City Council Minutes - 07/08/2014 City of Tigard
■ Tigard City Council Meeting Minutes
TIGARD July 8, 2014
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6:30 p.m. NO STUDY SESSION
1. BUSINESS MEETING—July 8,2014
A. At 6:36 p.m. Mayor Cook called the City Council and Local Contract Review Board to
order.
B. City Recorder Krager called the roll:
Present Absent
Council President Henderson x
Councilor Snider x
Councilor Woodard x
Mayor Cook x
Councilor Buehner x
C. Mayor Cook asked everyone to stand and join him in the Pledge of Allegiance.
D. Council Communications&Liaison Reports—
Councilor Buehner reported on the June 25 MPAC meeting where a vote was taken on the
Regional Transportation Plan (RTP). She said this impacts all Metro area local transportation
plans because they must coordinate with the RTP. Changes to the 2018 RTP will be major.
Metro's Charter requires going to the public for a vote every 15 years to allow them to do
the transportation plan and it will be on the November ballot. She wanted the public to be
aware that this ballot measure is not anything new and is just a formality.
E. Non-Agenda Items—
Councilor Woodard said an area of the Tigard Street Trail has become a dumping ground
and he spotted an abandoned boat and television set left there. He requested that staff
follow up on this.
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2. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION
A. Follow up to Previous Citizen Communication None
B. Tigard Area Chamber of Commerce—
Tigard Chamber CEO Debi Mollahan reported on chamber activities. She said there were
many new businesses in Tigard and this Thursday the Chamber will host a member update
of upcoming fiscal year activities. Opening soon are Homemasters,Direct Buy and the
Bookkeeping Career Institute. She noted that from July 11-18,the intersection will be closed
at Tigard and Main Streets for installation of the new intersection. July 18 is the Third
Thursday event. The third annual Tigard Downtown Street Fair is scheduled for Saturday,
August 16. In response to a question from Councilor Woodard,Ms. Mollahan said Street
Fair banners will be placed at each end of Main Street,visible from Highway 99W.
C. Citizen Communication—
8 Pete Louw owns a business at 12370 SW Main in Tigard. He asked the city to make it a
priority to keep existing businesses on Main Street as healthy as possible during the
construction. He said business owners'needs are not being considered and gave examples.
On June 11-12 he closed his business to make repairs and lost two days of business income.
Had he known then about the upcoming intersection closure,he could have waited to do the
repairs at the same time and not suffered such a loss. On June 24,he attended a meeting
about the upcoming intersection closure. The next morning Main Street was closed from
99W and he asked why businesses owners were not warned about that the day before. He
said he asked for detour maps for customers and only received one copy. He requested
enough to hand out to customers. He asked that city staff and council notify businesses
when traffic will be blocked. He said he does not attend the Tuesday morning meetings or
receive email so these methods of communication do not work for him. He volunteered to
help get the word out to others. He said he will forward some additional thoughts to
council.
Terry Neddeau owns Tigard Liquor Store on 12490 SW Main Street,a 33-year old Tigard
business. She said the impact of the Main Street construction caused great losses to her
business because she gets customers mostly from foot traffic. She said her March 2014
revenue was down$35,000 with losses continuing each month. The city planned this project
for its own convenience and not for the benefit of the businesses. She said she felt the City
of Tigard owes her compensation for her losses and suggested money for facade
improvements instead be used to compensate businesses.She expressed anger and concern
regarding the project planning,communication and lack of sympathy for business survivaL
Nancy Taylor represented Hill= Emblem Shop, 12537 SW Main Street. She said the
business is the first one next to the Fanno Creek bridge and has been behind the
construction barricades since the beginning of the project. Customers think the business is
gone. Construction flaggers tell people there is no access. She said the owner of the
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business,Laura Moore,committed suicide due to personal problems and the added stress of
not having parking for her business. Ms.Taylor said she is left to run the business for the
owner's sons and had to lay off the crew because business is down 50 percent. She said she
wants compensation,not for herself but for the owner's sons. She expressed frustration that
her customers have to carry 50 pound boxes through long queue lines in front of her
building. She commented that the city will have beautiful,empty buildings in the downtown
but no businesses.
