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10/21/2009 - Packet r City of Tigard Committee for Citizen Involvement — Agenda MEETING DATE: Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 7:00-8:30 p.m. MEETING LOCATION: Tigard Library, Second Floor Conference Room (Located on east side of building) 13500 SW Hall Blvd., Tigard, OR 97223 1. (Info) Welcome and Introductions 7:00-7:03 PM 2. (Action) Approval of September Minutes 7:03-7:90 4. (Info) Fanno Creek Conference Logistics 7:90-7:20 /Dianna Weston/ 5. (Discussion) Fanno Creek Conference Topics Discussion, continued 7:20-7:30 /Marissa Daniels/ 8. (Discussion) City Council Goal Recommendations 7:30-8:10 /Marissa Daniels/ 3. (Info) Neighborhood Networks Update 8:90-8:20 /Joanne Bengston/ 9. (Info) Other Business/Announcements/Next Agenda 8:20-8:30 Next meeting: • Wednesday, November 18, 2009, Library Second Floor Conference Room COMMITTEE FOR CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT AGENDA— October 21, 2009 City of Tigard 1 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard, OR 97223 1 503-639-4171 1 www.tigard-or.gov I Page 1 of 1 CITY OF TIGARD COMMITTEE FOR CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT Meeting Minutes September 16, 2009 CALL TO ORDER Committee Chair Basil Christopher called the meeting to order at 7:10 PM. The meeting was held in Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue Fire Station 50 at 12671 SW Walnut Street. ROLL CALL Members Present: Chairman Basil Christopher, Sue Carver,Bev Froude, Connie Ramaekers Members Absent: Gary Jelinek, Rex Caffall, Patti Anda,John Harris Staff Present: Liz Newton,Assistant City Manager; Susan Hartnett,Assistant Community Development Director; Dianna Weston, Community Events Coordinator; Marissa Daniels, Associate Planner WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS Liz Newton introduced Dianna Weston who is the City's new Community Events Coordinator. Basil asked each member to introduce themselves and to include how long they have been volunteering in Tigard. Bev got started when a neighbor asked her to volunteer at a voting booth and she has been involved ever since; Basil got involved in the mid 1990's as a CIT Facilitator,he is also the ODOT Region 1 Bike and Pedestrian Coordinator; Connie has been volunteering in Tigard since the 1980's and currently works for the Tigard Tualatin School District as part of Tigard Turns the Tide, a group that works to combat underage drinking. Susan Hartnett introduced herself. She first got interested in Planning while working in her Neighborhood Association in Portland. She then got her Masters at PSU and worked for the City of Portland for 15 years. She is thrilled to be in Tigard, and said it is interesting to learn a new job and a new community at the same time. Basil welcomed everyone to the meeting. 1 APPROVAL OF JULY MINUTES There was a motion by Bev, seconded by Sue, to approve the July 15, 2009 meeting minutes as presented. The motion carried as follows: AYES: Christopher, Froude, Carver, Ramaekers NAYS: None ABSTENTIONS: None EXCUSED: Caffall,Jelinek, Harris,Anda, NEIGHBORHOOD NETWORKS UPDATE First Liz reported there have been some staffing changes affecting the Neighborhood Network program. The City hired Dianna Weston to be the Community Events Coordinator, there is no longer a Citywide volunteer coordinator position, and Joanne Bengtson has been reassigned to take over the logistical piece of the Neighborhood Network program. Liz said the City determined more resources were required to make the program successful, and to expect to see more of Joanne. Liz passed out one application for a Neighborhood Network Steering Committee. Liz explained for Susan and Dianna that the CCI confirms the membership of the Neighborhood Network Steering Committees. Each Committee can have from four to seven members, and more standards may be needed if there becomes competition for membership. Liz also passed out a list detailing the Neighborhood Network Steering Committee membership. She said tonights application for Richard Shavey is represented as `pending' on this list. About the application,Liz said the applicant called her several times and is very interested in becoming a land use coordinator for Area 1, located near Summerlake Park. Basil asked if this section of Tigard was very active in City affairs. Liz reported that this is an interesting section of Tigard, because the students here actually attend school in the Beaverton School District. This area has active home owners associations, and is therefore easy to get in touch with. Liz thought this area has pretty strong leadership. There was a motion by Sue, seconded by Bev to confirm Richard Shavey as a member of the Neighborhood Network Area 1 Steering Committee. The motion carried as follows: AYES: Christopher, Froude, Carver, Ramaekers NAYS: None ABSTENTIONS: None EXCUSED: Caffall,Jelinek, Harris,Anda, Next Liz reported back to the CCI about the projects that had been suggested for the annual Neighborhood Network grant program. 