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The sta ff o f the Portland Observer dedicates this special issue to: 6th Annual Northwest Regional Minority Business Opportunity Day W ednesday, O ctober 12,1983 Memorial Coliseum, Assembly Hall Portland, Oregon \ featuring ■»*- u M arketing in th e 80s" A seminar by Donald T. Jacobson, C.M.C. Sponsored by the Portland Federal Executive Board, Minority Business Opportunity Committee, and the Northwest Regional Minority Purchasing Council, Oregon/S.W . Washington Chapter In this issue you will fin d features on: •M in o rity Business Enterprises • Public agencies seeking m in o rity participation • Private enterprises w ith p u rch asin g /co n tract needs T h e H ousing A u th o rity o f P o rtlan d is pleased to p a rtic ip a te in th e M in o rity Business O p p o rtu n ity D ay special e d itio n . W e are lo o kin g fo r q u a lifie d m in o rity c o n tra c to rs and suppliers in th e fo llo w in g areas: HAP serves low-income O n September 22. 1983, residents at Northwest Tow er celebrated the building’s 20th anniversary. Built by the Housing Authority in 1983, the 13-story project represented the be ginning o f the agency's commitment to elderly housing. Not only was Northwest Tow er the first elderly high-rise built in the Pacific North west, it firm ly established H A P 's pattern of building affordable hous ing for low-income seniors in neigh borhoods throughout Portland. After the first o f the 153 tenants moved into Northwest Tower, H A P submitted a request to the U .S . De partment o f Housing and Urban Development ( H U D ) for construc tion o f another elderly high-rise in Northeast Portland. In rapid succes sion, after Hollywood East (N E Broadway and 43th) was funded, the agency built or purchased elder ly housing projects in Northeast, Southeast, Northwest and North Portland. By 1973 H A P was provid ing low-rent housing to more than 1400 seniors. In the late 1970s, although the primary construction focus had changed to fam ily housing, H A P continued to build or rehab projects for the elderly. Several o f these de X -------- - velopments stand out, including the award-wining Unthank Plaza on North W illiams Avenue. W ord spread quickly when H A P BUI Hunter, Executive Director of the Houelng Authority of Port- began to provide elderly housing, lend (HAP) heede the agency reeponeible for 6200 units of public and the waiting list grew to 4500 hou*»n9- (Photo: Richard J. Brown) names. As population trends moved towards the seniors, a correspond Bill Hunter is the Executive Direc public officials. ing general social awareness for the tor o f the Housing Authority o f Previous to his appointment in needs o f the elderly developed Portland. He is responsible for all October o f 1980, Hunter served as among policy makers, service or aspects o f planning, administration Acting Director for three months. ganizations, and private developers. and supervision o f the 145-member He had 10 years previous exper There are now dozens o f housing staff, for 5200 units o f public and ience with the Housing Authority, projects specifically designed for leased housing including fiscal man ranging from community service di senior citizens throughout Portland. agement. His responsibilities in rector to Executive Assistant. The Housing Authority, however, clude monitoring all activities to as Born in 1937, Hunter earned a is the only agency providing housing sure compliance with U.S. Depart B.S. degree in Sociology/Psychol- in large numbers for the elderly ment o f Housing and Urban Devel ogy at Portland State University. He poor. It is the agency's firm belief opment regulations and agency pro is a member o f the Oregon State that safe, decent and affordable cedures; setting up and maintaining Housing Council, the N A H R O housing is not a handout — it is a budgetary controls; monitoring con Board o f Governors and Albina basic human right, especially for tract administration; and working Rotary. senior citizens. with the Board, the public and CITY O F PORTLAND^OREGON BUREAU OF PURCHASES & STORES The City of Portland has an active MBE construction utilization program which was passed by the City Council May 2 . 1979. Thi» program ia directed toward a 10% utilization of Minority Buaineaa Enterpriaea on all conatruction projecta in axceaa of 8100,000. In Fiscal Year 1982/83 the City of Portland had fourteen auch projecta that totaled 810,404,896. Of that amount 82.S22.192 w ent to minority firma. These subcontracts utilized 15 different companies working on at leaat one project end 4 different firma worked on tw o or more projecta. EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY The City of Portland haa established MBE utilization goela in other areaa. too. auch aa services, supplies, professional, technical and expert services. In Fiscal Year 1982/83 the City of Portland had expen ditures in these other areas of 8836.771, If you own a minority business, please contact me. Michele Acker man, Room 412, Portland, Oregon, 97204 and I will be glad to explain our program and help you become certified For inform ation, please contact Dave Ellgen a t the Housing A uthority, 249-5B07. The City of Portland cannot guarantee that your particular product or service can be utilized, but at least give us a chance to find out. Page 2 Section II Portland Observer, September 28, 1983 /
