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Neighborhood Services

Top Goals and Objectives

Goal 1
Continue to provide the Neighborhood Initiative Program (NIP) to assist low income elderly, single parent, persons
with disabilities and veterans with minor exterior home repair in order to help residents continue living safely and
comfortably in their own homes and also helps to make their neighborhoods a better place to live.

Objective Hold the Annual Fix It Blitz in the fall.
Objective Grow volunteer base in order to complete projects in a timely manner.
Objective Seek grant funding to help offset the cost of the projects.

Goal 2
Grow the reach of Environmental Services and the Keep NRH Beautiful Commission in promoting beautification and
the environment.

Objective Host four community classes regarding beatification and environmental education.
Objective Host two events environmental education events in NRH schools.
Objective Be awarded the Governor's Community Achievement Award for 2020.

Goal 3
Achieve a live release rate of 70% at the AARC. The live release rate goal for FY20 was 90%, which we obtained in FY19
and were well on our way for FY20 before COVID‐19. Taking the 90% goal and the less than 50% forecast for the
remainder of FY20, it is Animal Services goal to would hope that we could split the difference of the 40% swing and get
to a 70% LRR for FY21

Objective Not euthanize any health/adoptable animals as defined by the Asilomar Accords euthanasia
Objective Provide medical services to include spay/neuter, rabies vaccination, microchip implantation, and
Objective Vaccinate and medicate on intake 90% of all animals entering the facility within 24 hours of impound
Goal 4
Attain at least a 95% voluntary compliance rate from residents with code compliance issues.

Objective Educate residents in order gain voluntary compliance
Objective Reduce the number of repeat offenders

Goal 5
Protect public health through routine inspections, education, monitoring, and enforcement of all food establishments,
child care facilities, public/semi‐public pools and waste haulers; providing classes and outreach; vector control and
monitoring for the presence of mosquito‐borne illness.

Objective Complete 100% of required inspections and address complaints within 24 hours.
Objective Provide training to NRH businesses and community outreach.
Objective Monitor for the presence of West Nile Virus.

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