GConnie Bowen,co-owner of Max's Fanno Creek Brew Pub, 12562 SW Main Street read
a letter written by her husband who could not attend the meeting. It has been added to the
packet for this meeting. He expressed concerns that although the Downtown Tigard
Association met with Engineering Manager McMillan and other city staff to decide on the
style of parking,angle or parallel. After many meetings they agreed to the angle style of
parking,with the deletion of a few parking spaces. But once construction began they could
see there was virtually no on-street parking and the sidewalks were designed to be 12-feet
wide. No meetings were held with downtown merchants regarding this huge change. Her
husband suggested construction work be done at night but the city said it was too expensive.
Every downtown business suffered losses. They did not envision that the decision to redo
Main Street was just for the businesses,but for the benefit of the entire city. However,due
to decisions made by the City of Tigard the downtown merchants are shouldering 100
percent of the burden. Other Tigard residents are not sharing any of the lost sales. None of
this can be recovered. Who loses? The downtown merchants. Who wins?The City of
Tigard Main Street infrastructure.
Q Warren Reeser, 12386 SW Main Street,Tigard,is the owner of Cafe Allegro. He said
previous speakers covered his list of topics but he wanted to make a few comments. His
business is down$20,000 in sales since the project began. He has laid people off and works
90-100 hours each week. He doubts he will still be in business at the end of the project. He
said if businesses survive he could see how this project will be to their advantage but it will
take several years to recover construction period losses.
la Haibin Wang, 12540 SW Main Street,Tigard,said he runs the new business on Main
Street called Fish-Field. He was excited to start a business last September but construction
work has affected it. He is finding it difficult to pay the rent and will need to request a delay
again this month. He said he did not know how long his business will last but he will try to
keep it going.
Steve and Barbara Jacobs signed up but did not speak.
3. CONSENT AGENDA: Mayor Cook announced the items on the consent agenda and said
they are considered routine and may be enacted in one motion without separate discussion.Anyone
may request that an item be removed by motion for discussion and separate action.
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A Approve City Council Minutes for:
• May 13,2014
• May 20,2014
• June 17,2014
B. CONSIDER APPROVING WORKERS'COMPENSATION INSURANCE FOR CITY
VOLUNTEERS
RESOLUTION NO. 14-36—A RESOLUTION EXTENDING CITY OF
TIGARD'S WORKERS' COMPENSATION COVERAGE TO VOLUNTEERS
OF THE CITY
Councilor Buchner moved to approve the Consent Agenda and Councilor Snider seconded the
motion. All voted in approval.
Yes No
Council President Henderson x
Councilor Snider x
Councilor Woodard x
Mayor Cook x
Councilor Buehner x
Council President Henderson commented on the amount of volunteer hours completed last year.
He said 40,000 hours is equivalent to 17.5 full-time staff positions. Councilor Buehner said Tigard
has about the lowest tax rate for cities in the Metro area and could not make it without volunteers.
Council President Henderson said the city's volunteers include CERT,police cadets,board and
committee members,library,park landscaping,events, street cleanup,and others.
4. DISCUSSION ON INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEM FINANCING FOR RIVER TERRACE AND
CITYWIDE
0 Councilor Buehner disclosed that she had clients in the River Terrace area but does not view
this discussion as a conflict of interest because it is a general topic.Mayor Cook commented that
this discussion includes the entire city,and is not confined to River Terrace.
Finance and Information Services Director LaFrance and Community Development Director Asher
were present to update council on the infrastructure system financing project. Some planning is for
River Terrace but it includes the entire city. This will come to council eight times during the next
year and staff wants to make sure the approach and timeframes are appropriate.
