King Neighborhood Association Board Meeting
King Neighborhood Facility, 4815 NE 7th Avenue
December 14, 2011 – 6:30 to 8:30 pm
KNA Board Meeting: Collaboration and Caring for Our Neighborhood:
A Draft Agenda
6:30 Welcome and introductions; approval of minutes and agenda; announcements; dream-sheets.
6:45 An update from our district officer with the Portland Police Bureau.
6:55 Clayborn Collins will present his idea for a public market at the Vanport lot that sits empty at MLK & NE Alberta, with time for questions after.
7:15 KNA’s Land Use committee: an opportunity for refocus and re-visioning.
7:20 Food & our neighbors: a food security initiative for King. An introduction to the idea, and an invitation to participate in shaping its mission.
7:35 Movie in the Park 2012: Parks & Rec offers many options for add-ons to this event. What do we want the event to look like? How will we pay for it? Who will help us put all of the pieces together over the coming months?
7:50 The Portland Playhouse, and its application for a conditional use permit to use the building at 6th & Prescott: an opportunity for the King neighborhood association to weigh in.
8:00 Katy Asher updates us on the Northeast Coalition of Neighborhood’s work in the larger inner N/NE neighborhoods.
8:05 Reaching our neighbors: our KNA communications team and its work. What are we doing, and what comes next? What does outreach look like?
8:15 Updates/continuing the discussion:
- the gentleman living on MLK Boulevard near Safeway, and neighbor concerns about his well-being.
- the weeding & planting project at the King facility parking lot, 7th & Wygant, as organized by Diego Gioseffi: next steps.
- The Miracles Club.
8:28 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 January 11, 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.