[0:10] Heat. Hey, Heat.
[0:52] stuff chopped up into a broken.
>> Well, good morning everyone and uh thank
[0:57] you for joining us. I will now call to
order the Clackamus County Board of
[0:59] County Commissioners business meeting
for September 10th, 2026. Start off with
[1:05] County Administrator Gary Schmut. Would
you please call the role?
[1:08] » Yes. Thank you, Chair. First, our staff
support today. Billy Williams is out of
[1:12] the office. County Council serving today
is acting county council Sarah Foreman.
[1:16] Um, acting clerk to the board. Tony
Marinick. Roll call online. Commissioner
[1:21] West.
[1:25] Commissioner West, we know you're there.
Is he unmuted?
[1:29] » Commissioner West, we can't hear you.
All right. Commissioner West is online,
[1:34] so I'll say that. I'll come back.
Commissioner Shrader
[1:36] » here.
>> Commissioner Helm
[1:38] » here.
>> Commissioner Savis
[1:40] » present.
>> Chair Roberts
[1:41] » here.
>> All right. Thank you. If you'd please
[1:43] stand and join me in the pledge of
allegiance if you're able.
[1:47] » I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
United States of America and to the
[1:52] republic for which it stands. One nation
under God, indivisibley
[1:57] andice for all.
[2:04] Well, first up we have uh public
communication and as uh as always
[2:09] testimony is limited to three minutes
per person. I always ask your comments
[2:13] be respectful and courteous. As a
reminder, you can also email submissions
[2:17] for public communication at bccclacmus.
us and they'll be accepted as a part of
[2:22] our public record. I'll take in-person
testimony first and I'll turn to our
[2:28] clerk that will help us moderate the
in-person and virtual testimony for us.
[2:33] Good morning. If you are here in person
and would like to testify, I would ask
[2:36] you please fill out a blue card and turn
it into the basket up front. I will
[2:39] begin with Mr. Steve Bates. Please come
forward.
[2:54] Good morning, Chair Roberts and
commissioners. Uh, for the record, I'm
[2:57] Steve Bates, uh, president of the Boring
Oregon Foundation, the fund for the
[3:01] construction and operation of the
Greater Boring Area Community Center. I
[3:06] wish to make a quick thank you to
Commissioner Helm and Savis for helping
[3:10] with the Boring Station trail head park
issue. We don't have a solution yet, but
[3:15] because of your help, uh, conversations
are ongoing. With that said, it's an
[3:20] exciting time for the people of Boring.
The Boring, Oregon Foundation has
[3:24] purchased the former Boring Square
Garden Center in downtown Boring as the
[3:29] future site of the greater Boring Area
Community Center. We intend to refurbish
[3:34] that property and its buildings in
addition to building a meeting and
[3:37] exhibit hall. Our board of directors
have a consensus to use Clackamus County
[3:42] businesses in every possible way as we
proceed with this project.
[3:47] Our community center project is expected
to cost about $3 million. We've raised
[3:53] $1 million to date. I'm not here to ask
for money. I'm here to ask for your
[3:59] endorsement of our project. As we enter
into our capital campaign, we'll be
[4:04] applying for grants and funding uh
support from several different
[4:08] organizations. These organizations want
to see who supports our project as they
[4:14] consider whether or not to participate
with us. My request today is merely this
[4:20] uh to whom it may concern letter of
support and endorsement for the Greater
[4:24] Boring Area Community Center uh project
uh from this austere body. That's my
[4:31] request. Just a a letter that will help
us raise money for our community center.
[4:37] Thank you for this opportunity and I'll
I'll answer any questions if they if
[4:41] anybody has any.
>> All right. Um what I think
[4:46] » Oh, go ahead. Um yeah, go ahead.
Typically, we hold our comments at the
[4:51] end and I'll make an exception here and
uh I know you've been in here several
[4:55] times. We appreciate your all your
effort. So, uh, Commissioner Sav, do you
[5:00] want to go first on the comments?
>> Thank you, Chair, for accommodating that
[5:03] and making a special exception. Uh,
Steve, I just want to just say thank
[5:07] you, um, for you and the Boring
community for all you do. You have done
[5:11] extraordinary amount of work in that
area. I feel really bad about the
[5:15] irrigation that we learned, you know,
very very late about, but I just want to
[5:19] just personally share my gratitude on
behalf of your community, our community
[5:24] for what you do. You're a model. Um, and
I just really appreciate the work you've
[5:28] done.
>> Thank you,
[5:30] » Commissioner Hill.
>> Um, I echo those sentiments, Steve, and
[5:33] uh, thank you for, uh, being so
persistent. Uh, I, you know, it's, it's
[5:38] very hard. We, we have, uh, we have some
issues and some challenges with the park
[5:41] and we're working on it, but, um, I
appreciate your persistence and I'm
[5:46] thrilled for this this, uh, building
you're going to do. And the location is
[5:50] fantastic. Um it's in the heart of
Boring and your volunteer uh groups in
[5:56] your community are just amazing. So uh
kudos to all of you for taking part in
[6:00] this.
>> Thank you. Right. And Commissioner Stra.
[6:04] » Yeah. I just have a question, Steve, and
thank you for all you do. I echo the
[6:08] sentiments. You've been a real uh just a
stellar citizen, you and your family,
[6:13] for the whole area for years and years
and years. Um, but have you folks ever
[6:18] contacted the National Guard at all to
do any work on the parks there? Um, we
[6:25] have a close relationship with them and
at one point we had a conversation where
[6:30] they look for projects to do and I
remember years ago we um we had the uh
[6:37] the climbing wall project that we had
and they actually were the ones that
[6:41] went out there and uh you know got it up
to snuff and do it. So,
[6:46] » I I was unaware of that. Thank you.
Yeah, because we'll try to look into it.
[6:50] » I I would say try and get some contacts.
>> If you all could give me a contact
[6:54] information, that'd be great.
>> Okay,
[6:57] » we'll do that.
>> All right. Thank you again and keep up
[7:01] the great work. We sure appreciate it.
>> All right, clerk. Next.
[7:06] » That is my last in-person registration.
If you would like to testify, I'll ask
[7:09] you please to fill out a bill card.
Otherwise, I will turn to virtual
[7:13] testimony. If you would like to testify,
please use the raise hand feature and I
[7:17] will call on you in the order received.
[7:23] » Mr. Chair, I do not see any hands
raised.
[7:25] » All right. Thank you, Gary. What do you
have next for us?
[7:28] » Thank you. You have several
presentations. The first is uh general
[7:32] election information update on the
November 3rd, 2026 election. Presenting
[7:36] is the uh Clackmus County Clerk, Clerk
McMullen, and Justin Larson, the
[7:41] elections manager in the clerk's office.
welcome and go ahead please.
[7:51] » Thank you. Uh my name is Katherine
McMullen. I'm the county clerk and head
[7:54] election official for Clakamus County
and I have with me
[7:59] » my name is Justin Larson and I'm the
elections manager in the office of the
[8:02] county clerk.
>> Um thank you chair and commissioners for
[8:06] allowing us this public presentation.
It's an update um of the November 3rd
[8:11] general election.
[8:19] » How do you get the presentation started?
>> It should be started and on your screen.
[8:23] » It's on my screen.
>> On my screen.
[8:28] » Thank you, Tom.
[8:34] » Okay. So, first we'll talk an overview
of the May 19th, 2026 primary election.
[8:40] By the numbers, there were 318,500
eligible voters for a 44.86%
[8:48] turnout. Um, that's the highest turnout
that we've had for a governatorial
[8:52] primary um since vote by mail went to an
effect in Oregon in 1998. So, turnout
[8:57] was quite high and it was higher um than
other area uh counties around the
[9:02] region. We had 969 ballots or 7% that
were challenged and could not be
[9:09] accepted because of signature issues.
Either there was no signature on the
[9:13] ballot return envelope or the signature
did not match. Our election cost per
[9:17] eligible voter was $1.70
and election personnel cost was $1,000,
[9:24] excuse me, a thousand ballots processed
for $775.
[9:29] Um, Clackamus County Elections conducts
logic and accuracy tests for each
[9:34] election, ensuring that our tabulation
equipment functions as expected and
[9:38] accur accurately counts votes as marked.
A logic and accuracy test is conducted
[9:44] once before ballots begin to be
processed and again after all ballots
[9:48] have been tabulated. We do this before
and after each election. For our coming
[9:53] election, we have an LNA test or logic
and accuracy test scheduled for
[9:57] February, excuse me, Friday, September
18th at 11:00 a.m. and and then again on
[10:04] November 25th at 400 p.m. So before and
after we start processing ballots.
[10:10] Um and we posted unofficial election
results three times on election night
[10:15] for the primary and then six more times
before official certification um to the
[10:20] Secretary of State's office.
[10:24] Okay,
[10:28] National Voter Registration Day is
September 15th. It is coming up. We are
[10:33] encouraging voters to check their voter
registration record online at
[10:37] oregonvotes.gov.
Uh you can also register to vote at
[10:42] oregonvotes.gov.
as well. We're encouraging voters to
[10:46] sign up for Track Your Ballot, which is
a free service to voters, um, where they
[10:51] can sign up and receive email, phone
call, or text message notifications when
[10:56] their ballot is mailed to them, when
it's been received by the county clerk,
[11:00] when it's been accepted, or if it's been
challenged due to a signature issue.
[11:05] Voters may also request an absentee
ballot if they're going to be away from
[11:08] home during the active voting period.
and absentee ballots can be picked up as
[11:12] early as Monday, September 21st.
[11:18] To sign up for Track Your Bot, uh voters
can scan the QR code on the screen or
[11:23] they can visit us online at
www.clackmus.
[11:27] us/elections
and uh sign up for track your ballot
[11:32] online. This is a fantastic service that
we have for voters that provides
[11:36] proactive communication to the voters
that notifies them the status of their
[11:41] ballot when it's been accepted.
[11:46] » There have been questions around changes
at the federal and state level around
[11:50] our elections. Um, at this point,
Oregon's votebymail system has not
[11:54] changed. Voters should expect their
ballots at the same time and vote their
[11:58] ballots as they normally would. Uh,
county clerks and election
[12:02] administrators continue to comply with
our Oregon election laws. We received a
[12:07] directive from the Secretary of State
2026-08
[12:12] that um orders us or directs us to
comply with state statutory regulations,
[12:17] including key statutory dates for
mailing ballots. On Friday, by Saturday,
[12:22] September 19th is the deadline to mail
ballots to military and overseas voters.
[12:28] On October 5th is the first day that we
can mail ballots to voters with a
[12:32] nonorggon mailing address who are not
military overseas voters. And then
[12:37] October 14th is the first day that we'll
mail ballots to all voters. Voters
[12:42] should receive their ballot by October
22nd del mail delivery and you should
[12:46] contact us at Clakamus County Elections
if you have not. Um myself and my office
[12:51] will continue to do our part to maintain
the integrity and security of our
[12:55] elections and we will comply with our
Oregon statutory deadlines unless we
[12:59] have further direction by the Secretary
of State's office. Uh we are continuing
[13:03] to document our United States Postal
Service drop off dates. We're monitoring
[13:09] the delivery confirmations and we're
documenting and reporting any
[13:12] irregularities or challenges with the
mail. Um, and we will also track any
[13:18] ballots that have been rejected for
processing. We're going to continue to
[13:22] ensure that ballots are processed,
mailed, and postmarked in full
[13:25] accordance with Oregon law.
