WASHINGTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WORK SESSION VIRTUAL MEETING APRIL 13, 2021 8:30 a.m. 1. Board and Leadership Communication (30 min.) 9:00 a.m. 2. Discussion of Behavioral Health Council Applicants (10 min.) -Nick Ocon, Behavioral Health Division Manager 9:10 a.m. 3. Behavioral Health Crisis System Mapping Outcome (30 min.) -Kristin Burke, Special Projects Supervisor; and Jay Auslander, Sr. Program Coordinator 9:40 a.m. BREAK – 15 MINUTES Time Certain 4. BIPOC Caucus Legislative Agenda Briefing 10:00 a.m. -WInsvey Campos, State Representative, & Zakir Khan, Legislative Director for (60 min.) Representative Janelle Bynum 11:00 a.m. 5. Planning Commission Appointment Discussion (15 min.) -Stephen Roberts, Director; Andy Back, Planning and Development Services Manager; Theresa Cherniak, Principal Community Planner; and Todd Borkowitz, Associate Planner 11:15 a.m. 6. House Bill 2001 Middle Housing Economic Analysis and Market Feasibility Study (60 min.) -Stephen Roberts, Director; Andy Back, Planning and Development Services Manager; Theresa Cherniak, Principal Planner; and Kim Armstrong, Senior Planner 12:15 p.m. LUNCH BREAK 1:15 p.m. 7. Executive Session – Performance Evaluations (ORS 192.660(2)(i)) (60 min.) -Chair Kathryn Harrington WASHINGTON COUNTY OREGON April 9, 2021 Rian Windsheimer Region 1 Manager Oregon Department of Transportation 123 NW Flanders Street Portland, OR 97209 Dear Mr. Windsheimer, The Equity and Mobility Advisory Committee (EMAC) recently completed an Equity Framework for the I- 5 and I-205 Toll Projects. On behalf of the Board of County Commissioners, I am writing to request that the Region 1 Area Commission on Transportation become familiar with this Equity Framework and use it as the guiding framework in your role as a policy advisory committee to the Oregon Transportation Commission for the Toll Project. Please share this letter with the Region 1 ACT. EMAC defines equity for transportation projects as the just allocation of burdens and benefits within a transportation system. Equity, for ODOT’s toll projects, is described in two ways: • Process Equity – planning processes having meaningful participation from historically excluded and underserved communities. • Outcome Equity – acknowledging existing inequities and striving to prevent historically excluded and underserved communities from bearing the burden of negative effects from toll projects with a focus on: o Full participation o Affordability o Access to opportunity o Community health The Equity Mobility Advisory Council, appointed by the Oregon Transportation Commission, brings voices and perspectives not traditionally or currently included in the planning process. The fifteen members represent the Portland metro area and Southwest Washington. Over the two-year process, the Committee will seek extensive community engagement that centers historically and currently underserved and underrepresented voices. Board of County Commissioners 155 North First Avenue, Suite 300, MS 22, Hillsboro, OR 97124-3072 phone: (503) 846-8681 • fax: (503) 846-4545 Transportation Equity Framework Letter of Support April 9, 2021 The Equity Framework provides a solid foundation for the success of the toll program to meet its dual goals of reducing traffic congestion and generating revenues to help fund congestion relief projects. Sincerely, Chair Kathryn Harrington Washington County Board of Commissioners Cc: Board of County Commissioners Amanda Garcia-Snell Stephen Roberts VETERAN SERVICES PROPOSAL FOR UPDATED HOLIDAY EVENTS AND STRATEGIC OUTREACH Washington County, Disability and Aging and Veteran Services, has hosted Veterans and Memorial Day events for the past 8-9 years. This year, due to the pandemic, we were unable to host ceremonies in the traditional manner. Instead, a DAVS Veteran Services Officer, partnered with TVCTV to host a virtual Veterans Day event (link to event) This video has received over 200 views. During the traditional ceremonies we provided information about how to contact our office to receive assistance, but do not usually generate a large response. While we have not attempted to collect data on why it does not increase call volume, I suspect it is because the people that attend are predominantly existing clients. While Veterans Day and Memorial Day are important holidays to be observed in our community, the current activities do not meet our intended goal of connecting with new veterans, or of reaching historically and currently underrepresented veterans. We feel it is time to look at other ways to reach veterans who would benefit from our services. Washington County DAVS Holiday Outreach Program Currently we host two events per budget year. We spend approximately $7000 on both events. This includes coffee, cookies, a