Board of County Commissioners - Regular Meeting

Well, good morning everyone. It's great to see a bunch of friendly faces and all these kids at work here today. Oh, I'd love to give you a hand right now.

Thanks for thanks for being here. We really appreciate your presence. And um it's uh I would wish my grandchildren could be here today, but I've got a set in Boston and a set in England. So, I'm just going to have to send them the video, Gary. That's basically what's going to happen. But let me move on and say that I now call to order the Clackmus County Board of Commissioners meeting on April 23rd, 2026. Uh, County Administrator Gary Schmidt, would you please call the role?

Yes. Thank you, Vice Chair Schrader. Uh, first, our staff support today. County Council Billy Williams, clerk to the board, Andrew Geraki. Chair Roberts is out of the office today, so Vice Chair Schrader is chairing the meeting. Roll call. Commissioner West here. Commissioner Savis present. Commissioner Helm here. Vice Chair Shrader here. Now, let's all stand so we can say the pledge of allegiance with one another. Ben, could you lead us, please?

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Okay. Uh, ladies and gentlemen, before we proceed with public comment, um, I would like to recognize, I already did just a minute ago, that today is Take Your Child to Work Day. So, Gary, could you make some brief remarks for us?

Yes. Thank Thank you, Chair Schrader. So, today Clackamus County is celebrating Take Your Child to Work Day. This was created 34 years ago in 1992 by the nonprofit organization Miz Foundation for Women and at that time it was an opportunity for girls to visit their parent or guardians workplace to see potential careers for themselves in the future. In 2003, the foundation expanded the program to all children, boys and girls, and it is now called Take Your Child to Work Day. County employees are invited to bring their children to work today and see what their parents do during the workday. Each department may recognize today a little bit differently and the nature of their work. But the idea is that children will get to see their parents or guardians in action and potentially see how working in the public sector is a very valuable and honorable honorable career choice. Now, I think there's some children here today, but I'm just not sure. So, if you're a child here visiting with your parent or guardian, would you stand right now so we know that you're here?

All right. Look at that. Wow. Incredible. Thank you all for being here. So, Madame Chair, uh, thank you for allowing us to recognize Take Your Child to Work Day. There are approximately 85,000 young people under the age of 18 who live in Clacamus County. Approximately 85,000. And a few of them are here today. So, I'm going to turn it back to the board if you want to make any comments. But, we're going to ask all of the children to come up and take a photo with you both behind the dice and in front. And I have a little tiny gift for you all. It's a little lapel pin like I'm wearing here that has Clackamus County seal if you'd like to take one at the end. A little tiny gift to recognize your visit today. So, first, any comments from the board and then we'll do a photo

and I will open this up for comments, colleague. Uh, whoever would like to go first. Should we just How about Commissioner Savis? We move this way. Yeah. Just want to just say when I saw the kids coming out of the elevator this morning. I it brightened my day. Kid when I I'm around kids. It just brightens my day. I just want to just say that uh it's I appreciate the number. I 85,000. That's a lot of kids in Clakamus County. But thank you all for being here. And I just want to tell you that you're what it's all about. That's why we're up here. We're up here trying to make a better future for all of us. So um thank you for being here and um and we appreciate your parents and all the great work that they do. Commissioner Helm,

thank you. Yes, the energy in the room changed this morning when you came in and I love it. It's this is exactly what we love to feel here. Um it's it's impressive that you guys are attending uh with your parents, your guardian today, and we appreciate you being here and we hope you understand how hard they work for all of us in the county. Thank you.

Thank you, Commissioner Helm and Commissioner Ben. Well, colleagues, I think there actually might be a future commissioner in the crowd today. Maybe there's one or two. Um, how many of you guys even know what we do in the crowd? How many of you kids raise your hand if you actually know what we do? It's okay if you don't cuz sometimes we barely know what we do. But, um, I see a few of you. Um, this is kind of a great opportunity for you guys to get civically involved. That's getting involved in your government and your community. Uh, your parents do incredibly valuable work. You may not know this, but Clackamus County has some of the most talented and exceptional staff in the entire region. And your mom or dad or your guardian are one of those individuals. And so we appreciate your family and we hope you learn a lot about local government. You learn a lot about Clacamus County. You get a little bit of pride in what your parents do for the county and then also for your own local government. Um, and we believe it or not, we do a lot of things for kiddos that impact kids' lives too. and uh your your thoughts and your opinions and what you need matters. And so yeah, I think there very well could be a future county commissioner in the crowd today and uh that's okay to aspire to those things or whatever thing you want to do in the future for your future career. But we appreciate you being here today. It's a highlight. Um and so thank you for making the time to hang out with mom, dad, or your guardian. Thank you.

Fantastic. You're all making me miss my grandchildren because I've got a group in Boston and a group in England and I just got back from seeing the ones in England. But seeing all of you here just makes me h my heart is full. What can I say? So now I'd like to invite employees who have brought their children to this meeting to join us in the DAS for a group picture. All children come forward. All children, you can stand behind the dis or in front. Your choice. All children, come forward, please. We can let them have our seats. Yeah. Go stand. Go stand behind the board with the board. Behind the D, please.

Come get a chair. This is like This is either my second time or my third. Then you're going to have to stand up for the picture. We might not be able to see. Oh my gosh. I'm going to say hi.

Oh my gosh. All right. So, some of you will have to stand in the front, too. And that's okay. Stand in the front, too. Some come this way and dress in front of the das. That would help too. Everybody in between the flags. So if you're not getting

a little paparazzi

I'll let y'all take photos. picture. All right, everybody look out here if we can. We got a couple down here. Can't see. You want to come to the front of this photo? We're not proud. Are we ready? Let's see.

Further back. Bye, Paul. All right. Look at the tall guy. Let me scoot in just a little bit. Everybody say, that was so good. There's so many. I wish this microphone. Blackamus County. All right, that's perfect. Right here. Take a pen, please. Take a pen.

I want a pin. I want a pin. I can't wait to get a picture. That's cute. That's cute.

Yeah, there we go. I can see what time that veterans. Are we going to torture them and force them to watch us blogate in a public meeting? She's more like a punishment than an Yeah, I know. Yes.

Think we're good. Thank you. So, all the children are going to go back to the with their parents to work now. Oh, okay. Okay. Might get a little quieter. Is that what you're saying? We'll clear we'll clear the room for public communication. Okay. Bye, everybody. Thank you. Take care. Oh, there's Dan back there. There's a group.

All right, Shar. I think we need to go here. Um, now I guess the point Oh, sorry. Okay, I sent some back to you. Sorry. Yeah.

Okay. In any case, now it is time for public communication. Uh, and Gary, this is a time when we have folks come up to testify and it is limited to three minutes per person and I ask all comments to be respectful and courteous. As a reminder, you can email submissions for public communication at bccclacmus. us and they will be accepted for the public record. I will take in-person testimony first and uh clerk, will you please moderate in-person and virtual testimony?

