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MINUTES OF THE METRO COUNCIL GROWTH MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

Tuesday, November 17, 1998

Council Chamber

Members Present: Jon Kvistad (Chair), Don Morissette, Rod Monroe

Members Absent: None

Also Present: Susan McLain

Chair Kvistad called the meeting to order at 1:36 P.M.

1. CONSIDERATION OF THE MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 3, 1998, GROWTH MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING

Motion:

Councilor Monroe moved to adopt the minutes of the November 3, 1998, Growth Management Committee meeting.

Vote:

Councilors Kvistad, Monroe and Morissette voted yes. The vote was 3/0 in favor and the motion passed unanimously.

2. ORDINANCE NO. 98-789, FOR THE PURPOSE OF AMENDING THE REGIONAL FRAMEWORK PLAN IN ORDINANCE NO. 97-715B FOR CONSISTENCY WITH UGB PROCEDURES IN ORDINANCE NO. 98-772B AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY

Aleta Woodruff, Vice Chair, MCCI, distributed a copy of an article from The Amicus Journal, a copy of which is included in the meeting record. She highlighted the paragraph in the article that mentions Portland, Oregon, and said it is a precise description of Metro’s goal. She asked the committee to consider its urban growth boundary decision carefully.

Councilor McLain presented Ordinance No. 98-789. She said the purpose of the ordinance is to make the Regional Framework Plan consistent with urban growth boundary (UGB) procedures in the Metro Code. She asked Larry Shaw, Assistant Senior Counsel, to comment.

Mr. Shaw said some individual sections of the Regional Framework Plan included language from the Functional Plan, and after the Council approved the UGB amendment procedure changes in September, there was a conflict with the language in the Regional Framework Plan. He said legal counsel caught most of the inconsistencies when the UGB amendment procedure changes were adopted, and Ordinance No. 98-789 picks up one they missed.

Councilor Morissette said he has concerns with the high densities in the Regional Framework Plan and the Functional Plan. He asked if supporting Ordinance No. 98-789 would be in conflict with his position.

Mr. Shaw said no.

Motion:

Councilor Monroe moved to recommend Council adoption of Ordinance No. 98-789.

Vote:

Councilors Morissette, Monroe and Kvistad voted yes. The vote was 3/0 in favor and the motion passed unanimously.

Councilor McLain will carry Ordinance No. 98-789 to the full Metro Council.

3. COUNCILOR COMMUNICATIONS

There were none.

There being no further business before the committee, Chair Kvistad adjourned the meeting at 1:40 P.M.

Respectfully submitted,

Suzanne Myers

Council Assistant

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ATTACHMENTS TO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR THE MEETING OF NOVEMBER 17, 1998

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

ORDINANCE/RESOLUTION	DOCUMENT DATE	DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION	DOCUMENT NO.
Ordinance No. 98-789	Fall 1998	On the Agenda: Road to the future, The Amicus Journal, Fall 1998, p 44; submitted by Aleta Woodruff	111798gm-01