6-24-25 General Assembly Meeting
Meeting in person at Arte Soleil, 5530 SE 122nd.
Special Guest: District 1 Councilor Loretta Smith
Ed Benedict Park Cleanup - PGNA & SOLVE - Please register
Mark your calendars!
If you've been looking for an opportunity to make a positive impact in our community, look no further! PGNA is partnering with SOLVE for a trash pick-up day on April 19th. Volunteers will meet at 10am for a quick safety briefing at Ed Benedict Park and will be let loose into the surrounding neighborhood. The event will conclude at noon. This is an excellent opportunity to meet some neighbors, get outside, and perhaps explore an area new to you. Please follow the linked event for more information and to register.
https://volunteer.solveoregon.org/opportunity/a0CVL00001mAK9Y2AW/pgna-ed-benedict-park-clean-up
This PGNA neighborhood clean-up event will be the first of many for 2025 and beyond. If you would like to nominate an area for a future clean-up (whether trash pick-up, graffiti abatement, or pulling invasive plants), please consider filling out the PGNA 2025 survey to let us know your thoughts!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdPYLInRxUbux0B6lQTQ_oYY7fNN-yswPooBrdTjz3BJ5hAdg/viewform
1-28-25 Board Meeting
Please note that this meeting is by Zoom only! Agenda as follows:
Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81340121088
7:00pm Welcome & Introductions
7:10pm Safe Blocks Program Overview - Brief presentation, Q & A, Sarah, Molly, & King
7:25 Review current finances and resources, this has changed dramatically since our last
meeting:
• $4000 District 1 East Coalition "Small Grant" grant awarded for District 1 Councilor meet
& greet, Beautification (clean-ups), and "Community Conversations"
• $1300 "Communications" stipend, $650 currently in hand
• $500 "Resiliency" funding, needs rough ideas and board vote in order to secure
• Potential to borrow resources from D1EC: canopies, tables, chairs, PA system, OWL hybrid
meeting system, etc.
7:35pm Review and edit letter to Portland Parks and Recreation regarding Summer Free for All
Richard to have a draft available before the meeting for review.
7:45 Update regarding PCEF Mini Grant with East Portland Collective - Michael
7:50 Land Use & Transportation critical information, 5 minuets maximum
7:55pm Capacity and Empowerment - need to generate committees to do independent work,
enlist members and volunteers who are currently not on the board. Some ideas:
• Land Use and Transportation - not only attend relevant meetings, but write position
letters
• Beautification (clean-ups)
• District 1 Councilor Open House
• Community Conversations
• Greening
• Outreach & Engagement
• Website, branding, publicity, Mailchimp management
8:30pm Formulate timeline & plan for 2025 - Review gantt chart, Bridgett's notes from December
Other pressing ideas?
8:55pm Adjourn

PGNA Special Board Meeting - Budget Mapping - All are welcome!
Learn about how Budget Mapping has created investment in East Portland!
October 22, 2024 7pm - 9pm
All who are interested in furthering the quality of life in our neighborhood are welcome at this meeting, especially
neighborhood leaders !
Did you know that the City of Portland has been tracking public investment geographically since 2011?
Are you interested in learning how to use this data to advocate for better city services in your neighborhood?
Because of advocacy by the East Portland Action Plan (EPAP), Portland city government has increased investment in housing, parks, and transportation by more than one billion dollars since 2011.
This meeting will feature Nick Sauvie, Co-Executive Director of Rose Community Development, who will share information about budget mapping data in order to educate and help neighborhood associations, community groups, and public officials better advocate for our area in East Portland! Every East Portlander knows intuitively that our neighborhoods do not get the same level of attention and resources as other parts of the city. Knowledge is power. We now have access to data that shows how far East Portland lags in many areas and how we are closing the investment gap here. A 30 minute presentation will be followed by a question and answer period.

