LCIA 2009 Board of
Directors
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LCIA 2009
Strategy and Top Priorities
· Goal:
Encourage Increased Participation in
LCIA by Establishing Priorities and
Delegating Key Projects to a Network of
Proactive Committees
·
Develop a
Collaborative Effort with NORA to Assist
in the Disposition of Lakeview’s Road
Home Properties Through the Lot Next
Door Plan and Other Disposition Programs
·
Continue
to Interact Directly with City Agencies
to Remediate Blight
·
Establish
a Liaison With the City to Monitor
Planned Improvements to Streets and
Public Facilities and Explore Options to
Further Improve Lakeview’s
Infrastructure
·
Update
LCIA’s Web Site to Improve
Functionality
·
Encourage
Economic Development in Lakeview and
Market the Benefits of Living in Our
Community
·
Continue
the Restoration and Maintenance of Our
Green Spaces
·
Increase
the Number of Family Activities in
Lakeview
·
Coordinate
Efforts with City, State and Federal
Authorities to Clean Up the Civil
Defense Shelter on West End Boulevard
·
Expand
Efforts to Increase Neighborhood Safety
·
Monitor
Compliance With Lakeview Zoning District
Regulations
·
Preserve
and Protect the Historic Districts and
Landmarks of Lakeview
LCIA 2009
Committees
1.) New
Orleans Redevelopment Authority (NORA)’s
Disposition of Road Home Properties
(NORA Committee)
Mission:
Interface with NORA Staff and Board
Members to continue to develop,
implement and monitor an action plan for
the assimilation of Road Home properties
back into Lakeview in a way that
recognizes the desires of our residents
and promotes redevelopment.
Committee
Projects:
- Track all
properties that are sold to the LRA
Work with
NORA to develop short-term and
long-term plans for what happens to
those properties
Monitor
the maintenance of those properties
Oversee
implementation of the “Lot Next
Door” Ordinance to assure its
success
Study the
possible use of the Planning
District’s Community Development
Corporation (CDC) to assimilate and
redevelop the properties
Conduct
neighborhood “town hall” meetings to
keep residents informed of the
process and solicit their input
Report and
Provide Recommendations to the LCIA
Board as appropriate and report to
the general membership at bi-monthly
meetings
Committee
members:
Todd
Wallace (Chair)
Joe
Barnett
Gigi
Burke
Scott
Cabes
Hollie
Callia
Mary
Ann Colwart
Tim Lott
Tina Marquardt
Louis Shepherd
Connie Uddo
2.)
Neighborhood Stabilization and Blight
Remediation
Mission:
Interface with the N.O. Office of
Recovery and Development Administration
to identify properties in Lakeview that
are in violation of City ordinances and
monitor City’s efforts to assure
compliance.
Committee
Projects:
- Conduct
regular surveys of the condition of
properties in Lakeview using the
existing Block Captain network
- Develop a
comprehensive electronic database of
Lakeview properties that will track
the condition of properties as well
as residents’ contact information
- Share
blight data with the City and assist
in identifying properties that will
be remediated with government
funding
Report
overall (not individual) survey data
to our residents and media as
appropriate
Conduct
neighborhood “town hall” meetings or
establish other cost effective means
to keep residents informed of the
process and solicit their input.
- Report and
Provide Recommendations to the LCIA
Board as appropriate and report to
the general membership at bi-monthly
meetings
Committee members:
Tom Schnatz (Chair)
Margaret Bruzdzinski
Mary Ann Cardinale
Kevin Colomb
Rick Duplantier
Michelle Gaudin
Rita Legrande
Kathy Stoudt
Connie Uddo
Chris Marley
Jason Henandez
Paul Pablovich
Judy Farrelly
Nancy Fiala
3.)
Communications and Membership Committee
Mission:
Maintain a regularly updated web site.
Develop and maintain an electronic
database of contact information of
Lakeview residents/LCIA members to allow
for regular communication with all
residents, enhancing value to
members.
Committee
Projects:
- Work with
the Neighborhood Stabilization and
Blight Remediation Committee to
expand their property database to
track residents/LCIA members and
their contact information, committee
participation, membership dues
payment and reminders, etc.
