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John Henriksen (Transportation Division director and county engineer) told the board the discrepancy was discovered while designing repairs to a culvert damaged in the Jan. 2024 ice storm. He cited Oregon statute ORS 368.201 as the legal basis for the county to begin a road‑legalization process when survey records are lost or inaccurate.

Henriksen outlined the three-step legalization process: (1) the board passes a resolution to initiate the process and the county surveyor performs a precise survey of the road as it is used today; (2) the county engineer files a report based on that survey and the board schedules a public hearing to consider legalization; and (3) after public testimony the board may adopt a resolution legalizing the road in its actual location if it finds legalization is in the public interest.

The board approved the initiating resolution. No public testimony was recorded on the item. Staff said the survey and report will be completed and returned to the board with a hearing date and property-owner notices as required by the statute.

Henriksen said legalization is mechanical in this case: the goal is to align county records with the physical road used by the public and to allow necessary repairs to proceed in the correct right-of-way.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","08.21.25 Regular Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The board authorized staff to begin legalization proceedings under ORS 368.201 after county survey records were found not to match the road's actual location; next steps include a survey and a later public hearing.","taxTitle","Multnomah County, Oregon","taxId",2759,"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},6587306,"Board approves $331,692 contract increase for Rockwood Library refresh",544,1588000,2132000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5614587-663e26665a52f355f9a9bb96fded11b9&start=1588&end=2132","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5614587-663e26665a52f355f9a9bb96fded11b9/thumbnail_1588000.jpg","/articles/6587306/Multnomah-County/Oregon/Board-approves-331692-contract-increase-for-Rockwood-Library-refresh","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6587306-02c9f50142ec87f0f6d050cdc1aa9bcc/orig.mp4?Expires=1770959830&Signature=AASDCMxUZ~nkvPXJcQYLe03Q5EswuTKz-3poPFtvzBgjBXH1QqBxD1sJcA6aAn5GXXPFriEAPsnrMg7nKrce6uibT5Njmh1QioXpF3oEM6dwLYijqrxCiBV04MS7PkXRpjW0IMYiuWcMOa8nU7tvl4B9UuwOpdkVF~O3a~A~n38cyjk5oZMsH4uGhwnGDBiBC7Bdvo92Fa9UOuPPyDJA7YxTbhC80teMpoWoX2a70z0eTUUZcQ2VJGIq504rTR7wFftse-HIi7QNPRAUirLXJILQsJlsBVi9uxd5UPUriXlbM4LX6cXgpAlTv5gXGJ5DUEJZ1Tk4B-vshRsa~9oB7A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution to increase the contract price for the Rockwood Library refresh project by $331,692.37, bringing the total from $475,893.59 to $807,585.96.

Heidi Leibrand, procurement and contracting manager for the Department of County Assets, told the board the increase exceeds the 33% limit that requires board approval. County staff said the higher cost results from added scope — upgraded lighting, accessibility devices such as restroom door actuators and power-assist, and repair to about five feet of exterior wall that sustained water damage discovered after construction began.

Kate Vance, deputy director for the library capital bond program, said the bond fund (Fund 25-17) has contingency capacity and that executive leadership authorized the release of a portion of those contingency funds to absorb the additional costs. \"Because we were able to forecast these changes there is no change to the GO bond fund 25-17 and these funds will be added to the project budget from available contingencies within the fund,\" Vance said.

Staff noted the project is part of the larger library capital bond approved by voters (Measure 26-211 in November 2020). Commissioners who spoke expressed support for the increased investment in the Rockwood branch and appreciation for using existing contingency rather than new county general funds.

A public commenter who identified himself as Lightning endorsed the project and suggested additional outreach ideas, including promotional items for libraries.

