Laurelhurst Neighborhood Association Newsletter - November 2009

Volume 19Number 5November2009

November 24th, 2009LNA Regular Membership Meeting

AgendaTime: Tuesday, Nov 24th, 2009, 7 p.m. Place: All Saints Church Parish Hall, 39th and Glisan

1. Meet and greet (food and beverages provided

2. Review and additions to the agenda

3. Approval of General Membership Meeting Minutes, September 29th, 2009

4. Announcements/Introductions: 5. Community Policing Precinct Update – NRT Officer

6. LNA Committee Reports

7. Presentationsa. Laurelhurst Park: Firwood Lake dredging (update)b. Update on the liquor application for 3390 NE Sandy

Blvd. (“Fat Jack’s Saloon”)

Next LNA Board Meeting:Tuesday, Dec. 22nd, 2009, 7 p.m., Laurelhurst Club

Next LNA Regular Membership Meeting: Tuesday, January 26th, 2010, 7 p.m., All Saints Cafeteria

Changes in Laurelhurst Park and Firwood LakeBy Marilyn Harlin and Alice Knouff, Friends of Laurelhurst Park

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As photographers, both professional and amateur, catch the changing colors of leaves and skies,As dog walkers watch their furry friends play in the Dog Off Leash Area,As runners sprint along the paths and up the stairs in prepa-ration for a race or just to keep fit,As mommies (and daddies too) in Baby Boot Camp stall their charges and take their stretches,As couples walk hand in hand, these and many other sub-sets of park users stop to appreciate Laurelhurst Park.

People often ask questions and complement members of Friends of Laurelhurst Park (FLP) on changes in the park. While we ourselves are delighted to see the progress, it is great to know that park users recognize our efforts. We work with and give much credit to park staff Hillary Mau-rer, Betsy Redfearn and Jeff Milkes for their enthusiasm and expertise.

In 2009, the FLP work parties drew a diversity of volun-teers, including longtime dedicated neighbors, and people from Hands On Greater Portland, who come from through-out the city (primarily an energetic, younger crowd). These two groups have merged well and we accomplished much together.

Our projects included pulling invasive ivy, blackberry and wild clematis. Particularly tenacious ivy has had to be removed repeatedly. We also distributed mountains of mulch, and a few stellar volunteers even helped dig ditch-es to extend the irrigation. Various cultivars of Rhodo-dendron were returned to Rhododendron Hill where the originals had been killed by overgrown holly. Magnolia, native vine maple, and trees from different countries give

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My best greetings to you all, and heartfelt thanks to those who sent me messages of encouragement in this new task with LNA!

In this issue you will read articles from many community members; Laurelhurst Club, Friends of Trees, Friends of the Laurelhurst Park, Lau-relhurst grade school, The Neighbor-hood Emergency Teams (NET), and news from our coalition SEUL. LNA news-letter is open for your contributions on issues related to the community we call home. I would also welcome pho-tos, drawings and graphic arts suitable for publication in the newsletter.

This month LNA was contacted by a community member who had concerns about one of our advertis-ers. I would like to emphasize here as is indicated in our publication info column that LNA does not have the

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The Laurelhurst Neighborhood Association

The newsletter is published every other month. The deadline for submissions is the 15th

of the month prior to publication. Contact Editor for information.

Articles published here are opinions of the authors unless indicated as LNA’s official

statements. Similarly LNA resumes no responsibility with regards to the content of advertisements or the

credentials of advertising entities. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or

in part without permission is prohibited.***

Newsletter StaffEditor: Goudarz Eghtedari 503.235.6136808 NE 39th Ave. Portland, OR. 97232

[email protected] Director: Allie Mount

Photos: Goudarz Eghtedari

LNA Board OfficersPresident – Eric Fruits

Vice President – Beth ZaunerSecretary – Jeanne Ferguson

Treasurer – VacantSEUL Rep – MJ Coe

NE QUAD REP – Elena MacPheeNW QUAD REP – Lyle HowardSE QUAD REP – Kelly BocianSW QUAD REP – Jim Edelson

General Neighborhood Representative: Gary Naylor

LNA CommitteesArches: Jeff Soulages 503.731.8997Cleanups: John Russ 503.231.5363

Coe Circle: Greg Klott 503.381.9553Garage Sale: Catherine Benson 503.239.5038

John Russ 503.231.5363Land Use: Gary Naylor 503.232.3398

Kids Club: Jessi Fleagane 503.432.8220Parks: Marilyn Harlin 503.233.2555

Public Safety: Catherine Benson 503.239.5038SOLE: Jill Punches [email protected]

Transportation: Goudarz Eghtedari 503.235.6136

Trees: Lisa Adajian 503.233.8235***

Website: www.laurelhurstpdx.orgWebmaster: Justin Hawkwood

From the EditorGoudarz Eghtedari, [email protected]

Conlon and Lewis Van Winkle pruning Forsythia.See the story “Changes in Laurelhurst Park and Firwood Lake”

resources to potentially screen all adver-tisements for their accuracy or credential of the advertisers. No publisher would assume responsibility for the content of advertisements in their publications. Similarly LNA would expect readers to utilize their own judgment in acting upon any solicitation that appears in this newsletter. We acknowledge that many professions require certain licensing credentials for their service in the state, but we do not assume responsibility to ask for verification of those requirements. It only makes sense for the customer to make sure the contractor has the appro-priate license for the job.

