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WEBVTT OF HOUSING. IMAGINE A DAY WHEN DOCKED RIGHT NEXT TO THE ADVENTURE OF THE SEAS ANOTHER SMALLER, CRUISE SHIP A FLOATING NEIGHBORHOOD A PORTLAND MAN THINKS HE HAS THE IDEA TO HELP SOLVE MANY OF THE CITY’S PROBLEMS. >> WE’RE LOOKING AT FOUR POPULATIONS THE HOMELESS POPULATION, THE LOW-INCOME POPULATION, THE WORKFORCE POPULATION AND IMMIGRANT POPULATION WHO ALL NEED HOUSING, THE ALL NEED JOB SKILLS TRAINING WE WOULD OFFER THAT ON BOARD JIM: FIVE DECKS EACH WITH HUNDRED HOUSING UNITS. KEN CAPRON ADMITS HIS IDEA IS FRAUGHT WITH ENDLESS QUESTIONS. FIRST OFF WHO’S GOING TO PAY IT? >> WE’D BE LOOKING FOR A TRADE LIKE I MENTIONED EARLIER IF YOU GOT A HOMELESS SHELTER AND YOU TRADE YOU ONE PROPERTY FOR ANOTHER. >> I HAVE NO IDEA IF IT’S THE CRAZIEST IDEA I’VE EVER HEARD, OR THE MOST BRILLIANT IDEA I’VE EVER HEARD BUT WHAT I LIKE ABOUT IT IS THAT HE’S COMING UP WITH CREATIVE WAYS TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO BUILD HOUSING IN THE CITY OF PORTLAND. JIM: PORTLAND MAYOR ETHAN STRIMLING SAYS RIGHT NOW THERE’S A NEED FOR MORE THAN 1000 HOUSING UNITS IN THE CITY HE’S OPEN TO ANY AND ALL IDEAS. >> THERE’S TONS OF HURDLES THAT ANYONE WOULD HAVE TO OVERCOME TO DO THIS, BUT ONCE AGAIN I NEED HOUSING IF PEOPLE WANT TO BRING CRAZY, CREATIVE FAR-FETCHED IDEAS TO ME, I’M HAPPY TO HEAR THEM OUT. JIM: CAPRON SAYS CITIES SUCH AS SAN FRANCISCO AND SEATTLE HAVE LOOKED INTO THIS IDEA BUT NEVER REALLY STUDIED IT TO SEE IF IT’S EVEN FEASIBLE. CAPRON IS READY TO APPLY FOR A GRANT THAT WOULD AWARD A QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS TO PAY FOR A FEASIBILITY STUDY. >> THEY’RE GOING TO THROW ALL THE NEGATIVES AT YOU UP FRONT THAT’S WHY WE DO A FEASIBLE STUDY TO SEE IF THOSE ARE VALID NEGATIVES OR SOMETHING WE CAN WORK AROUND. JIM: CAPRON GOES BEFORE THE CITY TO FLOAT HIS IDEA THAT MEETING WILL BE HELD TOMORROW AT C

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A Portland man said he's come up with an idea to help solve two problems facing the city: the placement of a homeless shelter and a lack of affordable housing.Ken Capron wants to buy an old cruise ship and dock it in Portland Harbor, creating a floating neighborhood."We're looking at four populations: the homeless population, the low-income population, the workforce population and immigrant population who all need housing. They all need job skills training. We would offer that on board," Capron said.Capron said the cruise ship would have five decks, each with 100 housing units. He admits there are many questions that need to be answered. Most importantly, who would pay for it?"We'd be looking for a trade. Like I mentioned earlier, if you got a homeless shelter and you want to move it on deck, we'll trade you one property for another," Capron said.Portland Mayor Ethan Strimling said he is open to any and all ideas."I have no idea if it's the craziest idea I've ever heard, or the most brilliant idea I've ever heard, but what I like about it is that he's coming up with creative ways to figure out how to build housing in the city of Portland," Strimling said.Strimling said there is a need for more than 1,000 housing units in the city."There's tons of hurdles that anyone would have to overcome to do this, but once again, I need housing. If people want to bring crazy, creative far-fetched ideas to me, I'm happy to hear them out," Strimling said.Capron said cities such has San Francisco and Seattle have looked into the idea but have never studied to see if it is feasible.Capron said he is ready to apply for a grant that would award $250,000 for a feasibility study."They're going to throw all the negatives at you up front. That's why we do a feasible study to see if those are valid negatives or something we can work around," Capron said.He will present his plan before a city committee on Tuesday.