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November 1 1 ,1992...The Portland Observer ...Page 3
Council Approves Towing
Ordinance And Resolution
On Implementation
C ity C o u n c il voted unanim ously to ­
day to approve an ordinance w hich w ould
em pow er a p o lice o ffic e r to tow any
vehicles they fin d to be operated w ith o u t
insurance. Because the ordinance d id not
have an em ergency clause, it w ill not
become e ffe c tiv e fo r th irty days. The
ordinance was amended last w eek to add
a “ sunset cause" w h ich provides that the
ordinance w ill exp ire o r “ Sunset” after a
year o f operating i f its co n tin u a tio n can­
not be ju s tifie d .
A t the same tim e ,C ity C o u n cil unani­
m ously approved a resolution o u tlin in g
the m anner in w h ic h they w ant to see the
ordinance im plem ented, the R esolution:
1. C o m m its C ity C o u n c il to review
the im p a ct o f the ordinance after six
months;
2. C o m m its the C ity , d u rin g the firs t
six m onths o f the ordinance, to pay the
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Don’t overdo it
over the holidays.
lo w in g fee and up to three days storage
cost re sulting i f an o ffic e r, acting in
good fa ith , orders the to w in g o f a ve­
h icle w h ich was insured at the lim e it
was towed. Such paym ent w o u ld be
lim ite d to one tim e per vehicle and one
tim e per household o r business;
3. D irects the C ity ’ s R is k M anage­
m ent D iv is io n and the P olice Bureau to
devise an expedient process and the
necessary form s to fa c ilita te a person’ s
re trie va l o f th e ir vehicle w ith o u t having
to pay the to w in g fee under the circ u m ­
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stances ju s t described;
4. C o m m its C ity C o u n c il and the
P olice Bureau to an ongoing p u b lic edu­
cation e ffo rt about the ordinance du rin g
its firs t year, w ith an extensive p u b lic
education cam paign during the th irty
days before the ordinance goes in to e f­
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fect.
Disaster On Friday The 13th
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O ther scheduled quests, represent­
ing the A m erican Red Cross, are D isas­
ter D og, w h o w ill talk about earth­
quakes, and Ready R abbit, w ho w ill
C A M P F IR E boys and g irls in
grades 3 to 5 th roughout M u ltn o m a h
and W ashington C ounties w ill gather at
a tem porary em ergency shelter on F ri­
day. N O V E M B E R 133. fo r a M O C K
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discuss w in te r storms.
The Cam p F ire group program o f­
W E A T H E R D IS A S T E R .
Part o f the national C A M P F IR E
program . P roject W eather R eady, the
event w ill take place fro m 6 to 8 :30 P M
at m t. T a b o r M id d le School, 5800 SE
fers opportunities fo r youth to develop
self-reliance, p o sitive self-esteem and
Ash.
Y o u th w il l lean a b o u t n a tu ra l
w eather-related disasters from tw o lo ­
cal m eteorologists. M a tt Z a ffin o fro m
K A T U T V w ill ta lk about flo o d , th u n ­
weather watches and weather w a rn ­
ings, and the role o f the m eteorologist
in p re d ictin g and re p o rtin g weather.
W orkshops on disaster preparedness
w ill be presented a lte r in the evening.
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self-confidence. G ro u p members co m ­
plete projects in the arts, sciences, o u t­
door liv in g and oth e r areas to expand
their know ledge and cam beads and
emblems. Participants in this program
w ill fu lf ill some o f the requirem ents fo r
an P roject W eather Ready em blem .
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Program Schedule
6:0 0 -6 :3 0 W elcom e, d in n er
6 :30-7:30 M a tt Z a ffin o , Pete Par-
derstorm and lig h te n in g safety. Pete
Parsons fro m K G W T V w ill discuss
sons
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7 :3 0 -8 :3 0 D isaster D o g , Ready
R abbit and discussions on preparing a
fa m ily safety supply k it.
Black State Legislators To
Hold ’92 Conference
The N a tio n a l B la ck Caucus o f
State L e g isla to rs w ill h o ld its 16th
mem ber Illin o is Senator-elect C arol
M oseley Braun w ill also be honored.
