Neighborhood Services and Education Committee (NSE)
TL;DR
The Neighborhood Services and Education Committee met to review several key reports about city services, focusing on sports field equity, volunteer programs, and children's services. The meeting involved status reports from Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services about community resources and infrastructure planning.
Key Decisions
- Sports Fields Use and Equity Status Report Received and filed
- Volunteer Management Programs Annual Report Reviewed
- Children and Youth Services Master Plan Status Report Discussed potential alignment with Blue Zones project
Agenda
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- Call to Order and Roll Call
- Review of Work Plan
- 1. Sports Fields Use and Equity Status Report.Reports to Committee
Provide a status report on the use of the City’s sports fields, including efforts to increase equitable access to them. (Parks Recreation and Neighborhood Services)
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- Consent Calendar
- Reports to Committee
- 1. Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services Volunteer Management Programs Annual Report.Reports to Committee
Provide an annual report on Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services volunteer management programs, accomplishments, and improvement initiatives. (Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services)
- 2. Children and Youth Services Master Plan Status Report.Reports to Committee
Provide a status report on the Children and Youth Services Master Plan, including an analysis, within the Children and Youth Services Master Plan Pilot Site zip codes, of infrastructure assets and gaps and service duplication, gaps, and partnerships with the County of Santa Clara, in alignment with a potential Blue Zones project. (Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services/Library)
- Open Forum
- Members of the Public are invited to speak on any item that does not appear on today’s Agenda and that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Committee.
- Adjournment
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