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Cityscape 2003-05 Mimi■I■ May 2003 Volume XXI No.5 Mayor's corner Help needed in Tigard parks this summer Nearly a year ago,Tigard voters Community volunteers are needed to take on park maintenance tasks this said"yes"to a new library. Since summer. Due to budget constraints,the city's public works department will not be then,we've been busy laying the hiring temporary workers to help in the parks this summer. groundwork for construction. The Volunteers are needed to help city parks employees by picking up litter,weeding, design of the new library is com- pruning shrubs,deadheading flowers and all those tasks required to keep the parks pleted. Several public meetings have usable and attractive. There are jobs for individuals,families,youth groups,employee engaged residents in the design of the groups—anyone who would like to pitch in. Your help is welcome weekdays, structure as well as the park that will evenings and weekends. Parks employees will provide tools and directions. be created north of the new building. Tigard's parks provide open space for picnics,sports,play and relaxation for many Site preparation has begun.The residents and visitors,and a lot of work is required to keep them in shape for every- construction plans are well underway. one to enjoy.Here's your chance to contribute to one of Tigard's major assets. The permit process is on track. A public hearing for the conditional land To find out how and where you can help,please contact Volunteer Coordinator Susan Koepping at susank@ci.tigctrd.or.us or 503-639-4171 ext.2402. use permit was held in early April;a ruling is expected later in the month. The project remains within budget and on schedule. Ape With the groundwork nearing " t completion,we're ready for the groundbreaking! Join me on Satur- day,May 17 at 10 a.m. at the new 12" Annual Big & Bulky Waste Day library site on Hall Boulevard across On Saturday,May 3,city residents may dispose of old,unwanted couches, from O'Mara Street. Everyone will be refrigerators,stoves,mattresses and other over-sized items at the 12''Annual Big& a VIP,which means everyone gets to Bulky Waste Day. The event will be held at Pride Disposal, 13980 Tualatin-Sherwood dig! Road,Sherwood. The fee is only $5 per trailer or pickup load. There will be an To give your new library an additional charge of$5 for each refrigerator,freezer or air conditioning unit.The gates added boost,I encourage you to are open from 8 a.m.until 2 p.m. consider"Buying a Brick"for the new Big&Bulky Waste Day is for residential over-sized materials that do not fit in a courtyard or entry plaza. See the Hard garbage can. Hazardous waste,propane bottles,food waste,yard debris and com- Hat report on page 5 for more details. mercial debris will not be accepted. For further information,please Help start it off right! fo, call 503-846-8609. If you are unable to come to the event, _ the Hillsboro Landfill is open year-round. Please call •• ' *+ �ti ahead for hours of operation and charges. Also,your -r" ' _ franchised hauler provides pick-up of bulkyitems for an �� P p P ,`. additional fee. Contact your local hauler for current rates Jim Griffith,Mayor _ r'_ 1 and service. TIGARD CITY COUNCIL: MAYOR JIM GRIFFITH CRAIG DIRKSEN BRIAN MOORE SYDNEY SHERWOOD NICK WILSON A& MAYOR I James Griffith mayor@ci.tigard.or.us I IUS COUNCIL PRESIDENT r Craig Dirksen craigd@ci.tigard.or.us COUNCILORSt 11t li vc�lv4. it * Si S Brian J.Moore brianm@ci.tigard.or.us May's "Focus on Tigard"airs Thursday,May 1, at p.m. on TV7"VCable Channel 28. The program will replay throughout the month. For a Sydney Sherwood complete schedule of broadcast times, visit the city's web site at sydney@ci.tigard.or.us www.ci.tigard.or.us and click on the link under Focus on Tigard. Theprogram is designed to educate, inform and Nick Wilson involve viewers in issues and programs that impact our community. nickw@ci.tigard.or.us Announcements on current and upcoming activities and events will also be included. CITY MANAGER Bill Monahan May-Tigard.Honors Volunteers bill@ci.tigard.or.us Everyone who lives,works,shops or just drives through Tigard benefits from the contributions made by volunteers. CITYSCAPE EDITOR •Who volunteers? •What do they do? •How can you get involved? Cathy Wheatley,City Recorder cathy@ci.tigard.or.us The Focus for Upcoming Months: All City Hall employees can be June: Parks July: Land Use 101 reached by phone at 503-639-4171 Tune In! If you have Focus ideas,contact Liz Newton at liz@cLtigarcLorms or 503-639-4171,ext. 2412. CITY MEETING SCHEDULE: TVTV Cablecast City Council 2nd,3rd&4th Tuesdays,6:30 p.m. Council business meetings are cablecast on Tualatin Valley Television channels as Town Hall follows:Live Coverage- (Comcast)Channel 28:2nd and 4th Tuesday each month at 7:30 p.m.; Replays of the most recent meeting air on Channel 21:Thursdays*9 a.m.