[{"_1":2,"_122":-5,"_123":-5},"loaderData",{"_3":4,"_26":27},"root",{"_5":6,"_17":10,"_18":19,"_20":21,"_22":10,"_23":-5,"_24":-5,"_25":10},"user",{"_7":8,"_9":10,"_11":10,"_12":-5,"_13":-5,"_14":15,"_16":-5},"roles",[],"isAuthenticated",false,"isPremium","planName","subscriptionStatus","featureFlags",{},"insightsBudget","isDevelopmentHost","userPreferences",{},"recaptchaSiteKey","6LcvOJcUAAAAAHsB-gPGfGktcRlKpH7OTIU_dMTD","isImpersonating","impersonation","affiliateStatus","isFreedomPortal","routes/v2/article/layout",{"_28":29,"_30":31},"notFound",true,"relatedArticles",[32,75,87,98,110],{"_33":34,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":40,"_41":42,"_43":44,"_45":46,"_47":48,"_49":50,"_51":52,"_53":54,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":60,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":66,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},"mediaId",6765487,"mediaKeyId","5880860-60dbda3d038ffde5d51cfd525ce2ec42","parentId",5880860,"title","Wilsonville council reviews parks staffing assessment recommending two maintenance hires and organizational shifts","audioSeconds",697,"startMs",299250,"endMs",997055,"viewUrl","/Search/View?dp=1&key=5880860-60dbda3d038ffde5d51cfd525ce2ec42&start=299&end=997","thumbnailUrl","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5880860-60dbda3d038ffde5d51cfd525ce2ec42/thumbnail_299250.jpg","articleUrl","/articles/6765487/Wilsonville/Clackamas-County/Oregon/Wilsonville-council-reviews-parks-staffing-assessment-recommending-two-maintenance-hires-and-organizational-shifts","mediaUrl","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6765487-a6892e37401d0a82be4542b0a3424c47/orig.mp4?Expires=1771147646&Signature=UViPGpBteDXT-w1tM62vU4GOTWBIG~ah4fI3c7S1EZkrgDNyC~ndZAxZUYlzv8VP-16aXJvmnNWKh7KiFJiRPQrthMgShKVPCd97dy0vusS~EMUAsS27r65NtQx-meoO6hpgqKIuq90m9eN0sNMQiB318hggXIHckiy-ej8-1jAYcJwts7pgMKLp8GnXzAX9auDGt~K9qgCgazYQvhLIBZz7aB81ToGiBctJn3vxkgdu9~ve2uN6BfprCHTq4fFdS-IVZ8VeK9odY6zlldm-0AFTmzmi7lqt6oxHBxndLdacu9GopghHyXCihzH05MhK2EMBMaY6J6Zj3jgOoOeEEQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","author","City Council of Wilsonville, OR","date","2025-09-16T00:00:00Z","article","Consultants from Matrix Consulting presented a staffing and organizational assessment of Wilsonville’s Parks & Recreation Department on Sept. 15, urging a phased approach to meet near-term maintenance needs and longer-term program demands. The city will take on several new parks and trails in coming years; consultants and staff said the report is a roadmap whose recommendations will depend on future budget approvals.

The study’s project manager, Chaz Jordan of Matrix Consulting, said the work combined a current-state organizational profile, an operational review, and best-practices comparisons. \"Our projects always begin with a current state assessment...from which to analyze,\" Jordan said during the work session. He highlighted three department strengths: an extensive staff training program, technology to track maintenance workloads, and experienced employees.

Lead analyst Megan Young walked the council through recommended role and staffing changes. She said the park supervisor role should shift to a more managerial and strategic position, and the current program manager should be reclassified as a community center manager to better reflect duties. Young recommended adding two park maintenance workers now to sustain current service levels as acreage expands and suggested the city perform a community needs assessment to guide programming hires.

\"We're recommending the addition of two park maintenance workers,\" Young said, adding that the department can maintain service levels with the hires while finding operational efficiencies. The consultants also recommended adding one additional maintenance-focused employee for every 16 acres the city takes on, a ratio they said aligns the city with industry data and helps keep workload within an 18–20 acres-per-FTE industry standard.

