npGREENWAY

north portland greenway trail advocacy

Monday February 16, 2009                 |                 7:30 9M - 9:00 PM                 |                     Anna Banana’s St Johns

Barbara Quinn

Scott Mizee

Curt Schneider

Lynn Barlow

Jason Starman

1. Approve Agenda

2. Logo Update:   Reviewed logo and discussed changes.  Barbara will try to format several logos for different uses.

3. Update on Baltimore Woods:  Edison still on the cities radar for trail alignment.  We need to reassert our preference for using Decatur.

4. Waud Bluff Update

Listed in Metro Economic Stimulus Projects – 2009

We need more money to get started.  After that it gets real complicated.

5. PSU Architecture Studio Update (no change)

6. RFF Update / TPAC Meeting

   Schedule:

01/30 TPAC made final recommendation to JPACT on RFF allocation (included npG)

02/12 JPACT/Metro Council joint public hearing on TPAC recommendation 4pm Metro

03/05 JPACT makes recommendation to Metro Council

03/19 Metro Council Approved recommendation (pending Air Quality Analysis)

            Preliminary $10.6 million in funding for bike ped projects.

7.  River Plan / Planning Commission Meetings Update

Scott has audio files and can make available to anyone who would like to listen

02/10 now 2/19 Planning Commission Work Session 9-12 staff only

Spring 2009 City Council (meetings to be scheduled)

            02/24 planning commission work session.

            03/19 Staff Briefing

03/24 Planning work session

8.  March 16th Strategic Planning Meeting: 6pm Start time?

Brief discussion re: suggestions on agenda items

Facilitator will be Tom Griffen-Valade

            Group consensus is for a 6PM start.

            Agenda Ideas:

a. Provide a large paper representation (~10ft) of the trails so that we can put down each jurisdiction and current developments for each section/property.

b. Review and approve By-Laws.  Come prepared to discuss in other words read them before hand

c. Plan summer time activities, next 3 month plan, next 6 month, PRIORITIZE!!!

d. Vision map and logo

e. Define roles of core group and assign responsibilities.

f. Ask Tom if the neighbor can take donation in our name.

9. Future Calendar Items:

Tuesday, February 17

7:00pm Overlook Neighborhood Association

7:00pm Portsmouth Neighborhood Assoc  Board

Wednesday, February 18

7:00pm Bridgeton Neighborhood Association General Meeting

Thursday, February 19

9:00am Planning Commission Work Session

5:30pm Connecting Green Alliance

6:30pm Arbor Lodge Neighborhood Association

Monday, February 23

7:00pm University Park Neighobrhood Association General Meeting