Clackamas County Coordinating Committee- April 03, 2025

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Meeting materials

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Agenda

Thursday, April 03, 2025 6:45 PM - 8:30 PM

6:45 pm

Pledge of Allegiance

Welcome & Introductions Chair Paul Savas & Mayor Brian Hodson, Co-Chairs

Housekeeping

Approval of March 6, 2025 C4 Minutes

 

6:50pm

Supportive Housing Services Update Presenting: Vahid Brown, H3S; Commissioner Ben West

7:10pm

Consolidated Planning for Transportation Safety Presenting: Joe Marek, DTD

7:45pm

ClackCo Transportation System Plan Update Presenting: Karen Buehrig and Jeff Owen, DTD

8:00pm

Legislative Updates Presenting: Trent Wilson, Government Affairs

8:20pm

Updates/Other Business JPACT/MPAC Updates

Summer Retreat Update

Other Business (RFFA letter)

 

8:30pm

Adjourn

Minutes

Members:

Canby: Brian Hodson; Clackamas County: Paul Savas; Ben West; CPOs: Kenny Sernach; Gladstone: Michael Milch; Hamlets: Mark Hillyard; Lake Oswego: Joe Buck; Metro: Christine Lewis; Milwaukie: Will Anderson; Molalla: Scott Keyser; Eric Vermillion (Alt.); MPAC Rep: Ed Gronke; Oregon City: Adam Marl; Sandy: Rich Sheldon; Sanitary District: Paul Gornick; Transit: Dwight Brashear (SMART, Urban); John Serra (TriMet, Alt.); Tualatin: Valerie Pratt; Water:Sherry French; West Linn: Mary Baumgardner (Alt.); Wilsonville: Shawn O'Neil; Anne Shevlin (Alt.)

Staff:

Trent Wilson (PGA); Jamie Lorenzini (PGA)

Guests:

Brendan Adamczyk (Clackamas); Vahid Brown (Clackamas); Karen Buehrig (Clackamas); Joe Marek (Clackamas); Jeff Owen (Clackamas); Jamie Stasny (Clackamas); Kevin McGrane (Happy Valley); Glen Bolen (ODOT); Dayna Webb (Oregon City); Caroline Berry (Wilsonville); Jeff Gudman

Agenda

Action

Approval of March 6, 2025 C4 Minute

Minutes approved

Supportive Housing Services Update

Vahid Brown provided updates about Year 4 of the Supportive Housing Services Program. In the first two fiscal quarters, the program generated 214 units of shelter, prevented 965 evictions, and placed 285 households in rapid rehousing and permanent supportive housing. There are initiatives to optimize the system, and Infrastructure projects are in progress. Commissioner West elaborated on infrastructure projects, and provided an update on regional conversations about the future of SHS funding

Conversation followed about the financial stability of local projects, the status of tax rate reduction conversations, trust between governments, measurements for program evaluation, and accountability.

 

Consolidated Planning for Transportation Safety

Joseph Marek presented on the comprehensive safe system planning project, noting increases in fatal and serious injury crashes. The project will look at safe system outreach, post-crash triage, a safe system readiness evaluation, and updating the Transportation Safety Action Plan. Conversation followed about the fatal and serious injury crash data and the Final Minutes Promoting partnership among the County, its Cities and Special Districts timeline for road improvements if data indicates road design is contributing to crashes, and local control for speed zoning.

ClackCo Transportation System Plan Update

Karen Buehrig and Jeff Owen provided information about the upcoming Clackamas County Transportation System Plan (TSP) update. The TSP is focused on unincorporated Clackamas County with a 20-year horizon. Conversation followed about the project would interact with new state requirements, the state transportation package, how the county TSP coordinates with city TSPs, how projects flow into the state transportation improvement plan or access funding recognizing the unique needs of rural areas, and transit needs/coordination

Legislative Updates

Trent Wilson provided a legislative update, focusing on the recent state transportation funding package framework. Conversation followed about the mixed outcomes of the framework, potential competition with local measures, the nuances of different funding tools, potential project priorities, and the financial impacts to people.

Updates/Other Business

JPACT - Conversations continue about RFFA and the RFFA public comment period is open. C4 will be asked for a recommendation this summer. JPACT also took action on an MTIP amendment for Rose Quarter Phase 1A. Contracting is underway for the C4 summer retreat, and staff will return at a future meeting. Staff noted a letter by C4 in the packet in support of the Sunrise project.