04/16/2014
NET Survey
The key to surviving a disaster is a close network of friends and neighbors. Arbor Lodge and Kenton are joining a citywide effort called Map Your Neighborhood—a block-by-block meeting that brings neighbors together in advance of an emergency. As part of that effort, we're collecting important information about neighborhood resilience.
Do we have any doctors in the house? How about carpenters? Engineers perhaps? Maybe you're just really good at caring for dogs, or have some experience canning or gardening. All of these skills can be critical to neighborhood resilience in the event of a large disaster. And we similarly might be helped by learning where in our neighborhood people need the most assistance if disaster strikes.
Why are we doing all this? Because we're due for an earthquake. And while we hope it never comes, we want to be ready to live well together if it does.
If this topic interests you, please take our survey at Survey Monkey and help us plan to help you.
Who are we? We're your Neighborhood Emergency Team (NET). We live in Arbor Lodge and Kenton and are trained by the city and fire department to to provide disaster assistance.
04/12/2014
Update: April 12th 2014
Come join us this Thursday for the Arbor Lodge Neighborhood Association meeting, April 17th, 6:30, Kenton Firehouse. Here is the Agenda, all are welcome!
6:30 Welcome and intros
6:40 Intro of Andee Short, Legislative Assistant to Tina Kotek, Clean Air info
6:45 Leslie Lum, Planner for City of Portland. Leslie will discuss the Comprehensive Plat for Portland, and development issues in north Portland including Arbor Lodge
7:30 Minutes from last 2 meetings
7:35 Budget Discussion - Gavin
* funding for Block Parties
7:50 Questions about the website and calendar - Allen
* ONI listing? is it current?
7:55 Clean Up - we still need about 6-8 volunteers for the afternoon shift and 2-3 walkers to distribute flyers.
8:00 Movie in the Park updates
Annoucements:
*** May 1st, Map your Neighborhood training, Village School, 6:30, come and learn about the Neighborhood Emergency Team and about this summer activity to help us all prepare for any disaster.
04/08/2014
Air Monitoring
Below are two links to documents that were shared at last week's North Portland Air Quality Forum.
This document explains DEQs new air monitoring project for Swan Island:https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5Xyw9aPfLklQlhVRjJ6dDVuOTQ/edit?usp=sharing
This article titled "Odors and your Health was provided by the Oregon Health Authority:https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5Xyw9aPfLklVmt3UWY1SjBGa3c/edit?usp=sharing
04/03/2014
A message from the Office of Commissioner Fritz: Protected Sick Time is Here!
As of January 1, 2014, the City of Portland’s new Protected Sick Time ordinance went into effect, providing workers in Portland with a protected right to earn sick time to use when they or a family member are sick, injured, or in need of preventive health care.
The ordinance applies to all employees who work within the geographic boundaries of the city of Portland for 240 hours or more in a calendar year. Employers with six or more employees must allow workers to earn paid sick leave. Employers with five or fewer employees are required to provide unpaid sick leave. Full, part-time, and temporary employees should accrue one hour of job-protected sick time for every 30 hours worked and, if earned, can accumulate up to 40 hours paid or unpaid sick time per calendar year. Earned sick leave may be used in increments of one hour or greater, and may be used to cover all or part of a shift.
For employers and employees interested in learning more about this new law, visit www.portlandoregon.gov/sicktime, email sicktimeinfo@portlandoregon.gov or call 503.823.3994.
04/02/2014
Arbor Lodge Emergency Preparedness Training
May 1 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.Portland Village School, 7654 N Delaware Avenue.
The key to surviving a disaster is a close network of friends and neighbors. Arbor Lodge is joining a citywide effort called Map Your Neighborhood—a block-by-block meeting that brings neighbors together in advance of an emergency. Learn how to prepare for emergencies, who may need... help, unknown hazards on your block and more.
Join your neighborhood NET team for some veggie chili and a training May 1 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Portland Village School, 7654 N Delaware Avenue. Alice Busch, Emergency Management Coordinator at Multnomah County Department of Human Services, will teach Map Your Neighborhood basics to a core group of volunteers who can then host a meeting on their own block, or help out on several blocks this summer.
Other ways to help? Plan to host a meeting on your block! Contact Lee at lvdvoo@gmail.com or call 503-531-1101 to organize a potluck designed to bring your block together.
(This activity is brought to you by your neighborhood NET Team. We're trained to assist in a disaster and are working hard to get Arbor Lodge prepared.)