April 25 General Meeting Draft Agenda

Special Board Meeting for next Tues., March 21st from 7:00 – 8:00 pm at the German American Society, 5626 NE Alameda St. This meeting has been added to the official city-wide calendar.

Topic:     Reconsideration of a RCPNA 2015 Approved Recommendation to Rezone of 3 properties owned by Rich and Blair Peterson, located at the corner of NE 50th and Fremont St., from R2 to Mixed Use Commercial as a map amendment to the Comprehensive Plan Update.
Timing:  Opportunity to ‘File an Objection’ closes within 21 days of the City’s pending submission of Task 4 and 5 of the Periodic Review/2035 Comprehensive Plan to the State of Oregon.

Agenda
7:00 – 8:00 pm

1. Welcome & Introductions (open the public meeting)
2. Historic record and actions regarding the Peterson Rezone from R2 to Mixed Use Commercial.
3. Existing options for comment or appeal/objection to the state.
4. Board Next Steps:

• Decide whether to reopen the public meeting regarding LU &TC recommended approval for zone change from R2h to Mixed Use Neighborhood Commercial for 5024 NE Fremont, vacant lot (TL# R260906) and 3430 NE 50th Ave.
• If yes, actions include:
  • Open the public review on the matter to receive testimony, including attached documents.
  • Close public review on the matter when all questions and concerns have been raised
  • Render a decision:
    • No change from the previous rezone recommendation of approval
    • Support the rezone of some of the properties from R2 to Mixed Use Commercial
    • Reverse decision – opposing the rezone of all three properties from R2
• If no, actions include:
  • Opportunity for public discussion regarding the process and issues at hand
  • Make a motion to adjourn the meeting

5. Adjourn

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AGENDA

February 7, 2016 RCPNA Board Meeting

German American Society

7:00pm-9:00pm

Steven Effros Minutes Taker

1. Welcome and Introductions: Tamara DeRidder (5 minutes – 7:05)

2. Treasurer’s Report (5 minutes – 7:10)

3. Introduction and Approval of New Board Member (5 minutes – 7:15)

4. Recap of January General Meeting (15 minutes – 7:30)

What did we learn?  What do we need to act on?

5. Committee Reports: Each Committee Gives Update (40 minutes – 8:10)

            Business

            Clean Up

            Communications –

            Emergency Preparedness

            Entertainment –

            Environment

            Homelessness

            Land Use & Transportation

6. Planning for Next General Meeting -April 25 (20 minutes – 8:30)

Board Elections

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7. New Business (10 minutes – 8:40)

Expansion of Fremont Bus Line?

8. Adjourn (5 minutes – 8:45)

RCPNA General Meeting  (PDF Format Here)

Tuesday January 24^th, 2017

Rose City Park Neighborhood Association’s (RCPNA’s) next general membership meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 24th, 7 – 9 pm. Residents, property and business owners located within RCPNA are encouraged to attend but all are welcomed.

The meeting is open to the public and will be held at the German American Society, 5626 NE Alameda St., which is ADA-and transit-accessible (TriMet bus lines 12 and 71).  Doors open at 6:30 pm.

Below is the agenda:

7:00 -7:10        Welcome and Introductions – Tamara DeRidder, RCPNA Chair

7:10 – 7:25      NE Neighborhoods Public Safety Action Committee (PSAC) Update – Gary Points, RCPNA Board Member.

7:25 – 7:45      Air Quality Update – DEQ representative & David Gates, Chair of Environmental Committee.

7:45 – 8:15      RCP Neighborhood Street Tree Inventory Overview & Next Steps – David Gates

• Jim Gersbach – City of Portland Urban Forestry;
• Jessie Stemmler – Friends of Trees

8:15 – 8:45        City Residential Infill Project Update – Joe Zehnder, Chief Planner, or Sandra Wood, Supervising Planner, Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability

8:45 – 9:00      Closing Comments

Volunteers Needed:

• RCPNA Historian – To store and tend historic archive materials for RCPNA, including 1^st edition RCPNA History Book materials.
• E-mail Newsletter Editor – Lead our Email Newsletter Initiative using the MailChimp system with the goal of publishing up to one newsletter/month by consolidating RCPNA Committee updates.
• May Cleanup & Garage Sale – Cleanup: direct traffic; direct people to recycling stations; & collect money. Garage Sale: donation sorters; assist customers; and help determine reasonable prices.

Interested in Volunteering? Contact us at info@rcpna.org or Chairwoman Tamara DeRidder at 503-249-6977.