King Neighborhood Association General Meeting
King Neighborhood Facility, 4815 NE 7th Avenue
January 11, 2012 – 6:30 to 8:30 pm
KNA General Meeting: A Draft Agenda
6:30 Welcome and introductions; approval of minutes and agenda; announcements.
6:40 An update from our district officer with the Portland Police Bureau.
6:50 King Neighborhood Land Use/Economic Development study and action.
7:00 Food & our neighbors: a food security initiative for King. An introduction to the idea, and a re-invitation to participate in shaping its mission.
7:10 The Portland Playhouse, and its application for a conditional use permit to use the building at 6th & Prescott: the Playhouse is requesting the NA to appeal to Portland City Council on its behalf, if its permit application is denied.
7:30 Movie in the Park 2012: is KNA ready to commit to putting this event on, and fundraising for it? Are there ideas for other summer events we’d like to see?
7:45 Katy Asher updates us on the Northeast Coalition of Neighborhood’s work in the larger inner N/NE neighborhoods.
7:55 Reaching our neighbors: our KNA communications team and its work. What are we doing, and what comes next? What does outreach look like?
8:05 Safety and livability update, and thinking about youth violence and how we can help confront it.
8:15 Updates/continuing the discussion:
- the weeding & planting project at the King facility parking lot, 7th & Wygant, as organized by Diego Gioseffi: next steps.
8:25 Closing thoughts.
The King Neighborhood Association meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 6:30 in the King Neighborhood Facility at 4815 NE 7th Avenue, unless another location has been designated ahead of time. Our next meeting will be held on February 8, 2012. Child care is provided on site if requested 24 hours in advance by email to info@kingneighborhood.org or by calling 503-823-4575. You can subscribe to our electronic newsletter and check out our community calendar at www.kingneighborhood.org. You can send us an email at info@kingneighborhood.org.