January 18, 2011 Minutes – North Tabor Neighborhood Association

North Tabor Neighborhood Meeting Agenda

January 18, 2011 – 7:05-9:30pm

Providence Hospital Conference Room

Present – Voting Board Members

David Ball – Board Member-at-Large & Member of Providence Good Neighbor Agreement Committee

Moonrose Doherty – Secretary & Member of Sustainability Committee

Alison Gavine – Co-Chair of Land Use Committee

Ajai Huja – Treasurer / Southeast Up-Lift (SEUL Rep)

Zach Michand – Chair & Member of Providence Good Neighbor Agreement Committee

Gail Morris – Board Member-at-Large

Jessica Stevens – Board Member-at-Large & Member of Land Use Committee

Jacob Wollner – Vice Chair & Member of Sustainability Committee

Present – Others

Candice Jordan – Editor and Publisher of North Tabor News & Member of By-Laws Committee

Judy Kennedy – North Tabor Neighborhood Resident & Member of Providence Good Neighbor Agreement Committee Russell Richards – U.S. Bank (67th & NE Glisan Branch)

Ryan Stoker – North Tabor Neighborhood Resident

Not Present – Board Members

Shaun Sierren – Board Member-at-Large & Member of By-Laws Committee

Nicholas Barbour – Co-Chair of Land Use Committee

David Delk-– Board Member-at-Large

Not Present – Neighborhood Committees

Martha Westgate – Member of Providence Good Neighbor Agreement Committee

Agenda Item	Time	Discussion	Action	Who?	When?
1. Introductions	10	The NTNA meeting began at 19:05. All NTNA board members and others present introduced themselves.	NA.	NA.	NA.
2. Agenda	10	Jacob Wollner moved that a revised agenda including additional agenda items be approved by the Board (as reported in these minutes).	Moonrose Doherty seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously.	NA.	NA.
3. Approve NTNA November Minutes	5	Jessica Stevens made a motion that the No vember minutes as drafted and circulated be approved. See approved minutes (Attachment 1).	Jacob Wollner seconded the motion. Motion passed unan imously.	NA.	NA.

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Agenda Item

Time

Discussion

Action

Who?

When?

4. Providence Good Neighbor Commit

tee

Judy Kennedy provided a verbal up-date and history of the issues, status and make-up of the Providence Good Neighbor Committee.

Discussion occurred around the authority of the standing NTNA to circulate written positions without previous Board approval.

Zach Michaud made a motion that the standing NTNA have authority to put Committee posi tions in writing without the previous approval of the NTNA Board so that matters can be ad dressed in a timely manner.

Moonrose Doherty requested that notifications of Quarterly meetings of the Providence Good Neighbor Committee meetings go out to the board. Next Meeting in late February.

Some Committee members will attend Provi dence Annual Meeting on 09 February.

NA.

Alison Gavine seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.

Attend next Good Neighbor Committee meeting and re port to NTNA Board.

Voluntary attendance by NTNA interested parties.

NA.

Agreement of NTNA Commit tee members.

Judy Kennedy, Zach Michaud, David Ball,

& Martha

Westgate.

TBA.

NA.

As need

ed.

Late

FEB.

09 FEB.

5. NTNA By-Laws Committee Up-date

Verbal report and discussion by multiple par ties. Candice Jordan said the Committee re view was on-going. Committee will provide sta tus up-date for the next NTNA Meeting.

Status Up-date.

Candice Jor

dan & Shaun Sierren.

By Next

Meeting.

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Agenda Item

Time

Discussion

Action

Who?

When?

6. NTNA Finance Re port

Ajai Huja provided a verbal and written report (see Attachment 2) for NTNA accounts be tween 12 November 2010 and 18 January 2011.

Discussion regarding the need for a separate account for efficient management of North Ta bor News.

Russell Richards of 67th and Glisan U.S. Bank confirmed that there are no monthly fees for NTNA accounts.

Motion by Jessica Stevens to open a separate NTNA bank account for operation of the North Tabor News and for Candice Jordan to provide a status report regarding the North Tabor News

matters, budget and accounts for the next meeting of the NTNA Board.

NA.

Motion seconded by Alison Gavine. Motion passed unanimously.

NA.

Candice Jor

dan & Ajai Hu ja.

NA.

Meeting.

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Agenda Item

Time

Discussion

Action

Who?

When?

7. South East Up-Lift (SUEL)

A verbal report on SEUL activities was pre sented by Ajai Huja.

SEUL wants to support community pride events including a bowling event on 13 April from 18:00 to 21:00. NTNA members present supported the idea.

