City Council Minutes - 10/13/2015 ,, City of Tigard
Tigard City Council Meeting Minutes
October 13, 2015
STUDY SESSION
Council Present: Mayor Cook,Councilor Henderson,Councilor Woodard, Council President Snider
and Councilor Goodhouse.
Staff Present: City Manager Wine,Assistant City Manager Newton, Human Resources Director
Bennett,Parks Manager Martin,CCAC Chair Arendes, Economic Development Manager Purdy,
Community Development Director Asher,and City Attorney Ramis
Mayor Cook called the Study Session to order at 6:31 p.m.
A. COUNCIL LIAISON REPORTS -Councilor Henderson reported on the National Alliance
on Mental Illness (NAMI) Gordon and Sharon Smith Award dinner on October 6. Amanda
Fritz, Steven Fritz and Max Williams were the New Freedom Award recipients. He said he
attended several sessions at the League of Oregon Cities (LOC) Conference in Bend
including Councilor Workshop 101 and sessions on marijuana and homelessness. Councilor
Henderson also attended the Main Street Conference and commented that it is maturing,with
several interesting sessions such as marketing,branding, developer for a day workshop,and
Zero to Hero (which is a person on Main Street that helps market other business neighbors).
He attended a session on business improvement districts (BIDS) in Oregon and Washington.
He attended the Regional Water Providers Consortium and was surprised at the changes in
staff.
Councilor Woodard reported on a presentation at the PRAB meeting on the potential of
cycle-cross and BMX bicycling activities in Dirksen Nature Park, along the Tigard Street Trail
or the power line area on Bull Mountain. He said enthusiasts come from all over the world to
course destinations and this can benefit a community offering a premium or unusual course.
He noted people can skateboard for a while but can ride bikes and walk all their lives. He
mentioned that Associate Planner Grass gave a great presentation on Safe Routes to Schools
and commented that the PRAB appreciates staff taking time to share information and give
updates.
Councilor Goodhouse reported on his participation in Bike/Walk to School Day and
recommended more sidewalks and safer crosswalks, especially on McDonald Street. He
reported on a session at the LOC Conference on the benefits one-half hour of walking can
have on city residents,making them healthier. He attended a dispensary tour and learned
about advances in packaging edible marijuana products,with tougher,harder to open
packages that are clearly marked. He saw security and inventory control systems and other
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accountability efforts in the industry. He attended a breakout sessions on housing and heard
that the City of Bend has a program for lowering SDCs for building affordable housing. He
recommended that Tigard examine Bend's program. Mayor Cook said they cannot have a
different SDC rate but they can grant some of the charge back to the developer.
Councilor Goodhouse attended JPACT and WCCC and the takeaway was that many cities
want to put the brakes on transportation spending until they can give greater input on where
the money is going. Community Development Director Asher gave a presentation at TTAC
on the capital improvement plan and Councilor Goodhouse said the TTAC held a lengthy
discussion on how projects are scored and will be developing a prioritized recommendation
list for council.
Mayor Cook said Tigard received the gold award at the LOC Conference from CIS for
having the least number of work days missed due to workplace injuries, for cities with our
number of employees.
Economic Development Manager Purdy announced that the Tigard Downtown Alliance
received the Best Special Event Award from the Oregon Main Street for their SubUrban Art
Program(ten murals spray painted by urban artists) displayed at the Downtown Art Walk.
The murals can still be seen along the Tigard Street Trail and the TDA will be auctioning
them to raise money for a permanent art installation. Council President Snider
recommended the city vote to choose one to purchase before they are all sold. City Manager
Wine recommended a discussion with the TDA on this process. Mayor Cook said this will
be continued to a CCDA meeting discussion.
B. DISCUSS TIGARD ENTERPRISE ZONE EXPANSION WITH CITY OF LAKE
OSWEGO—Economic Development Manager Purdy said Lake Oswego approached Tigard
and requested an expansion of the Tigard Enterprise Zone to include some of their
industrial/commercial zoned land. He introduced Lake Oswego Senior Planner Sarah
Selden.
If council wants to move forward with this,he will bring back a resolution and IGA for
consideration at the October 27council meeting. If approved by council he will take it to
Business Oregon, the state's economic development agency,which can allow amending the
enterprise zone boundary to support business growth in a neighboring city.
In response to a question from Councilor Woodard on how much time Mr. Purdy spends
administering the enterprise zone program he said he spends four to six hours to certify each
company for eligibility. He said Lake Oswego will reimburse Tigard for his time spent
certifying their businesses.The application fee paid by a Tigard company goes to Tigard but
the IGA will be written so that a Lake Oswego company would pay their application fee to
Lake Oswego.
Council President Snider asked about a previous attempt to join Beaverton's Enterprise
Zone which failed and why this potential partnership was different. Mr. Purdy said Lake
Oswego and Tigard attorneys are already working on an IGA and that point in the process
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was not even reached with Beaverton. He said the advantages are the same as before,but
this has been a better partnership. In response to a question from Councilor Henderson,
Mr. Purdy said the areas do not have to be contiguous if other requirements are met. The
zones must be within 12 miles of each other. He said since he wrote the AIS,the Lake
Oswego area has been reduced slightly to cut out some railroad tracks that did not need to
be included.
Councilor Goodhouse asked if there was any downside to this program. Mr. Purdy said
there will be four to six hours of his time not available for Tigard businesses but he realizes
that the city's employers and workforce are part of a regional system that includes both
cities. Ms. Selden said about 15 Lake Oswego businesses could be eligible and one has
already indicated that they are interested in taking advantage of this program.
Council President Snider asked how this request came about and Ms. Selden said her city's
largest private employer went to Business Oregon regarding expansion and a desire to
remain in the area and the enterprise zone program was discussed. They considered joining
Clackamas County's zone but did not meet the 12-mile proximity requirement. Business
Oregon told them that Tigard had recently created an enterprise zone so she approached
Economic Development Director Purdy. She thanked the council for considering another
partnership with the City of Lake Oswego and expressed appreciation to Mr. Purdy for his
assistance.