- Install
and maintain necessary safeguards on
access to data so that it is not
made available for general
solicitations
- Develop
and implement new membership drives
to encourage all residents to become
LCIA members. Encourage
participation on committees and in
projects
- Modify the
LCIA web site to allow for dues
payment online
- Regularly
review the web site for updated,
relevant data
- Report and
Provide Recommendations to the LCIA
Board as appropriate and report to
the general membership at bi-monthly
meetings
Committee
members:
Glenn
Stoudt (Chair)
Daniel
Bent
Don Keller
Mike Levy
Steven Mikes
Todd
Ragusa
Glenn Smith
Al
Petrie
4.) Economic
Development and Marketing Committee
Mission:
Develop a Lakeview marketing strategy
that encourages further commercial
development as well as increased
neighborhood repopulation.
Committee
Projects:
- Work with
UNO and local marketing
professionals to develop a marketing
strategy for Lakeview that focuses
on the many positive attributes of
the neighborhood
- Continue
to offer assistance to the Harrison
Avenue Marketplace
Partner
with the newly established Lake Area
Businessowners’ Association to
encourage commercial development and
communication
Work with
Stay Local to create a brochure and
web presence that highlighst all
businesses in the Lakeview area
Monitor
the status of projects associated
with the Harrison Avenue Target
Zone and interface with the Office
of Recovery and Development
Administration
- Report and
Provide Recommendations to the LCIA
Board as appropriate and report to
the general membership at bi-monthly
meetings
Committee
members:
Tim
Ryan (Chair)
Ray
Bergeron
Sandy
Stein-Brondum (Gambit)
Billy
Burke
Katie
Callia
Nancy
Gaden Jackson
Mike
Levy
Robert
Lupo
Nancy
Lytle (LCIA Business Liaison)
Tina
Marquardt
Paul
Pablovich
Randi
Porobil
Todd
Ragusa
Marc
Robert
Freddy
Yoder
Mark Uddo
Celeste Anding
5.) Green
Spaces Restoration and Preservation
Mission:
Coordinate the ongoing effort to restore
public green spaces, develop a
neighborhood-based maintenance plan and
implement program of tree plantings in
front of new or renovated residences.
Committee
Projects:
- Complete
plantings on Argonne, Filmore, Polk,
Wuerpel and Old Hammond Highway,
subject to available funding
- Develop a
neighborhood-based volunteer program
to maintain the areas that have been
planted. Monitor the effectiveness
of this program.
- Oversee
the possible construction of a
playground and park on the neutral
ground at West End between Lane and
Filmore if funding becomes available
Work with
neighbors in West Lakeview to save
Fleur de lis Park
Implement
the ReLeaf New Orleans program with
Parkway Partners and the Young
Leadership Conference that will
provide for planting of trees in
front of residences between the
sidewalk and street
- Report and
Provide Recommendations to the LCIA
Board as appropriate and report to
the general membership at bi-monthly
meetings
Committee
Members:
Al
Petrie (Co-Chair)
Glenn
Stoudt (Co-Chair)
Connie
Uddo (Co-Chair)
Russ
Barranco
John Benton
Lori Bird
Dan Crowley
Dr. Charles Elliott
Jana Henson
Cathy Hoffman (Fleur de Lis
Park)
Jerri Johnston
Debbie
Landry
Doug
and Billie Mayo (ReLeaf Program Chair)
Evelyn
Menge
Tommy
Ramelli
Sharon
Schmidt
Tom
Schnatz
6.)
Community Activities/Holidays in
Lakeview
Mission:
Maintain existing activities and
recommend and implement more family
activities in Lakeview.
Committee
Projects:
- Work to
expand the lighting of Harrison
Avenue for Christmas and the
children’s program for the night of
the lighting
Re-establish the criteria and awards
given for best holiday decorated
houses in Lakeview. Expand the
program to include the best blocks
to encourage more community
participation
Work with
the Boy Scouts on their annual
Parade and the Krewe of Brid that
was recently formed
Consider
establishing new Easter and
Halloween family events in Lakeview
and possible float(s) in truck
parade on Mardi Gras day downtown
Lakeview
Fest
- Report and
Provide Recommendations to the LCIA
Board as appropriate and report to
the general membership at bi-monthly
meetings
Committee
members:
Ann
LeBlanc (Chair)
C. Ray
Bergeron
Sue
Browne
Nancy
Lytle (Chair – Lakeview Fest)
Colleen Moody
Sylvia
Parks
Tommy
Ramelli
7.)
Neighborhood Safety /Crime Watch
Mission:
Monitor criminal activity and statistics
for Lakeview and interface with LCPD to
assure the continued safety of our
residents. Report update information
and provide recommendations to the LCIA
Board as appropriate and report to the
general membership at bi-monthly
meetings
Committee
members:
Charles Ciaccio (Co-Chair)
Patrick Browne
Sue
Browne
Stephanie Crescioni
Val
Cupit (Co-Chair)
Jana Henson
Jeffrey
Hoffman
Diane
Klatt
8.)
