O ctober 5, 1994 • T he P ortland O bserver
P age C6
Mayor WantsTo
Improve Diversity
Oregon Business Arbitration
Program Launched
In response to the increasing
demand by Oregon business people
and their attorneys for a speedy and
inexpensive alternative to litigation
to resolve disputes, the American
Arbitration Association (AAA) has
developed the Oregon Business Ar­
bitration Program, announced Patrick
Mead, regional vice president for the
AAA's Seattle regional office.
Arbitration is the voluntary sub­
mission of a dispute to an indepen­
dent neutral person or persons for a
final and binding decision. The O r­
egon Business Arbitration Rules were
developed specifically to meet the
overwhelming demand by Oregon
disputants and their attorneys for an
inexpensive and efficient forum to
resolve business disputes. The pro­
gram allows for lower tiling fees, and
expedited arbitrator selection pro­
cess, rules of discovery and the free­
dom to communicate directly with
the arbitrator for the fastest possible
solution.
"The A A A ’s new rules have
been introduced alongside the
A sso c ia tio n 's m ore traditional
procedures, which still offered
for all clients that continue to
prefer traditional benefits and
safeguards o f the A A A ’s C om ­
m ercial A rbitration procedures,"
said Mr. M ead.
Under the new rules, disputants
will select an arbitrator, or a panel of
three arbitrators, from the AAA Or­
Volunteer Internship For
Mediation And
Facilitation
cilitating various kinds of neighbor­
he Neighborhood Medi­
hood meetings as well as meetings
ation Center (NMC) is
sponsored
by other city agencies.
looking for volunteers
Additional
opportunities
for special­
who are trained and/or
izing
in
issues
relating
to low-in-
experienced in mediation and
come
and
special
needs
housing
will
facilitation.
T
NMC will provide additional train­
ing to the selected volunteers and, in
return, the Mediation Center is ask­
ing for a year-long, three-hour per
week volunteer commitment.
The training and year-long in­
ternship will provide opportunities
for the volunteers to work in the
entire continuum of the mediation
process including extensive case-de­
velopment, observation of mediations
and co-mediating neighbor-to-neigh-
bor disputes. Neighbor-to-neighbor
disputes include problems of noise,
e.g., barking dogs and loud stereos;
parking, e.g., shared driveways and
limited space on streets; disputed
boundaries; vandalism; interpersonal
disputes; property maintenance dis­
agreements and harassment. There
will also be opportunities to co-me-
diate multi-party disputes.
Opportunities will include fa-
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be available in coordination of the
Bureau of Housing and Community
Development.
This training will be p ro ­
vided at a cost of $20.00 per
person. A pplications are av ail­
able at the Bureau of Housing
and C om m unity D evelopm ent,
800 SW Third, Suite 600; the
N eighborhood M ediation Center,
4815 NE Seventh; and the O ffice
of N eighborhood A ssociations
(O N A ). C ity H all, 1220 S.W .
Fifth Ave., Rm 204.
Formore information,call Julien
Minard at the Portland Neighbor­
hood Mediation Center at 823-3152
or Rachael Silverman at the Bureau
of Housing and Community Devel­
opment at 823-2378. Scholarships
will be available based on need. Ap­
plications must be postmarked no
later than Friday, Sept. 30, 1994.
egon panel or the AAA’s national
panel of arbitrators, both consisting
of recognized and respected attor­
neys, retiredjudges and business pro­
fessionals.
Founded in 1926, the American
Arbitration Association is a public
service, not-for-profit organization
dedicated to the resolution of dis­
putes through arbitration, mediation,
democratic election, and other vol­
untary methods. The AAA also of­
fers education and training programs
each
year
th ro u g h o u t
the
organization’s 35 regional offices.
For more information regarding
the Oregon Business Arbitration
Rules or other AAA services, please
call 1-800-559-3222.
Mayor Vera Katz is inviting
Portlanders from all walks of life to
apply for openings on the city’s 45
boards and commissions.
"We’re committed to making
our boards and commissions reflec­
tive of the community-at- large," said
Katz.
The appointees make recom­
mendations to city officials on issues
ranging from neighborhood livabil­
ity to public safety and downtown
development.
Katz encouraged people inter­
ested in serving to contact the office
of neighborhood associations at 823-
4519. The association will provide
citizens with interest forms to fill oui
and pass them on to the city commis­
sioners who will then make recom-
mendations when positions become
available.
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