C. RECEIVE BRIEFING ON TWO UPCOMING IGAs WITH METRO FOR TRAIL
SEGMENTS— Parks Manager Martin updated council on two upcoming IGAs with Metro
and an additional IGA that is not as imminent. The first IGA is to receive and maintain a
trail segment that connects Sunrise Lane to Sandridge Lane. The current paved trail is on
private property and Metro is in negotiations to purchase the property. It connects the
future Westside Trail and several Bull Mountain neighborhoods to the future Sunrise
Community Park. It will be a permanent easement until the homeowner builds a home and
divides the property at which time Metro will acquire the property.
The second IGA is for Metro to reimburse Tigard$660,000 to design and construct a bridge
over Fanno Creek and build the connecting trail segments to better connect Dirksen Nature
Park across Tiedeman Avenue to Woodard Park. The city will end up with a small parking
lot on the Swann property. This project removes a dangerous turn on the trail and moves
the trail off Tiedeman Avenue and onto the Clean Water Services maintained Swann
property and connecting with the existing trail in Woodard Park.
He asked council if he could put an IGA on a future consent agenda. This IGA allows the
city to build the Fanno Creek Trail on the Fields and Brown property from the library to
Bonita Road. Council clarified the location and said this could be on a consent agenda.
Councilor Goodhouse asked if Tigard could get a large wooden Fanno Creek Trail map
similar to what is displayed at the Garden Home Recreation Center. Mr. Martin said it is
coming and should have been here two years ago.
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D. DISCUSS CITY MANAGER EVALUATION CRITERIA AND PROCESS—
Human Resources Director Bennett asked if council had questions about the changes she
made to the evaluation. These were based on comments they gave her at the end of the
process last year. She gave council the old and new versions for comparison.
Council President Snider said he liked it and Councilor Woodard said it was a good format.
He suggested adding"C. 1-5 year recreation plan," for next year. He liked that
homelessness was added as a goal.
Ms. Bennett distributed a copy of the employee input form. She said she will return on
November 10 for a public hearing to develop criteria. In response to a question from
Council President Henderson,City Attorney Ramis said the statute says you can hold an
executive session to review a city manager only if you held a public hearing on developing
the criteria that will be used.
Administrative Items:
1. Two-pass rule for Contracts—City Manager Wine described the two-pass process for
contracts which has been in place for three years. Staff indicated to her that it is time
consuming and sometimes difficult to schedule contracts twice on very full meeting
agendas. She asked council if this process was still valuable to them or could they
receive their first notification through a briefing memo in advance of a meeting to
consider the contract. Mayor Cook noted that council would still receive the
information one week ahead and there would still be time to call or ask questions.
They can always ask that it be postponed to another meeting.
Council President Snider said it may seem redundant to staff but he felt the current
process was more efficient,most of the time,for council. He said getting a memo
and then having to call staff and not know what other questions were being asked is
not efficient. Councilor Henderson said it is public money and he wants to be more
cautious. Councilor Woodard said he also favors the two-pass process. He noticed in
his first two years on council things came by too fast. Councilor Snider said staff
input is valid and council could try to be more succinct during meetings in order to
get business done more quickly as opposed to having meetings go longer. He said
council should not be an obstruction in getting city business done.
2. LOC Policy Committees—City Manager Wine handed out applications for League of
Oregon City Policy Committees and encouraged council to sign up if interested. She
asked council to return the forms to her or Executive Assistant Bengtson.
3. Supplemental Budget Addition - .1 FTE in Central Services—City Manager Wine
discussed an addition to the city's supplemental budget that will result in an increase
of.1 FTE for a municipal court supervisor to replace a.9 FTE employee that is
retiring. This position would equal 1 FTE.
4. Public Comments on Fields Trust Comp Plan Amendment and Zone Change—City
Recorder Krager asked council if anyone wanted a paper copy of recent public
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comments regarding the Fields hearing tonight. These had been sent to
council earlier via email.
1. BUSINESS MEETING—October 13,2015
A. At 7:40 p.m. Mayor Cook called the City Council and Local Contract Review Board to
order.
B. City Recorder Krager called the roll.
Present Absent
Councilor Woodard ✓
Mayor Cook ✓
Councilor Goodhouse ✓
Councilor Henderson ✓
Council President Snider ✓
C. Mayor Cook asked everyone to stand and join him in the Pledge of Allegiance.
D. Mayor Cook asked Council and Staff if they had any Non-Agenda Items—None
2. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION
A. Follow-up to Previous Citizen Communication—None
B. Tigard High School Student Envoy—Associated Student Body President Shaina Azbari
gave a recap of events at Tigard High School. A leadership committee performed random
acts of kindness decorating every locker with encouraging words and a "Radiate Kindness"
button. A Durham Center Awareness Walk on October 10`h raised money for the Durham
Center. The homecoming dance raised$6,400 for the choir program.A welcoming
ceremony was held for a group of Japanese exchange students. Senior girls took home the
gold medal for the powder puff football game.
C. Tigard Area Chamber of Commerce—Chamber CEO Mollahan reported on their
activities. The weekly 7:30 a.m.networking on Thursdays is held at various locations and
Costco will host on November 5,hopefully with a ribbon cutting for their new gas station.
A few save the date items: Chamber Holiday Happy Hour is scheduled for December 1 at
Broadway Rose. Go to the website at Tigardchamber.org for details. Farmers Market's last
Sunday of the year is October 25 and there will be trick or treating for kids and a carved
pumpkin contest.Trick or Treat on Main Street will be Friday, October 30`x'. She
encouraged the community to come to the Harvest Market and Bazaar on November 14 at
Tigard High School. The Tree Lighting will be on December 4. She congratulated the
Tigard Downtown Alliance for receiving the Excellence in Revitalization award for their
SubUrban Art Project and said the large art panels will be auctioned.
