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HomeMy WebLinkAboutApproved Minutes - 2025-11-13 MINUTES 1p O COMMUNITY HEALTH & RESILIENCY ADVISORY BOARD MEETING 04 sty Thursday, November 13, 2025 H` n 5:30—7:00 p.m. Lake Oswego Adult Community Center,Trillium Room 505 "G" Avenue, Lake Oswego GREGG� Staff Contact: Pamela Montoya, pmontoya@ci.oswego.or.us Virtual Access ADA Accommodation Requests Translation Services This meeting will be held in lakeoswego.city/accommodation Traduccion o interpretation person.To participate remotely, 503-635-0282; Relay i-TiVtif- please please email the staff contact at Please allow four business days to ad€ s o 21 1 L L 4 least 24 hours before the meeting process your request. 503-534-5738 Linda Rountree, Co-Chair• Betty Holladay, Co-Chair• David Corey• Michelle DeBuhr• David Dorr •Steve Kaufman • Elisa Williams•Charlotte Cory•Anisha Oruganty•Ali Afghan,Council Liaison 1. CALL TO ORDER Board Co-Chair, Linda Rountree called the meeting to order at 5:31 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL Present: Betty Holladay, Linda Rountree, David Corey, David Dorr, Steven Kaufman, Elisa Williams, Charlotte Cory, Anisha Oruganty, Michelle DeBuhr, Mayor Joe Buck Staff: Maria Bigelow, Pam Montoya Guests: David Westerdahl, Yoko, Kinoshita, Kassie Clarke, Chris Rushing, Edward Conrad Excused: Councilor Ali Afghan 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Steven Kaufman made a motion to approve the October meeting minutes. Michelle DeBuhr seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously and the October minutes were approved. 4. PUBLIC COMMENT The purpose of Public Comment is to allow community members to present information or raise an issue regarding items not on the agenda or regarding agenda items that do not include a public hearing.A time limit of three minutes per individual shall apply. Public Comment will not exceed thirty minutes in total. If you are unable to attend the meeting and prefer to provide public comment in writing, please email the comment to the staff contact listed above at least 24 hours before the meeting. Edward Conrad submitted a public comment for the board to review. (see attached) Respect. Excellence. Trust. Service. 503-635-3758 505 G AVENUE PO Box 369 LAKE OSWEGO, OR 97034 WWW.LAKEOSWEGO.CITY Page 2 Board reviewed the public comment document. 5. CITY COUNCIL UPDATE Mayor Buck gave updates on the following; • Housing production strategy • Land use decision making • Economic segregation • SNAP benefits and increased participant usage at food pantry's • Donations to food pantry • Speed limit program by Palisades N.A. • Pathway project on McKewan Road • Approved Community Health & Resiliency Advisory Board (CHRAB) charge statement • Communicating available resources on city website 6. YOUTH MEMBER REPORT Anisha Oruganty& Charlotte Cory gave updates on the following; • LO Rival Football game between Lakers & Lake Oswego were asked to donate grocery gift cards • Key Club and Students Against Food Insecurity Club are fundraising to help those in need. • Green Team fundraising • Neighborhood groups creating hygiene and care packages • LOSD providing SNAP information • Canned Food drive being held for local Food Pantry 7. CHARGE STATEMENT REVIEW City Council Presentation -Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. Board Chair, Linda Rountree attended the city council meeting and presented the draft to be approved. City Council reviewed the draft and voted to approve. Next steps were discussed by board. Board members were asked to review the items and rank them in order of their own preference. Submit via email to co-chairs including information about goals and strategies. Bring more information to next months meeting. Respect. Excellence. Trust. Service. 503-635-3758 380 A AVENUE PO Box 369 LAKE OSWEGO, OR 97034 WWW.LAKEOSWEGO.CITY Page 3 Board discussed possible funding options based on their recommendations. 