METRO POLICY ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING RECORD

December 11, 2002 – 5:00 p.m.

Metro Regional Center, Council Chambers

Committee Members Present: Chair Michael Jordan, Charles Becker, Larry Cooper, Paul Curcio, Nathalie Darcy, Eugene Grant, Ed Gronke, John Hartsock, Alan Hipólito, Tom Hughes

Alternates Present: Jack Hoffman

Also Present: Hal Bergsma, City of Beaverton; Cindy Catto, Associated General Contractors; Brent Curtis, Washington County; Mike Dennis, TriMet; Bob Durgan, Andersen Construction; Stacy Hopkins, City of Tualatin; Mike Houck, Audubon Society of Portland; Stephan Lashbrook, City of Lake Oswego; Irene Marvich, League of Women Voters; Pat Ribellia, City of Hillsboro; Richard Ross, City of Gresham

Metro Elected Officials Present: Liaisons – Carl Hosticka, Presiding Officer; Susan McLain, Council District 4; Rod Park, Council District 1. David Bragdon, Council District 7; Mike Burton, Executive Officer.

Metro Staff Present: Dan Cooper, Andy Cotugno, Suzanne Myers Harold, Michael Morrissey, Mark Turpel

1.  INTRODUCTIONS

Michael Jordan, Clackamas County Commission and MPAC Chair, called the meeting to order at
5:05 p.m. Those present introduced themselves.

2.  ANNOUNCEMENTS

Chair Jordan thanked the members of the committee. It had been a watershed year for MPAC. He had heard numerous comments about how smoothly the process went, relative to what it could have been like. He thanked Suzanne Myers Harold, MPAC Coordinator, for keeping him and MPAC on track, for fulfilling the committee members’ needs, and for her good humor during some difficult times. He thanked Mike Burton, Metro Executive Officer, for his friendship, willingness to teach, and ability to enlighten his thinking on myriad issues of public life, both during the past year and since they first met in 1990. On behalf of MPAC he thanked Executive Officer Burton for all his work. They would miss him greatly.

Executive Officer Burton said the UGB expansion process did go better this year, partly because of changes that were made based on what they learned from the last time, when it did not go well. In addition to those changes and the improved team approach of the Council, Chair Jordan was incredible in keeping the communication links open and moving the agenda along. He appreciated Chair Jordan’s style, commitment and the amount of time and work he gave as chair. He presented Chair Jordan with a framed historical photograph of the Clackamas County Courthouse in Oregon City, taken in 1899.

Chair Jordan thanked Executive Officer Burton for the gift. He said while they may not have learned how to better expand the UGB from the last time, they did learn how to not do it. As a result, there was a certain level of urgency among all the players to come to agreement on an agenda that could be implemented.

Tom Hughes, Mayor, City of Hillsboro, said while they may have learned from past experience, he did not think this year’s process could have gone as smoothly as it did without Chair Jordan’s leadership. The process Chair Jordan developed was excellent, but it was Chair Jordan’s term as the MPAC chair that made it happen. He thanked Chair Jordan for the time and effort he put in as chair.

3.  CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONS

Mike Houck, Audubon Society of Portland, distributed information on the upcoming West Nile Virus Workshop, a copy of which is included in the meeting record. The goal of the workshop was to help the region’s elected officials and staff develop a reasonable, rational response to the West Nile Virus that addressed public health concerns in an environmentally responsible way.

5.  COUNCIL UPDATE

Carl Hosticka, Metro Presiding Officer, said from the inside, people thought the periodic review process looked fairly contentious and difficult, but from the outside people thought it looked pretty smooth. He felt that while many of the decisions were made on divided votes, that was to be expected in a democratic system where the public was very evenly divided on these issues. In the end, the Council and the region were pretty unified about the final product. He thanked Rod Park, Metro Council District 1, for bulldogging the process. Councilor Park worked very hard and deserved much of the credit for the success. He thanked Andy Cotugno, Metro Planning Director, and his staff for their tireless work. He said the Council would complete its recommendation tomorrow.

Councilor Park thanked Chair Jordan for his work and sense of humor throughout the process.

Susan McLain, Metro Council District 4, said what she learned from the last UGB process was that it was never over. Her top priorities for January 2003 were finishing the industrial land supply study and talking about agricultural industry, strategies, and compatibility with other industries.

