Changing Faces at COC

We are celebrating some exciting changes at COC that we want to share with you.

We are pleased to introduce Dave Mayfield as a new member of our team. Dave is a Senior Project Manager with more than three decades experience in transportation, environmental, resource and park planning. His impressive background is a perfect match for us here and abroad. He has managed multi-million dollar projects and is an expert in NEPA, the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act.

Matt Hastie, who has been with COC for 15 years and a principal for nearly five, is moving to work with Angelo Planning Group. We wish Matt well in his transition and have full expectations of continuing to collaborate with him in the future.

PSU Forums Spring Term 2008

Arranged by: Arnold Cogan, FAICP, Planner-in-Residence in the Nohad A. Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning.

Guest Speaker: John Fregonese, President of Fregonese Associates. Mr. Fregonese is the manager of the consulting team working with the Big Look Task Force charged with identifying the most appropriate approach for land use planning in Oregon over the next several decades. He will describe the reasons for the study and its findings to date. The work will be completed by the end of 2008.

This forum will be webcast live and archived for future viewing. As in past forums, the event will stimulate spirited conversation, focus our expectations on the role of planning in the future and provide students, faculty and others with new insights.

For more information, please contact Arnold Cogan at: 503-225-0192 or at arnold.cogan@coganowens.com.

COC Wins OAPA Special Achievement in Planning Certificate of Merit Award

COC has received a Certificate of Merit award for Special Achievement in Planning from the 2008 Oregon Chapter of the American Planning Association Awards Program for our work developing an economic development roadmap for Clackamas County’s agriculture, natural resources and sustainability industries. This work began when the Board of Commissioners, on behalf of the County’s Economic Development Commission, appointed a fifteen-member Green Ribbon Committee (GRC) in August 2006 to develop:

• an Agriculture, Natural Resource and Sustainable Economic Development Roadmap and Action Plan, and
• a Business Plan and Financial Strategy for a Clackamas County Sustainability Center/Complex.

This project focused on the first assignment and culminated in a report and action plan to strengthen the financial viability of Clackamas County’s agriculture, natural resources and sustainable development industries while helping the County transition to more sustainable practices over time. In particular, the GRC was charged with helping to build a sustainable economy by strengthening rural agricultural and natural resource industries and linking them to urban economic activity. These strategies have significant implications for land use and growth management at the urban/rural interface.