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City Council Packet - 09/24/2013 • :$11 TIGARD City of Tigard TIGARD CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS MEETING September 24, 2013 COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE TELEVISED I:IDesign&Communications\DonnalCity Council\ccpkt3 13125 SW Hall Blvd. • Tigard, Oregon 97223 • 503.639.4171 TTY Relay: 503.684.2772 • www.tigard-or.gov :IN ■ • City of'Tigard TIGARD Tigard Business Meeting—Agenda TIGARD CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE AND September 24, 2013 - 6:30 p.m. Study Session; 7:30 p.m. TIME: Business Meeting MEETING LOCATION: City of Tigard - Town Hall - 13125 SW Hall Blvd., Tigard Revised 9/23/13 to add Item No. 5 - "Forward Initiated Ballot Measure to Washington County Elections Division for the March 11, 2014 Special Election." PUBLIC NOTICE: Anyone wishing to speak on an agenda item should sign on the appropriate sign-up sheet(s). If no sheet is available, ask to be recognized by the Mayor at the beginning of that agenda item. Citizen Communication items are asked to be two minutes or less. Longer matters can be set for a future Agenda by contacting the Mayor or City Manager. Times are estimated;it is recommended that persons interested in testifying be present by 7:15 p.m. to sign the testimony sheet. Business agenda items can be heard in any order after 7:30p.m. Assistive Listening Devices are available for persons with impaired hearing and should be scheduled for Council meetings by noon Monday prior to the Council meeting. Please call 503-718-2410 (voice) or 503-684-2772 ( DD - Telecommunications Devices for the Deaf). Upon request, the City will also endeavor to arrange for the following services: • Qualified sign language interpreters for persons with speech or hearing impairments; and • Qualified bilingual interpreters. Since these services must be scheduled with outside service providers, it is important to allow as much lead time as possible. Please notify the City of your need by 5:00 p.m. on the Thursday preceding the meeting by calling: 503-639-4171, ext. 2410 (voice) or 503-684-2772 (IUD - Telecommunications Devices for the Deaf). VIEW LIVE VIDEO STREAMING ONLINE: http://live.tigard-or.gov CABLE VIEWERS: The regular City Council meeting is shown live on Channel 28 at 7:30 p.m. The meeting will be rebroadcast at the following times on Channel 28: Thursday 6 pm Sunday 11 am 'Friday 10 pm 'Monday 6 am • City of Tigard TIGARD Tigard Business Meeting—Agenda • TIGARD CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE AND September 24, 2013 - 6:30 p.m. Study Session; 7:30 p.m. TIME: Business Meeting MEETING LOCATION: City of Tigard - Town Hall - 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard, OR 97223 Agenda revised September 23, 2013 to add Item No. 5 - "Forward Initiated Ballot Measure to Washington County Elections Division for the March 11, 2014 Special Election." 6:30 PM •EXECUTIVE SESSION: The Tigard City Council will go into Executive Session to discuss exempt public records and consultation with legal counsel regarding potential litigation under ORS 192.660(2)(f) and (h). All discussions are confidential and those present may disclose nothing from the Session. Representatives of the news media are allowed to attend Executive Sessions, as provided by ORS 192.660(4), but must not disclose any information discussed. No Executive Session may be held for the purpose of taking any final action or making any final decision. Executive Sessions are closed to the public. •STUDY SESSION 7:30 PM 1. BUSINESS MEETING A. Call to Order B. Roll Call C. Pledge of Allegiance D. Council Communications & Liaison Reports E. Call to Council and Staff for Non-Agenda Items 2. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION (Two Minutes or Less, Please) A. Follow-up to Previous Citizen Communication B. Citizen Communication—Sign Up Sheet 3. CONSIDER AUTHORIZATION OF A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT IN EXCESS OF $100,000 4. CONSIDER RESOLUTION SUPPORTING DEPARTMENT OF LAND CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANT 5. FORWARD INITIATED BALLOT MEASURE TO WASHINGTON COUNTY ELECTIONS DIVISION FOR THE MARCH 11, 2014, SPECIAL ELECTION 6. COUNCIL LIAISON REPORTS 7. NON AGENDA ITEMS 8. EXECUTIVE SESSION: The Tigard City Council may go into Executive Session. If an Executive Session is called to order, the appropriate ORS citation will be announced identifying the applicable statute. All discussions are confidential and those present may disclose nothing from the Session. Representatives of the news media are allowed to attend Executive Sessions, as provided by ORS 192.660(4), but must not disclose any information discussed. No Executive Session may be held for the purpose of taking any final action or making any final decision. Executive Sessions are closed to the public. 