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Board of County Commissioners

Business Meeting - July 23, 2026

Business Meeting - July 23, 2026

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Agenda

CALL TO ORDER

  • Roll Call
  • Pledge of Allegiance
     

*UPDATE: VI.A. 

  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. HOUSING AUTHORITY 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. Approval of a Resolution to Delegate Leases and Occupancy Agreements Signing Authority to the Executive Director and Authority Staff. No Fiscal Impact. No County General Funds are involved.
  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. Second Reading of Ordinance 08-2026, An Ordinance Amending Clackamas County Code Chapter 2.05, Personnel Policies and Procedures for Clackamas County Employees, and Declaring an Emergency. No Fiscal Impact. No County General Funds are involved. 
  4. BOARD DISCUSSION ITEMS (The following items will be individually discussed by the Board only, followed by Board action.)
    1. Secure Rural Schools Payment Methodology Selection
    2. Public Safety Levy Research & Next Steps
  5. 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. Approval of an Intergovernmental Agreement with Clackamas County Fairgrounds and Event Center for law enforcement services during the County Fair. Agreement Value is $26,082 for 5 days. Funding is through reimbursement from the Fairgrounds and Event Center. – CCSO 
    2. Tourism 
      1. Approval of an Amendment to a Contract with Travel Oregon for Regional Cooperative Tourism Plan implementation funds. Amendment Value is $500,000 for 1 year. Total Contract Value is $1,000,000 for 2 years. Funding is through Travel Oregon. No County General Funds are involved.
    3. Facilities Management
      1. Approval of a Contract with KNL Industries for parking lot repaving. Contract Value is $746,262 for 5 months. Funding is through budgeted County General Funds. 
    4. Public & Government Affairs
      1. Approval of a Contract with Northwest Public Affairs for state legislature and agency lobbying services. Agreement Value is $169,000 for 2 years. Funding is through department franchise fee revenue and allocated cost, which does include a small portion of budgeted County General Funds.
    5. Technology Services
      1. Approval of an Amendment to a Contract with Mythics for PeopleSoft security enhancements. Amendment Value is $60,000 for 2 years. Total Contract Value is $210,000 for 2 years. Funding is through budgeted departmental cost allocations, which does include a small portion of budgeted County General Funds.
    6.  Disaster Management 
      1. Approval of Grant Applications to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for emergency response equipment and personnel training. Grant Value is approximately $2,020,000 for 2 years. Funding is through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. No County General Funds are involved. 
    7. Transportation & Development
      1. Approval of a Board Order and Quitclaim Deed for David Jay Topper to repurchase a tax-foreclosed parcel located at 33615 SE Blackberry Lane, Sandy. Sale Price is $26,617.90. Funding is through the purchaser. No County General Funds are involved.
      2. Approval of a Grant Contract Extension with the U.S. Department of Transportation for a revised Transportation Safety Action Plan. Extension has no fiscal impact. Total Agreement Value is $413,905 for 3 years. Funding is through U.S. Department of Transportation. No County General Funds are involved.
      3. Approval of Financial Assistance from Metro for Waste Reduction and Recycle at Work Program Plan implementation funds. Assistance Value is $508,656 for 1 year. Funding is through Metro. No County General Funds are involved. 
    8. Health, Housing & Human Services
      1. Approval of an Intergovernmental Agreement with Multnomah Education Service for Medicaid Administrative Claiming technical support and billing services. Agreement Value is $78,919.50 for 1 year. Funding is through the Oregon Health Authority. No County General Funds are involved.
      2. Approval of Revenue Intergovernmental Agreement with the Oregon Health Authority for Medicaid Administrative Claiming reimbursement. Contract Value is $3,000,000 for 5 years. Funding is through the Oregon Health Authority. No County General Funds are involved.
      3. Approval of a Subrecipient Grant Agreement with The 4th Dimension Recovery for expansion of substance use disorder street-level outreach. Agreement Value is $102,360 for 1 year. Funding is through Opioid Settlement Funds. No County General Funds are involved.
      4. Approval of an Amendment to a Subrecipient Grant Agreement with Fora Health for Recovery Campus design, development and construction services.  Amendment adds the construction phase of the project. Amendment Value is $23,290,003 for 2 years. Total Agreement Value is $26,098,512 for 3 years. Funding is through Trillium Community Health Plan, Opioid Settlement, Supportive Housing Services Measure Funds, and Oregon Health Authority Grant Funds. No County General Funds are involved.
      5. Approval of a Lease Agreement with Fora Health for the lease of property for the construction and operation of the Recovery Campus. Agreement Value is $20 for 20 years. Funding is through Fora Health. No County General Funds are involved.
  6. *NORTH CLACKAMAS PARKS & RECREATION DISTRICT BOARD DISCUSSION ITEMS (The following items will be individually discussed by the Board only, followed by Board action.)
    1. Letter to the City of Milwaukie
  7. DEVELOPMENT AGENCY 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. Approval of a Disposition Agreement with 9816 Fuller for sale of Agency property located at 8505 SE Otty Road, Happy Valley. Sale Price is $230,000. Funding is through the purchaser. No County General Funds are involved. 
  8. WATER ENVIRONMENT SERVICES 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. Approval of an Intergovernmental Agreement with Clackamas River Water Providers for Clackamas River watershed spill prevention, studies and public outreach. Agreement Value is $74,000 for 5 years. Funding is through WES Surface Water Operating Funds. No County General Funds are involved. 
    2. Approval of a Resolution of Necessity and Purpose, Authorizing the Acquisition of Easements by Good Faith Negotiations, or, if Necessary, Condemnation, for the Rock Creek Interceptor Extension. Funding is through WES’ Sanitary Sewer Construction Fund. No County General Funds are involved.
  9. COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR UPDATE
  10. 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

