June 8, 2015 Portland City Council 1221 SW Fourth Avenue Portland, Oregon 97204 Dear Council members: We understand that, despite Mayor Hales’ announced withdrawal of his support, the Pembina pipeline project request for city land use approval will not be pulled back, which provides you with an ‘opportunity to vote on it. For the sake of the middle-class workers and families who have been hardest hit by the Great Recession, we urge you to tell Mayor Hales that you want him to bring the Pembina proposal to Council and vote yes. To say we are disappointed that Mayor Hales asked Pembina to withdraw its application this far into the process is a gross understatement. The facts show that Pembina met the environmental standards and rules in the city’s code, as is evidenced by the Planning and Sustainability ‘Commission's approval of the project. Pembina’s request was simple: they asked for authority to move their product by pipeline, rather than by truck or rail which is already permitted in city code. ‘The company even went beyond code requirements to voluntarily propose an additional community fund to benefit the areas around the facility and support the city’s Climate Action Plan, We understand the reasoning behind the mayor's sudden change of position was public concerns about greenhouse gas emissions from the use of propane by purchasers in other parts of the world. ‘Once again, the facts support a different conclusion. The propane shipped from the Pembina facility ‘would displace fuels with more significant environmental impacts, producing a net positive benefit relative to greenhouse gas emissions, Portlanders have embraced propane as a clean fuel for their personal uses: food served up at our iconic downtown food carts is mostly cooked on propane- Powered stoves; propane barbecues occupy backyards all over the city; even some school buses run on propane, having been converted to reduce dependence on dirtier-burning diesel. If Portland's environmental ethic cannot embrace propane as a fuel source, is City Council's next step going to be to prohibit those uses? Making land-use decisions based on unwritten and unspoken “environmental standards” causes us fundamental concem. How could any business deciding to locate in Portland ever know what the standards are when new, unwritten and unspoken standards are brought up late in the process? In the Pembina case, Mayor Hales has allowed a minor zoning request to be turned into a referendum. on a much larger issue that has no basis in city code. Pembina deserves to have its proposal looked at objectively, with the facts in hand, and to receive a decision by City Council. Pembina is a solid, sustainable employer, one who we should openly welcome to Portland, The project would not only be the largest private investment in the history of the city, but it would also generate solid middle-wage jobs (including 800 union construction jobs and then some 40 permanent skilled-trades jobs) at a time when Portland is seeing middle wage jobs decline as a percentage of our overall workforce. Finally, the Pembina project is expected to generate some $42 million annually in local tax revenue, providing funds for teachers, police officers, firefighters and homeless shelters. How can the city say no to this new revenue when you know that the recent PERS Supreme Court decision will put newfinancial pressure on local governments, including Portland Public Schools’ ability to keep teachers, in classrooms? As labor and business leaders who have stood by you on many occasions in your career, we ask you to stand by us ~ and by the workers and families in our community seeking living wages and, in many cases, a way out of poverty. Please choose the path of equity for workers and fairness for Pembina. Tell Mayor Hales you want the Pembina project brought to Council and then vote YES. Sincerely, lim Pho Jim Piro. 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