2 Area 10 suggested a school zone be added on Grant Street, and the City will conduct a study in this area. City staff wanted to wait a few weeks into the school year to conduct the study. Mike McCarthy said, at first glance, this area looks like a good candidate for a school zone. Liz will get back to Area 10 as soon as the study is completed. Another suggestion is a sidewalk in front of Fowler Middle School. Liz talked to Community Development Director Ron Buch, and there may be money left over from other projects to improve the existing asphalt pathway. The third project Liz discussed was sidewalks on 121St, but this project is very expensive and beyond the scope of the Neighborhood Network grant program. Liz said she received many calls, all of whom were very gracious and understood the enormous cost of the project. She said many of them offered suggestions on cheaper alternatives to improve safety in the meantime. Basil agreed about the large cost of the project, as this is a long section from Walnut to Hollow Quail. Bev asked if this project was on a list to be upgraded, and Liz responded yes. She said further that Mike McCarthy made a good point saying he didn't want to spend lots of money on a temporary fix, only to rip it out later to make way for a permanent solution. Liz shared with the CCI that the City's Engineering Department moved from the Community Development Department to the Public Works Department. She said that this new expanded department will need some time to regroup. Neighborhood Network Area 3 tried to organize a cleanup of Greenberg Rd, but after 1,100 postcards were sent out and an invitation was posted on the web, only five to six people signed up so the event was cancelled. Bev asked Basil, since he lives in this area, if he had volunteered to participate, he replied no. Also, there was a graffiti cleanup in this area, but soon after the area was heavily tagged again. Liz said this area may be in need of some targeted enforcement. The City received lots of calls in response to the graffiti. FANNO CREEK CONFERENCE HISTORY Liz reminded the Committee about their discussion at the last meeting. City council wants to hold an event similar to the Fanno Creek Conference (FCC). The City's original FCC was similar to the Oregon Republican Party's Dorchester Conference. Topics discussed at the Conference each year were similar to the issues the City is facing today, such as light rail, parks, etc. On roles and responsibilities, Liz stated that it will be up to the CCI to work on developing topics with Marissa. Dianna will work on the logistics of the conference. Liz said she is hoping to have the topics solidified by mid January and the conference needs to happen by next June. 3 In the past, the City would find a pro and con speaker for every topic, and then hold table debates and discussions about the issue. Liz shared the Street Maintenance Fee as an example topic, and whether or not to increase the fee to include money for right of way maintenance as an example debatable issue. Some things, she reminded the CCI are a state or federal law and could not be influenced by input received at the FCC. Liz said the Council is expecting the conference to have at least 2-3 topics. Liz reminded the committee that there is no money in this year's budget to hold a civic leadership academy, but that civic leadership could be a topic for discussion at the FCC. The last piece of the event, Liz explained, is the portion about what it takes to be a Tigard City Councilor. She suggested this portion be held after lunch so people could choose whether to stay for this portion of the conference. When Basil asked if there were any parameters for the City Councilor portion of the event,Liz shared that this would be a new idea for the Committee to develop. The original recommendation to hold this type of event came from the Committee who also suggested the Mayor's stipend be increased. They suggested this event would not be a commitment to run for City Council, but just an opportunity to come and hear current Councilors share their experiences. This Committee also suggested the event be open to anyone who would like to attend, but that invitations are sent to all of the City's volunteers. When Basil asked Liz about the details of the event, she sent over the following specifics: • Issues debated do not have to be City issues. • Each speaker will give a quick, 5 minute, point or counterpoint argument, followed by a table discussion, and report back to the group. • After discussion,votes will be cast, either in favor or against, for each issue. • The event should be invigorating, stimulating, and engaging. • The event will be held sometime in May. • City Council expects an event similar to what was done in the past. Bev shared that she believes the CCI should make the event modern for today. Susan agreed, saying what worked in the 1990's may not work now. Bev continued that the CCI should pick the issues of tomorrow, not the issues of today. FANNO CREEK CONFERENCE TOPIC DISCUSSION Liz first shared that the issues debated should be balanced. For example, on an issue like keeping the pools open, some may try to stack the deck in favor of funding the pools through a special district. This would not necessarily be a good thing for the conference. Basil asked, because