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City Council Minutes - 07/08/2008 Agenda Item No. �/ City t? T1al Council Muting of Tl ark us * e s Meet* Minutes TIGAR:D CITY COUNCIL&LOCAL CONTRACT REVIEW BOARD(LCRB) MEETING DATE/TIME. July 8, 2008/6:30 p.m. Study Session and 7:30 p.m. Business Meeting MEETING LoCATIC?n Gtyof Tigard ` Town HaH, 13125 SW Hail Blvd., Tigard, OR 97223 630 rig • STUDY SESSION Track 6 > Discuss Cry Manager Review Process—Human Resources Department Human.Resources Director Zodrow reviewed last year's process and farms with the City Council. Copies of the materials distributed are on file in the City Recorder's office. The City Managees evaluation is scheduled for August 19,2008. Council members agreed to use the same evaluation form that was used last year. 12A > Discuss Partners for a Sustainable Washington County Community(l'S 1 Proposal- Administration Department City-Manager Prosser introduced this item. Council members had received a July 3,2008,memorandum from Assistant City Manager Newton regarding the above-captioned proposal,which will endeavor to become a clearinghouse for information on sustainability. Assistant City ager Newton facilitated the discussion with the City Council regarding this matter. When:City Council considered this proposal and request for City of Tigard's participation on February 12,2018,the City Council decided not to budget funds for this effort. Council discussion on this renewed request included the following topics: • Vision Action Network(VAI` —discussed whether the City Council decided to join this yearwhen it reviewed the Social Services allocations for this fiscal year. The PSWCC is a proposal created.by VAN. • An overview of how the PSWGC would be structured,staffed,and its mission. • A review of the elements of the agreement. • Potential benefit to the City of Tigard is than we would get information to communicate and educate with our citizens regarding sustainability. • Concem expressed that we could get this information:ourselves. • Concern about the contribution of TTiard's share of$9,200 a year for three years. Councilor Sherwood commented that she would rather have these dollars spent elsewhere,i.e.,Mayor stipend or to the Vision Action Network where there is a lot of information sharing. • City-Manager Prosser suggested the PSWCC should be a public/private partnership. • Councilor Sherwood noted she thought the Westside.Econon7ic Alliance should take charge on this endeavor noting they already have the infrastrucnrre. TIGARD CITY COUNCIL/L MINUTE -July 8, 2008 C zty 0 f Tigard j 4 13125 S Hall blvd.,Tigard,OR 972234 1a 3503-639-4171 1.y< azvww tigard-or.gov ' ( Page I of 19 " • QtyManager Prosser reviewed the financial support for the PSWCC and if an identified potential participant does not participate,then those that do participate will pay an increased cost for participation because the amount of funding for the proposal will not be reduced. • .Assistant City Manager Newton reviewed the startup projects proposed. • Mayor Durksen commented on all of the activity regarding sustainability that has been occurring recently. He said this is not something to be tacked on top of eve i g else you ars:doing;rather, sustainabilityshould be part of everything a jurisdiction does and this is-what Tigard has tried to do. For example,as-we've replaced vehicles,the(atyhas purchased hybrids. Conservation of water and electricity and recycling have consistently been a topic on the City's website and practices. • Assistant CatyManager Newton said that most of the information and resources to be offered through the proposed PSWC,+Ccould be obtained on the internet. Perhaps there would be some research needed,however. • C.ouncilor Sherwood advised that this program would be physically located at Portland Community College. • Assistant City ager Newton said the Tualatin Valley Water District and Clean dater Services are interested in the best management practices portion of the proposal. The Countyis concerned because they are feeling pressure to offer more in the area of sustainability and they do not feel they can bear the financial burden of creating an office. Her impression was that,at first,this was going to be a C:ountyOffice of Sustainability: • Councilor Wilson suggested that whatever your discipline is,i.e.,delivering water and you are interested in conserving water,then you should be looking across the country to your colleagues. CltyManager Prosser advised the TVWD has done a lot towards this end to keep abreast of technology and also have a staff person designated as a sustainability coordinator. The coordinator indicated that a lot of tune is spent looking for information on the Web. One of the advantages to PSWGC is that they will be looking for this type of information so it will be more like "one-step shopping" for resources. • City Manager Prosser referred again to a public/private organization,which he thinks-would be the best way to go about developing a regional sustainability program. If the City of Tigard decides not to join now,we could join later. • Councilor Buelznerr said that perhaps a recommendation be made to approach the Westside Economic Alliance. Councilor Sherwood commented that Jonathan Scheulter is a leader in taking all kinds of challenges in this County and she conjectured that he would see the benefit of this type` of endeavor. • Councilor Woodruff noted the Citycf Tigard is a paying member of the Regional Water Consortium,which also contributes to sustainable practices. • Councilor Sherwood said she would rather contribute$2000 to the Vision Action Network • Councilor Buehner added that the Gtyof Tigard has a water conservation specialist in the Water Division. Council consensus was it would not join the PSWCC at this time. r018 } Extension of Fuel Tax Collection Period— Community Development Department Caty Engineer Duenas reviewed this item with the City Council. He referred to his discussion with the Caty Council earlier this year and direction to staff was to seek Oregon Department of Transportation (C)DO'I) assistance. C)DOT's funding is totally committed for the next five years and funding cuts are expected in the years beyond. No funds are available from ODOT for the Greenburg Road/Highway 99W/Main Street intersection improvements. Gty Engineer Duenas asked if the Cty Cxouncil was ready to move TIGARD CITY COUNCIL/L MINUTES —July 8, 2008 Ciicyof Tigard 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard,O 97223 1 543-639-4171 1 �trww.tigard-or.gov I Page 2 of 19 � ahead on extending the fuel tax period. Councilor Sherwood said she thought the City Council needed to extend the tax period, Councilor Buehner asked when the City has to out for bonding. CatyEngineer Duenas said when we get ready to buy right of-way. The project is about 50 percent designed, Within a year,we should be readyto buy property. Council consideration of an extension for the administration and collection of gas tax will be scheduled for a future City Council agenda. Councilor Sherwood said that at the same time the Cary is getting this intersection project ready to go,that the City not give upon the state or any federal money, City`Manager:Prosser advised the City Council on the process for the bonding of the project. In response to a question from Councilor Woodruff about a press release on the City Council's plan to consider an-extension of the fuel tax,City Engineer Duenas advised that the Council would hold a public hearing. During comments,CtyManager Prosser reminded the City Council that in the Mizen Attitude Surveytwo-thirds of the respondents said to either raise the tax or extend the funding period. Tract:9 • ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS: • Muscular Dystrophy Association- Fund Raising on September 10, 2008 -Red Robin ■ The Mayor and City Council members indicated they would not be participating this year. T's�ck 1(3 o Karen Gardner Retiring July 31,2008'- Celebration Lunch on July 30, 11.30 a.m.