Eliot Neighborhood Association
Board Meeting Minutes
Jun 16, 2025 7:00 PM at Cascadia Health Garlington Center
Attendees
Board
Pat Montgomery – Co-Chair
Cassie Muilenburg – Community Outreach
Serena Li – Community Outreach
Andrew Champion – Recorder
Jennifer Wilcox – Treasurer
Anders Hart
Alice Newman
Allan Rudwick
Bliss Suh
Jimmy Wilson (pere)
Guests
Brittany Davidson
Jimmy Wilson (fils)
Public Comment
None
Approve Minutes
Approved May minutes with amendments to the date of Soul Stroll and accounting for Fremont Bridgehead grant.
Motion to approve the minutes as amended: Allan
Seconded: Jennifer | For: unanimous
Neighborhood Safety
The board discussed the general conditions and liquor licensing at the 365 convenience store, formerly Stop N Go Mini Mart, at 2858 N Williams.
Laura Fay (ENA) and Robb Lawrence (Cascade AIDS Project/Prism) are meeting with Dawson Park Apartments residents and management.
ENA Activities
Dawson Park Summer Events
Ice Cream Day/3v3 Hoops
An ad hoc group is holding weekly coordination meetings. They are looking for an organizer and sponsors. Other considerations are finding more space for additional courts and/or alternate activities like music and dominoes: North Stanton, immediately south of Dawson Park, is a candidate location, but has steeper permitting requirements than the residential permit that can be applied on NE Stanton.
Motion to seed the event with a $500 budget: Pat
Seconded: Jennifer | For: unanimous
Instagram Account – Brittany
ENA’s Instagram account has been idle for several years. Brittany has experience running social media accounts for the Portland Trail Blazers and others. She wants to establish a presence for Eliot and will present ideas for the board.
Communication with Nike about reopening the Community Store
Allan: Soul District thinks it’s difficult, and that Nike would still need to see a commitment from PPB.
Jennifer suggested convening a meeting with interested parties like Soul District, PPB, Safe Blocks, PEMO, Commissioner Ryan,and others to establish a plan before contacting Nike.
Expungement Clinics
Future clinics are contingent on future funding.
Neighborhood Updates
NECN Update – Jimmy
The group is tightening its belt. Neighborhood associations will remain insured, but other community based organizations will lose coverage. Potential cuts are the secretary position and grants to community groups. Jimmy favors raising new funds to preserve those grants.
NECN is seeking a representative from Eliot for the upcoming year.
Motion to nominate Jimmy for another term: Pat
Seconded: Jennifer | Approved: unanimous
Treasurer’s Report
Jennifer: deposited check from Metropolitan Defenders for the expungement clinic and verified that as a signer, she can easily close the ENA bank account at Beneficial and transfer to OnPoint Credit Union when that account is approved.
LUTC Update
LUTC received a demolition notice for 542 NE Brazee, which is slated to be replaced with multifamily housing. Allan noted that objection is possible, but it requires an actionable alternative.
Community Outreach
Board members were given until the end of the week to pitch Byrne Grant ideas. Serena will aggregate and tally votes for the top five.
Public Comment
Pat noted the passing of former chair Joan Ivan in May 2025. The group brainstormed different ideas for a memorial and will return with ideas next month.
Cassie expressed concern about HB 3946, the “preschool loophole” bill: a sentence enhancement for crimes within 1000 feet of a school that includes preschools would apply to most of the city.
Adjournment
Adjourned at 8:40 pm
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