Blue Sky Commission

1. Blue Sky Commission Meeting Documents: 9.20 AGENDA - PORTLAND PARKS BSC.PDF 1.I. Blue Sky Commission Minutes Documents: MINUTES - 9.20 PORTLAND PARKS BSC.PDF  AGENDA Portland​ ​Parks​ ​Conservancy​ ​-​ ​Blue​ ​Sky​ ​Commission September​ ​20,​ ​2017 5:30​ ​-​ ​7:00​ ​PM East​ ​End​ ​Community​ ​Center I. Introductions​ ​(5​ ​mins) II. Finance​ ​presentation​ ​and​ ​Q&A,​ ​with​ ​Ethan​ ​and​ ​Dory​ ​(25​ ​mins) III. Discussion​ ​of​ ​draft​ ​mission​ ​statements​ ​(25​ ​mins) IV. Discussion​ ​re:​ ​“foundation”​ ​vs.​ ​“conservancy”​ ​(15​ ​mins) V. Discussion​ ​re:​ ​people​ ​to​ ​lead​ ​off​ ​future​ ​meetings​ ​(10​ ​mins) VI. Priorities​ ​at​ ​next​ ​meeting​ ​(10​ ​mins) VII. Next​ ​Meetings​ ​&​ ​Adjourn Blue​ ​Sky​ ​Commission​ ​Members:​ ​ ​Jessica​ ​Burton,​ ​Diane​ ​Davison,​ ​Sally​ ​Deluca, Casey​ ​Prentice,​ ​Kate​ ​Snyder,​ ​Kate​ ​Swan​ ​Malin  MINUTES Portland​ ​Parks​ ​Conservancy​ ​-​ ​Blue​ ​Sky​ ​Commission September​ ​20,​ ​2017 5:30​ ​-​ ​7:00​ ​PM East​ ​End​ ​Community​ ​Center I. Introductions​ ​(5​ ​mins) ● All​ ​members​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Blue​ ​Sky​ ​Commission​ ​present​ ​except​ ​for​ ​Kate​ ​Snyder.​ ​Also in​ ​attendance:​ ​Parks​ ​Director​ ​Ethan​ ​Hipple,​ ​Chair​ ​of​ ​Parks​ ​Commission​ ​Dory Waxman,​ ​two​ ​members​ ​of​ ​the​ ​public. II. Finance​ ​presentation​ ​and​ ​Q&A,​ ​with​ ​Ethan​ ​and​ ​Dory​ ​(25​ ​mins) ● Comprehensive​ ​presentation​ ​by​ ​Ethan​ ​Hipple​ ​and​ ​Dory​ ​Waxman​ ​about​ ​current state​ ​of​ ​financing​ ​parks​ ​projects​ ​and​ ​fundraising.​ ​Ethan​ ​specifically​ ​discussed how​ ​the​ ​CIP​ ​process​ ​has​ ​changed​ ​over​ ​the​ ​years. ● Dory​ ​spoke​ ​of​ ​how,​ ​in​ ​the​ ​future,​ ​parks​ ​projects​ ​financing​ ​will​ ​be​ ​a​ ​three-pronged approach​ ​with​ ​the​ ​City,​ ​the​ ​Conservancy,​ ​and​ ​the​ ​Commission.​ ​MOU​ ​should reflect​ ​this​ ​partnership. III. Discussion​ ​of​ ​draft​ ​mission​ ​statements​ ​(25​ ​mins) ● Discussion​ ​of​ ​mission​ ​statements​ ​and​ ​balancing​ ​protections​ ​for​ ​the​ ​integrity​ ​of both​ ​the​ ​City​ ​and​ ​the​ ​Conservancy​ ​decades​ ​down​ ​the​ ​road. ● Agreed​ ​upon​ ​mission​ ​statement:​ ​“Our​ ​mission​ ​is​ ​to​ ​support​ ​Portland’s​ ​parks,​ ​trails and​ ​open​ ​spaces​ ​by​ ​raising​ ​philanthropic​ ​capital​ ​and​ ​encouraging​ ​civic engagement​ ​in​ ​alignment​ ​with​ ​community​ ​priorities.” ● Agreed​ ​upon​ ​shorter​ ​tagline:​ ​“The​ ​Portland​ ​Parks​ ​Conservancy​ ​aligns​ ​community partnerships​ ​with​ ​private​ ​support​ ​to​ ​enrich​ ​our​ ​treasured​ ​city​ ​parks,​ ​trails​ ​and open​ ​spaces.” IV. Discussion​ ​re:​ ​“foundation”​ ​vs.​ ​“conservancy”​ ​(15​ ​mins) ● After​ ​discussion,​ ​agreed​ ​that​ ​the​ ​term​ ​“conservancy”​ ​is​ ​more​ ​aligned​ ​with​ ​the goals​ ​of​ ​our​ ​work.​ ​Organization​ ​will​ ​be​ ​named​ ​Portland​ ​Parks​ ​Conservancy.  V. Discussion​ ​re:​ ​people​ ​to​ ​lead​ ​off​ ​future​ ​meetings​ ​(10​ ​mins) ● Broad​ ​agreement​ ​among​ ​Commission​ ​that​ ​it​ ​would​ ​be​ ​good​ ​to​ ​hear​ ​from​ ​other departments​ ​in​ ​the​ ​City​ ​whose​ ​work​ ​intersects​ ​with​ ​parks​ ​(e.g.​ ​facilities, education,​ ​public​ ​works). ● Simon​ ​will​ ​follow​ ​up​ ​with​ ​Sally​ ​about​ ​arranging​ ​these​ ​speakers. VI. Priorities​ ​at​ ​next​ ​meeting​ ​(10​ ​mins) ● Agreement​ ​to​ ​discuss​ ​MOU​ ​at​ ​next​ ​meeting. VII. Next​ ​Meetings​ ​&​ ​Adjourn Blue​ ​Sky​ ​Commission​ ​Members:​ ​ ​Jessica​ ​Burton,​ ​Diane​ ​Davison,​ ​Sally​ ​Deluca, Casey​ ​Prentice,​ ​Kate​ ​Snyder,​ ​Kate​ ​Swan​ ​Malin