Strawberry Mansion Community Development Hosts Monthly Meetings on Zoom
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- Jul 22, 2024
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The SMCDC has two important meetings that they host each month: Call to Action and SMCDC Monthly RCO meeting.
Call to Action is a meeting held in the format of a Community Forum. The meeting is held every (2nd) Thursday of the month. The SMCDC has a presenter that comes from city, state or governmental agencies. Dignitaries also present to the community. The SMCDC/NAC also uses the forum to report any updates. The meeting is also space in which residents can report any information they want the community to know concerning their neighborhoods or block. You are invited to join us on the enclosed zoom link to give your input as it relates to your community. Call to Action Meeting: Strawberry Mansion CDC is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Call to Action (Zoom link) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86905687824?pwd=V0xFYzhoZ1lKTVppYW0yZG0zK0xlUT09
SMCDC Monthly RCO Meeting is a meeting held every (4th) Thursday of the month on zoom. Developers come to the SMCDC with a case seeking variances or changes to a property or even building new construction. The cases are assigned to a Registered Community Organization within Strawberry Mansion. The SMCDC and the SMNAC are registered RCO's and host these meetings to have a transparent process and give the community a voice on what's being built in their communities.
SMCDC Monthly RCO Meeting (Zoom link) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85851731523? pwd=dTQ4UzZUZkNad24xTVJSYVNQd0ZOdz09
For more information on these important monthly meetings, contact Tyrone Williams, SMCDC Program Manager, at (215) 626-7771.
For the RCO meeting, how does someone figure out whether a specific project is assigned to SMCDC vs SMNAC, and where to send comments if they can’t attend live? I’ve seen other neighborhoods publish a one-page “what’s being requested” summary and it really helps keep things constructive. Randomly, that idea of making guidance more actionable made me think of ( outfit planning tips )—different topic, same principle.
Appreciate that you’re using Zoom for both meetings—remote access is huge for folks who can’t get out on a weeknight. Any chance you record or at least post notes afterward (and maybe add captions), especially for the RCO cases where details matter? Kind of unrelated, but I was messing around with ( imgg ) and it made me think how much accessibility is just “small settings” done consistently.
Having presenters from city/state agencies at the Call to Action meeting is a big deal—those are usually the hardest questions to get answered unless someone shows up live. Do you ever post who the presenter/dignitary will be a few days in advance so residents can submit questions? Side note: it reminds me of how directories like ( hrefgo ) work better when the categories are clear up front.
Glad you’re doing both the community forum and the RCO review on a predictable monthly schedule—makes it easier for people to actually plan to attend. For the RCO night, do you also share a simple summary of what was requested (variances/changes) and what feedback you heard? Oddly enough, I’d seen a “quick conversion tool” style page at ( https://caesarcipher.org/calculators/meq-to-mg-calculator ), and it made me think how helpful simple, standardized info is when decisions affect a neighborhood.
I like that the Call to Action meeting is set up as a real forum where neighbors can bring up block-level issues, not just listen to updates. Do you all post a quick recap afterward for folks who can’t make the 2nd Thursday? Random aside: the whole “monthly, structured check-in” idea reminded me of something I stumbled on at ( BacInk ).