Announcement

Public Welcome When: Tue, Apr 27, 2021 6PM-9PM Where: Online meeting via Zoom Get Map!

How to participate:
In conformance with the governor.s limitations on public gatherings, the meeting will be conducted electronically using Zoom, an online meeting platform. The meeting structure is consistent with the governor.s Executive Order No. 20-16.

Please note: Citizens wishing to testify during this Budget Committee meeting on the fiscal year 2021/22 budget are asked to provide testimony in writing ONLY and send your written testimony to Budget and Finance Director, Sharron Monohon at Sharron.Monohon@GreshamOregon.gov no later than 24 hours before the meeting to allow the testimony to be forwarded to the Budget Committee.

Persons who desire to provide testimony and are unable to provide written comments in advance or are otherwise unable to access the meeting via Zoom are encouraged to notify the City by calling 503-618-2890, 24 hours in advance of the meeting so that the City can provide alternate arrangements.

Meeting login or or call-in information to access this meeting will be provided by April 26.

Budget documents will be available by April 19.

Free Hands-On Event When: Sat, May 01, 2021 9AM-11:30AM Where: Online workshop Get Map!

Learn how to landscape for clean water and healthy habitat from the safety and comfort of home.

In this workshop, you will learn about the different kinds of pollinators that might be living in your garden. Discover a plant palette to help attract and support pollinators, and go beyond the bloom to consider ways to provide shelter, water, nesting, and overwintering sites.

Learn more and register.

These free online classes are offered by the East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District. For more information, contact the EMSWCD office at 503-222-7645.

Spring Meeting Notice When: Mon Mar 08, 2021 7PM-8:30PM Where: Online meeting via Zoom Click here to Join Meeting Go to: https://zoom.us/join Meeting ID: 853 6101 0620 Passcode: 660770

Neighborhood Meeting, Everyone's Invited

Join Your Neighbors. Get involved. Make a difference!

Save the date
Be sure to save Monday, Mar 8th at 7PM for the Wilkes East Neighborhood 2021 Spring Meeting. The meeting will be held online via Zoom meeting.

Agenda

• Travis Stovall, Mayor City of Gresham
• Vince Jones-Dixon, Gresham City Council Position 3
• Jessica Harper, City of Gresham Code Compliance
• Jeff Car, CEO Albertina Kerr, Workforce Housing Update
• Neighborhood news and more

Dial-in Zoom
+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)*
Meeting ID: 853 6101 0620
Passcode: 660770
* Long distant telephone charges may be incurred

Who should attend?
Participation is open to all residents who live, own property or a business, organization, church or government agency within our boundaries

Be Part Of Your Community. Plan To Attend.

Watch for these red & white Meeting Signs the week before our meeting. The signs were purchased with assistance of the City of Gresham Neighborhood Grant Program, and with volunteer hours to set them out and retrieve them. Signs Now NW also made a generous contribution to this project.

Mark your calendar. See you there!

Questions or comments?
Contact Wilkes East Neighborhood by email at info@wilkeseastna.org, or by postal mail to: Wilkes East Neighborhood, 17104 NE Oregon St, Portland Oregon 97230

Get involved, Make a difference When: Tue, Mar 16, 2021 3:30PM-4:30PM Where: Online meeting via Zoom

The Gresham Redevelopment Commission (GRDC) meets as needed on the third Tuesday of the month following the 1:00 pm Gresham City Council meeting. The GRDC meeting start time will vary depending on the length of the City Council meeting. The March 16 GRDC meeting will not start before 3:30 pm and it could start later than that time, depending on the length of the 1:00 pm City Council meeting and City Council Executive Session that precede the GRDC meeting.

GRDC meetings allow necessary Urban Renewal business to be dealt with, such a bid and grant awards, budget adoption, public hearings, resolutions, approval of projects and related updates, and policy and property matters.

COVID-19 emergency order meeting procedure

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the meetings are held online via Zoom.

How to attend and access agenda materials

• The Zoom meeting log-in/call-in information is listed on the first page of the meeting agenda. The agenda and related materials are posted on the Council Meeting Agendas and Videos web page under Upcoming Events (Redevelopment Commission applicable meeting), and on the Gresham Redevelopment Commission web page in the Meeting agendas and minutes section. Agenda materials are posted to those locations approximately one week before the meeting.
• If you are unable to access the meeting via Zoom, contact Cecille Turley, Program Technician, at 503-618-2545 or Cecille.Turley@GreshamOregon.gov no later than 2:00 pm the day before the meeting so the City can provide alternate arrangements.

How to provide testimony

• Residents who want to provide oral testimony must register their name, e-mail address, phone number, and subject matter no later than 2:00 pm the day before the meeting via email to Cecille Turley, Program Technician, at Cecille.Turley@GreshamOregon.gov.
• Residents who want to provide written testimony must submit their written testimony no later than 2:00 pm the day before the meeting via email to Cecille Turley, Program Technician at Cecille.Turley@GreshamOregon.gov so the testimony can be provided to the GRDC before the meeting.

For more information, contact Cecille Turley, Program Technician, at 503-618-2545 or Cecille.Turley@GreshamOregon.gov.

Get involved, Make a difference When: Tue, Mar 16, 2021 1PM- Where: Online meeting via Zoom

How to attend the meeting

• For meeting log-in/call-in information, please see the meeting agenda on the Council Meeting Agendas and Videos page.
• If you're unable to access the meeting via Zoom, you may contact the City Recorder at 503-618-2697 by 10:00 am on the Monday before the meeting so the City can provide alternate arrangements.

