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Lents Urban Renewal – Some progress toward reporting results
We found Prosper Portland and the Portland Housing Bureau are making some progress towards implementing our recommendations from an audit in 2020, "Lents Urban Renewal: 20 years of investment with minimal evaluation."
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City’s commitments to voters more realistic
The City is making progress implementing recommendations from our 2019 audit of tax and bond measure accountability.
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Restoration Projects and Green Streets: Bureau of Environmental Services continued progress on project monitoring and reporting
This is a two-year follow-up to our 2018 report, "Restoration Projects and Green Streets: Planning and evaluation needed to confirm success."
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Portland Building Construction Contract: City has taken steps to account for final costs
This is a one-year follow-up to the report, "Portland Building Construction Contract: Costs reviewed were compliant, although cost classifications required by contract and reconciliations need to start immediately."
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Police Overtime Update: Improvements made in reporting; policy changes in process
This is a one-year follow-up to our 2019 report, "Police Overtime: Management is lax despite high overtime use."
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City improved accountability and transparency of recreational cannabis tax
This is a one-year follow-up to our 2019 report, "Recreational Cannabis Tax: Greater transparency and accountability needed."
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Private Stormwater Management - At year two, slow progress on data management, but program evaluations are underway
This is a two-year follow-up to our 2018 report, "Private Stormwater Management: City reliance on property owners requires review of risks and results."
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Streets Improvement Projects - Bureau of Transportation has made significant progress on improving the assessment of neighborhood impact
This is a two-year follow-up on our 2018 report, "Streets Improvement Projects: Bureau of Transportation has an inclusive planning process, but should improve assessment of neighborhood impact."
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Transportation Bureau improved Fixing our Streets; program’s second iteration is more realistic
This is a one-year follow-up to our 2019 report, "Fixing Our Streets: Some accountability commitments not fulfilled."
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Portland Building: City takes steps to address transparency recommendations
This is a one-year follow-up to our 2019 report, "Portland Building Follow-Up: Greater public transparency needed about project costs, trade-offs, and missed equity requirement."
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Housing Bond - Housing Bureau improved communication, needs more time to reach intended populations
This is a one-year follow-up to our 2019 report, "Portland Housing Bond: Early implementation results mostly encouraging."
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Portland Parks Golf has made progress on all audit recommendations
This is a one-year follow-up to our 2019 report, "Portland Parks Golf: Changes needed to ensure long-term sustainability."
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Pandemic has slowed Regional Arts and Culture Council strategic planning
This is a two-year follow-up to our 2018 report, "Regional Arts and Culture Council: Clear City goals aligned with strong Arts Council strategy will improve arts and culture services."
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Cleanups of Homeless Camps: Improvements made to property handling
This is a one-year follow-up to our 2019 report, "Cleanups of Homeless Camps: Improved Communications and Data Needed."
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Office of Equity and Human Rights improved approach to accommodation requests
This is a three-year follow-up to our 2016 report, "Americans with Disabilities Act: Coordination gaps complicate City response."
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Transportation Bureau has implemented most audit recommendations for private for hire vehicles
This is a three-year follow-up to our 2016 report, "Transportation Network Companies and Taxicabs: Transportation Bureau needs to monitor service, not just safety."
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Prosper Portland's property and fiscal management improved, but equity approach changed
This is a two-year follow-up to our 2017 report, "Prosper Portland: Disciplined property management needed to achieve future revenue goals, equitable outcomes."
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Restoration Projects and Green Streets: Bureau of Environmental Services improved green street monitoring and is making progress on restoration project monitoring
This is a one-year follow-up to our 2018 report, "Restoration Projects and Green Streets: Planning and evaluation needed to confirm success."
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Short-Term Rental Regulation: Portland makes progress towards better regulation of short-term rental market
This is a one-year follow-up to our 2018 report, "Short-Term Rental Regulation: Enforcement is lax and effect on housing crisis unknown."
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Private Stormwater Management - Bureau of Environmental Services slow to act on private stormwater recommendations
This is a one-year follow-up to our 2018 report, "Private Stormwater Management: City reliance on property owners requires review of risks and results."
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