United Neighborhoods of Santa Clara County: UNSCC

UNSCC Mailing Address

Tom Clifton — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 23:23:43 GMT

UNSCC Mailing Address

United Neighborhoods of Santa Clara County (UNSCC)
P.O. Box 1766
San Jose, CA 95109

All mail correspondance should go to this address.

Another Successful Neighborhood Conference

Tom Clifton — Sun, 13 Nov 2005 21:50:39 GMT

The UNSCC produced its 12th successful Neighborhood Conference on Saturday, November 12. This year's focus on public policy resonated with the 100+ addendees and garnered top story placement in the local section of San Jose Mercury News.

Many thanks to the City of San Jose for hosting hosting our 12th Annual Neighborhood Conference and the Public Policy Forum at our new City Hall.

Also big thanks to San Jose Redevelopment Agency, Community Foundation Silicon Valley, Santa Clara Valley Water District, San Jose Neighborhood Development Center, Principal Joe Amelio and our young volunteers from Sierramont Middle School, all of our speakers, and all of our volunteers. The conference was a success because of your efforts.

Thank you also to our Neighborhood and Community Public Policy Forum co-sponsors, the League of Woman Voters, the NAACP and the Latina Coalition and the forum panelists for their participation and comments. The San Jose City Manager's office, the San Jose / Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce, the South Bay* *AFL-CIO Labor Council, Strong Neighborhoods Initiative - Project Area Committee and our member associations who assisted us by provided panelists.

There are more photos here.

UNSCC 12th Annual Conference

Tom Clifton — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 05:20:50 GMT

BUILDING STRONG and KNOWLEDGABLE NEIGHBORHOODS

Saturday, November 12, 2005
8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
San José City Hall
200 East Santa Clara Street
San José, CA 95113
(free parking at Fourth Street and San Fernando Street, across from the library)

Member Fee - $20.00 ($25.00 after November 7)
Non-Member Fee - $25.00 ($35.00 after November 7)
(Fees include Conference, Materials, and Lunch)

For Registration information please go to www.unscc.org/conference

UNSCC Insurance Training

Dr. Charles Crowder — Tue, 13 Sep 2005 07:17:14 GMT

Wednesday, September 21, 2005
(Before the Advisory Meeting)
6:00 PM - 6:50 PM

525 West Alma Ave.
San Jose, CA 95125

All UNSCC member association Officers / or Directors who will be requesting Special Event group commercial liability coverage in 2005 are required to attend one of these workshops prior to your routinely requesting insurance coverage.

Advisory Council Meeting

Dr. Charles Crowder — Tue, 13 Sep 2005 06:52:36 GMT

September 21, 2005
6:50 PM - 8:30 PM
525 West Alma Street
San Jose, CA 95125

Agenda:

6:50 Networking and Nibbles

7:00 Introductions and Announcements

7:10 Speaker:

Ed Rast, Chair of United Neighborhoods of Santa Clara County, will moderate the members continuing discussion about:

UNSCC's 12^th Annual Conference and what tracks and speakers that member associations want for the conference. Also discussed is a conference format change that will allow individual conference attendees to attend more workshops and progress faster from basic to intermediate / advanced knowledge levels during the conference.

United Neighborhood's Future Direction and we wish member input about how we can continue to provide our member associations more educational workshops and low cost member services and the Board proposal to potentially go to a virtual office organization and 4 quarterly membership meetings / conferences per year.

Business Items:

8:10 UNSCC Chair's Second Quarter Update & Discussion

8:30 Adjourn

Update your membership information online

Tom Clifton — Mon, 06 Jun 2005 20:57:05 GMT

You can now update your Neighborhood Association's information online through this site. Just click on the "Update Information" link in the left navigation menu. If you are not logged in you will be asked for your email address and password. Log in and fill out the form. If you haven't joined the site yet, click on the "Join Now" link and fill out the form.

The UNSCC needs your updated information by June 15. This information is vital for both providing member insurance and putting on the Annual Conference.

UNSCC Membership Dues are Past Due

Tom Clifton — Mon, 09 May 2005 15:41:56 GMT

UNSCC dues are now past due. If you have not paid your dues, you will not be able to get insurance for your regular meetings and special events.

To pay your UNSCC dues, please download the "2005 Membership Invoice" and pay it as soon as possible. The UNSCC board will be contacting you shortly if you have not paid your dues for this year.

Without support through dues payments, the UNSCC cannot provide insurance for our members or put on the annual Neighborhood Conference.

