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Committee reviews ordinance to codify Sustainability and Climate Commission; deliberations continued
Summary
The governance committee heard a presentation on an ordinance to add a Sustainability and Climate Commission to city code (chapter 3.136), discussed membership, staffing and scope, and agreed to carry the item to a subsequent meeting for amendments and final consideration.
The Governance Committee heard a detailed presentation on an ordinance to add a Sustainability and Climate Commission to Portland city code and to remove references to that commission from the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability’s code. Committee members asked questions about membership, powers and duties, staffing and budget; after extended discussion the committee carried the item over for additional amendments and to preserve the commission’s planned appointment timeline.
Vivian Satterfield, chief sustainability officer, and Elaine Viska Livingstone, the sustainability and climate commission coordinator, presented the ordinance text and the two exhibits: Exhibit A would add chapter 3.136 to city code to establish the Sustainability and Climate Commission’s purpose, membership,…
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