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CNA May General Membership Meeting – Tuesday May 10, 7-8:30pm, Kennedy School (Board Meeting 6pm)

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CNA May General Membership Meeting
Tuesday May 10, 2016, 7:00pm-8:30pm
CNA Community Room @ Kennedy School
The CNA Board of Directors will meet at 6pm immediately prior to the General Meeting. Public welcome!
2016 CNA BOARD: I. Quintero, Chair; C. Lopez, V. Chair: A. Novak, Sec.; R. Bowles, Treas.; J. Culhane; D. Dennis; S. Duffy; S. Elder; D. Greenstadt; I. Harris; T. Neal; G. Woodsong
Agenda (DRAFT)
7:00     Welcome & Introductions
7:05     Announcements
                1. CNews paid staff proposal
                2. CNA Spring Clean up – Saturday, May 14
                3. Treasurer’s Report – Need to recruit a new CNA Treasurer
                4. New CNA Facebook page
7:15     CNA Committee Reports
                — Media (5 mins)
                —  LUTC (5 mins)
                —  Social (5 mins)
                — Policies & Procedures
7:30     LUTC presentation
7:45     Earthquake Preparedness Presentation – Don Francis of Ecotech & Jeremy Van Keuren of NET
8:30     Adjournment

Save your home: CNA May 10 general membership meeting to include earthquake preparedness info

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Megaquakes (8.7–9.2) occur regularly in the Pacific Northwest. The last mega quake that shook Portland occurred on January 26, 1700. For the past 10,000 years, the average time between mega quakes has been 300 years. The next one could happen tomorrow. The next mega quake will shake the foundations from Vancouver, BC to northern California. It will be the largest natural disaster in U.S. history, dwarfing Hurricane Katrina in damage, suffering and costs.
Don Francis of Ecotech and City of Portland Neighborhood Emergency Team coordinator Jeremy Van Keuren will speak at the Concordia Neighborhood Association’s general meeting May 3rd.  They’ll share information on how prepare the inevitable big one and getting involved with a Neighborhood Emergency Team. The meeting will take place in the Community Room of McMenamin’s Kennedy School from 7 to 8:30pm.
In Portland, thousands of people will die and tens of thousands will be injured. Thousands and thousands of Portlander’s will be homeless, as homes built before 1980 slip off their foundations, crumple and collapse. “These houses are most vulnerable because unattached houses can slip off the foundations during a quake and sustain much more damage than would have occurred had they been retrofitted.”, said Francis.
Not all damage will be physical. The equity in the house they live in is where the wealth is stored for most middle class Americans. For unprepared homeowners, an earthquake can not only destroy their  homes, if they survive, it can also leave them with nothing except a mortgage payment for a house that no longer exists. Bankruptcy may be final aftershock.We cannot prevent earthquakes. We can, however, be prepared.

CNA Board Meeting April 12, 7pm – Public Welcome

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The regular monthly meeting of Concordia Neighborhood Association Board of Directors will by Tuesday, April 12th from 7pm to 8:30pm in the Community Room of McMenamin’s Kennedy School. Open to the public as usual.

 

Agenda

7:00 – 7:05 pm Roll Call, Establish Quorum

 
  7:05 – 7:10 pm

  

   

     7:11 – 7:15 pm

 

 CONSENT AGENDA Approval/Amend Prior Board Meetings Minutes

(Please  review board minutes sent to you previously via CNA Board email by recording secretary prior to meeting)

Treasurer’s Report

(Please  review report sent to you previously via CNA Board email by Treasurer prior to meeting)

 
7:16 – 7:35 pm Public Comment (limited to 3 min per speaker)
 

 

7:36 – 8:00 pm

  

 

Old Business

Egg Hunt Status

Yard Sale Event

Recruitment of Board Member to fill vacant seats

 
 
8:01 – 8:30 pm New Business

1.      Concordia News update by Susan Trabucco, others.

2.      Review and Acceptance of Code of Conduct for Board of Directors (Document will be provided via CNA Email prior to meeting please review prior to meeting)

