Agenda

Community Involvement Policy Expert Group

Meeting No. 10

Date: March 21, 2013

Time: 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Location: City Hall, 1221 SW 4^th Avenue,Portland, Pettygrove Room

Meeting Goals

• Review and critique the Working Draft Community Involvement goals and policies through the lenses of equity and state’s land use planning program guidelines

Welcome, Meeting Overview and Introductions (6:00 p.m. / 5 minutes)

Presenter: Marty Stockton, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS) / PEG Co-lead

Updates and Announcements (6:05 p.m. / 10 minutes) 

Presenters: Paul Leistner, Office of Neighborhood Involvement (ONI) and Marty Stockton, BPS / PEG Co-leads

Description:

• Work and progress from the PIAC Comprehensive Plan Work Group from March meeting
• Update on community workshops and upcoming events

DISCUSSION: Discuss and Critique Draft CI Policies through an Equity Lens (6:15 p.m. / 45 minutes)

Presenter: Desiree Williams-Rajee, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability

Description: Desiree will present key findings from the equity review of the draft goals and policies and facilitate a group discussion toward recommended improvements to the Working Draft to achieve more equitable outcomes from the Comprehensive Plan projects and processes.

Background materials

• Equity Technical Memo Summary - Prepared for the Community Involvement PEG
• Analysis Questions

DISCUSSION: Discuss and Critique Draft CI Policies against the Oregon Blueprint for a Citizen Involvement Program (7:00 p.m. / 45 minutes)

Presenter: Paul Leistner, ONI / PEG Co-lead and Greg Greenway / PEG and PIAC work group member

Description: Paul and Greg will present an organization of Working Draft goals and policies through the lens of the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development’s “Blueprint for a Citizen Involvement Program”. PEG members will discuss and critique how the Working Draft could be improved to incorporate better the Blueprint ideals.

Background materials

• Blueprint for a Citizen Involvement Program (OregonDLCD)

Public Comment (7:45 p.m. / 10 minutes)

Next Steps and PEG Check-in (7:55 p.m. / 5 minutes)

Presenter: MartyStockton, BPS

• Preparation / assignments for April meeting
• PEG Check-in: Are you getting the information and support needed to be effective? Is the process working / what changes do we need to consider? Please complete evaluation form.

Adjourn (8:00 p.m.)

For more information, please contact either Marty Stockton, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability at 503-823-2041 or marty.stockton@portlandoregon.gov; Paul Leistner, Office of Neighborhood Involvement at 503-823-5284 or paul.leistner@portlandoregon.gov; or Deb Meihoff, Facilitator at 503-358-3404 or deb@communitasplanning.com.