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April 2007 Minutes |
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Minutes: Hillsdale Alliance Meeting, April 11, 2007
Re/MAX Building, 7 p.m.
Attending:
Mike Ponder—Hillsdale Neighborhood Association
Dianna Ponder—Hillsdale Farmers Market Board
Don Baack—Hillsdale Neighborhood Association, SW Trails, chair
Wes Risher—Hillsdale NA
Carla Green—visitor
Richard Garfinkle—HBPA
Mike Miller—Rieke Elementary School parent
Mike Roach—Hillsdale Business and Professional Association President
Rick Nitti—Neighborhood House executive director
Rick Seifert—Hillsdale Neighborhood Association board, HBPA
John Morris—Hillsdale NET
Glenn Bridger—SWNI, board chair
Action items:
• Dianna Ponder, Mike Ponder, Rick Nitti and Rick Seifert will
draft by-laws and pursue 501 (c) (3) status for a Hillsdale Community
Foundation.
The group agreed that the Foundation’s board should consist of
representatives from eleven “core” Hillsdale or Hillsdale-related
groups, namely:
The Hillsdale Neighborhood Association
Hillsdale Business and Professional Association
Hillsdale Farmers Market
Each of Hillsdale’s three public schools
Hillsdale Neighborhood Emergency Team (NET)
Hillsdale Branch Library
Southwest Neighborhoods Inc. (SWNI)
Neighborhood House
Southwest Trails
• Rick S. is proceeding with building an Alliance web site and e-newsletter
• We have tentative plans for another book sale. One major question to answer is where it will be located.
Topics covered:
Rieke Elementary School has a new PTA president, Mike Reunert. The
school is getting a new portable for its third kindergarten class. The
school is full at its present attendance of 280. The district wants
enrollment to be 450. The Run for the Arts is April 17. The Hillsdale
Brew Pub is having a Rieke benefit on May 1. The Rieke Foundation is
paying for one full-time position at the school.
The Hillsdale Farmers Market opens its regular season on May 6.
Businesses and community organizations are reminded they can take a
turn at a free table.
The Hillsdale Business and Professional Association has been trying to
determine the future of the Wild Oats store, now that the Wild Oats
company has been bought by Whole Foods. It was decided that Wes Risher
would contact the regional manager of Wild Oats to introduce the
Hillsdale neighborhood to him or her.
Wes is looking for a summer intern to work on the Wilson master plan.
He noted that the Rieke 11-year-old Rieke soccer surface needs to be
replaced.
John Morris, of Hillsdale NET, noted a meeting April 28 at PCC on crime prevention and emergency management.
Don Baack said work crews will be invited to work on the Stephens Creek
Nature Park path and on removing invasives from Himes Park. April 21st
is Community Clean up day and SOLV clean-up is May 12.
After holding two farmers market charrettes for the Hillsdale Plaza
plans, the Hillsdale Neighborhood Association is seeking money from the
city to proceed with refined planning and construction estimates.
The SWNI candidates’ night is April 30. A major sewer reconstruction project is planned for Multnomah Boulevard.
Neighborhood House and 14 church congregations received 18,000 pounds
of food donations and between $8,000 and $9,000 in cash for the “Feed
the Hungry” program.
The Neighborhood House annual auction is May 12.
Next Meeting: Wednesday, July 11, at 7 p.m. at the Equity Group Building.
Rick Seifert
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