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Cityscape 2007-01 11 11,C C ITYS APE Tigard's Official Newsletter January 2007 www.tigard-or.gov Volume XXV No.1 Mayor's Corner City to Develop Master Plan for Fanno Happy New Year! Creek Park and Public Plaza in Downtown 2007 is here, and with it come some changes to Tigard's City Council. Council With voter approval Fanno Creek Park President Nick Wilson leaves the Board of Urban Renewal in and • s upon finishing his four-year term. Nick has the Downtown in May, Public Use Area y a long history of public service for the city, and adoption of the , previously having served eight years on the Downtown Implementa- Planning Commission. I will miss Nick for tion Strategy in August, ♦ �\ his insight on issues,and his humor in the city is moving . dealing with stressful situations. Though forward with one of the • • Nick is leaving the Council,we've made it most important projects �� 'A, clear to him that we have further plans to in the Downtown—a Park Expansion Area r J••ti Public Use Area make use of his wisdom and experience on Master Plan for Fanno �Fanno Cr Park city boards and commissions. For now, Creek Park and the Green Corridor Nick can turn more attention to his land- Public Use Area. In O Urban Renewal Area Stream scape architecture business. addition to reconstruc- �� rano,Boundary Taking Nick's seat on the Council is tion of Burnham Street, ated to l �v Gretchen Buehner,giving up her seat on anticipated begin July the Planning Commission upon her election. 2007, this project is 0_14� y� Gretchen is a long-time citizen activist and expected to begin the is a land use attorney by profession. Her transformation of previous city involvement will allow her to Downtown with im- step seamlessly into her new role as coun- provements to bring 4�1 cilor, already having a good understanding interest to the area. of issues facing the city. Fanno Creek Park, a 30-acre park bordering the southern edge of Down- The remainder of Council consists of town,will be redesigned and restored to its native habitat,providing the com- Sally Harding who is halfway through her munity with a unique "nature preserve"in the city. The Public Use Area, a first term and is eligible for re-election in multi-use plaza,will form the "heart" of the community where a range of 2008, Sydney Sherwood, just re-elected to community events can take place including a farmer's market, outdoor concerts her second term, and me, just elected to my or social gatherings. first term as Mayor after having filled three Phase I,developing a master plan,will begin mid-February 2007 and will years of the term left vacant by the death include broad community involvement. The city will hire a landscape architec- of former mayor Jim Griffith. ture firm to develop design alternatives to be evaluated by the public and a This new year has several exciting designated project steering committee. To develop the type of plaza that meets opportunities and challenges for the city that long-term community needs,it's important that citizens become involved and the Council is eager to address! share their thoughts. Beginning in February, specific opportunities for involve- ment will be published in Cityscape,posted at the library and on the city's web site, www.tigard-orgov. If interested, contact Phil Nachbar, Senior Planner / Downtown Development at 503-718-2557 or philgtigard-orgov. Craig E. Dirksen, Mayor TIGARD CITY COUNCIL: MAYOR CRAIG DIRKSEN,GRETCHEN BUEHNER, SALLY HARDING, SYDNEY SHERWOOD,TOM WOODRUFF City of Tigard It's Your Tigard = Get Involved! Be a part of the decision-making process and learn more about programs. Agendas are available at www.tigard-or.gov under the Events Calendar link. No web access? Contact the person noted under each board or committee. City Council Library Board Get Involved in 2007 Town Hall Library Conference Room 6:30 p.m. - 2"d, 3", and 4' Tuesdays 7 p.m. - 2"d Thursday There is a range of opportunities to Let your voice be heard—2nd and Aseven-member citizen board that make a difference in your community: 4th Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. - an opportu- advises the Council regarding library Help Tigard plan a fun future by nity to speak to Council for two minutes policies,budget, facilities and other needs. applying for the Parks and Recreation on any item not on the agenda. Cathy Margaret Barnes, 503-718-2501. Advisory Board vacancy by Friday, Wheatley, 503-718-2410. January 5. Contact Dan Plaza at Committee for Citizen 503-718-2590 or daniel@tigard-orgov. Planning Commission Involvement • Green-thumbed gardeners are Town Hall 7 p.m. - 3`d Wednesday welcome