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Board opens street‑lighting code update, approves broad consent agenda; administrator praises flood response
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Summary
At the Jan. 15 meeting the board held the first reading of an ordinance to update Service District No.5 street‑lighting rules, approved a multi‑item consent agenda including major grants and contracts, and County Administrator Gary Schmidt described signing a CareOregon contract and thanked staff for December flood response.
The Clackamas County Board of Commissioners opened a public hearing and conducted a first reading of an ordinance to adopt Clackamas County Code chapter 4.04, updating rules and regulations for Service District No. 5 (street lighting). Dan Johnson and Wendy Coriel told the board the rules date to 1970 and need modernization; staff recommended approval and said conforming code amendments would follow. The item is scheduled for a second reading on Jan. 29.
The board also approved a long consent agenda that included a wide range of contracts, amendments and grant applications. Highlights read into the record included: an amendment to a legal case management software contract (amendment value $85,900; total $179,650); a Department of Justice victims grant ($749,369); an Oregon Criminal Justice Commission behavioral health clinician services application ($1,500,000 over two years); an OHA participation agreement for an alternative payment methodology (approximately $21,600,000 over two years); a community mental health intergovernmental grant agreement ($18,108,772.52); and motel/hotel services amendment ($795,775). The consent agenda passed 4‑0.
Separately, County Administrator Gary Schmidt reported that, under county code authority while the board was in recess, he executed a revenue contract with CareOregon (approximately $1,000,000 for one year) for the primary care payment model program; he said staff followed procedure and the action will be published in board records. Schmidt also praised county staff and partner agencies for emergency operations during December’s rain‑and‑wind flooding, including shelters (human and livestock), evacuation notices, door‑to‑door outreach, landslide and debris response, and coordination with Clackamas Fire for water rescues.
Why it matters: the street‑lighting code update modernizes decades‑old rules and will return for a formal second reading; the consent agenda includes large grant agreements and program funding that shape service delivery across health, juvenile, housing and transportation programs. The administrator’s update signals ongoing emergency preparedness and interagency response capacity following recent severe weather.
