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,' ~ ', f~UG 19 .'04 09:P4AH LEAGUE OF OR CITIES
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<br />",. , '~" mpre'pennissj.ye regulations will be used, at some time during the ownei'ship for the purposes 6f
<br /> ,, ,.' . ea~bli~rtg fair market value. This will lead to potentially greater the costs to the city.
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<br />: .,, W.h.y.in~,'orm City Council?
<br /> ·' ~: Iuifi~,'¥e¥36 ha~ xeceived more signatures than required for certification. The next step in the
<br />'~ ~,ro, qes~,i,s fei the State of Oregon Financial Impact Committee, convened by the Secretary of State
<br />,. "to, m~,gJ~e,'a determination of the "estimate of financial impact". Based on very significant fiscal
<br />' ~, iinpa¢'ts', . 'esthmtted, , by the State for Ballot Measure 7 in 2000, it is prudent for the city ,to begin
<br />,, ii".ex~n,g how fiscal and pro~mara aspects could be affected by Initiative 36.
<br />: .. 4: B~16w,.i~;., , hn overview, of Initiative 36 and our initial thoughts on the typ. e of administrative costs
<br />",,' expected'to result;and the potential impact of compensation elaims~
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<br /> ,,. ,':,' ,. What ate potential costs to,Portland based on Ballot Measure 7 experience?
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<br />:. , ', ~ 20,00',',the Oregon Secretary of State estimated that Measure 7 would have resulted in'direct costs
<br />:, , ,?,~,~ 'of. $5~4,b, illi, ort,per year - $1.6 billion per year for state agencies and $3.8 billion per year to local
<br />,,' ?~. goye~,ents. 'The City of Portland represents approximately 15% of Oregon's population.
<br />· ,' : '~.' ~umii~ B allot Measure 7 financial estimates from 2000 provide a good model for estimating
<br /> ', '" :i']h-dtiafi-¢6,. ,. ~ 36 impacts, this would i'esult in costs to Portland of $570 million in the first year, Mille
<br /> " ,, expdcti,ng that projecti6ns for subsequent years would be lower.
<br /> · ':" )i~, 0Mug t~ its general economic acti,vity, redevelopment and expanding commercial and industrial
<br />' ' :"~ ', "i"' ';', dse~}'poffiand's proportionate or per capita assessed value is much higher than other parts of the
<br /> ", ~', sta, te.:port/and has relatively hi.et densities than other Oregon communities and higher volumes
<br /> ',, 6)* Jand,use rev/ews. The Bureau of Development Services processed over 850 land use reviews in
<br /> '"'; ~; '2tX~,'3-04'and over 6,500 commercial and residential plan checks. This volume could foretell higher
<br /> hu~il~rs of claimants. Portland coutai~ 92,000 acres of land uses where ifitense development
<br />' ' oppqr~unifies and protecti6ns for environmentally sensitive lands must co-exist in close prorim/ty_
<br /> , TI~.e'alty,:conta, ins 273 miles of streams and rivers and hundreds of acres of wetlands and upland
<br /> :' ', lmbit~t~ ih close proximity to developmen't.
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<br /> · , general, ,costs to the c~ty and its citizens may be measured in at least five ways:
<br /> ' :I. S~tar, ,t-lip costs to 12r, epare an ordinance, new code provisions and,forms for ~ling a claim for
<br />: .... .c'.ompensation.
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<br /> ,',,,:' :, ,2., A'd,/~inistrative costs to respond to ~re-claim property owner inqtfiries, This would require
<br />· , ~' "~. ~a~chi,v, al' land use and property ownership research to determine what reg~alations, permissible
<br /> ," ,, ~ _.'ilses'"artd development standards existed at any given point or points in time, on any given
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<br /> ,, ,, , ? .3.,,;Admi, 'nistr, ative costs to process claims. The burden of proof to process and validate claims
<br /> .... .,: ,w~uld fall to the city. A staff report and recommendation to the City Council m" other city
<br />" ,,', :.' ', :',h6ar[hgs body would need to contain extensive research, conduct code analysis, bid and contract
<br /> , ,, for,property appraJ,sals, ancestral title and ownership searches would be required. Printing and
<br />, ' "'" ," 'nftice costs, for hearings and decision,s would need to be covered. Professional, administrative
<br /> ' ,arid deric~il staff support would be required before and during a headr~g body to formally hear
<br />,',, ,., ,, ,' ,',and, a,'djud~cate; claims,,or consider, wa/ring regulations. The cost of maintaining new data
<br />:' ', ,, .... e~itries in an archival tracking and mapping system would likely result in a substantial increase
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