October 2026 MNA Meeting Minutes

October Meeting Minutes 

10/19/26

Present Board Members: 

Kristina Perry, Vice President

Keegan Baurer, Secretary

Adam Fiss, SE Uplift Liaison 

Louise Hoff, Member at Large

Elisabeth Litster, Member at large

Laura Mulligan, Member at Large

Kristina called this meeting to order on 10/19/26 at 6:34pm after confirming that a quorum was present. 

Agenda: 

1. Treasurer Report

2. SE Uplift

3. Parks and Gardens

4. Communications Committee

5. Land Use and Transportation 

6. Oak Street Community Action Committee

7. Harrison Community GNA Committee

8. Art Walk Committee

9. Joy Committee

10. City Hall Update

11. PEMO

12. Unfinished Business

13. New Business 

Vote to approve September minutes. Motion by Kristina. Seconded by Keegan. In favor: 6. Opposed: 0. Motion passes. 

1. Treasurer Report: 

   1. MNA Treasurer Sarah Hartley has resigned and so no treasurer updates were offered at this meeting. MNA intends to elect a new treasurer at next month’s meeting.

1. SE Uplift:

   1. Adam reported that SE Uplift was collecting applications for small grants, with the deadline having been yesterday. 

1. Parks and Gardens:

   1. No updates reported.

1. Communications Committee:

   1. No updates were reported as the committee chair, Steph, was out sick for this meeting.

1. Land Use and Transportation: 

   1. No updates were reported as the committee chair, Nedim, was not in attendance.

1. Oak Street Community Action Committee: 

   1. The Community Action Committee reportedly no longer has a representative from the city of Portland at their monthly meetings. It was also reported that the inclusion zone prioritizing the mitigation of issues surrounding the site is no longer being enforced.

1. Harrison Community Village Advisory Committee: 

   1. Per the most recent CAC meeting, the Harrison Community Village has repaired some of its housing units and now currently has eight residents on site. They reportedly intend to slowly increase their amount of residents as more units are repaired.

1. Art Walk

   1. The committee chair, Emily, was out sick for this meeting. Adam provided updates that the art walk walk is now live on the MNA website.

1. Joy Committee

   1. The committee chair, Steph, was out sick for this meeting. Adam shared with attendees that the MNA is working to acquire a muralist to paint a project in the neighborhood and encouraged interested artists to reach out to the board for more information. The mural will likely be pushed back to Spring or Summer of 2027 due to current weather limitations.

1. City Hall Update:

   1. No updates reported.

1. PEMO Update

   1. Kristina informed attendees of PEMO and its function in the community. She also discussed a recent safety meeting with METBA, in which it was reported that a suspect in the recent thefts of AC units from local businesses had been apprehended. Any victims of these thefts was encouraged to connect with Kristina or Leah from METBA for more information.

1. Unfinished Business: 

   1. Kristina offered a shoutout to the Montavilla Food Co-Op, noting that it is alive and well and need of members. They have a website (montavilla.coop) and reportedly want to keep expanding to include local produce.

1. New Business:

   1. A community member reported that the police have a weekly meeting Tuesdays at 1:30pm at the East Portland Precinct in which you can speak with the captain.

   2. Two local residents, Stef and Daniel, introduced themselves as newly recruited members of the neighborhood emergency team. They expressed interest in starting an emergency preparedness focused committee as part of the MNA. The board agreed to bring this matter to a vote at next month’s meeting.

   3. An attendee of the meeting, Nicole, expressed interest in running for the treasurer position during next meeting’s election.

Kristina moved to adjourn the meeting at 07:03pm. Keegan seconded.