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Eric Olsen, the city’s long-range planning manager, told the council the HPS implementation is a multiyear effort and highlighted near-term priorities for 2025–2027: a comprehensive code audit to identify barriers to housing and economic development; a rezoning methodology focusing first on nonresidentially zoned properties to enable multifamily housing; and related work on system-development charges and fee structures for cottage clusters.

Olsen said the city has applied for several grants to support the work, including a Metro 2040 planning and development grant and a Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) planning assistance grant. He described coordination needs with recent state legislation (referenced in the transcript as HB 2138 and SB 1537) that will affect middle housing and other code changes; staff said they are waiting for further state guidance on those laws and plan to coordinate the city’s code audit with required state implementation.

The Foothills District project — a separate, two-year planning effort that could include rezoning and urban-renewal considerations — has a consultant contract finalized in June and a community advisory committee appointed. Olsen said the Foothills timeline aligns with the HPS midpoint reporting schedule so the city can quantify added capacity as required by the state.

Councilors asked about residential rezoning and potential community opposition. Several council members expressed concern about wholesale rezoning of single-family areas; staff said the proposed approach would prioritize nonresidential sites first and that state changes (middle-housing requirements) may address a portion of residential capacity without broad rezones. Councilor Corrigan and others supported focusing on nonresidentially zoned properties to unlock capacity with fewer community conflicts.

Staff reported two tax-exemption programs: a nonprofit low-income-housing tax exemption already adopted and used for Mercy Greenbrae (Merrill Hearst Commons) and requested for El Nido; and a proposed low-income rental housing tax exemption for both nonprofit and for-profit developers that staff plans to bring forward. Olsen said DLCD had conditioned HPS approval with several reporting-focused items and asked the council to demonstrate tangible action on at least one publicly partnered affordable-housing recommendation for the HPS midpoint report; staff suggested the forthcoming Foothills urban-renewal/TIF work as a feasible option.

Other items mentioned included potential updates to system-development charges (SDCs) by dwelling size, a planned transportation system plan update, and a draft Fair Housing comprehensive-plan amendment the planning commission will consider next week; the council is scheduled to consider the fair-housing amendment at its Nov. 4 meeting.

Staff requested council direction to proceed with the scoped work plan emphasizing nonresidential rezoning first and to pursue grant funding and consultant support through DLCD rosters or similar consultants. Several councilors supported that prioritization; others cautioned about community reaction to residential rezoning and emphasized the need for careful public engagement.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","September 2 - City Council Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","City planning staff updated the council Sept. 2 on implementing the Housing Production Strategy (HPS): a code audit, rezoning of nonresidential parcels, Foothills District planning and tax-increment financing for affordable housing are among the priorities. Staff urged a phased approach and noted state conditions from DLCD.","taxTitle","Lake Oswego City, Clackamas County, Oregon","taxId",51840,"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},6477799,"Clackamas County briefs Lake Oswego council on evacuation maps and 'Go Prepared' campaign; interactive tools, Spanish outreach emphasized",702,3092000,3794000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5711263-a79051d1cc658bac759e1b325e1307e0&start=3092&end=3794","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5711263-a79051d1cc658bac759e1b325e1307e0/thumbnail_3092000.jpg","/articles/6477799/Lake-Oswego-City/Clackamas-County/Oregon/Clackamas-County-briefs-Lake-Oswego-council-on-evacuation-maps-and-Go-Prepared-campaign-interactive-tools-Spanish-outreach-emphasized","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6477799-3ba96c5158c375c36068442016f85c56/orig.mp4?Expires=1771184279&Signature=A1xqFSl~V61b-sOqZitwBfitCgBOPksKb9hC8~Qgyi2NZh2CajJb5rhlxo7JleskHRWrVs79jsIDk9oij9XBB1O18D7-ld2cHYPHgCdv5qIFuVQBdGP~fEGdCg1w6Jn5tz1Vk4PNh0hguofwFWQjNJ~7kMXR6D~Vu04X39h8FfJIE7k0nVjTgLFYmfDXmB6bFxvXfsE~AEVyhNn73xUVHAeKKo~t5kohIt1KePs4U9vNU5HgcaRgf0An-1ALeYZdQgl9~GTuHXaRxwxICbWgMm0djBj6ZkvyYm5EJ6n-9dtH75Cp0vWBArNK2mSS-B7P0QSC7m~yIK7C8YCFYLzVJw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Clackamas County emergency management staff and Lake Oswego Fire Department officials gave the Lake Oswego City Council a briefing Sept. 2 on multi-year evacuation planning, community engagement and a public education campaign to increase readiness for wildfire and other disasters.

