The Infrastructure Equity PEG will consider infrastructure policies and investment strategies to support equitable public service provision. This PEG will foster discussions and information sharing between infrastructure service providers and equity stakeholders. This PEG may review infrastructure service levels and consider strategies or implementation tools to address or reduce critical disparities. (Implementing the Equity Framework of the Portland Plan)

Meeting Schedule

The first Infrastructure Equity PEG meeting is July 11, 2012, 10 a.m. to noon, at 1900 SW 4th Ave, Room 7A. Starting August 1, the Infrastructure Equity PEG will meet the first Wednesday of each month, 10 a.m. to noon, at 1900 SW 4th Ave, Room 2500A. For transit directions, we recommend TriMet Trip Planner. For driving and Biking directions, we recommend Google Maps. There is on-street metered parking and a parking garage located beneath the building. Check our News and Updates page for more information including meeting agendas and minutes.

Potential Topics

The Infrastructure Equity Policy Expert Group will consider infrastructure policies and investment strategies to support equitable public service provision.  Specifically, this PEG will:

• Foster discussions and information sharing between infrastructure service providers and equity stakeholders – focus on evaluation best practices/methodologies
• Evaluate growth management plans against infrastructure service availability and capital project lists
• Review infrastructure service level standards and consider strategies or implementation tools to address or reduce critical disparities (equity analysis).

Members

Community members have been chosen for their experience and ability to draw on the feedback and experiences of a larger community or constituency regarding perspectives on the topic of their PEG, and for their ability to collect feedback from that community or constituency when needed. Agency staff members have been chosen to bring an agency perspective to PEG discussions and to be able to take back and share PEG developments within their agencies, getting feedback when needed.

Afifa Ahmed-Shafi, Portland Office of Neighborhood Involvement

Amalia Alarcon de Morris, Portland Office of Neighborhood Involvement

Susan Aldrich, Portland Bureau of Environmental Services

Roger Anthony, Community Member       

Roger Averbeck, Community Member

Johnell Bell, TriMet

Danielle Brooks, Portland Office of Management and Finance

Matthew Brown, Community Member       

Alexander Deley, Community Member     

Justin Fallon Dollard, Portland Public Schools

Elizabeth Gatti, Comprehensive Plan Update Community Involvement Committee

Cynthia Gomez, Community Member

Karyn Hanson, Portland Bureau of Environmental Services

Celia Heron, Portland Office of Management and Finance

Muna Idow, Portland Office of Equity and Human Rights

Michelle Kunec, Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability

Jeff Leighton, Portland Water Bureau

Kathryn Levine, Portland Bureau of Transportation

Jackeline Luna Acosta, Community Member

Karen Meyer, Community Member

Lai-Lani Ovalles, Portland Planning & Sustainability Commission and Comprehensive Plan Update Community Involvement Committee

Midge Purcell, Community Member

Olivia Quiroz, Multnomah County Health Department

Steph Routh, Community Member

Michelle Rudd, Portland Planning & Sustainability Commission

Joe VanderVeer, Community Member

Randy Webster, Portland Parks & Recreation

Sara Weiner-Collier, Community Member

Staff Lead

Bob Glascock, Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability

Bob.Glascock@portlandoregon.gov or 503-823-7845

Facilitator

Andree Tremoulet