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Mr. LaFrance said there are three main things joining together at the same time—the River Terrace
Community Plan, system master plan updates (including financing),and the Lake Oswego/Tigard
Water Partnership. Tigard's sewer system infrastructure current funding was set by Clean Water
Services and pays only for operations,not capital improvements. The Budget Committee
recommends the city seek a local funding source for sewer system needs.
Mr. LaFrance discussed important timeframes. Staff wants system development charges in place so
development does not get delayed. The process will take almost a year and the goal is to have
charges in place by next summer. With the LO/COTWP there is a need to go out for a second
bond around February. Water rates and charges need to be addressed before the city goes to the
bond agency and the public. A comprehensive study done years ago has been effective but there has
been capacity added and this needs to be taken into consideration.
10 Mayor Cook commented that the bond rates are currently low. He asked if Tigard could access
federal WIFIA funding. Finance and Information Services Director LaFrance said he posed that
question to the city's financial advisor whose initial thoughts were that with the city's positive bond
rating it is unlikely there would be an advantage to using WIFIA funds.
10 Councilor Buehner commented that when the 2010 rate study was done it was based on a
conservative bond rating. She asked when staff plan to do the next rate study. Mr. LaFrance replied
that it would be done in the next few months,bringing draft rates to council in November,with an
eye towards December adoption. Councilor Buehner asked how a bond rating increase affects the
rate study. Mr.LaFrance said the city received notice that its general obligation bond rating rose
from AA to AA+. With the water bond Tigard got an AA-rating which was higher than expected.
With the new bond there will be opportunities to pursue a higher rating. Councilor Buehner
clarified for the general public that this means paying less interest and the rates the public will have
to pay are significantly lower. Mr.LaFrance said the city would issue the bond in February or even
March,if bridge financing is obtained.
HFinance Director LaFrance said timing is more urgent with the sewer fund because the city is
living off of its fund balance now. He said staff is hoping to pair the sewer rates with water rates so
the timing will be similar for council review. He said each staff infrastructure team has a lead and
teams will come together for a cohesive project to present to council. He said staff will require
professional assistance in obtaining the best information so an RFP was issued. Staff will schedule
time in the August workshop and then a third meeting when they need council action. 90 days must
be allowed for SDC changes and they need to be publicized in the building community for 60 days
prior to a public hearing to adopt them. In response to a question from Councilor Buehner about
the last time the city reviewed SDCs,Mr. LaFrance said the answer varied by system.Water SDCs
were completed in 2010,but Parks SDCs were considered more recently.
10 Councilor Woodard asked if River Terrace would be considered a tax specific district. City
Manager Wine said that question would be part of what council deliberates: citywide vs. region-
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specific. Councilor Woodard said he asked the question because of the magnitude of the
development cost. Councilor Buehner said when the Water Master Plan was updated in 2010 it
specified that all costs related to River Terrace would go to them alone and have no impact on the
structure for the rest of the city. Mayor Cook commented there is a parks SDC and council can
decide whether to have a separate SDC for River Terrace parks.
10 Community Development Director Asher said he was pleased with the timeliness of this
discussion. He said this is a citywide project but is especially critical for River Terrace because of the
demand for new infrastructure and projects. The projects come with price tags and the city is not
set up to finance much of this yet. He said staff realized the infrastructure financing process must
begin now and staff wanted to give council a full,rather than piecemeal view of the plan.
10 Council President Henderson asked if this would be added to the River Terrace Community
Plan. City Manager Wine said it would be and the city wants this in place prior to the start of
development in River Terrace. It may take six months until the plan is ready.
Councilor Woodard asked what the sewer surcharge would be. Finance and Information Systems
Director LaFrance replied that everyone in the Clean Water Services area,with the exception of
Hillsboro and Tigard,has enacted some local revenue for sewer systems. A surcharge could take
several forms,such as a fixed fee per customer or a user charge,which might vary by customer type.
A common example is a surcharge. He noted that Hillsboro is in the process of adding a sewer
surcharge and commented that the City of Tigard held off on this as long as possible. He said
hearings will be held in December of 2014 for water and sewer rate changes. Staff is not
recommending that the water rate study involve a change in rate structure;they recommend
maintaining the current structure but use updated costs. SDC hearings will be held in June.
