Volume 23

Number 3
May
2014
May 2014 LNA General
Membership Meeting Agenda
Time: Tuesday, March 27, 2014@ 7 pm
Place: All Saints Church Parish Hall, Glisan and Cesar E
Chavez Blvd.
1. Introductions, Call to Order, Review Agenda
2. Crime Prevention
3. LNA Board Elections
4. History of Coe Circle and Joan of Arc
5. LNA Neighborhood Cleanup Report
6. LNA Neighborhood Garage Sale
7. Tree Inventory: Volunteers
8. Coe Circle Update
9. Word of Life Slavic Baptist Church
10. PPMC and Related Developments
11. LNA Election Results
12. Adjourn
Note: Agenda items, timing and placement are subject to
change.
Next LNA Board Meeting: Immediately following this
meeting to discuss motions made at the Membership
meeting.
20s Bikeway Project
By: Sean Green, green.sean@gmail.com
20s Bikeway Project will create a 9 mile north-south bicycle
route from NE Lombard to the Springwater Corridor, using
a variety of streets between 26th and 32nd. The project is
funded by a $2.4 million federal grant and supports both
Metros Regional Active Transportation Plan and Portlands
Bicycle Plan for 2030.
The chosen route (see map below) seeks to maximize safety,
comfort, attractiveness, and directness, with an emphasis on
the design needs of an interested but concerned rider (i.e.
safety conscious).
The decision for the route and any improvements will
be made by the Director of the Portland Bureau of
Transportation (PBOT) and approved by City Council. PBOT
is working with a Stakeholder Advisory Committeemade
up of a diverse group of representatives from neighborhoods,
businesses, and advocatesand a technical advisory
committee to develop a recommendation. Public outreach
has included mailings to residents and businesses that reside
near the path with invitations to comment and attend one
of three open houses.
One of the proposed routes between Sandy and Stark
included removing parking along one or both sides of
28th in order to create two buffered bike lanes or a single
buffered bike lane as part of a couplet. The current staff
recommendation would not remove parking on 28th. The
bike route would be routed down 30th via Oregon St.
Crossing improvements are being proposed along the route
including those outlined by the accompanying graphic.
Improvements are still being proposed along 28th between
Sandy and Stark including fire friendly speed bumps,
reducing speed to 20mph, installing crosswalks and
potentially sharrows.
One more meeting of the Stakeholder Advisory
Committee is planned where staff hopes to get support
for the proposed route. More information on the project
can be found at: https://www.portlandoregon.gov/
transportation/62816
*Sean Green is a member of the 20s Bikeway Stakeholder
Advisory Committee and the LNA.
The Laurelhurst
Neighborhood Association
The newsletter is published every other month.
The deadline for submissions is the
1st of the publication month (January, March,
May, September and November). Contact Jennifer
Lewis, Interim Editor for information. Articles
published here are the opinions of the authors unless
indicated as LNAs ofcial statements. Similarly LNA
resumes no responsibility with regards to the content of
advertisements or the credentials of advertising entities.
All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part
without permission is prohibited.
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Newsletter Staff
Interim Editor: Jennifer Lewis
newsletter.editor@laurelhurstpdx.org
Advertising Manager: Nancy Schwartz
nancyleeschreiner@gmail.com
LNA Board Ofcers
President Eric Fruits 503-928-6635
Vice President Lyle Howard 503-234-8176
Secretary Catherine Zalanka 503-701-6456
Treasurer Nancy Schwartz 503-702-0658
Interim Editor - Jennifer Lewis 916-802-7772
SEUL Rep Don Gardner 503-236-3153
NE Quad Rep Elena MacPhee 503-453-6156
NW Quad Rep Tony Nickels 503-358-1457
SE Quad Rep Jeanne Ferguson 503-206-5953
SW Quad Rep Jim Edelson 503-231-4665
General Rep: Gary Naylor 503-232-3398
LNA Committees
Arches: Doug Lovelace 916-207-4277
Neighborhood Cleanups: Tim Henkle 503-358-2274
Coe Circle: David Ferguson 503-206-5953
Garage Sale: Mary Remuzzi mary.remuzzi@gmail.com
Land Use: Gary Naylor 503-232-3398
Kids Club: Jennifer Lewis 916-802-7772
Parks: Marilyn Harlin 503-233-2555
Alice Knouff 503-235-8702
Public Safety: Vacant
Transportation: Goudarz Eghtedari 503-235-6136
Trees: Marianne Calhoun 503-449-0162
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From The Editor
By: Jennifer Lewis, LNA Newsletter
Interim Editor


What a wonderful time of year. I see my neighbors out getting
their gardens started in the sunshine, and they we get a few days of
showers to make those seeds sprout. The energy level of all the kids
on the block seems to have gone up exponentially with the sunshine.
Summer is definitely going to be fun!
While many of you are finalizing your summer plans, please be alert
and remember to keep your home safe when you leave. Stop the
newspaper, ask a neighbor to pick up the mail and leaflets that get left
at your doorstep and make sure you put a few lights on timers in your
home. There have been a number of break-ins in Laurelhurst over the
past few weeks. If you see anyone acting suspiciously please call the
Police right away!
Before we get to summer though, the Laurelhurst Neighborhood
Association needs your help! Nancy Schwartz has been kind enough
to offer to continue handling the advertising for this newsletter. That
makes the Newsletter Editor position significantly easier. Ive done
it for 2 1/2 years, but have become so involved with my kids schools
that I simply dont have the time to continue. If you have a passion
for bringing information to your neighbors and for helping keep
Laurelhurst a wonderful, tight-knit neighborhood, this position is for
you. If you want more information please email Eric Fruits or myself
at lewis_jennifer@yahoo.com or call me.
The other position that is now vacant is that of Public Safety Chair.
Fern Wilgus, has served brilliantly in this role for over five years.
She developed an email group of neighbors, and has sent us all
alerts on what is going on in the neighborhood. She has also started
neighborhood watch groups and developed the neighborhoods graffiti
abatement program. She is working on other issues now, and the LNA
needs someone committed to the safey of our neighborhood to take
on this position. If you are interested, please contact Eric Fruits or
Jeanne Ferguson, who has generously offered to help until a new Chair
can be found. Thank you Jeanne!
Our neighborhood elections are Tuesday, May 27th at All Saints
School. Please plan on attending, and making sure your voice is heard.
The agenda for the meeting is on the front page of this newsletter.
Finally, thank you to each and every one of you have stopped by my
home and taken the time to chat and say hi while Ive been outside
gardening and playing with the kids. My Mom keeps telling me that
Im living in the 1950s here in Laurelhurst, and I couldnt agree more.
