Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development

🍎🏫 Reducing Barriers to Child Care 🏫🍎 Access to affordable, high-quality child care is essential for supporting Oregon's families, economy, and workforce. In response to the state’s critical need for child care access, Oregon's legislature passed House Bill 2727 in 2023, requiring a comprehensive study on regulatory barriers to developing child care facilities. Under the direction of this bill, DLCD with the help of the Oregon Department of Early Learning and Care, convened a workgroup of child care providers, regulators, and advocacy partners to examine these barriers and recommend strategies to support facility development. The workgroup published their findings and recommendations in a December 2024 report to legislature. This report includes numerous recommendations for state agencies and local governments, in addition to identifying eleven key policy recommendations, a few of which are already under consideration as legislative concepts for the 2025 legislative session. Check out "Reducing Barriers to Developing Child Care Facilities Across Oregon" on the DLCD website: https://lnkd.in/gbczjaAR. #ChildCare #WorkGroup #Recommendations

Rulemaking on Target 🎯 To support local governments' land use planning efforts and use of the Target Industries Approach, the Land Conservation and Development Commission amended state rules to define how local governments can use a Target Industries Approach to plan for aspirational economic development projects. The Target Industries Approach is a common method of estimating land need. Cities that use this approach rely on a desired industry’s site needs to inform land demand, rather than estimating land demand based on forecasted employment growth. “A focused rulemaking like this one may seem small, but it can have big improvements for our local implementing partners,” said Commissioner Ellen Porter. The Target Industries Approach was previously undefined in Oregon administrative rules, and cities using this approach sometimes faced legal challenges as a result. The new rules require local governments to connect employment projections to land demand and be specific about industry land needs. See our press release (https://lnkd.in/gq49HJDT) for more information. #News #Rulemaking #LandUse #Industry

✨🌊 Feature Article 🌊✨ Thank you, NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, for the role you played in the historic land transfer of Cape Foulweather to the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians. As was noted in our November 2024 press release (https://lnkd.in/gzi-ig8Y), this significant land purchase culminated a multi-year collaboration to protect the land’s ecological, cultural and scenic values. We are excited to see the #success of the Siletz Tribe continue to be celebrated! Check out "Conservation of Cape Foulweather Headland, an Icon of the Central Oregon Coast" (https://lnkd.in/eVXjUhmT) for more information. 🐚🐚 #ICYMI #LandReturn #Coast #Resilience

🌐 Now Hiring 🌐 Do you have experience managing geospatial data and tools? Do you want to help inform land use planning in Oregon? DLCD is hiring a Geographic Information System (GIS) Coordinator to join our Data Management and Production Services Division! As a GIS Coordinator (Information System Specialist 7), you will: • Oversee the management of spatial data, ensuring data integrity, accessibility, and compliance with state and agency standards • Collaborate with federal, Tribal, state, and local agencies to coordinate data sharing efforts and foster partnerships that enhance geospatial initiatives • Represent the agency in statewide GIS committees and forums and contribute to statewide geospatial initiatives • Lead training sessions and workshops to build GIS competency across the agency and ensure effective use of geospatial tools Apply today for the chance to play a pivotal role in modernizing GIS infrastructure and aligning geospatial tools with agency goals. Learn more and apply at https://lnkd.in/geuWjMpe. Applications are due January 24, 2025.

Welcome, Alyssa Bonini! Shortly before the new year we welcomed Alyssa into her new role as Legislative and Policy Analyst. Alyssa comes to us with a strong background in environmental consulting and facilitation, and she will be focusing on our natural resources policy items. "I am thrilled to join DLCD as a Legislative and Policy Analyst and contribute my experience in environmental law and conflict resolution to the agency. Oregon’s distinct land use system is valuable to me as a 6th generation Oregonian, and I am excited to be part of a team working to sustain balance between conservation and development and to serve Oregonians to those ends." Help us welcome Alyssa to the team!