Mr. LaFrance said the city will need to decide how a 5 percent fee would be allocated and shared
with Clean Water Services. For transportation costs there is a TDT (Transportation Development
Tax) and a River Terrace or citywide SDC would be considered.
rJ Councilor Snider complimented staff for beginning these important conversations now.
Council President Henderson asked if this project sheds any light on the Tigard Triangle.
Community Development Director Asher said staff will know the needs in the Triangle
(transportation and parks) at the end of this year and this will line up nicely with the schedule. He
noted that the Triangle planning is behind where the city is with River Terrace planning. Council
President Henderson recommended keeping a watchful eye on this.
5. APPOINT NEW MEMBERS AND ALTERNATES TO THE PARK AND RECREATION
ADVISORY BOARD
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Parks and Facilities Manager Martin said interviews were held and as a result,there are several
members to be appointed to the PRAB. Troy Mears is beginning his second term and there are
five new and two alternate members to be appointed tonight.
10 Mayor Cook said it was difficult to pick five out of eight excellent candidates. He
commended the citizens for being willing to step forward. Parks and Facilities Manager Martin
said applicants Linda Shaw and Tim Pepper were involved with improvements at Bull Mountain
Park and were in the audience tonight.
Councilor Snider moved for approval of Resolution No. 14-37 and Councilor Woodard
seconded the motion. City Recorder Krager read the number and title of Resolution No. 14-37.
Motion passed unanimously.
RESOLUTION NO. 14-37 - A RESOLUTION APPOINTING TROY MEARS,
LINDA SHAW, SCOTT WINKELS, AND WAYNE GROSS AS MEMBERS, AND J.
RANDALL BRENNER AND TIMOTHY PEPPER AS ALTERNATE MEMBERS
OF THE PARK AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD (PRAB)
Yes No
Council President Henderson x
Councilor Snider x
Councilor Woodard x
Mayor Cook x
Councilor Buehner x
Mayor Cook called Linda Shaw and Tim Pepper forward and gave them a City of Tigard pin. He
thanked them for volunteering.
6. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING A VERTICAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
ZONE
Economic Development Manager Purdy presented this item noting that the vertical housing
development zone (VHDZ) has been discussed previously by Council and the City Center
Development Agency. He said approval of this resolution authorizes sending a submittal to the
state requesting this zoning and tax abatement. Councilor Snider asked if staff received input from
any neighboring taxing jurisdictions. Mr. Purdy said TVF&R sent a letter of support and he and
City Manager Wine met with representatives from the Tigard-Tualatin School District.
10 City Manager Wine said the TTSD superintendent and staff had questions about impacts and
whether they would be forgoing tax revenue with the implementation of the zone. Mr. Purdy was
able to illustrate for them that while there is a small amount of revenue from taxes foregone,the
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development and improvements resulting from the development become a net gain for the district
over time. City Manager Wine confirmed for Councilor Snider that although TTSD did not send a
letter of support for the VHDZ, this was satisfactory to the district and staff did not expect any
opposition.
Mayor Cook asked about parcel T-152 and said there may be a future request from the railroad for a
zone change. He asked if it should be removed from the proposed area map. Economic
Development Manager Purdy said two distinct areas are included in the VHDZ (one is in the Tigard
Triangle and the other is the urban renewal district). He said the VHDZ would only be allowed in an
area already zoned for multi-use housing.
Councilor Buehner read the number and title of Resolution No. 14-38 and moved for approval.
Councilor Snider seconded her motion.
