In Spring 2025, the City received a letter of request for City support in the exploration of an Enhanced Services District (ESD) from Historic Parkrose. Starting that Summer, the City began guiding Historic Parkrose through the steps of the ESD Petition Packet – steps that when taken, should result in a community-driven ESD proposal. The ESD Petition Packet is the City-recommend process for the establishment, expansion, and/or renewal of an ESD. One of the first step in the ESD Petition Packet is to create an ESD Strategic Leadership Group – a group comprised of a wide cross section of potential ESD ratepayers to help drive the ESD exploration process. Historic Parkrose and the Parkrose Forward ESD Strategic Plan Leadership Group and collectively called the Parties, is proposing a new ESD that will be called Parkrose Forward ESD (Parkrose Forward). Parkrose Forward's vision is to foster a clean, safe, and welcoming district where commerce, industry, and community grow together. The Parties are petitioning the City requesting the establishment of a new ESD. ESDs are created when property owners and/or property management companies (those defined by City Code 6.06.010 and 6.06.020 H. as engaging in property management activity and referred to here on out as licensees) within a specific district petition the City to establish an ESD. ESDs are governed by City Code 6.06, approved by an affirmative vote by City Council, and can be utilized as a tool to generate district-specific funding that is reinvested back into that specific community via programs to improve the economic resiliency, vibrancy, and vitality of a district.Following robust outreach and engagement within the proposed ESD boundaries, the Parties have submitted an ESD Petition Packet outlining their proposed ESD boundaries, programs and services, budget, rate structure, community outreach and engagement efforts, letters of support, and a list of proposed ratepayers. Pursuant to Chapter 6.06 of the City Code, the Parties have requested the City establish a property management license fee within the proposed Parkrose Forward. The purpose of the license fee is to provide revenues to fund supplemental sidewalk cleaning, ambassador services, industrial and commercial district connection programs, business support, advocacy, and public agency coordination for the district. A companion ordinance is also before the City Council that would authorize the City Administrator to execute an ESD management services contract with Historic Parkrose for a five-year period.
Official proposal and impact statementShould Portland adopt District Property Management License Code to create Parkrose Forward Enhanced Services District and establish property management license fees and…
In Spring 2025, the City received a letter of request for City support in the exploration of an Enhanced Services District (ESD) from Historic Parkrose. Starting that Summer, the City began guiding Historic Parkrose through the steps of the ESD Petition Packet – steps that when taken, should result in a community-driven ESD proposal. The ESD Petition Packet is the City-recommend process for the establishment, expansion, and/or renewal of an ESD. One of the first step in the ESD Petition Packet is to create an ESD Strategic Leadership Group – a group comprised of a wide cross section of potential ESD ratepayers to help drive the ESD exploration process. Historic Parkrose and the Parkrose Forward ESD Strategic Plan Leadership Group and collectively called the Parties, is proposing a new ESD that will be called Parkrose Forward ESD (Parkrose Forward). Parkrose Forward's vision is to foster a clean, safe, and welcoming district where commerce, industry, and community grow together. The Parties are petitioning the City requesting the establishment of a new ESD. ESDs are created when property owners and/or property management companies (those defined by City Code 6.06.010 and 6.06.020 H. as engaging in property management activity and referred to here on out as licensees) within a specific district petition the City to establish an ESD. ESDs are governed by City Code 6.06, approved by an affirmative vote by City Council, and can be utilized as a tool to generate district-specific funding that is reinvested back into that specific community via programs to improve the economic resiliency, vibrancy, and vitality of a district.Following robust outreach and engagement within the proposed ESD boundaries, the Parties have submitted an ESD Petition Packet outlining their proposed ESD boundaries, programs and services, budget, rate structure, community outreach and engagement efforts, letters of support, and a list of proposed ratepayers. Pursuant to Chapter 6.06 of the City Code, the Parties have requested the City establish a property management license fee within the proposed Parkrose Forward. The purpose of the license fee is to provide revenues to fund supplemental sidewalk cleaning, ambassador services, industrial and commercial district connection programs, business support, advocacy, and public agency coordination for the district. A companion ordinance is also before the City Council that would authorize the City Administrator to execute an ESD management services contract with Historic Parkrose for a five-year period.