Thank you, Madam Chair. We'll begin with in-person testimony. If you are attending this meeting in person and wish to comment on any item that does not have its own specific public hearing on today's agenda, this is your opportunity to please fill out a blue card and deposit in the box that can be found by the center doors. Please come forward when I read your name, introduce yourself, and you'll have three minutes. First, Christine Lamroso. Christine Lamroso, please come forward. Right here, please. Please come to the testimony stand. Introduce yourself. You'll have three minutes.

Okay. So, this is a personal matter that has come that we've been dealing with for about two years and it's uh regarding county records and the permits and sorry I have quite a bit of history but I'm going to skip that because of time but basically in 2023 we live in Esticada and in a rural place on 5 acres in 2023 we were notified ified that the pole barn that's on our property was not permitted. So, this made a huge uh bunch of confusion and um even though we own both tax lots, at some time the property was divided and the property line, the lot of record goes between the two tax lots. So, what happened is the pole barn was not connected to our residence and you can't have a pole barn on its own lot tax lot. So, we were told, "Demolish the po the pole barn. Um, decommission the septic tank. Uh, close the septic tank, cap it. No, put gravel in it. No, you can keep the pole barn. No, you can't keep the pole barn." So, um, it was all because of separations and things that happened way back in 1978, even back to 1968. And we've been there since 2004. So we have been spent hours and hours and hours and last year we did have a meeting with several of the departments that worked out a lot of the things a lot of the problems. The big problem is now is that they want us to bear the burden of permitting not only the poleborn but also our house that has been there since 1981. And it was built on a house that burned to the ground in 1979. And that house wasn't permitted because originally it

was built in probably 1910. So the the thing is this is that we spent nearly $5,000 in lawyer fees only to find out that the county records don't match the information that we have. Um the pole mine and the house were built by the former owners which were general contractors and um licensed plumbers and they had a prestigious business in Esticada for years well known. So why would the person who is a general contractor who's very very uh versed in permits and and all that needs to be done and does this on a regular basis why would he not permit his own residence and his own place of business knowing that he's planning on being there. So that's one of the questions that we have. But in addition to that, on the pole barn, there is a county sticker that has uh that says, you know, for electric that has um the permit number and you're to be signed off to be inspected. So, the ink is gone, but the impression is still there. So, why would the electric be be um inspected and approved, but the building is not? And why would PGE give an account and connect the house, the main residence, we're talking about a 3,000 foot home and the polebine? Why would how how does this all fit together? And how is it that we are supposed to prove that there are records? We all know some people admit it, but in 1996 there was a flood. And I know a lot of there's some people will admit some records were lost. Some people will say, "No, it's all in microfilm." I don't know what happened, but the matter is that um so the I had this all written down. So the the thing is this is that um now we're burdened with trying to get this house permitted and

it's not our fault. This is something that happened in 1981. So why are we burdened with the idea I'm 70. I'm turning 70 this year. and to to be burdened with trying to permit the house and the pope barn. We can't even use the pope barn like we wanted to because even though there's a bathroom there and a working septic, the septic is full of gravel now because we were trying to be in compliance and and it's it's very frustrating

and and that's what I'm hearing today from you uh ma'am that it is very frustrating and you're upset about it. Um and um having owned an older farm, I know how sometimes these things can go. So Gary, I'm going to turn to you. We do have um folks from DTD, Department of Transportation and Development, which is the unit that takes care of a lot of these issues. So, uh, could you help me out here and see what we can do to get some of these, uh, some of these questions answered because you're obviously, uh, I do feel I do feel for you. I know it's it's um upsetting to, you know, try and get down a pathway and get through it and it's our job to help you um as as one of our citizens who we care about.

Okay. Well, and I'm thankful because a lot of the property lines, the surveyors were just here yesterday or the day before and they are working on those things, but everyone that I've talked to, they're like confused. Why is this? Even the departments, they couldn't figure this out. This is a very strange thing that happened. And I don't I don't understand it all. I don't know the difference between a lot of record and a tax lot. And I don't understand how they would be two different things, you know. And and we do have people here. We do have folks here today and staff that will help you. So, Gary, what what can you do to help us help our constituents?

Yes. Thank you, chair, and thank you for being here today. And I'm sorry for the challenges you're facing. Our staff have been working with you, Emily, in the back of the room right there. We'll meet with you right now to help see how we can keep working and find a path that will work. So, she'll meet with you right now if you're willing and we'll see what we can do. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you for being here. Lights on. Oh, sorry. I forget that I need to look at lights. Thank you for coming today, ma'am. And Emily will be um absolutely fabulous for you to work with men. Yes.

Thank you. I just want to address the situation is um can you make sure and you're you're absolutely speaking to the right person. Emily is um a policy adviser to to us commissioners. Um and we want to be apprised about how this develops and maybe offline Emily make sure we get and there's a lot of history there to help us know what's going on and we want to try to help figure this out for you. We don't want this to be a burden. That's not the goal of the county, at least of this board. And so, we are very much attentive and concerned about what you just presented. And we're going to do our best to try to help you out. Okay. And please keep keep in our ear. Keep in the commissioner's ear. We're here to represent you. Okay. Thank you.

Commissioners, any other comments? No. I think we're all in agreement with this. Thank you for coming today. Uh what else have we got, clerk? Anyone else?

Thank you, Madam Chair. This is a final call. If you are attending this meeting in person and wishes to comment during general public communication, i.e. not on any item that has its own specific public hearing on today's agenda, please fill out a blue card and deposit in the box found by the center doors. Madam chair, seeing no other members of the public physically present, wish to comment during general public communication, with your ascent, I'll now move to those attending virtually. If you're attending this meeting virtually and wish to comment during general public communication, this is your opportunity to please raise your hand. Mr. Cook, Mr. Cook, I saw your hand first. I'll unmute you. You'll have three minutes. Why, thank you. And of course, here I am again. So, as the spring begins to shout, uh, some time for CPO and Hamlet volunteers to shout out, some CPOS still in their winter sleep. There are a few working hard as county volunteer peeps. There was a crew that worked about putting on a forum to learn what commissioner candidates are about. So, here they are, crews from Stafford and Beaver Creek. Time for us to take our volunteer peak. Bill Merchant swung the mediator sword. Gina McMurray and Daniel Weber ran the Zoom board while Tammy Stevens, Rich Fiala, and Randy Yamada helped from behind the Zoom door. Some guy named Rick helped with the show. Volunteers deserve big thankful kudos. So, all for now, we're still all here making Clackamus County better. We're CPOS and Hamlet volunteers. One last note. What I'd like to say, take a kid to work, future volunteers, we pray.

Thank you, Rick. All these poems that you read to us, you better be copying them down so we can put them in a book uh and make you famous as the poet laurate of Clackus County. Good to hear from you today, my friend. A chair. Yes. So, would that be a would that be a cook book? our wherever Rick wants it to to be. I know Rick also makes um has a vine. So you could add some wine to that sauce, right? In any case, any other comments, commissioners? No. All righty. Uh anyone else? Andrew.