How to provide testimony

• To testify during a Council meeting, provide testimony in writing to City Recorder Susanjoy Wright at Susanjoy.Wright@GreshamOregon.gov 24 hours before the meeting to allow the testimony to be forwarded to the City Council.
• If you're unable to provide written comments in advance, or are unable to access the meeting via Zoom, notify the City Recorder at 503-618-2697 24 hours in advance of the meeting so we can provide alternate arrangements.

General meeting information

Regular Council meetings allow necessary City business to be dealt with, such as citizen recognition, citizen advisory committee reports, bid awards, resolutions, ordinances, public hearings, etc.

For more information contact the City Recorder at 503-618-2697.

Read more about Council meetings.

Get involved, Make a difference When: Wed, Mar 17, 2021 6:30PM- Where: Online meeting via Zoom

In order to protect public health, safety and welfare during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Gresham Design Commission will meet remotely at 6:30 pm on Wednesday, March 17, via Zoom.

Instructions to participate

People who wish to speak during the meeting, provide written comments, are unable to access the meeting remotely, or are otherwise unable to participate in the meeting, should notify staff 24 hours in advance of the meeting for instructions and assistance. This allows the City time to provide alternate arrangements.

Please contact Jamie.Thomes@GreshamOregon.gov or 503-618-2842 for participation instructions or more information.

The Design Commission is the primary advising subcommittee to the City Council on design excellence for the built environment of the city.

The Commission assists in the development and application of design standards and guidelines, and will conduct hearings as necessary to ensure that proposed public and private projects achieve these standards.

Get involved, Make a difference When: Wed, Mar 17, 2021 7PM-9PM Where: Online meeting via Zoom

The Finance Committee advises Council on City financial matters. Finance Committee meetings take place on the third Wednesday of the month from 7:00 - 9:00 pm.

How to participate

Because of state limitations on public gatherings during COVID-19, this meeting will be conducted online using Zoom. The meeting structure is consistent with the governor.s Executive Order No. 20-16.

Instructions for residents wishing to testify

• Written testimony: Please send your written testimony to Budget and Finance Director, Sharron Monohon
  at Sharron.Monohon@GreshamOregon.gov no later than 24 hours before the meeting to allow the testimony to be forwarded to the Finance Committee.
• Oral testimony: Please register your name, email address, phone number and subject matter to Budget and Finance Director, Sharron Monohon at Sharron.Monohon@GreshamOregon.gov no later than 24 hours before the meeting.
• People who are unable to access the meeting via Zoom are encouraged to notify the City by calling 503-618-2890, 24 hours in advance of the meeting so that the City can provide alternate arrangements.

How to access the meeting

Sign on instructions will be provided prior to the meeting.

For more information about the Finance Committee or about this meeting, contact Sharron Monohon, Budget and Financial Planning Director, at 503-618-2890 or Sharron.Monohon@GreshamOregon.gov.

Get involved, Make a difference When: Mon, Mar 22, 2021 6:30PM-8:30PM Where: Online meeting via Zoom

In order to protect public health, safety, and welfare during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Gresham Planning Commission will meet remotely at 6:30 pm on Monday, March 22, via Zoom.

Instructions to participate

People who wish to speak during the meeting, provide written comments, are unable to access the meeting remotely, or are otherwise unable to participate in the meeting, should notify staff 24 hours in advance of the meeting for instructions and assistance. This allows the City time to provide alternate arrangements, if needed.

Please contact Jennifer McGinnis at Jennifer.McGinnis@GreshamOregon.gov or 503-618-2221 for participation instructions or more information about the meeting.

The Planning Commission advises the City Council on long-range, comprehensive planning and land use issues within Gresham.

Neighborhood Board Meeting When: Mon Feb 08, 2021 6:30PM-8:00PM Online meeting via Zoom Click here to join. Passcode: 909690

Board meetings are now scheduled for the 2nd Monday each month 6:30PM
For more information please contact: info@wilkeseastna.org

Upcoming Meetings

• Mar 08, 2021 *
• Apr 12, 2021
• May 10, 2021
• Jun 14, 2021
• Jul 12, 2021

* Public Meeting

Wilkes East Neighborhood
17104 NE Oregon St
Portland OR 97230

Get Involved, Make a Difference! When: Tuesday, Jan 26, 2021 5:30-6:15PM Where: Meeting via Zoom

Public is Invited
Thank you to everyone who participated in the recruitment process for Gresham’s next City Manager. City Council met in Executive Session this week to discuss the next steps. Out of 64 total candidates, City Council narrowed the search to three finalists. However, two of the three withdrew from the process. Given this news, City Council re-evaluated their options and elected to close the current search process. When the recruitment was originally opened, no internal candidates applied for the position. City Council approached former Interim City Manager Eric Schmidt to ask if he would reconsider applying for the job; Mr. Schmidt agreed to participate in an interview.

The community can participate in this interview in the following ways:

• Community forum: On Tuesday, Jan. 26, from 5:30-6:15 p.m., the community is invited to listen to the interview with City Manager candidate Eric Schmidt, facilitated by Mayor Stovall. Join the Zoom meeting here:

  Online
  Join the meeting here (passcode: CdkbX8)
  iPhone one-tap: 1-253-215-8782 (passcode: 890363#)

  By phone
  Call 1-253-215-8782
  Webinar ID: 998 1161 4578
  Passcode: 890363

• Submit potential interview questions in advance to Communications@GreshamOregon.gov by 9 a.m., Monday, Jan. 25.
• Following the forum, residents may provide feedback for Council consideration via an online survey.

More Info
Contact Elizabeth Coffey, Communications Director, City of Gresham. Office 503-618-2247,Cell 503-793-4167. Email elizabeth.coffey@greshamoregon.gov.