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CITY OF LAKE OSWEGO
Foothills Community Advisory Committee
Meeting #4 Action Minutes
January 13, 2026
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1. CALL TO ORDER 2
Chair Randy Arthur called the meeting to order at approximately 6:00 p.m . This was a Hybrid 3
meeting to allow both in-person and remote participation. Those In-Person met in the Adult 4
Community Center, 505 G Ave, Lake Oswego, in the Trillium Room on the lower level., Lake Oswego, 5
OR 97035. 6
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2. ROLL CALL 8
Joseph M. Buck City Council Liaison (non-voting) - was absent 9
*Rachel Naujock (non-voting) 10
Jeff Gudman 11
Trell Anderson 12
Meetal Salunkhe 13
Chair Randy Arthur 14
Ken Sandblast 15
Michaeleen McNerney 16
Kara Orvieto 17
Vice Chair Lisa Shaw Ryan 18
Keely O’Brien - was absent 19
Melissa J. Williams 20
Jymn Meier 21
Shail Brixey 22
Monica Goodwin – was absent 23
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Staff Present: 25
Erik Olson, Long Range Planning Manager; Jessica Numanoglu, Community Development Director 26
and Cristina Siquina Calderón, Administrative Support. 27
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Consultants’ Present: 29
Jason Graf, Principal and Will Grimm; First Forty Feet; *Stacy Humphrey, Metro. 30
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*Participated remotely 32
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 33
3.1 December 9, 2025 34
Committee member Jeff Gudman moved to approve the Minutes of December 9, 2025, as written. 35
Vice Chair Lisa Shaw Ryan and Committee member Kara Orvieto seconded the motion, and it 36
passed 11:0. 37
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4. EXISTING CONDITIONS REPORTING FOR CAC REVIEW 2
• General awareness of ongoing conditions and design constraints for future planning. 3
5. SUMMARY OF CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION 4
• City Council is supportive and enthusiastic about the project; recognized its long-term 5
significance. 6
• Next study session with Council scheduled for March 3. 7
• Planning Commission work session scheduled for January 26, with participation from project 8
leaders. 9
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6. VISIONING WORK SESSION 11
The Committee participated in interactive exercises during the Visioning Work Session, facilitated 12
through an application called Mentimeter. Participants could anonymously vote, give thumbs-up, or 13
rank ideas live on their devices, providing real-time input on the discussion topics which included: 14
o Introduction & Grounding 15
o Review What We’ve Heard 16
• Safety 17
• Community 18
• Nature 19
• Walkability 20
• Small Town Charm 21
o Exercise 1: Values and Non-Negotiables 22
Q1. Foothills is successful in 30 years if it… 23
Q2. Rank your top value 24
• Based on Q1, the Committee members ranked top values. The top three included: 25
Vibrant Mixed-Use Waterfront, Strong Connectivity & Access, Balance Growth & 26
Housing, ranked in that order. 27
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Q3. One thing Foothills must not lose or compromise is… 29
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Q4. Rank Top Non-negotiables 31
• Based on Q3, the Committee members ranked top Non-negotiables. The top three 32
included: Strong River & Nature Connection, Connectivity & Gateway Function, 33
Public Space & Community Life. 34
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o Exercise 2: Foothills Big Ideas 36
Q5. Foothills “Big Idea”: In a few words, Foothills should be known as… 37
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Q6. Rank Top Non-negotiables 39
• Based on Q5, the Committee members ranked top “Big Ideas”. The top three 40
included: Highly desirable mixed-use district with housing, culture, and recreation; 41
Vibrant, connected multipurpose waterfront district; Welcoming, inclusive 42
community hub for Lake Oswego. 43
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o Exercise 3: Key Tradeoffs 1
Q7. Key Trade-Offs: More Activity = More Eyes vs. Fear of Congestion 2
• 7 voted comfortable with more activity; 5 voted more activity was Acceptable with 3
conditions, 0 voted Not acceptable 4
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Q8. Key Trade-Offs: if “acceptable with conditions, “what conditions would need to be met? 6
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Q9. Key Trade-Offs: Affordability Goals vs. Prime Real Estate Reality 8
• 4 voted comfortable with affordability, 2 voted that affordability is acceptable with 9
conditions, 4 voted not acceptable 10
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Discussion included: 12
• Determine balance between affordability vs. market-rate housing. 13
• Explore City-owned land or subsidies for potential mixed-income housing. 14
• Maintain flexibility for future development and infrastructure changes. 15
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Q11. Key Trade-Offs: Preserving “hidden Gem’ vs improving Access & Wayfinding 17
• 1 voted comfortable with keeping Foothills a “hidden gem”, 2 voted that keeping 18
Foothills a “hidden gem” was acceptable with conditions, 8 voted not acceptable 19
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Q12. Key Trade-Offs: if “acceptable with conditions,’ what conditions would need to be 21
met? Density and use technology were the only two answers submitted. 22
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o Exercise 4: Guiding Principles 24
Q8 Guiding Principles: Complete the sentence” Foothills should __________ … so that 25
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Discussion included: 28
• Explore ideas for stormwater capture and green spaces. 29
• Consider integration with wastewater treatment facility for future environmental 30
benefits. 31
• Assess feasibility of integrating renewable energy or waste heat reuse with district 32
infrastructure. 33
• Monitor ongoing opportunities for federal/state engagement on fish passage project 34
and infrastructure funding. 35
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Q9 Guiding Principles: Rank the guiding principles that most strongly inform future land use 37
and circulation scenarios. 38
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• Based on Q8 the Committee members ranked top “Guiding Principles ”. The top 40
three included: Create a walkable, mixed-use, water-oriented district; Reconnect 41
Lake Oswego to the Willamette River; Ensure economic vitality and long-term 42
community value. 43
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Q10 Guiding Principles: Do the guiding principles we discussed reflect what matters for 2
Foothills’ future? 3
• 3 Yes, 8 Mostly (minor refinements needed), 0 No (important gaps remain). 4
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o Wrap Up, What’s Next 6
• Project team to draft vision statements and guiding principles based on exercises. 7
• The team will then use these guiding principles to evaluate future design concepts. 8
• Identify key sustainability, equity, and accessibility goals for the district. 9
• Continue synthesis of CAC input to inform guiding principles and future design 10
concepts. 11
• Planning Commission work session will be held on January 26, including information 12
from project leads. 13
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7. CLOSING COMMENTS 15
• First public open house tentatively scheduled for February 26, focusing on interactive 16
displays and sharing findings from the opportunities/constraints exercise. 17
• Next meetings planned: February 10, April (will revisit potential conflicts with spring 18
breaks). 19
• Continue reviewing community input and technical information at own pace. 20
• Staff will share links to prior meetings for reference 21
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8 ADJOURNMENT 23
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:01 p.m. 24