tent, and chairs. Facilities aids with set-up, having a facility person on site for tent set-up and someone from the Fair Grounds set up the podium and provide garbage receptacles. Most years we have approximately 100-200 attendees, many of them from the Veterans of Foreign Wars or the American Legion that we partner with for the presentation of colors and the gun salute. The Objective Improve effectiveness of outreach in reaching new veterans while upholding the importance of both Holidays • Need #1: Reach “new” veterans and introduce them to services we provide. • Need #2: Reach underserved populations as identified in the 2021-2024 DAVS Area Plan • Need #3: Provide a connection point for veterans in our community. • Need #4: Ensure veteran holiday events are still provided in Washington County or available to residents. 1 The Opportunity We have been unable to host traditional ceremonies this past year. This break provides an opportunity to shift our outreach focus to align with our Area Plan more closely. • Goal #1: Host events that allow us to track “new” contacts with veterans • Goal #2: Integrate an overview of the services we provide into each event • Goal #3: Develop community events that honors service and provides a venue for veterans to connect with one another The Plan While honoring the importance of traditional veteran holiday events, develop and promote events that are more inclusive and help reach previously underserved veterans. • Maintain traditional veteran holiday event awareness and access through partnership. Following the lead of ODVA and other Veteran Service Offices around the state we will post information about more traditional Memorial and Veterans Day events in the community on our webpage, online newsletter and on Facebook. For example, North Plains is hosting a Memorial Day event at 11:00 am this year, we are promoting the event and will attend in an outreach capacity. • Host a new Washington County Veteran get together on Veterans Day that attracts new veterans, possibly partnering with a local business to provide food and entertainment. Many other Veteran Service Offices have hosted BBQ type events in their communities with great success. • Develop and implement an outreach plan to educate, advocate and support veterans including BIPOC, LGBTQ, employer groups and other non-veteran specific groups. • Provide education and resources for veteran suicide and prevention and a path to connect in the community. 2 WASHINGTON COUNTY OREGON [date] The Honorable Suzanne Bonamici United States House of Representatives 2231 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 RE: City of Banks’ Trailhead Parking Improvement Community Project Appropriation request Dear Congresswoman Bonamici: The Washington County Board of Commissioners is writing in support of the City of Banks’ Community Project appropriations earmark request to expand the Banks-Vernonia Trailhead parking lot. Washington County is partnering with the City of Banks to improve safety, mobility, and access to recreational opportunity with a redesign of one of its major intersection adjacent to the Banks-Vernonia Trail trailhead. This funding will leverage the design completed as part of that project and construct the parking lot. The Banks-Vernonia Trail is a wonderful asset and recreational destination for western Washington County. The proposed expansion is integral to increasing access to more trail users and providing greater inter-regional connectivity. The trail not only connects Banks with Vernonia, two thriving small towns, but also provides access to the Stub Stewart State Park, the Crown Zellerbach Trail spanning Washington and Columbia Counties. The community identified the need for the parking lot expansion through the Salmonberry Trail Valley Segment Plan (2018), which is envisioned as an 87-mile trail extending from Banks to Tillamook. By expanding the parking lot, the community will benefit from a more reliable recreational experience, more economic activity with more trail users, and reduced parking spillover impacts improving overall livability. While our Community Project appropriations earmark request for the Aloha Livable Community and Safe Access to Transit project remains our top priority, the Washington County Board of Commissioners also supports the Banks Trailhead project to improve active transportation, vibrant rural economies, and community livability. Thank you for your consideration of this important project. Respectfully, Kathryn Harrington, Chair, Washington County Board of Commissioners County Administrative Office 155 North First Avenue, Suite 300, MS 21, Hillsboro, OR 97124-3072 phone: (503) 846-8685 • fax: (503) 846-4545 WASHINGTON COUNTY OREGON [date] The Honorable Suzanne Bonamici United States