Reappoint Maya Foty to the Portland Historic Landmarks Commission for a term to expire June 21, 2025

May 13, 2021 As Mayor and Commissioner of Finance & Administration, I request Council confirmation of the following reappointment to the Historic Landmarks Commission. Appointment Membership Category (2nd) Full Term Maya Foty Preservation Architect June 22, 2021 through June 21, 2025 Ms. Foty is a licensed architect with several years of education and work experience in multiple cities, and has spent the past 10 years as a preservation architect at Architectural Resources Group in Portland. She has experience working on significant preservation projects throughout the state and the City, and has experience with the Historic Landmarks Commission as an applicant. Her knowledge of construction methods and architectural details will benefit the decision making of the rest of the Commission, particularly with regard to alterations to historic buildings, but also as the Commission is tasked with more reviews of larger scaled new infill projects. In addition, Maya’s passion for protecting and enhancing the architectural legacy of the City can help provide greater opportunities for the Commission to help guide sensitive approaches to planning that consider our significant existing resources. Statement from Maya Foty: Serving on the HLC has been a great honor. I have learned so much in the last four years and feel like I am just hitting my stride. There are many things that HLC has been involved with that I would love to continue to help develop and hopefully implement, such as the HRCP, URM policies and the HRI to name a few. There are also many exciting developments in the preservation community that have resulted from the recent social equity movement that HLC has the opportunity to be at the forefront of. I would love to be a part of that!