L e g is la tiv e C onference at the IT T -
Sheraton N ew O rleans N ovem ber 30
“ T h is is the largest p o litic a l m ove-
men t since R econstruction; the largest
p o litic a l p o w e r s h ift in th is c e n tu ry,”
G r o ff said about the N ovem ber 3 stale
and C ongressional elections. “ E ffe c ­
tiv e u se o f this g ro w in g p o litic a l pow er
through D ecem ber 6, 1992. N B C S L
P resident, C o lo ra d o State S enator
R egis F. G ro ff, conference C hair, C a li -
fo m ia Assem bly M em ber Gwen M oore
and H ost C o m m itte e C h a ir, L ouisiana
State Senator D iana B ajoie, announced
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Shoe Blowout
Save 2 5 to 5 0 %
off suggested retail prices of
most shoes in
stock now
thru Nov. 15
P resident-elect B ill C lin to n , Illin o is
S enator-elect C a ro l B raun, D e m o ­
cra tic N a tio n al C o m m itte e C hairm an
Ron B ro w n , U n iv e rs ity O f O klahom a
La w Professor A n ita H ill, Joint Center
fo r P o litic a l and E conom ic Studies
President E ddie W illia m s , General
B e n ja m in
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D a v is ,
and
Sale includes:
rican A m e rica n state legislators w h o
were elected to the U.S. House o f
Representatives and fo rm e r N B C S L
oth e rs.(N B C S L s ta ff w ill be in New
Orleans beginning F rid a y, N ovem ber
• AEROBIC SHO ES-AVIA, NIKE, SAUCONY
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• CHILDREN'S SHOES BY NIKE, CONVERSE
C om pany has an im portant mes­
sage fo r users o f the C entury
3000 STE and 5000 STE ch ild
car seats. It has been observed
du rin g a sm all percentage o f
r o u tin e te sts w h ic h
sim ulate unique crash
tio n , C entury has developed a R e tro fit
K it that can easily m o d ify yo u r car seat.
This notice o n ly concerns those C entury
3000 S TE and 5000 STE
s e rie s c a r seats
stamped w ith L o t
N u m b e rs
8909
through 9203 on the
side o f the seat. The
lo t num ber is the last
fo u r d ig its o f the m odel
num ber located on the
red release but­
ton on the 3000
STE and 5000
. WALKING SHOES— TOP MENS & LADIES
• BASKETBALL SH O ES-N IK E, AVIA & OTHERS
. MEN’S 4 LADIES WARM U P S -O N L Y $47.99
—BRING THIS AD AND HURRY FOR BEST SELECTION—
S T E se rie s
car seats can
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OPEN: MON-FR1 10-7
SATURDAYS 10-6
SUNDAYS 12-5
ro ta te u p ­
w a r d ly . T h is
button rotation can
make buckle release
d iffic u lt and consti-
lutes a non-com pliance w ith Federal
M o to r Vehicle Safety Standard No. 213.
notice.
I f you ow n a C entury 3000 o r
5000 STE series car seat w ith in the above
lo t numbers, please ca ll 1-800-231-2755
to obtain your free “ R e tro fit K it .”
In the event you feel C entury P ro d ­
although this occurrence has never been
ucts has not p ro m p tly responded to y o u r
request fo r a re tro fit k it, you may su b m it
a co m p la in t to the A d m in istra to r, N a ­
tio n a l H ig h w a y T ra ffic Safety A d m in is ­
tra tio n , 400 Seventh Street, S W , W a sh ­
ington, D C 20590 o r ca ll the to ll-fre e
A u to Safety H o t L in e at 1 -800-424-9393
w h ite plastic release plunger o r b y re­
leasing the autom obile belt and re m o v­
ing the c h ild and the car seat together
fro m the autom obile.
In cooperation w ith the N ational
H ig h w a y T ra ffic Safety A d m in istra -
6800 N .L Martin hither King Jr. Blvd.
(W ashington, D C , area residents m ay
call 366-0123.)
PDC To Consider At November Meeting
Suspension Of Major Redevelopment
Project In Airport Way Urban Renewal Area
Professional and Quality
Dry Cleaning & Laundry
Is Assured By Our
Courteous New Manager
Marva Mitchell
The Portland D evelopm ent C o m ­
m ission (P D C ) w illc o n s id e ra t itsT u cs-
day, N ovem ber 10 m eeting, a re co m ­
m endation by sta ff to suspend a ctivitie s
w ith in the H o lm a n R edevelopm ent
Area, a 95-acre developm ent parcel
w ith in the A irp o rt W ay Urban Renewal
Open From 8 - 6 Mon.-fti.
and 9 - 4 on Saturday
Area, and reallocate resources to other
We Offer
Professional Alterations
Drapery Cleaning
All Weather Proofing Of
Ski-Wear & Rainwear
48 Hour Shoe Repair
And Specialize In Silk
Cleaning & Leather Goods
A irp o rt W ay projects.
