Since this is likely the last Community Policing Forum meeting here at Southeast Precinct, the meeting agenda will be a little different. There will still be the regular check-in and updates from the Precinct, NRT, Crime Prevention, District Attorney and the Community.

There will also be an opportunity for new precinct alignment information and staffing updates for NRT, Crime Prevention and the District Attorney. Any information regarding Central Precinct and/or East Precinct Public Safety meetings will be provided.

Finally, we will recognize and celebrate the great community policing collaborations, partnerships and projects that both the precinct and the community have shared. This occasion will be noted with a pizza party complete with refreshments.

6:00-7:00 PM
CHECK-IN
♦ Neighborhood Response Team and Precinct Check-In
♦ Crime Prevention/District Attorney Updates
♦ Community/Discuss Hot Spots
STRUCTURE AND CHANGES
♦ Precinct Realignment and NRT assignments
♦ Crime Prevention Staff updates
♦ New Precinct Public Safety meetings

7:00 – 8:00 PM
COMMUNITY POLICING CELEBRATION

TO RSVP OR FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Katherine Anderson, Southeast Crime Prevention Coordinator:
503-823-3234 or kanderson@ci.portland.or.us
Havilah Ferschweiler, Southeast Crime Prevention Coordinator:
503-823-0540 or hferschweiler@ci.portland.or.us

Coalition: Southeast Uplift
Hosford-Abernethy | 05-01-09 | 1620-1624 SE Hawthorne Boulevard | Nonconforming Situation Review – NOTICE | LU 09-120544 NU
Publish date: May 1, 2009
Pull date: by 5:00 PM on May 22, 2009

Coalition: Southeast Uplift
Buckman | 05-01-09 | 2537 SE Hawthorne Boulevard | Adjustment Review – NOTICE | LU 09-100310 AD
Publish date: May 1, 2009
Pull date: by 5:00 PM on May 22, 2009

NOTE FROM KINA: The first is specifically along Hawthorne for a property @ SE 16th & Hawthorne. Application pertains to seeking a change of use from a recording studio to a yarn/ knitting shop; office use to commercial/ retail. Some of you may recall there is also an apartment. This will remain as such. Underlying zoning is residential, so applicant is required to request non-conforming situation approval for commercial/ retail use portion of the building.

- The Buckman notice for 2537 SE Hawthorne is for Rivermark Credit Union.

For more information contact: HAND Land Use & Transportation Chair: Kina Voelz, 971.207.9243

Advance tickets are $20 per person ($25 at the door). Price includes dinner, dessert and beverages; corsages and boutonnieres may also be reserved online for $5 each. See the website (abernethy2009.tofinoauctions.com) for details on purchasing tickets and for a preview of auction items. Also, check the attached flyer.
There will also be activities, fun and games: Prom King or Queen Contest for Best Attire, prom photos, and the company of fellow parents and teachers as we raise money to support our beloved school.

Tuesday, March 31, 2009, 7:00 PM
St. Philip Neri Church Paulist Center 2408 SE 16th Avenue (and Division)

Join the discussion on neighborhood sustainability projects and concerns…
…share your ideas and expertise!

Agenda

7:00PM
Water

Mt. Tabor Reservoir and EPA mandates (more info)
Tabor to the River (map)
Bull Run Watershed tour! – planning and signup

7:30PM
Food Security
Neighborhood Composting project
Urban agriculture

8:00PM
Transition Towns and Neighborhood Sustainability
Raising awareness locally
What has been accomplished so far – the Coalition for a Carbon Neutral Neighborhood framework
Partnering with nearby neighborhood associations
Next steps: brainstorming, block organizing, communication, etc.

8:30PM
Open Discussion
Please bring your ideas and dreams to discuss with your community.

Join new city Commissioner Amanda Fritz and Portland-based community advocates for an evening of reflection, discussion and learning. Hear about diverse organizing efforts in housing rights, homelessness, and local livability issues. Build skills in individualized workshops ranging from advocating at city hall to community organizing..

Register Now Online:
http://www.nwnw.org/AdvocacyTrainingRSVP.html

Food and Drink Provided
Translation, transportation, and childcare support is available upon advanced request.

Contacts:
Angela Southwick, angela@nwnw.org, 503.823.4211 or Mary-Rain O’Meara, mary-rain@nwnw.org, 503.823.4288 x6.

We are actually lucky in Portland to have many of our crime statistics dropping each year. Part of that decrease is due to neighbors getting involved in block watches, foot patrols and being aware of and reporting suspicious activity in their communities.

If you are interested in the crime statistics for your community, the Portland Police website has some links to several sites that you can browse.

CrimeMapper2 includes the last year of data and is updated monthly. There are 28 crime categories that you can search, which is helpful if there is a specific crime that you are interested in seeing the results for. CrimeMapper searches by street address or intersection. You can also sign up for a monthly email notification that is sent to you. CrimeMapper will create a map for you similar to the maps that you see at your neighborhood or business association meetings. The link to CrimeMapper is http://www.portlandonline.com/police/index.cfm?c=29830.