Finally as President Fruits writes in his column: “Please consider advertis-ing in this newsletter. Advertising helps cover our printing costs so the more advertising we have, the more content we can have. As you know, the newslet-ter is hand delivered to almost 1,800 household and read by almost everyone in the neighborhood.” As diversity of the materials in this issue indicates, this is a community asset.

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the hill an arboretum atmosphere. Native undergrowth such as salal and sword ferns now dominate the woodsy floor. On the south side of the pond, heavy pruning and mulching opened new vistas.

Parks arborists also removed eight invasive hollies, al-lowing light to reach the shrubs below, and installed an extensive irrigation system along the forest trail, so new plantings can survive. Parks also added a much needed gravel walkway at the base of the brick stairs, and up-graded the trail along 33rd Ave. A memory bench was

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installed on the south side of the pond. Look for a new map of the Trees of Laurelhurst Park, created by the Geography Department of PSU and usually posted in the kiosk by the Ankeny Building. A recycling system has been initiated with mixed success, as many users continue to place garbage in containers meant for glass or bottles.

As for the problem of toxic algal blooms in Firwood Lake, Parks has hired Cascade Designs to coordinate corrective efforts. The expectation is that a vacuum unit will suck water and sludge onto trucks on Pine Street. This should take place spring of 2010 and be completed before summer. Liz Moor-head, a planner in Parks Department is the Project Director. She has incorporated all players in the operation. Once per-mits are granted and bids signed, Elizabeth Kennedy-Wong will communicate specifics to neighboring communities and other park users. Look for Information and contact numbers in the kiosk by the Ankeny Building. Details of the operation are still being worked out, but the good news is that some-thing will be done soon!

COE Circle Clean-UpLyle Howard <[email protected]>

Kudos to Greg Klott (Chairman/Coe Circle) and five of his neighbors who reside around or near the traffic cir-cle. A few Saturdays ago I drove past the Circle and saw Greg and his team busily working at pruning overgrown plants around the Joan of Arc statue, mowing the lawn, and pruning unwanted limbs from under the Rhododen-drons for beautification/safety and cleaning up the litter and debris. I stopped to encourage them and was told that the City D.O.T. Maintenance Department had ceased doing any more maintenance due to lack of resources. The water/sprinklers had been turned off. Only a possible random mowing by the city would be available according to manpower and funds.

I saw Greg recently. He says he and his fellow worker-

bee’s intend to do more work when they have the time and can get together again. If you haven’t noticed, take a quick look as you go past and say, “ Thanks Coe Circle Neighbors”.

The Neighorhood is Coming Back to the Lau-relhurst ClubCome see what all the fuss is aboutRudy Lachenmeier <[email protected]> In a past article, we talked about how the venerable old Laurelhurst Club, which opened its doors in 1914 to the neighborhood and quickly became the social center of the area with orchestras, tennis courts, billiards tables, and that ever popular dance floor, was attempting to reinvigorate itself by once again reaching out to the neighborhood. Besides our dance classes held on Monday nights, we invited the neighborhood to a Spring Fling a year ago, and the Luau last summer. We have invited many of our neighbors to join us at one of our 17 couple’s dances to live music we have each dance year. As a result we now have several more new dance club members from the old neighborhood, but now it is time to broaden our appeal.

Coming up next are three events designed to spe-cifically include the neighborhood though feel free to invite friends from anywhere. First we are having a Laurelhurst neighborhood family holiday wassail sing along at the Laurel-hurst Clubhouse at 3721 NE Ankeny on December 15th at 7:00. If there are any neighbors, children, or adults who have special holiday songs ready to share, please contact Emily Jo Jensen at 503-235-0387 or [email protected]. The club-house will be dressed in its holiday finery to add to the festive mood. The more that participate, the merrier we will all be.

Next comes our New Year’s blow out. This is a fantas-tic opportunity to put on the Ritz. This formal dance at the club includes a dance lesson in either swing or waltz, a catered buffet dinner with a salmon and meat entrée from which to choose, live music until 12:30 am, a champagne toast at midnight, and a whale of a lot of fun all for just $65.00 per couple. Spacing is limited, so talk to your friends and neighbors about it, but then reserve your spot in advance by mailing payment to the Laurelhurst Club-New Year’s party as soon as possible as we are expecting to approach capacity. See the flyer insert or our website www.thelaurelhurstclub.com for details.