- 1 p.m. ■ City Manager Prosser and.the City Council discussed Ms. Gardner's tenure at the Senior Center. The CityCouncil indicated theywould like to do a special acknowledgement for Ms. Gardner through a:Resolution of Recognition. Councilor Sherwood said she would attend the lunch cited above, Mayor Dirksen noted that the Senior Center has grown and there are other activities that occur there besides those for seniors. Traa,1 i Mayor Dirksen suggested the name be changed from the Tigard Senior Center to the Tigard Center to recognize there are other uses and opportunities for other uses for this facility as well. There was a discussion about the future of senior centers. City Manager Prosser said staff has been putting together a facilities plan..,which will be brought forward to the City Council eventually. The architect said the trend is to fold senior centers into community centers so it becomes an intergenerational center. C"aty er Prosser noted that because the facility was funded. by Community Development Block Grant funds,research would be needed to determine if there are any restrictions. There was City Council discussion on the types of meetings that could be held there,including Council workshops. Councilor Wilson suggested the facility be called the Tigard Community Center. Councilor Woodruff noted the Park and Recreation Advisory Board might want to have input to this idea with their interest in establishing a community center. Crrcl:l2r o City' ager Prosser reviewed the OtyCouncil calendar. ■ The next Fifth Tuesday meeting is July 29,2008. Council discussed 5"' Tuesdays in general and whether to reduce the number of these meetings. During discussion on this itern,Cary TIGARD CITY COUNCIL/LC E July 812008 City of Tigard 13125 SWFbH Blvd.,Tigard,OR97223 1 r.,,503-639-4171 1www.tigard-ongov I Page 3 of 19 Manager Prosser mentioned the Mayor suggested the City Council might want to consider holding its monthly workshop meeting at various locations in the City, After discussion,the City Council decided it would Eke to continue with the 5`t'Tuesday meetings. The Council would be interested in hearing how to make these meetings work- better orkbetter but generally support continuing holding these meetings because it provides an opportunity for citizens to meet with them in a less formal.setting. Councilor Wilson suggested this might be a good meeting to hold in other locations in the City rather than moving the Council workshop meetings. ■ Council decided to cancel the August 19,2008,City Council workshop meeting no items have been scheduled on this agenda so far. Mayor Dirksen advised he would prefer to have shorter,more frequent meetings rather than meetings that go late into the night. A special meeting tentatively scheduled for September 2,2008,to review Comprehensive_Ilan amendments was cancelled. Council will review these amendments on September 9,2008. T; 113 ■ Councilor Wilson advised he was contacted byDan Quello regarding support bythe Cityof Tigard for the renewal of the historic designation of his property. This item will be scheduled for City Council consideration at a future meeting;likely August 5,2008. Staff will follow up. ■ The Barrows Road agenda item will be moved up on the business agenda after the consideration of the Consent Agenda. TO Ck 11 ■ Mayor Dirksen advised that the Washington County Coordinating Committee is looking at different ideas of phasing in an effective date of the increase for the new Traffic Impact Fee. Different suggestions were made and Mayor Dirksen asked for the City Council's opinion on these ideas. Ide distributed information to the City Council outlining four alternatives for phasing and effective date alternatives. This information is on file in the City Recorder's office. Washington County Coordinating Committee seems to prefer Alternative No. 4. Mayor Dirksen said he made two suggestions to Washington County Coordinating 1) The tax should be phased in over a total of four years,which would mean that it would take effect,after voted on,with an immediate 25 percent increase. At the end of the first year,there would be another 25 percent increase. In four years,the total tax:increase would be totally in place. 2) The fourth alternative includes a 10 percent annual adjustment for inflation. Mayor Dirksen suggested that it be"up to 10 percent" and this could be determined bythe Washington County Coordinating Committee based on economic factors. Councilor Buehner said she agreed with the Mayor's suggestion for the inflation adjustment. She said she had a concern that Tigard citizens have been complaining for years about how much they are subsidizing development. She said she was unsure whether she was supportive delaying the total tax over four years and indicated she might be more willing to support a two-year implementation time frame. TIGARD CITY COUNCIL/LMINUTES -July 8 2008 Csty 0f Tigard 1315 S Hall Blvd.,Tigard,tJI 9723 ( 503-69-4171 www t.tgard or.gov I Page 4 of 19 Councilor Wilson asked how the money collected is distributed. Mayor Dirksen and Clt-y Engineer Duenas advised money is collected locally. The Gtymust petition to use the money for particular projects. Councilor Wilson gave the examples of Areas 63 and 64 wherebythe Countywould collect and control the funds that will be collected here, He asked where this moneywould be spent;would it be likelythat it would be used to mitigate impacts on Scholls FerryRoad or FEghway 99W. Mayor Dirksen responded that the money is not segregated by where it is collected;projects must meet criteria. The County 11F can only be spent on arterials and collectors. Councilor Wilson'noted the Council willl be discussing Barrows Road later this evening and said:this would have been a"perfect project" for TIF money referring to the development impacts to this road. Councilor Sherwood asked-whether there would be any relief provided for churches and nonprofit organizations. Mayor Dirksen responded that the WCCC was looking at impacts; i.e.,the fee won't automatically double for everyone. The fee will average to be double over what is now being collected;however,the fee will be different for different uses. Churches will have their own use category. In addition,the WCCC is considering a cap. He explained the law that provides for a formula taking into account the impact of the use. However,by developing the formula,it was found that some uses would have experienced a ten-fold*increase,which is whya cap is being considered. GtyAttorneyRamis said from a Constitutional standpoint,churches could not be exempted as a category;everyone must be charged based on impact. Churches,generally speaking,have a greater traffic draw during off-peak hours. Councilor Wilson said he'd rather not collect the moneyif it is wasted. People paythe fee when they buytheir homes, Councilor Buchner said if the money is not collected,then the current citizens will be "pickirig up the slack." Councilor Milson clarified that the money is needed,but based on what he has seen lately he would like more confidence with how the &untywill spend it. Mayor Dirksen said that the TIF collected byTigazd within citylimits is spent on projects we identify. He added that he has not seen anyjuridiction come to the WCCC be denied a petition. In response to'a comment from Councilor Buehner,Mayor Dirksen and City Engineer Duenas clarified that the County gees thr-ough the same petition process before the WC,CC as other jurisdictions. Discussion followed.regarding how TIF