ENB-11.43 - Sunnyside Neighborhood Plan Action Charts

NCP-ENB-11.43

The complete text of the Sunnyside Neighborhood Plan Action Chartsis available for download as a PDF document.

WHEREAS, the Sunnyside Neighborhood Plan is a citizen-initiated plan covering the policy areas of Community Services, Economic Development, Environment, Land Use, Livability, Neighborhood History, Public Safety, and Transportation; and

WHEREAS, Sunnyside Neighborhood households, businesses, public and non-profit service providers, and community-based organizations and associations have participated in the Sunnyside Neighborhood planning process since 1993, and worked together to develop a shared vision for the neighborhood's future, identify public, private and non-profit implementors of the plan's policies and objectives, and coordinate strategies among implementors to achieve the neighborhood's envisioned future; and

WHEREAS, the Sunnyside Neighborhood Plan was systematically reviewed and is supported by the Bureau of Environmental Services, Bureau of Planning, Office of Neighborhood Involvement, Portland Office of Transportation, Portland Fire Bureau, Portland Office of Emergency Management, Portland Police Bureau, Office of Planning & Development Review, Bureau of Parks and Recreation, Portland Public Schools, and Tri-Met; and

WHEREAS, the Sunnyside Neighborhood Plan has been approved by the Sunnyside Neighborhood Association; and

WHEREAS, more than eighty percent of the actions listed in the action charts have as implementors community-based organizations and association as the Sunnyside Neighborhood Association, Southeast Uplift, Portland Impact and Friends of Trees; and

WHEREAS, identification of an implementor for an action item in an action chart is an expression of interest and support with the understanding that circumstances may affect an implementor's ability and timing to take action; and

WHEREAS, the attainment of the vision statement, policies and objectives of the Sunnyside Neighborhood Plan are dependent upon the coordination of independent actions carried out by private interests, non-profit organizations, public service providers and community-based associations over the 20 year period of the Sunnyside Neighborhood Plan;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portland that the City Council adopts the implementation action charts of the Sunnyside Neighborhood Plan which was adopted by the Council as Ordinance No. 173725 on September 1, 1999. The action charts, which specify the projects and programs, are a starting place and a guide. They do not require or mandate any particular action or any particular timeline.

Implementors, through their listings in the action charts, demonstrate their interest and support for the Sunnyside Neighborhood Plan with the understanding that circumstances may affect their ability to take action at the specific time. Future circumstances, resource capabilities, and plan performance may require further refinement, replacement, or substitution of exist action chart items and timelines.

Resolution NO. 35820 adopted by Council September 1, 1999.

Filed for inclusion in PPD September 24, 2004.