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Good evening.

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Tonight is July 18th, 2023. And this is the question of city council business meeting. We'd like to call the meeting to order. First order of businesses are roll call. And we will start with Councilor Danucci, Councilor Morales. We do expect him momentarily. Council President Piazza, Councilor Jones Dixon. We do expect Councilor Jones Dixon. Councilor Dixon.

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And Councillor Gladfaltor is excused.

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See, it's under the weather this afternoon.

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So, we wish her the best.

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With that, we'll move to item A2,

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which is our moment of silence.

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This allows the Council to seek guidance in its own way

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as we deliberate the city's business.

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Please join us.

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Thank you very much for giving us the opportunity

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to seek guidance in our own way.

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And I do want to reflect that Councillor Morales is with us.

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Thank you.

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good to see you.

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All right.

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Before we move to the population,

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I always like to make sure that we recognize

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our folks that come and watch over us in tonight.

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We have Sergeant Mani Hernandez.

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And usually I just say,

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Hey, thank you.

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But I just want to go step further this evening.

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He has been with the Christian police department

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for 26 years.

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So thank you for your service.

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Thank you for being here.

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today because it's we started at 230 and we'll go all the way till we end at 1130 or midnight.

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I'm just just kidding folks. We won't go that long maybe 10.

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So with that we're going to neutral our population. It's our Americans with disabilities act day.

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Don't want to recognize everybody as we think about how do we ensure that everybody has opportunity within our community.

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So, whereas the Americans with Disabilities Act, ADA, was signed into law on July 26,

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1990, establishing a clear and comprehensive national mandate for the elimination of discrimination

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to ensure the civil rights of people with disabilities, and whereas the ADA has expanded

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opportunities for Americans with disabilities by reducing barriers, changing perceptions,

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and increasing opportunities for full participation and inclusion in community life.

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and whereas continues commitment to the principles of the ADA is necessary to help individuals

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with disabilities reach their full potential. And whereas on July 26th, 2023, our city,

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state and nation will commemorate the 33rd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act

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recognizing and celebrating the progress that has been made. And whereas the city of question

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encourages people to reaffirm the principles of equality and inclusion laid out in the ADA

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and recommit our efforts to reach full ADA compliance so that every person in our city has the opportunity to succeed.

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Now that for I-Traveler Mayor of the City of Crescent, do hereby proclaim the 26th day of July be Americans with Disabilities Act.

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They did this 18th day of July 2023.

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Item A4, one of the things that we've want to make sure that we do is thank our team members and just like we did with Sergeant Hernandez.

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as 26 years. He's not retiring, but we do have a retiree that we want to recognize and that's

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Laura Kelly. Please record specialist 18 years and eight months. So I don't believe Laurie is here,

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but let's give her a round of applause for her service to the city of Gresham because yeah, 18 years

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and eight months, that's a long time. We appreciate that service because it's all about people at the end

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of day and the great people that work with us on a day to day basis.

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So with that, we're going to move to our section B, which is our community member comments.

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And if community members wanted to testify either verbal or written, we asked if they submit their testimony or their request to give testimony to the city recorder.

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Rachel Gangelhoff, by 6 p.m. Monday, July 17, 2023.

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Rachel, did we have anybody sign up for testimony and also do we have any written testimony that was provided?

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Thank you, Mary, yes, we had one written testimony submitted which is on the website currently and first up here and

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Members, we have Joseph and DIA.

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Good evening, City Council and Mayor. I want to start with the correction from the July 11 meeting regarding the Oregon State Constitution. It was implied that 60% is needed to amend that document. However, per article 17 of the State Constitution be the citizens' initiative process, only a majority of electors voting has required.

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Separately, any amendment to the Constitution may be proposed in either Chamber of the Legislative Assembly and if it's a great cheap buy majority of members in each of the two houses, the amendment passes.

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Also, no other similarly sized city in Oregon requires 60% approval to amend their charter's discretion as the only one.

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Additionally, the Council has expressed a desire that the ballot language for this amendment only be factual.

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I believe it is relevant to add to the summary section the factual impact of the current

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language in the charter that was removed by Council on July 11th from the Nobore

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Posture.

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I am referring to the two amendments that have failed because of the current 60% requirement,

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the addition of a city auditor position and adding a non-discrimination statement to the charter.

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I concur with the Council that this information does not belong to the Nobore section

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and should only be factual in nature.

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I believe with some revision, the factual history of these two amendments could fit the 175-word

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limit for the summary portion, and I've drafted sample language that fits all requirements

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that would be happy to provide it with a Jane Leo or to Council.

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Moving on to my main point, I am appalled by comments made in this chamber by Councillors

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during the July 11th meeting when referring to the 60% charter amendment.

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The amount of time the capital WL of the capital M majority was referred to as a whim

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A fringe idea, an easy hurdle to clear, or blown by any wind or tide, was disparaging.

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It feels like this legislative body has forgotten what the word majority means.

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In America, at all levels of government, we believe in majority rule.

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The fact that 41% of voters can override the will of the majority means we are living under

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minority rule with respect to charter amendments.

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The current requirement to amend the charter is un-American and undemocratic.

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I would encourage officials elected via a majority vote to respect the will of that same

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majority with regards to modifying the charter and throw their full support behind this

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amendment, as they did with the safety lovely.

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Thank you for your collaboration regarding this issue.

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I look forward to voting on in the near future.

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And then we have Wayne Albert.

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Mayor Sol, Council President and Bill of Counselors will be a C.A. made their presidential

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to Council on 14th of this year, they said they were forced out in the newspaper version.

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Times are matching this year, it could be eliminated.

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I think this could be plus for the hate crime and the civil war and does have this.

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This is under the federal laws and statutes.

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This pertains to people with all types of bias categories of people with disabilities.

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Bias means injustice.

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I believe that some Council rules are not being followed properly, trust.

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All elected officials and appointees shall protect the rights of all citizens, number

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five.

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All elected officials and employees shall ensure that all citizens are given a fair and equal

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opportunity to express their views, failing on both.

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Accountability, open government allows citizens to make an important judgment to hold elected

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officials accountable.

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The Council of Crease Valley Health people and seniors says this is disgrace.

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Why this is a council that cares only about itself and no one else?

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I'll also tell the two of them out white. As a citizen of Gresson, who is a serious citizen

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of the mental health issues and disabilities, I've been, I've been desperate to have

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been no respect for my age, but I'd say major in marriage office, I've held an ambition

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and lied to by council, and to also please some far-reporting. Plus, the C.O. Attorney's

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Office. I'm doing the far-reporting with a bar in place to be doing as a citizen. I believe

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Public opinion has to be my way of expressing my thoughts and views because this council doesn't care.

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Will citizens don't ask questions?

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Will citizens can't ask questions about something that they can't don't understand?

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When a razor hand may or so that they're in all the public comment at this time, this shows this respect

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of because our famous speech has been by they'd be welcome regardless of what you say.

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I was tempted to read all the books with respect.

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Council has a feeling great in this also.

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I'm clarifying and losing about all the people I mentioned.

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You never get an answer straight answer about anything.

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And I will move the life of extreme abuse, mental health issues on my life. I will learn to take care of myself and became a person who is doing and helping others.

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I can be helping this having what you needed to accomplish, but your actions are telling me that seniors aren't smart enough, and that's all this observation and your actions and facial expressions.

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This council and city employees should remember that your public servants have represented the city and its citizens. You work for us, we don't work for you.

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I'm not going to need to three minute mark, which is insane for making an issue up to this council.

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And my concludes our public comment.

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Thank you Rachel.

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With that, we are done with our public comment, and we'll move to our consent agenda.

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We've got one item on the consent agenda.

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Before we move on, one to thank our people who gave testimony today.

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And for your work on the charter committee, Mr. and I, but for Mr. Wayne Albert, this is like me speaks to us every week,

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has how do we get resolution?

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What has been done to follow up with him?

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So I will speak to a little bit.

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We have multiple people.

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to speak to Mr. Ober. I've spent considerable amount of time with a chief Goldberg spent

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a considerable amount of time. The folks within the city's managers office have also spent

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considerable amount of time. So we're not quite sure how we answer the questions, but we have

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actually many of us have spent a lot of time with Mr. Ober to no avail. So it's not something where

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We haven't actually tried our best to answer questions and give feedback and try to understand exactly what we're, you know, where the, where the, where the notion is that we're falling down.

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I know Chief Goldberg has spent considerable amount of time with the questions that have been asked of our police department has been very thorough and clear, including other individuals and those conversations also.

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So, we've done our best, and if there's anything else that we can work on, then anybody else here's we're happy to do it, but I've spent a considerable amount of time with Mr. Over myself personally.

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Yeah, that's a great question.

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I appreciate the question.

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All right.

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Councillor James Dixon.

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Thank you.

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Thank you, Mayor.

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I'm here.

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And I'll put it on just a few minutes.

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I just want to say again.

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Thank you to Chair for concerns.

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And everyone else on the Trucker Review Committee.

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And I'm warm.

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It's also a couple.

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Councillor Hinton and I, I know we might volunteer quite a bit.

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Maybe we can sit down with Mr. Oberg and again here.

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It's concerns, and then also seeing where they should interpret is that, but the things

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that we're going to be focusing on over this next year, especially since we're going

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to be also in the East County, but can you say that some of them are coming up to our next

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few months.

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That's all welcome to be going to our start, the world and track over here.

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I'm sure we can make that happen for the two of you.

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Any other comments?

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All right.

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With that, we're moved to our consent agenda.

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We have one item on this consent agenda, and that is the order to private this

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purchase of lifesaving equipment, cardiac monitors, defibrillators, and chest compression devices.

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Council, do we have any questions or anything in regards to this agenda item?

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I would love to move the considered agenda.

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See one.

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Excellent.

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Thank you very much.

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Oh second.

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Councillor Morales has the motion and Councillor Junirchi has the second any further discussion.

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Councillor Jones, Dixon.

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So what I just said, one question and we go to everyone I'm not participating in, in this council, we're in this agenda item.

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I know it's not all in two groups.

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And let's list it.

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And then the other staff members.

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So what's the question?

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Councillor Jones, the executive is still there.

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Yes.

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On the second page of the agenda item, it shows everyone what we're participating.

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I did really show that.

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Secondary law read the view to the general item of the code that is spoken from.

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Is it a whole other place of all sorts of citizen, peak news is lame and within Judge Review by General staff?

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I would say, the case I'm going to notice that sentence specific.

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It's not a big language, support it, but what you don't fear if there's a reason why.

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I think we weren't specifically noted on who participated in the review.

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Got it.

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Nina Vetter City Manager. On the specific agenda item, CRI that's being referenced, we listed

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the offices that the item went through and not the individual people, such as an inconsistency

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from how it was submitted, but it did still go through all the appropriate permits.

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Great, thank you. All right, thank you. Thank you, Councilor Jones, Dixon. Are there any other questions?

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All right, we've got the motion. We've got the second to approve. All of us in favor, please

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the fact that I'm in the opposite side.

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Motion carries unanimously. Thank you so very much.

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We'll move now to our council business section. We've got a number of items on the council

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business section, but it actually doesn't look as daunting as it actually is. So without we

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will start off on item E1, which is our financial roadmap update. But before we get started on that,

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There is a request that we take item E10 before items E8 and 9.

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So council item E10 which is resolution dissolving the 2021 is the 2023 city of

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question, city, charter review committee, move that up to just after C7. So take C10 and then

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C8 and C9 to have that discussion. I mean, E, I apologize, that's right. E 10 move up before we

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this have the next two discussions.

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I don't think it was a mistake. It was the order I think they

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were presented, but having the dissolution conversation is probably more appropriate before we

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to the other resolutions.

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So I see you, yes, this is Safe Thumbs Up.

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All right, we'll make that a, make that adjustment.

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Now we'll go to item E1.

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Again, which is the financial work map update.

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We're also going to have an update on the Gresham Safety

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Levy.

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So I'll turn it over to Sharon Monahan and,

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John Horick.

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Thank you.

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And good evening, Mayor and members of Council.

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I'm Sharon Monahan, budget and finance director with the city.

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And I'm joined by John Horick

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from DHM Research.

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And we have two main topics that we'll be covering tonight. First, I'll be

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providing some quick follow-up information on questions that Council raised when we met last

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month on the financial roadmap. Then most of our time we'll be spent talking through the post-election

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analysis that has been done by DHM.

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Most questions were from the June 6 meeting. First off,

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there's a question about how much funding is received from the county for homeless services and whether

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secure additional resources. For fiscal year 2324, the total for from the county for

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homeless services is 573,000 and a little bit of change. That covers staffing for

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two homeless service specialists positions plus a little bit for an outreach

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program cost for client assistance and additional program cost for rent assistance.

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Staff have met with the Joint Office of Homeless Services and initiated

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conversations to see if we could secure additional funding to cover the two positions that

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would have been included in the levee. However, no conclusion or further information is available

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at this time. There was also a question about whether the county could fund the mobile integrated

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health positions that would have been in the levee. AMR has provided some funding that is available

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to support the capital and materials and services associated with the program. The ongoing revenue

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was not enough to support additional positions.

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There's also a question about whether the county could fund the police department but

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behavioral health unit since it is mental health related.

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Conversations with chief Goldberg and others indicate that this would be highly unlikely

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as a county-spacing budget cuts and are trying to secure grant funding for their own BHU program.

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That said, they're happy.

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We have been discussions about possible coordinated efforts for combined BHU grant and program. These will continue to see if there's a mutually beneficial model available.

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Additionally, there's a question about whether we could secure funding from the state to support youth violence prevention.

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Prior to the fiscal year that just started, we were funded at $2 million per by NEM. We had asked, but were not approved for an increase to $4 million.

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We were approved, however, to continue funding at the $2 million level, which was good news.

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Cancer also had questions about the availability and usage of grants.

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The city has a strong track record of securing grant funding for many different program areas.

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The actual amounts can vary widely from year to year, and specific reporting can be challenging as a timeline between grant application, grant award, and actual receipt of grant funds,

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can span multiple years.

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And while most grants operate on a reimbursement basis,

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some like Arba provide revenue upfront

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and allow for expenditure across multiple years.

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Total grant revenues received in recent years.

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For fiscal year 2021, we received $10.9 million in grant revenue.

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For fiscal year 2122, we received $19.4 million in grant revenue.

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And for fiscal year 2223 were at least over of 21.5 million dollars and still closing out the fiscal year so that number might change slightly.

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Primary sources have been the American Rescue Plan Act and prior to that from CARES Act funding.

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Additionally, the CDBG Home Programs and various transportation infrastructure grants make up a good portion of that.

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Each year also includes a number of specific police and fire-related grants, collectively those have recently been running around $600,000 to $800,000 a year.

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What we do seek out grant opportunities as much as we can, there are various elements to consider.

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First and foremost, is simply what is available.

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But also what ranking criteria may apply, and whether that aligns with our goals and priorities,

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Also, what match obligations may be required, and what reporting, tracking, and other compliance-related activities may be involved.

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Other considerations are generally though rules against what is called supplanting.

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That is the grant provider won't typically pay for something we were already funding.

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Usually they do require a new program, which may not help us when it comes to addressing our current funding challenges.

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Also, there may be strings related to program implementation that may not align with

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their goals and priorities, so we do have to understand what requirements come with

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any outside funding.

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There was also a question regarding what funding we receive from or through other governmental

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entities.

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This could include federal, state, county, metro, and other cities, and in addition to grants,

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this could include revenue such as state shared revenues from alcohol and cigarettes, gas taxes,

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are shared to the county business income tax and payments that we receive from other cities for services provided to them.

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All 12, these revenues have been totaling $60 to $70 million per year in recent years.

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For fiscal year 2021, this was actually 25% of all of the revenue that came into the city that year.

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We also wanted to touch on a few activities that are underway regarding elements of the financial roadmap.

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Now that the budget adoption has been completed, we're looking further into other areas

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addressed in the financial roadmap, and these include the three topics listed here.

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Regarding districts, we have done an initial assessment of potential impacts to residents

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through the Equal North Wester Report, as well as the Parks Long-term Funding Study

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has also looked at districts.

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This included research into the steps that needed to be taken and the timeline.

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Staff has contacted the Special District Association of Oregon for further guidance and will be reaching out to vendors to ascertain costs of a potential feasibility study, which would be the next logical step for us in analyzing what a district could mean.

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When we find out the budget impact of that study, as well as a required involvement of staff, we will be able to determine the timing of that work and we will let you know what we find out on that.

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We'll also be updating cost analysis, cost of service analysis related to the various contracts with other jurisdictions.

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And that concludes the comments I had to share, and I wanted to pause briefly if there's any questions or feedback,

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and then turn it over to John for this presentation.

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Thank you very much, Sharon. Any questions for Sharon at this point on that date?

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Seeing none.

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So, just a question on the special district's discussion, trying to understand what the steps forward the years talking about in this special district's association, in finding out what are the next steps looking like, are they going to be implemented one way or another to be doing a feasibility study, et cetera, or what are we looking at there.

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Understanding the timing of the amount of work and the cost of a feasibility study is really the next the next step

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That we would be looking at with vendors to understand what that cost would be and understand how that fits into our budget and and over all timeline

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Okay, there's definitely some significant work involved in in doing that so at this point there is not it is not like on the plan

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We are doing a feasibility study period. It's Gregory to look into the costs and whether this is something that can be done

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Correct, and where that fits within the budget, yes.

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I'm going to actually give you a little clarification there.

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It's actually in our plan, so I mean, I think the timing of the budget item is something

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that needs to be discussed.

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I mean, as we do on everything, but it's actually in the plan, actually identified for this year

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in our three-year financial sustainability plan, so I mean, you know, we can't just prove

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something without finding out what the finances are going to be, but the council did approve

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taking a look at doing the deeper guidance and potentially the feasibility study of a fire

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district or additional districts, because I think fire districts are both going to identify

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but Nina, I'll let you fill in to make sure I didn't say anything that was not correct.

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Well you jumped in exactly where I was going to say we had council that asked us to look into

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fire and parks and recreation district. So that's on the financial roadmap is to research both

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and like you just stated that's our next step is what is the cost of this of the feasibilities

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that you're going to be? Do we have existing budget dollars for it if we don't? How do we figure that out?

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So that's where we're at with the district aspect of the financial roadmap right now. So it is moving forward

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per council direction. We'll follow back up on me no more.

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Yeah, I just want to make sure that that we are moving forward with the feasibility.

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I know a few two years ago we had actually allocated dollars in the budget for feasibility

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study.

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That was under our previous city manager, actually two city managers go, you have David.

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Yeah, two years, three managers ago, I remember a discussion about having allocated some

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resources for that. Did anything come out of that? Are those resources available still?

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And there was talk about maybe getting grants, I think Metro government has funds to help cities

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cover the cost of feasibility, so I don't know if there was fall-up done there.

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I don't believe we would still have funds from several years ago for the dedicated to

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a specific project.

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There was a work done last year as part of the initial financial roadmap process, the Equal

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Northwest study that we recent to you, this past week, so there was some preliminary work done.

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And then I haven't heard about the Metro Grant Opportunities are happy to look at potential

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grants to cover the cost, we'll see what's available.

