Palisades Neighborhood Association

Lake Oswego Library Visioning

Published September 8, 2023

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Thank you for your fantastic support to shape the future of your Library!

Lake Oswego Public Library

Through the visioning process from January to May, we had interviews with over 100 key informants, four Task Force sessions, four focus groups, five community forums, 2,790 survey responses and 184 additional comments. Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts on our shared future!

Through the data collected, community feedback, and work of the Library Visioning Task Force, a framework was created. This framework defines the community values related to the Library, the desired roles and preferred future of the Library, and outlines desired attributes of a physical space to support that vision. For more information and the full engagement findings report, visit www.lakeoswego.city/LibraryVisioning or email LibraryVisioning@lakeoswego.city.

The framework will help the City with decisions related to expanding and investing in Library services, programs, and amenities in alignment with the community’s vision. The City Council reviewed the findings and recommendations during the July 18, 2023 City Council meeting.

Following up on the Council and community feedback, we are exploring different service models for enhancing access, program offerings, and service delivery. This work includes developing a strategic plan for the Library informed by the community visioning process. We look forward to sharing progress updates during winter 2023-24.

And we still want to hear your thoughts! In addition to finding us at the Library or contacting us through phone or email, the Library Team will be at various community events this summer, including our mobile pop-up library ROVER. We are excited to share what we learned through the visioning process and we welcome more feedback. There will also be questions related to Library Visioning in the 2023 Community Survey coming this fall. Let us know what you think of the vision for the Library of the future!

Lastly, this will be the last email outreach for this first phase of this project. We thank you again for your commitment and participation in this process. To stay up-to-date on the Library announcements, programs, and events, subscribe to our biweekly Library e-newsletter.

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Neighborhood Enhancement Program (NEP) Project Coordinator

Primary Role:

  • Handles NEP grant applications, grant approvals, reviews receipts for reimbursement and is the single point of contact between the entire Palisades Neighborhood Association (PNA) and the City.
  • To be successfull in this role you should be organized, communicative.
  • Time commitment: From 8-12 hrs. throughout the year

Process:

  • Accepting NEP proposals: Anyone living in the Palisades Neighborhood Association can submit proposal(s) to the NEP Coordinator along with estimated costs throughout the year. They should follow the application guidelines and answer the questions related to their proposal.
  • PNA Board will Vote on Which Items To Include in our NEP Proposal: During the month of March PNA board meeting the NEP Coordinator asks the board to vote on the proposed item(s). NEP Coordinator encourages person(s) proposing the item(s) to attend the meeting to answer questions that might come up. The PNA board then votes on which items should be included in the NEP grant proposal.
  • Developing and Submitting the NEP Grant Proposalt: During the NEP grant proposal period (usually the month of May) the NEP Project Coordinator:
    • Fills out the NEP grant proposal application based on items approved by the PNA Board;
    • Gets sign offs from the PNA Chair
    • Submits the proposal form to the city in early May for the initial review process
    • Provides additional information requested by the city
    • Revises and submits the final application to the City by the deadline (typically May 31).

What Happens Next:

  • Iris McCaleb from the City forwards the NEP grant proposals to the grant review committee and then to the City Council who review it and awards certain grants.The NEP Coordinator will receive a letter of award from the City and will share it with the PNA Leadership Team.
  • As items are purchased from the approved grant list, the project close-out form is filled out by the person requesting reimbursement. They will attach digital copies of receipts and photos and then submit all to both the NEP Project Coordinator and the PNA Chair. The NEP Project Coordinator submits the reimbursement request to Iris at the City for reimbursement.
  • Reimbursement checks are then sent directly to the person who purchased the item(s).