Hi all.  Starting with the basic parameters we heard from the Mayor’s Office, we are building a prototype of a Tent Pod.  We welcome your questions, comments, criticisms etc.  More soon - after we put a locking door on etc.  

Thanks, 

Andy Olshin

Bob Brimmer

CascadiaClusters.org

On Dec 8, 2022, at 8:32 AM, Ryan Shanahan <ryancshanahan@...> wrote:



Hey all, Longtime reader. First time commenter. 

I appreciate the folks here who are pushing for solutions and working together to help the city's plan work better. 

We can't let the perfect be the enemy of the good. 

Thanks for all that you do.

-Ryan Shanahan

 SE PDX

On Sun, Dec 4, 2022 at 1:40 PM Aisha Musa <draymusa@...> wrote:

I stand corrected. The 1% tax is on wealthy Metro taxpayers. Not all elitists are wealthy and not all wealthy are elitists. The key questions that remain unanswered are who was and was not at the Mayor's planning table, and why? 

Dr. Aisha Y. Musa

AYM Education and Consulting

draymusa.com

On Sat, Dec 3, 2022 at 11:13 PM David Dickson <dicksondavidk@...> wrote:

All Metro taxpayers are not footing the bill.  The only Metro taxpayers who pay the Metro Homeless Services Tax are individuals making over $125K, couples making over $200K and businesses over $5 million.  And the Portland Business Alliance was a supporter of the tax.  The vast majority of Portlanders don’t pay a cent.  An earlier post said the elites don’t want to help the housing crisis; but the reality is that they are paying the bill for solving it.

On Dec 3, 2022, at 8:59 PM, Aisha Musa <draymusa@...> wrote:

I believe a broad cross section of Metro voters supported the bond measure and all metro taxpayers are footing the bill, not just Portland's most privileged elites. Dignity Village has been around for more than two decades. The question is why are they not already at the Mayor's planning table? None of what we are experiencing is new or unexpected. 

According to Metro's progress report, more the 1600 people have moved from the streets into house and more than 9,000 were kept from falling into homelessness from evictions (https://www.oregonmetro.gov/public-projects/supportive-housing-services/progress), so progress is being made. 

Dr. Aisha Y. Musa

AYM Education and Consulting

draymusa.com

On Sat, Dec 3, 2022 at 8:31 PM David Dickson <dicksondavidk@...> wrote:

In response to a recent post, the “elites" supported the Metro Bond measure and are footing the tax bill, with the expectation that funds would be used to address the humanitarian crisis on our streets, which impacts all Portlanders, especially the unhoused.  All taxpayers are rightfully upset with the county (which controls houseless policy and $s) for virtually ignoring the crisis of unsheltered Portlanders. The city is simply reacting, albeit with a plan that is far from perfect, to the over 80% of Portlanders (not just the elite) who want to see action which is both humanitarian and also improves the quality of life for all Portlanders.  I have personally been delivering survival items weekly to my unhoused neighbors for the past two years.  People are suffering and dying on our streets.  What kind of people are we that we are not providing decent shelter and needed addiction/mental health services to people eeking out an existence on our streets?  We cannot just wait for adequate housing before we reach out and serve unsheltered Portlanders.  If Portland were hit with a 9.0 earthquake and 50,000 people lost their housing, would we be promoting "housing first" before shelter and expect people to live on the streets and wait years before having adequate shelter?  Pdxshelterforum is a forum (I think THE forum) for sharing ideas and solutions regarding positive shelter options.  I’m consistently disappointed to see the vast majority of the entries focusing on complaints rather than solutions.  Let’s stop criticizing the Mayor’s imperfect plan and put our collective intelligence to use in helping the city design a shelter strategy that works!!  My hats off to Tim McCormick and Andy Olshin and groups like Shelter Now and We Shine Pdx that are working on positive solutions.  Let’s have Lisa Larson from Dignity Village sit down with the Mayor and Dan Ryan’s Safe Rest Village Team and talk about how self governance can result in a village which not only is far more cost effective but also sets higher standards for its residents.  Let’s ask our friends at Mercy Corps how they would design a shelter system if Portland were hit with an earthquake.  And let’s tap the idealism of our frustrated young people and put them to work creating solutions rather than vandalizing property.  (Did you know that the construction of the original Dignity Village  involved a significant contribution by Americord volunteers?)  Just like JFK tapped the idealism of America’s youth when he announced the Peace Corps, Ted Wheeler should do the same around Portland’s crisis today.  The Mayor is right with his overarching goal of ending unsheltered homelessness.  Let’s use the incredible knowledge base that exists in Portland to help Ted Wheeler be successful by designing a plan for shelter that will end our humanitarian crisis on the streets, meet the needs of our unhoused neighbors, and get us back on the road to being a livable city for all.

On Dec 3, 2022, at 10:20 AM, Ashley Schofield <ashley.schofield@...> wrote:

In case anyone in your networks is asking about the SHS funding logistics and specifically agreeing with what Mayor Wheeler is proposing, take a look at this really good interview that KGW did with Metro this week: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVUMlZIl_V0 

The City is trying to take money from the County to implement not only a dangerous plan, but an impossible, go-it-alone plan. In my opinion, it's all a distraction because the Portland elite don't want to help the housing crisis or our unhoused neighbors. They want to continue to sweep it away as always. 

Thank you for all that is done in this network to do something different. Keep going. Keep fighting. 

On Thu, Dec 1, 2022 at 2:30 PM Tim McCormick <tmccormick@...> wrote:

---------- Forwarded message ---------

From: Mayor Ted Wheeler <mayorwheeler@...>
Date: Thu, Dec 1, 2022 at 2:16 PM
Subject: City Approves $27M Down Payment for Sanctioned Campsite Plan
To: Portlander

View this email in your browser KATU: Click here for full story. Dear Portlander, Yesterday, my colleagues on the Portland City Council voted in-favor of a significant down payment toward building six sanctioned campsites—a proposal that’s part of the “Five Resolution Plan” I brought to Council, co-sponsored by Commissioner Ryan. The City Council’s approval of these affordable housing and homelessness investments demonstrates our seriousness in addressing these issues and allows us to continue moving forward on this plan—and we’re gaining momentum! In recent weeks, my team and I held virtual community meetings to provide an opportunity for stakeholders to share their concerns and gain feedback on designated campsites. We met with service providers—both local and national—who could potentially partner with us on this effort, and we’ve worked to narrow down site location selections. I’ve continued outreach and fundraising efforts with partners at the State, Metro, and County. I recently met with Governor-Elect Tina Kotek and Multnomah County Chair-Elect Jessica Vega Pederson who both showed support for our plan. Click here to learn more about the Fall Budget Monitoring Process. The $27M down payment is a substantial investment from the City of Portland and I am proud that we are leading this effort so widely supported by the community. However, the success of this work hinges on federal, regional, state, and local partners coming to the table with their ideas, services, and resources. We have made clear asks to our government partners to support specific funding requests and services needed to help ensure this plan is successful: Multnomah County to provide $21 million to fund the capital and operations costs for 3 of the 6 sanctioned sites, behavioral and mental health resources, data, and housing navigation. The County has over $33 million in both over collected and underspent resources through both the Joint Office of Homeless Services and the region’s Supportive Housing Services funding provided to the County. Metro to lead a process in 2023 to revisit the regional Supportive Housing Services measure allocation formula for both existing funding allocations and managing unanticipated revenue collections. State of Oregon to declare a State of Emergency on Homelessness and assist in establishing these sanctioned sites. In addition, we ask for the State’s support of the Oregon Mayor’s Association Taskforce on Homelessness’ request for a budget package totaling $123 million ongoing annually, during the 2023 Legislative Session to provide direct allocations to cities for homelessness response and prevention services. Oregonian: Click here for full editorial. Over the past few weeks, hundreds of Portlanders have sent letters and emails to my office voicing support for this plan. My team and I are working around the clock to keep the momentum going. You can share your thoughts and feedback with me directly by emailing: mayorwheeler@... Sincerely, Ted Copyright © 2022 City of Portland, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: 1221 SW 4th Ave. Portland, OR 97204 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe.

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Tim McCormick
Housing Alternatives Network

http://housingalternatives.net

+1 503.334.1894. 

Video: meet.tmccormick.org

tmccormick.org/ / @tmccormick

--

Ashley Schofield (she/them)

Beacon Village 

Email: ashley.schofield@...

beaconvillagepdx.org 

Learn how you can support the Village today! 

There are several YouTubes on how to build a house out of pallets.  I have friends who built one based on this YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZGJk5slkeo

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From: pdxshelterforum@groups.io <pdxshelterforum@groups.io> on behalf of Andrew Olshin <Andrew.Olshin@...>
Sent: Thursday, December 8, 2022 5:52 PM
To: pdxshelterforum@groups.io <pdxshelterforum@groups.io>
Subject: Re: [pdxshelterforum] Please offer feedback on our Tent Pod in progress.

 



Joe

Hi.  Thank you for the query about “weathering in” details.  Just for reference,  the first picture below shows one of the THOWS we are building.  

The Tent Pod

Given our history and participation in the public forums led by Sam Adams (thank you Sam) we decided build on the tent-on-a- platform concept. 

