Issues & Updates / Policy Sessions - November 10, 2026
Clackamas County commissioners and the Budget Committee met Nov. 10, 2026, to take several personnel and board actions, review a library tax distribution error, consider a construction workforce exception for a road project, discuss an independent review of the sheriff's resignation and appointment, and receive budget presentations on cost allocations, the new courthouse and Health, Housing & Human Services.
Discussion Points
•Board approved an EMS Council appointment and AOCC dues payment; committee requested KPIs and scenario modeling for future budgets.
•Board considered whether to directly appoint or run a recruitment; motion to directly appoint prevailed.
•Capital payment is a fixed annual amount with CPI-indexed O&M that escalates over 30 years; capital renewal peaks projected in later decades.
•Department relies heavily on general fund for core services; grant revenue has declined.
•Facility footprint reductions and unfunded renovations limit capacity; community-based treatment access is constrained.
•Formula added to worksheet in 2022–23 altered unincorporated population percentage; small errors to city distributions occurred.
•FY27 courthouse budget consolidated for transparency in Fund 420/Department 29; FY27 revenues and expenses balanced at about $17.5 million.
•H3S is heavily reliant on restricted external funding; ARPA sunsets and state funding uncertainty create risk.
•Health centers operate on reimbursement models and absorbed a $2M operating deficit in FY26 using fund balance.
•Horizontal projects (roads) have different union/contractor dynamics; workforce agreements used on vertical projects often underperform for horizontal projects.
•Internal auditor recommended updated CPI forecasting, annual status reports, retaining contract documents, and documenting lessons learned.
•Juvenile intake and assessment center provides 24/7 screening and alternatives to detention; prevention pilot showed measurable reductions in self-harm and anxiety.
•ODOT recommended using apprenticeship hours as an alternative.
•Overview of cost-allocation methodology and drivers (FTE, devices, square footage).
•Primary questions: who knew what when; why short notification period; whether appointment process complied with notice and certification requirements; whether any political fundraising/PAC activity occurred.
•Supporters argued narrow, public-record review will increase trust; some commissioners expressed reluctance but supported it due to constituent concern.
•Workforce reductions (38 filled positions eliminated; 51 employees impacted after bumping) reduce capacity while demand rises.
Decisions
•Appointments and dues authorized; cost-allocation primer accepted as informational.
•Board approved C2P2 exception (5-0).
•Board directed staff to follow internal-auditor recommendations and track courthouse costs in the new department.
•Board voted 3-2 to retain independent reviewer under the proposed scope.
•Direct appointment of Jeffrey Munns approved by 5-0 vote.
•Informational presentation; no formal board action taken.
•No formal board action; informational presentation and requests for further KPI-driven analysis.
•Redistribute dollars in 2027–28 to align with city biennial budgets.
Directions
•Continue annual courthouse status reporting; retain contracts and amendments; update CPI forecasts in long-term projections.
•Continue monitoring grants and reimbursement changes and report impacts to the board.
•Include 4,000 apprenticeship hours in contract instead of workforce agreement; proceed to bid and monitor outcomes.
•Proceed with appointment notifications and process AOCC dues payment.
•Staff corrected worksheet and will discuss independent methodology review with cities when new census data is applied.
•Staff to complete contract negotiations and return documentation.
•Staff to provide KPI materials and modeling for department presentations by May.
•Staff to provide KPIs and additional data in future budget presentations.
•Staff to provide KPIs and scenario modeling (e.g., effects of a 3% general-fund change) in future presentations.
•Staff to use the proposed scope in a contract with an independent reviewer and return with contracting details and costs.
Clackamas County commissioners adopted ZDO 294, a package of minor, time-sensitive amendments to the county comprehensive plan and zoning code, including new rules for farm stores and agritourism and operating/noise-hour limits to take effect with forthcoming ordinance language.
Discussion Points
•A property owner requested relief for an encroachment issue in FU10 outside Oregon City; staff analyzed Oregon City's setbacks and proposed a narrow exception.
•Board moved to adopt staff and Planning Commission recommendations with modifications to hours/noise and removal of decibel standard.
