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City Council Minutes - 10/14/2014 V7 City of Tigard Tigard City Council Meeting Minutes TIGARD October 14, 2014 STUDY SESSION EXECUTIVE SESSION: At 6:30 p.m. Mayor Cook announced that the Tigard City Council would enter into Executive Session to discuss real property transactions,under ORS 192.660(2) (e). The executive session ended at 6:51 p.m. 1. BRIEFING ON AN AGREEMENT WITH WASHINGTON COUNTY FOR A CDBG SIDEWALK PROJECT Engineering Project Manager McCarthy briefed council on an upcoming agreement with Washington County for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). The project is a sidewalk along North Dakota Street and 95d Avenue near Greenburg Road. He said Tigard applied for$200,000 in federal funds for design and construction. He said it is a reimbursement program so the city will be going out for bid for a designer and a contractor, pay for their work and then submit documentation to Washington County for reimbursement. Council President Henderson asked if there is a requirement to stay within a certain budget. Mr. McCarthy said there is some flexibility. This intergovernmental agreement will be on a future consent agenda. 2. BRIEFING ON AN MOU REGARDING TIGARD'S PARTICIPATION IN THE MASTER PLANNING PROCESS FOR THE WILLAMETTE RIVER WATER TREATMENT PLANT Interim Assistant Public Works Director Goodrich briefed council on a memorandum of understanding (MOL) with Tualatin Valley Water District regarding Tigard's participation in the master planning process for the Willamette River Water Treatment Plant. He said Tigard is investigating several Willamette river supply route options,all of which depend on the capacity at the Willamette River Treatment Plant.The treatment plant is key to supply capacity to Wilsonville, Sherwood,Beaverton and Hillsboro.T%A7D needs to update their master plan for the lower treatment plant and develop a plant for a proposed upper plant. Tigard has 25 mgd of water rights and this MOU would cover the city's proportionate share of the master planning process. He said engineers estimate the total cost of the study is $500,000 and Tigard's allocation is five percent,or$25,000. Staff will not exceed$50,000 without further discussion with council.The draft MOU has been reviewed by the city attorney's office and their comments were included. TIGARD CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES—October 14, 2014 City of Tigard 1 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard,OR 97223 www.tigud-or.gov I Page 1 of 13 Council President Henderson asked if all of the jurisdictions have the same agreement. Mr. Goodrich said they all have the same agreement but different MOU's. He said there is an escape clause which would allow Tigard to stop participation if the identified costs are too high. Participating in the study does not guarantee capacity in the future water treatment plant or facilities even if Tigard voters approve use of Willamette River water. Councilor Snider commented that the City of Tualatin is not participating. Interim Assistant Public Works Director Goodrich said the city council previously authorized up to $100,000 to share in the Hillsboro project. Mayor Cook noted that this $25,000 is not in the budget. There is enough money in the water fund to cover the expenditure. Councilor Buehner and Councilor Woodard said the agreement seemed reasonable. The MOU will be placed on a future consent agenda for council consideration. • ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS: o Main Street paving schedule-City Manager Wine discussed paving options for Main Street,noting that the project manager polled each business and they determined the best day is Sunday, October 19. She said they want to get at least two inches on the road before the weather changes and the plan is to do this all in one day. Councilors Snider and Woodard expressed appreciation to staff or communicating with the businesses and considering their business needs. o Kadel's sign—City Manager Wine thanked Assistant City Manager Newton for working on this with staff. The city's current code prohibits such a sign but the planning department proposed a minor code change that would come forward next year. Kadel's has reviewed this and also a property zone change. Councilor Snider said the code change would apply to more businesses than just Kadel's. City Manager Wine agreed and said it may prompt other sign companies to lobby the city to change the code for larger signs. o Staff transitions—City Manager Wine gave updates on staff transitions. Brian Rager has been promoted to Public Works Director. Rudy Owens has been hired as the Communications Strategist. Current recruitments include:Assistant Public Works Director,City Engineer,and Senior Transportation Engineer. o Council on-line Benefits sign-up is at 6:00 p.m.,Tuesday, Oct. 21,before the council meeting. HR Analyst Burbank and Assistant City Manager Newton will be present to help councilors go online and register. TIGARD CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES— October 14, 2014 City of Tigard 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard, OR 97223 www.dgard-or.gov I Page 2 of 13 o Council President Henderson asked about water billing issues. Finance and Information Services Director LaFrance gave an explanation about what is happening with monthly water