[13:30] General election. What is on my ballot?
Um, we have federal and state offices
[13:36] that will appear on all ballots
regardless of the party affiliation of
[13:40] the voter. Those offices include the
United States Senate, the United States
[13:44] House of Representatives at the state
level, Governor, State House of
[13:49] Representatives, as well as the state
senate offices will appear on the
[13:52] ballot. We have state judges.
Special districts include Clacamus soil
[13:58] and water conservation district
officers, Mount Angel Monitor Fire
[14:03] District.
Nonpartisan county offices include
[14:07] commissioners position two and position
four which will appear for a two-year
[14:11] unexpired term.
Sheriff, who will be elected to a full
[14:15] four-year term, the county clerk, the
county treasurer, and the county justice
[14:21] of the peace for a full six-year term.
There will be additional local offices
[14:25] and measures including city offices and
then 10 local measures for cities,
[14:30] school districts, and fire districts.
[14:34] Uh information about what is available
on the ballot is on our website and will
[14:38] be included in the voters's pamphlet
which will be mailed to voters the week
[14:42] of October 6th.
[14:46] October 6th is when voter pamphlets will
begin to arrive for all Clacamus County
[14:51] households. October 13th is the voter
registration deadline and the Clacamus
[14:56] County Clerk's Office will be open to
the general public until 7 p.m. Voters
[15:00] that are registered may update their
registration until 8:00 p.m. on election
[15:06] day. However, for those that are not
registered to vote in Oregon, their
[15:10] voter registration deadline is October
13th.
[15:14] The general election is a countywide
election. All registered voters will
[15:17] receive their ballots and the Happy
Valley Vote Center at the Happy Valley
[15:21] Public Library will be opened on October
19th and will be open through November
[15:26] 3rd with the same business hours as the
Clackamus County Elections Office.
[15:34] There are 26 official ballot drop sites
available to return your ballot. We are
[15:39] recommending that voters return their
ballot as soon as they're done voting to
[15:43] one of the 26 official ballot drop
sites. um they are located throughout
[15:47] the county and you can go to clackmus.
uslection
[15:51] to see exactly where all those are are.
If you choose to return your ballot by
[15:55] mail, make sure to mail your voted
ballot back no later than a week before
[15:59] election day. A mailed ballot must have
a valid postmark indicating that it was
[16:04] mailed on or before election day, which
is November 3rd, and must be received by
[16:08] our office within 7 days of election
day.
[16:12] The US Postal Service postmark no longer
reflects the actual date your mail was
[16:16] sent. So if you choose to mail your
ballot close to election day, you should
[16:20] take your ballot to a customer service
counter at a local post office and
[16:24] request that they hand postmark it. Um
again, we recommend that you return your
[16:28] ballot to an official ballot drop site
and then sign up for track your ballot
[16:33] as well so that you can know um when
your ballot was received by our office.
[16:39] Equity and inclusion import is important
in the county clerk's office. Um what
[16:43] that means is that every eligible voter
has the resources that they need to vote
[16:48] easily and without barriers. Some of our
recent improvements including includes
[16:53] adding voter assistance technology
that's available at our two voting
[16:57] locations allowing voters with
disabilities to vote independently and
[17:02] protect their right to a secret ballot.
We have extended office hours for our
[17:06] voter registration deadline the Saturday
before election day and election day.
[17:11] Our Happy Valley Vote Center is open for
East County communities, so it's a
[17:15] closer location to get a replacement
ballot or get voter assistance.
[17:20] We also have 15 of our 26 official
ballot drop sites h that have left side
[17:25] drive up access, which improves access
so that voters don't have to park or get
[17:29] out of their vehicle to return their
ballot.
[17:35] Election integrity is also very
important at the clerk's office. Um,
[17:39] what this means is that our elections
are safe and secure, accurate, and
[17:43] transparent. We continue to adhere to
state and federal laws and the secretary
[17:48] of state's 2026-08
directive.
[17:52] We've recently upgraded our ballot
tabulation system to improve processing
[17:56] and lower the need for labor intensive
ballot duplication.
[18:00] We host candidate open houses and cover
common elections administration
[18:04] questions with targeted events for
candidates for political parties, city
[18:09] recording staff, and other partners.
We've increased our observation access
[18:14] through signature verification and
adjudication monitors. We welcome you to
[18:18] come and and see us in action there when
we're processing ballots at our office.
[18:22] And then our voter registration
maintenance is a continuous task that's
[18:25] done at the county level by four
election staff. And that's kind of just
[18:30] what we're doing within the elections
division. Um it's important to
[18:33] acknowledge that conducting elections is
a countywide endeavor. We have support
[18:38] from um technological services,
facilities, other jurisdictions, human
[18:43] resources, our county admin, county
council, as well as local law
[18:48] enforcement partners. So it really does
take the whole county to conduct a
[18:52] successful election. And I want to make
sure to thank everybody for that.
[18:59] Finally, we invite voters to make a plan
to vote. Again, sign up for track your
[19:03] ballot. You can do that um by going
online to the Clacamus County elections
[19:08] website. You can also double check that
you're registered to vote and update
[19:12] your information on the Secretary of
State's website. That's Oregon
[19:16] votes.gov. And please come visit us at
the elections office to be an elections
[19:20] observer. It's important to us um that
you can see the public process for
[19:25] yourself because it is indeed your
election. Um Justin and I are available
[19:29] for questions and we thank you for your
time.
[19:32] » All right, Mr. Helm, go ahead.
>> Thank you for that presentation,
[19:36] Katherine. Um I had heard uh on the news
the other day that Secretary of State
[19:40] Reed had requested um like half a
million dollars for extra dropboxes. Do
[19:46] you know if anything happened with that?
>> Yeah, there's it's about 1.25 25 million
[19:50] um emergency funding requests to the um
eboard at the state level. My
[19:54] understanding is that decision may be
made today. It does include uh 20
[19:59] additional official ballot drop sites
around the state. Um I do not know if
[20:04] any would be placed in Clakamus County.
>> Um or if we'd have the resource to get
[20:09] to get them placed before this coming
election, but the minute that I do have
[20:13] that information, we'll we'll act as
quickly as we can to see if we can place
[20:17] them if we do get some Thank you.
>> Okay,
[20:20] » Commissioner Savis.
>> Yeah. Um I I think I know the answer to
[20:24] this, but I it'd be great to hear it
from you directly. Um I'm noticed the
[20:29] August 13th deadline for people to
register to vote. Correct.
[20:33] » Uh October 13th. Yes.
>> October. Yeah. 13th. And then next day
[20:37] the ballots are dropped in the mail and
maybe people don't realize until maybe a
[20:42] week afterwards, you know, or towards
the election, couple weeks before the
[20:46] election, I didn't get my ballot. I
didn't get my ballot and maybe they were
[20:49] registered or maybe they're not. Um but
really if they discover that they're not
[20:55] registered or assume they were
registered really that October 13th is
[20:59] the drop deadad date if they were never
registered. Right.
[21:02] » So it's the the voter registration
deadline for someone who's never been
[21:06] registered in Oregon. Um if you've
moved, you can update your voter
[21:09] registration up until 8:00 on election
night, but you have to already be
[21:13] registered by October 13th.
>> That's what I want you to say. Thank
[21:16] you.
>> Yes. All
[21:18] right. Uh the only question I had was
you mentioned 10 local measures uh
[21:24] schools and some other ones and um I
wondered if you could talk about what
[21:29] those are. Do you have that available?
If not, I can get it from you later.
[21:32] » Yeah. No, it's definitely on our
website, but we have measures in the
[21:36] city of Cami, the city of Esticada, the
city of Portland, and the city of
[21:40] Wilsonville. The school districts are
Gladstone, North Clakamus, and Silver
[21:45] Falls. Uh the fire district is the
monitor rule fire uh for dis um
[21:51] dissolution and then the mount angel
monitor fire fire for formation. Um and
[21:57] then was there any other ones?
>> No.
[22:01] » No. Okay. And then there's details and
measure numbers on the website as well.
[22:06] » Okay. All right.
>> Let me make a comment about the
[22:09] » which one monitor.
>> Yes. Yes. Well, and you were at this
[22:13] meeting too. So, just a a comment to the
um our constituents. So, um the Mount
[22:20] Angel and Monitor fire districts are
merging. So, it is a two-part
[22:27] um vote. One of them is to dissolve the
monitor and you have to have both of
[22:33] them be a yes in order for that measure
to pass. So, um it's just a very tiny
[22:38] portion of Clacamus County in that. But
um just so people understand they both
[22:42] have to be yes in order to actually
pass. So
[22:46] » and I and I think there's a a money
component to it as well.
[22:50] » Yes. I think they're Oh, yes. Because
they're voting on you.
[22:52] » So they're also asking for that. I think
that what impressed me when I was out
[22:56] there Well, both of us were out there
was um
[22:59] » literally I mean they have I don't want
to over exaggerate, but a lot of
[23:04] volunteers. All the farmers out there
when they have fires all come in. and
[23:07] they have a siren that goes off and the
number of volunteers is is really
[23:12] incredible. So, um uh if they had to pay
for all that service, it would be
[23:17] astronomical. So, I I do believe they're
really trying to continue a service out
[23:22] there for that is critical to that
community. So, anyway, and there's a lot
[23:27] of other ones on the ballot as well. So,
>> yeah, thank you specifically for for
[23:32] that instance. So both Monitor and Mount
Mount Angel will have to vote to
[23:36] dissolve and then they would have to
then vote to form. Um and then there's
[23:41] also a election for five directors
that's also on the ballot. So
[23:46] » I didn't know that.
>> I didn't know that either. Oh my gosh.
[23:48] » There are people running for election
for positions that don't yet exist.
[23:52] » Oh my. Okay.
>> So that South County better pay
[23:56] attention. A lot on the ballot. So Okay.
Well, if there's no other questions,
[24:00] just thank you for the information.
You're doing a great job and we sure
[24:04] appreciate your hard work. Thank you.
>> Thank you,
[24:06] » Gary. What do you have next?
>> Thank you. The next presentation is
[24:10] recovery awareness month and proclaiming
September as recovery awareness month in
[24:15] Clackmus County. Presenting is Mary
Rumba, director of health, housing, and
[24:19] human services and Katherine Caruso from
Life Works Northwest. Welcome and go
[24:24] ahead.
[24:28] » Good morning, Chair Roberts and
commissioners. Uh today we would like to
[24:32] bring forward a proclamation to
recognize September 2026 as National
[24:37] Recovery Month. The proclamation is
being brought forward on behalf of H3S
[24:42] and the Clacamus Community Alliance or
CCA, which is a coalition that brings
[24:47] together community organizations,
treatment providers, people with lived
[24:51] experience, and service providers to
improve the health of our communities.
