East Portland Tax Increment Financing Community Leadership Committee Appointments

At a glance

Based on uploaded (human-made) captions; the name of one district is garbled in them.

What: document 2026-355, a report reappointing one member of the Cully tax increment financing (TIF) district Community Leadership Committee (CLC) and appointing new members to the 82nd Avenue CLC and to the committee for the Sumner-Parkrose and Columbia Corridor district (called "SPACE" in the presentation).
Where it stands: on October 21, 2026 the Finance & Governance Committee of the Whole referred the combined report to the full Council with a "do pass" recommendation, 10-0 with two absent.
Next: Director Wesley said Prosper Portland and the Portland Housing Bureau will bring the next group of nominees for the Cully and a second East Portland committee in January 2027, and will bring TIF committee appointments in quarterly batches from now on.

82nd Avenue CLC: a nominee named Renata (surname not clear in the captions), with a planning and land use background; away on a trip and not present.
Sumner-Parkrose and Columbia Corridor CLC: Victor Rome III, an attorney and Columbia Corridor Association board member who has advised other TIF districts, including the Port of Vancouver; present.
Cully CLC: Sky Waters, a member since the committee began, reappointed for continuity; away and not present. Several other Cully members are leaving as terms expire but have agreed to stay until replaced in January so the committee keeps a quorum.

The three newer districts adopted district plans in 2024 and appointed inaugural committees in 2025; all three are drafting action plans for Council consideration in 2027. Cully's plan was adopted in late 2022, its committee appointed in 2023 and its action plan presented in 2026; it is now in implementation and oversight.
Members must self-attest to living, working, worshiping, having children in school, or having been displaced within the district; they are nominated by Prosper Portland and the housing bureau through the mayor and approved by Council.

Councilor Kanal asked whether the recruitment that closed October 19 produced a good pool (he looks for at least two applicants per seat) and urged reopening if not; Wesley will follow up. Kanal wants the Cully committee broad enough to carry all of Cully's voices.
Kanal asked Rome what carries over from Vancouver's waterfront redevelopment; Rome said sustained community input over years, even before the state allowed TIF. Councilor Ryan asked him for action ideas for growth along Sandy Boulevard; Rome pointed to reviving neglected properties.
Councilor Smith asked staff to say which nominees live in District 1 versus District 3, since the district borders 82nd Avenue.
No public testimony.

About 21 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).

Meeting	Minutes
2026-10-21 - Finance & Governance Committee (Whole)	21

2026-10-21 - Finance & Governance Committee (Whole) - Wesley presented the East Portland TIF committees and three nominees; questions on applicant pool, district residency and Vancouver experience; referred 10-0 with two absent.