bill amounts. He said since going to four ten- hour day shifts there is no perfect way to administer the water meter readings. The meters are not read on the same day each month. Meters are read every four to five weeks. There may actually be under billing or overbilling depending on the day the meter is read. There may be monthly bills where the additional days bump a customer into a costlier third tier of water use. The tiers are designed to promote conservation and a higher tier is more costly. He said staff is looking into alternatives so the same meter reading schedule is more even. Councilor Buehner said this caused a lot of questions at the IWB meeting. Councilor Snider commented that NW Natural or PGE do not guarantee that they will read the meter on the same day each month. Councilor Buehner agreed but said there is quite a difference between a 28- and a 35-day billing period. She said some options were explored at the IWB meeting but none were acceptable to the board members and there are people who feel they are being billed unfairly. 3. BUSINESS MEETING—October 14,2014 IR A. At 7:31 p.m. Mayor Cook called to order the Tigard City Council and Local Contract Review Board meeting. B. City Recorder Krager called the roll. Present Absent Councilor Buehner x Council President Henderson x Councilor Snider x Councilor Woodard x Mayor Cook x C. Mayor Cook asked everyone to stand and join him in the Pledge of Allegiance. D. Council Communications&Liaison Reports—Councilor Buehner,Council President Henderson and Councilor Woodard said they would give reports at the end of the meeting. E. 19 Call to Council and Staff for Non-Agenda Items—Councilor Snider discussed his role as liaison to the Tigard Youth Advisory Committee (I'YAC). He said he is unable to keep up with all of their activities and requested some additional liaison assistance from council. He TIGARD CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES—October 14,2014 City of Tigard 1 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard, OR 97223 www.dgard-or.gov I Page 3 of 13 said liaison roles will be discussed and new assignments identified in January. Mayor Cook said he will step forward and fill in for the next two months. Councilor Woodard will remain the alternate. 4. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION (Two Minutes or Less,Please) A. Follow-up to Previous Citizen Communication—City Manager Wine referred to recent communication regarding a sign that Kadel's Auto Body wanted to install but was told it would not be allowed. She said Assistant City Manager Newton looked into this and learned that current sign code restricts this type of sign but staff is looking at a limited code amendment which would allow it. B. Tigard High School Envoy Carter Kruse gave a report on Tigard High School activities. Homecoming was over the last weekend of September. Over 100 families watched the parade. The Homecoming dance was held outside with a capacity crowd of 510 attending. Tigard's football team won the homecoming game and remains undefeated. The speech and debate teams are travelling to a tournament. HCouncilor Woodard commented on the great community support at the football game. Mayor Cook said he was unable to judge the homecoming parade due to a schedule conflict but said he hopes he is available next year. (:. V Tigard Area Chamber of Commerce—CEO Debi Mollahan gave a report on Chamber activities. She announced that there will be a Tigard City Candidates Forum at Broadway Rose on October 15,moderated by Dan Murphy. The focus will be on business and economic development. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The Tigard Farmers Market received a $73,000 USDA grant to market to low income patrons in the community. She thanked the City of Tigard and other supporters that helped with the grant. There are only two more Sundays for the Farmers Market this year. She advised that people wanting to drive to the market this Sunday use 99W to Hall and turn on Hall because of paving on Main Street. She said the Tigard Downtown Alliance got a$52,000 grant from the Washington County Visitors Association to put some visitor focused amenities in the downtown such as benches,bike racks,baskets and banners. D. Citizen Communication—Sign Up Sheet. 10 Neal Brown started with disclosures that he is a realtor and he has no written agreement with Mike Stephenson. He said he is passionate about working to bring a community center into downtown Tigard. He wanted to test that idea with council and showed a board with a mockup of a YMCA that could be built in Tigard. He thanked everyone in the audience who was present to show support. He obtained that support by going door to door to discuss this idea with over 1,200 people and got 1,000 to sign a petition demonstrating that TIGARD CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES—October 14,2014 City of Tigard 1 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard, OR 97223 www.tigard-or.gov I Page 4 of 13 citizens will support a recreation center in downtown Tigard. He said this would activate the downtown.The YMCA does feasibility studies for new locations for a cost of$24,000. He has raised$2,000. The YMCA will put in$10,000 and he requests that the city contribute $12,000. The advantage to having a YMCA is that they cover all operating losses. Tigard and the taxpayers do not. At the