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Download PDF File PSU Station 14 Report Portland Fire and Rescue Blueprint for Success Fire Management Area 14- Alberta Park An assessment and recommendations by students in the Masters of Urban and Regional Planning program at Portland State University. This page intentionally left blank. Fire Management Area 14, Alberta Park Table of Contents Table of Contents .......................................................................................................................................... 1 I. Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................ 2 II. Existing Conditions ............................................................................................................................. 3 Overview ................................................................................................................................................... 3 Demographics at a Glance ........................................................................................................................ 4 History and Assets .................................................................................................................................... 9 Urban Form ............................................................................................................................................. 12 Affordable Housing in FMA 14 .............................................................................................................. 17 III. Key Informant Interviews ............................................................................................................ 33 IV. Strategy Sessions and Recommendations ................................................................................... 41 Recommendations ................................................................................................................................... 45 V. Evaluation & Monitoring ................................................................................................................. 52 Works Cited ............................................................................................................................................... 53 Appendix A ................................................................................................................................................ 56 Blueprint for Success 1 I. Executive Summary Between 2000 and 2017, the call volume for Portland Fire and Rescue (PF&R) increased by 23%; the majority of this growth came from “medical” and “other” calls rooted in non-fire causes. This increase in non-fire related calls impacts the whole Portland community as firefighters who continually respond to “low acuity calls” have less capacity and availability to respond to fire related calls. The Blueprint for Success project is an initiative from PF&R to understand the reasons behind this increase and to create community-based strategies to reduce call volume. This project was originally based off of initial work done by a Masters in Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) workshop team in the winter and spring of 2018 and has now been taken on by students in the Qualitative Methods class, a required course for first year MURP students. This report summarizes the findings and recommendations of year one of three in this partnership between the MURP program and PF&R. Over the relatively short time-frame of ten weeks, students worked in four very different Fire Management Areas (FMAs): Lents, Woodstock, Sandy Blvd, and Alberta Park. Teams conducted assessments of existing conditions with emphasis on understand the demographics, history, community assets, urban form, livability, and equity challenges of the neighborhoods with their assigned FMA. Teams also conducted interviews with fire station staff and community members and held strategy sessions to cultivate community-based solutions to the problem of increased call volumes. Together, the student’s research demonstrates that while each FMA is distinctly unique in geographical area, urban form, assets and community demographics, etc. they each face the same challenges of rising non-fire- related call data. The research shows an overwhelming need for greater social and behavioral health support of the most vulnerable populations in our communities. Although not an exhaustive process within the communities that surround the FMAs, the strategy sessions generated many recommendations for possible solutions. One common recommendation across all four project teams was to increase funding and staff capacity for teams that address behavioral health and connectivity of services i.e. Community Health Assessment Teams (CHAT), the Meals on Wheels Gatekeeper program and/or a service comparable to Eugene's Crisis Assistance Helping out on the Streets (CAHOOTS) program. Another common recommended strategy was to improve the dispatch model to ensure fire crews are equipped with the right tools and services when they are dispatched. Other common recommendations include: increasing community partnerships to coordinate services and resources; updating the website with information and education on more than just fire-related calls; and establishing a non-emergency number and call center to offer a 911 alternative, i.e. a 311 number. The project teams sincerely hope that the information presented in the following report helps station captains and PF&R administration to create workable solutions that respond to the needs of these communities. Blueprint for Success 2 II. Existing Conditions Overview In examining data from U.S. Census Bureau tracts both within and partially within the boundaries of FMA 14, one can gain an adequate, albeit imperfect, demographic overview of the area. This overview reveals a relatively young, affluent, and highly educated area with low social vulnerability indicators as a whole. Characterized by mostly residential single- family neighborhoods, FMA 14 unsurprisingly exhibits high owner occupancy rates, which typically indicate lower housing cost burden compared to areas with higher renter occupancy rates in the Portland metro. Even among the renting population in FMA 14, only 19.7% of renter households experience rent burden (>= 30% of income spent on rent) compared to 53.4% in Multnomah County. Although FMA 14 does have some small immigrant communities, namely Somali, the foreign-born population is only 7% compared to 13.7% in the Portland metro. Limited English households are also very low in the area, although there is a significant number of Spanish-speaking households at 8.7% (most also speaking English). Blueprint for Success 3 Demographics at a Glance Neighborhoods: Vernon, Alameda, Beaumont-Wilshire, Concordia, Woodlawn, Sabin, King, Sunderland Total FMA Area: ~8.04 square miles total area ~0.87 square miles of water Total Population: 40,304 (Data from 2012-2016 American Census Survey via CUPA PF&R Project Working Query Tool unless otherwise specified) Sex (percentage of total pop): Female: 52.6% Male: 47.4% Age: Average median age of Census tracts: 37 Under 18 years: 7,483 (18.5% vs 18.3% in Portland 65 years and older: 3,521 (8.7% vs 12% in Portland) Race: White (non-Latino): 27,496 Black: 5,638 Hispanic: 3,136 Asian: 1,099 American Indian and Alaskan Natives: 259 Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 32 Two+ Races: 2,464 Other Race: 650 Language: Individuals age 5 and older speaking language other than English at home: 4,445 (11% of FMA Population vs. 18% in Portland) (PF&R 2015 FMA Census Data Sets). Blueprint for Success 4 Race in FMA 14 AIAN <1% NHPI Other 1% <1% Asian 3% Two+ Races 6% Hispanic 8% Black 14% White 67% Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2012-2016 Blueprint for Success 5 By Household English only: 12,255 Spanish: 1,068 (140 Limited English Households) Indo European: 463 Asian languages: 328 Other: 21 Foreign Born: 2,837 Education: 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or higher: 17,403 (43% of total FMA population vs 35% in Portland) High School diploma only (all age ranges 18+): 2,904 Income and Poverty: Persons below poverty level: 6,212 (15% vs 16.9% in Portland) Median Household Income: $75,258.50 ($16,835 higher than Portland) Blueprint for Success 6 These maps further contextualize the racial and income demographics thus far presented. Although FMA 14 is one of the wealthier areas in Portland, there is a clear geographic relationship between race and income showing a southeast/northwest disparity with blocks consisting of a higher share of people of color also displaying lower average household incomes. Household Income by Block Percentage of White Population by Block Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2011-2015 via Justice Map. Retrieved from: justicemap.org Housing: Households: 15,259 Average Household Size: 2.59 Total Renter Households: 12,496 Rent Burdened Households: 2,471 Housing units: 16,016 total units Owner occupied: 10,176 Renter Occupied: 5,083 Vacant: 757 Blueprint for Success 7 Occupancy Type Vacant 5% Renter 32% Owner 63% Analysis & Conclusion Compared to Portland generally, FMA 14 does not stray markedly outside the demographic composition of the city except for in a couple areas: income, educational attainment, and the share of black population (8.3% higher than Portland). On average, the neighborhoods that make up the FMA fair very well with relatively high household incomes and educational attainment. Although the percentage of non-white individuals in FMA 14 is 10.4% higher
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