New Era Park Neighborhood Association

NEPNA Joins SCAN

Mar 06, 2000

A NEPNA representative attended the January meeting of the Sacramento County Alliance of Neighborhoods (SCAN) and signed up the association for membership. This is a well established organization; together for over ten years. Scan was originally organized by city and county neighborhood associations for the purpose of working together to improve the quality of life in Sacramento County neighborhoods.


It is efficiently run by a full board of directors (new ones just elected in January) and well attended with more than 30 neighborhood associations as members. NEPNA was made welcome and quickly included in the process. The specific functions of the organization are:
Serve as a liaison between neighborhoods and government
Provide non-partisan forums for discussion of neighborhood concerns of mutual interest
Provide an opportunity for political representatives and candidates for public office to meet area residents
Maintain communication among the neighborhoods on issues of concern
Establish or monitor programs which will benefit residents
Provide a unifying voice of neighborhoods
Support the organizational efforts of existing neighborhood associations and assist emerging neighborhoods that may wish to form new associations


January?’s agenda was full and providing a forum for a variety of issues from advocates of propositions 12 and 13 (giving detailed information), to a judicial candidate campaigning for office. SCAN does not make individual endorsements, but does provide an avenue for the associations to then return to their neighborhoods with the information.


There was a presentation about the ongoing Water Forum Agreement; a six year process so far. A representative from SCAN is involved in the meetings. A vote for signing a Memorandum of understanding was made.


Other topics on the agenda included the election of SCAN officers; a presentation of the diagonal parking policy by a representative from the Sacramento City-County Bicycle Advisory; and the development of a SCAN website.


At the February meeting, David Mogavero from the Environmental Council of Sacramento (ECOS) gave a presentation. There are more than fifteen organizations that are members of ECOS. They are united together for the purpose of protecting and preserving the environmental sensitivity and resources within the Sacramento region. Mogavero discussed priorities for 2000 and the issues ECOS is currently involved with. Some of the major issues are land use, open spaces, transportation, flood protection, and enforcement of the Clean Air, Clean Water and the Endangered Species Act. For more information, ECOS can be reached at (916) 492-5657.