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Adopt District Property Management License Code to create Parkrose Forward Enhanced Services District and establish property management license fees and district boundaries (add Code Sections 6.06.400 through 6.06.450)
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Official matter classification and recordIn Spring 2025, the City received a letter of request for City support in the exploration of an ESD from Historic Parkrose. Starting that Summer, the City began guiding Historic Parkrose through the steps of the ESD Petition Packet – steps that when taken, should result in a community-driven ESD proposal.Following robust outreach and engagement within the proposed ESD boundaries since July 2025, the Parties have submitted an ESD Petition Packet outlining their proposed ESD boundaries, programs and services, budget, rate structure, community outreach and engagement efforts, letters of support, and a list of proposed ratepayers.The Parties met with a cross section of potential Parkrose Forward ratepayers ranging from non-profits, industrial property owners, and small business owners to name a few. Ultimately, these meetings led the Parties to develop a proposed ESD boundary, set of programs and services, and a rate structure to fund the work. ESDs can be utilized as economic development tools and in Parkrose's case, the proposed ESD is pledging the following programs and services, all of which can lead to a Parkrose commercial core that is a more desirable place to live, work, and visit:District cleaning and environmental maintenanceAmbassador and outreach servicesIndustrial and commercial district connection programsBusiness engagement and district communicationDistrict advocacy and public agency coordinationEstablishing the Parkrose Forward ESD will provide the necessary funding to allow the Parkrose community to implement the programs and services that their district needs that are above and beyond basic city-provided services. These added services should lead to a more inviting, activated, and economically resilient neighborhood for businesses, residents, and visitors.
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The amendments proposed in this ordinance shown in Exhibit A to City Code 6.06 include the establishment of the Parkrose Forward ESD boundaries and Property Management License Fee rate structure. The proposed additions include a rate structure that uses the square root of land square feet (parcel) and square root of improvement (building) square feet from the Multnomah County base tax year of 2024 and updates every ten (10) years. Additionally, the rate structure would include a residential rate cap and separate low-income housing rate cap.The proposed rate structure should provide Parkrose Forward with enough revenue to perform the ESD management services outlined in the Parkrose Forward ESD Petition Packet. The proposed rate structure uses publicly available inputs and meets the recommendations outlined by BDS Planning & Urban Design (now Uncommon Bridges) with regards to their Portland ESD Program Assessment & Recommendations accepted by City Council on February 14, 2024. As is in the case of the three existing ESDs, the City will collect fees to cover the costs of collecting and distributing the license fees as has been the practice for many years.
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The City of Portland ordains.Section 1. The Council finds:The City in 1988 at the request of downtown business owners and managers, established the Downtown Economic Improvement District. At the request of downtown business property owners and managers, beginning in October 1994, through Ordinance No. 167514, the City replaced the Downtown Economic Improvement District with the Downtown Business District, supported by a downtown business property management license fee. In 2012, the Downtown Business District was renamed to be the Clean & Safe District.Business property owners and managers in the Lloyd District area of Northeast Portland, having witnessed the success of the Clean & Safe District, investigated and considered the desirability of establishing a Lloyd Business District, supported by a property management license fee. Following this investigation and consideration, business property owners and managers petitioned the City to establish such a district and fee authorized by City Charter Section 2-105(a)(17), to fund needed district services.Business property owners and managers in the Central Eastside District area of Southeast Portland, having witnessed the success of the Clean & Safe District and the Lloyd Business District, investigated and considered the desirability of establishing a Central Eastside Industrial District, supported by a property management license fee. Following this investigation and consideration, business property owners and managers petitioned the City to establish such a district and fee authorized by City Charter Section 2-105(a)(17), to fund needed district services.Business property owners and managers in the Parkrose area of Northeast Portland, having witnessed the successes of the Clean & Safe District, Central Eastside Industrial District, and the Lloyd Business District, investigated and considered the desirability of establishing a Parkrose Forward Enhanced Services District (Parkrose Forward ESD), supported by a property management license fee. Following