Neighborhood Zoning Review and
Compliance
Mission:
Review requests for variances from
Lakeview Zoning District regulations.
Make recommendations to the City for
changes in Zoning regulations or the
interpretation of those regulations.
Report and Provide Recommendations to
the LCIA Board as appropriate and report
to the general membership at bi-monthly
meetings
Committee
members:
Ray
Bergeron (Chair)
Donna
Accardo
Doug
Mayo
Bill
Argus
Orr
Adams
Nancy
Lytle
Jennifer Bent
Zoning
Compliance Subcommittee
Mission:
Monitor neighborhood compliance with
Lakeview Zoning District regulations and
report apparent violations to the City
for review and remedial action.
Establish a system of reporting possible
violations by residents to the Committee
through the Block Captain network.
Report and provide recommendations to
the LCIA Board as appropriate and report
to the general membership at bi-monthly
meetings.
Sub-Committee
members:
Kurt
Werling (Chair)
Adrian Bruneau
Melissa Collins
Mark Ripple
Monica Hof Wallace
Suzanne Wirth
9.)
Neighborhood Outreach
Mission:
Continue a means of communicating issues
or problems that develop in any area of
Lakeview to the appropriate LCIA Board
member, LCIA Committee or government
agency for resolution.
Committee
Responsibility:
- Utilize
the successful Block Captain/Beacon
Administrator network established by
District 5 Infrastructure Committee
and the Beacons of Hope to enhance
communication between all residents
of Lakeview and the LCIA Board, its
committees or City agencies
- Report and
Provide Recommendations to the LCIA
Board as appropriate and report to
the general membership at bi-monthly
meetings
Committee
Members:
Connie
Uddo (Chair)
All
Former Lakeview Beacon Administrators
10.)
Historic Preservation Committee
Mission:
Preserve and protect the historic
districts, landmarks and monuments in
Lakeview.
Committee
Projects:
- Work with
the State Historic Preservation
Office to identify historically
significant areas and landmarks in
Lakeview
- Monitor
and study legislation designed to
benefit historic areas and historic
preservation, and identify
opportunities for Lakeview and its
residents to utilize
- Monitor
all Federally funded projects that
may affect historic areas or
properties
- Collect
and display oral and written
histories of Lakeview and its
residents
- Identify,
document, and commemorate cultural
or archeologically significant sites
- Work with
other organizations whose mission
includes preservation or historic
documentation in Lakeview
Install
"Historic District" signage and
banners in South Lakeview Historic
District
Reprint
the "Lakeview Lore" booklet
11.) Finance
and Development
Mission:
Maintain the finances for LCIA and
develop new sources of funding from an
expanded membership campaign, increased
corporate giving, possible foundation
grants, and other potential sources.
Committee
Projects:
- Maintain
oversight on all LCIA fundraising
and spending
Work with
the Communication and Membership
Committee to develop better tracking
of membership dues and payment
Establish
a Corporate Solicitation Program
that coordinates its efforts with
the Economic Development and
Marketing Committee to avoid
multiple requests from different
Board members from local businesses
Work with
Holidays in Lakeview Committee,
Lakeview Fest Committee and Green
Spaces Committee to coordinate
fundraising needs
Oversee
the request for IRS 501 c 3 status.
- Report and
Provide Recommendations to the LCIA
Board as appropriate and report to
the general membership at bi-monthly
meetings
Committee
members:
Mark
Moore (Chair)
Peppi Bruneau
Brad
Fortier
Tim Lott
Nancy Lytle (Lakeview Fest)
Doug
Mayo
Freddy
Yoder
LCIA
Board of Directors and Executive
Committee
All committees
will report to the LCIA Board of
Directors. The LCIA Board has created
an Executive Committee that will serve
as advisors to the President on key
issues between Board meetings.
LCIA 2008 Board
of Directors
Brad Fortier President
Al Petrie
Immediate Past
President
Mark
Moore Treasurer
Ghislaine
Hegarty Secretary
Ray Bergeron
Peppi Bruneau
Margaret
Bruzdzinski
Val Cupit
Ann LeBlanc
Tim Lott
Nancy
Lytle
Tommy Ramelli
Glenn Stoudt
Todd Wallace
Angie Wulff
Freddy Yoder
Executive
Committee members:
Brad Fortier
Mark Moore
Al Petrie
Glenn Stoudt
Freddy Yoder
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