PowerPoint from Sept. 5, 2013 Near Eastside Indianapolis Neighborhood Summit. Minutes from the meeting are at www.neareastplan.org

1. Near Eastside
Neighborhood Summit
September 7, 2013
6:30 – 8pm

2. Guidelines
• Objective: To allow Near Eastside residents and stakeholders a periodic
opportunity to celebrate accomplishments, to admit failures, to share
challenges, and to add new objectives, goals, and actions to the Near Eastside
Quality of Life Plan.
• Nothing is removed or added to the Quality of Life Plan unless 75% of those
gathered agree. Everyone can vote. Everyone can speak.

3. Ground Rules
• The Summit is not where we solve problems.
• No person can speak more than three minutes in total.
• Be Kind.
• Begin by stating your name
• Use the microphone.

4. Near Eastside
Celebrations

5. Great Indy Cleanup
• A total of 650 people out on a Saturday
caring for our neighborhood!
• Participation from residents, churches,
IREF, & Duvall

6. Otterbein & NOBO Neighborhoods

7. New Businesses

8. • Finally officially designed
• Put out for bid in December
• Breaking ground in Spring of 2014!
Pogue’s Run Trail

9. Fletcher Park

10. Commercial Program
• Businesses & Nonprofits Receiving
Upgrades by end of 2013
• 40
• Anticipated Energy Savings
• 14.24%
• Anticipated Annual Savings
• $61,746
Better Buildings Program
Residential Program
• Homes Completed to Date
• 1,090
• Additional Completions by End of
2013
• 300
• Homes Receiving Assistance with
Home Repair
• 150

11. www.nescocommunity.org http://neareastplan.org
New/Updated Websites

12. Failures

13. Listening Team
5.2.4 Item: Develop a “Listening Team” to meet with local minority residents on
barriers to Latino and African American engagement and leadership, in order to
support and encourage growth of minority engagement and leadership.
(Unsuccessful attempts have been made to coordinate these efforts. It was
garaged last time because no one knew what to do with it. No one stepped
forward to discuss this issue.)

14. Panel Discussions
• 5.2.5 Item: Co-sponsor with the human studies department of a university a
series of panel discussions about understanding others in a cross-cultural
world.
(No action has been taken on this item. It was garaged for further discussion at
the last summit. No one stepped forward to discuss.)

15. Challenges

16. Brownfield & NoBO Neighborhood
• Challenge: Chemtura/Ruby Park brownfield & NoBO
Neighborhood
• Proposal: NoBO Energy Taskforce

17. Brownfield & NoBO Neighborhood, cont.
• QLP:
• Affordable Housing and Redevelopment (section 1)
• Priority #1 Encourage grass-roots model of community development to best utilize local resources.
• Items:
• 1.1.1 Build capacity of Indy-east Asset Development (I-AD) to successfully lead redevelopment projects and to serve as the
umbrella CDC for the Near Eastside.
• 1.1.5 Develop additional opportunities (such as SEND's Transfer & Transform) for local skilled people to buy vacant homes
and complete homeowner repairs.
• 1.1.6 Develop training opportunities on house how-to’s: energy efficiency, maintenance, basic repair programs, etc.
• Priority #2 Encourage / require sustainable and appropriate building and rehab.
• Priority #4 Increase home ownership by aiding existing property owners and promoting and creating
opportunities for new homeowners.
• Item:
• 1.4.2 Explore additional opportunities to focus resources where neighbors are taking the lead (reward active
neighborhoods, incentives for civic involvement).
• Priority #5 Maintain Long Term Affordability.
• Livability (section 6)
• Priority 3: Develop and maintain community greenspaces and implement green practices.
• Item: 6.3.4 Improve environmental quality by resorting Pogue’s Run water quality to levels safe for contact, and by
supporting brownfield redevelopment.

18. Re-Entry Programming
• Challenge: Re-entry Programming & Relationship to
neighborhood
• Proposal: Re-entry Taskforce
• QLP:
• Family Strengthening (Section 4)
• Priority #5 Support inmate reentry into the neighborhood.
• Item: 4.5.1 Develop and support inmate reentry programs with
the Duvall Residential Center and the Indianapolis Re-entry and
Education Facility

19. Education
• Challenge: A concern has been raised about education in our
neighborhoods. Specific to early childhood education.
• Proposal: Education Taskforce
• QLP:
• Education (section 3)
• Priority #1 Establish schools as partners and units of activity for the
neighborhood.
• Item: 3.1.4 Establish and promote parent-teacher relationships and
encourage parent and community involvement in schools.
• Priority #2 Improve K-12 educational opportunities for the neighborhood.
• Item: 3.2.4 Increase tutoring and mentoring in Near Eastside schools.

20. Action

21. Westminster Neighborhood Ministries
• Action: Westminster Neighborhood Ministries
• Proposal: Add Westminster to Quality of Life
Plan as an additional partner with potential to
discuss lead partnership in the future.

22. Near Eastside Engagement Form
• Task forces/Opportunities
• Volunteer Opportunities
• Moderator Election
• Suggestions for Next Summit

23. Nomination & Acceptance of Moderators
• Nominations:
• Tobie Kniess
• Kelly Wensing
• Melissa Benton

24. Updates
• Near Eastside Housing and Infrastructure Survey Blitz -
September 7th
• NESCO Website www.nescocommunity.org
• Indy Do-Day October 10 – 12
• Bi-Weekly Newsletter – http://neareastnotes.wordpress.org
• Re-Energize East Washington Street Project
• East 10th Street Civic Association

25. Near Eastside Housing and Infrastructure
Survey Blitz
• Saturday, September 7, 9am-1pm
• Meet at Legacy Plaza: 3042 E 10th St
• Contact Dan O’Dea: dodea@jhbcc.org or 317-808-2318
• Join the Facebook event and spread the word!
• https://www.facebook.com/indyeastasset

26. Updates
• Near Eastside Housing and Infrastructure Survey Blitz -
September 7th
• NESCO Website www.nescocommunity.org
• Indy Do-Day October 10 – 12
• Bi-Weekly Newsletter – http://neareastnotes.wordpress.org
• Re-Energize East Washington Street Project
• East 10th Street Civic Association

28. Updates
• Near Eastside Housing and Infrastructure Survey Blitz -
September 7th
• NESCO Website www.nescocommunity.org
• Indy Do-Day October 10 – 12
• Bi-Weekly Newsletter – http://neareastnotes.wordpress.org
• Re-Energize East Washington Street Project
• East 10th Street Civic Association

29. Next Neighborhood
Summit
Thursday, December 12, 2013
6:30 – 8pm
Otterbein United Methodist Church
5009 E. 21st St.