8. PrepLO PRESENTATION Kassie Clarke Chris Rushing from PrepLO gave the following information; • Advisory Team • Quarterly meetings since pandemic • Quarterly newsletter • Be-2Weeks training offered through PrepLO • Quarterly trainings w/LOFT and CPR/AED training in December • Upcoming 2026 schedule • Drip campaign • Goal to connect with Neighborhood Association's (N.A.'s) • Emergency Supply caches needed by N.A.'s • Plan and Point of Contact (POC) for each N.A. and what PrepLO can do to help them • LOFD Paramedic assigned to assisted living locations • PrepLO had a table at the city's E-Prep fair and presented at various N.A. meetings including apartment complexes and Mary's Woods. • Proposed an evacuation drill to get people across 1-5 exercise with LOFD • PrepLO will present on behalf of LO Reads in April 2026 • LO ARES (Amateur Radio Emergency Services 9. NEW BUSINESS 9a. LO Your Neighbor/Neighbor 4 Neighbor Board member, David Corey presented LO Neighbor project to CHRAB board. Includes "Neighbor 4 Neighbor" and the "4 From Your Door" segments that includes volunteer initiative. The board members and Mayor Buck discussed ways to spread the program throughout the city. Board members discussed December agenda in anticipation for the 2026 Boards & Commission Summit. The board asked if David Smith from LOFD can speak at the December meeting. Respect. Excellence. Trust. Service. 503-635-3758 380 A AVENUE PO Box 369 LAKE OSWEGO, OR 97034 WWW.LAKEOSWEGO.CITY Page 4 10. UPCOMING DATES CHRAB Board Meeting Thursday, December 11, 2025 from 5:30-7pm Boards & Commissions Summit,January 15, 2026 from 5:30-7:30pm at Public Works Building located at 17601 Pilkington Road, Lake Oswego, OR 11.ADJOURNMENT Steven Kaufman made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:02 p.m. David Corey seconded the motion. Meeting adjourned. ATTACHMENTS: Public comment submitted by Edward Conrad CHRAB Proposed Charge Statement LO Your Neighbor Information & Flyer Respectfully submitted, Pamela Montoya Administrative Assistant Lake Oswego Adult Community Center Respect. Excellence. Trust. Service. 503-635-3758 380 A AVENUE PO Box 369 LAKE OSWEGO, OR 97034 WWW.LAKEOSWEGO.CITY Subject: Community Health and Resiliency Advisory Board (CHRAB) and Individual Choices 12 November 2025 From: Edward Conrad Via email Pamela Montoya pmontoya@ci.oswego.or.us (IPlease forward to CHRAB members) Lake Oswego City Council councildistribution@ci.oswegp.or.us I was unable to attend the 4 November 2025 City Council meeting when the Council reviewed the revised charge statement for the CHRAB. Due to the addition of the phrase "respect individual choices" I expected some discussion by council members. I listened to the council meeting with surprise that there was no discussion. I don't have access to the 9 October 2025 CHRAB meeting minutes to see why this phrase was added to the city staff charge statement. As an observer of and participant in local public health for 45 years, these are my thoughts. The phrase individual choices has only acquired its political meaning in the past few years but the idea that individual choice can conflict with republican ideals ("res publica" public matter or common good) is an old and complex concept. I remind the board and the council of some local history. 1 . Seat Belts: a. John Tongue, M.D. was a local orthopedic surgeon who would be called at 2 A.M. to go to the hospital to repair the damage done to survivors of automobile crashes after the survivor had made the individual choice not to wear the seat belt. US manufacturers have been required to put seatbelts in all automobiles since 1968 but individual choice did not change practices. He saw first hand the carnage caused by 30 years of individual choice. Too few seat belts were used. b. He saw the undeniable logic of requiring drivers and riders to use seat belts. He was unable to convince politicians in the Oregon legislature or medical politicians to support his plans to mandate the use of seat belts. The term individual choice was not current in the 1990s but this was the root explanations he met from the politicians. c. Normal political paths were blocked. In an extraordinary feat of public service, he sponsored Ballot Measure 9 which the voters passed in 1990 resulting in the Oregon Seat Belt Law. This was the first-in-the nation electorate sponsored mandatory seat belt law, d. Dr. Tongue's voice in public service was unique. I hope that I can provide a brief summary of his thoughts on individual choice which he shared during our conversations. 2. Parental right to individual choice (religious) in the medical treatment of their children: a. Clackamas County is a national leader in prosecution of parents who made the individual choice of faith-healing over modern medicine in treatment of their children. Since 2008, there have been at least six such prosecutions, five of which involved the death of a child. b. The Oregon Legislature removed the individual choice of spiritual treatment as a defense for all homicide charges in 2011, reinforcing the state's priority of a child's right to necessary medical care over religious objections. 