Agenda
6:00 p.m. - Welcome from PCC Representative
6:10 p.m. - Land Acknowledgement
6:15 p.m. - Council Opening Remarks (10 Minutes)
6:25 p.m. - Appoint four people to the Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund Committee (25 Minutes)
Sam Baraso, Cady Lister and Jaimes Valdez from Bureau of Planning and Sustainability; Jenny Lee, Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon;
Nate McCoy, National Association of Minority Contractors of Oregon; Taren Evans, Coalition of Communities of Color; Lluvia Merello, Physicians for Social Responsibility
The following community members have been recommended by the initial five members of the Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund Committee:
Nominees:
Faith Graham – Director of the Network for Energy, Water, and Health in Affordable Buildings
Andrea Hamberg – Multnomah County Healthy Homes and Communities program supervisor
Jeffrey Moreland – Independent family-owned minority contractor specializing in road construction
Ranfis Villatoro – Oregon state coordinator for the BlueGreen Alliance
6:50 p.m. - American Cities Climate Challenge: Overview and Progress Report (25 Minutes)
Michele Crim, Portland Planning and Sustainability and Art Pearce, Bureau of Transportation
Portland is one of 20 cities awarded with resources and technical support to help achieve its ambitious climate goals under the Bloomberg American Cities Climate Challenge.
7:15 p.m. - Report Update on Rose Lane Project (20 Minutes)
Jamey Duhamel; Office of Commissioner Chloe Eudaly
7:35 p.m. - Zero Cities Initiative Report (20 Minutes)
Vinh Mason, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability and Oriana Magnera, Verde
In June 2018, the City of Portland became one of 12 U.S. cities to receive funding from the Urban Sustainability Directors Network (USDN) to develop a zero-carbon building policy roadmap through a community collaboration process that centers on equity and is informed by technical analysis. The Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS) recruited Verde as an anchor partner to identify and prioritize zero carbon building policies that intersect with community priorities.
7:50 p.m. - Council Closing Remarks