Uh thank you, Madam Chair. If you attending this meeting virtually, this is a final call. If you wish to comment and not have done so, to please raise your hand. Madam Chair, I see no other members of the public either physically or virtually present wish to comment during general public communication today. All right. So now I will close public communication. We will recess as the board of county commissioners and convene as the housing authority of Clakammus County. Gary, what's next?

Thank you, chair. You're now meeting as the housing authority of Clakamus County Board of Directors. This is the consent agenda for the housing authority. Housing Commissioner Linster was not able to join you today, so it is just you commissioners. Andrew, would you please read the consent agenda?

Housing Authority of Clackamus County consent agenda. Item A, approval of an amendment to a personal services contract with Impact Northwest for peer support and housing services for housing authority program participants. Amendment value is $300,000 for one year. Total contract value is $1,388,347.26 26 cents for 3 years and 10 months. Funding is through Metro Supportive Housing Services measure funding. No county general funds are involved. B. Approval of an amendment to a personal services contract with the Mental Health and Addiction Association of Oregon doing business as the peer company for peer support services to eligible housing authority program participants at Hillside Manor. Amendment value is $120,000 for one year. Total contract value is $457,318.92 for 3 years and 8 months. funding is through the support of housing services measure funding. No county general funds are involved. Madam chair, that concludes the housing authority consent agenda. Colleagues, do any of you wish to remove an item?

Um, then if we don't have that, may I have a motion, please? I move we approve the housing authority consent agenda. Second. Thank you so much. Commissioner Helm has moved to approve the housing authority consent agenda. Commissioner Savis has seconded. Uh any further discussion? Seeing none, clerk, can you call the poll? Commissioner West I. Commissioner Savis I. Commissioner Helm I. Madam Chair I. Motion passes four to zero. Madam Chair, thank you so much. So I will now adjourn as the housing authority and reconvene as the board of county commissioners. Gary, what's up next?

Thank you, chair. Next is a presentation and a presentation from the Association of Oregon Counties. The county Clacamus is a proud member of the Association of Oregon Counties. Presenting today is the executive director of the Association of Oregon Counties, Dr. Gina Nickel. So, she would like to make some remarks to you and then have a question and answer and dialogue with the both of you. So, Dr. Nickel, thank you for being here and welcome. Thank you. Good to see you all today. Chair Schrader, members of the Clakamus County Board of Commissioners, thank you for inviting me here today. I am Dr. Gina Nickel and I have the honor of serving as executive director of the Association of Oregon Counties for the last six years. As AOCC's executive director, I lead a team of 23 professionals who work alongside me to support all of Oregon's 36 counties by delivering services, education, and programs designed to help counties maintain a high standard of governance that makes effective use of public resources and provides critical services relied upon by every person in Oregon. AOC was created in 2006 to serve as the central hub for counties across the state to share information and develop consensus on key issues. Over time, the role of counties evolved from limited service providers to major service providers and agencies of the state. As the role of counties evolved over time, AOCC's role has expanded as well. We know uh now um we also provide advocacy,

research and leadership uh development which has been added too over the years and that's to help county governments enhance their capacity to serve residents. Um I I am a resident of Clackamus County so it's good to be here in my home uh county. um to support counties. AOC serves as a catalyst in uh facilitating innovative consensusbased solutions to county and regional challenges. We're a leader in convening coalitions of counties and other local governments and partners to address emerging issues and shape the discussion of state level reforms and the most influential advocate for protecting the collective interests of Oregon's counties and their autonomy. AOC provides an array of services to its members. First and foremost is the advocacy AOC provides representing counties at the Oregon legislature and with state agencies, the governor's office, Congress, federal agencies, and the White House. AOC leverages the collective voice of all 36 counties to make sure decision makers as well as the general public understand county function, needs, and challenges. This includes supporting the partnership between state and counties as they administer shared services, allocate shared revenues, and navigate funding considerations for mandated county services. Our AOC team members work in partnership with Clakamus County lobbyists to advance county interests with state and federal decision makers. Clacamus County's contributions to county advocacy, both here in Oregon and

at the national level, are significant and benefit counties across the state. AOCC's thoughtful work done in collaboration with each of our members, which is you, and our affiliates, has generated um positive results for counties. For example, AOC and county advocacy during the recent short session uh legislative session has resulted in counties receiving a greater percentage of a transient lodging tax, TLT tax, revenue distribution, and more flexibility to use the funding as needs evolved. Much needed updates and clarification to mitigate risk and confusion related to Oregon government ethics laws. We were very instrumental in getting um a uh law passed um and uh the governor decided to veto that. So we will uh get to do the work again in 2027 and um we will go at it again. County authority to uh approve farm stores instead of just farm stands on land zone for exclusive farm use. That was a win. Thank you for your uh participation in that alignment of behavioral health teleaalth regulations with those governing physical health to provide clear standards for quality of care and authority for statewide emergency management coordination to better help local government and community organizations with disastered preparedness. We preserved the 5030 20 state highway fund distribution for uh formula and the transportation bill, but as you know, we have a lot more to do. Um and uh it will be on the ballot. Uh we'll see what

happens and uh I would imagine we'll all be together again in 2027 um with the next steps. AOC also serves in as an information clearing house gathering and sharing information to members and with all levels of government media organizations and other organizations while providing educational opportunities for members. We offer a number of professional and leadership development opportunities for county leaders and staff on an ongoing basis. Our premier educational program is County College, six-month program designed to equip new county leaders with training on governance roles and responsibilities. Clakamus County staff and commissioners have attended over the years, including uh Chair Roberts, who was in our most recent uh cohort. um since uh Commissioner Helm joined us after that. We have a new county college starting again in January and uh we have been spending time together as she learns uh from Niko back in Washington DC and also AOC in Salem. The class uh includes approximately 90 hours of live instruction and includes relevant laws, government ethics, public meetings, recordkeeping um requirements, parliamentary procedure, and much more. And I I know I've got a long presentation and you're uh tight for time, so we're going to go to the next slide. Um uh so um we have partnered with um OSU extension uh to produce a truncated online version. So if you're really interested in uh little bits of County College and what you would like to do, these are self-paced modules. You can

click on uh the um link there uh the QR code there and get more information about that. So we'll go to the next slide. Um AOC also provides value to our members through the county road program which was established in 1990 with Oregon Association of County Engineers and Surveyors. Its purpose to enhance county road department capabilities through road management program and shared technical uh assistance. And we've got lots more information on um the integrated road system. I won't go over that right now. Um but know that uh Commissioner Savas is working with us on uh transportation quite a bit. Uh so I won't talk about all the events because I have several pages here left. And uh having been a former county commissioner myself uh in another county, I I recognize that your time is valuable. I just wanted to add thank you commissioners for the work that you do. Um uh being on the Association of Oregon counties um uh all all of all of the meetings that we hold, the steering committees, you are on NAO steering committees, that's the National Association of Counties. Um Commissioner Schrader, you serve on a community economic development and workforce. Thank you, Commissioner West. Thank you for serving on the Niko Health Policy uh steering committee. Uh thank you for helping me uh with that big lift. And Commissioner Savas serves on uh transportation policy and steering committee. And we're getting Commissioner Helm uh assigned here as we speak. So, thank you. Um we've got CIS. We're just going to skip

through these slides here. um cuz you know all this and if the public wants to know more send them to me if they call you. Okay. Um also I just want to thank each one of you for being engaged in AOC. Um the Association of Oregon Counties is a really important way to keep county commissioners. We don't have to all have the same ideology. What we have to do is protect each other's rights to govern the way that the public elected us to govern. Um, we're there to support local control. No unfunded mandates. And with that, are there any questions? That's the last slide. Questions?

