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Dec 19,2008
City of Portland employees exhibit generous spirit this holiday season
by jenniferd
Commissioner Randy Leonard challenged two of the bureaus he oversees to do something different this holiday season. He didn't challenge them to boost morale or work harder during these stressful economic times. Leonard challenged the Portland Water Bureau and the city's Bureau of Development Services to a friendly holiday competition; a competition to fill barrels for the needy. The Water Bureau allied with Portland Fire and Rescue's Toy N Joy Makers program to fill toy barrels. The Bureau of Development Services picked Sunshine Barrels, a food donation program headed up by the Portland Police Bureau. The competition began on December 3 and ended this afternoon. The prize? Not much, really - a hearty congratulation from the Commissioner and bragging rights, of course. Fancy prize or not, however, city employees embraced this competition with a stunning amount of voracity and enthusiasm, especially given the rough state of the economy. The Water Bureau sent 53 barrels off with firef
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Dec 1,2008
King Neighborhood November Meeting Minutes
by Trace
Below is a draft of the minutes from the November 12 meeting of the King Neighborhood Association. Please come to the next meeting on December 10 and be prepared to vote on adopting the minutes. If you have comments or suggestions for the minutes, please let Gabrielle Foulkes know so that she can incorporate them prior to the December 10 meeting. If your name is misspelled, please let us know that too. Revised 11/23/08 King Neighborhood Association Minutes from Board Meeting November 12, 2008 List of attendees (at end of minutes) Quorum met. Agenda (Exhibit 1) Minutes from October meeting The minutes from October 8, 2008 were approved without changes. Standing reports Update from Portland Police Officer Brian Sims summarized several areas that he's focusing on in the neighborhood. Shootings at 9 th and Alberta Increase in pedestrian robberies, especially near 9 th and Sumn
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Dec 1,2008
King PTA November Meeting Minutes
by Trace
King School PTA November 13, 2008 Introductions Membership report Currently 16 members DPAC Sun School representative announced need for DPAC committee members (District Parent Advisory Committee) MLK Day event Oregon Volunteers Association announced an idea to sponsor a Martin Luther King Jr. day event. She indicated a review would need to happen quickly. Deadline is November 17. Directory The directory is almost finished and will soon be available to parents in the office and at student conferences (if printed in time). Mission statement The following mission statement was approved and adopted: To encourage parent and public involvement in order to assist with the development of our children into lifelong learners and respectful members of our multicultural community. Standing rules The group adopted standing rules The Performance Arts Bobby Fouther presented on the Performance Arts Foundation that he is organizing. Hopes &
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Nov 26,2008
King Neighborhood Association November 2008 Meeting Minutes
by Trace
Revised 11/23/08 King Neighborhood Association
Minutes from Board Meeting
November 12, 2008 List of attendees (at end of minutes)
Quorum met. Agenda (Exhibit 1) Minutes from October meeting
The minutes from October 8, 2008 were approved without changes. Standing reports
Update from Portland Police
Officer Brian Sims summarized several areas that he's focusing on in the neighborhood.
• Shootings at 9th and Alberta
• Increase in pedestrian robberies, especially near 9th and Sumner and 9th and Alberta Trees blocking streetlights on 9th - it is the responsibility of the homeowner to keep them trimmed., Contact city commissioner or Jane Ames, public safety contact. If neighbors have concerns about junk left out in front of houses, these could be building code violation - call Bureau of Development Services. Please email Officer Sims directly with specific questions and incidents (for example, give addresses, dates, or other informat
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Minutes from Board Meeting
November 12, 2008 List of attendees (at end of minutes)
Quorum met. Agenda (Exhibit 1) Minutes from October meeting
The minutes from October 8, 2008 were approved without changes. Standing reports
Update from Portland Police
Officer Brian Sims summarized several areas that he's focusing on in the neighborhood.