[24:56] The CCA works to reduce preventable
harms and death from substance use
[25:00] through education, outreach, and
meaningful engagement. I am joined today
[25:05] by Katherine Caruso, who is our program
director at LifeWorks Northwest and
[25:10] chair of the CCA. And as you'll see in
the room, um, you get a good audience
[25:14] today where we have our co-chair of
RCCA, Jenna Neville with Kota, as well
[25:19] as staff and leadership from public
health, health health centers,
[25:22] behavioral health, NC FCC divisions, as
well as members of the CCA advisory
[25:28] committee. It just speaks to how
important this proclamation is to all of
[25:31] us. So national recovery month is
observed every September to recognize
[25:35] the strength and res resilience of
people in recovery to celebrate the
[25:40] gains made by those in recoveries from
substance use disorder disorders pro
[25:45] promote evidence-based treatment and
recovery practices and to honor the
[25:49] providers peers families and community
partners who make recovery possible.
[25:54] The substance use crisis has create
created tremendous loss across the
[25:59] country in terms of lives lost,
individuals and families impacted and
[26:03] increased strain on public services. In
2024, nationally 70 79,384
[26:10] individuals that we know of uh died from
a drug overdose in the US. In that same
[26:15] year, Clackamus County lost 103 lives.
We are seeing drug overdose deaths
[26:21] declining both nationally and locally
due to a combination of factors
[26:26] including changes in the drug supply,
expanded overdose prevention efforts,
[26:30] better access to treatment, and peer uh
recovery supports. We've made a great
[26:35] deal of progress, but too many lives
continue to be lost uh due to drug
[26:39] overdose. So, Clacknus County will
continue to prioritize and sustain this
[26:43] progress to support our community
members. Thanks to this board's adoption
[26:47] of a recovery recovery oriented system
of care framework, we see continued
[26:52] investments in critical uh recovery
services including housing, employment,
[26:57] treatment, and peer support. A few
examples of the great work happening
[27:01] here in the county. Um in 2025, H3S um
and our partners, we distributed over
[27:07] 6,500 locks on kits to community
partners. 240 people at risk of overdose
[27:13] were connected to peer support case
management uh treatment and housing and
[27:18] over 485 individuals with opioid opioid
use disorder received medication
[27:23] assisted treatment at Clakammus health
centers and through the Clackamus
[27:27] Community Alliance uh staff work
alongside community partners to improve
[27:31] the health of our communities. Last
year, the CCA provided quarterly
[27:34] Nlloxxon trainings to 155 people and
hosted ed educational events focused on
[27:40] recovery housing and building a recovery
ready Clacamus County. On September
[27:45] 16th, the CCA in partnership with 4D
Recovery will host a networking and
[27:50] resource event to celebrate recovery
month. The event will feature stories of
[27:54] recovery, a drumming ceremony, and a
chance to learn more about the people
[27:58] and organizations supporting recovery
throughout Clackamus County. and we
[28:02] invite you to join us. Recovery Month
affirms that recovery is possible when
[28:07] people have access to treatment,
support, resources, and community
[28:12] conditions that help them thal and
thrive. This month, we remind our
[28:16] communities that behavioral health is
essential, treatment is effective, and
[28:21] recovery is possible. Staff respectfully
requests that the board of county
[28:25] commissioners declare September 2026 as
recovery month and authorize Chair.
[28:30] Robert Roberts or his designate to sign
on behalf of Clackamus County. We are
[28:34] happy to answer any questions before I
ask that Katherine read the
[28:37] proclamation.
>> All right. Thank you. Uh questions. Um
[28:43] Commissioner West has his hand raised.
>> Yes. Go ahead, Commissioner West. Can
[28:47] you guys hear me? Okay.
>> Yes.
[28:50] » Yes. Yes. Terrific. Um, this is really
exciting, Mary. Great presentation. In
[28:56] 2023, the board of county commissioners
made a bold step and we implemented a
[29:00] recovery oriented system of care.
Anybody can go to the website and they
[29:04] can see what a recovery oriented system
of care looks like in Clackamus County.
[29:08] Uh, they can find the original
resolution that we passed to make sure
[29:13] that our interventions as a county fit
this policy prescription. And over the
[29:18] last few years, we have been wildly
successful. And for those in the public
[29:22] that um are new to understanding what a
recovery oriented system of care is, it
[29:27] is a coordinated network of community-
based services and supports that is
[29:31] structured to help individuals with
substance use and behavioral health
[29:34] challenges build sustained long-term
recovery. In this, we emphasize patient
[29:40] centered or person- centered approaches.
It's strength-based. It's self-directed.
[29:45] And there's many pathways to recovery.
We focus on long-term recovery, not just
[29:49] acute treatment or just different
aspects within someone's recovery
[29:54] process, but we fill the gaps in the
care continuum. Uh the services that we
[29:58] want need to offer in Clackamus and are
offering are holistic. We are addressing
[30:02] health, housing, employment,
relationships, community involvement,
[30:06] and all of the important pillars in an
individual's lives. We support and use
[30:10] peer recovery support systems and
involvement with people through their
[30:14] lived experience. We believe in multiple
pathways. There's no wrong way to get
[30:18] into recovery and we respect that
individual journey for each person um
[30:23] and the routes that they need to take to
find sustained uh support to be healthy
[30:27] and whole. We we have strong community
partnerships. We haven't done this alone
[30:31] as a county, but I could see the camera
showing me that in the in the audience
[30:36] today, many of our partners that make
this possible across healthcare, social
[30:41] services, even the criminal justice
system, education, and different civic
[30:45] organizations. Uh, thank you to all of
you. I see I saw loved one hoodie or
[30:49] t-shirt in the audience today on the
camera. U, thank you for all the work
[30:53] you do. Special shout out to Father's
Heart and Loved One and anyone else in
[30:56] the audience that cares deeply about
this and does that work. Um, we do it uh
[31:02] innovatively. We do it better than most.
We have lots to be proud of. Just three
[31:07] and a half years ago, we had no
infrastructure on how to help this
[31:10] population. Uh, we walked in a little
rudderless um uh as we tried to address
[31:15] this this big issue and Clacamus County
really rose to the occasion and Mary uh
[31:21] I think even just spoke to some of the
big things. We just broke ground on the
[31:25] recovery campus, a multi-acreage
recovery campus that brings holistic
[31:28] patient- centered care um at one
colllocated area. It's the crown jewel
[31:34] of our entire system and that's
exciting. We just did that
[31:37] groundbreaking. I can't wait for the
ribbon cutting um in the near future.
[31:41] So, thank you everybody that cares about
this issue that is passionate about it.
[31:44] Um and this is a great thing to
celebrate and I look forward to to
[31:49] getting to vote on this and of course
supporting it. But um uh thank you to
[31:54] everybody uh who helped make uh what
we're doing possible here in Clackamus
[31:58] County and the results speak for
themselves. So kudos to all of you. Um
[32:02] and this is a really um great um uh
effort that we that we've taken. So
[32:07] thank you
>> Commissioner Savis.
[32:12] » Yeah. Um, just want to thank everyone
here today and others that are out there
[32:15] that have um, in particularly dedicated
their lives after recovery to this cause
[32:21] and helping others. And I think those
personal experiences are powerful. And I
[32:26] think that is something I've learned
over my years service here is meeting
[32:29] people, seeing people who dedicated
their lives to helping others and are
[32:33] the walking living example of success of
recovery. So, uh, I just want to just
[32:38] say thank you to everyone here and
others out there that are doing that
[32:42] work every day.
[32:46] » All right.
[32:49] So, I understand Katherine uh would like
to read the proclamation. Are you ready
[32:54] to do that?
>> I I think so. Yes. Thank you. Hi, my
[32:57] name is Katherine Caruso. I uh am a
social worker and a drug and alcohol
[33:01] counselor. I currently am the program
director of life works northwest for
[33:04] outpatient substance treatment in
Clakamus and Multoma. I worked for
[33:08] Clakamus County for many years building
our addiction medicine program within
[33:12] health centers. Clackamus is very
important to me and today I am
[33:16] representing as the chair of the
Clacamus Community Alliance.
[33:22] The September 2026 recovery proclamation
is as follows. Whereas substance use
[33:28] disorders and mental health conditions
affect individuals, families, and
[33:32] communities across our nation, and
recovery is possible through prevention,
[33:36] treatment, support, and sustained
community involvement.
[33:41] Whereas millions of Americans are living
healthy and productive lives in
[33:45] recovery, demonstrating recovery from
substance use and mental health
[33:49] conditions is real and achievable.
Whereas recovery support services,
[33:55] health care professionals, peer
specialists, family members, faith
[33:59] communities, employers, and community
organizations play an essential role in
[34:04] helping individuals achieve and maintain
recovery.
[34:08] Whereas increasing awareness and
reducing stigma surrounding substance
[34:12] use and mental health conditions
encourages individuals to seek help and
[34:18] support long-term recovery outcomes.
Whereas communities benefit when
[34:23] individuals in recovery have
opportunities for stable housing,
[34:27] meaningful employment, education, health
care, and social support.
[34:32] And whereas recovery month is observed
each September to celebrate the gains
[34:37] made by those in recovery. Recognize the
contributions of treatment and recovery
[34:42] service providers and promote the
message that recovery is possible for
[34:46] everyone. We request that you proclaim
September as recovery month and
[34:51] encourage all residents to recognize the
importance of prevention, treatment,
[34:55] recovery support services, and the
strength and resilience of individuals
[34:59] and families affected by substance use
and mental health conditions.
[35:04] » All right, colleague, is there a motion?
>> I move we adopt the proclamation
[35:11] declaring September 2026 as recovery
month. Second.
[35:17] » All right. Commissioner Shers moved to
adopt the proclamation declaring
[35:21] September 2026 as recovery month. It's
been seconded by Commissioner Savis. Is
[35:26] there any other further discussion?
[35:32] I think I'd just like to make a short
comment and um that I kind of come from
[35:39] a different world of public safety,
right? and really got to see firsthand
[35:44] really the impact of addiction and
mental health and uh unfortunately saw
[35:49] folks cycling through the system really.
Um so I am
[35:55] completely thrilled to see the recovery
campus um and as a step that um for
[36:02] non-justice involved people which is
really important to kind of address it
[36:06] earlier on. We ended up obviously after
they were in the criminal justice system
[36:10] and I and I did see over 16 years of
doing that really a holistic approach
[36:15] and I was so thrilled to hear you talk
about all those elements. you know, it
[36:20] is it is a holistic approach about
mentors, jobs, clean and sober living
[36:27] and and I think the one thing I would I
would just say and that is um having
[36:34] folks understand that unfortunately
relapse is a part of recovery
[36:38] » and to not give up on people and to make
sure that uh um hey, we're here. We're
[36:44] ready. um uh you're always welcome back
and to encourage them to uh get back on
[36:51] track. And that is something I think
public safety had a hard time adjusting
[36:56] to. We used to like, okay, you use
drugs, we'd send you back to prison.
[37:01] we finally adjusted to see that um
you're an investment and and when we did
[37:08] that investment those same people gave
back to the community tenfold and
[37:12] helping others and personally I would
get energized by just sitting down and
[37:19] talking to somebody about their history
how they got to where they were and
[37:23] really how they're helping other people.
