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Announcements:
Boise Voice needs help
Clean up sign up
city repair projects wants to put a Kiosk in the neighborhood
The committee position of outreach chair has not been filled and Neil is
currently doing the job. Justin wants to make it official Tanya seconds.
Discussion:
Bill What is the Visioning Group?
Nichole Safety Chair Meetings are fourth Wed of every month. I'm raising funds for a city council campaign.
Traffic safety Meeting. if you have concerns talk to Kay.
Letter about DFZ done and can read it here.
Neil Community Green street meeting. Neil will be going and shouts out for others p> Russel Senior: Personal telco project got grant for the neighborhood to put in free wireless will have a meeting for neighbor hood soon
please fill out feed back form at end of meeting
Land Use:
At the board meeting we discussed having a visioning group to incorporate
the albina plan to make decisions based on them. To help us work with
developers and projects. Brake out session after meeting. Will be apart
of landuse.
We have an application for an expanded liquor license for Por Que No. Please send concerns to government
Safety:
People from shaver Gatienbien met to talk about school signs at SEI.
A business was robed/ Grab and dash on the street and now businesses were
invited to attend safety meetings.
Gathering names from each block to flier.
Pete Sorenson:
BNA doesn't endorse any political candidate
Democratic candidate for Oregon. Has been on many boards, was a senator.
Is a lain county commissioner. He doesn't like our current democratic
Governor and is running against them.
League of Women Voters:
Amanda Fritz: we're doing a study currently on Neighborhood associations.
I'm excited about the Portland system. We want to quantify and qualify.
questions
1: based on the work of this NA what is the purpose.
A: get community involved in issues
bring people together and provide a forum for discussion
provide rep of diverse voices to city government
allows a way to solve problems and create community through programming
2: 5 greatest accomplishments of BNA
A: Creating Unthank Park
National Night out
Stopped development of rental building
Fliered the whole neighbor hood two months in a row
crime prevention
Handling gentrification better than alberta
3: What should be the purpose of the office of Neighborhood involvement
and District Coalition
A: ONA facilitate direct democracy by coming up with structures for votes
that are taken at NA meetings to the rest of government.
District Coalition: help NA's identify resources to utilize. Should
address NA concern before they go to the Government.
Lovely Hula Hands:
Sarah Minnik- we're moving up the street to the brick house next to the
green house. Pink house Will be an office.
Presentation of Green Space Grant to Kirisu's:
Justin gave them the letter and a $2000 check
Meeting adjourned.