North Tabor Neighborhood Association meeting, Dec. 15, 2015
Board present:
Keith Mosman, chair
Devlyn Keith
Joel Meulenanas
Terry Dublinski-Milton
Beth Sanders
Val Walker
Michael Andersen
Board not present:
Max Goldencranz
others present:
Kristen Morgan, PPB
Josh Ladd, PPB
Paul Columb
Stephanie Lorenson
Visit from PPB officers
Ofc. Ladd suggested that people use the city's free PDX Reporter mobile app, which he said is very helpful to police work. He also said that due to various factors Portland is struggling to recruit and retain police officers, which is contributing to what he feels is its staffing shortage. Ladd also feels that Portland should cater
Administrative
Minutes from last month were reviewed and unanimously approved.
Providence relations
Peter Keith and Judy Kennedy are both willing to stay on Providence Good Neighbor committee. Emma Stalker has volunteered to serve as a new alternate to the Providence committee. Terry moves, Beth seconds. Unanimous approval.
SEUL grant
Keith suggested scrapping the on-the-ground component of a grant since there's no clear plan yet and restricting it to outreach efforts for the future North Tabor Promenade. Michael and Keith agreed to work on putting this grant together.
Other future grants and neighborhood work
New Heights Physical Therapy is looking to go halfsies on a neighborhood kiosk outside their property; we'll offer to send them another $200 to finish it. They may also be looking for volunteer laborers at some point.
Banners
We probably have enough North Tabor banners down at the moment to merit a round of repairs in the spring. Terry will do his springtime bike circuit around the country in February and see exactly how many need to be repaired.
Terry shares letter about upzoning the North Tabor Neighborhood Center; board approves with no objections.
Organizational changes for NTNA
Keith has several ideas for bylaw amendments:
– No provision for general meetings of the board – suggest to add
– Newsletter requirements – suggest to strike
– Officers vs. board members – suggest to change
Devlyn suggested checking to see if there are any bylaws that restrict election times, and that we move elections to early summer rather than October.
Terry suggested creating staggered terms for officers.
Beth suggested separating the formal and informal roles of the board in the style of the Montavilla NA meetings, so we can do the business quickly (like from 6:30 to 7) and then have a hard start time for more publicly interesting issues after that.