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

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 […]

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?

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.

See you next month.

Want to get into the spirit for the Everything Under the Sun Parade on June 15th?  Come to this fun puppet-making workshop!