A special invitation from Sam Adams...
Neighborhood, business, and other community-based organizations play an integral part in assuring community and neighborhood livability. I continue to be committed to working with Portland neighborhoods, businesses, and community organizations to provide services and information to assist in empowering residents to identify and support issues that benefit Portland. One way we can support each others efforts is to explore joint legislative objectives and work together in Salem to achieve positive results.
I am inviting you to participate in a meeting, co-sponsored by the City's Offices of Neighborhood Involvement and Government Relations, designed to provide you with information for the upcoming 2009 Legislative Session. The meeting is scheduled for January 6, 2008 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in City Council Chambers.
This agenda has been designed to assure active participation from each of you and will include interactive polling to identify and prioritize your issues before we adjourn.
AGENDA
- Welcome/Introductions (Dan Bates, Director, Office of Government Relations)
- Overview of issues facing the Oregon Legislature (Dan Bates)
- Collaboration with neighborhood, business, and other community-based organizations (Mayor-Elect Adams)
- Prioritize City of Portland Legislative Agenda Items (Facilitated by ONI Staff)
- Discussion: Issues critical to neighborhood & community organizations (Mayor-Elect Adams/Commissioner Elect Fritz)
- Next Steps (Mayor-Elect Adams)
I want to continue our important legislative work together by coordinating a follow-up meeting in February with Portland legislators. I believe having a dialogue with legislators regarding issues you have prioritized during this meeting will further enhance our mutual commitment to having a livable community.
Below are links for the City of Portland's draft 2009 Legislative Agenda for your reference.
2009 Agenda - Priorities + Initiatives
2009 Agenda - Policies and Issues
This draft legislative agenda was presented to City Council during a November work session and is still not completed. If you are interested in also reviewing a summary of the 2007 City of Portland Legislative Report summarizing the 2007 Legislative Session, you can click on here to access the report from this web page.
To help ensure equal access to City programs, services and activities, the City of Portland will reasonably modify policies/procedures and provide auxiliary aids/services to persons with disabilities. Call 503-823-4519, TTY 503-823-6868 seven days in advance to request assistance for any accessibility accommodations and/or language interpretation.
Please RSVP to the Office of Neighborhood Involvement. For more information, contact the Office of Neighborhood Involvement at 503-823-4519. I am looking forward to seeing you at this meeting and thank you for the hard work you do for Portland!
Best regards,
Sam
