LC CAC votes to ask DLCD to slow ‘farm forest’ rulemaking

An unnamed committee member moved and Mimi seconded a motion authorizing the LC Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) chair to send a letter to the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) requesting a slower, more inclusive rulemaking process on the farm/forest modernization effort.

The motion passed by voice vote. Committee members replied "Aye" in sequence during a roll-call-style voice vote; individual votes were not recorded in the minutes. Mimi later identified herself as the seconder.

The discussion that led to the motion focused on objections to the speed and outreach of the rulemaking. One CAC member said the rulemaking "has already determined what they're gonna do" and urged additional open forums. Another participant noted that many submitted letters appeared to be form letters from interest groups rather than direct, individual responses.

The committee did not draft a detailed comment in the meeting; instead members asked for a short, main-points draft that could be reviewed and then filed by the chair before DLCD's deadline. Earlier in the discussion a draft motion to produce a committee letter had been introduced and then withdrawn in favor of directing the chair to file the final letter after a public meeting.

The CAC discussed outreach and next steps, including drafting a short letter emphasizing requests that DLCD broaden public engagement and slow the process to allow more local input.

Ending: The motion sends a formal, committee-approved request to DLCD rather than an individual comment; committee members said they could also submit separate letters to supplement the chair's submission.