Portland State Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies

The North Clackamas Annexation Study Group was established by Clackamas County in 2005 to engage in fact-finding regarding governance issues and options for the North Clackamas Area. Concerned that piecemeal annexation in and around the Clackamas Town Center and Highway 212 industrial district may not result in the most balanced delivery of urban services when cost and service levels are considered, the County convened this group of local elected officials, community planning organization representatives, chairs of local service districts and authorities and business/economic development representatives to initiate dialogue.

The goal of the process is to jointly identify the range of issues associated with the long-term governance of one of Oregon's major urban areas. The effort is being undertaken to ensure that the concerns of all communities are recognized and incorporated in any subsequent discussions. The development of specific governance alternatives, and their presentation to and discussion by the community at large would follow, and not be replaced by, this effort.

The North Clackamas Study Area is comprised of areas inside the Metro Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) but outside any incorporated city or the "Lodges," east of the Willamette River and North of the Clackamas River. Ethan Seltzer, through the Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies, facilitates the Study Group on behalf of the County.

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

Martha Schrader Commissioner Clackamas County	Dee Wescott Mayor City of Damascus
Wade Byers Mayor City of Gladstone	Eugene Grant Mayor City of Happy Valley
Jim Bernard Mayor City of Milwaukie	Tiny Lidstrom Chair Clackamas Fire District #1
Art Landis Chair Clackamas River Water	Jeff Bennett Clackamas Co. Economic Development Commission
Bob Frentress Chair Sunrise Water Authority	Paul Savas Chair Oak Lodge Water District
Gerald Foy Chair Oak Lodge Sanitary District	Jim Cameron Chair Clackamas CPO
Barbara Ledbury Chair Damascus CPO	Michele Kargman Chair Rock Creek Community Association
Paul Wickersham Representative Southgate Planning Association	Martha Waldemar Chair Sunnyside United Neighbors
David Gilman Chair West Scott Neighborhood Association	Dave Mowry Chair Committee for the Future of North Clackamas
Paul Demarco Clackamas County Business Alliance	Chuck Serface President North Clackamas Citizens Association

STAFF

Ethan Seltzer Director School of Urban Studies and Planning Portland State University	Cam Gilmour Director Clackamas Co. Dept. of Transportation and Development
Andree Tremoulet Graduate Research Assistant Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies Portland State University	Pam Hayden Planner Clackamas Co. Dept. of Transportation and Development

MEETING ARCHIVE

March 24, 2005 (.pdf files):

May 12, 2005

NEXT STEPS:

1) Concluding interviews with study group partipants (Fall 2005)
2) Summary report (December 2005)

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS (.pdf files)

North Clackamas Demographic & Employment Data
Boundaries of North Clackamas Unincorporated Areas Included in Population & Unemployment Data
Clackamas County-City of Milwaukie Urban Services Study: Financial Analysis
Tri-city Agreement, 1997 (Gladstone-Happy Valley-Milwaukie)
Letter from Mayor Gene Grant to the Clackamas County weekly section of the Oregonian, March 21, 2005
Updated Resources on the Costs of Urban Services
Governance and Sprawl: A Review of the Literature

USEFUL LINKS:

Annexation in Oregon: General Information

Annexation Information: Information from the League of Oregon Cities' website about annexation. Includes a chart of annexation methods available to cities, information about in-process and approved annexations, and state law as it relates to annexation: http://www.orcities.org/DesktopDefaultLOC.aspx?cntrl=AZ/AZItems&mid=3694&CatId=535&ItemId=1858

Oregon Senate: A "special topics" page on annexations. Contains links to current laws, proposed legislation, as a proposed work plan for a work group that would report to the Oregon Senate in 2007 with a comprehensive reform package: http://www.oregonsenate.com/annexation/annexation.html
Metro: Metro's role in annexations and boundary changes in the Portland Metro region: http://www.metro-region.org/article.cfm?articleid=502

Annexation: Clackamas County Links

White Paper on Annexation and Incorporation Options for Clackamas County: Prepared by Charles Heying for the Center for Urban Studies at Portland State University. Scroll down about three items on this website to find this item.
http://www.upa.pdx.edu/CUS/publications/abstracts.html
Clackamas County Elections Division Office of the Clerk: Annexation measures proposed for May 05 Special Election: http://www.co.clackamas.or.us/elections/voter_info/measures.htm
Metro Information on Clackamas County 2005 Annexations: http://www.metro-region.org/article.cfm?articleid=13475

Annexation: Public Opinion

(See also "Letter from Mayor Gene Grant" in Supporting Documents section of this page)

Albany City Manager's Weekly Message (April 11, 2005) on Annexation: Commentary from Albany City Manager about current legislative efforts to limit a city's ability to undertake island annexations: http://www.cityofalbany.net/citymanager/briefs.php?view=74
Beaverton Valley Times Article (April 21, 2005) on Senate Bill 887 Blocking Island Annexations (.pdf file): http://www.orcities.org/CityData/loc/CitiesInNews/2005/040522BeavertonBillblockscityannexation.pdf
Tigard Times Editorial (January 28, 2005) recommending halting all annexations: http://www.tigardtimes.com/article/6175
1000 Friends of Oregon Position On City Annexations (1996): http://www.friends.org/resources/pos_annex.html

Annexations: Other Cities

City of Portland Annexation Guide: An easy-to-read guide to annexation procedures and policies in the City of Portland: http://www.portlandonline.com/planning/index.cfm?c=dadfh

City/County Home Pages

Service District Home Pages

Clackamas County Information

Clackamas Industrial Area: The Clackamas County Development Agency's website on the Urban Renewal District comprising the Industrial Area: http://www.co.clackamas.or.us/dtd/da/info/da_cia.htm
Complete Communities for Clackamas County: The website for a multi-year public participation and planning program to define common and unique community values, identify the diverse attributes of Complete Communities, and guide future policy decisions and actions: http://www.co.clackamas.or.us/community/
Elections Division, Office of the Clerk: Information on past election results and proposed measures.: http://www.co.clackamas.or.us/elections/

Cost of Services

Chart of Uses of 2004-05 Clackamas County Tax Receipts by Type of District: http://www.co.clackamas.or.us/at/dollars.htm
Comparison of Tax Rates: Comparison of 2005 tax rates prepared by the City of Happy Valley (.pdf file): http://www.ci.happy-valley.or.us/links/taxes.pdf
County Services and Revenue in Oregon FY 94-95: This links to an abstract of a mid-1990's study on service provision by Oregon Counties. To find this abstract, scroll down the abstracts approximately two thirds of the way: http://www.upa.pdx.edu/CUS/publications/abstracts.html
Services Provided by Oregon Cities: The results of a survey of League of Oregon Cities members about the kinds of services that Oregon cities provide: http://old.orcities.org/surveys/cityservices/index.cfm

Other

Metro Requirements for Converting Land from Rural to Urban Use: http://www.metro-region.org/article.cfm?articleid=8086

Further Information

Contact Ethan Seltzer

To get on the "Interested Parties" e-mail list, contact Andree Tremoulet.