WEBVTT A TOTAL LOOK COMING UP IN JUST AFEW MINUTES.NEW AT 11:00, MAYOR MICHAELBRENNAN PLANS FOR GROWTH IN THENEAR FUTURE.THE MAYOR UNVEILEDHIS IDEASFOR 2015 IN HIS STATE OF THECITY ADDRESS.HE STARTED BY HIGHLIGHTINGPORTLAND'S MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS,WHICH INCLUDED BEING NAMED TOSEVERAL LISTS AS A TOPDESTINATION CITY.HE OUTLINED HIS GOALS FOR THENEW YEAR, INCLUDING USING GRANTMONEY TO CREATE HEALTHINFORMATION JOBS AND LODGINGSUMMERTIME PROGRAMS FORSTUDENTS.PORTLAND WILL BEGIN WORK ON ACITYWIDE BROADBAND INTERNETSERVICE.THE MAYOR TALKED ABOUT PLANS TODEVELOP FOREST AVENUE.BUT WITH GOVERNOR LEPAGE ISPROPOSAL TO/REVENUE SPENDING, HEADMITS THERE WILL BE CHALLENGESAHEAD.IT CREATES A GREAT DEAL OFUNCERTAINTY.THERE ARE MOVING PARTS.SOME HAVE A TREMENDOUSLYPOSITIVE IMPACT FOR PORTLAND.OTHERS MOVE US IN THE WRONGDIRECTION.WE WILL BE WORKING WITH ALL OFYOU, WITH THE COUNCIL, TOANALYZE THE BUDGET IMPACT ANDMORE FULLY UNDERSTAND THEEFFECTS OF THE BUDGET ON THECITY OF PORTLAND.MAYOR BRENNANALSO INTRODUCEDINITIATIVES TO BOOST AFFORDABLEHOUSING.