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\"The Clatsop County Department of Public Health is committed to making sure that every resident of Clatsop County has a fair chance to live a healthy life,\" the department’s director, Kelly Broughton, wrote in a letter included in the draft, read by staff during the presentation.

Staff described three key focus areas in the draft: family support and child care; youth substance‑use prevention (with specific mention of vaping, cannabis and alcohol); and organizational capacity to embed equity across department operations. Proposed actions in scope for the health department include referrals and outreach, emergency planning, transportation and immunizations; the department also said it is conducting a separate community health needs assessment with local health systems that may identify additional system‑navigation needs.

Lisa Schuyler outlined proposed performance indicators the department will use to measure progress, including the number of service referrals made, the number of certified prevention specialists and the percentage of staff trained in culturally responsive care. The plan calls for quarterly internal coordination through a health equity work group, integration with quality‑assurance processes, and an annual public progress report.

Commissioners praised the plan’s community engagement and practical metrics. Commissioner Thompson offered to carry the county’s priorities into statewide meetings he attends with the Oregon Health Authority. Commissioner Webb called the draft \"a terrific document\" and offered to meet with staff to review line‑level edits and help produce a shorter public‑facing pamphlet to explain the plan to residents and to leverage school systems for outreach.

Jill and Lisa said staff are already coordinating with school districts on a youth prevention needs assessment, that staff are in schools conducting programming, and that the department intends to finalize the draft, submit it to the Oregon Health Authority and launch initial actions during the upcoming fiscal year.

Clarifying details: the plan’s three priority areas are family support/child care, youth substance use prevention, and organizational capacity; performance metrics include service referrals, number of certified prevention specialists, and percent of staff with cultural‑responsiveness training; next steps are finalization, OHA submission, formation of an internal health equity work group and public annual reporting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","BCC Meeting 6-4-25","oneSentenceSummary","Clatsop County Public Health presented a community‑informed draft health equity plan that emphasizes family support and child care, youth substance‑use prevention and internal capacity building, and sets out metrics and an accountability structure.","taxTitle","Clatsop County, Oregon","taxId",55348,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6544434,"Local watershed group finds 6PPD‑quinone in bridge runoff, urges small bridge/road fixes and habitat projects",1717,963000,2680000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3657899-e19422b2ae33d833e608204a75512cb8&start=963&end=2680","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3657899-e19422b2ae33d833e608204a75512cb8/thumbnail_963000.jpg","/articles/6544434/Clatsop-County/Oregon/Local-watershed-group-finds-6PPDquinone-in-bridge-runoff-urges-small-bridgeroad-fixes-and-habitat-projects","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6544434-21d84bad8b60729366c0a3135bdfb22e/orig.mp4?Expires=1770731784&Signature=M1Qx36wMl1YgLHOTsuQR3dNa1JIk2J4XYo2btTJdPYVWZgQ4XgFm~QKinbTR05DazyA~hrlmV7VzusJ8tud-Tf0sK4JwkI9CHJbueSs28TYM24kYwPiyYdNnogjncIrkXRFz~JgygVm1Jgy~BYME4e6Bf2eO6SQ6t3SD4AP66dRW-PHTlnGAhWQb6E9Te-QEKgh4zPkvvfTSptk7cy-jmxboapdN1XEGCph0RO0J5BOX8V59Qfe~9rWS0iuAuA4OEH~vB~ybD09eE~Z~i0oktr2L1F~NMfWAydH4bwme1TZNStXAC4OP25OEzBqgbBNFvf0rkN9Y9QZKiEWuE1tMIg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Graham Clague, executive director of the North Coast Watershed Association, and Kelly (researcher with the association) told the board the group detected 6PPD‑quinone — a toxic transformation product of a tire additive — in multiple stream samples collected after the first rains following dry periods.

\"Every single one of those samples that was just run off had 6PPD‑Q in large amounts,\" Kelly said, summarizing the association’s field results for direct road runoff sampled at bridge outfalls.

Kelly described results from sampling conducted November 2022 through fall 2024 and said the research was funded in part by an EPA grant and analyzed at the Center for Urban Waters at the University of Washington Tacoma. She said the association detected 6PPD‑quinone at these sites: Bear Creek at Old Highway 30 Bridge; the Lewis and Clark River at Fort Clatsop Road Bridge; and the Skipanon River at the Highway 104 Spur/Alternate Highway 101 bridge.

Kelly said research worldwide shows 6PPD‑quinone can be lethal to coho salmon at extremely low concentrations (research cited in the presentation found effects as low as about 4 nanograms per liter). She described the chemical’s estimated half‑life in water at roughly two weeks and noted organic soils and vegetated buffers can retain and reduce the chemical before it reaches streams.

To reduce direct inputs, Kelly recommended small design changes at bridges with direct downspouts, such as routing runoff through short vegetated swales or organic media instead of discharging straight to streams; she suggested the county and ODOT evaluate small modifications when bridges are repaved or repaired. Kelly also proposed short‑term measures like deploying wattles at drain outlets during the critical early‑rain period.

Clague and Kelly also reviewed ongoing and planned watershed projects: a nearly $1 million grant from the (transcripted) \"Bridal Marsh Enhancement Board\" leveraged against roughly $3,000,000 in Bureau of Reclamation funding to remove legacy hatchery diversion structures on the North Fork (opening an estimated 12 miles of upstream habitat); large‑wood placements and bridge replacements with private partners such as Hampton Lumber; and continuing basin fish monitoring (snorkel and juvenile density surveys) to track outcomes. The association said the removal and engineered fixes will allow hatchery operations to maintain their functions while restoring access and stream health.