We set out to see what kind of “tent pod” housing (with a 3 year life span) we could design/build in a few days using mostly repurposed materials- and an insulated Eskimo ice shelter.   My intent was to create a unit that could be built by folks with limited experience in the construction trades, but with an acute need for income, housing and community.

When we are finished, we will invite folks with lives experience to visit our job site and tell us what we can improve.  Next, we hope help us put together a basic DIY Guide complete with materials, labor steps and costs.  

We are hoping the Mayor will consider connecting the workforce development part of the new ordinances with the building effort.  So, the end user could earn and learn - while building relationships within a community they might eventually live in. 

Yes, we still need a door. 

More pics tomorrow.  

Thanks, 

Andy Olshin

On Dec 8, 2022, at 12:01 PM, Joseph Purkey <jpurkey@...> wrote:



My first thought from this one photo is that I'd be very worried about water intrusion and mold with the unsealed plywood joints. Is there siding going on over this? Is there an air barrier as part of the wall assembly? It looks like the corrugated roofing supports are oriented the wrong direction. Wind driven rain can wreak havok on 

-Joe

On Thu, Dec 8, 2022 at 10:19 AM Andrew Olshin <Andrew.Olshin@...> wrote:

<IMG_3118.jpeg>

Hi all.  Starting with the basic parameters we heard from the Mayor’s Office, we are building a prototype of a Tent Pod.  We welcome your questions, comments, criticisms etc.  More soon - after we put a locking door on etc.  

Thanks, 

Andy Olshin

Bob Brimmer

CascadiaClusters.org

On Dec 8, 2022, at 8:32 AM, Ryan Shanahan <ryancshanahan@...> wrote:



Hey all, Longtime reader. First time commenter. 

I appreciate the folks here who are pushing for solutions and working together to help the city's plan work better. 

We can't let the perfect be the enemy of the good. 

Thanks for all that you do.

-Ryan Shanahan

 SE PDX

On Sun, Dec 4, 2022 at 1:40 PM Aisha Musa <draymusa@...> wrote:

I stand corrected. The 1% tax is on wealthy Metro taxpayers. Not all elitists are wealthy and not all wealthy are elitists. The key questions that remain unanswered are who was and was not at the Mayor's planning table, and why? 

Dr. Aisha Y. Musa

AYM Education and Consulting

draymusa.com

On Sat, Dec 3, 2022 at 11:13 PM David Dickson <dicksondavidk@...> wrote:

All Metro taxpayers are not footing the bill.  The only Metro taxpayers who pay the Metro Homeless Services Tax are individuals making over $125K, couples making over $200K and businesses over $5 million.  And the Portland Business Alliance was a supporter of the tax.  The vast majority of Portlanders don’t pay a cent.  An earlier post said the elites don’t want to help the housing crisis; but the reality is that they are paying the bill for solving it.

On Dec 3, 2022, at 8:59 PM, Aisha Musa <draymusa@...> wrote:

I believe a broad cross section of Metro voters supported the bond measure and all metro taxpayers are footing the bill, not just Portland's most privileged elites. Dignity Village has been around for more than two decades. The question is why are they not already at the Mayor's planning table? None of what we are experiencing is new or unexpected. 

According to Metro's progress report, more the 1600 people have moved from the streets into house and more than 9,000 were kept from falling into homelessness from evictions (https://www.oregonmetro.gov/public-projects/supportive-housing-services/progress), so progress is being made. 

Dr. Aisha Y. Musa

AYM Education and Consulting

draymusa.com

On Sat, Dec 3, 2022 at 8:31 PM David Dickson <dicksondavidk@...> wrote:

In response to a recent post, the “elites" supported the Metro Bond measure and are footing the tax bill, with the expectation that funds would be used to address the humanitarian crisis on our streets, which impacts all Portlanders, especially the unhoused.  All taxpayers are rightfully upset with the county (which controls houseless policy and $s) for virtually ignoring the crisis of unsheltered Portlanders. The city is simply reacting, albeit with a plan that is far from perfect, to the over 80% of Portlanders (not just the elite) who want to see action which is both humanitarian and also improves the quality of life for all Portlanders.  I have personally been delivering survival items weekly to my unhoused neighbors for the past two years.  People are suffering and dying on our streets.  What kind of people are we that we are not providing decent shelter and needed addiction/mental health services to people eeking out an existence on our streets?  We cannot just wait for adequate housing before we reach out and serve unsheltered Portlanders.  If Portland were hit with a 9.0 earthquake and 50,000 people lost their housing, would we be promoting "housing first" before shelter and expect people to live on the streets and wait years before having adequate shelter?  Pdxshelterforum is a forum (I think THE forum) for sharing ideas and solutions regarding positive shelter options.  I’m consistently disappointed to see the vast majority of the entries focusing on complaints rather than solutions.  Let’s stop criticizing the Mayor’s imperfect plan and put our collective intelligence to use in helping the city design a shelter strategy that works!!  My hats off to Tim McCormick and Andy Olshin and groups like Shelter Now and We Shine Pdx that are working on positive solutions.  Let’s have Lisa Larson from Dignity Village sit down with the Mayor and Dan Ryan’s Safe Rest Village Team and talk about how self governance can result in a village which not only is far more cost effective but also sets higher standards for its residents.  Let’s ask our friends at Mercy Corps how they would design a shelter system if Portland were hit with an earthquake.  And let’s tap the idealism of our frustrated young people and put them to work creating solutions rather than vandalizing property.  (Did you know that the construction of the original Dignity Village  involved a significant contribution by Americord volunteers?)  Just like JFK tapped the idealism of America’s youth when he announced the Peace Corps, Ted Wheeler should do the same around Portland’s crisis today.  The Mayor is right with his overarching goal of ending unsheltered homelessness.  Let’s use the incredible knowledge base that exists in Portland to help Ted Wheeler be successful by designing a plan for shelter that will end our humanitarian crisis on the streets, meet the needs of our unhoused neighbors, and get us back on the road to being a livable city for all.

On Dec 3, 2022, at 10:20 AM, Ashley Schofield <ashley.schofield@...> wrote:

In case anyone in your networks is asking about the SHS funding logistics and specifically agreeing with what Mayor Wheeler is proposing, take a look at this really good interview that KGW did with Metro this week: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVUMlZIl_V0 

The City is trying to take money from the County to implement not only a dangerous plan, but an impossible, go-it-alone plan. In my opinion, it's all a distraction because the Portland elite don't want to help the housing crisis or our unhoused neighbors. They want to continue to sweep it away as always. 

Thank you for all that is done in this network to do something different. Keep going. Keep fighting. 

On Thu, Dec 1, 2022 at 2:30 PM Tim McCormick <tmccormick@...> wrote:

---------- Forwarded message ---------

From: Mayor Ted Wheeler <mayorwheeler@...>
Date: Thu, Dec 1, 2022 at 2:16 PM
Subject: City Approves $27M Down Payment for Sanctioned Campsite Plan
To: Portlander

View this email in your browser KATU: Click here for full story. Dear Portlander, Yesterday, my colleagues on the Portland City Council voted in-favor of a significant down payment toward building six sanctioned campsites—a proposal that’s part of the “Five Resolution Plan” I brought to Council, co-sponsored by Commissioner Ryan. The City Council’s approval of these affordable housing and homelessness investments demonstrates our seriousness in addressing these issues and allows us to continue moving forward on this plan—and we’re gaining momentum! In recent weeks, my team and I held virtual community meetings to provide an opportunity for stakeholders to share their concerns and gain feedback on designated campsites. We met with service providers—both local and national—who could potentially partner with us on this effort, and we’ve worked to narrow down site location selections. I’ve continued outreach and fundraising efforts with partners at the State, Metro, and County. I recently met with Governor-Elect Tina Kotek and Multnomah County Chair-Elect Jessica Vega Pederson who both showed support for our plan. Click here to learn more about the Fall Budget Monitoring Process. The $27M down payment is a substantial investment from the City of Portland and I am proud that we are leading this effort so widely supported by the community. However, the success of this work hinges on federal, regional, state, and local partners coming to the table with their ideas, services, and resources. We have made clear asks to our government partners to support specific funding requests and services needed to help ensure this plan is successful: Multnomah County to provide $21 million to fund the capital and operations costs for 3 of the 6 sanctioned sites, behavioral and mental health resources, data, and housing navigation. The County has over $33 million in both over collected and underspent resources through both the Joint Office of Homeless Services and the region’s Supportive Housing Services funding provided to the County. Metro to lead a process in 2023 to revisit the regional Supportive Housing Services measure allocation formula for both existing funding allocations and managing unanticipated revenue collections. State of Oregon to declare a State of Emergency on Homelessness and assist in establishing these sanctioned sites. In addition, we ask for the State’s support of the Oregon Mayor’s Association Taskforce on Homelessness’ request for a budget package totaling $123 million ongoing annually, during the 2023 Legislative Session to provide direct allocations to cities for homelessness response and prevention services. Oregonian: Click here for full editorial. Over the past few weeks, hundreds of Portlanders have sent letters and emails to my office voicing support for this plan. My team and I are working around the clock to keep the momentum going. You can share your thoughts and feedback with me directly by emailing: mayorwheeler@... Sincerely, Ted Copyright © 2022 City of Portland, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: 1221 SW 4th Ave. Portland, OR 97204 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe.