Okay, Ben, come in. I think one of the more substantive fights that the county had to take on to protect counties was w was actually with OA and the governor and us continue to be the public health authority and actually not having the unfunded mandate. Um with the contract that we have with behavioral health. Can you just that that fight was prolonged. It was difficult but it was an absolute win for local control and local government. Um I think it's worthy. It's a little wonky but I think it it was a massive win for counties. I didn't know if you could speak to that.

Absolutely. So many uh county commissioners, many uh community mental health program directors, and many of your county councils. Thank you. Uh to to Billy for helping us with that. We spent time in uh lots of of uh rooms having that the conversation. Um I will say uh that um OA and the governor had different ideas of what needed to be done and uh at the end what it took to get our CFAA county financial assistance agreements for behavioral health um is to hold our counties you're the local mental health authority um and uh to hold the counties together. We stayed together. It was a little concerning uh for uh some of our um mental health providers that that thought that they may not have a contract, but we um did a lot of work behind the scenes to make sure that we got a contract uh when it was done. We have that fight again uh in about 15 months. So stay tuned. we will be doing the same thing and holding the local mental health authorities together uh to get what we need to best serve our constituents in each county.

And and just so the people know that that contract is what allows us to provide these services between us and the state and it's not centralized for a reason. It's in the local communities at the county level. We are the public health authority. We are the expert in this. we do have the ability to carry out these services and um we were getting unfunded mandates I would say some very strong armed tactics from the governor's office and from OA but when counties galvanize together and there's 36 of us and they're all very diverse lake county is much different than Clacamus County right we have frontier counties we have rural counties we have urban counties we have I mean coastal counties it's just they're very different but together all 36 of us when we are or the majority of us are are are moving in the same direction. There's a lot of local power there and um you know we you're not gonna you won't see how horrendous and awful that would have been if we lost that fight, but it really would have and we would have noticed it definitely in our communities in our ability to provide services. But we that was an essential fight that the counties took on. We work with AOC to do that. I I just look back on that now and that's one moment that with AOC that I'm super proud of and the work that we accomplished. Thank you.

Thank you, Commissioner. All right. And I'm going to move to Commissioner Savis and then Commissioner Helm.

Yeah, just real quickly, thank you, Gina, for um your all your work. Um I appreciate it. I just want to just say that as a u someone who took county college early on. Uh it was of extreme value. I learned quite a bit. Um and I would encourage anyone to get engaged. And not only that, all my all our alum from that particular graduating class, which was rather large at that time, um uh those relationships are still strong. So, it's it really just shows and I know that each graduating class has that same relationship with everyone and I think that helps grow the organization. Um, and I always want to just appreciate and and mention the advocacy that AOC provides and all the work your staff do to go over all those bills, which I know we all shudder when we know the legislative position starts with all those bills and try to focus and prioritize what we're going to, you know, advocate for or fight against or whatever it may be. And um I also realize that more than ever I think uh LOC is is you know our relationship needs to be stronger than ever I think because we have a lot of challenges that affect us both as counties and cities. LOC is for League of or Oregon cities. Um, so I appreciate that and I think 5030 20 and our fight there which will continue um was another product of success that we held the line on that. But um yeah, just the fact that you're all your staff are all organized and helping us county commissioners uh get there in Salem and speak at the right times. I it's just uh I'm I'm very grateful as a county commissioner for for your work.

Thank you, Commissioner Savis. Uh as all of you well know um being a county commissioner is not an entrylevel position. uh you have more responsibilities than anybody could imagine or you could imagine when you first got elected and we're here to help you every step of the way. Thank you, Commissioner H.

Thank you. And uh thank you Gina and Jill for uh your guidance during the DC trip um during the Niko conference. I appreciate that. That was my first round uh you know visiting the capital and uh you guys are very helpful. Um and thank you for inviting me to be on the audit committee. Um I I do I'm I'm excited for this opportunity to be involved in you know just it's my beginning way but it is some way and I look forward to um I want to sign up for the truncated college program um because I plan to be here next year to do the the one in person in 2027. So I'm looking forward to uh getting more involved as time goes on.

Thank you for sharing your expertise with us and we look forward to working more closely with you. Thank you. Well, thank you, Gina, for coming today. Um, or Dr. Nichols because, uh,

it's Jenna. you have. We've known each other for many years and I'm here to thank you so much for growing the organization in the last six years, professionalizing the organization and really now um having us be an organization that both in Salem, okay, when we go down in the lobby and as well as when we go to the National Association of Counties, you have helped us be a force to be reckoned with as a voice for counties in Oregon and for a voice of counties in the federal level. And your hard work uh will never go unnoticed because it was you with the the professional team that you have pulled together that has brought us to this level of functionality and uh being extremely effective in what we need to be get done as counties together. So, thank you so much. Thanks for being my friend, too. Thank you, uh, Chair Schrader. Um, you are, uh, one of the main reasons why I took this job, um, and came back from working internationally. Uh, I appreciate that. I love local government. I love working for counties and I'm ready to roll up my sleeve and help us do what we need to do to get everything accomplished locally.

Thank you so much for that. And thank you for coming today. You bet. Appreciate it. Thank you. And thank you. I look forward to working with your attorney again because we roll up our sleeves for the next CFAA, which is my area of expertise. Okay. And we have a retreat coming up in June, if I'm not mistaken. We we do um at the end of June, we have a legislative retreat where we will be uh setting our goals for the next two years. As you know, 2027, it's going to be all hands on deck at the legislature. I know I can count on each one of you um because you're always there. Um and uh our team is ready to go. All right. Thank you so much for coming today. Thank you. All right.

Thank you. Okay, Gary. What is next? Thank you, chair. Next are public hearings. You have three public hearings. The first public hearing and first reading of an ordinance adopting Clakamus County Code Chapter 8.11 commercial property assessed clean energy program or CPACE. There's no fiscal impact. There are no county general funds involved. Presenting is Dan Johnson, director of transportation and development. Go ahead, please, Dan.