I love that neighbors help eachother, share tools, watch eachothers
kids and simply take care of one another. It takes a village, and
in Laurelhurst we have that connection. I couldnt imaging living
anywhere else.
Get outside with your neighbors, have fun and enjoy the summer!
P.S. The next newsletter comes out the 2nd week in September. If you
have any neighborhood stories or events to share, please email them
by September 1st to: newslettter.editor@laurelhurstpdx.org.
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Protected Sick Time
By: Diana Bartlett, Ofce of Commissioner Amanda
Fritz, Diana.Bartlett@portlandoregon.gov
As of January 1, 2014, the City of Portlands new Protected
Sick Time ordinance went into effect, providing workers
in Portland with a protected right to earn sick time to use
when they or a family member are sick, injured, or in need
of preventive health care.

The ordinance applies to all employees who work within the
geographic boundaries of the city of Portland for 240 hours
or more in a calendar year. Employers with six or more
employees must allow workers to earn paid sick leave.
Employers with ve or fewer employees are required to
provide unpaid sick leave.
Full, part-time, and temporary employees should accrue
one hour of job-protected sick time for every 30 hours
worked and, if earned, can accumulate up to 40 hours paid
or unpaid sick time per calendar year. Earned sick leave
may be used in increments of one hour or greater, and may
be used to cover all or part of a shift.

For employers and employees interested in learning
more about this new law, visit www.portlandoregon.gov/
sicktime, email sicktimeinfo@portlandoregon.gov or call
503.823.3994.
Grafti Summit
Community Conference
The 2nd annual Grafti Summit FREE Community Confer-
ence is May 20th, 6 - 8:30 pm in the OMSI
Auditorium, 1945 SE Water Avenue. It is being hosted
by the City of Portlands Grafti Abatement Program and
Friendly Streets, a non-prot organization.
This comprehensive look at grafti culture, including
preventative measures being used in a number of commu-
nities, how law enforcement is working with other agencies
to arrest and prosecute vandals, and how to establish and
sustain abatement efforts while being scally responsible to
budget considerations.

This free 2.5-hour conference is limited to the rst 200 who
pre-register. Free light meal and dessert will be provided.
Contact Dennis LoGiudice, Portland Grafti Abatement
Coordinator at 503-823-9666, or email: tografti@port-
landoregon.gov to pre-register.
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Be Aware Crime in
Laurelhurst
April 27th, in broad daylight, a home was broken into at NE
Glisan Cesar Chavez. The owner was not home, although
the faithful dog and two cats were. Dog food was scattered
all over the oors to distract the dog. No one saw anything.
A laptop, jewelry, and other valuable items were stolen.
The house was ransacked.
Again on May 1, around 11 pm, with the family at home
and awake, their home at NE 43rd and Couch was broken
into. A downstairs screen door was left open for air and
the robber(s?) gained entry. Laptop, purse and wallet were
taken. Gate was broken so that was the rst point of entry.
Please, please, please be vigilant about your homes and
your neighbors homes. If something looks suspicious call
911. If no one reports anything, the Portland Police Bureau
will assume everything in Laurelhurst is OK. We must take
care of each other.
Please keep your doors and windows locked and stay alert.
We need to watch out for each other.
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Update From the SE Quad
By: Jeanne Ferguson snakehollow@gmail.com
The Laurelhurst Neighborhood Association Newsletter is
published and hand delivered to over 1800 doorsteps ve
times a year. Your friends and neighbors volunteer to deliv-
er these Newsletters. Some of the volunteers have delivery
routes greater than others and some volunteers are moving
so if you have one hour 5 times a year and are looking for
a way to help Laurelhurst, it would be lovely if you could
volunteer as a Newsletter deliverer by contacting me.
Grafti is an ever increasing and visible problem in Laurel-
hurst. In addition to being an eyesore, it reduces property
values! When you see grafti there are two ways to report
it. If grafti is on the front of a reective sign, take a photo
including the nearest street intersection and the date and
email Dennis.LoGiudice@portlandoregon.gov. There is a
very convenient app (PDXReporter) you can download to
your smartphone or tablet which makes it a snap! Dennis is
the Coordinator for Grafti Abatement for the City.
If you see grafti on the back of a reective sign, or if you
see grafti on a brown pole and live in the SE QUAD,
contact me directly, and when there are four or ve notices
with addresses, I will come out and paint over the grafti.
If you live in one of the other three QUADS, contact your
QUAD Rep directly. The names and contact information
of all QUAD Reps is on the inside of the front cover of the
Newsletter.
Thank you for helping to keep Laurelhurst the best place to
live in Portland!
Will you be part of our
Neighborhood Fabric?
By: Shannon Dixon, info@neighborhoodfabric.com
When we look around the streets of our beautiful neigh-
borhood, we are fortunate enough to see our neighbors
walking to school, heading off to work, getting exercise or
walking their pets (maybe even just running from their
car to the house in a downpour). There is no question, I
feel safe in our neighborhood and I love to see our neigh-
bors out and about. I am always sure to say hello any
time someone is within earshot and now my 2.5 year old
daughter does the same.
Laurelhurst denitely feels like home for me but I feel like
it could be so much more. I grew up in a small town in
western Canada where everyone knows everyone (maybe
not literally, but it is very close). When I was young, I
didnt realize what an impact this had on my everyday life.
Our neighbors were truly an extension of our family, they
provided knowledge, comfort and even the occasional cup
of sugar. They watch your dogs when you travel and lend
you their sewing machine when you have a quick x-it
project to do. Im sure you get the idea!
Looking back, these moments in my life really contributed
to how I strive to interact with people. Ive found, how-
ever, that it is not quite as easy in large cities to establish
these types of relationships, the types of relationships
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that have grown over generations. After leaving my
small town, Ive lived in Birmingham, San Francisco,
San Jose and now Portland. When I speak to people
individually about their neighborhood relationships,
it seems universal that whether you are from a small
town or a neighborhood in a large city, these relation-
ships are truly desired. I set out on a personal mis-
sion to help build these connections between people
in my neighborhood with the ultimate goal of not
only bringing people together, but also improving the
neighborhood at the same time.
Imagine that there was an easy way for you to learn
about a neighbor who has the extra folding table and
stacking chairs that you need for your 60th birthday
party. Or perhaps, there was an easy way for you to
nd out about a crib and rocking chair stowed away
in a neighbors basement that you could borrow for
your newly growing family until they need it back or
until you are nished with it. The list of things that
neighbors love to exchange is really endless movies,
power tools, rarely used appliances, even sporting/
camping goods.
We are building a website just for this purpose but it
is not only for borrowing and selling things but also
for exchange of knowledge within our community.
