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Here is the first one from PDOT.
-----Original Message-----
From: Aebi, Andrew
Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 12:24 PM
To: Duke, Courtney
Subject: Re: Water Reports - River Renaissance and Portland Watershed Management Plan
Courtney, I would flag two of my projects for you to consider.
SW Texas Green Street LID (completed)
Partnership with BES; improved watershed health of Stevens Creek
link: http://www.portlandonline.com/transportation/index.cfm?c=41112&a=104199
you can also roll the tape on the April 30th Council hearing and watch the presentation (agenda item #517)
http://www.portlandonline.com/index.cfm?c=28259
SE 152nd Avenue LID (construction starts next week)
Partnership with BES; will improve watershed health of Kelly Creek
link: http://www.portlandonline.com/transportation/index.cfm?&a=104198&c=41111
Andrew
-----Original Message-----
From: Duke, Courtney
Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 11:56 AM
To: Blanchard, Nicole; Krueger, Kurt; Bower, Dan; Glick, Marni; Ginenthal, Linda; Lear, Mark; Gailey, Lola; Kesterson, Brett; PDOT Transportation Planning; PDOT Project Management Division; Stevens, Will; Raisman, Greg; Batson, Scott
Subject: FW: Water Reports - River Renaissance and Portland Watershed Management Plan
PDOT Colleagues ~
As PDOT's representative on River Renaissance and the Portland Watershed Management Plan Interbureau Implementation team, I am the liaison for information gathering. Both teams have reports due and request information regarding PDOT projects. I think the email below is clear as to the different nature of the two reports, the ease of which they would like the process to be, and some examples.
I know we are all busy with our own projects, but PDOT has committed to being a part of these two processes and we should acknowledge our accomplishments and collaboration in these reports. Consider not only including PDOT projects, but also any projects you are working with BES or other bureaus.
Please send information directly to the email provided (WaterReports@ci.portland.or.us) and cc me. Forward to others in your section that have projects that meet the criteria.
I thank you in advance for your time.
Courtney
Courtney Duke, AICP
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Hello, Rick and Matt. Please see below for some highlights of the City's green building program activities for your report. Let me know if you have any questions or additional information needs. I can be OSD's main staff contact for further clarifications.
Best,
Alisa
Alisa Kane
Green Building Coordinator, LEED AP
City of Portland | Office of Sustainable Development
As of May 2008 there are 36 LEED certified and 91 LEED registered buildings in Portland.
In compliance with the City's green building policy, there are three LEED registered buildings including: PPR's University Park Community Center and East Portland Aquatics Center and the Water Bureau's Meter Shop.
The City's green building policy also requires tenant improvements to use OSD's G/Rated Tenant Improvement Guide or achieve silver certification through LEED for Commercial Interiors. In FY 07-08, there were six office remodels that used the G/Rated Tenant Improvement Guide, a checklist of green building options for tenant improvement projects.
Featured strategies include energy and water efficiency upgrades, native landscaping and the use of recycled content or salvaged building materials. Projects include: Fire Stations 15, 24, 43; Portland Building Wellness Center, BTS remodel and Water Bureau's Hazelwood TI (unconfirmed).
The Green Investment Fund (GIF) is a competitive grant program that awards innovative, comprehensive and transferable projects that excel at energy efficiency, material use reduction, water conservation, stormwater management and improving watershed health. Since 2005, the GIF has supported 32 projects with over $2 million in grants. More than half of these projects include ecoroofs and exceed the City's stormwater management manual requirements. GIF is a partnership between City of Portland Office of Sustainable Development, Bureau of Environmental Services, Water Bureau and Energy Trust of Oregon.
BES and Water are also sponsors of OSD's two annual green building events, ReTHINK and the Build it Green! Tour of Homes. Both the classes and the tour represent projects that practice water conservation, rainwater harvesting and sustainable stormwater management. An average of 70 people attend each ReTHINK class and over 1200 attend the Build it Green! tour.
SOTR-PWMP responses as of July 8, 2008 (except for PDC response under separate document)---------------------------------------
I'm sorry this is coming to you a few days late, but I couldn't run the completed mains report for FY '07/08 until I confirmed what projects the PWB crews had completed as of June 30, 2008. I am attaching a pdf of that report with yellow highlighting to call out the completed projects where the old water main had a documented history of leaking treated potable water.
I am not sure what PWB programs have supplied you with information in the past, so I'm not sure if this is the type of information you are looking for to include in the annual report or not.
Please let me know if there is some other specific PWB program you need information from.
Cherri Warnke
Portland Water Bureau Interagency Liaison
Phone: 503-823-6036
FAX: 503-823-6015
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Hey Rick and Matt,
I'll be happy to provide some program "highlights." For particular data you need, you may want to ascertain who would provide it (e.g., tree canopy datatrends, which could be some GIS folks like Kevin Martin or Josh Darling (Parks), or Jennifer Karps from Urban Forestry. Just a thought...
Roberta Jortner
City of Portland Bureau of Planning
1900 SW Fourth Ave. Rm 7100
Portland, OR 97201-5330
(503) 823-7855 rjortner@ci.portland.or.us
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Rick and Matt:
Thanks for your email. Now that I am no longer involved with Ross Island, I’m not sure what I do in my current position with is directly river-related. After a quick scan of your attachment, I don’t see that my work relates directly to the kind of data you are seeking.
Sorry.
Chris Dearth
Sustainability Planning Manager
Planning Bureau
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There are a great number of reports that these two plans depend upon. For instance, the Urban Forest Action Plan has a similar annual council reporting requirement and a canopy goal requirement. My suggestion is to identify those already residing in other reports and simply add a link to that report. It would allow the reader to understand the breath of reporting and more detail in certain areas than can be presented in 1-2 reports.
[Dave McAlister]