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August 2021 Public Board Meeting Agenda
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Volunteers Needed for Misting Station at Mt Scott Park
The Portland Bureau of Emergency Management, Parks & Recreation, and the Water Bureau have teamed up to open misting stations in public parks Thursday and Friday. Volunteer are needed to help set them up, break them down, and tend the sites throughout the day.
Sign-ups for the other misting site locations are at:
- Glenhaven Park, NE 82nd Ave & NE Siskiyou St
- Knott Park, 11456 NE Knott St
Hot-weather safety precautions apply:
- Only volunteer if you are feeling well and are not in a high-risk group during heat
- Volunteers must wear a mask for COVID-19 protection, for themselves and others
- Drink lots of water
- Use sunscreen and wear long sleeve/pants
- Volunteers under 18 must be accompanied by an adult
- A meal will be provided
- Before signing up please review
- the Safety Plan (ICS 208)
- the Position Description (ICS 204) which includes all instructions for PPE, volunteer criteria, required online training, and on-site contact information.
Heat Safety
It’s going to be another stretch of hot days in Portland! Here are some resources to help neighbors stay safe.
Masks Recommended by Multnomah County due to rise in COVID-19 cases
From Multnomah County:
July 26: Due to the recent rise in COVID-19 cases, Multnomah County Public Health strongly recommends that everyone five years of age and older wear masks in indoor public settings whether vaccinated or not.
Multnomah County Public Health strongly recommends that everyone age 5 and up wear a mask when in indoor public settings whether vaccinated or not. Read more about the mask advisory.
Masks and physical distancing are still required in
- airports and public transit
- adult and youth detention facilities
- healthcare settings
- shelters and transitional housing
Visit multco.us/covid19
It’s the first day of Soak-It-Week 2021!
Trees for Life Oregon has declared the last week of every July and the last week of every August to be Soak-It-Weeks, a time for all Portlanders to deeply water their yard and street trees to help ensure their survival in our increasingly dry and hot summers.
Time to get those buckets out and fill them up! Remember, young trees in Portland need 15 to 20 gallons of water once a week during their first 2 to 3 summers. To ensure more mature trees also survive and remain healthy, they should be watered at least monthly during summer. Buckets need to be refilled four to ten times to fully water a tree.
If you received a bucket from one of our events, remember to face the label side towards the tree you are watering!
Use hashtag #bdsoakitweek to share your tree watering photos!
Still need a bucket? We have just a few available! Contact us for your free bucket!
Want to make your own? Skip to the 30 second mark on the video above to see how to do it! Trees for Life recommends three holes, spaced about 6″ apart on one side of the bucket. Contact us for your free label so you always know which side should face the tree when watering.
This project made possible by:
Thank you to BDNA Land Use Committee volunteers Kim Hill and Loralie Cole, Jim Gersbach and Kyna Rubin from Trees for Life Oregon, and Ana Meza from ROSE Community Development Lents Youth Initiative for making Brentwood-Darlington Soak-It-Week possible!
PPR Survey on Outdoor Tennis Courts
Portland Parks and Recreation (PPR) is working on a strategic direction for the outdoor tennis courts program. Click the links to learn more, see the map of tennis courts and their current assessment, and take the survey. Please note that Brentwood Park tennis courts are listed as a potential for removal or re-use.
Survey responses due by Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at 5:00PM
Vaccine Clinic at B-D Community Center
COVID Vaccine Clinic at Brentwood-Darlington Community Center (7211 SE 62nd Ave, 97206)
- 1st dose: July 9th 3:30-6:30pm
- 2nd dose: July 30th 3:30-6:30pm
Impact NW, Providence, Care Oregon and other community organizations are partnering to bring a Teen Vaccine Clinic for ages 12 & up in Brentwood-Darlington!
There will be free food, DJ, raffles, OHP and community resources and sign up support. Everyone who gets their first dose will receive a $100 Safeway gift card.
Consent is needed for ages 12-14. Folks can pre-register or walk in!
Consent forms for ages 12-14 that neighbors may want to have it signed prior to the event:
Lewis School Name Petition
From students at Lewis Elementary School:
Hi! We are a group of Lewis Elementary upcoming 5th graders! Our goal is to change the name of Meriwether Lewis Elementary School. Meriwether Lewis was a white explorer and member of the Lewis and Clark expedition. The exploration of Oregon by Lewis and Clark resulted in the stealing of land from Native Americans. Also, the expedition had an enslaved person present, named York, who was not paid for their work. We understand the importance of Meriwether Lewis in Oregon history however we do not believe that our school needs to be named after him. We believe that school names should be inclusive of all and are too often named after white people.
We are proposing changing the name to John R. Lewis Elementary. John R. Lewis was a civil rights leader and Congressman who is known for being one of the “big six” civil rights activists. He was born on February 21, 1940 in Alabama. As a teenager in the 1950’s he was inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and started his activism work while in college. In 1960 he was a founding member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) organizing many events like the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, and the Selma-to-Montgomery campaign and the march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. John R. Lewis was arrested over 40 times for his activism and received the 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom from Barack Obama. He was a representative of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1987 until his death in 2020. We believe that naming our school John R. Lewis would be a way to honor this important leader in our country’s history.
We believe that it is very important to get input from the Lewis community on the idea and the new name we have proposed. We kindly ask that you sign our petition to give your input. Thank you!
Petition: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdArTP745C-L2tUIIFEXFPZTomnWpPZ52_A9kwDDZbb6ADR8g/viewform
Master Gardeners Demo Garden Reopens to the Public!
From Multnomah County Master Gardeners:
Come visit us! The Multnomah County Master Gardener Demonstration Garden in SE Portland is now open to the public! After a very long and bumpy road since March of 2020, we can now invite anyone who wants to visit to stop by and check out our garden.
The garden occupies around an acre of land. It includes raised garden beds where you can see different gardening techniques for growing a variety of vegetables, small fruits, and herbs. Visitors to the garden can observe a variety of growing methods, from trellising plants to pruning methods. You can ask questions of the knowledgeable gardener volunteers. Produce harvested at the garden is donated to local food banks.
The garden also boasts several perennial beds with informational signage to educate visitors. We follow organic gardening practices; our garden is a Certified Backyard Habitat space and is striving to become a pollinator parkway in SE Portland.
Visit the garden throughout the spring, summer and early fall on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9am to 12noon. Other days are sometimes available.
The garden is located in SE Portland. Our pedestrian gate is on SE 57th Ave just south of Duke. Parking is on the street on the east side of 57th at that gate. Simply follow the short gravel path to the garden. We hope to see you there soon!
Come work with us! A simple orientation process is all that is needed to be cleared to work beside us and learn with us. All levels of gardening experience are welcomed!Contact information: linda.goldser@multnomahmastergardeners.org
July 2021 Public Board Meeting Agenda
To do our part to reduce the spread of COVID-19, we are hosting our meetings virtually until further notice.
