Portland State University, Vanport Room 338, Smith Memorial Student Union on May 25th, 2005 at 6:00pm

The Community Development Student Group worked hard for several months behind the scenes to bring the Measure 37 Forum to Portland State. This forum was a space where the people who hold divergent opinions on this issue came together in an environment that supported dialogue. In addition, the evening was informative for the public, faculty, and students.

The future of the Urban Growth Boundary, land use planning, property rights, and zoning is at stake. The issues surrounding Measure 37 are very important to the long-term health of our community, and a solid understanding of them is imperative if we are to navigate the oft-conflicting desires of Oregonian’s vision for the future. One of the reasons for this forum is that many of those responsible for land use decisions are still unsure as to the implications and potential impacts of the measure. The initial attempts to implement the measure are only now being explored. This means that now is a critical time in the development of the measure, our response to the measure, and for discourse about its effects. This forum is an opportunity for meaningful community dialogue around the issue of sustainable and equitable land use planning. Don’t miss it!

Laura Oppenheimer, (Oregonian), introduced the event. The speaker panel included Lane Shetterly (Oregon Land Conservation Development Commission), Sonny Conder (Metro), Ross Day (Oregonians in Action), Pramod Parajuli, (Portland State University Sustainability Professor), Robert Clay (Oregon Chapter of the American Planning Association), and a representative from 1000 friends of Oregon. Ethan Seltzer, the director of the School of Urban Studies and Planning at Portland State University, moderated the event.

“MEASURE 37: THE DYNAMIC FUTURE OF OREGON’S LAND USE PLANNING AND PROPERTY RIGHTS.” Portland, Oregon (May 25, 2005)— The Portland State University Community Development Student Group will host a forum on the topic of Measure 37and land use planning in Oregon. This forum is an opportunity for meaningful community dialogue and awareness around the issue of sustainable and equitable land use planning. The event’s content will be shaped by questions submitted by community members through the Community Development Student Group website (http://cdsg.groups.pdx.edu) and collected at the door before the forum begins.

Oregonian reporter Laura Oppenheimer is the introductory speaker. The panel includes Lane Shetterly, from the Department of Land Conservation and Development; Sonny Conder, Principal Regional Planner, Metro; Pramod Parajuli, Associate Professor and Executive Director of Leadership in Ecology, Culture, and Learning at PSU; Robert Clay, President of the Oregon Chapter of the American Planning Association; Michael Collmeyer, attorney for 1000 Friends of Oregon; and Ross Day, Director of Legal Affairs for Oregonians in Action. Ethan Seltzer, the Director of the School of Urban Studies and Planning at Portland State University is forum moderator.

“Measure 37: The Dynamic Future of Oregon’s Land use Planning and Property Rights” will take place at Portland State University in the Vanport Room, 338, Smith Memorial Student Union on May 25th at 6:00pm.

... is currently president of the Oregon Chapter of the American Planning Association (OAPA). Bob was elected Vice President/President Elect in 2002 and has served as President since 2004. OAPA promotes art and science of planning in Oregon and provides its members with services and professional workshop opportunities. The Oregon APA has over 900 members. Members are primarily public and private planners, but also planning commissioners, university faculty and students.

Bob Clay also has over 30 years experience in the planning field. He has held planning and housing policy positions at the city, regional, state and federal levels. Bob has worked for 20 years with the City of Portland and for 10 years was a Chief Planner in charge of the Long Range Planning Section in the Bureau of Planning. Bob is currently a Supervising Planner with various long range planning and policy assignments in the area of growth management. Bob holds a Bachelors degree in Sociology from UC Berkeley, a Masters in Urban Planning from the University of Oregon, and a Masters in Public Administration from the University of Southern California at their Washington D.C. Campus.

... began working for 1000 Friends in October 1996 as a dedicated volunteer and later a contract employee. He joined the staff in August 1998. In addition to running the Cooperating Attorneys Program, Mike is the resident expert on local procedures and appeals and will handle transportation and natural resources litigation. He has a BS from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and a MS in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana. His 27 year military career culminated with the rank of Colonel and Deputy Commander of the Army Corps of Engineers for the North Pacific region. He received his JD degree from Northwestern School of Law in 1996.

... Principal Regional Planner at the Metro Data Resource Center, is responsible for developing and operating MetroScope, a land use model that predicts real estate development, real estate prices and land consumption over the next 30 years. Over his 30 plus year career Mr. Conder has worked in a number of fields directly relevant to the determination of land value. Among these fields has been travel demand and land use modeling, and local government finance and budgeting as a Senior Budget Analyst for Multnomah County and as City Economist for the City of Portland. For the past 12 years Mr. Conder has worked at Metro where he has conducted and published a number of studies and papers on various aspects of urban development including housing prices, redevelopment rates and urban modeling.

