Resolution No. 36372

Appoint a Vision Committee to facilitate community development of a 30-year vision to guide Portland’s future (Resolution)

WHEREAS, decisions about Portland’s future belong to residents, students and business people from all parts of the city, reflecting Portland’s cultural, racial and economic diversity; and

WHEREAS, creating a community vision is a process that brings residents, students and business people from all parts of the city, reflecting Portland’s cultural, racial and economic diversity; and

WHEREAS, the vision described in the City’s Comprehensive Plan was adopted in 1980, and Portland Future Focus Strategic Plan was adopted in 1991; since then many of the aspirations described in these documents have been realized and new challenges and issues have emerged; and

WHEREAS, a citizens can best facilitate and guide public conversations about Portland’s future and the citizen committee should reflect the broad range of interests and perspectives in Portland;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Portland City Council hereby appoints: Sheila Martin and Marvin Kaiser as Chairs of the Vision Committee, an emerging leader from the Vision Committee will be selected in 2006 as co-chair.

The following are appointed as preliminary members of the Vision Committee:

Shahriar Ahmed    Samira Godil      Thomas Ngo  

Felicia Allender-Brant  Volodymyr Golovan    Bina Patel

Pippa Arend      Christian Gunther    Jenna Padbury

Ted Austin      Alice Gustafson    Rêmi Irène Ogouma

Don Baack      Lane Hickey      Georgia Ortiz

Monica Beemer    Paul Hill      Greg Pearlman

Brenna Bell      Suenn Ho      Molly Raphael

Sharon Bernstein    Daniel Isaak      James Reynolds

Rex Burkholder    Marvin Kaiser    Teresa Ríos

Tom Campbell-Schmitt  Mark Kemball    Alan Sanchez  

Gale Castillo      David Knapp      Peter Schoonmaker

Charla Chamberlain    Sandra Kremers    Judy Bluehorse Skelton

Mara Cogswell    Jensine Larsen    Zeke Smith

Karanja Crews    Adas Lis      Pedro Sosa

Eleza Faison      Sheila Martin      Keith Thomajan  

Pietro Ferrari    Carole Morse    Nancy Weed

Vanessa Gaston    Justin Myers      Gill Williams

Lise Glancy       Kate Mytron      Rhone Williams

               Joe Wykowski

And further directs the Chair and Vision Committee to:

▪  Create a community vision that illustrates Portlanders’ aspirations for the future;

▪  Recommend vision endorsed by community members, the Vision Committee and City Council by April 2007;

▪  Create implementation strategies for putting the vision into action, leading to the development of a Strategic Plan;

▪  Communicate project status throughout duration of project;

▪  Base vision and strategies on extensive outreach to the communities throughout the city.

Adopted by the Council: January 25, 2006  GARY BLACKMER

               Auditor of the City of Portland

               By: /S/ Susan Parsons

Mayor Tom Potter                Deputy

Prepared by:

Liesl Wendt

December 7, 2005

BACKING SHEET INFORMATION

AGENDA NO. 92-2006

ORDINANCE/RESOLUTION/COUNCIL DOCUMENT NO. 36372