This is part of a series of questions posed by The . I will always advocate for inclusive housing policies that will benefit everyone. While it might seem counterintuitive during a time when it seems like every business and organization is bleeding money, the reality is (at this moment, anyway) that the financial impact isn't distributed equally among individuals or businesses, and between federal bailouts to major industries and interest rates and zero, deep pockets are still deep. . Eliminate many middle, nonessential positions and repurpose with our non-profit partners or out of work private partners with the skill sets to deliver food and shelter. The solution? Term of Office: 01/01/2021 - 12/31/2024Contact Mayor Wheeler's Office, Term of Office: 01/01/2021- 12/31/2024Contact Commissioner Rubio's Office, Term of Office: 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024Contact Commissioner Ryan's Office, Term of Office: 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024Contact Commissioner Gonzalez' Office, Term of Office: 01/01/2021- 12/31/2024Contact Commissioner Mapps'Office, Term of Office: 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024Contact Auditor Rede's Office, Albee, H.R. All candidates for Portland City Council, Position 2. Adequate off-street parking with charging connectivity for electric cars needs to be required with all new residential developments so more streets don't become full-time car storage lots. Portland City Council Meeting AM Session 04/26/23. - The City must be able to fire officers who have used excessive force or exhibited racism or other oppression against targeted communities. We all feel it as if time stands still. Why are we failing? Dan Ryan. POSITION 3. I think we're closer to the right combination of strategies than we've ever been before, but we have to be bolder, more creative if we are going to move the ball in the right direction. I also believe that we are going to need long term economic assistance specifically for small businesses for at least 12-24 months as the local economy begins to rebound. The faith-based organizations (Christian, Jewish and Muslim) have begun to work together to improve the impact of their programs. Because the city's largest cost is personnel, these types of measures are inevitable to prevent job-loss down the road. The two city council seats are Commissioner Position 2, which is currently held by Dan Ryan . Mayor Ted Wheeler OPBs critical reporting and inspiring programs are made possible by the power of member support. Auditor - January 1959 to August 1970 (died while in office), Hamill, James L. Relatedly, I want to dramatically expand the public transit system and increase ridership on it, which is not only good for road safety by taking cars off the road, but it also improves traffic and is essential to achieving our climate goals. f. Actively recruit new businesses to establish operations in Portland. Commissioner # 4 - January 1969 to November 1969 (died while in office), Peterson, Fred L. Of greatest concern to me is the financial debts accumulated during the pandemic due to rent and or mortgage relief or government loans waiting for Portlanders post-pandemic. Commissioner # 4 - March 1974 to December 1974 (appointed) Commissioner - July 1917 to July 1933, Mann, John M. NEW! This would be an opportunity I would use to address structural and contractual issues that would lead to better police accountability, improve community trust while supporting our police force. With primary elections just one month away, we hear from two candidates vying for a spot on the Portland City Council. The City should continue to look to bureaus to determine where there could be opportunities for further culling of positions. City Commissioner Dan Ryan's race to retain his Position 2 seat on council was the first to be called Tuesday night. We cannot return to business as usual. We need to boost the rental assistance program and make sure renters at risk of not being able to pay their back rent are getting the money they need to stay housed. Then build a table of passionate level-headed advocates for transportation. As we continue on with construction on housing units that are not affordable to Portlanders with zero to moderate-income, I am concerned that we as a city are perpetuating the housing crisis. James "Jas" Davis:I would advocate pursuing a Housing First approach, coupled with a program to reduce drug addiction on our streets. View ourdivision webpagesfor more information about how to connect with us in-person or remotely. Time for action and common sense. Dan Ryan had more than 31,000 votes, or nearly 17%, and in third place was Tera Hurst with more . If Portland is going to recruit the best and brightest to fill the current and future vacancies in PPB, it is essential that the next police contract provide incentives to