CCDA Minutes - 06/09/2015 ■ City o f Tigard
Tigard City Council/CCDA Meeting Minutes
June 95 2015
STUDY SESSION
Council Present: Mayor Cook, Councilor Henderson, Councilor Woodard, Council President Snider,
Councilor Goodhouse
Staff Present: City Manager Wine,Assistant to the City Manager Mills,Assistant City Manager Newton,
Community Development Manager Asher,City Attorney Ramis and City Recorder Krager
At 6:33 p.m. Mayor Cook called the Study Session to order.
COUNCIL LIAISON REPORTS
Councilor Henderson discussed the Willamette River Water Providers Consortium meeting and gave
everyone a handout which has been added to the packet for this meeting. He noted the low snowpack
volume and said cities may have to ration water this summer. There is also a potential need to buy
additional water. Mayor Cook spoke to the governor's environmental policy advisor who noted that 26
of 35 counties will be declaring a drought.
Councilor Henderson said he and Councilor Goodhouse went to Salem to advocate for an interpretive
shelter/restroom at Dirksen Nature Park. He handed out a descriptive flyer. He said this is not
budgeted and the city is trying to leverage sources to raise enough money for the project. City Manager
Wine had an update said Tigard was ranked 18 and the funding source list stopped at 17.
Councilor Woodard attended a meeting in Hillsboro regarding Google. He also attended a
Metropolitan Area Communications Commission (MACC) meeting and reports that the Comcast
agreement is finalized. He attended an Intergovernmental Water Board meeting where dividing costs
more equitably between owners of different sized meters was discussed. Mayor Cook said this will be
taken up by council when the next water rate study is done in two years. Councilor Woodard reported
on the Park and Recreation Board (DRAB) meeting and said every member was emphatically
supportive of a community recreation center run by the YMCA.
Mayor Cook attended the SW Corridor meeting. Discussion is continuing and staff recommended not
supporting the OHSU/Hillsdale tunnel. Council discussed options to move people up the hill. Access
to Portland Community College is yet to be determined. At the Washington County Coordinating
Committee meeting he heard consideration of bonding a portion of MSTIP funds to use for high-
growth areas such as South Hillsboro,Bethany, South Cooper and River Terrace.
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Tigard would get$16 million of the $91 million for River Terrace to be used only for MSTIP projects.
If passed,the county would pay two thirds and the city and developers would pay one third. The
project would only be Roy Rogers Road. Councilor Henderson noted that historically the county, as a
policy, has never borrowed against that money. Mayor Cook said another topic of discussion was
TriMet's desire to raise their payroll tax one-tenth of one percent. He also attended a Commission on
Transportation Area One meeting where bylaws were passed and Roy Rogers was elected chair.
SENIOR CENTER LEASE RENEWAL
Assistant to the City Manager Mills introduced Jay Gilbertson from the Senior Center. She gave some
background information on the long association the city has had with Loaves and Fishes to provide
services. Their name has changed to Meals on Wheels People. The lease expires June 30 and the new
lease is proposed to run five years, to June 30, 2020. A few changes were made and included changing
the name and updating the insurance agreement. An additional change is the section on termination of
the lease. The new lease will allow termination of the lease by either party by giving 90 days written
notice.
Ms. Mills recommended that council try a meal at the Senior Center. They have a chef and use fresh
herbs to make delicious meals. Council President Snider asked about insurance requirements. He
asked why there was only a single occurrence listed in the contract. Ms. Mills said she will add the
aggregate language to the agreement. Councilor Woodard asked about the annual cost of maintaining
the facility. Ms. Mills said the budget is$300,000. Fifty percent comes from the federal government.
The rest comes from local governments, other partners and fundraising. He asked how many meals
they serve and asked if there were previous year numbers for comparison. Ms. Mills said she will put
this information in the Thursday packet for council. She said required performance measures are
identified and are part of the lease. Councilor Goodhouse asked about insurance for volunteers driving
to deliver Meals on Wheels. Mr. Gilbertson said the volunteers provide proof of liability insurance. Ms.
Mills will check on the Senior Center umbrella policy coverage.
Councilor Woodard asked if the Senior Center is available for community use on weekends. Ms. Mills
said that is up to council. She said when the city's facilities were available for rental in the past the
Senior Center received the most damage and rental use generated the most complaints from neighbors.
Mayor Cook noted that the hours need to be changed from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. in two places in
Section 2.1, and in Section 4,the word "telephone" needs to be changed to "communication" so it
covers internet and cable.
Council said they were comfortable with placing the agreement on a future consent agenda. Ms. Mills
will send an updated lease agreement to council for review as soon as possible.
ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS
City Manager Wine reminded council of their July 7 "Cookout with the City Council" at Summerlake
Park, from 6-8 p.m. Food will be delivered.
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Walkability expert Jeff Speck will give a presentation at the Broadway Rose Theater on June 15 at 6:30
p.m. The public is invited. There will be a walkability workshop the next day in Town Hall. Council is
invited to go to dinner with him after the talk on the June 15.
Council President Snider discussed with City Attorney Ramis a potential conflict of interest related to
the social services and community events section of the budget. Mr. Ramis advised there be two votes.