Id love for someone to show me how to prune my
rose bushes (Im sure my neighbors would too!), and
Id even make a donation to the Laurelhurst Neigh-
borhood Association in exchange for your time. Ill
also offer to teach anyone how to crochet and even how
to change the tire on your road-bike if you too provide a
small donation to the Laurelhurst Neighborhood Asso-
ciation. This is a truly unique way to raise funds for our
neighborhood that could go to all types of cool projects,
perhaps a neighborhood scholarship program, neigh-
borhood beautication, neighborhood picnics, etc., all
while promoting neighborhood interactions.
Ive been working very closely with members of the Lau-
relhurst neighborhood association and we are all excited
about the potential that this website will have for our
community, but WE NEED YOU.
What I am asking of you today is that you go to our new
website at www.neighborhoodfabric.com to see more
information on how this project works, to see ideas of
what you can contribute, and to register.
When the site is nalized early this summer, we will
send you an email and let you know that we are ready to
help you all (and me too!) become part of our neighbor-
hood fabric. If you have any questions or you would
like to help get the word out, please email me at info@
neighborhoodfabric.com.
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Talking Tomatoes
By: Corina Reynolds Stearns, Portland Nursery
Of all the vegetables and fruits people grow in their
gardens, none provoke more joyor frustrationthan
tomatoes. Here are some tips on how to get the best
possible crop.
Tomatoes love sun (at least 8 hours of direct sun) and
warm temperatures. Make sure you dont plant too
earlytemperatures under 55F can stunt plants, delay-
ing fruit. Late May is generally a good time to purchase
and plant. Cover your tomatoes with a frost blanket,
wall-o-water, or cloches when nights are cool. Plastic
mulch can also help keep the ground warm.
Plant in rich soil amended with a handful of lime for
calcium, lots of compost, and some pumice for drain-
age. Use a fertilizer formulated for vegetables at plant-
ing time, and again when fruits begin to form. Toma-
toes like consistent, even and deep watering for best
results. Dont let the soil dry out completely, but dont
keep the soil wet, either.
Tomatoes also do well in large pots. A 10-15 gallon con-
tainer is usually adequate. If you plant your tomatoes
in a pot you will need to fertilize more frequently, 3-4
times throughout the summer, and keep the containers
well-watered.
Some of my favorite reliable varieties for Portland are:
Early: Early Girl, Oregon Spring, Stupice
Slicing : Black Prince, Fantastic, Green Zebra
Beefsteak : Big Beef, Striped German
Saucing: Amish Paste, Roma, San Marzano
Cherry: Black Cherry, Sungold, Sweet Million
Heirloom: Aunt Rubys German Green, Black Krim,
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Free help for parents of
drug-using youth
By: Barbara Biedrzycki, LPC, CADC I, Center for Family
& Adolescent Research, barbarab@ori.org
Are you worried about a son or daughter (ages 15-20)
who is using alcohol/drugs but refusing to get help? The
Center for Family and Adolescent Research (CFAR) is
offering free individual and group counseling for parents/
guardians to help them learn skills for increasing posi-
tive behaviors and supporting them to invite their teen to
free treatment at CFAR. Services are provided as part of a
federally funded research project.
Our skilled therapists will work to decrease stress and
anxiety in parents while assisting them in creating posi-
tive inuences designed to help their teen overcome chal-
lenges with substance use.
To qualify: You must be the primary caregiver of a teen
ages 15-20 with a substance use problem AND the teen
must have refused to get help. Please call me at 503-243-
1065 for more information or to set up an appointment.
For more information visit: www.ori.org/CFAR/Portland.
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Volunteers needed this
summer!
By: Marianne Calhoun, Chair LNA Tree Committee,
mariannelc@msn.com
The Laurelhurst Tree Team is deeply committed to
preserving the many great trees in our neighborhood by
fostering a greater understanding of their presence, value
and the care and maintenance of these shared neighbor-
hood assets. We believe a comprehensive street tree
inventory will enrich the communitys awareness of our
extensive urban canopy and serve as the basis for ongo-
ing street tree education, care and appreciation. We need
your help!
Do you enjoy meeting more neighbors? Being outdoors?
Learning to recognize 20 common street trees? Please
consider helping our neighborhood and city this summer
by collecting information about the location, type, size,
and health of Laurelhursts street trees. You can learn
more details and register online by googling Volunteer
Portland Tree Inventory.
Help collect data during an inventory work day. Youll
be paired with a trained Team Leader, so no experience is
necessary. Youll learn to measure trees and record data
on the trees and the site. LNA is generously providing
treats. Teams are assigned assigned three blocks over ap-
proximately three hours.
NW Quadrant: Saturday June 28th, 8:30am (email Carl
Ferraris at Carlferraris@comcast.net for more details).
NE Quadrant: Wednesday July 30th, 4:30pm (email Nancy
Chapman at chapmannj@comcast.net for more details).
SE Quadrant: Saturday August 8th, 8:30am (contact David
Ferguson at 503-206-5953 or coldavidlaneferguson@gmail.
com for more details).
SW Quadrant: Saturday September 20th, 8:30am, followed
by a thank you picnic in Laurelhurst Park for all volunteers
(email Cat Zalanka at cat.zalanka@gmail.com for more
details).
Be an inventory Team Leader. Improve your tree iden-
tication skills and learn about assessing tree health and
site conditions in order to lead inventory collection efforts
with a volunteer. This role requires some knowledge of 20
common street trees, attendance at a training session either
June 14th or 18th plus commitment to participate in 2-3
inventory work days. In addition, please join the Laurel-
hurst Tree Team on the rst Monday of each month (email
Marianne Calhoun at mariannelc@msn.com for details.)
Be an Arborist-on-Call. Two professional arborists are
needed each inventory work day to answer questions and
problem solve about tree identication, condition assess-
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Calhoun at mariannelc@msn.com for details.)
Thanks for your consideration, and please register online in
advance!
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LUXE is an entirely new kind of car dealership owned and staffed by
regular people, not car salesmen. We handpick cars that wed like to
drive, have them inspected and serviced by certifed technicians, then
offer them for sale in our giant indoor showroom at the corner of
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The LNA Needs You!
Its that time of the year again - time to think about what
you can do to make your neighborhood an
even better place to live and play in.
Board elections will be held at the May Board meeting,
May 27th at All Saints Parrish Hall. As always, all posi-
tions are considered open, and we would love to have new,
enthusiastic people join our Board.
Position descriptions can be seen in the bylaws on our
website. We will also include them in the May edition.
Please plan on attending the May meeting so that you can
volunteer for a position and vote for those who want to
help lead Laurelhurst through another year.
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LAURELHURST BOARD
OF DIRECTORS:
Election May 27th!