Then, beginning with the third Tuesday evening in January, the 19th, Emily Jensen and Patti Lachenmeier are hosting an unfinished projects evening for women. The idea is that we all have unfinished projects from the quilted bed-spread you started ten years ago to the art or photo project left half done for years, to who knows what kinds of projects. This

is an opportunity to get together with a bunch of other fun women neighbors and laugh and joke and finish those darn projects once and for all. We hope you will all join Patti and Emily and help unite the Laurelhurst Community in the process.

If you have other ideas about things you would like to see happening at the Laurelhurst Club, or have questions about any of the above, please see the flyer inserted in this newsletter or visit our website at www.thelaurelhurstclub.com and let us know what you would like to see happening.

The Laurelhurst Club welcomes people from all over the city and beyond, but we also wish to become once more the center of the Laurelhurst neighborhood. Please come join us and celebrate this marvelous old club. Hope to see you dancing, Rudy Lachenmeier, your Laurelhurst neighbor and cur-rent President of the Laurelhurst Dance Club, “where friends become dancers and dancers become friends”.

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August 2009 LNA Board MeetingSummary from minutes by Jeanne Ferguson

[email protected]

August 27, 2009 7PM

AGENDAThere were no introductions. The meeting was called to

order at 7:15PM.

Approval of Minutes – Jeanne Ferguson made a Motion to Approve the Minutes of the Board Meeting of July 9, 2009. Gary Naylor seconded the Motion. A vote was taken. The vote was unanimous to approve the Minutes as submitted. The Motion was adopted.

REPORTSSEUL – MJ Coe, the LNA SEUL Representative had no

official report. Mr. Coe questioned why there was no substan-tial guidance for the LNA from SEUL during the renaming of 39th Avenue. Eric Fruits questioned why neighborhood associations are circumvented sometimes and not at other times. Mr. Fruits will extend an invitation to Anne Dufay, the new Executive Director of SEUL, to attend the LNA General Meeting on September 29, 2009, to discuss SEUL’s role in advising neighborhood associations.

LIQUOR LICENSING: 3390 NE SANDY BOULE-VARD

Gary Naylor gave a brief summary of background infor-mation about this location, previous tenants, and the pro-posed new tenant Fat Jack’s Saloon. Mr. Naylor had attended a meeting on August 28, 2009, at the former SE Precinct to discuss Liquor Licensing. Also in attendance were Mr. and Mrs. Goss, the owners of the proposed Fat Jack’s Saloon, Katherine Anderson, representing ONI in Crime Prevention, representatives from the OLCC (Oregon Liquor Control Commission), Officer Robert Pickett, and several neighbors. The City of Portland has not yet made its recommenda-tion. Ms. Anderson used the Good Neighbor Agreement as a template in attempting to forge a good faith GNA between LNA and Fat Jack’s. Mr. Naylor felt progress was being made in certain areas but that neighborhood skepticism remains about the location and the impact on the neighborhood. The LNA will represent the neighborhood at the next meeting on September 16, 2009.

Firwood LakeGary Naylor presented an update from the meeting at the

home of Marilyn Harlin August 20, 2009. Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) and the consulting firm for the clean-up were also in attendance. Mr. Naylor characterized the meet-ing as “technical” with discussions about bidding, vacuuming sediment, transporting sediment to trucks on Oak Street - not in the Park - for ultimate disposal, and then aerating the lake after the clean up. It is hoped that the work will commence

by April 2010 and be completed before the dry season. Jeff Milkes (Zone Manager for PP&R) has been invited to speak at the LNA General Membership Meeting on September 29, 2009 and to answer questions and concerns. Eric Fruits sug-gested that the LNA consider a celebration for when all work is complete and Firwood Lake is reopened.

100th Anniversary/Sunday Parkways/Portland Family Symphony

Eric Fruits thanked Goudarz Egthedari, Jim Edelson, and Gary Naylor for their hard work in making the weekend celebration a complete success. Mr. Naylor shared photos of several members volunteering at the event and the 100th An-niversary Cake depicting the Laurelhurst Arches.

DISCUSSION/ACTIONTreasurerKristi Kasparek has submitted her resignation as Treasurer

of LNA. Eric Fruits will ask Goudarz Egthedari to advertise the treasurer position in the September edition of the News-letter. Lyle Howard said he would ask Shirley Howard if she were willing to accept the treasurer position.

