Short design walk followed by hour+ community meeting and discussion. Ice cream sandwiches and drinks provided! This is the second in a series of three community workshops to identify and customize design guidelines for Sellwood-Moreland's historic main streets core areas. Learn about Portland's common design patterns of streetcar-era buildings and corridors. Find out how neighborhoods can help foster more compatible development that provides better density while respecting the neighborhood's roots and character. Come and give us your input on design priorities, goals for new development, and preservation.  Space is limited so REGISTER NOW!

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Volunteers needed!  Please join us.  Help remove invasive plants and clean up the park.  When? The last Tuesday of each month, April through October, from 10:00 to noon.  Meet at the picnic table next to the playground. Bring work gloves and, if possible, your favorite gardening tool. (Tools will be provided if not.)

6:00 - 6:05 PM: Introductions. 6:05 - 6:10 PM: Update on Main Street Design Initiative. 6:10 - 7:05 PM: Historic Resources Project and Conservation Districts: The Bureau of Planning and Sustainability is advancing a zoning code project that will make changes to how the City of Portland identifies, designates and protects historic resources. Conservation districts are geographic areas that are historically significant at the neighborhood level and regulated with more flexible historic resource protections than historic districts. Brandon Spencer-Hartle from the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability will present.  More information on the Project is at https://www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/58976. 7:05 - 7:15 PM: […]

7:30 p.m. Welcome - introductions. 7:35 p.m. Review and pass minutes for June 5, 2019 meeting. 7:40 p.m. Tatyana Bondarchuk- Crime Victims Advocate - presentation and Q&A. 8:10 p.m. Portland Marathon cheering opportunity-Jeff Gamer, SMBA SMILE rep., Brandon Appel, The Portland Press food truck, Kylee Hutchinson, Portland Marathon. 8:30 p.m. Sundae in the Park, Concerts in the Park recap - Nancy Walsh, Eric Norberg, Jim Friscia. Recruiting for next year. 8:40 p.m. Update: Sellwood Community House - FSCH President Gail Hoffnagle and Secretary Nancy Walsh 9:00 p.m. Adjourn.

6:00 p.m.  Introductions and announcements – Scott Kelly, Chairman, Transportation Committee. How to get onto Transportation Committee email list; who to contact about transportation requests. 6:05 p.m.  Oaks Park Transportation – Scott Kelly.  Brandon Roben from Oaks Park Association will discuss transportation issues as they relate to the amusement park. 6:25 p.m.  Discuss traffic and parking conflicts on Knapp between 13th & Milwaukie Ave – Mike Strooband. 6:45 p.m.  Consider supporting a letter requesting PBOT and ODOT close eastbound Insley Street at Hwy 99E – Scott Kelly. 7:00 p.m.  Consider supporting a letter requesting PBOT remove the double yellow centerline on […]

7:30 p.m. Welcome and introductions. 7:35 p.m. Review and pass minutes for July 17, 2019 meeting. 7:40 p.m. Friends of Sellwood Community House (discussion and voting) transfer funds from SMILE; approve Brian Dasso for legal counsel. 8:00 p.m. Transportation items (discussion and voting): Consideration of letter requesting PBOT remove double yellow centerline on SE 17th North of Nehalem; consider approving a letter requesting PBOT and ODOT close eastbound Insley Street at Hwy 99E. 8:20 p.m. Dispensary opening (discussion and possible voting) - draft letter to our legislators? 8:40 p.m. Good of the order. 9:00 p.m. Adjourn.