Specifications include, but are not limited to: The federal Coastal Zone Management Act contains a "federal consistency" provision that allows states with approved coastal management programs to review federal activities affecting coastal uses or resources. This review, known as federal consistency review, determines whether the proposed activities are consistent with the "enforceable policies" contained in the state's approved program. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM) define enforceable policies as the means by which a state exerts control over land and water uses in the coastal zone. Enforceable policies must be legally binding, and specific enough to guide proposed uses. Oregon's approved program, the Oregon Coastal Management Program (OCMP), is a networked program. The enforceable policies that DLCD bases federal consistency decisions on include provisions contained in coastal city or county comprehensive plans and land use ordinances, as well as state statutes and administrative rules. While this structure works well for tying together Oregon's strong network of existing coastal provisions, it creates a large body of regulations and requirements that DLCD must keep a current connection to. In order to keep the OCMP current (i.e. to allow DLCD to use networked state and local requirements as the basis for federal consistency decisions), OCRM requires DLCD to submit a Routine Program Change (RPC) request to OCRM whenever the legislature changes the statute or the local jurisdiction changes the comprehensive plan/zoning ordinance that the OCMP relies on as an enforceable policy. The RPC request details changes to key provisions and specific language, and analyzes the changes to ensure they don't affect any of OCRM's key program areas. When OCRM originally approved the OCMP it approved entire state statutes and local comprehensive plans as part of the program, without requiring Oregon to identify specific enforceable policies. OCRM requirements have evolved over the years, and OCRM now requires DLCD to identify specific enforceable policies within the plans and statutes we are updating. This contract focuses on submitting RPCs to update the enforceable policies contained within local comprehensive plans and land use ordinances incorporated as part of the OCMP. 1.1.2 Objectives DLCD has worked with OCRM to develop a template for identifying and analyzing enforceable policies contained in coastal jurisdictions' comprehensive plans and land use ordinances. DLCD has also prioritized coastal jurisdictions into three tiers, with RPCs for Tier One jurisdictions being the highest priority. Tier One jurisdictions include (grouped by county contractor and DLCD will jointly determine specific order of completion): - Astoria - Warrenton - Tillamook County - Bay City - Garibaldi - Toledo - Newport - Lincoln City - Coos County - Coos Bay - North Bend - Brookings The purpose of this RPC is to identify a contractor (individual or firm) who can prepare RPCs for the comprehensive plans and land use ordinances in Tier One. DLCD may extend the contract, dependent upon future funding, to include RPCs for Tier Two and Three jurisdictions. The contractor will use the template provided by DLCD and additional guidance from OCRM and DLCD to format the RPCs. Specific tasks will include: - Analyze city and county comprehensive plans and land use ordinances to identify enforceable policies that DLCD could use for federal consistency review. - Work with local planners and DLCD field staff to ground truth findings and discuss nuances of individual plans and ordinances - Compile a table listing the enforceable policies and other supporting information for each coastal jurisdiction. - Identify any changes to the local estuary plan prepare an underline/strikethrough comparison and text analysis of changes. - Summarize the policies and findings for inclusion in a Routine Program Change document. Upon the contractor's completion of each RPC, DLCD will review the RPC and submit the RPC request to OCRM for approval. DLCD may choose to bundle the RPC requests together, or to submit individual RPC requests for OCRM review. - Experience with Oregon land use planning, preferably in coastal jurisdictions - Familiarity with the Oregon Coastal Management Program - Familiarity with federal consistency requirements, regulations, and applications - Very strong writing skills ability to concisely convey complex information - Ability to analyze and synthesize large amounts of information concisely - Detail-oriented tendencies - Ability to make sometimes difficult judgment calls regarding what is and is not an enforceable policy for federal consistency purposes, based on DLCD and OCRM training and feedback (to be provided throughout course of contract) DLCD's Oregon Coastal Management Program requires assistance from a qualified contractor to perform services necessary to complete Routine Program Change (RPC) documents identifying enforceable policies contained within specified local comprehensive plans and land use ordinances. The contractor will work with DLCD's Coastal State-Federal Relations Coordinator to complete this project in a manner that complies with OCRM requirements. DLCD and OCRM have a template that the contractor will be expected to use, unless the contractor proposes and DLCD and OCRM accept an alternate template or format. The contractor will analyze Tier One city and county comprehensive plans and land use ordinances to identify (via an electronically highlighted version of the local plan and ordinance) enforceable policies that DLCD could use for federal consistency review, and will identify any changes to local estuary plans by preparing an underline/strikethrough comparison of the changes. The contractor will then work with local planners and DLCD field staff to ground truth the findings and discuss nuances of individual plans and ordinances. Throughout, the contractor will summarize the policies and findings for inclusion in a Routine Program Change document, which will include both a text analysis and a table listing the enforceable policies and other supporting information for each coastal jurisdiction.