If you are interested in what crimes have been reported in your whole neighborhood, precinct, coalition or city you can use the CrimeStats program that can be accessed at http://www.portlandonline.com/police/index.cfm?c=29831. CrimeStats is great for comparing crime rates over several months. You can choose a date, month or week range, as well as compare multiple ranges. The data is updated on the 15th of each month.

CrimeReports.com can also be accessed through the Portland Police Bureau website at http://www.portlandonline.com/police/ or directly. This website can search by address, zip code or city to find 911 calls in your community. The information is updated daily. As you know, not all 911 calls end in a police report, so this site will list calls made, not just the calls that police reports were written for. The information is limited, but will give you a good idea of the nature of the call.

We encourage you to look at all of the sites and decide for yourself what is most helpful for you. Please keep in mind that all of these sites only include information on reported crimes. If you have any further questions, don’t hesitate to contact Havilah Ferschweiler at 503-823-0540 or Katherine Anderson at 503-823-3432.

Board members present: Chair Alex Bassos, Vice Chair Linda Nettekoven, Secretary Carolyn Brock, Treasurer Matthew Masini, Frank Dufay, Liz Gatti, Dave Kaplan, Wendy Kunkel, Amy Lewin, Lindsey McBride, Joseph Murphy, Sue Pearce, Marilee Tillstrom, Ethan Timm. Also Present: Land Use Chair Kina Voelz
Board members not present: Lois Hankins, Jack Spadaro

1. Introductions.

2. Crime Prevention officer.
Officer Yi, not the regular officer, but a fill-in-guy, noted that larceny and vehicle theft are big issues.
Alex asked what the implications of losing the SE precinct and being absorbed by the Central precinct are.
Officer Yi explained that he was at the whim of supervisors, but that technological devices allow for work between precincts. HE did note that there could be confusion at borders of precincts.
Emily noted that there are a lot of thefts from yards on SE 17th.
Officer Yi encouraged everyone to call and report incidents, as this information is entered into a database and used to allocate resources (i.e. services) to the neighborhood.
Sue asked how the precinct boundary is handled now. Officer Yi explained that current precincts have more distinct geographical boundaries, but that radios can be used if an incident crosses precinct lines.
Linda asked what to do about neighborhood drug houses or a rash of burglaries when we are in competition with downtown for resources. Officer Yi responded that the neighborhood will have multiple liasons.
Linda asked if HAND will have NERT (Neighborhood Emergency Response Team) officers. Yi responded that in theory this shouldn’t change, but some NERTs may bee eliminated. Sue noted that with budget cuts, more office jobs may be converted to street patrols.

3. Budget Cuts
Linda announced a list of relevant meetings.
Trimet bus service cut that would affect neighborhood is the potential cutting of #10 weekend service.
Discussion of the combination of the offices of Planning and Sustainability and the potential impacts were discussed.
The Portland Plan is delayed.
The Office of Neighborhood Involvement (ONI) is facing bigger cuts because it was funded in the past with more “one-time” money. ONI submitted possible 2.5%, 5% cut potential, which leads to 14% or 16% cuts with the loss of one-time funds. ONI is also submitting a “now-more-than-ever” budget. The biggest proposed cuts are graffiti removal services and remediation services. ONI is attempting to preserve neighborhood grants. March 10 is the day that this will be discussed at City Council.

4. Southeast Uplift
Tim O’neal explained that SE Uplift is faced with the budget cuts. The priority is to keep staff, though salaries and schedules may need to be reconfigured. Furnace problem is being resolved. The interim director, Paula Manly, will be in place for 4 or 5 months, part time, leading the search for a new director.

5. Sustainability
Tim is coordinating neighborhood sustainability issues, finding creative solutions at the local level. Sustainability could be cut from SEUL, though the neighborhood is supportive. There may be a city-wide sustainability committee.
Linda noted that Commissioner Fritz does not want to dampen the energy of neighbors. Linda also noted that sustainability was the 3rd item on the Mayor’s goals, and attended the Mayor’s sustainability summit. There will be quarterly meetings on eco-districts, sustainability, etc. Ethan noted that he had met with Transition PDX.

6. Crime Prevention Coordinator.

Havilah Ferschweiler described the usefulness and importance of block watches. Block watches are good for problem solving, neighborhood organizing, etc. To organize a blockwatch, call 503-823-0540.
Crime Prevention Through Neighborhood Design, (CPTED), hopes to alter the environment in order to alter behavior. A city resolution has been passed to ensure that any new development of city housing goes through CPTED process. There are also DIY (do-it-yourself) CPTED materials available.

7. Division Street
PDOT released RFP for public involvement and streetscape portions of job. Liz and Linda attended Central City Plan meeting. The Plan is still in process, with outreach not configured. No future meetings are scheduled. Mayor Adams wants a short-term plan associated with stimulus plan. CIC for Portland Plan put on hold in December. Linda noted that the strategic plan is to draw on projects which have already gone through the citizens’ involvement process.

