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INTERIM REPORT of the QUALITY OF LIFE MAPPING GROUP:
NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACTS, RESPONSES & PARTNERSHIPS

D. MATRIX OF QUALITY OF LIFE INITIATIVES: LIST OF PARTNERS WITH CHART OF ISSUES IMPACTING NEIGHBORHOODS & RESPONSES TO THEM 

UVM City of Burlington UVM City of Burlington Hum. Serv. Misc.
Disruptive Behavior Off. of CR  Stud. Aff. Jud. Aff. UVM / City Police SGA Code NPA / BNP CEDO CJC / CEDO CSP / CEDO Police Fire Mayor DPW    
A: Noise, disorderly conduct and walk by disruptions (Ages 16-24)                                
P Education and Written Communications                                
New Citizen Welcome Packet and Publications x x x     x x x   x            
Workshops for Off Campus Living   x       x                    
Annual Registration and Information Packet to Landlords             x                  
Neighborhood Organizing                                
Organize in high impact areas to address resident issues               x                
Neighborhood Associations (like Buell St. Association)               x   x            
Neighbor Walks (like NAP) x     x     x x   x x          
Establish Best Practices                                
Model Lease to guide landlords & tenants on behavior and code regs.             x                  
I Strengthen Enforcement                                
New Noise Ordinance             x       x          
Target UVM-BPD Joint Patrols         x           x          
Landlord Notification of reoccurring problems             x                  
Strengthen Judicial Process                                
UVM Judicial Process for students who have been cited for a violation     x                          
Support Alternative Process                                
Conflict Resolution Meetings x             x   x            
Neighborhood / Group Facilitation for community members or houses with more than one renter x             x   x            
Miscellaneous                                
UVM late night shuttle       x                        
R Support Restorative Justice Approaches                                
Restorative Justice Panels                 x              
Community Service x x x     x x x x x            
B: Transient/Homeless Population (Any age)                                 
P Education and Written Communications                                
Publications in shelters and redemption centers                                
Outreach workers                   x         x  
I Provide Counseling and Supportive Services                                
Outreach workers                             x  
Police                     x          
Transitional Housing                             x  
Homeless Shelter                             x  
Salvation Army                             x  
Food-shelf                             x  
Physical and Environmental changes                             x  
R Provide Counseling and Supportive Services                                
Mental Health services                             x  
COTS Family Program                             x  
UVM Drug Treatment Center     x                          
Howard Community Services                             x  
Detox programs                             x  
AA                             x  
Trash/Litter                                
P Education and Written Communications                                
Information Publications   x       x x x     x x        
Mailings to Landlords (Feb)             x                  
Spring Move Out Flyer   x   x x x x x   x            
Workshops   x   x   x                    
Recycling Info from CSWD                               x
Info From DPW                           x    
Neighborhood Organizing                                
Support NPA's and Neighborhood Assoc               x                
House meetings with Code x           x     x            
I Provide Alternative Clean Ups, including:                                
CBATs                         x      
BNP               x                
Spring Move Out   x   x   x x x   x            
Recycling Events   x       x x x           x    
Weekly Corrections Crew with Code Enforcement             x                  
DPW Street Cleaning                           x    
Strengthen Enforcement                                
Issue Code Enforcement tickets             x                  
Problem Properties group       x     x x   x x          
R Alternative Clean Ups                                
Court Diversion clean-ups             x                  
Green Up Efforts   x       x x x         x x    
Branch Out Burlington-UVM Hort. Fm. Nursery       x                        
BNP grants for street enhancements               x                
North St Clean Up               x                

Property Conditions

                               

A: Parking/Lack of Parking

                               
P Education and Written Communications                                
Publications   x   x   x x x   x            
Workshops and video for Off Campus Living x x       x                    
Bike Use and routes                           x    
Ads for bus/ride shares       x                        
I Strengthen Enforcement                                
Ticketing/Towing         x   x       x          
Zoning Enforcement             x                  
Pink, Parking awareness cards               x                
R Miscellaneous                                
Remediation Project (UVM Geology)       x     x                  
City Parking with parking ban             x       x          
Neighborhood Impacts group   x x x x x x       x          

B: Loss of Green Space

                               
P Education                                
Green House Gases - 10% Challenge                           x   x
Code Enforcement Education with landlords             x                  
NPA's, BNP, NA's               x                
I Strengthening Enforcement                                
Code Enforcement tickets             x                  
Zoning violations             x                  
Problem Properties Group x     x     x x   x x          
R Miscellaneous                                
Remediation Project (UVM Geology)       x     x                  
Reseeding green space & installing fences             x x x              

C: Housing Conditions

                               
P Education and Communication                                
Model Leases             x                  
Code Enforcement Ed             x                  
February Letter to landlords             x                  
Outreach and Best practices                                
Leadership Dev. Trainings (landlords, tenants rights, etc.)       x     x x   x            
House meetings with Code x     x     x x   x            
I Strengthen Enforcement                                
Code Enforcement orders and inspections             x                  
City pursuing nuisance abatement             x           x      
Problem Properties group x     x     x x   x x          
R Miscellaneous                                
CEDO programs for improvement & AHTF Recommend.                               x
UVM's 400 new student beds       x                        
Neighborhood Impacts group   x x x x x x x     x          

D: Fire Safety

                               
P Education and Communication                                
Publications             x x       x        
Fire Marshal's Education programs                               x
BNP Neighborhood Forums               x                
Code letter to landlords             x                  
Best Practices                                
Model Leases             x         x        
CEDO Smoke Detector Hardwire program                       x       x
I Strengthen Enforcement                                
Safety Inspections             x         x        
R Miscellaneous                                
Juvenile program                       x        

E: Overcrowding