this, Parkrose business and property owners utilized the City‘s recommended ESD exploration process - the ESD Petition Packet - to explore the viability of a Parkrose ESD. This process took 12 months, included significant public outreach and engagement, and resulted in the submission of the Parkrose Forward ESD Petition Packet - Parkrose's official petition to the City, requesting the City to establish such a district and fee authorized by City Charter Section 2-105(a)(17), to fund needed district services.The Parkrose Forward ESD is that area within the boundaries formed by: Northern Boundary: The south bank of the Columbia Slough, including the properties immediately south of the Slough between Interstate 205 and the west side of NE 122nd Avenue. Southern Boundary: NE Sandy Boulevard between Interstate 205 and the west side of NE 122nd Avenue, including parcels with frontage on the south side of NE Sandy Boulevard and certain other parcels south of NE Sandy Boulevard described in Exhibit A of this ordinance. Eastern Boundary: West side of NE 122nd Avenue, including only the properties on the west side of NE 122nd Avenue between NE Sandy Boulevard and the Columbia Slough. Western Boundary: Interstate 205 right-of-way, including the properties immediately east of Interstate 205 between NE Sandy Boulevard and the Columbia Slough. The District includes all industrial, commercial, and employment-designated parcels within the above-described boundaries.The Parkrose Forward ESD's service plan includes sidewalk cleaning, ambassador program, industrial and commercial district connection programs, business engagement and communication, advocacy and public agency coordination.It is the determination of the City Council that the business property management license fee established by this ordinance is not subject to the limits of section 11 or 11 b, Article XI of the Oregon Constitution, and the Council therefore, classifies the fee as not subject to those limits. The City shall give notice of this determination by published notice within 15 days after adoption of this ordinance, in accord with the provisions of ORS 305.583(8).From the factors reviewed, a license fee formula has been developed that would require a Parkrose Forward ESD property manager to pay an annual fee calculated generally as follows:For commercial properties:The (square root of building square feet x $20) + (square root of parcel square feet x $8).The preceding dollar amounts will be adjusted annually for inflation using the U.S. Bureau of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-W West - Size Class A Annual index for the calendar year immediately preceding each license fee year. The minimum increase will be 2.5 percent. The maximum increase will be 6.5 percent.For residential properties (excluding owner-occupied dwelling units with their own water service and owner-occupied dwelling units in duplexes, triplexes, and fourplexes):The lesser of;The (square root of building square feet x $20) + (square root of parcel square feet x $8); or$150 x the number of condominium dwelling units; or$150 x the number of rental dwelling units that do not qualify as affordable housing plus $35.00 x the number of rental dwelling units that qualify as affordable housing.The preceding dollar amounts will be adjusted annually for inflation using the U.S. Bureau of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-W West - Size Class A Annual index for the calendar year immediately preceding each license fee year. The minimum increase will be 2.5 percent. The maximum increase will be 6.5 percent.This formula yields a fair representation and is the best formula that be developed taking into consideration fairness and availability of existing public databases.The City Council has considered the adoption of this ordinance based on the express request and petition of community members who would be responsible for paying this license fee. Furthermore, the City surveyed prospective ratepayers from the district and found that less than 5% of the prospective ratepayers surveyed opposed the ESD proposal.Portland Solutions has reviewed property manager letters of support provided by the Parkrose area and concluded that substantial support exists to create the Enhanced Services District. Portland Solutions staff analysis of the level of support is shown in Exhibit B.NOW, THEREFORE, the Council directs:Add City Code Sections 6.06.400, 6.06.410, 6.06.420, 6.06.430, 6.06.440, and 6.06.450 as shown in Exhibit A.The amendments to Chapter 6.06 of the Portland City Code shall be effective 30 days after the adoption of this ordinance if no petition is filed within 30 days of adoption of this ordinance in the Oregon Tax Court challenging the City Council's classification of the fee, in Finding 7. If such petition is filed within 30 days of adoption of this ordinance, then the amendments to Chapter 6.06 of the Portland City Code in Exhibit A, shall become effective on the date that a final Tax Court Judgement upholding the City Council's classification, has become final with a right to appeal having expired without being exercised; or, if a Tax Court judgment regarding the City Council's classification is appealed and review is accepted, then the amendments shall become effective on the date of a final Oregon Supreme Court judgement, upholding the City Council's classification of the fee.
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