recruit and retain top police candidates from across the country. Mayor - January 1957 to December 1968 There is a lot of work to do in our high crash corridors. Mayor - January 2013 - December 2016, Mary Hull Caballero Support the news and programs youll rely on in 2023 and beyond! Dan Ryan, candidate for Portland City Council, 2022. The business hours for the Auditor's Office are Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Why isnt Vision Zero working? Commissioner #2 - January 1967 to December 1970, Smith, Ray Commissioner # 4 - January 1981 to September 27, 1984 (resigned), Lindberg, Mike Council convened at 9:39 a.m. Mayor Wheeler presided. In addition, I will push to use the remaining funds from the 2016 housing bond as quickly as possible. For example, the City's last budget cycle was brutal, and that was when revenues were normal. 503-823-4000. I think the City should also have bureaus and Commissioners focused on management teams as well. Portland City Council member Jo Ann Hardesty at her campaign gathering on Primary Night, May 17, 2022 (KOIN) Jo Ann Hardesty went from community organizer and activist to the City . Commissioner - January 1955 to December 1958, Earl, Stanley These vacancies are hindering the effectiveness of our police force, making us less safe. Commissioner # 1 - January 1977 to September 5, 1979 (appointed Mayor) My priority is to open at least 10 more villages within the first year, if not sooner. The responders are much more successful on a case by case basis and develop excellent partnerships with police that improve success and decrease misconduct. Here is a look at . Commissioner # 2 - June 2008 - December 2010 (elected to unexpired term) In 2022, two City Council seats are up for election: Commissioner #2 and Commissioner #3. Its difficult to say what my first step will be not knowing what additional steps will have been taken by then, but what Id like to see happen is that we use our emergency powers to move a large segment of our homeless population into hotels and airbnbs and lay the groundwork for that to be permanent housing. Our City enacted a temporary moratorium on evictions and this is something I agree with. As I answer this question from my living room in NE Portland, I hear the loud rattling, humming and beeping of the constriction project taking place next door that started at 7 a.m. this morning. Develop a ranked list of priority expenditures b. Commissioner - November 1932 to July 1933 Commissioner # 3 - January 2011 to December 2014 The Portland Bureau of Transportation's Portland in the Streets Section (Community Use permitting) is seeking a Coordinator to support our community use programs. Commissioner - May 1952 to December 1954 (appointed) Margot Black: This pandemic will cause a big economic downturn, it's unavoidable. I hold a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Oregon and completed graduate-level work at New School University's Graduate School of . L. There are solutions. The economic downturn will result in significantly greater job losses, small and large businesses closures, continued increase in our homelessness, and dramatic decreases in city revenues. Chris Brummer - Did not participate. Dan Ryan currently is the Portland City Commissioner Position 2 incumbent and . We didn't have time to wait on a mandate stay-in policy from our Governor. This method does not work for our city and undermines the chief and police departments ability to hold officers accountable when they kill or injure members of the public. I am in full support of SB1567A, this proposed legislation will restrict arbitration and close a legal loophole that prevents the firing of officers who gravely injure or kill members of the public. Give website feedback. However, the COVID-19 crisis necessitates this shift. 25, 2020, 4:40 p.m. 2. Commissioner - January 1957 to December 1968 Commissioner #2 - January 1999 to December 2002 Julia DeGraw:It took a pandemic for the City to finally treat the housing crisis like a real crisis. Living east of 82nd Ave., I know that the City needs to invest in the basics: sidewalks, streetlights, and paved roads. The City has six elected officials: The Mayor, four City Commissioners, and the City Auditor. Chris Brummer - Did not participate. Mayor - September 5, 1979 to November 23, 1980 (appointed), Anderson, Lloyd Commissioner # 2 - January 1987 to December 1990 Commissioner #1 - January 2021 - Present, Gonzalez, Rene One of the responsibilities of the Citizen Review Committee (CRC) is to hear appeals from community members on Portland police findings on officer misconduct complaints. With a . Dont wait. Commissioner #2 - January 2023 - Present, Mapps, Mingus The City must work proactively to ensure every contractor and subcontractor working right now is taking CDC and OHA guidance seriously and implementing all necessary