Neighborhood Action Team

Membership

• Robert Cabello, Assistant City Attorney
• Codes Enforcement
• David Dollahon, Assistant City Manager - Chief Operations Officer
• Chief Eric Enriquez, Fire Department
• Police Department
• Bill Hamm, Land Manager
• Lisa LaRocque, Sustainability Officer
• Eric Martin, Facilities Administrator
• Larry Nichols, Community Development Director
• Jamey Rickman, Community Engagement Manager
• Jennifer Vega-Brown, City Attorney

Purpose

The Neighborhood Action Team (NAT) is a task force comprising representatives of several departments within the City government. The areas represented include: 

• Chief Operations Office
• Codes Enforcement
• Community Development
• Council and Constituent Services
• Facilities
• Fire Department
• Land Management
• Legal
• Police Department
• Public Information Office

Goals

The goals of the Neighborhood Action Team are to:

• Agree on an inter-departmental approach and standard practice for addressing vacant and abandoned nuisance structures and properties.
• Clearly designate department responsibilities for addressing and mitigating vacant and nuisance structures and properties.
• Identify city codes and regulations necessary to improve the City’s ability to mitigate vacant and nuisance structures and properties.
• Coordinate to establish the City Comprehensive Plan as the policy direction for neighborhood stabilization and property maintenance with additional guidance from appropriate overlay zones.
• Continue to improve communication and coordination among department personnel and the public.