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Yeah, I do the time it was Councilor Shirley Credit who had told us about those grants now it's obviously

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Councilor Aston since then so I think we should follow up.

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So what's the timeline for this?

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We are currently doing the research talking to the vendors to get the cost estimate so that

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will take us at least I would say through the next month to identify with this cost and what

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the scope is going to look like of the feasibility study because are understanding from

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And the preliminary work that was done by EcoNorthless is this is quite the undertaking,

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particularly do a full comprehensive feasibility study and unpack all of the financial

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and logistical implications of moving to a district.

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So it's a big project.

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So it's a, we need at least the next month to figure out what the cost and scope is going to look like.

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But once we have a little bit more information, we'll be happy to update Council as we're going towards the next step.

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So keep you informed as we move through the process.

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I think my last question, maybe, or suggestion is, or both, are we engaging the cities of

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child health, wherever you would village and unincorporated?

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And the current, I think there's a current special district that exists, yeah, I'll be included.

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Putting them in the conversations around the feasibly city and cost sharing of what that would cost.

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We continue to have conversations with them. I think the three cities and ferry to September but having conversations about this for a long time.

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So those conversations continue from the perspective of doing the analysis.

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We need to look at the city of Gresham's impact on the city of Gresham in particular.

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So while we can also, as a group, talk about impacts to other cities, that could be done as a supplemental project.

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The first and foremost, we need the feasibility study and the comprehensive analysis to focus on the impacts of the city of Gresham and the city of Gresham's general fund.

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So that would be what we will prioritize as the impact to us.

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But certainly there will be further steps that will include if Council was wanting to move forward would include other entities in that conversation, but it really should start with the impacts to us as an organization.

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Yeah, I just know that it'll currently were contracting for those who may not know we're contracting our fire services to all of these different areas.

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And it's not always not everyone's paying the same, I think we may be paying a larger share to that.

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So, when we're accounting for the impact on our residents in question,

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if people were paying a more equitable amount,

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I'm assuming that we get some benefit out of that as well.

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Our residents would, if the other cities were paying.

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So I guess what I'm saying is other cities do impact what the impact will be on our residents

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and so I hate to not have them in the conversation.

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Certainly that is one of the items I mentioned that we are working on updating our

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cost of service analysis so that we do have a true understanding of what it is costing us

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to provide that service and can update those contracts accordingly.

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Those contracts are actually up in 2025 with the other cities, so we will be starting negotiations

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here shortly and certainly understanding that timeline of a district from the consultant

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who did the preliminary work, it's about 24 months, so we will need to address the contracts

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of the other cities before we are able to move forward with any other district or anything else,

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so we will be addressing that first and foremost.

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I'm just a brief response, so I do get an opportunity to meet with the other three mayors

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regularly.

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This is one of the key topics that you can imagine, because the initial economic

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less study that we had recent to us shows that if we were to look at potentially going

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to the same structure or similar structure has probably just returned our cost would go up by

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percent. The other three cities go up anywhere from 70 to 80 percent. So that's when the other

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mayors heard those numbers that you're going to imagine. Those numbers were quite substantial

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for them. I talked about roughly $2 million increase and very roughly about a million dollar

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increase over what they pay for our current contracts based on the eco-nothless study. So they were

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setting us for the same services, so it's interesting, it'll be interesting to see all the

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information once we are able to do a full feasibility study at Pasadena Uchi.

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So getting all the deeper into this topic, I'm aware that there was a surfer council at

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one point that was just banning apparently not maybe as effective for a question as a tool

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as we had hoped at the time, but feel like most jurisdictions were at the table during those

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discussions and that the recommendation at the end of that was to move forward on a feasibility

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study, I am just curious if that information is still available to us versus like reinventing

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the wheel on some of those discussions or understanding what the other cities want to do,

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what we're being completed and whether many of that time was potentially put aside for

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feasibility study. Sure, I could speak to a little bit of the kind of results of the

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safer council. You received a presentation, I can't remember, but here at this

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point, it's been a while from our former Fire Chief Snyder that had some of the

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results of the analysis from the safer council. There analysis on that part was

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mostly focused on response times. They didn't do a district feasibility study, so

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that was what the data was, that was presented to Council.

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The other thing that was completed was an analysis

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of the condition of our facilities, and that is going to be

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very useful when we begin work on another piece of our...

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Financial Roadmap, which is the bond initiative to address our fire facilities. So there is some preliminary work that was done on that front as well that will be helpful.

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All right. Any more questions before we move to John Hoverick with the agent?

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All right. John.

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Thank you, Mayor and Council. Let's see where we're queued up here.

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Okay.

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I'll pause.

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Well, while we'll get this up, I'm John Harvard D.H.M. Research, where an independent public

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opinion and policy firm is different ways to describe what we do, one would be Emma Polster.

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I'd like to say that my job is to ask people what sort of communities they want to

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live in.

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We are fortunate to be able to work on all sorts of different issues, education, transportation,

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healthcare, and of course we work at many communities on local funding measures.

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D.H.M. has worked with the city of Gresham many times in the past, on funding measures

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as well as other community satisfaction and priority surveys and research, DTM was not engaged

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at all with the safety level. So coming to this review analysis from the outside, we have

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certainly experience and knowledge about the city, but we're not engaged with the, with the

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level. I'm going to spend just a few days, this deck is about 60 some slides and I'm going to skip

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a lot, I'm not going to go through everything but I'm going to try to highlight a few things

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that I think are most important for this evening.

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One, just to ground you, what was the research purpose here?

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The public safety level was close.

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That's right.

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And so, disappointing didn't quite get over the hump,

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but also, I need to then look back.

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What can we learn from this last election to be able to apply

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to future policy making and potential future elections to be successful?

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This analysis, like I said, came from the outside, from independent review, looked a lot

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at the election results here in Gresham, geographic poison turned out, each turn out, considered

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how potentially the multiple county capital gains tax influence turned out and the result

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And additionally, I've conducted a number of stakeholder interviews with individuals who

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were engaged in one way or another with the efforts in this lovely sum, to see staffers,

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members of the various committees and coalitions that supported the effort to union representatives.

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The list is in the report, there's been some additional conversations I've had since.

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This was provided to Council, so it's been, this will be updated.

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So just quickly some historical context, this is questions, at least this 2020, the funding

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measures that have been on the ballot. The cannabis tax is certainly the outlier, every

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cannabis tax and all are going to pass and pass overwhelmingly. It did here in Gresham

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2, but if you take that one off, the last year, every single funding measure in Gresham

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has passed in Gresham. And so, you know, you can look at this,

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why do I think a couple different ways? One is the end-in-game majority. Obviously, that's

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what matters. Before it, I present to you know, the highest you've been.

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So lots of things concerning historical context had to go while we put into place

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effectively to get to that rate. Things are difficult to pass in Gresham.

433
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Certainly history would suggest so. And this was the case here too.

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These are just quickly public safety, I'll walk you through all these public examples and just one second.

435
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We've got a couple of questions, but I'd like to ask these questions, but try and hold that question to the end.

436
00:39:00,560 --> 00:39:04,540
So John, because some of the questions may get answered, but we have a couple of questions really quick.

437
00:39:06,740 --> 00:39:07,540
Thank you.

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00:39:07,620 --> 00:39:08,040
Thank you.

439
00:39:08,720 --> 00:39:13,740
When you say taxes have it, city property tax hasn't passed in the last two decades.

440
00:39:13,740 --> 00:39:17,940
Did you account for the Metro bonds or the high school bond that we used?

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00:39:17,940 --> 00:39:20,240
So these are specifically city of Gresham measure.

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So I haven't done an analysis of all the other funding measures in the bout for other jurisdictions

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and overlap with Gresham.

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But so these are only Gresham measures.

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There could be certainly probably some measures that got majority support in the city of Gresham.

446
00:39:34,720 --> 00:39:36,420
But just not at the city at the city level.

447
00:39:37,360 --> 00:39:37,920
That's good question.

448
00:39:39,200 --> 00:39:43,940
We go through all these, but there were 28 public safety measures on the ballot in or

449
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cost Oregon this last election, you can see most of them did pass, you can take a look

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00:39:48,840 --> 00:39:52,040
at it more or closer than you have time.

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The thing that I would want to emphasize, you can't see it on the screen if you're in the room,

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because of the images there.

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But these are the measurements though.

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We're on the ballot that it costs ore again, across ore again, this last election from a 2023 that failed, and in the

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column at the right, you'll see, was it a new money ask? Was it a new levy? Was it a levy rate increase? Was it a bond?

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Every single measure that failed was a revenue increase. So no renewals, those past,

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fly from driving past, but just to say, getting new money is really hard. It's not just

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hiring a question that's hard across every community across the state. Once the

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loveiest pass, the likelihood is going to pass again is very high. But getting that first

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ask done is a real challenge. This is just to give you a little context about what your 49%

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means, what it means compared to other public safety levies and what it means for other

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communities that ask for new money. So little geographic analysis. So this is the results

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by precinct. The most important thing to my eye about these results is that the support

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went from 44% to 53% across the city. Now that's a difference. So it's three I think

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that is the one part of the community is 20% and another part of the community is 80%.

466
00:41:30,200 --> 00:41:34,960
Okay, so there was relative parity across the city.

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I'm not sure if that was kind of obvious after immediately after the election, but that is the sort of defining here.

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I will tell you in this, and I also, you'll see it in the foot, and I'll still look at the report.

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There is one tiny, tiny little precinct that only has about 180 voters.

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I've not included in this analysis because of those things off without providing some meaning.

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So just, if you think hate is one more precinct out there there is, but it's very, very tiny.

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And so it's, it's can confuse things.

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But broadly, support is fairly even across the city, which does make some of the analysis a little challenging,

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but I'll start to show you what's most important.

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00:42:14,760 --> 00:42:23,840
Turn out range fairly considerably across the city from 17% to 37% special elections, you know, turn out around 30% free typical.

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00:42:25,060 --> 00:42:28,940
There are some variation which I'll show you in a second, but that's what you should expect.

477
00:42:32,720 --> 00:42:43,660
Turn out in anything but a general election tends to be old, and here you can see two tones of the voters in this special election over 55 and older.

478
00:42:43,660 --> 00:42:55,360
Okay, so you think about a special election and the voters are going to turn out the values interest priorities of that demographic group are going to dominate and whether or not something successful or fails.

479
00:42:55,760 --> 00:43:00,800
This is not unusual to question about unusual special elections, but this is the reality of who turned out to vote.

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00:43:03,430 --> 00:43:09,830
This is the most impactful variable and predicting whether or not something was successful.

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00:43:10,650 --> 00:43:16,110
That's a partnership. If you look at, in the last side, partners turn out percentage by

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00:43:16,110 --> 00:43:20,650
party that's a percentage of Democrats for Republicans on affiliated voters, the NAV and

483
00:43:20,650 --> 00:43:28,430
other voters, Constitution, green, other parties, that's a turn out percentage. At the right

484
00:43:28,430 --> 00:43:32,890
side, you can see the vote share. So what percentage of the electorate were Democrats for

485
00:43:32,890 --> 00:43:37,750
Republicans on affiliated and other? You'll see that on the left, Republicans turn out more

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00:43:37,750 --> 00:43:44,730
than Democrats did. 40% versus 33. Democrats still made up a plurality of the electorate,

487
00:43:44,850 --> 00:43:48,610
so 43% versus 34% for Republicans.

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00:43:50,650 --> 00:43:53,250
Turn out, this is turn out of special elections

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since 2017. I choose 2017 because in 2016, Oregon initiated automatic motor voter registration

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00:44:00,550 --> 00:44:06,250
that makes some of the partisan and it also is more complicated if you go before that time.

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00:44:06,250 --> 00:44:12,650
The gray line is total turnout, so turnout among all voters, a total turnout was 25%.

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If you look at the Democrat, that's blue versus the Republican versus the Red.

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00:44:17,810 --> 00:44:23,630
There you can see that historically the gap was larger this year than other special elections.

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00:44:27,410 --> 00:44:28,790
Ingression was unusual.

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00:44:29,910 --> 00:44:31,550
So this is the turnout percentage.

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The white blue bars are aggression, and then I wanted to have some comparisons to other communities.

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Importantly, communities did not have the Multnomah County capital gains tax on the ballot.

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00:44:44,730 --> 00:44:51,050
Question, turn out, well, this is Republican turnout, and then I can talk to why I'm choosing that.

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00:44:51,430 --> 00:44:57,890
The question Republican turnout was 31% and 2017 and 2016 and then 20, then 40.

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00:45:00,000 --> 00:45:08,760
A big increase in Republican turnout for aggression, but if you look at blackness in Washington counties, you don't see a significant increase in Republican turnout.

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00:45:10,260 --> 00:45:19,560
To me, this is as Republican's turn in aggression turned out, most likely in the action to the capital gains tax that was not on the ballot in adjacent communities.

502
00:45:23,120 --> 00:45:27,960
You can see demographically where Democrats and Republicans all sit that for now.

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00:45:28,740 --> 00:45:30,840
This is just a trend line.

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00:45:33,580 --> 00:45:41,460
So this is how well the lobby did by precinct looking at the share of voters in that

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00:45:41,460 --> 00:45:47,480
precinct that were registered Democrats, but the line goes up means it did better in precincts

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with more Democrats.

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00:45:48,820 --> 00:45:55,280
The important number at the bottom, I can, for it won't do a stats class, but that 0.2956,

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that tells me that 30% of the variance, 30% of the dots belong above of that line, can

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00:46:02,240 --> 00:46:04,720
be explained by the power of the ship.

510
00:46:06,920 --> 00:46:12,340
When you look at the report, you can see lots of lines that are flat, which means that variable

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00:46:12,340 --> 00:46:14,840
didn't explain anything or explain very well.

512
00:46:14,840 --> 00:46:17,740
Well, this is the one variable that explains something.

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00:46:20,590 --> 00:46:24,310
And just one other way to look at this, if you look at voter shares, this is the percentage

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00:46:24,310 --> 00:46:28,050
of voters who turned out, but the share of the electorate who are Democrats, Republicans

515
00:46:28,050 --> 00:46:30,310
are not affiliated in third party.

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00:46:31,470 --> 00:46:36,550
You can see in 2023, there's a nine percentage point gap between Democrats and Republicans,

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00:46:36,770 --> 00:46:39,910
43 percent Republicans, or it's a 34 percent.

518
00:46:40,050 --> 00:46:45,430
We, excuse me, 43 percent Democrats versus 34 percent Republicans, and compared that

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00:46:45,430 --> 00:46:51,530
previous special elections. In 2019, for example, there's a 22 percentage point gap between

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00:46:51,530 --> 00:46:57,410
Democrats and Republicans. This was an unusually, Democrat, excuse me, usually Republican

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00:46:58,190 --> 00:47:03,190
leaning or less Democratic electorate than special elections and Christians passed.

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00:47:04,070 --> 00:47:09,950
And it's more Republican than adjacent communities in Congress in Washington County,

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so there's something unique that was happening here in this election.

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00:47:13,970 --> 00:47:15,690
Let's skip a bunch.

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00:47:17,010 --> 00:47:18,430
The capital gains tax.

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00:47:19,390 --> 00:47:24,430
So I think capital gains tax encouraging anti-tax orders to turn up to about more conservative

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00:47:24,430 --> 00:47:29,270
Republican leaning turn up to about however the caveat to that.

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00:47:30,150 --> 00:47:38,510
So here's if you look at the vote for the capital gains tax compared to the vote for the

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00:47:38,510 --> 00:47:45,830
You see that line is basically flat, and you see that R squared is 0.0409.

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00:47:46,190 --> 00:47:53,390
That means just 4% of the variance is explained by how precincts voted in for the capital gains tax.

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00:47:54,850 --> 00:48:01,510
So I think the capital gains, I think it caused Republicans to turn out, did not motivate progressive voters to turn out.

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00:48:01,510 --> 00:48:08,350
But if you look at the precinct level, that relationship really isn't strong, and so I say that with some caveat.

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00:48:10,770 --> 00:48:16,650
The other thing you might be wanting to know is, we're crying a curse across the community.

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00:48:16,910 --> 00:48:19,950
The dad had an impact on support for a lot of the or not.

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These are crying incidents.

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00:48:22,930 --> 00:48:26,330
The number of crying incidents by precinct that I got from a city of question.

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00:48:26,510 --> 00:48:30,290
You can see the number of incidents very quite a bit across the city.

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00:48:31,750 --> 00:48:38,170
But again, if you look at that, just plot it out on a line and see the trend line, very little

539
00:48:38,170 --> 00:48:44,990
relationship between crime rates and the vote, meaning that places that were most impacted

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00:48:45,490 --> 00:48:51,890
by criminal activity were only marginally more likely to support a levee, the primarily

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00:48:51,890 --> 00:48:55,110
or largely funded public safety place.

542
00:48:55,110 --> 00:49:00,690
Okay, it did not cause those voters to be more likely to support things.

543
00:49:02,760 --> 00:49:03,980
So that's kind of the numbers.

544
00:49:05,100 --> 00:49:07,120
Then I did a number of stakeholder interviews.

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These are the ones that I conducted when I put together this report.

546
00:49:10,580 --> 00:49:14,280
There are a couple of names not on here, including Hugh Harris and Shirley Cretac.

547
00:49:15,360 --> 00:49:16,860
I'm hoping to have at least one more.

548
00:49:17,320 --> 00:49:22,200
I will say that these are advocates, these are stakeholders, these are not everyday community members.

549
00:49:22,200 --> 00:49:27,200
Okay, they're also not racially demographically

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00:49:27,840 --> 00:49:30,600
income-wise represented the community as a whole.

551
00:49:30,680 --> 00:49:32,280
So I'm going to acknowledge that,

552
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but these are also people are well informed

553
00:49:34,240 --> 00:49:36,140
about how the campaign unfolded

554
00:49:36,140 --> 00:49:37,620
and did lots of community conversations.

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00:49:38,680 --> 00:49:41,040
I'm going to skip all of that sort of analysis,

556
00:49:41,240 --> 00:49:42,600
kind of the things we heard,

557
00:49:43,220 --> 00:49:44,480
and just sort of get to some key takeaways

558
00:49:44,480 --> 00:49:45,760
and all pause for questions.

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00:49:47,100 --> 00:49:47,840
So what went well,

560
00:49:48,160 --> 00:49:49,700
there was a diverse coalition of supporters

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00:49:49,700 --> 00:49:51,520
trusted among constituencies.

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00:49:51,520 --> 00:49:55,700
As you had a number of different coalitions together to do an advocacy and they represented

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00:49:55,700 --> 00:49:59,980
different parts of the community, they will willing to do work, they will willing to

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00:50:00,000 --> 00:50:06,080
Ladies, money and no willing to do outreach. Not every community has that advantage when they're going

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for funding measure. There's limited organized opposition. That is the most damaging thing to

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00:50:12,860 --> 00:50:17,840
ballot measure when there's organized opposition. And I think that the wealthy funding generally align with

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00:50:17,840 --> 00:50:24,040
voter priorities. We can discuss that. But certainly, you know, concerns about safety, concerns about

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00:50:24,040 --> 00:50:27,540
But emergency response times are consistent with other priorities.