9. ADJOURNMENT AGENDA ITEM NO. 2-B CITIZEN COMMUNICATION DATE: September 24, 2013 (Please keep remarks to around 2-5 minutes. If a large number of citizens have signed in,the Mayor may ask that testimony be kept to around 2 minutes.) The Council wishes to hear from you on other issues not on the agenda, but asks that you first try to resolve your concerns through staff. This is a City of Tigard public meeting,subject to the State of Oregon's public meeting and records laws. All written and oral testimony becomes part of the public record. The names and addresses of persons who attend or participate in City of Tigard public meetings will be included in the meeting minutes, which is a public record. NAME,ADDRESS& PHONE TOPIC STAFF j peasf Print 1 CONTACTED Na • /fotod — Also,please ell your name as it sounds,if it will tin; 4),(4. may " �u ,p p Y help the presiding officer pronounce: Address 137b0 SO h 06 . City UL. VJw-'cjO p State es "/ Zip /16 3 Phone No. Name:So1n,N1 Also,please spell your name as it sounds,if it will j\h i Nec)3:cL , t. help the presiding officer pronounce: Address 3 VI tc7rS O;c H P� �� City State G g- Zip 'i 7a3 ' Phone No. Name: 0 e 1 e- 13“-re--5S �) j 1 (Ap O►' AJ qeliAvyrtb t3 Also,please spell your name as it sounds,if it will �1 help the presiding officer pronounce: rb IV)tt lttc 061, eA 0- 6-4,4 Address Pin 33 s coy 4,1 �f City 1Z-0-Q,Ae 11\ State 0 Zip 12001 Phone No. , 'b. k '-19, l oq 5 CITIZEN COMMUNICATION AGENDA ITEM NO. 2-B CITIZEN COMMUNICATION DATE: September 24, 2013 (Please keep remarks to around 2-5 minutes. If a large number of citizens have signed in,the Mayor may ask that testimony be kept to around 2 minutes.) The Council wishes to hear from you on other issues not on the agenda, but asks that you first try to resolve your concerns through staff. This is a City of Tigard public meeting,subject to the State of Oregon's public meeting and records laws. All written and oral testimony becomes part of the public record. The names and addresses of persons who attend or participate in City of Tigard public meetings will be included in the meeting minutes, which is a public record. NAME,ADDRESS & PHONE TOPIC STAFF Please Print CONTACTED Name: t` 3-enl-1 etj dVts Also,please spell your name as it sounds,if it will help the presiding officer pronounce: Address I OCT(5 SW Oa( ( (vc #� City Ti cc cz -7 State 012 Zip (a /2.P 3 Phone No. 5P-3 - %0 - ' 0 Name: /144-1-4-- Q rend Lui3 Also,please spell your name as it sounds,if it will help the presiding officer pronounce: Address Ir-1.1 Iat Vlt Wl ilia t, SokA IZc City Me t.JVIe v State O I(Z Zip ct 1 i 3 Z Phone No. 5-6 5-5g 2 PP/4) �� 4 ,� � Name: w. �,��.--- Also,please spell your name as it sounds,if it will help the jpresiding officer pronounce: Address z/775- fCi City State aR- Zip 'V cc5- Phone No. 503- Sao - 727.2 6 CITIZEN COMMUNICATION • AGENDA ITEM NO. 2-B CITIZEN COMMUNICATION DATE: September 24, 2013 (Please keep remarks to around 2-5 minutes. If a large number of citizens have signed in, the Mayor may ask that testimony be kept to around 2 minutes.) The Council wishes to hear from you on other issues not on the agenda, but asks that you first try to resolve your concerns through staff. This is a City of Tigard public meeting, subject to the State of Oregon's public meeting and records laws. All written and oral testimony becomes part of the public record. The names and addresses of persons who attend or participate in City of Tigard public meetings will be included in the meeting minutes, which is a public record. NAME,ADDRESS & PHONE TOPIC STAFF Please Print CONTACTED Name: M. Also,please spell your name as it sounds,if it will Wit, }- help the presiding officer pronounce: \ 1 Address lo) 5LJ 7201 4. o..q.40 %.e City T t GiPt (tti) 6.4ga s +or► s 2 1 State Zip Q)2-Z) Phone No. (t3. 6Lf? Name: Also,please spell your name as it sounds,if it will help the presiding officer pronounce: Address City State Zip Phone No. --- Name: Also,please spell your name as it sounds,if it will help the presiding officer pronounce: Address City State Zip Phone No. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION Stead ten-44-14-a_ - kias rp& — l��Ila 13 94-o 2 4-hi's eLs WA,ru2 a i v C1 rQ60k-7 . Sept. 24, 2013 Cam' (7bg/i3 Cou,In C+C M ci 4") r)-1 G[77-,r1 My name is Ann-Marie Anderson and I've been a reference librarian at the Tigard Library for nine years. Two years ago, I and other city workers were forced to take unpaid furlough days. Last year, management reduced all library workers to part-time status, except for managers. Almost one third of our library workers had their work hours reduced last year, and workers in other city departments also lost hours. These workers lost between 10 and 20% of their salaries! Correspondingly, their future retirement savings were also reduced. Unlike most public employees in the state of Oregon, Tigard's library workers are not part of the more generous Public Employee Retirement System known as PERS. This arrangement saves Tigard taxpayers money. But we are at a point where library workers feel as if they are being cut close to the bone. In the last five years, the number of items checked out has increased by a whopping 30%, with almost a million and a half items checked out last year! Yet during that same period, our staffing level was reduced by 15%, which has substantially increased our work load. Now, management is asking us to increase the percentage of the premium share we pay so dramatically that many of us could no longer afford care. We offered to meet them half way. They said no. Librarians and library workers believe in the mission of the public library. The job we do makes a positive difference in people's lives and is an essential public service! While it's an honor and a privilege to help people, doing so becomes increasingly difficult if we and our families are struggling financially. We ask for your support. Please call our city manager, Marty Wine, and tell her to settle a fair contract now. Thank you. Ann-Marie Anderson, MLS 309 Main St Dayton, OR 97114 SQ. 4 J c am,, c.L /3 /I 3 -e-"-'6 �um �(�.4.-/ 1 0 - C ) ate Dear members of the Council, C Y\do For the record my name is Jill Bentley and I am the President of SEIU Local 199. We represent 107 city employees. We are disappointed to have to come back to speak to council again. When I came to you in February and said that we were ready to work together towards our common goals you told us that you were our friends. When we came before you three months ago we explained how the 10% health insurance premium share was unaffordable for our members and would leave us far behind the market for local comparator cities. We asked for equality with Tigard's other represented workers so we could settle this contract and concentrate our energies on providing the high quality of services our citizens deserve. Since then our union bargaining team has made significant movement, offering to meet management half way and pay 5% of our insurance premiums. However management has not moved an inch, insisting our members need to pay the same as them for health insurance premiums to help balance Tigard's $52 million dollar budget. This isn't just business, it's personal. Simple facts explain why asking our members to pay the same amount as management is unequal, unfair and unacceptable. The average manager makes 168% more than an average SEIU member. Many of our members had their hours cut while the city continues to hire more managers and is well above the 1 to 11 manager to staff ratio the State of Oregon implemented to streamline services. In fact cutting one management position would actually save Tigard more money than the estimated difference between SEIU and management's current health insurance proposals over our three year contract. This fall the city plans to do a survey to explore which services our citizens value most and how much they would be willing to pay to support them. Our members would rather support this important project than spend their time on the picket line. But the choice is yours. Which would you rather have? Partnership or picket lines? -5,c1 /€rrvz 'a-P - q/a /c)0/3 a9� c- 6 From the desk of Jim Long, Chair, Citizens Participation Organization 4-M (Durham, East Tigard, and Metzger), Oregon September 24, 2013 Dear Mayor, City Council, & City Manager c/o Liz Newton, Assistant City Manager of City of Tigard Re: Wal-mart Stores, Inc. development Resolution & outstanding questions Thank you for sending your questions pertaining to the July 2013 Resolution regarding Walmart passed unanimously by Citizens Participation Organization 4M. Please keep it in the record of city council correspondence received. In the spirit of citizen participation, the CPO4M Resolution will provide an avenue for transparency and insight for the community to stay current and have public record of ongoing plans for the Walmart development. In May, we asked the mayor and city manager at a city council meeting for a public hearing or to have the Walmart development on the council agenda to get various issues pertaining to the development aired but the city has yet to respond. CPO4M's ongoing relevant concerns