February 2020 E-NEWS

2020 is a great year it is a Leap Year.

Why does February have 29 days? Who invented the Leap Year? How Many days are in a Leap Year?

You will find the answers at the end of the newsletter

Homelessness Conversation with Mayor Wheeler

Your voice is critical when it comes to shaping policies on how Portland can best alleviate the hardships of our neighbors experiencing homelessness. Please join Mayor Ted Wheeler's in a Community Conversation. This is our opportunity to hear how the city is addressing homelessness and to share your ideas and priorities for improving continued efforts as the city makes budget decisions to meet the magnitude of the problem. Join neighbors and local businesses in a community conversation about what we can do to help solve the homelessness crisis. 

You can RSVP (optional) for one of the events using the click here to rsvp.

Central Northeast Portland – Thursday, Feb. 13, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

at Beaumont Middle School Cafeteria, 4043 NE Fremont

North Portland – Tuesday, Mar. 3, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

at U. of Portland Bauccio Commons, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd.

  For more information click here

Central Northeast Neighbors Community Connections Gathering

Join us for the 2nd Community Connections

Gathering On:

 

February 26, 2020 Noon-2 PM @ Central Northeast Neighbors Neighbors 4415 NE 87th Avenue

 

Light lunch provided

 

This month we will be focusing on Social service & resources.

 

Presenters Include;

Hollywood senior Center http://hollywoodseniorcenter.org/

Mother and Child http://momchildpdx.org/

Gregory Heights Library https://multcolib.org/library-location/gregory-heights

Ride Connection https://rideconnection.org/

Meals on Wheels https://www.mowp.org/

 

Please come and join us for lunch!

 

Bring your ideas and concerns for future conversations. We hope to see you here!

 

March 25,2020 Community Connections Gathering will be Local Businesses and Business Associationsin our area

Please contact Ronda for more information or Questions 503)823-2780 [email protected]

Land Use and Transportation Open Space (LUTOP)

Residential Infill Project E-UPDATE, February 4, 2020 – Next Steps

 

This information came to CNN as an email update. You can sign up to receive your own e-update . https://www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/article/555758

 

What is this project about?

The Residential Infill Project is updating Portland’s single-dwelling zoning rules to better meet the changing housing needs of current and future residents. The project addresses increasing the range of available housing options while limiting the size of buildings and improving building design. For more information visit the project website at: https://beta.portland.gov/bps/rip  

The hearings are over. Now what?

City Council is developing concepts for amendments in response to public testimony. The public will have an opportunity to testify on the amendments in March.

Last month, City Council heard from 140 testifiers over the course of two days of public hearings and received more than 500 pieces of written testimony on the RIP Recommended Draft proposals. Thank you to everyone who took the time to prepare and submit comments and attend the hearings!

 

Commissioners and staff are reviewing the testimony to identify opportunities for amendments to further improve the proposals. On Jan. 29, Council held a work session with staff to discuss four technical amendments, including:

 

City Council will discuss additional amendment concepts on February 12 at 2 p.m. to determine which concepts could be developed into formal amendment proposals. Council will hold another public hearing in March to hear feedback on the resulting specific amendments. More information about the details of that hearing will be included in a future e-update.

Have you seen our new website?

The City of Portland (and the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability) are shifting to a new domain ( Portland.gov ) to enhance functionality and the user experience. 

The Residential Infill Project web page is one of the first to make the shift to the new layout and format. Take a look and update your bookmarks.

 

For general information about the project

You can visit the website: https://beta.portland.gov/bps/rip

Use the Map App to learn more about how the proposals affect particular properties.

Additional map resources are also available through the project website documents and resources .

Or call or email Morgan Tracy AICP, Project Manager, 503-823-6879

Bureau of Planning and Sustainability www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/infill   

Recommended Rose Lane Project Report is available online.

Direct link:  www.portlandoregon.gov/transportation/article/753201

Save the Date! February 13 City Council Hearing for the Rose Lane Project

May Primary Our next Election is on

May 19, 2020

Are you registered to vote?

Portland City Council seats and the City Auditor are non-partisan elected positions and carry a four-year term. In Oregon, non-partisan candidates face off in a primary election and if no candidate wins more than 50% of the vote, the top two candidates will compete in a runoff election (typically held in November). Four offices will appear on the ballot for Portland's May 19 Primary Election: Mayor, Commissioner Position 1, and Commissioner Position 4. Commissioner, Position No. 2 will appear on the ballot as the Special Nominating Election to fill the vacancy left by the late Nick Fish and will serve remainder of the Position No. 2 term, ending December 31, 2022.   Find the registry of candidates Click here

On May 19, the Democratic and Republican parties in Oregon will be holding a Closed Primary. This means, if you want to vote for a Democrat or Republican candidate running for a partisan office (President/Vice President, US Senate, US Representative, State Legislature, Secretary of State, Treasurer and Attorney General), you must be registered with one of these parties by the voter registration and party change deadline, April 28. Voters registered non-affiliated or with a minor party will receive a ballot with ballot measures and non-partisan offices such as County and City Commissioners, Judges and Metro Councilors.

You can register to vote, check to see if you are registered, update your mailing address, or update your party affiliation Click here

2020 Census

Can we count on you?

Each decade, the census provides an opportunity to count every person living in the U.S. The data collected has an impact:

 

REPRESENTATION: Determines the number of seats each state receives in the U.S. House of Representatives.

FUNDING: Informs how billions of dollars are distributed for critical public services including: roads, schools, and hospitals.

 

April 1, 2020 is national Census Day. By this date, every home will receive an invitation to participate. Once the invite arrives, you can respond online, by phone, or mail.

