Agenda: LNA General Meeting, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019

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7:00 PM: LNA Meeting Opening

October 22, 2019

8815 SE Woodstock Blvd.

General Membership Meeting Agenda

7:00 PM: LNA Meeting Opening

Introductions. Present new board members. Recognition time keeper, note taker, childcare provider, food

Territory acknowledgement 

Code of conduct

7:15 PM: Announcements

Community announcements

Upcoming events and LNA meetings

Public Safety Forum

7:30 Discussion/Updates

Treasurer update

Lents Town Center Phase 2 (with guest Karl Dinkelspiel)

Changes at the district coalition, East Portland Community Office (EPCO). New EPCO Director

Code 3.96 update

Census 2020

8:00 PM Action items

Nominate & vote LNA representative on EPCO Land Use and Transportation Committee 

Approve September 2019 minutes 

8:10 PM: Public comment

8:15 PM: Meeting Adjourned

LNA Board Meeting October 10, 2019

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October 10, 2019

8940 SE Reedway St.

6:30 PM

Board Meeting Agenda

Action items:

  • Approve minutes from September Board Meeting
  • Set agenda & responsibilities for October 2019 General Meeting
  • Budget items: Public Safety Forum, Lents History Committee, Cleanup

Updates:

  • Treasurer update and reimbursement(s) 

Discussion

  • Proposal to dissolve the organization
  • Proposal to have fewer meetings during the year

Adjourn: 7:45 PM

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Agenda: Board meeting Sept. 12, 2019

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September 12, 2019

8940 SE Reedway St.

6:30 PM

Board Meeting Agenda

Action items:

  • Approve minutes from Board Meetings: June, July, August 2019
  • 2019 Election Committee update & plan
  • Set agenda for September 2019 General Meeting
  • Budget items: Lents Fair, Lents History Committee

Updates:

  • Treasurer update and reimbursement(s) 
  • LNA projects: Dumpster cleanup grant

Adjourn: 7:45 PM

Lents Neighborhood Association 2019 Board Elections

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Date: September 24, 2019

Time: 7:00 PM

Location: Lents Activity Center, 8815 SE Woodstock Blvd.

Open positions:

Chair – 2-year term

Vice-Chair – 1-year term 

Secretary – 1-year term

Treasurer – 1-year term

Land Use Chair – 2-year term

Transportation Chair – 1-year term

At Large seats – three 1-year terms; two 2-year terms

Eligibility:

To be eligible to run, you have to:
-Live in Lents
-Be at least 18 years old
-Be an LNA member (if you fulfill the above two conditions and you sign in on the night of the election, you can become a member)

Time commitment:

Board meetings: monthly, every 2nd Thursday of the month, 6:30-8:00 pm

General membership meetings: monthly, every 4th Tuesday, of the month, 7:00-8:30 pm

E-mail correspondence & setup/take down for meetings: 1-2 hours per month minimum

Optional: 

Committee meetings, if you choose to join or create one (once a month or less)

Events, if you choose to help organize or create one 

Board member training: TBD, via the district coalition office (East Portland Community Office)

How to run for a position on the board:

  1. E-mail lentsneighborhoodassociation@gmail.com with your intention to run by 5:00 pm on Friday, September 20, 2019, if you wish to be on the ballot. If you don’t request to be added to the ballot by the cut off date and still want to run for a position, you may also show up on the day of the election as a write-in. 
  2. Prepare a speech no longer than 3 minutes for election night, covering:
  • Your skills and experience that would prepare you for the positions for which you are running 
  • Why you are the best candidate for that position
  • Anything else you might like to say 

3. Optional: Let the community know that you are running ahead of time and invite them to show up and vote for you on election night. You may consider sharing your candidacy via social media (Facebook pages and groups, Twitter, NextDoor, etc..), e-mail, flyers on announcement boards (where permitted), in person, and more. If you’d like help with outreach, please let us know.

Questions? E-mail lentsneighborhoodassociation@gmail.com.

LNA General Meeting, Tuesday, August 27, 2019

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8835 SE Woodstock Blvd.

7:00 PM (community meal served at 6:45 PM)

  1. Report on what we’ve accomplished so far this year
  2. Elections: announcing open positions and explaining process for September 2019 elections
  3. Event and community announcements
  4. Discussion: Code 3.96 changes and how it may impact us, with guests Sabrina Wilson with Office of Community & Civic Life, Tom Badrick with EPN, and more.
  5. Update on Lents Town Center Phase 2 from Prosper Portland
  6. Proposed bylaw changes 

8:30 PM: Meeting adjourned

Board Meeting, August 9, 2019, 6:30 PM

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July 11, 2019

8940 SE Reedway St, Portland, OR 97266

6:30 PM

Board Meeting Agenda

Action items:

  • Approve minutes from Board Meetings: June & July 2019
  • Set agenda for August 2019 General Meeting
  • Budget items: Lents Fair; Lents History Project
  • Bylaws

Updates:

  • Treasurer update and reimbursement(s) 
  • LNA project: “Dumpster” cleanup
  • 2019 Election Committee and plan

7:15 PM Meeting adjourned