end of 20 years the City of Tigard is free and clear with no debt. He said this is the way to develop downtown. He encouraged Councilor Woodard as the leader on recreation,to study this and see if the city can come up with$12,000 for the study and he will raise the rest. Councilor Woodard thanked him for all the work he put into this and coming up with the signatures. Councilor Buehner asked if this study cost would be an appropriate application for a social service grant and City Manager Wine said that it could potentially be. The boards with the signatures and mockup of the building were not left by Mr. Brown. Carter Kruse, 13290 SW Genesis Loop,Tigard, showed a petition with over 150 Tigard High School student signatures. He said he was able to raise this number of signatures in one day and this shows the level of support from teenagers for a YMCA. He said they are proposing the YMCA location be on Burnham Street because it fits the vision of the most walkable community and there is no better way to promote that than putting this business next to the Fanno Creek Trail system. He said the Fanno Creek Trail is near the heart of the city and the transit center is also nearby so neighboring teens could use it. He said teenagers have to leave Tigard to have fun. They need something to keep them here. He said the YMCA is free to teens for up to 30 times a month. The YMCA is affordable and offers a lot for low income families. He said he hoped the support from Tigard teenagers prompts the council to help fund the study Mr. Brown mentioned. He added that a YMCA would offer jobs for teenagers and volunteer opportunities for high school Key Club and National Honor Society members. Zack Dean, 78143 SW Cedarcrest Street,Tigard, said he is supportive of a YMCA because he is an entrepreneur and teens need a place to meet and share connections. He said he moved to Tigard from Chicago and said teens here need a place to play basketball or hang out with friends. He mentioned that the YMCA is affordable and bringing in a YMCA would be inspiring to youth,connecting them and bringing forward opportunities. El Estelle May, 11737 SW Errol Street,Tigard, said she has belonged to the Sherwood YMCA for eight years. She said she is a senior who attends five days a week even though she has to pay an out-of-district fee and drive in heavy traffic. She supported a Tigard YMCA because she would not have to travel to Sherwood in inclement weather. Loren&Jesse Reed, 13953 SW Aerie Drive,Tigard,said they are new residents and want to show support for a community center in Tigard where their future children could go. They mentioned they drive to a gym in Beaverton and offered support for a YMCA in Tigard. Tom Kerrigan, 12945 SW Ridgefield Lane,Tigard, said he was present in support of this project. He said he is a twenty-year resident,with two children that went through the Tigard school system. He said he is a co-founder of Bull Mountain Park where the proposition was TIGARD CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES—October 14,2014 City of Tigard 1 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard,OR 97223 www.tigard-or.gov I Page 5 of 13 that the city would acquire the property and neighbors would work to activate the park. He said he has educated himself in civic affairs by attending Mayor Cook's Fireside Chat. He wanted to make two points. He emphasized Neal Brown's generosity and public spirit. He said Tigard has reached a critical size and in order to keeps its identity as a community,it needs a community center. A community center would complement other institutions. He said,"We need public space. We need a place for the arts,and a place for recreation and fitness. The YMCA offers classes. Having such a place is essential." Gary Romans, 13166 SW Broadmoor Place, said the Mask&Mirror Theater brings high quality community theater to Tigard and is now ready to expand. They are seeking a full time year around space in Tigard or Tualatin. They are currently using space at the Calvin Presbyterian Church. They have identified a building on Burnham and are proposing to turn it into a small theater. He said this would take very little effort and could be converted in three months. He said Mask&Mirror actors will be downtown in costume as participants in the Main Street Halloween event and will be singing at the Tigard Holiday Tree Lighting. Chris Garstad, 11774 SW 125x'Court,Tigard,represented the Tigard Dog Park and said their annual Halloween dog costume contest is at 11:00 a.m. on October 25`''at Potso Dog Park. Judges this year include Mayor Cook,Mrs. Cook and Representative Doherty. Ms. Garstad noted that humans come dressed up as well as dogs and she invited Mask and Mirror Theater actors to attend in costumes. She said everyone is invited and there is more information on Tigard's website. Councilor Buehner announced that there will be a Town Hall on Thursday, October 16 at 6:00 p.m. Citizens are welcome to attend. It will be held at Tigard's Town Hall and the main topics are marijuana issues and the street maintenance fee. 5. CONSENT AGENDA: (Tigard City Council) A RECEIVE AND FILE: 1. Council Calendar 2. Council Tentative Agenda for Future Meeting Topics Councilor Buehner moved for approval of the consent agenda and her motion was seconded by Councilor Woodard. Motion passed unanimously. Yes No Councilor Buehner x Council