Good morning. I'm a little low right here. I'm not sure what's going on. Um, nice to see all of you this morning. Uh we are here essentially as um the county administrator uh shared with you is to adopt a new section of our code chapter 8.11. Essentially with the adoption of this chapter it would authorize the department of transportation development's office of economic development and property disposition programs to implement and administer a commercial property assessed clean energy program which is allowed under state statute. We've had a number of discussions with the board. This is a part of that economic development incentive package uh that the board authorized us to advance. In short, um as it's known as CPACE, CPACE um and the program that we envision would be a loan program funded and offered by private capital providers to commercial property owners. Uh the county would county's role would be to ensure that the loan applications followed certain criteria. um certain documents are filed according to the statutory requirements and essentially um a lean is recorded uh in favor of the county uh as we discussed previously. The power within this tool is the fact that the public is backing the lean that is placed upon the property. Um but there is additionally no essential um financing and or fiscal impacts uh to the county or the program. capital respon the capital provider is responsible for building and collection of loan payment not the county. Uh the only uh time that we would get involved is essentially if there's a failure to pay they would notify us which would facilitate a discussion and possible subsequent action um if they were not able to come to terms and uh get those payments caught up to date. We have requested um an emergency adoption um as you see on the first the last paragraph to the first page due to the current economic conditions limiting the readily availability of capital uh

which is constraining the development of critical multif family housing industrial and commercial facilities. I just want to share if the board votes unanimously it may be adop adopt this ordinance without a second reading. If the board does not vote unanimously uh a second reading will be required. Uh the packet contains materials and specificity and actually the attachment has the section of new or adopted ordinance for consideration. We'd be happy to answer any questions you might have. All right. So we are at the point my colleagues have any questions and Commissioner Helm?

Not really a question. I just want to thank you uh Dan for for being open and putting this on a fast track. I know we we've really pressed to get this done um due to our economic climate out there. So, I just I just want to say thank you for for working so hard on it. You're very welcome. Ah, Commissioner West.

Yeah, we we face some real estate investment crises, especially here in the metro area. We are 80th out of 81, as we all know that stat too well, of metro areas that real estate investors want to invest in. Um, so we need every tool in the tool box and this is a creative tool that we can use in Clackamus County. Um, I don't think that tools like this alone will solve the crisis that we have around real estate investment, but at the county level, we're trying to be creative and look at everything available to us and um, and get it out there and get it working as best we can. And you know, we can nitpick these things and we can get into the weeds, but at the end of the day, we have to have a sense of urgency to address this real estate investment crisis within the metro area. And we want the culture to be in Clacamus County that you want and feel like you can invest here. If you do pick the metro area, which many aren't unfortunately, they pay Clakamus. Um, and so tools like this from business leaders and from developers, uh, they brought it forward and said we could utilize something like this to get a project done. And that's what we want to be about is getting projects done in Clackamus County and delivering those. So, I'm going to be supporting this today, but um we still have a lot of work to do.

Commissioner Savis.

Yeah, just want to echo uh my colleagues um comments about this and just say that um as we look at the economic times, I think a lot of people would say that we're facing a number of crises all around us. um economic housing um and somewhat related at times. Uh but this is another example of something that we're doing versus sitting and on our on our butts and doing nothing, right? which I think some people think we do uh don't realize all the things that we're trying to do and be as as um constructive as possible and trying to meet the demands and needs and um it's going to be overwhelming actually uh the next four years uh looking ahead to tackle all the economic challenges and budget challenges that all governments are facing but I think we have uh you know this is one little tool in toolbox hopefully help economic development and um help us u deliver services at the end of the day.

Absolutely. And I want to thank all the staff that is here today from DTD cuz we have one of the most robust economic development departments I think in the tri county area and that's all because of your leadership. So kudos to Dan and Laura and everyone back there. I see you uh for all the work you do. So uh I will now open the public hearing on this item. Clerk, please moderate any comments. Thank you, Madam Chair. If you're attending this meeting in person and wish to comment on this specific agenda item only, this is your opportunity to please fill out a blue card and deposit in the box that can be found by the center doors. Okay. Is there anyone virtually?

Madam Chair, seeing no members of the public physically present, I will now ask if you're attending this meeting virtually to please raise your hand if you wish to speak during the public hearing for this specific item. Okay. Madam chair, I see no members of the public either physically or virtually present wish to comment for this specific item today. So, thank you. I will now close the public hearing and check if there are one more time any other commissioner questions. Doesn't look like it. So, I may I have a motion to read the ordinance by t title only, please. I move to read the ordinance by title only. Second.

Commissioner Savis has moved to read the ordinance by title only. Uh seconded by Commissioner Helm. Any further discussion? Seeing none, clerk, will you please call the poll? Commissioner West. I. Commissioner Savis. I. Commissioner Helm. I. Madam Chair. I. Motion passes four to zero. Madam Chair. Righty. Um I'm assuming now we have to go through uh the process of assigning the ordinance a number and reading it by title only.

Yes, Madam Chair. The ordinance is numbered 05-2026 and is entitled as an ordinance adopting Clacamus County Code Chapter 8.11 commercial property assessed clean energy or CPACE program. Okay. Thank you colleagues. We can pass this today without a second hearing. Uh if we are unanimous. So do we have a motion? I move we approve ordinance 05-20226. Second. Commissioner West has moved to approve ordinance 050 2026 and Commissioner Helm has seconded that motion. Clerk, can you please call the poll? Commissioner Savis, I. Commissioner Helm, I. Commissioner West,

I. Madam Chair, I motion passes four to zero. Madam Chair, fantastic. We got her done. Thanks, Dan. And thanks for all your work, everybody. Okay. So, Gary, uh, what is next on the public agenda? Thank you, chair. The second public hearing is public hearing and first reading of an ordinance amending amending county code chapter 7.03, road use, no fiscal impact, no county general funds are involved. Dan will also present. Joining him is Mike Bezner, assistant director of transportation and development. Go ahead, please.

Thank you so much. I'm going to let uh Mike take the lead on this particular topic. Uh but in short, this is one of a number of different adjustments we're doing to our code to deal with the Clean Water Act. Um we had some residential adjustments for erosion control you passed previously. This is building upon that work. So with that, uh Mike Bzner.

Thanks. Good morning. Um we came we had a policy session in uh March 10th to discuss this and this is to comply with the federal clean water act. Um, Oregon Department of Envir Environmental Quality issues the county a permit for us to operate a storm system known as an MS4 permit. Um, the last time it was reissued, there was a requirement in there for us to implement a program to detect and eliminate illicit discharges or pollutants from our storm system. Uh, so to comply with that permit provision, uh, we are proposing a new county code section uh 7.03.250. 2550 which would regulate discharge into our storm system. Under the new section, only storm water would be allowed to be discharged into the system with some exceptions um that include things like irrigation, foundation drains, uh watering your lawn if you're washing your car or charity car washes. Um, so with that, staff recommends the board um read the attached ordinance by title only and have us schedule another public hearing in second reading on May 7th.

I'm happy to take questions. Thank you for that, M. Mr. Bessner. Colleagues, do you have any questions? Not seeing any lights on the dis. That doesn't happen very often. I know.

Okay. Okay. I have a question for you. How much is this going to cost? How much is this going to cost? It's not really going to cost, I don't believe, anything other than, I guess, printing printing some paper to to have a new section in our county code. Um, it's an activity that currently if it came up, the county would still be probably providing some sort of response. But what it does is give us more ability to be efficient doing. If you think about flowing of the flow of erosion and water throughout a system from a high to a low point, there are sections that it goes through certain elements of a drainage. We own certain portions of that and control certain portions of that. This allows us to act should we find something wrong within that portion that we control.