•Commissioners debated enforcement and whether to keep a decibel standard versus time-based limits; staff recommended time-based limits to avoid requiring costly noise studies.
•Design and siting standards will be revised to align with the unit-count approach.
•One Planning Commissioner voiced concern about narrow exceptions but ultimately supported the recommendation.
•Public testimony requested flexibility for recognized seasonal sunrise events and concerns about one-time vs. recurring engineer-costs for large operations.
•Staff described ZDO 294 as required to address state mandates and to correct code errors; Planning Commission recommended changes limited to farm-store optional standards.
•Staff proposed procedural code language to perform a Goal Five-style review when an application is filed.
•Staff warned a zoning-code decibel standard would require noise studies and be hard to enforce at nights/weekends; hours are an enforceable proxy.
•State law requires allowance for detached middle-housing configurations; staff proposed counting units rather than building types.
•State rulemaking requires notice to certain tribes and a process to consider designation of significant cultural landscape areas.
Decisions
•Adopt hours-based approach; remove decibel standard; direct staff/counsel to draft ordinance language.
•Adopt unit-count regulatory approach as part of ZDO 294.
•Approve ZDO 294 with specified hours, definition of noisy activities, and removal of decibel limit; vote 4–0.
•Code language to set up the designation process accepted as part of ZDO 294.
•Include narrow FE10 setback exception in ZDO 294 adoption.
•Motion passed 4–0; ordinance drafting to follow.
Directions
•Counsel to draft ordinance language and schedule for adoption.
•County counsel to draft final ordinance language incorporating board modifications for adoption at a future business meeting.
•Define 'noisy activities' narrowly (amplified sound, pneumatic devices, fireworks) and set general/limited hours as board directed.
•Staff to prepare final wording that removes decibel standard and sets hours and noisy-activity definitions as directed.
#ClackCoWorks | Mental health crisis and stabilization at the Clackamas County Stabilization Center
A Clackamas County podcast interview explains the county's 24/7 Stabilization Center: what it is, who it serves, how people access it, staffing and facility features, and early usage and funding arrangements.
Discussion Points
•CareOregon provided an initial contribution to open the center.
•Center is part of the county recovery-oriented system of care.
•Center serves people in acute mental-health and substance-use crises.
•County expects to bill Medicaid starting in 2027 after state rulemaking.
•Crisis line phone number provided as direct route for the public.
•No walk-in admission currently; access via first responders or mobile crisis team.
•Stays capped at 23h59m to avoid residential licensing.
Clackamas County Coordinating Committee (C4) - November 2026
Clackamas County-area transit leaders and small providers discussed an update to the County Transit Development Plan, how STIF/regional coordination dollars are being used, and a new TriMet-commissioned economic study that warns deeper service cuts could cause major economic harm and housing impacts.
Discussion Points
•Echo Northwest presented a model estimating $3B in economic output attributable to TriMet and ~$90M in annual state tax returns from that activity.
•Presenters warned a 30% service cut would cause thousands of job losses and multi‑billion dollar cumulative output losses.
•TriMet described preexisting revenue losses (~$60M) and spending cuts (~$80M, >500 jobs).
Directions
•Use the study to inform regional funding conversations and state advocacy language.
Developmental Disabilities Advisory Council Meeting - Sept. 28, 2026
Discussion focused on creating a public-facing provider information system or registry for substantiated abuse/quality indicators for services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, updates on staffing and case-management system rollout, and advisory council recruitment and bylaw questions; council voted to table development of the annual plan to next month.
Discussion Points
•Bylaws were changed to remove consecutive term limits; minimum self-advocate requirements (three) might create compliance issues.
•Case-management system rollout delayed; audit rescheduled earlier.
•Council asked for a public-facing provider snapshot that would include capacity, specialties, licensing violations, and corrective actions.
•Existing child-focused reporting (SB 710) includes restraint/neglect reporting but does not map directly to an adult IDD registry.
•Motion to adjourn passed by voice vote.
•Motion to table development of the annual plan to next month was made and seconded.
•Recruitment closed with nine applicants and no self-advocates in the pool.