social distancing protocols. Commissioner # 3 - January 1971 to December 1974 And we need to increase the role of public oversight, especially the Citizen Review Commission, in reviewing cases and recommending disciplinary action, including recommendations made directly to Chief Resch and City Council. Auditor Pro Tem - December 1943 to December 1945, Boody, Nathan A. To the degree it can, the City should use federal emergency funds and its own emergency funds to help keep people in their homes and small businesses afloat throughout this crisis. Sam Chase: We simply cannot stand down where racism, abuse, and criminal behavior exist. City of Portland Job Opportunities. New construction almost always costs more. As a council member, I will drive the process, provide transparent data dashboards to hold us accountable. Commissioner # 3 - January 1967 to December 1970 We would like to hear your thoughts about the paper and our online presence. We were both lucky that I was able to walk away with only a few bruises and bumps. Commissioner # 4 - November 2002 to December 2004 (elected to unexpired term) Diana Gutman: Construction in the city of Portland has not stopped. Establishing a statewide rent assistance program would help ensure everyone has a safe and stable place to live and improve the economic security of families and their well-being. Commissioner # 4 - January 2013 - December 2016, Hales, Charlie Commissioner # 2 - January 1971 to December 1972 (elected Mayor) A. The first step toward better outcomes for our community is a better contract with the Portland Police Association. Residents receive case management to assist them in a transitional plan to permanent housing. Closer to home, the city should defer non-essential costs and focus resources on recovery-related expenses. As I stated before in response to question #1 we have learned that all along, evictions were avoidable; the homeless couldve been housed and sheltered in government buildings; water and electricity didnt need to be turned off for people behind on their bills; and more. As City Commissioner, I would be on Council during police union contract renegotiations. I was homeless for two years, and even now I still would not be able to afford to live at the Glisan Street Townhome apartments. Not all of the candidates responded. Requiring for-profit developers to construct a separate number of affordable units proportional to the number of market-rate units they build or subsidize non-profit developers to do so would make more sense. We saw massive cuts to the Parks and Recreation Department, and there was a real resistance to exploring alternatives to those cuts. There are hundreds of nonprofits working independently and all competing for the same funds. Stop allowing perfection to get in the way of good and work with the willing developers to build exclusionary housing. The filing deadline for both the regular and special elections was March 10, 2020. . Everyone in Portland needs a place to call home. It's within our power to keep people housed and to house people with the housing stock currently available. We cannot simply throw our hands up and say that it's only in the hands of the Multnomah County DA and a grand jury. Commissioner - June 1913 to July 1915, Bigelow, C.A. Ryan faces eight other individuals looking to fill the role and bring their plans on improving Portland to City Council. City of Portland. Commissioner #2 - September 2020 - December 2022 Request these services online or call 503-823-4000, Relay Service:711. Auditor - August 21, 1970 to November 18, 1970 (appointed), Yerkovich, George Commissioner # 1 - November 18, 1970 to December 1972 (elected to unexpired term) Within the city government, I want the City to maintain existing staff levels as best as possible and find creative ways to make up for staffing budget shortfalls, especially in program areas that are largely funded by fees and/or ticket sales, such as by exploring better staff-to-management ratios to help ensure theres money to pay the workers. With primary elections just one month away, we hear from two candidates vying for a spot on city council. This means increasing meaningful community oversight, including in cases of deadly force. Look at ways of finding overpayments, negotiate contracts. Loretta Smith:We are not calling these fatalities a public health crisis. It is the equivalent of all of us taking a collective breath and freezing in place while the scythe of the Grim Reaper passes by. As of noon on Wednesday, Loretta Smith was in the lead with more than 35,000 votes, or about 19%. Auditor - January 1971 to December 1974 I support increasing short-term rental assistance and homeownership programs. Coalition, to reform Portland's urban renewal and build thousands more affordable housing unitswithout raising taxes. Wednesday, April 26, 2023 9:30 am. We