Greg Barnum, battalion chief for the Lake Oswego Fire Department, introduced Clackamas County representatives Jamie Poole, deputy disaster manager, and Emily Rickland, community planner with the county disaster management program. Rickland described a three-phase project begun in 2023 that included evacuation mapping, local refinement with partners, and a public education campaign.

Rickland said the county created 21 evacuation zones and routes after a GIS risk inventory that considered wildfire, floods and landslides. The county then refined those maps with local fire and city staff and engaged residents through six focus groups concentrated in rural areas, 920 public survey responses (including 45 in Spanish), and nine one-on-one interviews (five in English, four in Spanish). In its outreach the county aimed for equitable communications and said it conducted Spanish-language focus groups and materials.

The county rolled out a public campaign called “Go Prepared” that it described as three actions: sign up for public alerts, consult the evacuation maps (available in PDF and via an interactive address-search map), and assemble a go-kit that includes essential items for leaving quickly. Officials said they used both organic and paid media and reported about 2,400,000 impressions and 15,500 clicks to campaign content, and that public-alert signups have doubled year-over-year during the campaign period.

County staff said an interactive mapping tool is forthcoming and that the campaign will repeat annually ahead of fire season. Presenters recommended apps and alert systems (the transcript references WatchDuty and the county’s public-alert systems) to help residents receive timely evacuation information. Councilors raised questions about traffic bottlenecks during large-scale evacuations and how the county coordinates messaging across the Portland metro region; county staff said phased notifications and preplanning are part of their approach and that they coordinate with neighboring counties and city dispatch centers.

Lake Oswego officials and councilors highlighted the importance of household-level preparedness and home-hardening measures to reduce structure ignitions from windborne embers. Battalion Chief Barnum emphasized that embers—not the large burning front—cause most house losses once a fire reaches a populated area and urged residents to create defensible space close to structures. The county and city recommended home assessments and Firewise-type community action as mitigation steps.

The briefing emphasized adaptable evacuation routing (routes may change in floods, landslides or wind events), ongoing coordination across jurisdictions, and the county’s plan to refine interactive maps with local GIS teams. The county plans additional community engagement and will share data on where signups and clicks are coming from as the campaign wraps up.","Clackamas County emergency management and Lake Oswego Fire Department presented revised evacuation mapping, community engagement results and a public education campaign aimed at improving countywide evacuation readiness. The county reported 21 evacuation zones, broad outreach and digital engagement metrics.",{"_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},6477803,"Lake Oswego council adopts consent agenda, moves speed zone ordinance for separate consideration",50,1453000,1503000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5711263-a79051d1cc658bac759e1b325e1307e0&start=1453&end=1503","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5711263-a79051d1cc658bac759e1b325e1307e0/thumbnail_1453000.jpg","/articles/6477803/Lake-Oswego-City/Clackamas-County/Oregon/Lake-Oswego-council-adopts-consent-agenda-moves-speed-zone-ordinance-for-separate-consideration","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6477803-d339aaa7afb6ad4c0c35e5cbcb883431/orig.mp4?Expires=1771184279&Signature=fynM~iEu4kwXq90tH8aNGHEaMzBUsIKecWLNwVT50ZyD8ECcNS2vg8BrIVY3EknEOOX~L6XwYA0tjOzggyea6f2GsuL7GB1LtY7ogoIDc4E~rZkSzXqZWmf~pcw4atjY~c7La8sUiEp1y~QEWKTKPFkbeEoHotaNAWahueP5cOTernLhPb9rFDYoHAwy7UUFQEAsNwURTsbtCTisggUv-8LnBio0jW0BXNKVi9o6Zn8eHhtKZ~KYdXw~vgrkBvBuFu62Tj~wsvtFgnML2~tWpyTD2WGYT8e9tK3AGw4YxuD-Xe4CufDD-hrm9kxaKNW2cOwceaL291aS1u9GD3LuXA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Lake Oswego City Council adopted the consent agenda by a 7-0 voice vote at its Sept. 2 meeting. Items approved on the consent agenda included appointments to the Foothills District Community Advisory Committee; Ordinance 2958 (annexing 5450 Kenny Street); Ordinance 2961 (annexing 6210 Lakeview Boulevard); and Resolution 25-38, an amendment to subrecipient agreement 24-006 between the City of Lake Oswego and the Clackamas County Human Services Department, Social Services Division, for fiscal years 2023–2027.

Councilor Raff requested that one item, listed in the agenda as Resolution 2996 (the speed zone ordinance), be pulled from the consent agenda for separate consideration; that item was debated later in the meeting and enacted as Ordinance 2966.