--

--

Tim McCormick
Housing Alternatives Network

http://housingalternatives.net

+1 503.334.1894. 

Video: meet.tmccormick.org

tmccormick.org/ / @tmccormick

--

Ashley Schofield (she/them)

Beacon Village 

Email: ashley.schofield@...

beaconvillagepdx.org 

Learn how you can support the Village today! 

Hi all.  Starting with the basic parameters we heard from the Mayor’s Office, we are building a prototype of a Tent Pod.  We welcome your questions, comments, criticisms etc.  More soon - after we put a locking door on etc.  

Thanks, 

Andy Olshin

Bob Brimmer

CascadiaClusters.org

On Dec 8, 2022, at 8:32 AM, Ryan Shanahan <ryancshanahan@...> wrote:



Hey all, Longtime reader. First time commenter. 

I appreciate the folks here who are pushing for solutions and working together to help the city's plan work better. 

We can't let the perfect be the enemy of the good. 

Thanks for all that you do.

-Ryan Shanahan

 SE PDX

On Sun, Dec 4, 2022 at 1:40 PM Aisha Musa <draymusa@...> wrote:

I stand corrected. The 1% tax is on wealthy Metro taxpayers. Not all elitists are wealthy and not all wealthy are elitists. The key questions that remain unanswered are who was and was not at the Mayor's planning table, and why? 

Dr. Aisha Y. Musa

AYM Education and Consulting

draymusa.com

On Sat, Dec 3, 2022 at 11:13 PM David Dickson <dicksondavidk@...> wrote:

All Metro taxpayers are not footing the bill.  The only Metro taxpayers who pay the Metro Homeless Services Tax are individuals making over $125K, couples making over $200K and businesses over $5 million.  And the Portland Business Alliance was a supporter of the tax.  The vast majority of Portlanders don’t pay a cent.  An earlier post said the elites don’t want to help the housing crisis; but the reality is that they are paying the bill for solving it.

On Dec 3, 2022, at 8:59 PM, Aisha Musa <draymusa@...> wrote:

I believe a broad cross section of Metro voters supported the bond measure and all metro taxpayers are footing the bill, not just Portland's most privileged elites. Dignity Village has been around for more than two decades. The question is why are they not already at the Mayor's planning table? None of what we are experiencing is new or unexpected. 

According to Metro's progress report, more the 1600 people have moved from the streets into house and more than 9,000 were kept from falling into homelessness from evictions (https://www.oregonmetro.gov/public-projects/supportive-housing-services/progress), so progress is being made. 

Dr. Aisha Y. Musa

AYM Education and Consulting

draymusa.com

On Sat, Dec 3, 2022 at 8:31 PM David Dickson <dicksondavidk@...> wrote:

In response to a recent post, the “elites" supported the Metro Bond measure and are footing the tax bill, with the expectation that funds would be used to address the humanitarian crisis on our streets, which impacts all Portlanders, especially the unhoused.  All taxpayers are rightfully upset with the county (which controls houseless policy and $s) for virtually ignoring the crisis of unsheltered Portlanders. The city is simply reacting, albeit with a plan that is far from perfect, to the over 80% of Portlanders (not just the elite) who want to see action which is both humanitarian and also improves the quality of life for all Portlanders.  I have personally been delivering survival items weekly to my unhoused neighbors for the past two years.  People are suffering and dying on our streets.  What kind of people are we that we are not providing decent shelter and needed addiction/mental health services to people eeking out an existence on our streets?  We cannot just wait for adequate housing before we reach out and serve unsheltered Portlanders.  If Portland were hit with a 9.0 earthquake and 50,000 people lost their housing, would we be promoting "housing first" before shelter and expect people to live on the streets and wait years before having adequate shelter?  Pdxshelterforum is a forum (I think THE forum) for sharing ideas and solutions regarding positive shelter options.  I’m consistently disappointed to see the vast majority of the entries focusing on complaints rather than solutions.  Let’s stop criticizing the Mayor’s imperfect plan and put our collective intelligence to use in helping the city design a shelter strategy that works!!  My hats off to Tim McCormick and Andy Olshin and groups like Shelter Now and We Shine Pdx that are working on positive solutions.  Let’s have Lisa Larson from Dignity Village sit down with the Mayor and Dan Ryan’s Safe Rest Village Team and talk about how self governance can result in a village which not only is far more cost effective but also sets higher standards for its residents.  Let’s ask our friends at Mercy Corps how they would design a shelter system if Portland were hit with an earthquake.  And let’s tap the idealism of our frustrated young people and put them to work creating solutions rather than vandalizing property.  (Did you know that the construction of the original Dignity Village  involved a significant contribution by Americord volunteers?)  Just like JFK tapped the idealism of America’s youth when he announced the Peace Corps, Ted Wheeler should do the same around Portland’s crisis today.  The Mayor is right with his overarching goal of ending unsheltered homelessness.  Let’s use the incredible knowledge base that exists in Portland to help Ted Wheeler be successful by designing a plan for shelter that will end our humanitarian crisis on the streets, meet the needs of our unhoused neighbors, and get us back on the road to being a livable city for all.

On Dec 3, 2022, at 10:20 AM, Ashley Schofield <ashley.schofield@...> wrote:

In case anyone in your networks is asking about the SHS funding logistics and specifically agreeing with what Mayor Wheeler is proposing, take a look at this really good interview that KGW did with Metro this week: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVUMlZIl_V0 

The City is trying to take money from the County to implement not only a dangerous plan, but an impossible, go-it-alone plan. In my opinion, it's all a distraction because the Portland elite don't want to help the housing crisis or our unhoused neighbors. They want to continue to sweep it away as always. 

Thank you for all that is done in this network to do something different. Keep going. Keep fighting. 

On Thu, Dec 1, 2022 at 2:30 PM Tim McCormick <tmccormick@...> wrote:

---------- Forwarded message ---------

From: Mayor Ted Wheeler <mayorwheeler@...>
Date: Thu, Dec 1, 2022 at 2:16 PM
Subject: City Approves $27M Down Payment for Sanctioned Campsite Plan
To: Portlander

View this email in your browser KATU: Click here for full story. Dear Portlander, Yesterday, my colleagues on the Portland City Council voted in-favor of a significant down payment toward building six sanctioned campsites—a proposal that’s part of the “Five Resolution Plan” I brought to Council, co-sponsored by Commissioner Ryan. The City Council’s approval of these affordable housing and homelessness investments demonstrates our seriousness in addressing these issues and allows us to continue moving forward on this plan—and we’re gaining momentum! In recent weeks, my team and I held virtual community meetings to provide an opportunity for stakeholders to share their concerns and gain feedback on designated campsites. We met with service providers—both local and national—who could potentially partner with us on this effort, and we’ve worked to narrow down site location selections. I’ve continued outreach and fundraising efforts with partners at the State, Metro, and County. I recently met with Governor-Elect Tina Kotek and Multnomah County Chair-Elect Jessica Vega Pederson who both showed support for our plan. Click here to learn more about the Fall Budget Monitoring Process. The $27M down payment is a substantial investment from the City of Portland and I am proud that we are leading this effort so widely supported by the community. However, the success of this work hinges on federal, regional, state, and local partners coming to the table with their ideas, services, and resources. We have made clear asks to our government partners to support specific funding requests and services needed to help ensure this plan is successful: Multnomah County to provide $21 million to fund the capital and operations costs for 3 of the 6 sanctioned sites, behavioral and mental health resources, data, and housing navigation. The County has over $33 million in both over collected and underspent resources through both the Joint Office of Homeless Services and the region’s Supportive Housing Services funding provided to the County. Metro to lead a process in 2023 to revisit the regional Supportive Housing Services measure allocation formula for both existing funding allocations and managing unanticipated revenue collections. State of Oregon to declare a State of Emergency on Homelessness and assist in establishing these sanctioned sites. In addition, we ask for the State’s support of the Oregon Mayor’s Association Taskforce on Homelessness’ request for a budget package totaling $123 million ongoing annually, during the 2023 Legislative Session to provide direct allocations to cities for homelessness response and prevention services. Oregonian: Click here for full editorial. Over the past few weeks, hundreds of Portlanders have sent letters and emails to my office voicing support for this plan. My team and I are working around the clock to keep the momentum going. You can share your thoughts and feedback with me directly by emailing: mayorwheeler@... Sincerely, Ted Copyright © 2022 City of Portland, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: 1221 SW 4th Ave. Portland, OR 97204 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe.

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Tim McCormick
Housing Alternatives Network

http://housingalternatives.net

+1 503.334.1894. 

Video: meet.tmccormick.org

tmccormick.org/ / @tmccormick

--

Ashley Schofield (she/them)

Beacon Village 

Email: ashley.schofield@...

beaconvillagepdx.org 

Learn how you can support the Village today! 

Yay.  Thank you Sabra.  That’s exactly the kind of feedback that will help us improve the design.  We are planning to install vent holes thru the fascia.  