President Henderson x Councilor Snider x Councilor Woodard x Mayor Cook x TIGARD CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES—October 14,2014 City of Tigard 1 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard, OR 97223 www.tigard-or.gov I Page 6 of 13 6. LOCAL CONTRACT REVIEW BOARD: AWARD CONTRACT FOR AUTOMATED MATERIALS HANDLING SYSTEM Contracts Manager Barrett said this contract was discussed previously with council and is for the automated materials handling system at the Tigard Public Library. An RFP was issued and four proposals were received. Upon evaluation,Lyngsoe was the company rated the highest. There is $320,000 allocated for this item but staff recommends a contract award of$325,000 which includes the first year of maintenance. Staff would reduce spending in other areas to make up the difference. LCRB Member Buehner moved to award a contract to Lyngsoe for the library automated materials handling system. LCRB Member Woodard seconded the motion and the motion passed unanimously. Yes No LCRB Member Buehner x LCRB Member Henderson x LCRB Member Snider x LCRB Member Woodard x LCRB Chair Cook x 7. CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO AN AGREEMENT REGARDING THE PACIFIC HIGHWAY/GAARDE/MC DONALD INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS Transportation Project Engineer McCarthy gave the staff report. He said the main purpose of the agreement is to accept$400,000 from Washington County. Their contribution to the project rose from$4,000,000 to $4,400,000. There is a tight timeline for this amendment and it needs to be signed and returned to the county within two weeks. City Manager Wine noted that this is a transfer between two county projects;the city does not receive the money. LCRB Member Buehner asked about putting a road through to 105th so customers could get to the garden store on 99W. Transportation Project Engineer McCarthy said he will get back to her on that question. LCRB Member Snider moved to authorize the Mayor to execute an amendment to an Intergovernmental Agreement regarding the Pacific Highway/Gaarde/ McDonald Intersection Improvements. LCRB Member Buehner seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. TIGARD CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES—October 14,2014 City of Tigard 1 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard, OR 97223 www.dgard-or.gov I Page 7 of 13 Yes No LCRB Member Buehner x LCRB Member Henderson x LCRB Member Snider x LCRB Member Woodard x LCRB Chair Cook x 8. ADOPT RESOLUTION TO RATIFY COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT WITH TIGARD POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION 10 Human Resources Director Bennett presented this item and said staff recommends adoption of the resolution ratifying the collective bargaining agreement with Tigard Police Officers Association (TPOA). She highlighted components of the agreement. Councilor Buehner moved for approval of Resolution No. 14-44. Councilor Snider seconded the motion. City Recorder Krager read the number and title of the resolution. RESOLUTION NO. 14-44-A RESOLUTION ADOPTING A NEW COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF TIGARD AND THE TIGARD POLICE OFFICER'S ASSOCIATION (TPOA)AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously. Yes No Councilor Buehner x Council President Henderson x Councilor Snider x Councilor Woodard x Mayor Cook x 9. RECEIVE UPDATE ON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT EFFICIENCIES INITIATIVES Community Development Director Asher,Assistant Community Development Director McGuire and Building Official Van Domelen presented the staff report and a PowerPoint highlighting the Community Development Department efficiencies initiative project. TIGARD CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES— October 14, 2014 City of Tigard 1 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard,OR 97223 www.tigard-or.gov I Page 8 of 13 Community Development Director Asher said the department is engaged in a variety of small projects to improve how things are done. Some projects are larger than others but all had room for improvement. The interface between Community Development and Engineering could be improved. Administrative operations needed upgrading and planning needed improved business processes. The Development Code was republished with the city recorders and planners got updated copies. Assistant Community Development Director McGuire showed a slide of the planning caseload graph reflecting how over-the-counter activity dropped but they experienceed a big uptake in the spring. Building Official Van Domelen showed a building permit activity graph. An online permit system was implemented for non-review permits and for making payments. Over 446 contractors signed up for this service which is equal to 47 percent of permits. Community Development Director Asher said this has been very successful and although an analysis has not been done yet, there are savings in staff time and it is more efficient for contractors. Staff created their own process to accept payments which is a step above the rest of the state. There were over 1,200 inspections this year,which is an increase. He noted that the two large spikes on the graph for inspections were due to Wal-Mart and Clean Water Services projects. Community Development Director Asher said Economic