npGREENWAY

friends of the north portland greenway trail

 

Meeting Date: Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Meeting Start:  7:00AM

Meeting End: 8:30 AM

Location: Madrona Hill Café

 

 

Present,   Lenny Anderson, Mark Pickett, Scott Mizee, Paul Maresh, Curt Schneider, Kelly Rodgers, Pam Arden and Francie Royce.   Hannah Kuhn sent regrets, as did Michelle Briggs and Jason Starman.  

 

1.  Draft agenda approved with additions: Railroad at bottom of bluff, community charette proposal by Kelly Rodgers  

 

2. Invited guest, Hannah Kuhn, staff liaison for Commissioner Nick Fish, to PP&R unable to attend. Lenny will invite her to a Feb meeting and request that she meet with npGreenway in her office and schedule Nick Fish for a trail walk.

 

3.  Trail planners in PP&R budget;  Curt volunteered to attend PP&R budget meeting Saturday, Jan 10th , and  write a letter of support for  PP&R trail planning and building.

 

4. Trail Segment discussion:

            Waud Bluff- Scott and Francie reported on meeting with Zari and Brett Horner of PP&R.  Zari offered to meet with Dean Marriott to negotiate BES building the trail at the bottom of Waud Bluff.  On our end, Francie will contact Matt Grumm of Salzmann’s office for same purpose. PP&R staff to meet on Jan 14th re: shortage of Waud Bluff funding etc.    

            Willamette Cove—Sue Donaldson, PP&R proceeding with agreement for trail alignment study.  Francie to follow up.

            River Plan –Curt to attend Jan 13th Planning Commission North Reach hearing;   clarify zoning/comp plan issue and speak as needed.   He will also ask staff about center reach as we want to be on the trail committee for the River Plan Center Reach.       

 

5.  Sub committee for new map and brochure –volunteers?  None at meeting; however following meeting Barbara Quinn agreed to work on design.  Francie to contact Grapheon for updated map work.  

           

6.  Regional Flexible Funds proposal –216 comments, 214 favorable for trail, far more than any other project. Staff report for TPAC posted on Metro site after our meeting.     TPAC meets to make recommendations to JPAC on Jan 9th and again on Jan 30th.   

                               

7.  Bylaws –didn’t get to this item.

 

8.  Charette proposal:  Kelly Rodgers volunteered to work on community charette event, with PSU students or others to improve visibility of trail effort and create broader community design concepts.     Thanks Kelly!

 

9.   Metro Green Space acquisitions status: Scott, Mark and Paul to meet with Metro staff on Lampros Steel, foot of the Swan Island Lagoon, and foot of bluff to ask for acquisition and status.    

 

Special thanks to Jason for updating the website. 

Next meeting is 7:30 - 9:00 PM 3rd Monday of the month Anna Bananas, 8716 N. Lombard, St Johns

 

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