PGNA General Assembly
The topic for this meeting is still unfolding. A District 1 City Council candidate forum is one possibility.
In person attendance is highly recommended.
We will endeavor to have a zoom option at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81340121088

PGNA Board Meeting
Specific agenda to be determined by the board.
All are welcome to attend!


FREE Concert in Gilbert Heights Park - Tequila Highway
Tequila Highway
Salsa, cumbia, merengue, fusion, latin-funky and more!
Come celebrate summer with your friends and neighbors!
Latin-American music for all occasions. Family friendly.
Summer FREE FOR ALL
Date: 7/13/24
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Location: Gilbert Heights Park, 4251 SE 130th Ave, Portland, OR 97236-3647
Brought to you by the Powellhurst-Gilbert Neighborhood Association and PP&R's Summer Free for All

General Assembly Meeting: East Portland TIF Exploration
Where: Arte Soleil, 5530 SE 122nd (southeast corner of Harold & 122nd)
In-person attendance is highly recommended if possible.
Watch via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81340121088

General Assembly Meeting
Come learn about how the Division Midway Alliance and the Midway Business Association are collaborating with us to make the Powellhurst-Gilbert Neighborhood a better place! Join us for food and opportunities to catch up with old friends and meet new neighbors beforehand.
Where: Arte Soleil, 5530 SE 122nd (southeast corner of Harold & 122nd)
In-person attendance is highly recommended if possible.
Watch via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81340121088
Agenda:
6:30pm - Light dinner & social mixer
7:00pm - Welcome & Introductions
7:40pm - Division Midway Alliance - Brief presentation, Q&A, Lisha Shrestha
8:00pm - Midway Business Association - Brief presentation, Q&A, Laura Martinez
8:20pm - Overview of recent transitions, challenges, and opportunities with PGNA & Civic Life
8:40pm - Overview of upcoming events
8:45pm - Adjourn

General Assembly Meeting
7:30pm Welcome, Introductions, Updates and Upcoming Events
Presentation on Portland's transition to a new form of government by the Government Transition Advisory Committee
Conversation on changes to the coalitions that Neighborhood/Community groups will be under and what that means for PGNA
Conversation on the possibility of changing our name from Neighborhood Association to Community Association
Planning a Holiday Potluck!
9:00pm Adjourn

General Assembly
7:30pm Welcome, Introductions, Updates and Upcoming Events - Michael Simpson, PGNA Board Secretary
Free Arts NW - Hannah White
Back to School Safety - Jim Chasse, PGNA Board
Johnson Creek Watershed Council - Marlee Eckman
Roundtable Conversation with all present:
"Positive actions and changes you have witnessed or joined in our neighborhood"
9:00pm Adjourn

General Assembly Meeting
Presentations via Zoom
Questions via chat
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81340121088
7:30pm Welcome, Introductions - Jose Gamero, Co-Chair
7:40pm Building a Better 82nd - Portland Bureau of Transportation
8pm Emergency Services Conversation - Firefighter Jason Cunningham
8:15pm Cultivate Initiatives - Matthew McCarl, Community Engagement and Action Director
8:30pm Draft District Plan for the new Portland Government - City of Portland Transition Team
9:00pm Adjourn
If you have questions for presenters or concerns regarding the above topics, you can send them to us in advance at pgnaboard@gmail.com.

General Assembly Meeting: New Infrastructure Projects
PGNA General Assembly Meeting
March 28, 2023, 7:30pm - 9pm
Presentations via Zoom
Questions via chat
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81340121088
Venue, if you wish to attend live: Arte Soleil, 5530 SE 122nd
Focus of General Assembly: New Infrastructure Projects
7:30pm Welcome, meeting guidelines - Richard
7:35 Overview of presentations - Jim and Yashica
7:40 Springwater Wetlands Restoration Project - Bureau of Environmental Services
8pm Outer Powell Transportation Project - Oregon Department of Transportation
8:20 Division Midway Street Improvement Project - Portland Bureau of Transportation
8:40 Building a Better 82nd - Yashica
8:45 Upcoming events - Richard
Next General Assembly - June 27th
Juneteenth celebration - June 19th
Concert at Gilbert Heights Park - August 5th
8:50 Meet your neighbors, interests and / or concerns
9:00pm Adjourn
If you have questions for presenters or concerns regarding the above topics, you can send them to us in advance at pgnaboard@gmail.com.
Zoom participants will also be able to use the "chat" function to ask questions or offer opinions during the presentations themselves. A moderator will select the most relevant questions for our presenters. Anticipate that we will not have enough time to answer all questions during the meeting itself, but hopefully questions and concerns can be responded to afterwards. The chat function will act as a record of overall questions and concerns for both our neighborhood association and the presenters.