So, um, for Cotchmus County having the
[37:28] recovery campus, uh, justice involved
ones, medicated assisted treatment, I,
[37:34] you couldn't be more thrilled. Um, and
it really does touch so many of us in
[37:40] the community. Um, and so, thank you for
coming today. Um, I'm I'm just uh uh
[37:48] pleased by the work the county has done
in this effort. So, thank you very much.
[37:52] I think we're at a point then to uh call
a poll.
[37:57] » Commissioner West.
>> I
[38:02] » Commissioner Schrader
>> I.
[38:06] » Commissioner Helm
>> I
[38:08] » Commissioner Savas
>> I.
[38:10] » Chair Roberts
>> I.
[38:12] » Motion passes 5-0. Mr. Chair.
>> All right. Thank you both very much.
[38:22] Gary, what's next?
>> Thank you. Final presentation today is
[38:25] the next business spotlight
presentation. Today it's Bridgetown
[38:30] Mushrooms. Presenting is Laura Edmmonds,
our economic development manager, and
[38:34] Trevor Hubert, who is the founder of
Bridgetton Mushrooms, who's here today.
[38:39] Welcome. And go ahead.
[38:50] Good morning, Chair Roberts,
commissioners. I'm Laura Edmonds, um
[38:53] manager of the Office of Economic
Development, and joining me today, um as
[38:56] Gary said, it's Trevor Heert, the
founder of Bridgetown Mushrooms. So, we
[39:02] are excited to be able to present to you
the final video bit business spotlight
[39:07] in this series. And then, of course,
we're working on the next. So, very
[39:10] excited. Yep.
>> They're pretty fun. Um but we're just
[39:14] excited about this series um to showcase
the the businesses in the region and the
[39:20] grants the business development grants
that you have approved to invest in
[39:24] business retention and expansion
efforts. So we're really excited about
[39:28] it's being very successful and we just
want to say thank you again for that. Um
[39:32] so as you know May 132 you approved this
series um and we put these together in
[39:38] collaboration with public government
affairs. The proceeds that pay for these
[39:43] videos are lottery funds from the office
of economic development as well as
[39:48] county general funds from the public and
government affairs um team department.
[39:52] So
we are the videos are posted on the
[39:56] county website as well as um numerous
other um social media outlets and that
[40:01] way they become very visible. The
businesses themselves are able to use
[40:04] them on their website should they
choose. So the it really does provide a
[40:09] lot of visibility for the organizations.
So Bridgetown Mushroom founded in 2018
[40:14] in Tiger, Oregon, is a USDA organic
culinary mushroom farm that cultivates
[40:20] freshly fresh specialty mushrooms for
distribution throughout the West Coast.
[40:25] Bridgetown is a 2024 grant recipient
that received $90,000 to support their
[40:30] relocation into unincorporated Clackamus
County to be exact and capital
[40:35] investments um investments in equipment
for the new space that they are
[40:41] redeveloping. So, let's go ahead and do
the video. Tone.
[40:56] Here at Bridgetown Mushrooms, we
celebrate and cultivate organic fresh
[41:01] mushrooms for our community.
Generally, we start right behind me
[41:05] here. And this is where we mix our
substrate that exists in our fruing
[41:10] blocks that the mcelium will eventually
colonize on. And then they're ready to
[41:16] go into our fruing chambers where we cut
the bags open and they grow in our
[41:22] humidity chambers.
After that, the mushrooms take about 7
[41:26] to 12 days to mature. And at that point,
that's where we go in with our team and
[41:31] harvest the mushrooms. You can just
wiggle them right off the block. Then we
[41:36] take them to our station where we trim
the substrate off the bottom of the
[41:40] mushrooms and pack them up for our
wonderful wholesalers. And they also go
[41:46] out to our farmers markets as well.
>> Bridgetown Mushrooms sought out a grant
[41:49] because we have an astronomical amount
of uh needs for for money to to progress
[41:55] the business. Um the process was pretty
straightforward. We just wrote a really
[42:00] honest dialogue about what the um money
would be used for. The real kind of
[42:06] catalyst that brought us here was the
building itself. It was almost perfectly
[42:11] bespoke for what we needed. There's a
really beautiful linear flow here. Um
[42:16] there's a great amount of power
available to us. When we got this
[42:20] building, there was no lighting in it.
The roof had probably 10 to 15 leaks and
[42:26] there was water coming into the building
and there was trash all over the place.
[42:29] There was holes in the walls and there
was a major pest issue here as well.
[42:34] We've added lighting so we can see now.
We had a full remodel of the bathrooms
[42:39] and the front office and hallway space.
We got a brand new roof on the building.
[42:45] The grant money really helped us get to
that place because the grant money
[42:49] really sent in a vote of confidence to
the investment group that was able to
[42:53] help us get the roof. And the building
just represents our ability to scale and
[42:58] grow for a long time into the future and
even to have some other like peripheral
[43:04] lines of income through agro tourism
potentially in the future. Farm-m
[43:10] dinners, things that are more in
alignment with our broader dream as a
[43:13] company. We've hired three new people
since the grant has occurred and we're
[43:18] in a process of kind of developing the
building right now and once we get
[43:21] through that we'll be able to hire
probably another three people on top of
[43:24] that. So, it's been a significant lift
for us as a company on on our staffing.
[43:29] I think out of all the grants that we've
we've applied for, this was this was
[43:35] probably the the nicest experience we've
had. We we really like the community
[43:39] that we've worked with on this and um
just feel really supportive throughout
[43:43] the whole process.
[43:53] » Nice.
>> Oh, no. Just Trevor's
[43:56] » first. Fantastic. Um, again, great video
and, um, I guess Trevor, I'd love to
[44:02] hear from you and, um, uh, boy, how did
you get into this? Uh, very innovative.
[44:08] Um, so love to hear.
>> Sure. Yeah. So, first and foremost, I'd
[44:12] just like to express my gratitude for
your graciousness in in offering us the
[44:16] grant. It's was a true dream come true
for me. I think um, at the inception of
[44:21] the company, I had dreamt of having this
equipment uh, for our production line.
[44:25] Um, and it was an absolute monumental
milestone for me personally. Um, as to
[44:31] how I got into the business, I've always
kind of had a curiosity for the natural
[44:35] world. I always felt that um, soil was
actually kind of a microcosm for the
[44:41] universe above us and there's a lot of
like reflection that can happen there.
[44:45] Um, and I've always been really
interested in those things and I was
[44:48] studying soil science trying to
understand where soil came from which
[44:52] led me to the fungal kingdom. Um, and
then I learned that it was the least
[44:56] documented area of natural science and
it already had touched on so many things
[45:01] that could impact society and the
problems that we have in society. Um,
[45:06] you know, the the list goes on and on,
but such as like Alzheimer's mitigation,
[45:12] plastic issues, um, there's a lot of
really big issues that exist in the
[45:17] world that could be uh, greatly impacted
by the fungal kingdom. And I kind of
[45:21] made a decision at that point to
dedicate my life to expanding awareness
[45:26] around this kingdom, especially the
youth, and trying to inspire curiosity
[45:31] um within the youth in hopes that they
would further the research around this
[45:35] kingdom and bring it to light in the in
the public eye.
[45:38] » Yeah. Fantastic. Um and you got my
curiosity up as I'm watching this grow
[45:44] in seven days or whatever. And uh very
impressive uh work. Any other comments
[45:50] from my colleagues? Go ahead,
Commissioner Helm.
[45:52] » Um, well, first of all, when I saw the
heading, I kind of wondered what kind of
[45:55] mushrooms you were growing.
Then it said culinary, which I'm I love
[46:00] mushrooms of all kinds. I just I'm one
of those. The more the stranger the
[46:04] better. Um I will say that you just
brought up educational and um I'm hoping
[46:10] that maybe one of your agurism or you
you can probably have hopefully it's
[46:14] allowed to have um you know school uh
tours and stuff through your plant
[46:19] because I think you have a lot to offer
>> children who are learning about this.
[46:23] And then one more question. Um, it
mentioned farmers markets and I know I
[46:28] recently had a friend who bought a block
>> at a farmers market that was ready to
[46:33] take home and grow. Do you do that as
well?
[46:35] » We do.
>> Okay. Very cool. Yes. So, you can you
[46:39] can buy a block and take it home and put
you mist it. I think she said you missed
[46:43] it and then you put it in the garage or
something and then in 7 to 12 days you
[46:47] have your own mushrooms. So, um,
>> very cool. And tell me where farmers
[46:50] market you might be at. Uh currently at
Tiger Farmers Market, Lake Oiggo, and
[46:55] the South Waterfront.
>> Wow.
[46:57] » Cool. Thank you.
>> See you at Lake Oiggo.
[46:59] » All right.
>> Sounds like a field trip.
[47:01] » It does. I know. I know. Very good.
Thank you.
[47:04] » All right. Commissioner Sus.
>> Yeah. Just curiosity about two things.
[47:07] Number one is um your availability. You
probably don't use a lot of water.
[47:12] Probably. That's one question.
>> Uh we use a very measured amount of
[47:17] water. Um whereas other traditional
crops may use um an kind of an
[47:21] undetermined amount of water based on
weather, we know exactly how much water
[47:24] we're going to be used using. Um which
which does ultimately result in us using
[47:30] not very much water comparatively.
>> Yeah. And the other question I have is
[47:34] on the air air quality side. I mean is
there is there a humidity factor, a
[47:38] temperature? I'm sure that's ideal.
>> That is correct. we have to have certain
[47:43] atmospheric conditions to for the
mushrooms to to grow. Um, which is why
[47:48] mushrooms tend to be seasonal typically
in nature. Um, but because we're able to
[47:53] control those those metrics within a a
grow chamber, um, we can actually
[47:57] provide a year- round product at that
point.
[47:59] » Yeah. Are they is are mushrooms light
sensitive as far as timing? You know,
[48:03] the long days, short days, typical
crops, you know, grow and harvest a
[48:07] certain time. is mushrooms have that
same kind of sensitivity to light as far
[48:11] as timing and harvesting.
>> Um they sense light. They don't
[48:16] photosynthesize like other uh plants do,
but they do sense light, specifically
[48:21] blue spectrum light. So um when a a beam
of light comes through a forest, it's
[48:26] getting filtered out by the forest
canopy, and what typically makes it to
[48:30] the ground floor is a blue spectrum of
light. So mushrooms are particularly um
[48:35] sensitive to to this spectrum of light
and it just makes them aware that it's
[48:39] time for them to pin um which is a term
we would use for uh the growth of a baby
[48:45] mushroom basically.
>> Well, thanks for that. Appreciate you
[48:48] investing in Clakamus County as well.
Thanks.
[48:50] » Yeah, one last question before I move
on. Where'd you go to school?
[48:55] » Uh I went to school in Kansas at uh
Kansas University.
[48:59] » Yeah,
>> I can tell you're very bright. I was
[49:02] curious where you went to school. So,
thank you very much and uh all our best
[49:06] to you and your business and glad to
have you in Clackman County. Thank you
[49:09] very much.
>> Yeah, if I could just add one comment.
[49:11] Um we we do have our production
equipment, but we are currently unable
[49:16] to utilize it. We have had some hurdles
with the permitting office um that have
[49:21] um caused us to not be able to install
the the the
[49:26] equipment currently. So, if there is
anything that you could do to help that
[49:30] along, that would be greatly
appreciated.