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D. Citizen Communication—Sign Up Sheet.
Rob Drake, 10764 SW Heron Circle,Beaverton,OR 97007, said he is a board member for
People for Libraries,a countywide political action committee that exists to support the
Washington County Consolidated Library Services (WCCLS) levy that is on the November
ballot. He urged support of Measures 34-235 which replaces the expiring library levy and
Measure 34-236,replacing the public safety levy that will also expire next year. The public
safety levy (Measure 34-236) supports Washington County women's shelters, special
mental health response teams,juvenile crime reduction programs, SWAT,gang narcotic
task forces, the jail and work release center,parole and probation services serving all areas
of the county as well as the cities. Mayor Cook said the Public Safety levy is a renewal
with the same dollar amount. Mayor Cook said the Library levy provides 30 percent of
Tigard Public Library's operating funds. Tigard's Budget Committee said if this passes
they want the library to be open again on Thursdays. He noted that voter turnout is
expected to be low and asked everyone to vote.
Kristen Block, 12860 SW 129th Place,Tigard, OR 97223, said she was joined by seven
neighbors and asked if Joni Heidt could read a written statement on their behalf.
Joni Heidt, 12880 SW 129`h Place,Tigard, OR 97223 said she and her neighbors live on
129`h Place near Walnut Street and she is here because the city has placed the neighbors in
an unfortunate situation. The city is about to approve the insertion of a cell phone tower
in their front yards and they need council's help. They have been voicing their concerns
and opposition to this project since November of last year. Their concerns have not been
taken seriously. She hoped that council would advocate for them and said council has the
final opportunity to stop this project before cell phone towers are the new norm in
residential neighborhoods and home values are irreversibly damaged. There are two
reasons the city has put them in this position. 1) The city is reviewing the cell phone tower
proposal using antiquated code that is not working to protect the health, safety and welfare
of Tigard residents. On top of that,based on their independent review of the current code
a significant portion of the code is not being met. The code allows for attachment to an
existing pole and T-Mobile is planning to remove the 24-foot pole and replace it with the
tower and canister of 72 feet. They have documented this and other code violations and
submitted it to the planning department. Secondly,of the seven different sites considered
by the development company representing T-Mobile, four of the seven were city-owned
property.Two were the Tualatin Valley Fire&Rescue (7VF&R) fire station and Jack Park.
Both of these locations have ample,wide-open space in the middle of the desired coverage
area and both had the luxury of saying, "not interested."
Ms. Heidt said the city did not want the cell tower on its land so the easiest option was to
cram a 72-foot eyesore in less than 2,000 square feet directly in front of their houses,
where their children ride their bikes and wait for the school bus and which results in their
neighborhood becoming less desirable and their home values to decline. She said this
situation is unfair. She said they are all working taxpayers of the city but none are zoning,
planning or land use lawyers and they feel it is wrong that the city can say no to a cell
phone tower on its land but they must spend their time and resources to fight this so they
can maintain the value of their homes and the integrity of the community.
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Ms. Heidt said they communicated their concerns to Mayor Cook at a Fireside Chat in
May. His response was that much of the code is outdated and they could get in line
behind all the other people who want code changes and it could be a five to six-year
process. He also told them that federal communications commission laws do not allow
the city to deny the request of eligible facilities and PGE has the right to allow equipment
on their poles. She declared that their mission has never been to prevent a cell phone
tower from being in the city but rather to find a suitable and reasonable location for it.
She said they refuse to accept the rest as an adequate and true response.
Ms. Heidt said what they are asking the city to do is put T-Mobile and Lexcom's proposal
on hold until it can be given the scrutiny it deserves. Secondly,recognize that this location
is not appropriate and the city can and should take this burden off of their shoulders. Push
the city and TVF&R to accept the tower on their property. Have a requirement in the
code that cellular tower providers pursue the least intrusive option first. The City of Salem
initiated a project on its own to update and its city council approved a code that says cell
towers must be outside residential zones unless it can be proven that a residential zone is
necessary to provide service. And their new code requires that any cell tower in a
residential zone be designed to appear like an object that would be found in the area,such
as a tree. The City of Tigard should follow this. It is not black and white and it is not
about filling out paperwork. This is our lives. It is a matter of precedent that deserves
further scrutiny.
Mayor Cook noted that he and Councilor Henderson were at a conference a week ago
about cell towers and utility poles and learned in some cases the federal government has a
lot more control over it than the city does. He asked City Manager Wine about the
project's status in the city's permitting process. City Manager Wine said this type of land
use approval is Type II where the decider is the director and it is appealable to the hearings
officer. To her knowledge a decision has not yet been given. Some things in the city's
code could be updated or changed but there are also federal requirements. Mayor Cook
noted that even if the code was changed tonight it would not affect this case which was
already in process. City Attorney Ramis said that is a rule imposed by the legislature.
Ms. Heidt asked what council recommended as their next step. City Manager Wine said
she will contact the planner on staff. The Community Development Director is the
decision maker and appeals go to the hearing officer. Council does not have authority to
place a permit on hold. Council President Snider said more community outreach would be
advisable. He asked which public properties could be available and she answered it was
the Walnut TVF&R Fire Station and Jack Park. A neighbor offered to donate a piece of
property on Walnut and Gaarde if the tower can be placed there and he does not have to
see it through his window. She said there are other options and the developer has not
looked at them. City Manager Wine said she will contact Ms. Heidt tomorrow.
Michael Roberts, 12865 SW Walnut Street,Tigard, OR 97223, spoke about the cell phone
tower planned for their neighborhood. He said whether or not it should be approved in
its conditional use review boils down to that they are asking to put something that is not
permitted in a residential space. He said the visual impact is severe. The proposed site is in
a public utility right of way so it is incompatible with the requirements to place a six-foot
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fence and screening trees between the tower and the neighbors. So the applicant is
proposing to put their accessory equipment box mounted to the pole 20-feet in the air,
looking into the windows of the surrounding residences. This creates a monstrosity of a
structure contrived purely to circumvent code provisions to protect residential zones.