•Recruitment filled three of six vacancies; further recruitments planned.
•Staff cautioned that public release of investigatory details is limited and subject to redaction and hearing rights.
•State-level reports contain workforce and fiscal transparency data that could inform a provider information system.
Decisions
•annual_plan_tabled
•meeting_adjourned
Directions
•Clerk/staff to put the annual plan item on the next meeting agenda and to distribute promised links.
•Staff to continue recruitment and provide updates following the QA field review.
•Staff to follow up on bylaw compliance and to expand outreach to self-advocates.
•Staff to send links to existing state reports (Senate Bill 710 reports and workforce/fiscal transparency publications).
Developmental Disabilities Advisory Council Meeting - Oct. 26, 2026
Discussion of state budget pressures and local preparations, a registry update from Sarah, bylaws and recruitment updates, outreach plans for a resource fair, emergency-preparedness concerns about medication access, and public comments urging stronger self-advocacy supports.
Discussion Points
•Agency-request budget contains proposed regionalization and other line items affecting DD services.
•An internal promotion (Amy) will cover QA, privacy and security duties.
•A supervisor vacancy will occur in March; staff propose not to refill the supervisory post.
•Clients run on monthly medication cycles and can be left without access during disasters.
•County Council clarified quorum rules and category limits.
•Governor's recommended budget will follow the November election and could differ substantially.
•Insurance rules and cost/waste concerns are major barriers to carrying emergency supplies.
•Members noted legislative strategies as a potential avenue to advance a registry.
•Nine applicants total; three interview slots scheduled; zero self-advocate applicants.
•Outreach options include physical mailings, brokerage contacts and DSP email lists.
•Requester urged training, partnerships with sheriff's office and TriMet, and stipends for self-advocates.
•Sarah contacted Acacia and Brent and reached out to an attorney at DRO; DRO currently engaged with Medicaid work.
•Speaker suggested improvements to meeting technology and outreach.
Clackamas County Assessment & Taxation held a virtual Property Tax Town Hall explaining Oregon property-tax rules (Measure 5 and Measure 50), county valuation changes, appeal procedures (deadline 2026-12-31), and programs such as farm & forest and veterans/senior deferrals.
Discussion Points
•902 new homes added roughly $1.185 billion in taxable value.
•Appeal paperwork must be filed by 12/31/2026; hearings start first Monday in February.
•Appeals address value, not taxes; PBAB is the venue.
•Assessed value is the lower of real market value and maximum assessed value.
•County RMV grew 1.5% for assessment date 01/01/2026.
•County will revisit veterans exemption display on tax bills based on customer feedback.
•CPR equals ratio between maximum assessed value and real market value by property type and is calculated yearly.
•E-notices provide early access to bills; third-party fees apply to online payments.
•Example: 0.557 CPR applied to $1,000,000 RMV = $557,000 MAV, which typically becomes the assessed value.
•Exceptions (new construction, remodeling, rezoning, voter-approved levies/bonds) can cause annual tax increases above 3%.
NCPRD District Advisory Committee (DAC) - November 4, 2026
District Advisory Committee met Nov. 4, 2026 to review recent audit and awards, begin the FY2027-28 budget process and forecast (staff warned of a ~$470,000 funding gap), hear presentations on capital repair priorities and a draft trail network plan, discuss a proposed change to DAC bylaws for the budget committee, and receive public comment about community fundraising for the Milwaukee Community Center.
Discussion Points
•Brill explained capital vs. operating distinctions and prioritization criteria.
•Brill said a building assessment for the aquatic park is underway to inform future capital needs.
•Draft trail network and goals presented; public engagement produced 421+ responses favoring off-street paved trails.
•Friends of OGC raised funds for three specific projects and will deliver proceeds to the district.
•Members debated whether limiting membership to five DAC volunteers would exclude community experts.
•Proposal would replace separate budget committee with DAC-based finance and budget committee.
•Staff acknowledged the donation and will process the transfer.
•Staff announced award and clean audit; staff will present supplemental budget to the board recognizing H3S grant revenue.
•Staff described on-street connections as intended for all ages and abilities and said exact designs require jurisdictional coordination.