4.  CONSENT AGENDA

6.  PROCESS FOR 2003 MPAC OFFICER NOMINATIONS

Chair Jordan said at the first MPAC meeting in January 2003, members would receive a list of nominations. Additional nominations would be accepted at the meeting. Mayor Hughes would take over as MPAC Chair in 2003. Larry Cooper, Multnomah County Special Districts, agreed to serve as Vice Chair next year, but they needed to find a city or county representative to serve as Chair in 2004. Chair Jordan clarified that this was not a legal requirement in the MPAC bylaws; it was simply a tradition. Jack Hoffman, Councilor, City of Lake Oswego, had agreed to represent Clackamas County as the Second Vice Chair. However, Chair Jordan would first need to speak with Judie Hammerstad, Mayor, City of Lake Oswego, because Councilor Hoffman was currently the alternate member. If anyone had contacts of people in Multnomah County who would like to step into the MPAC leadership role, Mr. Cooper would appreciate it.

7.  PERIODIC REVIEW STATUS REPORT

Mr. Cotugno reviewed the Council’s decision on December 5, 2002, and compared it to MPAC’s recommendation. On December 5, the Council acted on the omnibus Ordinance No. 02-969, which addressed the overall need for housing and jobs, the shortfall in that need, the changes in Titles 1, 4, 6 and 12, and the majority of the urban growth boundary expansion. There were also four independent ordinances that the Council would consider on December 12. They were included in separate ordinances because they might be a little shaky and the Council did not want to jeopardize the big ordinance. The separate ordinances encompassed the Forest Grove swap, which MPAC recommended; a small set of adjustments in the Sherwood area, which MPAC did not address; the entire Bethany area, of which MPAC recommended a smaller area; and the Tualatin Quarry area, of which MPAC recommended a larger area.

Mr. Cotugno said as part of Ordinance No. 02-969, the Council adopted most of what MPAC recommended in the Gresham and Damascus areas. In the Damascus/Boring area, the Council did not include Boring or the exclusive farm use (EFU) land adjacent to Boring. In the Oregon City area, there were a few minor lot adjustments from MPAC’s recommendation. The expansion in the Wilsonville area was about the same as MPAC’s recommendation. The Council adopted one piece of the Stafford Basin adjacent to West Linn; MPAC did not made any recommendations in the Stafford Basin. The Council adopted an area on the south side of Sherwood, which MPAC did not recommend. The Council did adopt the other areas on the west side of Sherwood, as recommended by MPAC. The Council included some of the areas MPAC recommended along the west side of Cooper Mountain and Bull Mountain and King City. The Council did not include the areas on the north side of Cornelius, which MPAC had recommended, although an area along the Tualatin Valley Highway was included. In addition, the Council included some areas northeast of Bethany, parts of study area 93 and all of study area 94, about which MPAC did not make a recommendation. Overall, the Council included about 95 percent of the acreage recommended by MPAC. A map of the approved UGB expansion areas is included in the meeting record.

Mr. Cotugno noted that in the Housing Urban Growth Report, the Council adopted most of the factors recommended by MPAC, including the capture rate of 16 percent, and the change to the schools takeout from 700 acres to 900 acres. MPAC recommended increasing the parks takeout from 1,100 acres to 2,300 acres; the Council did not adopt that recommendation. MPAC recommended a 28.5 percent refill rate; Council adopted a 29 percent rate. Executive Officer Burton’s August 1^st recommendation had an overall unmet need of 38,700. The final need number adopted by the Council was 37,400 acres. On the Jobs Urban Growth Report and Title 4, the jobs analysis showed a shortfall of 5,685 acres; the Council adopted an expectation that the shortfall would be reduced by about 1,400 acres because of Title 4 restrictions. The Council adopted a final job need of about 4,285 acres of industrial land, and 140 acres of commercial land. The Council expanded the boundary to include about 2,800 acres of jobs land, leaving a final shortfall of 1,500 acres of industrial land, which would be addressed in Task 3.

Presiding Officer Hosticka asked if the 1500-acre shortfall included the ordinances that the Council would consider on December 12, 2002.

Councilor Park said no, it did not the 220 acres in the Tualatin Quarry.

Mr. Cotugno said MPAC’s recommendation on Title 4 included limits on parcelization of sites between 20 and 50 acres, and over 50 acres. The Council eliminated the limits on parcelization between 20 and 50 acres. According to Metro staff’s analysis, there was more of a shortfall in the small-parcel categories than in the medium-parcel categories.

8.    BRAINSTORM KEY ISSUES AND PROJECTS FOR 2003

Chair Jordan said the past year was unique in that MPAC had had a clear picture of the work needing to be done and accompanying deadlines. In 2003, significant issues were still ahead but details would be more open to discussion, particularly with the new structure of the Metro Council and Metro itself. He said there might be an opportunity to hold a retreat early in the year, as MPAC had done in past years.

Mayor Hughes, 2003 MPAC Chair, suggested holding a retreat on Wednesday, January 22, from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. to determine the issues MPAC would tackle in 2003 and to lay out a schedule for the year. Some upcoming issues were already known, such as determining the scope of Task 3 and completing Goal 5. In addition, he would like to discuss the relationships between MPAC and the Metro Technical Advisory Committee (MTAC), and between MPAC and the Metro Council, given the changing structure of the Council. He said he hoped Metro councilors could participate in that discussion.

