Palisades Neighborhood Association

Lake Oswego City Council recent Goal Setting Session

Published February 5, 2025

See the full Lake Oswego Review article here. Below is a summary.

The Lake Oswego City Council held a goal-setting session on January 25th and is expected to formally adopt its 2025 goals on February 5th.

Key priorities include:

Communication: Enhancing marketing in partnership with the Chamber of Commerce and improving communication with residents about city happenings, services, and decision-making processes.

Leaf Blowers: Developing a plan and communication strategy regarding a potential ban on gas-powered leaf blowers and lawn equipment, following Portland’s 2026 ban. This initiative is expected to take two years.

Ongoing Projects: Continuing work on several initiatives, including Parks Plan 2040, a new wastewater treatment plant, the North Anchor hotel project, replacing the South Shore Fire Station, and developing a community center/library strategy.

Foothills District: Creating a task force to update the Foothills District Plan.

Lake Grove: Continuing to consider an urban renewal district.

Infrastructure: Constructing sidewalks and pathways and updating the tree code.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI): Tasking the DEI Advisory Board with creating an action plan based on past recommendations and current needs, including addressing microaggressions and prejudice. This follows feedback from Respond to Racism and other residents.

Federal Concerns: While acknowledging potential impacts from federal policies, the council expressed confidence in its ability to effectively govern regardless of the situation in Washington D.C.

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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).