[OMS_MANAGERS] OMS Round-Up | May 29, 2025

[AMABILE Cam * OPRD]

Good morning Main Street leaders,
Enjoy this week's round-up! We're a little later than usual this week but it's still chock full of news and resources for your consideration.

What's inside:

  *   OMS Updates: HB 3190 Public Comment, How To Session: Reporting, Summer MOM Schedule, August 3rd Thursday
  *   Funding: Levitt Foundation Music Grant, Oregon Community Foundation Opportunities
  *   Learning Resources: Joy Sears Webinar on Historic Landscapes,

OMS Updates:
Public Comment Opportunity: Special Assessment of Historic Properties OAR
The Oregon Legislature is considering House Bill 3190, which reauthorizes the program as a 10-year benefit for commercial, income-producing historic properties. In anticipation of its passage, OPRD is preparing draft rules to guide program administration, addressing areas not explicitly covered in statute to ensure the rules are in place before the application period opens on November 1, 2025. The current draft is based on the text of HB 3190 as of May 9, 2025, and may be updated if the bill is amended.
OPRD is seeking public comments by June 6, 2025. Please submit comments through an OPRD web form at https://form.jotform.com/251316737186158.   Feedback will inform revisions to the draft rule presented to the Oregon Parks and Recreation Commission at its June 18th meeting. If the Commission chooses to begin the rulemaking process, the agency will open an official public comment period.
Reporting HOW TO Session - June 4, 9AM | Zoom Link<https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83681146059?pwd=aN082CvF14ze8otjG8EnQHSHAQUfam.1> Passcode: 672641
New to reporting or need your burning questions answered? Join Cam for an open Q/A walkthrough of the reporting process. This session is open to both Main Street Track communities with Quarterly Reporting questions or Connected Communities with annual reporting questions.
Summer MOM Meetings STARTING JUNE 5 | New Link!<https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83792327319?pwd=5dDiLoBqsGk2eTUEKWDI1demY1aqM6.1> Passcode: 760959
Summertime Mornings on Main calls move to bimonthly occurrences rather than each week. We will host these on the first and third Thursdays of each month with two exceptions: June 19th (State Holiday; no call); July 17th (Statewide Network Meeting; no call). This link will be active and available through September 4th, 2025. After September 4th, we will switch back to weekly meetings. If you lose this link it can be found in the Google Calendar widget on the Main Street Manager's Portal.<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/oh/pages/omsnetworkportal.aspx>
August 21st Third Thursday  | About Kelly Humrichouser<https://mainstreet.org/about/our-team/kelly-humrichouser>
Main Street America advocates and lobbies on behalf of the values that Main Street represents. Kelly Humrichouser, Director of Government Relations with MSA will join us to share what MSA is advocating for in DC and share some tips and tricks for sharing your story effectively in your town, and how you're connected to this national work. Bring your questions!

Funding & Support:
Levitt Foundation Music Series Grant | Access Link<https://levitt.org/music-series-grants/>
Want to bring live music to your downtown? This grant seeks to activate underused public spaces by bringing musical artists to your hometown. This is a grant requiring matching funds.

Oregon Community Foundation Thriving Entrepreneurs Grant | Access Link<https://oregoncf.org/grants-and-scholarships/grants/thriving-entrepreneurs-grant-program>
"The Thriving Entrepreneurs Grant provides an open, responsive grantmaking opportunity that offers organizations flexible funding, with prioritized support for those organizations that serve entrepreneurs who are women, people of color, living in under-resourced rural communities, or working in under-resourced sectors such as consumer products. Funding is not available for individuals; OCF makes grants to eligible organizations only."

Oregon Community Foundation Organization Profile | Access Link<https://oregoncf.org/grants-and-scholarships/grants-resources/organization-profile-tool>
OCF offers both grants and donor advised funds. If you haven't already created a profile for your Main Street Organization with OCF, take advantage of this tool. It allows fund advisers to directly connect your organization with donors who have specific intentions and interests. This tool can allow you to access funders, funds, & grants, sometimes without application even required.

Learning Resources:

SHPO Webinar: Maintaining Historic Landscape Character July 15, 1:30 to 3 | Register<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/iyJPxaeyQWCJgTgyTl2Ukg&sa=D&source=calendar&usd=2&usg=AOvVaw0_G-Xa_WWxd5ITlmCDPHJP>
Often, landscapes and the curated grounds surrounding a structure are equally as significant and contribute to the historic integrity of the site. Join Joy Sears, Oregon State Historic Preservation Office's Restoration Specialist to explore maintaining these landscape features, hardscaping, and grounds that support and contribute to historical context.

Cheers,
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Cam Amabile, CIT & CIG<https://www.interpnet.com/NAI/interp/Certification/Certification/nai/_certification/Certification_Program_Page.aspx?hkey=238a449c-b3c6-4a93-9ebb-ebaeaef7e29a> (she, her, hers) |  Technical Resources Coordinator
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Oregon Heritage, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
schedule: Tuesday - Friday, 7A - 5:30P
cell: (971) 720-8998
725 Summer St NE, Ste C
Salem, Oregon 97301

Visit our website<http://www.oregonheritage.org/>, Like us on Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/OregonHeritage>, Visit our Blog<http://oregonheritage.wordpress.com/> or LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/company/oregon-parks-and-recreation-department/>, Join the Oregon Heritage News e-news<https://omls.oregon.gov/mailman/listinfo/Heritage>.

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