Celebrate at the 19th Annual Pearl Party

On September 10, NW 13th Avenue will be transformed as the PDNA's Annual Pearl Party fundraiser gets underway. Sample free food from the Pearl's fine restaurants, and quaff beer and wine from local breweries and wineries at the free bar (donations encouraged). Live music will feature the soulful blues sounds of the Jim Mesi Band. Funds raised at the event are returned directly to the community in the form of neighborhood improvement projects. Come out to the Pearl Party, and have a great time with your neighbors and coworkers - everyone is invited.

The NWDA Transportation Committee is hosting a walking tour to look at conditions on W. Burnside, survey the area's walking environment, and consider the effect of the Everett-Glisan couplet on auto speeds. They'll also look at some awkward walking situations along the I-405 freeway. Local residents will be calling attention to some specific issues. Bring your walking shoes and meet on the steps of the NW Neighborhood Cultural Center at 4:30 PM. An NWDA Transportation Committee meeting will follow at 6:00 PM. For more info, contact Phil Selinger at selingep@msn.com.

Date: Monday, September 20
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 PM
Location: Chapman Elementary School Auditorium, 1445 NW 26th Avenue

NWDA Second Saturday Clean Ups Expand

August marked the kick-off of Second Saturday South, a spinoff of the popular NW District monthly cleaning event sponsored by Food Front and led by Phil Selinger. Now there are two locations to volunteer: the Original Second Saturday meets at Food Front, 2375 NW Thurman St, and Second Saturday South meets at Umpqua Bank, 467 NW 23rd Ave. These monthly events start at 9:00 AM and include coffee and pastries provided by Food Front and Umpqua Bank. Volunteer numbers determine how much of the neighborhood can be cleaned, so please join in, bring your friends and family, and help build community while cleaning the neighborhood! For more information about this event contact Alison Wallisch, alison@nwnw.org or 503-823-4265.

Save the Date! Acoustic Guitar Summit

Frank Bird presents the Acoustic Guitar Summit headlining Grammy winning guitarists Mark Hanson, Terry Robb, and Doug Smith. Do not miss this special concert featuring three of the finest acoustic guitar players on the planet. This event benefits Neighbors West-Northwest. For reservations and tickets contact Frank Bird at 503-421-3837 or email  FrankDBird@aol.com. Ticket price is $50 (80% tax-deductible). Seating is limited so call now.

Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) studies ways to design physical spaces to reduce undesired behavior and crime.  It can be used when developing new areas, reviewing plans, or revising existing space.  CPTED is helpful with large projects such as multi-unit housing, transit systems, parks, business centers and shopping centers, as well as single family homes and offices. The Portland Office of Neighborhood Involvement offers free CPTED evaluations by Crime Prevention Coordinators. For more information about crime prevention and the CPTED click here or contact Frank Silva, 503-823-4257.

Earlier this month, Portland City Council unanimously adopted principles to guide the City's public involvement processes. The principles, which are designed to explain what the public can expect from City government, include partnership, early involvement, building relationships and community capacity, inclusiveness and equity, good quality process design and implementation, transparency, and accountability. Mayor Sam Adams commented that the principles would "allow for a higher quality and more consistent level of public outreach." The Public Involvement Advisory Council submitted the principles to City Council as a first step in a series of recommendations that are being developed to improve citywide public involvement. You can view the Public Involvement Principles here.

Join neighborhood leaders citywide for this board orientation for neighborhood volunteers. This training will be an excellent opportunity to build the skills necessary to run your neighborhood association. Whether you're a veteran board member or a new recruit, you will leave the training with new ideas and tips to more effectively participate with your association and affect change. Stay tuned for more information! Registration opens August 23 and space is limited to 30 participants. RSVP to Kristen Hagstrom at SE Uplift: email kristen@southeastuplift.org or call 503-232-0010. Coordinated by the seven Portland neighborhood coalitions, including Neighbors West-Northwest.

Date:  Thursday, September 23
Time:  6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Place: Southeast Uplift, 3534 SE Main Street

Pearl District Executive Committee Meeting

The Pearl District Neighborhood Association Executive Committee will meet Aug. 30 2010 at 4:00 pm, at 2257 NW Raleigh. The agenda will include regular business. The committee will then enter Executive Session for preliminary review of a grievance filed by Sheila McMahon et al.
 
The Executive Session is closed to anyone other than the Executive Committee members, staff, and the press. Neighborhood members and the public (including the individuals who filed the grievance) are not permitted to attend this preliminary meeting, which is governed by the Pearl District Bylaws (Article VIII, 8.2) and ONI Standards for Neighborhood Associations (Section VII B. and Section VIII D. 2, f.)
 
Results of the session will be publicly available within three business days of the meeting, and will be forwarded to the Pearl District Neighborhood Association Board of Directors for consideration at its September 9th regular meeting.