3. Covid 19: Although it is not clear that politics belong in the charge statement for a non-political board, it may be advantageous for the CHRAB to discuss plans for the next public health crisis so that Lake Oswego can avoid the confusion of the Covid 19 epidemic. a. Portland partnered with the Chamber of Commerce and the District Council of Trade Unions. Lake Oswego only partnered with the Chamber. b. Many local businesses complied with 2020 Governor's executive orders regarding public gatherings which were designed to slow the spread of the Covid 19 virus, Some LO businesses did not comply. The city refused to enforce compliance. c. Oregon is not dominated by a political party which has individual choices as a core tenet. Recent academic analysis comparing the excess deaths during the first 4 years of the Covid 19 epidemic found up to 4 times the level of excess deaths in individual choice states when compared with Oregon. d. Now both the liberal ACLU and the conservative Federalist Magazine support vaccine mandates. Individual Choice is an ambiguous term with which I am sure the city council and CHRAB will wrestle. Is it a pro-Freedom concept meaning that society is so structured to answer: Can I choose where to live? Has the government provided the infrastructure to allow me to use transportation which I can afford? Can I get enough to eat? Will I get care when I am ill? Contrasted with these pro-Freedom meanings are the anti-Freedom meanings of individual choice: Should I keep my business open without modification during a pandemic and risk exposure of workers and customers? Should I send my ill and unvaccinated child to public school risking exposure of other students to my child? Proposed Charge Statement for the Community Health & Resiliency Advisory Board A. Advise the City Council on strategies to strengthen the community's ability to prepare for, withstand, and recover from emergencies B. Provide recommendations to the City Council on ways to foster community health and well-being through policies, programs, and partnerships that respect individual choices while providing support for social connectedness and equitable access to community resources C. Advise the City Council on effective approaches to inform and engage residents about emergency management and community health resources D. Provide recommendations for city events, policies, and programs that strengthen community resiliency and health —such as preparedness fairs, wellness initiatives, and opportunities that build neighborhood connections. L . O . YOU R NIEIGH�aBOR 7,„ ....,%, .44.tv,, :d „ow...Li, Iiiikk\'41 Sa hello. Sta connected. Check in . LAKE OSWEGO TV ' OR rlurP: ! iCzN • - • rath • • a a !Say hello. Stay connected . Check in . \ (7_, 1 i ICDK'!) 0 \\// rT r rD Q----)Y \, \ 1 ,Kr-C i / '\ / \ ,(--D , / \ / \ z\ K J',, rl ,----, i -\ i \Ty" - , / , LI 6 //A i , ,-- --- - D2 , , • ,,__) Th, p.\ \ K , ,y __y ___N 7,Th (7_ __,...\\ , _Th , ( ___)_}, K,._____i) Kt} D \ i \ It seems there's a good consensus in our group that programs that enhance social connection among Lake Oswego residents are both within, and foundational to, our charge. So, to facilitate that objective, I'd like to propose and discuss two City-wide initiatives: "L.O. Your Neighbor" and "Neighbor 4 Neighbor" (or, alternatively, "4 From Your Door"). Here's a brief description of each. Also attached is draft artwork for possible use with lawn signs bumper stickers, business flyers, and City-wide communications. Its purpose would be to get people thinking about the possibilities of social connection with their fellow residents. L.O. Your Neighbor L.O. Your Neighbor is a citywide invitation to build a more connected Lake Oswego—one wave, conversation, or check-in at a time. It encourages residents to say hello, stay connected, and look out for those living nearby. [Note: This would be intended as an overarching initiative.] Neighbor 4 Neighbor / 4 From Your Door Neighbor 4 Neighbor (or, alternatively, 4 From Your Door) is a voluntary initiative under the L.O. Your Neighbor program that encourages residents to share contact information with a small group of nearby households. It offers a simple, structured way to build local networks of care and support. The goal is straightforward: learn the names and contact details of four neighboring households. A brief check-in—by phone, doorstep greeting, or group message—can have a lasting impact. In times of crisis, injury, or quiet loneliness, being known by a neighbor can make all the difference. [Note: This would be intended as a program within the broader "L.O. Your Neighbor" theme.]