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City Council Minutes - 06/08/2021 ■ City o Tiand City Council Business Meeting Minutes June 8, 2021 STUDY SESSION A. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE USE OF GAS-POWERED LEAF BLOWERS Assistant City Manager Nyland opened the discussion on this item. Over the last year community members have asked about the city's stance on gas-powered leaf blowers and the discussion is timely especially after Council Goals were developed addressing resiliency and climate change. Mayor Snider added that feedback from community members about gas leaf blowers has intensified from the angles of both climate change and noise pollution. Council Comments: • As equipment wears out the city should transition to equipment that uses renewable resources, and not just leaf blowers,but cars and other equipment. • The Parks team could evaluate whether using electric equipment gets the same results. It is not cost effective if it takes them twice as long to do their work. We may need to wait for the technology to catch up. • Explore offering incentives for individuals, businesses and landscapers who transition from gas-powered to electric blowers,mowers or other equipment,like incentives for solar or what PGE offered years ago for energy-saving lightbulbs. • The capital outlay may be onerous at first,but the cost overall might be less. • This should be part of the city's long-term resiliency discussion and plan. • The city needs to promote what we are doing by putting it on the website. • If gas-powered leaf blowers are a neighborhood noise issue,we may need to look at our noise ordinance. • The suggestion for replacing aging equipment with electric equipment was meant for city equipment,not for that outside of city operations. • A citywide ban is not being considered at this time. Assistant City Manager Nyland said staff will return with options to explore about replacement of aging city equipment and an educational component and communication with community members will be included. B. CONSIDERATION OF SUPPORT FOR FEDERAL FUNDING FOR I-205 BOTTLENECK PROJECT TIGARD CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES —June 8, 2021 City of Tigard 1 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard, OR 97223 www.tigard-or.gov I Page 1 of 14 Mayor Snider introduced a discussion on a request from Clackamas County staff for written support of federal funding for the I-205 Bottleneck Project. In response to a question from Councilor Shaw on whether he knew of other cities indicating interest,Mayor Snider said he did not know but anticipated all cities impacted by the current I-205 situation will support this regional issue. Council said they were generally in support. City Manager Rymer will communicate this to Jamie Stasny at Clackamas County. C. COUNCIL LIAISON REPORTS Youth Councilor Calderon noted that with the school year coming to an end,the Tigard Youth Advisory Council was brainstorming things they can do this summer since COVID might affect activities like selling snacks or candy at Movies in the Park. He will talk with Aishiki Nag about Youth City Councilor responsibilities. Mayor Snider asked if he was willing to continue on the Public Safetly7 Advisory Board and Youth Councilor Nag said he was interested. Councilor Newton reported on a good discussion at the Public Safety Advisory Board meeting about the mental health response team. Committee for Community Engagement interviews were held recently, and the city is getting some incredible diversity in its candidate pool. The CCE is considering a new focus with more work planned on engagement and DEI. Mayor Snider asked what she attributed the increased diversity to, and she replied that staff is doing a good job reaching out, and with the PSAB and some of the Mayor's articles are encouraging our diverse community members to feel more comfortable participating. Mayor Snider said he wants to make sure that if what we are doing is working, he wants to see those efforts continued. Councilor Goodhouse mentioned that he and Mayor Snider attended a groundbreaking at River Terrace for a development with a more affordable home design which is a great missing middle housing opportunity. He said it will be great for those who grew up in Tigard and have been priced out of the market. The homes should be ready in 3-6 months. He also attended with Council President Lueb and Councilor Shaw, the Art Rutkin Elementary School groundbreaking. The views are wonderful from this new school property on SW Bull Mountain Road. Councilor Shaw attended the Regional Water Providers Consortium meeting and has been placed on their Board as an