General Assembly and Board Elections
Join the Powellhurst-Gilbert Neighborhood Association on Tuesday evening to help us build community, plan activities for the coming year, and elect leadership that will help represent our neighborhood and move us forward in challenging times.
Agenda:
Welcome, conversation guidelines
Introductions all around, 2 minutes max each person:
1) Name, 2) something about yourself, 3) changes you would like to see for our neighborhood in the coming year
Introduction of current board members and board candidates, nominations and volunteers
Elections
Conversation about the graffiti on the mural at 136th and Mitchell, the proliferation of graffiti in general
Brainstorm future General Assembly topics
Announcements
Adjourn
What: PGNA General Assembly and Board Elections
When: Tuesday, December 6th, 7:30 - 9pm
Where: Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81340121088
Contact email: pgnaboard@gmail.com
We hope to see you soon!
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Charter Commission on the November 2022 Ballot
The Portland Charter Commission is proposing changes to the structure of Portland's governance that will be on our November ballot.
Join us to learn more; bring your curiosity and questions!
We will be joined by up to three members of the Charter Commission, including Sofia Alvarez-Castro


May General Meeting
Topic TBD! Each month we have a specific topic and speakers to address the topic! We are always open to hearing from ya’ll about what would be interesting for you! Email us any ideas at pgnaboard@gmail.com

February General Meeting
Topic TBD! Each month we have a specific topic and speakers to address the topic! We are always open to hearing from ya’ll about what would be interesting for you! Email us any ideas at pgnaboard@gmail.com

Holiday Potluck!!!!
Join PGNA for our annual Holiday Potluck! Come share food and build community with our neighbors! Open to ALL who live in Powellhurst Gilbert!

November General Meeting
Topic TBD! Each month we have a specific topic and speakers to address the topic! We are always open to hearing from ya’ll about what would be interesting for you! Email us any ideas at pgnaboard@gmail.com

August General Meeting
Join us for our Neighborhood Assoc meeting!
This is an important one! Please come to "Decommission PDX", a City Club presentation based on recent research they have conducted to make Portland City Council more representative based upon district representation.
This will be our August 5, 2019 General Assembly Meeting at Ron Russell Middle School from 7pm - 9pm. There will be light food and beverages.
City Club continues its series of community meetings on Portland's commission form of government. Join us as City Club presents its research findings and facilitates a discussion where you can share your experiences and ideas. We hope you'll be part of working toward a new and more equitable system of government in Portland.
Thank you and see you on August 5

PGNA General Assembly
Join Us for our General Assembly!
Topic: How to show love to your neighborhood!
Meeting is open to all folks who live, work, or are invested in the Powellhurst Gilbert Neighborhood! Light Refreshments will be provided!

PGNA General Assembly
Join us at Ron Russell Middle School to meet with neighbors and talk about issues pertaining to our neighborhood. Topic and Speakers to be announced Soon, check back in! (It'll be great no matter the topic because of our wonderful members and neighbors!)

PGNA Board Meeting
The PGNA board of directors convene for their monthly meeting to discuss ongoing projects, plan upcoming events, and address other board business. Open to the public.



PGNA Annual Potluck
Join us for our annual end-of-the-year potluck! Bring a dish if you can, and definitely bring your friends and family. All community members are welcome to attend!