10 de septiembre de 2026 · RES 26-5633
Resolution No. 26-5633
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Metro gives Hillsboro $198,000 to plan new housing area
Metro awarded the City of Hillsboro a $198,000 grant to make a plan for part of the Rosa Reserve, rural land west of South Hillsboro. Hillsboro wants to ask Metro in 2027 to move the urban growth boundary (the line that limits where cities can grow) to add about 130 acres for homes. The plan would cover about 123 acres for houses and townhomes and 7 acres for apartments.
Decision: Passed, 5 to 0, with 2 members excused.
Who it affects: People and property owners in and near the Rosa Reserve area of Hillsboro, and people looking for housing in the region.
Money: $198,000 from Metro's construction excise tax, a tax on building projects that pays for planning grants.
Next: Planning is set to start in October 2026 and finish by March 2027. Hillsboro's council would adopt it in April 2027, and the plan must reach Metro by June 2027 for the 2027 growth boundary review.
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Page 1 Resolution No. 26-5633
BEFORE THE METRO COUNCIL
FOR THE PURPOSE OF APPROVING FISCAL
YEAR 2026-27 FUNDING FOR GRANTS
FUNDED WITH THE CONSTRUCTION
EXCISE TAX
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RESOLUTION NO. 26-5633
Introduced by Chief Operating Officer Marissa
Madrigal in concurrence with Council President
Juan Carlos González
WHEREAS, in 2006, Metro adopted Ordinance No. 06-1115, establishing a construction excise
tax (CET) to generate revenue for providing grants to local governments for regional and local planning;
and
WHEREAS, on December 6, 2018, the Metro Council adopted Ordinance No. 18-1425 which
amended Metro Code Chapter 7.04 to remove the provision that the CET sunset in 2020 and implemented
additional refinements to the code to more clearly reflect current program policies and facilitate program
and CET administration; and
WHEREAS, on April 11, 2024, the Metro Council adopted Ordinance No. 24-1509 which
amended Metro Code Chapter 7.04 to expand the availability of 2040 Planning and Development Grants
to include federally recognized Tribes and certain community groups inside unincorporated urban areas;
and
WHEREAS, on May 2, 2024, the Metro Chief Operating Officer (COO) approved amendments to
the Administrative Rules that govern 2040 Planning and Development Grants to implement the changes
to the Metro Code, improve program flexibility, effectiveness, and efficiency, and change the grant cycle
from annually to quarterly; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Metro Code Chapter 7.04 and the Administrative Rules, the
Metro COO reviewed the recommendations of staff and presented to the Metro Council the COO’s
recommendation for grant funding at a Metro Council meeting on September 10, 2026; and
WHEREAS, the Metro Council has reviewed the recommendation of staff and the COO; and
WHEREAS, the Metro Council accepts the COO’s recommendation to award funds as described
in Exhibit A; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED that the Metro Council hereby:
1. Awards a concept planning grant for the Fiscal Year 2026-27 in the amount of $198,000
to the City of Hillsboro; and
2. Authorizes and directs the Metro COO and staff, and the Office of Metro Attorney, to
finalize project scoping and a grant agreement with the grant recipient, which must set
forth milestones and funding disbursement dates that comply with the Metro Code
Construction Excise Tax Chapter 7.04, the CET Administrative Rules, this Resolution
No. 26-5633 and Exhibit A attached hereto.
Page 2 Resolution No. 26-5633
ADOPTED by the Metro Council this 17th day of September 2026.
Juan Carlos González, Metro Council President
Approved as to Form:
Carrie MacLaren, Metro Attorney