•Staff presented forecast assumptions and projected a $470,000 deficit for FY2027-28.
•Staff said Equinox West will prepare independent analysis and budget options for the board.
•Staff said SDC funds from prior year will be carried forward for facility tune-ups.
Directions
•Bylaws subcommittee to draft refined language and consider options for mixing DAC and non-DAC members.
•DAC members asked to submit comments within one week; staff to integrate feedback into prioritization and then proceed to design for top corridors.
•Staff to compile written DAC questions and provide follow-up answers; staff to present Equinox West findings to the board in January.
A CODA representative and staff described a new opioid treatment unit funded by Clackamas County opioid-settlement dollars that embeds methadone treatment inside the county jail so people can start and continue medication for opioid use disorder before release.
Discussion Points
•Claim that in‑jail methadone reduces deputy time outside the facility
•CODA's history and capacity to provide methadone since 1969
•Evidence cited that beginning/continuing medication before release reduces overdose risk
•Nurse testimony on patients stabilizing and regaining families and employment
•Operational safety benefit for keeping staff inside jail
•Presenter's assertion that medication at release lowers overdose risk
•Use of Clackamas County opioid settlement funding to create an in‑jail medication unit
Directions
•Design and implement a medication unit within county jail through CODA‑county partnership (no start date specified)
Community pumpkin-toss event in Lake Oswego described by participants as a mix of recycling, a food drive for local hunger relief and a family-friendly public-safety demonstration run with local public agencies.
Discussion Points
•Event draws both local and regional participants and helps recruit volunteers.
•Event purpose: recycling pumpkins, collecting donations and community engagement.
•Multiple local agencies partner to run the event.
•Operational detail: tossing from third floor, 15–20 pumpkins per run, cleanup between runs.
•Origin traced to an overseas fire-department demonstration.
•Scale: organizers run pumpkins in groups of 15–20 with cleanup between runs.
Clackamas County Board of County Commissioners met Nov. 5, 2026. The board heard public comment on election integrity, adopted a Housing Authority labor-extension, recognized veterans and adopted an Operation Green Light proclamation, proclaimed November as Strangulation Awareness Month, approved a $3.97M supplemental budget adjustment, read an ordinance updating personnel code (1st reading) with one commissioner recusing, approved a multi-item consent agenda, and heard administrator and commissioner updates.
Discussion Points
•A commissioner declared a potential conflict related to an ongoing investigation and recused from the vote.
•Clerk read many consent items including grant and contract values; commissioners did not remove items for separate discussion.
•Commissioners called for evaluation of adding a VSO in future budgeting.
•Commissioners emphasized survivor support and the need for training across disciplines.
•Commissioners had no public questions and there was no public testimony.
•Counsel said the sections being removed are remnants of the former civil service system and not consistent with current law and HR practices.
•Staff outlined VSO programs and voucher allocation; commissioners discussed VSO staffing needs and outreach effectiveness.
•Staff stressed that strangulation often leaves no visible marks and requires specific medical and investigative response.
•Tintill summarized the six items and noted no net impact to general fund.
•VSO staffing is limited; appointment backlog of about two months was reported.
Decisions
•Adopted proclamation; no additional funding decisions made in this meeting.
•Adopted supplemental budget resolution.
•Consent agenda approved 4–0 with one absent.
•Ordinance read by title; motion passed with one abstention.
•Proclamation adopted 5–0.
Directions
•Board asked staff to evaluate VSO capacity and voucher utilization for future budgets.
•Second reading scheduled for Dec. 2, 2026.
•Staff to analyze VSO staffing needs and voucher utilization for 2027 budget consideration.
•Staff to continue training and public awareness efforts; webinar recordings to remain available.
The Clackamas County Board of Commissioners met Nov. 3, 2026, and received updates on the CECOM 9-1-1 charter, approved placing several items on upcoming consent agendas (including a UV equipment contract and two grant applications), accepted FEMA storm-reimbursement terms, appointed two members to the aging services advisory council, and reviewed the Nov. 5 full board agenda.
