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COMMITTEES.
EXPLORATORY GENERAL COUNCIL (COUNCIL)
The roll of the LPCA Exploratory General Council (Council) is to draft the group’s mission and structure. This group will meet regularly until October and then the Civic Association can seek members to serve on the General Council for the Association.
UPDATE: Date TBD: 2ND EXPLORATORY COUNCIL MEETING
The Exploratory Council was formed in July as a temporary task force of volunteers from across the Lefferts Place area to draft proposals for the association’s goals and structure. After a couple more meetings, the Exploratory Council will present its ideas to all of the LPCA and hold a vote for your ratification.
In the Council’s Tuesday, August 25 meeting, they discussed:
LPCA’s possible future administrative structure
The block’s geographic borders ( including stretches of St. James Pl. and Grand Ave. between Atlantic and Fulton) and membership.
The Council discussed “qualifications” for membership as well as means of reaching out to, and including, residents not typically attending meetings and participating in the past. with a target of including on residents. The council talked about the logistics of incorporating as a tax-deductible nonprofit, which could help the LPCA obtain grants and matching funds. We also discussed a possible future board of directors, or steering committee, which could include representatives of each committee. Nothing was finalized at this meeting, and before anything is formalized, all the LPCA members will have a chance to vote on the proposals later this year.
The Exploratory Council will hold at least two more meetings to draft ideas. We’ll keep you updated.
COMMUNICATION
Is responsible for the association’s website and social media outlets (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram). It helps promote events developed by other Committees or Business Alliance Members. LP neighbors with an interest in marketing, social media, writing newsletter articles, editing/proofreading, or anything else communications-related, to these areas, please join us!
BEAUTIFICATION
The Committee oversees maintains and promotes our blocks’ physical well-being - ensuring our streets and sidewalks are well-kept, our tree-beds tidy, and that Lefferts Place (our small corner of Brooklyn) represents the security and values of our community.
COMMUNITY/CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
Is responsible for connecting the people of Lefferts Place with one another and their City government to promote the common good. Their work create a culture of collaboration so that all neighbors may contribute their knowledge, experience, and creativity to solve local problems and make life better in the blocks we all share.
FUNDRAISING
Is responsible for raising the money for our events.
EVENTS
Is responsible for filling the LPCA’s Calendar with annually anticipated events like the Block Party and Holiday Gathering, as well as dreaming up new ones to bring us together.