The first could be to adopt the budget without the social services and community events section, and
Council President Snider can vote on that motion. Another vote would be taken to approve the item
removed and Council President Snider will need to abstain.
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1. BUSINESS MEETING—June 9,2015
A. At 7:35 p.m. Mayor Cook called to order the City Council,Local Contract Review Board and
City Center Development Agency.
B. Roll Call: City Recorder Krager called the roll.
Present Absent
Mayor Cook x
Councilor Goodhouse x
Councilor Henderson x
Council President Snider x
Councilor Woodard x
C. Mayor Cook asked everyone to stand and join him in the Pledge of Allegiance.
D. Mayor Cook asked if there were any non-agenda items. City Manager Wine said she had
three non-agenda items to cover at the end of the meeting. Mayor Cook announced that the
State Land Board gave one of its two annual awards to a joint project between the City of
Tigard and Clean Water Services.The winning project was the Derry Dell Creek Restoration
which included a sewer project,stream mitigation and restoration and tree planting.
Boardwalks were built for people and bikes to cross through the area. City and Clean Water
Services officials went to Salem this morning and received the award from the Secretary of
State. He congratulated the city's engineers and project staff.
2. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION
A. Follow-up to Previous Citizen Communication—City Manager Wine said council heard from
Mr. McWright and Mr. Harmon from the Washington County Museum at the May 26
council meeting. They are focusing on cities in Washington County by dedicating exhibits to
one city each month. Tigard's month is October and during that month anyone with
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identification showing they live in Tigard will get free admission. Council asked that staff
publicize this and they have done so through the OPB calendar,Tigard blog, senior center,
neighborhood networks, CPAH,and the elementary schools. Library staff who have
developed historical programs have been connected with the Washington County Museum
contacts. It is possible that there may also be a Washington County Museum program at the
library during the month of October.
City Manager Wine said the other citizen communication from May 26 was from Steve
Bintliff with a concern about opening the library on Thursdays. Staff contacted Mr. Bintliff
to inform him that the Budget Committee held discussions on expanding library hours and
their recommendation will be a part of the budget discussion at tonight's meeting.
B. Tigard Area Chamber of Commerce—Chamber CEO Mollahan informed council of current
events and activities. She announced a Tigard Farmers Market photo contest. Markets are
held on Wednesday and Sunday markets and the contest runs through the end of June. The
Third Friday downtown event is scheduled for June 19. Councilor Henderson asked if the
chamber logo is going to change. Ms. Mollahan said the chamber is almost 60 years old it is
time to do an update.
C. Citizen Communication—Sign Up Sheet.
CJ Toraj Khavari, 13293 SW Woodshire Lane,Tigard, OR is the Chair of the Friends of
Bull Mountain. Sarah Soper, 13754 SW Benchview Place,Tigard, OR is the FBMP Project
Manager. Mr. Khavari gave council an update on activities and gave council an information
handout which has been added to the packet for this meeting. He said Metro awarded a
Nature in Neighborhoods (NIN) grant to be spent for six projects in Bull Mountain Park.
The award ceremony is in July. The total is $125,900 with a matching grant. They are
making good progress on obtaining in-kind and cash contributions. He said the group has
submitted a Nike grant application for$20,000 and with this grant they will be at 93 percent.
He asked for city continuation of the in-kind support that is important for them to meet
their in-kind responsibility. He asked for support for meeting the Metro 2X grant
requirement which must be met by July 1, 2016. Mr. Khavari asked for city support on the
Nike application. He said there are more than 900 Nike employees living in the 97223 and
97224 zip code areas and they are a major part of the community surrounding the park.
Mayor Cook expressed appreciation for what the FBMP group does. He said Tigard citizens
voted for a $17 million park bond which the city has turned into other grants to purchase
$23 million in park property. Bull Mountain Park was purchased with this money but there
are no funds to build the park land. This neighborhood has made trails and raised funds on
their own,building the park from within and given that to the city. He said he'd like to
clone them because there are other parks in the city where he wished neighbors would do
the same.
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CJ Linda Shaw, 13178 SW Woodshire Lane,Tigard, OR,is a member of the Friends of
Bull Mountain Park and wanted to add to what Mayor Cook spoke about. She said her role
as volunteer coordinator means working behind the scenes coordinating with all the people
who volunteer to build the trails,pull invasive plant species,plant trees and build
permanent structures. She wanted to let council know who has been involved in building
this park. National Honor Society and Key Club youth volunteers have been very helpful
building trails. Eagle Scouts have built toolsheds,benches and signage. They bring 20-40
people to help with their projects. The Tigard High football team has worked spreading
bark dust. Capital One employees came over for a tree planting. She expressed pride in the
Tigard community and thanked the city for helping them partner to make this land usable.
She records the hours volunteered and within six months they are already at 1400 hours,
equating to $35,000 in income. She invited council to an event in honor of the first year
birthday of the park,June 18, from 6-8 p.m. Everyone is invited to picnic in the park. Bring
your blanket and a picnic and enjoy the live music. It is a way to welcome people who
who may not have visited yet and get them to use the park.
Councilor Woodard said it is great what the Friends are doing on that property. He
commented on a PRAB discussion about creating a cycle cross route inventory of soft trails
that could lead to making a destination for tournaments and said, "The work you do causes
innovation."
