Police Bureau Introduces New Citizen Online Reporting System

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The Portland Police Bureau has launched a new Citizen Online Reporting System. This internet-based system, gives citizens the ability to report property crimes within Portland that have no suspect information, saving them time and money and freeing up valuable police resources for response to more critical incidents.
Once submitted, Portland police officers will review and approve every report. Reports that require additional response or are inappropriate will be modified and responded to as needed. The reporting citizen will then receive a PDF copy of the approved and case numbered report via email within 72 hours. This online service is without any cost to the citizen and avoids the current minimum $10 expense and delay in receiving copies of reports not submitted online.
Citizens can report the following types of incidents:
o Theft from vehicle
o Vandalism to vehicle
o Theft (excluding firearms and prescription medications)
o Vandalism (excluding graffiti)
o Lost property (excluding firearms and prescription medications)
o Additional property information (property information from a previously filed report)

Access the Police Online Reporting System at www.portlandpolice.com

On Life’s Terms: The Middle Passage

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Writer, Poet Nabeeh Mustafa and Producer/Director Floyd Cruse will reproduce their 2005 production of “On Life’s Terms: The Middle Passage” at The Miracles Club with four performances, March 27-March 28 and April 3-April 4. This dramatic play parallels slavery and addiction, bringing awareness about the issues of addiction and recovery and the affects it has on individuals, families and the community.

“The Middle Passage” was adapted, directed and produced by Floyd Cruse in 2005 from “On Life’s Terms” a play by Portland writer and poet Nabeeh Mustafa. “On Life’s Terms: The Middle Passage”, parallels slavery and addiction. The Middle Passage is the Atlantic slave trade, the triangular route from Europe to Africa to the New World. This play tells the realistic and powerful stories of people who have taken the journey or middle passage from drugs and alcohol to recovery. This play highlights the affect addiction and recovery has on us all, bringing awareness about the challenges and struggles individuals, families, and communities face. It also emphasizes the important role and influence, individuals and organizations can have in supporting recovery.

Miracles Club was established in 1992 by African Americans so that all people in recovery in North/Northeast Portland would have a sanctuary where they could maintain their sobriety with culturally specific support and encouragement. A nonprofit 501c3 organization, credentialed by AMH to provide multi-cultural peer delivered trainings, has operated with an all volunteer team, offering a variety of clean and sober social activities and educational forums, which has provided community outreach to more than 15,000 individuals and families since its inception. Miracles also conducts thousands of hours of peer services, health presentations, statewide summits and facilitates 23 twelve-step meetings per week to the people it serves. Currently Miracles is seeking additional funding to expand programming and services.

The play will be shown during two weekends Fri-Sat March 27-28 and Aril 3-4. All showings start at 7:00 at Miracles Club, 4069 NE M L King Blvd, Portland, 97212. Tickets can purchased at Elevated Coffee, Christopher’s, Geneva’s, One Stop Record, Reflections, and Miracles Club.

Bike Boulevard Improvements at Going/Martin Luther King Jr.

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The Portland Bureau of Transportation is beginning work on Northeast Going Street at Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to construct intersection improvements for cyclists and pedestrians. The project will consist of extending the median barrier on Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and two striped crosswalks where there are higher traffic speeds and traffic volumes on Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and pedestrians and cyclists have difficulty crossing the
street. No parking removal is necessary to accommodate the median island on Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. In addition, auto traffic will be regulated to right turns at this intersection only.

The project is scheduled to start in late March dependent on weather and construction crew availability. Construction of the intersection improvements should be completed relatively quickly within about a week and a half. This location was identified as a location where cyclists and pedestrians may have trouble navigating and crossing the busy intersection. This improvement will shorten the distance pedestrians and cyclists are exposed to traffic and will increase the visibility of pedestrians and cyclists to motorists and to each other. Pedestrians and cyclists will be able to make a two stage crossing, with the benefit of a concrete refuge to wait for traffic to clear for a safer crossing. The project team has visited neighborhood associations after holding two initial public meetings to get feedback from neighborhood residents on North and Northeast Going Street so that feedback and neighborhood input could be incorporated into the proposal. Access will be maintained in the area during all construction phases. Some road access will be limited while work is occurring in the street but access will be maintained through the duration of the construction. No complete road closure is anticipated.

The Bureau of Transportation is sensitive to the use of this connection in the neighborhood and will endeavor to complete the work as quickly as possible to minimize the inconvenience these improvements may cause.

Memorial Coliseum Concepts Online

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PDC and the City of Portland are in the midst of a public process to determine the future of the Memorial Coliseum. Over 95 concepts were submitted through an online application process. Several options will be considered by the Rose Quarter Stakeholder Advisory Committee (RQ SAC) during the month of February. The SAC will issue a recommendation to the City Council on proposals to further investigate through a Request for Proposals process.

To visit the project website: www.RoseQuarterDevelopment.org.

To visit websites developed for proposed concepts, and to view the full range of concepts go to the following site: http://rosequarterdevelopment.org/Concept_Summaries.php

The next RQ SAC meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 9th at 5:00 pm at the Portland Development Commission (222 NW 5th Avenue). Please feel welcome to attend to hear the discussion and to provide input during the public comment period. Please contact Kevin Brake with any questions or concerns.

KEVIN M. BRAKE
Senior Project / Program Coordinator
PORTLAND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
503.823.3351 (office)
503.865.3797 (fax)

Nominations Sought for McCoy Citizen Involvement Award

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The Multnomah County Citizen Involvement Committee (CIC) is currently seeking nominations for the 16th annual Gladys McCoy Citizen Involvement Award, which CIC Chair Brad McLean called “Multnomah County’s Volunteer Hall of Fame.”
The award is given annually to one volunteer who has contributed substantial time and effort to issues important to former Board of Commissioners Chair Gladys McCoy. The citizen selected for this honor will have made a significant impact in the Multnomah County community by being involved in civil rights, affirmative action, human rights, education, environmental issues, local government and/or community issues.
The deadline for nominations is March 26, 2010. This year’s award will be presented during Multnomah County’s Annual Volunteer Award Ceremony on April 27, 2010.

Submit a nomination form online or call (503) 988-3450 to obtain a form.
Robb Wolfson, Citizen Involvement Coordinator
Multnomah County Office of Citizen Involvement
503-988-3450 | robb.wolfson@co.multnomah.or.us
Multnomah County Building | 501 SE Hawthorne Blvd., Room 192 | Portland, OR 97214