Eliot Neighborhood Association
General Meeting Minutes
Oct 20, 2025 7:00 PM at Cascadia Health Garlington Center
Attendees
Board
Laura Fay – Co-Chair
Pat Montgomery – Co-Chair
Serena Li – Community Outreach
Andrew Champion – Recorder
Jennifer Wilcox – Treasurer
Anders Hart
Kathryn LePore
Alice Newman
Allan Rudwick
Bliss Suh
Jimmy Wilson
Guests
Seth Anderson – resident
Max Nash – resident
Jonathan Tasini – resident
Alyssa Whitesides – resident
Dora DeCoursey – resident
Bill Spangle – resident
Lynne Randall – Arc en Ciel Montessori parent
Jim Proctor – Lewis & Clark College
Jona Davis – NECN
Andrew Harnish – resident
Reflections on Talmage Ellis
Pat lamented Mr. Ellis’ senseless death.
The group observed a moment of silence.
Approve September 2025 Minutes
Draft approved unanimously, verbatim.
Motion: Allan | Seconded: Bliss
Neighborhood Safety
Laura feels that Safe Blocks is not doing enough, and that the city is handing us off to the county, believing PEMO’s work has run its course. ENA will be meeting with county commissioner Shannon Singleton in early November.
Ann said “there was a fight in the street on NE Sacramento Street right before I came to the meeting. Also, the elders on the block have handled the human trafficking issues I asked for help at the last meeting.”
Lynne talked about inconsistent results improving safety in and around Dawson Park for her and other Arc-en-Ciel families. Laura and Jennifer shared differing experiences of the park rangers making the park welcoming.
The group discussed ideas for providing consistent, increased services for Dawson Park users.
Jimmy urged for more coordination and collaboration with people who do provide those services.
Allan suggested that parking around Dawson Park be reverted to its pre-2015 state, a full prohibition on the curb around its immediate perimeter. Pat added the idea of one-way streets. The board approved writing a letter to the city asking for these changes.
Motion: Allan | Seconded: Pat | Abstention: Jimmy
Board Elections
The new slate was approved unanimously:
- Andrew Champion
- Laura Fay
- Anders Hart
- Ann Kasper
- Kathryn LePore
- Serena Li
- Pat Montgomery
- Alice Newman
- Cassie Muilenburg
- Allan Rudwick
- Bliss Suh
- Alyssa Whitesides
- Jennifer Wilcox
- Jimmy Wilson
Motion: Jennifer | Seconded: Bliss
Neighborhood Updates
NECN Update
Jimmy remains unable to comment on changes to group leadership. He also shared a document with the city’s accounting for its Byrne grant funds: personnel expenses amount to more than $128,000 of approximately $230,000 already spent.
Treasurer’s Report
Jennifer reports that the transition to OnPoint is complete, and indicated satisfaction with the new banking arrangements.
Land Use & Transportation
The Land Use and Transportation Committee is reopening conversation about traffic diversion on NE 7th as part of the larger Lloyd-to-Woodlawn neighborhood greenway project extending from the Blumenauer Bridge over I84.
Max reported that her petition to support this project had gained over 300 signatures, then shared her observations and research about traffic on NE 7th Avenue.
Ann took an opposing view, asserting that “the issues of diverters on NE 7th Avenue was examined by a huge city process through PBOT, meetings and public input a couple years ago and it was decided by the majority of people who actually live there that NE 7th should not have diverters. We already have 15 speed bumps installed. NE 8th Ave was chosen as the bike street. .”
Adjournment
Adjourned at 8:15 pm.