at-large Executive Committee member. Their new Chair is Tualatin Councilor Bridget Brooks. Council President Lueb participated in Library Board interviews and noted she is continuously amazed at the number of community members who want to serve on city boards and committees. More people are seeing that we are a welcoming community. She acknowledged Katie Harris for her years of service to the Library Board including those as Chair of the Library Board for many years. Mayor Snider reported on the Region 1 ACT meeting and said the State Transportation Commission is looking at reframing the work of the various regional ACT groups,their responsibilities, and the way they function.They got a preview and reviewed how the next three-year Transportation Improvement Plan will be implemented and where money will be spent. Region 1 ACT continues work on congestion pricing. TIGARD CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES -June 8, 2021 City of Tigard 1 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard, OR 97223 www.tigard-or.gov I Page 2 of 14 The police reform bill packet including a bill Representative Graeber and Mayor Snider wrote passed the House unanimously. There were 4 no votes in the Senate and it is now awaiting the Governor's signature. 1. BUSINESS MEETING A. At 7:00 p.m. Mayor Snider called the Tigard City Council,Local Contract Review Board and Town Center Development Agenda meeting to order. B. City Recorder Krager called the roll. Yes No Council President Lueb ✓ Councilor Shaw ✓ Mayor Snider ✓ Youth Councilor Calderon ✓ Councilor Goodhouse ✓ Councilor Newton ✓ C. Mayor Snider asked everyone to mute their computer mics and join him in the Pledge of Allegiance.A flag was projected on the screen. D. Call to Council and Staff for Non-Agenda Items -None. 2. PUBLIC COMMENT A. Public Comment: Written—No public comment was received by the noon deadline. B. Public Comment: Phone-In—None. Mayor Snider asked callers with comments for the public hearings for agenda items, 5, 6, 8 and 9 to call in at the beginning of those items. C. Follow-up to Previous Public Comment— Assistant City Manager Nyland said there were four comments at the June 1 Council meeting. Three were about the Washington Square Regional Center amendment with two in favor and one opposed;and one was about fireworks,which staff responded to letting them know that the July 4th Fireworks show would not take place due to limiting large gatherings and following state guidelines. Fun Fact: Every year there are 15,000 independent fireworks displays and 200 million pounds of fireworks are purchased every year. E. Tigard Area Chamber of Commerce—Member and Community Engagement Director Jessica Love reported on Chamber events and activities. Leadership Tigard learned about public safety and the judicial system today on their last session prior to their June 15 graduation on June 15. Tigard Restaurant Month is in full swing with 27 restaurants involved and a lot of engagement. Starting on June 17, Good Morning Tigard will transition to alternating weeks between in-person and virtual networking. Covid-19 safety procedures will include large TIGARD CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES —June 8, 2021 City of Tigard 1 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard, OR 97223 www.tigard-or.gov I Page 3 of 14 venue spaces, comfort-level stickers and face masks. Councilor Newton encoura_eed evervone to participate in Tigard Restaurant Month. v 3. CONSENT AGENDA: (Local Contract Review Board) A. LOCAL CONTRACT REVIEW BOARD: CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A CONTRACT FOR PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM—PAVEMENT REHABILITATION Council President Lueb moved to approve the Consent Agenda and Councilor Goodhouse seconded the motion. City Recorder Krager conducted a roll call vote. Yes No Council President Lueb ✓ Councilor Shaw ✓ Mayor Snider ✓ Councilor Goodhouse ✓ Councilor Newton ✓ Mayor Snider announced that the motion to approve the Consent Agenda passed unanimously 4. APPOINT AISHIKI NAG TO YOUTH CITY COUNCILOR POSITION EFFECTIVE JULY 1,2021 Mayor Snider introduced Aishiki Nag and discussed the Youth Councilor program. He mentioned that interviewing all the candidates made him think more positively of the thoughtful young members in the Tigard community. He asked Ms. Nag to introduce herself She is a sophomore at Tigard High School and said she was excited to be joining the Council. Council President Lueb moved to appoint Aishiki Nag to the Youth City Councilor position. Councilor Shaw seconded the motion. City Recorder Krager conducted a roll call vote. Yes No Council President Lueb ✓ Councilor Shaw ✓ Mayor Snider ✓ Councilor Goodhouse ✓ Councilor Newton ✓ Mayor Snider announced that the motion passed unanimously and welcomed Ms. Nag to the Council. TIGARD CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES -June 8, 2021 City of Tigard 1 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard, OR 97223 www.tigard-or.gov I Page 4 of 14 Mayor Snider said Agenda Items 5 through 9 are for consideration of the Fiscal Year 2022 Budget and he will hand over the meeting to City Manager Rymer for introductory comments, then Senior Management Analyst Kang will provide a consolidated team report for all budget items. City Manager Rymer welcomed newly appointed Youth Councilor Nag. He said tonight's consideration of the budget is the culmination of months of work and it is important for community members to know that many hours of work went into its preparation. He was pleased that the Council,Budget Committee, and the city team came together to develop a budget that improves systems,implements the Strategic Plan, continues the response to COVID-19 and completes the city's anti-racism plan with support for the Public Safety Advisory Board. Senior Management Analyst Kang gave a brief,high-level overview of the budgeting process to provide context. Citizens and Budget Committee members were invited to question and answer sessions prior to Budget Committee meetings.The Budget Committee met twice,including one full-day Saturday session. The proposed budget was approved unanimously at the last meeting. The FY 2021-2022 budget requirement is $392,505,287,including$236,480,046 in appropriations and$156,025,242 in reserves for future expenditures. Technical adjustments to operations were recommended by staff. They include a Tigard Police Officers Association (TPOA) market adjustment based on the Collective Bargaining Agreement which will be effective January 1, 2022; General Obligation Bond Debt Service Payment for the Library Bond; and an additional modification to the Hydro-cleaning vehicle (Vactor).The technical adjustments total$209,840 and if Council approves, the total appropriations will be $236,689,885 with$155,815,402 comprising the reserves. Mr. Kang noted that the technical adjustments do not increase expenditures over ten percent in any fund. 5. PUBLIC HEARING: CONSIDER A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE MASTER FEES AND CHARGES SCHEDULE FOR FY 2021-22 A. Mayor Snider opened the public hearing. B. Hearing Procedures—Mayor Snider announced that anyone may testify by phone and may call to get in the queue now by calling 503-966-4101. C. Senior Management Analyst Kang said this is the first resolution of four required to adopt the budget. Every fiscal year the Master Fees and Charges Schedule is submitted to the City Council, as directed by Tigard Municipal Code 3.32.050 for approval along with the citywide budget.There were some changes due to water utility rates increased at a May 11,2021 public hearing,rate increases for business licenses, franchise and right-of-way usage and the sanitary sewer surcharge were based on CPI-U West,which was 1.7%. The rates are not compounded due to postponed rate increases during the pandemic. Some fees are driven by specific industry indices and these were listed in the Agenda Item Summary. Mr. Kang said there were some amendments to the solid waste rates which were distributed to Council this afternoon. D. Public Testimony—None. E. Response to testimony by staff—None. TIGARD CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES -June 8, 2021 City of Tigard 1 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard, OR 97223 www.tigard-or.gov I Page 5 of 14 F. Mayor Snider closed the public hearing. G. Council consideration of Resolution No. 21-18. Councilor Newton moved to approve Resolution No. 21-18, as amended. Council President Lueb seconded the motion. City Recorder Krager read the number and title of the resolution and conducted a roll call vote. Resolution No. 21-18 -A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE CITYWIDE MASTER FEES AND CHARGES SCHEDULE WHICH WAS ADOPTED UNDER RESOLUTION NO 20-32,as amended Yes No Council President Lueb ✓ Councilor Shaw ✓ Mayor Snider ✓ Councilor Goodhouse ✓ Councilor Newton ✓ Mayor Snider announced that Resolution No. 21-18 passed unanimously. 