money is collected and spent and the peril of being too restrictive. The fees collected should be to lessen impacts systemwide. For example,when Areas 63 and 64 are developed,impacts will be experienced on the intersections on I-Eghway99W. Councilor Buehner suggested it be an important criteria that money collected in an area be spent within that area. CatyAttorney Ramis suggested that the set of criteria followed byWCOC when funding is allocated be reviewed. Mayer Dirksen noted there has been discussion regarding TIF credits for developers,which would give local jurisdictions the option that instead of paying the TIF allowance to have them agree to do more improvements than required by the development in return for a credit. TIGARD CITY COUNCIL/LC MINUTES _July 8, 2008 City o Tigard ( 13125 S4Yf l�a�l Blvd,,Tigard,OR 97223 503-639-4171 1 www.tigard-or.gov I Page 5 of 19 EXECUTIVE SESSION. Not held. 1. BUSINESS MEETING 1.1 Mayor D rksen called the meeting to order at 7:32 p.m 12 Roll Call 1.3 Fledge of Allegiance 7 2:j � 1.4 Council Communications &Liaison Reports: None 1.5 Call to Council and Staff for Non-Agenda Items: None 2. aTIZEN COMMUNICATION -7 3L:2 PM • Citizen Communication • Masta N.Barber, 11120 Sal Summer Lake,Tigard,Oregon and Pat Anderson Keerins,Tigard, Oregon,announced their upcoming 65"reunion of their graduating classfrom Tigard Union High School,which was located where there is now a McDonald's restaurant on Main Street. Mayor Dirksen provided certificates,which he signed for each member of the class expressing the following message: T4: Tigard Union High School Class of 1943 on this occasion of your 65th class reunion July til and 21, 2008 The City of Tigard extends to you Greetings and Best Wishes for a happy celebration. The City of Tigard pays tribute to the Class of 143, twenty-one of wham served in the awned forces during World War II, one dying on D-Day on Omaha Beach. We sincerely hope you hold fond memories in your minds and hearts of the City of Tigard v Isador Morgavi, 15145 SW 119"'Avenue,Tigard, Oregon reported a problem with accessing the City's website. CatyManager Prosser explained that the problem was caused bya hacker who accessed the City's event calendar causing Google to block the website and reporting"malicious' software." Staff is working to correct the situation;for now,a portion of the website is of Mr.Morgavi said the city has claimed for years that it subsidizes the unincorporated area however he believes this information is incorrect. at-4 L uMr.Morgavi referred to a County auditor's report which concluded that the urban:unincorporated area contributes more in takes than it TIG CITY CO 'CILI L MINUTES -July , 2008 ..... .�n�R _...w . .« , . ._ a. �w. City of Tigard 13125 S Hall Blvd.,Tigard,CSR 97223 1 503-639-4171 1 www.tigard-or.gov I Page 6 of.19 receives in services (4.9%). City ana er Prosser responded that this study was done three or four years ago by the County and looped only at County revenue and County services, The analysis did not include statistics on what cities contribute to the Count,i.e.,back-up police services,parks, economic development,and libraries. Mr.Morgavi maintained that it was time to factually address these matters. Alexander Carsh,Vice President of the'Tigard Youth Advisory Council'(TYACS presented an update on the TYAC activities. Recent projects included: blanket drive (86 blankets and$100 collected),THOT workshop,and bicycle safety fair. Ifiro N.rkaga reported on the THOT workshop where speal rs presented inforn--tion for teens regarding cultural diversity,setting goals,and keeping a positive attitude. Mayor Dirksen also attended this workshop and answered questions about G y gone ent. Natan olin Luangrath reported on the bicycle festival,which was held May 10. This was more successful than they anticipated.More than 200 youth attended. Fifty bike helmets were given away,attendees traveled through a bike agilitycourse,and a police officer talked about safety and demonstrated how a bike helmet should be worn. Tigard High School's Ivey Chub,the National Honor Society,and the TYAC set up booths on safety topics. The TYAC is considering whether to hold this event again next year. Alexander'Carsh reported on upcoming projects: movie nights (quarterly),and helping prepare a dinner at the Good Neighbor Center. Mayor Dirksen noted his thanks for the TYAC-hosted movie nights. These are well attended and. appreciated.by Tigard citizens. Councilor Sherwoodd added her thanks on behalf of the Good: Neighbor Center. Councilor Woodruff asked for more regular reports from TYAC because it's goad to knew about the projectsthis Council is undertaking for the community Councilor Buehner said the blanket drive is wonderful and suggested it start earlier in the fall to reach people before Christmas. a Follow-up to Previous Mizen Communication: Nene Mayor Dirksen extended a"happywedding anniversary" greeting to Mrs.Jackie Dirksen-No.36! 7:57.48 rp t Mayor Dirloen reviewed the Consent Agenda: 3. CONSENTAGENDA: (Tzgvd0tyCaanlaalLocaICa7bactRaiewBoa4 3.1 Approve City Council Minutes for March 25,April 1,8 and 22,and May 6,2008 3.2 Receive and File: a. auncil Calendar b. Tentative Agenda c. Minutes from Joint City Council Meeting with Lake Oswego of April 15,2008 3.3 Approve Workers Compensation Insurance for City Volunteers- Res.No.08-37 A RESOLUTION E ING CITY OF TIG 'S WORIK ERS'CONTENSATION OVERAGE TO VOLUNTEERS OF THE CITY Motion by Councilor Woodruff,seconded by Councilor Sherwood,to approve the Consent Agenda. TIGARD CITY COUNCIULCRB MINUTES C xYi . . .w._ e July 8, 200„8 sw Fddcf Tigard tzBlvd., 1 - - ii .tigard-orgov e Page 7 terf"19 Mayor Dirl�sen Yes ,"Councilor Buehner Yes Councilor Wilson Yes &i.incilor Sherwood Yes Councilor Woodruff Yes The motion was approved by a unanimous vote of Council present *Councilor Buehner requested that the record reflect that she was abstaining from voting on the April 22,2008,City Council minutes since she was not present at this meeting. 7:59:25 Item No.7 was heard at this time out of agenda order. DISCUSS BARROWSROAD O-OSURE Gty Engineer Duenas presented the staff report:. %en the County proposed closure of Barrows Road near the bridge,there was a lot of discussion about ways to keep the road open. Tigard staff met recently with the City of Beaverton and Washington County staff to talk about repair of the existing bridge in an effort to keep the street open. At a June 24 meeting among the staff from the three jurisdictions,some of the conclusions reached were: ■ The County thir& they can repair the bridge for a cost between$100,000 to$150,00. ■ The repair would involve replacing the deck with a new timber deck ■ The new bridge-would have a life of about 20 years. ■ The request is for a two-lane section. City Engineer Duenas said the direction he needs from the City Council is whether they would agree to a three- -way split on the cost of the repair of the bridge: City of Tigaiti,City of Beaverton and Washington County. The County is also asking is that jurisdiction of the road be transferred to the City of Tigard and the City of Beaverton jointly. The City of Beaverton had no objections to this. We need to enter into an agreement with the City of Beaverton to work out the details as to how to keep the road maintained and to have consistent standards on both sides of the roads. These details can be worked out later. Tigard's cost for the repair is estimated to be $35,000 to $50,000. Before the cities would accept jurisdiction of the road,it-would have to be brought up to an acceptable standard. Councilor Buehner asked if this was for the entire length of Barrows or just a section. City Engineer Duenas responded it was for the section of Barrows Road from Scholls