December 2016

Meeting Schedule Meetings at Southeast Uplift unless noted

General and Board Meeting Thursday, December 8, 7-9 p.m.Land Use & Transportation Committee Tuesday, December 6, 7-8 p.m.Sunnyside Prepared No meeting in DecemberGraffiti Clean-Up 2nd & 4th Saturdays, weather permitting. Call 503-235-5047

Neighborhood NewsBy Tony Jordan, Sunnyside Neighborhood Association President

SUNNYSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION www.SunnysideNeighborhood.com

Upcoming Events | December6th – Health Insurance Information & Enrollment Assistance, 3:30–5:30 p.m. @ Belmont Library*8th – Computer Basics, 10 a.m.–noon @ Belmont Library*8th – A Shared City: Native Americans in Early Portland History, 6:30–7:30 p.m. @ Belmont Library* 13th - A Will is Not Enough in Oregon, 7:30 p.m. @ Belmont Library*15th-31st – Christmas Lights, 6–11 p.m. @ Peacock Lane*15th-17th – Pedestrian-Only Christmas Lights, 6–11 p.m. @ Peacock Lane*17th – Treating Digestive Disorders With Medical QiGong, 3–5 p.m. @ Belmont Library* 21st – Resume Help, 5–7 p.m. @ Belmont Library* * See articles for details

Now that it is dark so early in the evening and will soon be dark again in the morning, please take extra care while driving to look out for people walking, especially children, and people riding bikes on our neighborhood streets and boulevards. Even pedestrians with bright clothing can be difficult to see when it is dark and raining, but regardless of the clothing people wear, they deserve the benefit of conscientious folks being careful and aware in difficult condi-tions. If you can’t see or stop in time to prevent hitting someone, you are driving too fast for the conditions.

If your holiday traditions include purchasing gifts for friends and family, make sure to visit the many wonderful

shops along our commercial corridors of Belmont and Hawthorne. By walking to these shops you can save yourself the headaches of driving in traffic and you will be supporting local businesses. In other traditional holiday news, be sure to check out the schedule for Peacock Lane this year, and take note of the three pedestrian-only nights.

Finally, you may have noticed the newsletter coming a little late in the past few months. We are still in need of a vol-unteer to help with coordinating articles and doing light editing. This should be an easy task requiring 1 to 3 hours a month and some good organizational skills. Write to board@sunnysideneighborhood.com if you can help.

Community House DinnerBy Josh PalmerOn Monday, November 7, members of the Sunnyside community came together to discuss the proposed changes for the Sunnyside Environmental School playground area. A lovely dinner was spearheaded by Pat Schweibert of the community house with the help of volunteers and SES students. Finally we had a forum to talk about what the shared use space means to various members of the community in a format that wasn’t constrained by time limits, which had been a problem in the past whenever this topic was brought up. It was refreshing to see people come together and listen rather than tune one another out.

SES principal Amy Kleiner spoke throughout the evening answering questions and informing the community that due to the increased level of incidents that SES staff has had to respond to on the playground, increased fencing around the park is necessary. The primary reason that PPS has decided to move forward with increased fencing is due to liability and because they have been advised to step up the safety of the campus grounds.

There wasn’t a timetable laid out for this change so stay tuned for further developments and announcements from SNA, SES/PPS, and Parks and Recreation. Again, a big thank you goes out to all involved to make this event happen and to everyone who attended.

Land Use & Transportation UpdateBy Neil Heller, Co-chair, SNA Land Use & Transportation CommitteeThe Sunnyside Land Use and Transportation Committee (LUTC) brought forward multiple items to November’s board meeting that received support and are summarized below. These items primarily relate to municipal projects that serve to implement Portland’s updated Comprehensive Plan.

Residential Infill Project

The board previously voted to endorse the platform by Portland for Everyone and this testimony reaffirmed that posi-tion as it was updated in response to the Concept Report submitted by the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability staff. This includes the areas that Portland for Everyone has identified that the Residential Infill Project Concept Re-port does well and some areas where the report can be better. These areas, as stated by Portland for Everyone, follow:

• Accessibility/Affordability Incentives: To provide additional incentives should a renovation or new build offer a unit that is accessible, affordable, or both.