[49:32] » Well, I think you're talking to the
right people here.
[49:35] » So, if we can
>> help us follow up on that, would you?
[49:39] » So, we've already followed up on that.
Matt Rosselle in permitting was very
[49:43] helpful in providing us a complete
update. And at this point in time,
[49:47] there's a couple of the permits we're
waiting for the plumber to complete his
[49:52] plan, unfortunately. So there's a
there's a couple stages that we are
[49:56] waiting for. Um and so we have a the
list of everything that's pending and we
[50:02] have all the dates and when they
started. So we have had a complete
[50:06] conversation a thorough conversation
over this. So we've done we've sent
[50:10] feedback
um to the prop because there's a
[50:13] property owner that man that owns it and
then to the um and he's working directly
[50:18] with the architect. So, as of September
9th, we That was our most recent
[50:23] conversation around the permitting.
>> Okay.
[50:26] » All right.
>> Great.
[50:27] » You're on it, right, Laura?
>> I'm on it.
[50:30] » Okay.
>> Thank you. I'm all over it.
[50:32] » All right. Thank you both very much.
Thank you so much.
[50:35] » All right. Gary, what's next? Thank you.
Next, you have two public hearings. The
[50:39] first is approval of a board order
transferring jurisdiction over a portion
[50:44] of Ivy Street, which is Market Road
number 10, transportation and
[50:49] development number 61012,
from Clackamus County to the city of
[50:53] Oregon City. There is no fiscal impact.
There are no county general funds
[50:56] involved. Mike Bezner is the assistant
director of transportation and
[51:00] development. Go ahead, please.
>> Thank you. Um, and yes, this is Ivy
[51:04] Street with the city of Cami. Um, this
is a project that has been going on for
[51:10] several years, dates back a ways. We
made an agreement with the city way
[51:14] back. They wanted to do a uh basically a
complete street kind of improvement on
[51:19] Ivy south of 99E pretty much to 13th.
They wanted us to, it was a county road,
[51:25] still is, and they wanted us to manage
the project and we agreed to and as part
[51:30] of the agreement and we spent money on
our staff and the agreement was when the
[51:34] project was over they would take
jurisdiction of Ivy over and here we are
[51:38] a few years later and the project is
substantially complete and it is time.
[51:43] Um, CAMBI already passed a resolution
requesting the road. Um, we've
[51:48] advertised it per requirements and law
in the Cami newspaper for a few weeks
[51:54] and so we are definitely looking for
permission from the board to transfer
[51:59] jurisdiction of Ivy and it's from 990
all the way to the city limits which is
[52:04] pretty much where um the bridge over the
Malala River and it becomes Cami Markham
[52:09] Road on the other side.
>> I'm happy to take questions if you have
[52:12] any.
>> All right, any questions?
[52:14] » Uh, no chair, just a comment. I you know
I I remember way back on the council
[52:20] wanting to transfer some of their roads
over the city council. So um it just
[52:26] goes to show that progress sometimes is
uh inches along but we eventually get
[52:30] there. So thanks for all the great work.
>> All right I'll now open the public
[52:34] hearing on this item and clerk you want
to help us moderate that.
[52:38] » Good morning. If you're in person and
would like to testify please fill out a
[52:42] blue card and I will call you in the
order received.
[52:50] Seeing none, I will turn to online
testimony. If you would like to speak on
[52:53] this matter, please use the raise hand
feature and I will call on you in the
[52:57] order received.
[53:00] Mr. Chair, I do not see any hands
raised.
[53:02] » All right, I'll close the public hearing
and check with the commissioners.
[53:06] Anything else? Seeing none, is there a
motion? I move we adopt the board order
[53:12] transferring jurisdiction of Ivy Street
to the city of Oregon City.
[53:16] » I apologize commissioners. There's a
there's a typo in your script. It's to
[53:20] the city of Cami. There's also an error
on the the the public agenda. I
[53:24] apologize. This is the city of Cami. The
next item is to the city of Garden City.
[53:28] » Okay.
>> So then I will amend my motion to move
[53:33] this to uh jurisdiction of Ivy Street to
the city of Cami Horn.
[53:38] » Second.
All right.
[53:41] Uh, Commissioner Trader has moved to
adopt the board order transferring
[53:44] jurisdiction of Ivy Street to the city
of Canby and Commissioner Helma second
[53:49] of that. Any further discussion?
Seeing none, clerk, will you please call
[53:53] the poll? Commissioner Savas
>> I.
[53:55] » Commissioner West
>> I.
[53:58] » Commissioner Helm
>> I.
[54:00] » Commissioner Shrader
>> I.
[54:02] » Chair Roberts
>> I. Motion passes 5-0. Mr. Chair. All
[54:06] right. Thank you, Gary. What do you have
next?
[54:08] » Thank you. The next public hearing is,
and this is correct now, approval of a
[54:11] board order transferring jurisdiction of
a portion of Old 82nd Avenue, Market
[54:17] Road number 38, transportation and
development number 22308
[54:22] from Clackamus County to the city of
Oregon City indefinitely. No fiscal
[54:26] impact, no county general funds are
involved. Mike will present again.
[54:30] » Thank you. This one's really different.
Uh, this one just came to our attention.
[54:35] It's basically a patch of dirt, but it
happens to have a county road
[54:39] designation over it. We think it's a
remnant from I205 construction way back.
[54:44] And Oregon City recently came across it
and they want it and we're we think it's
[54:49] a good idea for them to take it. And so,
um, again, they passed a resolution
[54:54] requesting it. We advertise it in the
Oregon City newspaper the required
[54:58] number of times and we're looking for
your approval to transfer it.
[55:02] » All right. Thank you. Questions,
comments? Go ahead, Commissioner.
[55:05] » Why was the word indefinitely added to
this one instead of not the other one?
[55:10] » I don't know the answer to that
question. Um, it could be the way the
[55:15] actual original easement was worded.
They're all very different and different
[55:20] and so um, when the surveyors drew this
up, it it could be they had felt like
[55:25] they had to add that word, but I don't
think there's a lot of meaning attached
[55:27] to it.
>> All right. Just wonder. Thank you.
[55:30] » All right. I'll open the public hearing
on this item. Clerk, do you want to help
[55:34] us moderate that?
>> If you would like to testify on this
[55:38] matter, please fill out a blue card and
I will call on the order received.
[55:43] Seeing none, I will turn to online
testimony. If you would like to testify,
[55:47] please use the raise hand feature and I
will call on you in the order received.
[55:54] Mr. Chair, do not see any hands raised.
>> All right, I'll now close the public
[55:58] hearing, check with our commissioner,
see any other comments. Seeing none,
[56:02] I'll ask for a motion.
>> Chair, I move we adopt the board order
[56:06] transferring jurisdiction of the
designated portion of Old 82nd Avenue to
[56:10] the city of Oregon City.
>> Second.
[56:14] » All right. Commissioner Elman has moved
you adopt the board order transferring
[56:17] jurisdiction of the designated portion
of Old 82nd Avenue to the city of Oregon
[56:21] City. Commissioner Shrader has seconded
that. Any further discussion?
[56:26] Seeing none, clerk, will you please call
the poll? Commissioner West.
[56:33] I,
>> Commissioner Savas,
[56:35] » I,
>> Commissioner Shrader.
[56:37] » I,
>> Commissioner Helm.
[56:39] » Hi,
>> Chair Roberts.
[56:40] » Hi.
>> Motion passes 5-0. Mr. Chair,
[56:43] » thanks. Gary, what's next?
>> Thank you. Next is the consent agenda
[56:47] for the board of county commissioners.
It's a long one. And Tony, would you
[56:51] please read the consent agenda?
[56:57] » Good morning, commissioners. The
Clackamus County consent agenda, elected
[57:01] officials. Item one, approval of
previous business meeting minutes for
[57:05] the board of county commissioners. Item
two, approval of a board order with
[57:09] Northwest Bend Boats LLC doing business
as North River Boats for two sheriff's
[57:14] patrol boats. Total agreement value is
280,000,
[57:18] $250
for one year. Funding is through the
[57:22] Oregon State Marine Board funding. No
county general funds are involved for
[57:26] the Clackamus County Sheriff's Office.
Item three, approval to apply for the
[57:31] Stop Violence Against Women Act Fund,
Oregon Department of Justice Crime
[57:35] Victim and Survivor Services Special
Projects 2027
[57:40] Stop Violence Against Women Act,
Competitive Request for
[57:46] Apologies, I'm not sure what the RFA
stands for
[57:49] » for law enforcement, prosecution, and
courts. Anticipated grant award is
[57:54] $22,857.
Funding is through the Oregon Department
[57:57] of Justice and the Stop Violence Against
Women Act federal funds. No county
[58:02] general funds are involved. The District
Attorney's Office.
[58:06] Item four, approval to apply for the
Stop Violence Against Women Act fund.
[58:10] Oregon Department of Justice Crime
Victim and Survivor Services 2-year 2027
[58:14] VAWA competitive RFA for law enforcement
prosecution and courts. Anticipated
[58:18] grant value is up to $1,199,597,
[58:24] but likely $400,000 over two years.
Funding through the Oregon Department of
[58:28] Justice and Stop Violence Against Women
Act. No county general funds are
[58:32] involved for the or for the district
attorney's office. Disaster management.
[58:36] Item one, approval to apply for fiscal
year 2026 emergency management
[58:40] performance grant. Estimated values
$166,900
[58:44] for one year. Funding is through federal
emergency management performance grant
[58:48] and matching funds of $166,000 of $900
of budgeted county general funds. Item
[58:54] two, approval of a grant agreement
amendment with the state of Oregon for
[58:57] flood mitigation assistance. Total
values $570,4623
[59:02] for three years. Funding through federal
flood mitigation assistance grant
[59:06] program. No county general funds are
involved. County Council item one,
[59:10] adoption of a correction to ordinance
ZDO-293.
[59:15] No fiscal impact. No county general
funds are involved. Transportation and
[59:19] development. Item one, approval of an
annual intergovernmental agreement with
[59:23] Metro to implement the F fiscal year
2026 2027 annual waste reduction and
[59:28] recycle at work program. Total revenue
is $58,656
[59:33] for fiscal year 2026 2027. Funding
through the regional system fees
[59:37] collected on tons of waste disposed in
the Metro Service District. No county
[59:41] general funds are involved. Item two,
approval of a goods and services
[59:44] contract 1868 with Pacific Landscape
Services Incorporated for landscape
[59:49] services. Total contract value
$1,463,880
[59:54] for 5 years. Funding through county road
funds. No county general funds are
[59:58] involved. Item three, approval of a
public improvement contract with
[1:00:02] Wickwire Contracting LLC for the Leeland
Beaver Creek Intersection Improvements
[1:00:07] Project. Total contract value
$213,570.50
[1:00:12] until project completion. Funding
through county road funds. No county
[1:00:16] general funds are involved.
