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SMILE Transportation Committee Meeting

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Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87819506219 Meeting ID: 878 1950 6219 6:00 – TriMet Route 40 update: Still in Forward Together plan; final vote 4/24. 6:10 – VisionZero “Slow Down” signs: How to get them. 6:15 –Tacoma Street Neighborhood Traffic Management Project Phase II: Discuss draft letter before presented to SMILE Board. 6:50 – Street Mural at Umatilla: Assembling a team. 7:00 – Adjourn. If you would like an item considered for inclusion on the agenda, please email Grant Huling: transportation-chair@sellwood.org

SMILE Board Meeting

SMILE Station 8210 SE 13th Street, Portland, OR, United States

The meeting will be held in person at the SMILE Station but you may attend via Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87681599764?pwd=g6CEh6Pb5RAukgPci4zP0HobQxICYV.1 AGENDA 7:30 Call to order, protocols, and introductions - David Dugan. 7:35 Review and approval of minutes of March 20, 2024 Board Meeting. 7:40 Community Gathering Space Concept, Vikki DeGaa, Ruth Kaser, and Mark Lakeman, 8:00 Summer Solstice Parade, Kate Duffly and Molly Kentner. 8:10 PBOT Letter - Transportation Committee, Grant Huling. 8:20 Upcoming events - Neighborhood Clean Up, SMILE Station Open House, etc. 8:30 May 2024 elections discussion. 8:45 SMILE transfer from District 4 to SE Uplift, David Dugan. 9:00 Adjournment.

Oaks Bottom Overlook Weeding & Anti-Graffiti Work Party

Oaks Bottom Overlook SE 13th and Bybee, Portland, OR, United States

Pizza provided! Please join other volunteers and SMILE board and safety committee members to steward our pollinator park by weeding and applying anti-graffiti coating to the benches and tables. Thank you to the SMILE Safety Committee for contributing supplies! Stop by Oaks Bottom Overlook (SE 13th south of Bybee ) anytime between 12:30 and 2:00 and lend a hand.

SNAC Committee Stewardship Saturday

Springwater Meadows SE 9th between Marion and Linn, Portland, OR, United States

Please join your neighbors at Springwater Meadows (SE Marion between SE 9th and 8th – off the Springwater Trail) we’ll be weeding and mulching the native plants!  Please bring your own gloves and water.  Items always useful to bring if you have them:  wheelbarrows, pitchforks, rakes, shovels and buckets. Tell your neighbors!

SMILE General Meeting

SMILE Station 8210 SE 13th Street, Portland, OR, United States

Link to access the Zoom meeting remotely: https://bit.ly/4dgY7Zw 7:30 pm - Call to order, protocols, and introductions – David Dugan. 7:35 pm - Review and approval of minutes of December 6, 2023, February 7, 2024 and April 3, 2024 General meetings. 7:40 pm - SMILE transfer from District 4 to SE Uplift Coalition, David Dugan. 8:00 pm - 2024 Board Member Elections – Candidates welcome to submit for positions prior to or during meeting until 8:30 pm. 9:00 pm Election voting begins (online ballot open until 9:00 pm on May 2, 2024). Meeting adjournment

Oaks Bottom Nature Walk

Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge

Friends of Oaks Bottom (FOOB) is hosting another Nature Walk on Saturday, May 4th, from 9:00  a.m. to 12:00 p.m. We will be making a slow circle around the refuge on public trails identifying birds, other wildlife, and flora. Aspects of the natural history of the refuge will also be addressed. The FOOB Nature Walk leaders will be Joshua Meyers and John Sparks. The walk is approximately 2.8 miles and flat, with a short descent/ascent of Sellwood Bluff. There are restrooms in Sellwood Park, where we begin and end the walk, but none along the route. Please RSVP (friendsofoaksbottom@gmail.com) with the […]

SMILE Station Open House & Party!

SMILE Station 8210 SE 13th Street, Portland, OR, United States

We're celebrating the grand reopening of our beloved SMILE Station which suffered devastating damage in the January ice storm.  Please stop by to see the wonderful transformation of this historic gem which has served as our neighborhood's civic center for decades.  Delicious refreshments will be served so don't miss it.

Transportation Committee Meeting

SMILE Station 8210 SE 13th Street, Portland, OR, United States

6:00 - Review and approve minutes. 6:05 - VisionZero “Slow Down” Yard Signs Hand-Out: Take yours, sign the pledge. 6:10 - Project Check-Ins: 13th/17th Traffic Safety Assessment, Llewellyn, SE Ochoco Pathway, etc. 6:15 - Tacoma Cut-Through Traffic Update: Letter sent to PBOT. Next steps. Petition? 6:30 - Street Mural: Discuss potential project; update on another similar project launched. 6:45 - Open discussion: What’s on your mind?

SMILE Board Meeting

SMILE Station 8210 SE 13th Street, Portland, OR, United States

7:30 pm         Call to order, protocols, and introductions – David Dugan   7:35 pm         Review and approval of minutes of April 17, 2024 Board meeting. 7:40 pm         Election – Introduction of new Board member/SE Uplift vote. 8:00 pm         Budget update/part-time assistant for SMILE. 8:20 pm         Future General Meeting topics (e.g., candidate forums). 8:40 pm         Upcoming events – Neighborhood Clean-Up, summer events, etc. 8:50 pm         Other topics for discussion. 9:00 pm       Adjournment.