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East Portland Transportation Summit, April 27

lentsna — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 01:00:25 +0000

Senators Jackie Dingfelder (D-Portland), Rod Monroe (D-Portland), and Chuck Thomsen (R-Hood River) will be joined by Representatives Jeff Reardon (D-Portland), Michael Dembrow (D-Portland), Shemia Fagan (D-Clackamas), Chris Gorsek (Troutdale), Alyssa Keny-Guyer and Jessica Vega Pederson (D-Portland) in hosting a Transportation Town Hall focused on the issues in East Portland. Each legislator’s district includes East Portland.

Legislators will be joined by Portland Mayor Charlie Hales, Oregon Department of Transportation Director Matt Garrett, ODOT Region 1 Director Jason Tell, TriMet General Manager Neil McFarlane, and other transportation officials to speak to and answer questions about transportation issues in East Portland.

WHO: Sen. Dingfelder, Sen. Monroe, Sen. Thomsen, Rep. Reardon, Rep. Vega Pederson, Rep. Fagan, Rep. Dembrow, Rep. Keny-Guyer and Rep. Gorsek, Portland Mayor Charlie Hales and invited transportation officials.

WHAT: East Portland Transportation Town Hall

WHEN: Saturday, April 27^th, at 12:00PM

WHERE: Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization (IRCO) – 10301 NE Glisan Street, Portland, OR 97220

Bring us your junk – April 20

lentsna — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 01:45:10 +0000

Tired of that junked swing set that’s been sitting in your back yard? Did your weed whacker die, but it won’t fit in your trash bin?

The answer to your junk problems is this weekend with the Lents Neighborhood Clean-up.

Come to any of our six Dumpster locations to get rid of your junk, and help the Lents Neighborhood Association. The service is free to Lents residents, but the LNA benefits from any donations.

The Clean-Up starts at 9 a.m. April 20, and lasts until the Dumpsters fill or until 1 p.m.

DUMPSTER LOCATIONS:

85th and Knapp
4210 SE 90th (north of Cora)
9211 SE Ramona (Green Lents Tool Library)
8819 SE Reedway
9812 SE Reedway
10627 SE Schiller
4844 SE 99th (north of Steele)

View a map of neighborhood clean-up locations

Questions? Call Joan at 503-919-0311.

Don’t have any junk? Help out SOLV with the Springwater Corridor Cleanup, starting at 9 a.m. at the corner of 87th and Lambert.

View more info about SOLV’s clean-up

Or clean up our town center. Meet at the Wattles Boys & Girls Club (92nd and Harold) from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday for a broader community clean-up.

LNA General Meeting, 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 26

lentsna — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:23:24 +0000

The Lents Neighborhood Association will have its February General Meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 26 at the Lents Activity Center.

View the agenda as a PDF

Roll call and introduction

7 p.m. Keating Explanation of the LNA’s role and responsibilities.

Timekeeping

Citizen communications

7:05 p.m. Anyone wishing to speak before the association on an item not on the agenda may be heard at this time. As a courtesy to all meeting participants, comments will be limited to three minutes per person.

Reports

7:20 p.m.      Keating              Treasurer’s report
7:25 p.m.      Sellu/Hyde        URAC update
7:30 p.m.      Potter                 Land Use
7:40 p.m.      Hayward            Public Safety
7:45 p.m.      Fettig                 Transportation

New business

7:50 p.m. Chapin Minutes. Approval of minutes.

Presentations

7:50 p.m.      Isbitz                  Alley Allies. Project to spruce up Lents alleys.
8:00 p.m.      Hahn                  Clean Water Portland. Opposing fluoridation in water.
8:10 p.m.      Coombes            Fred Meyer. Considering gas station at 82nd/Schiller.
8:20 p.m.      Ralley                SUN School Mural. At Lent Elementary.

Upcoming LNA meetings

6:30 p.m. April 11 LNA board meeting Assurety NW; 1^st floor conference room; 8931 SE Foster Road

7 p.m. April 23 LNA general meeting Lents Activity Center, 8835 SE Woodstock Blvd.

6:30 p.m. May 9 LNA board meeting Assurety NW; 1^st floor conference room; 8931 SE Foster Road

7 p.m. May 28 LNA general meeting Lents Activity Center, 8835 SE Woodstock Blvd.

May 28 featuring Q&A with Mayor Charlie Hales

LNA General Meeting, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013

lentsna — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:53:34 +0000

The Lents Neighborhood Association will have its February General Meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26 at the Lents Activity Center.

