Hi Folks,
The following is a summary of Rose City Park Neighborhood Association activities taking place in your neighborhood that may be of interest.  Thank you for your consideration.

  1. Infill Housing Survey – City survey seeks your thoughts on infill housing go to http://www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/article/556262, respond by January 12. More information: http://www.rcpna.org/archives/530  RIP update report by CNN Rep. David Sweet, see: http://www.rcpna.org/rip-report-11-15-david-sweet
  2. RCPNA receives $350 Communications Grant from Central NE Neighborhood Coalition. More information see: http://www.rcpna.org/rcpna-application-for-cnn-special-communication-grant-120115
  3. Recommended Comprehensive Plan Update hearings underway before Portland City Council.  RCPNA Testimony submitted to the City Council  include (Note: this is in addition to the RCPNA recommendations presented to the Planning & Sustainability Commission in winter 2015). The RCPNA Proposed Comp. Plan Map can be found at this link: http://www.rcpna.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/34x44_rose_city_park_zoning_etc.pdf:
    1. Amendments to the Transportation and Parking Elements. See: http://www.rcpna.org/rcpnatestimony-transportationparkingelementsofrecommendedcompplanupdate11172015-tdr
    2. Amendments to Economic Development and Plan Map, including request to consider relocation of high density in the 60th Ave. Station Area. See: http://www.rcpna.org/rcpnatestimony-economicdevtextandmapamendmentsforrecommendedcompplanupdate12102015-tdr
    3. Support for Chhetri rezone on SE corner of NE 48th and Fremont from R2 to Mixed Use Commercial. See: http://www.rcpna.org/rcpna-supportchettrizonechange11052015-tdr
    4. Support for Peterson 3-property rezone located on the SE corner of NE 50th and Fremont from R2 to Mixed Use Commercial. See: http://www.rcpna.org/rcpna-supportpetersonzonechange11132015-tdr
    5. (Pending) Support for rezone of 2537 NE 56th Ave,  containing 13-unit apartment, owned by Mark Stromme from Medium Density Residential to Mixed Use Commercial.
  4. RCPNA Discussion on Homeless.  The following is a hand out generated by JOIN for those of you interested in how you might help those that are house-less http://www.rcpna.org/menu-to-end-homelessness.  Meeting notes from the community discussion on Nov. 5th can be found at our RCPNA website, http://www.rcpna.org/rcpna-communitydiscussiononhomelessnov5-11212015fin

In conclusion, please consider a year-end donation to RCPNA to help us keep continue our work for you.  These donations are tax deductible as RCPNA is considered a ‘project’ under our Coalition’s non-profit status, 501(C)(3). Payments are to go to our Coalition Director, Alison Stoll (alisons@cnncoalition.org). Make checks payable to ‘Central NE Neighbors’ and insert ‘RCPNA Funds’ as the note. Address is 4415 NE 87th Ave, Portland, OR 97220 <Thanks!>

Thank you for your consideration and Happy Holidays from me and my fellow RCPNA Board members!!

My best,

Tamara

Tamara DeRidder, AICP
Chair, RCPNA