MTNA Meeting: Wed., Sept. 18, 2024, 7-8:30 p.m.

Mt Tabor Neighborhood Association (MTNA) Meeting:

DATE: Wed. September 18, 2024

MTNA General Membership Meeting: 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.

MTNA Board Meeting: 8:30 to 9:00 p.m

Hybrid Meeting:

IN-PERSON: Taborspace, Dining Room (downstairs, Mt. Tabor Presbyterian Church, SE 55th and Belmont)

ONLINE: If you want to participate online, please register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMrcOisrT4qH9FB-cWZ2hGdv0jGHN4Hfzn2

MTNA GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING AGENDA

6:45 Arrive early and give yourself plenty of time to connect.

(Online participants: Please MUTE yourself when you’re not speaking to limit sound interference.)

7:00 Welcome & Introductions –Paul Leistner, facilitator

7:10 Announcements, questions, concerns not otherwise on the agenda

• Mt Tabor Presbyterian Church, Blood Drive, Sept 20

• Portland City Council Candidate Walk in Mt. Tabor Park, Sept 24

7:20 MTNA Consent Agenda

• Approve May 2024 meeting minutes

• Treasurer's Report – Bing Wong, treasurer

7:25 Introduction: Diane Odeh, new SE Uplift staff liaison to MTNA

7:30 Portland Park Bureau Enforcement in Mt. Tabor Park

7:45 Bike Safety Presentation, Kyle Falvey

8:00 QUICK UPDATES:

• Mt. Tabor Neighborhood History Project—Walking Tour Report

• Mt. Tabor Park Dog Off-leash Area Temporary Closure

• Belmont Library Renovation (Laura Orr)

• MTNA Utility Pole Banners Project

• Event Tabling Report -- Mt. Tabor Seventh-day Adventist Community Fun Day--September 15, 2024

• Neighborhood Association Candidate Forum

8:20 REPORTS:

• Business District Associations and S2C2 (Nancy Chapin)

• Critical Energy Infrastructure [CEI] Hub/Rumble on the River (Nikki Mandell)

• Friends of Mt. Tabor Park (Bing Wong)

8:30 Adjourn General Membership Meeting

MTNA BOARD MEETING – 8:30 to 9:00 p.m. (open to the public)

8:30 Reminder of different roles of the MTNA board and MTNA general membership

8:35 Votes on whether to Support:

• Tar N Trail Run Event (would allow SE Uplift to provide insurance)

• Mt. Tabor Neighborhood Gateway Restoration Project (fundraising to refurbish gateway)

• Tabor for All (community organizing to increase accessibility of Mt. Tabor Park)

• Photocopying: purchase of copy cards for MTNA at UPS Store on Hawthorne, $150 ($100 B&W; $50 color)

8:45 MTNA Board Retreat: When to schedule?

9:00 Adjourn MTNA Board Meeting

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Next MTNA General Meeting: Third Wednesday of the month–October 16, 2024, 7 p.m.—HYBRID MEETING

PHYSICAL LOCATION: Mt. Tabor Presbyterian Church, SE 55th and Belmont, Dining Room

ONLINE: Please register in advance at: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAqde-rrzguE9IlXL2DGvcZlVvL7WYn0nCl

This blog post was published on 9/18/24, by Laura.