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00:50:29,540 --> 00:50:33,340
The strongest predictor of why we support wise parties in turn out and this was a particularly

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00:50:33,340 --> 00:50:36,380
conservative election, even for special elections in Krascham.

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00:50:37,880 --> 00:50:42,000
It is challenging to know exactly why Republicans or conservatives are motivated to turn

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00:50:42,000 --> 00:50:46,040
out or say the other way around, like progressive and Democrats were not, but I might best

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00:50:46,040 --> 00:50:49,900
My best read is that it was a mobile-mechanic capital gains tax.

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00:50:54,080 --> 00:51:03,000
It is notable that voters were suspected by crime were not motivated to turn out of work for this measure.

575
00:51:03,780 --> 00:51:07,900
I do think that that requires and needs more community outreach to understand why.

576
00:51:08,240 --> 00:51:15,440
Whether that's research or community engagement or working with leaders within those communities, but that's notable.

577
00:51:15,440 --> 00:51:18,640
that that relationship didn't exist.

578
00:51:20,220 --> 00:51:24,560
I'd say the other thing is that I did hear from some stakeholders that perhaps conservative

579
00:51:24,560 --> 00:51:29,960
voters were distinct client to support a public safety lobby that funded police.

580
00:51:30,760 --> 00:51:36,020
Because of a belief or concern, the Muslim accounting district attorneys are not willing

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00:51:36,020 --> 00:51:43,200
or able to prosecute those who are committing crime and so they didn't see a valuable connection

582
00:51:43,200 --> 00:51:48,520
between more funding for police, if there wasn't going to be ultimate accountability.

583
00:51:55,220 --> 00:51:59,060
The other thing I heard quite a bit was the late decision to put it on the ballot made

584
00:51:59,060 --> 00:52:03,320
a very difficult for the city and for advocacy organizations and groups to do the community

585
00:52:03,320 --> 00:52:04,300
outreach necessary.

586
00:52:06,100 --> 00:52:10,080
That was one of the most consistent themes among the individuals who I talked to.

587
00:52:13,940 --> 00:52:18,400
Another consistent theme on stakeholder is the community was confused and certain about what

588
00:52:18,400 --> 00:52:24,640
happen to the police, fire, and parks fee if the lobby had passed, an inability to answer

589
00:52:24,640 --> 00:52:32,020
that question directly to voters, cause some who have been inclined to vote yes on a measure

590
00:52:32,020 --> 00:52:38,040
like this, to vote no or to not turn out due to that uncertainty. And finally, some recommendations,

591
00:52:38,960 --> 00:52:43,480
one is to invest in community outreach and public opinion research. Turn out, again, 25%

592
00:52:43,480 --> 00:52:46,620
percent, not only do we need to know who voted no, but we need to know what we know

593
00:52:46,620 --> 00:52:52,700
people to turn out or to vote yes for those who didn't. It's a particularly among diverse communities,

594
00:52:52,940 --> 00:52:58,740
communities of color. I think that is the audience that we know least. I'll say that I know

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00:52:58,740 --> 00:53:03,560
have less confidence to know why they voted or didn't vote the way that they did.

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00:53:06,020 --> 00:53:06,720
I would recommend

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00:53:06,720 --> 00:53:10,920
rating until at least 2024 to go up to voters again if you choose to go up to voters again. You

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00:53:10,920 --> 00:53:16,150
technically would have time, at least on a, you could put something loud in November. The turn

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00:53:16,150 --> 00:53:19,170
and November is likely to look very similar to the turnout in May.

600
00:53:19,710 --> 00:53:19,810
It's hard.

601
00:53:20,150 --> 00:53:24,230
It's would be difficult for me to say confidently could be successful

602
00:53:24,230 --> 00:53:25,490
with that same mix of others.

603
00:53:27,450 --> 00:53:30,330
I think it's more here from the stakeholders at least

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00:53:30,330 --> 00:53:33,110
that a clear decision needs to be made about the future

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00:53:33,110 --> 00:53:34,990
of the police fire and parks fee,

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00:53:35,010 --> 00:53:37,090
and that needs to be clearly communicated to the community.

607
00:53:37,350 --> 00:53:41,990
So they have confidence within how much tax and fee burden they'll have

608
00:53:41,990 --> 00:53:42,830
in the future.

609
00:53:44,860 --> 00:53:54,440
$1.50, which is substantial as you got to 49%, I don't know if it was $1.25 or $1.90

610
00:53:54,440 --> 00:54:01,720
if I could see it if 50% plus $1 or not, but more likely than not, it helps gain support

611
00:54:01,720 --> 00:54:08,460
rather than a road support, although less funding could change the mix of coalitions

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00:54:08,460 --> 00:54:13,280
who would be willing to support a funding measure, and that's difficult to know for sure at

613
00:54:13,280 --> 00:54:20,280
coin. Colors in management is going to remain critical in challenging. I certainly heard from

614
00:54:20,280 --> 00:54:23,600
the folks that I talked to, you know, concerns about what was put on the ballot, concerns

615
00:54:23,600 --> 00:54:27,220
about what potentially could be put on the ballot in the future, and differences in what their

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00:54:27,220 --> 00:54:34,860
expectations and desires are. Gresham is close to a 50-50 community in terms of funding measures.

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The city must be in blocks up in unison in order for there to be community for voters to

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00:54:43,240 --> 00:54:51,060
yes, everything needs to go right in question. A divided community, a divided council with

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signal that things aren't going right, and I think without that it'll be very challenging

620
00:54:55,460 --> 00:54:59,880
to get something passed no matter what it is. Without it probably took more time than you're

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.

622
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And so I'll stop and I can't any questions as long as I have me.

623
00:55:05,220 --> 00:55:13,120
Thank you, John. Greatly appreciate that. Looking at it in the London Mission just on paper is really good enough

624
00:55:13,120 --> 00:55:18,440
and what you've added to, for us to consider actually helps out considerably.

625
00:55:19,160 --> 00:55:21,100
With that, let's open it up for questions council.

626
00:55:25,160 --> 00:55:26,000
Councillor Piazza.

627
00:55:26,000 --> 00:55:42,960
Thank you, thank you for the report. I really think that it would be important to find out to do the next step of finding out the people who voted no and why they voted no and going that step forward and in talking to many different people from many different areas.

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00:55:43,520 --> 00:55:54,160
A lot of what we heard here is why they voted no. I didn't want the PFP. I didn't know what you were going to do with that. I was confused. I was confused about.

629
00:55:54,720 --> 00:56:02,300
The homeless services that was in there, I didn't understand why should I vote for more police when the DA is not going to, this is their thought.

630
00:56:02,780 --> 00:56:04,820
The DA is not going to prosecute them.

631
00:56:05,480 --> 00:56:22,480
So many of these things, but I still need to know, I think we need to know as a city, why people voted no, and then we need to figure out how we can educate or revamp revitalize something later down the road.

632
00:56:22,480 --> 00:56:35,180
And of course, obviously we can't do it this November, and it sounds like you're saying don't do it in May, because we'll get the same amount of vote, but do next November when you have all these people voting because of the presidential election.

633
00:56:35,860 --> 00:56:43,240
If I said that, my intent is to say, this will be the number of 2021-23 electorate will likely look very, if you want to about it,

634
00:56:43,340 --> 00:56:45,940
would likely look very similar to the May 2023-23 ballot.

635
00:56:46,400 --> 00:56:54,100
The May 2024 electorate is much more difficult to predict, because turnout in that election,

636
00:56:54,340 --> 00:56:59,480
this presidential primary years, is highly variable depending on what's happening at the top of the ticket.

637
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So it's say 2008 was very different when the 2012, when 2012, when 2012, you have a Democratic incumbent running in a competitive Republican.

638
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So November is more predictable.

639
00:57:13,660 --> 00:57:21,960
I'd say either of those electorates have a likely to be more favorable to aggression than November 2023 or what not May 2023 was.

640
00:57:22,120 --> 00:57:25,440
Either one, May of 2024 or November 24.

641
00:57:25,440 --> 00:57:31,460
So you weren't choosing one. I was choosing one. I think that we both more favourable. It's harder to know how much more favourable may

642
00:57:31,460 --> 00:57:35,120
We'll be because it's the presidential race well

643
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Impact, turn out so great. And I just want to step in and remind folks there is a difference from when we would receive

644
00:57:41,720 --> 00:57:49,100
Web a new. So from the financial standpoint, we would receive revenue in May

645
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In one year, but if we went to November, we would wait yet another year before we would receive that revenue.

646
00:57:56,080 --> 00:57:59,960
So definitely from a financial standpoint, there is a significant difference.

647
00:58:00,100 --> 00:58:01,760
And I have no expertise about that.

648
00:58:02,600 --> 00:58:08,660
And I understand that that's why I was trying to clarify if there's no difference between in your opinion,

649
00:58:09,260 --> 00:58:18,300
May of 24 and November of 24, then obviously it would be who the city to be able to do all this in the timeframe of May of 24.

650
00:58:18,300 --> 00:58:22,560
But if there was a big difference, and you thought more potential for it to pass in November

651
00:58:22,560 --> 00:58:25,620
of 24, then we have to consider that also.

652
00:58:26,160 --> 00:58:29,080
All else being equal, all else being equal.

653
00:58:30,260 --> 00:58:34,680
This measure would have passed with the turnout, a reasonable,

654
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looking at May 2024 in the kind

655
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of look at past even in a more conservative electorate for a presidential primary.

656
00:58:43,860 --> 00:58:49,280
All of us been equal, this measure likely would have passed with a, with a, with a, may turn out.

657
00:58:50,300 --> 00:58:53,360
It also would have likely passed with an November 2020 for a turn out.

658
00:58:53,660 --> 00:59:01,160
All of us won't be equal, I mean, that, but yes, it's like measure would have passed with a more favorable electorate.

659
00:59:04,100 --> 00:59:10,760
I have a quick question about the answer to that, some of them are the seemed chief of police.

660
00:59:11,760 --> 00:59:18,080
I'm a crew of incidents, you know, I'm still puzzled by that whole concept of the,

661
00:59:19,780 --> 00:59:26,140
did our team articulate whether or not these were responsive, type incidents,

662
00:59:26,840 --> 00:59:32,440
or some of the proactive things that we do with those included, because I know some of our

663
00:59:32,440 --> 00:59:38,300
statistics that include the reactant and the proactive work that we do, and if the numbers

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are proactive, then that could be a little bit of the explanation. It could be that

665
00:59:44,480 --> 00:59:50,300
could be a potential analysis that could be done. This was me just looking at the total numbers

666
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of reports that were provided to me. I did not try to be analysis of the different types

667
00:59:54,960 --> 00:59:59,960
of instance in the file. So that's that that may

668
01:00:00,000 --> 01:00:03,180
I help provide clarity, but I haven't done that.

669
01:00:03,520 --> 01:00:06,600
Next slide, I just got another quick question, you guys, too. Just a little bit of sentiment.

670
01:00:07,640 --> 01:00:12,720
I think, I mean, you do work all over the state and other places. I mean, so you get to, I know,

671
01:00:12,920 --> 01:00:19,260
DHM does, historically, it's done kind of an ordinary sentiment study, and it's always been something that's very

672
01:00:19,260 --> 01:00:26,260
informational about, you know, what folks are. Is there any part of the process, as if we were to look at the next level,

673
01:00:26,260 --> 01:00:30,820
that can inform us of how better to communicate with our community members.

674
01:00:31,360 --> 01:00:37,540
Because I sometimes see this as, yeah, we've got this issue, but there's also a pretty significant disconnect sometimes,

675
01:00:37,960 --> 01:00:40,100
with what we're trying to communicate and what's being heard.

676
01:00:41,020 --> 01:00:47,600
Is there any part of this process that would better inform us of how better to communicate with our community members

677
01:00:47,600 --> 01:00:50,060
so that we can articulate exactly what we're seeing?

678
01:00:50,060 --> 01:00:53,580
because many times I get the question, well, we don't trust government. Why are you wasting

679
01:00:53,580 --> 01:00:58,200
all of our money when, in fact, we, as everybody knows, we have one of the lowest permeate

680
01:00:58,200 --> 01:01:01,860
rates of any similar society in the entire, in the entire state of some of the societies

681
01:01:01,860 --> 01:01:06,340
and when we look at just Trabbell and Sandy, upper capital general fund revenue is substantially

682
01:01:06,340 --> 01:01:10,620
lower than theirs. I mean, so what we do with our dollar is substantial and comparison

683
01:01:10,620 --> 01:01:15,820
to just cities that are here in the region. And so those are misconceptions. I'm just wondering,

684
01:01:15,820 --> 01:01:23,100
How do we get informed as a city and as a community those of us who are that are very well and that are very

685
01:01:23,100 --> 01:01:28,300
I shouldn't say informed very well connected in regards to making trying to make stuff happen

686
01:01:28,300 --> 01:01:30,880
How do we get better at the messaging?

687
01:01:32,800 --> 01:01:34,520
It's a big question that I have two thoughts.

688
01:01:35,440 --> 01:01:40,340
One is perhaps a big industrial-wide global cynicism.

689
01:01:41,220 --> 01:01:56,660
There is a temptation I think of mine, community leaders, city leaders, to want to educate the public about the limitations of a property tax system, the fundamental challenges with the way we do revenue raising and limitations we can have on spending.

690
01:01:56,660 --> 01:02:07,400
And I get that, I would not use my time or energy to try to educate voters about those challenges.

691
01:02:08,320 --> 01:02:12,520
More than I spend much time talking about the city's problems.

692
01:02:13,520 --> 01:02:17,720
But do you best articulate the outcomes that are going to be delivered?

693
01:02:18,580 --> 01:02:23,300
The service benefits provisions that are going to be experienced.

694
01:02:25,820 --> 01:02:28,700
That's what voters primarily care about.

695
01:02:29,040 --> 01:02:32,520
It's what they're going to receive, the lives of how they are also going to improve.

696
01:02:33,100 --> 01:02:37,520
The challenge is with the questions that are going to put into you, the program that

697
01:02:37,520 --> 01:02:43,140
tax rates, or the fact that there's multiple jurisdictions that are taxing that are in

698
01:02:43,140 --> 01:02:45,200
question, and it may be confused about that.

699
01:02:45,940 --> 01:02:51,160
I wouldn't spend much time that communicator next that's such a big lift and hard and

700
01:02:51,160 --> 01:02:56,060
not only now, why voters are going to vote yes or no on something, and there's a broad

701
01:02:56,060 --> 01:03:01,540
general statements, but it's sort of as a principle from which to build upon, that's

702
01:03:01,540 --> 01:03:02,900
what I'll be keeping in mind.

703
01:03:03,440 --> 01:03:05,960
That, in general, but extremely helpful, thank you.

704
01:03:06,020 --> 01:03:06,940
Appreciate that.

705
01:03:07,100 --> 01:03:07,700
Pastor Jones, Dixon.

706
01:03:07,920 --> 01:03:09,040
So you get close to the microphone.

707
01:03:09,320 --> 01:03:09,760
You want to go next?

708
01:03:09,960 --> 01:03:11,080
I'm just going to say the same exactly.

709
01:03:11,300 --> 01:03:11,740
You said.

710
01:03:12,000 --> 01:03:12,600
I'm joking.

711
01:03:12,880 --> 01:03:13,340
Thank you.

712
01:03:13,660 --> 01:03:15,420
I don't have any other additional comments.

713
01:03:15,720 --> 01:03:16,880
Thank you.

714
01:03:17,340 --> 01:03:19,500
Any other questions, your comments at this point?

715
01:03:19,500 --> 01:03:27,700
I want to add a comment from a constituent that sent me this letter and it goes just right

716
01:03:27,700 --> 01:03:32,280
along with what you said because what they said is winning voter approval, believe it

717
01:03:32,280 --> 01:03:37,800
not, it's not about you, city, it's about them, it's about your constituents and the decision

718
01:03:37,800 --> 01:03:43,420
comes down to what the constituents want, not what the city wants. So you kind of went along

719
01:03:43,420 --> 01:03:48,220
the same lines there. We portrayed the wrong kind of message, it was all about, oh we're going

720
01:03:48,220 --> 01:04:02,440
You're not going to have this and we're instead of the value of what this would do for people, so I just wanted to acknowledge and thank you because I mean I already knew that this was probably right, but it's right in line with that.

721
01:04:05,200 --> 01:04:06,760
All right, anything else?

722
01:04:07,660 --> 01:04:14,780
Well, thank you very much. Great, we appreciate the presentation and talk about what those next steps are.

723
01:04:15,020 --> 01:04:18,520
You're in your future. Actually, the city manager need a better.

724
01:04:20,400 --> 01:04:33,080
Can I ask for the council direction because I heard one council I mentioned that they're interested in us following up on John's recommendation to do for their public outreach and public opinion.

725
01:04:33,320 --> 01:04:36,800
I want to make sure that we're comfortable with that as a next step.

726
01:04:37,340 --> 01:04:40,400
I actually said yes, I want to go to the next level of myself.

727
01:04:43,040 --> 01:04:52,800
I guess I'll answer that by I just shared also some of the observations from the reported proposal that we could have done better with young people.

728
01:04:54,080 --> 01:04:57,060
We could have done better with Democrats.

729
01:04:58,720 --> 01:04:59,960
And we could have done better with committee.

730
01:05:00,000 --> 01:05:09,360
Is it impacted by crime? And so I would really focus our time to energy there and not continue to talk to the same

731
01:05:09,360 --> 01:05:17,000
precincts and neighborhoods that we normally talk to, but to really go out and do community engagement with the

732
01:05:17,000 --> 01:05:24,720
of no voters, but also people that decided not to vote. This is not motivate them to even vote on the issue.

733
01:05:25,680 --> 01:05:38,580
And those are the three kind of constituencies that I heard, and maybe with the Republicans who voted against it to understand why, but it seemed like there was a big deficit amongst young people and Democrats to get the votes we needed.

734
01:05:44,930 --> 01:05:47,030
We have agreement, the condition, right?

735
01:05:47,650 --> 01:05:47,770
Yes.

736
01:05:48,590 --> 01:05:50,210
So you have direction at this point.

737
01:05:50,270 --> 01:05:51,290
Thank you very much.

738
01:05:52,070 --> 01:05:52,750
Thank you, Chairman.

739
01:05:52,810 --> 01:05:53,370
Thank you, John.

740
01:05:53,390 --> 01:05:53,630
Great.

741
01:05:53,630 --> 01:05:54,930
Appreciate it.

742
01:05:58,550 --> 01:05:58,870
All right.

743
01:05:58,870 --> 01:06:02,230
with that. We're going to initiate some Title IV comprehensive

744
01:06:02,230 --> 01:06:03,070
final minutes.

745
01:06:05,310 --> 01:06:07,930
So I believe we've got Ashley Miller

746
01:06:10,580 --> 01:06:12,580
and this is

747
01:06:12,580 --> 01:06:18,020
actually going to cover items E2 through E7. So E2 through E7.

748
01:06:32,170 --> 01:06:36,170
Hi. Oh, thank you very much. Maristof on City Council. Good evening. As

749
01:06:36,170 --> 01:06:39,290
you mentioned, her name is Ashley Miller. I am Gresham's interim urban

750
01:06:39,290 --> 01:06:44,030
design and planning director. I'm joined tonight with by Tara Wilcoxon.