Q Richard Shavey, 11371 SW Sycamore Place,Tigard, OR spoke about the North Dakota
Street Bridge. He suggested leaving the bridge closed permanently to cars but kept open for
pedestrians and bikes. He noted that the city has considering closing the railroad
crossing at North Dakota permanently in exchange for adding a crossing at Ash Avenue.
Options include 1) repairing and leaving it as it was,2) demolishing it and building a new
connecting street to North Dakota, 3) leaving it as a bike/pedestrian bridge only and
building a new street connecting Tigard Street to North Dakota. 4) Build a new bridge for
cars and pedestrians. He asked council to select option No. 3. Building a new street
connecting North Dakota and Tigard Street (1,500 linear feet) will cost less than half of
building a bridge and gives the city the necessary railroad crossing closure in order to
negotiate a new crossing at Ash Avenue,which has been listed on many former
transportation plans. He requested that council consider this as it is the least expensive
option.
Mr. Shavey also commented that the city and chamber do a lot in the downtown. He said he
did not want anyone to forget the many achievements so he made a list of what has
happened in the downtown. A copy of this list was given to council and it has also been
added to the record.
City Manager Wine responded council will hear about some options for the North Dakota
bridge at the council meeting next week.
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3. CONSENT AGENDA: (Tigard City Council and Local Contract Review Board)
A. Receive and File:
1. Council Calendar
2. Council Tentative Agenda for Future Meeting Topics
B. Approve Minutes for:
• May 12, 2015 City Council Meeting Minutes
C. Authorize the City Manager to Sign a Surplus Water Contract with the Joint Water
Commission QWC)
D. Establish Mayor and Council Compensation Superseding Resolution No. 14-26 - Resolution
RESOLUTION NO. 15-26 -A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING MAYOR AND
COUNCIL COMPENSATION WHICH SUPERSEDES RESOLUTION NO 14-26.
E. Consideration of Approving Two Intergovernmental Agreements for Safe Routes to Schools
Programming
RESOLUTION NO. 15-27—A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH METRO TO
MANAGE A $150,000 REGIONAL TRAVEL OPTIONS GRANT THAT WILL
FUND A SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL COORDINATOR FOR A PERIOD OF
TWO YEARS
RESOLUTION NO. 15-28—A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH WASHINGTON COUNTY
TO MANAGE A $41,000 MSTIP OPPORTUNITY GRANT THAT WILL HELP
FUND A SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL COORDINATOR FOR A PERIOD OF
TWO YEARS
Council President Snider moved for approval of the Consent Agenda and Councilor Woodard
seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
Yes No
Mayor Cook x
Councilor Goodhouse x
Councilor Henderson x
Council President Snider x
Councilor Woodard x
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4. PROCLAIM MARK NEFFENDORF DAY IN TIGARD
19 Mayor Cook proclaimed June 9, 2015, as Mark Neffendorf Day in Tigard. He read the
proclamation in its entirety. Tigard Youth Advisory Council Member and Junior class officer Adam
LaFountain was present to accept a copy of the proclamation on behalf of Mr. Neffendorf and
expressed gratitude for all he has done for Tigard area students.
5. AWARD "IF I WERE MAYOR, I WOULD..." CONTEST WINNERS
10 Mayor Cook introduced elementary school age winner Avery Fleming and high school winner
Carter Kruse. Their winning entries were displayed on the screen. He presented high school student
Carter Kruse with a $50 gift card on behalf of the city. His Prezi presentation was shown on the
screen. Elementary school winner Avery Fleming was also awarded a $50 gift card. Miss Fleming
said her poster illustrated park playground equipment for children with disabilities and parents with
disabilities who want to play with their kids on a park playground. Her entry will be passed along to
the Park and Recreation Advisory Board (DRAB) so they can figure out how to put this equipment
into the city's park plan.
Mayor Cook announced that the next few agenda items pertain to the city budget and Finance and
Information Services Director LaFrance will present a general overview of the 2016 budget process and
highlights and then will introduce each agenda item.
IR Finance and Information Services Director LaFrance summarized the items on the agenda relating
to the 2016 budget. He said this is the conclusion of a lengthy public process that produced a balanced
budget for council consideration. The Budget Committee consists of an equal number of council and
appointed citizen members, each with an equal vote. The budget before council tonight is what was
approved by the Budget Committee. Key issues include sidewalk gaps, adding a police officer and a
recreation coordinator.
He said for many years Tigard has been faced with that was called a level budget. The level budget is
being rephrased as an "eroding services budget." Since budget cuts were made in 2012 staffing
decreased by 11 percent but population grew by eight percent over the same time. This has led to a
steady degradation in core service levels. Tigard's property tax rate is lower than any other city in
Washington County with a population over 5,000. The Budget Committee wanted to look at something
different and the option chosen is treating parks as a utility. The Budget Committee decided to take
Parks out of the General Fund and treat it like a utility, do a cost of service study to find what it could
cost for homes and businesses and submit it to council for consideration. This will mean that General
Fund dollars previously spent on parks can be spent on other core services.