3.      Summer Concert Update

 
  Community and Committee Reports (Each Committee to please provide written Summary for each board member, prefer report submitted prior to meeting with discussion reserved for meeting)

1.  Media Committee   2.  Land Use Committee   3.  Social Committee

4. Clean-Up Committee   5.  Roles & responsibilities Committee 6. Policies and Procedures Committee

 
  Meeting Guidelines

1.      Stay within agreed time (Option: Decision to add time)

2.      Stay on topic (Option: Parking lot)

3.      Voice a solution if you voice a concern (Upgrade: Seek solutions to address ALL concerns)

4.      Avoid personal attacks (Upgrade: Notice and care about the effect your words have on others)

 

 

 

CNA SPRING CLEAN-UP – Saturday, May 14 from 8am to 12:30pm

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Saturday, May 14th from 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM
PCC Workforce Training Center on NE 42nd Ave & Killingsworth!

Tired of seeing all the clutter & junk in your closet, basement & garage?
Drop it all off at the PCC Workforce Training Center on May 14th for
CNA’s BIGGEST FUNDRAISER OF THE YEAR!

Spring Cleaning has come to Concordia and the CNA will dump, recycle
and find a new home for your household items! Your trash, may just be your neighbor’s treasure!

WE WILL TAKE: Household Waste, Metal, Furniture, Electronics, Lamps, Batteries, Mattresses, Clothes, Bicycles and other Household Stuff.

WE WON’T TAKE: Light Bulbs, Refrigerators & Freezers, Large Appliances/White Goods, Tires, Rocks, Concrete, Paint, Oil, Kitchen Garbage, Residential Yard Debris & Trimmings, Styrofoam (Block & Peanuts), Waste & Recyclables Collected Curbside (including Plastics), & Hazardous Waste.

Also, METRO is prohibiting the disposal of construction, remodeling or demolition materials (see examples below) suspected of containing asbestos at all Neighborhood Clean-Ups in 2016!

Please see below for examples of High Risk Materials Suspected of Containing Asbestos that will be prohibited at the CNA Clean-Up this Year:

Flooring: vinyl tiles, vinyl sheet, mastic
Walls: plaster, decorative plaster
Siding: cement siding shingles “Transite”
Ceilings: acoustical tiles, “popcorn” and spray-on texture
Insulation: spray-applied, blown-in, vermiculite, pipe, HVAC and lagging
Electrical: wire insulation, panel partitions
Other: fire doors, fire brick, fire proofing

SPECIAL FEATURES in 2016

• “You Price It” Yard Sale for reusable household goods! You see something you like, tell us what it’s worth to you, and it’s yours!

• Collecting household items for Community Warehouse, a nonprofit organization that provides essential household furnishings to low-income people. Their high-priority items are as follows: 1) Pots & Pans 2) Dish sets & Silverware 3) Microwaves 4) Cooking Utensils & Chopping Knives 5) Pillows, Blankets & Towels 6) Glasses/Cups 7) Blenders 8) Toasters 9) Coffee Makers 10) Lamps
⁃ ** Items for Community Warehouse must be clean & in useable condition, & free of stains or tears.

• Professional Tool Sharpening (8 AM – 1 PM): Bring in your Knives and Garden Tools and have them professionally sharpened by 1 SharpTool Edge Service (see flier for details). 25% of tool-sharpening profits go to the CNA

SUGGESTED DONATION FOR CLEAN-UP VEHICLE LOADS:

$10/car $15/truck, van, & SUV $20/large truck $30/oversized load

Extra $5 Donation for Electronics & Batteries

ALL PROCEEDS HELP YOUR CNA!

CONTACT:
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED to help organize event, & unload vehicles and direct traffic the day of the event. If interested, please email
Katie Ugolini at ktugolini@gmail.com or call 503-449-9690!