Discussion Points
•CECOM funding mix: ~20% 9‑1‑1 fund, ~80% member fees/contracts
•Commissioner concern about pre‑purchasing equipment and risks to contractor guarantees
•Equipment contract with Trojan Technology for UV disinfection at Kellogg is $1,086,288 (equipment only)
•Funds would support peer recovery, warm handoffs, assessments and jail/diversion program supports
•Grant: NACCHO Reimagining Health and Public Safety Overdose Initiative up to $125,000 for 8 months (Dec. 1, 2026–end of July 2027)
•Largest payer is Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office
•Member board meetings are not public; commissioners asked for more public fiscal transparency
•Most general-fund costs already incurred will be reimbursed; road and sanitary funds will carry larger upcoming projects
•Motion to appoint moved and seconded; clerk called the poll
•Staff described regional CAD partnership and vendor-funded equipment
•Total damage estimate ~$7,480,000; 75% reimbursed by state/federal sources, ~25% county match (~$1,870,000)
•Total project estimated at ~$55,500,000 (design, installation, equipment)
•Two applications received for six openings; both applicants recommended by staff
Decisions
•Appointments approved 3–0
Directions
•Place charter update on upcoming consent agenda if no objections
•Place equipment contract on upcoming consent agenda
•Place grant acceptance and support letter on upcoming consent agenda
•Place grant application on upcoming consent agenda
Strangulation Investigation & Intervention in Oregon | Day 5
Day 5 of a five‑day statewide webinar organized by Clackamas County focused on coordinated community response to strangulation, survey results from 50 respondents, local program examples (Lake Oswego, Southern Oregon), and sessions on hidden homicides and using expert witnesses.
Discussion Points
•Admissibility requirements for expert testimony (relevance, probative value, basis).
•Alliance for Hope urged use of a 10‑factor checklist and family communication plans.
•DA outlined audit, training plans, victim portal and local protocol work as tangible next steps.
•Definition and goals of CCR (victim safety, offender accountability, eliminate system gaps) raised by Sarah Van Dyke.
•Differences between scientific and nonscientific expert testimony and the risk of giving a 'scientific' air to nonscientific opinions.
•Examples of successful interventions and the role of fire in medical engagement.
•Family testimony described lack of autopsies, missing crime‑scene photos, and limited family contact.
•History of joint training and champions (James Peterson, Andrea Cadott).
•Need for written protocols and shared objectives across partners.
•Operational steps to 'go live' with strangulation exams (contracts, billing, EPIC integration).
•Practical guidance: early consultation, CVs, discovery obligations, compensation, and pretrial motions.
•No formal policy vote recorded; webinar promoted state‑level coordination and local protocol adoption.
•No legislative outcome recorded; local audit and pilot protocols initiated.
Directions
•Clackamas DA to perform a backward audit of cases, develop county protocol aligned with 10 factors, and pilot family communication and victim portal tools.
•Consider replicating joint recognition and training to institutionalize multidisciplinary response.
•Encourage early hospital leadership and billing engagement; use statewide technical assistance and existing protocols.
•Encourage jurisdictions to adopt/adapt existing protocols and include survivor representation in CCRs.
•Prosecutors should develop expert rosters, prepare discovery materials early, and use pretrial hearings to establish admissibility when necessary.
Strangulation Investigation & Intervention in Oregon | Day 4
Day 4 of a multi-day Oregon webinar focused on investigation and prosecution of nonfatal strangulation, covering investigative hallmarks, case law and charging strategy, forensic strangulation kits, jury selection, admissible evidence, and common defenses.
Discussion Points
•Case law defines impairment by character, degree and duration; less‑than‑total blockage may qualify; merger issues require statutory element analysis.
•Common defense themes include no visible injury, victim ability to breathe/talk, consensual sexual activity defenses, and trauma‑related memory gaps.
•Forfeiture by wrongdoing requires evidence defendant caused unavailability (threats, tampering, jail calls) and is proven by preponderance at pretrial hearing.
•Key hearsay exceptions: prior inconsistent statements, excited utterance, statements for medical diagnosis/treatment, child abuse statements, domestic violence hearsay (24‑hour rule).
