METRO POLICY ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING RECORD

April 24, 2002 – 5:00 p.m.

Metro Regional Center, Council Chambers

Committee Members Present: Chair Michael Jordan, Charles Becker, Larry Cooper,
Paul Curcio, Nathalie Darcy, Rob Drake, Bernie Giusto, Jim Griffith, Ed Gronke, John Hartsock,
Tom Hughes, Richard Kidd, Mark Knudsen, Annette Mattson, Doug Neeley, David Ripma, Jim Zehren

Alternates Present: Jim Bernard, Jack Hoffman, Dave Lohman, Mike McFarland

Also Present: Hal Bergsma, City of Beaverton; Al Burns, City of Portland; Cindy Catto, Associated General Contractors; Bob Clay, City of Portland; Maggie Collins, City of Wilsonville; Valerie Counts, City of Hillsboro; Mike Dennis, Tri-Met; Kay Durtschi, MCCI, Elissa Gertler, Portland Development Commission; Jim Jacks, City of Tualatin; Cindy Knudsen, City of Gresham; Stephan Lashbrook, City of Lake Oswego; Doug McClain, Clackamas County Planning; Mike Ogan, Portland Development Commission; Laura Oppenheimer, The Oregonian; Shelly Parini, City of Gresham; Lynn Peterson, Tri-Met; Richard Ross, City of Gresham; Kimi Iboshi Sloop, McKeever Morris; Matthew Udziela, Cogan Owens Cogan

Metro Elected Officials Present: Liaisons – Carl Hosticka, Presiding Officer, Rod Park, Council District 1

Metro Staff Present: Dick Benner, Brenda Bernards, Dan Cooper, Andy Cotugno, Suzanne Myers Harold, Mike Hoglund, Marci LaBarge, Michael Morrissey, Lydia Neill, Mark Turpel

1.  INTRODUCTIONS

Chair Michael Jordan, Clackamas County Commission, called the meeting to order at 5:04 p.m. Those present introduced themselves.

2.  ANNOUNCEMENTS

There were none.

3.  CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONS

There were none.

4.  CONSENT AGENDA

4.1  Meeting Minutes: April 10, 2002

4.2  Appointment of MTAC members

5.  COUNCIL UPDATE

Carl Hosticka, Council Presiding Officer, said Council has sent a letter to the Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC) and is waiting for a response. Council is continuing its work on the natural resources inventory and the Urban Growth Report.

6.  SUBCOMMITTEE UPDATES

Chair Jordan said the Subregional Subcommittee met on April 10 and discussed a number of issues around subregional analysis, particularly timing and how subregional analysis affects the urban growth boundary (UGB) expansion this year. There seemed to be near, if not complete, unanimity that the Metro Council should continue with its scheduled UGB amendment by December, regardless of LCDC action on subregional analysis or the timing of the fish and wildlife habitat protection program. The Metro Technical Advisory Committee (MTAC) is preparing recommendations on the draft rule to LCDC, should LCDC decide this week to enter into rule making. After MTAC comments, he hopes the Subregional Subcommittee will reconvene and give Metro staff its view of the draft rule.

Mike Hoglund, Director of Regional Planning, said the Jobs Subcommittee is developing eight policy recommendations, which range from quite broad to fairly specific. Once the policy framework is established, the subcommittee will consider how to best implement the recommendations. Meeting notes are included in the meeting packet.

Lydia Neill, Senior Regional Planner, said the Housing Subcommittee looked at the Urban Growth Report Primer and discussed aspects of the Dwelling Unit Capacity Estimate Worksheet. A discussion summary is included in the meeting packet.

Mr. Hartsock added that the subcommittee learned that the Urban Growth Report will not include any fish and wildlife habitat protection (Goal 5) numbers or a place holder, which is a little concerning with all the time that was spent on that discussion.

Chair Jordan noted that the Housing Subcommittee was meeting this evening, and read the names of the subcommittee members.

Andy Cotugno, Planning Director, said the Housing Subcommittee will continue to work through the content of the Urban Growth Report. He invited anyone who is interested to attend the meeting. He added that the Demand Forecast Subcommittee will hold its first meeting on Tuesday, May 7, at 6:00 p.m., and anyone interested in joining the subcommittee is welcome.

7.  INTRODUCTION TO 2022 URBAN GROWTH REPORT

Mr. Cotugno introduced the 2022 Urban Growth Report, and reviewed the Draft Dwelling Unit Capacity Estimate and Need chart. He drew the committee’s attention to Attachment D (Households – Share of Growth, 1980-2025) in the meeting packet, which shows how changes in the Metro UGB directly affect the capture rate of Clark County. If Metro decides on a lower capture rate (65%), development will be pushed into Clark County; a higher capture rate (75%) will provide enough space within the Metro UGB so that growth is not pushed into Clark County. The capture rate decision intersects with the work of the I-5 Trade Corridor Task Force, which recommends that Metro formally coordinate its UGB decisions with Clark County. Clark County does not wish to have all the growth pushed into its county, and has already adopted a growth rate of 1.5% a year, which is fairly comparable to Metro’s 1.6% per year growth rate. Personally, he thought Metro should error on the high end of the 65-75% capture rate range, so that more houses are not simply pushed into Clark County.

Ed Gronke, Clackamas County Citizen Representative, asked if large residential lots with one home located on one end of the property, are included in the inventory of land available for development.

Mr. Cotugno said it depends on a number of factors, but generally, any parcels half an acre or larger is included. For example, if a house is located on a half-acre of a three-acre parcel, 2.5 acres will be counted as vacant land. Next Metro to classify the vacant land into various groups, depending on the probability that it will be redeveloped. The Housing Subcommittee will assist in making these decisions.

8.  EAST METRO ECONOMIC AND EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES

Charles Becker, Mayor, City of Gresham, introduced Shelly Parini, Economic Development Manager, City of Gresham, and Cindy Knudsen, Community and Economic Development Department (CEDD), City of Gresham.

Ms. Parini introduced the Mayor’s Economic Development Action Plan and presented the Gresham Community Development Plan Map. She also showed a video about the educational initiatives in East County. Two flyers, A Community and Industry Profile: Four Oregon Cities Building a Future Together and Trends, include information presented by Ms. Parini and are included in the meeting record.

Mayor Becker invited everyone to visit the site in East Metro.

Chair Jordan said he has spoken with Dr. Hiroshi Morihara about the project, and he is very enthusiastic. He asked about the next steps.

Ms. Parini said each of the three educational initiatives is running its own course. The Center for Advanced Learning is funded and under construction. A bond for the University Center will go before the voters in May. The third part is the long-range planning for a science and technology research center. They had their first board meeting last week and have begun work on an independent site study and exploring potential partnerships.

Annette Mattson, Governing Body of School Districts, commented that she saw a presentation last week on the Mt. Hood Community College bond. None of the other aspects of the project were mentioned, and the room’s reaction was quite flat. If the audience had seen the full presentation it may have had a very different reaction.

Rod Park, Metro Councilor, said the initiative points out the high level of cooperation between the four cities in East Metro. He is excited about the vision of creating a knowledge-based economy on the east side to create balance in the region.

Chair Jordan announced room assignments for subcommittee meetings. There being no further business, he adjourned the meeting at 5:53 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Suzanne Myers Harold

MPAC Coordinator

ATTACHMENTS TO THE RECORD FOR APRIL 24, 2002

The following have been included as part of the official public record: