RESOLUTION No. 36362 AS AMENDED

Adopt recommendations to form an Inter-Bureau Problem-Solving Task Force to provide a structure to address chronic problem-locations throughout the city (Resolution)

WHEREAS, City bureaus expend large amounts of resources to address public safety, code enforcement, or other neighborhood livability issues on problem properties; and

WHEREAS, many of the city’s problem properties require cooperation across bureau and even agency lines to ensure that various enforcement tools and strategies are being leveraged appropriately; and

WHEREAS, there are those problem properties that are so complex, so difficult to address, that it takes additional effort and cooperation to effectively deal with the issues; and

WHEREAS, problem properties that meet the criteria of having a significant impact on neighborhood livability, involve multiple agencies, are long-standing, and could be used as a catalyst to develop policy changes should be brought to the Inter-Bureau Problem-Solving Task Force.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Portland adopts the proposal to form an Inter-Bureau Problem-Solving Task Force as Non-Binding City Policy attached as Exhibit A; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that City Council will direct the bureaus of Development Services, Police, Fire, and Office of Neighborhood Involvement to form the core participants of an Inter-Bureau Problem-Solving Task Force and the Office of Commissioner Randy Leonard.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Inter-Bureau Problem-Solving Task Force will be coordinated/chaired by the Mayor’s Office – Public Safety Liaison with assistance from the Office of Neighborhood Involvement and the Office of Commissioner Randy Leonard.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Inter-Bureau Problem-Solving Task Force will present an annual report to City Council of problem-properties that have been addressed by this group.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Inter-Bureau Problem-Solving Task Force shall work with neighborhood and business leaders to publish a quarterly top 5 chronic problem locations and who is responsible for working on which aspect of each problem.

BACKING SHEET INFORMATION

AGENDA NO. 1507-2005

ORDINANCE/RESOLUTION/COUNCIL DOCUMENT NO. 36362 AS AMENDED