Welcome to September! I’m happy to report that now we have a fully executed agreement for our Base Grant Agreement with the City of Portland, and our Advance Request is in process. We are now squarely in Campaign Season! I’m hearing that there are a few complaints reaching the Election Division at the City relating to NAs and candidates/incumbents during this season. Please pay close attention to your NA activities during this time. Keep reading for resources:
Candidate Forums
- October 5 – NW/Central: at Pearl Armory (current coordinators: Pearl, Downtown & NWDA – contact either Diana, Glenn or Todd if your NA is interested in jumping in to help)
- October 5 – 360PDX at First Unitarian Church
- October 6 – City Club
- October 11 – SW/SE: at Sellwood Community House (current coordinators: Eastmoreland, SMILE, Reed, SWHRL – contact Joyce or David Dugan if your NA is interested in jumping in to help) – The group is currently distributing a form to collect questions to prompt the candidates.
New Training – Navigating Political Activity as a Nonprofit
Need some help navigating the campaign season? Check out the new training here: https://training.districtfourcoalition.org/course/political-activity-as-a-nonprofit/ Also, see the attached PDF of Dos and Donts during Campaign Season.
D4C Specialist & Internship Additions
Dr. Paul LeistnerLast email, I mentioned that Paul Leistner will be joining the D4C team part-time to assist Neighborhood Associations with any questions you may have. As many of you know, he is a wealth of knowledge and experience. I hope you can tap into it while he’s here. He’s agreed to 5 hours a week. Reach out to Paul by email at paul@d4cpdx.org.
Mary Jaron KelleyMary Jaron Kelley will be joining the D4C team also part-time to assist in the development of a Land Use & Transportation Manual that can be shared with all the NAs. Think of this as a practical guide to Land Use & Transportation.
Lewis & Clark InternshipsD4C plans to onboarding up to 4 interns in October for the Fall term, which ends in December. Internship projects will range from Neighborhood Association meeting attendance, Curriculum Development, LUTC documentation and Public Safety & Livability assistance. A detailed report explaining the reasoning behind and effects of the restructuring is attached.
Notice of Design Review Temporary Suspension Project
Attached is the notice received from the Portland Planning Commission relating to the Design Review Temporary Suspension Project. This project will likely have significant impacts on development projects in the City, and recommend discussing it within your Neighborhoods Associations, if you haven’t had a chance to look at it already. Deadline to register to testify is September 21.
District 4 Events This Week
Thanks for helping build out our calendar so we have a better look at what’s happening around the District! https://
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Last Week at D4C
Here’s the link to Heather’s latest blog post, which includes a blurb on the Lewis & Clark internships mentioned above, a presentation on the Transportation System Development Charge Program Update (courtesy of the D4C Land Use & Transportation Committee and PBOT), and info on the new political activity training. https://districtfourcoalition.
View Archive of D4C ED Update: https://docs.google.com/
Thank you for all you do in the community!