Ferryto the signal at Walnut Street. Beaverton has jurisdiction of the remaining part of Barrows Road. Councilor Wilson asked about the Gc)untys philosophy regarding disposing of roads. City Engineer Duenas advised that the County's philosophy is that if the road is not on the countywide system and not important to the County for transportation,then they would like to relinquish jurisdiction to a city or a surrounding authority: In this case,the County has been looking to transfer jurisdiction of Barrows Road for a long time. Beaverton accepted a portion at the time of the realignment of Barrows Road through a new development. This is the last remaining piece from Walnut Street to Schools Ferry. CityEngineer Duenas said this road does not play a big role in the County's plans. Beaverton has a long-term plan to realign Barrows Road to connect to Davies Road;however,this might not happen because it will be an expensive project. In the meantime,the repair will keep the road open for 15-20 years or until the Davies Road connection is made- "it buys us a lot more time and it can pass truck traffic safely." TIGARD CITY COUNCIL/LCRB MINUTES -July 8, 2008 City of Tigard t 125 SWHall ilvd,Tigard,OR 97223 1 503-639-4171 1 www.tig.ird-or.gov G I Page 8of19 Councilor Wilson said.Tigard has fewer lane miles of County reads than any other city in the County except for Caston.He noted that gas tax money is split between cities and counties differently. The cities received 16 percent of the total amount collected based on population. The counties receive 24 percent of the total amount based on vehicle registrations. When the money is received,itis spent only on county roads.Beaverton and H1lsboro have quite a few county reads within their jurisdictions. This is a concern as we give up more county reads. He added it was likely that the County would not improve Barrows Road regardless since it is a small road that does not fit-within plans. Scholls Ferry is a major road. He was calling this situation to everyone's attention in that we are probably getting the"short end of the stick,here." Councilor Woodruff asked if we take ownership of the road,along with Beaverton,does that mean the County is out of any-financial responsibilityfor the bridge going forward? Mayor Dirksen and CityEngineer Duenas responded that the County would assist financially with the bridge repair,however,from the point of the transfer of the jurisdiction the County,would not be responsible financially. Beaverton did not want to accept the road with the bridge in its present condition. Councilor Buehner asked if it was likely the County would require a right-in,right-out to reduce traffic congestion. Cit- Engineer Duenas said this would be a possibility but he did not think this would happen soon. Councilor Buehner said traffic lights need to be synchronized on Scholls Ferry at two intersections: 135`x' Avenue/Scholls and Barrows Road/Scholls. City Engineer Duenas said it doesn't function because the distance for traffic stacking is too short. Mayor Dirksen suggested that eventuallythe cities and Countywill consider eliminating the signal at Barrows Road and there would be no left turn off of Scholls Ferry Road onto Barrows Road. Councilor Woodruff noted the Council has received a lot of communication on the closure of this section of Barrows Road. He pointed out that a lot of work has been done by Mayor Dirksen,Councilor Wilson and City Engineer Duenas to keep the road open. In response to a question from Councilor Woodruff, City Engineer Dumas advised that the repair work on the bridge would likely come fromgastax funds. However,with the Burnham Street project slowing down,there should be sufficient funds to cover this. Councilor Sherwood said it makes sense to move forward on this project. Staff has done a great job in responding once we received notice of the road closure and she thanked City Engineer Duenas for doing everything possible to keep it open. City Engineer Duenas advised there is a CPO 4B meeting tonight and the Barrows Road matter will be discussed. Councilor Buehner suggested that information regarding the proposal to keep the road open be placed in the CPO's upcoming monthly newsletter. L10:14 Plyl Motion by Councilor Buehner, to agree to move forward with the other jurisdictions to divide the cost three ways,up to a total of$150,000,for the total cost of the project and to go into negotiation for ownership transfer. The motion was approved by a unanimous vote of Council present. Mayor Dirksen Yes Councilor Buehner Yes Councilor W1on Yes Councilor Sherwood Yes Councilor Woodruff Yes TIGARD CITY COUNCIL/LMINUTES --July 8, 2008 Cityof Tigard 13125 SW Fall Blvd.,Tigard,CSR 97223 1 503-639-4171 1 www.tigard-or.gov I Page 9 of 19 4. REQLJEST FO GOMME - GONSIDER A STIPEND FOR MAYOR/GC)UNCIL PRESIDENT L-1-1113 Phi Assistant GtyManager Newton summarized the staff report. .A copy of a letter commenting on the proposed stipend was received from Tigard resident Linda Monahan. This letter dated June 10,2008,is on file in the City Recoider°s office. Tigard Municipal Code Chapter 2.44 authorizes the long-standing practice of compensating the Council members. Ms.Newton also referred to a list,contained in the packet information for this item,of the boards and:committees (City and regional) that the Council members are expected to serve and represent the City of Tigard as liaisons. Two members of the Council Service Task Force,Sue Yeshilda-and Jason Snider, were present to provide information regarding the recommendations of the Task Force: These recommendations were presented previously to the City Council and public. One of the recommendations was to consider leaving the compensation for current Council members at the current level with one exception: Budget up to$42,000 annually for one elected official(Mayor or Council member)to be compensated up to 20 hours per week to assume specific additional Council responsibilities. Ensuing discussion between the Council Task Force Members and the City Council including the fallowing: o Observations by the Task Force as they looked to attract citizens to leadership positions led to a concern that there is a lack of participation by younger people in the political process. o Tigard needs to have an active presence on regional cominittees within the metropolitan area. There is additional pressure to have an elected official attend an increasing number of meetings to represent Tigard to have "our voice be heard" and to receive funding for projects that will benefit our area. r Reference was made to the Mayo 's calendar for the last 4 months: 21 outside meetings,4 C tyCouncil meetings, 14 of these meetings were in the evening and all others occurred during the day. o Task Force members did not recommend that the additional compensation be automatic. This would be granted to one of its members to keep it flexible. o This recommendation is for the Mayor(or other Council member) to attend meetings;this is not a proposal for the Mayor to run day-to-day City operations. This is intended to give the abilityto have an elected representative spend more time representing the City and tape the,pressure off other City C ouncilors from some of the meetings that call for elected official representation in order to be able to vote on issues. o Staff checked with.other Oregon jurisdictions and out of 13 contacted,only two mayors had regular,full- time jobs. The Task Force questioned whether the City wants to maintain a system so that only certain individuals are likely to run for public office;i.e.,self-employed,financially independent,or retired. Public Testimony: Opponent o Linda Monahan, 10248 SW Kent Court,Tigard,OR presented testimony summarized below. ■ This proposal was first