Foothills Community Advisory Committee

The City is beginning the process to update the 2012 Foothills District Framework Plan. This work comes at a time when the City is reimagining what Foothills District could be in light of the proposed Wastewater Treatment Facility Project. This effort will result in the adoption of a revised Foothills District Framework Plan, as well as associated amendments to the City code, Comprehensive Plan and Map, and Zoning Map to implement the recommendations of the revised Plan.

This work will be support by our City team, consultants, and a newly formed ad hoc Foothills Community Advisory Committee. The Foothills Community Advisory Committee will provide high-level policy guidance to the Planning Commission and City Council as the City develops recommendations for an updated Foothills District Plan. This guidance will shape the development of a public involvement strategy, vision statement, concept- and schematic-level Plan alternatives, draft and final Plan recommendations, and post-Plan amendments for consideration by City Council.

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Meeting Information

The Foothills Community Advisory Committee is expected to meet for approximately 10 in-person meetings, scheduled roughly quarterly, from September 2025 to June 2027 to review and provide feedback on work products.

Eligibility & Membership

Foothills Community Advisory Committee is an ad hoc (temporary) group, selected by the Mayor and appointed by the City Council. Members will serve terms from June 17, 2025 through August 1, 2027, unless the work of the Task Force is concluded earlier or the term is extended by resolution of the City Council.

The Advisory Committee’s membership shall consist of not more than 15 community members, and shall include at least one representative from each of the following groups:

• City Council (non-voting)
• Planning Commission (non-voting);
• The Neighborhood Chairs Committee;
• Foothills neighborhood residents;
• Lake Oswego business owners and/or Lake Oswego Chamber of Commerce members;
• Community members with expertise in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, such as members of the City's DEI Advisory Board, affinity groups, or other identity-based community groups;
• Community members under the age of 18;
• Urban design professionals, such as land use planners, architects, landscape architects, or developers with a connection to Lake Oswego;
• Community members with knowledge and experience with infrastructure planning, including transportation planners, civil engineers, environmental planners, or similar fields;
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• Community members with knowledge and experience with sustainability, including members of the City's Sustainability Advisory Board or the Lake Oswego Sustainability Network.