Friends and Neighbors, Councilor Rogers is using a model called Participatory Budgeting to allocate certain funding. I believe this refers to the $1.5 million per council district that councilors use in their district each year. It may also extend to other funding like capital improvement money. I’m not clear on that.
If you would like a voice in these decisions I recommend you participate in that process. The attachment has details.
If you get involved your neighborhood association will appreciate hearing from you so we can coordinate neighborhood efforts.
On a different item. Folks are beating the big weeds at Wellesley Triangle (at Campus Blvd.) but the many small ones including goat heads are getting ahead of us. Can you help?
#VivaNobHill
Gary
Gary Eyster
President, Nob Hill Neighborhood Association
(505)991-1388
From: Simon Doane [mailto:sdoane@unm.edu]
Sent: Monday, July 15, 2024 2:27 PM
Subject: Participatory Budgeting Onboarding!!! July 21st
Hi,
I'm Simon, with PBABQ and I'm reaching out to invite you to another community event - the “PB Onboarding Meeting” - on Sunday, July 21 from 1-3pm at East Central Ministries at 134 Vermont St. NE. If you were able to attend our June 18th PB Visioning Session at the International District Library, we really appreciate you being there and bringing your ideas to the table. We look forward to bringing you on board in a deeper capacity moving forward!
We want to make a special shoutout to all of the community organizers and leaders who went above and beyond to get the word out about the PB Visioning Session and who will play a pivotal role in implementing PB in District 6 moving forward. We also want to thank all of the City staff who took time outside of their work to attend the Visioning Session and provide technical assistance.
For those who are new to PBABQ, we are a group of local residents partnering with Albuquerque City Councilor for District 6, Nichole Rogers, to democratize the city budget through a process called "Participatory Budgeting" (PB for short). PB is a deliberative democratic method of fiscal budgeting where residents decide directly how to spend a portion of the city budget on community priorities. We've secured an initial pilot program with set-aside funds thanks to District 6 Councilor Nichole Rogers and her team!
Please fill out this form to RSVP and let us know how we can support your full participation in this event: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdWQoOm-qLNBYn2s2j3RBM7zTVVyCKx7-Y3dPNNUX0iHishWg/viewform
We will be using our PB Onboarding Meeting as an opportunity to get local residents more involved in the process. We are building out our PB organizing infrastructure, including a District 6 Steering Committee, a City-wide Governance Committee and an Outreach Committee.
For those who were not able to attend the Visioning Session and/or you would like to review the powerpoint that was presented at the Visioning Session to keep you up to speed with PBABQ’s work moving forward, here is a link to the PBABQ - Visioning Session PPT. As we get closer to the Onboarding Meeting, we will share more materials with you to help you get ready for the meeting.
We ask that you circulate this invitation within your organizations and social circles, especially if you live in District 6. Please fill out the google form (linked above) to RSVP, and let us know what would enable you to fully participate in this event. If you have any additional questions, especially those on how we can make PB a truly inclusive process for District 6 – and eventually all of Albuquerque– please reach out! I am happy to email or set up a time to talk.
Looking forward to hearing from you!
Sincerely,
Simon