... joined Oregonians in Action in January of 2003, as the Director of Legal Affairs for OIA. He brought with him a wealth of experience both as a litigator and as an advocate for property rights in the court of public opinion. Ross is a graduate of Willamette University’s College of Law, where he earned academic honors, including Dean’s List and Moot Court Board. While working towards his degree, Ross served as legislative assistant to State Representative Roger Beyer; previously he served as the legislative director for the Majority Office in the Oregon House of Representatives during the 1997 legislative session. During the 104th Congress, Ross served as legislative assistant to U.S. Congressman Jim Bunn.

Ross has a Master of Arts degree in Political Management from The George Washington University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science from Oregon State University and is currently an adjunct professor of political science at Chemeketa Community College in Salem. Ross entered private practice immediately after graduating from law school as an associate with O’Donnell & Clark in Portland, Oregon. His practice emphasized land use law, takings litigation, election law, and civil rights litigation, in addition to representing his clients before the Oregon Legislature and numerous administrative agencies. Ross has authored articles ranging from the Oregon Courts’ attacks on the initiative system to the inequalities of Oregon’s land use system. Ross was appointed in 2001 to the Oregon Capital Planning Commission by Governor John Kitzhaber. He is also a member of the City of Keizer’s Planning and Development Commission.

... specializes in land-use issues as a reporter for The Oregonian. She has spent the past six months following Measure 37, including implementation in cities and counties across Oregon, public attitudes toward land-use planning, and the legal and political fallout from the measure. She also writes about issues such as urban growth boundary expansions and development trends. Laura has been with The Oregonian for four years, working before that as a government reporter for The Lexington Herald-Leader in Kentucky. She graduated from the journalism school at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. When Laura’s not working on a story, she can be found training for a marathon, taking pictures, pursuing creative writing projects and consuming too much coffee.

... is an internationally renowned interdisciplinary scholar, sustainability educator, and anthropologist. A graduate of Stanford University, he has taught at different universities including Stanford, the University of Iowa, Syracuse University, Lewis and Clark College, and with the International Honors Program (Boston University). After joining the Graduate School of Education, PSU, in 2002, he co-founded and also serves as the Executive Director of the Leadership in Ecology, Culture, and Learning program. Pramod is committed to developing PIIECL as a world-class, cutting-edge, and interdisciplinary program in sustainability education (PIIECL,www.piiecl.pdx.edu). In order to promote sustainability education in Public Schools, he directs the Food-based Ecological Education Design Project (www.web.pdx.edu/~feed) and is active in the Oregon Governor’s Sustainable Schools Initiative.

... serves as the Director of the School of Urban Studies and Planning. As well, Dr. Seltzer teaches interdisciplinary courses dealing with themes of planning and place. His research interests include the Oregon statewide planning program, regional planning, and regional and community development. He is recognized for his contributions to local and regional planning in the Portland area, and has been invited to speak in cities throughout North America. He currently serves as the Vice-President of the City of Portland Planning Commission.

He received his B.A. in 1976 (biology) from Swarthmore College; his M.R.P. in 1979 from the University of Pennsylvania; and his Ph.D. in 1983 (city and regional planning) from the University of Pennsylvania.

... is the director of the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development, having been appointed to that position in February 2004.

Prior to his current appointment, Mr. Shetterly served seven years in the Oregon Legislature. He served as Speaker pro tem of the House from 2001 until he resigned to become director. During his time in the legislature Mr. Shetterly also chaired the House Revenue and Judiciary committees. He is still chair of the Oregon Law Commission, a position he has held since 1998.

Mr. Shetterly is a frequent speaker to local and national audiences on public affairs, including the National Conference of State Legislatures, the American Association of Administrative Law Judges, and the Oregon Health Forum He has been a guest on National Public Radio and a speaker at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

Mr. Shetterly was born in Dallas, Oregon. He graduated with honors from Western Oregon University (OCE) in 1978 with a BS in Education, and with honors from Northwestern School of Law, Lewis and Clark College, in 1981. Until he was appointed director of the Department of Land Conservation and Development, Mr. Shetterly was also an attorney in private practice in Dallas.

He is married to Francine, a staff attorney at the Oregon Court of Appeals, and they have two children, Joel, age 15, and Lauren, age 12.

In his spare time Mr. Shetterly enjoys running and music. He has completed four marathons and has performed with the Portland Opera Chorus at Carnegie Hall.

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