include economic impacts (taxpayer investments), traffic congestion (outdated traffic studies, congestion on arterials), safety, health and environmental issues. At the July 23rd City Council meeting I expressed concern and strong disappointment that an already dangerous segment of an adjacent street (SW 72nd Ave) is neither in the City work plan nor in Walmart's. One reason I was disappointed is that last May, a member of the city transportation subcommittee (G. Hetu) told me that the City of Tigard was going to expand SW 72nd Avenue south of Dartmouth and that Walmart was responsible for the Dartmouth and SW 72nd intersection, the Pacific Hwy (US Hwy. 99W) intersection, and SW 72nd Avenue between the two intersections. That segment of 72nd Avenue has been dangerous for over a decade, and the majority of it does not have any sidewalks or lanes for the safety of pedestrians, bicycles or bus riders or others, even though its just south of the Pacific Highway (U.S. Highway 99W) historically the busiest and most congested two-lane highway in Oregon, But at the July 11th Walmart public meeting with the City at the public works building, we looked at all the maps and diagrams, and asked questions and found that there are no plans to improve the half-mile stretch of SW 72nd Avenue. City Manager Marty Wine's letter of July 31st agrees with my assertion that the traffic on that north segment of SW 72nd needs to reevaluated. But she also stated that it will be five-to-twenty years for the road improvements on that adjacent half-mile segment of SW 72nd. So, it is confusing because we understood Walmart was to be responsible for the upgrades for that segment of SW 72nd and now they are not responsible for them. Cost projections: 01 Are taxpayers dollars going to be used to upgrade that adjacent segment of SW 72nd? 02 If so, how many taxpayer dollars will be required to cover the cost of improvements for that dangerous segment of SW 72nd Avenue we originally understood would be paid by Walmart? 03 What can CPO4M do to help improve that segment of SW 72nd Avenue? ORIGINAL CPO Request in May RE traffic study: Due to exponential growth since the last traffic study was completed 6/7 years ago, we request a new Traffic Study specific to Walmart's plans. Those traffic studies are outdated and it would be prudent to have a financial prospectus before moving forward. City of Tigard response: "The initial traffic study recommended improvements to adjacent roads and intersections. Completion of those improvements will be required before the store opens." Q4 When can we see and read a new traffic study specific to Walmart's plans? 05 In light of City Manager Marty Wine's statement, does that mean the Walmart store will not open for five to twenty years? As a community we appreciate a long-term vision for the future and city planners incorporating all options for development. Thank you for your continued support of our CPO and we look forward to future updates of our pending questions and concerns. Sincerely, Jim Lon , hair, C: - M AI S-1418 3. Business Meeting Meeting Date: 09/24/2013 Length (in minutes): 15 Minutes Agenda Title: Consider Authorization of a Community Development Block Grant Application in Excess of$100,000 Prepared For: Marissa Grass Submitted By: John Floyd, Community Development Item Type: Motion Requested Meeting Type: Council Business Meeting - Main Public Hearing No Newspaper Legal Ad Required?: Public Hearing Publication Date in Newspaper: Information ISSUE Shall Council authorize Community Development Department staff to apply for a CDBG grant in excess of$100,000?The grant will be used to fund sidewalk improvements along SW 95th Avenue and North Dakota Street. Council authorization is being sought now, in order to meet an October deadline for submissions. STAFF RECOMMENDATION / ACTION REQUEST Staff recommends that the City Council approve the grant application. KEY FACTS AND INFORMATION SUMMARY Community Development and Public Works are partnering to put together an application for a sidewalk infill project from North Dakota and 95th Ave to Greenburg Rd. Funding from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program is primarily targeted toward priority community development needs for low- and moderate-income persons throughout Washington County. Funding is available annually on a competitive basis for infrastructure projects. A memo summarizing the CDBG program and proposed sidewalk infill project is attached. OTHER ALTERNATIVES n/a COUNCIL OR CCDA GOALS, POLICIES, MASTER PLANS DATES OF PREVIOUS CONSIDERATION N/A Attachments CDBG Council Grant Request Project Map .101 ■ City of Tigard TIGARD Memorandum To: Tigard City Council