North Tabor Neighborhood Association General Meeting Minutes
April 15, 2014 – 6:30pm-8:30pm
Northstar – 5600 NE Glisan St., Portland, Oregon
Present – Voting Board Members
Terry Dublinski Co-chair Land Use Committee
Moonrose Doherty Board Member
Dana Savoie Board Member
Beth Sanders Acting Chair, Co-chair Land Use Committee
Not Present – Board Members
Krystofer Milton Board Treasurer
John Savoie Board Member
Gail Morris Board Member
Present – Others
Michael Anderson North Tabor resident
Cathy Riddell North Tabor [communications]
Kevin Poe North Tabor resident
Donna Gramont North Tabor resident and Business Owner
Peter Keith North Tabor resident
Scott McCormick North Tabor resident
Gabe Frayne North Tabor resident
Mary Kinnick Friends of Mt. Tabor
Marty Stockton City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability
Agenda Item Time Discussion Action Who? When?
1. Introduction and
agenda
review
2. Determine roles of
current board
members
3. Review draft outreach plan,
discuss
increasing
community
participation & board
member
recruitment
4. Weed
Warriors
Program
grant –
discuss terms
of partnership
6:30pm Terry gave updates on Transportation/Land Use including institutional employment areas, 60th improvement getting federal funding, 65th crossing getting private funding, 60th
bikeways moving forward.
6:35pm Terry motions Cathy to be the designated note taker, Dana seconds it and all are in favor. Dana motions for Beth to track/create the agendas and for Terry to do
correspondence duties, Terry seconds it and all are in favor.
6:50pm Terry motions for Michael to be a board member. Moonrose seconds it and all are in favor. We discussed writing about our
outreach goals and ideas on social media platforms to increase community involvement. Beth would like to have more time next
meeting to talk about finances for more signs.
7:10pm Weed Warriors are applying for a metro grant for the removal of invasive species and
planting of native plants. Part of the
application is outreach to the surrounding community. NTNA is committed to getting the word out. Terry motions we support The
Weed Warriors in their grant for metro. Dana seconds it and all are in favor.
Put in time on the agenda for May to discuss financing more signs.
Get Michael set up as a new board member
Beth Next meeting
ASAP
5. Neighborhood cleanup event
updates
7:20pm Moonrose brought signs and encouraged the group to give them to friends, neighbors and businesses and placing them in parking
In person and social media
outreach, posting
All NTNA members and
From now till the
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6. Comp plan update,
Proposed
zoning
changes to
Glisan and
Burnside by
Marty
Stockton
strips. Must give them back when the event is done. Post and re-post on Facebook.
Post in nextdoor.com. Dana will make 200 ½ sheets to give out at the event. John will take the tables at the end of the day and
hold them till Monday. Dana will do tracking lists.
7:30pm Marty is our new neighborhood partner at the City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability. Items discussed were:
rezoning of institutions including Providence, urban comp plan zoning changes for Glisan, property owner requests for rezoning to R1. There was discussion re: changing the Hoyt street block to Cs. Michael wanted to do
outreach with the community over this
issues. The draft deadline is soon but
changed can be made after. Open
testimony is Mid-July through mid
November. From September 23 (every
other week) till the first week in November is open to public hearings. The NTNA will draft a letter after mid-July to discuss our
approval for the rezoning and give additional suggestions.
signs and handing out flyers.
NTNA to Draft a letter after mid July.
partners event
NTNA Before mid-July
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