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The Traffic Committee Coordinator serves as the liaison between the Palisades Neighborhood Association (PNA) and the Lake Oswego Police Department (LOPD), the City of Lake Oswego Traffic Engineer, the Lake Oswego School District (LOSD) and Oregon Dept. of Transportation (ODOT). The purpose of this committee is communicate issues and propose solutions to the PNA Board and the related public agencies above.
Duties:
- Attend City of Lake Oswego quarterly Transportation Advisory Board meetings (every-other month on the third Thursday at 7pm – 8:30 pm) plus time to prepare notes to share at the next PNA Board meeting);
- Attend monthly PNA board and semi-annual General Meetings whenever possible;
- Respond to emails sent to traffic@palisadesneighborhood.org at least once a week;
- Assess and address Palisades neighbors’ traffic, pathway and road safety issues;
- If appropriate direct neighbors to our web page, “How to Communicate Traffic Concerns” as their first recourse and encourage them to contact you again if they don’t get satisfaction;
- Coordinate messaging with the PNA Chair who will communicate concerns and possible solutions to the related organization(s) above and cc the Traffic Committee Coor.;
- Next steps: If a traffic concern needs to be escalated (e.g. a significant number of Palisades residents report the same or similar concern) :
- Meet with your Traffic Committee members and discuss the concern(s), proposed solutions and action items.
- Document your committee’s activities including meeting minutes via the Traffic Trello board
- Share a two minute (or less) report at the next PNA Board and General Meetings. Let the PNA Chair know if you need more time. If you can not attend you can have someone else read it.
- Share your report via with the PNA Secretary, preferably at least one week before the next PNA Board meeting. (Makes minutes easier to write up.)
- Public Posts: When you have information to share publicly you can email it to the PNA Chair, preferably one week or more in advance. Public postings include palisadesneighborhood.org, our e-newsletter and social media sites (PNA’s Facebook page and NextDoor).
Family, personal health and work come first. We are all volunteers. If you need support let your committee members and/or the PNA Chair know.