Item four, authorization to purchase one
[1:00:21] 2027 autocar ACMD42
chassis with easy liner model TSAC50O
[1:00:31] paint striping truck using source
contract and identified. Total contract
[1:00:36] value $788,11
funding through the county road fund. No
[1:00:41] county general funds are involved. Item
five, approval of a professional
[1:00:45] services contract with KDson and
Associates for the Shared Street
[1:00:48] implementation project. Total contract
values $249,960
[1:00:53] for 15 months. Funding through the
county road fund. No county general
[1:00:57] funds are involved. Health, housing,
human services. Item one, approval of
[1:01:01] amendment number two to a local
subreient agreement with Northwest
[1:01:04] Family Services for the operation of a
food pantry program in the city of
[1:01:08] Gladstone. Amendment value is $90,173.
Total agreement values $177,2720
[1:01:17] for two years. Funding through Metro
supportive housing services measure
[1:01:21] funds. No county general funds are
involved.
[1:01:24] Item two, approval of amendment number
two to a personal services contract with
[1:01:28] love one for homeless outreach
engagement and support services.
[1:01:32] Amendment value is 3,45,55242
[1:01:38] for one year. Total agreement value is
$6,775,3942
[1:01:44] for two years. Funding is through Metro
Supportive Housing Services measure
[1:01:47] funds. No county general funds are
involved. Item three, approval of
[1:01:51] amendment number 12 to the revenue
intergovernmental agreement with the
[1:01:54] Oregon Health Authority for the
financing of public health services.
[1:01:57] Total amendment value 6,40,21420
[1:02:03] for one year. Total agreement value is
$13,386,9781
[1:02:09] for two years. Funding is through the
Oregon Health Authority federal and
[1:02:12] state grants. No county general funds
are involved. Item number four, approval
[1:02:17] of amendment number one to a personal
services contract with the Father's
[1:02:21] Heart Street Ministry for a homeless
medical respit housing pilot program.
[1:02:25] Amendment valued 925,3325.
[1:02:29] Total agreement value is $1,28,836.25
[1:02:35] for two years. Funding is through Metro
Supportive Housing Services measure
[1:02:38] funds. No county general funds are
involved. Item number five, approval of
[1:02:43] amendment number 11 with Clakamus
Women's Services for supportive housing
[1:02:48] services. Amendment value is 6,639,87141
[1:02:53] for one year. Total agreement value
29,721,11.95
[1:03:00] for five years funding through state of
Oregon grants 9234 and 9238 funds and
[1:03:06] metro support of housing services
measure funds and $88,836
[1:03:12] of budgeted county general funds. Item
number six, approval of an
[1:03:16] intergovernmental agreement with
Washington amount and multma counties
[1:03:19] for get trained to help mental health
promotion and suicide prevention. Total
[1:03:24] agreement value is $18,600 for one year.
Funding is through. Oregon Health
[1:03:29] Authority federal and state grants. No
county general funds are involved. Item
[1:03:34] number seven, approval of amendment
number nine to a personal services
[1:03:38] contract with Impact Northwest for
resource navigation, supportive housing,
[1:03:42] case management services for Hillside
Park residents. Amendment value
[1:03:46] is1,266,244
[1:03:50] one year. Total agreement value 5
million $185,53828
[1:03:57] for four years. Funding is through Metro
Supportive Housing Services measure
[1:04:00] funds. No county general funds are
involved.
[1:04:06] Approval of amendment number seven to a
personal services contract with
[1:04:10] immigrant and refu refugee community
organization for supportive housing case
[1:04:14] management services. Amendment value is
$414,289
[1:04:20] for one year. Total agreement value is
$2,840,8541
[1:04:27] for four years. Funding is through Metro
Supportive Housing Services Measure
[1:04:31] Fund. No county general funds are
involved.
[1:04:35] Item number nine, approval of three
revenue grant agreements with the US
[1:04:39] Department of Housing and Urban
Development for continuum of care
[1:04:42] programs and administration. Total value
of agreements is $866,313
[1:04:48] for one year. Funding is through US
Department of Housing and Urban
[1:04:51] Development and $37,953
of budgeted county general funds. Item
[1:04:58] number 10, approval of amendment number
six with Dog Good Northwest for support
[1:05:04] services at Clackmus County Veterans
Village. Amendment value is $676,39.33
[1:05:12] for one year. Total agreement value
2,763,5782
[1:05:19] funding through Metro Supportive Housing
Services measure funds. No county
[1:05:23] general funds are involved. Item number
11, approval of amendment number five
[1:05:28] with Dog Good Northwest for Supportive
Housing Case Management Services at
[1:05:32] Clayton Moore Commons. Amendment value
$333,783
[1:05:37] for one year. Total agreement value is
1,271,7643.
[1:05:44] Funding is through Metro Supportive
Housing Services Measure of Funds. No
[1:05:48] county general funds are involved.
Item number 12, approval of a life cycle
[1:05:53] form and agreement with the Oregon
Department of Veterans Affairs for funds
[1:05:56] to operate the county veteran services
office. Total agreement value is
[1:05:59] $1,147,863
[1:06:02] for one year. Funding is through Oregon
Department of Veterans Affairs and
[1:06:06] $663,474
of budgeted county general funds. Item
[1:06:11] number 13, approval of a personal
services contract in Northwest Family
[1:06:15] Services for operation of the
coordinated housing access rental
[1:06:18] assistance screening and referral
services. Agreement value $335,247
[1:06:24] for three years. Funding is through
Metro Supportive Housing Services
[1:06:27] measure funds. No county general funds
are involved. Item number 14, approval
[1:06:32] of amendment number one to a revenue
grant agreement with the Oregon
[1:06:35] Department of Transportation for
planning, operations, and capital
[1:06:38] funding of the Mount Hood Express.
Amendment value $142,139
[1:06:44] for 3 months. Total agreement value is
$950,454
[1:06:51] years. Funding is through the Oregon
Department of Transportation federal
[1:06:54] pass through funds. No county general
funds are involved. Item number 15,
[1:06:59] approval of amendment number one to a
contract with userve Holdings to provide
[1:07:03] microransit for transportation reaching
people. Amendment value is $150,000 for
[1:07:09] 6 months. Total agreement value is
$200,000 for one year and 6 months.
[1:07:14] Funding is through TRAT federal pass
through funds. No county general funds
[1:07:19] are involved. Mr. Chair, that concludes
the list.
[1:07:24] » Good job there, young man.
All right. Any colleagues wish to remove
[1:07:28] any item from the consent agenda?
>> I don't want to remove anything but just
[1:07:33] a clarification Tony when uh under E10
you said do good northwest and our
[1:07:39] packet says do good mult is it one and
the same.
[1:07:43] » Uh the error is mine. It should be do
good mult.
[1:07:48] » Okay. Thank you. I just wanted a
clarification. Yeah.
[1:07:52] » All right.
All right. Is there a motion then? Move
[1:07:57] to approve the consent agenda.
>> Second.
[1:08:01] » Excuse me. Commissioner Savis has moved
to approve the consent agenda.
[1:08:04] Commissioner Helm seconded it. Any
further discussion?
[1:08:07] » Clerk, please call the poll.
>> Commissioner West.
[1:08:11] » I.
>> Commissioner Shrader.
[1:08:14] » I.
>> Commissioner Helm
[1:08:16] » I.
>> Commissioner Savas.
[1:08:17] » I.
>> Chair Roberts.
[1:08:18] » I.
>> Motion passes 5-0. Mr. Chair.
[1:08:21] » All right. Thank you again, Tony. I'll
now recess as the board of commissioners
[1:08:24] convene as the water environment
services board of directors hearing.
[1:08:28] Thank you. Next is the consent agenda
for water environment services. Tony,
[1:08:32] would you please read the consent
agenda?
[1:08:36] Another lengthy consent agenda. One
item, approval of an agreement with
[1:08:41] Portland General Electric Company for
incomequalified bill discount program.
[1:08:46] Estimated agreement value is a maximum
of $250,000 for 12 months. Funding is
[1:08:51] through water environment services,
sanitary sewer and surface water funds.
[1:08:55] No county general funds are involved.
[1:09:02] All right. Anyone wish to remove
anything from the consent agenda?
[1:09:08] Seeing none, may I have a motion?
>> I move we approve the west consent
[1:09:12] agenda.
>> I'll second.
[1:09:16] Director Helm has moved to approve the
West consent agenda. has been seconded
[1:09:21] by director Schrader. Is there any
further discussion?
[1:09:24] » Uh yes, chair. I just want to make a
comment um on this effort. Uh we have
[1:09:29] been very deliberate in trying to
encourage our partner agencies as well
[1:09:34] as our own west in this case to uh
develop and support uh lowinccome uh
[1:09:41] programs for rate relief. Um and that's
what this is about. in this partnership
[1:09:45] with Portland General Electric as they
are an agent so to speak to do that
[1:09:49] billing directly through PGE. So, I just
want to just u acknowledge um that
[1:09:55] partnership and our deliberate efforts
to try to in these very difficult times
[1:10:00] to um uh for low-income families and
households to offer that um discount
[1:10:06] program and also take this opportunity
to let people know that are watching
[1:10:10] that it is available and look into it.
if you are number one um a customer that
[1:10:16] has waste um your garbage service andor
west um and other programs as well. So
[1:10:22] » Sunrise too.
>> Yep. Yep. Sunrise water. A lot of water
[1:10:26] agencies do that. So we're doing our
best to make sure that we're encouraging
[1:10:31] um our utilities to reduce the rates um
where possible. So that's all I have.
[1:10:36] Chair.
>> All right. Clerk, will you please call
[1:10:38] the poll?
Commissioner West.
[1:10:43] » I,
>> Commissioner Helm,
[1:10:47] » I.
>> Commissioner Schrader,
[1:10:48] » I,
>> Commissioner Savas,
[1:10:50] » I.
>> Chair Roberts,
[1:10:51] » I.
>> Motion passes 5-0. Mr. Chair,
[1:10:54] » thank you. I'll adjourn as the water
environment services board of directors
[1:10:57] reconvenes the board of county
commissioners. Gary,
[1:10:59] » thank you. Next is county administrator
update. That is me. I'd like to
[1:11:03] recognize our county employees during my
updates today. Uh, I want to recognize
[1:11:08] Health, Housing, and Human Services case
manager Libby Strus. Not for what she
[1:11:13] did during her work time, but what she
did off off her work time. She was
[1:11:17] recently at a local restaurant during
her lunch break having lunch when an
[1:11:21] 8-year-old boy right next to her started
choking on his food. And the the adult
[1:11:26] with the child panicked and said, "Help,
help. He's choking. I don't know what to
[1:11:31] do." Libby did know what to do. And
again, this is a complete stranger. She
[1:11:35] calmly stood up, walked over to the
little boy, performed the Heimlick
[1:11:39] maneuver, and dislodged the food and
saved his life. And the little boy,
[1:11:43] after he stopped panicking, gave a high
five to Libby, and the adult was so
[1:11:47] affusive by saying, "Thank you so much."
Libby literally saved a person's life on
[1:11:51] her lunch break during the county work
time. Now, Libby came back to the office
[1:11:55] and continued her day and didn't say a
word to anyone until a few days later,
[1:11:59] and that person told me. So, I don't
even think Libby knows I'm saying this,
[1:12:02] but Libby, wow. phenomenal service of
helping someone in need. And I think
[1:12:07] that's a model and an example of of
every county employee who when they see
[1:12:12] someone who needs help, they serve and
they be of help whether they're on the
[1:12:16] clock or not. And related to that, Chair
Roberts did the very same thing a few
[1:12:21] months ago. He was at a restaurant at
dinnertime outside work hours, personal
[1:12:25] time, and someone at the table next to
him started choking and the chair
[1:12:29] performed the Heimlick maneuver and
saved that person's life. And Craig is
[1:12:32] humble. He told me about this months ago
and said, "Don't say anything, Gary.