Chair Roberts called on Administrator Schmidt to explain an agenda change. Previously listed item IV.B. (“Public Safety Levy Research & Next Steps”) was removed from the agenda, to be discussed at Administrator Issues & Updates the following week. 

  1. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION 

Mucheale Jensen (Oak Grove) – Construction Project Noice Concerns 

Les Poole (Marion County) (Virtual) – Recovery Campus Concerns

Rick Cook (Clackamas County) (Virtual) – County Volunteer Recognition

  1. HOUSING AUTHORITY CONSENT AGENDA
    1. Approval of a Resolution to Delegate Leases and Occupancy Agreements Signing Authority to the Executive Director and Authority Staff. No Fiscal Impact. No County General Funds are involved.

Commissioner West moved to approve and Commissioner Schrader seconded. 

Motion passed 5-0.

  1. PUBLIC HEARINGS
    1. Second Reading of Ordinance 08-2026, An Ordinance Amending Clackamas County Code Chapter 2.05, Personnel Policies and Procedures for Clackamas County Employees, and Declaring an Emergency. No Fiscal Impact. No County General Funds are involved. 

Chair Roberts opened the public hearing. 

No public comment was heard. 

Chair Roberts closed the public hearing.

Commissioner Savas moved to read by title only and Commissioner Helm seconded. 

Motion passed 5-0. 

Commissioner Helm moved to approve Ordinance 08-2026 and Commissioner Schrader seconded. 

Motion passed 5-0. 

  1. BOARD DISCUSSION ITEMS
    1. Secure Rural Schools Payment Methodology Selection 
      Commissioner West moved to direct staff to elect payments based on timber receipts and Commissioner Savas seconded.
      Motion passed 5-0.
    2. Public Safety Levy Research & Next Steps
  2. CONSENT AGENDA
    1. Elected Officials
      1. Approval of Previous Business Meeting Minutes – BCC
      2. Approval of an Intergovernmental Agreement with Clackamas County Fairgrounds and Event Center for law enforcement services during the County Fair. Agreement Value is $26,082 for 5 days. Funding is through reimbursement from the Fairgrounds and Event Center. – CCSO 
    2. Tourism
      1. Approval of an Amendment to a Contract with Travel Oregon for Regional Cooperative Tourism Plan implementation funds. Amendment Value is $500,000 for 1 year. Total Contract Value is $1,000,000 for 2 years. Funding is through Travel Oregon. No County General Funds are involved.
    3. Facilities Management
      1. Approval of a Contract with KNL Industries for parking lot repaving. Contract Value is $746,262 for 5 months. Funding is through budgeted County General Funds. 
    4. Public & Government Affairs
      1. Approval of a Contract with Northwest Public Affairs for state legislature and agency lobbying services. Agreement Value is $169,000 for 2 years. Funding is through department franchise fee revenue and allocated cost, which does include a small portion of budgeted County General Funds.
    5. Technology Services
      1. Approval of an Amendment to a Contract with Mythics for PeopleSoft security enhancements. Amendment Value is $60,000 for 2 years. Total Contract Value is $210,000 for 2 years. Funding is through budgeted departmental cost allocations, which does include a small portion of budgeted County General Funds.
    6. Disaster Management 
      1. Approval of Grant Applications to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for emergency response equipment and personnel training. Grant Value is approximately $2,020,000 for 2 years. Funding is through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. No County General Funds are involved. 
    7. Transportation & Development
      1. Approval of a Board Order and Quitclaim Deed for David Jay Topper to repurchase a tax-foreclosed parcel located at 33615 SE Blackberry Lane, Sandy. Sale Price is $26,617.90. Funding is through the purchaser. No County General Funds are involved.
      2. Approval of a Grant Contract Extension with the U.S. Department of Transportation for a revised Transportation Safety Action Plan. Extension has no fiscal impact. Total Agreement Value is $413,905 for 3 years. Funding is through U.S. Department of Transportation. No County General Funds are involved.
      3. Approval of Financial Assistance from Metro for Waste Reduction and Recycle at Work Program Plan implementation funds. Assistance Value is $508,656 for 1 year. Funding is through Metro. No County General Funds are involved. 
    8. Health, Housing & Human Services
      1. Approval of an Intergovernmental Agreement with Multnomah Education Service for Medicaid Administrative Claiming technical support and billing services. Agreement Value is $78,919.50 for 1 year. Funding is through the Oregon Health Authority. No County General Funds are involved.
      2. Approval of Revenue Intergovernmental Agreement with the Oregon Health Authority for Medicaid Administrative Claiming reimbursement. Contract Value is $3,000,000 for 5 years. Funding is through the Oregon Health Authority. No County General Funds are involved.
      3. Approval of a Subrecipient Grant Agreement with The 4th Dimension Recovery for expansion of substance use disorder street-level outreach. Agreement Value is $102,360 for 1 year. Funding is through Opioid Settlement Funds. No County General Funds are involved.
      4. Approval of an Amendment to a Subrecipient Grant Agreement with Fora Health for Recovery Campus design, development and construction services.  Amendment adds the construction phase of the project. Amendment Value is $23,290,003 for 2 years. Total Agreement Value is $26,098,512 for 3 years. Funding is through Trillium Community Health Plan, Opioid Settlement, Supportive Housing Services Measure Funds, and Oregon Health Authority Grant Funds. No County General Funds are involved.
      5. Approval of a Lease Agreement with Fora Health for the lease of property for the construction and operation of the Recovery Campus. Agreement Value is $20 for 20 years. Funding is through Fora Health. No County General Funds are involved.

