A Neighborhood/Community City Legislative Agenda Gathering
Tuesday, January 6
7 PM
City Council Chambers

Neighborhood, business, and other community-based organizations play an integral part in assuring community and neighborhood livability. Sam Adams 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.

Commissioner Adams is 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.

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)
• Review results/Meeting Summary/Next Steps (Mayor-Elect Adams)

Commissioner Adams wants 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.

2007 City of Portland Legislative Report summarizing the 2007 Legislative Session.

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