Week of 4/3/2010 - 4/11/2010
Out of town the weekend of 4/3 and 4/4, spending time in Seattle with my daughter (and catching up on email backlog)
* NAYA/Urban League monthly meeting
* Meeting with TJ Browning, Police Bureau Advisory Committee chair
* Sharing Public Sidewalks Advisory Committee meeting
* Bureau Directors' Portfolio Meeting/Lunch
* Meeting with Becky Chiao of Risk Management, and Jennifer Johnston of the City Attorney's Office
* Meeting with Elders in Action Executive Director Vicki Hersen, Civic Involvement Coordinator Tara Krugel, Commission Chair Lorraine Griffey and Vice-Chair Augusta Hayter, regarding their priority funding requests in the Budget
* Meeting with Deborah Stein of the Bureau of Planning & Sustainability, Office of Neighborhood Involvement Director Amalia Alarcon de Morris, and Afifa Ahmed-Shafi of the Office of Neighborhood Involvement, regarding equity and public involvement in the Portland Plan
* Meeting with Andrea Paluso of Family Forward Oregon and Senator Diane Rosenbaum, regarding paid family leave proposal for the 2011 Legislature and nationally
* Meeting with Marianne Martinez and Kaye Veldhuisen, constituents, regarding citizen involvement in decision-making on renaming 39th Avenue for Cesar E Chavez
* Quarterly meeting with Portland Police Chief Rosie Sizer
* Press conference with Chief Sizer and Commissioner Saltzman on the Report and Recommendations on improving community mental health care and interactions with police
* Meeting with Auditor Griffin-Valade, Linly Rees City Attorney's Office, and Andrew Carlstrom regarding Campaign Finance Fund referral
* Portland Business Journal's Women in Business Awards lunch
* Thirsters Gathering in NW Portland, McMenamin's on NW 23rd. Acting Multnomah County Chair Jeff Cogan and State Representative Lew Frederick also spoke.
* Drop in meeting with Mayor Adams regarding City budget
* Drop in meeting with Commissioner Fish regarding University of Portland resolution in the Portland Plan
* Meeting with Office of Healthy Working Rivers Director Ann Beier
* Meeting with Christe White, Jim Kuffner of the University of Portland and staff regarding River Plan resolution
* Meeting with Kathryn Beaumont, City Attorney's office, regarding UP resolution
* Meeting with Huayu Lai, Multnomah Youth Commissioner
* Meeting with Harold Williams and Harold Williams II regarding expanding programs connecting the community with government on Portland Community Media
* Meeting with Cable Office Deputy Director Mary Beth Henry
* Bureau of Emergency Communications Banquet
Dinners at Home: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Wow, what a treat, four out of seven! More time to work on emails in the evenings, too.
