NTNA monthly meeting, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016
6:308:30 p.m., 5600 NE Glisan Street
board members present:
Max Goldencranz
Terry DublinskiMilton
Val Walker
Michael Andersen
Keith Mosman, chair
board not present:
Devlyn Keith
Beth Sanders
Joel Meulemans
others present:
Taylor Fessenden
Alvaro Asfour
Steven Wong
Sam Noble
Deborah Monzon
Minutes approved unanimously (Terry moves, Keith seconds).
Treasurer (Max)
Max and Beth are currently signatories. Terry and Keith will join that too.
We currently have $5,390 in the bank.
Max has fulfilled the 2015 grant requirements to SEUL.
Homeless camp policy (Terry)
The Board doesn't like the Overlook NA's ideas for various reasons.
Terry feels that there needs to be a codified process to create tent camps. The Board decided not to endorse any letter or proposal for the moment, but that we generally support the idea of a codified, predictable process.
Thorburn Street (Deborah and Sam from the Mount Tabor neighborhood) MTNA asked us to sign on to their request to fight speeding and/or improve facilities on SE Thorburn Street, which curves around the slope north of Mount Tabor. It has no sidewalks and a particular speeding problem at night, they say. Improving this is MTNA's top transportation priority.
For her own sake, Deborah is hoping for:
speed bumps
extended shoulders
a lower speed limit of 25 mph
The board gave unanimous consent to endorse Thorburn improvements and speed reduction in addition to our ongoing request for speed reduction on Burnside. Terry will send a letter.
Communications
The next note is scheduled for April 1 delivery, we hope.
Cleanup (Michael)
Cleanup day is April 30. Michael will start beating the Facebook drum to promote it.
Bylaw changes(Keith)
The Board agreed that as the most important committee chair, the Transportation and Land Use chair should have a seat on the NA's executive committee.
Next meeting: Feb. 16, 6:308:30 p.m.