Agenda Packet - 2022-03-14Stephanie Glazer, Co-Chair Kathleen Wiens, Co-Chair Buzz Chandler Jay Hamachek Susan Mead Mark Puhlman
Matt Schaeffer Anna Wallin, Youth Olivia Reinhart, Youth Daniel Nguyen, Council Liaison
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AGENDA
SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY BOARD
March 14, 2022
6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Zoom Conference: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89939502412
Contact: Amanda Watson, Sustainability Program Manager, awatson@ci.oswego.or.us, 503-635-0291
Also published on the internet at: www.ci.oswego.or.us/boc_sab
The meeting location is accessible to persons with disabilities. To request accommodations please contact the
City Manager’s Office 48 hours before the meeting.
Members of the public are permitted to speak for up to 3 minutes during Public Comment only. Host will
mute non-Board members during remainder of meeting.
I. AGENDA
6:30 Call to Order and Roll Call
Announcements from Board and Staff
Approve Minutes
Public Comment (comment on agenda items may be deferred to discussion of that item)
Review Agenda
6:45 Regular Business (I-Information, C-Conversation/Discussion, D-Decision, R-Recommend to Council)
II. ADJOURNMENT
ATTACHMENTS
Please note that all materials are sent electronically. Please review before meeting.
• February 21, 2022 Meeting Minutes
NEXT MEETING: APRIL 18, 2022. Zoom Conference, 6:30 to 8:30pm
A. City Council Update Councilor Nguyen 10 min I
B. Transitioning to Electric Landscaping
Equipment
Brian Stewart, Co-Founder,
Electrify Now
15 min I
C. Update on City of LO All-Electric
Landscaping
Pam Peterson, City Beautification
Specialist
15 min I
D. SAB Discussion on GPLE Transition Plan All 30 min C
E. City Council 2022 Goals All 15 min I, C
F.
Planning for Climate Adaptation and
Resilience Work
All
15 min C
SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY BOARD
Vision of a Sustainable Lake Oswego
A sustainable Lake Oswego is a community that meets the vital human needs of the present without
compromising our ability to meet future needs. This requires consideration of both long-term and short-
term effects on ecological, economic, and community systems. Operating sustainably means that we are
leaving a legacy for the community of Lake Oswego and the planet.
A sustainable Lake Oswego is a place recognized nationally as a model of livability—a unified city with a
vital downtown, a strong sense of neighborhoods, and a harmonious relationship with the natural
environment. The lives of everyone who lives, works, and conducts business in Lake Oswego are
enriched by a wide range of choices in transportation, housing, recreation, and culture. Our
infrastructure is sound, our finances stable, and our citizens and employees healthy and engaged.
SAB Mission & Duties
The mission of the Sustainability Advisory Board is to promote the economic, ecological, and quality-of-
life sustainability of our community.
The Sustainability Advisory Board shall:
a. Advise and assist the City Council in efforts to make City operations more sustainable. The
Sustainability Advisory Board is guided by the Sustainable City Principles embodied in the City’s
Sustainability Plan.
b. Assist in the development of plans and policies to enhance the sustainability of the City as a
whole.
c. Educate and engage the public in efforts to make the community of Lake Oswego, including
residents, businesses, and institutions, more sustainable.
SAB Meeting Ground Rules
We have agreed to abide by these ground rules to increase our meeting effectiveness.
1. Participate – everyone share “airtime”
2. Speak for yourself – use “I” language
3. Seek clarity:
– ask clarifying questions
– paraphrase what you hear others say
– check out your hunches
4. Be respectful:
– be on time
– come prepared
– turn off phones, pagers, and other devices
– avoid interrupting others
– don’t use inflammatory labels & judgments
5. Have fun
CITY OF LAKE OSWEGO
Sustainability Advisory Board Minutes
February 21, 2022
Call to Order / Roll Call
Stephanie Glazer called the February 21, 2022 meeting of the Sustainability Advisory Board (SAB) to
order at 6:33 p.m. over Zoom.
Members Present: Stephanie Glazer, Jay Hamachek, Susan Mead, Mark Puhlman,
Matt Schaeffer, Kathleen Wiens, Kara Orvieto, Kim Roeland,
Anna Wallin
Members Excused/Absent: Buzz Chandler, Olivia Reinhart, Councilor Nguyen
Staff: Amanda Watson, Anthony Hooper
Public: Duke Castle, Linda Ganzini, Ginger, Carole Ockert, Cheryl
Uchida, Lee Ward, Larry Zurcher
Approval of Minutes
January meeting minutes were approved.
Public Comment
None
Regular Business
A. City Council Update
None – Councilor Nguyen was absent.
B. HB 2001 Demolition Code Work Group
Carole Ockert was a neighborhood representative on the Middle Housing Advisory Committee and is
currently part of a work group convened by the Planning Department that is looking at updates to
the demolition code in parallel to HB 2001 implementation. Carole explained the difference
between the current definitions of demolition and remodel in Lake Oswego code. Demolitions
require a $15,000 fee to the city, public notice, and hazardous materials management process that
are not required for remodels. The work group is looking at strengthening the definition of
demolition to include instances currently defined as remodels that are obviously new builds.