LNA 501(c)(3) StatusEric Fruits said that according to a phone conversation he

had with SEUL he was told that LNA does not have 501(c)(3) status. MJ Coe added he thinks LNA does have 501(c)(3) status. Mr. Fruits said he thinks the LNA is registered with the State of Oregon as a Non-Profit Corporation but not with the Federal Government. At the next SEUL Board Meeting Mr. Coe will inquire about the LNA status and if necessary, what procedures are necessary to qualify. Mr. Fruits added that if the LNA needs to file with the Federal Government, it will be necessary to amend the By-Laws.

LNA General Meetings Presentation PolicyEric Fruits said that when people or organizations want

to make political presentations at a LNA General Meeting the Written Policy Statement now in effect will not be changed.

LNA Representation on Providence Medical Center Standing Committee

Gary Naylor is the current LNA representative on the Providence Medical Center

Standing Committee. Mr. Naylor agreed to continue as the LNA representative.

LNA Garage SaleAs of the Board Meeting, no one has volunteered to chair

the Garage Sale for 2010. MJ Coe said there may be a chance to store the Garage Sale Signs currently in the garage of Catherine and Bruce Benson in the basement of SEUL. The SEUL Board will have to make this determination. Jeanne Ferguson will contact the Bensons to set up a time to measure the signs and all the other equipment for storing the signs. These measurements will be used to determine the amount of space necessary for storage until the next chairman takes over the Garage Sale. Gary Naylor offered his help too. Mrs. Ferguson commented if no one volunteers to chair the Sale by a certain date to be determined by the Board, that the Garage Sale event be cancelled. Eric Fruits said there will be a notice

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in the September Newsletter about the need for a new Garage Sale Chairman.

LNA Website and Board Member EmailEric Fruits said he would invite Justin Hawkwood, the

LNA Webmaster, to attend and address the Board about the new website and Board Member Email at the LNA Board Meeting on October 22, 2009.

LNA Online Member ListJeanne Ferguson shared a suggestion from a LNA mem-

ber to compile an email list of members so that the general membership could easily be notified in case of an emergency meeting or crime in the neighborhood. A discussion fol-lowed and it was determined that there was already in place a method by hand delivery to each member’s home if there were to be an emergency meeting.

LNA FundraisingIt was determined to follow the statement in the LNA

By-Laws concerning fundraising.

LNA General Meeting September 29, 2009 Agenda items for the meeting will include-30 minutes allotted for the continuing discussion of

Liquor Licensing at 3390 NE Sandy Boulevard. Participants hopefully will include Sherri Doss, applicant; Catherine An-derson, ONI Crime Prevention; NRT Officer(s).

-30 minutes allotted for the continuing discussion on Firwood Lake. Jeff Milkes from PP&R will attend to give updates.

-Discussion about the future of the annual Laurelhurst Garage Sale.

-Discussion and/or update about the search for a new LNA Treasurer.

-Other items may be added.

Food and Beverages at LNA General MeetingsGary Naylor will continue to pick up pizza and drinks

from Whole Foods.

Jeanne Ferguson made a Motion to Adjourn the meeting. Gary Naylor seconded the Motion. A vote was taken. The vote was unanimous and the Meeting was adjourned.

September 2009 LNA General MeetingFrom un-approved minutes by Jeanne Ferguson

[email protected]

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009 7PM

ANNOUNCEMENTS Board Members present introduced themselves to the

General Membership.

AGENDAApproval of Minutes – Jeanne Ferguson made a Motion

to Approve the Minutes of the General Meeting of May 26, 2009. Marolyn Sabala seconded the Motion. A vote was taken. The vote was unanimous to approve the Minutes as submitted. The Motion was adopted.

REPORTSTreasurer Kristi Kasparek, past Treasurer, submitted by email the

Treasurer’s Report. A copy of this report is attached to and made part of these Minutes.

Garage SaleJeanne Ferguson announced that Catherine and Bruce

Benson had retired after five years’ volunteering as Chairmen of the annual Laurelhurst Garage Sale. Mrs. Ferguson asked the members present if anyone were interested in taking over organizing the Garage Sale for 2010 and that if none of the members present could assume the responsibility of the Ga-rage Sale to inquire of their neighbors; and, if someone were interested to contact Mrs. Ferguson. There can be no Garage Sale without a Chair.

Centennial CelebrationGary Naylor shared the success of Laurelhurst’s 100th

Anniversary celebration in Laurelhurst Park in conjunction with Sunday Parkways and the International Music Festival held on August 16, 2009. The highlight of the celebration was a Laurelhurst Birthday Cake and Slide Presentation of the history of Laurelhurst. Mr. Naylor shared some photos of the occasion and thanked Goudarz Eghtedari and Jim Edelson for all their help, as well as the assistance of several long-time Laurelhurst residents.