announced as a stipend for the Mayor and Council members to cover meetings to further the City's interest. Then the proposal was to make the Mayor a part-time City employee to focus on transportation issues. Last week's article in the G 'eznreferred to the proposal as a stipend for the Mayor and.Council President. She said it would be helpful if the City was transparent about what the proposal is and what it is expected to accomplish. ■ There are other alternatives that could be entertained before a"$45,000" stipend is utilized. For example,meeting commitments could be more evenlydivided among current Council members. In essence,have the current Council members earn their keep; She said the current stipend and TIGARD CITY COUNCIL/LMINUTES —,July 8, 2008 Caryof Tigard 13125 S 1-1aH Blvd.,Tigard,OR 97223 E 503-639-4171 1 wwwtigard-or.gov I Page.10 of 19 potential health insurance benefits adds up to about$16,000 per year. Other cities in the County and in the region manage to share the load without resorting to addling a$45,000 stipend or making the Mayor a part-time City employee. • If there are other meetings that do not require an elected official'spresence,these meetings could be staffed bythe City ager or his designee. Those staff are well versed in advancing the Council's positions. ■ If the Council is concerned about Tigard getting its fair share of transportation dollars,then hire a qualified lobbyist or grant writer. This option would have a better chance of success than paying a Mayor and Council:member more for their volunteer service. Councilor Wilson commented that he did not d-iink the City Council lacked transparency. This proposal has not been accurately represented in the media;particularly,in the Ti Tines the proposal was incorrectly reviewed in an editorial. Councilor Wilson said he did not believe the proposal had changed since it was originally proposed. He clarified that the proposal is not for both the Mayor and the Council president nor has it ever been proposed to be for both. He also also cominented on evenly dividing the workload among the City Council members. At this time,he is not serving on any of the committees. During his first terns Councilor Wilson said he found the workload overwhelming. Ike said he is self-employed and has the option to rearrange his schedule to attend meetings;however,his experience was that he was so busy with his work and was overwhelmed with meetings during business hours that he chose not to run for City Council again.: NXhen Councilor Harding resigned,the City Council asked him to come back to fill the vacancy: lie agreed if he could be relieved of some of those obligations. For him,these obligations had a negative impact with regard to his decision to serve on the Council. He said he resented implication that any of the City Council members do not earn their keep noting the numerous hours required each week for Tigard-related business alone. He noted his agreement with the Ms.Monahan's concern about the lass of the citizen Mayor. This is the issue that gives him the most pause in the proposal. 21 fl21 tlhl Monahan said that,as a citizen,the information available is through the media and on the web site. She said she read the Task Force proposal on the website,there was no other information available. She said she strongly believes that elected officials serve as volunteers. She referred to the League of Oregon Cooties research on Council stipends. From her analysis,it looks as if the Mayor and City Council members are already well compensated in terms of the stipend and the health insurance benefit available. She said she thought elected officials should serve because they have a desire to serve;'one of the obligations is to cover all of the meetings. £1:11:11 PkI Councilor Wilson said we just don't see people signing up in large numbers to run for public office and said he believes "ghat spears for itself." Neutral Isador Morgavi, 15145 SW 119`x'Avenue,Tigard,said"You get what you pay for." Despite the many,deep disagreements he has had with this administration,he indicated he would not choose to nun for public office. He said he does not like the idea of only having one candidate for Mayor and that the political process should be a competitive one. The desire to serve must be ntigated with the practicality of life. He said he is self- employed and sena-retired and:finds there are times when he cannot attend to the things that need to be done. Mr.Morgavi said there is some misunderstanding about-cohere this proposal is headed. As a matter,of principle,he said he thinks one of the reasons why, CEOs make millions of dollars is because "That carrot draws the best people;" He said that if we had as good of people in government as we do in business,we would be a lot better off. He said he thought the compensation would provide incentive for people to run. j'a'r TIG CU CITY CCIL/L MINUTES —Ju1 , 2008 C ityof Tigard 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard,OR972-73 1 503-639-4171 1 .tigard-or.gov j 1 Page 11�of 19 t .a i':'i PbC Jahn Frewing,71107 SW Lala Lane,Tigard OR said he opposes the proposal as presently drafted. He suggested some changes,but added that this is a good idea for several reasons: ■ Competition fie reported other cities send elected officials to committees. He attended a meeting t Metro yesterday regarding trails. The Mayor froth.Forest Grove was there. In addition there's an event for policy makers regarding trails on Friday,however,none of the City-of Tigard elected officials will be attending. "If you don't show up you are sending a signal that you're not interested..." • Accountability- Officials might have been elected because of their skills in persuasion in a community setting. fie referred to the need to be effective in dealing with Metro and the legislature. This gives the voters a basis for voting for a Mayor. This kind of accountability is good. ■ , Participation-The proposal would broaden the base of individuals available to run for elected office. At this time,one must have some sort of income to serve on the City Couuncil'. Mn Frewing said this compensation proposal should not be implemented until the next election of the Mayor, which will be in two years. He said voting on your own compensation is"sort of bad style." Mr.Frewing said the City-Manager should become the chief operating officer for Tigard and the division of responsibilities be realigned and his compensation reviewed.. Mayor Dirksen said Mn Frewing brought up a good point about,"places that I am not" He said the frustration does not he with the Meetings he attends;rather,the frustration is with the meetings he is unable to attend. As an example,last week he received an invitation to attend a public forum to speak to Senator Ron Wyden on transportation issues. The first twelve spots were reserved for elected officials. This was a great opportunity for the Gtyto tell the Senator about our specific issues and problems. Mayor Dirksen couldn't attend because he needed to be at his work Mayor Dirksen said he was also invited to attend a summit at Metro to discuss the regional transportation plan with other leaders all around the metro area. Participants would be able to present issues and suggest projects to be worked on for the next'ten years. Again,he could not go-it would have been an entire afternoon and he could not take the time off from work. Summation by Council Service Task Force Members Snider and Yesilada: • Mr.Snider said there stall seems to be misconceptions about what the Task Force proposed. With regard to Mr.Frewing's suggestion about the tinting of implementing the additional compensation,he said he did not think the Task Force was overly concerned about when this. This is a long-term