At the General Membership meeting at 7pm at All Saints
Catholic Church Parrish Hall, the LNA will hold its annual
election of the Board of Directors. The bylaws describe
the Board positions as:
President: The President is the principal executive ofcer
of the LNA and has control of the business and affairs of
the LNA. The President presides over LNA meetings.
Vice-President: In the absence of the President, the
Vice-President shall perform the Presidents duties. This
position shall also assume other duties as prescribed by
the Board.
Secretary: The Secretary takes minutes of the Board and
General Membership meetings and ensures that that
notices are properly given. The Secretary ensures the
minutes are available to any member for inspection at any
reasonable time. Minutes need to include members is at-
tendance, all actions taken, results of all votes taken, and
a summary of minority opinions on all topics on which a
vote is taken.
Treasurer: The Treasurer is responsible for all funds of the
LNA, receives and gives receipts for monies due and pay-
able to the LNA from any source. The Treasurer must give
a nancial report of the LNA at each regular membership
and Board meeting.
Quadrant Representatives: A representative from each of
the four quadrants in Laurelhurst. These members ensure
distribution of the LNA newsletter to each household, busi-
ness, non-prot organization, school and church within
their quadrant.
LNA Newsletter Editor: The Editor shall be responsible for
producing a newsletter to be ready for distribution in time
to announce the regular membership meetings.
Neighborhood Coalition Representative: Represents the
LNA at Southeast Uplift meetings. Will report either in
writing or orally, reports from the Coalition to the LNA
Board and/or general membership regarding land use and
other pertinent topics.
General Neighborhood Representative: The General Neigh-
borhood Representative shall represent the neighborhood
as a whole.
We currently have two vacancies that we really need lled.
One is a Board position Newsletter Editor. The other is
the Chairperson of the Public Safety Committee.
All Board positions are open. If you are interested in
running for one of these ofces, please come to the May
meeting and nominate yourself or contact Eric Fruits
(eric.fruits@gmail.com).
You must be present to vote.
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Steps to a Great Paint Job
- Do it yourself or Hire a
Professional
As the weather warms up, its the perfect time to have your
home painted. Below are 12 simple steps to ensure that
when you are ready to invest in repainting your home you
have it done properly.
Step 1 Get the Lead Out
Houses built before 1978 may contain lead in the paint.
A Lead Test can tell if lead is present. Test kits are available
at paint stores for about $8.
If there is Lead present the following steps will need to be
taken by you or a painting contractor that is certied as a
lead contractor.
Step 2 Scrape off loose paint
Mask off the ground a minimum of 10 feet from the house,
up to 20 feet.
Tape windows shut that do not have a good seal.
Scrape off loose and peeling paint down to a rm surface.
Use a HEPA vacuum to clean up all lead dust.
Step 3 - Wash the Exterior of the House
Power wash all of the areas of the house that are to be
painted. This is to remove dirt and contaminants.
Use a Mildewcide Killer to help kill mildew, moss and algae.
If the mildew is not killed it can continue to grow under your
new paint possibly allowing mildew to enter your home.
Step 4 Sanding Optional
Sanding can only be done with a HEPA sander vacuum. The
best one is made by Festool.
Sanding does not necessarily result in a longer paint job
but the smoother does look more pleasing.
This is great for around your front door and other areas
of the house that see more of.
Step 5 Fill Holes
Fill and patch holes for aesthetics or to stop water and
insect intrusion.
Steps 6 Primer
If the current paint is oil-based then you need to use an
oil-based primer.
Otherwise new generation acrylic primers are a great
choice.
Step 7 Caulk
Siliconized and elastomeric caulks are a great choice.
Just make sure that they are rated for a least 50 years.
These caulks cost a little more but last much longer. This
is one of the best steps to protect your home from water
entering and causing dry rot.
Step 8 Choosing the Right Paint
Use only 100% acrylic paint.
The paint should have at least a 25 year guarantee.
Body color is typically at or velvet sheen paint. The
at hides the aws better, the velvet is better for longer
life, color retention and ease of cleanup. Ask your painter
to put up a sample of both of these before painting.
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Are You Prepared?
By: Ed Rentz, Laurelhurst NET Leader,
edrentz@comcast.net
In the last two months there has been a urry of earthquakes
on the West Coast. Most were small. One in Sherwood
was 3.3. Before that there was a 6.9 and 5.1 near the Gorda
Ridge, which is offshore near the California border.
Researchers say there is a 40% chance of a major earthquake
near Coos Bay in the next 50 years. According to the Oregon
Ofce of Emergency Management, there have been 29 major
earthquakes of 8.0 or more over the past 6000 years. 12 have
been 9.0+. This is an average of one every 207 years. The
same report shows the actual gaps between these earth-
quakes is 50-300 years. The last one was January 26, 1700,
314 years ago. We are overdue.
When the fault breaks, it will affect the entire West Coast.
Emergency responders will be quickly overwhelmed. It
could be days or weeks before responders reach your area.
Neighbors will have to help each other. To this end, Portland
Neighborhood Emergency Teams (NET) were formed.
Laurelhurst NET has 18 active members to cover 1818
homes. It is important to know your neighbors. Have a
central meeting place on your block. Know who may need
help. Get trained. Know how to use a re extinguisher, turn
of your gas and water, and know rst aid. The best bet would
be to take the NET Training. It is free and you can nd dates
at: www.portlandoregon.gov/pbem/net.
If you wish to have a neighborhood meeting, contact me. I
am happy to talk to neighborhood groups about the NET
Program and being prepared. All Saints Church/School is
the designated Staging Area for the Laurelhurst NET. Sur-
vival is a do it yourself project. No one else can do it for you.
Google Fiber: Potential
Neighborhood Impacts
By: Sean Green, green.sean@gmail.com
Like many of you, I am excited about the prospect of
Google Fiber providing a new and extremely high-speed
Internet option. However, installing this new system will
require the placement of equipment in the public right-of-
way. The equipment includes:
Network huts One for about every 20,000 homes (or
about 15 throughout the city). They measure 12x28x9-feet.
Network cabinets One for every 400 customers (4 or 5
to serve our neighborhood). They measure 2x2x4-feet.
City Council plans to discuss the locations of the larger
network huts at their May 7th meeting. We do not know
exactly how the location for the smaller network cabinets
will be decided. The Portland Bureau of Transportation
(PBOT) manages the City right-of-way and has said that
cabinets may be located in the right-of-way, but that
restrictions may exist including placement criteria (loca-
tions allowed), visual mitigation standards (e.g. wrapping
the cabinets), and size of the cabinets.
I have started a dialogue with other neighborhood lead-
ers attempting to ensure that neighborhoods will have
an opportunity to provide feedback on proposed network
cabinet locations and visual mitigation. I plan to keep our
neighborhood updated. More information Google Fiber
can be founded at: http://www.portlandoregon.gov/
revenue/64549.
