Southwest Partnership
Workforce Development Committee Meeting
Wednesday September 6 2017
7pm
Present
Lou Packett
Ellen Craven
Khandra Sears
Elizabeth Weber
Bif Browning
Gabe Auteri
Upcoming Community Events
Pigtown Mainstreet Community Events for the fall:
Pop-Up Park September 17th 11am-3pm (Curtis will be discussing the plan with Ciara–Elizabeth will update the Committee)
Bloom the Boulevard September 23rd 9am-2pm (working event)
Pigtown Festival October 14th: SWP will be there (12-7)
Southwest Partnership Palooza
September 30th from 1-3 at Modell Park
Will need to be staffed by representatives from the Committee
Neighborhood
Last Sunday of the month Village Idiots Union Square September 24th, one more in October–this would be a good event to attend
Thursday Farmer’s Market in Carroll Park (Rachel Goodrich, Ruth) to talk about Southwest Works–EW will follow up with Claire
Ms Riley–SHAA Back to School Event confirm that it will work
Kaiser Permanente Health Screenings at New Beginnings–would be a good place to attend once they get up and running
Lou: Harvest Event will be rescheduled, and Lou will let everyone know
Gabe: add if folks want to be on the Committee itself to the survey and the conversation
Other Projects
Anchor Local Hiring
Bif suggested taking advantage of Noah Smock as the head of the Carroll Camden Industrial Area
Southwest Works Outreach
Ruth will be helping Rachel–Ruth will look into it
Curtis–flyers for Southwest Palooza need to be in Spanish and Korean (Lou will check with Laurie Smith)
Committee Elections
Khandra nominated Gabe, Lou seconded
Gabe was elected Committee Chair
Other:
Lou: Vitreon America is the type of thing that we need to be doing–bringing employers into the area. It is the type of project that he is interested in working on.
