Community: Portland, OR Workplan Version (Date): 12/10/12

Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities Portland 2013 Workplan

Goal 1:
Enhance multi-family affordable housing sites to accommodate HEAL amenities such as bicycle parking/storage and/or garden/open space / Responsible partners / Assessment/ Evaluation
Tactic #4: Publish a HEAL and Housing Toolkit for existing and new multi-family housing sites with input from selected housing industry representatives such as developers, property managers, community development leaders, and building designers (BPS leads) (ongoing)
Activity #1
Recruit advisors to provide expertise on the development of the HEAL and Housing Toolkit from Housing Development Center, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, housing developers, property managers, Bureau of Development Services, and Portland Housing Bureau (BPS leads) (ongoing)
Activity #2
Convene # of advisory group meetings/focus groups to determine appropriate retrofit alternatives and develop scope of Toolkit (BPS lead) (ongoing)
Activity #6
Prepare a HEAL cost study on the Wendorf remodel project (BPS lead, OPHI and Hacienda support) (new)
Benchmark for Tactic #4:
Heal and Housing Toolkit published (Summer 2013)
Benchmark for Tactic #4:
HEAL cost study on Wendorf property remodel (May 2013) / Duration of
Tactic #1
Jan – Dec 2013
Tactic #5: Advocate for HEAL and housing policy language in Portland’s Comprehensive Plan update and city housing contracts.
Activity #2
Develop health criteria that align with Green building standards with the Portland Housing Bureau (Commissioner Fish/PHB and OPHI support) (ongoing)
Activity #3
Based on best practices, advocate for implementation tools on technical advisory groups of Portland’s Comprehensive Plan. (OPHI and contract partners lead) (ongoing)
Activity 4: Dedicate BPS staff to investigate appropriate multi-family design and site planning standards and open space requirements and draft preliminary policies (BPS lead) (new)
Activity #5: Advise Comp Plan management team on policy language that supports healthy housing (OPHI lead) (new)
Benchmark for Tactic #5:
Portland Housing Bureau/Commissioner Fish serves on HKHC SC (during 2013)
Benchmark for Tactic #5:
Health criteria in affordable housing developed (ongoing)
Benchmark for Tactic #5:
Preliminary multifamily design and site planning standards and open space requirements drafted (April 2013)
Benchmark for Tactic #5:
Healthy housing goals in Portland’s Comprehensive Plan (April 2013) / Duration of Tactic #5:
January 2013-December 2013
Tactic #6: Support and empower residents and HEAL partners to advocate for HEAL changes on housing sites.
Activity #1
Secure funding by coordinating grant opportunities for physical changes and converting spaces that meet the needs of housing residents at partner properties (Rose, Village Gardens, OPHI support) (ongoing)
Activity #4
Foster shared-community solutions, resident mentoring, and technical assistance between community residents and partners (e.g. Village Garden community organizing model). (Contract partners lead) (ongoing)
Activity #6
Organize HEAL educational workshops with Portland’s Safe Routes to School program for Cully neighborhood (Hacienda, CCC, OPHI support) (New)
Benchmark for Tactic #6:
Implement 1 – 2 retrofit projects at CDC housing sites – bike storage on Wendorf (June 2013)
Benchmark for Tactic #6
Hold 1-2 workshops on ped/bike neighborhood plans (new)
Benchmark for Tactic #6
Organize 1 -2 peer visits or tours with partner organizations (ongoing) / Duration for Tactic #6: Jan- Dec 2013
Tactic #7: Hold a health and housing forum with Commissioner Fish and the Portland Housing Bureau to share best practices and develop future strategies to install HEAL amenities on new and remodeled multifamily housing properties in Portland (new)
Activity #1: Commissioner Fish staff and/or PHB co-coordinate forum planning committee with OPHI (new)
Activity #2: Promote best practices for incorporating HEAL to housing partners with partners from BPS, Housing Development Center, Oregon Opportunity Network, ROSE and Hacienda CDC, CAT, CIO, and others as identified (new)
Activity #3: Collect existing HEAL practices in other community settings that are appropriate for housing development in partnership with Commissioner Fish’s office (new)
Activity #4: Develop a HEAL Challenge for housing developers who pledge to install HEAL in future housing (re) developments (new)
Benchmark for Tactic #7
Host housing developers forum (Fall 2013) / Duration for Tactic #7: Jan – Sep 2013