vote for affordable housing, yet the units don't appear fast enough. Auditor - December 2019 - December 2022, Eudaly, Chloe Commissioner - January 1941 to December 1948 View the job description, responsibilities and qualifications for this position. Portland is working on all of these fronts, but it's important to understand that these are intersecting issues, and these are all things that are also difficult and expensive that need to be done on top of the very large expense that's needed just around making streets safer. PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - On Wednesday, the Portland City Council voted unanimously to adopt a negotiated agreement for Portland police body-worn cameras . The shift we need on our streets and to our culture of how we use our streets is massive. Published: Apr. Commissioner #2 - January 2003 to December 2006 Commissioner # 2 - January 1991 to December 1994 Commissioner #1 - January 2009 - December 2012 I will look for the strongest systems of oversight that citizens and Portland electeds can have. The current composite of Home for Everyone will not move us forward. Commissioner #4 - January 1975 to December 1976 (elected to unexpired term) Portland City Hall. Aquiles Montas:Police accountability policies. . Commissioner #3 - January 2003 to December 2006 Mental-drug-alcohol-abused-financial in order to place them in specific temporary housing with roundabout services. Mayor - January 2005 to December 2008, Adams, Sam Short of that systemic solution, the city must insist that banks operating within city limits provide mortgage relief/abatement, and that tenement housing within city limits extend rental relief. Commissioner - July 1931 to January 1933 Commissioner # 4 - January 1997 to December 2000 Since this is a special election, the person who wins this seat will take office this year, as soon as early June, or late August when we will still be relatively early in the process of reacting to the economic impact of the pandemic. My plan to meaningfully impact our homelessness crisis is three pronged. I know how to build support for big, structural change. As the Executive Director for the Coalition of Community Health Clinics, I am a longtime advocate for medical, peer, and social workers as first responders where mental health or substance use may be a strong factor. We also need to be aggressively land-banking in the event of land values dropping or massive foreclosures, sell-offs, and short-sales. I will revive that conversation as a City Commissioner. City Council is comprised of the Mayor and the City Commissioners. The Portland Police Bureau (PPB) is significantly understaffed and are unable to patrol all the streets and highways across the entire city, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Not renters, not people in hotels, not business owners, not homeowners. Along with design and infrastructure, we need more education and enforcement, and for that, you have to go beyond PBOT and insist that police make ending traffic deaths and injuries, a critical priority. Visit vote411.org for additional information on these candidates and information on all candidates on the May 17 ballot. As we get to the phase of the recovery where we can start building again, the City should incentivize alternative housing concepts such as land trusts, land banking, and cooperatives that help create permanently affordable housing. Rent assistance is an investment in Portlanders with a big payoff. Effective and accountable policing is a cornerstone for quality of life in our community. As we set up provisions and policies to help our communities its crucial to think of the long term impacts of these policies that we set in place. Keep people housed, and 3. Projects weren't really funded with a VZ focus until 2017, and projects take time to build, which means that 2019 was really when we first started projects finishing up, and we have many many miles of streets that haven't been touched yet. 503-823-4000 Traduccin e Interpretacin |Bin Dch v Thng Dch | | |Turjumaad iyo Fasiraad| | Traducere i interpretariat |Chiaku me Awewen Kapas | . Provide PPB the resources to install traffic enforcement cameras. This will necessarily require progressively increasing taxes considerably on higher incomes, wealth, and corporations. Cynthia Castro:This week, the City's Chief Administrative Officer announced a mandatory 10-day furlough period for all non-represented employees, along with discussions happening with unions. Commissioner - January 1949 to December 1952 Tera Hurst:Walking home from the gym on a rainy night in January, I got hit by a car that was turning on to SE 12th from Belmont. As Commissioner, I will request the mayor to appoint me to lead the Bureau of Development Services (BDS). Date Filed: September 13, 2021. The office is open to visitors Tuesday through Thursday in