The Budget Committee recommends an opportunity for the Library to remain open on Thursdays with
minimal staffing, dependent upon the Washington County Cooperative Library Services (WCCLS) levy
passing in November. The City would receive $160,000 more a year for library operations. With
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minimum staffing it will cost$245,000 annually so there is still a gap and the city will need to come up
with a sustainable revenue source. The new park utility fund and reinvestment of the general fund could
be this revenue source. However, the Budget Committee did not want to wait for both items to happen;
they made the Thursday reopening of the library dependent on the passage of the WCCLS levy.
6. CERTIFY THAT THE CITY OF TIGARD PROVIDES SERVICES QUALIFYING FOR
STATE-SHARED REVENUES - RESOLUTION
IR Finance and Information Services Director LaFrance said this resolution approval process
enables the City of Tigard to receive cigarette,liquor and most importantly, state gas taxes. To
receive these funds the city must certify it provides four of seven municipal services. Tigard
provides six of the seven,with only fire services not provided by the city. Staff recommends
adoption of the resolution.
Councilor Woodard moved for adoption of Resolution No. 15-29. Councilor Henderson seconded
the motion. City Recorder Krager read the number and title of the resolution. There was no further
council discussion.
RESOLUTION NO. 15-29—A RESOLUTION CERTIFYING THAT THE CITY OF
TIGARD PROVIDES SERVICES QUALIFYING FOR STATE SHARED REVENUES
Yes No
Mayor Cook x
Councilor Goodhouse x
Councilor Henderson x
Council President Snider x
Councilor Woodard x
Mayor Cook announced that Resolution No. 15-29 passed unanimously.
7. PUBLIC HEARING - DECLARE THE CITY OF TIGARD'S ELECTION TO RECEIVE
STATE REVENUE FUNDING - RESOLUTION
a. Mayor Cook opened the public hearing.
b. Staff Report: Finance and Information Services Director LaFrance said this public hearing
is to allow the City of Tigard to receive an additional portion of the state liquor tax of
just under$500,000. In order to receive this the city needs to have levied property taxes,
hold public hearing as part of the May 4, 2015, Budget Committee meeting and hold this
public hearing.
C. Public Testimony. There was none.
d. Mr. LaFrance said staff recommends approval of the resolution.
e. Mayor Cook closed the public hearing.
f. Council Discussion and Consideration: Resolution No. 15-30.
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Council President Snider moved for adoption of Resolution No. 15-30. Councilor Goodhouse
seconded the motion. City Recorder Krager read the number and title of the resolution.
RESOLUTION NO. 15-30—A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE CITY'S
ELECTION TO RECEIVE STATE REVENUE SHARING
Councilor Henderson asked if marijuana taxes would come to the city through this process. Finance
and Information Services Director LaFrance said he was not sure. Mayor Cook said there will be no
recreational sales until the fall of 2016 so revenue is not expected in this budget period. He noted
that Measure 91 outlines that marijuana tax revenue will be divided by population and after that is
based on local sales.
Mayor Cook conducted a vote and the motion passed unanimously.
Yes No
Mayor Cook x
Councilor Goodhouse x
Councilor Henderson x
Council President Snider x
Councilor Woodard x
8. ADOPT CITYWIDE MASTER FEES AND CHARGES SCHEDULE REPLACING
RESOLUTION NO. 04-99 AND RESOLUTION NO. 14-31 AND ALL SUBSEQUENT
AMENDMENTS TO DATE
Mayor Cook declared this item to be held in a public hearing and said the person signing up to speak
on this item would be able to testify.
He opened the public hearing and asked for the staff report.
IR Finance and Information Services Director LaFrance directed council to a summary
representing changes which were addressed by council in the Study Session of May 12. He said
since then four additional items have come to staff's attention. An error in calculating the planning
fee was identified and staff is recommending adoption of the master fees and charges schedule as
amended. Additionally, the Parks System Development Charges methodology was adopted on May
19, and those resulting fees are included. On May 26 new solid waste fees were adopted and these
are also included. As a result of council discussion on May 12, the business license fee classification
changed but it is revenue neutral.
Finance and Information Services Director LaFrance gave credit to Assistant Community
Development Director McGuire for noting the math error in SDCs. Responding to questions from
council he said that there had been a miscommunication between the Community Development
Department and the Finance Department.
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Public Testimony -
• CJ Paul Grove, 15555 SW Bangy Road,Lake Oswego,OR 97035, said he represented the
Home Builders Association of Metro Portland and they have concerns regarding the size and
scope of the city-wide Transportation System Development Charges (SDCs). He said they do
not understand the impact of the fee and what this will do to their work in the city. He
requested that council consider a six-month delayed implementation time to allow members to
evaluate what the SDCs will mean to them. He said council could also consider a phased-in
approach.
Council President Snider asked for a specific rationale and wanted to know what HBA members
would do differently over the next six months with this information. Mr. Grove said he could
not give a specific rationale.
Councilor Woodard clarified that the discussion is on impacts to infill, not River Terrace. He
asked how the builders would be affected. Mr. Grove said he could not answer without
knowing a builder's projects and bottom line, but said members have voiced concerns regarding
the size and scope and impacts to business. Councilor Woodard asked Mr. Grove if there was a
sense that River Terrace SDCs were more proportionally distributed in comparison to citywide
SDCs. He asked if the methodology was fair and how the city could have done a better job. Mr.