& Library Board 11 p.m.;Fridays*7 p.m.;Saturdays*12 p.m.;Sundays*4 a.m.(*Following 2nd and 4th Tuesdays) 2nd Thursday, 7 p.m. Library Puett Room Employee of the Month for March Planning Commission Brenda Abbott started working for the city as a Micro Computer 1st&3rd Mondays,7 p.m. Support Technician in February of 2000.She is currently our Police Systems Town Hall Specialist with the network services division.Brenda recently designed and created the TrackMan application.This application is used daily by network Intergovernmental Water Board services personnel to track city computer problems.Previously,network services used 2nd Wednesday,5:30 p.m. Tigard Water Building a costly third party application to perform similar functions.Brenda's TrackMan application is tailor-made to meet the city's needs and has streamlined the process of handling computer problems.Her efforts have saved money for the City and have made the tracking process more responsive and efficient. We congratulate her on this creative effort,and thank her for a job well done! Page 2 www.ci.tigard.or.us CITYSCAPE cityscape Newsletter 9 Noxious vegetation? What's that? Down-by-the-Riverside Grass and weeds that are going to seed or are over 10"in height are consid- Saturday,May 17,9 a.m.to ered"noxious vegetation,"according to the Tigard Municipal Code.Overgrown 1 p.m.,City of Tigard,SOLV,PGE and a grass and weeds are the most common types of noxious vegetation problems the variety of community sponsors invite city deals with. community members to volunteer for the Residents not only need to maintain their yard,but also need to look past their annual Down-by-the-Riverside event. In property"boundary"to see if there are adjoining right-of-way areas that also need Tigard, sites and activities attention.The city will no longer maintain some right-of-way areas that have been are as follows: maintained in the past.City code stipulates Cook Park: plant that right-of-way maintenance is the responsi- native trees and shrubs in bility of the property owner.This responsibil- the wetland, paint ballard posts, weed ,. ity includes right-of-way areas adjoining planter strips,mulch soft trails. Meet at roe such as planter strips and hillsides property rty p p the covered picnic area to sign in. Wear outside the"Yard"area or behind fenced gloves and bring a shovel,if you have ,., areas. one. Noxious vegetation is a Class 1 civil Derry Dell Creek:at 115'Street violation,with potential fines of$250 per day. Please remember,aesthetic issues near Genesis Loop. The stretch of Derry like scruffy shrubs and failure to water the lawn are not code violations. To Dell northeast of 115`'looks great report a potential violation,the address of the property in question is required. because of neighbors,volunteers and city All complaints are public record. Anonymous complaints will not be investigated. employees working together on this To obtain more information on this topic,visit the code enforcement web page on Adopt-A-Stream project. Help keep the the city's web site, www.ci.tigard.or.us. The Code Enforcement Officer can be momentum going as we start removing reached at 503-639-4171. blackberries trash and weeds from the next stretch of this creek. Wear thick Stop unwanted telemarketing calls gloves and clothing and bring clippers if In 1999,Oregon Legislature passed the Oregon No Call Law. Telemarketers who you have them. Volunteers can sign in at call any of the 125,000 residential customers registered on the list are subject to fines 115`x'by the Terrace Trails Path. of up to $25,000 per violation. This is a law with teeth—more than 120 companies have been fined over $500,000 for violations. Skate park rolls To sign up for the Oregon No Call List simply call toll-free 1-877-700-6622 or check the website at www.ornocall.com. Subscriber fees of$6.50 per phone number for the forward