Thanks, 

Andy Olshin

On Dec 9, 2022, at 9:48 AM, Sabra Marcroft <sabramarcroft@...> wrote:



I love how much the tent pod expands the covered living area. Using clear roofing material makes a great drying area for shoes and clothing during the rainy season. Adding two vent holes (front and back) for cross ventilation would help avoid the moisture buildup and mold that early Conestoga huts suffered from. The roof could easily be covered with a tarp or sheet in summer to keep from becoming too hot.

On Thu, Dec 8, 2022, 10:19 AM Andrew Olshin <Andrew.Olshin@...> wrote:

Hi all.  Starting with the basic parameters we heard from the Mayor’s Office, we are building a prototype of a Tent Pod.  We welcome your questions, comments, criticisms etc.  More soon - after we put a locking door on etc.  

Thanks, 

Andy Olshin

Bob Brimmer

CascadiaClusters.org

On Dec 8, 2022, at 8:32 AM, Ryan Shanahan <ryancshanahan@...> wrote:



Hey all, Longtime reader. First time commenter. 

I appreciate the folks here who are pushing for solutions and working together to help the city's plan work better. 

We can't let the perfect be the enemy of the good. 

Thanks for all that you do.

-Ryan Shanahan

 SE PDX

On Sun, Dec 4, 2022 at 1:40 PM Aisha Musa <draymusa@...> wrote:

I stand corrected. The 1% tax is on wealthy Metro taxpayers. Not all elitists are wealthy and not all wealthy are elitists. The key questions that remain unanswered are who was and was not at the Mayor's planning table, and why? 

Dr. Aisha Y. Musa

AYM Education and Consulting

draymusa.com

On Sat, Dec 3, 2022 at 11:13 PM David Dickson <dicksondavidk@...> wrote:

All Metro taxpayers are not footing the bill.  The only Metro taxpayers who pay the Metro Homeless Services Tax are individuals making over $125K, couples making over $200K and businesses over $5 million.  And the Portland Business Alliance was a supporter of the tax.  The vast majority of Portlanders don’t pay a cent.  An earlier post said the elites don’t want to help the housing crisis; but the reality is that they are paying the bill for solving it.

On Dec 3, 2022, at 8:59 PM, Aisha Musa <draymusa@...> wrote:

I believe a broad cross section of Metro voters supported the bond measure and all metro taxpayers are footing the bill, not just Portland's most privileged elites. Dignity Village has been around for more than two decades. The question is why are they not already at the Mayor's planning table? None of what we are experiencing is new or unexpected. 

According to Metro's progress report, more the 1600 people have moved from the streets into house and more than 9,000 were kept from falling into homelessness from evictions (https://www.oregonmetro.gov/public-projects/supportive-housing-services/progress), so progress is being made. 

Dr. Aisha Y. Musa

AYM Education and Consulting

draymusa.com

On Sat, Dec 3, 2022 at 8:31 PM David Dickson <dicksondavidk@...> wrote:

In response to a recent post, the “elites" supported the Metro Bond measure and are footing the tax bill, with the expectation that funds would be used to address the humanitarian crisis on our streets, which impacts all Portlanders, especially the unhoused.  All taxpayers are rightfully upset with the county (which controls houseless policy and $s) for virtually ignoring the crisis of unsheltered Portlanders. The city is simply reacting, albeit with a plan that is far from perfect, to the over 80% of Portlanders (not just the elite) who want to see action which is both humanitarian and also improves the quality of life for all Portlanders.  I have personally been delivering survival items weekly to my unhoused neighbors for the past two years.  People are suffering and dying on our streets.  What kind of people are we that we are not providing decent shelter and needed addiction/mental health services to people eeking out an existence on our streets?  We cannot just wait for adequate housing before we reach out and serve unsheltered Portlanders.  If Portland were hit with a 9.0 earthquake and 50,000 people lost their housing, would we be promoting "housing first" before shelter and expect people to live on the streets and wait years before having adequate shelter?  Pdxshelterforum is a forum (I think THE forum) for sharing ideas and solutions regarding positive shelter options.  I’m consistently disappointed to see the vast majority of the entries focusing on complaints rather than solutions.  Let’s stop criticizing the Mayor’s imperfect plan and put our collective intelligence to use in helping the city design a shelter strategy that works!!  My hats off to Tim McCormick and Andy Olshin and groups like Shelter Now and We Shine Pdx that are working on positive solutions.  Let’s have Lisa Larson from Dignity Village sit down with the Mayor and Dan Ryan’s Safe Rest Village Team and talk about how self governance can result in a village which not only is far more cost effective but also sets higher standards for its residents.  Let’s ask our friends at Mercy Corps how they would design a shelter system if Portland were hit with an earthquake.  And let’s tap the idealism of our frustrated young people and put them to work creating solutions rather than vandalizing property.  (Did you know that the construction of the original Dignity Village  involved a significant contribution by Americord volunteers?)  Just like JFK tapped the idealism of America’s youth when he announced the Peace Corps, Ted Wheeler should do the same around Portland’s crisis today.  The Mayor is right with his overarching goal of ending unsheltered homelessness.  Let’s use the incredible knowledge base that exists in Portland to help Ted Wheeler be successful by designing a plan for shelter that will end our humanitarian crisis on the streets, meet the needs of our unhoused neighbors, and get us back on the road to being a livable city for all.

On Dec 3, 2022, at 10:20 AM, Ashley Schofield <ashley.schofield@...> wrote:

In case anyone in your networks is asking about the SHS funding logistics and specifically agreeing with what Mayor Wheeler is proposing, take a look at this really good interview that KGW did with Metro this week: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVUMlZIl_V0 

The City is trying to take money from the County to implement not only a dangerous plan, but an impossible, go-it-alone plan. In my opinion, it's all a distraction because the Portland elite don't want to help the housing crisis or our unhoused neighbors. They want to continue to sweep it away as always. 

Thank you for all that is done in this network to do something different. Keep going. Keep fighting. 

On Thu, Dec 1, 2022 at 2:30 PM Tim McCormick <tmccormick@...> wrote:

---------- Forwarded message ---------

From: Mayor Ted Wheeler <mayorwheeler@...>
Date: Thu, Dec 1, 2022 at 2:16 PM
Subject: City Approves $27M Down Payment for Sanctioned Campsite Plan
To: Portlander

View this email in your browser KATU: Click here for full story. Dear Portlander, Yesterday, my colleagues on the Portland City Council voted in-favor of a significant down payment toward building six sanctioned campsites—a proposal that’s part of the “Five Resolution Plan” I brought to Council, co-sponsored by Commissioner Ryan. The City Council’s approval of these affordable housing and homelessness investments demonstrates our seriousness in addressing these issues and allows us to continue moving forward on this plan—and we’re gaining momentum! In recent weeks, my team and I held virtual community meetings to provide an opportunity for stakeholders to share their concerns and gain feedback on designated campsites. We met with service providers—both local and national—who could potentially partner with us on this effort, and we’ve worked to narrow down site location selections. I’ve continued outreach and fundraising efforts with partners at the State, Metro, and County. I recently met with Governor-Elect Tina Kotek and Multnomah County Chair-Elect Jessica Vega Pederson who both showed support for our plan. Click here to learn more about the Fall Budget Monitoring Process. The $27M down payment is a substantial investment from the City of Portland and I am proud that we are leading this effort so widely supported by the community. However, the success of this work hinges on federal, regional, state, and local partners coming to the table with their ideas, services, and resources. We have made clear asks to our government partners to support specific funding requests and services needed to help ensure this plan is successful: Multnomah County to provide $21 million to fund the capital and operations costs for 3 of the 6 sanctioned sites, behavioral and mental health resources, data, and housing navigation. The County has over $33 million in both over collected and underspent resources through both the Joint Office of Homeless Services and the region’s Supportive Housing Services funding provided to the County. Metro to lead a process in 2023 to revisit the regional Supportive Housing Services measure allocation formula for both existing funding allocations and managing unanticipated revenue collections. State of Oregon to declare a State of Emergency on Homelessness and assist in establishing these sanctioned sites. In addition, we ask for the State’s support of the Oregon Mayor’s Association Taskforce on Homelessness’ request for a budget package totaling $123 million ongoing annually, during the 2023 Legislative Session to provide direct allocations to cities for homelessness response and prevention services. Oregonian: Click here for full editorial. Over the past few weeks, hundreds of Portlanders have sent letters and emails to my office voicing support for this plan. My team and I are working around the clock to keep the momentum going. You can share your thoughts and feedback with me directly by emailing: mayorwheeler@... Sincerely, Ted Copyright © 2022 City of Portland, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: 1221 SW 4th Ave. Portland, OR 97204 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe.

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http://housingalternatives.net

+1 503.334.1894. 

Video: meet.tmccormick.org

tmccormick.org/ / @tmccormick

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Beacon Village 

Email: ashley.schofield@...

beaconvillagepdx.org 

Learn how you can support the Village today! 

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Yay.  Thank you Sabra.  That’s exactly the kind of feedback that will help us improve the design.  We are planning to install vent holes thru the fascia.  

