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Subject: Resolution 25-42, Formation of an ad hoc Foothills Technical Advisory Committee
Meeting Date: October 7, 2025 Staff Members:
Erik Olson, Long Range Planning Manager
Report Date: September 30, 2025
Departments: Community Development
Action Required Advisory Board/Commission Recommendation
❑ Motion ❑ Approval
❑ Public Hearing ❑ Denial
❑ Ordinance ❑ None Forwarded
❑X Resolution Z Not Applicable
❑ Information Only Comments:
❑ Council Direction
❑X Consent Agenda
Staff Recommendation: Adopt Resolution 25-42 to form an ad hoc Foothills Technical
Advisory Committee.
Recommended Language for Motion: Move to adopt Resolution 25-42.
Project/ Issue Relates To: Begin the update of the Foothills District Plan and continue to
evaluate the Lake Grove Urban Renewal Plan
❑X Council Goals/Priorities ❑Adopted Master Plan(s) ❑Not Applicable
BACKGROUND
The City is in the process of updating the Foothills District Framework Plan (Plan), which was
originally adopted in 2012. The Plan outlines how the Foothills neighborhood—located
between downtown and the Willamette River—should grow and change over time. This work
comes at a time when the City is reimagining what Foothills could be in light of a proposed
Wastewater Treatment Facility project in the area that would replace the existing Tryon Creek
Wastewater Treatment Plant. The update will be guided by a Community Advisory Committee
(CAC) and supported by a TAC made up of City staff, partner agencies, and organizations.
On June 17th, the City Council passed Resolution 25-33, creating an ad hoc Foothills CAC to
provide input on updates to the Plan. Between July 15t and August 6th, staff recruited
community members to serve on the Foothills CAC. On September 2nd, the City Council passed
Resolution 25-31, approving the appointment of fifteen specific members to the Foothills CAC.
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DISCUSSION
To support the 2025 City Council Initiative to begin the update of the Foothills District Plan,
staff proposes to create an ad hoc Foothills TAC as described in Attachment 1. Per staff's
recommendation, the TAC would be comprised of key City staff and representatives from local
utilities and agency partners. This includes staff from City departments such as Planning,
Engineering, Parks and Recreation, Public Works, Fire, and the City Manager's Office, in
addition to representatives from Metro, TriMet, the Oregon Department of Transportation,
Portland General Electric, the Lake Oswego Trolley Consortium, the Lake Oswego Arts Council,
and the Tryon Creek Watershed Council. The TAC would also include two neighborhood
property owners, though more property owners will likely be added in the future (when
feasible).
The TAC would be expected to provide technical expertise on subject matters and help refine
planning concepts to assist the CAC, who will then help guide the development of the Plan to
ensure the community's vision and values are reflected. The TAC will meet for approximately 15
sessions through the end of 2027. This will allow the TAC to continue to provide technical
guidance throughout the course of the project, culminating in the adoption of post-Plan
amendments to the Community Development Code and Comprehensive Plan.
Proposed appointments of specific TAC members are included in Attachment A to Resolution
25-42, concurrent with the creation of the TAC. Staff notes that this is different than the
process used for the CAC, which included a public solicitation to recruit members and two
separate resolutions to create and appoint members to the CAC.
FISCAL IMPACT
Creation of an ad hoc Foothills Technical Advisory Committee will have minimal fiscal impact.
Anticipated costs include staff time (existing), project consultant time, and meeting materials,
all of which are covered in the Planning Department budget.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of Resolution 25-42 to form an ad hoc Foothills Technical Advisory
Committee.
Resolution 25-421 forms the ad hoc Foothills Technical Advisory Committee, establishing its
charge, composition, and timeline.
ATTACHMENT
1. Resolution 25-42, Formation of the ad hoc Foothills Technical Advisory Committee
i LOC 12.50.010(1): "'Ad Hoc Committee' means a temporary committee appointed for a specific term to
accomplish a specific task or project. Ad hoc committees shall be established by resolution of the Council. The
resolution shall set forth the term of the committee,the task or project to be accomplished,the timeline for
completion of the task of the project,and such other direction as the Council deems appropriate."
