Monthly Neighborhood Meeting, Tuesday, August 19, 2014, 6:30-8:30pm, 5600 NE Glisan Street

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The July 23rd East Glisan/Burnside business networking event was overwhelmingly
successful. There were ~26 participants representing local businesses. Other attendees
included: Montavilla Neighborhood Associations Economic Development Chair, Beth from
NTNA, Venture Portland staff, and staff from NAMI. Shaun, the owner of Biddy McGraws,
facilitated the meeting and successfully led a large group through thoughtful discussion and
identified concrete next steps, which include forming a business-led steering committee
that will start developing an organizational structure with a proposal on its
operations/bylaws as well as an outreach subcommittee that will continue to engage
businesses. The geographic scope of the group is broad - it includes all the areas in which
we did outreach. Businesses discussed topics of interest, which include wanting to learn
more about land use/transportation issues that affect the commercial corridors as well as
supporting the comeback of the North Tabor Newsletter as it has previously helped them
attract customers. Shaun is taking the lead on next steps related logistics, facilitation,
communications and promotion of this new group. The new business group will meet on
August 20th at Laurelhurst Cafe.
Beth
During the July 7
th
SouthEast Uplift (SEUL) Board meeting, board members were
approved, the SEUL budget was approved, board officers were elected, and there was a
board social. The next meeting is Monday, Sept. 1, 7-9pm, at SEUL.
Cathy
AGENDA ITEM TIME (PERSON)
1. Introductions, review agenda, approve June and July meeting minutes 6:30-6:40pm
(Terry)
2. Sewer repairs presentation from Bureau of Environmental Services
Background: The City has begun the design of a sewer repair project that will
replace/repair aging sewer pipes across Portland, with construction projected for early
2015.
Objectives: Rhetta Drennan of the Bureau of Environmental Services will present the
project and answer questions.
6:40-7:05pm
(Rhetta)
3. I-84 overpass Mural
Background: At the July meeting, Max, a North Tabor resident, shared a vision for
installing a mural on the freeway overpass along 60
th
Ave between Glisan and Halsey.
The group expressed support and discussed next steps, which included Max and Dana
developing a proposal for an Arts Committee along with a timeline to complete the
freeway overpass mural.
Objective: Present Arts Committee proposal; identify next steps.
7:05-7:20pm
(Max, Dana)
4. Treasurer Update
Board approval needed to issue and send a $50 check ASAP to the Secretary of State
to confirm NTNAs domestic nonprofit status. SEUL will reimburse for this expense.
7:20-7:25pm
(John)
5. Transportation and Land Use Chair Update 7:25-7:30pm
(Terry)
6. Communications Plan
Background: During the July meeting, Devlyn and Dana presented a draft plan with
7:30-7:50pm
(Devlyn, Dana)
options for next step activities to enhance NTNAs communications strategies. Board
members were asked to review the plan and before the August meeting, send Devlyn
feedback and a list of their top 5 recommended activities for NTNA to pursue.
Objectives: Review and give feedback on a draft plan that outlines NTNAs future
communications strategy (e.g. newsletter, website, facebook, listserves); reach
agreement on how the board will electronically store NTNA documents (googledocs vs.
dropbox or both).
7. Communications Chair
Background: The board has now reached capacity to have the current board manage
communications tasks. NTNA thanks Cathy for having diligently worked as the website
consultant and as well as Devlyn and Danas for stepping up to manage communications
activities for the board.
Objectives: Re-delegate all website, email listserve, social media tasks to Devlyn and
vote for her to become the NTNA Communications Chair.
7:50-7:55pm
(Terry)
8. Monthly Meeting Location
Background: During the 2014 NTNA board retreat, SouthEast uplift explained that the
most common way to increase community participation is to host monthly meetings at a
location that serves food. Laurelhurst Caf recently offered to host monthly NTNA
meetings.
Objectives: Discuss whether NTNA would like to find a new meeting location in order to
increase community participation; identify next steps.
8:00-8:15pm
(Terry)
9. Dine-In Fundraiser
Background: During the 2014 NTNA board retreat, SouthEast uplift explained dine-in
events are a relatively simple fundraising tool.
Objectives: Discuss whether NTNA would like to identify a volunteer to develop a
dine-in event proposal; discuss next steps.
8:15-8:25pm
(Terry)
10. Ground Rules
Background: During the June NTNA meeting, the board reviewed current ground rules
and made suggestions for updating them and how to use them in email and meetings.
Objectives: Review and approve updated ground rules, discuss next steps.
7:50-8:00pm
(Devlyn)
11. Wrap up
Identify future meeting agenda items:
Check-in with Montavilla Neighborhood Association (15 min)
Comprehensive Plan update and discussion of NTNA letter of support (25)
SEUL grant opportunity (20 min)
Business Association update (10 min)
NTNA strategic plan and outreach plan (50 min)
8:25-8:30pm
(Terry)

Next NTNA Monthly Meeting: Tuesday, September 16, 2014, 6:30-8:30pm @ 5600 NE Glisan