6. PUBLIC HEARING: CONSIDER A RESOLUTION CERTIFYING THAT THE CITY OF TIGARD PROVIDES SERVICES QUALIFYING FOR STATE SHARED REVENUES A. Mayor Snider opened the public hearing. B. Hearing Procedures —Mayor Snider announced that anyone may testify by phone and may call in to get the queue now by calling 503-966-4101. C. Senior Management Analyst Kang gave the staff report on the taxes the city qualifies to receive including cigarette,liquor, marijuana and state gas taxes. Oregon requires that cities must provide more than four of seven services to qualify, and Tigard provides six of them (police, street construction,maintenance and lighting; sanitary sewer and storm water management;planning, zoning and subdivision control;and water utility. D. Public Testimony—None. E. Response to testimony by staff. —None. F. Close Public Hearing—Mayor Snider closed the public hearing. G. Council consideration of Resolution No. 21-19. Councilor President Lueb moved to approve Resolution No. 21-19. Councilor Shaw seconded the motion. City Recorder Krager read the number and title of the resolution and conducted a roll call vote. TIGARD CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES —June 8, 2021 City of Tigard 1 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard, OR 97223 www.tigard-or.gov I Page 6 of 14 Resolution No. 21-19 -A RESOLUTION CERTIFYING THAT THE CITY OF TIGARD PROVIDES SERVICES QUALIFYING FOR STATE SHARED REVENUES Yes No Council President Lueb ✓ Councilor Shaw ✓ Mayor Snider ✓ Councilor Goodhouse ✓ Councilor Newton ✓ Mayor Snider announced that Resolution No. 21-19 passed unanimously. 7. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE CITY'S ELECTION TO RECEIVE STATE REVENUE SHARING Mayor Snider clarified that this item should be heard in a public hearing. Senior Management Analyst Kang confirmed it was. A. Mayor Snider opened the public hearing. B. Hearing Procedures —Mayor Snider announced that anyone may testify by phone and may call in to get the queue now by calling 503-966-4101. C. Senior Management Analyst Kang gave the staff report and said to qualify to receive the state shared revenues, the city must have levied taxes in the prior year and approve a resolution electing to receive the state revenue sharing. D. Public Testimony—None. E. Response to testimony by staff. —None. F. Close Public Hearing—Mayor Snider closed the public hearing. G. Council consideration of Resolution No. 21-20. Councilor President Lueb moved to approve Resolution No. 21-20. Councilor Shaw seconded. City Recorder Krager read the number and title of the resolution and conducted a roll call vote. Resolution No. 21-20-A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE CITY'S ELECTION TO RECEIVE STATE REVENUE SHARING Yes No Council President Lueb ✓ Councilor Shaw ✓ Mayor Snider ✓ Councilor Goodhouse ✓ Councilor Newton ✓ TIGARD CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES —June 8, 2021 City of Tigard 1 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard, OR 97223 www.tigard-or.gov I Page 7 of 14 Mayor Snider announced that Resolution No. 21-20 passed unanimously. 8. PUBLIC HEARING: CONSIDER ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET, MAKING APPROPRIATIONS, DECLARING THE AD VALOREM TAX LEVY AND CLASSIFYING THE LEVY AS PROVIDED A. Mayor Snider will open the public hearing. B. Mayor Snider announced the hearing procedures and said anyone wanting to testify by phone may call in now to get the queue by calling 503-966-4101. C. Senior Management Analyst Kang gave the staff report. The FY 2021-2022 budget requirement is $392,505,287 including$236,480,046 in appropriations and$156,025,242 in reserves for future expenditures. Technical Adjustments to operations recommended by staff are a Tigard Police Officers Association (TPOA) market adjustment based on the Collective Bargaining Agreement which will be effective January 1, 2022; General Obligation Bond debt service payment for the Library Bond; and an additional modification to the Hydro-cleaning Vehicle (Vactor).The $120,000 towards the purchase of the hydro-cleaning vehicle will address escalating costs associated with new dumping sites and regulations. The modifications to the vehicle will give the ability to recycle water for daily operations which will help conserve water and require less hauling of materials, saving dumping fees and staff time.These Technical Adjustments total $209,840 and if Council approves, the total appropriations will be$236,689,885 with $155,815,402 comprising the reserves. Mr. Kang noted that the Technical Adjustments do not increase expenditures over ten percent in any fund. Mayor Snider asked if an analysis had been done on cost savings in labor, etc. on the modification to the hydro-cleaning vehicle and whether the additional$120,000 will ultimately offset operational costs.Public Works Business Manager Barrett said they did not have time to analyze soft costs,but the new dump site is a 2-hour round trip and there are 5 dumps per month at$500 each,which is $30,000 per year. It