attendance declined in previous years,if the conference is successful this year,will City Council fund the conference for next year. Liz said this would most likely be the 4 case. Basil continued saying many people debate community issues online now, stressing his concern that people are missing out on face-to-face civic engagement. He asked if this could be the overall goal of the conference. Bev asked about getting community input on the topics, and Marissa said that once the CCI comes up with some debatable topics,we can post them online on the Neighborhood Network websites,in Cityscape, and give them to City Council to review and provide comment. Connie liked the idea of getting additional input on the topics. Sue said she is just hoping they can get enough people to participate. In her neighborhood of 21 homes, only five came to the Council meeting about a sewer reimbursement district in their neighborhood. Connie shared that personal invites really do help. Susan said from her experience at the City of Portland, requiring registration really can help to create a buzz about the event. Liz said also that choosing a nice meal and sending out packets in advance can help to stir interest. Other ideas were suggested such as getting Council involved and sending the invitations directly from the mayor,writing articles in Cityscape to build some suspense about the event, or take out an ad in the Tigard Times. Basil clarified that the only thing the CCI is being asked to do is to come up with topics. Susan suggested that the topics really will be what draw people to the conference. Liz said that the City will be doing a Community Attitudes survey soon, and that some ideas for topics may come out of that. Connie expressed concern that so many of the CCI members are missing. Marissa took note of the following topic suggestions: • Street Maintenance • Highway 99W Beautification • Street Improvements • Water Quality • Future of School Funding (art, choir, sports) • Minority equality,bullying • Increase gang activity, tagging • Underage drinking • Facilities: Community Center, Recreation, Police • Right of Way Maintenance,A place to call home. • Animals: coyote, deer,raccoon, mosquitoes (West Nile Virus) • Code violation abatement • Disaster Preparedness, swine flu 5 When Basil asked Connie if there were any issues specifically facing the schools, she added minority equality, bullying,increased gang activity, tagging, and underage drinking to the list. Sue added animals to the list after sharing with the group a conversation she had heard on the radio. The group had a lively discussion about this topic, specifically about what the City should do about the coyotes in town. Susan suggested,with all of the discussion the CCI had on this topic,it may make a great topic for the conference. Marissa suggested this be a topic for the beginning or end of the conference because it is generally lighthearted. The CCI also talked in depth about Code violation abatement. Susan shared that currently the City has no authority to go in and take care of problems then put alien against the property to recuperate costs in non-compliance situations. However, this is something the City could look to doing in the future. Sue was very excited about this possibility; she noted some of the right of way on Sattler that is in dire need of some attention. The Committee will continue this discussion at their next meeting, meanwhile,Marissa asked everyone to be thinking of possible topics over the next month. OTHER BUSINESS/ANNOUNCEMENTS/NEXT AGENDA • Marissa passed out a September Cityscape article and asked the Committee to be on the lookout for youth members who may be interested in participating on the CCI. • Connie passed out information about a Creating Invincible Youth event being held on October 3, 2009. Tables are still available free for exhibitors,Tigard Police and the Fire Department will be there. The event will have a Spanish translator. She is expecting 300- 350 people to attend. • Connie also shared that the STUD (Stop Tigard Underage Drinking) kids will be assisting Tigard officers in compliance checks. She shared her appreciation for the Tigard officers who help to further this program. ADJOURNMENT Chair Christopher adjourned the meeting at 8:40 PM. 6 "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." -Margaret Mead, American Cultural Anthropologist September 2009 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 it 1 2FV o Creek Confere ce Pro)ect Timeline 13 14 li . 17 B 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 The Fanno Creek Conference was held for seven years from 1988-1994. It was started by City October 2009 November 2009 Council with the purpose of creating an annual opportunity for"grass-roots involvement for all s M T W T F S S M T W T F S interested Tigard citizens" to "provide an open forum so major issues of the community could 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 be discussed by citizens." 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 11 . 