[1:12:35] Don't say anything." But I'm saying
something, chair, because again, you
[1:12:39] didn't have to do that, but you knew
what to do and you intervened and you
[1:12:42] saved a person's life. So, Libby and
Chair Roberts, thank you for all you do
[1:12:47] every day to help people whether you're
on the clock or not. That is my update
[1:12:51] for today. Thank you, commissioners.
>> All right. Thank you, Gary. So, we'll
[1:12:56] move on to uh Commissioner
Communication, and I'll start with
[1:12:59] Commissioner Shrader.
>> Yeah. Well, um, congratul That was
[1:13:04] remarkable, Craig.
>> It was an Italian restaurant.
[1:13:07] » Italian restaurant.
It's probably one I go to often.
[1:13:11] » I think it is.
>> I'm glad you were there.
[1:13:16] » Uh, in any case, uh, I'm going to do one
of my favorite things today. I think
[1:13:20] Paul and I, I think some of us are
going, uh, to the Jennings Lodge uh,
[1:13:25] park. Uh and uh it's always great to uh
have a new park in our system and this
[1:13:32] is important because we are trying to
move with our North Clackmus parks and
[1:13:36] rec district into a phase of where we're
um really going to make an effort to
[1:13:41] serve the underserved areas in the
unincorporated area. And um that is we
[1:13:48] you know for a long time when I was
first here we were we were really
[1:13:52] concentrating on the larger regional
kinds of parks. Uh but now uh it's time
[1:13:57] to make sure that the folks in our
unincorporated area get the open space
[1:14:03] uh they need and uh this is at least one
small step. Uh I wish years earlier we
[1:14:08] had the opportunity for a bigger park.
uh we didn't um didn't have the uh the
[1:14:15] the votes at that time to move that one
forward, but uh now uh I'm glad that
[1:14:20] we're at least trying to accomplish uh
serving an underserved area. So I'm
[1:14:26] think everybody's nying their head. I
think we all may be there this this
[1:14:29] afternoon. Uh next thing I want to
mention is I know tomorrow is the 25th
[1:14:33] anniversary of 911. I think all of us
remember where we were. Uh I actually
[1:14:39] was in eastern Oregon at a leadership
conference and had no idea that the Twin
[1:14:44] Towers had been attacked and got up in
the morning and I I don't tend to listen
[1:14:49] to news in the morning um at all. I
saved that for the evening
[1:14:56] and found out that the towers and it was
somewhat personal to me because I think
[1:15:01] some people know that I grew up outside
of New York City in Portchester, New
[1:15:06] York and spent a great deal of time in
New York City. We could we could hop on
[1:15:11] the train and you know be in Grand
Central within a half an hour or so. And
[1:15:16] so it was devastating for me as someone
who had grown up there. And uh also I
[1:15:21] had a dear friend who was in the
vicinity of it and luckily she got out.
[1:15:27] Okay. But, uh, I just want to remind
everybody, I imagine that there's going
[1:15:31] to be a number of, um, uh, things
tomorrow to to really, uh, remember that
[1:15:39] day and remember the people that, um,
lost their lives as well as the first
[1:15:45] responders who uh, lost their lives and
actually worked so hard to save people.
[1:15:51] » So, that's all I have for the day.
>> All right. Thank you, Commissioner.
[1:15:54] Commissioner Savas.
>> Yeah. Yeah, on a similar note as far as
[1:15:59] 911. Um,
I was uh in my elected position in 2001
[1:16:06] on the Oak Lodge Water Board. I I had uh
signed up for the AWA conference um in
[1:16:13] Washington DC. It was a pre-conference
class that I had also signed up for on
[1:16:18] domestic and international terrorism.
And um it was quite the weekend
[1:16:23] actually. It was two two-day uh
pre-conference. Uh and the whole theme
[1:16:28] there was we know something's going to
happen. We just don't know where what
[1:16:32] and where it's going to be. And they had
a lot of the you name it anyone involved
[1:16:38] in the national security um or security
services around the country um and
[1:16:43] abroad was in that room. Um it was a
very powerful uh a very powerful setting
[1:16:48] of people and the theme there was for
utilities to be prepared uh do
[1:16:54] vulnerability assessments where possible
and there were some grant monies that
[1:16:58] were uh distributed out to anyone who
wished to apply for doing a
[1:17:02] vulnerability assessment for your
utilities. Uh and so as the uh as the
[1:17:09] Northwest uh region representative and
also the Oregon representative on um on
[1:17:15] special districts at that time, I
reported back to my colleagues um in all
[1:17:19] different areas um of the region. And um
you know it was I think it was kind of
[1:17:25] dismissed as nothing's going to happen.
Nothing's going to happen. And there it
[1:17:29] was a couple three months after those
reports uh 9/11 happened. I was uh at my
[1:17:35] place of business listening to the radio
while I was working and um I heard you
[1:17:40] know a plane had a small plane had
struck one of the towers or something
[1:17:45] like that and it was bigger and then
when I heard about the second one I knew
[1:17:48] that something was up. I it was not an
accident but um yeah I mean I think in
[1:17:53] remembrance of of all those folks and
that period of time is something that
[1:17:59] will have an impact an impression upon
many of us who who live through that
[1:18:03] time. Um and thank you Martha for
mentioning the groundbreaking at
[1:18:08] Jennings Lodge. Um it is going to be an
emotional day. Um I think uh a number of
[1:18:14] things that are happening um in the
parks world um have really drawn my
[1:18:19] attention to our state of conditions
whether it's county parks or North
[1:18:23] Clakamus. I attended two events uh this
summer at Barton Park and I was
[1:18:31] wow. I mean the change um the change uh
we we need more resources to take care
[1:18:37] of our parks and it was quite the
contrast from my last visit at Barton
[1:18:41] Park to two events this summer. So, um,
you know, the resources are tied for
[1:18:47] county parks and it it's I'm I shared
this with Commissioner Trader this
[1:18:53] morning and I think I think I shared
that with some of you. U as Metro Park
[1:18:57] or Metro's Parks Bond continually
continually acquires properties in
[1:19:04] around the region, but in this case,
Clackamus County. Um, I asked our staff
[1:19:09] a few months ago to look at, well, if
that property was not acquired by Metro,
[1:19:14] what would be what was our loss of
revenue that the CLA Clackmus County,
[1:19:20] let alone the districts, but Clakmus
County alone, what's our loss of revenue
[1:19:23] from loss AV? Because once it's acquired
by Metro, it's exempt from property
[1:19:27] taxes. And that number was around $34
million I believe somewhere in that
[1:19:32] range. You know, I think $3 to $4
million would be a a great gift for some
[1:19:39] of the parks, whether it's in our county
parks uh um portfolio or whether it's in
[1:19:46] um uh the parks uh in North Clakamus.
But anywhere those dollars are applied,
[1:19:52] I I'll have to do some more research and
find out if that applied to also the
[1:19:56] cities if there's any park land that was
acquired and break that out. But I I do
[1:20:02] intend on talking to Metro counselors
about this and say, "Hey, if you're
[1:20:06] going to put this back on the on the
bond on the voters uh renewal for
[1:20:10] renewal, uh could can you do a carveout
that kind of compensates renumerates us
[1:20:16] for that?" and we'll commit those to um
um those dollars for park purposes. It
[1:20:21] seems like a a responsible thing to do
and a mindful thing to do. So, I just
[1:20:25] want to let you know I'm working on
that. Um and um uh I also want to
[1:20:33] reflect. I'm going to hand this out.
Martha, I I know that Commissioner Helm
[1:20:36] read this yesterday. Um but I'm going to
make I'm going to say this publicly so
[1:20:40] people know. I I was pleased to hear
that Virginia Foster's around. I I
[1:20:48] wasn't sure. It's been so long. I I
haven't seen or talked to her in a very
[1:20:52] long time, but I re we all received a a
letter from her. Um and and it tells a
[1:20:59] little story about North Clakamus Parks
and Recreation District. But I'm going
[1:21:03] to hand this letter out to all of you.
Um I Diana Commissioner Helm, thank you
[1:21:08] for reading it yesterday. um uh Chair
Roberts. Um but um I I think it tell I I
[1:21:16] don't I'm not going to expand on it
right now at this moment, but it there's
[1:21:19] a lot of history here that is really
important to know. And I if I get choked
[1:21:24] up this afternoon,
[1:21:29] it's because of the pain and the lost
opportunity that uh this community
[1:21:34] experienced over these years. So it's
time to write the ship. Um and uh I will
[1:21:42] always
stand up for people that are taken
[1:21:46] advantage of and um I think deprived of
of opportunities and um investments um
[1:21:55] at the expense well at their expense
dollars have been politically
[1:22:02] motivated and directed elsewhere um into
more affluent areas if you will Um, and
[1:22:09] um, I think it's our job to uh, make
sure that
[1:22:16] our dollars are invested where they're
needed the most and that level of
[1:22:20] service is done fairly across this
county regardless what that is. And um,
[1:22:25] I take that really personal and
seriously. So, Chair, I yield back.
[1:22:30] » All right, Commissioner West.
[1:22:34] » Uh, thank you, Chair. Um sorry I could
not be there today. Um but I uh am
[1:22:42] grateful to be here um in the meeting
virtually.
[1:22:46] 911 is uh always a difficult time of
year for me and some of my friends. I
[1:22:54] had a high school buddy, a friend of
mine in my younger years who was in the
[1:22:58] second plane that hit the second tower.
Um and every year we we we uh take time
[1:23:04] to remember Eric. Um, and so it's very
sombering and you know, my son and many
[1:23:11] young people today don't have that same
familiarity about what that event was
[1:23:16] like and how it not just rocked, you
know, the entire country and galvaniz
[1:23:21] galvanized us together in a very unified
way, but it really impacted the world.
[1:23:26] And um, I'll be remembering Eric
tomorrow. Um, and uh, it's a tough time
[1:23:33] every year and I'm probably going to
have a drink with a couple of my friends
[1:23:37] and just talk about Eric uh, and the
impact that that day had on all of us.
[1:23:44] And so we're all not that far removed
from somebody who had a direct impact
[1:23:47] from 911. And it is important to not
forget and to remember that was attack
[1:23:54] on our country and uh, our way of life
and our value system.
[1:24:00] And so I want to make sure that um I'm
telling my son and other people about
[1:24:05] the importance of 9/11 and what had
happened. Uh so
[1:24:11] with that I I won't belabor the issue
any longer and um take much more time,
[1:24:16] but I uh take a minute to to to have a
time of remembrance for those that were
[1:24:21] lost in the attack on our country um a
few decades ago. Thank you.
[1:24:27] All
[1:24:29] right, Commissioner H.
>> Um, first of all, I want to thank Steve
[1:24:34] and Betty uh Bates for sticking around.