LNA Website UpgradeMJ Coe updated the Membership on the progress of the

new LNA website. It is still in formative stages moving old information to the new site.

Neighborhood Response Team OfficerNo one from the Police Department was present at the

Meeting so there was no report.

PRESENTATIONSOlmsted Society

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Shirley Howard shared information with the Membership about the Olmsted Society Meeting to be held in Portland next month. During October 23-25 the Society will be conducting tours of parks suggested by Olmsted which was subsequently laid out in the original plans of Portland City Parks. For more information, please call Ms. Howard at 503.234.8176.

Laurelhurst Park – Firwood Lake Dredging – Park HoursPark Hours Jeff Milkes, South Services Manager for Portland Parks

and Recreation (PP&R), was present to discuss the progress of the clean up of Firwood Lake and the hours which Lau-relhurst Park is open to the public. Mr. Milkes informed the Membership that Laurelhurst Park is the only park in Portland which closes at 10:30PM. Other parks either close at 10PM or Midnight. In order to facilitate ease of policing the park by Portland Police Department and other security, Mr. Milkes suggested changing the closing hours to fall in line with other parks. There was lengthy discussion.

Shirley Howard made a Motion to close Laurelhurst Park at 10PM. Marilyn Harlin seconded the Motion. A Vote was taken. There were twenty (20) votes in favor and four (4) op-posed. Those opposing were Jerry Gabay and the other three declined to give their names. The Motion was adopted.

Mr. Milkes said ultimately this proposal will need ap-proval by Commissioner Fish.

Goudarz Eghtedari made a Motion to Amend the Resolu-tion as follows – that during the summertime the Park would be closed at 10:30PM and would be closed at 10PM during the remainder of the year. Jerry Gabay seconded the Motion to Amend. A vote was taken. There were twenty-three (23) votes in favor of the Motion to Amend. MJ Coe dissented. The Motion was adopted.

Firwood Lake DredgingCascade Design has been retained as consultant on the

clean up. Its mission is to determine (1) what is wrong with the Lake; (2) why the water is green; (3) what hazards are presently associated with the Lake; (4) once a diagnosis is made how the problems can be remedied; (5) date when the Lake clean up can commence; and (6) how the work will be carried out.

MJ Coe asked if the $1.2 million set aside in 2006 by the City for the clean up had been accruing interest. Mr. Milkes answered that the City Council retains the interest for alloca-tion to other projects and will not be applied to the clean up.

Mr. Milkes said approximately $200K has already been expended on work completed and for Cascade Design Con-sultants. The preferred option of clean up is to bring in a system of giant vacuums to take in the offending matter. Mr. Milkes stated his mission is to reduce the impact on the Park and surrounding neighborhood. Dump trucks for removal of the Lake sediment would enter the Park on Oak Street. Tubes

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would absorb the sediment which would then be emptied onto the trucks for disposal. Proper permits for the work have been obtained.

MJ Coe questioned whether there is anything toxic in the sludge. Mr. Milkes said there is really no way of know-ing what has been thrown into the Lake until it is dredged and he was certain that the Lake is NOT an EPA cleanup. Kelly Bocian wondered whether there is a system wide problem in the parks. Mr. Milkes said he did not think so. Lyle Howard added that contracts for bidding on the project need to be let in a timely fashion at the beginning of the new year. Mr. Howard also wondered if most of the water could be removed before transferring the sludge to the dump trucks to cut down on the weight and cost.

MJ Coe thanked everyone, especially Marilyn Har-lin, and The Friends of Firwood Lake (FFL), who have been working for many months on this project. Mr. Coe noted that Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) has been responsive, open, and diligent since FFL began correspond-ing with PP&R. Mr. Coe also cited the help of Director of Parks Zari Santner and Commissioner Nick Fish. Mr. Coe thanked Jeff Milkes for his constant support. Mr. Coe ended his statement by saying that eight months ago it did not look like the Lake would get cleaned up anytime soon and now it might get cleaned up in less than a year. Mr. Milkes agreed that the letters from FFL certainly had a posi-tive effect.

Liquor License 3390 NE Sandy Boulevard (Fat Jack’s Saloon)

Eric Fruits recognized Gary Naylor, Katherine Ander-son, and Zack Kenny as speakers about the licensing before the meeting was opened up to discussion by the general membership.

Gary Naylor summarized LNA’s cooperation with ONI Crime Prevention and nearby neighbors in drafting a Good Neighbor Agreement (GNA) for previous tenants at this address. Mr. Naylor said at the July LNA Board Meeting Sherri Doss, one of the owners of the proposed Fat Jack’s Saloon, and her attorney were present. At that meeting there was some indication that it would not be in Fat Jack’s interest to enter into a GNA. At a subsequent meeting to discuss drafting of a GNA, withTracy Doss part owner of

Fat Jack’s in attendance, it was felt that perhaps there was the possibility of negotiating a GNA. Mr. Naylor noted that al-though invited, no licensee applicants were present at tonight’s meeting.