at Cook Park's Butterfly 7 p.m. - 1" and 3`d Mondays The Tigard CCI reviews the form Garden and Summerlake Park's Rhodo- A nine-member citizen committee and process of the City's communica- dendron Garden. Contact Carla Staedter that conducts public hearings on land tions with City residents to improve those at 503-718-2788 or carla@tigard-orgov. use issues and development applica- communications and to encourage City Be prepared to assist your family tions. Dick Bewersdorff, 503-718-2432. residents to be more involved with City and neighbors when they need your help Park and Recreation Advisory affairs. Duane Roberts, 503-718-2444. the most by becoming a CERT trained Board Tree Board volunteer. Contact Mike Lueck at Tigard Water Bldg. Auditorium Library Conference Room 503-718-2593 or mikel@tigard-orgov. 7 p.m. - 2"d Monday 6:30 p.m. - 2"d Monday Lead tours and help maintain the A seven-member citizen board that A seven-member board established historic John Tigard House. Contact advises the Council on park and recre- to develop and administer a comprehen- Dian Ross at 503-620-5772 or ation policies, facilities,programs and sive program for the management, dianr@hevane.com. budgets. Daniel Plaza, 503-718-2590. maintenance, removal, replacement and Language barriers reduce some Intergovernmental Water Board protection of trees on public property. residents'participation in the community. Tigard Water Bldg. Auditorium Dick Bewersdorff, 503-718-2432. English as a Second Language tutors are 5:30 m. - 2nd Wednesday needed to address this challenge. Contact p Y CPO 4B - C.F. Tigard Elementary Karen Gardner at 503-620-4613 or A five-member board, established 7 p.m. - 18' Thursday kgardner@fc�dx.org. between Tigard,Durham,King City and CPO 4M - Metzger Park Hall Responsible adults are invited to the Tigard Water District,which makes 7 p.m. - 4`'' Wednesday apply for Teen Movie Night chaperone recommendations on water-related issues. Greer Gaston, 503-718-2595. Membership is open to all resi- positions. Contact Trish Stormont at City Center Advisory Commission dents and property owners within the 503-718-2516 or trish@tigard-orgov. Red Rock Creek Conference Room CPO 4B or CPO 4M boundaries. Provide hospitality for families in 6:30 p.m. - 2nd Wednesday Contact Part Opdyke at Washington need by serving as an overnight host at A nine-member board advising the County, 503-725-2117. the local Good Neighbor Center. Contact May Harkins at 503-443-6084 ext. 221 City Center Development Agency or rfreelr@gaodneighborcenter.org. (CCDC) or City Council on policies, budget, and implementation of projects For more information about addi- within the Urban Renewal Plan. Phil tional volunteer opportunities contact Bob Roth at 503-718-2402 or Nachbar, 503-718-2557. E bob@tigard-orgov. Page 2 Cityscape Editor - Liz Newton Layout Design - Jill Byars CITYSCAPE Cityscape Newsletter Celebrating 2006 Restorations and Looking to Salute to Tigard's the Future Volunteers A Greek proverb states, `A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in." This past year,both old and young alike, Let's recognize Tigard tri un- 318 volunteers in all, donated 1,263 hours of time restoring our city's urban creeks, tiers' commitment and coed do greenbelts, and parks. Working in cooperation with city staff, they removed invasive tions and express our appreciation vegetation, planted native trees and shrubs, and tended earlier restoration projects. for their involvement. The statistics are impressive. In 2006: During 2006 nearly 320 • 6,863 feet of stream corridor (the length of 25 football fields!) was restored volunteers will have participated in while another 800 feet was prepared for planting in 2007. 50 different volunteer positions within the Tigard Library.They • 1,500 feet of stream, restored prior to 2006, was weeded and 100 additional support staff activities and provide plants were installed. direct services to patrons. Volunteer • 23,255 native trees and shrubs were planted along our waterways and in digital photographers have been our parks. covering special events such as the Thank you volunteers for a record-breaking year of restoration in the City of 2006 Family Festival and Balloon Tigard! Many who follow us will benefit from these trees whose shade we hope to all Festival as well as ongoing activities sit in. at Tigard parks and other locations. • Tigard will keep the momentum going by hosting Highly trained Tigard Police two community tree planting events early in 2007. Department Reserve Program These events, known as "Tree for Alls" are scheduled for: officers are providing law enforce- Saturday, January 13 and March 10, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. ment services during regular patrols Meet at Genesis Loop and 1 15 1h Avenue and special events. CERT volun- on Derry Dell Creek. teers are prepared to provide MMLM All are welcome! assistance to their families, friends, and neighbors during emergencies For more information on how you can help,including information on the city's and natural disasters. Adopt-A-Stream program, contact Carla Staedter, Surface Water Quality/Volunteer Local volunteers serve on 13 Coordinator at 503-718-2788 or carla@tigard-orgov. boards, committees, task forces, and commissions.These organizations Tigard Recycles - A Commingle Success! conduct hearings, review reports and produce recommendations for It has been one year since the once-a-month. The amount of glass City Council consideration. Clerical curbside recycling carts rolled onto city being recycled has also increased by volunteers help update files, streets and Tigard is recycling more than more than 8 percent. conduct mailings and assist staff in ever! The carts allow garbage customers Several special recycling events record keeping. Public Works to combine, or commingle,most occurred throughout 2006 including an Department volunteers participate recyclables. The goal of switching from E-Waste Day to recycle old computers in special events as well as provide recycle bins to carts was to make and electronics and several free ongoing parks maintenance assis- recycling easier. The change has leaf disposal days. Each of these tance (see Celebrating 2006 Resto- paid off. Since the recycling events was a rousing success. ration article above). cart program began, recycling Have an odd item that can't Many additional individuals fill has increased by 14 percent and be recycled curbside? Visit Metro's a variety of volunteer roles within garbage customers are now web site at www.metro-re gion.org and Tigard departments where their recycling 55 percent of their waste, a search for "fmd a recycler" or contact contributions are valued. It is the testament to this city's commitment to Corianne Hart,Tigard's Solid Waste and season to thank our Tigard volun- recycle! Recycling Program Coordinator at teers! Glass and motor oil can't be co- 503-718-2599 or at corianne@tigard- mingled, but can be recycled at curbside orgov. January 2007 www.tigard-or.gov 503-639-4171 Page 3 City of Tigard Super Tuesday Family Dance Party Shelf 1W Lmife Tuesday, January 9, 7-8 p.m. Community Room News from the Tigard Library 13500 SW Hall Blvd. Bringing families together with events - movement and music! Instructor Jane January 3,10,17,24,31 6-8 p.m. Open Computer Lab (teens & adults) Reid is a registered Music Together January 4 4:30-5:30 p.m. Teen Library Council(grades 6-12) teacher, Chorister's Guild member, and January 4 6:30-8 p.m. Computer Class: Basic Word Processing licensed Simply Music piano teacher. January 6 10:30-Noon Computer Class: Basic Computer Skills Wear comfortable clothes and be January 6 12:30-2 p.m. Computer Class: Introduction to Windows prepared to dance. January 6 2-4 p.m. Stafford Birthday Celebration Poetry Reading January 8, 15,22,29 10:30-11:15 a.m. Preschool Storytime (ages 3-6) Mushy Gushy Junie B. Jones January 8 2-3:30 p.m. Reverse Mortgages Presentation Party January 9, 16,23,30 10:15-10:45 a.m. Book Babies (ages 0-18 mos.) January 13, 2-4 p.m. January 9 10:30-Noon Computer Class: Email for Beginners Community Room January 9, 16,23,30 11:15-noon Preschool Story Time (ages 3-6) January 9 7-8 p.m. Super Tuesday Family Dance Party(all ages) Come party with your bestest friend! January 10, 17,24,31 10:30-11 a.m. Toddler Time (ages 18-36 mos.) Participate in silly adventures, activities, January 10, 17,24,31 6-7:30 p.m. Dogs&Tales (beg.readers-grade 5) and fun. And don't forget to dress like January 11 4:30-5:30 p.m. Teen Book Discussion Group (grades 6-12) Junie B. `cause that's the funniest idea January 12, 19,26 10:30-11 a.m. Family Story Time (ages 0-6) I've ever heard of! January 12 10:30-Noon Morning Book Group Planning Meeting January 13 10:30-Noon Computer Class: Popular Uses of the Web Protecting the Financial Assets of January 13,27 1-2 p.m. English Chatter Group Seniors January 13 2-4 p.m. Mushy Gushy Junie B.Jones Parry (grades 1-4) January 18, 1:30-3 p.m. January 15 10:30-Noon Computer Class: Internet for Beginners Community Room January 18 1:30-3 p.m. Protecting the Financial Assets of Seniors Marcia Langer, Senior Program January 18 5-7 p.m. Teen Winter GameFest(grades 6-12) Educator for the Elder Safe Program of January 18 6:30-8:00 p.m. Computer Class: Research on the Web the Washington County Sheriff's Office, January 