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Business Meeting - March 19, 2026

Business Meeting - March 19, 2026

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Agenda

CALL TO ORDER

  • Roll Call
  • Pledge of Allegiance

  1. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION 
    (The Chair of the Board will call for statements from citizens regarding issues relating to County government. It is the intention that this portion of the agenda shall be limited to items of County business which are properly the object of Board consideration and may not be of a personal nature. Testimony is limited to three (3) minutes. Comments shall be respectful and courteous to all.)

    Please note, the ideas expressed during public communication do not necessarily reflect the ideas or beliefs of Clackamas County or the Board of County Commissioners.

  2. PRESENTATION (Following are items of interest to the citizens of the County)
    1. May 19, 2026 Primary Election Informational Presentation – Office of the County Clerk
  3. PUBLIC HEARINGS (The following items will be individually presented by County staff or other appropriate individuals. Persons appearing shall clearly identify themselves and the department or organization they represent. In addition, a synopsis of each item, together with a brief statement of the action being requested shall be made by those appearing on behalf of an agenda item.)
    1. Approval of Boundary Change Proposal #2026-001 for the annexation of the City of Gladstone to Clackamas Fire District #1. No County General Funds are involved.
    2. First Reading of Amendments to Clackamas County Code Chapter 2.03, Hospital Facility Authority, and Declaring an Emergency. No fiscal impact. No County General Funds are involved. 
  4. CONSENT AGENDA 
    (The following Items are considered routine, and therefore will not be allotted individual discussion time on the agenda. Many of these items have been discussed by the Board in Work Sessions. The items on the Consent Agenda will be approved in one motion unless a Board member requests, before the vote on the motion, to have an item considered at its regular place on the agenda.)
    1. Elected Officials
      1. Approval of Previous Business Meeting Minutes – BCC
    2. County Counsel
      1. Approval of a Board Order designating the District Attorney’s Office as responsible for civil commitment proceedings. No fiscal impact. No County General Funds are involved.
    3. Disaster Management
      1. Approval of a Letter of Promulgation for the County Emergency Operations Plan. No County General Funds are involved.
    4. Transportation & Development
      1. Approval of an Intergovernmental Agreement with the City of Lake Oswego for recycling contamination reduction programs. Agreement Value is approximately $170,000 for 1 year. Funding is through Metro. No County General Funds are involved.
      2. Approval of a Board Order accepting a portion of Frontage Road as County Road #3420. No County General Funds are involved.
      3. Approval of a Board Order accepting a portion of Multorpor Drive as County Road #3421. No County General Funds are involved.
      4. Approval of an Intergovernmental Agreement with Oak Lodge Water Services for the Oatfield Rd Jennings Ave Signal Rebuild Project. Agreement Value is $187,214.25 for 14 months. Funding is through Oak Lodge Water Services. No County General Funds are involved.
      5. Approval of an Engineering Services Contract with DOWL for the S Holly Lane Abernethy Creek Bridge Project. Contract Value is $999,993.99 for 3 years. Funding is through Oregon Department of Transportation and the County Road Fund. No County General Funds are involved.
      6. Approval of an Engineering Services Contract with Kittelson & Associates for the Jennifer St Pedestrian Improvements Project. Contract Value is $243,455 for 9 months. Funding is through the American Rescue Plan Act and the County Road Fund. No County General Funds are involved.
    5. Health, Housing & Human Services
      1. Approval of a Revenue Contract with CareOregon for opioid use disorder medication in the Primary Care Incentive Program. Contract Value is $190,000 for 1 year. Funding is through CareOregon. No County General Funds are involved.
      2. Approval of a Provider Agreement with Providence Health Plans for reimbursement of services provided to Providence members. Agreement Value is approximately $1,500,000 for 10 years. Funding is through Providence Health Plans. No County General Funds are involved.
      3. Approval of a Grant Application to Portland General Electric for purchase of an electric vehicle for senior and disability medical appointment transportation services. Grant Value is $200,000 for 2 years. Funding is through Portland General Electric. No County General Funds are involved.
      4. Approval of a Personal Services Contract with Metropolitan Public Defender for legal services to secure or maintain housing. Contract Value is $465,761 for 2 years and 4 months. Funding is through Metro Supportive Housing Services Measure funds. No County General Funds are involved.
  5. COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR UPDATE
  6. COMMISSIONER COMMUNICATION

NOTE: Regularly scheduled Business Meetings are televised and broadcast on the Clackamas County Government Channel. These programs are also accessible through the County's Internet site. DVD copies of regularly scheduled BCC Thursday Business Meetings are available for checkout at the Clackamas County Library in Oak Grove. You may also order copies from any library in Clackamas County or the Clackamas County Government Channel.

