See you at the casting pond in Westmoreland Park at 11:00.  Don't miss it!  Details here.

This is a reminder that tonight, the Sellwood-Moreland/Eastmoreland/Brooklyn Neighborhood Emergency Team (NET) will be doing a training activity. The event will run from about 7 PM until 8:30. You may see our volunteers in their “gear” (orange vests; red backpacks and hard hats), traveling on foot from their homes to their designated staging areas. This is only a drill! Don't know what NET is? If you spot one of our volunteers, feel free to chat and ask questions. Also, read all about NET here (https://portlandprepares.org/net-teams/southeast/sellwood/) or here (https://www.facebook.com/Sellwood-Moreland-Eastmoreland-and-Brooklyn-NET-184784898986100/), or email sellwood.net@gmail.com for more information.

7:00 - 7:05 PM: Introductions. 7:05 - 7:45 PM: Neighborhood contact meeting for a two-story eight-unit apartment building at 5316 SE 18th Ave.  Architect Ben Hufford will tell us about the project, which will be subject to design review and public comment. 7:45 - 8:25 PM: Neighborhood Contact Code Update Project. Project Chief Sara Wright will discuss the Proposed Draft Report to be released in late June.  More information on the Project is at https://www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/74046 . 8:25 - 8:30 PM: Discussion of whether the committee should ask the SMILE Board to streamline submission of SMILE comments on some planning documents.  […]

Everyone is welcome.

No meeting this month -- Happy July 4th!

6:00 - 6:05 PM: Introductions. 6:05 - 6:40PM: Neighborhood contact for 5736 SE 17th Ave, the Tenth Church of Christ Scientist.  Architect Cody Johnecheck will tell us about a proposal to build 31 townhomes. 6:40 - 7:15PM: Discussion of the proposed conceptual framework for new Design Standards and Guidelines.  Architect John Schupp will help us understand this architecturally-based proposal.  We will decide what comments to submit to the City’s Design Overlay Zone Amendments Project that wrote the Tools Concept Report available at https://www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/70324 .

7:30 p.m. Welcome - Introductions. 7:35 p.m. Review and pass minutes - for June 20 meeting. 7:40 p.m. Update: Sellwood Riverfront Concerts - Jim Friscia, Event Organizer. 7:50 p.m. Update: Sundae in the Park - Nancy Walsh, Committee Chair. 7:55 p.m. Update: New Projector & Screen for SMILE Station - Vikki DeGaa, Project Co-Organizer. 8:05 p.m. Discussion: Land Use Committee Issues - David Schoellhamer, SMILE Land Use Committee Chair. A proposal to amend Land Use Committee Guidelines for submittal of comments and testimony, allowing the Committee to submit when staff is the audience and requiring Board approval when a appointed or elected body is the […]

Skybound Blue, a harmony-driven Americana group will perform at Sellwood Riverfront Park.

6:00 p.m.  Introductions and Announcements – Scott Kelly, Chairman, Transportation Committee. 6:10 p.m.  New Crossing Signal at Bybee & 19th – Scott Kelly. Discuss how this is working. Come with actionable ideas to improve. 6:45 p.m.  Metro 2018 Regional Transportation Plan – Scott Kelly. Review the draft RTP. Comments due by August 13. Below is a link to the web site. https://www.oregonmetro.gov/public-projects/2018-regional-transportation-plan/project-priorities?mc_cid=9da1d1efb8&mc_eid=ce0c1339e2 7:10 p.m.   Future Agenda Items. 7:15 p.m.    Adjourn.

We will discuss the possibility of a haunted house as a fundraiser, and next steps in budget process.  We are also looking for a couple of people to help with activities for kids at Sundae In The Park.  It is held on August 5th from noon-5.  A 1-2 hour shift would be great. Contact Gail Hoffnagle at smileghoffnagle@gmail.com.