Sellwood Community House keeps a public-serving asset active

Under what conditions could a community operator sustain accessible neighborhood services?

City responsibilities to verify

Public facility and retained ownership are described. Verify structural repairs, inspections, insurance, utilities, staffing support and capital obligations in the executed agreement.

Partner responsibilities to verify

Community operation and programming are described. Verify staffing, maintenance, utility payments, fee revenue, fundraising and the limits of responsibility by facility.

Financial evidence

No verified annual total or avoided-cost comparison. Operator revenue is not the same as philanthropy, and operator expenditure is not automatically a City saving. Earlier estimates are withheld.

Public access and participation

Obtain required and delivered public hours, fees, scholarship eligibility and take-up, program participation and closure days. Track each facility separately.

Operating risks and requirements

Affordability, staff capacity, building repairs and continuity if the operator exits. Identify the City service alternative before estimating avoided costs.

Minimum next evidence

Executed agreement and amendments; one completed fiscal year's operating statement and City support; public-hour and fee schedules; aggregate participation and scholarship counts.

Alternatives to compare

Continue the current terms; modify access or maintenance responsibilities; compare a City-operated service with the same hours and scope. No alternative is ranked without comparable costs.

Proposed success measures

Cost per delivered public hour and participant, scholarship reach, maintenance compliance and service continuity, measured against an agreed baseline.