proposal. He reiterated that the proposal was not that extra compensation would automatically-go to the Mayor. The person who will do this job is the person that convinces the other four Cityy Council members that theyought to be the one doing it.. • Mr.Snider said.he-was disappointed in the media coverage. He reported he received atelephone call from the Tgnd Tbm and responded to the call within three hours;however,he was never asked a question before the paper went to print. ■ Ms.Yesilada said she-wanted to again emphasize that purpose of the recommendation was to provide some flexibility to help the Otyof Tigard assess how the City could best be served. Therefore,the Task Force did not to recommend too many restrictions or specifics to determine if this could be a way to address the needs of the City This does not need to be continued if it doesn't function as desired or it can be adapted with time. Councilor Sherwood advised she also served on the Council Service Task Force noting she cannot serve again due to term knits. She said one of her concerns was that someone Haight run for Mayor(if the compensation TIG CITY COUNCILTUTES -��u1y 8 2008 v „n �.m City of Tigard 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard,OR 97223 1 5013-639-4171 1 wccwxigard-or.gov I Verge 12 of D was designated onlyfor the Mayor)}east for the salaxyand-not because of the desire to carryforwar all of the goals and ideals of the City. The Task Force wanted to leave it up to the City Council on a year-to-year basis. There might be a year where no one is needed to be assigned the extra responsibilities along with the compensation. But,when transportation dollars are needed,the Council might decide it is best to have an elected official to be a presence during a legislative year or even travel to Washington DC to lobby for funding. Mr.Snider asked if the City Council has already had conversations about who might serve in this extra capacity: Cotmcilor Woodruff responded there has been no formal Council,conversation. He said he would be supportive of Mayor Dirloen for this position. He added that he was in favor of the concept of this,specifically as it relates to our current situation with Mayor Dirksen. Councilor Woodruff said this is "outside of the box" kind of thinking= he said he doesn't know if it's a good idea for the longer term,but said he is willing to invest this money to see what happens and have it debated during the next budget session to consider whether this resulted in what was wanted;i.e.,a good return on investment. Councilor Wilson referred to an earlier Council decision regarding the Barrows bridge repair;this was not controversial,yet it did not go through the budgeting processor result in citizen comment ether than a request to support it. The proposal for the additional Council compensation has been through the budget process to decide to hire the Mayor and the other four Council members will.not receive any monetarygain. Councilor Wilson said we have things to do and for that reason,he would not want to wait two years. Mr.Snider pointed out that this is not necessarily raise for the Mayor. The level of compensation is meant to be a replacement for the time that one is spending. Councilor Woodruff referred to Mr.Frewing's comments and suggested that the Mayor abstain from a vote on this. Assistant City ager Newton reminded the City Council,that this is two actions. Tonight staff is looking for direction regarding how to proceed on the concept and then if the City Council decides to move forward,then the person who takes on the additional workload will need to enter into an agreement with the rest of the City Council members. Councilor Sherwood said the remaining City Council members will retain their liaison assignments. Councilor Buehner said it is important for the public to realize the Council members have intergovernmental committees that'they serve on outside of the time for intra.-city activities. She said she cannot afford,however,to take 20-30 hours per week for government activities along with the evening meetings. Councilor Wilson said Mr.Frewing raised a good paint about defining the Gty ager's responsibilities versus what"this"position would be. He said he does not agree with reducing the CityMapager's salarybecause this new position would not be relieving the:Manager from any of his current responsibilities. The Council is considering this position to cover activity that is not currently being done. Itis important to define'the'new position's role so there is no confusion about the Manager's and the paid elected official's role. This discussion still needs to occur. In response to-a question from Councilor Woodruff,Assistant GtyManager Newton explained the ptupose of this agenda item tonight was to receive public comment and then for the Gty Council to give direction whether it wants to proceed with moving the paid elected official position forward. C council wiU need to discuss,in the future,what the position will be required to do and the amount of stipend. An agreement will be needed. City Attorney Ramis said no motion is needed,however,if there is consensus to move ahead.,the Council needs to communicate this to the staff so they can bring back the ordinance or structure needed. TIGARD CITY COUNCIL/L MINUTES —July 8, 2008 City 0 Tagard 13125 SWRA Blvd.,4Tigard,OR 9722.3 � 503-639-4171 1 wr.tigard-or.gov I Page 13 of 19 Councilor Sherwood commented that she had written a job description for the City Council position. She suggested that this position also have a job description. Ms.Yesilada said the proposal was for a proposal up to a certain dollar amount,which would be set once the job responsibilities and time commitment were identified. .Additional discussion continued regarding the parameters of the proposed position to receive the additional compensation including the decision by the City Council several years ago for the City of Tigard to step up its profile beyond the city limits. Councilor Wilson suggested this role should be the "public face,the public advocate" from Tigard to agencies that make funding regional funding decisions. Assistant City Manager Newton suggested that a Council discussion be scheduled regarding specific duties. City Manager Prosser asked if it would be appropriate for the City Council to designate two City Council members to work with staff to put together a"stray man" job description agreement to provide the City Council with something to think about and edit before a workshop discussion. After brief discussion, Councilor Sherwood and.Councilor Woodruff said they will work with staff.Also Councilor Sherwood asked for participation from one or two of the other Council Service Task Force members. X:�(_111 PM Break -9ts:0r Reconvene 5. 00MPREHENSIVE PLAN WORKSHOP WITH THE PLANNING 0C)N4MISSION REGARDING GOAL 14- URBANIZATION Planning Commission members present: Karen Fishel,Tom Anderson,Margaret Doherty,Jodie Inman, Matthew Muldoon,JeremyVennilyea Associate Planner Wyss presented the staff report;a copy of the PowerPoint presentation is on file in the Coity Recorder's office. Points brought up during discussion included the following: ■ Councilor Buehner asked how the City would address annexations as the boundaries begin to change along with the type of planning and designations on unincorporated areas.. 9,&Lco__ELA Assistant Community Development Director Bunch advised that when annexations occur,the land use designation that most closely fits with the Tigard designation is applied. • �:1 :is<w In response to a comment from Planning Com issioner Vermilyea,City Attorney T auris said at this time there is not a great deal of support for assisting cities with annexation efforts at the State legislature; ■ Councilor Wilson noted the lack of mention with regard to providing water. 