So it also makes it a code violation other than a maybe a law. So code enforcement can maybe respond as opposed to the sheriff. Thank you. Okay. I'll now open the public hearing on this item. Clerk, um, please moderate comments. Thank you, Madam Chair. If you're attending this meeting in person, wish to comment on this specific agenda item only, this is your opportunity to please vote a blue card and pause in the box that can be found by the senators.

Madam Chair, seeing no members of the public physically present wish to comment on this specific item with your I'll move those attending virtually. If you're attending this meeting virtually wish to comment on this specific item only, this is your opportunity to please raise your hand. Madam chair, I see no members of the public either physically or virtually present wish to comment on this specific item today. So, thank you. I will now close the public hearing and check if there one more time any other additional commissioner questions. Uh, not seeing any, I will move I would like a motion to move the ordinance by title only. I move we read the ordinance by title only. Second.

Okay. So, Commissioner Helm has moved to read the ordinance by title only, seconded by Commissioner uh Savis. Uh, so clerk, I don't see any further discussion. So, if you could please call the poll. Commissioner West, I. Commissioner Savis, I. Commissioner Helm, I. Madam Chair, I. Motion passes four to zero. Madam Chair. Okay. So, clerk, can you please assign a number and read by title only? Yes, Madam Chair. The ordinance is numbered 06-2026 and entitled as an ordinance amending county code chapter 7.03 road use.

Okay, thank you for that. Our second reading and public hearing on this particular item will be on May 7th. Um so Gary, we're now moving on to what the third and final public hearing is today. Yes, thank you Dan and Mike. The third public hearing is public hearing and approval of a purchase and sale agreement with Hoodland Fire District number 74. There is no fiscal impact. No county general funds are involved. Jeff Muns, assistant county council will present. Go ahead, please.

Yes, thank you. Good morning. We are at this stage and have holding a public hearing for this matter because this property was previously a tax foreclosure property. So, back in July of sorry, June of 2024, you entered into an intergovernmental agreement with the Hoodland Fire District for uh them to have time to obtain funding to build a new fire station on this property as well as it outline the agreement that is going to be central to this purchase and sale agreement with a reversionary interest for the county should certain um public uses of the property not continue. The terms of this agreement allow for the perpetual use of the community garden on the property uh operated by a nonprofit organization should reserve and maintain 12 parking spaces in perpetuity for use by the county to support the public transportation service the manhood express park and ride and also include a community room in the fire hall uh to be used with unreasonable terms set by the fire district. So with this agreement, we will now enter into the next phase of due diligence. We've already previously signed a access permit for the Hoodland Fire District to begin work on the property. So we will be moving to closing of this agreement uh this transaction fairly soon. Uh also today on the agenda and separate from this matter is the approval of the replat which is separate from this but related because the Hoodland Fire District went through a land use approval process. The replat is now completed. So when we go to actually deed this property to them fairly soon, it'll rely upon that new replat. So that's why they're separate items on your agenda, but they're related in that way. So happy to answer any questions regarding this purchase and sale agreement.

Well, thank you, Mr. Muns. Colleagues, do you have any questions? Uh again, I'm not seeing any. So I will now open the public hearing on this item. Uh clerk, if you could please moderate the comments. Thank you, Madam Chair. If you're attending this meeting in person and wish to comment on this specific agenda item only, this is your opportunity to please file a blue card and deposit in a box that can be found by the senator doors. All righty.

Madam Chair, see no members of the public physically present with your I'll move to those attending virtually. If you're attending this meeting virtually wish to comment on this specific item, this is your opportunity to please raise your hand. Madam chair, I see no members of the public either physically or virtually present wish to comment on this specific item today. Thank you, clerk. I'll now close the public hearing and check if there uh one last time any other additional questions from commissioners. Commissioner status.

Yeah, just a comment and that is um this has been a long journey and I remember Commissioner Freder and I have been here a long time. I remember the dormant center when it was still there. I remember the the fireplace and the chimney and all the unique features inside there and and the community garden that was out there that was active. So, um and also working with the Hoodland Fire District who you're hearing uh present today. Thank you. Um and trying to meet the community needs and kind of retain some of the purpose of what that uh property did and and um as outlined by legal counsel here. So, um just uh it's a kind of a good day to be to be at this moment in time where we're getting this done.

Yeah, but we've been here a long time. I remember going all through that today and I'm glad that we have brought this to fruition uh for the folks up on the mountain. So, colleagues, is there a motion to approve the purchase and sale agreement? Uh chair, I move to approve the purchase and sale agreement. Second. Okay. It has been moved by Commissioner Savis to approve the purchase and sale agreement and seconded by Commissioner Helm. Um so clerk, will you please call the poll? Commissioner West. I. Commissioner Savis, I. Commissioner Helm, I. Madam Chair, I. Motion passes four to zero. Madam Chair.

Okay, we're on the downward stretch here, Gary. So what's next? Thank you, Chair. That concludes your public hearings. Next is the consent agenda for the board of county commissioners. Andrew, would you please read the consent agenda?

Consent agenda for the board of county commissioners. Item A, elected officials. One, approval of previous business meeting minutes for the board of county commissioners. Two, approval of a resolution approving the submission of the assessor's county assessment function funding assistance grant application for fiscal year 2026 2027. Total value is approximately $1,242,000 for one year. Funding is through the state of Oregon. No county general funds are involved. Three, approval of an amendment with Executive Information Services Incorporated for Geo Management Software. Amendment value is $17,24 for one year. Total agreement value is $1,35,41 for three years. Funding is through Sheriff's Office public safety levy funds. No county general funds are involved. Four, approval of a grant agreement with the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission for Behavioral Health Clinician Services. Agreement values 1,177,724 for two years. Funding is to the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission. No county general funds are involved. Five, approval of an intergovernmental agreement with the city of Lake Asiggo for reimbursement of retail crime investigation expenses. Agreement value is $23,000 for 18 months. Funding is through the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission. No county general funds are involved. B. County Council. One, approval of replat of county property located at 25400 East Salmon River Road. No county general funds are involved. C. Health, housing, human services. One. Approval of an amendment to the revenue intergovernmental agreement with Oregon Health Authority for the financing of public health services. Total amendment value is a decrease of $22,800 for one year. Total agreement value is $6,514,911.61 for two years. Funding is the Oregon Health Authority. No county general funds are involved. Two, approval of an amendment to a revenue intergovernmental agreement with the Oregon Health Authority for the financing of public health services. Amendment value is $37,68 for one year. Total agreement value is $6,551,979.61