Putting this tower in the right of way says it can go in any right of way and is a dangerous
precedent. They provide justification based on what service they need to provide to an
area. He said T-Mobile says they have a hole in their service and are required to fill it by
federal law. He asked,"When was the last time anyone here had limited cellular,voice or
data coverage in a suburban neighborhood?"T-Mobile's closest tower to the proposed site
is 1.2 miles away. If that is not sufficient,how are Verizon,AT&T, Sprint and others
providing us with cell phone service now?T-Mobile's own maps advertise full coverage in
this area,with full 4GLTE. The nearest gap that they advertise to potential customers is in
Sherwood, five miles away. Yet they told the review board that they have a gaping hole in
coverage that justifies a cell phone tower in a neighborhood in Tigard. He said this makes
no sense.
Council President Snider asked that the Community Development staff assigned to this
permit view the video of this meeting.
3. CONSENT AGENDA: (Tigard City Council)—
A. RECEIVE AND FILE:
1. Council Calendar
2. Council Tentative Agenda for Future Meeting Topics
B. APPROVE CITY COUNCIL MINUTES:
September 8,2015
September 15,2015
September 22,2015
Councilor Woodard moved for approval of the consent agenda as presented. Councilor
Goodhouse seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
Yes No
Councilor Woodard ✓
Mayor Cook ✓
Councilor Goodhouse ✓
Councilor Henderson ✓
Council President Snider ✓
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4. LEGISLATIVE SESSION WRAP UP
® Assistant City Manager Newton introduced Oregon State Senator Ginny Burdick and
State Representative Margaret Doherty. She expressed appreciation for their work in the last
session and their tireless effort in the state legislature on behalf of Tigard.
Representative Doherty,9370 SW Martha Street,Tigard, OR 97223 in Tigard, said she has
been a state representative since August 2009. She said the House had a good session and by
June 29, 87 percent of bills had passed. She noted that transportation funding was held
hostage by the clean fuels discussion. She described her work on child nutrition bills that will
serve more school children and bring in federal money. The Tigard Zip Code bill passed 100
percent in the House. The resolution was sent to the postal service and a response was
received that they could not do this. They will contact Google and the Postal Service will tell
them that certain addresses need to display as Tigard. She noted that$1.8 million in state and
federal funding was brought to Tigard for the Hunziker industrial park.
Senator Burdick said Representative Doherty deserves enormous credit for getting the money
for the Hunziker project. She said she spent the session co-chairing the committee
implementing the marijuana legislation,a gargantuan effort. She used Mayor Cook as her
inspiration for how to do a local program. She thanked City Manager Wine and Assistant
City Manager Newton for sharing with her what constituents wanted and mentioned she was
committed to doing this in a bipartisan way. They imposed regulations,testing procedures,
lab standards and changed the tax from an unwieldy grower tax to a point of sale tax. Tigard
and other cities who worked hard on allowing it but developing regulations will receive a
portion of the tax revenue. Those opting out will not receive tax revenue. She noted that the
legislature made major strides in education which is her top priority as well as Representative
Doherty's,allocating$7.4 billion for schools. Important to Tigard are two brownfield
cleanup bills. House Bill 2734 gave local governments the ability to create land bank
authorities. House Bill 5030 allocated money to the brownfield revolving loan fund. They
renewed the vertical housing development program. They voted to provide$20 million to
provide supportive housing for the mentally ill or those struggling with addition. Senate Bill
5506 provides $25 million for justice reinvestment grants to fund local programs providing
offender diversion alternatives to jail time. She said these programs have proven to be more
effective than jail time to rehabilitate lower-level offenders.
Council President Snider asked if it was true that a portion of River Terrance will have a
Sherwood address and zip code. Representative Doherty said the postal service has primary
and secondary services. Tigard was designated a substation of the City of Portland in the
1960's. The zip code 97223 is in Portland with some in Beaverton. She said it literally takes
an act of Congress to change this.They can make recommendations to Google. The other
thing is that if it affects businesses it may create more of an opportunity to get it changed.
Councilor Henderson asked Senator Burdick what the next steps regarding marijuana are.
She said, "Fine tuning as we learn from experience." Early sales traffic was greater than
predicted. When the tax goes into effect in January on 25 percent we will understand then if
we got our tax level right. We want to compete effectively with the black market. Councilor
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Henderson asked if there is anything that will happen related to law enforcement of marijuana
violations with children. The OLCC will set strict labeling requirements and packaging that is
not acceptable to kids. It is challenging. One fact she discovered is that there is no known
legal dose of marijuana but it does not kill like alcohol. That said,it is a tremendous crisis
when a small child gets ahold of a large amount of THC. Senator Burdick was a co-author of
meth legislation in 2005. She said there is no better way to deal with it than treatment and
drug courts,rather than jail. Councilor Woodard commented that this is great.
Councilor Goodhouse asked about plans to educate young people about dangers of marijuana
on developing minds. Senator Burdick said a percentage of the tax revenue is devoted to
education. She noted that Colorado has developed good advertising that has been tested for
effectiveness with kids.
Council President Snider asked both legislators to push for tax reform. He said Tigard has
one of the lowest tax rates in Washington County and he did not think that was intended. He
asked what it will take for the legislature to confront this statewide issue. Senator Burdick
said the problem is not just the lack of revenue but the inequality of the property taxes. She
said tax limitation measures are in the constitution and must go on the ballot for a vote and it
takes a lot of money to fund a campaign. Representative Doherty said Measure 5 failed five
times before it passed. She agreed that this should not be in the constitution.
Mayor Cook thanked the legislators again for serving the City of Tigard and for the good job
they do for citizens. He commented that Tigard officials visited Salem frequently and were
met with open doors and a willingness to listen to what Tigard constituents have to say.
