Board of County Commissioners

Coordinating Committee Agenda

Meeting Summary Regarding

Clackamas County Coordinating Committee (C4)

October 4, 2007

Meeting Minutes

Attendees:  Martha Schrader – Clackamas County, Carlotta Collette – Milwaukie, Dick Jones – OLWD,  Wilda Parks – North Clackamas Chamber, Paul Savas – OLSD, Mike Kuenzi – Clackamas County, Judie Hammerstad – Lake Oswego, Bob Austin – Estacada, Alice Norris – Oregon City, Michele Eberle – West Linn, Scott Burgess – West Linn, Doug McClain – Clackamas County, Hal Busch – Gladstone, Randy Carson – Canby, Lori DeRemer – Happy Valley, Barb Ledbury – Damascus, Randy Shannon – Damascus, Jim Wright – Damascus, John Adkins – Molalla, Deborah Leighton – Molalla, Doug Neeley – Oregon City, Danielle Cowan – Wilsonville, Eric Underwood - Tualatin, Kim Anderson – Sunrise Water Authority 

During introductions each attendee spoke briefly about general items from their jurisdictions.

Minutes of the September 6, 2007 meeting were adopted unanimously.

Dick Jones briefed the group on the outcome of the Special Districts’ October 3rd meeting.

• He advised that the caucus was cancelled as it was determined that it must include all special districts, regardless of type, in Clackamas County in order to elect a member to serve on MPACT.
• He said the SDAO has that agreement with Metro.
• During this discussion Paul Savas stated that all districts have to be notified, but not all can be included in MPACT.
• In addition, Paul said that there was no interest from anyone in a fire district to participate in C4.

Mike Kuenzi – Water Environment Services, Clackamas County discussed:

• Provided an overview of the status of Water Treatment Plant activities and recent Citizen Advisory Committee activities.
• There was a Site Steering Committee formed to review and make recommendations about possible sites for a water treatment plant.  The committee came down to five sites – three of which are in the same basic geographic area.  Milwaukie industrial area, Three Creeks area, and Hwy 212 industrial area.
• In approximately three weeks a benchmarking/estimates session for the Board of County Commissions will be held discussing cost estimates and rate profiles.
• Two other processes are ongoing.  Phase one implementation - the strategic plan to break ground in the spring of ’08 to build capacity at the Tri-cities plant.  Community discussion forum hosted by the Board of County Commissioners looking at long term community solutions.  Commissioner Lynn Peterson will act as the county host and it is expected that great representation will continue from the cities and districts.
• Mike then opened the floor to questions.  Questions/comments subjects were:
• Cost and Infrastructure costs
• Public perception
• Impacts to or exclusions of the Clackamas and Willamette rivers
• Increased needs
• Federal revenue that no longer exists to fund these types of activities
• Clean water and whether it can be returned to the river – Mike advised it could not
• The importance of collaborative efforts
• Messages to citizens
• Mike stated a communications team has been formed to help brief the community
• He clarified the process – once down to a few sites, a checkpoint has been established in November before any other movement forward.
• It was also clarified that the Citizen Advisory Committee is only an advisory committee to the Board.  The Board holds the decision making responsibilities.
• The question was asked about the role of C4 in this discussion.  Martha stated that from the county’s perspective that services and infrastructure are some things that impact all of us.  C4 as a group has the purpose of informing one another, being collaborative on policies, and providing information to all jurisdictions for awareness.

Doug McClain, Department of Transportation and Development – Clackamas County, provided handouts about Measure 37/Measure 49 and about SB 1011 Rural/Urban Reserves.  He discussed:

• Measure 37/Measure 49
• Legislature granted a one year extension for processing M37 claims
• The number of claims received and processed by the county
• Remaining claims to be processed after the election
• The number of land use application that rely on M37 approval
• A brief overview of what Measure 49 does:
• Limits relief
• Limits commercial and industrial and subdivisions
• Rules are slightly different in the UGB
• Provides transferability
• Provides development if a claimant has achieved “vested” status
• What happens after the vote on M49
• Assessment of potential impact because of number, type and location of development
• Infrastructure impacts to water, roads, utilities
• Changes to plans and codes
• SB 1011 Rural and Urban Reserves
• Enables Metro to designate urban reserve land outside an urban growth boundary that provides for expansion over a long-term (40-50 years)
• Enables counties to designate rural reserve land reserved to provide long-term protection for agriculture, forests, natural landscapes
• Requires Metro and the county to enter into an IGA.  Metro can’t adopt urban reserves and county can’t adopt rural reserves without both parties agreeing on the designations.  Goal is adopt these reserves prior to Metro’s next review of the UGB in 2010.
• Milestones are:
• LCDC adoption of rules January of ‘08
• Select study areas Spring of ‘08
• Analyze public input Spring of ’08-January of ‘09
• Metro/County IGA designations of reserves November ‘09
• Metro adoption of new UGB December ‘10
• Happening now:
• Rule-making
• Scheduling of initial meeting of local planning directors
• Metro and counties setting up decision-making architecture
• Regional Roundtable on October 26th
• Doug advised that he will bring the LCDC rules to the next C4 meeting
• Martha said we must look at these subjects collaboratively prior to the IGA
• Doug advised that he will be meeting with the CPO chairs to brief them on this subject as part of this process is to communicate with the community

Martha and Carlotta asked the group if they were interested in a special meeting with the legislators in January and all agreed it would be a good time before they go back into session.

Martha suggested a coordinated messaging effort for other upcoming ballot items.  She mentioned the possibility of a subcommittee or using a consultant to put this together.

Wilda Parks suggests that C4 members work with their chambers regarding the 5 member commission

The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 p.m.