UNSCC Insurance Training

Dr. Charles Crowder — Tue, 19 Apr 2005 15:30:37 GMT

Wednesday July 20, 2005
6:15 PM - 6:45 PM before the Advisory Meeting
525 West Alma Street
San Jose, CA 95125

Ed Rast, President of United Neighborhoods of Santa Clara County, will repeat the UNSCC's Insurance and Risk Management training for those members who haven't yet taken it this year. "Sound Advise for Functions and Events" a insurance booklet will be handled out and discussed. The workshop explains ways to ensure your events are properly covered by the United Neighborhood's Insurance package, the differences in the 2 types of insurance coverage and the requirements and deadlines for each, how to deal with suppliers / vendors and suggestions on how to have safe events. .

All UNSCC member association Officers / or Directors who will be requesting Special Event group commercial liability coverage in 2005 are required to attend one of these workshops prior to your routinely requesting insurance coverage.

Starting January 1, 2006 all UNSCC member associations will be required to have the Officer / Director who will be requesting any UNSCC insurance coverage to have attended this workshop within the last 12 months as well as participate in the UNSCC-MEMBERS email group.

UNSCC's Board as part of our educational mission has made these changes so that our member associations continue to have safe and insured meetings and special events. Please see the " UNSCC Services " web page for a brief discussion of UNSCC's insurance.

Advisory Council Meeting

Dr. Charles Crowder — Tue, 19 Apr 2005 15:05:13 GMT

Wednesday, July 20, 2005
6:45 PM - 8:30 PM
525 West Alma Street
San Jose, CA 95125

Agenda:

6:45 Networking and Nibbles

7:00 Introductions and Announcements

7:10 Speaker:

Ed Rast, Chair of United Neighborhoods of Santa Clara County, will moderate the members discussion about the UNSCC Annual Conference and what topics and speakers that member associations want for the conference

We will also discuss a conference format change that will allow individual conference attendees to attend more workshops and progress faster from basic to intermediate / advanced knowledge levels during the conference.

It has been proposed to 1) reducing prior 6-8 parallel workshop tracks in to 4-5 tracks based on member demand 2) decrease the length of each workshop to 50 minutes ( 25 minutes each for presentation and questions and answers ) Long complex topics will be split into basic, intermediate and advanced workshops folow by panel discussions to discuss actual issues and solutions. We also will discuss increasing the number of workshops / panel discussions to 4-5 per track.

The conference speakers will be asked to provide presentation outlines 30/45 days prior to the confernce with pre workshop handouts available on UNSCC's web site prior to the conference and additional handouts to explain complex topics in order to stay within the 50 minutes time limit.

Some former basic neighborhood association workshop topics for new neighborhood associations will be shifted from the annual conference to other training days throughout the year unless we have sufficient member interest / early registration prior to the annual conference.

We will also discuss the possibility of future UNSCC Workshop days and a proposed Neigbhorhood / Business Annual Conference for 2006

Business Items:

8:00 UNSCC Chair's Second Quarter Update & Discussion

8:30 Adjourn

Advisory Council Meeting

Tom Clifton — Thu, 10 Mar 2005 17:54:54 GMT

July 20, 2005
6:45 PM - 8:30 PM
525 West Alma Street
San Jose, CA 95125

Agenda:

6:45 Networking and Nibbles

7:00 Introductions and Announcements

7:10 Speaker:

We will also discuss the possibility of future UNSCC Workshop days and a proposed Neigbhorhood / Business Annual Conference for 2006

Business Items:

8:00 UNSCC Chair's Second Quarter Update & Discussion

8:30 Adjourn

Volunteer Office Coordinator

Tom Clifton — Thu, 03 Mar 2005 16:46:05 GMT

United Neighborhoods of Santa Clara County is a coalition of 79 neighborhood associations that promotes healthy neighborhoods by providing education, communication, and common community action.

The main office is at 525 West Alma Avenue in San Jose California. A volunteer is needed 10 to 15 hours a week who will staff the office, help administratively, coordinate between the board and the associations, and help organize the annual conference.

This is a chance for a volunteer interested in community service with management, computer and coordination skills to make a difference in the neighborhoods of Santa Clara County.

Contact Dr. Charles Crowder at (408) 287-2615 or email to ccrowderdc@sbcglobal.net

UNSCC Advisory Council Meeting

Tom Clifton — Wed, 19 Jan 2005 21:08:27 GMT

Wednesday, January 19, 2005
525 West Alma Street
San Jose, CA 95125

Agenda:

6:45 Networking and Nibbles

7:00 Introductions and Announcements

Speaker:

7:05 Linda Crabill, Community Relations Manager for San Jose?s Department of Transportation, will talk on "Street Smarts" a safety program targeted towards education of pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists, and changing behavior to ensure safety in our neighborhoods.