first year and $3 for each additional year pays for administration and education. The City Council authorized the Skate Park Task Force,led by Rich Community outreach meetings continue... Carlson,to initiate fundraising activity for Check your calendar! Please plan to attend a meeting to give input on how your a 15,000 square foot skate city can provide you with better service. These meetings will give Tigard Police Chief park on city property. The Bill Dickinson an opportunity to meet members of the community. ' city property is a portion of Meeting information is listed below. City representatives will be available `';' the parking lot of the civic beginning at 6:30.Take advantage of this opportunity to have your questions an- center complex at the corner of swered.Meetings will begin promptly at 7 p.m.and conclude at 8 p.m. The dates Hall Boulevard and Burnham Street, and locations are on the following Thursdays: which will be available after the library is May 1 C.F.Tigard School 12985 SW Grant Ave. relocated to the new May 8 Mary Woodward School 12325 SW Katherine St. library facility on Hall May 15 Metzger School 10255 SW 90'Ave. Boulevard in 2004. For more information,please contact Tigard Police Public Information Officer Jim Wolf at 503-718-2561. May 2003 www.ci.tigard.or.us Page 3 AkCity of Tigard Shelf Al Lmife News from the Tigard Library EventsLibrary - . . Job search resources May 1, 8 10-10:30 a.m. Little People Story Time with Louise Session 1• Resume & Cover Letter (Ages 3 and under)-Puett Rm Workshop. May 5 May 2 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friends of the Library Book Sale-Town Hall Resume writing is an essential skill for May 3 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Friends of the Library Book Sale-Town Hall today's job seeker.Learn how to show May 2, 9 10-10:30 a.m. Little People Story Time with Terri (Ages 3 and under)-Puett Rm your skills in a way that makes your May 5 24 p.m. job Search Skills-Resumes resume stand out.This class will also (Reg. req'd)-Puett Rm look at the cover letter,and how to use it May 6 10-10:30 a.m. Preschool Stories & Crafts-Puett Rm to relate your resume to the requirements May 6 10-11:30 a.m. New Parent Network Playgroup of the position you are applying for. (Reg. req'd)-Town Hall Session II: Interviewing May 7 6:30-8:30 p.m. Story Time Basics class (Reg.req'd)-Puett Rm Workshop. May 12 May 9 6-8 p.m. Friday Night Music w/ Bus Stop in Learn how to manage your interview Paradise-Puett Rm with tips on self-preparation,typical May 10 10 a.m.-noon Celebrate Mexico-Town Hall interview phases,how to handle tough May 12 24 p.m. job Search Skills-Interview Workshop questions,and different interviewing (Reg. req'd)-Puett Rm styles. This workshop will cover phone, May 14 1:30-3:30 p.m. New Parent Network Nutrition Basics panel and behavior-based interviews,as (Reg. req'd)-Puett Rm well as salary negotiation. May 19 24 p.m. job Search Skills-Tips & Sources (Reg. req'd)-Puett Rm Session III: General Job Searching May 24 10 a.m.-noon Story Time Basics class in Spanish Tactics Workshop. May 19 (Reg. req'd)-Puett Rm Discover job search tips on how to stay May 26 Library Closed-Memorial Day organized,energetic and efficient. This Tues., Wed., Thurs. 4-6 p.m. Homework Center (Grades 5-12) class will also cover how to use job fairs, -Young Adult Area temporary agencies,executive search For more information on library programs, visit our web site at firms and the intemet to seek employ- www.ci.tigardonus Library programs are free unless noted otherwise. Some library programs ment opportunities. require registration. To sign up, call 503-684-6537. All sessions are held in the Puett Room from 2 to 4 p.m.and registration is Changes in the DVD and video collection required. Due to popular demand,the library recently changed the checkout period for Celebrate Mexico! DVDs and videos to seven days. This change has proved to be very popular,but now there are fewer videos on the shelves! Two new changes for this very popular Saturday,May 10, 10 a.m.to Noon collection may help.We have added a selection of DVDs that can only be checked out Town Hall,all ages welcome. by patrons who come to Tigard Public Library. These DVDs cannot be placed on hold 4 join us for a morning of or renewed.Also,the number of all DVDs and/or videos per checkout is now limited mariachi music,traditional to five. We hope these changes will provide a greater selection for patrons to choose u Mexican crafts,a bilingual from when they come to the library. play and more. Page 4 www.ci.tigard.or.us CITYSCAPE cityscape Newsletter Spring story time Bus Stop In Paradise programs end the Friday,May 9 from 6 to 8 p.m. in second week in May the Puett Room.Bus Stop In Paradise ■ ■ performs lively folk music from Haiti, Preschool Stories and Crafts Bolivia,and Peru and original Tuesday,May 6,10 to 10:30 a.m. instrumentals.A Portland based band, Puett Room,ages 3 to 6. Q1.