8. Potential Rail Crossing
Chris Eykamp met with a local designer, David Ailass, who drew potential plans for pedestrian access to light rail, determining that an additional road crossing might be needed.
Sue noted that the station is planned for Gideon.
Ethan noted that an additional crossing could increase traffic in the surrounding streets.
Chris noted that in addition to traffic and parking issues, horn noise at this station will be a major problem. The issue of horn noise was discussed (see http://handpdx.org/blog/2009/02/14/train-noise-concerns-in-neighborhood/). Lindsey encouraged everyone to talk to neighbors about train noise, including those who live on the West Side, as the sound travels.
Sue confirmed that the city has not promised that they will require a quiet zone. Linda noted that engineering doesn’t start until March, and confirmed that the city recognizes this as an issue. Emily noted the importance of a potential bike or pedestrian crossing at 18th, asserting that light rail should be designed to cut traffic, not increase it.
Chris noted that the current overhead track crossing will be demolished, and a replacement may be more expensive than a grade crossing designed to quiet-zone standards.
Kina inquired about a below grade rail alignment, noting that it may be difficult for all modes to exist at one grade.

Sue suggested that we have Dave Unsworth come every month to report on traffic circulation, noise, and safety.

All were encouraged to attend the upcoming light rail planning session:
March 10, 2009
5:30–7:30 p.m.
St. Philip Neri Church
2804 SE 16th Ave., Portland

9. Ross Island No Wake Zone
Alex emailed Bob Sullivan to say we needed a representative at the meeting in order to take action.

10. HAND Spring Cleanup
Marilee gave details on upcoming Cleanup:
May 2nd from 9-1
More money was given by SEUL for the cleanup this year.
No electronics will be taken; take them to Free Geek.
The gift will be a water bottle from New Seasons + logo by Butler
Emphasis will be on recycling and yard debris.
Postcards will be used for publicity.
Amy will make the postcard.

11. Treasurer’s report.
Lindsay reported that $1000 check from Starbucks will be coming.

12. Adjourn.

Submitted by:
Ethan Timm, Note-taker
Carolyn Brock, Secretary

Tuesday, February 17th, 2008, 7:00 PM
Land Use meeting from 6:30 to 7:00

St. Philip Neri Church Paulist Center
2408 SE 16th Avenue (and Division)

Land Use Agenda – 6:30 – 7:00
(1) New Day School plans for expansion.

General Meeting Agenda 7:00 – 8:30
Introductions
Crime Prevention Officer
Community Issues
(1) What it will mean to receive police services from the downtown precinct – Havilah
(2) Mayor’s ideas for sustainability efforts at the Neighborhood level.
(3) Division street updates.
(4) Adding a crossing at our light rail station area.
(5) ONI changes
(6) Neighborhood Clean Up

Internal Board Issues
(1) Approval of minutes

This is a great event for neighborhood association leaders who want to network and collaborate with school parent activists who care about Portland’s public neighborhood schools and youth in our community.

The 9th annual Community & Parents for Public School’s (CPPS) Parent Leadership Conference will offer workshops and other opportunities to help you to become more effectively involved with your student, your school, and your district. Translators will be available and a number of workshops will be presented in languages other than English. Childcare will be provided as well as a light breakfast and lunch. Keynote speakers will include Superintendent Carole Smith and our new Mayor Sam Adams!

For more information or to register contact
Debbie Gordon
CPPS 2009 Parent Leadership Conference Coordinator
503 318-6023
debbie@cppsportland.org or visit their website at www.cppsportland.org.

HAND Board Meeting
Tuesday, Jan. 20
7 – 9 p.m.
St. Paul Classroom @ Paulist Center
St Philip Neri Catholic Church
2408 SE 16th Ave, Portland, OR 97214

The Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood Development association meets every third Tuesday of the month from 7-9 p.m. usually at St. Philip Neri Church on SE Division @ SE 16th Ave. The Land Use and Transporation committee will not meet this month.

AGENDA ITEMS:
General Meeting Agenda 7:00 – 8:45

Introductions
Crime Prevention Officer

Announcements
(1) SE Area Artwalk – 2-28-09 and 3-1-09 (a donation has been made in the past)

Updates
(1) SEUL – Alex
(2) Obama building and 2nd story regulations – Linda
(3) Portland Streetcar projects

Community Issues
(1) Train noise and the Max
(2) Holgate Channel No Wake Zone

Internal Board Issues
(1) Approval of minutes
(2) Letter of Support
(3) Open executive board position
(4) Ladds Addition historic guidelines process – a working group

If you have an issue you would like addressed at the board meeting, please contact HAND Chair Alex Bassos prior to Jan. 12. He can be reached by email: abassos (at) mpdlaw (dot) com OR chair (at) handpdx (dot) org .

For Land Use issues, contact Land Use & Transportation Chair Kina Voelz, email: kvoelz (at) mac (dot) com .