SMILE – Sellwood-Moreland Improvement League

Title: Sam Adams Green Drinks
Location: Muddy Rudder
Link out: Click here
Description: Mayor Sam Adams will be joining the Sustainable Sellwood Community at Green Drinks! We\’ll be discussing bike boulevards and other entertaining initiatives!
Start Time: 06:00
Date: 2010-05-05

Title: Sustainable Sellwood Meeting
Location: Blue Kangaroo
Description: Sustainable Sellwood Community Meeting to exchange ideas and visions for creating a positive lifestyle and neighborhood.
Start Time: 08:30
Date: 2010-02-10

There will be a Special SMILE Board meeting this Monday at the SMILE station.  The sole agenda item is:  Landuse Appeal for 5714 SE 15th Avenue.

Neighbors please join us for the General Membership meeting this Wednesday, Feb 3, 2010 at 730p SMILE station.  Specific topics include:

Neighbors from Eastmoreland, Reid, Westmoreland and Sellwood gathered at Eastmoreland golf course Thursday January 28, 2010 to discuss Bus Stop Options for the Bybee Street station for the Portland Milwaukie Light Rail Station.   Specific topics discussed:

• Option of bus pullouts on the bridge are back on table.  Meeting focused on different bus pullout options, including long pullout and short pullout.
• Environmental concerns.  Strict interpretation of NEPA rules originally pushed TriMet to remove the bus pullout.  Thanks to Mat Milenbach educating Trimet on NEPA, Trimet looking to explore other mitigating items
• SMILE and East Moreland Neighborhood Association strongly advocated for solution that allows bus pullout
• Interesting stat:  Peak hour traffic 3500 cars in one direction.  ADA says average time for person in wheelchair to exit / enter is 90 seconds.  That would push back 1200 feet according to a neighbor.  Approx 85 cars/
• Aesthetic issues and environmental issues need to be resolved.
• Neighbors seemed to agree that having a dual sided widening extension would both service bus stops on each side, as well as increase size for safety, including bike access
• Unanimity of concern to Tri Met:  Dont have a bus stop without pull out.  impact to traffic would be terrible, as well as life safety concerns.
• Trimet listened and is taking the feedback back to the drawing board to both clarify environmental impact, discuss budget impact and other items.

Here are proposals we’re working on this month.

Greenway Goal Exception to Accommodate the Sellwood Bridge. Multnomah County is requesting a Greenway Goal exception to allow the placement of fill to support bridge on-ramps in the Greenway Setback (considered a non river-related / non river- dependent development) within the Greenway overlay zone.  The project is located for the most part of the west side of the river so, while it does not directly affect any Sellwood neighborhoods, the visual impact will be visible form our side of the river.  There will be a hearing on this proposal on February 1, 2010 as specified in the notice.

1126 SE Sellwood Blvd. The owners of this property have proposed to remodel their house which will involvement encroachment on the setbacks along all three property lines (the property is triangular shaped).  SMILE objected to the proposal as did several of the immediate neighbors.  In response to our comments, the applicants have revised their remodeling plan and met with the neighbors.  SMILE is considering whether to further comment on this proposal.

SE 16th Ave. between SE Claibourne and SE Glenwood Streets. We have received a pre-application notice that the owners of this property intend to apply for a building permit to construct a 20 unit townhouse development on the site.  There will be a neighborhood contact meeting at the SMILE Station at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 19 to ask questions about the proposal.

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The board meeting will be rescheduled as a “Special Board Meeting” for January 27, 2010 at the SMILE station.

SMILE Special Board Meeting Wednesday, January 27, 2010

There is no board meeting 1/20/2010

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­Agenda

1. Bicycle Master Plan
2. Lead Paint Testing – Sellwood Community Center
3. Landuse Issues
4. Springwater Gap
5. Financial Update – Budget, Treasurer

Due to popular demand in the Sellwood Westmoreland Neighborhood, Wallace Books will be recycling styrofoam 11am – 5pm).  there is no charge but donations will be accepted.

For questions, please call Wallace Books at 503 235-7350.  Wallace Books is located at  7241 SE Milwaukie Avenue.

Happy New Year

The SMILE General Membership Meeting will be conducted this Wednesday January 6th at the SMILE Station.  Agenda items include: