Requests for Proposals
Economic Opportunities Analysis
1.2: Goal 9: Economic Development in Oregon and Clatsop County
The purpose of Goal 9 planning is to make sure cities and counties have enough land available to realize economic growth and development opportunities. Commercial and industrial development takes a variety of shapes and leads to economic activities that are vital to the health, welfare, and prosperity of Oregon's citizens. To be ready for these opportunities, local governments perform Economic Opportunity Analyses based on a 20-year forecast of population and job growth. Each city and county has a unique local vision for economic development. Ideally, this vision reflects community aspirations and has specific objectives and actions.
Under Goal 9, all local governments should have a working inventory of areas suitable for economic growth that can be provided with public services. These inventories primarily focus on planning for major industrial and commercial developments and having a ready supply of land appropriately zoned and located for those opportunities and local investments. As with all areas of the comprehensive plan, the amount of land planned for economic development should be adequate for a 20-year supply. The economic development plans formed by a local government often use one or more market incentives to encourage the type of development a community or county would like to see. These might include tax incentives or disincentives, land use controls, or preferential assessments.
2.1: Purpose
In FY 22/23, Clatsop County will complete a three-year review and update of Goals 1-14 and Goal 19 of its comprehensive plan. This process represented the first holistic and comprehensive review of the Clatsop County comprehensive plan since its original adoption in 1980. This work was completed by over 30 citizen volunteers and county staff, with technical assistance from state agencies and the Columbia River Estuary Study Taskforce (CREST). As discussed in Section 1.2, one of the policies included in the Goal 9 update encourages the County to undertake an Economic Opportunities Analysis within five years of the adoption of the updated comprehensive plan. This project would complete a portion of the remainder of this work.
2.2: Scope of Work / Specifications
1. Develop and implement a public involvement plan to obtain community input and feedback on Clatsop County’s economic vision
2. Review FEMA’s Oregon Implementation Plan for NFIP-ESA Integration to determine possible impacts on existing commercial and industrial lands within unincorporated Clatsop County
3. Conduct a national/state/regional/local trend analysis, including:
a. population demographics, including in- and out-migration
b. income levels
c. education
d. employment base and industry
e. travel and tourism
f. categories of industrial and employment uses
g. Clatsop County economic advantages and disadvantages
h. short- and long-term supply and demand analyses
4. Work with elected and appointed officials and community members to develop an economic vision statement and draft economic activity goals for unincorporated Clatsop County
5. Determine unincorporated Clatsop County’s 20-year land need, and identify required site types, including land required to replace commercial/industrial areas where future development may be restricted due to the implementation of BiOp regulations
6. Analyze coastal hazards and climate change impacts on economic development in unincorporated Clatsop County
7. Identify and draft needed policy updates based on the above analysis
8. Development of digital maps for all identified required site types and all inventories
9. Prepare a final report including findings and recommendations for Tasks #1-8, above