City Hall. There are many factors creating the inability to get closer to zero. Commissioner - July 1933 to December 1940 She's the founder and executive director of the nonprofit Equitable Giving Circle. Mayor - January 1993 to December 1996 Combating our homeless crisis requires advocacy from the Council. -An independent civilian agency needs the ability to compel testimony and recommend discipline. Auditor - January 2015 - December 2018 The following candidates ran in the primary for Portland City Commission Position 2 on May 17, 2022. . Since the launch of Vision Zero, Portland Department of Transportation has spent over $100 million on crosswalks, flex bike lane wands, flashing beacons, lower speed limits, etc. It is essential that our city council be prepared for a range of economic scenarios. The City of Portland's Community Safety Division (CSD) is recruiting for a Public Information Officer (PIO) to oversee all public-facing . During that time, hes worked to address homelessness, community safety and build housing. Be a part of it. If we can figure out how to end inequities for the most disenfranchised in our city, often communities of color and individuals and families in deep poverty, then we can create a strong ecosystem that works for everyone. In some instances, combining teams or removing layers of unnecessary management could create significant savings. We need a moratorium on evictions, rents, mortgage and loan payments across the board in both residential and commercial sectors. Since Vision Zero was funded and began implementation, Portland has spent tens of millions of dollars, yet traffic fatalities continue to increase. Commissioner - July 1917 to August 1930 (resigned), Baker, George L. BUILD: the units weve already paid for in the two housing bonds. - In misconduct investigations, the officer being investigated should not have special privileges the public does not have. April 28, 2020 6 a.m. OPB asked each of the candidates for the Portland City Council Position 2 to fill out questionnaires on their qualifications and positions on key issues. Candidate's Website. Commissioner - June 1913 to July 1917 Commissioner - July 1923 to July 1931, Riley, Earl I will also seek to reduce permitting fees to encourage developers to continue building new, affordable housing. We are learning that rigid standards that we have set for ourselves as a city can be changed, amended, or completely replaced; creating a city that is more inclusive to everyone. Diana Gutman: Homelessness is not a plague. I appreciate PBOT's efforts so far, including its public awareness campaigns on roads that have a particularly high rate of accidents, but it is troubling that, despite these efforts, traffic fatalities were up in 2019 over prior years. Cynthia Castro: The Portland Bureau of Transportation's Vision Zero was an ambitious plan to get more people out of cars, slow cars on the road down, and design streets with safety improvements. Public safety is a community effort, we must advocate for members in our community who are being subjected to discrimination and racial profiling. Commissioner # 3 - January 1987 to December 1990, Clark, Barbara The proven bias toward minorities and people of color is a troubling trend. As Commissioner I would help facilitate work sessions and review the monthly updates. To address homelessness, he sees getting people off the street and into shelters quickly to be of the utmost importance. Former Oregon Representative Akasha Lawrence Spence is running for Portland City Council position 2, challenging first-term City Commissioner Dan Ryan in the May 2022 primary election. PPB currently has over 100 vacancies in the department, which dramatically limits the shifts available for community policing, which might normally be shifts that serve to build morale for our police officers also. Commissioner #3 - January 2007 to December 2010 Terry Parker:In addition to requiring the city's non-union employees to take some unpaid time off and negotiating with unions for something similar for represented employees; the City Council needs to declare an emergency whereby system development charges paid by developers can be utilized for maintenance, such as in parks and for street repair as opposed to just being utilized for capacity increases. Additionally, I would support a wellness program that helps make sure that our officers are mentally stable. Commissioner - January 1949 to December 1952 to improve safety on our city streets. International studies have shown that traffic enforcement cameras have resulted in reductions of 11% to 44% for traffic fatalities. By. In October 2019, Quote Wizard released their annual ranking of cities that have the worst drivers in America. The revenues are dropping daily and we must be open to public and private partnering to ensure we sustain some flow of currency, even