HOMESTEAD NEIGHBORHOOD 
May 2, 2020 E-News
 
The Homestead Neighborhood Association normally meets the First Tuesday of every month, 7p m at the OHSU Child Development and Rehabilitation Center; 707 SW Gaines, Third Floor. 

 
The next scheduled meeting will be a virtual "Zoom" meeting hosted on June 2 at 7pm. 
The meeting link will be sent prior to the meeting and will be posted on the Homestead website. 

The June agenda will include the election of officers.   All positions are open and include President, Vice President,Treasurer, Secretary, Membership Chair and two at-large positions.  Position duties are available in the Homestead bylaws.  If you are interested in running for one of the above positions, or want to nominate someone (with their consent), email Ed Fischer at [email protected].

Survey Monkey will be used to vote online.  Instructions and ballot will be included in an upcoming E-News and will be posted on the website.

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PDX Thanks YOU!

Since March 27, citizens throughout Portland (and different time zones around the world)  have been going to their front porches or balconies at 7 pm nightly to clap, ring bells, bang pots and pans and recently--following a story on NPR about how they're doing it in Montana--howling like wolves in appreciation of the doctors, nurses, hospital staff, grocery store employees, postal workers, bus drivers, city employees and all essential personnel who are making it possible for so many of us to stay at home comfortably.

Many streets in Homestead have been participating!! 

Certainly we are all trying in different ways to be of use and helpful to our communities and those who are doing so much for us. 

This is just another simple, fun, and cathartic way to show appreciation while we practice social distancing, and show appreciation to all who are keeping us safe. 

7 pm every night! Join us!

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Important Information From the Homestead NET (Neighborhood Emergency Team) Leader

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Oregon's social distancing effort to date has been quite effective in stabilizing our local epidemic and avoiding overburdening our medical care response capacity. Daily reports of new cases are now dropping! Not only has our collective behavior in Oregon saved lives but it has allowed all of us to learn social distancing and behaviors that minimize rapid spread of the virus.
 
These learned behaviors are going to be important in the months ahead as we all begin to engage safely in a broader range of activities.

Personal Behaviors : No one has prior immunity to this SARS-2 virus and less than 1% of the Oregon population has so far been infected (even including possibly larger numbers of those without symptoms and not tested). If we fail to practice effective personal behaviors, the epidemic will spread in Portland just as it has in the hardest hit cities around the world. Therefore we must continue to practice those personal behaviors that block the spread of the virus throughout this coming summer.

1)   Wearing masks in public is probably the most effective behavior. Individuals infected but without symptoms spread the virus. Wearing a mask greatly reduces inhalation of virus particles exhaled by an asymptomatic person in your vicinity. It also protects others in your vicinity should you become infectious without knowing it.

2)   Avoid close contacts with large groups and individuals not conforming to public health advisories.

3)   If you have symptoms or were in close contact with any confirmed Covid-19 cases, self-isolate from everyone including uninfected household members.
 
What should you continue to do?
 
1. Update your plan for how your household will manage self quarantine should some member become infected.

  2. Continue to follow Social Distancing practices and government directives from the Oregon Health Authority. You can subscribe to daily Covid-19 updates from the OHA. https://govstatus.egov.com/OR-OHA-COVID-19 .

3. Check-in with your neighbors frequently - particularly if you or they are at high risk or need to self-isolate.
 
We have established a network of block coordinators for most of Homestead to facilitate communications and support for everyone that needs it. 150 households have already filled out detailed questionnaires during face-to-face interviews with their block coordinators. 

The Homestead NET is asking those who haven't been interviewed, to fill out a brief online household  questionnaire.    The Homestead NET team will send your household information to your block coordinator.  

Current Block Coordinators are:

Please note additional block coordinators are needed.  Please consider volunteering!  
Your Homestead block coordinators are:
 
Bancroft St South of Terwilliger: Marguerite Becker & Laurie Lester
Condor Ave North of Bancroft: Mark Urban & Jenny Schmidt
Homestead between Terwilliger and OHSU: Jane Manchee
View Point Terrace: Jackie Phillips ( additional volunteer needed)
Hamilton St: Mary Egan
Condor Ave South of Bancroft & Bancroft Ct: John Chandler
12th & 13th Sts South of Gibbs: Ed Fischer ( additional volunteer needed)
Homestead North of Gibbs:   volunteer needed; contact Bob Bonner, 240-838-8933
Apartments South of Gibbs: volunteer needed; contact Bob Bonner, 240-838-8933
 
If interested in volunteering or for more info, Contact Bob Bonner at 240.838.8933.

If you want to become more informed about Portland's current Emergency Response visit the informative and sometimes humorous NET tumblr website: https://portlandnet.tumblr.com/
 
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Area Permit Parking Program Changes being Considered by the Homestead APPP Committee

Parking Survey extended through June 30.


Each of the City's Area Permit Parking committees have designed and adopted rules concerning that parking zone area. These rules are contained in Supplemental Plans. All supplemental plans, including Homestead's Supplemental plan can be found on the city's website. 

The Homestead Neighborhood Association is interested in reviewing and possibly changing the Homestead Plan in order to improve the parking difficulties, particularly in the Zone C area.

Considerations are:
  1. Limit the number of all business parking permits issued.
  2. Reduce allowed Visitor Parking time on signs to one hour in Zone C.
  3. Consider replacing guest permits with daily "scratch-off" permits.
  4. Consider de-annexing the commercially zoned property at SW Gibbs and Veteran's Hospital Road. 
The Homestead parking survey is now available and the deadline has been extended to June 30.  Final decisions should be made before August.  Parking on Mar quam Hill is a complex issue that affects all area residents and we  want to hear from you!
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It's official: South Portland is the City of Roses' newest sextant

This is a Joint effort by the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT), Portland Fire & Rescue, the Portland Police Bureau and Multnomah County to improve wayfinding, 9-1-1 dispatching and emergency response.
 
After over two years of planning and development, on Friday, May 1, 2020 South Portland will officially become the City of Roses' sixth sextant. It is the first major readdressing effort in Portland since the Great Renaming of 1931 which created the current N, NE, NW, SE and SW Portland.

For decades, due to the eastward curvature in the Willamette River, addresses in Southwest Portland located east of SW Naito Parkway (and SW View Point Terrace in more southern Portland neighborhoods) have used a leading zero to differentiate them from addresses west of Naito Parkway. A leading zero address is a property address that starts with a zero. These addresses make wayfinding difficult for delivery drivers and, most importantly first responders to locate and easily navigate to leading zero properties.
 
For More information visit South Portland Addressing Project


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 Make your voice heard.........

The year ahead will be a busy one filled with discussions and important decisions that affect the Homestead area.  If you want to be part of the conversation you can become a member using the membership form found on our website.   http://www.homesteadna.org 

Homestead also contributes to the monthly "Southwest Neighborhoods SW News".  You can subscribe online at http://www.swni.org/subscribe

Homestead is  a nonprofit 501(c)(3) Neighborhood Association.  Your donation funds efforts to  fulfill Homestead Neighborhood Association's mission and purpose.

 



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Comments relating to the Homestead NA, the Homestead Enews or the website can be made at [email protected] 

Jackie Phillips 
Vice-President, Homestead Neighborhood Association 
 
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You're invited!                               
Neighborhood meetings are held at 7:00pm, the first Tuesday of each month during the school year at the OHSU CDRC, 3rd Floor, SW 6th and SW Gaines Street.

 

Sincerely,

 

Your Homestead Neighborhood Association Board