Grove said he was not in a position to get into detail or elaborate about the methodology.
Councilor Woodard asked if having more time might alleviate their concerns and Mr. Grove said
that was the consensus they were hearing was on the size and scope but also timing.
Councilor Goodhouse clarified that their concerns were not so much the size of the fee but that
they wish to delay the citywide portion so they can adapt, not the River Terrace portion. Mr.
Grove said that was a fair assessment. The Home Builders are tabling River Terrace SDCs
because the city heard from members involved in River Terrace. However, the citywide builders
need time to adjust and are requesting a delay and a phased-in approach. Council President
Snider asked if he had a proposal. Mr. Grove replied, "A six-month extension."
In response to Councilor Woodard's question about how long discussions on SDCs have been
in process,City Manager Wine said staff initiated an SDC study over a year ago and started
talking about infrastructure financing after the first of the year.
Councilor Henderson said he thinks the flaw is that the city was talking with River Terrace
developers and the others do the same kind of work but they were not at the table. He said this
was a surprise to them and he is hearing that they have the same concerns that the commercial
development community identified. He asked Mr. Grove if this was their concern and the
builders are looking for time to negotiate this on new projects.
Mr. Grove said that was a fair characterization. HBA members commented on wanting more
effective communication and on the process. They recognize that everything started with River
Terrace planning and what the impacts on those builders might be. It caught them off guard.
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Councilor Goodhouse asked Mr. Grove how many builders would be affected by SDCs in the
next six months and he replied he did have a firm number to give to council.
Mayor Cook closed the public hearing.
Mayor Cook asked if both a citywide SDC and a river terrace overlay are needed. Finance and
Information Services Director LaFrance said both are needed for building in River Terrace. Mayor
Cook asked if it is allowed to have a citywide charge only in certain parts of the city. Mr. LaFrance
said yes. If council wants to temporarily amend the citywide SDC so it is only in effect on July 1 for
River Terrace development and delay implementation of the citywide fee outside of River Terrace,
they may want to temporarily amend the name of the fee.
Finance and Information Services Director LaFrance said the Home Builders were very involved
with River Terrace stakeholder discussions from the beginning but he cannot speak to the level of
communication the HBA was holding with their constituents. The city made sure there were a
number of residential builder stakeholders in River Terrace working groups. HBA representatives
attended the River Terrace Community Plan meetings where infrastructure financing and potential
fees which developed into the Transportation SDC fee were discussed. It was known throughout
those discussions that not only was the city looking at a River Terrace SDC but also a citywide SDC.
He said meetings and public hearings have been held for almost a year and there has been
opportunity for the constituency within the HBA to learn about this both from the city and from
their own group.
Mayor Cook asked when the SDCs are assessed and Mr.LaFrance replied it is his understanding that
the SDCs are set with the final plat but not charged until the contractor pulls the building permit.
City Attorney Ramis agreed but said he will confirm with the Building Department staff. In
response to a question from Councilor Henderson,Mr. LaFrance said the fee was zero prior to April
28,when council adopted fees with an implementation date of July 1, 2015. Council President Snider
asked if he knew the financial impact of a January 1, 2016 implementation outside of River Terrance
and Mr. La France said he did not.
Councilor Woodard said he attended the stakeholder meetings but did not recall seeing the SDC
numbers nor did he understand the improvement impact. He expressed discomfort with decisions
made on April 28 with only three councilors present. Council President Snider said we received a
lot of feedback and council present at the April 28 meeting were trying to address and manage the
process to make everything logical and equitable. He said he did not recall the six-month delay being
a request.
Councilor Goodhouse commented that the only question council has to consider is the matter of a
six-month delay. Council President Snider noted that there were actually two requests from the
HBA,a six month delay and a phase-in period. Councilor Woodard commented that there is a $420
million project list and he has always thought that reaching that amount through SDCs was far
reaching. He said he wants to find some middle-ground.
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Council President Snider asked City Attorney Ramis a question on the mechanism for changing
something already adopted by council. City Attorney Ramis said, "First of all you've got statutory
authority to do it. Because the statute says you can district and sub-district your charges." He said
the decision tonight could delay implementation and if council wants to go back and adjust another
decision they can do that.But the decision tonight is what actually imposes the charge.
Mayor Cook offered a counterpoint,commenting on the 252-unit apartments being built on Scholls
Ferry and 135"',and the citizen complaints received. Citizens are asking, "What about
transportation? How are you going to handle the 250-plus cars of the people moving there?"He
asked council,"How do we handle those impacts without collecting transportation SDCs?"
Councilor Woodard said there will be priority projects that relate to capacity from River Terrace and
other development. Mayor Cook clarified that there are two lists of transportation projects. One is
the $242 million for infrastructure created by River Terrace. Mr. LaFrance said River Terrace
projects will be funded if the city implements the funding strategy which thus far,it has. By charging
the citywide and River Terrace residential SDCs starting July 1,the city will be able to fund the
needed infrastructure within River Terrace,based on projections. The$420 million is actually the
amount that even after implementation of the city SDCs is unfunded. The city has a much larger list
and by implementing the SDC is able to fund a portion of that list. He said the city could legally be
charging over$15,000 per dwelling unit but Council decided to provide about a 70 percent discount
that is within the market. That was the rate approved on April 28 and what is in the Master Fees
and Charges Schedule tonight. In response to a question about whether the$420 million project list
is just in River Terrace,Mr.LaFrance said it was citywide. Mayor Cook said if we leave River
Terrace SDCs alone and do not charge any for projects such as those on Hall Blvd. or Scholls and
135th,those transportation impacts would be added to the unfunded project list.
