Goal 5 Cultural Areas Rulemaking Webinar

Goal 5 Cultural Areas Rulemaking Webinar

Aug 29, 2024 | AOC News, Events

The Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD), the League of Oregon Cities (LOC), and the Association of Oregon Counties (AOC) are co-hosting a webinar on Sept. 18, 12-1 p.m., to provide a forum for city and county representatives to learn more about DLCD’s Goal 5 Cultural Areas rulemaking process. The Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC) initiated this rulemaking in November 2023. 

Register for the webinar here.  

DLCD staff also will hold office hours for informal discussion in September and October. Please sign up to receive additional information on the rulemaking and implementation processes by signing up for emails here. Staff anticipate the first hearing on the draft rules to be held during LCDC’s September meeting on Sept. 25. The period for formal written comment on the draft rules will be Sept. 1 to Oct. 16. DLCD staff are recommending an effective date of Jan. 1, 2026.

Background: while statewide land use planning Goal 5 includes reference to the inventory and associated strategies to protect cultural resources, the goal does not define or operationalize protections for these areas. In 1996, the LCDC adopted rules for inventorying and protecting other resources in OAR Chapter 660 Division 23. Developing similar guidelines for cultural areas was postponed at this time until statewide government-to-government relationships were better established.

Additional materials are online here.  

DLCD encourages comments submitted to dlcd.goal5CA@dlcd.oregon.gov. Questions are also welcome to Amanda.Punton@dlcd.oregon.gov.

 

 

AOC and LOC Convene Local Governments on Transportation Funding

AOC and LOC Convene Local Governments on Transportation Funding

Aug 28, 2023 | AOC News

The Association of Oregon Counties (AOC) and League of Oregon Cities (LOC) are kicking off a planned series of virtual forums bringing city and county officials and staff together to coordinate, collaborate, and cultivate a shared understanding of local government interests in the future of Oregon’s transportation funding system.

The first meeting, held August 23, provided a detailed overview of federal, state, and local funding mechanisms and how these revenue tools work together to fund the current system [View Recording]. Presentations from the Oregon Department of Transportation, AOC County Road Program, and LOC reviewed the current system, with an emphasis on structural deficits and declining fuel tax revenues. 

The AOC/LOC Transportation Funding Forum will continue to meet throughout the next year with an eye toward developing guiding principles and identifying priorities to inform AOC and LOC engagement in an expected transportation funding package during the 2025 legislative session. Forum conversations will also seek to increase transparent, partnership-oriented communication with state agencies, commissions, and the legislature related to transportation funding policy.

Future AOC/LOC Transportation Funding Forum meetings will feature regional case studies highlighting the diverse transportation priorities and needs of Oregon’s cities and counties, insight from national experts, and an exploration of mechanisms like congestion pricing and tolling, road usage or vehicle miles traveled fees, and local options.

Contributed by: Mallorie Roberts | Legislative Director