Draft minutes

PRESENT:   Chair Craig Roberts

Commissioner Martha Schrader 

Commissioner Paul Savas

Commissioner Ben West

Commissioner Diana Helm

CALL TO ORDER

  1. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION

Amanda Marshall (Oregon City) – Civil Commitment Consent Agenda Item Concerns

Ricky Barker – Civil Commitment Consent Agenda Item Concerns

Dave Hunt (Virtual) – Civil Commitment Consent Agenda Item Concerns

Jason Renaud (Virtual) – Civil Commitment Consent Agenda Item Concerns and provided a handout

Mae Lee Browning (Virtual) – Civil Commitment Consent Agenda Item Concerns

Mitchel Doig (Virtual) – Civil Commitment Consent Agenda Item Concerns

  1. PRESENTATION
    1. May 19, 2026 Primary Election Informational Presentation – Office of the County Clerk
  2. PUBLIC HEARINGS
    1. Approval of Boundary Change Proposal #2026-001 for Annexation of the City of Gladstone to Clackamas Fire District #1. No County General Funds are involved.

Chair Roberts opened the public hearing.

No public comment was heard.

Chair Roberts closed the public hearing. Commissioner Schrader moved to approve and Commissioner Helm seconded. Motion passes 5-0.

  1. *First Reading of Amendments to Clackamas County Code Chapter 2.03, Hospital Facility Authority, and Declaring an Emergency. No County General Funds are involved. 

Chair Roberts opened the public hearing.

No public comment was heard.

Chair Roberts closed the public hearing. Commissioner Helm moved to read the ordinance by title only. Commissioner Schrader seconded. Motion passes 5-0. The ordinance was numbered 04-2026 and the second reading set for April 9, 2026. 

  1. CONSENT AGENDA
    1. Elected Officials
      1. Approval of Previous Business Meeting Minutes – BCC
    2. County Counsel 
      1. Approval of a Board Order designating the District Attorney’s Office as responsible for civil commitment proceedings. No fiscal impact. No County General Funds are involved.
    3. Disaster Management
      1. Approval of a Letter of Promulgation for the County Emergency Operations Plan. No County General Funds are involved.
    4. Transportation & Development
      1. Approval of an Intergovernmental Agreement with the City of Lake Oswego for recycling contamination reduction programs. Agreement Value is approximately $170,000 for 1 year. Funding is through Metro. No County General Funds are involved.
      2. Approval of a Board Order accepting a portion of Frontage Road as County Road #3420. No County General Funds are involved.
      3. Approval of a Board Order accepting a portion of Multorpor Drive as County Road #3421. No County General Funds are involved.
      4. Approval of an Intergovernmental Agreement with Oak Lodge Water Services for the Oatfield Rd Jennings Ave Signal Rebuild Project. Agreement Value is $187,214.25 for 14 months. Funding is through Oak Lodge Water Services. No County General Funds are involved.
      5. Approval of an Engineering Services Contract with DOWL for the S Holly Lane Abernethy Creek Bridge Project. Contract Value is $999,993.99 for 3 years. Funding is through Oregon Department of Transportation and the County Road Fund. No County General Funds are involved.
      6. Approval of an Engineering Services Contract with Kittelson & Associates for the Jennifer St Pedestrian Improvements Project. Contract Value is $243,455 for 9 months. Funding is through the American Rescue Plan Act and the County Road Fund. No County General Funds are involved.
    5. Health, Housing & Human Services
      1. Approval of a Revenue Contract with CareOregon for opioid use disorder medication in the Primary Care Incentive Program. Contract Value is $190,000 for 1 year. Funding is through CareOregon. No County General Funds are involved.
      2. Approval of a Provider Agreement with Providence Health Plans for reimbursement of services provided to Providence members. Agreement Value is approximately $1,500,000 for 10 years. Funding is through Providence Health Plans. No County General Funds are involved.
      3. Approval of a Grant Application to Portland General Electric for purchase of an electric vehicle for senior and disability medical appointment transportation services. Grant Value is $200,000 for 2 years. Funding is through Portland General Electric. No County General Funds are involved.
      4. *Approval of a Personal Services Contract with Metropolitan Public Defender for legal services to secure or maintain housing. Contract Value is $465,761 for 2 years and 4 months. Funding is through Metro Supportive Housing Services Measure funds. No County General Funds are involved.

Chair Roberts pulled items B.1 and E.4 from the Consent Agenda for further discussion. Commissioner Savas moved to approve the Consent Agenda with the removal of B.1 and E.4 for further discussion. Commissioner Schrader seconded. Motion passes 5-0.

Mary Rumbaugh and Shannon Callahan from H3S presented in favor of E.4. District Attorney Wentworth shared his concerns with the item. The Board did not approve the item and directed H3S to return with a “refined” version that included closer collaboration with the District Attorney.

The Board then discussed B.1 with both Counsel Williams and District Attorney Wentworth. Commissioner West moved to approve and Commissioner Schrader seconded. Motion passed 4-1 (Chair Roberts, No). 

  1. COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR UPDATE

Administrator Schmidt announced the next Issues & Updates would be March 31 and the next Business Meeting would be April 9. 

  1. COMMISSIONER COMMUNICATION

The Board agreed to skip their comments in the interest of time.

Chair Roberts adjourned the meeting at 12:14 PM.

ATTACHMENTS

#1: Constituent Provided Handout at Meeting (Jason Renaud)

Constituent-provided attachments to the meeting minutes are available upon request. 

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