Attending: Carol, Rob, Jim Leno, Sam, Lynn, John H, Scott Richmond

SBNA Meeting: board meeting April 13,2017

Attending: Carol, Rob, Jim Leno, Sam, Lynn, John H, Scott Richmond

Guests:Patricia Reynolds, Clay Veka Vision Zero, Brian Stevenson, Linda Meier

Motion: agenda approval

Sam moved, Jim seconded

Yes: 7

No: 0

Abstain: 0

Items added were radio funding, Burlingame Park tennis court

Motion: Approval March Minutes

John moved, Lynn seconded

Yes: 7

No: 0

Abstain: 0

Reminder that there are elections next month. Carol will email all open positions on board. An email will be composed by Carol and Jim Leno pointing towards the website membership button and elections and advertising for next meeting/elections. Jim promises free pizza.

The Griffiths want two memberships but their business has only one vote and Robert is the Riverview Abbey Mausoleum representative.

Purchase of Radios for SBNA NET:

3 radios were asked for requested with information. Rob found that a 5 pack gives better deal.

Rob would like to also include $14 larger battery per radio 14 * 5 = 70, 125,

Motion: Approve up to $250 dollars to be spent onradios and batteries for NET.

Sam moved, John H seconded

Yes: 7

No: 0

Abstain: 0

Burlingame Park Tennis Courts:

There was a conversion to pickle courts discussion 2 years ago. Brian Stevenson was involved in earlier discussion

The process is going through the city of Portland, the project is approved, however, there is no funding available. There are bids $16,000 for tear and replace court. We are looking to only resurface the court. If it is feasible then the price would come down to $5-7K. The city would like to see the fencing replaced but it is not in the bid yet.We would need an Agreement with city if SBNA fundraises.Project is still moving forward.Brian would at least like to trim the blackberries this summer.

Nets: The difference between pickle ball and tennis ball nets is one of height. A mechanism with

Eyelets could be used. The court could have different stripes for each sport.

There is a small rivulet that goes around court and walkway. The contractor would need to look at water control.

PP&R used $40 million last year and will spend $24 million this year. Burlingame Park is part of that but swing sets have higher priority. There are lighting conduits but they are not used.

The money for lights was reallocated to Gabriel Park.

Committee Reports:

Financial: $1807.28 in the bank

Land Use: Macadam Ridge update will follow below.

Transportation: Last month on March 23rd, there was a big open house in SW Multnomah Arts Center focused on gas tax projects, called Fixing our Streets. They highlighted city programs. The event was well attended.

SW in Motion: project is on hold– city looking for project manager

There will be a traffic safety training workshop April 27th 6:15- 8:30pm. Scott will keep us informed.

Macadam Ridge:

SBNA met with Abbey owners and the Design company. SBNA explained some of the neighborhood issues. SBNA’s want of a Left hand turn off Taylors Ferry seemed to be news to them. The water storm water issue was discussed. We have seen no response to the issue.

City supposedly met with the Designers. The hearings are post-phoned since they have been granted a 90-day extension to plan.

Rob brought two letters; one from the Designer and one from the Riverview Abbey. There are errors in the Designer’s letter.

In the Gabriel Park area, there is new development with R1, R7 and R10 zoning called Hutchinson’s Meadow. It lies west of Post Office, South of Gabriel Park. Everett Custom Homes, and Lotek are involved.

Vision Zero – The goal is to have no fatalities by vehicles by 2025. Talk given by Clay Veka.

City programs Safe Routes to School and Vision Zero are in the same building.

There are 32 actions to take to get towards vision zero goals. There are orange signs around town.

Major Principals:

1. Eliminate death and serious traffic injuries by 2025 in Portland.
2. Designing our roadways for walking and bike riding. PBOT will talk with communities,
3. 2015, Commission Novick invited a 26-member task force to identify how we will get to goals.
4. Spent year looking at data; where are the more serious crashes in Portland and what causes them.
5. Crash data looked 2004-2014 data analyzed

Where most drivers injured?

Where the most walkers injured?

Where are the most bikers injured?

There is a lot of overlap between the areas. 30 streets make up the whole crash network. i.e.Division Street is on all three lists.

The city found that street design and behavior are the top identified causes of crashes.

Using center medians, pedestrian crossings, bike facilities can bring down traffic speeds and encourage better behaviors.

90% of all crashes contain bad behavior and speeding, impairment –

57% of crashes involve impairment of all parties (pedestrians, bikers, drivers).

Factors such as drivers wearing no Seat belts and bikers with no bike helmets were included in data analysis.

47% of all crashes involve speeding- more than 10 miles over limit or too fast for weather conditions.

Distracted driver, walking and riding

Inner Division is narrow and does not meet criteria for most crashes but Outer Division 82nd through city limits is where more crashes are.

Speed flashing warning signals are proved to slow down traffic.

Beaverton Hillsdale highway is 40 m/hour has a camera.

Solutions lie in the redesign of streets, use of enforcement, and to change the driving culture so that texting while driving is not accepted. We need to treat texting like a deadly weapon like it is.

Educating pedestrians is also included in program. There is a pedestrian safety coordinator. She led a group of 150 Asian speaking people out in Outer Division explaining how to use existing traffic facilities. The object is to teach people how to be safe.

Vision Zero is also working with drivers ED programs and in high schools.

k-8 Safe Routes to School is partnering with Vision Zero looking to expand to high schools. The Timbers (2 players have DUIs) will partner with Vision Zero.

PBOT has said twice now that a stop sign at corner of Capitol Hill School is not warranted since no one has died yet.

We get many commuters that aren’t even residents (people who live in LO, Beaverton, Milwaukie) going through our neighborhoods.

Milestones: 32 actions of Vision Zero have a performance measure.

There are three overall performance criteria; Less deaths, can we obtain funding, and the amount of vision zero investment infrastructure – how much money are we spending on the streets.

Focus of 30 streets and communities of concern – places of limited English, poorer communities, people of color.

In SBNA, Clay is interested in what our projects are. On transportation system plan, Taylors Ferry is a concern. There is a SWIM project identified for Taylors Ferry for 3.5 million dollars but is not funded yet. On Terwilliger there are two projects; missing bike lanes are on the constrained list (1-10 years) and Terwilliger South sidewalks, bike facilities and improvement on Taylor’s Ferry and Boones Ferry Rd intersection.

Sellwood Bridge, I5 provide cut through traffic going in our neighborhood. Traffic volumes are climbing. In the past couple of years were 36 % chose to bike.

Discussion of PBOTs generating a developers funding mechanism to fund infrastructure in the area where the development is.

Speed on Boones Ferry has a 5-mile speed reduction. Taylors Ferry from Macadam to Terwilliger was slowed to 40 m/h. A 35 m/h is asked about.

Clay is the project manager of Vision Zero.

Celebrate Our Success Eventpictures and text are needed. SBNA had a volunteer effort to clear out vegetation and remove homeless area. Brian Stevenson stepped up to volunteer to put information together for the event.

adjourn