R SOLUTIONNo

Mobilizeandexpandtheregionaltechnology

C nlunity

of

software,hardwareandserviceprofessionals

 y

prOlnotingopenandtransparentgovernment,opendata,andpartnershipopportunitiesbetweenthepublic,privateandnon-profitsectors,academiaandlabor Resolution)WHEREAS,theCity

of

Portlandiscommittedtoengagingthecommunity

 y

workingwithcitizens,solicitingtheirideas,input,andcreativeenergy;andWHEREAS,theCity

of

Portlandiscomlnittedtousingtechnologytofosteropen,transparent,andaccessiblegovermnent;andWHEREAS,

 y

sharingdatafreely,theCity

of

PortlandseekstodevelopopportunitiesforeconOlnicdeveloplnent,conllnerce,increasedinvestment,andcivicengagementforCitizens

of

thePortlandregion;andWHEREAS,publishingstructuredstandardizeddatainmachinereadableformatscreatesnewopportunitiesforinformationfrolndifferentsourcestobecombinedandvisualizedinnewandunexpectedways,fornicheInarketstobeidentifiedanddeveloped,andforCitizenstobrowse,interpretanddrawattentiontotrendsorissueswithgreaterefficiency;andWHEREAStheadoption

of

openstandardsimprovestransparency,accesstopublicinformation,andimprovedcoordinationandefficienciesmnongbureausandpartnerorganizationsacrossthepublic,non-profitandprivatesectors;andWHEREAS,theCity

of

Portlandseekstoencouragethelocalsoftwarecomtnunitytodevelopsoftwareapplicationsandtoolstocollect,organize,andsharepublicdatainnewandinnovativeways;andWHEREAS,SoftwareapplicationsandtoolsthatenableCitizenstoaccess,visualize,andmlalyzepublicinformationwillprOlnotegreatercivicengagementandencourageCitizenstoprovidefeedbackonlocalissues;andWHEREAS,thePortlandregionisagloballeader

of

theOpenSourceSoftwareindustry,withleadingfoundations,businesses,andprofessionalslocatedinandaroundPortland;andWHEREAS,supportingandencouragingthedevelopment

of

OpenSourceSoftwarecurriculainPortlandareaeducationalinstitutionswillresultina Culture

of

Openness thatwillenablePortlandtoincreasethenlonlentUlnbehinditseffolisfortheforeseeablefuture;andWHEREAS,OpenSourceSoftwarecanenabletheCity

of

Portlandtouse,copy,customizeandredistributesoftwareitdeploysforgovernmentservices;andWHEREAS,theCity

of

POlilandwillconsiderOpenSourceSoftwareasapotentialalternativetoexisting

c ercial

software

solutio s

initspurchasingandcontractingdecisions;andPage1

of

 

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WHEREAS theCitywillpromotethecreationandcontinuedevolution

of

innovativeOpenSourceSoftwaresolutions

to

Ineetcivicneeds;NOW THEREFOREBE

IT

RESOLVED thattheCouncil

of

theCity

of

Portland:

1

DirectstheBureau

of

TechnologyServices

to:

a

Enterintoagreelnentswithourregionalpartnerstopublishandmaintainpublicdatasetsthatareopenandfreelyavailablewhilerespectingprivacyandsecurityconcerns

as

identified

 y

theCityAttorney;

b

Developastrategy

to

adoptprevailingopenstandardsfordata documents maps andotherformats

of

media;

c

Organizearegionalcontesttoencouragethedevelopment

of

softwareapplications

to

collect organize andsharepublicdata;

d

Establishbestpracticesforanalysis

of

businessrequirementsinsoftwarereviewandselectionprocesses identifyexistingcommercialsoftwaresystemswithlicensesthatarescheduledtoexpireinthenearfuture andencouragetheconsideration

of

OpenSourceSoftwareinthereview replacementandcontinualimprovement

of

businesssolutions;

e

WorkwithTravelPortlandandregionalpartnerstopromotePortland

as

ahostcityforleadingOpenSourceSoftwareconferencesandrelatedtechnologyevents such

as

LinuxCon Innotech etc;

 

DirectstheCity sPurchasingAgent

to

notifyanddistributeallformaltechnologyrelatedpurchasingandcontractopportunitiesforpublicationanddistributionbytheSoftwareAssociation

of

Oregon OregonEntrepreneursNetworkandtheopensourcecommunityinadditiontothosepublicnoticerequirementsrequiredunderPortlandCityCode5.33.300.Adopted

 y

theCouncil:

S

9

MayorSamAdamsPreparedby:WarrenJimenezDatePrepared:September17 2009Page2

of

LaVonneGriffin-ValadeAuditor

of

theCity

of ortl ~

 Y ~~y~

/.-Deputy.

 

 1 37.4

AgendaNo.

R SOLUTIONNO

3

Mobilizeandexpandtheregionaltechnology

COlTIlTIUnity

of

software,hardware.)andservice

 

professionals

by

promotingopenandtransparent

goVe111ment

open

data?

andpartnershipopportunitiesbetweenthepublic,privateandnon-profitsectors,

aCadelTIia

andlabor Resolution)

INTRODUCED

BY

MayorSamAdams

NOTED

BY

COMMISSIONER

Mayor Finance

and

AdministrOJ t

Position

I Utilities

Position

2 Works

Position

3 Affairs

Position

4 Safety

BURE U

APPROVAL

Bureau:N/APrepared

by:

WarrenJimenez

 J

DatePrepared:9/17/2009

{} Jli

CLERK.USE:DATEFILED_LaVonneGriffin-ValadeAuditor

of

theCity

of

POl1land

By

 ln_

 

ACTION

TAKEN

FinancialImpactStatement

 

CompletedBudget

 

NotRequiredAmends

P0111and

PolicyDocumentIf Yes, requiresCityPolicyparagraphstated

in

document.Yes

 

No

 

CouncilMeetingDateSeptember30,2009BureauHead:AGENDAFOUR-FIFTHSAGENDACOMMISSIONERSVOTED

AS

FOLLOWS:YEASNAYS

Consent

 

Regular

X

I.

Fritz

I.

Fritz

NOTED

BY

 

Fish

 

Fish

CityAttomey3.

Saltzman

3.

Saltzman

4

Leonard

4.

LeonardAdamsAdams