Join us at Blitz Ladd tonight (starting at 5:30pm) for some fantastic networking, door prizes, great company, plus food and beverages. 2239 SE 11th Avenue, Portland.
Monthly Archive for January, 2010
If you’re business is located under or near one of the overpasses in the CEID, there is good news. With the cooperative efforts of David Lorati (incoming CEIC president), Havilah Ferschwieler (Office of Neighborhood Improvement) and various CEIC businesses relaying their concerns to the police and City Hall, police will resume their enforcement in high-impact areas within a week.
To fully understand how the situation got so out of hand, one needs to realize the stalemate with city hall and various groups who are acting as protective representatives for those individuals who camp on the streets.
If you wish to learn more about the situation, how it reached the level it has, and what will be done to reduce the impact on the area, attend the Community Policing Action Committee on Thursday, January 21st from 7:30AM – 9:00AM. The meeting will be held at 1515 SE Water Ave, 3rd floor, Mt. Adams conference room.
On December 1, the CAC completed their task of recommending to Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) on the size, scope and program elements for the proposed community center. The preferred “Option D” utilizes about 18,000 square feet on the ground floor of the high school and a 59,000 square foot new facility at SE 12th and Stark for the pool and gym facilities.
A “fallback” option, Option A, was also recommend in case the high school option does not proceed with a private developer. Option A would also be a phased development with a total of 70,000 square feet. PP&R will begin an analysis and conduct community surveys to determine public support for a bond amount to be voted on in November 2010.
A new appraisal on the property is expected mid-January 2010. The Portland Public School Board is determining if a “Request for Interest” (RFI) will be issued to ascertain developer’s interest in acquiring and adapting the high schools upper floors into another use, most likely housing. The goal is to have a developer selected by March/April 2010.
For additional information contact: Ross Plambeck (PDC) 503.823.3226 or PlambeckR@pdc.us
PDC, BEAM, and the consultant team spent November completing the initial tasks for the Framework Plan. This included project reconnaissance and the gathering of input from a variety of groups, including the URAC and CEIC Land Use Committee, on visions for the redevelopment.
The first public workshop for the project, held on November 18 (at Olympic Mills Atrium), provided a forum for conversation between the project team and stakeholders early in the process. The feedback will be used to help the project team develop a draft Framework Plan, including three urban design concepts.
The second workshop on January 27, 2010 from 5:30-7:30 PM at bSIDE6 (524 East Burnside, 7th floor) will offer attendees a chance to comment and provide input to a draft Framework Plan.
Temporary Uses – Art Fence on Block 76
On October 16, the selection committee interviewed and selected one of three finalist teams. The LODGE team was selected to design and implement the temporary art work on Block 76 of the Burnside Bridgehead site. The selection committee met on December 3rd to review and provide feedback to LODGE on their design proposal for the site.
The committee approved the design concept, allowing LODGE to move to the next phase of their design process which will include meeting with the Bridgehead and Burnside/Couch Couplet project managers to discuss the technical aspects of the design; refine their schedule and budget; refine their design; and share their design with the Burnside Bridgehead CAC, CES URAC and the CES community.
For additional information contact: Geraldene Moyle (PDC) 503 823-3420 or Moyleg@pdc.us
Multnomah County welcomes comments on its public review draft of the Transportation Capital Improvement Plan and Program (CIPP) for Fiscal Years 2010-2014. The purpose of the CIPP is to ensure limited public funds are invested in transportation projects providing the greatest public benefit. The CIPP is updated every five years.
The CIPP is a two-part process. The Capital Improvement Plan identifies and ranks transportation improvement needs on County roadways and bridges over the next 20 years. Multnomah County maintains 300 miles of roads and bridges. The network of roads and bridges lies outside the cities of Gresham and Portland, with the exception of five Willamette River bridges within Portland. Projects that accommodate all modes of transportation — motor vehicle, transit, pedestrian and bicycle, and improvements to fish passage culverts — are considered. County staff uses objective criteria to evaluate and score potential projects. Criteria include safety, congestion relief, support of regional land use goals, and community support.
The Capital Improvement Program assigns anticipated revenues to the highest priority projects for a five-year period. The program is reviewed by the County Transportation Division biennially, for programming corrections. The biennial updates adjust anticipated capital revenues to more current projections, and ensure capital project expenditures are allocated appropriately.
The public review draft of the CIPP compiles the list of uncompleted projects and new projects identified through the update process. Candidate projects were identified through public comments, from staff at the cities of Fairview, Troutdale and Wood Village, the County’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Citizen Advisory Committee and from the County’s Road and Bridge staff.
The review draft of the CIPP can be reviewed online at www.multco.us/cipp.
So the holidays didn’t turn out like you wanted, and you had to attend a bunch of boring holiday parties.
Hey, 2009 is over and now it’s time to bring in the new decade. What better way than mingling with some new people? Attend the CEIC’s first free networking event of the year.
Come stop by Blitz Ladd 2239 SE 11th on Thursday January 21st – between 5:30 and whenever – to meet new people, win some prizes, find some new business contacts and just get to know who else calls the CEID home.
No registration is required, however relaxing and talking are. Not sure if this event is right for you – show up and see what happens! We’ll have businesses from all over the district in attendance.
The CEIC 8th Annual Bowling Bash is February 23rd, and if you’ve been to the last few, you know it gets wild. There’s the bowling, the beverages, the pizza, the networking, the prizes (for both bowlers and non-bowlers) and of course bragging rights for the winning team.
Sponsored by Key Bank, this is one event you don’t want to miss. 
Don’t Bowl? No Problem – attend the social upstairs!
Register your team or yourself. If you don’t have a team, we’ll set you up with others who don’t either and you’ll have a fantastic way to meet new people.
Plus, even if you don’t bowl, we’ll also have a ’social’ upstairs where you can play pool, mingle, imbibe beverages and meet other CEIC businesses.
Register today – we sold out last year
Reserve your spot(s) now by filling out this form: Bowling Bash 2010 Registration.
Sponsors needed
If you want to reach a captive audience, we have sponsorships available. All sponsors will receive signage at the event and on the program.
Grab the attendees’ stomachs by being the food sponsor, or be the life of the party by sponsoring the beverages. Be a ‘Big Lebowski hero by sponsoring a lane. You choose what you’d like to sponsor and we’ll do the rest.
To become a sponsor, simply fill out this form: Bowling Bash Sponsor Form.
| March 18, 2010 | ||
| 5:30 pm | to | 9:30 pm |
It’s time to meet some of the other people who also live and/or work in the district.
This incredibly relaxing and free networking event is a great way to find new employment and business opportunities or just talk about what is going on in the area with other individuals.
We’ll have door prizes and other events going on also.
So stop by Blitz – 2239 SE 11th Ave anywhere from 5:30 on and get to know your neighbors!
| January 21, 2010 | ||
| 5:30 pm | to | 9:30 pm |
It’s time to meet some of the other people who also live and/or work in the district.
This incredibly relaxing and free networking event is a great way to find new employment and business opportunities or just talk about what is going on in the area with other individuals.
We’ll have door prizes and other events going on also.
So stop by Blitz – 2239 SE 11th Ave anywhere from 5:30 on and get to know your neighbors!
| December 3, 2010 | ||
| 11:30 am | to | 2:00 pm |
Start the holiday season off right – with a lunch cruise aboard the Portland Spirit. The largest attended CEIC event of the year, you’ll be able to REALLY network with other CEIC businesses.
Learn what the Council worked on (and accomplished) over the past year while listening to entertaining speakers.
To learn more or to reserve your spot, zap an email to ceic@ceic.cc.
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