751
01:06:44,030 --> 01:06:46,290
She is our comprehensive planning manager.

752
01:06:46,810 --> 01:06:49,910
We also have Jim Wheeler here, hiding out over there.

753
01:06:49,990 --> 01:06:51,510
These are development planning manager

754
01:06:51,510 --> 01:06:53,270
for the city of Gresham.

755
01:06:54,070 --> 01:06:55,870
So we're here to provide a brief presentation.

756
01:06:56,550 --> 01:07:00,170
I related to the initiation of six comprehensive planning projects.

757
01:07:00,570 --> 01:07:02,010
Typically, projects are initiated

758
01:07:02,010 --> 01:07:04,410
one at a time via the consent agenda.

759
01:07:05,170 --> 01:07:07,830
Comprehensive planning is actually at a unique point right now.

760
01:07:08,090 --> 01:07:09,970
We're staff of tackle the significant body

761
01:07:09,970 --> 01:07:11,970
of work over the last several years,

762
01:07:11,970 --> 01:07:14,350
And now I have some capacity to take on new projects.

763
01:07:15,370 --> 01:07:17,470
So the majority of the work over the past several years

764
01:07:17,470 --> 01:07:20,470
has really been related to state mandates

765
01:07:20,470 --> 01:07:23,130
and related code updates that we had to make.

766
01:07:23,650 --> 01:07:25,950
So as a result, many other Russian priority projects

767
01:07:25,950 --> 01:07:28,030
have been really put on the back burner.

768
01:07:28,650 --> 01:07:31,490
And we've had to shift staff resources around.

769
01:07:32,130 --> 01:07:35,730
So in light of new capacity and relatively limited

770
01:07:35,730 --> 01:07:38,370
state mandates at this time, knock-on wood,

771
01:07:39,050 --> 01:07:40,770
we've really been evaluating local priorities

772
01:07:40,770 --> 01:07:46,850
and how given our limited resources, staff can strategically tackle projects of the next few years.

773
01:07:47,430 --> 01:07:55,030
So this is I think the first time that Urban Design and Planning has taken a unique approach and initiated a multitude of projects at one time

774
01:07:55,030 --> 01:08:00,630
to really serve as a roadmap and a work plan guiding the work of the department over the next several years.

775
01:08:01,050 --> 01:08:07,370
So tonight we'll share preliminary plans for the upcoming projects and ask Council to consider initiating those projects.

776
01:08:09,010 --> 01:08:14,970
So, we just want to start by taking, you know, step back and really looking up the big picture.

777
01:08:15,310 --> 01:08:17,290
What is urban design and land use planning?

778
01:08:17,630 --> 01:08:19,150
Why is it important to the city?

779
01:08:19,750 --> 01:08:23,770
Urban design and planning is a process of collaboratively shaping how place will grow.

780
01:08:23,950 --> 01:08:26,250
It tackles big questions and big visions.

781
01:08:26,650 --> 01:08:29,250
Like, how do we improve and protect a place for residents?

782
01:08:29,990 --> 01:08:31,830
Workers, visitors that come to our city.

783
01:08:31,970 --> 01:08:33,890
How do we plan parks for all to enjoy?

784
01:08:33,890 --> 01:08:38,670
streets that are safe for everyone, including people with mobility issues, how do we regulate

785
01:08:38,670 --> 01:08:44,110
where, how and what buildings can be built and really everything between those buildings?

786
01:08:46,030 --> 01:08:49,530
The Comprehensive Plan is a question of guiding land to your documents.

787
01:08:50,130 --> 01:08:54,950
It contains the question of land use regulations and processes and when staff update policies,

788
01:08:55,570 --> 01:09:00,830
standards and processes we do it by updating this plan. There are five volumes within the plan.

789
01:09:00,830 --> 01:09:05,730
Volume 1 is called findings and it contains the description of Gresham's physical features,

790
01:09:06,070 --> 01:09:12,630
land use history, and background. Volume 2 contains land use policies, goals, and action measures.

791
01:09:12,810 --> 01:09:17,150
This volume provides really a framework for the basis of all land use actions.

792
01:09:18,050 --> 01:09:22,030
Volume 3 is what's most frequently updated and discussed, the development code.

793
01:09:22,370 --> 01:09:25,610
It contains the standards and processes for development and preservation.

794
01:09:26,170 --> 01:09:30,410
It's used dozens of times per day at a planning counter that we have at the city.

795
01:09:30,410 --> 01:09:35,950
and by our planners and reviewing permits, and also this is what developers that are seeking

796
01:09:35,950 --> 01:09:41,070
to develop and aggression are generally looking at. Volume 4 regulates the city's transportation

797
01:09:41,070 --> 01:09:45,870
network, and then volume 5 is a capital improvement program, and it describes the city's

798
01:09:45,870 --> 01:09:51,250
facilities needs and they're relative importance over a five-year period. So comprehensive plans must

799
01:09:51,250 --> 01:09:56,810
comply with the state land use laws and goals, and then any changes that the plan must

800
01:09:56,810 --> 01:09:59,970
apply with the state law on the schools, but it also has to

801
01:10:00,000 --> 01:10:06,380
To comply with Metro Regional Policies, and then the policies that are in the comprehensive plan itself.

802
01:10:09,220 --> 01:10:22,740
So this is a long range or comprehensive planning team focuses on updating this plan. Since the plan is intended to really reflect the community's vision for the future, it's most important that urban design and planning has a collaborative process.

803
01:10:22,740 --> 01:10:40,580
So each time the plan is updated, input is gathered from a variety of stakeholders, including city council, planning commission, community members, staff from multiple departments at the city and developers, and then staff also provide a notice to Metro as well as the state any time we make any updates.

804
01:10:42,200 --> 01:10:54,920
So, when we update the plan, it's called a comprehensive plan amendment or CPA, so this slide covers the general amendment process and all of the red tiles are opportunities for council touch points.

805
01:10:55,740 --> 01:11:07,420
And as a project starts, it starts with the council initiation, such as tonight and staff completes the project scope of work in the analysis alternatives and holds a one to two work sessions with council and the planning commission.

806
01:11:07,420 --> 01:11:13,280
A discussion or a draft amendment is produced, and then after a refinement a final draft is created.

807
01:11:13,960 --> 01:11:19,660
And then the adoption stages of the process, the Planning Commission holds a public hearing where it makes recommendation to city council.

808
01:11:20,300 --> 01:11:24,540
The City Council holds a public hearing and votes on whether to adopt the amendment.

809
01:11:24,760 --> 01:11:27,360
And if council adopt the amendment, it's a bit of a process.

810
01:11:27,980 --> 01:11:32,780
30 days later, it will enact the amendment amendment and then 30 days after that, it is effective.

811
01:11:32,780 --> 01:11:38,820
And then there are various types of public outreach and involvement really thrown it throughout this entire process,

812
01:11:38,980 --> 01:11:42,920
but it's definitely pretty heavy in the alternatives and analysis stage.

813
01:11:45,640 --> 01:11:49,580
So the comprehensive planning team currently consists of four planners.

814
01:11:49,840 --> 01:11:55,680
Over the past three years the team has had the focus on this state legislation and mandates.

815
01:11:56,560 --> 01:12:02,620
And new laws of driven significant changes to our comprehensive plan and of stretch staff capacity pre-thin.

816
01:12:02,620 --> 01:12:07,140
It's been a substantial accomplishment that we've been able to keep up with the new regulations for

817
01:12:07,140 --> 01:12:13,240
middle housing, housing capacity, housing production, and affordable housing, definitely a theme from the state.

818
01:12:14,520 --> 01:12:18,600
Then we've also begun the important work related to the state rules I'm climate-friendly and equitable

819
01:12:18,600 --> 01:12:24,940
communities. And amidst all the other mandated work we've been doing other work and we've increased

820
01:12:24,940 --> 01:12:29,960
collaboration across departments and we've reached out to the community. Transportation is a large piece

821
01:12:29,960 --> 01:12:35,740
long-range planning and planners not only work with development code related to transportation,

822
01:12:36,260 --> 01:12:42,520
they work with our partners in DES engineering and they coordinate to identify the best ways

823
01:12:42,520 --> 01:12:47,240
to meet transportation priorities and they coordinate with Metro and update the regional transportation

824
01:12:47,240 --> 01:12:53,140
plan or TSP and provide a lot of services to our community members as well. So for example,

825
01:12:53,520 --> 01:12:59,340
the summer will be the fourth year of the summer bike repair hub because bike amenities are really

826
01:12:59,340 --> 01:13:05,000
helpful community members have safe bikes. Additionally, we were successful in obtaining a grant

827
01:13:05,000 --> 01:13:10,140
at a traffic playground amenity to Davis Park. Traffic playgrounds are small versions of the city

828
01:13:10,140 --> 01:13:15,260
streets with travel lanes, crosswalks, and stop signs that provide kids and families a fun place

829
01:13:15,260 --> 01:13:21,060
to practice road safety. And you can see a photo on the bottom of the slide there that is a temporary

830
01:13:21,060 --> 01:13:27,220
traffic playground that was installed during the pandemic. The program that playground project will

831
01:13:27,220 --> 01:13:30,300
include educational programming as well as safe routes to school.

832
01:13:31,460 --> 01:13:34,240
And so we increase our capacity and service the community

833
01:13:34,240 --> 01:13:36,080
by pursuing outside funding.

834
01:13:36,420 --> 01:13:38,600
So our staff really do double as grant writers.

835
01:13:39,260 --> 01:13:43,240
So you can see on these past two slides that the department has been

836
01:13:43,240 --> 01:13:46,340
pre-successful on obtaining grants over the past several years.

837
01:13:47,120 --> 01:13:49,480
And the transportation related grants are really typically

838
01:13:49,480 --> 01:13:52,880
to bring programming from different organizations to the city

839
01:13:52,880 --> 01:13:55,760
as well as amenities such as the traffic playground.

840
01:13:55,760 --> 01:13:58,800
And these grants are often from the state and Metro.

841
01:14:01,530 --> 01:14:06,750
So as we look forward, we have limited staff capacity in many large-scale projects that need

842
01:14:06,750 --> 01:14:07,390
to be completed.

843
01:14:07,970 --> 01:14:12,470
So we've been increasing our pursuit about side funding, so we can strategically take on

844
01:14:12,470 --> 01:14:17,130
more in the next few years and really pivot to look toward those local priorities.

845
01:14:18,250 --> 01:14:21,930
And I just want to note that this ties well with Sharon's presentation earlier that

846
01:14:21,930 --> 01:14:25,230
grant funding generally doesn't cover staff time on projects.

847
01:14:25,770 --> 01:14:31,570
They definitely range from, you know, contracting the third party for a technical report, or

848
01:14:31,570 --> 01:14:36,410
sometimes they are, indeed, kind of helping with our code writing process, or providing a code

849
01:14:36,410 --> 01:14:42,470
audit as well. And then, you know, so as we run to these proposed projects, you'll notice

850
01:14:42,470 --> 01:14:48,230
several themes, definitely. So how can we reduce their land use review complexity, processing time,

851
01:14:48,350 --> 01:14:53,990
and cost, both for developers and for city staff? How do we make the best use of our limited resources?

852
01:14:53,990 --> 01:14:59,830
So the grants definitely will assist with that and how we work on integrating multiple

853
01:15:00,000 --> 01:15:16,020
Priorities, not from either all perspective. So, integrating the city's goals related to environmental protection, inclusion, housing access, transportation, and economic development for small and large businesses. And also, you know, how do you meet those local and state priorities as well.

854
01:15:16,660 --> 01:15:24,260
So, that I'll turn it over to Tara to provide a high level overview of the projects that we're asking Council to initiate tonight to really form that work plan.

855
01:15:24,260 --> 01:15:32,020
Thank you. So as Ashley mentioned, staff is proposing that council initiate six projects this week this evening.

856
01:15:32,600 --> 01:15:37,380
The three have an environmental focus. The first is overhauling the city's true regulations.

857
01:15:38,820 --> 01:15:43,760
This project is an opportunity to really look holistically at the city's true management priorities.

858
01:15:44,280 --> 01:15:51,400
So it will engage the public and work across departments to evaluate citywide true preservation, planting, removal, and care.

859
01:15:51,400 --> 01:15:56,440
It'll look at the environmental, the social, the development, and the administrative perspectives,

860
01:15:57,200 --> 01:16:00,140
and then update the development code and related documents.

861
01:16:01,040 --> 01:16:05,540
The second project is in response to the state's climate friendly and equitable communities

862
01:16:05,540 --> 01:16:06,800
or see-fek rules.

863
01:16:07,420 --> 01:16:10,280
Staff has been briefing council over the past year,

864
01:16:10,580 --> 01:16:14,640
and planning is currently implementing phase one parking rules by the administrative policy,

865
01:16:15,560 --> 01:16:20,280
planning is now looking to include these rules and regulations in the development code.

866
01:16:20,280 --> 01:16:31,500
These two or require city council make choices between removing all parking minimums or implementing parking reforms and outing paid parking before the end of 2025.

867
01:16:32,460 --> 01:16:35,220
The third project will amend the city's environmental overlays.

868
01:16:35,760 --> 01:16:39,300
The project will address implementation challenges with the city's standards.

869
01:16:39,700 --> 01:16:43,180
It will also address new federal floodplain management requirements.

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01:16:46,020 --> 01:16:50,380
Staff is also proposing that council initiate three projects that have an overall land use focus.

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01:16:50,380 --> 01:16:56,040
The first is the Pleasant Valley District Update, the 2004 District Plan Invasion Housing

872
01:16:56,040 --> 01:17:00,740
Traces, Transportation Options, Schools, Parks, Account Center and Employment Opportunities

873
01:17:00,740 --> 01:17:01,520
in that area.

874
01:17:02,040 --> 01:17:06,640
After 20 years, the area is partially developed in difficulty with the land use plan and

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01:17:06,640 --> 01:17:09,760
infrastructure delivery have been coming to the city's attention.

876
01:17:10,440 --> 01:17:14,780
This project will propose updates to the plan and might of the current market conditions,

877
01:17:15,380 --> 01:17:18,700
land constraints, and what we know about it's aggression housing needs.

878
01:17:18,700 --> 01:17:22,780
The second project is the development code process updates.

879
01:17:23,380 --> 01:17:29,680
This project will focus on revising the city's design standards and its residential land use regulations.

880
01:17:30,300 --> 01:17:32,740
Over the past seven years or several years,

881
01:17:32,980 --> 01:17:40,460
staff has received input from a variety of different sources about challenges with code complexity and lengthy review processes.

882
01:17:41,080 --> 01:17:46,460
The project will include policy conversations about the desired quality and character of development

883
01:17:46,460 --> 01:17:51,600
and then take this into account, we'll make it easier to progress through the land use process.

884
01:17:52,820 --> 01:17:58,840
And lastly, we have a full update to volumes 1 and 2 of the comprehensive plan.

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01:17:59,280 --> 01:18:01,460
The last full update was in the late 1980s.

886
01:18:02,340 --> 01:18:04,780
Gresham has grown significantly since this time.

887
01:18:04,940 --> 01:18:09,280
Whole volumes 1 and 2 of the plan have not been holistically evaluated and amended.

888
01:18:10,240 --> 01:18:13,500
As a result, recent development history, the current community vision

889
01:18:13,500 --> 01:18:16,240
and associated lane use goals are missing from the plan.

890
01:18:16,900 --> 01:18:21,660
This creates challenges when staff rely on the comprehensive plan document to make lane use

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01:18:21,660 --> 01:18:22,360
determinations.

892
01:18:23,180 --> 01:18:28,080
The project will update volumes 1 and 2 of the comprehensive plan to add recent history.

893
01:18:28,520 --> 01:18:33,140
It can see the intersectionality of city priorities, such as climate action, transportation

894
01:18:33,140 --> 01:18:35,120
access and equitable development.

895
01:18:35,640 --> 01:18:41,280
This is a large scale project that is outside of current budgetary resources to fully implement.

896
01:18:41,280 --> 01:18:53,320
However, Dr. Miller is working closely with Assistant City Manager Schmidt and the City Manager's office with the goal and hope of utilizing some are befitting to facilitate moving this project forward.

897
01:18:57,050 --> 01:19:00,470
So currently, the scope sir working timelines for these project are very preliminary.

898
01:19:01,070 --> 01:19:09,650
Staff is in the process of applying for grant funding for the majority of these projects and the status of funding will impact both the scope of the work and the timing.

899
01:19:09,930 --> 01:19:12,470
However, this is a rough timeline for each of the projects.

900
01:19:12,470 --> 01:19:21,990
The length of the project is based on its complexity, staff resources, and capacity, and then also how much outreach is needed for that specific project.

901
01:19:22,750 --> 01:19:31,230
For CFX Phase 2, we have used the state required end date, but ultimately the arc of that project will depend on council determinations.

902
01:19:31,730 --> 01:19:37,830
So staff is coming back to council in September to give you more information on this and gather some direction from you.

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01:19:37,830 --> 01:19:43,890
The comprehensive plan volume 1 and 2 update is shown with dashed lines around it.

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01:19:44,690 --> 01:19:51,890
That is in order to indicate that the timing in the timeline will be refined as funding is finalized.

905
01:19:52,450 --> 01:19:57,070
And also, we are looking to add another complementing member to our team.

906
01:19:57,210 --> 01:19:59,070
We currently have a position at the vacant.

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01:20:00,000 --> 01:20:08,620
We're looking to add staff to. If also important just for us to remember that this does not capture the full breath of the comprehensive planning teams work.

908
01:20:09,340 --> 01:20:16,740
So this is new projects that we are looking to initiate. However, we have a number of other projects that are currently on our plate.

909
01:20:17,020 --> 01:20:20,680
And a good example of that is the transportation system plan update.

910
01:20:20,680 --> 01:20:29,660
We are looking to order out for a launch date for that, but that is also another large project that is on the transportation portion of the team's plate.

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01:20:31,880 --> 01:20:32,460
Thank you, Tara.

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01:20:32,800 --> 01:20:42,600
So that concludes the presentation in the overview of the Urban Design and Planning Department and Comprehensive Plan and Amendment Process and the Projects before Council tonight for initiation.

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and staff are here to answer any questions that the Council has, or discuss any of these projects further.

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01:20:48,660 --> 01:20:56,560
If Council chooses to initiate each of these projects, it will span volumes 1, 2, and 3 of the comprehensive plan.

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01:20:57,360 --> 01:21:07,600
Because Project Initiations are a less formal process, I checked with the City Attorney and confirmed that if City Council wishes you can avoid a mouthful of a motion or

916
01:21:07,600 --> 01:21:10,660
six separate motions and you can just simply move to a

917
01:21:10,660 --> 01:21:13,580
pre-vigenda items E2 through E7 if you'd like.

918
01:21:13,940 --> 01:21:18,240
If you'd like to take the motions differently, certainly staff can help

919
01:21:18,240 --> 01:21:20,820
craft those motions for you tonight. Thank you very much.

920
01:21:21,860 --> 01:21:22,980
Thank you. Thank you, Ashley, to every

921
01:21:22,980 --> 01:21:25,780
we appreciate the presentation. Count's many questions.