19 20 21 18 19 20 M 22 23 24 _22 23 14 25 26 27 28 26 28 29 30 31 29 30 When the conference was discontinued in 1994, a process called Tigard Visioning began which was used for ten years. In 2008, City Council identified several goals and tasks including Task December 2009 January 2010 #13: "Restart the Fanno Creek Conference." It was agreed that the event would be held dur- S M T W T F S S M T W T F S . 2 3 4 5 1 2 ing Fiscal Year 2008-09 ending in June 2010. The City's Committee for Citizen Involvement has 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3 4 M 6 7 8 9 been tasked with choosing topics for the event. Past topics include light rail in Tigard,year-round 13 14 15 ® 17 18 19 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 17 18 M 20 21 22 23 schools and the Western Bypass. 27 28 29 30 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Project Milestone Date Project Milestone Date February 2010 March 2010 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S ,__CCI Topic Brainstorm 9/16/0 [int Mg Council Packet Due 1 1/5/10 1 2 3 4 5 6 . 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 CCI Question Brainstorm 10/21/09 `CCI/City Council Joint Meeting 1/19/10 14 15 16 n 18 19 20 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 p LC p 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 22 23 24 25 27 December Cityscape Due 10/26/09 Confirm S eakers 2/28/10 op 28 28 29 30 31 Topic Outreach Begins 10/27/09 ECatering Firm Contract in Place 3/1/10 Council Packet Material Due 11/3/09 May Cityscape Due 3/26/10 April 2010 May 2010 _ s M T W T F S S M T W T F S City Council Topic Discussion 11/17/09 [Launch Publicity 4/1/10 1 2 3 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 2 M 4 5 6 7 8 CCI Meeting 011/18/09 Signage 5/1/10 ll 12 13 14 LS 16 17 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Confirm Venue 12/1/09 Send Invitations 5/3/10 18 t9 20 21 22 23 24 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 25 26 27 28 29 30 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 CCI Meeting,Final Discussion 12/16/9 FFanno Creek Conference 1 5/?/10 30 31 1.— Agenda Item# Meeting Date 5/20/08 COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY City Of Tigard, Oregon Issue/Agenda Title Discussion of Council Task#13—Purpose of Citizen Conference Pre " Dept Head Approval: City Mgr Approval: ISSUE BEFORE THE COUNCIL Define purpose and identify outcomes/expectations for citizen conference as identified in Council Task#13. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Discussion with Council. KEY FACTS AND INFORMATION SUMMARY City Council identified several goals and tasks for focus in 2008. Staff wishes to obtain further direction from Council on Task#13;"Restart the Fanno Creek Conference." For staff to best meet Council's expectations for task accomplishment, a discussion with Council is needed to further define: ■ Purpose of event o What is not working now that a citizen conference (or other venue)would resolve? ■ Desired outcome or result of event o What would be different after a successful event? Tigard's Historical Approach to Citizen Involvement Since the Fanno Creek Conference was originally developed to provide an opportunity for citizens to have input on issues of the community,it is helpful to look at Tigard's history of working closely with citizens to promote citizen involvement. Following are highlighted efforts used over the last several years. ■ Neighborhood Planning Organizations (NPOs) started in 1973 ■ Committee for Citizen Involvement(CCI) started in 1975 ■ NPOs&CCI reestablished/revitalized in 1982 ■ Citizen Involvement Teams (CITs) replaced NPOs from 1992-2002 ■ CCI reactivated in 2004 The City also instituted several venues over the last two decades to engage larger groups of citizens in meaningful two- way discussions about topics of concern and interest. These included: ■ Fanno Creek Conference (1988-1994) - Conference was held for seven years. It was started by City Council with the purpose of creating an annual opportunity for "grass-roots involvement for all interested Tigard citizens" to "provide an open forum so major issues of the community could be discussed by citizens". ■ Tigard Beyond Tomorrow Vision (1997- 2006) — The visioning process was in place for ten years with regular citizen input through meetings,citywide communications and periodic surveys. The purpose of this process was to: ■ Address Tigard's future in a more proactive way ■ Get citizen issues/concerns on the table in a public forum ■ Recognize and fold citizen issues and staff issues into one process;and ■ Develop a course of action to actually identify and accomplish the issues. ■ Tigard 2027—Tigard's Comp Plan (2006-Present -Tigard's process to update the Comp Plan is constructed to address not only land use matters but to fold in the community vision. This ensures the visioning work under Tigard Beyond Tomorrow is formalized into goals,policies and action measures. This process fulfills the purposes listed above for Tigard Beyond Tomorrow and also continues regular input from and communication with, citizens including periodic surveys. As the title indicates, this process is proposed to be in place and updated regularly through 2027. ■ 5`'—'Tuesday Council Meeting (2004-Present—Members of the Tigard City Council are available