Katherine Anderson reviewed the chain of events which led up to tonight’s meeting. Ms. Anderson handed out copies of a proposed draft GNA between Fat Jack’s Saloon (Owner), LNA, Katherine Anderson, Crime Prevention Center, ONI, and three (3) neighbors who participated in the drafting of the document. Ms. Anderson added that Theresa Marchetti from ONI had been extremely helpful in this process. Several meetings had been held at the old SE Precinct building to discuss the proposed GNA.

Subsequently, in a letter date 9-20-2009, Chief of Police Rosanne M. Sizer, on behalf of The City of Portland, made an unfavorable recommendation for the liquor license applica-tion. In her letter to Steve Pharo, Director OLCC, Chief Sizer cited several alcohol-related problems at other licensed premises operated by Tracy Doss. Katherine Anderson did not yet know the exact date for the OLCC hearing. Ms. Anderson thinks it will be within a month or two. The OLCC meets once a month.

Lengthy discussion continued among Ms. Bridge, Mr. Kenney, Ms. Anderson, Mr. Naylor, Mr. Coe, and other mem-bers present. Eric Fruits summarized by saying (1) LNA agrees with Chief Sizer’s recommendation that the liquor license be denied; (2) if the liquor license is not denied that LNA would endorse the requirement that Fat Jack’s stick to the plan origi-nally submitted to OLCC; and (3) Fat Jack’s agree to a GNA. MJ Coe made a Motion that the LNA support the unfavor-able recommendation as stated by The City of Portland. The Motion was seconded by Marilyn Harlin.

Eric Fruits reminded those present that in order to vote, the box had to be checked on the Sign-In Sheet stating that the person is a member. Mr. Fruits asked if a person present is not a member please not to vote.

Before the voting took place, Gary Naylor questioned whether LNA also wanted to say as Chief Sizer had said that should the license be granted that there be a requirement the establishment follow the business operation plan the licensees submitted to OLCC.

Goudarz Egthedari proposed that LNA indicate we are supporting the recommendation by Chief Sizer to not issue the liquor license and then have the statement Chief Sizer used that if that’s being approved we ask them to have a GNA.

Eric Fruits asked that the original Motion be reread. Jeanne Ferguson reread Mr. Coe’s original Motion, Marilyn Harlin’s Second to the Motion, and Marolyn Sabala’s Call for the Question. Mr. Fruits asked all in favor to raise his/her hand. There were 16 votes in favor. One vote in opposition. Marolyn Sabala opposed because she thought the Motion should have been amended. The motion was adopted. Eric Fruits adjourned the meeting at approximately 9:15PM.

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Laurelhurst School Winter Artisan BazaarLaurelhurst School PTA is sponsoring its Annual Winter Artisan Bazaar school fundraiser at Laurelhurst School. The Bazaar takes place Sunday December 6, 2009 from 9 am to 4 pm.

This community building event supports local business and sustainability through use of recycled decorations and supporting recycled goods’ businesses. The Bazaar is organized by parents volunteering their time to create an incredible shopping experience that directly benefits the school. The primary goal of this Laurelhurst PTA event is to fund arts programs in the school that are not covered through the school district budget.

“We are extremely excited about the opportunity to have local artists coming together to support such a necessary cause,” said Dawn Corliss, Principal of Laurelhurst School. “With recent and looming budget cuts, fundraising has become a vital component to keeping our school run-ning.”

Laurelhurst PTA is offering space to qualified and talented artists. A $50 entry fee will go directly to the school. In addition, there will be live music, scrumptious food and beverages, charming decorations, family portraits, silent artisan auction, children’s art classes, an amazing raffle and shopping some of Portland’s premiere artisans.

If you are interested in supporting this local school please contact Violet Craft at 1-503-999-4089 or email at violet @violetcraft.com.

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In Partnership with FRIENDS OF TREES

Join the Laurelhurst Neighborhood Tree Planting!

Every year the Laurelhurst neighborhood losses an increasing number of its grand old trees due to disease, old age, or poor pruning practices. Help insure the unique character of our neighborhood by participating in our annual tree plant-ing event and by planting trees in your parking strip and/or yard this winter. The trees we plant today will make the grand canopy of tomorrow.

Why get a tree?

• Treescontributetoneighborhoodlivability.They reduce city noise and glare. They also calm and slowtraffic.

• Treeshelpreducegreenhousegasconcentra-tions by removing carbon dioxide from the atmo-sphere.

• Treesreducetheenergyneededtoheatandcool our homes by 15-35%.

