The Board of Directors typically meets on the third Tuesday of the month at 6:00 PM in the West Multnomah SWCD 4th Floor conference rooms, 452 A & B, at the Montgomery Park building, 2701 NW Vaughn Street. Until further notice, board meetings will take place remotely. Please refer to our Events page for more information about specific meetings. If the date or location is different than typical meetings, it will be reflected in the events calendar. Montgomery Park is ADA accessible and all efforts will be made to accommodate all special needs with appropriate notice. We invite you to review our Policy on Public Participation.
The next meeting of the Board is on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 beginning at 6:00 pm. Details on how to attend will be posted prior to the meeting. There will be no July 2020 meeting.
Adopted minutes (from the previous meeting) and related documents are posted here soon after the board meeting and are available for viewing in the District office.
2020
7/2020: No July meeting.
6/16/20: Agenda; Budget Hearing materials: Budget Hearing cover page, FY21 TSCC Certification Letter, Public notice and LB forms for adoption, Budget sensitivity analysis, Board resolution to adopt FY21 budget; Board meeting materials: Treasurer’s reports – May, 2020-2021 Annual work plans, Survey on Eligibility Criteria for Directors, Board eligibility white paper, Director eligibility survey, Long Range Business Plan updates, Staff reports
5/19/20: Agenda, Approved minutes, Treasurer’s reports, LRBP – Information Gathering report, LRBP – Mission, Vision, Values Questions, LRBP – Update report, Staff reports
4/21/20: Agenda, Approved Budget Committee meeting minutes, Approved Board meeting minutes, Treasurer’s reports, Resolution on granting delegation of authority on Sturgeon Lake, Long Range Business Plan April updates, Staff reports
3/17/20: Agenda, Approved minutes, Treasurer’s reports, Long Range Business Plan Success Criteria, Conservation Scope Advisory Committee (CSAC) DRAFT Plan, Staff reports
2/18/20: Agenda, Approved minutes, Treasurer’s Reports, Annual Work Plans, Budget Committee and Officer Appointments, Staff Reports
1/21/20: Agenda, Approved minutes, Treasurer’s Reports, Communications in 2020, DEI Guiding Principles, Resolution to Adopt Board Duties and Responsibilities and Meeting Rules, Staff Reports
2019
12/17/19: Agenda, Approved minutes, LRBP updates and decision making chart, Treasurer’s reports, Resolution to adopt prevention of workplace discrimination, OACD articles of incorporation, Staff reports
11/19/19: Agenda, Approved minutes, Treasurer’s Reports, Auditor’s report, LRBP update on community engagement and outreach, LRBP Board Interview Instructions and materials, Board Practices Assessment (BPA), BPA consultant’s recommendations, NRCS Civil Rights for partners checklist, ODFW thank you letter for Wildlife Tax Incentive Program Interns, Staff reports, Equity lens draft, Presentation on Sturgeon Lake monitoring
10/15/19: Agenda, Approved minutes, Treasurer’s Reports, Staff Reports, Resolution to Adopt Supplemental Budget for General Fund and Sturgeon Lake Restoration Project, SDIS Best Practices, LRBP Update, OACD Proposed Bylaw Amendments, Ballot for OACD Bylaws Amendments, Metro Parks and Nature Bond Resolution, Metro Parks and Nature Bond Measure Fact Sheet, Monitoring for Conservation Success Presentation
9/17/19: Agenda, Approved minutes, Treasurer’s reports 7-2019, Treasurer’s reports 8-2019, Staff reports, Collaborative Restoration Partnership Draft MOU, ODFW Letter re Bills Crossing, Letter of Support, Staff recommendation – North Tualatin Mountains Master Access Plan, OACD bylaw amendments, Ballot for OACD Bylaws amendment, OACD Bylaws redline version, Written public testimony Thompson, Written public testimony Chesarek, Written public testimony McCurdy
8/21/19: Agenda, Approved minutes, Treasurer’s reports, Staff reports, Long Range Business Plan update
No July meeting: Treasurer’s reports, Staff reports