when there is a 5`h Tuesday in a month to hear and discuss citizen concerns,issues, or input on City-related matters. Proposed discussion topics are limited to City of Tigard issues. A trained facilitator is present to encourage open dialogue and equal participation. The meeting is a public meeting and topical minutes are kept. A quorum of Council is not needed to conduct the meeting. Council encourages citizens to attend the Fifth Tuesday Meeting to take advantage of the opportunity to meet the Council members and interact in a relaxed setting. OTHER ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED N/A CITY COUNCIL GOALS Council Task#13 -Restart the Fanno Creek Conference ATTACHMENT LIST None FISCAL NOTES None Councilor Sherwood recommended that Council start writing to Congress describing how Tigard has come up with funds for a particular project,is seelflng other funds,and needs help. Councilor Wilson suggested that prior to doing that,the City prepare a carefully packaged list of projects with cost estimates. He said if the City moves ahead with their paid part-time mayor proposal,the mayor could become a lobbyist for Tigard transportation projects. Councilor Woodruff recommended that Representative Galizio and Senator Burdick be invited next time ODOT Region 1 Manager Tell is on the agenda. City-Manager Prosser said copies of the letter sent to Mr.Tell were also sent to Representative Galizio and Senator Burdick Mayor Dirksen requested that a copy of the presentation tonight be sent to them. 4. DISCUSSION ON COUNCIL TASK# 13 —PURPOSE OF CITIZEN CONFERENCE Risk Manager Mills said Council identified hosting a citizen conference as one of their 2008 Goals and Tasks and asked Council for further definition regarding the purpose and desired outcome of this event. She recounted the history of the annual Fanno Creek Conference,which started in the late eighties as a round table opportunity for Tigard citizens to discuss local issues. Topics included: 1988 Revitalization of Downtown Tigard,funding a rec program 1989 Promoting a community image 1990 Western bypass She said the Fanno Creek Conference was held for seven years and after the Conference was discontinued a process called Tigard Visioning began which was used for ten years. She noted that for the past year the Comprehensive Plan update was constructed to include communityinput. Councilor Sherwood said Council's goal was to seek better ways for citizens to get involved.She said she was frustrated by Fifth Tuesday meetings where complaints are aired but there often is a lack of positive feedback She said she would like to find a more productive way-to encourage citizens to think of solutions to problems. Councilor Woodruff said the purpose of Fifth Tuesday meetings is to give people a chance to speak about any issue they want and he was not concerned that complaints are expressed.He said he favored any forum that giving citizens the opportunity to give feedback on what is going on in the community and to get involved in developing policies and goals. Councilor Buehner described a citizen involvement process used by Portland in the eighties. She said citizen input was sought through live public access television programs,which included a call-in phone number for those who couldn't be present.She said this method was used to obtain citizen input on budget funding shortfall issues and suggested this as a method Tigard could use. Councilor WAson agreed with Councilor Buehner on getting more involvement for big picture issues such as the upcoming financial situation. He said he did not seethe urgency in putting together a conference this year. Councilor Sherwood agreed,suggesting a large conference be planned for one to two years out to talk about the financial picture and get input from citizens on what the Cityshould focus on. Councilor Woodruff recommended using Risk Manager Mills and Assistant atyManager Newton as facilitators. CityManager Prosser remarked that the conference format was not so much the issue as it was developing a mechanism that engages citizens in a conversation or discussion allowing an in-depth exchange of TIGARD CITY COUNCIL MINUTES— MAY 20, 2008 Cit of Tigard 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard,OR 97223 503-639-4171 1 www.Ligard-or.gov I Page 4 of 6 information. He said new technologies present opportuuties to engage citizens who have not been involved before. He suggested a single event where the public can join the discussion on-line and brainstorm solutions. Councilor Sherwood said the Fanno Creek Conference was just one example of a waythe community could come together and exchange ideas about specific issues. She noted that the Transportations Financial Strategies Committee came up with the idea for the gas tax and held meetings for citizen input. Responding to a question from Risk Manager Mills about the same people being involved all the time, Councilor Sherwood said there were some activists who repeatedly attend Fifth Tuesday meetings to speak on their issues. Councilor Woodruff said Council was not disparaging the committed people who have been involved over the years but,but wants to include people who have not