is anticipated that within four years,which is well within the life cycle of the vehicle, the costs will be recovered in dumping fees alone. D. Public Testimony—None. E. Response to testimony by staff. None F. Mayor Snider closed the public hearing. G. Council consideration of Resolution No. 21-21. Councilor Goodhouse moved to approve Resolution No. 21-21. Mayor Snider asked a process question about the need to include mention of Technical Adjustments. Senior Management Analyst Kang said it needed to be explicitly stated. TIGARD CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES —June 8, 2021 City of Tigard 1 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard, OR 97223 www.tigard-or.gov I Page 8 of 14 Councilor Goodhouse then restated his motion to approve Resolution No. 21-21,including Technical Adjustments Council President Lueb seconded the motion. City Recorder Krager read the number and title of the resolution and conducted atoll call vote. Resolution No. 21-21 -A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF TIGARD ADOPTING THE APPROVED BUDGET,WITH ADJUSTMENTS,MAKING APPROPRIATIONS,DECLARING THE AD VALOREM TAX LEVY,AND CLASSIFYING THE LEVY AS PROVIDED BY ORS 310.060(2) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022. Yes No Council President Lueb ✓ Councilor Shaw ✓ Mayor Snider ✓ Councilor Goodhouse ✓ Councilor Newton ✓ Mayor Snider announced that Resolution No. 21-21 passed unanimously. He convened the Town Center Development Agency for Agenda Item No. 9. 9. TOWN CENTER DEVELOPMENT AGENCY PUBLIC HEARING: CONSIDER ADOPTION OF THE FY 2022 BUDGET WITH ADJUSTMENTS,MAKE APPROPRIATIONS, IMPOSE AND CATEGORIZE TAXES A. Chair Snider opened the public hearing. B. Hearing Procedures—Chair Snider announced that anyone may testify by phone and may call in to get the queue now by calling 503-966-4101. C. Senior Management Analyst Kang gave the staff report. He said the TCDA Budget Committee is made up of the TCDA Board and five resident members. The Budget Committee unanimously approved the budget, and it is forwarded to the Town Center Development Agency for approval. The FY 2021-2022 Town Center Development Agency requirements are $19,957,700,including appropriations of$16,075,625,with the remaining $3,882,075 comprising the reserves for future expenditures. D. Public Testimony—Chair Snider said there were no written comments received by noon today. He asked IT Manager Nolop if there were any callers in the queue to testify and there were none. E. Response to testimony by staff. None. F. Chair Snider closed the public hearing. G. TCDA consideration of TCDA Resolution No. 21-04. TIGARD CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES —June 8, 2021 City of Tigard 1 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard, OR 97223 www.tigard-or.gov I Page 9 of 14 Director Shaw moved to approve TCDA Resolution No. 21-04. Director Newton seconded the motion. There was no further discussion. City Recorder Krager read the number and title of the resolution and conducted a roll call vote. TCDA Resolution No. 21-04-A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE FISCAL YEAR 2021-2022 BUDGET,WITH ADJUSTMENTS,MAKING APPROPRIATIONS,AND IMPOSING AND CATEGORIZING TAXES Yes No Director Lueb ✓ Director Shaw ✓ Chair Snider ✓ Director Goodhouse ✓ Director Newton ✓ Chair Snider announced that TCDA Resolution No. 21-04 passed unanimously. He thanked Senior Management Analyst Kang,Finance Department, other department staff, the Leadership Team and City Manager Rymer for their hard work on the budget, saying it takes the entire city to get this done. Mayor Snider re-convened the City Council for the remainder of the meeting. 10. RECEIVE FINAL BRIEFING ON CONCEPT PLAN FOR RIVER TERRACE 2.0 Senior Planner Warren presented this agenda item which is the final briefing on the Concept Plan for River Terrace 2.0, and the culmination of a year of work by staff and consultants to deliver a plan that is thoughtfully informed by the community and agency partners. He noted the logistical challenges of community engagement during a pandemic but said the team rose to the challenge and gave special notice to the efforts of Jessica Pickul from JLA and Serah Breakstone from OTAK. OTAK Consultant Serah Breakstone presented a slide show on the River Terrace 2.0 Concept Plan and the guiding principles for each segment. A Community Advisory Committee helped develop the Project Vision and Focus. She highlighted the last sentence in the Focus Statement, "When we meet the needs of the most vulnerable communities, the health and wellbeing of all community members improves." She then read the first sentence of the Vision