June 30, 1999
Commuted to Cultural diversity
Volume XXIX, Number 27
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PDC’s New
Economic
Development
Director
Portland Police Chief
Charles Moose Honored
By Governor & State, With Proclamation
Declaration of Rio
N early four dozen leaders from the
E uropean U nion, Latin A m erica and
the C aribbean signed a 69-point D ecla
ration o f Rio at a recent tw o-day sum
mit. This new pact w ould create a new
era o f econom ic and political coopera
tion w ith a d eclaration o f their intention
to liberalize trade betw een them and
w ork for peace and dem ocracy.
Governor John Kitzhaber
Medicare Plan
P re s id e n t C lin to n re c e n tly p ro
p o se d c h a n g es to im p ro v in g M e d i
care b e n e fits b y o ffe rin g free p re v e n
tiv e h e a lth se rv ic e s p lu s a $ l,0 0 0 -a -
y ear p rescrip tio n drug ben efit fo r older
an d d isa b le d A m eric an s - at the co st
o f a m o n th ly $24 p rem iu m . A v a ila b il
ity o f th is d ru g b e n e fit, i f ap p ro v e d by
C o n g ress w o u ld be av a ila b le as an
o p tio n by the y ea r 2002.
Rising Rates
D ue to risin g m o rtg a g e rate s, the
sa les o f new h o m es fell 5.1 p e rc e n t in
M ay, th e b ig g e st d ro p in four m onths.
T he 3 0 -y e a r m o rtg a g e rate had re
ce n tly b een ra ise d n ea rly a full p e r
c e n ta g e p o in t. S in c e A p ril, sales o f
new sin g le -fa m ily h o m e s d ro p p ed to
a se a so n a lly ad ju ste d an n u a l rate o f
8 8 8 ,0 0 0 u n its la st m o n th , d o w n from
an A p ril sa les p a c e o f 9 3 6 ,0 0 0 units.
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STATE OF OREGON
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Police Chief Charles Moose
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'M o o s e o n M o n d a y , Ju n e 2 8, 1999 in the
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Governor’s Ceremonial Office. ChiefCharles Moose
was honored for his outstanding service and accomplishments
during his tenure in Portland. C hief Moose assumes the duties of
Police o f Montgomery County, Maryland, a suburb o f Washing
ton, D.C., in August.
G o v ern o r John K itzh ab er, S en ato r A vel G o rd ly , an d a
h o st o f O re g o n ’s le ad ersh ip sp o k e at the cerem o n y .
S en ato r A vel G o rd ly , o rg an iz er o f the ev en t for C h ie f
M o o se said , “ Dr. M oose is at the top o f his p ro fessio n . He
has been called to serve in M ontgom ery C ounty, M aryland.
He is one o f the m ost h o nest, th o u g h tfu l, co m p assio n ate
and g en u in ely carin g peo p le 1 have ev er m et.
H is g o o d w ork has been a b le ssin g to us a ll."
F o llo w in g the R ecep tio n , C h ie f M o o se jo in e d S en ato r
G o rd ly at h er d esk d u rin g the S en ate S ession.
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PROCLAMATION
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
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in Oregon and «courage ail c-n im . io join in «hu obaervww«
IN W ITNESS WHFRFOF 1 hereunto set my hand
,rxl cauta the Great Seal of the Stata o f Oregon to
be affixed Dona at the Capitol m «ha City of Salen
m the State of Oregon on fan day. June 21. 1W
,'ohn A Kitthab«. Governor
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O re g o n S enate.
Driver Screening
F red H an sen . G en e ra l M an ag er o f
T ri-M e t is im p lem en tin g a new sy s
tem o f b ac k g ro u n d ch e ck s for jo b
ap p lica n ts. T hose a p p ly in g m ust also
su b m it fin g e rp rin t ch e ck s as w ell.
“ W illa m e tte W e e k ” m a g a z in e w as
able to o b ta in p e rso n n e l rec o rd s afte r
a th ree -m o n th b attle w ith T ri-M et.
A fter ru n n in g th e ir ow n ch eck s the
m a g azin e d isc o v ered 44 o th e r Tri-
M et d riv ers w ith crim in al reco rd s.
T h e ir crim es inclu d e rap e, sod o m y ,
sex ab u se, ro b b ery , th e ft, assa u lt and
m enacing.
Willamette River Water
T h e W ilso n v ille C ity C o u n c il has
a p p ro v e d a p la n to use the W illa m ette
R iv er fo r d rin k in g w ater. A rec en t
vote c le a re d the w ay for W ilso n v ille
to jo in T ig a rd in d ev e lo p in g 92 m il
lion g allo n s o f w ate r d aily to solv e the
c ity ’s w ate r p ro b lem s. W ilso n v ille
M ay o r C h a rlo tte L eeh an says th e w a
te r w ill be p e rfe c tly safe to d rin k , and
the m o re she know s o f the p lan , the
b e tte r sh e lik e it.
Urban League Of Portland Announces
Restructuring For 21st Century
The Urban League ofPortland announces an
internal restructuring which is designed to better
carry out its mission and to better serve its clients.
The League is redefining several staff posi
tions and eliminating some positions in some
departments. Eleven existing positions will be
cut, although in some instances current staffmay
apply for several new. restructured positions.
The Urban League, whose mission is “to
strengthen African Americans and all who strive
toward economic self-reliance and social equal
ity," seeks to become even more efficient and
customer-focused with these changes, t urrent
programs and services to clients, in almost
every case, will not be reduced or eliminated.