20 10:30-Noon Computer Class: Intro to Library Databases and Tigard Detective Gary Wayt will January 21 1:30-3:30 p.m. A Movie with Margaret January 23 10:30-Noon Computer Class: Using the Library Catalog present the program. Marcia will discuss January 23 7-7:30 p.m. Pajama Story Time (ages 0-6) the Elder Safe program and introduce a January 24 7-8:30 p.m. Evening Book Discussion Group 17-minute video, The Financial Abuse of January 25 5-7:30 p.m. Teen Movie Night (grades 6-12) Seniors. Detective Gary Wayt will discuss January 27 10:30-Noon Computer Class: Excel for Beginners #1 how individuals can protect themselves January 29 3:30-5 p.m. Kids'Book Club (grades 1-4) from becoming victims of abuse, fraud, All library programs are free. For more information about programs,visit our website at and identity theft. www.tigard-orgov/library. Some library programs require registration. To register,please call 503-684-6537 A Movie with Margaret January 21, 1:30-3:30 p.m., Morning Book Group Planning English Chatter Group Community Room Meeting Every 2nd and 4th Saturday, 1-2 p.m. Join Library Director Margaret Friday, January 12, Houghton Room Houghton Room Barnes for popcorn and a 1952 classic The library is starting a morning All new speakers of English are film musical with singin',dancin'and book discussion group. The group will welcome to join us for some friendly ramin'. This musical is set in Hollywood meet the 2nd Friday of each month from conversations. This is a drop-in program in 1927 during the transition to "talkies". 10:30 to noon. Everyone is welcome for adults where they can practice and Can you guess the name of the musical? and no registration is required. Please improve their speaking skills. Fluent For those who can name that musical join us for a planning meeting and help English speakers are also welcome to and two of the film stars, there will be a decide what we will read. help lead the conversations. prize drawing. Page 4 www.tigard-or.gov 503-639-4171 CITYSCAPE Cityscape Newsletter New Art Arrives Tigard Awarded Grant for at - Library Emergency Radios Two new pieces of commissioned art will be Tigard was awarded $22,225 from the State Homeland Security installed in the library in January. You are invited to Grant Program. The funds will purchase special "SmartZone" hand- attend areception to celebrate their unveiling on held radios to dramatically improve the city's emergency communica- Saturday,January 20 at 1 p.m. tion. Similar radios are used by neighboring public safety agencies. Radios equipped with SmartZone technology automatically switch to One of the original pieces is a weaving called the correct emergency frequency for the area where they are being "Books for All Seasons" by Portland weaver Judith Poxson Fawkes. It will hang in the first floor popular used.The radios will enable the city's public works department to communicate directly with police and fire departments and other library where the best sellers and audio-visual materi- jurisdictions during an emergency. Currently, such communication is als are located. routed through an intermediary such as a switchboard operator or The other commissioned piece "The Exchange" dispatcher. is a triptych in oil on wood that will welcome visitors to the library from the rust-colored wall behind the circulation desk. Created by Tigard artist Deborah Carport, Boat/RV Cover, or Shed? DeWit Marchant, the three-paneled piece represents Front setbacks are areas where structures cannot be located. the cycles of knowledge and nature,including Setbacks differ by zone: in residential areas, front yard setbacks vary depictions of flora and fauna from the site surround- from 15 to 30 feet. Most jurisdictions, including Tigard, have these ing the library. requirements to help prevent fire and vision clearance hazards, and The Alphabet Chair by sculptor Sarah Peters also clutter. Structures prohibited in setbacks include but are not limited to will be rededicated at this reception. Originally carports, boat and RV covers, and sheds. dedicated in October 2006, the chair provides If you have any structures in your front yard or before you pur- interactive entertainment for children and their chase an accessory structure, check with the city about setback require- parents in the Children's area. ments for your property. You may find that the structure you have or The artwork was made possible by contribu- were considering is not allowed. tions from the Grace Tigard Houghton and Neva The city will be conducting periodic surveys of neighborhoods to Root bequests and the Friends of the Tigard Library. ensure setback requirements. For setback information, please