been as involved. Risk Manager Mills asked if how to engage new members of the community was an issue. Mayor Dirksen said,"It is. How can we engage citizens that we have not been able to before? I was envisioning a one-day,no commitment conference,modeled after the League of Oregon Cities Conference.Staff could put out some information and ask what people think We could hold breakout sessions or round table discussions. Offer lunch.Trying to do one this year is too soon." Councilor Buehner said the technology could help involve people with young children or who have other difficulties attending in person. Risk Manager Mills suggested different ways to reach populations that may not want to take a Saturday and attend a conference,such as a Webinar or a way for people to text in their comments and questions. Councilor Sherwood suggested using Parks and Open Spaces as 2009's Conference topic, but leaving room for issues citizens bring up. Councilor Wilson said the context of this discussion was the budget because by the time Council addresses the budget each of the departments has prepared theirs. If the City did this outreach far enough in advance there would be enough time to incorporate something into a budget. He said this would be a way to test big ideas such as expanded municipal court or a park and recreation program that might require a new funding source. Risk Manager Mills summarized Council's desires: Involving new people as well as those that are already involved Using multiple methods to engage different age groups Tuning it to allow programs to be budgeted Choosing topics is important but leave some room Having the neighborhood groups participate,especially in publicizing Including Youth Advisory Council to help draw in youth Working closely with Committee for Citizen Involvement Councilors Sherwood and Buehner said they were willing to serve on a conference committee. TIGARD CITY COUNCIL MINUTES- MAY 20, 2008 City of Tigard 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard,OR 97223 503-639-4171 www.tigard-or.gov I Page 5 of 6 City of Tigard> City Hall> City Council Page 1 of 1 City Council Home>City Hall >City Council Tigard City Council Long Range Objectives: ► Basic city services provided to citizens are cost effective and are delivered without interruption. ► Tigard's interests in regional and statewide issues are coordinated with appropriate agencies and jurisdictions. w Tigard citizens are involved in the community and participate effectively. IN- Programs and activities are available in the community to meet the needs of a diverse population. ► External and internal city assets are well managed and Meet the Council Members utilized. What's New Contact Download the latest Council Meeting Agenda Cathy Wheatley, City Recorder • Council Goals for 2009 503-639-4171 Council Goals: 2009 1st Quarter Update cathy@tigard-or.gov Meeting Information General Information Download the latest Council Meeting Agenda 2008 Tigard State of the City Ordinances, Resolutions & Proclamations City of Tigard Charter Council Meeting Minutes Council Information Council Meetings TV and Replay Schedule Exemplary Citizenship Awards Mayor's Corner Meet the Council Members http://www.tigard-or.gov/city_hall/city council/default.asp 10/14/2009 City of Tigard> City Hall> City Council> City Council Goals Page 1 of 1 2009 Tigard City Council Goals On January 6, 2009 the City Council met to set its goals for the coming year. These goals represent those items that the Council feels deserve special attention in the months ahead. The City will accomplish much more than what is listed here, but we identify these to be of particular importance to our residents. The goals listed below were adopted at the January 13, 2009 Council Business meeting. If you have any questions regarding City Council, please contact City Recorder Cathy Wheatley. 1. Implement Comprehensive Plan a. Update Tigard zoning maps based on Comprehensive Plan Update b. Update Tree Code to meet Comprehensive Plan c. Continue to lobby for light rail in 99W Corridor d. Develop a 50-year aspirational goal in support of Urban/Rural Reserves Program 2. Implement Downtown Urban Renewal a. Move forward with Burnham Street Project b. Complete land use regulations and design standards for the downtown 3. Prepare for 2010 Bond Measure for Parks, Open Spaces and Trails a. Complete Parks Master Plan b. Pursue Fanno Park and downtown plaza property acquisition 4. Continue to support the legislature in addressing the financial needs of state and local governments in Oregon 5-Year Goals . Implement Comprehensive Plan • Develop a long-term financial strategy . Obtain 99W designation as the next Light Rail Corridor • Prepare 2010 Bond Measure for Parks, Open Spaces and Trails • Begin 99W access management implementation • Support WCCLS and Public Safety levy renewals in 2010 • Begin City Facility Needs Plan implementation Long Term Goals • Pursue opportunities to reduce traffic congestion in Tigard • Seek to improve Hwy 99 Corridor (land use, alternative routes, traffic, etc.) . Implement Downtown Urban Renewal Plan http://www.tigard-or.gov/city_hall/city council/city council goals.asp 10/14/2009