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Supervisor Farrell introduces plan for centralized neighborhood notification system
Summary
Supervisor Farrell introduced the "neighborhood notification act," a proposal to require 311 to create a centralized, digitized system for notifying residents about projects and decisions affecting their neighborhoods.
Supervisor Farrell introduced legislation on July 7 to require the city's 311 service to create a centralized, digitized neighborhood notification system to give residents advance notice of significant projects and permitting decisions affecting their supervisorial districts.
Farrell said the system would be developed in two phases: a website listing projects and permitting actions by district with a six-month target for creation, and a proactive notification service (email/other electronic means) with a 12-month target. The system would be in addition to existing official notice requirements and would allow residents to opt in to electronic notices while preserving mail or in-person notices for residents without internet access.
Nut graf: The proposal aims to modernize public notice, reduce silos among departments, and provide a one-stop information portal for neighborhood-level decisions including construction, infrastructure, public health and safety, environment and transportation projects.
Farrell credited interdepartmental collaboration in drafting the ordinance and named 311 staff and departmental partners who worked on data formats and implementation. The ordinance requires departments to coordinate with 311 so the system can be sustained over time.
Ending: The item was introduced for committee consideration; the transcript records no vote on July 7. Farrell asked staff to continue coordination and set target timelines for the phased rollout.