Motion to adopt the consent agenda was made on the record and carried unanimously.","On Sept. 2 the Lake Oswego City Council adopted the consent agenda 7-0, approving appointments and annexations; the council pulled Ordinance 2996 (speed zone) for separate debate and later enacted Ordinance 2966 at a separate vote.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":92,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6477808,"Lake Oswego council enacts 20 mph residential speed ordinance after public safety debate; 5-2 vote",1249,254000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5711263-a79051d1cc658bac759e1b325e1307e0&start=254&end=1503","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5711263-a79051d1cc658bac759e1b325e1307e0/thumbnail_254000.jpg","/articles/6477808/Lake-Oswego-City/Clackamas-County/Oregon/Lake-Oswego-council-enacts-20-mph-residential-speed-ordinance-after-public-safety-debate-5-2-vote","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6477808-70e727f45a6f8759c273fd6864022ad4/orig.mp4?Expires=1771184279&Signature=hbI~A~5kN7NyJb-c4DcvmScaDHDEbCHlK4164E7MjR1L4x-zzcag8mvIcaMXhg4BPK8exeGeeSpZQ7ThHEr6ZWRquepCBbHSgwb39Jo~WeP57f0EIHAdHk~AUyUgbpKTXH9QlHKD8SRBcOGTBKGwC1M2sURcvVpit773XzFbWEPomgNjOyEGMDIf3OiebZL5vPVVOq4Rf1a6y9BiTv2o-X~Mc5hgiYxahaUrwlKIXb-QERsIwUuGtQO9wjrdnA4K~tJeW~wmyT45hnSpLF5k6cbLmifFR837DE6LhFpxK7OzdXEAASnc2dGiEvOdfY--dtgblDa8m-MpuNmzisxqRw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Lake Oswego City Council voted 5-2 on Sept. 2 to adopt Ordinance 2966, lowering the posted speed limit on local residential streets to 20 miles per hour. The motion to enact the ordinance was made by Councilor Ali Afghan and seconded by Councilor Verdict; Mayor Buck, Councilors Corrigan, Afghan, Maboop and Burdick voted yes, and Councilors Raff and Wendland voted no.

The change follows a period of public comment and council discussion about safety, enforcement and cost. Residents and advocacy groups urged the council to approve the measure as a safety improvement; opponents and some council members questioned the timing and the city’s capacity to enforce a lower limit and whether the $200,000 estimated implementation cost is justified.

Supporters pointed to neighborhood safety and pedestrian comfort. Chris Durkee, identified in the record as chair of the Palisades Neighborhood Association, said the neighborhood association “voted unanimously to support the city's plan to reduce the local speed limits to 20 miles an hour” and urged the council to prioritize streets without sidewalks. Kate Lupton, who introduced herself as a new director on the Lake Oswego scribe board and spoke as a parent, said lowering the speed limit would make a “huge difference” for her young child who can run into streets during moments of sensory overload.

Several speakers described near-miss incidents. Ginny Adelstein said the Cornell and Hemlock intersection is dangerous because the view up Cornell is obstructed by a curve and recommended a four-way stop there to protect children and older pedestrians.

Opponents and some council members focused on enforcement and process. Councilor Raff said he had received many constituent emails both supporting and opposing the measure and questioned whether it is the right moment to spend city funds when the budget is already constrained. Councilor Wendland said the council did not conduct the type of broad outreach the city usually uses for major policy changes and argued the city lacked the enforcement resources to achieve behavioral change.

Supporters responded that the measure is a low-cost, citywide tool to improve safety. Councilor Corrigan, who supported the ordinance, said additional signage alone can serve as reminders for drivers and that the policy helps enable pedestrian activity across neighborhoods. Several council members referenced data on survivability at lower speeds and said the ordinance is one of multiple tools to improve safety.

Votes at a glance

- Ordinance 2966 (reduce local residential speed limits to 20 mph). Motion: adopt and enact Ordinance 2966. Mover: Councilor Ali Afghan. Second: Councilor Verdict. Vote: Yes — Mayor Buck, Councilor Corrigan, Councilor Afghan, Councilor Maboop, Councilor Burdick. No — Councilor Raff, Councilor Wendland. Outcome: approved, 5-2.

Implementation and next steps mentioned by staff and council include a sign installation program and an education campaign; the council discussion noted a roughly $200,000 implementation estimate and debated whether to prioritize physical traffic-calming measures on specific streets instead.

The ordinance had been the subject of public comment at the previous meeting and was pulled from the consent agenda for separate consideration prior to the Sept. 2 vote.","After public comment and a heated council debate over enforcement and cost, the Lake Oswego City Council voted 5-2 on Sept. 2 to enact Ordinance 2966, lowering the speed limit on local residential streets to 20 miles per hour.","actionData","errors"]

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