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City of Lake Oswego
Planning Commission Minutes
October 27, 2003
I. OPEN HOUSE & PUBLIC WORK SHOP
Outlook 2025 Comprehensive Plan Periodic Review (P 02-0001)
An open house and public workshop were held from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The
following topics were covered:
• Review of Maps and Documents
• Review of City trends.
• Suggestions for proposed changes to the Comprehensive Plan.
• Hearing what neighbors thought about land use, transportation, economic
development, housing, and the environment.
• Visioning of the City.
II. CALL TO ORDER
Chair James Johnson called the Planning Commission meeting of October 27, 2003 to
order at approximately 8:27 p.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 380 A Avenue,
Lake Oswego, Oregon.
III. ROLL CALL
Commission members present were Chair James Johnson, Vice Chair Frank Groznik,
and Commissioners Mary Beth Coffey, Mark Stayer Daniel Vizzini and Alison
Webster. Commissioner Kenneth Sandblast was absent.
Staff present were Dennis Egner, Long Range Planning Manager; Sidaro Sin, Associate
Planner; David Powell, City Attorney and Iris Treinen, Senior Secretary.
IV. CITIZEN COMMENT – Regarding issues not on the agenda.
None.
V. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Commissioners Vizzini moved to approve the Minutes of September 22, 2003.
Commissioner Coffey seconded the motion and it passed with Chair Johnson and
Commissioners Stayer, Vizzini and Webster voting yes. Vice Chair Groznik recused
himself from the vote. Commissioner Sandblast was not present.
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VI. OTHER BUSINESS
Findings, Conclusions and Order
LU 03-0054 – EC Zone Size Limitation:
Dennis Egner, Long Range Planning Manager, explained that the City Manager was
questioning the reasoning behind the sunset clause. The Commissioners reviewed why
they had agreed on a sunset clause.
Commissioner Vizzini moved for approval of LU 03-0054-1514 - Findings,
Conclusions and Order. Vice Chair Groznik seconded the motion and it passed
with Vice Chair Groznik and Commissioners Coffey, Stayer, Vizzini and Webster
voting yes. Commissioners Johnson recused himself. Commissioner Sandblast was not
present.
LU 03-0055 – Minor Public Facilities in Public Function Zone & West Lake Grove
Design District:
Commissioner Vizzini moved for approval of LU 03-0055-1515 - Findings,
Conclusions and Order. Commissioner Stayer seconded the motion and it passed
with Vice Chair Groznik and Commissioners Coffey, Stayer, Vizzini and Webster
voting yes. Commissioner Johnson recused himself. Commissioner Sandblast was not
present.
Article – “Walk this Way”
Vice Chair Groznik referenced an article from the October 2003 issue of Landscape
Architecture. He said that the article had some good ideas and illustrations of how Lake
Oswego could be more pedestrian friendly. Commissioner Webster commented that
she had noted that many of the individuals attending the various public meetings and
who are involved in the community, seem to share an interest in pedestrian uses, yet
most residents in the City believed that it was more important to move traffic around the
City.
Upcoming Agenda Items
Mr. Egner explained that the East End Redevelopment Plan Update would be presented
to the Commission. He stated that the Lake Oswego Redevelopment Agency was
required to present revisions to the Planning Commission. Mr. Egner said that the
Commission for Citizen Involvement (Planning Commission) would also be meeting to
discuss needed changes to the Citizen Involvement Guidelines. He also suggested that
neighborhood planning in general could be reviewed. Mr. Egner said that the Quality of
Life Indicators Report would be reviewed at the next meeting as well.
Commissioner Vizzini referred to an earlier comment about the possibility of the
Planning Commission/Commission for Citizen Involvement developing an information
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“road show” for public outreach. He suggested that the slide presentation could be
generalized. He offered to volunteer on a speakers bureau to take the information to the
public. Vice Chair Groznik said he would volunteer also and he commented that people
had too much going on and that there was a need to go to the public to get them
involved.
VII. ADJOURNMENT
There being no other business, Chair Johnson adjourned the meeting at 8:40 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Iris Treinen
Senior Secretary