• Housesontree-linedstreetscommandpricesthat are up to 20% higher than houses in neighbor-hoods without trees.

• Friendsof Treespricesareusually80%lessexpensive than those of a contractor planting equal sized trees.

What will I get?

You will get a city-approved tree for your planting strip for as little as $75 per tree! All participants are asked to help plant trees on planting day, but can also volunteer in some other capacity instead. Trees will be between 1.25 and 2 inches in diameter and 6 to 14 feet tall.

On planting day, trained volunteers will assist with hole digging and tree planting. Additionally, you will be supplied with stakes, ties, and labels, as well as follow-up monitoring of your tree.

The tree planting will take place on Saturday, January 23th, 2010.

Pleasefilloutaninterestformif youareinterestedin our program. Online submissions are preferred andcanbefilledoutatwww.friendsoftrees.org.Oth-erwise complete the form below and mail to the Lau-relhurst Tree Committee. The deadline for Interest Forms is November 23rd. Indicating your interest does not obligate you to purchase a tree.

If you are interested in our Neighborhood Tree Plant-ing Program please sign up by November 23rd.

It does not obligate you to purchase a tree.Online submissions are preferred.

Go to www.friendsoftrees.org.

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Some Information From SEULPortland Plan Community workshops

Presented by Bureau of Planning and SustainabilityYour Voice Counts!

Starting November 17, the Bureau of Planning and Sus-tainability will be hosting six community workshops to discuss ideas around the Portland Plan. The PortlandPlan will be our city’s strategic plan for the next 25years, ensuring that Portland is a thriving and sustainable city and our people are prosperous, healthy and educated. Residents are invited to these workshops to work together with the city and their neighbors to discuss challenges, define priorities and guide investments for the future.You are welcome to attend any and all of the upcoming workshops, here are two that are located in Southeast.November 19 6:30-9 PMDavid Douglas High School, 1001 SE 135th AvenueDecember 5, 10 AM-12:30 PMMt. Scott Community Center, 5530 SE 72nd AvenueFor more information about the Portland Plan and the workshops, please contact Marty Stockton at [email protected] or 503 823-2041, or visit the Portland Plan website at http://www.portlandonline.com/portlandplan.

Take Your Best Shot Southeast!And send it to us.

Contest starts September 30 Southeast Uplift launches its 2010 photo contest dubbed Take Your Best Shot Southeast. This photo contest aims photographers at SE Uplift’s twenty neighborhoods to capture Portland’s unique community spirit in action. This contest is open to everyone who works, lives and plays in the SE Uplift coalition area.What makes a photograph a SE Uplift winner? Techni-cal quality, clarity and composition are all important, but the ability to capture the essence of neighborhood spirit in a single click is what we are really looking for. The photographs must have been taken within the coalition boundaries and should depict neighborhood history, culture, recreation, human interest and/or com-munity. Photographs must have been taken within the last 10 years.For complete rules and contest guidelines visit our web-site at www.southeastuplift.org

REAL SECURITY

FOR REAL PEOPLE

Alarm Response in less than 10 minutes for Laurelhurst by armed officers, trained to protect you and your family. 24 hour patrol of YOUR neighborhood. Vacation Services for a worry-free trip: perimeter checks, paper & mail, garbage.

Call (503)863-0860 for more information.

Garage Sale Coordina-tor NeededIn 1985 the Laurelhurst Neighborhood Association created a committee to work on the preservation of the seven sand-stone Laurelhurst Arches and established a special account, the Arches Fund, for ongoing maintenance and eventual restoration of the arches to their historic condition. Out of this came the present Arches and Garage sale committees. The annual LNA Garage Sale profit, with a required fee paid by each participant, goes directly into the Arches Fund. The Garage Sale has been a Laurelhurst neighborhood event for over twenty years and draws big crowds of eager bar-gain hunters from throughout the area. 2010 will be the 25th year for the Garage Sale. Widespread neighborhood participation now generates around $3000 each year for the Arches Fund. It has become a very important example of our neighborhood coming together to invest in the care of a neighborhood symbol.

The Garage Sale is held in June on the Saturday of Father’s Day weekend. Organization typically starts about March 1st. The main responsibilities are: contact media outlets to publicize the sale; author a sign-up form in the LNA Newsletter; distribute and collect the forms and fees from participating households; communicate with participating households about the details of the sale; prepare and distrib-ute the Garage Sale Map; store and distribute the signs and banners; coordinate day of sale activities.