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RESOLUTION 25-42
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCILORS OF THE CITY OF LAKE OSWEGO CREATING AND
APPROVING APPOINTMENTS TO AN AD HOC FOOTHILLS TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
WHEREAS, a 2025 City Council Initiative is to 'Begin the update of the Foothills District Plan and
continue to evaluate the Lake Grove Urban Renewal Plan'; and
WHEREAS, the creation of an ad hoc Foothills Technical Advisory Committee to provide technical
expertise on subject matters and help refine planning concepts would help staff make a
recommendation for updates to the 2012 Foothills District Framework Plan and post-Plan
amendments to the City Council.
WHEREAS, the Mayor has proposed appointing, subject to the approval of the Councilors per City
Charter, Sec. 19, those listed on Attachment 1 to this Resolution as members of the Foothills
Technical Advisory Committee.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Lake Oswego that:
Section 1. Creation. Pursuant to LOC 12.50.010(1), an ad hoc Foothills Technical Advisory
Committee ("TAC") is hereby created.
Section 2. Membership. The persons identified on Attachment 1 are approved for
appointment to the Foothills Technical Advisory Committee created under this Resolution.
Section 3. Term. The term of the TAC is from the date of this Resolution through December
31, 2027, unless its tasks are concluded earlier or the term is extended by resolution of the City
Council.
Section 4. Charge Statement. The TAC is charged with providing technical expertise on
subject matters and helping to refine planning concepts to assist the ad hoc Foothills Community
Advisory Committee, who will then help guide the development of updates to the Foothills
District Framework Plan to ensure the community's vision and values are reflected in the
following deliverables:
• An assessment of existing infrastructure and environmental conditions in the District;
• The City's vision, goals, and objectives for the future of the District;
• Concept- and schematic-level plan alternatives;
• Selection of a preferred plan schematic;
• Draft and revised Framework Plans;
• Post-Plan amendments to the City Code and Comprehensive Plan; and
• A full-scale public involvement strategy, contingent upon a City Council decision to
advance this project.
Section 5. Effective Date. This Resolution shall take effect upon passage.
Resolution 25-42
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Considered and enacted at the regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lake Oswego on
the 7th day of October, 2025.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Joseph M. Buck, Mayor
ATTEST:
Laura) Hawkins, City Recorder
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Ellen Osoinach, City Attorney
Resolution 25-42
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V ANI-- O Attachment 1 to Resolution 25-42
Foothills Technical Advisory Committee Appointments
OR E 0> October 7, 2025
(term expires December 31, 2027)
1. Planning and Building Services Department: Johanna Hastay, Planning Manager
2. Engineering Department: Stefan Broadus, Director of Special Projects
3. Parks and Recreation Department: Kyra Haggart, Parks Analyst/ Project Manager
4. Public Works Department: Abigail Thyer-Ohly, Asset Manager
5. City Manager's Office: Amanda Watson, Sustainability Program Manager
6. Fire Department: Matthew Amos, Fire Marshal
7. Metro, Parks and Nature Department: Jamuna Golden, Principal Planner
8. TriMet, Service Planning and Delivery: Alex Page, Planner
9. Oregon Department of Transportation, Region 1: Kenneth Werth, Associate Planner
10. Oregon Department of Transportation Rail: Carrie Martin, Crossing Compliance
Specialist
11. Portland General Electric: Syringa Volk, Senior Business Development Manager
12. Portland General Electric: Kenneth Spencer, Electrical Engineer
13. Lake Oswego Trolley Consortium: Elizabeth Mros-O'Hara, Investment Areas Project
Manager at Metro
14. Lake Oswego Arts Council: Nicole Nathan, Executive Director
15.Tryon Creek Watershed Council: Alexis Barton-Castro, Executive Director
16. Foothills Property Owner: Michael Haftorson, 100 Foothills Road (Lakeshore Concrete)
17. Foothills Property Owner: Rich Martin, 220 Foothills Road
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