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08-12-2008 Weekly Meeting - '43, 21, Million' - Sam Adams
Sam Adams was elected to the Portland City Council in 2005. Commissioner Adams oversees the Office of Transportation and the Bureau of Environmental Services. Upon receiving the two assignments, he immediately seized upon the opportunity to develop a citywide greenstreets policy, which requires greenstreet development for all newly constructed or reconstructed roadways unless technically infeasible. The comprehensive greenstreets policy follows the city council passage of the comprehensive Watershed Management Plan, the nation's first citywide urban natural resource baseline and plan for sustainable resource management. Still not satisfied with his environmental leadership, Commissioner Adams has now directed the Bureau of Environmental Services to development a Green City Strategy, which aims to manage all the city's stormwater in a sustainable manner.
Portland's sustainable management initiatives are necessary to complement a federal court-mandated $1.4 billion investment in underground sewer infrastructure to mitigate combined sewer overflows.
Commissioner Adams is a strong advocate for the environment and has used his role at the City of Portland to pursue strong policies that reduce our impact on the naturescape and seek alternatives to traditional transportation and sewer infrastructures.
Prior to serving a City Commissioner, Sam Adams served as Chief of Staff to Mayor Vera Katz for 11 years. In the Mayor’s office he helped lead projects to revitalize the Willamette River and expand light rail service to the Portland International Airport.
Commissioner Adams started his political career with Representative Peter De Fazio, who represents the Fourth District of Oregon. He will be taking over the Mayor’s Office in January of 2009 after winning the primary in May. Sam Adams earned a Bachelors of Arts in Political Science from The University of Oregon.
Location: Governor Hotel
614 SW 11th Avenue
Portland, OR 97205
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Time: 12:00pm
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