From: Marissa Grass,Associate Planner Mike McCarthy,Streets and Transportation Senior Project Engineer Re: 2014-2015 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Opportunity Date: September 24,2013 Community Development and Public Works are partnering together to submit a grant application to the county's CDBG consortium. Project and program details, and the process and timeline for selection, are detailed below. Project: Sidewalk Infill—North Dakota and 95th Ave to Greenburg Rd. Street From To Description Length Cost North Dakota Greenburg Rd Verde Terrace North Side 500 ft $150,000 95th Ave Greenburg Rd Greenburg Rd West Side 350 ft ' This project was chosen over others considered as it: • Meets program requirements for a low/moderate income area benefit, • Fits the amount of funding available in this year's CDBG budget cycle, and • Addresses several of the CDBG program objectives. Program: Community Development Block Grant Program The CDBG program is funded by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. The program is directed by federal law and local policies. The CDBG national objectives are to benefit low and moderate income persons, address slums and blight, and meet urgent community needs (most commonly due to a natural disaster). The CDBG program is administered locally by the Washington County Board of Commissioners and their Policy Advisory Board, together with Washington County Office of Community Development. Councilor Henderson serves as the city's representative to the Policy Advisory Board. Each year,program funding is allocated to the following categories: • Public Facilities—40% • Infrastructure —30% • Housing—30% This application will be submitted to Washington County in the Infrastructure category. In the past, the city has been successful in receiving CDBG funding for similar projects,including a sidewalk infill project on Frewing Street in 2010. Process and Timeline Proposals Due 5 pm, October 4, 2013 Presentations Last week in January PAB rating January 25,2014 Letter of Award February 14,2014 Funding Available July 1, 2014 | ... AI .t , 414 it. r F.'--A01i ? 4 idc ftt4 ,,,.. v , .......- a.,=cli t • .4, li. • ', [4, itior,...".iii.i . -- .p .6 „c'.: . r.,-;-.-..a .1...'- -, .,40., 1, k-1- 11111060-'Al ' ' - I V srA 1,10 c . .. ,./ c•__ ',,t_ r ''' Ft‘i—4 1 %um_ &"0' Sill 1-,2-'ill-. . . 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STAFF RECOMMENDATION / ACTION REQUEST Staff recommends council approve a resolution to support the submission of a Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) Technical Assistance grant in order to develop an infrastructure finance plan to fund public infrastructure currently lacking on industrial zoned property. KEY FACTS AND INFORMATION SUMMARY As the national and local economy continues to recover from recession, the limited number of large urban industrial sites (above 40 acres) in this region are once again catching the eye of experienced developers. A well located and sizable collection of contiguous properties in the City of Tigard is the focus of such interest. Even though the site is located within the bounds of the City, it completely lacks the infrastructure that would make the site suitable for development—no water, no sewer, no utilities, no roads. The "Fields" property, currently owned in trust as part of the Fred Fields estate, includes four contiguous parcels on the east side of the rail switching yard between Technology Drive and Hunziker Road. The properties encompass just over 42 acres with a significant slope. The largest two lots are zoned Industrial Park. A third parcel is zoned Professional Commercial and the smallest is zoned Low Density Residential. According to GIS maps, a non jurisdictional (not controlled or regulated by the city) wetland is located on the northwest portion of the site. The site is bounded on the southwest by an active rail line. On the south side of the property runs a rail spur and a private access road (Wall Street) serving industrial properties. Adjacent to the site on the east side is residential zoned property with an R-3.5 and an R-25 designation. Supporting growth and development while optimizing the use of existing urban lands (within the UGB) requires collaboration between public and private partners (as exemplified by this site and the partnership forming around it). This grant funded project would answer the following questions: What role will public/private partnership play in preparing this site and providing public infrastructure to support a mix of uses that result in economic activity and development? What funding and finance tools are appropriate, available, and ready? •The complexity and