, her title is Homeless Innovations
> Officer.  One takeaway from that meeting was the power of 311 for reporting
> unauthorized encampments.  Some of the people on the call have used 311
> regularly and have reported good response and response time.  I have used
> it on occasion and have had the same positive experience.  One downside is
> that it is not available on weekends, but that option is being evaluated.
>  242-COPS is less effective because it is the same operators that answer
> 911 calls, and so the 242COPS calls are triaged with 911 calls.
>
> Maria responded to the concerns about an alley encampment recently
> reported in Nob Hill (NH), saying it is the property owners’ responsibility
> to address the issue with those encamped in the alley (make them aware that
> alleyways must be kept clear for emergency and utility vehicles), BUT if
> anyone isn’t comfortable doing so, call 311.  She also addressed a couple
> other specific recent issues.
>
> Like so many in our city, I vacillate between frustration with the
> homeless, and sadness that so many are in dire straits, by choice or
> otherwise.  I recently did some research on what other cities are doing to
> address homelessness, and found a website Built for Zero with some great
> information on how cities like Bakersfield CA have made improvements.  Take
> a look: https://community.solutions/built-for-zero/the-movement/.
> Albuquerque is listed as one of the participating cities, but had no data
> for the past couple years.  Maria is new to her position and was able to
> respond to my questions about this program, and was very enthusiastic about
>  a group that has renewed work using  the Built for Zero strategies.  They
> are working with/supported by (?) NM Coalition to End Homelessness - NMCEH
> (they also have a website).  Contact for that group is jazmin-m at nmceh.org
> .  I don’t have Maria’s email address, but can repost once I receive it.
> She is available to attend the twice monthly ECHO meeting again, since
> several people missed it.
>
> I shared with the ECHO group that one of the things Bakersfield did was
> assess which groups had the greatest need for community support, and they
> determined it was Veterans.  They then focused on that group initially and
> made some great inroads.  Maria was familiar with this, said that a veteran
> representative from Albuquerque said the same was done here, and only about
> 3% of the homeless population are veterans.  So — the next identified group
> in Albuquerque are families.
>
> Suffice it to say, I feel more hopeful that our city is doing something,
> several things, to address and help the homeless/unhoused.  The city has a
> website for homelessness, and there are options there, and on the NMCEH
> website, for volunteering.  I am newly retired and plan to explore these
> opportunities more.  I would encourage anyone else with the time to do the
> same.
>
> Finally, I’ve been in Nob Hill since 1990 and love this community of kind
> and caring people. My hat's off to all of the volunteers on the NHNA
> leadership team.  I can’t think of a better leader than Gary Eyster for
> this neighborhood and these times.  Cut him some slack, figure out how you
> can get involved.  I’m sure he has a number of ideas.
>
> Apologies for not providing links to all the websites mentioned, having
> some technical issues, but google machine should be able to help.
>
> Frances
>
>
>
>
> On Mar 20, 2024, at 5:02 PM, Dennis P Trujillo via Neighbors_nobhill-nm <
> neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:
>
> The Nob Hill Neighborhood Association board and It’s present and past
> presidents have worked tirelessly to advocate for the residents of Nob
> Hill. This is a volunteer organization whose members put in many hours for
> the betterment of the neighborhood. Neighbors are encouraged to join the
> board and is various committees.
> It is hard work and I appreciate and applaud their efforts.
> Dennis
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