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Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) is hosting Community Workshop #1 for the North Portland Aquatic Center project on Saturday, December 10, 2022, at Charles Jordan Community Center from 10:00am – 2:00pm.

What: North Portland Aquatic Center – Community Workshop #1
When: Saturday, December 10, 2022, 10:00am-2:00pm
Where: Charles Jordan Community Center, 9009 N. Foss Ave, Portland, OR, 97203

Open house style. Drop by anytime between 10:00am – 2:00pm to:

• Learn more about the North Portland Aquatic Center and your opportunity for input into this dynamic design process 
• Meet the project and design team 
• Share your thoughts and priorities about what criteria are most important to prioritize in selecting the preferred site of the future North Portland Aquatic Center 
• Share your thoughts and priorities about what programming elements are most important to include in the future North Portland Aquatic Center

Advance registration is not required, but you can RSVP HERE and add Community Workshop #1 to your personal calendar. I hope to see you on Saturday, December 10 at Charles Jordan Community Center.

Please reach out to me with any questions about the project or the Community Workshop event.

All my best,

Ken Rumbaugh (he/him) Why do I list my pronouns?

Senior Community Engagement Coordinator  |  Community Relations

Tribal Relations Program Liaison

971-269-9042 (mobile)   |   Monday – Friday,  8:00am – 5:00pm
1120 SW 5th Avenue, Suite 858   |   Portland, Oregon

BEECN – News Letter article

November 2022

The Portland Bureau of Emergency Management (PBEM) sponsors BEECN (Basic Earthquake Emergency Communication Node) sites throughout the Portland area.  Both East Columbia and Bridgeton Neighborhoods are covered by BEECN NE-10.  After an earthquake, if telephone communications are out of service, the NE-10 BEECN site will set up near the soccer fields at the east end of NE Bridgeton Road.  Volunteers to staff the BEECN site come from both neighborhoods and there are openings for new participants. Can  YOU Help?  For more information contact: 

Gary Kunz garymkunz@comcast.net

Mary Shivell mvshivell@gmail.com 

PBEM Mission

Promote readiness, coordinate response, and build resilience for Portland. The Portland Bureau of Emergency Management (PBEM) develops and implements strategic planning, programs, and policies to continually advance the city’s mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery capabilities.

A BEECN is a temporary radio communications site staffed by at least two volunteers after a major earthquake that takes down phone lines. BEECNs are places where you can report severe damage or injury or ask for emergency assistance when phones are down.

It’s best if you can stay at home and remain self-sufficient until help arrives. If that’s not possible, go to a BEECN if you need to call for emergency assistance. To find the closest BEECN, either:

PBEM hopes to have BEECNs up and running within 24 hours of a major earthquake. The reality is that some sites will be activated before that, and others may take longer to establish depending on the damage caused by the quake.

BEECNs are primarily intended for communication purposes—requesting emergency assistance and reporting severe damage. But BEECNs will have information about where people can go to find food, water, shelter and other supplies. They are places for the public to go after a major earthquake to call for help.  For more information go to:

https://www.portland.gov/pbem/about-beecn

7:00 pm Wednesday

9 November 2022 

In-Person 

Columbia Community Bible Church

Attendees

Gary Kunz, Patrick Henry, Sally Beck, Ron Beck, Karen Myers, Ron Myers, Shayla Garcia,

Steven Boyle, Jim Middaugh – MCDD, Lary England, Brian Luzader, 

A) Treasurer’s Report – Karen Myers

• No report available, stuck in her computer

B) Sunderland SRV update – Gary Kunz

• Gary explained that the operating contractor is not in place and City staff are unwilling to engage in Good Neighbor Agreement discussions.  Little information is being shared to the community by the City staff.

C) Jim Middaugh Executive Director of MCDD

• Jim explained the changes in governance and revenue sources coming to the Drainage District.  He explained that it is possible that future, very rare, rain events could exceed the district’s pumping capacity, but building to handle such rare events would be prohibitively expensive.  Future flood and weather events are expected to differ from past decades but no one can predict the future and proposed changes coming to our infrastructure are based on affordability and expected events.

D) News Letter/Communications Shayla Garcia

• Shayla explained her intentions and asked for input of information or articles.  She also gave a plea for involvement and community spirit.  It was polite and well received, and prompted a discussion about participation comparing ours to what we witnessed at the Bridgeton Neighborhood meeting.

E) Elections – Gary Kunz

• There being fewer candidates than open positions, we filled Board Positions by acclamation.  The 2023 Board is as follows:

• Ron Myers – Position 1
• Gary Kunz – Position 2
• Karen Myers – Position 3
• Sally Beck – Position 4
• Ron Beck – Position 5
• Patrick Henry – Position 6
• Helene Henry – Position 7
• Vacant – Position 8
• Shayla Garcia – Position 9

Please join us this Thursday, November 10 from 4:00-5:30pm to discuss issues related to designated camping sites. We will provide an update on camping sites, background on the concept, provide some of our initial thinking on elements of community benefits agreement, and take input and answer questions on all related issues. 

Thanks,
Sam 

Sam Adams (he/him/his)
Director, Strategic Innovations Group
Office of Mayor Ted Wheeler, City of Portland
1221 SW 4th Avenue, #340, Portland, OR 97204
sam.adams@portlandoregon.gov
503-865-6086 work mobile (please use text)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/samadamspdx/ 

Sam Adams is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Discuss Designated Camping Sites

Time: Nov 10, 2022 04:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82818230482?pwd=SVZ1QkJhWkM0YWxSeUtEN3hHOExEUT09