April 19, 2022 Minutes

North Tabor Neighborhood Association

Monthly Meeting

Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2022 6:30pm

Location: Zoom Meeting

Board Members present: Patty Lackaff, Sarah Mongue, CJ Alicandro, Robert Jordan, Lisa Maddocks, Kim Kasch, Lars Kasch, Jules Unger

Board Members absent: Stephanie Kaza, Ross Hiner, Kim Bandy(NTNA SEUP Liaison) and Suzanne Gardner

Guests: Gloria Cruz, Mark Alexander, Bryan William Lewis, Tom Thomas, Catherine Thomas

1. Gloria Cruz and Bryan William Lewis, City Charter Commission Q&A

  • Commission was appointed in 2020, every 10 years the charter gets reviewed for changes.
  • The Commission if it has supermajority 15 or more agree that the City Charter needs to be amended, then it can be sent to the voters.
  • Reforms/Charter Amendments are going to be sent to be voted on in June 2022 for the November 2022 election.
  • Lots of community engagement on changes to the charter review process.
  • Portland is the only city in the US that has a commission form of government. Major assigns commissioners bureaus.
  • Four Commissioners are at large for the whole city. Current system.
  • New system will be a City Council/Mayor government with a Chief Administrative Office who will run the bureaus and deliver services. The Mayor and Commissioners (non-partisan) will carry out laws and manage the budget. The city administrator will be nominated by the Mayor to the Council Members to vote on.
  • This new type of government will be made of multi-member districts – 4 districts with 3 council  members per district. With ranked choice voting. This will eliminate the May election.
  • Mayor will have executive power without veto power.
  • Commissioners will need to live in the District they represent. All three commissioners will be elected at the same time. Half the commissioners will be elected in Presidential years (4 year term).

2. Call to Order

  • 6:35PM

3. Introductions

4. Agenda for March 15, 2022

5. Approval of March 15, Meeting Minutes

  • Motioned Kim, seconded motion Sarah
  • All in favor

6. Treasurer’s Report (Patty)

  • $2,469.43 balance
  • Mailchimp and Facebook debits

7. Land Use and Transportation (Lisa and Ross)

  • No meeting

8.  Communications (Jules and Sarah)

  • Will make updates as needed.
  • Mailchimp will be a recurring $11
  • Facebook will be $35 for promoting our newsletter

9. SEUL Update – (Kim)

  • No report

10.  New Business:

  • Kim Kasch, candidate for City Commissioner Intro/Q&A
  • https://www.kimkaschforportland.com/
  • Catherine Thomasson, MD, candidate for House District 45 Intro/Q&A
  • www.CatherineforOregon.com
  • Climate Change
  • Health Care access and impacts on climate change
  • Mental Health access
  • Housing – more housing and affordable housing

  • Vote on 11 Cascadia Action Air Quality Letters (Robert)
  • Kim motioned; Lars seconded
  • All in favor

11. Announcements:

  • Friday 4/22/22 6PM-9PM – “Parents Night Out” raising funds for Glencoe Staffing at Leikam Brewery 5812 E Burnside Street
  • Saturday 4/23/22 1PM-3PM – Earth Day 2022: Prismagic Circus in the Grove at 300 N. Ivy Street
  • Saturday 5/7/22 10AM-3PM – Incredible Edibles Plant Sale at NE 16th Avenue and Hancock Street  

Adjourn

  • Lars motioned, Patty seconded
  • Adjourned at 7:47PM

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