Statement, "River Terrace 2.0 is a neighborhood for everyone and a complete community." Her presentation is in the packet for this meeting. Mayor Snider asked about River Terrace South and what planning may have been done for the Lasich property and whether it can serve some of the city's park needs. Senior Planner Warren said the team wanted to ascertain what the park needs were yet leave flexibility for how the city can meet those needs. The Lasich Lane property is undesignated and not eligible to come into the UGB. It is possible that status could change before a Community Plan is completed,but it is TIGARD CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES —June 8, 2021 City of Tigard 1 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard, OR 97223 www.tigard-or.gov I Page 10 of 14 intended to accommodate Lasich property as one of the community parks should it come in as part of the Community Planning process. Mayor Snider asked that the city not lose track of this connection and said it would be hard to justify spending resources on something that could be served by land right across the street from an arbitrary boundary. Senior Planner Warren said this Concept Plan is not a local land use process. Since the urban reserves are outside the UGB,the land use decision is made by Metro and that decision is whether to expand the UGB to include these two urban reserves. In that decision, the city is the applicant, and the Concept Plan is the fundamental basis for that application. It will be used to demonstrate to Metro that we have considered all of Metro's six desired outcomes. Staff is confident that these are met,including the criteria of the mid-cycle review. The staff recommendation is that Council direct staff to prepare an application for Metro with a target submission date of mid-September. Letters of support from service districts are required and are already in process from Clean Water Services and TVF&R. The Washington County Board of Commissioners received a presentation last week. Metro Council will act by December of 2022. If approved, the city would receive additional grant funds to begin the community planning,a local land use process. He confirmed for Mayor Snider that this would be a multi-year effort. Council Comments: Councilor Newton said she expressed concerns when this was proposed as a Council Goal in 2019,noting that once the step is taken to bring this land into the urban growth boundary, the city will be committed to investments for the planning. It will take five-ten years to see development and many times commercial and employment development will lag behind that. She is concerned with issues in the current community regarding equity in parks and transportation. She said she is not opposed to growth but asked if the city is in the position to take this on and potentially divert energy and attention for things that would improve our existing community like parks development, sidewalks, and affordable housing. Mayor Snider noted that for River Terrace 1.0, staff developed financing plans for each segment and tiered SDCs, etc. He asked if Councilor Newton was concerned that the financing would not be adequate or that it would draw too much attention from other things. Councilor Newton responded that the city was not sure how future parks will be maintained and referred to Sunrise Park on Bull Mountain that has been owned by the city for ten years but is not developed because there is no funding. She advised thinking hard about taking this on in the future because once we do,we owe them our best. Councilor Shaw said she appreciated Councilor Newton's concerns and suggested that staff can set some high-level policies to ensure future parks are maintained and existing parks will not be short-changed. She commented that she was pleased to see a variety of housing types in the plan, and some will meet the middle market affordability. She was very excited about the commercial and employment centers which willmean shorter commutes and less wear and tear on the climate and transportation system. Councilor Goodhouse reminded Council that they wrote letters of support to Metro for King City on their expansion and the city is on the record saying we will do this jointly. He acknowledged that there are areas that need parks or trail access but said if staff is recommending this, they must feel confident they can do both. TIGARD CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES -June 8, 2021 City of Tigard 1 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard, OR 97223 www.tigard-or.gov I Page 11 of 14 Mayor Snider asked City Manager Rymer to respond to the broader question on infrastructure and