� Bus Stop In Hard Hat Report V - Paradise features Let's welcome spring with some great ., Be a G r o u n d b re a ke d picnic stories, chalk drawings, snacks and the hammer By Margaret Barnes a fun activity to take home. Please call in dulcimer,steel Tigard Public Library Director advance if you would like to bring a drums or"pans," A groundbreaker is defined as "an group. t,,,t,.,,_NN-,. "-a w and guitar. originator, innovator or pioneer in a particular activity." On Saturday, Little People Story Time May book sale! May 17 at 10 a.m.,you are invited to Thursday,May 1&8 with Louise and Friday May 2,9 a.m.to 5 p.m., become a public library pioneer at the new Friday,May 2& 9 with Terri, Saturday,May 3,9 a.m.to 3 P.M. Tigard Public Library groundbreaking. 10 to 10:30 a.m.Puett Room. The Friends of the Tigard Library What to expect: Join us with your special little one for Spring Book Sale in Town Hall is a G-roup dig. Help turn over some dirt to stories and songs designed for children great way to recycle books!Books will signal the beginning of construction. under 3. be for sale at rock-bottom prices. R-eally cute souvenirs for kids New Parent Network Proceeds will be used to buy more 0-utline of new library, so that you can books,videos,CDs,DVDs and other envision where things will be Parent playgroup items not included in the new building U- as in y-o-U. It won't be nearly as fun Tuesday,May 6, 10 to 11:30 a.m. bond measure. without U! Town Hall.Ages 9 months to 5 years. N-ew library update and floorplans Read-discover-explore! Sheila M.Walker,M.A.from the New D-irt. Bring your own shovel/trowel etc. Parent Network,Department of Health& It's fun,it's free!For kids through grade 5. B-ricks for Books. Purchase a courtyard Human Services will demonstrate fun and The summer reading adventure begins brick and preserve your name for posterity educational interactive parent-child Saturday,June 21. while helping buy books. activities. Activities will include stories, TimeStory Basics R-ain? Arr h. We hope not. If it's wet, songs,movement and play time. boots may be in order. Nutrition Basics class in English or Irveryone's a V.I.P. Without Tigard's Spanish support, there would be no new library. Wednesday,May 14,1:30 to 3:30 p.m. A-rtists and the winning artwork from the Puett Room. Sheila will present informa- Class taught in English People's Choice Art Awards. tion to help guide you and your family in Wednesday,May 7,6:30 to 8:30 P.M. K-ids welcome! eating healthy,balanced meals and I- Was There! Be there on the ground healthy snacks. Class taught en Espanol Classes are free,but registration is Saturday,May 24, 10 a.m.to noon floor...literally.i N-ow or never. Be part of history and the required.Call Sheila at 503-846-2139 to Learn the basics of creating and future at the same time. register. presenting story times. Get tips on how to choose appropriate books;read aloud; G-uided tour—the virtual kind. Let your , imagination soar as tour guides usher you Get a clue... incorporate songs and fingerplays;find through the library footprint. � crafts and felt-board stories;and to use And mark your calendars- "� library resources for planning. Registra- Who'd have thought you could have Tigard Public Library's tion required,call 503-466-1894. Classes so much fun digging dirt? See you there Mystery Night is comm Tuesday,June 3! rain or shine! y ry g g y� held in the Puett Room. For adults only. May 2003 www.ci.tigard.or.us Page 5 kCity of Tigard Subdivision proposals in Tigard Do you have an City staff periodically provides advance notice of potential subdivisions being irrigation system? contemplated in Tigard or its Urban Growth Area.Plans are only in preliminary stages and are based on pre-application conferences with the City of Tigard. Plans have not Although irrigation systems