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Budget proposals would fund new DON advisory structures, neighborhood building repairs and a $5M community reinvestment jump‑start fund
Summary
Committee considered Department of Neighborhoods items including a study to create a Black Advisory Council, inventory and condition assessment of historic Black sites, $2.6M for Highland Park Improvement Club reconstruction, $50,000 for the Renters Commission and a proposed $5M grant program to focus investments addressing historic harms.
Committee members reviewed a package of Department of Neighborhoods (DON) proposals aimed at expanding advisory structures and supporting neighborhood‑scale cultural and infrastructure investments.
Councilmember Hollingsworth sponsored a statement of legislative intent asking DON to study creation of a Black Advisory Council to provide community input and recommendations on city policies; the study would include purpose, membership, appointment, compensation and staffing and draw lessons from the Indigenous Advisory Council established in 2021. Hollingsworth said the…
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