• Housing Choice: The Housing Choice should be allowed in all neighborhoods, not only in the Housing Oppor-tunity Overlay Zone. This should include the David Douglas School District. School capacity and funding should be addressed directly rather than through the zoning code. Neither east Portland nor other areas should be denied the benefits of walkable neighborhoods and housing choices.

• Internal Conversion of Existing Houses: The City should undertake the steps outlined in the Conversion Report to make internal conversions of single dwelling homes the

easier and more economical choice. The added flexi-bility for retaining existing homes should apply citywide to encourage house retention everywhere.

• Tree Preservation: Flexibility in the siting of houses should be encouraged when it will allow for the preserva-tion of significant trees.

Inclusionary Housing

This motion urges the City to implement the Inclusionary Housing Program and eliminate minimum parking re-quirements for Inclusionary Housing development. Inclusionary Housing will affect all new developments of more than 20 dwelling units. This would require that 20 percent of the units built be affordable units catering to house-holds earning 80 percent or less of Portland’s median family income. State law requires that the city provide addition-al incentives to developers for compliance.

Elimination of Parking Minimums and Support Transportation Demand Strategies

Finally, the LUTC brought forward language that encourages the council to pass amendments 34 and 51 to the Comprehensive Plan Early Implementation Package. These amendments remove minimum parking requirements in mixed-use zones near frequent transit service and encourage residents to use alternative modes of transportation by requiring Transportation Demand Management (TDM) for residents of new multi-family buildings in these zones. The TDM strategies mentioned take the form of car-share, bus passes, and other ways to reduce single occupancy auto traffic.

What’s Happening At The Belmont Library?By Cyndi Rosene

Help us plan your library’s future! Multnomah County Library is seeking input from the community to guide our planning for services and facilities in the coming years. We encourage you to take this survey: https://multcolib.org/planning-librarys-future. Happy Holidays, and enjoy our adult program list for December:

Tuesday, December 6, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., Health Insurance Information and Enrollment Assistance

Get answers to your questions about the application and enrollment process. In partnership with the Multnomah County Health Department and Health Plans in Oregon. Registration required; register in the library or by calling 503-988-5382.

Thursday, December 8, 10 a.m. to noon, Computer Basics

Learn the basics of using a Windows-based computer, a keyboard, and a mouse. No experience is necessary to take this relaxed, fun class. Registration required; register online, in the library, or by calling 503-988-5234.

Thursday, December 8, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., A Shared City: Native Americans in Early Portland History

Portland historian Tracy J. Prince, Ph.D., uncovers neglected aspects of Portland’s Native American history. In this presentation she will share rare photos and stories. Made possible by the Library Foundation through support from the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Fund. Registration required;

register online, in the library, or by calling 503-988-5234.

Tuesday, December 13, 6 to 7:30 p.m., A Will is Not Enough in Oregon

Learn the basics of wills, living trusts, powers of attorney, and health care directives with attorney and author Rich-ard Schneider. Registration required; register online, in the library, or by calling 503-988-5234.

Saturday, December 17, 3 to 5 p.m., Treating Digestive Disorders With Medical QiGong

Many digestive disorders are rooted in mental and physical stressors. Those without digestive concerns are also wel-come. Registration required; register online, in the library, or by calling 503-988-5234.

Wednesday, December 21, 5 to 7 p.m., Resume Help

Meet with an experienced volunteer for one-on-one help. Bring a paper copy of your resume if you have one. First come, first served.

For more programs and information, drop in and see us at Belmont Regional Library, 1038 SE Cesar Chavez Boule-vard; give us a call at 503-988-5382; or find us online at www.multcolib.org. Multnomah County Library programs are always free of charge.

Light displays run December 15 to 31 from 6 to 11 p.m. Lights stay on until midnight on December 24 and 31.

Pedestrians Only: Thursday, December 15; Friday, December 16; and Saturday, December 17.

PPD may close the street to vehicles at other times as needed for safety.

Please follow us on social media for announcements:

Twitter: @pdxpeacockln

Facebook: facebook.com/peacockln

Cocoa Booth

Free Cocoa and Cider, 6 p.m. until sold out, December 15 to 24. Cash donations will benefit the Architectural Herit-age Center to support Peacock Lane’s application for National Historic District Designation.