922
01:21:27,900 --> 01:21:31,340
Count's more else. I noticed for the

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01:21:31,340 --> 01:21:35,040
tree code that mentioned of the part of what trees

924
01:21:35,040 --> 01:21:43,620
friends, friends of trees, trees of friends. And I'm curious if our urban forestry subcommittee

925
01:21:43,620 --> 01:21:46,560
will be engaged in any way through that process.

926
01:21:48,950 --> 01:21:51,770
Thank you very much Councillor. Yes, so right now

927
01:21:51,770 --> 01:21:59,430
the city actually has a funding application in with through the federal government and a partnership

928
01:21:59,430 --> 01:22:05,130
with friends of trees and hopefully part of that funding ask is specifically assistance to assist

929
01:22:05,130 --> 01:22:09,610
the city of Gresham with our tree code update as specifically looking to have an

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01:22:09,610 --> 01:22:14,270
arborist that is consulting with us on that which is one of the things that UFS is

931
01:22:14,270 --> 01:22:20,950
certainly recommended and I think we are looking to the future to see you know CCSE

932
01:22:20,950 --> 01:22:24,690
is whether it be UFS or if that were to evolve into some sort of task force certainly

933
01:22:24,690 --> 01:22:30,630
looking toward the community to form a group that helps inform the tree code update

934
01:22:30,630 --> 01:22:32,890
our process is moving forward. Thanks.

935
01:22:36,530 --> 01:22:38,970
Thank you Councillor, additional questions. I can make

936
01:22:38,970 --> 01:22:41,630
you a question. Councillor Morales.

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01:22:44,420 --> 01:22:47,420
Councillor Pazzle, we'll move to a pre-regent items

938
01:22:47,420 --> 01:22:49,240
E2 through E7.

939
01:22:51,260 --> 01:22:56,220
Councillor Pazzle, the Pazzle got the motion. And we've got Councillor Morales

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01:22:56,220 --> 01:23:02,820
as the motion. You further discussion. Councillor Jones, Dixon. Thank you. Good

941
01:23:02,820 --> 01:23:07,420
of great presentation, as always, anything that has to do with housing and development.

942
01:23:08,820 --> 01:23:13,060
We're within the plan, we're planning on adopting any form of technology to help with the

943
01:23:13,060 --> 01:23:18,480
process if, as far as processing, permitting and things like that, is that included in the

944
01:23:18,480 --> 01:23:19,120
role plan?

945
01:23:20,400 --> 01:23:21,220
Thank you, Councillor.

946
01:23:21,760 --> 01:23:25,640
We implemented Intergov to help with the development review process.

947
01:23:25,740 --> 01:23:29,580
I think it's been a couple of years, maybe at this point now, so we are still working with

948
01:23:29,580 --> 01:23:35,060
that system we definitely can work to refine it as necessary I think over arching throughout

949
01:23:35,060 --> 01:23:41,200
especially at the development code and but all of the updates are looking to improve our

950
01:23:41,200 --> 01:23:46,840
efficiencies anywhere we can so whether that's implementing a new map layer that we're able

951
01:23:46,840 --> 01:23:52,100
to put online that helps inform people so they're not having to contact pod you know can't find

952
01:23:52,100 --> 01:23:58,700
information they need you know webpage relux stuff like that is definitely part of our overarching

953
01:23:58,700 --> 01:24:04,120
department work that we're doing and then this the other these different amendments are looking

954
01:24:04,120 --> 01:24:07,280
where we can find efficiencies and processes as well.

955
01:24:08,300 --> 01:24:08,740
Good to hear.

956
01:24:09,240 --> 01:24:15,320
And then just a second question just for our community members on page one of if it talks

957
01:24:15,320 --> 01:24:20,900
about just quality construction I guess I can really help this is help appropriately balance

958
01:24:20,900 --> 01:24:27,500
multiple local priorities such as multi-modal transportation access, climate responsive design,

959
01:24:27,500 --> 01:24:32,180
access to open space and quality construction. Could you just define it for everyone?

960
01:24:33,540 --> 01:24:34,540
The telequality construction?

961
01:24:36,260 --> 01:24:42,600
Certainly, thank you, Councillor Jones-Dixon. So there are components in our development code,

962
01:24:42,800 --> 01:24:50,180
which focus on equality of construction from perspectives like the durability of materials.

963
01:24:50,700 --> 01:24:54,220
And so we have heard from the planning commission, as well as it's come up in multiple

964
01:24:54,220 --> 01:24:59,700
then you say it's very important that our bill environment is built, is built to last.

965
01:25:00,000 --> 01:25:10,000
Our buildings are going to maintain the test of time that our codes and our processes ensure that we are

966
01:25:10,960 --> 01:25:20,640
pursuing the quality of construction as well as aesthetics and architecture. So part of this conversation is what standards need to be maintained.

967
01:25:21,460 --> 01:25:28,760
So we have the look and feel that aggression is desiring. And then what can we record so that processes are more efficient?

968
01:25:33,400 --> 01:25:34,920
Thank you, Councillor.

969
01:25:36,100 --> 01:25:37,000
Any other discussion?

970
01:25:40,050 --> 01:25:41,090
Here you're in seeing none.

971
01:25:41,390 --> 01:25:42,850
Let's call the question matters of favor.

972
01:25:43,430 --> 01:25:47,570
Of the motion to provide him's E2 to E7.

973
01:25:47,990 --> 01:25:49,570
Please signify by saying aye.

974
01:25:50,350 --> 01:25:51,650
Any opposed same sign?

975
01:25:52,270 --> 01:25:53,390
Motion carries unanimously.

976
01:25:53,650 --> 01:25:54,550
Thank you very much.

977
01:25:54,570 --> 01:25:55,690
Greatly greatly appreciated.

978
01:25:56,290 --> 01:25:58,750
Look forward to the process and the progress.

979
01:25:59,530 --> 01:26:02,150
So thank you for that insight.

980
01:26:05,130 --> 01:26:06,950
I'm back with another request.

981
01:26:09,110 --> 01:26:14,330
One of the things that Tara referenced was for our cop plan in particular, that is a fairly

982
01:26:15,050 --> 01:26:20,130
expensive project or a current cost estimate is about $350,000, but it's quite the undertaking

983
01:26:20,130 --> 01:26:25,270
and as she spoke to you, it is really the foundation of how our community adults.

984
01:26:27,130 --> 01:26:34,710
If you're open to that tonight, we would take a head-on from Council on using Urban Funds

985
01:26:34,710 --> 01:26:37,590
to move forward with that project as was referenced.

986
01:26:37,670 --> 01:26:39,210
So, Council is comfortable with that.

987
01:26:39,210 --> 01:26:41,210
We will also take that direction tonight.

988
01:26:44,730 --> 01:26:45,110
Council.

989
01:26:45,290 --> 01:26:45,330
Council.

990
01:26:45,450 --> 01:26:45,550
Yes.

991
01:26:48,310 --> 01:26:49,730
Oh, you just think, yes.

992
01:26:52,470 --> 01:26:52,990
Yeah.

993
01:26:52,990 --> 01:26:57,450
you're taking part in this is you know some unfriendly mandates we won't say

994
01:26:57,450 --> 01:27:03,010
about who to say but ultimately unsupport or if it's as like we do have

995
01:27:04,610 --> 01:27:11,330
support so yes yes of course how much is left in this arp of funds will we keep

996
01:27:11,330 --> 01:27:16,650
drawing fine good question we can get you the exact number are but here's

997
01:27:16,650 --> 01:27:21,350
some context and I'll have the exact numbers with me we had 12 million for the

998
01:27:21,350 --> 01:27:26,110
second round of our pod dollars that we are essentially waiting to dedicate because of our

999
01:27:26,110 --> 01:27:32,870
budget gap. Council approve using the ring million to fulfill our budget gap. So we still

1000
01:27:32,870 --> 01:27:38,270
have a significant balance left. We will be returning to Council this fall to talk about

1001
01:27:38,270 --> 01:27:40,150
the use of the remainder of the our defense.

1002
01:27:42,230 --> 01:27:43,230
Thank you.

1003
01:27:45,330 --> 01:27:50,450
All right. We've got three other items on the agenda and we're going to actually

1004
01:27:50,450 --> 01:28:02,850
Like I said, jump to item E10, which is going to work with us on this, and then we will go to items E9 and E8 here in a moment.

1005
01:28:14,000 --> 01:28:29,260
Mayor Council, I'm Jane Leo. I am a policy analyst in the City Attorney's Office, brought on specifically to a manage and complete the charter review project, which is mandated by your charter.

1006
01:28:29,260 --> 01:28:40,980
I am bringing to you today a resolution 3567 dissolving the 2021-2021-23 charter review committee.

1007
01:28:42,480 --> 01:28:55,140
Before we asked Council for their decision, I'd like to do just a very short history that there are a number of events, very much outside of Council's control.

1008
01:28:55,140 --> 01:29:08,760
The Toronto Review Committee was adopted in a resolution in October 2021 and the council appointed the members to the committee pulling from members of the citizen.

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01:29:10,560 --> 01:29:21,580
In compliance with that requirement that was in the resolution that created the committee, the Toronto Review Committee met 16 times in a subcommittee met 32 times.

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01:29:21,580 --> 01:29:26,640
I will attest as well the members of the committee who are here tonight will attest.

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01:29:27,340 --> 01:29:32,800
The majority members' meetings were close to three hours, if not four hours.

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01:29:33,140 --> 01:29:38,320
So a great deal of time in energy and devotion went into review instead of the charter.

1013
01:29:40,610 --> 01:29:45,950
In April of 2023, the charter review committee submitted their final report to Council,

1014
01:29:46,270 --> 01:29:48,450
recommending six amendments to the charter.

1015
01:29:53,640 --> 01:29:59,980
I'd like to acknowledge the members of the committee, that, and so

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01:30:00,000 --> 01:30:09,800
We have a member here tonight. We have a chair, Joseph and Ia. Vice chair, Jack Artner. Excuse me. Can we have this stand-up when there needs a call?

1017
01:30:11,120 --> 01:30:12,400
I have a very nice name.

1018
01:30:16,180 --> 01:30:19,140
Vice chair, Artner. Shall we denison?

1019
01:30:23,080 --> 01:30:26,240
We have Jack Hollis, who is subcommittee chair.

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01:30:27,280 --> 01:30:31,840
And I don't believe I'm going to miss anyone, but I'd like to review the names, also serving

1021
01:30:31,840 --> 01:30:39,560
on the committee were Christopher Dressel, Tim Fear, Amanda Gaiken, Kathy Kiefley, and Dana

1022
01:30:39,560 --> 01:30:40,180
Stroud.

1023
01:30:41,500 --> 01:30:46,620
Kathy has been at many of your meetings, however she was unable to make it this evening.

1024
01:30:48,040 --> 01:30:53,860
So, with that, I think we'll take it just a second to recognize the folks that are here.

1025
01:30:54,520 --> 01:30:55,620
And all of them incredible work.

1026
01:30:56,620 --> 01:30:57,380
That really is.

1027
01:30:58,080 --> 01:31:01,280
Just running a quick application of the hours, that's tremendous.

1028
01:31:01,560 --> 01:31:02,600
Absolutely, tremendous.

1029
01:31:02,760 --> 01:31:03,460
So, thank you all.

1030
01:31:09,280 --> 01:31:16,560
So, with that, I bring to the committee, or actually to Council, excuse me, a request that you approved

1031
01:31:16,560 --> 01:31:21,060
Resolution 4567, acknowledging the committee.

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01:31:21,060 --> 01:31:27,620
as you've done this evening and dissolving them and leaving them from their duties as committee members.

1033
01:31:29,760 --> 01:31:34,460
Thank you very much, Jay. Council. Comments, thoughts?

1034
01:31:36,650 --> 01:31:43,630
Cousinucci. Yes, so first of all, um, just the clap and the recognition that um is nowhere near

1035
01:31:43,630 --> 01:31:49,930
the understanding of how much time and I tend to hear those and then find out there was going to be

1036
01:31:49,930 --> 01:31:55,070
Like another three hour meeting or something very soon, I know you guys were so hard and

1037
01:31:55,070 --> 01:32:01,130
had so many very deep discussions and did you very best for all of us and we respect

1038
01:32:01,130 --> 01:32:08,830
your decisions, Chair and I know that your comments were appreciated today and I feel

1039
01:32:08,830 --> 01:32:16,490
some time that perhaps we should ensure that you all deserve the respect for the knowledge

1040
01:32:16,490 --> 01:32:18,450
and the recommendations you brought forward.

1041
01:32:19,170 --> 01:32:21,250
So, I thank you all for your work.

1042
01:32:21,850 --> 01:32:26,110
I hope to be able to be able to work with you going forward as we bring some of these items

1043
01:32:26,110 --> 01:32:27,010
forward to the balance.

1044
01:32:27,430 --> 01:32:28,090
Thank you.

1045
01:32:29,030 --> 01:32:29,630
Thank you, Councillor.

1046
01:32:30,650 --> 01:32:31,690
Other comments?

1047
01:32:32,930 --> 01:32:33,210
Councillor Ross.

1048
01:32:33,430 --> 01:32:35,130
Just join my colleague.

1049
01:32:35,810 --> 01:32:41,450
I'm saying gratitude to the quite a moment of work that would into this.

1050
01:32:41,450 --> 01:32:48,790
I think I like number 181 hours which is pretty significant and I think the recommendations

1051
01:32:48,790 --> 01:32:54,750
you all brought forth were really thoughtful and know that the work you all did to go out to

1052
01:32:54,750 --> 01:32:55,210
the community.

1053
01:32:55,510 --> 01:32:59,590
I think you had listening sessions in different parts of our city with different constituencies.

1054
01:33:00,150 --> 01:33:05,990
It was a really, really great community engagement and I really trust that you brought back

1055
01:33:05,990 --> 01:33:07,570
the interest of the community.

1056
01:33:07,750 --> 01:33:08,370
Thank you.

1057
01:33:09,170 --> 01:33:10,670
Thank you, Councillor Morales.

1058
01:33:11,850 --> 01:33:12,730
Thank you.

1059
01:33:12,850 --> 01:33:13,030
Thank you.

1060
01:33:13,030 --> 01:33:13,610
Thank you very much.

1061
01:33:13,790 --> 01:33:15,170
A lot of committee members should say.

1062
01:33:16,450 --> 01:33:16,790
Thank you.

1063
01:33:17,930 --> 01:33:19,970
I heard that you've told me in your contributions.

1064
01:33:20,210 --> 01:33:23,770
I think I watched a few of the meetings and to see you guys come to consensus.

1065
01:33:24,510 --> 01:33:26,990
Or if you all come to consensus on the recommendations.

1066
01:33:27,490 --> 01:33:27,970
It's truly amazing.

1067
01:33:28,230 --> 01:33:29,430
And that's what we're about.

1068
01:33:30,150 --> 01:33:33,250
So thank you again for your commitment in 180 hours.

1069
01:33:33,530 --> 01:33:35,230
That is quite a bad thing.

1070
01:33:35,270 --> 01:33:36,350
You work harder than this.

1071
01:33:36,350 --> 01:33:39,350
or the last year and a half, just give them the things to go.

1072
01:33:42,120 --> 01:33:47,880
And I concur, like I said a few moments ago, wow, that is an incredible dedication and time and attention and expertise.

1073
01:33:48,620 --> 01:33:53,200
So yeah, we can't thank you enough for that effort that you put forward,

1074
01:33:53,340 --> 01:33:58,500
and I just want to again extend a tremendous sense of gratitude, not just for the council myself,

1075
01:33:58,620 --> 01:33:59,680
but also for more community.

1076
01:34:01,160 --> 01:34:06,960
Because you were here on, you know, warm afternoons, when everybody was out doing other things.

1077
01:34:06,960 --> 01:34:09,640
So we want to thank you for your time and attention and your efforts.

1078
01:34:10,160 --> 01:34:11,960
So thank you. Thank you.

1079
01:34:12,980 --> 01:34:13,440
Council.

1080
01:34:14,160 --> 01:34:19,000
What do you want to consider for a resolution number three five six seven.

1081
01:34:19,300 --> 01:34:19,500
Council.

1082
01:34:19,680 --> 01:34:22,180
I am ready to meet the motion if you would like.

1083
01:34:23,940 --> 01:34:24,000
Okay.

1084
01:34:25,500 --> 01:34:29,740
I would approve resolution number three five six seven.

1085
01:34:29,740 --> 01:34:35,500
is solving the 2021-2021-23 City of Gresham City Cheddar Review Committee.

1086
01:34:36,820 --> 01:34:40,780
All right, we have the motion and then Councillor Rollins has the second report.

1087
01:34:40,940 --> 01:34:41,420
The discussion.

1088
01:34:44,660 --> 01:34:45,440
How are you hearing, then?

1089
01:34:45,460 --> 01:34:46,260
Let's call the question.

1090
01:34:46,400 --> 01:34:50,760
I wasn't very deeply signified by saying I, I, in your post-same sign.

1091
01:34:51,360 --> 01:34:52,260
Motion carries you, then.

1092
01:34:52,440 --> 01:34:53,460
So thank you very much.

1093
01:34:53,520 --> 01:34:59,620
Let the record show that Councillor Hinton did have to leave at 730, so he is he's

1094
01:34:59,620 --> 01:34:59,800
gone.

1095
01:34:59,800 --> 01:34:59,940
Thank you.

1096
01:35:00,000 --> 01:35:19,320
That's why he did not vote on that one. So, with that, we've got measures E9 and E10, or, actually, technically, items E9 and E10, which have different measures, and I believe E9 and E10, E8 and E9.

1097
01:35:19,980 --> 01:35:30,840
And we have Assistant City Manager Eric Schmidt that has a little bit of information for us in conjunction with these potential measures. So, Assistant City Manager Eric Schmidt.

1098
01:35:35,760 --> 01:35:37,200
Okay, I was waiting for that to key up.

1099
01:35:37,360 --> 01:35:38,280
Thank you very much.

1100
01:35:39,020 --> 01:35:42,000
Good evening, Mayor, Council President and Councilors.

1101
01:35:42,300 --> 01:35:43,760
Thank you for the opportunity to see you

1102
01:35:43,760 --> 01:35:45,160
to present for your consideration.

1103
01:35:45,660 --> 01:35:49,780
Resolution number 3566 related to recommended amendments

1104
01:35:49,780 --> 01:35:52,520
to the city charter regarding over renewal.

1105
01:35:53,460 --> 01:35:55,480
I'm Eric Schmidt, one of the assistant city managers

1106
01:35:55,480 --> 01:35:58,040
and joining me remotely tonight is Brian Mobberg,

1107
01:35:58,240 --> 01:35:59,680
our director of over renewal.

1108
01:36:00,140 --> 01:36:01,740
I will do the presentation

1109
01:36:01,740 --> 01:36:03,580
and then any questions Brian will answer.

1110
01:36:05,240 --> 01:36:08,740
So Brian, thank you for being here.

1111
01:36:09,360 --> 01:36:12,240
Just a quick background technology of where we have been.