for two years. Funding is to the Oregon Health Authority. No county general funds are involved. Three, approval of a personal services contract with Linguava interpreters for language interpretation and translation services. Contract values $2,500,000 for four years and 8 months. Funding is through health centers fees for service. No county general funds are involved. Four, approval of a local subreient grant agreement with Per Creek Child and Family Services for alcohol and drug housing assistance program services. Agreement values $322,681 for 18 months. Funding is to the Oregon Health Authority. No county general funds are involved. Five. Approval to accept a directly appropriated grant from the Oregon Department of Early Learning and Care for Clacabus County Early Learning Hub Coordinated Enrollment. Agreement values $33,25042 for 15 months. Funding is to the Oregon Department of Early Learning and Care. No. County general funds are involved. Six. Approval of renewal of an intergovernmental revenue agreement with Multma County for shared after hours emergency phone response services. Agreement values $15,634 for two years. Funding is through Multma County. No county general funds are involved. Seven. Approval of a revenue grant agreement with Oregon Housing Community Services for Oregon Rehousing Initiative funding. Agreement values 1,79,8129 for two years. Funding is the Oregon Housing and Community Services Department. No county general funds are involved. D. Transportation Development. One. Approval of amendment to an intergovernmental agreement with the city of Milwaukee building and section and plan review services. Estimated revenue of $157,000 per fiscal year. Funding through permitting revenue. No county general funds are involved. Two, approval of funding agreements with Meteorite Brewery LLC, Pulson Cascade Tackle LLC, and 13th Moon Brewery LLC for capital or workforce development projects. Total value is $62,200 for three agreements. Funding is through budgeted county allocated lottery dollars. No county general funds are involved. Three, adoption of resolution

approving the Clakamus County Travel Options Action Plan. Project total is $225,000. Funding is through Metro. No county general funds are involved. Four, approval of an intergovernmental agreement with Water Environment Services for the 172nd Avenue Improvement Project. Total agreement value is $961,760 for three years and 8 months. Fundings through water environment services. No county general funds are involved. Five. approval to apply for a regional travel options grant to implement portions of the travel options action plan. Total grant values $225,000 for three years with matching funds of $25,752 through the county road fund. Funding is through Metro and the county road fund. No county general funds are involved. Six, approval of an intergovernmental agreement with TRAT for the 82nd Avenue Transit Project design and construction services. No fiscal impact. No county general funds are involved. Madame Chair, that concludes the board of county commissioners consent agenda.

Colleagues, do any of you wish to remove an item? Uh, seeing none, uh, may have may I have a motion to approve the consent agenda? Chair, I move that we approve the consent agenda as read. And it was read very well. It was really long. It was second. Okay. It's been moved by Commissioner West and seconded by Commissioner Helm that uh we move to approve the consent agenda. Uh any further discussion? If not, just real quick, um just to respond to Commissioner West, um

I'm not sure I actually understood everything. Could you actually repeat? I used that before, but I'm joking. Sir, consent agenda. Very good. Very Can you do it in pig Latin? He probably could. We're getting out of control for this. Wait a minute here. Okay, I'm only kidding. Okay, clerk, will you please call the poll? Commissioner West. Hi. Commissioner Savis, I. Commissioner Helm, I. Madame Chair, I. Motion passes four to zero. Madam Chair.

All righty. Now I will recess as the board of county commissioners and convene as the development agency board of directors. Mary, what's next? Thank you, chair. You're now meeting as the development agency board of directors for Clakamus County. This is the consent agenda for the development agency. Andrew, would you please read the consent agenda? Development agency consent agenda. Item A, approval of a personal services contract with Otac Incorporated for design services for the Southeast Stanley Avenue Improvement Project. Total contract values $1,654,878.14. Funding is to the North Clakamus Revitalization Area funds and the city of Milwaukee. No county general funds are involved. Madam Chair, that concludes the development agency consent agenda.

Colleagues, does anyone wish to remove an item? If not, may I have a motion? I move we approve the development agency consent agenda. I'll second. Okay. It's been moved by Commissioner Helm and seconded by Commissioner West to approve the development agency consent agenda. Uh so any further discussion? If not, colleagues, let's do the poll. Commissioner Savis I. Commissioner Helm I. Commissioner West I. Madam Chair I. Motion passes four to zero. Madam Chair.

All righty. Now I will adjourn as de as de development and a agency board of directors and convene as the water environment services board of directors. Gary, what's going on? Mr. Chair, you're now meeting as the board of directors for water environment services of Clackamus County. This is the consent agenda for water environment services. Andrew, would you please read the consent agenda?

Water environment services board director's consent agenda. Item A, approval of an intergovernmental agreement with Clakamus County for the Southeast 172nd Avenue Improvements Project. Total agreement value is $961,760 for three years and 8 months. Fundings through water environment services sanitary sewer construction funds. No county general funds are involved. B. Approval of amendment for the personal services contract with DECA architecture for phase 2 engineering services for the Kellogg administration building remodel. Amendment adds $189,445 in 18 months, increasing total contract value to $638,940 for three years and eight months. Funding is through water environment services sanitary sewer construction funds. No county general funds are involved. Madam chair, that concludes the water environment services consent agenda.

Uh does any director wish to remove an item? Seeing none, may I have a motion? I move we approve the West consent agenda. Second. It's been moved by Commissioner Helm, excuse me, Director Helm, and seconded by uh Director Savis to approve the West Con Center agenda. Any further discussion? If not, clerk, let's call the poll. Director West, I. Director Savis, I. Director Helm, I. Madam Chair, I. Motion passes four to zero. Madam Chair,

I will now adjourn as the Water Environment Services Board of Directors and reconvene as the board of county commissioners. I think we're getting to the end of things, Gary. So, what's next?

Near the finish line. Yes. Thank you, chair. Next is county administrator update. That is me. During my time, I'd like to recognize our county employees and the phenomenal work they do to serve the public. Today, I'd like to recognize staff from the public health team of health, housing, and human services. on March 24th. March 24th was World Tuberculosis Day, World TB Day. Tuberculosis is still uh a disease in the United States. It is not as common as it used to be, but it is still recognized. There are approximately 70 cases of tuberculosis in Oregon every year. Uh to contain the spread, Clakamus County Public Health is required by Oregon law to treat tuberculosis, provide education, manage cases, and conduct contact tracing. This work requires directly working with people who may be facing tuberculosis. So on March 24th, World Tuberculosis Day, the Oregon Health Authority recognized two county employees for their phenomenal work and recognized them as tuberculosis heroes. Those employees are Caroli Asher and Renee Jenkins, who are both communicable disease nurses in our public health division. Oregon Health Authorities said this about Renee. You never fail to help out others and offer solutions no matter how busy you are. Your thoughtful care and attention to patients regardless of the complexity is inspiring. Congratulations and thank you for all you do. The Oregon Health Authority said about Carol Lee, "We are so grateful for all that you do. You never fail to help out other local public health authorities, no matter how busy you might be. Your thoughtful care and concern for patients amaze and inspire us. Congratulations and thank you. Congratulations to Caroli and Renee from our team as tuberculosis heroes in the state of Oregon. That is my update for today. Back to you, commissioners.

Thank you so much, Gary. So, now we're at the point where we have commissioner communication. So, let's begin with Commissioner Savis.