Mayor Grant suggested that they also discuss MPAC’s relationship with the Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation (JPACT). Providing infrastructure to the areas newly added to the urban growth boundary was critical, and land use planning needed to be coordinated with transportation planning.

Mayor Hughes agreed and said they should discuss MPAC’s relationship with all of Metro’s advisory committees.

Councilor McLain recommended that in 2003, MPAC look at how to use the affordable housing reports and at the issue of regional funding and tax sharing. She noted that the Metro Council recently adopted a resolution regarding tax sharing that was proposed by Metro Councilor Rex Burkholder.

Alan Hipólito, Multnomah County Citizen Representative, recommended that as MPAC worked on a regional economic development strategy and affordable housing, it should look for specific ways to make sure that everyone would benefit, including the economically disadvantaged and people of color. Past experience had shown that unless these goals received explicit focus, current disparities would further increase. The centers policy and a focus on concentrated development might be an area in which those concerns could be addressed.

John Hartsock, Clackamas County Special Districts, said Goal 5 would have a big impact on the Damascus area, and that MPAC should focus on that area in anticipation of early concept planning for the city out there. Another topic to address was the question of urban reserves, such as including areas on the east end of the Damascus expansion area, in order to see how those pieces of land from a planning perspective.

Charles Becker, Mayor, City of Gresham, noted that many of these issues would be addressed by the State Legislature in the next year. MPAC should discuss what type of relationship it wished to have with the Legislature. The Legislature’s actions would impact MPAC and the region.

Mayor Hughes said another item for 2003 would be fleshing out subregional analysis and how it would be applied. He asked if subregional analysis would be part of Task 3.

Mr. Cotugno said that decision had not yet been made.

Councilor Hoffman said issues for next year should include the centers policy, regional economic strategy, industrial lands study and subregional analysis. He also recommended that MPAC look at Measure 7 and how it might reappear in the form of a referendum or initiative, and identify ways to educate the other 250 elected officials in the region who might not understand Metro and its role.

Mayor Grant said that closely related to the revenue sharing topic was the issue of unincorporated areas in the region. He said that that issue should tie into conversations with the Legislature.

Mr. Cotugno asked if MPAC was interested in showcasing local initiatives or holding any offsite meetings in the next year.

Richard Ross, Community Planning Division Manager, City of Gresham, noted that one of the best experiences this past year was the westside bus tour of proposed UGB expansion sites.

Presiding Officer Hosticka said when he was a member of the Legislature, many of the senators and representatives counted on the fact that the legislators from the Metro region would not have their act together. He recommended that MPAC work with the regional representatives.

Mayor Becker said he would be happy to host an MPAC meeting in Gresham.

Paul Curcio, Director, Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD), said that LCDC had enjoyed its offsite meetings around the state, and that citizens have appreciated the meetings. He noted the state budget crisis and asked that on or before January 1, 2003, members of MPAC and Metro let him know what they would like DLCD to cut. Local assistance would probably be decreased by about 40 percent. He would like to know which of DLCD’s programs were the most important to local governments.

Councilor Park said one idea would be to excuse local governments in the metro region from periodic review. Instead Metro could go through periodic review, and local governments would be required to comply. This was one possible way to streamline the process.

Chair Jordan said in the past, there was a proposal for “enhanced” periodic review, in which multiple jurisdictions would go through periodic review regarding a particular workplan outside of jurisdictional boundaries, such as affordable housing or jobs. It was an old idea, but Metro might be a new vehicle with which to pursue it.

Hal Bergsma, Principal Planner, City of Beaverton, recommended that MPAC monitor the status of Title 11 compliance in 2003.

Mr. Hartsock noted that in 2002, MPAC had lost the attendance of its Clark County members.

Mr. Cotugno said one recommendation that had arisen from the I-5 Trade Corridor process was that the Bi-State Transportation Committee be converted into a Bi-State Coordinating Committee. If this occurred, it would coordinate on issues of land use and not just transportation and economic development. He said it should be part of MPAC’s purview and not JPACT’s.

Councilor McLain noted that many of the Clark County people who had attended MPAC were now on the Bi-State Transportation Committee.

Mr. Hipólito noted that within the I-5 Trade Corridor plan, there was a proposal for a community enhancement fund that would go beyond mitigation and provide opportunities for the area’s citizens. This was an example of how they could provide affirmative opportunity.

Chair Jordan said the committee would have another opportunity to brainstorm items at its first meeting in January 2003. There being no further business, Chair Jordan adjourned the meeting at 5:58 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Suzanne Myers Harold

MPAC Coordinator

ATTACHMENTS TO THE RECORD FOR DECEMBER 11, 2002

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