5. DEVELOP 2016 FEDERAL AND STATE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
Senior Management Analyst Wyatt presented this item.The city's 2015 state and federal
legislative agendas were distributed in council's meeting packet. He asked for any additions
or subtractions for an updated version for 2016. Zip code legislation,marijuana and property
tax reform are a few that he heard tonight. The goal is to have the brochure ready by January
when Mayor Cook heads back to Washington DC and February,when the Oregon legislature
begins.
Mr. Wyatt said a city staff person traveled to Washington DC a few weeks ago to meet with
the city's delegation about the Hunziker property. Tigard continues to work with Just
Compassion who is continuing to work for a day shelter in Tigard. On the state level staff is
monitoring work on property tax reform and transportation funding. On the federal level,
grant opportunities,transportation reauthorization and municipal bonds are on their radar.
Councilor Goodhouse said he hears a lot about walkability and the lack of sidewalks and trails.
He would like to do more to add sidewalks. He said he notices that there are a large percentage
of Tigard residents out walking. He noted that parents asked for more sidewalks and safer
crosswalks at the Walk/Bike to School Day. Councilor Woodard asked about Just Compassion
and said he may be attending some of these meetings. There is a lot of need here and this is a
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gap that needs to be filled. He suggested funding be sought for this program.
Council President Snider said a minor item worth discussion is the safety risk of all-cash
industries, such as dispensaries. He said he would like the city to consider advocating at both the
state and federal level to allow these businesses to operate with all the 21"century and non-cash
business opportunities in existence. Mayor Cook said State Treasurer Wheeler spoke about this in
Washington. He agreed with Council President Snider.
Councilor Henderson asked for more effort put towards the Community Development Block
Grant (CDBG) program which continues to shrink. He said Washington County is a great
steward of their CDBG funds and there needs to be energy put into this so those jurisdictions
that do well can continue to receive support. He said,"We are losing the ten-year battle to
eradicate homelessness." Mayor Cook agreed that the amount keeps getting ratcheted down at
the federal level.
Councilor Goodhouse suggested pushing for more laws that keep banks from discriminating
against cash businesses.
Senior Management Analyst Wyatt said staff will return to council on November 24 to finalize
the brochure which will be printed prior to council visits to Washington,DC.
6. QUASI-JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARING—COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT AND
ZONE CHANGE FOR FIELDS TRUST PROPERTY
® a. City Attorney Ramis read a statement regarding procedure. He said Council's decision must
be based on the following substantive criteria:
Community Development Code Chapters: 18.380, 18.390; Comprehensive Plan
Goals 1,2,9 and 10;Oregon Administrative Rule 660,Division 9;Statewide
Planning Goals 1,2,9 and 10;and Metro Title 4.
Council members are encouraged to ask the staff and the witnesses questions
throughout the proceeding until the hearing closes. This is best done immediately after
each staff person and each witness has finished speaking. After the hearing is
closed the City Council will deliberate on a motion regarding the proposal. During
deliberations, the City Council is to discuss the matter among itself,without additional
input from staff or witnesses.
b. Mayor Cook opened the public hearing.
C. Statement by Mayor Cook:
The order for tonight's hearing shall be as follows:
1. City staff will summarize the written staff report.
2. The applicant will present.
3. Council will take public comment.
4. Staff will have an opportunity to respond.
5. The applicant will be given an opportunity for rebuttal.
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He said council will consider all relevant arguments presented but no new evidence may be
submitted.
d. Declarations or Challenges
Mayor Cook asked if any members of council wished to report any exparte contact or
information gained outside the hearing,including any site visits. Councilor Woodard said he
walked down Varus to view the street and has seen the field many times. Councilor
Henderson said he has seen it also. Mayor Cook said he is very familiar with the area
through going to people's homes and has driven on Wall Street many times when working
on the industrial development area. Mayor Cook asked if all members familiarized
themselves with the application. They indicated they had. He asked if there were any
challenges from the audience pertaining to the council's jurisdiction to hear this matter or
was there a challenge on the participation of any member of the council? There were none.
e. 0 Staff Report—Associate Planner Pagenstecher gave the staff report. He noted that
Economic Development Manager Purdy and Community Development Director Asher
were present as was the applicant team including Kelly Hossain,representing the Fields
Trust, Brian Varricchione and Brent Ahrend of Mackenzie, and realtors Clayton Hering and
Mike Merino. He noted there was a full house tonight with many Rolling Hills
neighborhood residents present as they were at the Planning Commission hearings. He said
they are a diligent group and have provided additional written testimony after the agenda
item summary was issued. At Mayor Cook's request he gave council a copy of Resolution
No. 79-86 regarding the Varus Street closure.
The agenda item summary contained the Planning Commission recommendation, the
Planning Commission minutes,the proposed ordinance and the applicant's materials. To his
knowledge the additional information submitted from the neighbors did not include
additional evidence. Council's decision will come from the information presented at the
Planning Commission.
He reminded council that this land use decision is part of a larger economic development
initiative by the city which he believed council was first briefed on in February 2014.
Council was introduced to the property site analysis by the Fred Fields Trust and there have
been updates on infrastructure planning and an economic opportunities analysis.A
Comprehensive Plan amendment came before council on March 24 and this is the expected
zone change and Comprehensive Plan amendment.
Associate Planner Pagenstecher showed a slide of the area and pointed out the subject
property and surrounding streets. There are 42.5 acres zoned I-P currently and there is an
area subject to a zone change from I-P to MUE of 24 acres. The Rolling Hills
neighborhood is zoned 3.5 and the main streets are Highway 217 and 72`d Avenue.Varns
Street stubs off to the Fred Fields property.