Councilor Woodard asked if staff would be asking for a Transportation SDC without River Terrace
being built and Mr. LaFrance said yes,and there would still be the $420 million project list. The
city's system currently has a deficiency. The SDC keeps us at the same deficiency. New
development is not enhancing the system but is keeping it at the same level. New residents are
paying to keep the system at the same level of deficiency that prior residents had left the system in.
Councilor Woodard asked about Tigard's infill inventory. Mr. LaFrance said this is included in the
methodology. Mr.LaFrance reminded council that it is the fee before council tonight,not the
methodology as it has already been approved. Councilor Goodhouse asked if council wanted to
adopt it the way it is,or add delayed implementation. Council President Snider proposed a six-
month delay with no phase in. He said he was troubled by the fact that someone is advocating for
something but they do not have a specific request. Councilor Goodhouse agreed. Councilor
Woodard agreed with the delay but said River Terrace triggered this and he is not sure it is equitable.
He said during the six-month delay it can be considered and if anything,the citywide portion may be
reduced. Council President Snider said that work has been done. Councilor Goodhouse said they
did not have problems with the numbers,it is the timing. Mr. LaFrance said the motion would
include calling it the River Terrace district SDC at the same amount and then council can set a date
for the SDC outside River Terrace.
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Councilor Goodhouse motioned to adopt resolution No. 15-31, amended for a Tigard district
Transportation SDC delay until January 1,2016.After that time it becomes part of the citywide
Tigard Transportation SDC. It applies to River Terrace effective July 1, 2015. He added an
amendment to approve planning fee error correction. Council President Snider seconded the
motion.
Councilor Henderson said he sees both sides. He did not understand how many exemptions this
would create. He said the best thing to do is grant the six month delay to the non-River Terrace
SDCs. Councilor Woodard said he was in favor of the delay but not in favor of the portion of the
motion not allowing a future consideration of the SDCs.
Mayor Cook commented that this arose from River Terrace planning and the citywide SDC was
introduced six months ago. It was approved two months ago. He said he looks at the 252-unit
apartments on Scholls Ferry Road and feels the developer should have to pay for transportation
impacts. He did not want to let people skate. Council President Snider commented, "But we've
been letting them skate for 30 years."
Councilor Woodard clarified for the record that he is not in disagreement of an SDC but he did not
know if the number is right.
Mayor Cook conducted a vote on Resolution No 15-31, as amended
RESOLUTION NO. 15-31-A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE CITYWIDE
MASTER FEES AND CHARGES SCHEDULE WHICH REPLACES
RESOLUTION NO. 04-99 AND RESOLUTION NO. 14-31 AND ALL
SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS TO DATE, as amended
Yes No
Mayor Cook x
Councilor Goodhouse x
Councilor Henderson x
Council President Snider x
Councilor Woodard x
Mayor Cook announced that Resolution 15-31 passed by a 4-1 vote.
9. PUBLIC HEARING -ADOPTING THE BUDGET, MAKING APPROPRIATIONS,
DECLARING THE AD VALOREM TAX LEVY AND CLASSIFYING THE LEVY AS
PROVIDED BY- ORS 310.060(2) - RESOLUTION
a. Open Public Hearing —Mayor Cook.
b. Hearing Procedures — Any person wishing to comment on this matter shall be given the
opportunity to comment.
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C. Staff Report—Finance and Information Services Director LaFrance said he covered the key
components in his preamble to the budget agenda items. He said what is before council is
a legally developed,balanced budget that is about$193 million and appropriations of about
$146 million,with the remainder being the fund balance. He said there are also four
technical adjustments adding around$128,000 to the budget to cover items related to printer
maintenance and public works staff space.
d. Public Testimony—There was none.
e. Staff Recommendation—Staff recommends the resolution be adopted. Mr. LaFrance noted
that the resolution title includes the words, "with adjustments."
f. Mayor Cook closed the public hearing.
g. Council Discussion and Consideration
Councilor Goodhouse moved to make two adjustments to the budget. He recommended creation
of a rainy day fund within the General Fund that requires a vote of council in order to be spent.
Council President Snider said council already approves every expenditure and there was lengthy
discussion on this at Budget Committee meetings that included three failed motions. Citizen
members were mainly unanimous about their lack of support for this concept. He said it is a
solution in search of a problem. Councilor Goodhouse said he wanted this because it is a sound
financial practice and would also show transparency on the part of council. In the past there have
been reserve accounts but not in a separate areas. He said putting$1 million in a rainy day fund
would be transparent to the public when the city has to use some of it. Council President Snider
asked if he was correct in saying that council appropriates every dollar spent. Mr. LaFrance said in
order to appropriate the current reserve fund staff already has to go to council under current
Oregon budget law.