financing. City Manager Rymer acknowledged Councilor Newton's concerns and said this is why, through the Strategic Plan, the Parks Master Plan and the recently adopted Council Goal discussions, there has been a lot of focus on equity and how we are serving the entire community, acknowledging that the existing community has in some ways been underserved. He noted that equity is the foundation of the Parks Master Plan and said Council can continue this conversation as the Parks Master Plan and CIP plans are brought forward. Council President Lueb commented that COVID taught the importance of outdoor spaces and emphasis was placed on it as Council Goals were developed. She added that there is also a housing crisis. We need to look ten years down the road to consider missing middle housing and help to build generational wealth. She commented that it looks like it would be a cool area to live in. She supports the housing types and commercial areas but wants to make sure there is reliable transportation to this area, and not just a bus. Mayor Snider said transportation in current and future River Terrace neighborhoods is on people's minds now,based on recent Fireside Chat comments. Youth Councilor Calderon said he agreed with Councilor Newton and Council President Lueb that there needs to be an equity focus, especially with public transportation. Mayor Snider summarized that he heard Councilor Shaw,Councilor Goodhouse and Council President Lueb express support for moving forward and addressing the identified issues. He asked Councilor Newton if she had additional thoughts after listening to the other comments. Councilor Newton said she was even less comfortable and wanted to look at policies that address equity. She noted that properties get zoned but what is planned isn't necessarily what gets built and she had concerns about balancing what is being proposed with making sure people who live in areas where infrastructure is better also have opportunities for affordable housing. Councilor Shaw said she appreciated Councilor Newton's comments and felt her points could be addressed within the Community Plan. Councilor Goodhouse agreed that all these topics can be the focus as we move forward with the Community Plan. Council President Lueb said this is a move in the right direction,but we need to, "shore up our house first and take care of the city we have as well." Mayor Snider asked staff for reaction to Council's comments and concerns. Senior Planner Warren addressed the housing equity focus and said the Concept Plan meets the vision,but in any planning project the translation of a vision to what is implemented on the ground is only as strong as the policies behind it. He said they would have the opportunity to address this in the Community Plan process. Assistant Development Director McGuire addressed resource issues specific to the Community Development Department. If this project moves forward,it will take one planner being devoted to it. He had no concerns about the issues raised by Council,but it does mean that other city projects may be delayed and not start until next year, such as revising the sensitive lands code, tree code, and the new urban agriculture code. The Tyler Technology implementation takes a lot of staff time. He said engineering,public works and finance staff would also be impacted. TIGARD CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES -June 8, 2021 City of Tigard 1 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard, OR 97223 www.tigard-or.gov I Page 12 of 14 Community Development Director Asher said River Terrace 2.0 is excellent work and thanked Senior Planner Warren and Project Manager Breakstone for getting it this far. He acknowledged there were trade-offs for this sizable expansion of the city. Even if it is the most equitable area of the city,it will still take resources to be built and maintained. He added that River Terrace 1.0 is an experiment in place and the issues are a precursor of what we will experience with River Terrace 2.0. He said we would still be faced with providing planning,parks,library, and police services. He didn't know of a high-level policy that would solve all of that. He recommended making this application and continuing the discussion to figure whether and how this part of Tigard ought to be brought into the city and meet our equity goals. Councilor Goodhouse said the city was creative in this Concept Plan process and came up with contracted services to get to this point, finding ways to manage this project and still get other projects done. Mayor Snider asked about the premise that more housing density is cheaper to service and conceptually better about