April 19, 2011 Minutes – North Tabor Neighborhood Association

North Tabor Neighborhood Meeting Agenda and Minutes

April 19, 2011 – 6:35-8:35pm

Seven Virtues Cafe

Present – Voting Board Members

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

Moonrose Doherty – Secretary & Sustainability Committee Co-Chair

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

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

Gail Morris – Board Member-at-Large

Jacob Wollner – Vice Chair & Sustainability Committee Co-Chair

Present – Others

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

Leslie Pohl-Kosbau – Portland Parks and Recreation Portland Community Gardens

Allen Field – Friends of Community Gardens

Allen Brown – Rose City Neighborhood resident

Greg Raisman – City of Portland Bureau of Transportation, Neighborhood Greenway Specialist

Not Present – Board Members

Nicholas Barbour – Co-Chair of Land Use Committee

Alison Gavine – Co-Chair of Land Use Committee

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

Not Present – Neighborhood Committees

Judy Kennedy – North Tabor Neighborhood Resident & Member of Providence Good Neighbor Agreement Committee Martha Westgate – Member of Providence Good Neighbor Agreement Committee

Agenda Item	Time	Discussion	Action	Who?	When?
1. Introductions	10	The NTNA meeting began at 6:35pm. All NTNA board members and others present in troduced themselves.	NA.	NA.	NA.
2. Community Gar dens	20	Leslie Pohl-Kosbau and Allen Field from the Portland Parks and Recreation Portland Com munity Gardens program gave an update on the planned Mt. Tabor Community Garden and the Fraser Park Community Garden, of which Fraser is in the fundraising stage and ready for the construction phase. NTNA was asked to consider giving a letter of support to Friends of Community Gardens in the near future.	NA.	NA.	NA.

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Agenda Item	Time	Discussion	Action	Who?	When?
3. Approve NTNA March 2011 Mi nutes	5	Jacob Wollner made a motion that the March 2011 minutes as drafted and circulated be ap proved.	Zach Michaud seconded the motion. Motion passed un animously.	NA.	NA.
4. Rose City Guest and 60th MAX Sta tion rezoning project	15	Allen Brown of the Rose City neighborhood talked about the effects on the north side of I 84 that the 60th Max station project would have, after he went to the public hearing on the 60th Max Station project and did not get input from NTNA because none of the board mem bers were able to attend the hearing. All began discussing the zoning changes related to the region around the 60th Max Station and what outcomes were desired. The question was brought up as to whether the 1980 compre hensive plan would be disrupted by the rezone project and everyone at the meeting was en couraged to comment on the project since the comment period was still open.	NA. NA.	NA. NA.	NA. NA.
5. Guest and Traf fic/Transportation along Glisan and Burnside Issue	15	Greg from City of Portland talked about City Repair and things that could be done in the neighborhood such as pocket parks (since they are a traffic calming device), painted intersec tions, benches, potted plants and other ideas in an effort to give Glisan a mainstreet treatment and address some of the traffic issues. The phone numbers for reporting traffic intersection hazards and the number to report missing or damaged street equipment were provided. (823-1700 and 823-SAFE).	NA.	NA.	NA.
6. NTNA and MTNA Annual Neighbor hood Clean-up	10	Moonrose Doherty asked for help getting the annual Clean-up staffed and getting the yard signs put together and out in locations. Moon rose gave a verbal report on the progress and current status of the Clean-up planning, which was in the stage of volunteer coordination and physical aspects of the event day.	NA.	NA.	NA.

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7. Providence Master Plan & GNA

The Providence Master Plan was discussed in relation to the Good Neighbor Agreement with North Tabor and Laurelhurst. The issues of blank walls/blank wall design for buildings on Glisan, a skybridge that removes users from the community and street patronage, the con tinued occupation of the retail space on Glisan by Elderplace (going against the GNA of 2003 which indicated that Providence would remove Elderplace from that location in 2009), the lack of clarity in the plans for the 47th and Glisan intersection changes, the unknown/undisclosed number of additional parking and provider spaces being added, and the cell towers on the recently acquired building that NTNA asked Providence to remove were all discussed as points to include in the enhanced/renewed GNA with Providence.

How NTNA could best support efforts put for ward by the Providence GNA Committee for North Tabor and Laurelhurst was also dis cussed.

Providence short and long-term development plans and the buildings under construction or newly constructed (such as the parking struc ture on the North side I-84 in the Hollywood

area) were also discussed. *Note: The old Good Neighbor Agreement with Providence was an attachment in the Jan. 2011 minutes.

The next meeting between Providence and the NTNA-Laurelhurst GNA Committee will be set for either April 27th or May 4th depending on the Providence representatives’ availability.

Zach Michaud took note of the points voiced as impor tant by NTNA members and will do best to include in GNA as feasible.

Zach will advise the NTNA Board of the date once it is decided.

Zach Michaud Zach Michaud

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8. David Ball’s Depar ture from NTNA

Board

David Ball announced his departure from the board and agreed to a plan for the April mi nutes. David will prepare a draft of the April Minutes and forward it to Moonrose so she/others can fill in the first part of the meet ing, and then get the full draft April minutes out to the board by the May meeting. David will leave an open seat on the Providence GNA Committee and no longer draft the minutes. David expressed gratitude for the neighbor hood association board because those of us who volunteer “make community collaboration happen” and wished everyone good regards in ongoing work.

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