View the agenda as a PDF

Roll call and introduction

7 p.m. Christensen Explanation of the LNA’s role and responsibilities.
Sellu Timekeeping

Citizen communications

Elected official visit

7:10 p.m. Metro Councilor Bob Stacey

A question-and-answer session with Metro Councilor Bob Stacey, whose district includes Lents.
Note: The LNA will host Portland City Commissioner Dan Saltzman in April, Portland Mayor Charlie Hales in May and Portland City Commissioner Nick Fish in August.

Reports

7:40 p.m.      PPB                    Public Safety report
7:50 p.m.      Keating              Treasurer’s report
7:55 p.m.      Potter                 Land use report
8:00 p.m.      Potter/Hyde/Christensen Urban renewal report

Announcements

8:10 p.m.      Potter                 Upcoming meeting: FLIP Open House
Christensen        Board vacancy, Membership Chair
Christensen        Overlap update – ONI has ruled
Christensen        Sunday Parkways – May 12
Swett                  Box Tops for Education – Reminder

New business

8:20 p.m. Chapin Minutes. Approval of minutes.

8:25 p.m. Christensen Discussion/Action. Vote on proposed Statement of Principles for Walker Stadium baseball proposal.

Presentations

8:50 p.m. Shanklin PSU Volunteer Program. Looking for mentors for SUN schools.

Upcoming LNA meetings

6:30 p.m.      March 14 LNA board meeting         Assurety NW; 1^st floor conference room; 8931 SE Foster Road
7 p.m.           March 26 LNA general meeting      Lents Activity Center, 8835 SE Woodstock Blvd.
6:30 p.m.      April 11     LNA board meeting         Assurety NW; 1^st floor conference room; 8931 SE Foster Road
7 p.m.           April 23     LNA general meeting      Lents Activity Center, 8835 SE Woodstock Blvd.

Other upcoming events

Feb. 28         6 p.m.        PDC – Foster-Lents Integration Partnership Open House, Wikman-Arleta Building, 4420 SE 64th
March – TBD                Foster Streetscape Committee, 6:30 p.m., SE Works
March 12     7 p.m.        PDC – Lents URAC meeting, Lent Elementary

LNA / West Coast League DRAFT statement of principles

lentsna — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:58:00 +0000

At the LNA’s January meeting, representatives from the West Coast League, an amateur baseball league, gave a presentation about their proposed renovation of Walker Stadium at Lents Park. The WCL hopes to host 30 baseball games at Walker Stadium each summer, with the season running in June and July.

The league is asking for the endorsement of the Lents Neighborhood Association before it moves forward with the project, which would be privately funded.

After getting feedback from community members, the LNA has released a draft “Statement of Principles” regarding the project. If the LNA and WCL can agree on a Statement of Principles, approved by the general membership, the league can have the LNA’s endorsement.

Below is a DRAFT of the statement of principles. If you have feedback on this, or proposed changes, please attend the Feb. 26 LNA meeting (7 p.m., Lents Activity Center, 8835 SE Woodstock), or e-mail LNA Chair Nick Christensen, nick@ilovelents.com.

—DRAFT—

The Lents Neighborhood Association has an active interest in supporting Lents Park. To that end, we are responding to a proposal from the West Coast League, a baseball league, to locate one of its teams in Lents Park’s Walker Stadium.

On DATE DATE, 2013, the Lents Neighborhood Association’s general membership voted on to support the West Coast League’s proposal, provided that the League can agree with us on the following principles:

Noise. The League and its teams will reasonably limit noise at Walker Stadium. New sound amplification devices should not be aimed in the direction of 92^nd Avenue. Amplified noise should not be audible in nearby homes. Amplified noise should be reasonably limited after 10 p.m. No amplified noise will be permitted after 11 p.m. on weeknights and 11:30 p.m. on weekends.
Lighting. If the League or its teams install new lighting at Walker Stadium, it will be directional in nature and not create additional lighting impacts on surrounding residences.
Parking. The League and its teams will work with the LNA, Portland Bureau of Transportation and Portland Parks and Recreation to develop a parking plan for games. The League and its teams will encourage patrons to use transit, possibly including incentives for patrons with transit passes. To allow local residents who require on-street parking time to park their vehicles on game days, most weekday games should start after 6:30 p.m., with the exception of afternoon matinees. The League and its teams will study the feasibility of using the John Marshall High School parking lots for staff and/or spectators.
Maximum crowds. The League and its teams will limit attendance at events to 2,500 spectators.
Alcohol. The League and its teams will cease alcohol sales after the 7^th inning or 9 p.m., whichever is earlier.
Trash. The League and its teams will actively work to ensure patrons do not leave the stadium with garbage, and will clean the grounds, including areas of Lents Park adjacent to the stadium, of litter nightly.
Public financing. The League and its teams are pursuing this as a privately-funded effort. If more than $100,000 of public investment is requested, the LNA will be consulted.
Adherence to Lents Park Master Plan. Acknowledging the importance of Lents Park to the community, and the effort that went into development, the League and its teams will agree to support the implementation of the Lents Park Master Plan adopted in 2011.
Synthetic turf. The application of synthetic turf, with an available soccer configuration, was critical to the adoption of the Lents Park Master Plan. The League and its teams will support this element of the plan.
Partnership with Lents Town Center businesses. The League and its teams will work with the Lents Town Center businesses, including any business district that may be established in the LTC, to develop mutually beneficial partnerships that support both the League and the Lents Town Center.
Walker Stadium availability. Aside from scheduled League games and periodic special events, Walker Stadium will remain available to local groups and its current classification of users.
Community involvement. The League and its teams will sign a Good Neighbor Agreement with the Lents Neighborhood Association. The League and its teams will work with the Lents Little League and with both Franklin and Madison high schools to promote sportsmanship and community building.
Change of structure. The League and its teams are proposing 30 home games per year at Walker Stadium. If this number increases, the LNA will be consulted.

