Portland Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty will be at the next King Neighborhood Association meeting on March 10, 6:30 to 8:00 PM, at the King Neighborhood Facility, 4815 NE 7th Avenue.

At the Feb. 4 King Neighborhood Association meeting, two members of our local Network Emergency Team (NET) talked about emergency preparedness.

In the King neighborhood, Alberta Park and Jefferson High School are the nearest “beacons” (places to go during an emergency to get help and information), and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School park is the emergency “staging area.”

If you’d like to learn more, go to https://www.portlandoregon.gov/pbem/31667.

Veronica Booth, Procurement Coordinator for Community Warehouse, was a guest speaker at the Feb. 4th King Neighborhood Association meeting.

If you’re not familiar with Community Warehouse, it’s a furniture bank that has been in business for about 10 years. It has two locations: 3969 NE MLK Jr. Blvd in Portland, and 83830 SW Nyberg St. in Tualitin.

Community Warehouse serves about 60 families a week! They provide mattresses, tables, couches, bedding, small appliances, and other everyday household supplies.

If you want to donate items, Community Warehouse provides residential pickup services for a flat fee of $50.

For more information, check out their website at https://www.communitywarehouse.org.

If you missed Tuesday night’s King Neighborhood Association meeting, you can read the minutes here.

An architect from William / Kaven Architecture talked about the new development planned by VWR Development (Vic Remmers) at 3802 NE MLK Jr. Blvd. The development, which consists of four separate mixed-use buildings, each containing 19 residential units, is designed to look like one contiguous building. Buildings that have under 20 units are excluded from the inclusionary housing (IH) law (see https://beta.portland.gov/inclusionary-housing/inclusionary-housing-comprehensive-guide), so this development is not required to include any affordable units.

A guest speaker from Community Warehouse (https://www.communitywarehouse.org) talked about how they provide essential household items to members of our community, and Neighborhood Emergency Team (NET) members talked about disaster preparedness.

We also heard updates about Alberta Abbey’s (126 NE Alberta St.) application for commercial use, the proposed development at 1130 NE Alberta St, and the KNA’s work toward improving street safety around Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School.

Alberta Abbey is seeking a part-time Event Booking and Sales Coordinator to begin in February 2020

This role is paid hourly, expected to average 20 hours per week with additional pay for commission sales. This position can work remotely and has great flexibility built into work hours.

The successful candidate will possess strong communication and organization skills and a desire to increase Abbey event rentals as well as increasing community collaborations.

The position requires professional communication, proactive responsiveness, and consistent and organized tracking of communication and calendars.

The ideal candidate values collegiality, collaboration and shares a dedication to keeping the arts thriving in Portland.

Alberta Abbey is committed to equity so is especially interested in candidates who bring lived experience to working with diverse audiences and environments.

Preferred skills include previous experience with event sales and booking strategies, a commitment to mutually-beneficial outcomes and an understanding of how various systems interact.

Specific software knowledge to include: Gather Event Booking, Slack, Google Drive and other digital platforms. All software knowledge can be learned on the job.  Must have own laptop and cell phone to conduct the work.

Click here to see a full description of the position.