North Tabor Neighborhood Association
Monthly Meeting
Date: Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Time: 6:30 – 8:00PM
Location: Zoom Meeting
Meeting called to order at 6:30PM
Board Members present: Robert Jordan, Patty Lackaff, Keith Dechant, Greg Scott, CJ Alicandro, Sarah Mongue, Stephanie Kaza and Lars Kasch
Board Members absence: Lisa Haddocks, Kim Kasch, Suzanne Gardner, Sam Fuqua and Chuck Tubbens (Robert to see if Sam and Chuck are on the board or note. Have not attended the last three meetings.)
Guests: Jules Unger, Ross Hiner, Linda Bellerby and Greg Bourget
Quorum @ 6:30PM
I. Call to Order:
- 6:30PM
II. Introduction’s:
- No one new to the group.
III. Approval of February Meeting Minutes:
- Robert motioned, Patty moved, Stephanie abstained – All approved
IV. Approve Agenda:
V. Treasure Report (Patty)
- $2589.98 in our coffers
- Received $500 grant from SEUL. Need to spend the funds by December 2021.
VI. Communications Report (Keith):
- Newsletter sent out. 50% opened, only 13% clicks
- Will discuss content
- Cascadia blurb
- April 8th deadline for content for next month
- Get five folks to sign up for the newsletter per member. We need to build the list. Patty will work on getting 5 folks signed up. Every board member should try to do the same.
- https://mailchi.mp/156b872bb7d7/sign-up-page
- Feature a business in the neighborhood
- Keith, CJ and Jules to meet on newsletter and YouTube channel planning.
VII. SEUL (Stephanie)
- DEIA training – Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility
- Leia Fisher is the Interim Executive Director now that LeRoy has returned to the Spokane area.
- Open House with Joanne Hardesty – over 300 folks attended
- Rep. Rob Nosse unhoused people camping issues – wants to push the city counsel for sanctioned campsites. Would like NTNA to sign on to the letter he will be sending.
- Stephanie Kaza voted no on signing on to this letter for now. We need more information on this topic.
VII. Land Use/Transportation (Lisa and Lars):
- ODOT I-5 Bridge Project
- Discussed the planning – options on what to build
- DOZA – design overlay
VIII. New Business
- Cascadia Action Presentation – Air Quality (Greg Bourget)
- Have received data from 8 departments to compile and get the information to the public to understand.
- Oregon has some of the worst air pollution in the US.
- Bullseye Glass pollution crisis
- Diesel truck unfiltered pollution has been not regulated and is very bad in OR.
- Trying a city wide movement to raise money to push to change Environmental Regulation on these issues. Work with NA’s to create coalitions to pressure the violators and state to make changes.
- Looking for a liaison to work with them on this issue.
- Petroleum tanks in Linnton are built on fill and have no remediation.
- DART Sensor to use to map the cloud of particulates in your area – you can track where the smells coming from.
- NTNA could purchase DART Sensors and work with Cascadia to graph our pollutes. Robert Jordans will be the point person with Cascadia for now.
- New Board Member self-nomination (Ross Hiner and Jules Unger)
- Robert moves, Stephanie seconds
- Jules Unger and Ross Hiner added to the board
- All approved
- Will be able to vote next month
- Report out of Hardesty Open House (CJ)
- Street Response Group – Lents Neighborhood (Crisis Response)
- Social Worker and Medical Personal two person team
- Hopefully will grow to other teams
- Car Free streets
- Make NA’s welcoming environment, online meetings, DEIA, Houseless, making government more open to the public, affordable housing, community safety, reduce gun violence
- Alternatives to police
- Board Trainings
- Standards for NA’s that should be reviewed – make NA’s accountable.
X. Adjourn
- Greg moved to adjourn at 7:54PM
Tasks: see above bolded names