Councilors pressed for budget scenarios and phasing. Councilor Dunwell asked whether consultants could present best-case, mid-case and worst-case funding scenarios ahead of the November funding discussion; staff and Matrix representatives said they could produce those analyses as an addendum or internal staff work. Parks Director Chris (presenting staff) said he will return next month to discuss capital projects and will lead a November discussion on long-term funding.

What happens next: staff will bring capital-project details in a follow-up session and outline funding options to the council in November. Any hires or reclassifications described in the assessment will depend on council budget approvals.

Clarifying details: the report notes four new parks and increased trails/natural areas coming online in the next three years; consultants estimated roughly 26–34 acres of additional park acreage over the next 3–5 years and presented a department staffing model that reflects a recommended increase of two maintenance workers in 2025 and additional programming staff needs (about 3.5 FTE by 2030 under assumptions). The hiring proposals are recommendations only and will be implemented in phases pending budget action.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council Work Session and Regular Meeting, September 15, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Consultants from Matrix Consulting presented a staffing and organizational assessment of Wilsonville’s Parks & Recreation Department on Sept. 15, urging a phased approach to meet near-term maintenance needs and longer-term program demands.","taxTitle","Wilsonville, Clackamas County, Oregon","taxId",70310,"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},6765472,"Wilsonville adopts updated sewer and stormwater SDCs after public hearing; builders urge phased implementation",1468,13973300,15442255,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5880860-60dbda3d038ffde5d51cfd525ce2ec42&start=13973&end=15442","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5880860-60dbda3d038ffde5d51cfd525ce2ec42/thumbnail_13973300.jpg","/articles/6765472/Wilsonville/Clackamas-County/Oregon/Wilsonville-adopts-updated-sewer-and-stormwater-SDCs-after-public-hearing-builders-urge-phased-implementation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6765472-3967ba9036325f567f8e7ed766740cd1/orig.mp4?Expires=1771147646&Signature=XahGgoEqdvi1FolEevEaWr0RO2x6Yp4TiKMjdWyvZNtmtSBktI5ltL7i4EVPTN2geCUcPKegtMm~w1NUcroXQkpiYImE-BgBUKG9Ubyv-HEEoKtWWyrZfzFNnEWSQTUqGc-PYMZ~qPXUgMXUsABt-UYxrFvugPQqV7PMAHdWW9utipRSDKb8dYTi90jc57-4ZZM2HtolMTY5isvzzEFVvY9BvQBJjghf4MsUl9ZgCew5WVwhb84~SiHmIksBWyp7TXx4p-BS0nzZglSzOyf5SNldspESDzXy7xeGjEddgovlByPI7ksX27GK77lVxAK43Uig4YOiOmTl2wzkyjL1fw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Wilsonville City Council adopted updated sewer and stormwater system development charges (SDCs) during the Sept. 15 meeting, voting 5–0 on Resolution 3209 (sewer SDC methodology and rates) and Resolution 3210 (stormwater SDC methodology and rates).

City Engineer Zach Weigel and consultants from FCS Group presented the SDC methodology, which combines a reimbursement fee—charging new development for a share of existing system capacity—and an improvement fee—charging for capacity that must be added to serve growth. Weigel said the proposed stormwater SDC at the maximum defensible level would be about $3,532 per EDU (equivalent dwelling unit). For sewer, the consultant presented a meter-capacity-equivalent (MCE) method and other functional approaches; the MCE-based maximum defensible charge for a typical single-family residence was shown as $14,149 per MCE.

During the public hearing, Isaac Ambrose, deputy director of government relations for the Home Builders Association of Greater Portland, urged the city to consider strategies that reduce development cost shocks: expanded stakeholder engagement on methodology, a predictable implementation schedule (indexing to avoid large one-time increases), and possibly changing the point of collection from permitting to occupancy to ease financing burdens on builders. Ambrose said sudden SDC jumps can add significant costs to projects and asked for an implementation schedule and stakeholder involvement.

