March 2018
NEWS
Seismic Upgrades
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three committees,” Even said. “Many
of the members were architects,
engineers, and others who could
potentially benefit from the
retrofitting upgrades.”
These committees looked at
standards and codes, financing,
and policy. Even attended every
committee meeting since 2016.
Even asked city staff what would
happen if property owners couldn’t
afford costly seismic upgrades. The
response was either sell or have the
building demolished.
“This is unacceptable,” Even
said. “Their building list is anywhere
from 20-25 years old. City staff made
drive-by [inspections] and didn’t
even enter the buildings.
“[In Oregon] any contractor can
state they are seismic experts. And
then there are the displacements
of residents and customers and the
risk of exposure to lead paint and
asbestos.”
In order to provide financial
support to business owners, the city
proposes tax abatements but will
need the sign-off of 75 percent of
stakeholders who receive taxes.
“We do not want to be adversarial.
We want the city to work with us,”
Even said. “And the thing is that even
these mandates don’t guarantee the
buildings will survive. I have not
met one owner who doesn’t want
safety for their business, customers,
and staff.”
Stuart Ellis, a long-time Multnomah
resident, asked what happens if the
city adopts the new mandates.
“The business has approximately
10 years to get everything up to code
along with coming up with most
of the money,” Even said. “After
that there will be incremental fines
and eventually, the city will deny
building occupancy permits.”
According to Ellis, “It seems unfair
to put these owners through a process
where there is no clear answer on
how much they realistically can
afford upgrades.
“I worry about the loss of old
buildings with character as well as
the loss of small businesses that may
not be able to afford higher rents
after buildings are upgraded.”
Local property owners
respond to mandate
Jim Wilson, who spoke at the
neighborhood meeting, is a carpenter
and owns a 1911 three-story brick
building in northwest Portland.
“There are 11 units with 13 ten-
ants,” Wilson said. “I applied for a
permit to repair my roof and hired
day laborers. But requirements are
now to tear it off, put a 14” thick
reinforcement with foam insulation
and tying it to the walls at a cost of
approximately $80,000.
“I’m also required to tie in all
the floors and all walls at a cost of
around $180,000. This will displace
my tenants.”
Yves Le Meitour, property owner
of the French Quarter boutique mall
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Randy Bonella is an active member
of Neighborhood Emergency Teams,
represents the Multnomah Village
Business Association with the city,
and coordinates projects for local
businesses. He is also a past president
of the Multnomah Neighborhood
Association.
For the purpose of this story, Bonel-
la spoke with his NET hat on and said
he was not speaking on behalf of the
business association.
Bonella, along with his wife Susan,
have been training for the last ten
years for first responder search and
rescue and working on major disaster
event preparedness.
“With Fire Station 18, we conduct
full gear exercises every other month
and attend NET meetings monthly,”
Bonella said. “I’m trained to save
people.
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“In the event of a Cascadia
subduction zone earthquake, or even
a moderate earthquake, today many
buildings in Multnomah Village will
fall down.”
A number of the buildings in the
village are made of a fired clay brick
which is very strong but not flexible
and due to the age is not reinforced.
“There could be a 10 year or longer
economic recovery period after a very
large earthquake if nothing is done,”
Bonella said. “The goal is to get back
to business as soon as possible to keep
the community thriving.
“What finally needs to happen is
a strategy designed by the city that
enables existing business owners to
thrive and property owners to get
the building retrofits done. Some
property owners have been saving up
money for the improvements.”
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“The city has to have the burden of
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