call the Planning and Engineering Counter at 503-639-4171 ext. 2421. Subscribe Today.! The Cityscape newsletter is now available by email subscription. Click on the No email? "Subscribe Today" link on the city's web site (www.tigard-orgov). Click on Cityscape Still want to received the and provide your email address. You will then receive an email asking for confirma- Cityscape in the US mail? tion. It's that simple! Then let us know! ———————1�;Pc——————————————————————————————— would like to receive Cityscape in the mail: Please detach and mail to Li.ZNewton, Name: City of Tigard, 13125 SW Hall Blvd, Tigard, OR 97223 or send your request Address: to continue receiving the Cityscalbe via US mail to cityscape@tigard-orgov. Please City,State,Zip: includeyour name and mailing address. If you don't respond by January 31, 2007 we will assumeyou don't want to receive Cityscape in the mail. L————————————————————————————————————————J January 2007 www.tigard-or.gov 503-639-4171 Page 5 & City of Tigard Tigard has recently won three awards! Explore Water Reuse Award Fanno Creek Park Since 2000, the city has been irrigating Cook Park with reclaimed water Fanno Creek Park is the largest park from Clean Water Services' wastewater treatment facility. Reclaimed water is in Tigard's downtown area. The park and wastewater that has been treated to meet stringent DEQ standards and is trail generally follow the contours of acceptable for uses where high-quality drinking water is not required. The Fanno Creek. In 2002,when the land for practice of using reclaimed water is known as "water reuse." This year, over the new library was purchased, some of 25 acres of the park were irrigated with reclaimed water. the property was used to expand the 30- There are financial and environmental benefits to using reclaimed water. acre park which extends from Main Street In 2005, the city purchased 14.26 million gallons of reclaimed water at a through the Tigard Public Library site on total cost of$1,140. This represents a $20,000 cost savings when compared Hall Boulevard. The park can be accessed to drinking water. On the environmental side,reclaimed water is not drawn from: Main Street, Ash Avenue, Chelsea from the drinking water system so it reduces the city's overall water demand. Loop,the senior center, city hall and the As a result of the city's effort to use reclaimed water, Tigard has been library. awarded the Pacific Northwest Clean Water Association's 2006 Outstanding This park consists of wooded and Reuse Customer Award. open areas, floodplain, and several small Web site features and practices recognized ponds. Park amenities include: picnic E-Government Report, recently issued by the National Policy Research tables, benches, a gazebo, an elevated Council (NPRC), presents an analysis of all known U.S. official state and viewing deck, and trails. Non-native local government web sites. After conducting individual analyses on more vegetation was recently cleared and many than 11,000 official government web sites for 25 key e-government features sections of the park were planted with and practices,Tigard was recognized as one of seven localities under 50,000 native trees and shrubs, providing better population that stood out! habitat for the park's abundant wildlife. Kudos to Nancy Lof and the other city staff for their efforts! Walkers, bicyclists, and nature lovers Job Done Safely! all share this park via the Fanno Creek Trail. Portions of the trail run through the Did you know the Cityof Tigard has received a statewide safety award park from Main Street to Hall Boulevard for each of the last eight years? Each year Tigard's safety record just gets and along Fanno Creek on the library site. better! Four bridges transverse the creek at The League of Oregon Cities awarded Tigard the Silver Medal Safety various points along the trail. When Award for having one of the lowest injury frequency rates for the fiscal year completed, the Fanno Creek Trail will 2005/06. The award is determined by comparing all Oregon cities (with extend from Portland, through Beaverton 150 employees or more) to determine the lowest injury frequency rate. and Tigard to Tualatin. Safety is very important to city employees — to protect not only the employees themselves but also all Tigard citizens as city employees are out doing their jobs each day. The City Council wants to thank each city j employee for consistently doing their job safely and serving the citizens of '* \ Tigard well! �.. Correction: Board/Commission In last month's Cityscape,we Vacancies neglected to include Tabitha There are openings for the Coburn as one of the winning Fanno Creek Master Plan