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Approved Minutes - 2022-10-17 CITY OF LAKE OSWEGO Sustainability Advisory Board Minutes October 17, 2022 Call to Order / Roll Call Jay Hamachek called the October 17, 2022 meeting of the Sustainability Advisory Board (SAB) to order at 6:48 PM. Members Present: Buzz Chandler, Jay Hamachek, Susan Mead, Kara Orvieto, Robin Palao, Roya Wahab, Whitney Street (Alt.), Matthew Peterson (Alt.) Members Excused/Absent: Matt Schaeffer, Mark Puhlman, Jules Unitan Staff: Amanda Watson, Mayor Joe Buck Public: None Approval of Minutes Kara moved to approve the September 19 meeting minutes. Seconded by Buzz and passed unanimously. Public Comment None Regular Business A. City Council Update Mayor Buck provided the Council update. The City has a proposal out to increase the Street Maintenance Fee to fund pathway infrastructure projects prioritizing pedestrian safety. City Council received an update on the municipal golf course project and will be receiving an update on the Wastewater Treatment Plant project (now at 60% design). Task forces are working on several topics related to pickleball: creating standards around signage for pickleball courts, what to do with the courts at George Rogers Park, and what is the long-term plan, including options for other sites. Mayor Buck discussed the relationship between natural resource conservation in the City (Parks is working on a Natural Areas Habitat Management Plan), affordable housing, and transportation. Middle housing code amendments adopted by the City will help achieve a variety of objectives: middle housing reduces per capita carbon footprint compared with single family homes, and provides greater housing choice including lower-cost options for more equitable housing. Will need to encourage middle housing in the right locations, and help community members see the positives. Hopes that the Housing Production Strategy Task Force will work with SAB and other City advisory boards on how LO can be a model for sustainable middle housing. Jay noted that community members have concerns about middle housing resulting in more tree removal. Mayor Buck noted that middle housing doesn’t take up any more space than a single-family home. When we talk about trees and the urban forest, we need to also talk about the larger picture. Mayor Buck talked to Jeff Allen at Forth about opportunities for micro-mobility projects in LO, like e-bike libraries. EV sharing programs can be a solution for charging challenges at multifamily buildings. Robin City of Lake Oswego Sustainability Advisory Board Minutes October 17, 2022 Page 2 of 6 noted that the Inflation Reduction Act tax credits and rebates are available for households to buy EVs, with greater incentives for low-income households; this should be advertised. Kara noted that cost of retroactively installing chargers and the make-ready infrastructure is often prohibitively high. Amanda shared an update on PGE’s Municipal Charging Collaboration proposal currently being reviewed by the PUC; LO may have an opportunity to participate and pilot utility pole-mounted EV chargers to provide charging for renters and MUD residents, can share potential locations with PGE. Amanda had received a recommendation to look at Mountain Park, where there are not any publicly available chargers currently. Jay suggested also looking at First Addition (1st 2nd 3rd Streets) and the areas of Lake Forest, Lake Grove, and Waluga around Waluga Park where there are older apartment buildings. TriMet is cutting two low-ridership routes that serve Lake Oswego, and increasing service along Kruse Way to downtown. The Chamber of Commerce is working with TriMet on a pilot project for a circulator. B. 2023 Goal Setting Jay suggested that the Board think about coming up with a series of short-term goals (achievable in a year) and stretch goals that may take more than one year. Buzz noted that a long-term goal, 10+ years, is to make the community more resilient. Jay reviewed SAB’s mission—to advise City Council (would like to see SAB’s engagement with City Council involve more dialogue), promote plans and policies (might want to think about updates needed to SCAP and City’s GHG inventory), and engage the public—and 2022 goals. The Board went through an exercise in which each member wrote their top 3 goals on sticky notes, and then read each of the notes and categorized them by topic (see pages 3-6 for transcribed sticky notes). Members discussed outreach, and the importance of making sustainable choices/options easy for people to understand; whether and how SAB wanted to get involved on discussions around trees and natural resources, given other groups’ work on this (including Parks and Natural Resources Advisory Board), noting that SAB could help contribute to a more holistic discussion; and engaging City Council in the new year. Mayor Buck suggested arranging meetings for SAB to update a subset of Council, e.g. new Councilors. Amanda reminded SAB about City Council’s 2022 goals related to sustainability and climate: increasing the availability and use of green energy in Lake Oswego, and improving resiliency and adaptation strategies in the SCAP. She would like to engage SAB on those topics, in addition to a couple of other topics that will be taken up by Council over the next year: enhanced recycling services and Climate Friendly Equitable Communities Rules (as they relate to parking and EV charging). She also highlighted an opportunity to partner with LOSD’s Teacher on Special Assignment for Sustainability to support student sustainability efforts. C. Announcements from Board and Staff The October 1 Electrification Fair went well, had 7 EV dealers, multiple vendors focused on electric homes, and ~300 participants including vendors and guests. Was covered by local news and NHK News (Japanese national broadcaster) as part of Drive Electric Week. Amanda reminded the Board that they had been invited to table at the Oswego Lake Watershed Council’s Tree Summit on Saturday, October 22. Wrap Up & Adjournment Jay Hamachek adjourned the meeting at 8:30 pm. City of Lake Oswego Sustainability Advisory Board Minutes October 17, 2022 Page 3 of 6 Respectfully submitted, Amanda Watson Sustainability Program Manager City of Lake Oswego Sustainability Advisory Board Minutes October 17, 2022 Page 4 of 6 City of Lake Oswego Sustainability Advisory Board Minutes October 17, 2022 Page 5 of 6 City of Lake Oswego Sustainability Advisory Board Minutes October 17, 2022 Page 6 of 6