Thanks, 

Andy Olshin

On Dec 9, 2022, at 9:48 AM, Sabra Marcroft <sabramarcroft@...> wrote:



I love how much the tent pod expands the covered living area. Using clear roofing material makes a great drying area for shoes and clothing during the rainy season. Adding two vent holes (front and back) for cross ventilation would help avoid the moisture buildup and mold that early Conestoga huts suffered from. The roof could easily be covered with a tarp or sheet in summer to keep from becoming too hot.

On Thu, Dec 8, 2022, 10:19 AM Andrew Olshin <Andrew.Olshin@...> wrote:

Hi all.  Starting with the basic parameters we heard from the Mayor’s Office, we are building a prototype of a Tent Pod.  We welcome your questions, comments, criticisms etc.  More soon - after we put a locking door on etc.  

Thanks, 

Andy Olshin

Bob Brimmer

CascadiaClusters.org

On Dec 8, 2022, at 8:32 AM, Ryan Shanahan <ryancshanahan@...> wrote:



Hey all, Longtime reader. First time commenter. 

I appreciate the folks here who are pushing for solutions and working together to help the city's plan work better. 

We can't let the perfect be the enemy of the good. 

Thanks for all that you do.

-Ryan Shanahan

 SE PDX

On Sun, Dec 4, 2022 at 1:40 PM Aisha Musa <draymusa@...> wrote:

I stand corrected. The 1% tax is on wealthy Metro taxpayers. Not all elitists are wealthy and not all wealthy are elitists. The key questions that remain unanswered are who was and was not at the Mayor's planning table, and why? 

Dr. Aisha Y. Musa

AYM Education and Consulting

draymusa.com

On Sat, Dec 3, 2022 at 11:13 PM David Dickson <dicksondavidk@...> wrote:

All Metro taxpayers are not footing the bill.  The only Metro taxpayers who pay the Metro Homeless Services Tax are individuals making over $125K, couples making over $200K and businesses over $5 million.  And the Portland Business Alliance was a supporter of the tax.  The vast majority of Portlanders don’t pay a cent.  An earlier post said the elites don’t want to help the housing crisis; but the reality is that they are paying the bill for solving it.

On Dec 3, 2022, at 8:59 PM, Aisha Musa <draymusa@...> wrote:

I believe a broad cross section of Metro voters supported the bond measure and all metro taxpayers are footing the bill, not just Portland's most privileged elites. Dignity Village has been around for more than two decades. The question is why are they not already at the Mayor's planning table? None of what we are experiencing is new or unexpected. 

According to Metro's progress report, more the 1600 people have moved from the streets into house and more than 9,000 were kept from falling into homelessness from evictions (https://www.oregonmetro.gov/public-projects/supportive-housing-services/progress), so progress is being made. 

Dr. Aisha Y. Musa

AYM Education and Consulting

draymusa.com

On Sat, Dec 3, 2022 at 8:31 PM David Dickson <dicksondavidk@...> wrote:

In response to a recent post, the “elites" supported the Metro Bond measure and are footing the tax bill, with the expectation that funds would be used to address the humanitarian crisis on our streets, which impacts all Portlanders, especially the unhoused.  All taxpayers are rightfully upset with the county (which controls houseless policy and $s) for virtually ignoring the crisis of unsheltered Portlanders. The city is simply reacting, albeit with a plan that is far from perfect, to the over 80% of Portlanders (not just the elite) who want to see action which is both humanitarian and also improves the quality of life for all Portlanders.  I have personally been delivering survival items weekly to my unhoused neighbors for the past two years.  People are suffering and dying on our streets.  What kind of people are we that we are not providing decent shelter and needed addiction/mental health services to people eeking out an existence on our streets?  We cannot just wait for adequate housing before we reach out and serve unsheltered Portlanders.  If Portland were hit with a 9.0 earthquake and 50,000 people lost their housing, would we be promoting "housing first" before shelter and expect people to live on the streets and wait years before having adequate shelter?  Pdxshelterforum is a forum (I think THE forum) for sharing ideas and solutions regarding positive shelter options.  I’m consistently disappointed to see the vast majority of the entries focusing on complaints rather than solutions.  Let’s stop criticizing the Mayor’s imperfect plan and put our collective intelligence to use in helping the city design a shelter strategy that works!!  My hats off to Tim McCormick and Andy Olshin and groups like Shelter Now and We Shine Pdx that are working on positive solutions.  Let’s have Lisa Larson from Dignity Village sit down with the Mayor and Dan Ryan’s Safe Rest Village Team and talk about how self governance can result in a village which not only is far more cost effective but also sets higher standards for its residents.  Let’s ask our friends at Mercy Corps how they would design a shelter system if Portland were hit with an earthquake.  And let’s tap the idealism of our frustrated young people and put them to work creating solutions rather than vandalizing property.  (Did you know that the construction of the original Dignity Village  involved a significant contribution by Americord volunteers?)  Just like JFK tapped the idealism of America’s youth when he announced the Peace Corps, Ted Wheeler should do the same around Portland’s crisis today.  The Mayor is right with his overarching goal of ending unsheltered homelessness.  Let’s use the incredible knowledge base that exists in Portland to help Ted Wheeler be successful by designing a plan for shelter that will end our humanitarian crisis on the streets, meet the needs of our unhoused neighbors, and get us back on the road to being a livable city for all.

On Dec 3, 2022, at 10:20 AM, Ashley Schofield <ashley.schofield@...> wrote:

In case anyone in your networks is asking about the SHS funding logistics and specifically agreeing with what Mayor Wheeler is proposing, take a look at this really good interview that KGW did with Metro this week: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVUMlZIl_V0 

The City is trying to take money from the County to implement not only a dangerous plan, but an impossible, go-it-alone plan. In my opinion, it's all a distraction because the Portland elite don't want to help the housing crisis or our unhoused neighbors. They want to continue to sweep it away as always. 

Thank you for all that is done in this network to do something different. Keep going. Keep fighting. 

On Thu, Dec 1, 2022 at 2:30 PM Tim McCormick <tmccormick@...> wrote:

---------- Forwarded message ---------

From: Mayor Ted Wheeler <mayorwheeler@...>
Date: Thu, Dec 1, 2022 at 2:16 PM
Subject: City Approves $27M Down Payment for Sanctioned Campsite Plan
To: Portlander

View this email in your browser KATU: Click here for full story. Dear Portlander, Yesterday, my colleagues on the Portland City Council voted in-favor of a significant down payment toward building six sanctioned campsites—a proposal that’s part of the “Five Resolution Plan” I brought to Council, co-sponsored by Commissioner Ryan. The City Council’s approval of these affordable housing and homelessness investments demonstrates our seriousness in addressing these issues and allows us to continue moving forward on this plan—and we’re gaining momentum! In recent weeks, my team and I held virtual community meetings to provide an opportunity for stakeholders to share their concerns and gain feedback on designated campsites. We met with service providers—both local and national—who could potentially partner with us on this effort, and we’ve worked to narrow down site location selections. I’ve continued outreach and fundraising efforts with partners at the State, Metro, and County. I recently met with Governor-Elect Tina Kotek and Multnomah County Chair-Elect Jessica Vega Pederson who both showed support for our plan. Click here to learn more about the Fall Budget Monitoring Process. The $27M down payment is a substantial investment from the City of Portland and I am proud that we are leading this effort so widely supported by the community. However, the success of this work hinges on federal, regional, state, and local partners coming to the table with their ideas, services, and resources. We have made clear asks to our government partners to support specific funding requests and services needed to help ensure this plan is successful: Multnomah County to provide $21 million to fund the capital and operations costs for 3 of the 6 sanctioned sites, behavioral and mental health resources, data, and housing navigation. The County has over $33 million in both over collected and underspent resources through both the Joint Office of Homeless Services and the region’s Supportive Housing Services funding provided to the County. Metro to lead a process in 2023 to revisit the regional Supportive Housing Services measure allocation formula for both existing funding allocations and managing unanticipated revenue collections. State of Oregon to declare a State of Emergency on Homelessness and assist in establishing these sanctioned sites. In addition, we ask for the State’s support of the Oregon Mayor’s Association Taskforce on Homelessness’ request for a budget package totaling $123 million ongoing annually, during the 2023 Legislative Session to provide direct allocations to cities for homelessness response and prevention services. Oregonian: Click here for full editorial. Over the past few weeks, hundreds of Portlanders have sent letters and emails to my office voicing support for this plan. My team and I are working around the clock to keep the momentum going. You can share your thoughts and feedback with me directly by emailing: mayorwheeler@... Sincerely, Ted Copyright © 2022 City of Portland, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: 1221 SW 4th Ave. Portland, OR 97204 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe.

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Tim McCormick
Housing Alternatives Network

http://housingalternatives.net

+1 503.334.1894. 

Video: meet.tmccormick.org

tmccormick.org/ / @tmccormick

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Ashley Schofield (she/them)

Beacon Village 

Email: ashley.schofield@...

beaconvillagepdx.org 

Learn how you can support the Village today! 

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I love how much the tent pod expands the covered living area. Using clear roofing material makes a great drying area for shoes and clothing during the rainy season. Adding two vent holes (front and back) for cross ventilation would help avoid the moisture buildup and mold that early Conestoga huts suffered from. The roof could easily be covered with a tarp or sheet in summer to keep from becoming too hot.