SEUL capital improvement budget for traffic safety will disburse federal funds and are re questing proposals from SEUL neighborhood associations. Traffic safety issues are related to the long-range development planning. Areas on Glisan, on Burnside by Mt Tabor Middle School, and on 60th Max station discussed.

PSU has a program to archive public docu ments sent to them from neighborhood associ ations. Candice Jordan has provided NTNA documents to Moonrose Doherty.

SEUL is proposing a future neighborhood summit to focus on SE or Portland neighbor hood associations. It has been several years since the last summit.

NA.

Commit for bowling event.

E-mail to be sent to board members requesting traffic safety project proposals.

Give the NTNA documents to SEUL for the PSU archive project.

Periodic up-date for NTNA.

NA.

NTNA mem

bers.

Ajai Huja &

Zach Michaud.

Moonrose

Doherty and

Zach Michaud.

SEUL repre

sentative.

NA.

Before 13 APR.

Before

NTNA

Board

Mtg.

going.

NTNA

Board

Meetings.

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Time

Discussion

Action

Who?

When?

8. NTNA Land Use Committee

Alison Gavine gave a verbal report re: on-going land use issues.

Jackson´s Shell on 57th and Glisan in the pro cess of changing their business permit and premises to accommodate a convenience store as well as the gas station. The proposed con venience store would sell a full range of prod ucts including alcohol. Jackson´s has not signed a Good Neighbor Agreement. A sample Good Neighbor agreement with Providence distributed for reference (See Attachment 3). Alison proposed distribution of informative fliers to neighbors close to Jackson´s Shell station. She would like to confirm that Jackson’s Van couver, Washington consultants managing the project will come to NTNA to present their con cept for the conversion to a convenience store so interested neighbors can attend the meet ing.

Ajai Huja made a motion to provide 20 USD of NTNA funds to distribute fliers informing Jack son´s neighbors of the proposed change of use.

General discussion regarding providence short and long-term development plans and the parking structure under construction on the North side I-84 in the Hollywood area.

Updates for Monthly Board meetings and periodic distri bution of e-mails.

Motion seconded by Jessica Stevens. Motion passed unanimously.

NA.

Alison Gavine & Nicolas Bar bour.

Alison Gavine. NA.

As need

ed.

When

needed.

NA.

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Agenda Item	Time	Discussion	Action	Who?	When?
9. NTNA Communica tion Committee	20	Jessica Stevens provided a verbal report and a written report (see Attachment 4) re: the 15 DEC meeting of the NTNA Communications Committee. Web hosting alternatives discussed. See sample web page header for NTNA (attach ment 5) prepared using WordPress. Zach Michand offered to develop and maintain a NTNA web page in consultation with other Communication Committee members. Jessica Stevens made a motion that the NTNA authorize an amount of 180 USD for three year hosting of a NTNA web page (5 USD per month).	Continue development of NTNA web page. Jacob Wollner seconded the motion. Motion passed unan imously.	Zach Michaud. Jessica Ste vens & Jacob Wollner	On going. ASAP.
10. Friends of Trees & Neighborhood Clean-up.	10	Verbal report by Moonrose Doherty on Friends of Trees tree planting and neighborhood clean up. Friends of Trees tree planting will be on Saturday 22 January. Volunteers needed. Candice Jordan reported a check for 50 USD to match commitment from UFO Pizza to pro vide food for volunteers at the Friends of Trees event. Financial commitment previously ap proved by NTNA. Ajai Huja, & Candice Jordan will coordinate. Moonrose asked for a show of hands to determine who was interested in join ing/participating in the Cleanup.	Coordinate NTNA involve ment and issue check for 50 USD to UFO Pizza. Coordinate Clean-up commit tee and set up meeting for last week in January to get started on planning the an nual MTNA/NTNA cleanup. Cleanup committee to meet	Ajai Huja, Ja cob Wollner, & Candice Jor dan Moonrose Doherty Moonrose Doherty, Can dice Jordan, Zach Michaud, Ajai Huja, Ja cob Wollner	ASAP ASAP
11. NTNA Board Meet ing Agenda Items	5	Due to NTNA board meeting extending 30 minutes beyond the scheduled 21:00 adjourn ment and constraints of NTNA board members Ajai Huja made a motion to postpone issues related to Glisan Business Association, neigh borhood traffic safety, and board meeting norms until the February board meeting and to adjourn the current NTNA Board meeting.	Motion seconded by Jacob Wollner. Motion passed unanimously.	Zach Michand.	Next Meeting

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