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Natural Resources Projects —
Policy Analysis

Tualatin Basin Goal 5 ESEE and Existing Environmental Health Report

APG is working with eleven jurisdictions in the Tualatin Basin to create an innovative environmental analysis. This group of local governments pooled their resources to create a coordinated Goal 5 analysis and program within the context of a regional Goal 5 process led by Metro. APG developed an innovative approach to analyze the consequences of allowing, limiting or prohibiting development within natural resource areas in the Economic, Social, Environmental and Energy (ESEE) analysis. APG staff applied their methodology to the whole study area, documented their analysis (the urban portion of the Tualatin Basin) and created a template for local governments to apply to the 80 local sites (watersheds) within the study area. AEA staff created presentation materials to explain the complex subject to technical staff and elected officials.

In addition to the ESEE, APG and subconsultant, Fishman Environmental Services, created a unique approach to integrate disparate data sources and inventories to document the “existing environmental health” of the study area. The Existing Environmental Health Report summarizes and presents extensive environmental information for 11 study areas (sub-basins). The information creates a baseline from which improvements can be measured to determine the success of implementation programs. This innovative approach goes well beyond the existing state requirements for natural resource inventory and evaluation. [back]

City of Hillsboro Goal 5 ESEE Analysis

The city of Hillsboro selected a team led by Angelo Planning Group to conduct an “ESEE Analysis”. The Economic, Social, Environmental and Energy (ESEE) analysis is the crucial step in weighing the relative importance of these four factors against each other to derive a recommendation to allow, limit, or prohibit activities in the city’s significant natural resource sites. The ESEE is the second step in the city’s “Goal 5” program, which includes an inventory of significant wet lands, riparian corridors and wildlife habitat areas. APG’s team includes Fishman Environmental Services and Johnson Gardner & Associates. The team used a “hands on” approach to the project to coordinate the various disciplines of the team and to actively involve city staff and Planning Commissioners. [back]

West Hayden Island ESEE

APG principal, Frank Angelo and former principal, Chris Eaton, worked with the Port of Portland to develop a land use plan, a Plan District, and Natural Resource Element, for West Hayden Island in preparation for the future annexation of an 827-acre undeveloped site into the city of Portland. The land use plan was developed to establish the requirements for future marine-related development on the Island. The Plan District (a special zoning district in Portland’s Zoning Code) balanced protection and restoration of natural resources while allowing future marine terminal development [back]

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