On Thu, Dec 8, 2022, 10:19 AM Andrew Olshin <Andrew.Olshin@...> wrote:

Hi all.  Starting with the basic parameters we heard from the Mayor’s Office, we are building a prototype of a Tent Pod.  We welcome your questions, comments, criticisms etc.  More soon - after we put a locking door on etc.  

Thanks, 

Andy Olshin

Bob Brimmer

CascadiaClusters.org

On Dec 8, 2022, at 8:32 AM, Ryan Shanahan <ryancshanahan@...> wrote:



Hey all, Longtime reader. First time commenter. 

I appreciate the folks here who are pushing for solutions and working together to help the city's plan work better. 

We can't let the perfect be the enemy of the good. 

Thanks for all that you do.

-Ryan Shanahan

 SE PDX

On Sun, Dec 4, 2022 at 1:40 PM Aisha Musa <draymusa@...> wrote:

I stand corrected. The 1% tax is on wealthy Metro taxpayers. Not all elitists are wealthy and not all wealthy are elitists. The key questions that remain unanswered are who was and was not at the Mayor's planning table, and why? 

Dr. Aisha Y. Musa

AYM Education and Consulting

draymusa.com

On Sat, Dec 3, 2022 at 11:13 PM David Dickson <dicksondavidk@...> wrote:

All Metro taxpayers are not footing the bill.  The only Metro taxpayers who pay the Metro Homeless Services Tax are individuals making over $125K, couples making over $200K and businesses over $5 million.  And the Portland Business Alliance was a supporter of the tax.  The vast majority of Portlanders don’t pay a cent.  An earlier post said the elites don’t want to help the housing crisis; but the reality is that they are paying the bill for solving it.

On Dec 3, 2022, at 8:59 PM, Aisha Musa <draymusa@...> wrote:

I believe a broad cross section of Metro voters supported the bond measure and all metro taxpayers are footing the bill, not just Portland's most privileged elites. Dignity Village has been around for more than two decades. The question is why are they not already at the Mayor's planning table? None of what we are experiencing is new or unexpected. 

According to Metro's progress report, more the 1600 people have moved from the streets into house and more than 9,000 were kept from falling into homelessness from evictions (https://www.oregonmetro.gov/public-projects/supportive-housing-services/progress), so progress is being made. 

Dr. Aisha Y. Musa

AYM Education and Consulting

draymusa.com

On Sat, Dec 3, 2022 at 8:31 PM David Dickson <dicksondavidk@...> wrote:

In response to a recent post, the “elites" supported the Metro Bond measure and are footing the tax bill, with the expectation that funds would be used to address the humanitarian crisis on our streets, which impacts all Portlanders, especially the unhoused.  All taxpayers are rightfully upset with the county (which controls houseless policy and $s) for virtually ignoring the crisis of unsheltered Portlanders. The city is simply reacting, albeit with a plan that is far from perfect, to the over 80% of Portlanders (not just the elite) who want to see action which is both humanitarian and also improves the quality of life for all Portlanders.  I have personally been delivering survival items weekly to my unhoused neighbors for the past two years.  People are suffering and dying on our streets.  What kind of people are we that we are not providing decent shelter and needed addiction/mental health services to people eeking out an existence on our streets?  We cannot just wait for adequate housing before we reach out and serve unsheltered Portlanders.  If Portland were hit with a 9.0 earthquake and 50,000 people lost their housing, would we be promoting "housing first" before shelter and expect people to live on the streets and wait years before having adequate shelter?  Pdxshelterforum is a forum (I think THE forum) for sharing ideas and solutions regarding positive shelter options.  I’m consistently disappointed to see the vast majority of the entries focusing on complaints rather than solutions.  Let’s stop criticizing the Mayor’s imperfect plan and put our collective intelligence to use in helping the city design a shelter strategy that works!!  My hats off to Tim McCormick and Andy Olshin and groups like Shelter Now and We Shine Pdx that are working on positive solutions.  Let’s have Lisa Larson from Dignity Village sit down with the Mayor and Dan Ryan’s Safe Rest Village Team and talk about how self governance can result in a village which not only is far more cost effective but also sets higher standards for its residents.  Let’s ask our friends at Mercy Corps how they would design a shelter system if Portland were hit with an earthquake.  And let’s tap the idealism of our frustrated young people and put them to work creating solutions rather than vandalizing property.  (Did you know that the construction of the original Dignity Village  involved a significant contribution by Americord volunteers?)  Just like JFK tapped the idealism of America’s youth when he announced the Peace Corps, Ted Wheeler should do the same around Portland’s crisis today.  The Mayor is right with his overarching goal of ending unsheltered homelessness.  Let’s use the incredible knowledge base that exists in Portland to help Ted Wheeler be successful by designing a plan for shelter that will end our humanitarian crisis on the streets, meet the needs of our unhoused neighbors, and get us back on the road to being a livable city for all.

On Dec 3, 2022, at 10:20 AM, Ashley Schofield <ashley.schofield@...> wrote:

In case anyone in your networks is asking about the SHS funding logistics and specifically agreeing with what Mayor Wheeler is proposing, take a look at this really good interview that KGW did with Metro this week: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVUMlZIl_V0 

The City is trying to take money from the County to implement not only a dangerous plan, but an impossible, go-it-alone plan. In my opinion, it's all a distraction because the Portland elite don't want to help the housing crisis or our unhoused neighbors. They want to continue to sweep it away as always. 

Thank you for all that is done in this network to do something different. Keep going. Keep fighting. 

On Thu, Dec 1, 2022 at 2:30 PM Tim McCormick <tmccormick@...> wrote:

---------- Forwarded message ---------

From: Mayor Ted Wheeler <mayorwheeler@...>
Date: Thu, Dec 1, 2022 at 2:16 PM
Subject: City Approves $27M Down Payment for Sanctioned Campsite Plan
To: Portlander

View this email in your browser KATU: Click here for full story. Dear Portlander, Yesterday, my colleagues on the Portland City Council voted in-favor of a significant down payment toward building six sanctioned campsites—a proposal that’s part of the “Five Resolution Plan” I brought to Council, co-sponsored by Commissioner Ryan. The City Council’s approval of these affordable housing and homelessness investments demonstrates our seriousness in addressing these issues and allows us to continue moving forward on this plan—and we’re gaining momentum! In recent weeks, my team and I held virtual community meetings to provide an opportunity for stakeholders to share their concerns and gain feedback on designated campsites. We met with service providers—both local and national—who could potentially partner with us on this effort, and we’ve worked to narrow down site location selections. I’ve continued outreach and fundraising efforts with partners at the State, Metro, and County. I recently met with Governor-Elect Tina Kotek and Multnomah County Chair-Elect Jessica Vega Pederson who both showed support for our plan. Click here to learn more about the Fall Budget Monitoring Process. The $27M down payment is a substantial investment from the City of Portland and I am proud that we are leading this effort so widely supported by the community. However, the success of this work hinges on federal, regional, state, and local partners coming to the table with their ideas, services, and resources. We have made clear asks to our government partners to support specific funding requests and services needed to help ensure this plan is successful: Multnomah County to provide $21 million to fund the capital and operations costs for 3 of the 6 sanctioned sites, behavioral and mental health resources, data, and housing navigation. The County has over $33 million in both over collected and underspent resources through both the Joint Office of Homeless Services and the region’s Supportive Housing Services funding provided to the County. Metro to lead a process in 2023 to revisit the regional Supportive Housing Services measure allocation formula for both existing funding allocations and managing unanticipated revenue collections. State of Oregon to declare a State of Emergency on Homelessness and assist in establishing these sanctioned sites. In addition, we ask for the State’s support of the Oregon Mayor’s Association Taskforce on Homelessness’ request for a budget package totaling $123 million ongoing annually, during the 2023 Legislative Session to provide direct allocations to cities for homelessness response and prevention services. Oregonian: Click here for full editorial. Over the past few weeks, hundreds of Portlanders have sent letters and emails to my office voicing support for this plan. My team and I are working around the clock to keep the momentum going. You can share your thoughts and feedback with me directly by emailing: mayorwheeler@... Sincerely, Ted Copyright © 2022 City of Portland, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: 1221 SW 4th Ave. Portland, OR 97204 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe.

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Housing Alternatives Network

http://housingalternatives.net

+1 503.334.1894. 

Video: meet.tmccormick.org

tmccormick.org/ / @tmccormick

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Ashley Schofield (she/them)

Beacon Village 

Email: ashley.schofield@...

beaconvillagepdx.org 

Learn how you can support the Village today! 

Sabra,  Are vents without fans sufficient to prevent mold from forming, given the climate? Asking, as it sounds like you have experience with vents. 

Elise

On Fri., Dec. 9, 2022, 12:49 p.m. Sabra Marcroft, <sabramarcroft@...> wrote:

I love how much the tent pod expands the covered living area. Using clear roofing material makes a great drying area for shoes and clothing during the rainy season. Adding two vent holes (front and back) for cross ventilation would help avoid the moisture buildup and mold that early Conestoga huts suffered from. The roof could easily be covered with a tarp or sheet in summer to keep from becoming too hot.