The group described work on invasive aquatic plants (purple loosestrife and yellow flag iris) using drone mapping and spatial models under a cooperative agreement with the National Park Service and Inflation Reduction Act funding; mapping is intended to reduce contractor costs and better target treatments using aquatic herbicide where necessary.

Commissioners expressed support. Commissioner Thompson said he would contact ODOT staff to follow up; Commissioner Webb proposed a summer field trip to sites in Clatsop County and invited the association to help plan it.

Clarifying details: detection sites were specified in the presentation; EPA funded sampling with lab analysis by the University of Washington Tacoma; the association recommended routing bridge runoff through vegetated media and cited estimated chemical persistence (water half‑life ~2 weeks; soils months).","The North Coast Watershed Association reported detection of 6PPD‑quinone, a tire‑rubber byproduct toxic to coho salmon, at several stream locations in Clatsop County and outlined mitigation steps, monitoring, and habitat restoration projects funded with federal and other grants.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6544438,"Clatsop County follows TLT changes, levy‑grant fix (HB 3980) and Job Corps funding cut at Tongue Point",559,421000,980000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3657899-e19422b2ae33d833e608204a75512cb8&start=421&end=980","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3657899-e19422b2ae33d833e608204a75512cb8/thumbnail_421000.jpg","/articles/6544438/Clatsop-County/Oregon/Clatsop-County-follows-TLT-changes-levygrant-fix-HB-3980-and-Job-Corps-funding-cut-at-Tongue-Point","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6544438-4f8aa9247dd7f4d5afb336bd73d09fd9/orig.mp4?Expires=1770731784&Signature=I6u04S19NWGgyJwCC-eP-e-BJZsrJPIOb2j6YDw3aujGyV34p-YadYo4sz3-7F-WNOCPtESAZmbOMno7CmrLienMZ0cCzOisGS5N59RYERiR1Bsn7Zn5IeafANtc5tU2MQjd9EwASrprXL3cI9DRGGgaXiEH8TUpQXlPSbXIpHLsghCL7JExVka8z7iGvC9ypPsh~AMH-MmO~3GTPHgKpzygSfEGXIfAOIsKiHGQUJjiIb8Oz~C9Io7OQXfmJwwGD3kI5ZmnbMPsWNkuXA-4WXC27oVDj9fCh9YQg0vXtH3LglRdqE0ad5J1aDXfRes9lHe-wSCNHk5ZpKYzccmkzQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Amanda Grama, Clatsop County legislative and policy analyst, told the board the county is actively tracking a package of bills in Salem, including a transient lodging tax (TLT) proposal and a recently introduced levy‑grant fix.

\"So just an update on the TLT bill. Conversations continue,\" Grama said, adding that an informational panel was scheduled before the House Committee on Revenue and that Don (a local representative) was invited to speak. She said a county‑backed amendment has been introduced and that lawmakers planned a TLT work session the following day.

The county has also been working on a correction to the levy grant program after concerns were raised about Business Oregon’s eligibility rules. Grama reported the legislative fix was filed as HB 3980 and was referred to the Oregon House Committee on Rules.

\"That levy grant bill, to continue that funding, is in ways and means,\" Grama said. She credited coordination with local partners and statewide associations for producing the technical fix.

Board members discussed a separate federal issue: recent cuts to Job Corps funding that affect the Tongue Point Job Corps campus in Astoria. County staff and local leaders have been contacting federal officials and community partners to identify housing and support for students displaced by the program change.

\"Several students have already gone home,\" an assistant county manager said, describing outreach to service providers and to housing operators in Seaside. County staff said some students are local and may be able to remain; others lack a place to return to and the county is trying to narrow the number of affected students.

Commissioner Webb described a local clergy initiative that maintains a database of homeowners willing to offer spare bedrooms to displaced students. \"We've established a database of families, or homeowners, who have free bedrooms,\" Webb said, and encouraged public testimony at a community meeting in Astoria.

Chair (recorded in the session as the board chair) and other commissioners praised staff and lobbyists for progress on the TLT discussions and the levy bill fix, noting repeated county advocacy trips to Salem. The board asked county staff to continue monitoring the bills and report back on any developments.

Clarifying details: the levy‑grant fix was identified in the meeting as HB 3980 and was referred to the House committee on rules; the TLT bill had an informational hearing and a work session scheduled; Tongue Point Job Corps funding reductions prompted local outreach and a community meeting to coordinate housing and supports.

Next steps: county staff will continue to track TLT negotiations and HB 3980 in Salem and pursue stakeholder contacts for student housing and support related to Tongue Point disruptions.","County staff updated the board on progress for the transient lodging tax (TLT) bill, a legislative fix to the levy grant program now filed as HB 3980, and federal Job Corps funding reductions that have disrupted students at Tongue Point in Astoria.","actionData","errors"]

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Clatsop County Public Health presents draft health equity plan prioritizing family support, youth prevention and internal capacity

Local watershed group finds 6PPD‑quinone in bridge runoff, urges small bridge/road fixes and habitat projects

Clatsop County follows TLT changes, levy‑grant fix (HB 3980) and Job Corps funding cut at Tongue Point