Mr. Pagenstecher said the Planning Commission heard this proposal on August 17. Their
recommendation was that the city council approve the proposed zone change and
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Comprehensive Plan amendment subject to findings in section 4 of the staff report and four
conditions of approval. He reviewed these briefly: 1)A Planned Development overlay zone
be applied so that subsequent development would have a deliberative review at the Planning
Commission because of the site complexity. 2) Future development of the MUE would
include a minimum of 280 non-retail jobs in an effort to preserve job capacity when
changing the zoning from industrial to mixed-use employment. 3)A trip cap maximum of
630 trips in peak am and pm to avoid a Transportation Planning Rule (TPR) analysis,
keeping trip generation of future development the same as otherwise allowed under the
current zoning. 4) Recording of an easement to ensure a 50-foot wide forested buffer along
the eastern line of the property adjacent to the Rolling Hills neighborhood. There was
historically a 50-foot buffer and this condition reestablishes it.
Council President Snider referred to the copy of Resolution No. 79-86 Associate Planner
Pagenstecher distributed and asked him to speak to the relevance of it. He asked if it stands
if council does not take action to repeal it. Associate Planner Pagenstecher said it says the
street will be plugged at the west end of Varns and the city will install street signs to prevent
through traffic in the Rolling Hills subdivision. In discussing this with engineering staff the
status is that there is no physical representation of the street plug in the city's GIS system
and the referenced street signs are not in place. The resolution stands as an expression of
the council's response to a petition,however,it is not an issue directly related to the matter
before council tonight. He said if council chooses to respond to the neighbor's interests
they do so at a time of their choosing but staff recommends this be separate from the
hearing tonight. Mayor Cook said council received the copy of the resolution because he
requested it to know if we did have something because there were questions. He said
Council can make a new resolution or maintain this one but it has nothing to do with this
zone change.
Councilor Woodard remarked that the only thing council needs to make a decision on is the
Comprehensive Plan amendment and zone change and Associate Planner Pagenstecher
agreed.
City Attorney Ramis said the record was created in the Planning Commission and all facts
before council for consideration were put into the record at the Planning Commission.
Witnesses are encouraged to testify on any or all issues relevant to the criteria but should not
bring in new and additional facts. If that happens, staff will track them and the facts will be
identified and council advised not to rely on those additional facts in reaching a decision.
Mayor Cook described the quasi-judicial public hearing requirements. Council is playing
judge and jury which is different from the legislative process which is more common for
them. In a legislative process council can consider their gut feelings but in quasi-judicial they
can only consider what is before them. They may not even talk about it among themselves.
f. Applicant Presentation—Mackenzie Planner Brian Varricchione, 1515 SE Water Avenue,
Portland, OR 97214 said he was joined by Mackenzie Transportation Engineer Brent
Ahrend and Applicant Counsel Kelly Hossain from Miller Nash,representing the Fields
Trust. He said the proposal is for a zone change and Comprehensive Plan map amendment
affecting property on Hunziker and Wall Street. The overall intent is to provide an
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opportunity to bring jobs to the community. The site has a number of constraints,primarily
slope and access,precluding large format industrial uses. Even though the majority of the
site is currently zoned industrial the types of uses that would be accommodated by this site
are not of an industrial nature. Based on a site analysis previously presented to council in
February 2014 and further refinements,they propose a zone change to mixed-use
employment (MUE). The MUE zone accommodates a boarder range of uses, some of
which are multi-family residential and some of which are commercial in nature. This
accommodates a variety of different types of land uses which make the site more attractive
to the development community and improves the economics and likely development of the
site. This is a tool that could take some unproductive land and make it useful and
productive for the city.
Mr.Varricchione said the conditions of approval recommended by the Planning
Commission grew out of conversations with staff as the application was developed. He said
they worked with Associate Planner Pagenstecher and Economic Development Manager
Purdy. He thanked them for their hard work. A concern all along has been ensuring a
guaranteed number of jobs if the zoning is changed from non-industrial uses since this is a
part of the city's employment land base,hence the recommendation to maintain 280 non-
retail jobs.The Fields Trust is comfortable with the conditions of approval recommended by
the Planning Commission and we support those. Overall we feel this is good for the
community and will put this land back into use so it can help bring jobs to the city.
IR Attorney Kelly Hossain,Miller Nash, 111 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 3400,Portland,OR
97204,said this has been a long time coming. In her August 10,2015 letter to the Planning
Commission she summarized why the eastern portion of the Fields property is not suited for
industrial development.There is a substantial amount of information to that effect in their
application materials and other submittals to the records and if anyone has concerns about
why they are asking to rezone from industrial to MUE please ask questions. She reiterated
that there is no development proposed as part of this zone change.Any new development
will have to go through a separate land use process that the neighbors will receive notice of
and be able to participate in.This includes a planned development approval which will allow
the city to look at appropriate buffering and site layouts,etc.
Attorney Hossain commented on some additional submittals to the record from the
neighbors. In one of Mr. Frezza's submittals he states that the trips that will be generated by
MUE development will be 8,000 to 10,000 a day. This is not correct. He is quoting from a
trip generation options analysis for the entire 42 acres. As set forth in Mackenzie's August 3
trip cap proposal the MUE zoned portion of the property has a trip cap in a.m. and p.m. of
630 trips and an estimate of 5,300 trips per day. Those 5,300 trips would likely be generated
from the MUE area under its current zoning. That is how they reached the trip cap. All they
are doing is holding future development to the same number of trips that would currently be
allowed.
She noted there is still confusion about what is under contract and what is not. The western
18 acres of the property are under contract by Trammel Crow who will put some industrial
development there with lots of jobs. The portion of the property that is the subject of this
zone change is not under contract. They are respecting the process and while there has been
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interest and they are excited about it,right now no one has the property under contract.
They will wait until this process has concluded.