• Shootings at 9th and Alberta
• Increase in pedestrian robberies, especially near 9th and Sumner and 9th and Alberta Trees blocking streetlights on 9th - it is the responsibility of the homeowner to keep them trimmed., Contact city commissioner or Jane Ames, public safety contact. If neighbors have concerns about junk left out in front of houses, these could be building code violation - call Bureau of Development Services. Please email Officer Sims directly with specific questions and incidents (for example, give addresses, dates, or other informat
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Oct 25,2008
King Neighborhood Association October Minutes
by Trace
Revised 10/23/08 King Neighborhood Association Minutes from Board Meeting October 8, 2008 List of attendees (at end of minutes) Quorum met. Agenda (Exhibit 1) Minutes from September meeting The minutes from September 10, 2008 were approved with minor clarifications about the concerns of the neighbors of the Miracles Club and clarifying Allyson Spencer's role on the MLK Advisory Committee. Standing reports Public safety action committee meetings Charles Boardman reported that the committee discussed the theft of catalytic converters, and will be working with vendors and muffler shops which will provide free welds to prevent theft. Planned Parenthood Regional Service Center (Exhibit 2) Planned Parenthood is closing on land with the Portland Development Commission, and will hold a ground breaking on 10/22. David Greenberg, President and CEO of Planned Parenthood, provided im
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Oct 13,2008
King School PTA October Minutes
by Trace
King School PTA Meeting Summary October 2, 2008 Introductions of those in attendance. Marlys Mock provided the presidents report and LaDrena Rhodes provided the principals report. Student directory Some participants expressed concern about misuse or abuse of student's personal information. One meeting participant suggested selling advertising (Winterhaven's directory was distributed as a sample). Some suggestions included: Give more time for parents to opt out (original opt out date was Oct. 1) Ask parents to sign for a directory at the office Add a disclaimer in the directory that indicates it's use to avoid telemarketers or others from using the information in a negative way Before school care The group discussed options for before school care. The group agreed to increase the knowledge and awareness of the YMCA's before school program to care for kids (begins at 6:00 a.m.). Teachers will also provide this information to kids without morning care. The group w
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Sep 9,2008
King PTA September Meeting Minutes
by Trace
Minutes of the King School PTA General Membership Meeting September 4, 2008 PTA President, Karen Bernius called the meeting to order at 6:00pm. King School Principal LaDrena Rhodes reported on a successful start to the new school year. The new school uniforms seem to be embraced by everyone and helped to create a calm, respectful atmosphere. Principal Rhodes also requested parent participation on Site Council. Carissa Thomas, SUN School coordinator expanded on what the SUN program had to offer besides the well-known after school programs. She proposed that PTA and SUN work together for common goals and fundraising. The development of the School Student Directory was discussed. It was proposed that donation letters be developed to include advertising to businesses that assist with printing costs. This will be further discussed at the next meeting. Talishia Tupper proposed that a King School PTA mission statement be developed. This was accepted and the PTA is to combine th
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Aug 28,2008
Join the King School PTA!
by Trace
The King School PTA is ready to go for a new school year. Are you ready to join? Membership is open to anyone who wants to support the kids, parents, and teachers of King School. Annual dues are only $10! If you want to support King's future in any way or have suggestions for future King PTA projects, let us know. Email us at info@kingpta.org or call 503-916-6456 and let us know how to contact you. We will be signing up at the school on the first day of school and at Back to School Night. Our regular meetings are in the King Library on the first Thursday of the month at 6:00pm.
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Aug 27,2008
Presentation Leads Water Blogmistress to Strong Realization
by jenniferd
I had a really neat experience yesterday. I was invited to the adidas campus, located in North Portland, to talk about the excellent quality of Portland's tap water . The folks over at adidas have organized a group of "sustainability ambassadors," who are working to improve "green" practices at their company, from head to toe. The idea is that the ambassadors meet periodically and not only decide on changes they would like to implement company-wide, but also to learn information to transmit to co-workers. I spent about 1/2 hour talking to this group of people about Portland's great tap water and worked on dispelling many of the myths and fears that people have about drinking from the tap . I was delighted that they not only listened incredibly intently to my presentation, but they also asked some great follow-up questions. I could tell that this group was really thinking about what I had told them. They even invited me back for their health fair in October. T
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Aug 19,2008
Blog-Off Day 2: What Will Tuesday Bring to our Blog-Off Bloggers?
by jenniferd
Tuesday's Blog-Off Challenge sent by The Mercury's Amy Ruiz: This challenge is courtesy of a reader: "I'd like to hear a response plan from each agency on a Nessie-esque beast in the water reservoirs. Assume it is dangerous, eating skinny dippers, dragging dogs underwater, etc." News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information contact, August 19, 2008
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