*Sean Green is a member of the SE Uplift Land Use and
Transportation Committee and the LNA.
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Upcoming Events
May 7 Liquor Licensing Public Forum for South-
east Portland Neighborhoods, 6-8 pm. Learn about
tools available to address common concerns at licensed
establishments. Inform City staff about concerns with estab-
lishments in your area and where energy should be expend-
ed. Learn about City process when working with a location
that has received complaints. The forum is at Portland Com-
munity College 1626 SE Water Avenue near OMSI. Parking
at PCC is $5.00 per day. To RSVP call Liquor Licensing
503-823-4520.
May 11 - East Portland Sunday Parkways, 11am-
4pm (7 miles) . Celebrate Mothers Day with a tour of
East Portland. Whether walking, biking, rolling or dancing
along the route, take time to stop by Glenwood, Blooming-
ton, and Ed Benedict Parks for a spot of food, vendors,
music and more.
May 14 - Friends of Laurelhurst Park Work Party
3600 SE Ankeny Street at the blue-green Parks
building, 9 Noon. Join Friends of Laurelhurst Park as
we help to keep the park beautiful. Please bring work
gloves and wear sturdy shoesrain or shine!
May 18 Portland RockNRoll Marathon, 8am.
Once again this great event will be coming through our
neighborhood. You can register and see the map at:
http://runrocknroll.competitor.com/portland.
May 27 Laurelhurst Neighborhood Association
(LNA) General Membership Meeting All Saints
Church, 7pm. Join your neighbors as we discuss issues
impacting our neighborhood.
June August Portland Summer Fun Free For All.
The City of Portland will announce this summers concerts
in the parks, movies in the parks and other events mid-May.
Visit: http://www.portlandoregon.gov/parks/61921 for more
information.
June 11 - Friends of Laurelhurst Park Work Party
3600 SE Ankeny Street at the blue-green Parks
building, 9 - Noon. Join us as we help to keep the park
beautiful. Please bring work gloves and wear sturdy shoes
rain or shine!
June 14 Laurelhurst Neighborhood Association
Garage Sale. Sign up by June 1st to participate in this great
community event. Empty your closets, basement and attics,
and join us for a day of fun. For more information contact
Mary Remuzzi, Garage Sale Coordinator at 703-609-8463,
mary.remuzzi@gmail.com.
June 20 and 21 - Coe Circle Work Party, 9 Noon.
Join fellow neighbors, as we prune, weed, rake and do gen-
eral cleanup to improve and maintain the appearance of this
signature Laurelhurst Green Space.
June 22 - North Portland Sunday Parkways,
11am-4pm (9.5 miles). Cruise along the scenic
Willamette Boulevard, and then glide towards
Peninsula, Arbor Lodge, Kenton, Columbia Annex
and McCoy Parks to enjoy an array of activities, food, mu-
sic, vendors and fun.
July 4 - LNA Kids Club 4th of July Parade, 10 am.
Decorate your bikes, scooters and selves and come out for a
short parade through the neighborhood. In the past weve
been joined by the police and a Fire Truck. We hope theyll
join us again this year. Location TBA, and will be posted on
the LNAs website and FB page.
July 8 LNA Board Meeting Laurelhurst Club,
7pm. Join your neighbors and LNA Board as we discuss
issues impacting our neighborhood.
July 9 - Friends of Laurelhurst Park Work Party
3600 SE Ankeny Street at the blue-green Parks
building, 9 Noon. Join Friends of Laurelhurst Park
as we help to keep the park beautiful. Please bring work
gloves and wear sturdy shoesrain or shine!
July 10 National Night Out Information Fair
Laurelhurst Park, 5:30 7:30 pm. Come learn how to
throw a Block Party on your street. Experts will be there to
help you navigate the process. This year, the ofcial date of
National Night Out is Tuesday, August 5th. Registration for
National Night Out will open on June 3rd.
July 27 - Northeast Portland Sunday Parkways,
11am-4pm (8 miles) . Explore the Northeast Neighbor-
hood Greenways while you make your way around the
Northeast Portland route. Dont forget to stop by Wood-
lawn, Alberta and Fernhill Parks where a collection of fun
activities, festive music, and delicious food awaits you.
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August 5, 2014 National Night Out.
Plan a fun block party with your neighbors and celebrate
National Night Out. Please take the time to register your
event with the Ofce of Neighborhood Involvement at:
www.portlandoregon.gov/oni/55345 or call them at:
(503) 823-4064.
August 10 Providence Bridge Pedal.
Each year on the second Sunday in August Portlands
streets and bridges, from Sellwood to St. Johns, welcome
bicyclists from across the Pacic Northwest. It is once-a-
year opportunity to enjoy the views from the trafc-free
upper decks of the Fremont and Marquam bridges. Blog.
bridgepedal.com.
August 13 - Friends of Laurelhurst Park Work
Party 3600 SE Ankeny Street at the blue-green
Parks building, 9 Noon. Join Friends of Laurelhurst
Park as we help to keep the park beautiful. Please bring
work gloves and wear sturdy shoesrain or shine!
August 15 and 16 - Coe Circle Work Party, 9
Noon. Join fellow neighbors, as we prune, weed, rake
and do general cleanup to improve and maintain the
appearance of this signature Laurelhurst Green Space.
August 17 City of Portland $5 5k Run At
Laurelhurst Park. Have fun with neighbors at get
some exercise with the Citys $5 for a 5k race event. To
register or for more information visit:
www.5dollar5k.com
August 21 LNA Board Meeting Laurelhurst
Club, 7 pm. Join your neighbors and LNA Board as we
discuss issues impacting our neighborhood.
August 24 Southeast Sunday Parkways.
Get it on your calendar now! Join us for a fantastic ride
as we chalk up Laurelhursts streets, tune up our bikes
and enjoy our wonderful neighborhood. For more infor-
mation visit http://www.portlandoregon.gov/transporta-
tion/46103.
September 10 - Friends of Laurelhurst Park Work
Party 3600 SE Ankeny Street at the blue-green
Parks building, 9 Noon. Join Friends of Laurel-
hurst Park as we help to keep the park beautiful. Please
bring
work gloves and wear sturdy shoes - rain or shine!
September 28 - Southwest Portland Sunday Park-
ways, 11am-4pm (6 miles). End the Sunday Parkways
season by taking advantage of the route, including a
walk-only trail.
September 30 LNA General
Membership Meeting All Saints
Church, 7 pm. Join your neighbors as
we discuss issues impacting our
neighborhood.
October 17 and 18 - Coe Circle Work
Party, 9 Noon. Join fellow neighbors, as
we prune, weed, rake and do general cleanup
to improve and maintain the appearance of
this signature Laurelhurst Green Space.