RESOLUTION NO. 14-38 -A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE A REQUEST TO
THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE DESIGNATION OF A VERTICAL
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ZONE IN THE CITY OF TIGARD
Mayor Cook asked if there was any discussion. Councilor Woodard asked staff to outline for the
viewing public the benefits of having both the tax increment financing and VHDZ. Community
Development Director Asher said they provide incentives for development in areas where the rents
do not justify construction and we need to find ways to subsidize those developments. Property
taxes are considered as a construction cost and removing these from the pro forma helps incentivize
building. Tax increment financing provides a flow of taxes in the urban renewal district for
redirection towards development in the urban renewal area. He said these are different tools but
both bring down the cost of development. Councilor Woodard commented that the future of the
downtown looks bright. A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously.
Yes No
Council President Henderson x
Councilor Snider x
Councilor Woodard x
Mayor Cook x
Councilor Buehner x
7. CONSIDER AMENDMENT TO TIGARD MUNICIPAL CODE 7.70 SECONDHAND
DEALERS AND TRANSIENT MERCHANTS
Mayor Cook announced that the purpose of the public hearing is to consider an amendment to
TMC Chapter 7.70 Secondhand Dealers and Transient Merchants.
a. Mayor Cook opened the Public Hearing.
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b. Hearing Procedures — Mayor Cook said this is a legislative public hearing in which
any person shall be given the opportunity to comment.
C. Staff Report: Police Department Sergeant McDonald said council reviewed this
proposed code change a few weeks ago and identified no issues. Mayor Cook
thanked him for reaching out to the businesses and asking for feedback. Sgt.
McDonald said the only new input received since the last time council heard about
this was regarding acceptable identification,which is listed in the Definitions Section.
One company was very supportive of passports being listed as acceptable
identification but another was not. Sgt. McDonald explained to them that if he does
not wish to accept passports as identification he can be more restrictive.
d. Public Testimony—No one signed up to speak.
Proponents
Opponents
- Response to testimony by staff.
e. Staff Recommendation — Sergeant McDonald recommended that council approve
these changes to the Tigard Municipal Code.
f. Mayor Cook closed the public hearing.
g. Council Discussion and Consideration of Ordinance No. 14-11
Councilor Woodard moved for adoption of Ordinance No. 14-11. Councilor Snider seconded the
motion. City Recorder Krager read the number and title of the ordinance.
ORDINANCE NO.14-11-AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TIGARD MUNICIPAL CODE
CHAPTER 7.70 SECONDHAND DEALERS AND TRANSIENT MERCHANTS
Mayor Cook asked City Recorder Krager to conduct a roll call vote. The motion passed
unanimously.
Yes No
Council President Henderson x
Councilor Snider x
Councilor Woodard x
Mayor Cook x
Councilor Buchner x
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8. LOCAL CONTRACT REVIEW BOARD—DISCUSSION ON UPCOMING CONTRACTS
10 Public Contracts Manager Barrett introduced some contracts coming to council for
consideration at the July 22 meeting. The first is for a right-of-way maintenance and water quality
project contract. Staff sent requests to eight firms and received one proposal. Staff reached out to
the other potential contractors and received various responses as to why they did not bid. Mayor
Cook commented on the bid timing and suggested the city waited too late in the year to solicit
RFPs.When asked why staff did not send out a request in January or February,Mr. Barrett replied
that the current contract for right-of-way maintenance was just nearing expiration. Councilor
Woodard asked for the linear footage covered in the contract. Interim Public Works Director Rager
said he did not have that figure but said the contract covers a number of arterial and collector roads,
including Gaarde Road and Durham Road. Councilor Woodard said he had no doubt the one bid
received was good but would have liked to have seen more bids for comparison. In response to a
question from Councilor Snider on the competitiveness of the prior year's bids,Mr. Barrett said
there was only one bidder last year,the same firm,Cascadian,but the year before there were four or
five. Interim Public Works Director Rager said the work is specialized and includes traffic control.
Some companies choose not to do this type of work,just sticking to ground maintenance.
Councilor Buehner commented that she has observed this contractor working on the city's rights of
way and was impressed with their traffic control and maintenance work
The contract is a five-year contract for$600,000,or$120,000 per year. Council President
Henderson asked what the funding source was and Mr. Rager said it is the street maintenance fee for
the right-of-way maintenance and the storm water fund for the water quality areas.