Youth Action Grants are Now Available! Apply Now and Spread the Word.

theresas — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 04:59:28 +0000

The City of Portland and the Associated Students of Portland Community College are excited to announce that applications for grant money are now available for youth to create projects and improve their communities! Please help spread the word.

$10,000 is available for community-based projects initiated, designed, and run by youth 21 and under. The Youth Action Grants Program will provide grants of up to $1,000 to youth or youth groups who want to take actions that help make Our Bill of Rights: Children + Youth a reality.

For more details, check out 2013 YOUTH ACTION GRANTS PROGRAM.

The application deadline is Thursday, February 21, 2013, so do not delay.

To be eligible, please attend an upcoming YOUTH ACTION GRANT Workshop.

The Associated Students of Portland Community (ASPCC) will be hosting three free workshops to help youth and their adult partners to think about grant ideas and offer support on how to write grants, create budgets, and design action plans.

Friday, January 25, 2013

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Portland Community College Southeast Campus

Room: Tabor 137

Saturday, February 2, 2013

2:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Portland Community College Cascade Campus

Room: Terrell Hall 124

Thursday, February 7, 2013

6:00 pm to 8:00pm

Portland Community College Sylvania Campus

Room: CC 204B

YOUTH ACTION GRANTS APPLICATION FORMS are available now.

Applications and all supporting materials must be submitted by Thursday, February 21, 2013, by 11:30 pm, via email to youthactiongrants.sy@pcc.edu.

If you need to mail, hand deliver, or fax your application, it needs to be in our office by 5:00 pm, on February 21, 2013:

Youth Action Grants Fax: 971-722-4959

Attn: Kim Smith

Portland Community College Sylvania SS 215
19000 SW 49th Ave.
Portland, OR 97219

Please contact the ASPCC at 971-722-4361 or youthactiongrants.sy@pcc.edu with any questions about the YOUTH ACTION GRANTS Program or to RSVP for a YOUTH grant workshop.

Sponsored by the City of Portland and Portland Community College.

–
Kim Smith, Ph.D.
Sociology Instructor
Dept of Sociology, SS 215
Portland Community College Sylvania
PO Box 19000
Portland, OR 97280
971-722-4097
kdsmith@pcc.edu

LNA General Meeting, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013

lentsna — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 01:10:16 +0000

The Lents Neighborhood Association will have its October General Meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22 at the Lents Activity Center.

View the agenda as a PDF

Lents Neighborhood Association

General Meeting Agenda
January 22, 2013

Lents Activity Center, 8835 SE Woodstock

Heather Chapin, Secretary – Nick Christensen, Chair – Teresa Fettig, Transportation
Alpha Hayward, Public Safety – Raymond Hites, At-large – Clarice Keating, Treasurer
Cora Potter, Land Use – Sia Sellu, Vice Chair – Teresa Swett, Education

Roll call and introduction
7 p.m. Christensen Explanation of the LNA’s role and responsibilities.
Sellu Timekeeping

Citizen communications
7:05 p.m. Anyone wishing to speak before the association on an item not on the agenda may be heard at this time. As a courtesy to all meeting participants, comments will be limited to three minutes per person.

Announcements
7:10 p.m. Christensen Board vacancy, Membership Chair
Swett Box Tops collection

Reports
7:15 p.m.      Keating              Treasurer’s report
7:20 p.m.      PPB/Hayward Public Safety Report
7:25 p.m.      Potter                 Land Use

New business
7:30 p.m. Christensen Minutes. Approval of minutes.
7:35 p.m. Christensen Discussion. West Coast League proposal for Walker Stadium in Lents Park – discuss statement of principles.