On Thu, Dec 8, 2022, 10:19 AM Andrew Olshin <Andrew.Olshin@...> wrote:

Hi all.  Starting with the basic parameters we heard from the Mayor’s Office, we are building a prototype of a Tent Pod.  We welcome your questions, comments, criticisms etc.  More soon - after we put a locking door on etc.  

Thanks, 

Andy Olshin

Bob Brimmer

CascadiaClusters.org

On Dec 8, 2022, at 8:32 AM, Ryan Shanahan <ryancshanahan@...> wrote:



Hey all, Longtime reader. First time commenter. 

I appreciate the folks here who are pushing for solutions and working together to help the city's plan work better. 

We can't let the perfect be the enemy of the good. 

Thanks for all that you do.

-Ryan Shanahan

 SE PDX

On Sun, Dec 4, 2022 at 1:40 PM Aisha Musa <draymusa@...> wrote:

I stand corrected. The 1% tax is on wealthy Metro taxpayers. Not all elitists are wealthy and not all wealthy are elitists. The key questions that remain unanswered are who was and was not at the Mayor's planning table, and why? 

Dr. Aisha Y. Musa

AYM Education and Consulting

draymusa.com

On Sat, Dec 3, 2022 at 11:13 PM David Dickson <dicksondavidk@...> wrote:

All Metro taxpayers are not footing the bill.  The only Metro taxpayers who pay the Metro Homeless Services Tax are individuals making over $125K, couples making over $200K and businesses over $5 million.  And the Portland Business Alliance was a supporter of the tax.  The vast majority of Portlanders don’t pay a cent.  An earlier post said the elites don’t want to help the housing crisis; but the reality is that they are paying the bill for solving it.

On Dec 3, 2022, at 8:59 PM, Aisha Musa <draymusa@...> wrote:

I believe a broad cross section of Metro voters supported the bond measure and all metro taxpayers are footing the bill, not just Portland's most privileged elites. Dignity Village has been around for more than two decades. The question is why are they not already at the Mayor's planning table? None of what we are experiencing is new or unexpected. 

According to Metro's progress report, more the 1600 people have moved from the streets into house and more than 9,000 were kept from falling into homelessness from evictions (https://www.oregonmetro.gov/public-projects/supportive-housing-services/progress), so progress is being made. 

Dr. Aisha Y. Musa

AYM Education and Consulting

draymusa.com

On Sat, Dec 3, 2022 at 8:31 PM David Dickson <dicksondavidk@...> wrote:

In response to a recent post, the “elites" supported the Metro Bond measure and are footing the tax bill, with the expectation that funds would be used to address the humanitarian crisis on our streets, which impacts all Portlanders, especially the unhoused.  All taxpayers are rightfully upset with the county (which controls houseless policy and $s) for virtually ignoring the crisis of unsheltered Portlanders. The city is simply reacting, albeit with a plan that is far from perfect, to the over 80% of Portlanders (not just the elite) who want to see action which is both humanitarian and also improves the quality of life for all Portlanders.  I have personally been delivering survival items weekly to my unhoused neighbors for the past two years.  People are suffering and dying on our streets.  What kind of people are we that we are not providing decent shelter and needed addiction/mental health services to people eeking out an existence on our streets?  We cannot just wait for adequate housing before we reach out and serve unsheltered Portlanders.  If Portland were hit with a 9.0 earthquake and 50,000 people lost their housing, would we be promoting "housing first" before shelter and expect people to live on the streets and wait years before having adequate shelter?  Pdxshelterforum is a forum (I think THE forum) for sharing ideas and solutions regarding positive shelter options.  I’m consistently disappointed to see the vast majority of the entries focusing on complaints rather than solutions.  Let’s stop criticizing the Mayor’s imperfect plan and put our collective intelligence to use in helping the city design a shelter strategy that works!!  My hats off to Tim McCormick and Andy Olshin and groups like Shelter Now and We Shine Pdx that are working on positive solutions.  Let’s have Lisa Larson from Dignity Village sit down with the Mayor and Dan Ryan’s Safe Rest Village Team and talk about how self governance can result in a village which not only is far more cost effective but also sets higher standards for its residents.  Let’s ask our friends at Mercy Corps how they would design a shelter system if Portland were hit with an earthquake.  And let’s tap the idealism of our frustrated young people and put them to work creating solutions rather than vandalizing property.  (Did you know that the construction of the original Dignity Village  involved a significant contribution by Americord volunteers?)  Just like JFK tapped the idealism of America’s youth when he announced the Peace Corps, Ted Wheeler should do the same around Portland’s crisis today.  The Mayor is right with his overarching goal of ending unsheltered homelessness.  Let’s use the incredible knowledge base that exists in Portland to help Ted Wheeler be successful by designing a plan for shelter that will end our humanitarian crisis on the streets, meet the needs of our unhoused neighbors, and get us back on the road to being a livable city for all.

On Dec 3, 2022, at 10:20 AM, Ashley Schofield <ashley.schofield@...> wrote:

In case anyone in your networks is asking about the SHS funding logistics and specifically agreeing with what Mayor Wheeler is proposing, take a look at this really good interview that KGW did with Metro this week: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVUMlZIl_V0 

The City is trying to take money from the County to implement not only a dangerous plan, but an impossible, go-it-alone plan. In my opinion, it's all a distraction because the Portland elite don't want to help the housing crisis or our unhoused neighbors. They want to continue to sweep it away as always. 

Thank you for all that is done in this network to do something different. Keep going. Keep fighting. 

On Thu, Dec 1, 2022 at 2:30 PM Tim McCormick <tmccormick@...> wrote:

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From: Mayor Ted Wheeler <mayorwheeler@...>
Date: Thu, Dec 1, 2022 at 2:16 PM
Subject: City Approves $27M Down Payment for Sanctioned Campsite Plan
To: Portlander

View this email in your browser KATU: Click here for full story. Dear Portlander, Yesterday, my colleagues on the Portland City Council voted in-favor of a significant down payment toward building six sanctioned campsites—a proposal that’s part of the “Five Resolution Plan” I brought to Council, co-sponsored by Commissioner Ryan. The City Council’s approval of these affordable housing and homelessness investments demonstrates our seriousness in addressing these issues and allows us to continue moving forward on this plan—and we’re gaining momentum! In recent weeks, my team and I held virtual community meetings to provide an opportunity for stakeholders to share their concerns and gain feedback on designated campsites. We met with service providers—both local and national—who could potentially partner with us on this effort, and we’ve worked to narrow down site location selections. I’ve continued outreach and fundraising efforts with partners at the State, Metro, and County. I recently met with Governor-Elect Tina Kotek and Multnomah County Chair-Elect Jessica Vega Pederson who both showed support for our plan. Click here to learn more about the Fall Budget Monitoring Process. The $27M down payment is a substantial investment from the City of Portland and I am proud that we are leading this effort so widely supported by the community. However, the success of this work hinges on federal, regional, state, and local partners coming to the table with their ideas, services, and resources. We have made clear asks to our government partners to support specific funding requests and services needed to help ensure this plan is successful: Multnomah County to provide $21 million to fund the capital and operations costs for 3 of the 6 sanctioned sites, behavioral and mental health resources, data, and housing navigation. The County has over $33 million in both over collected and underspent resources through both the Joint Office of Homeless Services and the region’s Supportive Housing Services funding provided to the County. Metro to lead a process in 2023 to revisit the regional Supportive Housing Services measure allocation formula for both existing funding allocations and managing unanticipated revenue collections. State of Oregon to declare a State of Emergency on Homelessness and assist in establishing these sanctioned sites. In addition, we ask for the State’s support of the Oregon Mayor’s Association Taskforce on Homelessness’ request for a budget package totaling $123 million ongoing annually, during the 2023 Legislative Session to provide direct allocations to cities for homelessness response and prevention services. Oregonian: Click here for full editorial. Over the past few weeks, hundreds of Portlanders have sent letters and emails to my office voicing support for this plan. My team and I are working around the clock to keep the momentum going. You can share your thoughts and feedback with me directly by emailing: mayorwheeler@... Sincerely, Ted Copyright © 2022 City of Portland, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: 1221 SW 4th Ave. Portland, OR 97204 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe.

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Re:vents If the vents are oriented east/west and the pod is not surrounded by taller structures, then vents will usually suffice for fall-spring. A pair of small solar vent fans can make a huge difference in summer or even just one on the west blowing out or on the east blowing in. If east/west is not possible orienting the vents as much off of north/south orientation as possible will mitigate the internal temperature. Frost runs north to south and cold damp air will tend to settle in the unit. 

Worst case is when the vents are close to true north/south and the unit is shaded most of the time. This will make the unit damp and cold, leading to the resident blocking the vents in an attempt to stay warm at night. Condensation from breath and body heat will then settle on the inside of the tent and the pod walls. Mold loves this sort of environment. 

A little known mitigation for damp interior environments is to bring living moss indoors. Moss filters the air and inhibits mold. Moss is very easy to grow and small moss gardens could both mitigate any air quality issues in the pods and provide an income source for any residents inclined to participate. (Moss gardens are becoming very popular)

https://www.marthastewart.com/359967/marthas-home-yours-moss-gardens

On Sat, Dec 10, 2022, 7:49 PM Elise Aymer <elise@...> wrote:

Sabra,  Are vents without fans sufficient to prevent mold from forming, given the climate? Asking, as it sounds like you have experience with vents. 