 

Get involved and shape the future of your community: https://www.portlandoregon.gov/civic/79479

https://multcolib.org/become-census-2020-help-volunteer

 

¿Podemos contar con usted?

 

Cada década, el censo brinda la oportunidad de contar a cada persona que vive en los EE. UU. Los datos recopilados tienen un impacto:

REPRESENTACIÓN: determina la cantidad de escaños que cada estado recibe en la Cámara de Representantes de los EE. UU.

FINANCIACIÓN: Informa cómo se distribuyen miles de millones de dólares para servicios públicos críticos, como carreteras, escuelas y hospitales.

El 1 de abril de 2020 es el día nacional del censo. Para esta fecha, cada hogar recibirá una invitación para participar. Una vez que llega la invitación, usted puede responder en línea (internet), por teléfono o por correo.

Participe y ayude a forjar el futuro de su comunidad

Vacancies on the Portland Adjustment Committee

The Bureau of Development Services is currently actively recruiting for persons to fill two vacancies on the seven-member Portland Adjustment Committee. One of the vacancies is in the “Public at Large” position, with the second vacancy in the “Urban Design, Architecture or Landscape Architecture” position. For the “Public at Large” position, we are specifically looking for someone who is a neighborhood activist, such as someone who is or has been involved with a neighborhood association or district coalition. If you or anyone you may know fits this bill, please encourage them to submit an application. 

 

The application, as well as more information about the Adjustment Committee, can be found at the following link: https://www.portlandoregon.gov/BDS/article/745560 . Please note the link identifies only one vacancy, but a second vacancy has since opened up. If you have any question about the Committee or vacancy, please feel free to contact me. My contact information is below.

 

Thanks, and please spread the word!   

 

Douglas Hardy, Supervising Planner, City of Portland - Bureau of Development Services

Land Use Services Division

[email protected]

503-823-7816

One Point of Contact reporting system

W e are excited to announce the release of our new One Point of Contact campsite reporting video. As you know, the City of Portland’s One Point of Contact Campsite Reporting System is the mechanism community members can use to report issues of illegal camping or related garbage within Portland. This video describes how to use the system to make a report and how the City and Central City Concern’s Clean Start Program respond to those reports. Please Click here to watch video

One Point of Contact [email protected]

                       

PDX Reporter App www.pdxreporter.org

 

Homelessness Toolkit www.portlandoregon.gov/toolkit

   

Online Campsite Report Form www.portlandoregon.gov/campsite

 

Weekly One Point of Contact Update www.portlandoregon.gov/toolkit/reports

  Hollywood Farmers Market- Community Booths

Year-round on Saturdays, the Hollywood Farmers Markets hosts as many as 50 vendors, bringing you the best of the region’s agricultural bounty! As our founding members like to boast, you can find everything for your Saturday night feast, including flowers for the table.

In addition to all the great foods, you can come to HFM and enjoy a series of events and activities throughout the season. Click here for more information

Are you interested in having a community booth at the Hollywood farmers market. We have them there is not charge for this booth. No selling of any items allowed in the community booths.

Community Booths

Every Saturday HFM partner with two community non-profits to allow them to share their unique projects from around the city. Community booth organizations represent many different areas, from local food initiatives and healthy living advocates to conservation groups and youth empowerment agencies.

Many community groups come from the Hollywood neighborhood such as the Hollywood Theatre, Hollywood Boosters, Northeast Community Center, and others.

If you are a non-profit or community organization interested in having a booth at the Hollywood Farmers Market, or learning more about Community Booths at the market, please read our  Community Booth Policy . If after reading the policy you are interested in having a booth, please contact Ari Rosner, our Market Coordinator, at  [email protected]  for more information.

Rose City Park Playground Project continues to move forward!

By Joe Saraceno, RCPPP Chair

The Rose City Park Playground Project (RCPPP) has made positive strides towards the goal of installing a new playground structure in Rose City Park. On Tuesday, December 3rd, the RCPNA voted to donate a $1500 matching contribution towards the RCPPP playground fund. During that same week, the RCPPP hosted a successful holiday event at the Rose City Golf Course, generously sponsored by concessionaire's Hank & H.J. Childs, which raised an additional $2000. That combined with the generous matching contribution helped raise a total of $3,500 in two days. The RCPPP committee is grateful to the neighborhood association, RCP Golf Course, and the residents of RCP for their generous contributions and support.

In other news, the Portland Parks Foundation Executive Director, Randy Gragg, has become an ally of the project and is working with the RCPPP team to help them navigate the process with Portland Parks and Recreation. The Foundation is working with PPR to get a total cost estimate for this project, which is estimated to be in the low six-figures. Due to budget constraints at PPR, this project will require private donations to achieve our goal. 

If you’re interested in contributing to the RCPPP fund, getting involved, or have general questions, email Ben and Joe at [email protected] .

Or you can go online to https://www.gofundme.com/f/rose-city-park-playground-project to make a contribution via our GoFundMe page.

You can also help us spread the word! Follow Us:

Instagram @rcpplaygroundproject

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rcpplaygroundproject

Why does February have 29 days?

Who invented the Leap Year?

How Many days are in a Leap Year

A leap year has 366 days instead of the usual 365 days, and occurs nearly every four years. The extra day during leap years is leap day on February 29.

Why Do We Have Leap Years?

We need leap years to keep our modern-day  Gregorian calendar  in alignment with Earth's revolutions around the Sun.

It takes Earth approximately 365.242189 days, or 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, and 45 seconds, to circle once around the Sun. This is called a  tropical year , and astronomers measure this from the  March equinox .

However, the Gregorian calendar has only 365 days in a year. If we didn't add a leap day on February 29 nearly every four years, we would lose almost six hours off our calendar every single year. After only 100 years, our calendar would be off by around 24 days!

For more information on Leap Year Click here