The recommendation is being made
due to the recent Oregon Supreme C o u rt
ru lin g on Measure 5 w hich e ffe c tiv e ly
ended tax increm ent financing, P D C ’ s
main fu n d in g source fo r urban renewal.
P D C is the C ity ’ s agency fo r urban
renew al, housing and econom ic d e ve l­
opm ent.
Due to the c o u rt’ s interpretation o f
10% Discounts For
Senior Citizens
ir \i
Measure 5, lim ite d funding rem ains fo r
the A irp o rt W ay Urban Renewal project
w ith no clear prospect fo r future a d d i­
tio n a l funds. Faced w ith w e ig h in g the
C o m m issio n ’ s urban renewal funding
t u
crisis against the best use o f the rem ain­
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the c ity , state and the Urban R enewal
Area. It has been estimated that the
H olm an Area, w hen fu lly redeveloped,
co u ld support up to 2,800 new jobs.
PDC has com m itted rem aining re­
sources to continue infrastructure im ­
provem ents to capitalize on the $30
ing budget, the new strategy calls fo r
investing funds in p ublic infrastructure
projects and development assistance p ro ­
grams. The recom m endation does not
rem ove the H olm an R edevelopm ent
A rea from the A irp o rt W ay Urban Re­
newal Area.
“ The com m ission is extrem ely re­
luctant to abandon w o rk in the H olm an
Redevelopm ent A rea,” said PDC E x ­
m illio n in p u b lic investm ent already
made in A irp o rt W ay. In a d d ition , s ta ff
w ill continue to o ffe r technical assis­
tance in transportation and en viro n m e n ­
tal issues as w e ll as plans fo r develop­
m ent loans to p roperty owners and de­
velopers in H olm an and the rest o f the
e c u tiv e D ire c to r P a tric k LaC rosse.
“ W e ’ ve invested substantial s ta ff tim e
and p u b lic money on this im portant
project. The C om m ission has w orked
extensively to shape the vision fo r the
A irp o rt W ay Area and help it reach its
fu ll potential. H ow ever, we m ust make
tough decisions as a result o f Measure
5.” The Holm an Redevelopm ent Area is
U rban Renewal Area.
The A irp o rt W a y Urban Renewal
Area was adopted by C ity C o u n cil in
1986. The renewal area is p o te n tia lly the
m ost im p o rta n t future e m ploym ent cen­
ter in the region. I f the C ity fin d s a w ay
to continue fu n d in g urban renew al, an
located near N . E. 112th and A irp o rt
W ay. I l hits been id e n tifie d as hav ing the
estimated 20,000 jo b s fo r area residents
arc expected in the A irp o rt W ay area in
potential to develop in to a h igh density,
high q u a lity em ploym ent center. Its lo ­
cation makes it an natural “ gatew ay” to
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a ye llo w circu la r label stat­
ing “ Im proved Release B u t­
ton” , are n o t affected b y th is
fro m the seat by either pushing on the
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side o f the car seat.
C ar seats w ith any
other lo t num ber, o r w ith
reported du rin g an actual auto accident,
i f i t occurs, you can rem ove the c h ild
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In accordance w ith the re q u ire ­
ments o f the National T ra ffic and M o to r
V ehicle Safety A c t, C entury Products
situations that the
M o re than 1,000 participants are
expected to attend and salute N B C S L ’ s
g ro w in g m em bership. T h is w e e k ’ s
e lection results have added m ore than
100 A fric a n A m e rica n state le g is la ­
tors to N B C S L ’ s ranks, fo r a to ta l o f
nearly 600 aerdss the nation. Ten A f ­
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Users Of The Century 3000 STE
And 5000 STE Child Car Seats
m any problem s.”
In v ite d speakers in clu d e : U.S.
B la c k A m e rica
“ ...w ith lib e rty and ju stice fo r a ll.”
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gives A fric a n A m ericans d ynam ic in ­
fluence in d e cid in g the p o litic a l p r i­
orities and fiscal solutions to A m e rica ’ s
he conference theme:
R e vive , R edesign, R ebuild
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