Board of County Commissioners

Coordinating Committee Minutes

THURSDAY – APRIL 5, 2007
7:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M.

PUBLIC SERVICES BUILDING
2051 KAEN RD.
ROOM 369B
OREGON CITY, OR.  97045

Meeting Minutes

Attendees:  Carlotta Collette – Milwaukie, Linda Malone – Sandy, Hal Busch – Gladstone, John Hartsock – Boring Fire District, Dick Jones – OLWD, Bob Wise – Cogan Owens, Bob Austin - Estacada, Jim Wright – Damascus, Doug Neeley – Oregon City, Danielle Cowan – Wilsonville, Paul Savas – OLSD, Barb Ledbury – Damascus, Jim Bernard – Milwaukie, Alice Norris – Oregon City, Michele Eberle – West Linn, Randy Carson – Canby, Dee Wescott – Damascus, Judy Andreen – Beavercreek Hamlet, Wilda Parks – North Clackamas County Chamber, Lynn Peterson – Clackamas County, Norm King – West Linn, Rob Wheeler – Happy Valley, Judie Hammerstad – Lake Oswego, Larry Robertson – Oregon City, Sharon Robertson – Oregon City, Cam Gilmour – Clackamas County, Jay Harris – Tualatin, Brian Newman – Metro, Robin McArthur – Metro, Mike Jordan – Metro, John Thomas - Sunrise Water  

During introductions, attendees spoke briefly about general items from their jurisdictions.

Minutes of the March 1, 2007 meeting were adopted unanimously.

Bob Wise – Cogan Owens Cogan spoke about the Complete Community Congress being held on May 12th.  He provided a handout and discussed the focus on sustainability, on the whole county and relationships between the county, cities, communities and districts.  He encouraged everyone to attend the event to include planners, council members, and business and community leaders.  He provided the group with his email address should they need further information bwise@coganowns.com          

Other discussion of Complete Community Congress:

• This is a kick start to the Visioning Process and is relevant to everyone – input is needed now
• The congress is about building your community together
• Invitation is extended to cities and special districts
• Includes Sustainability and Livability

Brian Newman and Michael Jordan of Metro provided an Update on Metro’s New Look.  Discussion items included:

• Refined approach to achieving the goals of the 2040 growth concept
• Focus on six major points
  1. Invest in centers and corridors
  2. Coordinate growth with neighboring communities
  3. Base UGB expansion decisions on urban performance
  4. Designate and plan urban reserves
  5. Designate areas that shall not be urbanized
  6. Prioritize and invest in transportation improvement s
• Important legislation – House Bill 2051 and Senate Bill 1011
• Discussed how Measure 37 is impacting growth
• All parts are linked and the process is collaborative
• 2040 is about choice

The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m.