Mayor Cook said he appreciated the clarification. He said he read in a lot of the letters that
the council had been making deals ahead of time before a zone change. It is already zoned
industrial and the deal was to put industrial there. Council President Snider said council
would be not a signer on this anyway. Mayor Cook said the city was involved in the
public/private partnership.
g. Public Comments
Proponents—
Clayton Hering,Chairman of the Board of Norris Beggs &Simpson, 1708 SW Highland
Road,Portland, OR said he has been in the business 43 years and worked with Fred Fields
on this property for 16 years. He said he felt like he has been running a marathon but the
finish line is in sight and the prize is good for everyone—jobs and the development of the
largest site in Tigard. He said over the years they generated interest in the site but could
never get it closed because once they looked at the cost to try and flatten out the slope it
rendered the land of no value. Since coming to the city with the concept and working
cooperatively with staff they have 18 acres under contract. He said he is optimistic that
construction will begin in the early summer of 2016. And while there is nothing under
contract for the other acres they have legitimate interest from very qualified developers who
understand the opportunity as well as the conditions. He said it is logical to place a buffer
because it would be unsightly to have what was proposed (industrial use) right next to the
neighborhood. He said he hopes to get the thumbs up to go ahead with residential and
mixed use and complete the industrial development and estimated there will be $50-75
million added to the tax rolls. He said he hopes the marathon is near the end and he looks
forward to seeing this completed.
Mike Merino, Senior Vice President at NAI Norris Beggs &Simpson, 121 SW Morrison
Street,Portland OR,97204,said it was about 60 days ago that the Planning Commission
unanimously approved sending this to the city council. He worked on this with city staff
and other professionals. The Planning Commission decision was reached with thoughtful
review of all facts. They heard from the neighbors that live above the area and staff and the
applicant collaborated on efforts to minimize impacts on the existing neighborhood. The
four conditions of approval and particularly the 50-foot buffer help with minimizing
impacts. It has been discussed how tough it is to develop on this slope and it is appropriate
to rezone the site to MUE,put this on the tax rolls,meet the conditions and put people to
work.
Opponents—
Erik Lea, 7530 SW Varns Street,Tigard, OR,97223,agreed with many of the things said
tonight but is opposed to the project. He said the numbers do not lie and it should not be
suggested that the neighbors are getting ahead of themselves or that the topics of traffic and
access are not relevant to the discussion. Every step taken and approved action precedes
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unqualified approval of this development. The development may bring money and a
handful of jobs but at what expense? Denial is not a plan and it does nothing to address the
critical issues of traffic and access.Access to this property was a challenge when the property
was acquired and remains a challenge today. He said the neighbors expect this parcel to be
developed and they do not indiscriminately oppose it. He said they have met on many
occasions and looked to find common ground.The Fields Trust is asking the city to make a
change to a previous agreement which is well within their rights. The neighbors are asking
only that the city honor the agreement with their neighborhood and condition any approval
for change on the maintenance of the Varns Street plug. He said this issue came up earlier
and referenced Resolution No. 79-86. Nothing has changed that is grounds for breaching
this commitment to citizens. He said they have been told by planners that nothing in the
code prohibits this development. He noted that the council has been tasked with the
interpretation and application of the code. The city attorney's job is to interpret the code.
He said the application of the code should universally consider the best interests of the
people. One can rarely go wrong with the credo,"Do no harm." The simplistic view that
just because something is not prohibited means that it is expressly allowed is dangerous and
irresponsible. He requested that council weigh the facts carefully when making any decision
that impacts the neighborhood. The owners,realtors and planners surely knew there were
issues with access when this property was obtained. Fast forward 40-50 years and the
solution is rose-colored glasses designed to convince everyone that no problem exists.
We've been told with straight faces that this development and the addition of thousands of
traffic trips daily will have no significant impact on our region and our neighborhood daily.
They determined that no traffic analysis is needed unless the developers propose even more
trips. The traffic cap that was used as justification to not conduct the traffic analysis is not a
realistic outcome of this development. He encouraged council to approve what is before
them but any change should be conditioned to honor the commitment made to the
neighborhood and the maintenance of the Varns Street plug.
Kyle Haslem, 7480 SW Varns Street,Tigard, OR, 972223, said their neighborhood is like
one big family. He said they know each other and can ask for things. For example, the other
day he needed an egg and could go to anyone's house to ask for one.They can go out at
night when it is dark and not worry about cars zooming by. It is peaceful and quiet. There
are lots of kids in the neighborhood who have started businesses together such as lemonade
stands and lawn mowing. They like to ride their bikes around the block. We don't have to
worry about cars. He has moved quite a bit and none of the other neighborhoods have been
like this one. He asked council not to change anything about it because he thinks it is
perfect just the way it is.
William Robert Gillette, 7480 SW Varns Street,Tigard, OR 97223,likes riding his bike
around the block and is nervous that if something is built like apartments or a large store
that their small road will be full of cars. He said he could foresee someone backing out of a
driveway and getting in an accident because of a lot of cars going by fast. He could also see
parking in a driveway that is not theirs or in front of other people's houses. Building a store
increases the chances of walkers and bikers getting hurt. Also we can bike to a lot of stores
today and if you build stores or offices we may not be able to do that.
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At the request of Councilor Henderson,Reed Gillette read 10-year old William Robert
Gillette's statement again.He noted that the boys wrote their speeches and chose to testify
on their own.
Reed Gillette, 7480 SW Varns Street,Tigard, OR, 97223,said in his previous testimony to
the Planning Commission,he read the city council's walkability statement. He noted it was
mentioned earlier by Councilor Goodhouse and said it is obviously important to council.
Councilor Woodard has spent time on Varns Street. He said there are many walkers on their
neighborhood streets at any time of the day and it is one of the most walkable streets in
Tigard and in Portland. He said his neighborhood wants transparency and protection. They
hear that their streets may be used as through streets.They hear that they may be a cul-de-
sac. They hear the planners say they cannot offer any protection because they do not know
what the developers want to do. He said, "How about we the community do the planning
and not wait and see what the developers want to do?" Our neighborhood is scared,
frustrated and a bit angry. We are scared that our neighborhood will become collateral
damage. We are scared that the traffic will increase out of control in front of our houses.