make been finalized. It is possible that development will not occur immediately.If the watering lawns and gardens more energy, applicant goes forward with the project,a neighborhood meeting will be scheduled cost and time efficient,they can also be a by the developer/applicant prior to a formal application being made with the city. source of contamination to the drinking Notice of the meeting is sent to property owners within 500 feet of the proposed water supply. Irrigation systems provide development.City staff can be contacted at 503-639-4171. a potential connection in which contami- PROPOSAL #1 PROPOSAL #2 nants such as animal waste, fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides can be si- Tentative Project Name: Tentative Project Name: phoned(backflow)into the drinking "Un-Named" "Un-Named" water supply. Subject: Subject: To protect the water supply,the City 2 parcels of 6.11 acres into 36 lots 5 parcels of 27.5 acres into 129 lots of Tigard requires all irrigation systems, Zoning: Zoning: to be equipped with an approved R-7,5,000 square foot lots R-7,5,000 square foot lots backflow prevention assembly.Test the Location: Location: device after installation, annually, and if Northeast intersection of SW Bull On the east side of SW 133rd Avenue, the device is moved or repaired. Systems Mountain Road&SW Roshak Road,just south of SW Bull Mountain Road not protected by an approved backflow west of SW 153rd Avenueassembly present a potential health Contacts: hazard to your household,neighbors and Contacts: Developer/Applicant.• community. Developer/Applicant: Wendy Hemmen/Venture Properties Remember everyone uses water, Sean Foushee/Accent Residential Homes 503-387-7600 whether it's for drinking,cooking, 503-819-3711 Applicant's Engineer.• cleaning or bathing and it is everyone's Applicant's Engineer: Matt Sprague&Jerry Palmer/ responsibility to help protect and ensure Pacific Civil Design 503-793-3688 Alpha Engineering Inc. 503-452-8003 the safety and quality of the drinking City Staff City Staff water we use.For more information on Brad Kilby,Current Planning(zoning, Brad Kilby&Morgan Tracy,Current backflow prevention,contact Hung development code&land use process Planning(zoning,development code& Nguyen at hung@ci.tigard.or.us or issues) land use process issues) 503-718-2603. Brian Rager,Engineering(public facilities Brian Rager,Engineering(public facilities &traffic issues) &traffic issues) Tualatin Resource Center classes Love and Logic–six session class, EFThursdays,May 1 through June 5,6:30 to �. 8:15 p.m.,at Twality Middle School. Everything You've Wanted to Ask L about ADHD–one time seminar, Tuesday,May 6,5:30 to 7:30 p.m.,at r Fowler Middle School. — II To sign up for classes please call I - 1 Fi _:_ I {;' i {{ i., Kellee Grubb with the Tualatin Resource _ [r _ . � -�_ -, :w- _ a r��'� Center at 503-691-9008. i I.. f Jiri 5y� <.a Page 6 www.ci.tigard.or.us CITYSCAPE Icityscape Newsletter & Honored Library TRA hosts Children's John Tigard House Volunteers Resale Museum cake plate Library Volunteers Tigard Recreation Association is exhibit were honored in April at a pleased to announce its Children's Resale The John Tigard House Museum will reception featuring music Event scheduled for Saturday,May 10 be open Sunday,May 18.The highlight of and praise from the Mayor and City staff. from 9 a.m.to 1 p.m.,at the Tigard this Open House will be Tigard resident "Star Volunteers"were recognized for United Methodist Church'9845 SW Janice Whiting's collection of cake plates, passing a significant milestone of service: Walnut Pl.,Tigard. Admission is $1 or 2 many from the depression era.The public In 2002 over 290 individuals contrib- cans of food. Folks wishing to purchase tables ace at $25 per table should is encouraged to visit from 1 to 4 p.m..It's uted 11,700 hours of volunteer work at P P eanine Hill at 503-332-3179. free and donations are appreciated. contact the Tigard Library. We appreciate each J The John Tigard House is located at hour and thank each person for the 103rd Avenue and Canterbury Road in generous gift of their time and talent. Tigard.Parking is available at the Calvin Presbyterian Church parking lot across Celebrating National Drinking Water Week from the Tigard House. For more infor- National Drinking Water Week held during the first week of May,is celebrated mation please contact Dian Ross with