Where

Not listed on the city's meeting portal

What was decided

The task force reviewed proposed CDBG application questions to align with scoring categories and HUD metrics, and discussed diversity, financial need, and the Neighborly application portal. Members approved changes to several application sections covering priority impact, community need, diversity and inclusiveness, sustainability, location, financial need, and leveraged funding categories.

Decisions recorded

• Approved the previous meeting minutes, 4 yays to 3 abstentions. p. 1page 1 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved instructions requiring applicants to select the one goal that best aligns with their project. p. 1page 1 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved adding a prompt asking applicants to identify their target audience and explain community involvement in design and leadership. p. 1page 1 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Voted to consolidate two redundant diversity and inclusiveness questions into one 10-point question, subject to Corporation Council review. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Agreed to keep prompts asking for the percentage of LMI individuals served and how income levels are verified. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved updating sustainability language to ask how the project will maintain or increase service delivery. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Voted to split the construction location prompt into identifying census tract and describing LMI area impact. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved asking construction applicants how the project meets or exceeds Portland's development standards and building codes. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Voted to merge two financial need questions into one, requiring applicants to justify their financial gap. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved categorizing leveraged funding status into three options: Applied, Pending/Pledged, or Committed. 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, 69 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.

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.