Authorize grant agreement awarding $76,546 to Neighborhoods West Northwest Review Board to provide outreach, technical assistance, and community involvement for watershed projects in Portland’s westside subwatersheds

The City of Portland ordains: Section 1. The Council finds: On March 8, 2006, the Council adopted the 2005 Portland Watershed Management Plan (PWMP), which describes actions for watershed health including community-led activities such as stormwater management, revegetation, education, and stewardship. Much of the success of the PWMP relies on the extent of resident and community participation. Neighbors West-Northwest (NWNW) is a neighborhood coalition that provides information, education, and technical assistance to residents in Northwest Portland. The Bureau of Environmental Services’ (BES) 10-year Strategic Plan (2018-2027) guides the bureau’s work and provides a structure for evaluating and improving service delivery for all Portlanders. Building strong community relationships is identified as one of the six goal areas for the bureau to pursue over the next decade. The Bureau of Environmental Services (BES) has been successfully partnering with Neighborhood Coalition offices to provide watershed education and involve residents in watershed project implementation through the Westside Watershed Resource Center since 1999. BES seeks to continue its partnership with the Watershed Resource Center by funding efforts in capacity-building, project development, education, outreach, and engagement, and program administration related to stormwater management, water quality protection, pollution prevention, erosion control, invasive plant removal, and native plant landscaping. The established cost is $76,546. Funds are available in the Sewer System Operating Fund, FY 22 Budget, Bureau of Environmental Services, ESDP000023 GL 529000. NOW, THEREFORE, the Council directs: The Director of the Bureau of Environmental Services is authorized to execute this Grant Agreement for the purpose described in Section 1, in substantially the same form as Exhibit A attached herein, in the amount of $76,546. The Director of the Bureau of Environmental Services is authorized to execute future amendments to increase the Agreement amount by no more than twenty five percent (25%) of the total cost of the original Agreement. The Mayor and Auditor are hereby authorized to pay for the contract from the Sewer System Operating Fund Budget when demand is presented and approved by the proper authority.