THANKS TO OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS:

 

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CommunityWarehouse

 

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Summer Concerts in the Park (Update)

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Greetings fellow Concordians!

Your friendly neighborhood Fernhill Summer Concert Committee here. It’s a particularly beautiful springtime in Concordia. Time to get your ‘seeds and starts’ in the ground. The same is true for your concert committee. Time for us to dust off our Rolodex, and get the old ‘Hat Passing’ hat out of mothballs!

This year we need to raise just about $20,000 to fund this year’s Fernhill Concert Series & we are still $9000 short!  So, if you have the desire and/or the means, PLEASE DONATE!

This summer the Kristan Knapp Foundation will match your individual donations to Fernhill Summer Concerts up to $500! So please do consider donating to the Fernhill fund. Your dollars will go twice as far! We have a fantastic, NW All-Star lineup lined up for you this year, and here’s who we have tapped;

We get off to a rollicking start on FRI, July 8th with THE TONY STARLIGHT SHOW!

Follow it up on FRI, July 15th with THE QUICK & EASY BOYS.

This year’s tent pole show on FRI, July 22nd will feature the ever fabulous LaRHONDA STEELE!

Join us South of the border on FRI, July 29th with the world renowned MARIACHI VIVA MEXICO!

And as always, finish out the season with us on TUES, August 2nd when Your Concordia Neighborhood Association presents WANDERLUST ORKESTRA for National Night Out 2016!

This is a really wonderful concert season that we are extremely excited about. However, we need the support of ALL CONCORDIANS (and any other F.O.F.P.) to make it happen!

If you are a family or individual and would like to contribute to this Spectacular Summer Series at Fernhill Park please visit:  parklandia.org/give-concerts to donate!

    • Choose SFFA Summer Concerts in the Park from the Pull Down Menu under “I would like to give to:”
    • Type in Fernhill Park when asked “Is there a specific park you’d prefer to support”
    • Donate Now & Get an Immediate Tax Receipt

If paying by check, please make checks payable to Portland Parks & Recreation/Fernhill Concerts and mail to;
Lynn Shisler / Neighborhood Concerts in Portland Parks
6437 SE Division St.
Portland, OR 97206.

And remember up to $500 in individual donations will be MATCHED by the Kristan Knapp Foundation!

Any contribution (e.g. $5 or $10) is greatly appreciated!!

WE STILL NEED BUSINESS SPONSORS!

If you are a business or institution and want to be a Fernhill Concert Series Sponsor by contributing $300 or more, you will receive these awesome benefits of sponsorship:

•Opportunity to have promotional table at all 5 concerts to display, give or sell items.
•A chance to give to your neighborhood
•A tax deductible contribution staying “close to home”

•Your Business Name Recognized

If you are a business, please let us know how you would like to participate as a sponsor by contacting Lynn Shisler; Coordinator, Neighborhood Concerts in Portland Parks at 503-317-2062 or via email at lynn.shisler@portlandoregon.gov. 

PLEASE HELP SUPPORT THE POWER OF LIVE MUSIC TO BRING COMMUNITIES TOGETHER AND THANK YOU!

Comprehensive Plan Proposed Zoning – Neighborhood Discussion Drop-In Hours

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Nan Stark, City Planner / NE District Liaison for the Bureau of Planning Services (BPS), will be in the McMennamins Kennedy School Community Room from 4:30 – 6:45 pm on Wednesday March 16th to talk with Concordia property owners who received Measure 56 proposed R5 to R2.5 zone change notices.

She will also be available to talk about the status of the Comprehensive Plan Update and related topics. Her contact info is:

503-823-3986
nan.stark@portlandoregon.gov
www.portlandoregon.gov/bps

These proposed changes will also be discussed during the monthly CNA Land Use & Transportation Committee (LUTC) meeting that follows from 7 – 9 pm.

Click here to join the LUTC notification list.