After five years chairing the Garage Sale Committee and organizing the garage sale, Catherine and Bruce Benson have retired. The LNA Board and the entire Laurelhurst neighborhood thanks them for the donation of their time and energy for successful garage sales. Now your neighbor-hood needs someone new to volunteer for this very impor-tant task. IF YOU CAN VOLUNTEER FOR ORGANIZ-ING THE GARAGE SALE PLEASE CONTACT LNA PRESIDENT ERIC FRUITS AT [email protected] or 503.231.1256. Although retired, Catherine and Bruce can readily answer questions about the Garage Sale and act as advisors to the new volunteer(s).

NETworkingBe Prepared Ed Rentz [email protected]

There has been much said about being prepared for an emergency. In what I call the Triangle of Survival, we teach to 1) Make a Plan, 2) Make a Kit and 3) Get Trained. Disasters come in all shapes and sizes. Some are local and small, some are large and cover a wide area. Even a small house fire is a disaster to those who live there. Waking up in a house full of smoke or severe shak-ing is not a good time to think about making a plan. Have two ways out of every room. This may include a window. If you live in a two story house – get an emergency escape ladder. There are different kinds and they fit under the bed. Practice using it. Have a family meeting place outside and across the street. Making a kit for 72 Hours (3 days) will help your family survive until outside help arrives. Include Food and Water. See column from last May. The most important part of the Triangle is to “Get Trained”. The actual threat is not nearly as important as the level of preparation. The more prepared you are the less fear you will experience. Training can take many channels. Learn First Aid and CPR. Red Cross has many classes. www.redcross-pdx.org 503-284-1234. Know how to operate a fire ex-tinguisher. Think PASS. Pull the pin, Aim at the base of the fire, Squeeze the trigger, Sweep back and forth.. Practice getting out of the house using emergency ladders. Training should be an ongoing thing. Police, Fire and other emergency responders drill constantly so when an event happens they respond and don’t have to think about it. If you have to stop and think it through, you will not have time to survive. The Neighborhood Emergency Teams (NET) program offers training in disaster awareness, utility control, fire suppression, disaster medicine, light search and rescue and team response & disaster psychology. They have classes in the Fall, Winter and Spring. To reg-

ister go to www.portlandonline.com/oem Community resources - Nets/calendar. Go to January 2010 Calendar. Select option to register.If you miss the dates, call 503-823-4421 for information on the next class.

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It has been a busy, busy couple of months. School has swung into full gear along with all the extracurricular activities that come along with it. Swine flu swept has swept through the house. Leaf raking season is in full swing. Let’s see, anything else … Oh, yes! The Fruits family welcomed our newest edition, Leo, who was born on October 16, and weighed in at 8 pounds, 1 ounce. Mom and baby are doing great. Now, on to the neighbor-hood news.

We are in urgent need of a Garage Sale chair. After many years of success-fully chairing the Laurelhurst Garage Sale, the Benson family is taking a well-earned retirement from the position. The Garage Sales is one of the few events that brings the neighborhood together. If there is no Garage Sale chair this year, there cannot be a Garage Sale this year.

Welcome back to our Treasurer, Kristi Kasparek. After her resignation this summer, she answered our pleas to come back. She was voted in as Treasurer at the last board meeting and we a fortunate to have her.

Please consider advertising in this newsletter. Adver-tising helps cover our printing costs so the more adver-tising we have, the more content we can have. As you know, the newsletter is hand delivered to almost 1,800 household and read by almost everyone in the neighbor-hood. Also, if you have any neighborhood news or events to report, please contact our newsletter editor.

President’s PerspectiveEric Fruits, LNA [email protected]

Firwood Lake—known to some as the Laurelhurst pond—is moving forward on clean up. Marilyn Harlin and The Friends of Firwood Lake have worked tirelessly on this project Portland Parks & Recreation has been es-pecially responsive to the Friend’s efforts on the clean up.

The general membership voted that Laurelhurst Park

should close at 10:30 pm during the summer and at 10:00 pm during the rest of the year. Commissioner Fish

will consider the recommendation.

The new owner of the location formerly known as Pancho’s and La Fortuna (3390 NE Sandy Blvd.), has applied for a liquor license to open a western-themed nightclub called Fat Jack’s Saloon. The Portland Police Bu-reau submitted a letter to the Oregon Liquor Control Commission with an unfavorable recommendation regard-ing a liquor license for Fat Jack’s. The Laurelhurst Neighborhood Association

voted to support the Portland Police Bureau’s unfavorable recommendation. Both the Hollywood Boosters and the Rose City Park Neighborhood Association have also sup-ported the unfavorable recommendation.

Since the Laurelhurst Neighborhood Association Board meeting, Fat Jack’s owners have suspended their participation in a Good Neighbor Agreement.

The Oregon Liquor Control Commission will be meeting in mid-December to take testimony on Fat Jack’s liquor licenses application. The Commission’s agenda has not been published. Please check the following website for updates:

http://www.oregon.gov/OLCC/public_meetings.shtml

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