Deconstruction was identified as a sustainable building practice in SAB’s 2022 goals and came up in
Council goal setting discussion. The City of Portland has a deconstruction requirement for homes
built in 1940 and earlier.
The Planning Commission will be considering amendments to the definition of demolition at their
February 28 meeting; there will be a City Council work session on March 15, and public hearings in
April and May. Currently, deconstruction is not part of that conversation. Carole Ockert asked if SAB
is interested in advocating for deconstruction in this process.
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C. LOSN Electrify LO Campaign
Linda Ganzini, Lake Oswego Sustainability Network Board member, introduced LOSN’s “Electrify LO”
project that the group will be launching in April.
As Oregon transitions to clean electricity (100% clean by 2040), electrification is key to meeting our
climate goals. We will also need to increase efficiency and reduce demand to make the transition
possible. Co-benefits to electrification includes reduced lifecycle costs, reduced air pollution.
Stephanie noted increased resilience is also a significant benefit for households with solar and
battery storage.
Electrify LO is a campaign to support LO residents to electrify their homes and vehicles through
sharing information, motivation, and removing barriers. They will be sharing information on costs
and incentives for switching to electric equipment like heat pumps. Audience is adults in Lake
Oswego who are alarmed by the climate crisis and can be activated. Kickoff starts in March. LOSN
Forum Zoom event on April 7 will be a presentation from Brian Stewart from Electrify Now.
D. Wastewater Treatment Plant Project
Deputy City Manager Anthony Hooper gave a presentation on the City’s Wastewater Treatment
Plant Project, which would build a new modern facility to replace the aging Tryon Creek Plant. Lee
Ward, Senior Project Manager from EPCOR, also helped address questions. Anthony began by
sharing an informational video giving an overview of the project before diving in to sustainability
aspects.
The new facility would be an innovative enclosed design, allowing for better odor control, as well as
solar panels on the building roof and a smaller physical, environmental, and carbon footprint. The
project team is engaged with the Energy Trust of Oregon on a solar feasibility study and to identify
energy efficiency opportunities. AquaNereda technology used in the plant produces high quality
effluent (including filtering out over 99% of microplastics) and is 50-60% more energy efficient.
Landscaping will involve low-impact native plants. Resiliency measures include a redundant feed and
backup generator.
Separately, EPCOR is working on a plan to remediate the site of the existing plant. The project team
will be doing environmental studies on current sites and the sites that will need to be acquired for
the new plant. EPCOR has done checks of the outfall into the river and found it satisfactory, and will
continue to monitor.
The City has received an EPA WIFIA award for the project, which will finance half the project with
significantly lower interest.
Biosolids from the new plant would continue to be transported for processing at City of Portland’s
Columbia Boulevard Wastewater Treatment Plant to be turned into a fertilizer product and
renewable natural gas. This would lead to 100% waste methane gas recovery for the new plant.
The project team is also scoping a potential biosolids facility on site on 2 – 3 acres, which would be a
future Council decision point.
SAB members asked questions about the AquaNereda technology, plans to reuse water on site and
for irrigation at LO parks (purple pipe systems), fuel options for the backup generator, hydropower
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potential from the plant inflow/outflow, and how the plant will handle things like baby wipes and
medication in wastewater.
E. Announcements from Board and Staff
Stephanie reminded members that she and Kathleen are terming out as co-chairs, and are looking
for other members who are interested in stepping up. Co-chairs election can happen in April or May
to allow for some overlap between new and current chairs. Also reminded members to look at SAB’s
2022 action plan, consider which of the sub-tasks related to adaptation and resilience you would like
to contribute to, so we can make sure things aren’t falling through the cracks.
Kathleen shared that the upcoming LOSN newsletter will cover Council goal setting and SAB’s 2022
goals.
Reflecting on Carole Ockert’s presentation, Board members discussed sustainability benefits and
potential challenges (re: cost of housing, administrative burden for the City) to a deconstruction
requirement or incentives to encourage deconstruction rather than demolition. Anthony noted that
the topic came up during City Council goal setting and the Council was interested in having SAB
weigh in on improvements to incentives for deconstruction. The Board passed a motion to develop
and submit a memo to the Planning Commission for their February 28 meeting, recommending that
the Commission consider deconstruction as part of the work they are doing to update the
definitions of demolition and remodel.
Amanda shared that the City has launched the EcoHome LO residential sustainability certification
program; an announcement will be in the March edition of HelloLO.
Wrap Up & Adjournment
SAB members decided to hold the next meeting on Monday, March 14, because March 21 falls during
LOSD spring break. Stephanie Glazer adjourned the meeting at 8:51 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Amanda Watson
Sustainability Program Manager