October 23 LNA Board Meeting
Laurelhurst Club, 7 pm. Join your
neighbors and LNA Board as we discuss
issues impacting our neighborhood.
November 25 LNA General Member-
ship Meeting All Saints Church, 7 pm.
Join your neighbors as we discuss issues
impacting our neighborhood.
December 18 Laurelhurst Neighbor-
hood Association Board Meeting
Laurelhurst Club, 7 pm. Join your
neighbors and LNA Board as we discuss
issues impacting our neighborhood.
To submit an event for September,
October or November, please email:
newsletter.editor@laurelhurstpdx.org.
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Fern Wilgus Retires as
Laurelhurst Public
Safety Chair
Fern Wilgus, long time concerned citizen activist,
caring neighbor and friend to all has stepped down
as Chairman of The Laurelhurst Public Safety Com-
mittee. Fern has decided to channel her energies into
the Brain Injury Support Community, of which she is
a founding member and persuasive advocate. Fern
now travels frequently to Salem where she serves on
the Governors Task Force for Traumatic Brain Injury
to plan, gather information and participate in panel
discussions concerning the Brain Injury Support Com-
munity. This is Ferns rst year of a three-year effort
which will culminate in testifying before the Oregon
Legislature.
For the past ve years, Fern has been Laurelhursts
chief Neighborhood Watch organizer. Her original
group has grown exponentially and several additional
Neighborhood Watches have been formed under her
guidance and help. She served on the East Precinct
Advisory Council, and the East Precinct Interested
Citizens (EPIC). Fern is the originator of the Graf-
ti Abatement and Removal Program in Laurelhurst
which has now passed to the Quadrant Representa-
tives in the neighborhood. Fern has tirelessly served
on the ONI (Ofce of Neighborhood Involvement)
BAC (Bureau Advisory Committee).
We have all beneted from Ferns topical email alerts when
there is crime in our neighborhood. Ferns winter storm
warnings and tips have been invaluable on how we can all
be prepared at home and for our near neighbors who might
need a little extra help. She has made us proactive, aware
and encouraged us to look out for each other!
Following in Ferns footsteps, each summer many Na-
tional Night Out block parties celebrate in Laurelhursts
streets! Fern is now frequently out of town but when in
town you can often see her devotedly walking her dog
Tuesday through Laurelhurst and look out for her zipping
around on her purple motorcycle within the speed limit
of course!
THANK YOU Fern from your friends and neighbors!
* * * * *
Host a Japanese Student
this Summer
Sylvia Groce, Laurelhurst Resident, 503-260-8569,
sgroce@azumano.com
Host families are needed for Japanese students coming to
Portland. This is a very enriching experience for families,
as you teach the American way of life and learn Japanese
culture at the same time! Host families can donate a por-
tion of their stipend to a specic school, preschool, neigh-
borhood project, group, church, etc., creating a fundraising
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available.
1. July 11, 6pm July 13, 8am: Osaka Weekend Program.
Host 2 girls or boys (ages 16-17). Family stipend is $80.
Air mattress for sleeping are ok.
2. July 18 30 (12 nights): Chiba Program. Host 1 girls
or boy (ages 16-17) Family stipend is $240. Students will
be attending PSU during the week and travelling by bus or
MAX.
3. August 1 9: Toyo Program. Host 2 girls or boys (ages
16-17). Family stipend is $320. Students will be attending
Mittleman Jewish Community Center at 6651 Capitol Hwy.
Families need to drop students off at 9 am and pick up at
5pm.
4. August 5-17 (12 nights): Sugamo Program. Host 1 or
2 girls or boys (ages 12-17). Family stipend is $240 for 1
student, $480 for two. Students will be attending the First
Covenant Church (NE 45th and Burnside. Families need to
drop off at 9 am and pick up at 5 pm.

5. August 18 September 2 (15 nights): Ritsumeikan
Program. Host 1 boy or girl (ages 16-17). Family stipend is
$300. Students attend PSU during the week and travel by
bus or MAX.
6. September 5-15 (10 nights): Nagoya College Program.
Host 1 or 2 girls or boys (ages 18-20). Family stipend is
$200 for 1 student, $400 for 2 students. Students attend
PSU and travel by bus or MAX.
7. September 26, 3 pm September 29, 8:30 am: Yono
Program. Host 2 girls (ages 15-17). Family stipend is $90.
Pick students up Friday from Laurelhurst Elementary and
return them on Monday morning.
Homestays provide opportunities for Japanese students to
perfect their English, and learn about the American life-
style. These memories will last a lifetime. Please help us
provide a great exchange for these students. Please contact
me if you need more information about these wonderful
opportunities.
Laurelhurst Garage Sale
Register Now!
What better thing to do the Saturday before Fathers
Day than to clean out your basement and/or garage and
sell it at the Laurelhurst Garage Sale. This years sale
will be held on Saturday, June 14. This event is the pri-
mary way our neighborhood association raises money to
maintain and restore (when needed) the beautiful Lau-
relhurst arches that frame our special neighborhood.
Its easy to sign up. Simply ll out the registration form
(enclosed in this newsletter or found online on the LNA
Facebook page) by June 1st and enclose a check for
$25 (single family sale) or $35 (multi-family sale/or-
ganization) fee made out to Laurelhurst Neighborhood
Association. Then mail the completed form and check
to: LNA Garage Sale, 4301 NE Couch Street Portland,
OR 97213.
If you have any questions, please email Mary Remuzzi,
Garage Sale Coordinator at: mary.remuzzi@gmail.com.
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Keep These Useful Num-
bers Close!
By: Fern Wilgus, Former LNA Public Safety Committee
Chair, fernwilgus42@gmail.com
For Crime Prevention or other City Ofces please keep
these phone numbers in a location that you can retrieve
them when needed or wanted:
Laurelhurst Crime Prevention Coordinators for Laurelhurst
neighborhood are
* Katherine Anderson (503-823-3432, katherine.ander-
son@portlandoregon.gov) Eastside of Cesar Chavez Blvd;
* Jacob Brostoff (503-823-0504, jacob.brostoff@portland-
oregon.gov) Westside of Cesar Chavez Blvd.