1112
01:36:13,140 --> 01:36:16,080
We talked about this last week, but on February 21st,

1113
01:36:16,420 --> 01:36:18,560
we presented to you in a council work session,

1114
01:36:18,840 --> 01:36:22,460
some background around potential urban renewal charter changes.

1115
01:36:23,740 --> 01:36:25,260
And so we presented that,

1116
01:36:25,320 --> 01:36:26,750
received direction at that meeting.

1117
01:36:27,800 --> 01:36:30,600
From council to develop a plan for the charter to match

1118
01:36:30,600 --> 01:36:38,900
Oregon State Law, ORS457. Last week on July 11th we had an follow-up work session, where

1119
01:36:38,900 --> 01:36:44,760
we reviewed some draft ballot title and ballot summary language. We received some feedback

1120
01:36:44,760 --> 01:36:51,100
and direction from Council that leads us to tonight with Resolution 3566 tonight's council

1121
01:36:51,100 --> 01:36:58,040
business. And a reminder from last week's work session, if this is ultimately, if Council moves

1122
01:36:58,040 --> 01:37:02,900
this forward and this ultimately approved by the voters, these changes would revise the

1123
01:37:02,900 --> 01:37:08,760
charter to provide city council flexibility to establish new urban renewal plans or make

1124
01:37:08,760 --> 01:37:14,100
substantial changes to existing plans consistent with existing state law.

1125
01:37:17,490 --> 01:37:17,830
Just to remind

1126
01:37:17,830 --> 01:37:22,450
you again about why this is needed or current chartering, which is some of the most restrictive

1127
01:37:22,450 --> 01:37:28,050
language for urban renewal plans in the state of Oregon, and as Brian mentioned last week

1128
01:37:28,050 --> 01:37:32,610
virtually a change other than a typo must be currently approved by voters.

1129
01:37:36,460 --> 01:37:36,960
By matching

1130
01:37:36,960 --> 01:37:45,040
an Oregon revised statute or S457, it allows a city council to form an urban renewal area

1131
01:37:45,040 --> 01:37:50,800
on its own after a robust public process which includes consulting and controlling with the

1132
01:37:50,800 --> 01:37:56,260
other taxing districts and city-wide notice of the public hearing on the adoption at any

1133
01:37:57,140 --> 01:38:03,220
The vast majority of other municipalities over rural plans use this provision and matching

1134
01:38:03,220 --> 01:38:08,540
or S457 does preserve public outreach involvement and review.

1135
01:38:12,710 --> 01:38:17,430
The language, the actual proposed language for ballot title and explanatory statement

1136
01:38:17,430 --> 01:38:19,390
is included within your packet.

1137
01:38:20,110 --> 01:38:25,070
I am adding these slides as just a reminder graphically of what we discussed last week

1138
01:38:25,070 --> 01:38:28,130
And also based on the feedback received by Council,

1139
01:38:28,250 --> 01:38:31,190
revised to some of the language to reflect consistent

1140
01:38:31,190 --> 01:38:33,130
with state law, and previously

1141
01:38:33,130 --> 01:38:35,530
had the words of a line of state law.

1142
01:38:36,090 --> 01:38:38,350
So we modify that per council direction.

1143
01:38:40,480 --> 01:38:44,240
We have reviewed, within our board limitations,

1144
01:38:44,620 --> 01:38:46,740
as it relates to the language that's before you

1145
01:38:46,740 --> 01:38:48,960
have received it, as it relates to a ballot title,

1146
01:38:49,040 --> 01:38:50,640
summary, and explanatory statement.

1147
01:38:56,750 --> 01:39:00,350
With that, the staff recommendation is to move

1148
01:39:00,350 --> 01:39:04,410
approved resolution number 3, 5, 6, 6, submitting a city of

1149
01:39:04,410 --> 01:39:08,290
city charter amendment to the aggression voters, and many charter section

1150
01:39:09,170 --> 01:39:13,950
36A, urban rule, and adopt an ballot title and explanatory statement to be placed

1151
01:39:13,950 --> 01:39:20,130
under the November 7th, 2023 ballot. Also, within your council agenda items and on

1152
01:39:20,130 --> 01:39:23,490
the slide, there are a couple of alternatives if council chooses to take a

1153
01:39:23,490 --> 01:39:29,450
different direction. In terms of next steps after this evening, should council

1154
01:39:29,450 --> 01:39:36,490
pass the resolution 3566 this evening. We will move forward with public notice of the ballot title and voters

1155
01:39:36,490 --> 01:39:41,990
pamphlet explanatory statement. We'll submit the final measure to Momentum Accounting Elections,

1156
01:39:42,210 --> 01:39:45,770
let the asterbs that I'll talk about here in just a moment. We'll certainly coordinate with

1157
01:39:45,770 --> 01:39:51,390
communications and keep Council informed as we proceed. The asterbs are what I need to

1158
01:39:51,390 --> 01:39:55,510
just touch base in that day, Council on this evening as you deliberate your decision this evening.

1159
01:39:56,990 --> 01:39:59,750
So as I go to the next slide, we receive some information.

1160
01:40:00,000 --> 01:40:10,680
As we finish the council agenda items, the submitted materials, we learn to submit additional information from all number county elections that could have budgetary impacts related to this election.

1161
01:40:13,250 --> 01:40:26,030
So again, since we got this new information, we learned that elections and odd years are considered special elections, and they're special for a reason, and even years are the norm.

1162
01:40:26,030 --> 01:40:30,970
And the special elections really, and I'm sure it needs a lot of things, but it also means

1163
01:40:30,970 --> 01:40:34,330
elections are held in the special election year to odd years.

1164
01:40:35,030 --> 01:40:40,490
They are paid for by how many taxing districts submit measures or things to the ballot.

1165
01:40:42,230 --> 01:40:47,710
So it really depends on how many taxing districts move something forward on a given election.

1166
01:40:47,710 --> 01:40:54,870
The example of most recent May election, we received an invoice for a moment of

1167
01:40:54,870 --> 01:40:59,570
the county elections for our part in that election, which is around $13,000.

1168
01:41:01,970 --> 01:41:05,830
And so that led us to ask you some questions and learning more working with the City

1169
01:41:05,830 --> 01:41:07,770
Recorder's Office as our elections officer.

1170
01:41:08,030 --> 01:41:11,630
We had some conversations with Director Tinscott with moment of the county

1171
01:41:11,630 --> 01:41:16,090
elections to including this morning to understand this information a little bit more

1172
01:41:17,450 --> 01:41:25,370
So there are potential budget impacts to the city of Gresham, depending on how many other districts put measures on a 2023 election.

1173
01:41:26,690 --> 01:41:35,750
The hard part was estimating what that number might be to be able to give council some assurances as it relates to budgetary impacts.

1174
01:41:36,970 --> 01:41:42,950
worst case, what we're hearing, and again this is approximation with a lot of asteroids on it,

1175
01:41:43,350 --> 01:41:51,190
and is that if Gresham was the only district that put something on the November 2023 ballot,

1176
01:41:51,670 --> 01:41:58,110
the potential impact for both measures together, this one and the one you're going to hear after this one,

1177
01:41:58,530 --> 01:42:04,750
could be in the approximately, please don't let me do it, approximately $100,000 or range.

1178
01:42:06,750 --> 01:42:10,730
Again, that's hopefully worst case, conservative estimate.

1179
01:42:11,750 --> 01:42:16,590
What we are working on right now is we're communications with Multimak County elections.

1180
01:42:17,130 --> 01:42:21,230
We've agreed to stay in contact over the next couple of weeks, as they learn whether

1181
01:42:21,230 --> 01:42:26,090
there's other districts that are going to be putting things forward, which will change

1182
01:42:26,090 --> 01:42:31,170
the equation and we believe that number significantly down.

1183
01:42:31,170 --> 01:42:38,910
So, the options for Council this evening, as we've outlined here, is should Council wish

1184
01:42:38,910 --> 01:42:44,410
to you, you could approve resolution number 3566 this evening, and we would complete all

1185
01:42:44,410 --> 01:42:50,350
required noticing, but we would return to Council at your August 22nd Council business

1186
01:42:50,350 --> 01:42:56,710
meeting with an update from the Multnomah County elections that would help inform you in terms

1187
01:42:56,710 --> 01:43:03,650
receiving more of a formal go-no-go as it relates to filing the ballot measure with

1188
01:43:03,650 --> 01:43:08,470
Mundo-Itani elections by the deadline. So that's the initial staff recommendation.

1189
01:43:08,910 --> 01:43:12,550
As we would, you know, council wants to move forward. We would move forward, but we would

1190
01:43:12,550 --> 01:43:17,030
come back for that final just check in. Okay, we've done what we need to do to meet

1191
01:43:17,030 --> 01:43:21,690
the necessary deadlines. This council still wished to move forward based on updated information

1192
01:43:21,690 --> 01:43:27,670
from Multnomah County, what we know who else might be putting any type of measure on the ballot.

1193
01:43:29,090 --> 01:43:33,710
Second option is council could choose to move forward tonight if you approve the resolution,

1194
01:43:34,350 --> 01:43:40,890
but choose instead to place it on the May of 2024 ballot, in which case our understanding is that

1195
01:43:40,890 --> 01:43:47,070
there would not be a cost as it relates to that. And then secondly, the council could choose to take

1196
01:43:47,070 --> 01:43:50,050
no action on resolution 3, 5, 6, 6, 6 this evening.

1197
01:43:51,390 --> 01:43:53,730
So that's my update information from a visual perspective

1198
01:43:53,730 --> 01:43:55,270
and that concludes my presentation.

1199
01:43:55,890 --> 01:43:56,890
I'm happy to answer your questions.

1200
01:43:57,070 --> 01:43:58,750
So actually, Brian's happy to answer your questions.

1201
01:44:00,070 --> 01:44:00,810
Thank you, Eric.

1202
01:44:00,970 --> 01:44:04,630
Greatly appreciate the presentation and the update.

1203
01:44:04,970 --> 01:44:08,610
What is the, what is the noticing calendar

1204
01:44:09,190 --> 01:44:13,190
that we have to meet for a November 2023 election?

1205
01:44:14,470 --> 01:44:15,570
Rachel, do you have that?

1206
01:44:15,570 --> 01:44:17,890
with you.

1207
01:44:23,410 --> 01:44:29,530
September 7, this might as our timeline that we have to file with Multimak County,

1208
01:44:29,770 --> 01:44:34,610
that's our deadline to file. It's also the deadline to withdraw. That's correct. That's correct.

1209
01:44:35,590 --> 01:44:49,550
But there is some noticing pre-noticing that we have to do in terms of allowing a challenge to come

1210
01:44:49,550 --> 01:44:59,850
is the absolute deadline that we would be able to put the posting in the newspaper for the

1211
01:44:59,850 --> 01:44:59,970
So...

1212
01:45:14,110 --> 01:45:29,370
Okay, and at this point we don't have any projections as to the cost outside of that kind of more conservative projection that we have, saying some work, close to 100,000 potentially. Close to approximately, please don't hold me to that.

1213
01:45:29,370 --> 01:45:29,630
Yeah.

1214
01:45:30,290 --> 01:45:30,770
So yeah.

1215
01:45:31,490 --> 01:45:33,750
I'm sure that unfortunately not at this time here.

1216
01:45:34,110 --> 01:45:38,650
I think one of the reasons that staff is before you today as it relates to asking

1217
01:45:38,650 --> 01:45:43,930
for council approval for both of these majors that you're seeing is because upcoming council

1218
01:45:43,930 --> 01:45:46,010
recess your next meeting isn't scheduled.

1219
01:45:46,090 --> 01:45:51,110
Your next regularly scheduled meeting is not until August 22nd past that August 18th

1220
01:45:51,110 --> 01:45:51,430
deadline.

1221
01:45:51,770 --> 01:45:53,410
So that's why we are here tonight.

1222
01:45:54,030 --> 01:46:01,850
Now I get that, I'm just thinking in terms of the cost effectively and how do we find out

1223
01:46:01,850 --> 01:46:08,530
what that potential cost is going to be as we look to make the no-go decision.

1224
01:46:09,730 --> 01:46:11,170
So, that's the other side of the challenge.

1225
01:46:11,630 --> 01:46:15,130
The other thing that we understand in Richard Kurtman for a long time, but I think based

1226
01:46:15,130 --> 01:46:19,510
on the information and the conversation we have with the record Scott, it seems like we don't

1227
01:46:19,510 --> 01:46:24,130
get the final bill until after the election, when everything is reconciled, they have a pretty

1228
01:46:24,130 --> 01:46:28,830
complex formula that I frankly could explain to you right now, but they have a complex formula

1229
01:46:28,830 --> 01:46:34,250
about how they put all that figure out. And a lot of it's based on what's the voter turnout

1230
01:46:34,250 --> 01:46:38,210
and there's some other factors that come into this that don't play out until the actual election

1231
01:46:38,210 --> 01:46:45,310
itself. So even on August 22nd, should Council move forward as I suggest the staff recommends,

1232
01:46:46,010 --> 01:46:50,270
We're still going to come with you with the estimate we won't be able to have to give you a firm number.

1233
01:46:50,470 --> 01:46:53,310
It'll be hopefully a more, you know.

1234
01:46:54,290 --> 01:46:56,050
Better estimate, but it still will be an estimate.

1235
01:46:59,430 --> 01:47:01,910
Councillor Jones digs in and then we'll go to Councillor Morales.

1236
01:47:02,230 --> 01:47:02,510
Thank you.

1237
01:47:02,790 --> 01:47:03,510
Thank you.

1238
01:47:03,510 --> 01:47:04,030
Thank you.

1239
01:47:04,030 --> 01:47:09,230
Is there a difference between what if we wait until May if it's how would that impact the city

1240
01:47:09,230 --> 01:47:11,490
without impact this in a negative way?

1241
01:47:12,770 --> 01:47:13,770
Thank you for the question, Councillor.

1242
01:47:13,770 --> 01:47:20,390
I think that I'll answer for the measure that I'm before you as a relates to our overall renewal.

1243
01:47:21,130 --> 01:47:26,950
I think there are reasons I think the question was asked last last meeting last week about, you know,

1244
01:47:26,970 --> 01:47:29,830
is it up should we wait? Or do we need to go?

1245
01:47:30,130 --> 01:47:34,830
And I would say at that time I suggested to move forward if Council wanted to.

1246
01:47:35,730 --> 01:47:39,210
That's again before this new information came forward as a relates to budget impact.

1247
01:47:39,210 --> 01:47:49,090
I would say at this point in time while I would still love to see it move forward, I understand the budgetary impacts, and I think from staff's perspective we could certainly wait till May of 2024.

1248
01:47:53,950 --> 01:47:55,810
All right. Thank you, Councillor Jones. Thanks for your concern.

1249
01:47:56,890 --> 01:47:58,990
Okay. Perfect. How's that energy?

1250
01:47:59,950 --> 01:48:10,810
So as I'm thinking through this, the option of putting on May 2024 election is potentially going to be when we are also looking at putting, if we're to do the levy,

1251
01:48:10,810 --> 01:48:14,550
when you potentially be looking at putting that also on the ballot.

1252
01:48:15,590 --> 01:48:18,550
And then now I wish I had the agenda back who's experts to say,

1253
01:48:18,590 --> 01:48:21,590
is that a good thing is a bad thing to have

1254
01:48:21,590 --> 01:48:23,930
question asking for two things on the same.

1255
01:48:26,670 --> 01:48:30,350
So I'm tending to lean toward the first option

1256
01:48:30,350 --> 01:48:33,950
with an understanding that it says you're going to come back

1257
01:48:33,950 --> 01:48:37,990
with an update to us as to whether to go or no go.

1258
01:48:38,190 --> 01:48:40,470
And obviously at that point, if we decide on a no go,

1259
01:48:40,470 --> 01:48:46,210
that we can still decide to go to May 2024 or do whatever, but also understanding that the

1260
01:48:46,210 --> 01:48:54,530
newspaper published has to happen by the seventeenth for the challenge, August 17th, and

1261
01:48:54,530 --> 01:49:00,530
so we will be spending whatever revenues though I don't expect them to be that high to go

1262
01:49:00,530 --> 01:49:05,870
in the newspaper before we have made a decision and does that create any issue whatsoever?

1263
01:49:06,610 --> 01:49:13,870
I don't believe it creates an issue, it is a minor cost in terms of that notification, but

1264
01:49:13,870 --> 01:49:18,170
I think, you know, again, should Council decide to withdraw, that happens as well.

1265
01:49:18,370 --> 01:49:21,590
Those things happen and the notice gets pulled back.

1266
01:49:21,950 --> 01:49:21,990
All right.

1267
01:49:22,050 --> 01:49:23,610
Thank you.

1268
01:49:24,230 --> 01:49:25,050
Council President Piazza?

1269
01:49:26,270 --> 01:49:35,290
I think in being prudent with staff's time and city citizens dollars that we just should

1270
01:49:35,290 --> 01:49:41,510
towards doing it in May of 24. It's going to cost something. We don't know what if we do it in this

1271
01:49:41,510 --> 01:49:47,570
off year and I did ask the question last time about what it make a difference if we waited to tell

1272
01:49:47,570 --> 01:49:54,410
me and it was no we would like to go now but it wouldn't really make a difference which you just reiterated.

1273
01:49:55,070 --> 01:49:59,970
But if we say, oh well let's do this and go with the assumptions and maybe it won't be so exciting.

1274
01:50:00,000 --> 01:50:17,960
Census of a maybe we'll have a better idea. You have staff doing all this stuff, just in case. You're already overburden and trying to do things. I would rather just see us say, let's pass it for me in next year, and burden you with that, have no cost for it. That's just my thoughts.

1275
01:50:22,790 --> 01:50:28,270
All right, you know, I think I agree with much of what

1276
01:50:28,910 --> 01:50:32,710
Conspiracy Piazza just said in regards to

1277
01:50:33,250 --> 01:50:38,170
the flexing of staff time, and yeah, there could be some way to what

1278
01:50:38,170 --> 01:50:42,730
Conscious Dmitri said, asking about what DHM would say, we don't know, but

1279
01:50:42,730 --> 01:50:45,830
based on kind of some of the numbers that they shared, it made me more

1280
01:50:45,830 --> 01:50:50,570
advantageous to go in May of 2024 for both items, I don't know.

1281
01:50:52,310 --> 01:50:59,830
Yeah, this is a situation where again, we won't know what the cost would be, even as we

1282
01:50:59,830 --> 01:51:00,610
look in the decision.

1283
01:51:00,850 --> 01:51:08,090
I mean, this cost is 50 grand, we don't know, where we would have some insight by the time we

1284
01:51:08,090 --> 01:51:11,170
would have to withdraw it is how many items could be.

1285
01:51:11,690 --> 01:51:18,890
So we could extrapolate to say, if this is very similar to the May election of 2023, the number

1286
01:51:18,890 --> 01:51:25,010
items that disperse across all of the municipalities in the county, maybe in Metro, maybe

1287
01:51:25,010 --> 01:51:29,910
you know, they could give us, you know, some type of perspective of what that's going

1288
01:51:29,910 --> 01:51:30,590
to look like.