2 iw:t oo wring the Council goal setting,there was discussion on clarifying the City's position with regard to expanding the service district. This should be open and known to the Cnty's partners. Assistant CornmunityDevelopment Director Bunch responded that the City has taken a sound position regarding unincorporated urban development. This development poses real problems for cities in terms of cross-subsidy of services and the inequities of providing the benefits of urban life without receiving the funds to pay for them. There is a lot of direct subsidy as well as things such as people utilizing roadways,economic development opportunities, daily and long-term needs for goods and services,It is not to cities'long-term benefits to promote unincorporated urbanization. The City of Tigard requires annexation to the City when C.itysewer service or storm drainage is needed. _ TIGARD CITY COUNCIL/L MINUTES —,duly 8, 2008 Cicyt f 1" 13125 SW Halt Blvd.,Tigard,OR97223 1r...w:.503-639-4171 1 wwwtigard-or.gov I Page 14 of 19 -9-234';111v In Arias 63 and 64,Assistant Community Development Director Bunch advised that there is no water provider designated now. The City of Tigard is the logical water provider,however,there are other potential water providers out there. From a policy prospective,itis not in the City�s benefit for Areas 63 and 64 to urbanize with 5-6,000 additional homes that will have significant impacts on the City: In this instance,the policy question is whether the City snake a firm statement as this policy proposes to not extend services to Areas 63 and 64 and also not support the formation of another service district that would result in urbanization. 2.24-i TINT &turcilor Wilson posed some hypothetical situations. Suppose one of our partner cities such as King City offered to provide water to the unincorporated areas,which would essentially be provided byTigard. Would the language in this section of the Comprehensive flan prevent that kind of an action? In addition, if Areas 63 and 64 became cities,would we expand our water district to those cities. Assistant Community Development Director Bunch responded that the operative word is "unincorporated" development. If this area did become a City,for example,we could contract with them to provide water as a municipality;this would not be an unincorporated development. If,on the other hand,King City(hypothetically) wanted to provide water to this area,then there would meed to be a joint discussion with the group of partners the Cary works with. Also,the City of Tigard controls the water,we are essentially the water purveyor that has the water source. The City of Tigardcouldmake a decision not to convey its water in that way. If we made an arrangement with the City of King Ciry to provide water and they had excess and if they entered into another agreement to promote unincorporated urbanization,then this policy would provide us with the basis to say that we do not agree with that. Whether or not this would be upheld could be tested through legal channels. 9.27:13 PM CityManagerProsser commented that the extension of water service would be governed bythe Intergovernmental Agreement that created the Intergovernmental Water Beard and set up the current system That agreement defines a service territory,which is essentiallythe existing urban service area plus King City and Durham. CitylagerProsser noted there is wording in the agreement that the City of Tigard is under no obligation to extend service beyond this boundary. In looking at the Comprehensive Plan,one must also look at the underlying water agreement which will remain in effect at least until 2018. This becomes a complicating factor. If:Ling City wanted to extend water service to Area 63,they do not have water,so there would be no way for Ding City to do that under the existing Intergovernmental Agreement. 9:2&A8111VI Councilor Buehner commented that the last time the Water District was expanded was in the late 90's for a three-acre parcel next to Ding City,which is now a part of Ding City She said she was a Board member of the IIB at that time and this required a complex process. 929:46 P-%1 Assistant Community Development Director Bunch said it is possible for another water source to serve Areas 63 and 64 at a significantly higher cost than getting water from the City of Tigard. 910.' }PitVI Councilor Wilson posed some additional hypothetical situations. He said that many"paper cities" have been formed over the years. He could visualize a City established with a"super low" tax:rate merely to get water. He said he would like to see language in the Comprehensive Plan that talks about a self-sustaining city as opposed to a"phantom city." Councilor Wilson said another possibility could be that the City of Tigard would charge water rates equivalent to our tax rates to provide services other than water;however, TIGARD CITY COUNCIL/L MINUTES —,July 8, 2008 C ity of Tigard 13125 SWHall Blvd.,Tigard,OR 97223 1 503-639-4171 1 www.tigard-or.gov m I Page I5 of 19 he did of lmow if this would be legal. Assistant Community Development Director Bunch said that water- is one area where charges could be high;it would be a Council policy decision regarding how much to charge and whether the market would bear this. If the cost of water was high enough,Assistant CommunityDevelopment Director Btrnch said the area might decide to pursue another grater source. Councilor Wilson added that another result might be that the area would drop its opposition to annexation. Assistant CorruntutityDevelopment Director Brunch said that in the case of Areas 63 and 64, e would probably have property owners applying for annexation now if it they were contiguous to the City: City Manager Prosser clarified that under the Oregon Constitution,we could not use water funds to provide any service other than for water. Councilor Wilson said that his main point is that the opposition to incorporate is most often a financial one. If it were equal,he thought most people would voluntarily annex. 9:33Q7 1"y CityAttomeyRa, mis commented that the CityManager correctly described the Intergovernmental Agreement and the fact that outside of the defined boundaries in the Agreement,it is completely within the City's discretion to extend water and on what terms. In response to a question from Planning Commissioner Vermilyea,City Attorney Ramis responded that both the Intergovernmental Agreement and Comprehensive flan documents have roles. The Intergovernmental Agreement is>a document that can be amended at any time by agreement of the parties and it would make'sense for the City to have a policy framework(the Comprehensive Plan) against which to measure amendments and to implement that Agreement. It would not be redundant to have both documents address future policy. CityManager Prosser advised the Intergovernmental Agreement expires in 2018. The current Comprehensive Plan was written in the 1980's so the updated Comprehensive flan will likely have a longer life than 2018. Mayor Dirksen noted there was a concern by some members on the Planning Commission that there was language in this section of the Comprehensive Plan that seemed overly aggressive and whether this is what the City was really looking for. Planning Commissioner Doherty said that this was the only part of the Comprehensive Plan where the Planning Commission was the Policy Interest Team and where there was no other input from community members. In addition,the tone of the Policy was different from the ether' chapters of the Comprehensive Plan. -937-162jk Associate Planner Wyss mated that the Planning Commission also acted as the Policy Interest Team on the Land Use Chapter. Planning Commissioner Dohertyrecalled:that there were also other community members that had been involved in the land use planning that were present when that chapter was discussed. Associate Planner Wyss added that there were no community members who"showed up"`for the Policylnterest Team meeting. yor D rksen clarified the process for the review of the Comprehensive Plan was not based on Council direction. 