Development Manager Purdy is making 5-10 outside contacts per week and communicating with council about economic development measures and progress. Examples of completed projects include: • Creation of the Transportation Strategy Team (monthly meeting involving key decision makers,including council) • Administrative Upgrades (CD and Finance share information on business license contacts. Economic Development Manager welcomes and promotes businesses) • Streamlined Permit Intake Process (reduced wait times and new option for emailing site plans for preliminary review) • Digitized Inspection Reports (Inspectors use iPads and can send reports immediately to owners and sub-contractors digitally.) Phase 2 of the Efficiencies Initiative includes a Planning Department cost of service study and cost recovery analysis. The department is moving towards complete online plan submittal, enabling Planning and Engineering staff to review plans at the same time. Staff is looking into a few software programs and larger computer monitors will need to be purchased. Community Development Director Asher said they hope to go live in July,in time for River Terrace activity. Assistant Community Development Director McGuire added that they are considering automating planning land use applications and processing them online in the future. Community Development Director Asher said a few of the efficiencies were not difficult, such as form updates,but other projects take a lot time and these are added tasks that are not part of the TIGARD CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES—October 14,2014 City of Tigard 1 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard,OR 97223 www.tigard-or.gov I Page 9 of 13 daily work plan. He said he was proud of what Mr. McGuire,Mr.Van Domelen and Building Services Supervisor Howse have brought to this initiative. Councilor Buehner said about 20 percent of residents are not computer savvy and most do not have smart phones. She asked that staff be allowed to make paper copies if requested. Building Official Van Domelen said paper copies can still be printed for anyone requesting it. He said even if the city moves towards more online,a finished copy may still be printed. Paper will not go away completely. He noted that the City of Bend no longer accepts anything on paper. Community Development Director Asher added that their customer base is mostly contractors or consultants and they are generally set up with computers. Councilor Snider commended staff for doing these performance reviews and said he appreciated their doing this work while keeping up with daily tasks. He asked about the methodology to be used when doing business analyses. Community Development Director Asher said they are doing this in-house. He said one project is a cost of service project that will tell staff what it costs to process certain land uses and this will be compared with the city's fee schedule. He said when deeper changes are required, this data tracking will be useful. Future projects may involve consultants. 10. RECEIVE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE Assistant City Manager Newton will bring a staff report to council for adoption of the legislative agenda on November 25. She discussed the state priorities and suggested moving forward with brownfield mediation and the price comparison and procurement of architects and engineers. She said there is an opportunity for the Fields property. One thing staff is considering is asking the state to request funding for infrastructure improvements to bring private development. She will report to council after receiving feedback. Depending on the vote on the marijuana legalization, that topic may be added to the list. Councilor Buehner said she was pleased with the state agenda. Assistant City Manager Newton asked if council wanted to add brownfield mediation and price comparison to the list and council agreed. Mayor Cook said there was a proposal to lower the dollar amount of the QBS requirement and while he felt it would be best for it to go away completely,he said council definitely does not want the threshold lowered. Councilor Snider added that the intent is to contract with the most qualified firms but the way it has been implemented removes any connection to price. Ms. Newton said grants for the Tigard Area Farmers Market and EPA brownfields assessment were received. She said the city would again request brownfield cleanup grants. She said the city is still waiting to hear about the Superfresh grant. The other grant area is Safe Routes to Schools,which coordinates with our walkability vision. Policy items are wrapped around transportation bills such as the Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Act. Police funding has been used in the past to hire officers and she said staff would like to ask for technology grants for police. She said the city is pursuing a Tigard zip code and noted that Beaverton just received two new zip codes for a total of five. TIGARD CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES— October 14, 2014 City of Tigard 1 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard, OR 97223 www.dgard-or.gov I Page 10 of 13 Councilor Buehner asked if Assistant City Manager Newton could contact the city's lobbyists and whether it was appropriate to look at neighboring institutions that are less supportive of transportation. Ms. Newton said lobbyist Joel Rubin will be in Tigard on Thursday. 