AAAH and PDC Release New Video

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The African American Alliance for Homeownership (AAAH) and the Portland Development Commission have produced a new video about AAAH, its services and one of the many families it has recently helped buy a home of their own. Click below to watch the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiehTa31Z6k

Click “watch in high quality” for the best viewing with the highest resolution.

AAAH is a HUD-certified home ownership counselor and educator. It is a non-profit 501c3 community-based organization comprised of housing and business professionals. AAAH’s mission is to increase home ownership and economic stability for African Americans and other under-served individuals by improving access, ensuring advocacy and providing awareness and education. Since 1999, AAAH has successfully promoted home ownership through innovative programs such as:

*One-on-one home-buyer counseling
*Mortgage foreclosure prevention
*Home-buyer education classes
*IDA match savings program
*The annual homeownership fair

Visit http://www.aaah.org/ for more information.

AAAH is a member organization of Operation HOME, whose goal is to close the minority home ownership gap in Portland by June 2015. For more information about Operation HOME, please visit http://www.operationhome.net/.

This video was produced by the Portland Development Commission. For more information about PDC in general visit http://www.pdc.us/. For more information about PDC’s home ownership programs please visit http://www.pdc.us/nhp. PDC offers programs to help home buyers purchase and maintain a home of their own in Portland. PDC is an equal opportunity lender.

Sabin CDC/Reflections Coffeehouse Technology Learning Lab Launch

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Sabin Community Development Corp. in partnership with Reflections Coffeehouse/Talking Drum will launch their new Community Technology Learning Lab and we invite you to join us for coffee/tea and pastries. Meet Sabin’s new Executive Director, educational partners, volunteers and community members, it’s your chance to celebrate with us.
This partnership will include a free 3 station Wireless Lab, open to the public from 7am until 6pm and a 10 station Learning Lab for community training located in the Talking Drum Bookstore with a menu of services. Thursday, November 6th, 7:30-9:30 am.  Reflections Coffeehouse, 446 NE Killingsworth.  Corner of Killingsworth and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.

 

Vanport Project Advisory Committee to Meet

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Find out what is going on with negotiations to complete development of the Vanport Project on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard between Alberta and Killingsworth.  The heart of the King Neighborhood and the key to a vibrant commercial center, the Vanport Project has seen many false starts over the years and has struggled to land an anchor tenant to begin construction at the Alberta Corner.  If you can’t make the meeting, the Association has our own representative on the committee who can give us an update at the Association’s meeting.

Wednesday, November 19, 2008
6:00-8:00 P.M.
Irvington Village located at 420 NE Mason and Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Transit Stop: Bus#6 stop 5935 North and 5934 South

The committee will discuss negotiations between the Vanport Partners and an anchor tenant for Phase III of the Vanport Project. In addition, PDC staff will outline the mitigation options for the Phase III site. Vanport Partners will update the committee on the status of Phases I and II of the project.

Contact: Bernie Kerosky PDC Project Manager, 503 823-3349

Canvassers Wanted

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Meet your neighbors and help your Association connect with the community.  In advance of our next general meeting on November 12th, we will be canvassing the neighborhood door to door to inform everyone of the coming vote on admendment of the bylaws.  Get some excercise while helping to do some much needed outreach.  Contact us at: info@kingneighborhood.org or call 503-460-2756.

November Meeting Agenda

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Revised 10/23/08
King Neighborhood Association General Membership Meeting
King Neighborhood Facility, MLK Room
4815 NE 7th AveNovember 12, 2008 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Introductions and review agenda
Approve minutes from 10/8/08

Standing reports
Update from Portland Police Officer Brian Sims
Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods Sylvia Evans
Public Safety Action Committee Charles Boardman

New Music School Fara Heath

NE Going as a Bike Boulevard Emily Gardner

NECN’s communication initiatives Tammy Paladeni

Friends of Trees – Neighborhood canvassing project Irek Wielgosz

PDC and Killingsworth Street Improvement Charles Boardman
Grant from Metro Regional Council to spruce up Killingsworth

Farmers market pilot committee Charles Boardman

Form a King spring clean-up working committee Charles Boardman

Proposal to amend the bylaws Board
to make the majority of KNA meetings general meetings
(see proposed changes on page 2 of agenda)

Short Updates
PDC Gateway Heritage Marker Program – update on process John Tyler
Store at 9th and Alberta: Good Neighbor Agreement, etc. Charles
Bioswale stormwater project at King School Trace Salmon
MLK Liquor Store – Good Neighbor Agreement __________
Oregon Convention Center Urban Renewal Advisory Comm. John Tyler
Standing committee reports
Treasurer’s report – discussion of budget Trace Salmon
Land use committee – board discussion of charter Board
Communications/outreach/website – charter? Update? Board
Other topics?
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Wrap up
Any upcoming events to publicize/share?
Review old action items
Summarize decisions and review new action items
Confirm next meeting date: 12/10/08
Suggest agenda topics for next meeting

Future topics:
Groundwork Portland: brownfields in King, Andrea Hamburg
Grant writing workshop, Allyson Spencer
Proposed Amendments to the King Neighborhood Association Bylaws

(Changes number of General Membership meetings from four to eight each year, and reduces number of Board Meetings from eight to four to encourage more neighborhood participation.)
ARTICLE VI

B. General Membership Meetings: There shall be at least eight (8) general membership meetings yearly. General Membership Meetings shall take place in January, February, April, May, July, August, October, and November.

ARTICLE VII

I. Board Meetings
1. Board Meetings: Board Meetings will be held in March, June, September, and December. All board meetings are open to the public, except when the Board is in Executive Session. The Board may go into Executive Session to discuss confidential personnel or legal matters, consistent with law. Any binding action of the Board must be taken in open session following the Executive Session.