7:30 p.m. Welcome and introductions. 7:35 p.m. Review and pass minutes  from December 19, 2018 meeting. 7:40 p.m. Family Night at Sellwood Community Center - Gail Hoffnagle, SMILE Vice President and Chair of Friends of Sellwood Community Center. 7:45 p.m. Summer Concert Series - Jim Friscia, Sellwood Riverfront Park Summer Concerts Committee Chair. 8:00 p.m. Discussion: Main Street Project - David Schoellhamer, Land Use Committee Chair, Heather Flynn-Chatto and Linda Nettekoven from the Main Street Project, and members of the Land Use Committee.  The Main Street Project is a program for Portland neighborhoods whose main commercial areas developed initially around street car or trolley lines. It provides a guide, or toolkit, […]

Please attend this important meeting about new information on the Moreland Woods property.  Details here: https://mailchi.mp/9f6d8fb36a61/moreland-woods-update-591985?e=0b97a9928b  

Join us at Sellwood Community Center for arts and crafts, dodge ball, cards, games, open mat room and a movie. $15/ family or $5/person (cash or check only please. Make checks out to SMILE).  This is a fundraiser for upgrading indoor park toys, and lobby games.  Sponsored by Friends of Sellwood Community Center. For more information call 503-823-3195.  Details here.

UPDATED AGENDA 6:00 - 6:05 PM: Introductions. 6:05 - 6:35 PM: 5736 SE 17th Land Use Notice Response:  A land use notice for a land division at 5736 SE 17th (Tenth Church of Christ Scientist) has been issued and is available at https://www.portlandoregon.gov/bds/article/710411 .  23 lots for attached townhomes and a new public street connecting 17th and 18th would be created.  The two large purple beech trees would be preserved. Because more than 11 lots are being created there will be public hearing tentatively scheduled for March 6.  This notice is a request for response from agencies and SMILE for […]

7:30 p.m. Welcome and introductions. 7:35 p.m. Review and pass minutes - December 5, 2018. 7:45 p.m. SMILE Board Election 2019 is coming! Joel Leib, SMILE Board President. 7:50 p.m. Update: Sundae in the Park. Nancy Walsh, Chair, Sundae in the Park. 7:55 p.m. Update: Family Night at Sellwood Community Center. Gail Hoffnagle, SMILE Vice President and Chair of Friends of Sellwood Community Center. 8:00 p.m. Discussion: SMILE Neighborhood Renter Outreach. Tyler Janzen, SMILE Board Member. 8:30 p.m. Open Forum - An opportunity for any announcements, ideas, or issues that are of interest to SMILE. 9:00 p.m. Adjourn.

We will have a special Friends of Sellwood Community Center meeting for the sole purpose of drafting a letter that SMILE can send to the City in support of the Sellwood Community Center.  We need to have this meeting at this time so the SMILE Board can approve it at their February 20th meeting.

People interested in helping at this year's 40th anniversary Sundae in the Park are welcome to attend and find out how they can help.

6:00 p.m.  Introductions and announcements – Scott Kelly, Chairman, Transportation Committee. 6:10 p.m.  Springwater trail gap from SE 13th to SE 19th – Mel Huie, Metro and Maya Agarwal, Portland Parks & Recreation. Mel and Maya will update the neighborhood on plans, challenges and opportunities to connect the last segment of the Springwater trail from SE 13th Ave. to SE 19th Ave., including crossing SE 17thAve. 6:50 p.m.  Safety issues at SE 13th & SE Sellwood Blvd/SE Knapp – Jory Olson.  Jory will describe traffic safety concerns at this intersection for discussion and recommendations. 7:05 p.m.  Future agenda items. 7:15 p.m. […]

7:30 p.m. Welcome and introductions. 7:35 p.m. Review and pass minutes for January 16, 2019 meeting. 7:40 p.m. SMILE Board election 2019 is coming! - Joel Leib, SMILE Board President. 7:45 p.m. Update: Friends of Sellwood Community Center - Gail Hoffnagle , President of FSCC & Vice President of SMILE. 7:55 p.m. Discussion: Main Street Design budget - Vikki DeGaa, Land Use Committee Member. 8:10 p.m. Discussion: Testimony for public hearing on land division at 5736 SE 17th & for City Council on neighborhood contact code update - David Schoellhamer, Land Use Committee Chair. 8:40 p.m. Discussion: Sellwood’s scenic corridor - Jory Olson, concerned neighbor. 9:00 p.m. […]

The meeting has been cancelled due to weather.  Sorry for late notice.