Public Contracts Manager Barrett said the second contract is for the city hall re-skin project,made
necessary because of issues with the integrity of stucco covering the buildings. The proposed
project is in two phases with the permit center work beginning in August 2014 and the town hall
work beginning in July of 2015. Work includes removal of stucco and installation of roofing
material. Phase one includes removal and replacement of the entrance canopy.
I@Mr. Barrett said four certified firms were prequalified for warranty purposes. One of the two
bids was submitted by email and incomplete.There were three bid alternates: canopy,metal roofing,
and painting the windows. The city is still under budget even if replacement is required rather than
repair.
Mayor Cook noted this has been on the CIP project list for three years. He asked why we went out
for bid now that it is their busy season. In reply Mr. Barrett said staff got information late from the
design architect. Councilor Snider said he was less confident about the competitiveness of this bid
situation because there isn't other competitive information. He asked what other alternatives there
were. Mayor Cook said he did not like the fact that the project kept being pushed back but asked
staff if there were any other companies around that can do this work. Councilor Woodard noted
that it requires a certification. Mr. Barrett said staff did get this RFB into the hands of the four
companies that can do this work. Councilor Buehner said she is concerned that the price will go up
if staff waits to bid until later.
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10 Councilor Woodard asked what the damage might be if the city waited through the summer and did not
address this now. Engineering Manager McMillan said they are looking at damage behind the walls that they
want to reach. Areas of failure have been identified and these will be inspected. There is no way to know the
quantity of compromised areas at this time. Councilor Woodard said there is also potentially mold where the
moisture seeped in. Ms.McMillan said the city's Risk Department is concerned about testing for mold and
keeping staff safe. She said there will be ongoing testing.
10 Council President Henderson said he would have preferred to have contracted out this work during the
recession. He advised it would be wise to change the landscaping,which is too close to the building. He
suggested another consideration would be to investigate another siding product. Councilor Buehner said it is
difficult to find alternatives to the EVAS product. Council President Henderson asked why the project was
divided into two phases because mobilization is expensive. Engineering Manager McMillan said staff does
not know what will be found in the first building. Damage may be more extensive than originally estimated.
She said,however,the city has a recommendation for repair,and based on early testing,all of the walls do not
need to be replaced. Council President Henderson remarked that it is a short-term answer to a long-term
problem.
Mr.Barrett said staff will bring in options for council consideration on July 22,2014. Councilor Snider
recommended scheduling more time than usual for this type of contract discussion.
9. BRIEFING ON AN AGREEMENT WITH WASHINGTON COUNTY FOR
TECHNOLOGICAL IMPROVEMENTS TO TRAFFIC SIGNALS ALONG DURHAM AND
UPPER BOONES FERRY ROADS
Senior Transportation Project Engineer McCarthy showed a map of the project area and the many
traffic signs,railroad crossings and school zones. He said there is a mix of trip generators for this
area including high school students,events,Cook Park,offices and retail. This project ties this
together so system components communicate to one another and are able to adapt to traffic events.
The city received$1 million in federal funding operated through Metro's Transportation System
Management and Operations Program. There are a number of firms that can do this work but staff
recommends using Washington County because their staff has the expertise and has implemented
several adaptive systems. The IGA will allow Washington County to manage the contracts. City
involvement will be spelled out in the agreement to ensure Tigard is involved in decisions.
Councilor Snider said he lives in this part of town and experiences the inefficient traffic intersections
several times a day. He asked if the signal at 72"d Avenue/Boons Ferry Road/Durham Road
includes studying traffic coming from Tualatin. He said there are significant. Issues and wants all
four directions examined.
City Manager Wine said this is the first pass by council for this agreement and it will be on the
consent agenda for July 22 unless there is additional information requested by council.
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Councilor Snider said the complexity of the train crossing exacerbates the traffic situation. Councilor
Buehner asked about the long wait while the railroad gates stay down after trains pass. Project
Engineer McCarthy said the railroad will be a part of this coordinated effort.
