SWCC Communications Committee
3/4/13

Attendance
John Boutet              Location SW                    jboutet@frontiernet.net
Eleanor Coleman     ProsperRochester           eleanor.coleman@gmail.com
Dawn Noto               SBANA & SWCC Chair     dnoto1872@gmail.com

Schedule of Future SWCC Monthly Meetings
March 21- Carlson Commons (across from Kennedy Towers)
April 18 - Arnett Library
May 16 - Phillis Wheatley Library

Monthly Communications meetings:  will be held the 2nd Monday of the month at 5:30 p.m. at 540 W. Main St.   Next meeting scheduled for April 8

Wi-Fi Update
John made connection with Jon Schull who provided information about the Rochester Digital Ripple project. Jon and his colleagues are interested in an educational system for after-school tutoring and learning that might have interesting synergies with what we are trying to do. Contact info for Jon Schull: jon.schull@rit.edu Cell: 585-738-6696

Education Group - meeting tomorrow, 3/5, at 5 at Arnett Library to review the surveys that have been collected.  School #10 asking to stay in the neighborhood.

Block Clubs: Eleanor to send latest information she has on Block Club information. Agreed to work on updating the list.

Church Database: Eleanor to provide current database of SouthWest-area churches to Communications Committee.

Resource Map: Eleanor to contact Margy Meath in regards to the resource list developed by her students last year.

Housing Committee is no longer functioning.

Public Safety: Issue regarding racial profiling has arisen in regards to burglaries in S. Plymouth area.

Current SouthWest Communication Initiatives
• Location SW (www.location19.org) Contact: John Boutet, jboutet@frontiernet.net
• PLEX Watch (group list) Contact: David Knoll, davidknoll@juno.com
• SW Community Roundtable (group list for SW events, activities, issues) Contact: Eleanor Coleman - eleanor.coleman@gmail.com
• In*FLO*mation (group list for community events) Contact: Florence Clemmons, florenceclemmons@gmail.com

On Facebook:
• SouthWest Education Forum
• SouthWest Rochester Historic Preservation
• SW Rochester Community, Urban and Permaculture Gardens
• 19th Ward Crime Alert
• STREET WATCH-THURSTON

Minutes submitted by Eleanor Coleman