Mayor Cook asked Mr. LaFrance if it was a good financial practice for municipalities to appropriate
rainy day funds. He replied that it is a good financial practice to have reserves that exceed the
minimum cash flow balances. Prior to the recession, although not identified as a rainy day reserve,
Tigard had a cash balance and by using that over a two year period, the city was able to mitigate
service cuts to citizens. It was assumed this would be a bridge to get through a shorter period but
when the economy did not rebound as expected, the city had to go through another set of
reductions.
City Attorney Ramis said it could be an amendment to the budget approval motion or the budget
could be approved and this proposed as an amendment through a second motion.
Councilor Woodard said Budget Committee Member Rone brought this up many times in the past.
Councilor Woodard said he likes the idea of a rainy day or special projects fund because a reserve
can accumulate and could be designed to secure specific grant funding opportunities. Council
President Snider clarified that Budget Committee Member Rone actually did not support this during
this year's budget cycle and instead wanted new revenue from franchise fees not imposed before or
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a utility fee if adopted so that the city could make strategic investment decisions. Mr. Rone did not
support a blanket rainy day fund that would move $1 million out of the general fund and place it in a
separate fund. He asked staff if making this change affects their ability to manage this money,
creates more transparency or serves any other purpose. Mr. LaFrance replied that in terms of
transparency,when council moves something from reserves to be spent, that process already exists.
As far as a sound financial practice he said it was akin to balancing a checkbook.
This is what this fund does,makes sure the city's checkbook does not go below a certain point. This
allows us to soften the landing. Council President Snider said it just moves around the money we
already have. Mr. LaFrance said it is "accounting" for the same money we already have. The
difference between making it a reserve and not making it a reserve is that it would be shown.
Council President Snider said it was troubling to him when council has citizen advisory groups and
decides to go against what they recommend.
Councilor Henderson said this was the first time since he has been a councilor that it makes sense to
save anything because there is some money. He said it is a good idea to build a cushion in case of
tragedy. He said the general fund was the only logical source of this money.
Councilor Goodhouse moved to transfer$1 million from the general fund to make a rainy day fund
that would take a vote of council to use. Councilor Woodard asked for clarification about whether
this is a contingency fund or a special projects fund and Councilor Goodhouse replied, "Just a
contingency."
Finance and Information Services Director La France made a technical comment that since it is
currently in the general fund and is staying in the general fund, there is no transfer necessary
Councilor Woodard seconded the motion. He said Council President Snider was correct about Mr.
Rone wanting to save franchise fees,but he has held sidebar conversations with Mr. Rone over the
years and he was favorable to a rainy day fund. He referred to Councilor Snider's comment that it
was troubling to go against what members of a committee recommend and said all committees,
boards and commissions serve at the pleasure of council. Councilors, as elected officials, are the
decision makers and have the right to challenge a body of board members. He said it takes courage
to make unpopular decisions. He said he agreed with what Councilor Henderson said about needing
a financial cushion in case of tragedy.
Council President Snider clarified that council needs to have really good reasons to do the opposite
of what city boards and committees recommend. He added that he specifically suggested at Budget
Committee hearings that staff take direction to make a strategic investment fund to use the park
utility fee if the city moves forward with it. Staff would not program it because council wants to
direct it. The only use would be what is needed to open the library on Thursday. He stated that Mr.
Rone was supportive of using this process for franchise fees.
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Councilor Goodhouse said he is an elected representative of 50,000 people in Tigard and has
accountability so when it comes down to spending the last dime, citizens need to be aware of it. He
said he wants that extra layer of transparency. Councilor Woodard said this could be used for things
like sidewalks at Dartmouth or filling a gap as what happened in the McDonald/Gaarde/Pacific
Highway project. People will know where the money is coming from. Mayor Cook commented that
he agreed with everyone and was going back to what Mr. LaFrance said about it being good public
policy and good financial policy and for that reason he would vote in favor.
Mayor Cook conducted a vote on the motion to create a $1 million rainy day reserve fund.
Yes No
Mayor Cook x
Councilor Goodhouse x
Councilor Henderson x
Council President Snider x
Councilor Woodard x
Mayor Cook announced that the motion passed 4-1.
Councilor Goodhouse presented his second recommended amendment. He said if the WCCLS levy
passes in November, the library will reopen on Thursdays in December. He said that model may
take from the reserve account and that puts the city off on the wrong foot. He said he would also
like to add the creation of the park utility fee before reopening the library. He said drawing down
the reserve fund may keep the library open for one to two years but puts all other city services at
risk. He would like an accelerated implementation of the park utility fee. Councilor Goodhouse
moved to make the opening of the library contingent on both the passage of the WCCLS levy and
the creation of the park utility fee. Mayor Cook seconded the motion.