The resolution passed on a unanimous roll-call vote.","Commissioners approved a resolution to raise the Rockwood Library refresh contract from $475,893.59 to $807,585.96 to cover added lighting, accessibility devices and unforeseen exterior wall water damage; funds come from bond contingencies.",{"_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},6587311,"County panel schedules public hearing, delays first reading of Preschool for All indexing ordinance",3999,2139000,6138000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5614587-663e26665a52f355f9a9bb96fded11b9&start=2139&end=6138","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5614587-663e26665a52f355f9a9bb96fded11b9/thumbnail_2139000.jpg","/articles/6587311/Multnomah-County/Oregon/County-panel-schedules-public-hearing-delays-first-reading-of-Preschool-for-All-indexing-ordinance","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6587311-bf6695852d26490ef80fd2372a7f9512/orig.mp4?Expires=1770959830&Signature=cOEfrsUUCXQJxo-i~lOMo98ij4gQmXlAFq8gC02eCtNHVDwatqBkxEimApX-ltlOUF4Rtyc0l1h8ePXerFvIFGaXrxp2etX6V-IgYEApo8GiHFon2sT2hCvpyDCN9iU4mwuUwcnUoNowYABSy~s9UhkcNfCl3rbcH5Ml2glU8EgRqA62cBkhHio8eAq-rxj0BDWt0TTPgkgCYMPaSjUYwtc-qbteVoLcd7Sk7HG0KG-aX3aglWc1pLvCWnuD6MaUuVkoiudhn9IjKYTFMubyXxrNHIEYC3CFtzIoY-ExPXWGjrxdXtQ8NcXEYeXr7Qt4khi7S5Q5JCLwPgSOM51TaQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners voted to schedule a public hearing and delay the first reading of an ordinance that would index income thresholds for the county's Preschool for All (PFA) tax to inflation.

The motion to hold a hearing and postpone the first reading — moved by Commissioner Julie Bridal Edwards and later approved by the board 3–2 — directs staff to conduct a public hearing and sets a later date, to be agreed by the full commission, for any formal vote on the ordinance.

Board members said they supported airing the issue publicly but want more analysis and community engagement before changing the county code. Commission supporters of delay cited outstanding technical questions, the need for additional demographic and economic modeling, and concerns raised about the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) process; opponents said speedier implementation and preserving program funding should be the priority.

County staff summarized the proposal and its fiscal context for the board. Brian Hockaday, chief of staff for Commissioner Bridal Edwards, said the county's April audit showed the PFA tax has generated roughly $230 million more than anticipated over three years while the program underspent by about $67 million, producing roughly a $300 million cumulative surplus. Jeff Renfro, the county economist, explained the indexing mechanism proposed: the county would tie PFA income thresholds to changes in the Consumer Price Index (CPI-W, West, size A) beginning tax year 2026. \"We use the change in that index as our measure of inflation,\" Renfro told the board.

Under the modified indexing proposal presented to the board, some income thresholds would rise: for a single filer the $125,000 threshold would roughly move to $153,000; joint thresholds and higher brackets would also shift. Staff described an approach that would reduce the indexing impact on the highest earners by not fully indexing the liability calculation for those brackets.

County CFO Eric Ariano told the board that the proposed administrative change to require estimated quarterly payments only when tax liability exceeds $5,000 (instead of $1,000) would align with Metro's recent change and would be revenue-neutral; it would shift some cash flow timing but not the underlying revenue expected for the program.

Public commenters were largely opposed to indexing and urged preserving or accelerating the rollout of universal pre-K. Lauren Goldberg, a resident and disability-rights attorney, said she opposed cuts: \"No cuts be made to the funding of Preschool for All,\" she testified. Parents and providers described the program as life-changing, raised concerns about implementation speed and provider confidence, and pressed the board for transparency on long-term funding and on how to expand access more quickly.

Several commissioners said they want the TAG's forthcoming work, additional demographic projections, and clearer implementation plans before voting on ordinance changes. Commissioner Bridal Edwards framed the motion as creating a public forum to gather the necessary information and align the ordinance with broader program rollout decisions.

Next steps: the board ordered a public hearing to be scheduled; commissioners and staff said the commission will agree on the hearing date and receive further analyses from staff and TAG members before any first-reading vote is scheduled.","The Multnomah County Board voted to hold a public hearing and delay the first reading of a proposed ordinance to index the Preschool for All tax thresholds to inflation while the commission seeks additional analysis and community input.","actionData","errors"]

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