Meeting & Potluck District 6 Coalition of Neighborhood Associations
Hosted by our Siesta Hills Neighborhood Association
Thursday, September 27, 2018
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Albuquerque, NM 87108
Street parking and surface parking
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THE AGENDA IS PRESENTED HERE AND THE JULY 2018 MEETING MINUTES WILL BE AVAILABLE NEXT WEEK.
MEETING AGENDA DISTRICT 6 COALITION:
1. Welcome & Introductions
2. Approval of Agenda & Minutes
3. Sheriff's Office and APD SE Area Command
Sheriff Manuel Gonzales III, Undersheriff Larry Koren
Lt. Rene Barraza of APD: SE Area Command
4. Wilson Park, Jack and Jill Park, Bullhead Park, and Lassetter Park: Public Safety and Public Health
We will discuss Coalition support to resolve issues such as homelessness, needles (i.e., drug use), and poor lighting in our Neighborhood Parks. These issues impact the Public Safety and Public Health of our children and our families. This includes a conversation with Director David Simon of the Parks and Recreation Department. In addition, the growing homelessness and drug use in our Parks has become a systemic problem that has evolved into more than just a "Park" issue and has also become a Community-Wide "People" issue.
5. Tiny Home Village and Homelessness
Ilse Biel will discuss the Tiny Homes in Albuquerque.
6. Speeding and Traffic
The Siesta Hills Neighborhood is experiencing speeding and traffic issues. We will discuss Coalition support to address these issues.
7. Lighting in our Neighborhoods, regarding poor lighting in some of our neighborhoods
We will discuss status updates on the $95,000, the list of neighborhoods seeking lighting, and the Coalition Lighting Support Letter to the Mayor’s Office.
8. Albuquerque Mayor's Office
Aaron Nieto will discuss lighting and other initiatives.
9. Vacant and Abandoned Properties
10. Whittier Elementary and Hawthorne Elementary
These schools are now in a state of emergency due to recent decisions made by PED. We will discuss our Coalition Schools Support Letter that we sent to PED on July 5th. APS Repres
11. Real Estate Acquisition in the Trumbull Neighborhood for a Day Shelter.
We will discuss Coalition support and the status of the acquisition of a property in the Trumbull neighborhood, to house many of the people experiencing homelessness there.
12. Neighborhood Association Concerns
13. Community Input & Announcements
Gina Naomi Dennis, President