7:25 Q&A

Business Items:

7:35 UNSCC Chair's 2004 Year End Update & Discussion

7:45 UNSCC's 2005 Challenges - Member Communications, Finances & Member Volunteers

8:00 Election of UNSCC's 2005 Officers & Directors

8:15 UNSCC's 2005 Proposed Goals

8:20 UNSCC Committee Activities, Meetings & Organization

8:25 Other Business Topics

8:30 Adjourn

UNSCC Board Meeting - October 6, 2004

Tom Clifton — Mon, 04 Oct 2004 23:20:29 GMT

UNSCC Board Meeting
October 6, 2004
525 W. Alma Ave.
San Jose, CA
7:00 PM to 8:30 PM

Agenda

7:00 Call to Order / Quorum / Introductions
7:05 Approve Minutes of August 2004 Meeting.
7:10 Treasurer's Report
7:20 Event Insurance Discussion
7:35 Annual Conference Discussion

7:50 Officers and Board Positions - 2005
8:05 Committee Reports
1. Executive
2. Conference
3. Membership & Fundraising
4. Marketing & Communication
5. Planning & Land Use

8:30 Announcements - Board members & others
8:35 Adjourn

11th Annual UNSCC Neighborhood Conference

Tom Clifton — Mon, 20 Sep 2004 10:03:38 GMT

The 11th Annual UNSCC Neighborhood Conference is Saturday October 16, 2004 at San Jose City College between 8:30 - 3:30 pm. This is UNSCC's largest and most comprehensive neighborhood education and networking event. It has over 20 workshops of interest to both individuals starting new Neighborhood Associations and existing Neighborhood Association including:

How to start a Neighborhood Association
How to Work with Your Schools
How to Plan a Neighborhood Event
Preparing a Grant Request
Emergency Preparedness
Neighborhood Business Districts

The following 2 ( two ) Workshops are very highly recommended and should be of current interest to all neighborhoods:

City Government Ethics - a moderated discussion by Council Members Chuck Reed and Ken Yeager about San Jose new proposed Ethics Regulations that other cities in Santa Clara County and throughout California are looking at to strengthen their consultant disclosure requirements. This is especially important for neighborhood associations to understand who is behind proposed developments in their neighborhood.

Neighborhood Planning & Development - Planning 101 - a basic introduction to the complex and many times not well understood planning and development process presented by Laurel P of San Jose Planning Department. The Workshop have been well received by UNSCC and the many neighborhood associations that have attended it. Comments from the attendees have indicated that they now understand the basic planning process, what are early indications of proposed development in their neighborhood and how to respond and when to express any neighborhood concerns.

We will be sending out additional information about the 11th Annual Conference workshops in the next few weeks. We look forward to seeing you and your neighborhood leaders at the conference to learn about important neighborhood topics, talk with others about how they have successfully address neighborhood issues and network with other neighborhood leaders and local politicians.

Register early and save since Annual Conference Tickets are $20.OO if registered by October 1, 2004 and $25 thereafter and at the door.

If you want to register send email to conference@unscc.org or call Ken Henning (408) 887-4309 for more information.

Download the "UNSCC Annual Conference Flyer" (pdf 164k)

UNSCC Email Address

Tom Clifton — Mon, 13 Sep 2004 19:22:46 GMT

Within the next few weeks, the UNSCC will discontinue our old email address unscc@pacbell.net. This address is receiving increasing amounts of spam email and has been replaced by the more directed email addresses listed on the Contact Us page.

For general inquiries to the UNSCC please send email to services@unscc.org

Please update your address books with this new information

UNSCC Board Meeting - August 4, 2004

Tom Clifton — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 20:42:32 GMT

UNSCC Board Meeting
August 4, 2004
525 W. Alma Ave.
San Jose, CA
7:00 PM to 8:30 PM

Agenda

7:00 Call to Order / Quorum / Introductions
7:05 Approve Minutes of July 2004 Meeting.
7:10 Treasurer's Report
7:20 Event Insurance Discussion
7:35 Committee Reports
1. Executive - Progress toward 2004 Goals
2. Conference
3. Membership & Fundraising
4. Marketing & Communication
5. Planning & Land Use

8:30 Announcements - Board members & others
8:35 Adjourn

Advisory Council Meeting

Tom Clifton — Sat, 17 Jul 2004 00:43:40 GMT

Wednesday, July 21, 2004
525 West Alma Street
San Jose, CA 95125

Agenda

6:45 Networking and Nibbles

7:00 Introductions and Announcements

Speakers:

7:05 Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith will discuss County Sheriff Department services, resident / neighborhood programs and how neighborhoods associations can effective work with the County Sheriff's Department.
7:20 Q&A
7:30 John Davidson Senior Planner - San Jose Planning Department will discuss San Jose's Proposed Second Residential or Granny Units ordinance, Public Outreach procedures, California Law, and local similar Santa Clara County city ordinances
7:45 Q&A.