uncertainty of public infrastructure financing is a barrier to the development potential of Tigard's limited supply of marketable industrial property. •The DLCD has a once-a-biennium grant opportunity to help fund local initiatives that promote economic development. A specific topic of interest to the DLCD is "infrastructure financing plans for urban areas". •A public/private partnership with public and private funding is an important part of infrastructure financing. This grant proposal will provide a framework for this partnership and provide a financing roadmap. •Grant would fund consulting services to complement the City of Tigard's current staff experience. •Deadline for submission with a council resolution is October 4, 2013. OTHER ALTERNATIVES Should council choose not to adopt this resolution this grant application will not be submitted. COUNCIL OR CCDA GOALS, POLICIES, MASTER PLANS This work is consistent with City of Tigard Comprehensive Plan Goal 9 (Economic Development) and supported by the City's 2011 Economic Opportunities Analysis (also funded by DLCD). DATES OF PREVIOUS CONSIDERATION N/A Fiscal Impact Cost: TBD Budgeted (yes or no): No Where budgeted?: N/A Additional Fiscal Notes: Per DLCD Grant Application: "matching funds provide a more fully funded project and increase the likelihood that a project will be succesrfuly completed.Matching funds also demonstrate local or regional commitment to a project. Therefore,within the priorities above,greater consideration should be given to projects that offer hard matching funds.All funding sources that will contribute to the successful completion of a project will be considered, including cash and in-kind, local and non-local,and public and private investments." Staff time and other in-kind contributions are acceptable as local match. Attachments DLCD Grant Resolution yenda 17142,rn 611 )-Ilap)3 AI S-1467 -e: Business Meeting - Future Meeting Date: Length (in minutes): 10 Minutes Agenda Title: Forward Initiated Ballot Measure to Washington County Elections Division for the March 11, 2014, Special Election Submitted By: Cathy Wheatley, Administrative Services Item Type: Resolution Meeting Type: Council Business Meeting- Main Public Hearing No Newspaper Legal Ad Required?: Public Hearing Publication Date in Newspaper: Information ISSUE Shall the City Council approve the proposed resolution to forward the initiated ballot measure to the Washington County Elections Division for the March 11, 2014, Special Election. STAFF RECOMMENDATION / ACTION REQUEST Approve the attached resolution and direct the City Recorder to do what is provided by law and necessary to place this matter on the March 11, 2014, ballot. KEY FACTS AND INFORMATION SUMMARY The attached resolution was prepared as the result of the process followed by the Chief Petitioners for the initiative petition with the caption titled "Adopt Tigard Policy Opposing New High-Capacity Transit Corridor Project." The initiative qualified for the March 11, 2014 ballot upon the September 23, 2013, certification by the Washington County Elections Division of 4,197 valid signatures representing electors of the City of Tigard. The required number of valid signatures was 4,122. The proposed resolution notes that an Explanatory Statement is to be prepared,which will include new language for the city's charter to be inserted should the proposed initiated ballot measure be approved by Tigard voters. OTHER ALTERNATIVES N/A - Since the qualified initiative petition seeks a charter amendment, the initiated measure must be submitted to city voters at the next available election, March 11, 2014. COUNCIL OR CCDA GOALS, POLICIES, MASTER PLANS DATES OF PREVIOUS CONSIDERATION Fiscal Impact Cost: $41 to 55,000. Budgeted (yes or no): No Where Budgeted (department/program): 600-1500-54304 (Election Expense/Recorder/Records) Additional Fiscal Notes: Washington County election officials give a ballpark estimate that the election would cost $1.50-2.00 per voter. Tigard currently has 27,484 voters, so the cost would be $41,226-$54,968. If additional jurisdictions have items on the ballot, our costs would be less. No funds were budgeted for election expenses this fiscal year so the expense will require attention on a supplemental budget request later this fiscal year. Should there be more than one measure placed on this ballot by the City of Tigard, there would be increased costs. For example, if Tigard had two measures on the ballot we would only pay once for our share of printing, postage and handling costs; however,we would be charged an additional amount for a second page in the voter's pamphlet. Attachments Proposed Resolution Exhibit A to Proposed Resolution