CNA Board & General Meeting – March 8th, 6pm

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The board of directors of Concordia Neighborhood Association will meet at 6pm on March 8th at McMenamin’s Kennedy School Community Room. The board meeting will be followed immediately at 7pm by a meeting of the general membership. The draft agendas for both meetings are below.

BOARD MEETING – 6pm

6:00 – 6:05pm Roll Call, Establish Quorum

6:05 – 6:10pm CONSENT AGENDA Approval/Amend Prior Board Meetings Minutes

6:11 – 6:15pm Treasurer’s Report

6:16 – 6:28pm Public Comment (limited to 3 min per speaker)
6:29 – 6:40pm Old Business

  1. Mark Charlesworth end of board term
  2. Policies and Proceedures Committee Folow-up
  3. Egg Hunt Status
  4. Yard Sale Event

6:41 – 7pm New Business

  1. Recruitment of Board Member to fill vacant seats
  2. Resignation from Concordia News Mary Wiley and update by Susan Trabucco
  3. Request to modify good neighbor agreement by Lorna Fast Buffalo Horse, Principal, Alliance High School
  4. Policy regarding those seeking public office campaigning at CNA meeting

Following may have to occur during general meeting

Community and Committee Reports (Each Committee to please provide written Summary for each board member, prefer report submitted prior to meeting with discussion reserved for meeting)
1. Media Committee 2. Land Use Committee 3. Social Committee
4. Clean-Up Committee 5. Roles & responsibilities Committee 6. Policies and Procedures Committee

 

GENERAL MEETING – 7pm

  1. Status of Mayors Homeless Campsites
  2. Air Quality issues (Bulls Eye Glass etc.)
  3. Building the Concordia News
  4. Radon issues
  5. City of Portland NET Update and Tools for Survival
  6. Update on Planning Social Committee Spring Social Events:
    a) Egg Hunt
    b) Community Clean-up/Recycle Event.
    c) Board member vacancy

CNA Land Use Update

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By Garlynn Woodsong, Chair, CNA Land Use & Transportation Committee

The CNA Land Use & Transportation Committee (LUTC) is making a number of improvements. The Board approved the first LUTC Charter providing clear guidance on its policies, responsibilities, processes, and operations. They also ratified an initial slate of Members: Ben Earle, Steve Elder, Sam Farber-Kaiser, Ken Forcier, Jeff Hilber, Ali Novak, Kirk Paulsen, and Garlynn Woodsong. Up to nine are allowed and we hope to fill the open position soon.

The LUTC is also excited to work with the new CNA web team to soon start posting meeting information and related resources on the revived site.

Portland’s Comprehensive Plan is moving into concluding phases, with a final City Council Public Hearing on April 14th, followed by voting sessions April 28th, May 25th, and June 15th. The Planning & Sustainability Commission (PSC) will hold Hearings on the Transportation System Plan May 8th and the Employment, Campus Institutional, and Mixed Use Zoning Projects and the Residential & Open Space Zoning Map May 10.

Nan Stark, NE District Liaison for the Bureau of Planning Services (BPS), will be in the Kennedy School Community Room 4:30 – 6:45pm on Wednesday March 16th to talk with Concordia property owners who received Measure 56 proposed R5 to R2.5 zoning change notices and to anyone wanting to discuss the Comp Plan Update.

The Residential Infill Project also progresses. The Stakeholder Advisory Committee (RIPSAC) I serve on representing CNA and the NE Coalition of Neighborhoods (NECN) recently held an extensive two-part design review discussion addressing building scale, narrow lot development, and alternative housing options. The RIP Online Survey Report is due as I write this, so look for the results in the April CNA Newsletter.

The  20s  Bikeway  Project  is  slated to  begin  construction later  this  year.  Unfortunately  it  won’t  include the improvements to protect the bicycle greenway from expected cut-through traffic likely from stop sign removal along the route that affected neighborhoods were promised. The Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) reversed their decision becausethe last formal traffic count from 2009 did not show a high enough level of traffic to qualify for traffic diversion per the Greenways Report adopted by City Council last August.