the to draw attention to the vital role water plays in our daily lives. Tigard Area Historical&Preservation Water providers throughout the United States have committed themselves toV Association,503-620-5772. providing a safe,pure and consistent supply of drinking water. ^I In celebration of National Drinking Water Week,the City of Tigard is encourag- Why recycle yard ing everyone to learn more about water quality and conservation. Did you know that- debris? •Americans use 341 billion gallons of fresh water per day. About one quarter of the average •A person can live for a month without food,but only a week without water. home's waste is yard debris. Your yard •There is the same amount of water on Earth now as when the planet was debris can be recycled into compost formed. which is a rich soil amendment that If you would like to learn more,please visit City Hall or the library during the improves garden soils. week of May 5. View displays about the water cycle,drinking water sources and If composting is not an option for water conservation. Pick up FREE literature on indoor/outdoor water conservation you,then your garbage hauler provides tips;coloring&activity sheets;and home water auditing kits. In addition,make yard debris pickup at curbside. Your yard sure you swing by the library for a Drinking Water Week Bookmark designed by debris recycling day is scheduled for Christy Jeppsen,a 6'grade student at St.Anthony's School. � every other week on the same day that To learn more check out the City's web site at www.ci.tigard.or.us or contact your garbage and recyclables are col- Water Quality Program Coordinator Sally Mills at sally@ci.tigard.or.us or 503-718- lected.A quick reference yard debris 2604. calendar is available y from your hauler. If Farmers Market opens! you currently don't The Tigard Area Farmers'Market Opening Day is Saturday,May 10,8 a.m. have yard debris to 1 P.M. service,please contact Check out the early season offerings at the parking lot on Hall Blvd.,where the hauler in your area Greenburg Road becomes Oleson Road. Produce selection increases weekly. The for more information. market is open Saturdays,through October. The two haulers in the You'll find old favorites such as cinnamon rolls,Bavarian sausages,Oregon Floral City of Tigard are: Farms,Lone Elder produce,and Ed the Iron Man,to name a few returning vendors. Pride Disposal 503-625-6177 Come discover the fresh and friendly Tigard Market. See you there! Miller's Sanitary Service 503-644-6161 May 2003 www.ci.tigard.or.us Page t City of Tigard PRESORTED STANDARD 1 � 13125 SW Hall Blvd. U.S. POSTAGEPAID t Tigard, OR 97223 PORTLAND,OR PERMIT 2528 POSTAL CUSTOMER TigardRecap! For additional information about any of the items listed below, please contact City Recorder Cathy Wheatley at 503-639- 4171, ext. 2410. Council packet information can be found on the city's web site at www.ci.tigard.or.us or at the library. Audio and video tape recordings of most meetings are also available at the library. For the cable television schedule of broadcast Council meetings, see page 2. City Council Meeting highlights for the past month • Conducted a joint meeting with the City of Tualatin Council e Discussed alternatives for the downtown redevelopment and the Tigard-Tualatin School District plan • Received the annual Volunteer Report a Heard an update on the new library • Discussed the Strategic Financial Plan 0 Discussed legislative issues with Senator Burdick • Considered the Atfalati Recreation District Concession 0 Discussed site location of skate park Agreement and Repayment Schedule Held a public hearing on the street maintenance fee • Heard an update on the long-term water supply Considered a Park and Recreation Advisory Board Code • Heard an update on the communication plan amendment Future Council Agenda Items • Hear an update on the new library 0 Hear a presentation on the Tigard Fact Book • Consider submitting a grant for downtown revitalization 0 Consider Fanno Creek Park Expansion Master Plan • Consider an amendment to the CIP budget a Conduct a public hearing regarding the street vacation of • Hear an update on Goal 5 Mapleleaf and Oakway • Receive a Municipal Court Report Hold a joint meeting with the Library Board • Hear an introduction to the Community Assessment Consider a home occupation Code amendment Program a Hear an update on affordable housing issues