King NA meeting agenda, Wednesday, October 8th

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King Neighborhood Association Meeting Agenda

October 8th, 6:30 p.m.

NECN offices at 4815 NE 7th Avenue

1. Introductions 6:30 – 6:35

2. Safety update with Ofc. Zoeller (Simpson, Quick Trip, Safeway, others) 6:35 – 6:45

3. Update and request for support from the Demand Redesign campaign (regarding a proposed development on Russell and 7th) with Susan Stringer 6:45 – 7:05

4. Lobbying the OLCC with Theresa Marchetti 7:05 – 7:25

5. Request for support from Nativity School’s Community Kitchen with Julia Ford 7:25 – 7:35

6. Land Use Committee Update (including PDC Working Group and review of traffic concerns) 7:35 – 8:05

7. KNA Financial report 8:05 – 8:10

8. Review KNA communications plan for FY 2014 8:10 – 8:20

9. Approve minutes, announcements 8:20 – 8:30

UNR’s next public meeting on demolitions.

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United Neighborhoods for Reform (UNR): Demo/Development SummitIII

Open to the public

Tues., Oct. 7, 7:00-9:00 pm  —  Summit III: Reaching Consensus

Grant Park Church, 2728 NE 34th Ave, Portland, OR 97212

(Please park in parking lot.)

An invitation c/o Beaumont-Wilshire Neighborhood Association (BWNA) and Central Northeast Neighbors (CNN)

 

On Monday evening, September 29th, representatives from seventeen neighborhoods gathered together for a Summit II follow-up meeting at Grant Park Church, united in addressing citywide concerns over problems associated with residential demolition/development practices.

Here’s a summary of that meeting by UNR Chair Al Ellis (editor@bwna.us):

1.) The group now has a name: United Neighborhoods for Reform (UNR). While the focus of UNR is currently on demolition/development reform, the UNR network provides a means of uniting neighborhoods together for future collective action on other issues of common interest.

 

2.) The meeting was publicized as a “Prelude to Summit III”–i.e., with an objective of preparing the way for a decision at Summit III on items for inclusion in a proposal to be submitted to City Council on behalf of participating neighborhoods.

 

3.)UNR is pursuing a two-track approach to demo/development reform: first, support for ongoing efforts by local government to enact substantive reform; second, crafting of a UNR proposal to present to City Council on pressing issues that are either not being addressed by local government and/or are not being attended to in a timely manner in accordance with residents’ urgent concerns.

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Demolition in our Neighborhoods: information, upcoming meeting, and petition

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The Land Use & Transportation Committee of the Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods tell us:

As you are well aware, demolitions and related implications have been a very hot topic in our neighborhoods for some time. Here’s a fairly recent article by Jim Redden that puts the issues and the stakeholders involved into context:

http://koin.com/2014/09/23/portland-historic-home-saving-hitting-snags/
 
The NECN-LUTC is devoting time to some aspects of this topic at its Wednesday, October 22 meeting (7-8:30 pm).
Our speaker will be Claire Carder, community participant on the City’s DRAC (Development Review Advisory Committee). Claire would like to share information and get NECN neighbors’ input on proposed demolition delays and neighborhood notification.
[NECN-LUTC meets at the offices of NECN, 4815 NE 7th Avenue, in the King Facility Building.]
In the meantime, some of you may have already received the petition that is circulating regarding demolitions in Portland Neighborhoods.
In the words of the organizing group of neighbors, which is calling itself United Neighborhoods for Reform, “this online petition focuses on short-term fixes needed immediately to protect the character and integrity of Portland neighborhoods.”
Link to the petition: http://tinyurl.com/oggcctd
United Neighborhoods for Reform website:
http://www.stopthedemolition.org/

 

 

Inner NE Sewer Extension Construction Update: October 1, 2014

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As part of the City of Portland’s effort to provide properties with sewer connections that comply with city code, Environmental Services continues construction on the Inner NE Sewer Extension project. This project will also help protect public health, property, and the environment by increasing the capacity of the public sewer system, reducing the potential for basement backups, and reducing the likelihood of emergency maintenance work in the future.

 

A project map is available at www.portlandoregon.gov/bes/InnerNE.

 

CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE

Below is the estimated Inner NE Sewer Extension construction schedule for the rest of this week and next week. Please be aware that this schedule is subject to change due to a variety of factors, including conditions underground, weather, traffic impacts, subcontractor schedules and availability of materials. There may be periods of inactivity between construction phases.

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Community process under way for Natural Grocers project at MLK& Alberta.

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Portland Development Commission has issued this announcement about upcoming Vanport working group meetings:

With the late-August announcement that property owned by the Portland Development Commission at Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Alberta Street will be the site for Natural Grocers, the community process related to the project is getting under way.

Majestic Realty, with Colas Construction as the primary contractor and Natural Grocers as the anchor tenant, is proposing to construct an urban retail shopping center consisting of approximately 20,000 square feet of gross leasable area in two separate buildings to include commercial/retail lease space for between four to 10 businesses in addition to Natural Grocers, along with approximately 100 parking spaces.

Natural Grocers, a community-centric grocery store that focuses on free nutrition education and healthy food, is a Colorado-based chain with stores in 14 states. The company currently has eight locations in Oregon, including four in the Portland area.

A Project Working Group (PWG) has formed to provide input on building and site design, and to develop a Community Benefits Agreement (CBA). The PWG membership represents a diversity of expertise and experience in the community including N/NE small business owners, long-time property owners, business assistance and workforce training providers, area residents, and community members.

PWG meetings are open to the public and meeting details can be found at www.pdc.us/mlkalberta. The first meeting is this coming Monday.

The proposed development will serve North/Northeast Portland neighbors and businesses. It will increase the foot traffic and profitability of nearby businesses, introduce Portlanders to a high-quality, affordable grocer and revitalize a parcel of land that has sat dormant for 15 years.

PDC’s equity policy will apply and construction opportunities will be available for majority/minority joint ventures as well as subcontracting and workforce.