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Land Use & Transportation Committee (LUTC) 3rd Monday of the Month @ 7pm Virtual Meeting Agenda

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6:45	Early sign on to zoom meeting for new users. Leah will be available to support new users get logged in and acquainted with the technology before the meeting starts. If you have questions about using zoom, also feel free to reach out in advance of the meeting.

7:00	Welcomes, Announcements, Updates  Leah Fisher, SE Uplift Neighborhood Planning Program Manager

7:15

Shelter to Housing Continuum Project Lead: Al Burns, Project Manager, City of Portland Background: The Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, the Housing Bureau and the Joint City-County Office of Homeless Services are partnering to review and retool City regulations to better address the homelessness crisis. A range of approaches are being explored to better serve, shelter, and house Portlanders who are either experiencing — or are at risk of experiencing — houselessness. The Housing Bureau is continuing to build more apartments paired with supportive services for extremely low-income individuals and households The Joint Office of Homeless Services continues ramping up efforts to meet the increasing demand for emergency and short- term shelter, day storage and hygiene facilities. Expanding the options in the shelter-housing continuum are also being explored, such as campgrounds with tents or sleeping pods, tiny house villages, and micro-apartments with shared kitchens as well as other group living or housing arrangements. The Bureau of Planning and Sustainability is developing proposals to change certain City Code requirements that would expand the housing and shelter options for individuals and households with extremely low incomes. Some of the solutions being explored will modify current permitting procedures, while others will require new City Code to be established. The goals of the Housing Continuum project are to further fair housing laws, expand the range of shelter and housing options, and improve how the regulatory environment affects for-profit, nonprofit, and public-sector-shelter and housing providers. Learn more here . Purpose : Learn about what the City is doing to address the complexity of the housing and homelessness crisis. And weigh in on the code changes being considered, which could include the following: Promote more flexible household living arrangements. Remove barriers to the production or retention of single-room-occupancy (SRO) housing, group living arrangements, or small apartments with shared kitchens. Allow and regulate tent camping facilities and clusters of sleeping pods or “tiny homes.” Increase allowances for “institutional” uses in residential zones (churches, synagogues, and mosques, for example) to provide shelter and services. Modify current rules for temporary activities needed to respond to natural disasters and emergencies. Adjust the siting regulations for temporary housing and shelters.  Adjust the siting of day storage and hygiene facilities serving the houseless. Modify Design Review guidelines and other procedures for permitting affordable housing. *Please Note: SE Uplift    believes that all people, including people without shelter, are our neighbors and deserve respect, love, safety, and protection from harm. Therefore, this agenda item is not an opportunity for venting, complaining, or placing blame for the current houseless situation or disrespecting individuals living in poverty on our streets. This is an opportunity to learn about what is being done and how you can help support creative solutions. Folks making insensitive or unproductive comments will be muted or asked to leave the meeting.

8:00

Examples of what Community Organizations are doing to support and address Houselessness  Lead: TBD Background: There are a number of local community organizations, groups, and individuals working hard to support and lift up the houseless community and be part of the solution. Because this topic came to the LUTC late (we had originally planned to cancel the July meeting but felt this topic was worthwhile to share), Leah is working to schedule additional presenter(s) to share all the work other groups are doing to support and address the houseless crisis in Portland. At a minimum, we will share what SE Uplift is doing and different organizations that need community support to further their work. Purpose : Learn more about local organizations' solutions and ideas to address the homelessness crisis in a compassionate and creative ways. Also, learn how community members can support those efforts.

8:30	Meeting Concludes Virtual meetings are a little more challenging to stay engaged for a long period of time. We will strive to keep the meetings closer to 90 minutes. Given this is our new normal for anywhere from 3-12 months. Cheers, and be well!

Did you miss SE Uplift's monthly Newsletter?  SE Uplift's latest E-news contains a number of updates, resources, virtual events and more. Read Newsletter

July 2020 Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS) planning project updates are posted to the BPS website under the  News section .

What's Going on in SE Portland?

Portland Parks & Recreation in Crisis YIKES! Community Centers, public pools and more will not open in Summer 2020 and even possibly Summer 2021 due to funding shortfall. Because Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) relies on fees from customers who attend swim lessons, exercise classes, and summer camps. With facilities and programs closed since early March, we have missed months of the revenues that allow us to provide the recreation experience Portlanders cherish. This financial domino effect means that, as things stand today, we are likely unable to open pools and community centers, or offer classes, camps, and swimming lessons in Summer 2021 and beyond. A letter from the Mayor & PP&R Director here . Take the PP&R Survey here .

Shelter to Housing Continuum Project (City of Portland) It takes all of our cooperation to make this program successful. BPS, Housing Bureau, and Joint City-County Office of Homeless Services are partnering to retool City codes to better address the homelessness crisis. The project will further fair housing, expand shelter and housing options, and improve city code to aid shelter and housing providers. More information here .

Anti-Displacement Action Plan Update Due to COVID-19, the threat of displacement from homes and commercial spaces faced by residents, businesses and cultural organizations has increased. And the economic fallout has hit Portland’s most vulnerable communities the hardest.   To accommodate this new reality, the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability has adjusted the workplan for the  Anti-Displacement Action Plan , accelerating the establishment of a citywide Anti-Displacement Task Force. The group will now be convened in July to begin work as soon as possible.  More information here .

City Council adopts Climate Emergency Declaration July 7th, Commissioners adopted the Climate Emergency Declaration. The Resolution builds on Portland’s 25-plus years of climate mitigation planning, recognizes the leadership of frontline communities who bear the worst burden of climate change, and sets a new path for the future of the City’s climate action work. The declaration is a roadmap for the values, priorities and processes that will guide Portland’s climate work over the coming decades. You can follow the future of climate action at the city level here . More information here .

Residential Infill Project - City Council Adopts Amendments The project is finally coming to a close! After Portland City Council commented on their appreciate to affordable housing advocates and community for pushing the affordability envelope further than anyone could have initially expected, Council approved all amendments to the RIP. It will go to Council in August for a final vote on the "as-amended draft'. Learn more here .

Oregon's 2020 Special Session Wrapped up late June In case you missed it, here is a summary of what happened in Oregon's 2020 Special Legislative Session. Covid-19 created a need to call a special session this summer. Legislators convened over the course of three days the chambers took up a number of bills that addressed: policing reforms, COVID-19 relief and a few other subjects. A summary from Oregon Public Board casting (OPB) here . Complete list of bills is here. More about the Special session here .

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