•Operational needs: subpoena reports, retrieve photos (may live in separate systems), obtain suspect DNA standards and request crime lab testing.
•Prosecutors should collect corroborative sensory details, prior history, forensic medical exams and consider expert testimony to explain physiology and trauma.
•sKIT components: 12‑page documentation, swabs, imaging recommendations, photo storage; statewide rollout since Jan 2021.
•Three procedural paths depending on victim presence: cooperative testimony, appearance but uncooperative, absent (forfeiture by wrongdoing).
•Understand strangulation within domestic violence context; treat lack of external injury as consistent with strangulation; collect 911, photos, video, clothing, DNA, and witness statements; follow up within 18–48 hours.
•Use hypotheticals and open prompts to surface juror attitudes; categorize jurors to guide strikes; avoid overstepping judge limits by using hypotheticals rather than facts.
Directions
•File forfeiture motions early; collect jail calls and evidence of intimidation; obtain grand‑jury or FAPA statements when possible.
•Officers should separate victim and suspect on scene; prosecutors should request timely follow-up and grand-jury coordination.
•Prosecutors should coordinate with law enforcement to retrieve sKIT paperwork and images; seek defendant standards or obtain warranted samples early.
WES advisory members reviewed a five-year capital improvement plan (CIP) covering wastewater and surface-water projects, discussed a regional I&I IGA amendment pending a final signature from the City of Milwaukee, and held a roundtable on a possible data-center moratorium in Clackamas County.
Discussion Points
•Annual update process and master-plan alignment
•Bypass pumping is costly and requires constructability planning
•CIP ties to budget, strategic plan and long-range financial plan
•Cost estimate roughly $70M
•Design and procurement milestones to board
•Easement acquisition and possible condemnation for some properties
•Major electrical and pump replacements at influent pump station
•Milwaukee council moved to approve; signed copy should be sent to Peter Passarelli
•Need for more collaborative delivery data to show flow impact
•Need for technical data on water/sewer uses
•ODOT permitting caused approximately six-month delay
•One signature outstanding but most jurisdictions already signed
•Potential moratorium for data centers
•Project scope: peak capacity increase from 70 to 105
•Proposed 5% annual increases for five years
•Rate increases intended to fund CIP and maintain reserves
•Recommendation to contact Hillsboro for experience
•Reported rehabilitation totals and investments
•SRF financing for Middle Clackamas interceptor
•Two-phase construction plan
Decisions
•Proceed to distribute once final signature is received
Directions
•Finalize SRF review and permit details before bidding
•Members to coordinate technical questions with planning staff
•Staff to compile clearer metrics on program impact
•Staff to finalize rate model and present recommendation to advisory committee and board
•Staff to follow up with Milwaukee and distribute the signed package
•Staff to incorporate advisory feedback and present cleaned CIP next month
•Use CM/GC to refine design and minimize bypass duration
County administrator delivered a brief update recognizing Deputy District Attorney Rachel Erickson as the Oregon State District Attorneys Association’s domestic violence prosecutor of the year and thanked county staff for their work.
Discussion Points
•County administrator recognized Rachel Erickson and described her prosecutorial duties and contributions.
The Clackamas County Planning Commission on Oct. 26, 2026 held a public hearing on ZDO 2‑94, a package of minor and time‑sensitive amendments to the county Comprehensive Plan and Zoning & Development Ordinance; the commission voted unanimously to recommend adoption to the Board of County Commissioners with clarifications on farm‑store rules, parking/traffic study triggers, screening for temporary restrooms and guidance on noise standards.
Discussion Points
•Commissioners agreed to clarifications on parking trigger (150 spaces), engineer stamp (registered civil engineer proficient in traffic), and screening/setbacks for portable toilets, and asked staff to draft decibel guidance for louder activities.
•Commissioners debated parking/traffic triggers, noise enforcement and study requirements, temporary structure duration, and engineering stamp language.
•Commissioners debated traffic‑study triggers, the cost of noise studies, and whether to require screening for portable restrooms and other waste facilities.