City/County Information and Referral - 503-823-4000
Call to report Grafti - 503-823-4824
Police non-emergency - 503-823-3333
Portland Parks and Rec. (security issues) - 503-823-5459
Site Services Complaint Line (noise, yard/trash, zoning
violations, residential/business building violations, etc.) -
503-823-2633
Multnomah Vector (rodent) Control - 503-988-3464
Multnomah Animal Control - 503-988-3066
Metro RID Patrol to report illegal dumping - 503-234-3000
Parking Enforcement (blocked driveways,vehicles parked
illegally on the street) 503-823-5195
Trafc Management (concerns) - 503-823-SAFE
Shopping Cart Removal Service - 1-888-55-CARTS
Southeast Uplift Neighborhood Program, Neighborhood
Leadership, Land Use & Livability, Communications, Com-
munity Services and Neighborhood Sustainability
Central Precinct (West of Cesar Chavez Blvd.) -
503-823-0097
East Precinct (East of Cesar Chavez Blvd.) - 503-823-4800
Two useful websites are:
Maps of PDX neighborhoods crime information - www.
portlandmaps.com
City website to report grafti, request services - www.port-
landonline.com/oni
One last item, I have resigned my volunteer position of
LNA Public Safety chair. I have held this position for 4 or 5
years and it is now time to let another person(s) build upon
(or re-focus) the work I/we have done. This position has
given me the opportunity to meet many ne neighbors in
our hood both in bad times and good times.
Thank you all for your interest and most importantly your
interest in keeping our Laurelhurst Neighborhood safe and
sound for our families, friends, and the whole of Portland.
Its been a privilege serving in this capacity.
Respectfully yours,
Fern Wilgus
2014 Laurelhurst Spring
Clean Up Event
By Tim Henkle, Master Recycler,
timothyhenkle@yahoo.com
Thanks to all who participated in this years clean up
event. The event took in over 5.2 tons of trash, recycled 1.3
tons of metal, and sent a 28 truck loaded with items for
reuse. The event raised about $800 for LNA.
The weather brought unwelcomed rain, dampening turn
out compared to some previous years, but our staunch
crew of volunteers weathered the blustery and wet morn-
ing without complaint.
This year we had to nd a new event space and LNA
appreciates the use of Laurelhurst Elementary Schools
property. Voodoo Donuts kept the volunteers fueled dur-
ing the event with a kind donation of delicious sweets.
SignPro provided the signs you may have seen at Coe
Circle and on Glisan/Burnside.
The Clean Up was made possible thanks to technical sup-
port and funding from the City of Portlands Bureau of
Planning and Sustainability, the Southeast Uplift Neigh-
borhood Coalition, and Metro. LNA also recognizes the
following businesses and organizations for their partici-
pation: Heigberg Garbage Service, Multnomah County,
Community Warehouse, Goodwill Industries, and the
Rebuilding Center.
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Coe Circle Upkeep
Whats Going On?
By: David Ferguson, Coe Circle Committee Chairman,
coldavidlaneferguson@gmail.com
Whoa! What happened to Coe Circle?
A small, determined group of Laurelhurst volunteers began
the 2014 Coe Circle maintenance cycle April 18 and 19. We
made a signicant dent in the weed problem and prepared
the area close to the Joan of Arc statue for reseeding to
bring the grass up to the shrubbery near the statues base.
Rain Saturday drove us indoors mid-way through our
three-hour work period, but we managed to accomplish a
large part of our goal.
Tuesday following our work party, Gary Naylor, Lyle How-
ard, Jeanne (Ferguson) and I met for lunch at our home
with Jody Yates, PBOT Division Manager for Maintenance,
Construction and Operations. Jody explained PBOTs
capabilities and limitations regarding maintenance of the
circle which are mostly dictated by budget constraints.
The agreed upon expectations are for PBOT to schedule
its mowing operations and furnish us the intended dates
and to continue supplying us safety signs and cones for our
volunteer work days and to pick up debris following those
days. PBOT also approves of the LNAs hiring a lawn ser-
vice to mow the grass in Coe Circle between their mowings.
The following Friday, Portland Bureau of Transportation,
was able to get its mower onto the site to bring the grass
and dandelions under control.
LNAs Board approved funds to hire Gonzalo Landscape
Maintenance to mow the grass as needed between PBOT
mowing dates. You may see mowing taking place weekly on
Fridays, perhaps
early before morn-
ing trafc gets
heavy. On May
2nd, Mr. Zamora
mowed the circle
for the rst time,
trimmed the
perimeter edge
and cut down
weeds in the
rhododendron
beds. As condi-
tions get drier,
intervals between
mowings will
increase until
September rains
start the grass
growing again.
The grass will
brown out over the summer because PBOT does not have
funds to pay for watering. Pictured are (l) Gonzalo Zamora
and (r) Jose Martinez on May 2nd.
How can you help keep Coe Circle looking good? Its not
hard. Just volunteer a few hours when we have working
parties. The next volunteer work days are June 20th and
21st. Email me at coldavidlaneferguson@gmail.com and Ill
put you on the volunteer list. Two additional work parties
are scheduled this year: August 15/16 and October 17/18.
We usually work from 9 to noon weeding, pruning and
picking up debris.
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Word Of Life Slavic
Baptist Church Update
By: Gary Naylor, garyenaylor@comcast.net
Last December the City of Portland Hearings Ofcer
approved a land use application for expansion of the Word
Of Life Slavic Baptist Church (WOLSBC) located at 3505
N.E. Multnomah Street. The WOLSBC had purchased
this property and has a large congregation. Many of the
neighbors expressed concerns about the trafc and park-
ing impacts of the church, even without the approved
8,000 square foot addition. The Hearings Ofcer heard
these concerns and conditioned the approval on the church
submitting a Transportation Demand Management Plan
(TDMP) to the City with the goal of reducing the number of
vehicles coming to the site. He also conditioned the
approval on the church making a good faith effort to de-
velop a Good Neighbor Agreement (GNA) with the Laurel-
hurst Neighborhood Association (LNA).

Over the last several months we have had meetings at the
church to reach an agreement on the wording of the GNA.
Jim Edelson, Don Gardner and I represented the LNA.
Viktor Kuprikov was one of the WOLSBC representatives.
Neighbors who requested to participate were invited to
attend the meetings. Tim Halloran, who lives next to the
church, attended. Written comments were received from
many of the neighbors. We agreed on a GNA, which was
approved by the WOLSBC and LNA and went into effect
on March 30th. I want to thank all of those who partici-
pated for a good job.

The GNA consists of specic agreements towards promot-
ing a good working relationship between the WOLSBC and
the LNA. It includes the creation of an on-going working
group of members from the WOLSBC and LNA to discuss
and resolve issues. The WOLSBC will also create a user
friendly complaint log documenting all nuisance com-
plaints and any action taken to resolve them. There will
be an initial working group meeting soon to discuss the
churchs draft TDMP
and implementation of
the GNA. This is a very
brief description of the
GNA and anyone
wanting a copy can
contact me by
email or 503-232-3398.
Trash Talk
By Tim Henkle, Master Recycler,
timothyhenkle@yahoo.com
Curbside Recycling Quiz.
How well do you know when to recycle, trash, or compost
typical household wastes in your cubside containers?