Commissioner West moved to approve as read and Commissioner Schrader seconded.

Motion passed 5-0.

  1. NORTH CLACKAMAS PARKS & RECREATION DISTRICT BOARD DISCUSSION ITEMS
    1. Letter to the City of Milwaukie

Director Savas moved to approve the letter as amended and Director West second. 

Motion passed 5-0.

  1. DEVELOPMENT AGENCY CONSENT AGENDA
    1. Approval of a Disposition Agreement with 9816 Fuller for sale of Agency property located at 8505 SE Otty Road, Happy Valley. Sale Price is $230,000. Funding is through the purchaser. No County General Funds are involved.

Director Helm moved to approve and Director Schrader seconded. 

Motion passed 5-0.

  1. WATER ENVIRONMENT SERVICES CONSENT AGENDA
    1. Approval of an Intergovernmental Agreement with Clackamas River Water Providers for Clackamas River watershed spill prevention, studies and public outreach. Agreement Value is $74,000 for 5 years. Funding is through WES Surface Water Operating Funds. No County General Funds are involved.
    2. Approval of a Resolution of Necessity and Purpose, Authorizing the Acquisition of Easements by Good Faith Negotiations, or, if Necessary, Condemnation, for the Rock Creek Interceptor Extension. Funding is through WES’ Sanitary Sewer Construction Fund. No County General Funds are involved.

Director Schrader moved to approve and Director Helm seconded.

Motion passed 5-0.

  1. COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR UPDATE

Administrator Schmidt praised Technology Services employee Kevin Galusha for receiving a recent excellence in cybersecurity award. 

He also announced there would be no Business Meeting on July 30 and the next Business Meeting would be August 6, 2026.

  1. COMMISSIONER COMMUNICATION

Chair Roberts commented on the announcement of Sheriff Angela Brandenburg’s retirement. He thanked the Sheriff for her service and reassured CCSO staff that the Board supported them during the time of transition.

Commissioner Schrader reviewed her recent trip to New Orleans for a National Association of Counties conference and thanked the Sheriff for her service.

Commissioner Savas remarked on the Sheriff’s resignation and the Board’s upcoming conversation on the potential referral of the public safety levy to the fall ballot.

Commissioner West also shared thoughts on the New Orleans conference and thanked the Sheriff for her service.

Commissioner Helm reported on several various committee meetings she recently attended and thanked the Sheriff for her service.

Chair Roberts expressed concern about the 76 current wildfires burning in the state and reflected on the recent deaths of U.S. military personnel amidst the conflict with Iran. 

Chair Roberts adjourned the meeting at 11:28AM

CONSTITUENT-PROVIDED HANDOUTS 

None. 

Copies of materials submitted by constituents for inclusion in the record of meetings minutes can be obtained by contacting ClerktotheBoard@clackamas.us or calling 503-655-8211.