6/12/19: Agenda, Approved minutes, Notice of Budget Hearing, Budget Committee Meeting Minutes, TSCC Budget Certification Letter, Resolution A to Adopt Budget, Draft Summary of Board Roles in FY 19-20 DEI Work Plan, Treasurer’s Reports, Resolution B Extending Workers Compensation Coverage to Volunteers, MOU for the Forest Park Alliance with Application to the Greater Forest Park Conservation Initiative, Resolution C Granting Delegation of Authority to Enter Permanent Easements, DEI Report, Staff Reports, ODA Capacity Grant Application with Attachments, FY 19-20 Annual Work Plans
5/8/19: Agenda, Approved minutes, Urban Development Initiative Summary and presentation, DEI Workplan, Staff reports
5/8/19 Public Hearing: Easement 1, Easement 2, Easement 3, Easement 4
4/17/19: Board and Budget Committee meeting: Agenda, Approved minutes, DEI Report, Treasurer Reports February 2019, Treasurer Reports March 2019, Staff reports
4/4/19 Special Meeting: Agenda, Approved minutes, OACD proposed revised bylaws
3/13/19: Agenda, Approved minutes, Resolution A – Adopting Revised Officer Elections, Resolution B – Adopting Supplemental Budget, Resolution C – Adopting Revised Financial Policies, Board Equity Lens Training notes, OACD Proposed Revised Bylaws, Staff Reports, Treasurer’s Reports, Staff Presentation: Invasive Species Partnerships, Garlic Mustard Integrated Pest Management Guide
2/13/19: Agenda, Approved Minutes, Budget Calendar, Staff Annual Work Plans, DEI Report, Staff reports, Treasurer’s Reports
1/26/19: Approved Minutes, Special meeting – Board training on District’s equity lens: Agenda, Framework, Draft Equity Lens, Sample Exercise Document
1/9/2019: Approved Minutes, Agenda, Treasurer’s Reports, Staff Reports, Additional materials distributed at the meeting: OACD Legislative Issues, Tualatin SWCD Forestry update, WMSWCD Forestry update
2018
12/12/2018: Approved Minutes, Agenda, Treasurer’s Reports, Auditor’s Reports and Financial Statements, Staff Recommendation – Multnomah County Land Use Decision and Permits for Metro Parks and Nature’s North Tualatin Mountains Access Master Plan, DEI Initiative Report, Resolution — District Purchases From Board Member Operated Or Owned Businesses, Staff Reports, Public Testimony on Metro’s North Tualatin Mountains Access Master Plan: Carol Chesarek
11/7/2018: Approved Minutes, Agenda, Treasurer’s Reports, Staff Reports
10/10/2018: Approved Annual Meeting Minutes, Approved Board Meeting Minutes, Agenda, DEI Staff Report, Staff Reports, Treasurer’s Report July 2018, Treasurer’s Report August 2018
9/12/2018: Approved Minutes, Agenda, Treasurer’s Reports, Resolution — Modifying the Format of Resolution No. 2018-06-13A, Resolution — Establish Date of Annual Meeting, Staff Reports, Oregon Association of Conservation Districts Update
No August meeting: Staff Reports, DEI Staff Report
7/11/2018: Approved Minutes, Agenda, Treasurer’s Reports, DEI Staff Report, Staff Reports.
6/13/2018: Approved Minutes, Agenda, Treasurer’s Reports, DEI Staff Report, Staff Reports, TSCC Certification of Budget Letter for Board, Approved to Adopted Budget Recommendations, WMSWCD Board Resolution to Adopt Budget, Final Resolution Adopting a Public Participation in WMSWCD Board Meeting, Public Comment-WMSWCD Endorsement of Metro’s N. Tualatin Mountains Access Master Plan, Annual Work Plan for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 for Board Approval, Oregon Clean Energy Jobs Bill Brief, Key Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund Talking Points-2018, Oregon Agricultural Heritage Program Brief
5/9/2018: Approved Minutes, Agenda, Treasurer’s Reports, DEI Staff Report, Staff Reports, Public Testimony on Metro’s North Tualatin Mountains Access Master Plan: Mike Lindberg, Alexandra Clarke, John Miller and Alexandra Clarke, Hank McCurdy
2017
10/12/2017 – Annual meeting & Board meeting
8/9/2017 – No August meeting held
4/26/2017 Special Meeting Minutes
2016
10/29/2016 (Meeting in place of November board meeting)
8/4/2016 – No August meeting held
2015
12/3/2015 – No December meeting held
8/6/2015 – No August meeting held
2014
12/4/2014 – No December meeting held
2/6/2014 – Cancelled due to inclement weather