I'll be brief, I guess. Um, yesterday morning, we had our third um uh sheriff's office finance committee um meeting, our work group meeting, and um Commissioner Helm and I both uh work on that group. Uh, it was a good meeting and I'm realizing now um at at meeting number three I I think I thought thought this was going to be like a 250 piece puzzle and I'm realizing it's about 350 or more piece puzzle. So, we're making a lot of good progress and I I um I can understand very easily how a lot of people can be confused and not understand things and um but I overall I would say that the the spirit in the room is good. Um it's constructive discussion. Um I think we're all learning each something every every all of us are learning something at every meeting. So um I know we're having one more meeting before budget, but my guess is there might be some impetus after budget for this group perhaps maybe to do some more work. I I don't I I think it's so valuable that to let this work go um ought to be thoroughly thought through because I think we're just really breaking the ice and I I think we've done a lot of relationship building and I'm just hoping that we'll have a much smoother budget committee meeting this year. That's my hope. Chair, I yield back.

I hope so to Commissioner Hell.

Um thank you. Uh we had a busy day yesterday. We started out with the CCSO, the finance work group, which I will say we thought it was going to be our last one and at the end we decided it was not going to be our last one because we still had uh things to uh review and um it was a good meeting. I think we're learning things that are um revoly uh really that very eyeopening things and I'm understanding it better, language, numbers, all that. Um it's fascinating. Um so we do have another uh one more meeting coming up. I think it's going to be a one-hour meeting instead of a two-hour meeting. Two hours goes so fast. It's fascinating how quickly we go through these things because we're covering so many things. Um we had uh we visited Gunderson Marine and Iron yesterday, three of us, and uh it was a fascinating um uh site visit um down on the waterfront. And uh they are they are building the I don't know if they're called treses or girders. I heard the I heard both words for the Abernathy Bridge. Fascinating. watching them get put together. Um, and uh, yeah, they're they're doing a lot of really big projects there. So, pretty exciting. Uh, I I would think that it was uh, it was exciting for me to go see see it on site. Um, last night was the impact meeting. Um, the metropolicy advisory committee uh, meeting. I did it. It's first one in person since 2024.

Yeah.

Yeah. So, uh, that was interesting. more people were still on Zoom than they were in the room, but that's okay. I got to meet a lot of people that I had not um seen before in in person. So, I one call out though I would like to say to our public is one of the things that that we're working on or there is a project going on with Metro called Future Vision. Um if you go to the Metro website and scroll down just a little bit, it's called the feature project. uh featured project. Um it is our vision, Metro's vision for the next 50 years. Uh this was done 30 years ago and now they're doing it again. Um and they want public input. So I encourage everyone to go online and um take the survey and give your feedback. It's it's a it's a very interesting uh this is they're in their third or fourth meeting that they're holding. Uh the future vision committee is having all throughout the county. The first one was here in Clackamus County. They have youth involved now which is interesting because they're getting a different perspective and the kids are actually saying here's how you communicate with this. Here's how you get us to engaged because you don't do it the right way. So it's it's kind of cool the way they're they're going about it. But um I encourage everyone to try to get involved in that and go online and and answer the uh the survey. Um and I think that is it for now, Chair.

Okay. Thank you. Thank you so much, Commissioner West. Thank you.

Um super cool to be at Gunderson's yesterday. I nerded out a little bit because my Navy ship that I serve on was also getting worked on right across the the river on the other side of the Wamut. The Mercy's here, I guess, getting its tires rotated and a paint whatever they're doing for $90 million to a ship. That's not my job on the Mercy. I serve as an RN, as an officer on the Mercy, but it was really cool to see it. Last time I was on it was in San Diego a year ago. And then shortly after that, I went to Mo Mobile, Alabama to get some work done. Now, it's up here in Portland in our docks getting the work done. There's a number of Navy ships there right now. Um, one of the things they're building there, uh, is this enormous door. It looks like something like that would keep the White Walkers out in Game of Thrones, except it's not made of ice, but it's huge. And it and it goes into the Pearl Harbor to go into the to the bay and to suck out the seawater so they can do work on nuclear submarines. And that giant massive door was um what 70 plus feet 74 feet something. It it was enormous. And

they will take um young men and women right out of high school, no experience, train them on the spot, then they make a living wage job. It's been around since 1919. They um are hoping to bid on res doing the Wamtt Falls locks and doing the the work for that. They're making the girders right now for the Abernathy Bridge. They have ties to Clakamus County in the entire region. We got to dress up in our cool hats and get toured around this giant 50s something acre facility on the river that's been around forever. It was really cool. Like this job is really awesome. You get to do things like that and see things that um the public doesn't always get to see. So, it was such a pleasure and the honor. Um De Burch is the new owner. you took it over and uh really creating a great culture there that's really proworker in a way that allows them to have these great living wage jobs and so much pride in the and in what they do there and you can see it everywhere you go. It's clean. It feels safe. It's smart. It's innovative and they're just kind of rolling with the times and making it happen. So, that was a great thing we got to do yesterday. Been super busy last couple of weeks, but um uh I don't have much to add beyond that. Everybody kind of already said everything, but um it's been it's been a it's been a good April. So, thank you. Thank you, Madam Vice Chair.

Well, we've all been working hard, and I don't have much to add either. My my day wasn't as exciting exciting yesterday. I um uh chaired the audit committee meeting with with uh Gary and other folks the other day which is the overview of how we are adhering uh correct me if I'm wrong with all the compliance elements that we are required to uh you know work with uh in order to have our budget uh get the rubber stamp from the general you know from the federal government to make sure we're dotting every tea and dotting every eye. Uh I wish I'd gone to Gunderson. I have been there for before numerous times. U so I I'm very very happy that my three colleagues got a chance to see uh what great work uh they do there. They're one of our biggest manufacturers in the region and I know that we're really happy that they are still here. Um one of the things I will be doing uh tomorrow that I really enjoy doing, I'm a member of the Grand Fond Community Fund. we are having our quarterly meeting and um this is a a member of I'm one of the board members that um helps evaluate in fact I just got the list the other day thanks to Kimberly uh all the nonprofits that are applying uh regionally from dollars from this fund. So, uh, it's one of the more rewarding things I feel that I do because I actually get to help assess people who are doing good work out there from everything to child care to environmental work to food banks to houselessness to homelessness. It is kind of a hard job because you really have to pick and see um, you know, what what deserves what. But it gives uh it gives me some personal pleasure of having an opportunity of um helping to funnel money to welldeserving

uh nonprofits that work in the area including which is really the most fun for me. We we we get applications from Clacamus and I'm happy to say that um we've been able to help some of our local nonprofits here because they adhere to the uh you know what the the policies are and uh what the what the Grand Ron uh community fund sees as extremely important for us to fund. Finally, let me again thank uh Dr. Nichols and and and folks for being here today. You've been a great friend to me. um uh I don't think I would have succeeded as long as I have been if you hadn't come on board as our uh director and um I thank every day that we have you in charge with the great staff that you have pulled together. So with that colleagues I have nothing else to say if anybody else says anything. Gary nothing. All right let's adjourn.

Good job chair. Yeah. Heat.