Councilors acknowledged the affordability concerns raised by builders but said the city must fund significant wastewater and stormwater capacity improvements—citing Frog Pond expansion and planned treatment-plant upgrades. Councilors discussed indexing and point-of-collection options and asked staff to return with further analysis; council ultimately approved both resolutions 5–0.

What happens next: the resolutions adopt the methodology and rates and amend prior SDC resolutions (1987 for sewer and 2353 for stormwater). Staff and consultants will proceed with implementation steps and were asked to analyze indexing and collection timing options for future council review.

Clarifying details: staff emphasized SDCs are one-time charges assessed at development or major redevelopment and are restricted to capital costs for water, wastewater, stormwater, transportation and parks (per the SDC statutory framework described by consultants). The presented stormwater denominator assumed about 7,745 EDUs of growth; staff said only growth-share projects and portions of existing facilities that provide growth capacity were included in the SDC bases.","After a public hearing and testimony from the Home Builders Association, Wilsonville’s council voted unanimously to adopt updated sewer and stormwater system development charge methodology and rates (resolutions 3209 and 3210). Builders urged indexing and delayed collection options to reduce one-time cost shocks to housing projects.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6765477,"Wilsonville council votes 4–1 to advance GMP as executive recruitment firm for city manager search",0,13182814,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5880860-60dbda3d038ffde5d51cfd525ce2ec42&start=13182&end=13182","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5880860-60dbda3d038ffde5d51cfd525ce2ec42/thumbnail_13182814.jpg","/articles/6765477/Wilsonville/Clackamas-County/Oregon/Wilsonville-council-votes-41-to-advance-GMP-as-executive-recruitment-firm-for-city-manager-search","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6765477-8df8c604d5aee4faeabd445d4c4d0246/orig.mp4?Expires=1771147646&Signature=kHsNB46elAG7QFkZM1yS8WXOwsdoNPoE3DPfHaWO8ZVtnGutK1cp0TIq74BZwCRK7LADbRbdoDJln7NG2AUyAhVH8MuQSI88w36ULj9jkWjCXqErdF7wAaKush8I~AQy5u4X4GORw2cRPyS8Ps641JD7~O7xfQ8TJu8nUKkfiVISG--Qaa-aJ0Y7cuVriAt1PHZX63UmYA8v0KC-0X~84~26Rhtg9OjoKLwSvDTZJ8~XpNpRyj4889NJRG8GiBl6y7Wyidy6v0aSJh9AQ69F2PegB9XHhuL~dvcjvGAiSvoWP1HmLhxF6JQTv7sq9HwT6xxmRyOUHUfhs~rWWfKYnA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Wilsonville City Council voted on Sept. 15 to advance a professional services agreement with GMP to lead the executive recruitment process for the next city manager. The motion carried 4–1.

Council members reviewed five proposals and an evaluation matrix circulated in advance; councilors cited experience, local/regional references and cost as deciding factors. Council President Berry moved to advance the professional service agreement with GMP; the motion was seconded, debated briefly and carried with a recorded outcome of 4–1.

Councilors highlighted different priorities: several favored firms with prior experience placing city managers in nearby Oregon jurisdictions; others pointed to GMP’s broader reference list and perceived value. The city's staff summary noted two firms—GMP and Raftelis—rose to the top based on scoring. No contract was executed at the Sept. 15 meeting; the motion authorized advancing the professional services agreement to the next administrative step.

What happens next: staff will proceed with the procurement steps consistent with council direction to finalize a professional services agreement with GMP unless further council action changes that path. The council’s vote authorizes the city manager’s office to move forward with contract negotiations and documentation.

