Below are the goals developed by the Mount Vernon Square Neighborhood Association's Board of Directors. We would like your input. What would you like us to focus on this year? Comment with your thoughts or share them at our next membership meeting on Tuesday, April 20, 7:30pm at the Yale Laundry Lofts.
- 2010-2011 -
GOALS & PRIORITIES
(prepared by Board of Directors at April 8, 2010 meeting)
A Growing and Organized MVSNA
1. Membership Meetings.
Hold membership meetings at the Yale Laundry Lofts. µ Use alternative locations only for special events, such as forum with Mayor (MCC Church), Hero of Mt. Vernon Square Awards (Bus Boys & Poets), or informal social meetings including a picnic day in Mount Vernon Square. µ Develop agendas with issue-focused themes, such as a presentation on Mount Vernon area history, city agency roundtable, economic development forum, and candidates’ forum.
2. Board Meetings.
Hold quarterly Board meetings to track movement toward Association goals and adjust accordingly (July 15, 2010, October 19, 2010, and January 6, 2011).
3. Increase Membership
. Conduct mailing to registered voter addresses in MVSNA with picnic invite and membership application. µ Make appeal for renewing membership at every meeting. µ Distribute membership applications at a table by the Safeway. µ Establish credit card capacity to take membership payments online. µ Further organize membership records and annual dues solicitations. (TOP PRIORITY)
4. Fundraising
. Obtain 501(c) charitable status to encourage donations. µ Raise $1,000 in Association’s 2010-2011 fiscal year. µ Reusable shopping bag with MVSNA and Safeway logo filled with new and renewing member coupons and gifts from neighborhood businesses. µ Develop list of MVSNA membership benifits and organization accomplishments.
Relationships and Communication
Inform Mount Vernon Square residents through a monthly newsletter
. Develop e-mail list of all MVSNA members, government contacts, and other neighborhood leaders to regularly send agenda/newsletter in pdf form. µ Post all newsletters on website, blog, and yahoo list. µ Continue door-to-door delivery.
Maintain close relationships with government officials and neighborhood groups
. µ? Send newsletters, meeting agendas, and minutes to DC government officials and others outside the neighborhood. µ Regularly send a representative to Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2C and 6C meetings. µ Work cooperatively with other neighborhood groups, including the Downtown Neighborhood Association, Convention Center Community Association, Blagden Alley, and Chinatown Revitalization Council, as well as apartment/condo associations. µ? Maintain active involvement in Federation of Citizens Associations.
Electronic media
. Update MVSNA website with officer contacts/bios, recent neighborhood photos, and membership form/credit card system. µ Add crime tracker map tool.
Infrastructure, Development & Historic Preservation
Address vacant property
. Urge DC government to sell city-owned vacant properties, including 460 Ridge Street, 454 N Street. µ Address Bible Way lot. µ Work with Third Street Church of God and city to develop plan for vacant New Jersey Avenue properties. µ Develop neighborhood consensus of future of the Sursum Corda library building.
Participate in development plans
. Closely review development proposals to ensure consistency with the historic character of the Mount Vernon area and a positive impact on the neighborhood.
Improve transportation safety
. Seek pavers or embedded LED lighting for 5th and New York Avenue NW.
Keep the Neighborhood Clean & Beautiful
. Continue to hold spring (April) and fall (October) clean up events, including planting of bulbs in fall. µ Conduct tree inventory of neighborhood and organize tree planting with Casey Trees. µ Reclaim 5th and New York Avenue green space from Metropolitan Police Department. µ Organize workgroup to address 5th and I Street NW lot and surrounding area. µ Work with the Downtown Neighborhood Association to establish memorial park for Miles Groves.
Improve Neighborhood Safety
. Keep in close contact with PSA 101 and 308 leadership. µ Advocate for increased police resources, including foot and bike patrols. µ Continue work on relocation of McKenna’s Wagon.
Build Community Through Neighborhood Events
. Organize fall picnic (September 2010). µ Host awards night at Bus Boys & Poets (January 2011).
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