Meeting Minutes for the Arnold Creek Neighborhood Association
January 13, 2009 - 7:00 pm
Antioch Christian Fellowship - 10558 SW 35th (lower level)
Present: Nancy Hand (Chairperson and Public Safety), Stefanie Adams (SW Portland Crime Prevention Program Coordinator, Office of Neighborhood Involvement), Sharon Keast (Secretary), Claude Washburn (Parks), Laurie Washburn (Neighborhood Emergency Team), Sue Randall
Motions
· CW motioned to approve Minutes, of last meeting, December 9, 2008. It was approved, as corrected.
Crime Prevention (SA) Ready Safe Go will be held April 25th, 2009. Reported crime decreased in Arnold Creek in the last year. Neighbors can call Stefanie for information and help in organizing neighborhood watches, crime prevention and emergency preparedness and obtain a ‘Know Your Neighborhood’ document at (503) 823-3131.
(503) 823-4000 City and County Info (503) 823-3333 non-emergency police
NET (LW) CPR training completed. Certification cards can be obtained from NH.
Schools Will Fuller is recruiting neighborhood volunteers to provide tours of schools.
Parks (CW) Parks budget cuts of $2.9 million in planning stages. Markham summer playground free lunch program a success and will be repeated. Don Baack and Glenn Bridger testified at city hall, as representatives of the SW Community, requesting a bike trail through Maracara Park. This does not jibe with the design presented by PP&R at earlier SW Community Maracara Park planning meetings and approved by a majority of the SW Community. The ‘paper street’ right-of-way next to the park was mentioned as a better option for a bike trail. The majority of the SW Community did not want the bike trail going through the park.
Public Safety (NH) Police discovered another house growing pot by Wilson High School. A new Fire Station 18 will not be built on SW Barbur Blvd. Instead, Station 18 will be retrofitted, possibly adding a mini police precinct. Crime is down 9% in the Central Precinct. Arnold Creek NA applied for and received a SWNI Small Grant to be used for basketball camp, 4 page pullout, bicycle safety class and the police reception.
Land Use (NH) Developer’s request for waiver on proposed Land division at 11231 and 11241 SW Boones Ferry Road was approved by the city. Arnold Creek NA’s request was also approved to require a monetary contribution from the developer for intersection development at SW Boones Ferry Rd. and SW Stephenson St.
Could Friends of Tryon, Tryon Community Farm and Metro acquire the property adjacent to Tryon Park that is for sale by a developer?
Meeting adjourned 8:34 pm.
Minutes submitted by Sharon Keast, Secretary, Arnold Creek Neighborhood Association