Councilor Goodhouse said the Budget Committee decided that if the WCCLS levy passes in
November, the Tigard Library will open with a skeleton crew on December 1 for$250,000. That
model loans from the reserve account and puts the city in the red. He wants the library open but he
does not want to create a deficit. Implementing the park utility fee also would enable the library to
open full time with full services. He said the library staff said they would rather have a secure model
of being open permanently instead of something that could in a year or two, hurt the library and
other services. Council President Snider said this would force council to get the park utility fee done
in a timely manner. He commented that this is the second time though that council is considering
overruling citizen members of the Budget Committee and this motion failed at least once at the
Budget Committee. He said he could not support that change. Councilor Woodard said he did not
want to accelerate the park utility fee until the study is done. He asked if the city ever talked about
volunteers with skillsets that could open the library. Maybe the solution is to think in a different
way. Council President Snider said it was worthy of discussion.
Councilor Henderson said he is unsure of steps needed to get to create the fee so he would vote no
at this time. Finance and Information Services Director clarified that the park utility fee itself will
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not be paying for the library. That fact has gotten muddled in the press. It will pay for parks
maintenance and development. That frees up money previously paid for parks in the general fund
and it could be used for the library. He added that one reason the library is currently open six days
is the level of volunteerism already ongoing at the library. More than half of the current staff are
volunteers. He described the process which starts with a cost of service study, and then council
consideration of options prepared by staff on what it will cost to maintain current parks and how
the cost can be distributed throughout the business and residential community. If council opts not
to fund the full fee, a portion of the general fund will still be needed. Once the fee is established so
the city knows how much general fund money will no longer need to be applied to parks
maintenance and development,we will have information for the fiscal year 2017. Proposals on how
general fund savings can be reinvested into other services will be brought forward for a public
dialog. Mayor Cook said there does not appear to be three votes for Councilor Goodhouse's
motion and asked if he wanted to withdraw it.
Councilor Goodhouse asked where the city will find the additional$160,000 needed annually for
opening the library on Thursdays. He recommended waiting for both the levy results and the
implementation of the utility fee. Councilor Woodard asked if there was an opportunity to use
retired librarians as volunteers to cut costs. He said technology has changed the way libraries are
operated. He said he needed time to consider the options and would like to have further discussions
with Library Director Barnes. Councilor Goodhouse said if the Washington County levy passes in
November, the library will open December 1 part time. He said he is still unclear on where this
other money is coming from and cannot make a decision without that information. Councilor
Goodhouse withdrew his prior motion. Mayor Cook withdrew his second to the motion. Councilor
Goodhouse made a motion to remove the library funding from budget consideration and vote on it
at a future date. The motion died for lack of a second.
Council President Snider moved for approval of the budget with removal of social services and
community events division and declared he had a conflict of interest with that item. Councilor
Goodhouse seconded the motion.
RESOLUTION NO. 15-32-A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF TIGARD
ADOPTING THE APPROVED BUDGET,WITH ADJUSTMENTS, MAKING
APPROPRIATIONS, DECLARING THE AD VALOREM TAX LEVY,AND
CLASSIFYING THE LEVY AS PROVIDED BY ORS 310.060(2) FOR FISCAL
YEAR 2016,with removal of the social services and community events division
Councilor Henderson asked about a technical adjustment that had been pulled from a recent
supplemental budget. Senior Management Analyst Collins said it was the $50,000 for moving the
public works building staff and it is included in the budget. The motion passed unanimously.
Yes No
Mayor Cook x
Councilor Goodhouse x
Councilor Henderson x
Council President Snider x
Councilor Woodard x
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Director Woodard said he was not present at the discussion on gateway art and he would have
brought up a concern about seismic engineering for the artwork so he will not vote in favor of
the budget because the amount for the gateway art and monuments is too large a number. He
said he will abstain. Director Henderson said he will vote no for the same reason. Chair Cook
conducted a vote and the motion passed by a majority of council present.
Yes No Abstain
Mayor Cook x
Councilor Goodhouse x
Councilor Henderson x
Council President Snider x
Councilor Woodard x
Mayor Cook thanked the finance staff for their work on the budget and asked the audience to
give them a round of applause.
Mayor Cook said the next item is for City Council consideration.
11. CONSIDER TIGARD-TRIMET TRANSIT POLICE INTERGOVERNMENTAL
AGREEMENT
Police Chief Orr and Assistant Chief de Sully were present to discuss an IGA between the City
of Tigard and TriMet. The agreement is for four officers and one sergeant for the amount of
$681,000 per year. Chief Orr said it is a continuation of an existing IGA and either party can
terminate at any time. He requested a motion to authorize City Manager Wine to sign the IGA.
Councilor Woodard moved to approve the IGA as presented. Councilor Henderson seconded
the motion and it passed unanimously.
Yes No
Mayor Cook x
Councilor Goodhouse x
Councilor Henderson x
Council President Snider x
Councilor Woodard x
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13. NON AGENDA ITEMS City Manager Wine announced the City of Tigard is hosting a
presentation from city planner and author of the book, "Walkable Cities." Urbanist and walkability
expert Jeff Speck will speak at the Broadway Rose Theater on June 15 at 6:30 p.m.The public is
invited.
14. EXECUTIVE SESSION: Mayor Cook announced that there was no executive session.
15. ADJOURNMENT At 10:14 p.m. Council President Snider moved for adjournment. The motion
was seconded by Councilor Goodhouse and passed unanimously.
Yes No
Mayor Cook x
Councilor Goodhouse x
Councilor Henderson x
Council President Snider x
Councilor Woodard x
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