Timbers players, executives, sponsors and city officials will officially unveil King’s Court at King Elementary School. The new futsal court, dedicated on behalf of the Fields For All initiative, will support local youth programs, encourage children to live a healthy, active lifestyle, and signifies the strong commitment the Timbers and our fans have to supporting and standing by the Portland community.Fields For All is a collaboration between Operation Pitch Invasion (OPI) and the Portland Timbers’ Stand Together community initiative. The partnership helps build youth soccer fields and futsal courts each year in the greater Portland area. The Fields For All partnership focuses on underserved areas with open community access and neighborhood support. In addition, Fields For All projects target locations in close proximity to schools, youth clubs and recreation centers, providing ongoing programming to support organized and structured play for local area youth.King’s Court in NE Portland was made possible by Fields for All, a partnership between the Portland Timbers, Operation Pitch Invasion and generous community sponsors adidas, JELD-WEN Windows & Doors, KeyBank, Providence Health & Services, Ross Electric, and Uber and in partnership with the King Neighborhood Association.
Reminder: Portland for Everyone presents at KNA tonight
Tonight at the King Neighborhood Association meeting, we will have a representative from Portland for Everyone presenting their platform and answering questions. If you have questions or concerns about housing availability or the residential infill project, please come by.
Tonight’s KNA meeting will begin at 6:30 pm at the NECN headquarters: 4815 NE 7th Ave, 97211.
Meeting agenda – KNA monthly board meeting, Wednesday, August 10th
Agenda: King Neighborhood Association monthly meeting, Wednesday August 10th, 2016
6:30 – 8:30 pm, at the offices of the Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods, 4815 NE 7th Avenue, 97211
- Intros, agenda, minute meetings from July, general announcements [10 minutes]
- Update on the Ocobock property and the request for support on changing the hours of the EV station on MLK Boulevard [3 minutes]
- NA committee composition – who is responsible for what tasks? Committee rosters; representation on the NECN board of directors. Board member training. [10 minutes]
- This autumn’s affordable housing ballot measure. [5 minutes]
- Charlie Tso, Portland For Everyone – residential infill zoning changes. [30 minutes]
- Safety & livability issues update. [5 minutes]
- Treasurer’s report. [3 minutes]
- Tax burdens for low-income homeowners. [8 minutes]
- Revisiting December meeting to remove Margaret O’Hartigan from the KNA board. [25 minutes]
- Schedule grievance committee meeting, for to evaluate Margaret O’Hartigan’s August 1 grievance against the NA. [3 minutes]
KNA land use committee meeting, Tuesday, July 26th.
The next meeting of the KNA land use committee has been scheduled. We will be meeting 7:30pm-9ish Tues 7/26 at 4815 NE 7th Avenue [updated location as of early afternoon, July 26th, for accessibility needs].
Agenda:
- Update on Ocobock property, & the EV charging station issues (MLK/Beech).
- Affordable housing ballot measure this autumn – a request for NA endorsement.
- Guy Bryant’s plans for redevelopment of lots at 3732-3734 NE 7th Avenue.
- Property tax burden for lower-income homeowners (research done by Margaret O’Hartigan).
- Residential infill zoning changes being considered. Portland for Everyone proposal – alternate to city’s proposal – worth consideration?
KNA meeting agenda – monthly meeting, Wed. July 13th
Agenda: King Neighborhood Association monthly meeting, Wednesday June 13th, 2016
6:30 – 8:45 pm, at the offices of the Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods, 4815 NE 7th Avenue, 97211
- Intros, agenda, minute meetings from May & June
- Update on the Ocobock property (5128 NE Rodney) – at the request of neighbors, KNA filed a demolition delay permit request, in order to give neighbors more time to save this building from demolition. A hearing on that request is scheduled for July 13th, though neighbors are asking for a short postponement.
- NA committee composition – who is responsible for what tasks?
- Jes Larson, Portland For Everyone – Jes will discuss this fall’s ballot measure to provide a revenue stream for city spending on affordable housing.
- Proposed summit/conversation among members of KNA, NECN, ONI to discuss grievance processes and related issues: proposed by co-chair Eileen Kennedy.
- Land Use update – Andrew Neerman & Evan Heidtmann
– proposed 6-story building at MLK/Mason (Vic Remmers, developer) in design review, with ground-floor commercial eliminated from the plans.
-residential infill zoning changes – proposals are circulating, public meetings being held by the city to introduce them.
- Safety & livability issues update – Eileen Kennedy
- Autumn neighborhood clean-up?
- “Ocobock Mansion Neighborhood” neighborhood disaster planning – should these nascent plans be brought under the aegis of the King NET (neighborhood emergency team), for to ensure city-standardized trainings and safety procedures?
- Update on KNA grievance issues & process.
- Discussion re: NA participation – what are challenges to increasing participation, including and especially under traditionally underserved communities? How can KNA be more welcoming? What can we offer to neighbors?
- Future conversation topics for consideration.