Res. 2252 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF WOODBURN, OREGON, AUTHORIZING THE CITY COUNCIL BILL NO. 3282
RESOLUTION NO. 2252
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF WOODBURN, OREGON, AUTHORIZING THE CITY
ADMINISTRATOR, MAYOR, AND THE CITY COUNCIL LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE TO
INITIATE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO ADDRESS THE CITY'S DIRE LACK OF SUPPLY OF LAND
AVAILABLE FOR HOUSING, PARTICULARLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND TO
DETERMINE THE MOST ACCURATE POPULATION ESTIMATES FOR THE CITY
WHEREAS, on the Governors first full day in office, Tina Kotek
signed Executive Order 23-04, which set a housing production goal of 36,000
homes per year for the State over the next twenty years; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Administrative Services produced the 2024
Housing Needs Analysis Report for Oregon, which found that 29,500 new homes
are required in the state each year for the next twenty years to meet expected
demand; and
WHEREAS, the 2024 Department of Administrative Services Oregon Housing
Needs Analysis Methodology Report determined that the City would need to
construct 3,295 homes over the next twenty years (by the year 2045) to meet
expected demand; and
WHEREAS, the supply of available buildable residential land in Woodburn is
expected to deplete within 24 months, bringing local housing production to a
halt; and
WHEREAS, the primary driver in determining a city's future housing needs is
based on the official population estimates provided by Portland State University's
Portland Research Center ("PRC"), in conjunction with the U.S. Census Bureau;
and
WHEREAS, due to Woodburn's diverse demographics, which include the
largest percentage of foreign language speakers of any city in the state with a
population over 5,000, as well as the large portion of temporary farmworkers
residing in the city; it is the Council's assertion that the surveying methods utilized
by the PRC and the Census Bureau significantly undercount the City's population
and that the actual population is closer to 38,000; and
WHEREAS, the official 2024 population estimate for the city from PRC is
29,455; and
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WHEREAS, since 2022, the City has been the fastest growing of all cities in
the State with populations over 5,000; and
WHEREAS, the City was last able to complete a Housing Needs Analysis
("HNA") in 2019; and
WHEREAS, the City has proactively implemented actions, identified in our
acknowledged HNA, to address the shortage of housing opportunities and now
finds itself with an extremely limited supply of residential land available to serve
the needs of the residents; and
WHEREAS, as of May of this year, the City had already permitted over 2,400
dwelling units since the adoption of the HNA; and
WHEREAS, the principal means of adding to the supply of housing in the city
would be an Urban Growth Boundary Adjustment ("UGB"); and
WHEREAS, the existing UGB adjustment processes allowable under Oregon
Statutes; including land exchanges, are unpredictable, cost prohibitive, and take
multiple years under the best of circumstances; and
WHEREAS, the City has been informed by Department of Land Conservation
and Development (DLCD) that if is not eligible under the existing statutory process
available for cities to start the process of formally assessing our housing supply,
known as a "Housing Capacity Analysis", originally scheduled for update in 2027,
until 2028 as DLCD works on new rulemaking:
WHEREAS, DLCD's new schedule essentially prohibits the City from
establishing our future housing production targets and strategies; equity
indicators; and/or assessment and residential land needs, including potential
UGB expansion until 2030; and
WHEREAS, the existing State processes and timeframe are wholly
inadequate to address the immediate needs of the City to increase its housing
supply; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of Woodburn supports taking immediate action
to address the City's severe lack of residential land, including, but not limited to,
a UGB adjustment, NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY OF WOODBURN RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. All of the above recitals are true and correct and incorporated
herein by reference.
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Section 2. The City Council hereby authorizes the City Administrator, Mayor,
and City Council Legislative Committee to:
• Pursue and work with willing property owners and developers to identify
land that could be efficiently and quickly developed to provide needed
housing for city residents at all income levels;
• Speak with state legislators, the Governor, the Governor's staff, or other
state government officials in support of a plan for an expedited Urban
Growth Boundary adjustment process through the Oregon legislative
process for a site that meets the housing needs of the city;
• Direct Staff, in conjunction with any outside consultant if necessary, to
review and assess the data collection processes and methodology used by
the PRC and U.S. Census Bureau to determine their accuracy and to take
any actions or appeals necessary to establish the most accurate
population count for the city;
• Provide testimony, either written or verbal, to the Oregon Legislature in
support of this process; and
Section 3. This Resolution will take effect upon adoption.
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Approved as to form: V, -107,3
City Attoo Date
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Approved-
Frank Lonergdh, Mayor
Passed by the Council
Submitted to the Mayor
Approved by the Mayor
Filed in the Office of the Recorder -:Z.I-)-,
ATTEST:
Heather Pierson, City Recorder
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