paying for itself. He asked if staff is talking about development in this area that is dense enough and will be more efficient to service rather than the"McMansions" and larger lots. Community Development Director Asher said we are not crossing that threshold;20 units per acre will not make that much of a difference to lower costs of service.That it is mostly residential, and the River Terrace geography also impact the cost.Assistant Community Development Director McGuire said there are many factors that go into cost including that it will be greenfield development, so everything is new. He said Washington Square and the Tigard Triangle are cheaper to redevelop because a lot of the infrastructure is already there. Senior Planner Warren said there are two sides to the costs—new roads and pipes are paid for by developers and in a sense that cost is lowered somewhat by greater density because you don't necessarily have to upsize infrastructure linearly for more units. He said it would be illuminating to do a study on urban growth boundary expansion properties in terms of economy of scale. Mayor Snider asked if there was consensus after hearing from staff. Councilor Newton asked Community Development Asher if, once the application is submitted and if it got approved,the city would have to be"all in." Community Development Director Asher said that would be the assumption,but it is not irreversible. Council approval would be needed for a grant to fund the planning,the Community Plan process itself and after that,annexation. Each step creates an expectation and while it would be unusual to back out, the city could. Councilor Newton said she voted against this project when the goal was first talked about but recognized that if the rest of Council wants to proceed, she had raised her concerns. She said unless someone has more information,it was probably time to move on. Mayor Snider confirmed that Councilor Shaw, Councilor Goodhouse and Council President Lueb were supportive of moving ahead. He said he agreed but noted that Council has weighed in on some key things about what this means in relation to the rest of the city and hope it provides input into future planning processes and decisions. He confirmed with staff that they had the direction they needed. TIGARD CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES -June 8, 2021 City of Tigard 1 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard, OR 97223 www.tigard-or.gov I Page 13 of 14 City Manager Rymer said the team will begin the application development process as recommended in the agenda item summary and heard the message loud and clear about balancing investment into the entire community. He said their dedicated teams in all departments will find ways to move forward in ways that have not always been done in the past. 11. NON-AGENDA ITEMS—None. 12. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT— City Manager Rymer reiterated what Mayor Snider said at the end of the budget-related items and thanked the Finance Department team. He came to the city in February and immediately had to make decisions about what would be in the budget. He noted that some employees have been working remotely for months and during that time many departments have added teammates. The city's IT group got together for a socially distanced BBQ in Cook Park as a creative way to reconnect in person.The Library summer reading program has over 100 youth already registered. Two virtual Pride story time events were held, one on June 6 and the second scheduled for June 23 at 6:30 p.m.The Path to Mobility and Equity community meeting was held and 19 community members attended to share their input and ideas. Tigard GOLD graduation ceremony will be from 11:45 to 12:30 on June 26. City Management is working on a U. S. Conference of Mayors grant related to police reform and racial justice.Jesse Raymundo was hired as the new Deputy City Recorder and will start June 14. Mayor Snider thanked the Council members for their thorough and respectful conversation about River Terrace 2.0 earlier. 13. EXECUTIVE SESSION: None. 14. ADJOURNMENT At 9:09 p.m. Council President Lueb moved for adjournment. Councilor Shaw seconded the motion. City Recorder Krager conducted a roll call vote. Yes No Council President Lueb ✓ Councilor Shaw ✓ Mayor Snider ✓ Councilor Goodhouse ✓ Councilor Newton ✓ Mayor Snider announced the meeting was adjourned. ,t Carol A. Krager, City Recorder Attest: ^ Jason B. Snider, Mayor Date: kee 7s �o� TIGARD CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES—June 8, 2021 City of Tigard 1 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard, OR 97223 www.tigard-or.gov I Page 14 of 14