Where

Not listed on the city's meeting portal

What was decided

The Priority Setting Task Force voted on clarifying definitions for the Scoring Principles, including Guiding Principles and Collaboration sections. The group approved definitions for Measurable Community Impact, Diversity & Inclusiveness, Priority to Lower Incomes, Location, Sustainability (Social Services), Sustainability (Development), and Collaboration. The exact name for the Collaboration scoring category was tabled for the next meeting.

Decisions recorded

• Accepted the meeting notes from the previous meeting. p. 1page 1 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Agreed on definitions for Measurable Community Impact, Diversity & Inclusiveness, Priority to Lower Incomes, and Location. p. 1page 1 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Agreed on separate Sustainability definitions for Social Services and Development applications. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Agreed on a definition for the Collaboration scoring category. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Tabled the exact name for the Collaboration scoring category until the next meeting. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)

The full text is in the city's PDF, linked below.

Minutes posted on the city website (PDF, 68 KB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved October 13, 2026.

Agenda

A copy of the agenda wasn't saved here. It is on the city website (opens in new tab).

Terms used here

CDBG

Community Development Block Grant: federal money, from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, for housing and neighborhood projects that serve low- and moderate-income residents.

tabled

Set aside by a vote, to take up later. A tabled item comes back when the board votes to take it off the table.

All the terms in the glossary

Source

This meeting on the City of Portland's meeting portal (opens in new tab) (CivicClerk). First recorded by Portland Publick on October 13, 2026.