O ne exception is the League’s HIV AIDS pro
gram, which will be restructured to focus on
advocacy, policy development, education, and
prevention awareness regarding HIV/AIDS in
communities served by the League, rather than
providing direct services to a smaller num ber o f
clients. This change is consistent with the
League’s vision statement regarding its leader
ship role as the “hub o f the wheel" for health
issues in communities o f color, and it is also
consistent with the direction urged by current
and potential funders.
The League has also announced a tem po
rary delay in the opening o f the W hitney M
Y oung Education Center next fall, w hich as
sists youth from sixth grade and up with hom e
work and after-school activities. The program
has in the past opened in September, and this
year it will open in N ovem ber after the first
school grading period. W hile the Teague will
continue to search for additional funding for
this kev program which involves not only
significant staff costs but also the feeding of
students both after school and at dinner the
League must plan for a program that will
operate within the means o f support now avail
able. It is important to note that the cost o f
providing services needed by the com munity
often exceeds the resources provided for that
service. W hile we are taking major steps to
m ake the Urban League operate in a more
efficient manner, we will also be working with
the com munity to develop adequate funding to
m eet critical community needs.
The Board ofDirectors o f the U rban League
o f Portland has worked very hard over a
several-m onth process to develop and adopt a
comprehensive vision statement forthe League
for the next five years. The reorganization
announced is consistent with and part ot the
implementation o f that vision. The reorgani
zation is also consistent with the need for a
lean and efficient Urban League in the near
future. The United W ay o f the Columbia-
W illamette has recently announced an 18%
cut in its allocations to the League for the
com ing fiscal year. This reflects an overall
decrease in dollars available for allocations to
all m em ber agencies by the United W ay and a
forty-one percent increase in donor choice
(people specifically directing where their con
tributions should be made).
The changes announced are difficult ones,
which have involved hard choices designed to
continue and to increase the strength o f all pro
grams at the I eague. In particular, it lsdifficult to
see some o f the League’s employees impacted
he P o rtlan d D ev e lo p m e n t C o m m is
sion (P D C ) has nam ed R o b in L.
R o b erts as its new E co n o m ic D e
v elo p m en t D irecto r. R o b erts is cu rren tly
E x ec u tiv e D irec to r o f the C e n tral O reg o n
E c o n o m ic
D e v e lo p m e n t
C o u n c il
(C O E D C ). She w ill assu m e h er p o st at
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PD C Ju ly 26.
Roberts will adm inister the Com m ission s
business retention, expansion and recruit
m ent program s, finance and business assis
tance program s and international business
developm ent program .
Phil KenLng. Secretary of Stare
Gun Control Bill
O r e g o n ’s H o u se h as e x p a n d e d
c rim in a l b ac k g ro u n d ch e c k s to gun
sh o w s and flea m ark ets. In ad d itio n
an y in d iv id u al m ay req u e st a b a c k
g ro u n d ch e ck to be sure the p erso n
th e y ’re co n sid e rin g se llin g a w eap o n
to is n ’t le g ally b arred from b u y in g
firearm s. T he bill also m akes it a crim e
to sto re guns in an u n sa fe m an n er th a t
co u ld p u t them in the h an d s o f c h il
dren. T he m easu re now goes to the
Robin L. Roberts
. teted.»». of •» <«>’"’»' , ton, ted Vkted < te. Ateto,
Boat 1 ha» .raved a» • Board Merab«. of Oregon Association of C h t ó of Polxa, tha DeRrtmeni o. Public
Safer) Standard« *«d Traíame and a« an Advi«x> Board Member far the Natiooai Center for Woman end
We believe Robin
has exactly the right
com bination
of
skills and energy to
manage our quality
jobs agenda,
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PDC Executive Director Felicia Trader
Lawrence Dark
“W e believe R obin has exactly the right
com bination o f skills and energy to m anage
our q uality jo b s agenda, said PDC E xecu
tive D irector Felicia Trader. “ She has d em
o n strated experien ce in d ev elo p in g and
im plem enting strategic econom ic d ev elo p
m ent program s in one o f O reg o n ’s fastest
grow ing urban areas w hich also seeks to
balance jo b grow th w ith livability."
D u rin g h er ten u re at the C O E D C , R o b
erts a ssiste d in re c ru itin g or reta in in g 34
c o m p an ie s an d o v er 1, 166 jo b s. B efo re
jo in in g C O E D C R o b erts serv ed as In te r
n atio n al P ro g ram M a n ag er an d T ourism
D ev e lo p m e n t M a n ag e r for the O reg o n
E c o n o m ic D e v e lo p m e n t D e p a rtm e n t’s
by the restructuring. Change is always difficult
and this has been a hard process for us. We are
sad to see good people impacted by the reorga
nization Hard as it is, this is the right thing to do
to meet the needs o f the community and to assure
that the Urban League enters the next century as
a strong client-centered, mission-driven organi
zation. While the reorganization requires the
reduction o f some positions, it also offers the
growth o f both new and existing programs, and
it promises even better delivery o f services to the
T o u rism C o m m issio n .
She is a g rad u a te o f O reg o n S tate U n i
v ersity an d h o ld s a m a s te r's d eg re e from
community in the future
F estiv al o f M usic.
P o rtla n d S tate U n iv ersity .
S he has se rv e d on the b o ard o f the
O reg o n D o w n to w n D ev e lo p m e n t A sso
cia tio n ; the ad v iso ry co u n c il o f the P o rt
land A rt M useum Im perial T om bs o fC h in a
E x h ib it; the b o ard o f the O reg o n E co
nom ic D ev e lo p m e n t A sso c iatio n an d as
p re sid e n t o f th e b o ard o f the C ascad e