10. BRIEFING ON AN AGREEMENT WITH CWS AND BEAVERTON REGARDING THE
CONSTRUCTION OF WATER AND SEWER LINES TO SERVE RIVER TERRACE
Engineering Manager McMillan and Assistant Finance Director Smith-Wagar presented this item on
an IGA between Beaverton,Tigard and Clean Water Services to construct the water and sewer line
extensions for River Terrace.
Engineering Manager McMillan said this contract work will extend the utility lines to existing
services. It will connect Phase 1 which was completed while the county had the road torn up and
serves South Cooper Mountain and River Terrace.
Assistant Finance Director Smith-Wagar said this IGA spells out costs. Tigard is responsible for
100 percent of the water portion. Beaverton has already connected.The city is responsible for 12.5
percent of the sewer portion,based on Tigard and Beaverton paying for 25 percent and Clean Water
Services picking up the bulk of the cost.These costs are in the budget. She said each city will benefit
equally. Councilor Snider said it is not fair because South Cooper Mountain is a larger area.
Councilor Buehner commented that when the roundabout on Barrows Road near Roshak was built,
one side was too tight and noted that is right where the water lane is shown to go on the map. She
said there has been talk about fixing this and she did not want the water line to be installed in a spot
where it will have to be moved later for work done to the roundabout. City Engineer McMillan said
the line is behind the curb.
Councilor Snider asked for research on the basis of the sewer allocation and City Manager Wine said
staff can bring it to the meeting on July 22.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
At 8:53 p.m. Mayor Cook announced that the Tigard City Council was entering into an Executive
Session to discuss pending litigation under ORS 192.660 (2) (h). Mayor Cook said the council will
go back into regular session and then adjourn the meeting from the Red Rock Conference Room.
Councilor Buehner left the meeting prior to the executive session.The Executive Session ended at
9:28 p.m.
11. COUNCIL LIAISON REPORTS-This was heard earlier in the meeting.
12. NON AGENDA ITEMS - City Manager Wine said Washington County is asking for a response
from cities on their proposed vehicle registration fee. They want to know if cities are willing to take
a stand on this and also what projects each city would do with their share of the money. She said a
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project list is premature from staff's perspective but asked for council concerns and questions.
Mayor Cook said it would generate almost$800,000 for Tigard per year. Council President
Henderson said his concern is that the Tigard community has stepped up for a long time with their
street maintenance fee and he felt other communities have not so their needs may be greater.
Councilor Woodard asked about the percentage the cities would receive and Mayor Cook confirmed
it is 60/40—60 for Washington County and 40 for cities,allocated by population. Councilor
Woodard suggested the cities should receive a higher percentage. Mayor Cook agreed but said
receipt of the 40 percent could help with backlog. Councilor Snider agreed with Council President
Henderson that this is similar to the street maintenance fee that Tigard residents pay and he also
agreed with Mayor Cook that the city could use more money for road maintenance. Councilor
Woodard asked if there would be a discussion on the street maintenance fee prior to the November
election. Mayor Cook said council will know if the vehicle registration fee passed before a
discussion is held on Tigard's street maintenance fee. Council President Henderson commented
that this is a wonderful problem to have,considering the situation Portland is in with their roads.
Council President Henderson said this should be supported because the county roads are used to get
to Tigard. Councilor Snider said he supported it. Councilor Woodard offered reserved support but
mentioned he was concerned about the impact on taxpayers. City Manager Wine summarized that
there is council support but they want more information on the need,allocation, and how this will
benefit Tigard residents.
13. ADJOURNMENT
At 9:45 p.m. Councilor Snider moved for adjournment and the motion was seconded by Councilor
Woodard. All voted in favor.
Yes No
Council President Henderson ✓
Councilor Snider Vol
Councilor Woodard ✓
Mayor Cook ✓
Councilor Buehner (left the meeting at 8:54 p.m.)
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