Woodlawn Neighborhood Association General Meeting Agenda

Tuesday, January 6th, 2026, at 6:30 pm

Please make every effort to join us In Person at Classic Foods: 817 NE Madrona 

 Or join the meeting online via Zoom (now with improved audio): https://zoom.us/j/3014662210?pwd=d3VKbXkzVldqYzNWU2RwVm9OUkZyZz09  Meeting ID: 301 466 2210 , Passcode: WNA

Streamed/recorded on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/@woodlawnneighborhoodassoci5818

Welcome and Vision: “In the future, Woodlawn will be a place where people live harmoniously, respectfully, and in support of one another.  The neighborhood will be a clean and thriving community… All Woodlawn residents will share and pursue the common values of health, efficiency, beauty, equity, and justice.”

6:30 – 6:45  Remembering Barbara England

Our Woodlawn Neighborhood Association chairperson, Barbara England, passed away on November 18, 2025 after a brief illness. Please join friends and neighbors for an open house celebration of her life hosted by her sons on Saturday, January 10, 2026 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at her home, 704 NE Buffalo Street.

6:45 – 7:30  General Business

• Approve November meeting notes.

Note: no December meeting notes to approve because there was not a quorum at the December meeting.

• Discussion about an updated charter for the WNA board to reflect a few new positions and ones that will primarily oversee the Farmers Market. Also includes the election of a new chairperson.
• Discussion about working with other neighborhood associations—Concordia, Vernon, King, etc.—on traffic issues that affect all of our neighborhoods.

• Update on application for a plaza in Woodlawn neighborhood.

• Portland Parks & Recreation Summer 2025 Summer Free for All Cultural Events. Do we want to participate? The fee is $1000. More information at: Summer Free For All Cultural Events

• Time for Neighbor Open Comments

7:30 – 7:50 Regular Meeting Adjourned – You are welcome to stay for Board business!

• Treasurer Report –  Melissa

• Farmers Market Update – Keith

• Secretary Report – Nancy

• Outreach and Community Engagement Report – Linde

• NECN Report – Anjala

• Land Use and Transportation Report – Anjala

7:50 – 8:00 Additional agenda items and announcements

• Update about adding historical toppers to street sign intersections along Rose Parks Way in Woodlawn.  — Linde

The above public domain photo above—a man on a paddleboard in Trincomalee Bay, Sri Lanka— was taken by Aditya Siva in 2016. Our late Woodlawn Neighborhood Association chairperson, Barbara England, was an avid and accomplished paddleboarder.