Community input (HTML format) at Aug 6, 2012 Community Input Session
Community Engagement Input Session
August 6, 2012
Background: On August 6, 2012, Mayor Adams and Commissioner Fritz co-hosted an input session designed to provide community participants with an opportunity to provide input into the City’s State and Federal Legislative Agendas. Community members’ comments were captured during the meeting on flip charts. Those comments are transcribed below. All participants were asked to identify their top three issues after the input session was completed to get a general sense of the group’s priorities at this session. This list reflects the group’s prioritized issues, in descending order, that were voted on by meeting participants.
ISSUE |
VOTES |
Relief from EPA LT2 regulations for Portland’s Water System New York Cityhas been able to initiate EPA re-examination of the regulation.EntirePortlandCityCouncil should strongly support this effort. Compliance will force expensive changes forBull Run, increase water rates and will bring radon into peoples’ homes through the water.
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16 |
Cell Towers:
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11 |
Pass a “No Idling” law: State ofOregon and Portland City Council should prohibit entertainment motor coaches from idling along the street for hours at a time. Other states and cities have adopted this type of requirement.
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9 |
Support for Somali organizations: Increase Somlai-Bajuni graduation rates
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7 |
Clarify coverage for autism: Clarify existing law to make it easier for parents with children on the autism spectrum to access the coverage for autism therapies to which they are entitled.
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6 |
Break Dependency on Fossil Fuels:Portland should lead the way on breaking our dependency on fossil fuels by:
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6 |
Increase revenue for all public services:
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6 |
Complete residential streets:
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5 |
Community improvements requested for Latino community:
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4 |
Down zone Eastmoreland neighborhood: Apply R5 zoning (minimum of 5000 sq. ft. lots) in Eastmoreland
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4 |
ESL Funding: Maintain funding for English as a Second Language (ESL)
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4 |
Become an “Age-friendly” City: Portland should lead in becoming an “age-friendly” city.
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3 |
License Bicycles
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3 |
Increase Minimum Wage:
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3 |
Cleanup rusting ships in Columbia River: Who will clean up the 200 rusting boats/ships currently in theColumbia River? Why does the public often have to pay?
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2 |
Expand access to dental services:
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2 |
Insure Bicyclists: The City ofPortland should insure all bicyclists with a $500 deductible
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2 |
Change Gas Tax Law: Allow gas tax revenue to be used to purchase land to get it out of the permanent School Fund and manage these lands for environmental protection vs. school revenue
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2 |
Expand Vandalism/Graffiti Statute: Amend ORS 164.365 to make vandalism and graffiti of public art and historical objects a Class C felony
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2 |
Adequately fund the Oregon Dept. of Revenue (ODOR): Provide adequate funding to allow the ODOR to collect delinquent taxes; e.g. new computer system and additional staff
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1 |
Support walking/biking:
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1 |
Continue senior property tax discount
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1 |
Create additional funding source for Tri-Met: Payroll tax and fare box receipts are not adequate to fund public transit
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1 |
Beer tax: Increase point-of-sale beer tax and use for more law enforcement training and education.
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1 |
Have a citizen serve on the OLCC board
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1 |
Air Quality:
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1 |
Paid Sick Leave: Ensure that more people have access to paid sick leave
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1 |
No “Fracking” in Oregon: Pass a law in prohibiting “fracking” [“hydraulic fracturing” to produce natural gas] inOregon.
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0 |
Columbia River Crossing (CRC): Stop and rethink the CRC project, as it ties up too many resources that are needed elsewhere in the community. |
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Save schools and parks
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0 |
Oppose tear down and replacement of existing homes
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0 |
OLCC: Review business licenses and change fees
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0 |
TriMet Board election: Shift to selecting board members through democratic election
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0 |