Um, and I want to address uh your
[1:24:38] request that uh we sign this letter and
I'm hoping the board is is on board with
[1:24:43] that as well. Um um supporting the
Boring Organ Foundation I think is
[1:24:49] really important and thank you for
coming before us today with your letter.
[1:24:53] Um,
Virginia, if you're listening, um, your
[1:24:58] letter really hit home yesterday. I did
read this in full. It's
[1:25:02] » and you you warned us it's long. It's
full of a lot of really great
[1:25:07] information. Um, thank you for the
history lesson. Um,
[1:25:13] it explains a lot. It explains where
we're at today. Um, and why it is pretty
[1:25:19] messed up.
um and why uh the pressure is on us uh
[1:25:26] as a board to do the right thing for the
district as a whole. So, um I I want to
[1:25:33] thank you. I I'm going to reread it. I
read it yesterday at my desk with my
[1:25:37] door closed so I can have a little bit
of quiet. And um between that and some
[1:25:42] other uh emails we've received regarding
the disparity with NCPRD um it it really
[1:25:50] is time to address I don't even want to
call them um
[1:25:55] park deficient I they were just parkless
areas in in you know unappropriated
[1:26:01] Clackamus County. So um thank you for
that. And
[1:26:05] you know, one of the things as we get
closer to the 9/11 anniversary every
[1:26:09] year, there's a lot of stories that come
out and I do read a lot of these
[1:26:12] stories. Um, heroism, we have heroes
here on our own board. Um, I had a
[1:26:19] situation in a restaurant where my son
at 5 years old was choking and uh,
[1:26:24] somebody got up and gave him the Himlick
maneuver and saved his life, too. sat
[1:26:28] back down in his booth and and it's it's
amazing where people just come out and
[1:26:33] help each other. And that's one of the
things about this 911 thing every time
[1:26:37] it comes up is
we came together as a country. We it
[1:26:42] really brought everyone. It didn't it
united us in a way that I don't think
[1:26:47] I've ever seen or ever will see again.
So hoping we can do that again. Mhm.
[1:26:56] » Our country really, really needs it.
>> Back to you.
[1:27:02] » Thank you.
Um,
[1:27:08] so I'll follow up on the note of uh the
25th anniversary of 911. And um I think
[1:27:17] many of us know exactly where we were
standing
[1:27:20] » uh what we were doing when that hit. I I
can just tell you I was getting ready
[1:27:24] for work. I was a detective. I was
actually had the television on and I saw
[1:27:28] it.
>> Yeah.
[1:27:30] » And I thought, "Wow, we're immediately
we're under attack." And it was shortly
[1:27:35] after that actually
um a longtime friend of mine, he had
[1:27:40] worked for the NTSB. He was air traffic
controller. He was since retired and
[1:27:45] called me and said, "Uh, listen, whoever
was in that plane, it was not a pilot
[1:27:51] that would ever intentionally fly into a
building." And whoever did had to go
[1:27:57] through a uh simulator training and at
that time he told me there's two in the
[1:28:02] world. One's in Seattle and one I think
was in Florida. And he said, "So whoever
[1:28:07] was operating that plane had to go
through that." And uh he goes, "You have
[1:28:13] some connections. Maybe you can pass
that information on." And I thought kind
[1:28:17] of gave me chills when he had told me
that. And anyway, I called the local
[1:28:21] FBI. And and uh they had no idea kind
of. And immediately, you know, that's
[1:28:27] where they started pulling all the list
of who went and they actually did go
[1:28:30] through that school.
And um so uh I think what was I had the
[1:28:37] chance to go back to the Pentagon and
really kind of see the damage of where
[1:28:42] that had happened and the number of
lives that were lost there. And um uh
[1:28:49] it's whoever's had a chance to go back
there, it's pretty somber. And um and so
[1:28:56] I kind of wanted to recap just to kind
of uh help us all remind everyone kind
[1:29:01] of how many lives were lost. So there
was a total of uh 2,66 people had died.
[1:29:06] » There were 343 firefighters. There were
60 police officers.
[1:29:12] » At the Pentagon, there were 125 people
that were killed actually in that
[1:29:16] building. And then I think it's often uh
you you can't forget the passengers on
[1:29:22] those planes. So there was a total of
246 passengers on the plane that were
[1:29:27] killed that particular day. And as you
me remember, you know, there were some
[1:29:31] heroes on that plane that prevented it
from hitting another target, really
[1:29:36] sacrificed their life to try and save
others. So countless heroes. Um, and I I
[1:29:43] will echo what Commissioner Helm said.
You know, I I think it it really did
[1:29:48] unite all of us. And I think um I think
that's uh really uh what we all want.
[1:29:56] You know, it is time to come together
and to look forward uh to how we can
[1:30:00] benefit our community. I think it's
important that we all work together that
[1:30:05] um that we be good examples for others
and um and I think that uh um and really
[1:30:13] to never forget I think um one of those
things. So, as a reminder of helping
[1:30:18] everyone remember that, um, this year
because it is the 25th, the city of
[1:30:23] Westland's hosting a memorial at the
Bernard Landing at Wamut Park and
[1:30:28] they're partnering with the VFW, law
enforcement, uh, sheriff's office, Clack
[1:30:34] Fire, Twan Valley Fire, and many others,
uh, to make sure that, uh, um, that we
[1:30:39] don't forget. Everyone's invited. So, I
want to, uh, pass that information on.
[1:30:44] Onto a lighter note, um I will tell you
something probably nobody else is
[1:30:50] excited about, but I wanted to warn
folks that uh an upcoming road closure.
[1:30:55] ODOT, it will be closing I5 southbound
between I 405 and 84 for five weeks
[1:31:02] beginning at 10 p.m. this Friday,
September 11th. Um, I've talked to
[1:31:07] several businesses that are actually,
believe it or not, in that area and
[1:31:10] they're not looking forward to it. But,
um, the closure will include all
[1:31:14] southbound lanes of I5 near the Rose
Quarter. Uh, um, and it will be closed
[1:31:20] 24 hours a day for five weeks. So,
uh, travelers and freight will be
[1:31:26] encouraged to take I 205, which will be,
uh, significant impact to commuters. uh
[1:31:31] it's going to cause delays and most
importantly just I think it's uh when
[1:31:36] that happens just asking for everybody's
patience because I know tensions can be
[1:31:40] high. So uh with that um I had one other
exciting announcement and that is to
[1:31:49] um
uh recognize a volunteer and I hope we
[1:31:55] have that picture up there. If we do,
Tony. Um, this is, uh, Nancy Barton is a
[1:32:00] volunteer with Phto Pet Food Bank and,
uh, Phto supplies, uh, and distributes
[1:32:07] dog and cat food to those experiencing
homelessness, veterans, and low-income
[1:32:11] seniors of Cladmos County. This amazing
lady, Nancy, is currently the president.
[1:32:16] And in 2025, under her leadership, FHTO
served 20,000
[1:32:24] and 13 pets, provided over 27,000
pounds of dry dog food and 63,28
[1:32:33] cans of cat food. And uh just an amazing
lady. We all love our pets. Uh I just
[1:32:41] want to extend our thanks to her service
and what she does to Clackamus County
[1:32:44] and extend a big thanks to her.
>> Um and then one one last thing before we
[1:32:51] wrap up today's meeting. I think that um
uh and and this is this kind of comes
[1:32:58] back to what Commissioner Helm said and
that is um uh trying to work out our
[1:33:05] differences. And I yesterday Paul I know
you made some comments about where we
[1:33:11] overpromised and underd delivered on
some of the public safety levy issues
[1:33:16] and I think that um uh you know and I
have one view and you have another and
[1:33:22] that's okay. I think that um what what I
would hope is I know you've brought this
[1:33:27] up before and there's you you've talked
about spreadsheets that you have. what
[1:33:32] what I think would help us all just to
provide clarity if you could bring that
[1:33:35] to the board where we can have a
conversation because perhaps I'm missing
[1:33:40] something and would uh really try and
like to understand kind of how we kind
[1:33:46] of uh have different views on that
because I think it's important we kind
[1:33:50] of find some uh common ground and
resolution as we kind of move forward.
[1:33:55] So, I' I'd look forward to seeing that
further conversations about uh Yeah. Go
[1:34:01] ahead.
>> I'm sorry. My I'm having a hearing
[1:34:05] challenge. I'm working on it. What' you
say? What part were you anxious to hear
[1:34:11] » about um the uh the numbers were um uh
to include the um the public safety levy
[1:34:21] where we uh overpromised and
underdelled. we didn't ask for enough
[1:34:25] and you appear you've talked about some
other numbers that you have um not
[1:34:30] charging the contract cities appropriate
numbers so what I'd like to do is
[1:34:35] perhaps just bring some of that
information forward so um I think we can
[1:34:39] kind of come together you've talked
about that and uh the more I thought
[1:34:43] about that I thought well hey let's try
and figure this out right so uh if you
[1:34:47] can bring that forward to the board that
would be fantastic and and then maybe we
[1:34:52] can kind
identify what what maybe we're missing
[1:34:56] or not.
>> Yeah. Well, I'm Yeah, I'm happy to and
[1:34:59] it be it'd be actually even better maybe
to even have a small work session and
[1:35:03] bring uh Patrick from CCSO Finance and
bring whoever might want to be whether
[1:35:09] it's Cindy Becker, others from county
finance or who help with that. Um we did
[1:35:14] discuss this at the work group. There
was consensus on that understanding. So,
[1:35:18] it was no disagreement on this on the
staff side of this. The math is math. I
[1:35:22] love math
>> and dollars are math. Um so it all
[1:35:26] reconciles. Um and um you know I think
the the
[1:35:32] in hindsight maybe if that work group
was public um and everyone could have
[1:35:37] participated then yourself and others
and Sheriff Brandenburgg at the time
[1:35:41] could have participated in that because
it was um you know we found we found the
[1:35:48] the principle was the idea was the goal
was to have an a mutual understanding of
[1:35:53] what the facts are and again which I
love about numbers you you know, they
[1:35:57] they they tell the truth. There's no
there's no if ends, buts. I think your
[1:36:01] comments about, you know, the the labor
contract, yeah, there's a there's some
[1:36:06] some truth to that, but it's a portion
of that, right? And, you know, I know
[1:36:11] that we recently extended that contract
um for another year. So, we added
[1:36:16] another 6 million on top of the 18. So,
you know, we all did that with uh you
[1:36:21] know, with a mutual vote. So, uh happy
to lay out those numbers. And um I I
[1:36:26] think the goal is uh for us and if you
be united on messaging, I think we can
[1:36:32] convey to the public we're doing the
right things and I want to see the levy
[1:36:36] be successful and we keep Clackmus
County the safest county in the metro
[1:36:41] region and I think that's our goal. Um,
but um I I think it's silly for us to
[1:36:47] argue or disagree about facts that are
number-based because I I find security
[1:36:54] in math.
>> Likewise. So that's why I think if you
[1:36:57] can bring that forward, it'll help us,
right? So look forward to seeing that. I
[1:37:00] think we can move ahead and um I think
that um uh it's be a great opportunity.
[1:37:07] So, sounds like Gary will help work on
bringing that information forward and
[1:37:13] it's been a a long day. And with that,
I'll go ahead and adjourn this group and
[1:37:18] thank you and have a great rest of your
day.