Portland in the Streets Community Grant Program

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The City of Portland is offering a grant program called Portland in the Streets, which is intended to “invest in small-scale community driven projects focused on transportation safety, equity, innovation and placemaking”. KNA would love to hear from the community about how you think our streets could be made safer and more equitable!

Program Priorities

  1. Events in the streets​ encouraging new events in diverse communities.
  2. Creative community infrastructure ​encouraging beautification + livability through permanent infrastructure, public art and short-term demonstration projects.
  3. Innovative community engagement​ encouraging diverse partnerships with existing PBOT programs.
  4. Expanding the urban trails network​ to improve connectivity and usage.
  5. Small scale transportation safety projects ​along or adjacent to Portland’s High Crash Corridors and/or existing capital project

KNA Special Board Meeting – July 26th

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Join us next Wednesday for a special board meeting called to discuss, among other things, KNA finances. NOTE: Attending a meeting is not necessary to communicate with us – you can reach us at info@kingneighborhood.org, and we’ll respond to you quickly.

Agenda (“time permitting” items in italics):

  • Intros and check-ins (5-10 min)
  • Appointing a new board chair (5-10 min)
  • Brainstorming or appointing new board members (5-10 min)
  • Reviewing NECN fiscal sponsorship agreement (Christen)
  • Reviewing 17-18 budget (Christen)
  • Reviewing fiscal policies and procedures (Christen)
  • Assigning a parliamentarian

Join us at 6:30 pm, Wednesday July 26th, at St. Andrew Church at 806 NE Alberta St, Portland, OR 97211 . . . or email us to find out how you can participate in other ways!

KNA’s monthly meeting: Wednesday, July 12th, at 6:30 pm.

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Join us next Wednesday for our monthly board meeting!  If you have ideas about what you’d like to see the neighborhood association involved in, please let us know. Attending a meeting is not necessary to communicate with us – you can reach us at info@kingneighborhood.org, and we’ll respond to you quickly. 

Our meeting agenda for next week:

6:30 pm – Introductions, agenda, previous meeting minutes

6:40 – Finances: budget for 2017-18; any requests for expenditures; reviewing fiscal sponsorship agreement with NECN (Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods).

7:10  – August’s Movie in the Park – including fundraising activities.

7:20  – Update on by-laws revisioning process.

7:30 –  Accepting nominations, and considering nominations, for open board positions (two at-large board positions are open; chair position is expected to be open).

7:50 – Communications/recruitment strategy.

8:00 — Chair’s report.

8:15  — We adjourn!

Join us at 6:30 pm, Wednesday July 12th, at the offices of NECN, 4815 NE 7th Avenue, in the King Facility Building attached to King School… or email us to find out how you can participate in other ways!

KNA’s monthly meeting: Wednesday, June 14th, at 6:30 pm.

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Join us next Wednesday for our monthly board meeting!  If you have ideas about what you’d like to see the neighborhood association involved in, please let us know. Attending a meeting is not necessary to communicate with us – you can reach us at info@kingneighborhood.org, and we’ll respond to you quickly. 

Our meeting agenda for next week:

6:30 pm – Introductions, agenda, previous meeting minutes

6:40 – Backpack Program donations.

6:50 – Talking about bigotry and safety in our neighborhood.

7:00  – Honoring Marilyn Mauch, founder of the Northeast Backpack Lunch Program.

7:10 – Update from our by-laws revision working group, with conversation on proposed changes.

7:30 – Land use discussions:

  • Oregon House Bill 2007 (see below)
  • Considering historic districts in the City of Portland
  • update from most recent Land Use committee meeting

7:55— Update on NA events: Oregon Humanities Conversations, Egg Hunt, Movie in the Park, King Spring clean-up, park picnics.

8:15 — Next steps in a communications plan for KNA.

8:20  – KNA finances.

8:30  — We adjourn!

Join us at 6:30 pm, Wednesday June 14th, at the offices of NECN, 4815 NE 7th Avenue, in the King Facility Building attached to King School… or email us to find out how you can participate in other ways!

HB2007: Read more about this proposal (being discussed among legislators at present) here; for the full text, visit here. We invite you to take time to read through this, before Wednesday’s meeting.