if it is much less. Persons appointed to limited term positions will be designated as limited duration employees whose appointment shall not exceed two (2) years except for the extension of grants or funding from outside sources. Mayor - July 1917 to July 1933, Barbur, A.L. Auditor - July 1917 to February 1938 (died while in office), Pier, S.C. Jack Kerfoot:In June 2015, the Portland City Council adopted Vision Zero, a plan to eliminate traffic deaths and serious injuries on our city. -An independent civilian agency must have explicit jurisdiction in deadly force cases. This would be easier to implement for loans from a local public bank. Tera Hurst:The city is in good financial health right now with general fund reserves built up to respond to crises. Mayor - January 1969 to December 1972, Grayson, Mark A. Watch on. Commissioner - January 1941 to December 1946 (appointed) We did not do this during the Great Recession and have paid the price. Commissioner - June 1913 to July 1917, Brewster, Wm. Not enough units have been built for over two decades and the math of supply and demand has triggered escalating cost and now we must embrace demand with affordability and access. move-in fees etc.). Portland has substantial room to grow in becoming a community that can attract and retain the best and brightest. Commissioner # 1 - January 1985 to December 1988 Commissioner - January 1941 to December 1948 Julia DeGraw: I think there are several factors that hinder road safety and contribute to traffic fatalities. Provisions in the current contract severely limit the scope of misconduct investigations and narrowly restrict how discipline is handled. Despite the citys efforts on Vision Zero, people keep dying on Portland streets. Commissioner # 1 - March 19, 1970 to November 18, 1970 (appointed) I've learned what it takes to win major reforms, and I'm ready to take on Portland's biggest challenge. Ten years ago, taxpayers bailed out big banks only to watch them turn on customers and foreclose on millions of homes, impoverishing millions and contributing to an epidemic in homelessness. Jack Kerfoot:In my outreach campaign, I have consistently heard strong support across all sectors of the city for the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) community police program. This response will be the biggest response in our lifetime and we need to learn from previous responses. This plan would look at which programs have proven to be successful across America and then bring the private and public sectors together to implement a viable, sustainable plan. Dan Ryan:Continuous learning on trauma-informed practices. Aquiles Montas: Separating them by their issues. Commissioner # 3 - January 1979 to December 1980 (elected Mayor) Auditor - January 1979 to December 1982, Ivancie, Francis J. In Portland, every time a police chief or mayor has decided to discipline or fire an officer for inappropriate use of deadly force or misconduct, the Portland Police Association (PPA) has the right to challenge the decision, resulting in sending the matter to arbitration. Dense City policies and too many Bureau signatures block the supply of multi-unit housing which is needed to lower the average cost. Mayor - January 1985 to December 1988 Commissioner - August 23 to 25, 1943 (didn't qualify), Lee, Dorothy McCullough As Portland City Councilor, I will champion investments in services that have high success rates in helping people get off the street and stay out of homelessness such as case management, mental health support, addiction treatment, job training and other services connected to housing. Hand-in-hand with shelters are investments in the mental health system and addiction recovery services. Mayor - January 1953 to December 1956, Cooper, Kenneth L. Commissioner - January 1953 to December 1956 It is a virtual certainty that the entire world will experience a major economic downturn. Mayor - January 1973 to December 1976 An 88 unit market-rate development and a 112 unit development of mostly studio apartments are both proceeding full steam ahead. I believe that education is key and the guidance and feedback from neighborhood and community partners is vital in addressing this urgent issue and prioritizing the high impacted areas. These are tough times and we need to make difficult decisions. The village is made up of 14 sleeping pods built and designed by Partners on Dwelling Initiative citywide coalition of Architects, housing advocates and houseless individuals. Working with community partners and landlords to create housing programs for our vulnerable communities in addition to working at the state level with legislators on establishing concrete solutions. Aquiles Montas: Looking at funds and future projects that can be delayed and use as emergency funds in order to avoid cuts.
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