For more information about Peacock Lane, or to make a tax-deductible donation to our Historic Register applica-tion, visit us online at www.peacocklane.org.

Peacock Lane 2016 By Lorraine Henriques

Cleaning Out the HolidaysBy Bonita Davis

During the season of celebrations, a lot of extra stuff can find its way into our living spaces. Whatever the item, when it is time to clear it out, here are some places to start:

Holiday trees and garlands. Get specific information from your property manager, your local hauler, the in-home delivered winter edition of The Curbsider, online at www.portlandoregon.gov/bps, or by calling the Curbsider Hotline at 503-823-7202. Trees can be recycled curbside inside the green yard waste bin or placed curbside beside the bin, or taken to a collection site sponsored by the Boy Scouts, school sports teams, or churches. Trees cut to fit in the green yard waste bins are recycled with no extra charge. A small fee will be applied to trees out on the curb next to the bins. Trees need to be free of spray flocking, ornaments, wires, etc.

Old strands of Christmas lights. Recycle at Free Geek (www.freegeek.org), 1731 SE 10th Avenue, or at FarWest Re-cycling (www.farwestrecycling.com), 4930 SE 26th Avenue. Be sure to remove the larger-sized bulbs from strands. Details are on the websites.

Your curbside program is the convenient answer for paper, tissue, and paper ribbon. Note: Plastic-coated greeting cards or photo paper are not part of paper recycling. Brush off the glitter and remove any sound chips and foil strips from cards and envelopes before placing them in the blue recycle bins. Consider reusing what you can or making a donation to SCRAP (scrappdx.org, 971-678-8847). Boxes can be offered up on www.Nextdoor.com or flattened and placed next to blue recycle bins on recycling day.

Styrofoam packing peanuts. Best bet? Re-use them. To recycle, consult the Metro Find-A-ReCycler Tool at www.oregonmetro.gov/tools-living/garbage-and-recycling. Close

to Sunnyside are the UPS Stores at SE 41st and Hawthorne, 503-236-5587 (no starch peanuts) or NE 34th and Sandy, 503-230-1808 (no starch peanuts), or the Postal Annex at NE 16th and Broadway, 503-284-6092. The Postal Annex also accepts unpopped Bubble Wrap and starch peanuts. They must be clean, dry, and the polystyrene peanuts separated from those made from starch. Always check with businesses first before taking in peanuts.

The next two items involve some travel and may only be worth it if combined with other trips or if you pitch in with neighbors and take a bigger load. Block Styrofoam is now being accepted only on the west side of Portland. Re-sources: FarWest Recycling, 10750 SW Denny Road, Beaverton, OR, 503-643-9944 (must be clean and dry, $5 per carload or super sack), and FarWest Recycling, 6440 SE Alexander Street, Hillsboro, OR, 503-643-9944 (accepts clean and dry white-only Styrofoam, $3 donation requested), www.farwestrecycling.com.

Deposit bottles and cans. If you have a large volume that cannot be easily managed at a local grocery, consider the Bottle Drop Redemption Center at 12403 NE Glisan, open until 6 p.m. every day. Learn more about the drop-off ser-vice and accounts at 877-912-2019 or www.bottledropcenters.com.

A gift you can’t use? Consider exchanging, re-gifting, or passing it on, selling it online, consigning it, or making a charitable donation.

The Metro Hotline is there to help. To find a resource for recycling or reuse, give Metro a call at 503-234-3000 or use the Find A Recycler Tool at www.oregonmetro.gov.

The Sunnyside Neighborhood News is published monthly by the Sunnyside Neighborhood Association.Newsletter Committee Chair: Neil Heller Editor: Tony Jordan Newsletter Volunteers: Diana Deumling, Gwyneth Van Buskirk Matt Berggren

Tony Jordan .............................................President Hannah Day-Kapell ........................ Vice-President Lorraine Henriques ................................. Secretary Josh Palmer............................................ Treasurer Mike Sellinger .............................Member-At-Large Reuben Deumling .......................Member-At-Large Nola Gray ...................................Member-At-Large Neil Heller ...................................Member-At-LargeDan Rutzick ................................Member-At-Large

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