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We have two viable candidates for the position and the CNA will be accepting nominations for the Chair position from the floor at the general meeting March 5th.  To qualify, you must be a resident, own property, or a business within the boundaries of the Concordia Neighborhood Association. You will be asked to sign in at the meeting and confirm your membership in the neighborhood association. The term for Chair will begin immediately and be a two-year term, ending in December 2014.

So if you have any experience as a member on a neighborhood board, or maybe as an officer on another kind of board, or just feeling moved to run,  please send an email to contactcnaboard@yahoo.com and let us know of your interest!!!

February 26th , Tuesday, Deadline to order a tree for the Friends of Trees planting. Go to www.friendsoftrees.org and click Order Street and Yard Trees.   Concordia neighbors get FREE street trees this year only, courtesy of Friends of Trees and the Bureau of Environmental Services. There are a wide variety of flowering and fall color trees available for the street, and nice shade and fruiting yard trees available.

There will be a General Neighborhood Meeting of Concordia Neighborhood Association on Tuesday, March 5th, 2013 …. 7:00 pm to 9 pm, at the Kennedy School’s Community Room.

The first half hour with be allotted for Neighborhood announcements and concerns.

Guest Speakers: Red Cross will be giving us a “Together We Prepare” presentation, which is interactive and focuses on individual emergency and disaster preparedness. They will outline the three primary principles to get prepared: Making a Plan, Building a Kit, and Being Informed.

Additionally, Jeremy Van Keuren from the Portland Bureau of Emergency Management (PBEM) will talk about the Neighborhood Emergency Team (NET) and the Basic Earthquake Emergency Communications Node (BEECN) program. The NET training and the BEECN program empower neighbors to help themselves, their families, and their community if a major disaster strikes.

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

Agenda

1. Establish a quorum, approve agenda, review 5 minutes
and reconfirm the meeting rules (listed below)

2. Introduce New Board Members 5 minutes

3. Approve Minutes (December) 5 minutes

4. Treasurer’s Report 10 minutes

5. Action Items 30 minutes

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This coming Tuesday, January 15th, CNA’s Land Use/Livability/Transportation joint committees will not meet at Kennedy School.
Instead we will tour Cerimon House, located at 5131 NE 23rd, just a block off Alberta at 7PM. This will give us a chance to see the inside of what has been called the “Old White Church” before remodeling starts and to hear about their plans. They have the potential to be a great asset to the neighborhood and to CNA as it will be a low key events and arts facility.

There is no heating in the building and is quite cold so dress warmly. We will meet in the “Little Church” across the street where it is warm and then visit the building to be remodeled. It should take about 30-40 minutes of your time, so do drop in with the rest of us to see what’s going on.

Our regular monthly meeting will return to Kennedy School on Feb. 19th. In the meantime we are working with Expatriate Lounge’s Good Neighbor Agreement and awaiiting PBOT’s response to their reorganization and our traffic improvement requests of a year ago.

George M. Bruender, Land Use Co-chair
503-287-4787

The Board voted in December 2012 to move the Board meeting to the 4th Tuesday of the month, so as not to conflict with Race Talks, which are held the 2nd Tuesday of every month in the Gym of the Kennedy School. Race Talks is a series of dialogues that deals with race in Oregon, both historically and up to the present time, to provide learning experiences that support the development of racial identity and sensitivity.

Each month, Kennedy School hosts a presentation on a different topic of ethnicity and racial elements in Oregon history, given by educators and/or experts in the topic at hand. The aim is to provide educational and learning experiences that support the development of intercultural sensitivity and racial identity. (source: McMenamins Kennedy School ) To learn more about Race Talks visit: Uniting to Understand Racism.

Friends of Trees Plant It! Presentation December 6^th, 7PM – 9PM at Kennedy School Community Room.  An informative slide show will be presented by Jim Gersbach of Concordia Tree Team followed by Q&A.   Bring your individual tree concerns  and questions to the event. Friends of Trees staff and volunteers will be available to help you to sign up and place your order, so that the tree you fall in love with will be waiting for you!  Trees sellout every year so order early!!