Steering artists whose work will be featured Committee and the City Center in the city's 2007 water conserva- Advisory Committee. If you would tion calendar. Congratulations to like to apply or need more informa- Tabitha and sorry for the omission! tion,please contact Phil Nachbar at 503-718-2557 or pbil@tigard-orgov. Page 6 www.tigard-or.gov 503-639-4171 CITYSCAPE Cityscape Newsletter Reflections on Downtown Lessons Learned mmi The City of Tigard was awarded the League of Oregon before. For example, in 2007, the city is embarking on a Cities 2005 Good Governance Award for its Citizen Planning master plan for Fanno Creek Park and the primary civic space effort for the Downtown Improvement Plan. This award in Downtown,the heart. A new steering committee will be acknowledged that citizens were a central part of the develop- formed to carry forward the ideas from the Downtown Plan ment of the Plan. and generate and respond to new ones. The committee will There were two failed represent different parts of urban renewal attempts in the community of Tigard; in 1983 and 1989, but Tigard—Downtown,local in May of 2006, voters neighborhoods and the passed the Urban Renewal r larger community. The Ballot Measure. The 1989 ideas developed in the Downtown Plan was not very b r i - �`� �" Downtown Plan will be the different than the Tigard - – ,�.� foundation for the design. Downtown Improvement _ – Another key lesson is Plan developed in 2005; both , that"citizens support plans featured a public use parks," and the importance area next to Fanno Creek of creating a sense of place Park as the heart of the Plan, that the community can and relied on Fanno Creek rally around. This almost Park and an expanded open Main Street looking south obvious but insightful space system connecting the lesson can be seen in many park to Downtown. redevelopment projects The 2005 plan was around the state. In Lake citizen-driven. Therein lies the �} Oswego when Millenium first lesson; citizens created Park was included,people the plan, explained it to other could see the value of a citizens, and took personal place that would belong to ownership in it. Staff and all citizens,where they citizens produced a video could hold events, or use it about Downtown Tigard prior in a more casual way. That to the Urban Renewal Ballot strategy,to build important Measure vote in May, and and beautiful public spaces saw first-hand how dedicated in Downtown forms a key these citizens were. The part of the implementation Tigard Downtown Improve- strategy for Tigard. As ment Plan is the foundation Tigard Urban Renewal Distrkctfrom Huy.217 south each new group of citizens plan upon which the Urban gets involved with different Renewal Plan is based. Staff and citizens worked together to Downtown projects,the larger goal will be to allow that group make sure the public understood how tax increment financing to help build the vision and create their own sense of owner- worked and that it was not an additional tax. ship. There were several other lessons about community planning For more information regarding the Downtown Improve- that were learned in addition to the idea of a "citizen-driven" ment Plan or urban renewal, please contact Phil Nachbar, plan. The development and implementation of a Downtown Senior Planner/Downtown Development at 503-718-2557 or Plan is a refinement process in which each plan, and then nihil@tigard-orgov. Also visit the City of Tigard web site, project,becomes more specific, but builds upon what went www.tigard-orgov/downtown. January 2007 www.tigard-or.gov 503-639-4171 Page 7 City of Tigard PRESORTED STANDARD t� 13125 SW Hall Blvd. U.S.POSTAGE PAID Tigard, OR 97223 PORTLAND,OR 503-639-4171 PERMIT 2528 POSTAL CUSTOMER Coming Soon...A New Fire Station and Improved Access to Jack Park! Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue has purchased 3.3 acres of land at 12585 SW Walnut Street, adjacent to Jack Park,where it plans to begin building a fire station in the summer of 2007. The City of Tigard is also interested in purchasing a portion of the land to provide safe access to and parking for Jack Park. Future Fire Station Site Prior to construction beginning,the District will host _ w�", '�r�►!`!1�'� a community meeting to answer questions from neighbors and conduct a training burn to demolish the existing Ce&'xee��e house. _ �= - P,m,d4 SO v;•„ More information will be forthcoming in the coming months and construction updates will be posted at www.tvfr.com and in future Cityscape issues. TVF&R thanks the community for supporting its bond! For further information, call 503-6394171 or visit the city's web site at www.tigard-orgov.