Clarifying details: council’s vote to advance a professional service agreement passed 4–1; the motion to advance was made by Council President Berry and seconded (record shows a second and then a single recorded opposition), but individual roll-call allocations of yes/no were not read into the record for each councilor during the motion.","Council voted to advance a professional services agreement with GMP to lead the city manager recruitment; council discussion compared several finalists including Raftelis and Raftelus and referenced past local hires and consultant experience.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_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},6765482,"Wilsonville explores administrative warrants and pilot graffiti-abatement programs to help owners of vandalized private property",2722,1926140,4649115,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5880860-60dbda3d038ffde5d51cfd525ce2ec42&start=1926&end=4649","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5880860-60dbda3d038ffde5d51cfd525ce2ec42/thumbnail_1926140.jpg","/articles/6765482/Wilsonville/Clackamas-County/Oregon/Wilsonville-explores-administrative-warrants-and-pilot-graffiti-abatement-programs-to-help-owners-of-vandalized-private-property","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6765482-018c071c4a80dd269997f11be917cd5c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771147646&Signature=F5XR6upJvTHaL7iE75UgxJ7dRGxkpt0PnVJX7~Pyb~gZU6f0cimsyxObO-yY4gbDQdZCY6Oof3TSsuGexgsY8UVx149EhsKSyMI5yUXxLVrz34bnsJvOfcIdkxyt1eLmDP4g66cQq913MOqBuh9OwSHopFAaJi1X8LXx~MFssEcW0~Gt7A7mQIDZenyEAcX1Vo-hqe~wlFRkH3J9BIpbJ5DJF2dWpO114imGzJCrxjHU4BLd6n9xomk686pLm0emTcInzeJcag8jyRlR350ixWm2tFk-1bLfJsbhhu7jNZdvb7NuQPgv0xHW721kgOYeS1621dR5usDzqyfIi-mEdQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City staff updated the council Sept. 15 on two public-safety strategies: whether to adopt a municipal administrative-warrant process for city employees and how to expand graffiti-abatement support for private property owners.

City Attorney Amanda Veil Hinman and law clerk Hannah Young summarized an interdepartmental review that found Clackamas County already uses a circuit-court affidavit-and-judicial-approval process for law-enforcement warrants (used for RV evictions and similar enforcement). \"Our research and most primarily our discussions with law enforcement have shown that there's no need for the city to adopt a similar process quite like this,\" Hinman said, because county law enforcement already has that toolkit. But staff identified a code gap: city employees currently lack an administrative-warrant mechanism for non-law-enforcement reasons—such as building inspections or emergent hazardous conditions—without going to more time-consuming circuit-court remedies.

Staff recommended drafting local code language to allow a narrow administrative-warrant process for city employees (signed affidavit and municipal-judge review in jurisdictions that use such a procedure), noting similar processes exist in Corvallis, Tualatin, Tigard, West Linn, King City, and Beaverton. Councilors asked about judge availability and electronic signing; staff said the municipal judge that serves multiple cities was open to an initial in-person sign-off and later DocuSign implementation.

On graffiti abatement, Hannah Young told council the city already clears public-property graffiti within 24–48 hours via public works and parks and that reports are tracked in the Cartograph system. The policy gap is private-property support. Staff recommended adapting existing city cost-share programs (sidewalk repair subsidy and tree replacement programs) to subsidize private-property graffiti removal—e.g., requiring three bids and offering a 50% subsidy of the lowest bid—or providing a small-supplies reimbursement for owner-led cleanups. Another option is a reusable supply-kit checkout program (modeled on Portland and Tualatin) and coordinated volunteer removal teams under a volunteer-services agreement.

Council discussion covered several implementation issues: whether to include businesses (which would increase program costs), how to define when graffiti is \"removed,\" material replacement as an efficient remedy in some cases, the administrative burden and liability concerns for volunteer cleanup, and whether to pilot a reward program for tip-paid reporting. Staff cautioned reward programs often require identification and willingness to testify, which reduces anonymity and may limit participation; they recommended piloting volunteer and subsidy options first and considering any reward program as time-limited and carefully parameterized.

What happens next: staff indicated they could prepare draft code language for an administrative-warrant process and return quickly to council for consideration; they also proposed a pilot timeline for graffiti-abatement measures with budget and administrative details to be developed.

