Palisades Neighborhood Association

Update to the City’s Urban and Community Forestry Plan (UCFP)

Published February 15, 2024

Greetings!

Here is the latest project news on the update to the City’s Urban and Community Forestry Plan (UCFP):

Summary of Community Engagement and Online Public Tree Survey now available

Over the summer, staff and the project consultant engaged with members of the public at events, in focus groups meetings, and through an online survey to help identify goals, needs, and priorities for our urban forest and to better understand the community members’ views about trees in the city. Results from the outreach events and the online public survey are summarized in a Community Engagement Summary Memo posted on the project webpage and will inform the update to the UCFP. A big thank you to everyone that participated at these events and provided valuable feedback!

What is happening now?

The consultant is currently in the process of drafting the UCFP. The first draft will be reviewed by the project team and the Technical Advisory Committee before the end of the year.

What are the next steps?

In early January 2024, an early draft of the UCFP will be reviewed by a subset of stakeholders that participated in focus group meetings over the summer. The draft UCFP will also be reviewed by the Parks and Natural Area Board in a joint meeting with the Sustainability Advisory Board on January 17 and by the Planning Commission and Development Review Commission in a joint meeting on January 22. Study sessions with the City Council will be held in February and April, and the adoption of the final plan is scheduled for May 2024. All of the Council and board meetings are open to the public.

Have Questions?

Please refer to the project webpage for more information, or contact the City project coordinator, Jessica Numanoglu, at jnumanoglu@lakeoswego.city.

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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).