In addition to a couple of important new residential and mixed use development projects covered in other articles, your LUTC is also working on major arterial speed limit reductions, Concordia University related parking concerns, bicycle safety improvements on N. Portland Highway, and next steps in the Alley Improvement Project process.

Concordia residents are always welcome at CNA LUTC Meetings, 7pm every third Wednesday in the Community Room in the SE corner of McMenamins Kennedy School. Click here to join the LUTC notification list.

CNA Board Meeting – Tuesday, February 9th, 7pm – Kennedy School. Come one, come all!

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Concordia Neighborhood Ass sciation

Board Meeting

February 9, 2016

Kennedy School Community Room 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM

 

DRAFT Agenda

 

7:00 – 7:05 pm Roll Call, Establish Quorum, Acknowledge Guests & Visitors

 

Chair – Isaac Quintero

East 1 – Steve Elder

East 2 – Mark Charlesworth

Southwest 1 – Garlynn Woodsong

Southwest 2 – Daniel Greenstadt

Northwest 1 – Isham “Ike” Harris

Northwest 2 – Ashley McKinney

 At Large 1 – Robert Bowles

At Large 2 – Donn Dennis

At Large 3 – Joe Culhane

At Large 4 – Ali Novak

At Large 5 – Chris Dopez

At Large 6 – Truls Neal

 
 

7:05 – 7:10 pm

 

  

CONSENT AGENDA Approval/Amend Prior Board Meetings Minutes

 
7:11 – 7:20 pm

 

 Treasurer’s Report
7:20 – 7:35 pm Public Comment (limited to 3 min per speaker)
 

7:36 – 7:45 pm

  

Old Business

Demolition of 4907 NE 35th Ave.

Policies and Procedures Committee Folow-up

 
 
7:45 – 8:15 pm New Business

 

1.    Installation of New Board Members

2.    Review of Board Members obligations regarding attendance and participation

3.    Recommendations for 2016 Goals and Objectives

4.    Request to support Overlook Neighborhood association letter

5.    Funding Spring Egg Hunt

6.    Yard Sale Status (No Organizer at this time)

7.    Board Member assignment to committees and programs to take place in 2016 (i.e. who will serve on neighborhood clean up or summer concerts

8.    Review of Board Member Participation and Attendance Requirements.

9.    What will the focus or speaker for March General Meeting

10. Volunteers for General Meeting (welcome, place large General Meeting   announcing meeting)

11. Proposal for Meet the Chair at 6

 
8:00 – 8:30pm Community and Committee Reports (Each Committee to please provide written Summary for each board member, prefer report submitted prior to meeting with discussion reserved for meeting)

1. Media Committee   2. Land Use Committee   3.   Social Committee

4. Clean-Up Committee   5.   Roles & responsibilities Committee 6. Policies and Procedures Committee

 
  Meeting Guidelines

1.      Stay within agreed time (Option: Decision to add time)

2.      Stay on topic (Option: Parking lot)

3.      Voice a solution if you voice a concern (Upgrade: Seek solutions to address ALL concerns)

4.      Avoid personal attacks (Upgrade: Notice and care about the effect your words have on others)

 

Spring Egg Hunt – Saturday, March 26th, 10am SHARP! – Fernhill Park

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Back by popular demand and pure awesomeness!

Please Join Us for the

SPRING EGG HUNT
SATURDAY, MARCH 26
FERNHILL PARK
(Near the Playground along NE 37th Avenue)

The Hunt begins at 10 am SHARP!
Don’t be late, it ends in a flash!

Sponsored by:

The Concordia Neighborhood Association & American Legion Post 134

Volunteers Needed To:

  • Stuff 5000 plastic eggs with candy
    Friday, March 25th at 6:00 pm at American Legion Post 134
    2104 NE Alberta St
  • Hide 5000 candy-filled eggs
    March 25th at 8:00 A.M. at Fernhill Park (NE 37th & Ainsworth)

Contact: Katie Ugolini or 503-449-9690

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