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We are seeking candidates to run for Trustee positions during the 12/7/2020 meeting of the Clifton Town Meeting (CTM) Board.  If you think you might enjoy serving as a Trustee, please email contactctm@cliftoncommunity.org by October 24th.

CTM is Clifton’s neighborhood community council.  As such, CTM seeks to understand the interests of ALL Clifton residents and to represent those interests with the City of Cincinnati.  We are especially interested in ensuring that the Board reflects the true diversity of our community, especially as it pertains to women and minorities.

In addition, CTM supports a wide range of events and projects that help make Clifton a great place to live, work and play. Examples include: Holidays on Ludlow, the Memorial Day Parade, CliftonFest, the Clifton House Tour, and the restoration of the Probasco Fountain.

As a Trustee, you will share your voice and skills regarding community events, beautification projects, and issues related to education, safety, transportation, business development, and housing and zoning. You will also have the opportunity to collaborate with other organizations such as Uptown Consortium, CCAC, TriHealth, CPBA, and Clifton Community Fund.

Trustee Expectations:

• Serve a 3-year term
• Attend and participate in monthly CTM meetings
• Serve on at least one CTM committee
• Be informed about issues that affect Clifton

If you are interested in becoming a CTM Trustee, please email contactctm@cliftoncommunity.org no later than October 24th. Provide a telephone number if possible.  We will email you more information but would also like to call you to answer any questions you may have.

You must have a current CTM Membership at the time of the election.  Memberships are available to Clifton residents, Clifton property owners, and operators of businesses in Clifton.  For more information about CTM Membership, see https://www.cliftoncommunity.org/membership/   

Before the election, you must submit a biographical summary of 200-400 words so that voters can learn more about you.  We will email you examples from past elections.

Please submit your bio by 10/31/2020 so that we can include it in the next Clifton Chronicle newsletter.

If you’d like to join our energetic, committed group of CTM Trustees, please contact us soon.

We will meet via Google Meet. Check Social Media for the link.

All are welcome to join the September CTM meeting TONIGHT at 7pm. To comply with social distancing guidelines, we will meet remotely. Here is the link to join: https://meet.google.com/sqt-vgjw-gwj?hs=122&authuser=3

7:00 / 1 min Welcome to the Google Meet electronic meeting, advice for participation
7:01 / 1 min Approve prior month’s meeting minutes
7:02 / 15 min Police report Capt. Gregoire and ad hoc Community Safety group’s notes from 9/9/20 7:17 / 10 min Treasurer’s Report/ Ormond crossing, Need for Fundraising (estate planning, membership drive), Projections and Austerity Plan 2021-22
7:27 / 30 min CCAC Presentation
7:57/ 5 min Arts and Culture Committee
8:02 / 10 min Clifton Chronicle Guidelines report
8:12 / 10 min NSP application: Suggestions for 2021 (Plaza security, cameras, sound system, classical music…) KCB Grant Application update (re: Plaza Lights expansion)

8:22 / 5 min CBA Quality of Businesses Signage Discussion revisited, Plaza Rules Signage, Permission and Scheduling of performances by professional musicians

8:27 /15 min Transportation and Safety: Ludlow Avenue community engagement, Temporary Bike Lane; General public safety; Woolper/Clifton/McAlpin intersection
8:42 /5 min Clifton Branch Library News
8: 47 / 6 min Trustee, Committee, Liaisons Announcements
8:53 / 7 min Community Questions/Concerns
9:00 Adjournment

Do you want to help UC and Children’s Hospital improve the information and resources they provide on COVID-19? Take this survey!

A Community-Based Approach to Understanding and Improving Adherence to CDC COVID-19 Guidelines: https://is.gd/COVID19AttitudesCliftonCouncil

Background

This survey is being conducted by the University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital to provide better information and resources to the general public about COVID-19 and personal safety. The results of this survey will be shared with researchers, healthcare professionals, and public decision-makers to help them better understand the public’s perspective regarding COVID-19. It will also be used to help develop factual and useful public health messages about the virus. Your participation is entirely voluntary, and your answers are anonymous.  At the end of this survey, if you would like to receive a bandana or mask as a thank you, you will be asked for your address.  If you are interested in receiving more information about COVID-19, we will also ask you to provide an email address.

The project, CCTST C5G: A Community-Based Approach to Understanding and Improving Adherence to CDC COVID-19 Guidelines, is headed by co-investigators Jack Kues, Ph.D., and Melinda Butsch-Kovacic, Ph.D., and is funded by the Center for Clinical and Translational Science and Training at the University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and Medical Center.   A brief summary of the project:

• Mask-wearing and social distancing are at rates less than 50% despite wide-spread requests and calls by community leaders and public health officials. It is imperative to better understand behavior and underlying motivation in order to design meaningful messaging in this area. 

• We are conducting a broad-based community survey to better understand current behavior and motivation.  

• The results of our study will serve as a foundation for developing new messaging and to help overcome current barriers to increasing mask-wearing and social distancing behavior that does not overtly challenge underlying beliefs or fears