Business Items:

7:55 Annual Conference Update
8:00 Event Insurance Renewal - Member Survey
8:05 KeyPointCredit Union Neighborhood Business Sponsor Program
8:10 San Jose Medical Center Closing Survey
8:15 San Jose EarthQuakes Neighborhood Game Day
8:20 Other Business Topics
8:25 Break

8:30 Member Closed Session - UNSCC's Chair's Mid Year 2004 Update & Discussion

8:50 Adjourn

UNSCC Board Meeting - June 2, 2004

Tom Clifton — Wed, 26 May 2004 05:07:46 GMT

UNSCC Board Meeting
June 2, 2004
525 W. Alma Ave.
San Jose, CA
7:00 PM to 8:30 PM

Agenda

7:00 Call to Order / Quorum / Introductions
7:05 Approve Minutes of April 7, 2004 and May 5, 2004 Meetings
7:10 Treasurer's Report
7:20 Event Insurance Discussion - Increased cost containment and 2004-05 Policy Renewal
7:30 UNSCC New Membership categories Discussion - Dues, benefits and services
7:50 Committee Reports
1. Executive - Progress towards 2004 Goals
2. Conference
3. Membership & Fundraising
4. Marketing & Communication
5. Planning & Land Use

8:30 Announcements - Board members & others
8:35 Adjourn

Advisory Council Meeting

Tom Clifton — Wed, 19 May 2004 15:31:10 GMT

Wednesday, May 19, 2004
525 West Alma Street
San Jose, CA

Agenda

6:45 Networking and Nibbles

7:00 Introductions and Announcements

Business Items:

7:05 Bylaws Revision - Non-voting Membership Categories
7:10 Event Insurance Policy Discussion
7:20 UNSCC Committee Member needed
7:25 Other Business

Speakers:

7:30 Alex Marthews (Executive Director, The Preservation Action Council of San Jose) will discuss historic preservation and conservation in Santa Clara County and a proposal for an inventory of Santa Clara historic structures and places in cooperation with The National Trust for Historic Preservation.

7:50 Q&A

8:00 Pete McHugh, Chair of the Santa Clara Board of Supervisors ( District 3) will provide a brief description of basic Santa Clara County services, his Goals for the year Chair and progress toward them, County Budget and Reserves, and the proposed Santa Clara County Fairgrounds Concert Hall.

8:20 Q&A.

8:30 New Business / Announcements

8:40 Adjourn

UNSCC ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETING

Tom Clifton — Mon, 15 Mar 2004 20:27:21 GMT

Wednesday, March 17, 2004
525 W. Alma Street
San Jose, CA

Agenda

6:45 Networking and Nibbles

7:00 Introductions and Announcements

7:15 Jim Cunneen, CEO and President of the San Jose Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce - The State of the Business Climate in San Jose and Silicon Valley

7:25 Q&A

7:40 Berverly Bryant, Executive Director of the Southern Division of the Homebuilders Association of Northern California - The Housing Situation in Santa Clara County

8:00 Q&A

Business Items

8:15 Bylaws Revision - Non-voting Membership Categories
8:20 Event Insurance Policy Discussion
8:20 Fiscal Sponsorship Policy Discussion
8:40 Other Business

8:45 Adjourn

UNSCC Board Meeting - March 3, 2004

Tom Clifton — Tue, 24 Feb 2004 23:02:23 GMT

Agenda

6:00 Executive Committee
7:00 Call to Order / Introductions / Quorum / Agenda Changes
7:05 Approval of Minutes - February 4, 2004, Board Meeting
7:10 Treasurer's Report
7:20 Outreach: Strategy and Progress in line with Goals
7:35 Committee Reports

1 Executive Committee
2 Conference Committee
3 Membership/Fundraising Committee
4 Marketing/Communications Committee
5 Land Use/Planning Committee

8:05 Bylaws Revision on Business Memberships
8:15 UNSCC Business

1 New and Upgraded Members
2 UNSCC/BCAC/ALA Candidates forum.
3 Training 2-23-04
4 Board Vacancies
5 Incident over Initiative Petition

8:30 Announcements
8:35 Adjournment

UNSCC Board Meeting - February 4, 2004

Tom Clifton — Tue, 27 Jan 2004 09:32:59 GMT

Agenda

7:00 Call to Order / Introductions / Quorum / Agenda Changes
7:05 Approval of Minutes - January 6, 2004, Board Meeting
7:10 Treasurer's Report
7:20 Financial Plan - John Pinto, Realtor
8:00 Committee Reports

1 Conference Committee
2 Membership/Fundraising Committee
3 Marketing/Communications Committee
4 Land Use/Planning Committee

8:15 UNSCC Business

1 New Members
2 Board Vacancies
3 UNSCC/BCAC Candidates forum.
4 Proposed bylaw change - New Categories for Non voting members

9:00 Adjourn