11. ADOPT BY-LAWS FOR THE TIGARD YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL City Manager Wine said the first seven TYAC members immediately began upon working on bylaws for the city's protection and those of the members of the board. The TYAC considered these and came up with bylaws to guide upcoming work. The bylaws set forth how their group is composed and how often they meet. She recommended that council approve these bylaws. Councilor Buehner moved for adoption of Resolution No. 14-45. Councilor Snider seconded the motion. Councilor Snider noted that the previous bylaws may have been overly ambitious and asked if these were less complex in structure. City Manager Wine said the group discussed the balance of membership numbers and the structure they crafted to do what they wanted to accomplish. She said 14 more applications have been received and after interviews they hope to have 19-20 members. Committee assignment terms are one year. City Recorder Krager read the number and title of the resolution. RESOLUTION NO.14-45 A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE BY-LAWS OF THE TIGARD YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously. Yes No Councilor Buehner x Council President Henderson x Councilor Snider x Councilor Woodard x Mayor Cook x 12. COUNCIL LIAISON REPORTS - Councilor Buehner reported on the Intergovernmental Water Board (IWB) and said the primary issue raised was a perceived inequality in billing practices. Four ten-hour day work weeks have made a difference with meter reading staff. Staff brought suggestions which were not seen as helpful and staff will do more work. She also reported on the Metropolitan Policy Advisory Commission (MPAC) meeting. A long discussion was held on a growth management survey which showed 80 percent of survey takers want to live in single-family residences. She said the conversation will continue. City Manager Wine said that in looking at the urban growth report and estimates,Metro came out to each city and explained their methodology. TIGARD CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES—October 14,2014 City of Tigard 1 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard,OR 97223 www.tigard-or.gov Page 11 of 13 Tigard believes they are realistic as the city is considered an inner-suburb. Councilor Buchner said Tigard's issues with growth are likely to be congestion and transportation. Council President Henderson said the Community Partners for Affordable Housing(CPAH) Community Development Block Grant(CDBG) grant program started again and he has assisted by reading 30 grant applications for less money. He said the gap in affordable housing is growing. The middle class is taking more of the affordable housing and the cost of living keeps rising. He noted there are not many vacancies for housing locally. A request was made by CPAH for the cities to give up land for affordable housing. He said he attended the Gordon Smith New Freedom Award dinner and noted that there are a lot of people who want to help raise awareness of the mental health crisis. He said he visited the Jubilee transition house and added that there will be more of these in the future. These homes are for prisoners who leave the prison system and have had drug and alcohol problems but are doing well. He said this is one of the few ways society can show redemption. Council President Henderson and Councilor Woodard went on the Lake Oswego/Tigard Water Partnership tour and were impressed with their outreach. Progress is being made and they found it very informative. Council President Henderson also attended the Main Street Program held in McMinnville and Dayton. Michele Reeves was a presenter and discussed how creative marketing and interior touches can improve businesses. Councilor Woodard said he will provide a summary on a future agenda about the presentation by Dr. Sallis. He discussed the Metropolitan Area Communications Commission (MACC) meeting and extended franchise contract negotiations. He attended the Lake Oswego Tigard Water Partnership tour and was pleased to see the innovation and technology. He said there was good turnout for his Town Hall meeting on Saturday,October 11 which covered three topics,marijuana,Washington County's vehicle registration fee and recreation outreach. 13. NON AGENDA ITEMS 14. At 9:39 p.m. Mayor Cook announced that the Tigard City Council would enter into an Executive Session called under ORS 192.660 (2) (h) to discuss pending litigation. He said the Tigard City Council would adjourn from Red Rock Creek Conference Room at the conclusion of the Executive Session. 15. ADJOURNMENT At 10:05 p.m. Councilor Buehner motioned to adjourn. Her motion was seconded by Councilor Woodard. The motion passed unanimously. TIGARD CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES—October 14,2014 City of Tigard 1 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard, OR 97223 www.dgard-or.gov I Page 12 of 13 Yes No Councilor Buchner x Council President Henderson x Councilor Snider x Councilor Woodard x Mayor Cook x Carol A. Krager, City Recor er Attest: Q.,0;&"' Joh ' Cook, Mayor Date TIGARD CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES—October 14, 2014 City of Tigard 1 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard, OR 97223 www.dgard-or.gov I Page 13 of 13