1289
01:51:31,510 --> 01:51:37,870
But, I mean, it's, it's really, you know, I feel like we're wearing some dice here to say,

1290
01:51:38,050 --> 01:51:43,090
okay, let's, let's roll the dice and we're figure out afterwards what might be the, and

1291
01:51:43,090 --> 01:51:48,870
then, I wonder if we haven't even touched on, is if there's a recount, because we're

1292
01:51:48,870 --> 01:51:54,130
accounts require us to actually pay the cost of that recount. So if any of this is relatively

1293
01:51:54,130 --> 01:51:59,650
close and it kicks into a recount because I believe even with measures they can trigger

1294
01:51:59,650 --> 01:52:04,870
the automatic recount then that's even that's an additional cost associated with because we

1295
01:52:04,870 --> 01:52:10,150
pay that regardless of if it's a special election or non regular special election. I mean those

1296
01:52:10,150 --> 01:52:15,390
that we still have that cost. So I was just concerned about the what it is as we look at this and

1297
01:52:15,390 --> 01:52:20,490
begin to evaluate the possibilities of what the cost could be, which is sad.

1298
01:52:20,670 --> 01:52:24,290
I mean, you know, democracy, because I'm like comes down to dollars.

1299
01:52:24,710 --> 01:52:26,990
Since Council, Councilor Morales.

1300
01:52:28,370 --> 01:52:34,570
So just to make sure I'm hearing this correctly, we're going to incur a cost by putting it on the ballot.

1301
01:52:34,650 --> 01:52:39,630
This year, regardless, if there's two, three, four or five, we're going to pay for something.

1302
01:52:40,010 --> 01:52:40,550
That's great.

1303
01:52:40,750 --> 01:52:44,270
If we wait until May of 2024, we don't pay for it.

1304
01:52:44,270 --> 01:52:45,470
that's correct.

1305
01:52:49,820 --> 01:52:55,980
So I'm going to go ahead and make a motion and there's no projects that are being

1306
01:52:55,980 --> 01:53:00,020
impacted by us waiting until May of 2024.

1307
01:53:02,760 --> 01:53:05,000
Councillor Marales, that is correct. I think for this

1308
01:53:05,000 --> 01:53:11,660
measure should Council wish to approve the resolution but to place it on the May. I think

1309
01:53:11,660 --> 01:53:15,780
Rachel, I think we would need to get that. Do we have a May election date that we could amend

1310
01:53:15,780 --> 01:53:19,940
make a, if council wants to make that motion, we need to give them a deal.

1311
01:53:20,640 --> 01:53:24,980
What do you mean, let me say this, if we're not going to be, if we're going to discuss

1312
01:53:24,980 --> 01:53:29,760
these two, we're not going to place them in the November ballot, there's not a huge

1313
01:53:29,760 --> 01:53:32,540
need to make this motion decision this evening.

1314
01:53:33,120 --> 01:53:38,500
I mean, I'd rather make sure that we've got the resolutions like we want them with their

1315
01:53:38,500 --> 01:53:42,280
right dates and right information rather than trying to figure out what it should be

1316
01:53:42,280 --> 01:53:42,740
right now.

1317
01:53:42,740 --> 01:53:46,760
I mean, there's we can bring this back in short order.

1318
01:53:46,880 --> 01:53:48,360
I'd rather not have it back here.

1319
01:53:50,880 --> 01:53:54,320
I think it's going to be 24 dollars.

1320
01:53:54,680 --> 01:53:55,080
I think it's going to be 24 dollars.

1321
01:53:55,180 --> 01:53:55,420
Okay.

1322
01:53:55,860 --> 01:53:57,040
I'm being with that.

1323
01:53:57,620 --> 01:54:00,260
I was thinking we had to get like down to dates and things like that.

1324
01:54:00,660 --> 01:54:06,740
But if we, if we can say just make 2024, then we're good.

1325
01:54:07,300 --> 01:54:07,580
Great.

1326
01:54:07,580 --> 01:54:14,440
So I move to move this to the May 2024 election.

1327
01:54:16,260 --> 01:54:19,820
All right, Councilor Morales has the motion, is there a second?

1328
01:54:20,680 --> 01:54:20,820
Second.

1329
01:54:21,080 --> 01:54:21,860
Second, Councilor Jones, Dixon.

1330
01:54:21,940 --> 01:54:23,700
I need to put the resolution number in there.

1331
01:54:24,360 --> 01:54:30,500
I might ask Councilor Morales, I just put the slide back and I might suggest that if you

1332
01:54:30,500 --> 01:54:36,280
wouldn't mind reading, making a motion again, but just substituting the November 7th, 2023

1333
01:54:36,280 --> 01:54:46,560
to May 2024. So go ahead and withdraw the current motion. Thank you. And then make the new motion.

1334
01:54:47,020 --> 01:54:52,840
And you with your second. Yes. Great. Thank you. I move to a proposal. Number three, five, six,

1335
01:54:52,840 --> 01:54:57,180
six, submitting a city of question. City charter amendment to the question voters.

1336
01:54:57,180 --> 01:54:59,980
Mending Charter Section 36A.

1337
01:55:00,000 --> 01:55:07,120
Open renewal and adopting a ballot title and explanatory statement to be placed on the May 2024 ballot.

1338
01:55:07,980 --> 01:55:10,980
All right, we do have the motion. You back in for the second. Thank you very much.

1339
01:55:11,140 --> 01:55:14,600
Councillor Jones-Dixon is in for the second. Eighty-four of the discussion.

1340
01:55:16,960 --> 01:55:17,880
All right, hearing none.

1341
01:55:18,000 --> 01:55:22,780
All those in favor, please signify by saying aye, aye, in your post same sign.

1342
01:55:23,880 --> 01:55:29,900
We've got one note and that note is Councillor D'Nigie. So, motion carries. Thank you very much.

1343
01:55:29,900 --> 01:55:31,400
Thank you.

1344
01:55:35,240 --> 01:55:41,300
Yes. If you have another question, would you like us to we're still under contract with DOHM?

1345
01:55:41,380 --> 01:55:51,740
Would you like us to ask an inquire regarding having multiple initiatives on the same ballot up next year and bring that back and for me bring that information back to Council with that be helpful.

1346
01:55:52,460 --> 01:55:54,160
I would be supportive Council.

1347
01:55:57,720 --> 01:55:58,600
Yes, I see that.

1348
01:55:59,280 --> 01:56:01,460
And consensus. Thank you.

1349
01:56:02,820 --> 01:56:03,660
All right.

1350
01:56:03,660 --> 01:56:05,120
again

1351
01:56:53,440 --> 01:56:58,440
I'm Jane Leo, policy analyst in the office of the city attorney. I am bringing

1352
01:56:58,440 --> 01:57:06,360
me before you today one of the six charter amendment recommendations that came from the Charter

1353
01:57:06,360 --> 01:57:13,740
Review Committee. This is to amend the city charter such that amendments to the charter are

1354
01:57:13,740 --> 01:57:21,540
approved by a majority, rather than as it's currently stated, which is a 60% vote threshold

1355
01:57:21,540 --> 01:57:23,360
in order to pass.

1356
01:57:24,320 --> 01:57:33,240
Resolution 35, 65, was brought to you in April at a work session, the final report from

1357
01:57:33,240 --> 01:57:34,460
the committee was delivered.

1358
01:57:34,460 --> 01:57:43,040
In June of 20th, again we came back before work session and discussed the recommended amendments.

1359
01:57:44,760 --> 01:57:52,200
A week ago, July 11th, there was discussion again at a work session regarding the draft ballot measure,

1360
01:57:52,920 --> 01:58:00,560
and we received a directive to forward amendment to the ballot measure to forward resolution 3565.

1361
01:58:04,370 --> 01:58:14,070
Again, the ballot titles for this measure would be to amend charter amendments require approval by majority of voters.

1362
01:58:14,930 --> 01:58:20,690
Prove the council's directive, the, uh, not the summary statement.

1363
01:58:22,930 --> 01:58:29,830
But the exploratory statement was amended to remove any reference to the elections

1364
01:58:29,830 --> 01:58:34,510
to the ballot measures that did not pass because of the 60 percent of threshold.

1365
01:58:35,190 --> 01:58:39,270
That was removed from the language that is before you today in the resolution.

1366
01:58:42,680 --> 01:58:44,820
Stop recommendation very much.

1367
01:58:45,460 --> 01:58:50,300
This falls absolutely in line with the measure you just debated regarding urban renewal.

1368
01:58:51,120 --> 01:58:58,540
Stop is recommending that you approve resolution 3565 submitting to the question voters amendment

1369
01:58:58,540 --> 01:59:07,100
to the Gresham Charter Section 45A and adopting the ballot title and explanatory statement

1370
01:59:07,100 --> 01:59:15,120
to be placed on the November 7th 2023 ballot. As in the discussion you just had, there

1371
01:59:15,120 --> 01:59:21,600
is the issue regarding the expense to do so. Alternatives to approving the motion before

1372
01:59:21,600 --> 01:59:30,240
for you is to adopt resolution 3565 for placement on the May ballot.

1373
01:59:31,560 --> 01:59:35,120
There are also the option to re-evolves resolution 3565.

1374
01:59:36,980 --> 01:59:41,600
The explanatory statement on the ballot measure, and there is of course council always

1375
01:59:41,600 --> 01:59:44,420
has the option of taking no action on this.

1376
01:59:52,350 --> 01:59:54,190
All right, thank you, Jean for your presentation.

1377
01:59:55,890 --> 01:59:56,110
I know.

1378
01:59:56,110 --> 01:59:59,950
I'm headed into wordsmithing.

1379
02:00:00,000 --> 02:00:10,980
And so I'm not going to get too carried away on this. But under the question, shall the charter be amended such that changes require the approval of the majority of electors voting on the measure?

1380
02:00:14,140 --> 02:00:20,720
I'm not sure that makes sense, because it says the approval of the majority.

1381
02:00:20,720 --> 02:00:31,900
What I'm wondering is it shall the charter be amended such it changes or the results are approved by a majority of voters because right here

1382
02:00:31,900 --> 02:00:41,420
It says it's going to be approved by the majority of the voters. I'm very happy crazy. I'm right on here

1383
02:00:43,660 --> 02:00:48,600
It makes it sound like it's going to be approved if the majority of voters do it

1384
02:00:48,600 --> 02:00:57,360
it's not like it's not going to be approved if I'm feeling it should just say that the majority

1385
02:00:57,360 --> 02:01:00,960
of the voters will determine the outcome of this.

1386
02:01:02,820 --> 02:01:04,200
Is there any else feeling this with me?

1387
02:01:04,260 --> 02:01:04,820
I don't know.

1388
02:01:05,200 --> 02:01:05,680
Listen up.

1389
02:01:06,420 --> 02:01:06,780
No.

1390
02:01:07,480 --> 02:01:07,740
No.

1391
02:01:07,860 --> 02:01:08,380
Counselor.

1392
02:01:08,400 --> 02:01:14,240
Do you think there is a specific reason why the wording is proposed the way it is and for those

1393
02:01:14,240 --> 02:01:15,980
who are watching, I'll go back.

1394
02:01:15,980 --> 02:01:28,480
This is where you see the both the language. I believe you're referring to this, the change the voter approval requirement to a majority of votes cast on the proposed measure.

1395
02:01:29,180 --> 02:01:30,620
There's a very specific reason.

1396
02:01:30,720 --> 02:01:35,360
No, she's actually talking about the question that's on that one right there.

1397
02:01:35,740 --> 02:01:41,060
Actually, the question we're more aligned with that phrase, you just gave it a bit more sense to me.

1398
02:01:47,520 --> 02:02:02,140
I do want to explain that there is a reason that there is reference to the electors voting on the measure because in elections it is entirely possible.

1399
02:02:02,760 --> 02:02:11,800
It has happened. We all know it has where you have a voter turning in a ballot, but they don't vote on that measure.

1400
02:02:11,800 --> 02:02:19,860
So you're only looking at the majority, not of the total number of voters who voted, but

1401
02:02:19,860 --> 02:02:24,520
all you're looking at the majority of voters who voted on that specific measure.

1402
02:02:25,340 --> 02:02:30,960
And so there's a difference, and that's why it's specifically worded majority of electors voting

1403
02:02:30,960 --> 02:02:31,860
on the measure.

1404
02:02:33,260 --> 02:02:39,900
I think like a place I'm having a problem is with the word approval, because it would,

1405
02:02:39,900 --> 02:02:44,080
should have a tertiary amendment, is such that the change is required, then the majority of

1406
02:02:45,180 --> 02:02:49,620
electors, or that the results be determined by the majority of electors voting on the measure.

1407
02:02:50,980 --> 02:02:57,300
I just, when it says approval, it's also the opposite. It's also not approved.

1408
02:02:58,940 --> 02:03:02,740
Well, whatever the results are based on how the majority of electors vote.

1409
02:03:05,660 --> 02:03:09,140
I'll just leave my comments there. If anybody wants to consider that, that's fine.

1410
02:03:09,140 --> 02:03:12,320
And if not, then I'm fully willing.

1411
02:03:14,680 --> 02:03:16,660
Well, to be honest, council duty is here.

1412
02:03:16,660 --> 02:03:21,180
I am not following the change in what the concern is.

1413
02:03:21,920 --> 02:03:24,740
So let's try to be a minute such that change is required.

1414
02:03:24,880 --> 02:03:28,640
The approval of a majority of electors voting on the measure.

1415
02:03:32,690 --> 02:03:35,290
And this is, this is post this being approved.

1416
02:03:36,690 --> 02:03:39,770
So I'm just, I'm going to try to explain that well,

1417
02:03:39,990 --> 02:03:42,990
I see it saying, and then maybe that will bring you some quality

1418
02:03:42,990 --> 02:04:07,830
But you're request is, because I don't understand it, so basically what this is saying is, in the future, if this is approved, all that's required is a majority of the voters approving whatever that change is to the charter, rather than requiring 60% customers for sure help me to understand, I think you're just trying to streamline it by getting rid of extra words to make it simple.

1419
02:04:07,830 --> 02:04:12,870
So if you remove approval of, it still reads the same thing.

1420
02:04:15,810 --> 02:04:18,110
And really approval would just confuse us things,

1421
02:04:18,410 --> 02:04:21,830
because the next people think that it's going to be basically

1422
02:04:22,570 --> 02:04:28,150
a measure can only be approved by a majority of elections,

1423
02:04:28,290 --> 02:04:30,890
but a measure can also be not approved,

1424
02:04:31,370 --> 02:04:33,970
but I'd just assume that it just gets in the way

1425
02:04:33,970 --> 02:04:36,750
and it's going to make the question less clear.

1426
02:04:36,750 --> 02:04:39,250
But just a suggestion,

1427
02:04:41,390 --> 02:04:46,790
can I read this to you without that, because to me it did change the meaning, just the well, I heard it.

1428
02:04:46,810 --> 02:04:51,810
Shall the charter be amended such that changes require majority of electors voting on the major.

1429
02:04:52,110 --> 02:04:59,970
So now I was saying it's the majority of the voters that have to have been voting versus approval by the majority of them.

1430
02:05:00,000 --> 02:05:06,320
The electors and people that actually placed their vote. So if you take that out, now it becomes a whole different question.

1431
02:05:07,800 --> 02:05:13,740
Did the majority of electors voting on the measure? At least the way I look at it.

1432
02:05:14,620 --> 02:05:21,780
And that's what I was trying to say, regardless of the approval of the disapproval, it's just not saying majority of the electors voting on the measure.

1433
02:05:21,780 --> 02:05:36,880
That's a whole different question now because it's like, well, the majority of the voters voted, so it should pass, rather than, well, if we have 500 voters, 251 have to vote it, otherwise it's not fair.

1434
02:05:36,880 --> 02:05:42,400
This one says it's a 250 voter, but so shall we try to be amended such that changes

1435
02:05:42,400 --> 02:05:51,440
require them majority of electors that that results are approved by a majority of the electors.

1436
02:05:51,640 --> 02:05:59,340
I'm just, but you know what, nobody has to agree with me, but if it, I don't think as a simple voter would look at that and necessarily understand that.

1437
02:05:59,640 --> 02:06:02,080
That's what exactly that sentence means, but I could be wrong.

1438
02:06:02,080 --> 02:06:05,080
So, we don't have some suggestion, let's move on.

1439
02:06:07,140 --> 02:06:07,180
Okay.

1440
02:06:08,660 --> 02:06:10,660
Council, Council, Council, you have your end up next.

1441
02:06:12,520 --> 02:06:19,080
Well, I wanted to say, although, so one and very supportive of this, that would have left

1442
02:06:19,080 --> 02:06:21,140
us take action on this.

1443
02:06:21,260 --> 02:06:25,160
You know, now, because of all, Tanya, all the work that went into doing this.

1444
02:06:25,640 --> 02:06:30,500
And also, it'll help us with other measures that we're trying to pass.

1445
02:06:31,100 --> 02:06:38,700
Given that same financial impact of winning until May, the wanting to actually make a decision today,

1446
02:06:39,040 --> 02:06:41,080
I'm going to make a motion.

1447
02:06:42,280 --> 02:06:43,580
Can we put that back where it?

1448
02:06:49,820 --> 02:06:55,740
That we moved to approve a mutual approval resolution number three, five, six, five, submitting a city of question.

1449
02:06:55,740 --> 02:07:01,780
City charter amendment to the question voters, amending charter section 45A charter amendments.

1450
02:07:01,780 --> 02:07:04,300
and adopting a valid title next winter,atory

1451
02:07:04,300 --> 02:07:08,680
statement to be placed on the May 2024 ballot. Would

1452
02:07:08,680 --> 02:07:10,640
you have the motion? Councilor

1453
02:07:10,640 --> 02:07:11,700
Ross, thank you for your second.

1454
02:07:17,180 --> 02:07:17,500
If you're

1455
02:07:17,500 --> 02:07:19,480
getting a second motion, that is. If you think

1456
02:07:19,480 --> 02:07:21,160
you're always saying it, okay, a second,

1457
02:07:21,980 --> 02:07:22,720
thank you. You also have

1458
02:07:22,720 --> 02:07:23,640
the same state scenario, you can do

1459
02:07:23,640 --> 02:07:27,640
the opportunity to have a discussion. Yes? Councilor

1460
02:07:27,640 --> 02:07:27,980
Daniji?

1461
02:07:29,020 --> 02:07:30,320
So, once again,

1462
02:07:30,480 --> 02:07:33,600
this one gives me great concerns if we can do putting

1463
02:07:33,600 --> 02:07:34,360
this off.

1464
02:07:34,360 --> 02:07:52,360
Also, we'll be in a time that the Charter Committee has worked in the further we go on, the further this can drag on until we get to the other historical information and timely issues that they had raised that's going to put all the other charter amendments even further out.

1465
02:07:53,680 --> 02:08:00,580
That is a concern to me and the other question that I did have was the one request I did have is Sharon Dias that he had a,

1466
02:08:00,580 --> 02:08:06,700
It's a little bit, just like you, but like you, it's a little bit perhaps to you, Jane, I would

1467
02:08:06,700 --> 02:08:08,680
really appreciate it.

1468
02:08:08,940 --> 02:08:13,240
If you've got a chance to look that over with his experiences also, just my thoughts.

1469
02:08:13,280 --> 02:08:13,860
Thank you.

