OLT Clean Up this weekend, Police input, The Storyteller & More

Welcome to Fall, Overlook. There are lots of October-festy things going on in North Portland, and some public safety, land use and general info in the email for you this week.

1) Overlook Livability Team CleanUp (10/2)
2) Solar Tours & Celebration (10/6)
3) Portland Police 5-Year Plan (now)
4) The Storyteller Children's Event (Mondays)
5) Learn About Land Use & Help Your Neighborhood (10/22)
6) Leaf Day Information (11/1 deadline)
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1) Overlook Livability Team Clean Up (10/2)

Please join us for our October cleanup, this Sunday. We meet at DiPrima Dolci at 9am. Don't forget to wear your team t-shirt if you have one! Jenna may have some extras on hand if you want to buy one.

Thank you,
David
grafitti@OverlookNeighborhood.org

Overlook Livability Team 2011 Calendar
We meet at 9am the first Sunday of the month unless it falls on a holiday weekend, in which case we meet on the second Sunday.
– October 2
– November 6
– December 4

The OLT is an open group of neighbors against graffiti and trash; they meet once a month for some targeted clean up, and a nice lunch afterward. Please contact David about joining any time.
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2) Solar Tours & Celebration (10/6)

Solarize North Portland Celebration
Thursday, October 6,2011
Historic Kenton Firehouse
5:30-8:30

Take a tour of local solar installations, then gather for refreshments at the Firehouse.
RSVP: Imagine Energy 503.477.9585
solarize North Portland is a volunteer driven project in North Portland
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3) Portland Police 5-Year Plan (now)

Mark Wells, your Crime Prevention Coordinator writes in:

I'd like to thank you all for attending Wednesday's PSAC (Public Safety Action Committee meeting)…we “packed the Firehouse” and had a very productive meeting….so thank you for your time, energy, and thoughtful questions and comments last night with Mayor Adams.

Here is the link to the Portland Police Bureau's 5 year plan soliciting community input. Please pass this link along to any of your friends and neighbors. As Commander Leloff explained, this really is the opportunity for the community to weigh in on what your police force will look like in the upcoming years.

http://www.portlandonline.com/police/index.cfm?c=50417&a=360465
Please click on “asking for feedback” to submit your comments and input.

Thank you all again for a fantastic PSAC and please shoot me your thoughts and ideas on upcoming agendas, guest speakers, and how you would like to see the upcoming City Council Candidates presented to answer your questions and concerns.

Have a safe month and see you all next month, October 26th!
Mark Wells
Crime Prevention Coordinator
Office of Neighborhood Involvement
City of Portland
503-823-4098
mark.wells@ portlandoregon.gov

October is Crime Prevention Awareness Month and we'll be celebrating with events to educate, involve and organize Portland neighbors! Check our website for events and trainings. http://www.portlandonline.com/oni/index.cfm?c=54880&.

Crime Prevention website: www.portlandonline.com/oni/cp
Crime Prevention FaceBook page: www.facebook.com/portlandcrimeprevention
Crime Prevention Flickr account: www.flickr.com/photos/58578724@N06/
Follow us on Twitter: @pdxpreventcrime

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4) The Storyteller Children's Event (Mondays)

The Storyteller:
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d to a free weekly children’s storytelling event at the Overlook House. Stories based on Ancient Native American legends and myths told in the oral storytelling tradition of gifted storytellers since time began. Stories crafted for children but can also be entertaining to adults. For more information please e-mail long time Overlook neighborhood resident Jerry Cowan (The Storyteller) at mdac@coho.net .

Days: Mondays
Time: 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Location: Basement room of the Overlook House
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5) Learn About Land Use & Help Your Neighborhood (10/22)

“ABC's of Land Use” Workshop
Saturday, October 22, 2011
9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Historic Kenton Fire House
8105 N Brandon Ave

Learn the basics of how the City of Portland's land use and development review processes work. Get hands-on experience with a land use review case study, including review of a development proposal and site plan, identification of relevant issues, and effective ways to respond to the approval criteria.

Introduction by Mary Jaron Kelley, North Portland Neighborhood Services. Presented by Barry Manning, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, and Paul Leistner, Office of Neighborhood Involvement.

Refreshments will be provided, Workshop is free. Pre-registration is required. Space is limited to 40 people.

Neighborhood and Business Association land use activists
Anyone thinking about getting more active with their Association's land use committees
Anyone interested in general City-related land use decision-making processes

What does it mean to be a neighborhood land use chairperson?
Overview of the State, Metro, and City land use planning framework
The Planning Bureau’s District Liaison Program
The Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Code
How to access and read Zoning Maps
What is a Land Use Review and how it differs from a building permit
Comparison of the Land Review Processes: Type I, II, IIX, and III
How to read and respond to a Land Use Review Notice
Perspectives of an experienced Neighborhood Representative
The Appeal Process

For more information, or for help registering, please contact: Mary Jaron Kelley, at 503-823-4099 or mary@ npnscommunity.org

Co-Sponsored by North Portland Neighborhood Services, City of Portland Office of Neighborhood Involvement, and City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability.
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6) Leaf Day Information (11/1 deadline)

The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation has been working hard to improve the Leaf Day program for 2011. Information is now available to the public about this year's leaf pickup service.

The city has launched a new website at www.portlandonline.com/leafday with all the details. New program elements include an online Leaf Zone Locator and the ability to opt out or pay the leaf fee online.

In the next few weeks, customers in the city's Leaf Service Area, which includes 30 Leaf Zones, will receive a mailer that highlights the changes in the program, provides the schedule and fee information, explains how to prepare for scheduled Leaf Day(s), and recommends how to get the most out of the Leaf Day service.

Customers who opted out of the service and fee in 2010 will soon receive an additional mailer that walks them through this year's opt-out process.

The Leaf Line customer service phone is open, and operators are interested in hearing from you. Call 503-865-LEAF on Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., or email your questions to leafday@portlandoregon.gov.