Attendees

Board

Mike Warwick
Allan Rudwick
Andrew Champion

Guests

Anders Hart – Portland: Neighbors Welcome

Portland: Neighbors Welcome Presentation

P:NW describes itself as “a campaign for abundant housing and climate-friendly communities in the heart of Portland.” 

Campaign is in response to city’s housing crisis, attributed to downzoning of the city, with the goal to upzone the city’s inner eastside to resemble older parts of the city, with for street scale apartments, corner stores, et al to reduce the need for automobiles.

The current subject area does not include but is immediately east of Eliot, in part to limit displacement.

P:NW asks for LUTC support at upcoming NECN.

Warwick asserted that land, labor, and materials remain expensive, and that  P:NW’s proposal differs little from local RIP2 and statewide zoning changes. Rudwick suggested that expanding beyond city corridors would reduce competition for multifamily zoned lots. Mike countered that it is a rounding error in the overall development cost.

Warwick moved to support P:NW at NECN, Champion seconded, 3-0 in favor

Updates

Event Parking Pilot

No news

Kerby Project

City may apply for Reconnecting Communities grant to study

News

Next release of Eliot News targeted to precede October general meeting.

Letters

None

NE 7th Greenway

Nothing is happening.

Leaf District

Eliot is being added.

Public Comment

None

Adjournment

Adjourned at 7:13