1470
02:08:18,410 --> 02:08:18,710
It's great.

1471
02:08:19,130 --> 02:08:21,270
We have the motion of what's been presented.

1472
02:08:23,230 --> 02:08:27,750
So at this point, we're not able to consider additional language on this motion.

1473
02:08:27,750 --> 02:08:39,690
So just a form of process and we will go forward, we would have to, this most will not have to pass and then we could reconsider additional language.

1474
02:08:41,030 --> 02:08:43,590
So I want to make sure, I want to make sure, so there's no misunderstanding.

1475
02:08:45,290 --> 02:08:51,070
And I mean, if we're going to consider additional language, we want to effectively see the additional language.

1476
02:08:51,470 --> 02:08:54,010
That would be prepared in a resolution going forward.

1477
02:08:54,010 --> 02:08:59,470
Yeah, I don't any discussion. I just wanted Jane to get a chance to see what he had in case later on.

1478
02:08:59,650 --> 02:09:03,770
I'm not asking for any proposal at this time for any changes. I just thought it was great.

1479
02:09:03,850 --> 02:09:09,310
When he imagined in comments that he had some suggestions, that would be great if she had them as we go for it.

1480
02:09:09,370 --> 02:09:11,050
Got it.

1481
02:09:14,500 --> 02:09:25,140
So, Jane, I believe you have the information that was suggested that you receive.

1482
02:09:26,930 --> 02:09:28,550
I have the envelope.

1483
02:09:30,030 --> 02:09:30,430
All right.

1484
02:09:31,210 --> 02:09:33,910
So, any further discussion at this point?

1485
02:09:36,620 --> 02:09:36,740
All right.

1486
02:09:37,540 --> 02:09:39,160
Here, men?

1487
02:09:39,540 --> 02:09:40,100
Oh, question.

1488
02:09:40,460 --> 02:09:41,020
You can just one.

1489
02:09:41,740 --> 02:09:43,900
So, last week when we updated the verbridge,

1490
02:09:44,260 --> 02:09:46,180
could we give us a synopsis again,

1491
02:09:46,280 --> 02:09:48,440
so why we updated the verbridge,

1492
02:09:48,440 --> 02:09:52,900
as far as, on the, or to those two sentences out?

1493
02:09:53,420 --> 02:09:56,340
So, effectively, actually,

1494
02:09:56,340 --> 02:09:59,980
I'll turn it over to Council President Piazza, Chief.

1495
02:10:00,000 --> 02:10:04,520
We have the request and then I'll add to it if there's any additional conversation.

1496
02:10:04,760 --> 02:10:09,700
I asked for them to be removed because I wanted it to be a non-biased statement.

1497
02:10:10,220 --> 02:10:15,900
And I felt that those two sentences were very biased and that we shouldn't have biased one way or the other.

1498
02:10:15,980 --> 02:10:21,100
The city's bringing this to the people and the people just need to know the fact and make that decision.

1499
02:10:21,520 --> 02:10:21,860
That's all.

1500
02:10:24,460 --> 02:10:30,360
So effectively, I've just highlighted certain things that did not pass based on historical information.

1501
02:10:30,360 --> 02:10:39,200
So, it was said to let's just ensure that the in the explanation and responsible type statement.

1502
02:10:39,440 --> 02:10:48,680
It just says, hey, here's the, here's the, here's the situation in here's what we're moving forward.

1503
02:10:49,200 --> 02:10:53,460
Right, but still supportive from moving forward. Just a few community new members asked me a lot.

1504
02:10:53,460 --> 02:10:59,840
with me. We're concerned that we were removing history out of just our journal history and

1505
02:10:59,840 --> 02:11:05,280
information for community members. So it's no shot on. I just want to bring that up because

1506
02:11:05,280 --> 02:11:06,160
I forgot.

1507
02:11:07,440 --> 02:11:12,560
Yeah, I was one of the quick things that we talked about last week. I think in the middle of

1508
02:11:12,560 --> 02:11:15,360
the trial of amendments and anything that we're changing with the trial of the I think

1509
02:11:15,360 --> 02:11:20,420
part of it's just going to be the kind of the big picture of, you know, the landies a little

1510
02:11:20,420 --> 02:11:23,840
different, but I'd be something that, you know, we're all squirting off. I think as we move

1511
02:11:23,840 --> 02:11:28,000
these things forward, there's going to be potentially disagreement as to what fully gets

1512
02:11:28,000 --> 02:11:32,220
moved forward. And I think that, you know, as we move it as we have an opportunity to move

1513
02:11:32,220 --> 02:11:38,920
this forward, I think as a council, you know, it's really about how we'd be, how do we be

1514
02:11:38,920 --> 02:11:44,520
fairly agnostic, you know, and ensure that the voters have an opportunity to vote on many

1515
02:11:44,520 --> 02:11:48,840
these items that the committee works so hard to bring forward.

1516
02:11:49,560 --> 02:11:54,160
So, all right, with that, let's call the question,

1517
02:11:54,300 --> 02:11:57,540
all those in favor of resolution number three, five,

1518
02:11:57,540 --> 02:12:01,120
six, five, placing the five by saying aye, aye,

1519
02:12:01,420 --> 02:12:02,580
in the opposed same size.

1520
02:12:03,360 --> 02:12:05,000
So we have one more because they're denucci.

1521
02:12:05,220 --> 02:12:06,480
Thank you very much.

1522
02:12:07,120 --> 02:12:10,120
So I'm motion carries, I'm looking to everyone.

1523
02:12:10,120 --> 02:12:18,580
With that, I will now move to the final agenda item, and that is the, well, final

1524
02:12:18,580 --> 02:12:19,600
business item.

1525
02:12:19,720 --> 02:12:22,040
It has the city manager report.

1526
02:12:24,220 --> 02:12:25,160
Thank you, Mayor.

1527
02:12:25,420 --> 02:12:32,040
Attached in your packet for this evening is the July City Manager's report.

1528
02:12:33,340 --> 02:12:40,400
So our question is great for this month, comes to come to my community member, and it's

1529
02:12:40,400 --> 02:12:48,540
Several other parks in recreation staff for community members said thank you all and everyone at the city for updating our community park

1530
02:12:48,540 --> 02:12:52,960
It's shaping up great and my neighbors shared. They have been going since improvements started

1531
02:12:52,960 --> 02:13:01,540
Thank you for helping us take pride in our community. So thank you Johnny Renee Cody and James from Parks and Recreation for their great work

1532
02:13:02,380 --> 02:13:04,040
Also have a

1533
02:13:04,040 --> 02:13:09,180
extra special aggression great today. We like to celebrate wins every day when they come

1534
02:13:09,180 --> 02:13:14,020
our staff does phenomenal work every day and Eric and I just recently learned that

1535
02:13:14,020 --> 02:13:21,320
really our homeless services specialists had a personal record today. He permanently housed four

1536
02:13:21,320 --> 02:13:26,660
people, two households and also placed four people into a low barrier shelter all in the

1537
02:13:26,660 --> 02:13:28,780
work. Pretty awesome. So, thank you really.

1538
02:13:34,090 --> 02:13:36,730
Also, in the first page, as usual, we've

1539
02:13:36,730 --> 02:13:41,910
highlighted some data trends. I don't know if something interesting that you

1540
02:13:41,910 --> 02:13:46,970
actually don't see on here. You do see an increase in shoplifting. We have

1541
02:13:46,970 --> 02:13:51,450
experienced year over year when you compare 23 to 22. Of course, if you have the

1542
02:13:51,450 --> 02:13:56,590
data from 2021, 2020, that's clearly impacted by COVID and stores not being open.

1543
02:13:56,590 --> 02:14:02,170
But actually if you go all the way back to 2019, our shoplifting numbers are actually

1544
02:14:02,170 --> 02:14:05,070
similar in comparison to pre-pandemic.

1545
02:14:05,330 --> 02:14:06,270
So it's just an interesting note.

1546
02:14:06,350 --> 02:14:12,030
If you put in context beyond just looking at the previous year, we had seen, you know, a

1547
02:14:12,030 --> 02:14:15,150
fairly significant amount of shoplifting before that as well.

1548
02:14:15,990 --> 02:14:21,970
But I'm just going to scroll down to the second page, the bottom half, because for this

1549
02:14:21,970 --> 02:14:26,190
month, I wanted to highlight some of the great innovation.

1550
02:14:26,190 --> 02:14:31,510
that we do here at the city. Our staff are always looking at how can we do things

1551
02:14:31,510 --> 02:14:35,250
about it, how can we respond to our community with the limited resources that we have,

1552
02:14:35,430 --> 02:14:39,210
other technologies that there we could be leveraging. So I highlighted in this month's report

1553
02:14:39,730 --> 02:14:44,590
two initiatives. One is our drones as first responders program out of a police permit.

1554
02:14:45,270 --> 02:14:49,570
And the second is this really cool small innovation that our parks permit did.

1555
02:14:49,570 --> 02:14:58,490
Our police department, thanks to leadership of Sergeant Amen and Archief, have begun a pilot to join this first responders program.

1556
02:14:58,770 --> 02:14:59,970
We will be only the...

1557
02:15:00,000 --> 02:15:08,720
16th program in the entire country, which is pretty cool. It's a very excited about this. The FR and user

1558
02:15:08,720 --> 02:15:14,920
ML operator to launch the drone from within a control room. It's autonomously flown, so we're

1559
02:15:14,920 --> 02:15:20,720
not driving it autonomously flown to the location of a call for service. When it gets to that location,

1560
02:15:20,960 --> 02:15:26,620
then we manually take over and are able to direct how we're using the drone. We have clearly

1561
02:15:26,620 --> 02:15:32,400
have it piloted, launching here at City Hall, so we are able to go within a one-mile radius,

1562
02:15:32,560 --> 02:15:39,860
I believe it is, with two miles with our drone, we're able to respond to calls quicker than

1563
02:15:39,860 --> 02:15:45,880
an officer can get there in a vehicle, so we have eyes on situations faster than we ever could

1564
02:15:45,880 --> 02:15:52,040
within our two-mile radius, as an example within our two-mile radius is a downtown. So the other

1565
02:15:52,040 --> 02:15:55,700
day, there was incident downtown, we were able to fly the drone there, try to get eyes on

1566
02:15:55,700 --> 02:16:02,020
was happening in the situation, but also it's helpful for both officer and firefighter

1567
02:16:02,020 --> 02:16:08,040
safety. We have already deployed the drones to several fires. It provides Eisenhower,

1568
02:16:08,540 --> 02:16:15,720
the ability to track things is really an amazing program. They excited about this and really proud

1569
02:16:15,720 --> 02:16:21,420
of our police for rent for this school new innovative program that we're trying. And our second

1570
02:16:22,320 --> 02:16:28,620
small innovation is our main city park bench improvements. What can you remember reach out who uses a wheelchair?

1571
02:16:29,560 --> 02:16:33,140
Yeah, and we're trying to find an accessible picking table in Main City Park.

1572
02:16:33,860 --> 02:16:36,720
We don't have any. So there's such a parks and Mags that were so disappointed.

1573
02:16:37,760 --> 02:16:39,160
You know, to me, something is successful.

1574
02:16:40,860 --> 02:16:43,580
You know, some governments who say, oh, that's going to cost money.

1575
02:16:43,860 --> 02:16:46,140
We have to do, you know, we don't have anything right now.

1576
02:16:46,280 --> 02:16:49,420
We can help you. We'll put it on the list. We'll get back to you three years from now.

1577
02:16:49,420 --> 02:16:52,960
Not all parts team, they're even out that same day

1578
02:16:52,960 --> 02:16:57,200
to try to look at what can you do to make one picnic table

1579
02:16:57,200 --> 02:16:59,620
at least accessible to somebody in a wheelchair.

1580
02:17:00,520 --> 02:17:01,820
And so they took a look at the infrastructure

1581
02:17:01,820 --> 02:17:03,620
and thought, why don't we just remove

1582
02:17:03,620 --> 02:17:05,720
because there's kind of four benches around the table?

1583
02:17:06,580 --> 02:17:08,220
We have the tools that are doing our vehicle

1584
02:17:08,220 --> 02:17:10,080
to remove one of those four benches

1585
02:17:10,080 --> 02:17:11,720
so someone can literally roll their wheelchair

1586
02:17:11,720 --> 02:17:13,700
right up to that picnic table.

1587
02:17:13,940 --> 02:17:15,680
So they went ahead and did it, email the community

1588
02:17:15,680 --> 02:17:17,460
and remember back, they're absolutely delighted

1589
02:17:17,460 --> 02:17:20,360
that were able to solve this problem really quickly.

1590
02:17:20,880 --> 02:17:22,420
And so thankful for the staff who,

1591
02:17:22,420 --> 02:17:24,840
I got the limited resources, finds ways

1592
02:17:24,840 --> 02:17:26,860
to just solve problems and help our community.

1593
02:17:27,320 --> 02:17:29,720
Every day, I answer one to point out a few innovations

1594
02:17:29,720 --> 02:17:32,520
for this month, City Manager's part, and that's all I have.

1595
02:17:34,410 --> 02:17:34,710
That's all.

1596
02:17:35,150 --> 02:17:35,610
That's all.

1597
02:17:35,790 --> 02:17:36,590
That's a lot.

1598
02:17:38,250 --> 02:17:41,410
God still, the team will work that they do every single day

1599
02:17:41,410 --> 02:17:42,870
in the community.

1600
02:17:44,030 --> 02:17:45,470
Any questions for any stranger?

1601
02:17:45,470 --> 02:17:45,470
And

1602
02:17:48,160 --> 02:17:53,460
here in that, we're not going to allow us to do that, which is legislative proposals.

1603
02:17:53,660 --> 02:17:55,860
Council, legislative proposals can't.

1604
02:17:57,520 --> 02:17:58,540
Council, President Biason.

1605
02:17:58,820 --> 02:18:05,820
I just want to commend the citizens that, well, first, the citizens that help stop the gentleman

1606
02:18:05,820 --> 02:18:08,680
that broke the 12 business windows and downtown Russian.

1607
02:18:08,920 --> 02:18:12,100
So first, for him, for being a great citizen.

1608
02:18:12,660 --> 02:18:17,620
And then for the downtown business community that came in on the morning of July 4th to help

1609
02:18:17,620 --> 02:18:23,520
that class and help the other businesses that have been hit by this person and then the community

1610
02:18:23,520 --> 02:18:31,220
that came out and cleaned up downtown Gresham right before the art festival. It just shows

1611
02:18:31,220 --> 02:18:37,080
what a wonderful city we have and how people pull for each other and then thank you to all

1612
02:18:37,080 --> 02:18:42,600
the volunteers and the workers at the city that put on our art festival which I believe was another

1613
02:18:42,600 --> 02:18:44,600
successful about for the city.

1614
02:18:45,940 --> 02:18:46,620
Thank you, Council President.

1615
02:18:47,340 --> 02:18:48,220
And the measures are proposals.

1616
02:18:53,480 --> 02:18:54,200
Councillor Jones, Dixon.

1617
02:19:00,320 --> 02:19:00,900
Okay, I'll go.

1618
02:19:01,840 --> 02:19:03,500
Just for a minute, I'll clear.

1619
02:19:04,500 --> 02:19:05,740
Just wanted to say something.

1620
02:19:05,960 --> 02:19:07,760
You know, the volunteers that helped out.

1621
02:19:07,900 --> 02:19:09,240
It was a hot one this last weekend.

1622
02:19:09,700 --> 02:19:10,620
So especially the ambassadors.

1623
02:19:11,480 --> 02:19:12,360
Everybody was out there.

1624
02:19:12,640 --> 02:19:13,800
It's a police department, fire department.

1625
02:19:14,500 --> 02:19:14,980
So thank you.

1626
02:19:14,980 --> 02:19:15,780
Thank you, fire department.

1627
02:19:15,920 --> 02:19:16,740
You guys got me hydrated.

1628
02:19:17,300 --> 02:19:18,500
Got witch firefighter gaming water.

1629
02:19:19,300 --> 02:19:21,460
But the beautiful thing is a lot of everyone.

1630
02:19:21,460 --> 02:19:26,140
attendees all there was hot they were extremely appreciative of just the support from the volunteers

1631
02:19:26,140 --> 02:19:32,700
and just coming into this space so hats off to City of Gresham and also just wanted to

1632
02:19:32,700 --> 02:19:37,480
give a shout out to the Hope Center at Opportunity to they had their first day of summer camp

1633
02:19:37,480 --> 02:19:43,880
yesterday so I had an opportunity to work out with the kids and the youth and run through the rockwood

1634
02:19:43,880 --> 02:19:48,940
it was extremely therapeutic and great so they're doing great work and I had an opportunity

1635
02:19:50,660 --> 02:19:53,840
other nonprofits as well. When we have the heart of our

1636
02:19:53,840 --> 02:19:57,040
conversation, I was going to wait till tomorrow to talk to you about it. If we can discuss

1637
02:19:57,040 --> 02:19:59,580
additional funding for CBOs,

1638
02:20:01,200 --> 02:20:10,180
I'll be great sometime this fall. Those are my only updates. Thank you, Councillor Jones. Thanks and thank you for running yesterday.

1639
02:20:11,260 --> 02:20:18,940
I appreciate that. I'll have to take a lot for the 30 years of football and I wouldn't have made it. A fourth grader. He said, you got a fence. You got it. You'll make it.

1640
02:20:18,940 --> 02:20:22,280
And that ranch will lock with the hope center,

1641
02:20:22,420 --> 02:20:24,540
all the way to the 90th, yeah, it's free.

1642
02:20:24,680 --> 02:20:26,520
I know you're, I know you do throw running.

1643
02:20:27,160 --> 02:20:30,520
But I get some encouragement before you have today as you

1644
02:20:30,520 --> 02:20:32,960
got this, we won't share the water pipe for you.

1645
02:20:33,180 --> 02:20:36,160
And I'll give it to the fire department for saving my family.

1646
02:20:36,380 --> 02:20:36,880
And I'll give it to the fire department for saving my family.

1647
02:20:36,880 --> 02:20:37,020
And I'll give it to the fire department for saving my family.

1648
02:20:37,020 --> 02:20:37,360
And I'll give it to the fire department for saving my family.

1649
02:20:37,360 --> 02:20:39,200
It's another aggression, they're the fire department.

1650
02:20:39,340 --> 02:20:41,080
We don't provide it, they help you out.

1651
02:20:41,080 --> 02:20:42,000
Can I send my audience?

1652
02:20:43,720 --> 02:20:46,580
Well, I know we had a lot of discussion earlier today on the

1653
02:20:46,580 --> 02:20:53,860
and we talked about the districts and I just wanted to make sure that we are moving forward

1654
02:20:53,860 --> 02:20:57,640
with exploiting feasibility, study on the fire district.

1655
02:20:58,880 --> 02:21:01,740
And do we need to give any more direction around that?

1656
02:21:06,100 --> 02:21:06,360
All right.

1657
02:21:08,980 --> 02:21:09,500
Did

1658
02:21:12,960 --> 02:21:13,900
you hear something?

1659
02:21:14,160 --> 02:21:15,140
Just one other thing.

1660
02:21:15,140 --> 02:21:18,040
When can we come, check out the government with the DFR team.