DLCD and the Oregon Coastal Management Program will be hosting the NOAA Coastal Management Fellow placed in Oregon! Apply for this NOAA fellowship for the chance to work with our brilliant coastal team and help address emerging policy challenges for coastal communities. This is a two-year opportunity for postgraduate students to continue learning while providing project assistance for state coastal management plans. Apply by January 24, 2025, through NOAA!

Do you want to use your financial skills to support the diverse housing needs of Oregonians? 💰🏠 DLCD is hiring a Fiscal Analyst to support our Housing Services Division and Housing Accountability and Production Office. As a Fiscal Analyst, you will: • Develop and maintain monthly budget and financial status reports • Interpret and advise department managers and staff on budget and fiscal matters, providing detailed analyses, handouts, and other materials   • Translate assigned divisions’ legislatively approved budgets into operating budgets by sections, program areas, specific projects, and/or specific funding sources and appropriations • Prepare fiscal impact estimates for proposed legislative bills • Extract SFMA accounting data with use of the OBIEE application; analyze data to provide revenue and expenditure trends If you have experience explaining technical financial information to non-technical audiences, this position is for you! Apply by January 16, 2025. Learn more about the position and its benefits at https://lnkd.in/gvkwwY9m. #JobOpportunity #NowHiring #FiscalAnalyst

Happy New Year from DLCD! 🎊🎊 We would like to take the opportunity to celebrate all the agency has accomplished this past year (or TWO!) 🎉 DLCD's 2023-2025 Biennial Report summarizes how the agency has influenced Oregon's land use planning system over the past biennium. Highlights include: • Establishing the Community Green Infrastructure program in partnership with the Oregon Department of Forestry and inviting a first round of grant applications • Developing and implementing the Oregon Housing Needs Analysis in collaboration with Oregon Housing and Community Services and the Department of Administrative Services • Celebrating the community engagement initiatives of the City of Bend and Morrow County, with guidance from the Citizen Involvement Advisory Committee — now operating as the Community Involvement Advisory Committee • Launching a new Housing Accountability and Production Office with partners at the Department of Consumer and Business Services – Building Codes Division • Modernizing farm and forest rules with support from the Department of Agriculture • Acknowledging tribal and cultural resources in the language of Goal 5 with substantial guidance from all nine Federally Recognized Tribes in Oregon and the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department • Conducting a Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment in conjunction with the University of Oregon and multiple state agency partners including the Oregon Health Authority • Celebrating the community engagement initiatives of the City of Bend and Morrow County, with guidance from the Citizen Involvement Advisory Committee — now operating as the Community Involvement Advisory Committee • Awarding pass-through grants to coastal communities with funding from the Federal Bi-Partisan Infrastructure Law • Establishing six new marine reserves on the Oregon Coast, with leadership from the Ocean Policy Advisory Committee We can't wait to see how the agency continues to grow over the next biennium!

!! EXTENDED !! Another seat on the Community Involvement Advisory Committee (CIAC) has become available! That means we are now looking for THREE new members. • One At-Large position  • One position representing Congressional District 1 *new*  • One position representing Congressional District 2 The application deadline has also been EXTENDED! You now have until January 13, 2024, to apply for any of these three committee seats. Want to learn more? Check out our recent CIAC Info Session (https://lnkd.in/erha4qGS) to learn more about what the committee does.

Rulemaking on Target 🎯 To support local governments' land use planning efforts and use of the Target Industries Approach, the Land Conservation and Development Commission amended state rules to define how local governments can use a Target Industries Approach to plan for aspirational economic development projects. The Target Industries Approach is a common method of estimating land need. Cities that use this approach rely on a desired industry’s site needs to inform land demand, rather than estimating land demand based on forecasted employment growth. “A focused rulemaking like this one may seem small, but it can have big improvements for our local implementing partners,” said Commissioner Ellen Porter. The Target Industries Approach was previously undefined in Oregon administrative rules, and cities using this approach sometimes faced legal challenges as a result. The new rules require local governments to connect employment projections to land demand and be specific about industry land needs. See our press release (https://lnkd.in/gq49HJDT) for more information. #News #Rulemaking #LandUse #Industry