SMILE – Sellwood-Moreland Improvement League

Sellwood Moreland Improvement League
Board Meeting Agenda
January 18, 2012

7:30 Welcome, introductions, approval of agenda, pass minutes

7:40 Investment strategy
Discussion leaders — Pat Hainley, Steve Johnson
Decision to be made — None

7:55 Tacoma/Johnson Creek Light Rail Station stream enhancement planning
Discussion leader — Matt Clark
Decision to be made — Partnership with Johnson Creek Watershed Council

8:10 Fruit Tree Project
Discussion leader — Michael Hayes
Decision to be made — Whether to establish a partnership with Portland Fruit Tree Project to establish a community orchard

8:25 Communication Committee Report
Discussion leader — Jim Friscia
Decision to be made — None

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Sellwood Moreland Improvement League
Board Meeting Agenda
December 21, 2011

7:30 Welcome, introductions, approval of agenda, pass minutes

7:40 Speed bumps on Tenino
Discussion leaders — Tom Ramsey, Heather Koch
Decision to be made — whether to advocate for speed bumps

7:55 Sellwood Bridge Art
Discussion leader — Heather Koch
Decision to be made — None

8:10 Preparedness
Discussion leader — Stan Hoffman
Decision to be made — ?

9:00 Adjourn

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Neighbors, please join Multnomah County, Mayor Sam Adams, Commissioner Deborah Kafoury and others for the groundbreaking ceremony of the NEW Sellwood Bridge.   Details below

Friday, December 16 at 10 – 10:30 a.m.
Sellwood Riverfront Park,
SE Spokane St. and SE Oaks Park Way

Parking is available at the park and at a nearby overflow lot. Questions? Call 503-988-6804, emailinfo@sellwoodbridge.org.

Because of instructor scheduling conflicts, the Women’s Safety Class planned for December 8, 2011 has been postponed. We will let you know when a new date is set.

Sellwood Moreland Improvement League
General Meeting Agenda
December 7, 2011

7:30 Welcome, introductions, quick announcements, pass minutes

7:40 7-11 Store at SE Tacoma and 17th — Tom Noble

8:10 Tree Plan update — Tina Osterink, Anna Stultz

9:00 Adjourn

Next Board Meeting — December 21, 2011
Next General meeting — January 4, 2012

Sellwood Moreland Improvement League
Board Meeting Agenda
November 16, 2011

7:30 Welcome, introductions, approval of agenda, pass minutes

7:40 Board member vacancy update (Eric Miller’s position)
Discussion leaders — Mat Millenbach
Decision to be made — None

7:50 Portland Plan
Discussion leader — Matt Wickstrom
Decision to be made — None

8:20 Movies in the Park
Discussion leader — Mat Millenbach
Decision to be made — ?

8:40 Cell phone tower placement in residential neighborhoods
Discussion leader — Mat Millenbach
Decision to be made — Response to request from 3 other neighborhood associations to oppose cell phone towers in residential neighborhoods

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Charlie Hale, candidate for mayor, has agreed to meet in a town hall setting sponsored by the neighborhoods of Reedway, Eastmoreland, Sellwood Moreland and Hosford Abernethy. Reed College is hosting the meeting at the Vollum Lounge at 7:00 P.M. on Wednesday, November 16th.

This will be the first of three sessions for mayoral candidates. We have invited Eileen Brady in December, and Jefferson Smith in February. Many southeast Portland residents feel forgotten by city hall. Cuts in city services, and indifference to increasing levels of pollution in residential neighborhoods appear to reflect city hall’s focus on special interests and agendas.

This session will concentrate on local issues such as:
What will the new mayor do to address the increasing noise and pollution at the Union Pacific Rail Yard in Brooklyn?
How will historic southeast neighborhoods be protected against development that imperils their character and livability?
Where is the long promised community center at the Washington/Monroe high school?
What is being done on the Sellwood Bridge, the poorly designed Bybee Light Rain station, and the postponed Harold Street Light Rail Station?
How will you partner with the neighborhoods in the face of tight budgets?
Will the city protected homeowners from cell tower placement in their front yards?

If we expect to live in a city where city hall recognizes our interests and not those of special interests we need to speak out. This is your chance to test the candidates commitment to inner southeast Portland.

Sellwood Moreland Improvement League
General Meeting Agenda
November 2, 2011

7:30 Welcome, introductions, quick announcements, pass minutes

7:40 SE Tacoma and 13th safety measures — Jody Yates

7:50 St. Agatha School lunch room — Peter Finley Fry

8:00 Skateboard Park discussion — Gabe Needham

8:15 Sellwood Bridge update — Mike Pullen

8:30 Union Pacific Lawsuit update — Kevin Downing

9:00 Adjourn

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Sellwood Moreland Improvement League
Board Meeting Agenda
October 19, 2011

7:30 Welcome, introductions, approval of agenda, pass minutes

7:40 Board member vacancy (Eric Miller’s position)
Discussion leaders — Mat Millenbach
Decision to be made — Open discussion of potential board members; appointment of nominating committee

7:50 Proposal for consolidation of several official and unofficial ad hoc committees (Friends of Oaks Bottom, Springwater Corridor extension, Crystal Springs Collaborative, Trees, Golf Junction Park, etc.) into one “natural areas” ad hoc committee
Discussion leader — Mat Millenbach
Decision to be made — whether to approve this revised committee structure

8:10 EcoDistrict Summit
Discussion leader — Eric Miller, Nanci Champlin
Decision to be made — whether to fund Nanci’s participation in the training for this initiative

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Sellwood Montessori School (7126 SE Milwaukie Ave, in the Masonic Lodge) will have a clothing exchange on October 22, 2011 from 10-noon.