•Staff presented mandatory and optional amendments in ZDO 2‑94 including farm‑store rules, middle housing, cultural areas, and minor code cleanups.
•Staff summarized mandatory farm‑store standards (site qualifying rules, 10,000 sq ft max, 25% non‑farm retail cap, permitted agritourism activities).
Decisions
•Recommend adoption of ZDO 2‑94 to the Board of County Commissioners with specified clarifications (motion passed 8‑0).
Directions
•Staff to draft specific language reflecting the commission’s clarifications (150‑space trigger, engineer qualification, screening/setback for portable toilets, noise study approach).
•Staff to incorporate the commission’s clarifications into the recommendation packet for the Board of County Commissioners' de novo hearing on 11/10/2026.
•Staff to prepare suggested decibel guidance/options and language specifying engineer qualification for traffic management plans.
Land Use Hearings Officer -Z0207-26, October 29, 2026
Clackamas County held a quasi‑judicial hearing Oct. 29, 2026 on conditional‑use permit Z0207‑26 for an event venue at 44201 SE Musa Camp Road; staff recommended denial and neighbors raised noise, traffic, water and character concerns; the record was left open with deadlines for additional evidence.
Discussion Points
•A CPO letter and numerous written comments were entered supporting opposition.
•Applicant argued studies account for crowd noise and that some staff language (for example, 'contain' rather than 'direct') is inconsistent with code.
•Applicant argues staff discounted professional studies and applied selective excerpting of prior findings.
•Applicant asked the officer to revise or strike certain recommended conditions and to rely on phasing/occupancy limits tied to building permits/certificates of occupancy.
•Neighbors disputed the applicant's noise and traffic analyses and raised water‑well reliability and road safety as material impacts.
•Officer explained the three‑step submission process and statutory time allowances and set calendar dates.
•Parties discussed reasonable durations for initial and rebuttal evidence periods; applicant requested open record and declined to waive final written argument.
•Staff recommended multiple conditions if approved (phasing, building permits, occupancy limits, lighting photometrics, speaker orientation) and concluded criteria not met.
•Staff recommended roll‑up garage doors remain closed during events to help meet the 'substantially within a structure' test and to contain noise.
•Staff reviewed site features, noise/traffic/lighting concerns and code criteria; multiple noise studies in the record produced differing outcomes.
Decisions
•Record left open for additional evidence (new evidence due 11/05/2026 4PM; rebuttal due 11/12/2026 4PM; final written argument due 11/19/2026 4PM).
•The hearing was closed to oral testimony and the record left open for written submissions per schedule.
Directions
•Applicant requested the record remain open for submission of an updated noise addendum and other materials.
•Applicant to submit a noise addendum and photometric plan in the open record period; officer may adopt technical conditions in any approval.
•Hearing officer indicated conditions he would impose if approving would include building permits, occupancy limits per phase and compliance with structural/occupancy standards.
•Submit new evidence by 11/05/2026 4PM; rebuttal by 11/12/2026 4PM; final written argument by 11/19/2026 4PM.
Board of County Commissioners' Meeting - October 29, 2026
Clackamas County Board of Commissioners met Oct. 29, 2026. The board heard public commenters about elections and transportation, approved a multi-item consent agenda (including a transportation safety action plan and several road contracts), recessed briefly to act as the North Clackamas Parks & Recreation District board, received an administrator update, and heard commissioner communications before adjourning.
Discussion Points
•Allegations presented about clerk's conduct and a July timeline of events; request for suspensions.
•Clerk read consent items; no items removed for separate discussion.
•Extension center collocation and search for new director; concerns about potential GPI governance changes and regional advocacy shifting to Portland Metro Chamber.
•Public comment requested removal of Transportation Safety Action Plan from consent agenda and asked for cumulative impact review and coordination with land‑use staff.
•Recognition of award and praise for work on domestic violence prosecution.
•Single NCPRD consent item read and approved; funding sources identified.
Decisions
•Consent agenda approved 4–0
•Item remained on consent agenda and was approved
•NCPRD contract approved 4–0
•No formal board action recorded on the request
Directions
•Commissioner will contact GPI board and executive committee members and report back.
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