Clarifying details: staff noted that administrative-warrant use is expected to be rare and that the municipal judge could support electronic signatures after initial in-person implementation. Proposed graffiti abatement tools include a 50% subsidy on the lowest of three bids (modeled on the existing sidewalk program), a reusable kit-checkout program, volunteer opportunities integrated with Adopt a Road, and a potential small reward program (examples elsewhere show $100–$200 awards but typically with procedural requirements).","City staff recommended drafting a municipal administrative-warrant code to give city employees a local tool for accessing private property in urgent public-safety or inspection situations, and proposed low-cost graffiti-abatement options (subsidies, supply kits, volunteer crews) with a pilot approach to any reward program.",{"_33":111,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":112,"_41":113,"_43":114,"_45":115,"_47":116,"_49":117,"_51":118,"_53":119,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":120,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":121,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6765466,"Rotary’s peace initiative and PSU/Coffee Creek art exhibit highlighted at Wilsonville council meeting",1545,10091470,11636729,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5880860-60dbda3d038ffde5d51cfd525ce2ec42&start=10091&end=11636","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5880860-60dbda3d038ffde5d51cfd525ce2ec42/thumbnail_10091470.jpg","/articles/6765466/Wilsonville/Clackamas-County/Oregon/Rotarys-peace-initiative-and-PSUCoffee-Creek-art-exhibit-highlighted-at-Wilsonville-council-meeting","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6765466-5fc15fe4acf3a4baf6a6e552cc10a8ac/orig.mp4?Expires=1771147646&Signature=j9CazRJgakMLN5Qo9mhXkmk1XyuSf6S0FuLiidbKHqBucqzDtirrgv8NKnfhpRV4yqp6vVdAAAcLDPByU8Z-ZMBTzy6sL-xwUZTOB-IFJcEivApQC-OkzfD-eRHWtTEhld8CuFYq62vnrJ09mRpIrDkA9B7ijoshjhqUU1BG-qR-RE9OgmoQ6E3PpUg3If3n9b82rrJWj-H1VQm2iz73CXroUNJ7fgoo6l4gMvVooH6c3N9TR2vsYv66JwwsTPqhxmxTK022dC760Embn~3EWOzwtjJTuiEoftbrptCah1I6yF2W9FcE5OeegzqcZsd87CJbES1Z-pOLDdEfhizElA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Two community presentations were part of the Sept. 15 council meeting. Dr. Laura LaJoie of the Wilsonville Rotary described the Rotary’s International Cities of Peace project and local plans to install a peace monument in Town Center Park, develop a Peace Zone at Boones Ferry Park, and engage youth and local artists in fundraising and programming—aiming for a World Peace Day 2026 milestone. \"Peace is not the absence of conflict. It is the presence of safety, prosperity and the quality of life,\" LaJoie said, outlining community-led fundraising and partnership goals.

Deborah Arthur, faculty at Portland State University and founder of PSU’s Higher Education in Prison program, reported on 'Art Behind the Walls,' a project funded by a Wilsonville Metro Community Enhancement Grant. The project supported an \"Artist as Citizen\" class at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility; student work was displayed at the Wilsonville Public Library and enhanced with augmented-reality elements so viewers could scan artwork and hear artists’ recorded statements. The grant covered supplies, signage and an opening reception; Arthur said community response notes were scanned and shared with the artists.

Councilors thanked presenters and encouraged integration of the Rotary monument into city planning and parks considerations. No council action was required or taken on either presentation.","Wilsonville Rotary outlined plans for a peace monument and a Peace Zone to build community cohesion, and Portland State University faculty described an exhibit created with Coffee Creek Correctional Facility students that used augmented reality and was displayed at the public library under a community enhancement grant.","actionData","errors"]

Article not found

Wilsonville council reviews parks staffing assessment recommending two maintenance hires and organizational shifts

Wilsonville adopts updated sewer and stormwater SDCs after public hearing; builders urge phased implementation

Wilsonville council votes 4–1 to advance GMP as executive recruitment firm for city manager search

Wilsonville explores administrative warrants and pilot graffiti-abatement programs to help owners of vandalized private property

Rotary’s peace initiative and PSU/Coffee Creek art exhibit highlighted at Wilsonville council meeting