Elise

On Fri., Dec. 9, 2022, 12:49 p.m. Sabra Marcroft, <sabramarcroft@...> wrote:

I love how much the tent pod expands the covered living area. Using clear roofing material makes a great drying area for shoes and clothing during the rainy season. Adding two vent holes (front and back) for cross ventilation would help avoid the moisture buildup and mold that early Conestoga huts suffered from. The roof could easily be covered with a tarp or sheet in summer to keep from becoming too hot.

On Thu, Dec 8, 2022, 10:19 AM Andrew Olshin <Andrew.Olshin@...> wrote:

Hi all.  Starting with the basic parameters we heard from the Mayor’s Office, we are building a prototype of a Tent Pod.  We welcome your questions, comments, criticisms etc.  More soon - after we put a locking door on etc.  

Thanks, 

Andy Olshin

Bob Brimmer

CascadiaClusters.org

On Dec 8, 2022, at 8:32 AM, Ryan Shanahan <ryancshanahan@...> wrote:



Hey all, Longtime reader. First time commenter. 

I appreciate the folks here who are pushing for solutions and working together to help the city's plan work better. 

We can't let the perfect be the enemy of the good. 

Thanks for all that you do.

-Ryan Shanahan

 SE PDX

On Sun, Dec 4, 2022 at 1:40 PM Aisha Musa <draymusa@...> wrote:

I stand corrected. The 1% tax is on wealthy Metro taxpayers. Not all elitists are wealthy and not all wealthy are elitists. The key questions that remain unanswered are who was and was not at the Mayor's planning table, and why? 

Dr. Aisha Y. Musa

AYM Education and Consulting

draymusa.com

On Sat, Dec 3, 2022 at 11:13 PM David Dickson <dicksondavidk@...> wrote:

All Metro taxpayers are not footing the bill.  The only Metro taxpayers who pay the Metro Homeless Services Tax are individuals making over $125K, couples making over $200K and businesses over $5 million.  And the Portland Business Alliance was a supporter of the tax.  The vast majority of Portlanders don’t pay a cent.  An earlier post said the elites don’t want to help the housing crisis; but the reality is that they are paying the bill for solving it.

On Dec 3, 2022, at 8:59 PM, Aisha Musa <draymusa@...> wrote:

I believe a broad cross section of Metro voters supported the bond measure and all metro taxpayers are footing the bill, not just Portland's most privileged elites. Dignity Village has been around for more than two decades. The question is why are they not already at the Mayor's planning table? None of what we are experiencing is new or unexpected. 

According to Metro's progress report, more the 1600 people have moved from the streets into house and more than 9,000 were kept from falling into homelessness from evictions (https://www.oregonmetro.gov/public-projects/supportive-housing-services/progress), so progress is being made. 

Dr. Aisha Y. Musa

AYM Education and Consulting

draymusa.com

On Sat, Dec 3, 2022 at 8:31 PM David Dickson <dicksondavidk@...> wrote:

In response to a recent post, the “elites" supported the Metro Bond measure and are footing the tax bill, with the expectation that funds would be used to address the humanitarian crisis on our streets, which impacts all Portlanders, especially the unhoused.  All taxpayers are rightfully upset with the county (which controls houseless policy and $s) for virtually ignoring the crisis of unsheltered Portlanders. The city is simply reacting, albeit with a plan that is far from perfect, to the over 80% of Portlanders (not just the elite) who want to see action which is both humanitarian and also improves the quality of life for all Portlanders.  I have personally been delivering survival items weekly to my unhoused neighbors for the past two years.  People are suffering and dying on our streets.  What kind of people are we that we are not providing decent shelter and needed addiction/mental health services to people eeking out an existence on our streets?  We cannot just wait for adequate housing before we reach out and serve unsheltered Portlanders.  If Portland were hit with a 9.0 earthquake and 50,000 people lost their housing, would we be promoting "housing first" before shelter and expect people to live on the streets and wait years before having adequate shelter?  Pdxshelterforum is a forum (I think THE forum) for sharing ideas and solutions regarding positive shelter options.  I’m consistently disappointed to see the vast majority of the entries focusing on complaints rather than solutions.  Let’s stop criticizing the Mayor’s imperfect plan and put our collective intelligence to use in helping the city design a shelter strategy that works!!  My hats off to Tim McCormick and Andy Olshin and groups like Shelter Now and We Shine Pdx that are working on positive solutions.  Let’s have Lisa Larson from Dignity Village sit down with the Mayor and Dan Ryan’s Safe Rest Village Team and talk about how self governance can result in a village which not only is far more cost effective but also sets higher standards for its residents.  Let’s ask our friends at Mercy Corps how they would design a shelter system if Portland were hit with an earthquake.  And let’s tap the idealism of our frustrated young people and put them to work creating solutions rather than vandalizing property.  (Did you know that the construction of the original Dignity Village  involved a significant contribution by Americord volunteers?)  Just like JFK tapped the idealism of America’s youth when he announced the Peace Corps, Ted Wheeler should do the same around Portland’s crisis today.  The Mayor is right with his overarching goal of ending unsheltered homelessness.  Let’s use the incredible knowledge base that exists in Portland to help Ted Wheeler be successful by designing a plan for shelter that will end our humanitarian crisis on the streets, meet the needs of our unhoused neighbors, and get us back on the road to being a livable city for all.

On Dec 3, 2022, at 10:20 AM, Ashley Schofield <ashley.schofield@...> wrote:

In case anyone in your networks is asking about the SHS funding logistics and specifically agreeing with what Mayor Wheeler is proposing, take a look at this really good interview that KGW did with Metro this week: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVUMlZIl_V0 

The City is trying to take money from the County to implement not only a dangerous plan, but an impossible, go-it-alone plan. In my opinion, it's all a distraction because the Portland elite don't want to help the housing crisis or our unhoused neighbors. They want to continue to sweep it away as always. 

Thank you for all that is done in this network to do something different. Keep going. Keep fighting. 

On Thu, Dec 1, 2022 at 2:30 PM Tim McCormick <tmccormick@...> wrote:

---------- Forwarded message ---------

From: Mayor Ted Wheeler <mayorwheeler@...>
Date: Thu, Dec 1, 2022 at 2:16 PM
Subject: City Approves $27M Down Payment for Sanctioned Campsite Plan
To: Portlander

View this email in your browser KATU: Click here for full story. Dear Portlander, Yesterday, my colleagues on the Portland City Council voted in-favor of a significant down payment toward building six sanctioned campsites—a proposal that’s part of the “Five Resolution Plan” I brought to Council, co-sponsored by Commissioner Ryan. The City Council’s approval of these affordable housing and homelessness investments demonstrates our seriousness in addressing these issues and allows us to continue moving forward on this plan—and we’re gaining momentum! In recent weeks, my team and I held virtual community meetings to provide an opportunity for stakeholders to share their concerns and gain feedback on designated campsites. We met with service providers—both local and national—who could potentially partner with us on this effort, and we’ve worked to narrow down site location selections. I’ve continued outreach and fundraising efforts with partners at the State, Metro, and County. I recently met with Governor-Elect Tina Kotek and Multnomah County Chair-Elect Jessica Vega Pederson who both showed support for our plan. Click here to learn more about the Fall Budget Monitoring Process. The $27M down payment is a substantial investment from the City of Portland and I am proud that we are leading this effort so widely supported by the community. However, the success of this work hinges on federal, regional, state, and local partners coming to the table with their ideas, services, and resources. We have made clear asks to our government partners to support specific funding requests and services needed to help ensure this plan is successful: Multnomah County to provide $21 million to fund the capital and operations costs for 3 of the 6 sanctioned sites, behavioral and mental health resources, data, and housing navigation. The County has over $33 million in both over collected and underspent resources through both the Joint Office of Homeless Services and the region’s Supportive Housing Services funding provided to the County. Metro to lead a process in 2023 to revisit the regional Supportive Housing Services measure allocation formula for both existing funding allocations and managing unanticipated revenue collections. State of Oregon to declare a State of Emergency on Homelessness and assist in establishing these sanctioned sites. In addition, we ask for the State’s support of the Oregon Mayor’s Association Taskforce on Homelessness’ request for a budget package totaling $123 million ongoing annually, during the 2023 Legislative Session to provide direct allocations to cities for homelessness response and prevention services. Oregonian: Click here for full editorial. Over the past few weeks, hundreds of Portlanders have sent letters and emails to my office voicing support for this plan. My team and I are working around the clock to keep the momentum going. You can share your thoughts and feedback with me directly by emailing: mayorwheeler@... Sincerely, Ted Copyright © 2022 City of Portland, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: 1221 SW 4th Ave. Portland, OR 97204 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe.

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Tim McCormick
Housing Alternatives Network

http://housingalternatives.net

+1 503.334.1894. 

Video: meet.tmccormick.org

tmccormick.org/ / @tmccormick

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Ashley Schofield (she/them)

Beacon Village 

Email: ashley.schofield@...

beaconvillagepdx.org 

Learn how you can support the Village today!