Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Planning for the Future of Sullivan's Gulch — the main event at our Fall General Meeting - Tues. Nov. 13


How do current City wide planning efforts, as represented by the City of Portland's Central City 2035 Concept Plan and the recent N/NE Quadrant Project, affect our neighborhood and work in conjunction with the economy of the neighborhood and the city?  That's the topic of a panel discussion at the SGNA Fall General Meeting that we hope you'll attend.

SGNA Fall General Meeting will be held Tuesday, November 13th, starting at 7:00 PM at Grace Episcopal Church 1535 Northeast 17th Avenue Portland, OR 97232.  We hope to see everyone there.

Here's the agenda for the meeting:

1. Welcome, Introductions, Announcements 

2. Welcome to our new neighborhood liaison Police Officer - Joshua Buller - and comments from him.

3. City of Portland Leaf Sweeping, Friday, December 14th - The SGNA Board has arranged off street parking starting in the evening of the Nov. 13 at Grace Episcopal Church and Fred Meyer for neighbors who need a place to put their cars for the day.  For parking at Fred Meyer, a liability waiver will have to be signed by each neighbor parking.  Cars must be moved off these lots after the clean up is complete.  The hours of availability will be strictly enforced.

4. Committee Reports 
    Communications
    Lifestyles
    Safety, Livability and Emergency Preparedness
    Treasurer's Report

5. Election and Re-election of Board Members
    Do you like Sullivan's Gulch as much as we do?  If so, consider joining one of the SGNA
    committees or the SGNA Board itself.  There's plenty to do to make it more livable and special.

6. NE Coalition of Neighborhoods - announcements and notices.

7. Planning for the Future of the Gulch — A Moderated Panel Discussion
How do current City wide planning efforts as represented by the Central City 2035 Concept Plan and the recent N/NE Quadrant Project relate to our neighborhood and work in conjunction with the economy of the neighborhood and the city.  Current and proposed efforts of the Land Use and Transportation Committee, and with a particular project in our neighborhood, Grant Park Village, Capstone Partners LLC's proposed mixed-use retail/apartment complex at NE Broadway and NE 33rd Avenues.  Panel members include:

  • Mr. Steve Iwata, Planner, Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability 
  • Mr. Tyler Bump, Economist, Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability 
  • Ms. Carol Gossett, SGNA Board member and Chair of the Land Use Committee 
  • Ms. Lauren Golden Jones, neighbor, and Project Manager with Capstone Partners, LLC 
  • Moderator Britt Brewer, SGNA Board Vice Chair

8. Next Steps - brief comments on the "The Sullivan's Gulch Neighborhood Action Plan, Adopted by the City Council, July 16, 1987, Ordinance No. 159897 and a call for neighbor's review and opinions.

9. Concluding remarks

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