9;38:EiRXL4 Assistant Community Development Director Bunch addressed the tone. Manyof the policies in this chapter are renditions of other policies that we'already had in the Comprehensive Plan. For this chapter,it is like we are dealing with an entirely different audience. This Chapter is essentially the policy basis by which we establish our relationship with other agencies,jurisdictions and service districts to address the issues of providing public service and with whom we have to develop agreements regarding urbanization. He acknowledged this Chapter is direct in marry respects. For example,the City-will not extend or provide services unless someone annexes to the Gty. This is a very-direct,almost contractually written document TIGARD CITY COUNCIL/LMINUTES --July 812008 C"rty of Tigard 13125 S Hall Blvd.,Tigard,OR 972231 503-639-4171 1 �www.cigard-or.govI Page 26 o,f 19 that firmly establishes the City's position. The other policies deal with the public and our relationship with our citizens;this deals with our relationship with other bureaucracies and agencies. He agreed that the tone could be changed. Planning Comrnissioner Muldoon said the Planning Comrrussion members have not been dealing with urbanization issues for as long as some staff and City Council members. The problem with the tone is it comes across as confrontational. The document can be substantive without being terse. Planning Commission President Inman advised there were several reasons the Planning Commission was present Cather than for discussion of the tone of the document. She said the Planning Commission was also present to find out some background information from the Council to determine what needs were not being met by the current Comprehensive Plan language. President Inman advised the Planning Commission,as it worked through the Comprehensive Plan chapters,tried to address the intent. She asked for feedback from the City Council. Councilor Buehner commented that while she is relatively new on the City Council,she has been involved with this issue for a long time. Part of the problem in the past was that there was some softer language and certain parties chose to interpret that as ambiguity and ways to get around the process. As a result,there was a:policy decision that we need to be very direct and clear regarding the policy so there would be no misunderstanding or opportunity for misunderstanding. 9:,Qj3 Bi Councilor Wilson agreed with the observations regarding the tone of this Chapter. All of the other policies deal internally with our citizens. This Chapter is more about the City itself,the very nature of cities. Staff was a_lttle too close to it perhaps and a little professional distance might be good. In terms of content,the Chapter does'reflect longstanding City policy and the language should be clear without being confrontational. Ffe said,":...mast of us here have been through really bruising battles for years and you, as new,fresh faces...I'd be interested to know what your tape is on the content of the policies." 20 -or ter Councilor Sherwood also noticed this Chapter was more specific throughout than the other Comprehensive Plan chapters. Previous chaptersreviewed contained"aspirational" language. She said"wordsmitivng"by the Planning Commission:would be helpful to soften the language. 9:45:36 PM Councilor Buehner stated she would not support the language for this Chapter unless itis extremely clear, strong and direct. Her reasoning was that she did not want to see the City go through the sante problems of the past. 9:460 PM Planning Commissioner V'ermilyea commented that it appears that what is being sought is wording that is unambiguous along with proactive language with a more positive approach to a specific issue as opposed to reactionary language. �:4( erPM Planning Commissioner Doherty said she did not think content was a problem 9:46:53 PM Councilor Wilson gave some background. What has changed in the last five years was that prior to the annexation effort,there was always an understanding that areas west of Tigard would come into the C i y. TIGARD CITY COUNCIL/L MINUTES -July 8, 2008 City of Tigard 13125 SIIHatl$1vd.,Tigard,O 97223% 1 503-639-4171 µ�1 wwwtcgard-or.gov I Page 17 of 19 This was an understanding with the County and even with the people on Bull Mountain who opposed the annexation. This understanding has changed. Now,it looks like annexation will not happen. Therefore, our actions prior to the annexation effort versus now are different. In retrospect,we probably never should have contracted with Washington County to perform the development review that we did because that, more than anything else,was the pretext for not annexing. This gave the appearance that we were planning something that residents ultimately did not like the look of. Councilor Woodruff added that the rules have changed dramatically in the last few years. Just prior to the vote on annexation,the belief was that annexation could occur as a single majority and annexation could be forced. This changed"180 degrees" and we have no abilityto do anyannexation without a lot of process to follow. Therefore,we have taken the stance to be assertive and let people know annexation is available. The City has provided incentives for annexation such as the phase-in of taxes. The context of those who have been involved in this for the last few years makes it difficult to not see through the filter of past experience,therefore,if the content of the Chapter is good and the Planning Commission can edit the wording to maintain clarity-without making it appear that we are"angry,"then that would be helpful. 2:•9.59 iAl yorDirksen agreed the wording needs to be clear without being unduly confrontational. Further discussion followed regarding the wording of this chapter with it being noted by CityManager Prosser that this Chapter addresses an extremely complicated situation. There was discussion regarding the number of other agencies that have a role with the subject matter of this chapter. rv:05:06 IM Assistant CommunityDevelopment Director Bunch summarized by saying,that it appeared there was agreement that the substance of the chapter was acceptable;however,the language needs to be more accommodating and sensitive. Planning Commissioner Vermilyea said the language should be more proactive MOO P 6. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WORKSHOP REGARDING GOAL 5-- NATURAL RESOURCES This agenda item will,be carried over to a future City Council meeting. 7. COUNCIL LIAISON PORTS: Mone 8. 1 OINT AGEI` A ITEMS; None 9. EXECUTIVE SESSION Not held. 10:08:56 PM 10. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Councilor Woodndf,seconded by Councilor Sherwood, to adjourn. The motion was approved by unanimous vote of City Council present: TIGARD CITY COUNCIL/LMINUTES —July 8, 2008 Ciry0 f Tigard 23125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard,CSR 97223 1 503-639-4171 1 www.tigard-or.gov 1 Page x8 cif 19 Mayor Dirksen Yes ounc for Buehner Yes Councilor Wilson Yes uncilor Sherwood Yes C,ouncilor Woodruff Yes Catherine Wheatley,City RemRler Attest: Mayor, Ciof Tigard Dater I.\ADM\Cathy\CCM\20081080708 final.dac TIGARD CITY CQ CML INUTE —,duly 8, 2008 Cityof Tigard ( 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard,OR97223 I 503-639-4172 1 www.tig,,ird-or.gov ri I Page 19 of 19