Take this quiz to nd your level of expertise. Choose from
the following answers: recycle curbside, compost
curbside, or trash curbside.
1. Incandescent light bulb
2. Cereal box liner
3. Fluorescent bulb
4. Treated wood
5. Compostable take-out containers and utensils
6. Alkaline battery
7. Plastic egg carton
8. Pesticide container
9. Used Pizza Box
10. Can of frozen juice concentrate
11. Used pizza box
12. Can of frozen juice concentrate
Answers: All answers are Trash it except for questions
3 and 9. Flourescent bulbs must be recycled due to their
mercury content, but not placed curbside. Pizza boxes
can be composted.
If you answered 9 or 10 correctly, congratulations, you
are a master recycler. Correctly answered 8 or fewer?
Take a few minutes to review the City of Portlands
Bureau of Planning and Sustainability recycling guide in
order to avoid contaminating the waste streams. You can
nd this document on the Bureaus website.
Remember: when in doubt, throw it out!
Email your trash and recycling questions to the email
address above. Happy recycling.
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Laurelhurst Neighborhood
Association
Board Meeting Minutes,
February 20, 2014
Board Members in attendance: Catherine Zalanka, Eric
Fruits, Gary Naylor, Jeanne Ferguson, Nancy Schwartz,
Gary Naylor, Lyle Howard, Jim Edelson, Don Gardner,
Jennifer Lewis
1. Introductions: All
2. Call to order; review agenda; approval of minutes. Fer-
guson motions to approve the December 19, 2013 meeting
minutes. Unanimous Approved.
3. Appointment of Newsletter: Editor Fruits motions to
approve Jennifer Lewis as the interim Newsletter Editor.
Unanimous Approved. We agreed to develop guidelines
for the next newsletter editor.
4. City of Portland regulations regarding short-term
rentals in residential neighborhoods. Discussion focused
around the RICAP document shared at the January General
meeting, the Rose City Park Neighborhood Associations
response to short-term rentals, and other examples of other
organizations responses to short-term rentals.
Gary Naylor read his letter of opposition to the short-term
rental language and terms.
Jennifer Lewis summarized the opinion: LNA doesnt like
RICAP not only because the city is losing money (a minor
code change), but more importantly because short-term
rentals changes the character of a neighborhood. Don
Gardner opines: this is not a minor code change, but a big-
ger issue.
JL: It will be code enforcement driven (complaint driven).
Idea: Maybe there is an education component to this.
There needs to be more outreach about this process.
Conclusion. The revised draft will include these points:
Take it out of RICAP, because this is not a minor policy
change. It needs its own space for discussion, because this
is a big change. Rebuttal to the argument that Air BNB al-
lows elderly people to age in place people who are elderly
cant properly take care of Air BNB trafc.
Jennifer Lewis makes a motion:
1. Oppose the proposed regulatory changes in RICAP 6
listed in Workplan Items 12, 13, and 14 (short term rent-
als); and
2. Strongly request that Workplan Items 12, 13, and 14
(short term rentals) be withdrawn from RICAP 6 so that
any proposed changes to the regulation of short term rent-
als be considered on their own and with sufcient input
from residents who may be affected by any regulatory
changes.
Vote: Yes 10 to 0
5. Appointment of Garage Sale coordinator: Fruits motions
to nominate Mary Remuzzi as the Coordinator. Unanimous
- Approved.
6. Decorative sign caps. Fruits said its OK for folks to write
checks to LNA and then LNA will give DiBlasi money to get
the signs. Schwartz wonders if more people want them.
Agreement: emphasize this in the next newsletter. Schwartz
agrees to compose a write up for the newsletter.
Edelson motions: That the city of Portland donate the
39th Ave street signs removed from within the Laurelhurst
boundaries to the LNA for future fundraising efforts to im-
prove the neighborhood including maintaining the arches
and grafti removal. Edelson offers to write the resolution.
Vote: Unanimous Yes.
7. Coe Circle: Naylor, Ferguson. The weeds and dandelions
issue. A conversation took place about this between David
Ferguson and a city ofcial. The city will mow it and we
will get a schedule. Gary suggests that he could hire a pri-
vate contractor to mow the circle. The key is to mow them
before they go to seed. He wants to pursue this by getting
a bid from a private contractor. Naylor and Ferguson will
move forward with asking the city to help upkeep the circle
more often.
8. 3505 NE Multnomah St. (Word Of Life Slavic Baptist
Church) Naylor, Gardner and Edelson will represent the
LNA at the Good Neighbor Agreement negotiation between
the LNA and the WOLSBC.
9. Portland Providence Medical Center Naylor reported
that there is friction with Providence. Jim Parker is a
chairman of the transportation committee; he is vocal and
brings up several points at this meeting. Providence sent a
memo to our transportation group regarding his concerns.
The next meeting of the transportation work group is
March the 6th .
Adjourn 9:00 pm
May is an election month in Oregon. Of course, I
mean Laurelhurst Neighborhood Association elec-
tions. The neighborhood association is a great place
for you turn your ideas and energy into action! Each
position is a one-year position, so every spot on the
board should be considered wide-open. Please let
meor any board memberknow if you are
interested in supporting your neighborhood as a
board member. Or, just show up at the May 27
meeting, step up and be counted.
The May 27 general membership meeting will have
a special guest. Oregon Episcopal School senior,
Mira Reichman wrote a thoroughly researched
report on Laurelhursts Coe Circle. She will give a
talk on what she found and answer some of your
questions.
Laurelhursts Annual Garage Sale will be held on the
Saturday of Fathers Day weekend. All the net pro-
ceeds from signing up go toward maintaining
and repairing our neighborhoods arches. Mary
Remuzzi is this years coordinator. Im sure she
would welcome any help. She can be contacted by
email at maryremuzzi@hotmail.com.
Hop on your bike or strap on your strolling shoes
and head out to the Southeast Sunday Parkway on
August 24, from 11 am to 4 pm. The 7 mile route
will connect Laurelhurst, Colonel Summers and
Ivon Parks.
With the weather improving, Laurelhurst has been
hit with a spate of home burglaries. One occurred in
broad daylight and the other occurred while a family
was home at night watching TV in their basement. Make
sure to keep your house locked at all times. In addition,
the Ofce of Neighborhood Involvement is hosting a
National Night Out Info Fair on July 10th in Laurelhurst
Park from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. Come learn how to throw
a Block Party on your street to help ght neighborhood
crime. This year, the ofcial date of National Night Out
is Tuesday, August 5th.
LNA is making a big effort to communicate more with
our neighbors. In addition to the website, you can also
Like our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/Laurel-
hurstPDX and follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/Laurel-
hurst_PDX.
I hope to see you at our next general meeting on Tuesday,
May 27, 2012 at 7:00pm!
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