Presentations

8:05 p.m. Earl Boyles Elementary expansion project

Upcoming LNA meetings

6:30 p.m. Feb. 7 LNA board meeting Assurety NW; 1^st floor conference room; 8931 SE Foster Road

7 p.m. Feb. 26 LNA general meeting Lents Activity Center, 8835 SE Woodstock Blvd.

6:30 p.m. March 14 LNA board meeting Assurety NW; 1^st floor conference room; 8931 SE Foster Road

7 p.m. March 26 LNA Annual meeting Lents Activity Center, 8835 SE Woodstock Blvd.

Other upcoming events

Jan. 29 Lents Business District meeting, 7:30 a.m., Assurety NW Classroom

Feb. 12 Lents URAC, 7 p.m., Lent Elementary School

February – TBD Foster Streetscape Committee, 6:30 p.m., SE Works

Organized, amateur baseball proposal at LNA on Jan. 22

lentsna — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 20:41:44 +0000

An amateur baseball organization, the West Coast League, is looking at hosting 30 baseball games at Walker Stadium in Lents Park from June-July each summer. The league is asking for support from the Lents Neighborhood Association before moving forward with its proposal.

This is not Triple-A baseball, not even close. The league is suggesting to rehab Walker Stadium’s existing structure, and expects crowds of about 1,000 people on average for those 30 nights. That’s about how many people attended Lents’ Founders Day/Movies in the Park in Aug. 2012. Also, the West Coast League has teams in neighborhood ballparks in cities like Bend, Walla Walla, Wenatchee and Victoria. (The 2009 Triple-A proposal involved a league with teams in Salt Lake City, Sacramento, Memphis, New Orleans and Nashville).

To ensure that the community is involved in this process, the LNA will discuss this proposal at its Jan. 22 meeting. If the community decides to endorse this proposal, we will draft a Statement of Principles to be adopted at our Feb. 26 meeting.

What’s a Statement of Principles? Similar to a Good Neighbor Agreement, it lists the conditions the community would like to see addressed in order to earn our endorsement.

We’ll start brainstorming those Principles at our Jan. 22, 2013 meeting (7 p.m., Lents Activity Center, 8835 SE Woodstock). If you’re interested, please come participate.

If you can’t make the meeting, you can e-mail LNA President Nick Christensen at nick@ilovelents.com with your suggestions for the Statement of Principles.

Any adoption of this statement will be done by the General Membership at our Feb. 26 meeting.

Learn more about the West Coast League

PDC hosts Foster Road survey

lentsna — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 20:20:34 +0000

The PDC has an online forum for opinions about Foster Road.

Take the survey

The survey is part of the Foster-Lents Integration Partnership.

LNA General Meeting, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012

lentsna — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 02:31:59 +0000

The Lents Neighborhood Association will have its October General Meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23 at the Lents Activity Center.

View the agenda as a PDF

View the full agenda including backup reference material

Lents Neighborhood Association

General Meeting Agenda

November 27, 2012

Lents Activity Center, 8835 SE Woodstock
Heather Chapin, Secretary – Nick Christensen, Chair – Teresa Fettig, Transportation
Alpha Hayward, Public Safety – Raymond Hites, At-large – Clarice Keating, Treasurer Cora Potter, Land Use – Sia Sellu, Vice Chair – Teresa Swett, Education

Roll call and introduction

7 p.m. Christensen Explanation of the LNA’s role and responsibilities.

Sellu Timekeeping

Citizen communications

Announcements

7:10 p.m. Christensen No December meeting – next meeting January 22, 2013

Christensen Board vacancy, Membership Chair

Christensen Overlap update – has proceeded to ONI

Swett Box Tops for Education – Reminder

Reports

7:15 p.m. Keating Treasurer’s report

7:20 p.m. PPB Public Safety Report

7:25 p.m. Potter Land Use

New business

7:30 p.m. Chapin Minutes. Approval of minutes.

7:35 p.m. Christensen Discussion. Feedback on proposed multicultural center temporarily at John Marshall High School.

7:45 p.m. Christensen Discussion. City studying options for Foster Road, including possibly taking away 2 lanes for vehicle traffic

Presentations

8:15 p.m. REACH CDC. Update on REACH programs.

Upcoming LNA meetings

6:30 p.m. Jan. 10 LNA board meeting Assurety NW; 1^st floor conference room; 8931 SE Foster Road

7 p.m. Jan. 22 LNA general meeting Lents Activity Center, 8835 SE Woodstock Blvd.

6:30 p.m. Feb. 14(?) LNA board meeting Assurety NW; 1^st floor conference room; 8931 SE Foster Road

7 p.m. Feb. 26 LNA general meeting Lents Activity Center, 8835 SE Woodstock Blvd.