As colleagues and I have discussed strategies for brainstorming and providing feedback to the PO task force, I'm proposing a collective outlining and drafting group to share and improve language that may ultimately be used as a position paper for the parties involved (whether PPO or some other group wants to adopt the paper can be decided later).
So this is a solicitation for interested participants to begin drafting an outline of whatever strategies you think would be appropriate for the task force to adopt. I hope to begin brainstorming a collective draft outline within two weeks and have a first draft in the works by the time the task force meets again. This may seem an ambitious effort but I feel it's better to have tried and have something than to have nothing at all. The quality of this paper is reflected by the diversity of strategies – no one could ever be expected to list all the methods – so the more people chime in with one or two concrete ideas, the more comprehensive the outline will be. Also, anyone with experience or interest in mind-mapping could be beneficial to this project – is there a wiki with this capability?
Thanks to all for being a part of this movement.
Second Outline (includes comments from cnaylor384 and our Aug. 9 general meeting discussion).
FOOD&WATER
CSA's
Re-examine Diggable City survey to correct for deficient info from the Bureaus.
Neighborhood gardens - more funding/resources for groups like Growing Gardens
Neighborhood water systems
Neighborhood composting, distribution
Metro-wide distribution of rain barrels - fund soil and compost testing at the neighborhood level
Fruit tree site coordination
Improve landscape design standards to encourage groundwater replenishment and/or irrigation
Brownfield and groundwater system mapping
Animal care (chickens, goats, bees, worms, etc.)
Street Reclamation
Plant fruit and nut trees after any tree removal
SHELTER
recreate PDC into Portland Sustainable Environments Commission – under the auspices of OSD (responsible for integrating f