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Coordinating Committee Minutes

THURSDAY – May 4, 2006
6:45 PM – 8:30 PM

PUBLIC SERVICES BUILDING
2051 KAEN ROAD
ROOM 369
OREGON CITY, OR 97045

Meeting Minutes

Attendees:  Dick Jones - OLWD; Jim Wright – Damascus; Doug Schmitz – Lake Oswego; Bob Austin – Estacada; Jerry Foy – Clackamas County Children’s Commission; Judith Irvin – Gladstone; Markley Drake – Happy Valley; David Barenberg – League of Oregon Cities; BJ Smith – Clackamas County; Paul Savas – OLSD; Linda Malone – Sandy; Alice Norris – Oregon City; Larry Sowa – Clackamas County; Randy Ealy – Estacada; Mary Nixon – Gladstone; Norm King – West Linn; Danielle Cowan – Wilsonville; John Hartsock – Boring Fire District

After introductions, the minutes of the April 13, 2006 meeting were adopted unanimously.

Library Sub-Committee
Bob Austin, Estacada, began a short discussion of the sub-committee.  Sub-Committee members are:  Doug Schmitz, Larry Patterson, Scott Lazenby, and Jonathan Mantay.  Other discussion items included:

  • The sub-committee to view the whole package and funding that would fit everyone’s needs
  • A broad picture
  • Looking for the sub-committee to make recommendations on how to move forward

C-4 Administrative Support
John Hartsock, Boring Fire, provided the group with a Staffing Concept handout.  Discussion included:

  • The needed support is beyond clerical services; it is dedicated staffing to help the group achieve its goals
  • Should be a topic of discussion at the Timothy Lake Retreat
  • After review of the handout – route your comments back to the Executive Committee through cherylcor@co.clackamas.com

Timothy Lake
Bob Austin discussed:

  • Facilitator possibilities from the routed email
  • Retreat dates – Thursday, July 13th and Friday, July 14th
  • One item for discussion will be a commonalities listing from the Cities Dinners

Legislative Updates
BJ Smith – Director of Clackamas County Public & Government Relations and David Barenberg – Legislative Director, League of Oregon Cities provided a power point presentation and handouts.  Items discussed:

  • House and Senate bills that were passed
  • Issues “In Play:” – Unfinished work of the 73rd Legislature
  • A close look at some of the Initiatives that have significance – eminent domain issues, campaign finance, term limits, open primaries, taxpayers bill of rights, health care
  • A short description of some of the failed bills – public safety collective bargaining bills, prevailing wage, urban renewal, telecommunications to include PEG access and local franchise fees, water rights, 911 renewal (tax expires in 2008)
  • BJ reminded all – when communicating with Congress, do not send letters as they all go to Ohio for testing prior to delivery to Washington D.C. – send faxes instead

BJ and David’s presentation will be provided as a separate email attachment.

John Hartsock informed the group that Happy Valley and Damascus will each get their own zip code.

Linda Malone recommended the following book to the group.

  • Long Emergencies by James Howard Kunstler

For the next C-4 meeting of June 1, 2006

  • Library Sub-Committee Update
  • Sheriff’s Office Blue Ribbon presentation

Reminders

  • The next Cities Dinner is in Damascus on May 25th.
  • C-4 Members are reminded to update their email addresses and to send in the names and email addresses of their alternates – send to cherylcor@co.clackamas.or.us
  • After review of John Hartsock’s C-4 Staffing Concept handout – route your comments back to the Executive Committee through cherylcor@co.clackamas.com