We are scared our property values will decrease. We are scared our community as we know
it will be ruined. We are frustrated that we cannot get anyone to acknowledge our concerns.
We are frustrated that we are not being protected.We are frustrated that developers get
more face time while the community is advised that any conversation we have is improper.
We are frustrated that planners do not think traffic will be a big deal in our neighborhood.
Mr. Gillette said he knew he was not allowed to give new evidence but he mailed this in
previously. He asked that council read the articles he sent that talk about how communities
are already fighting this application because it deviates traffic through high traffic areas to
low traffic areas,often through small communities and small streets. He asked each
councilor to stand on their street and think what this means to them if they are not protected
and what this means for traffic in the area.
Traffic caps will not work based upon those articles. They are angry because big money gets
the attention. We are angry that the lawyer representing the Fields Trust said they do not
object to blocking the through traffic. He said she stood up at the Planning Commission and
said they did not oppose putting a restriction on that and would go ahead and put that as a
condition. Associate Planner Pagenstecher said no we won't allow that. So we have the
people who own the property saying they will honor that resolution and we have the
planning staff saying no,we won't. We would like them to honor it. He described what he
thought was a well-orchestrated charade at the Planning Commission. The attorney stood
up and walked over to talk to Associate Planner Pagenstecher. They whispered and she said
it was OK to keep that plug and he said, "No,we don't want it." That was unprofessional.
He asked council to think about this when they vote. He asked, "When you are brushing
your teeth,look at the mirror and ask yourself if you are protecting our neighborhood. Are
you doing the right thing?" He asked council by a show of hands who has walked on their
street and seen all the walkers. He asked that the record show only two raised their hands.
He asked, "Are you going to let them build a through street in our neighborhood?"He
commented that there was no answer from council.
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City Attorney Ramis clarified that this is the opportunity for testimony and it is not an
opportunity for questions. Mayor Cook said he could not answer the question and acting in
a quasi-judicial capacity cannot raise his hand or answer him.
Mr. Gillette said he knows a lot of time is spent with developers and with planners. They are
asking council to open their doors to the community and talk with them about planning for
the future.
April Frezza, 13275 SW 76th Avenue Tigard, OR 97223, said in 2012,Mike McCarthy,a
senior project engineer in Tigard's planning department submitted a multi-modal project
application for$900,000 of STIP funding for"72nd Avenue in the vicinity of Highway 217
and the streets intersecting 72dAvenue,particularly including Hunziker Street." The
project's problem statement reads,"Traffic volumes exceed capacity at multiple locations in
the interchange area including the ramp terminals and are nearing capacity at other
intersections along 72nd Avenue. Side street intersections including the signal at Hunziker
complicate traffic flow in the interchange area." The MUE zone change would add 5300
trips to an area that is already at or exceeding capacity in 2012 and currently the site does not
generate any trips. The zone change directly conflicts with the Tigard Triangle Strategic Plan
to attract more employers into the Triangle. This is clearly stated by Mike McCarthy in the
application, "When developers have proposed high density buildings in the Triangle,they
have received discouraging news about the lack of vehicular capacity through this
interchange and the nebulous notion of millions of dollars in offsite improvements in order
to meet the regulatory requirements necessary to construct those dense developments. Few
have chosen to move ahead." The mayor advised that their concerns should be founded on
what is legal rather than emotion-based.The facts provided throughout the application,
which is already on record,generate concerns of credibility and accountability of city staff.
Approving the Fields Trust application sends a clear message that the mayor and the council
are ignoring the facts as stated in the application including that,"The transportation
problems in this Highway 217/72hhd Avenue interchange are costing this area thousands of
jobs."
Nick Frezza, 13275 SW 76th Avenue,Tigard,OR 97223 handed out a map of the area. He
said the Rolling Hills neighborhood is a quiet oasis of 70 purely residential properties located
just two miles from central Tigard. Their neighborhood has been firmly established for 50
years and he has lived there for almost 40. Creating an MUE zone deep within the
neighborhood will forever end the safety,walkability and tranquility of Rolling Hills. He
referred specifically to two lots at the top of the map that stand alone. He said they are
identified as 2S101131300300 and 400 and are located entirely within Rolling Hills.Allowing
businesses to establish a foothold deep within their neighborhood can only lead to further
encroachment and the eventual and inevitable commercialization of SW Varns. The lots
comprise about two acres each and are a little less than ten percent of the total acreage
involved in this rezoning application.What is vitally important to understand is that these
two small lots are only accessible via the quiet neighborhood streets of Rolling Hills. They
are directly accessed by Varns Street and indirectly by Cherry Street. It is equally important
to point out the long-standing resolution to plug Varns and that these two lots are adjacent
to the plug end at the west end of Varns. Rezoning the lots within Rolling Hills as MUE,if
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not an outright violation,is clearly inconsistent with the spirit and intent of Tigard's
Development Code Chapter 18.5.10 entitled Residential Zoning Districts,which states its
purpose as preserving neighborhood livability. Allowing commercial development and the
greatly increased traffic that comes with it is certainly not in the best interests of preserving
neighborhood livability. Adherence to Tigard's own development code stipulates that these
two lots should be zoned as residential with a density that will not be materially detrimental
to the character of the existing neighborhood.They most certainly should not be zoned as
MUE which will allow a broad range of commercial activities as well as high density
apartments. Rezoning the two lots as MUE to make them more attractive to commercial
development is the wrong answer.
Ray Pirkl, 7745 SW Varns Street,Tigard, OR 97223, said he and his wife have resided there
for 46 years. He said in 1979 he and a neighbor carried a petition throughout the Rolling
Hills subdivision asking that Varns Street be blocked on the west end that butts up to the
Fields Trust land. It was carried in good faith to the council and council addressed it in good
faith. They voted unanimously to grant their wish by passing Resolution No. 79-86.We
think the resolution was a valid contract between Rolling Hills and the city. Now the rules
have been changed and without any notice to Rolling Hills the city is now saying there is no
longer an agreement. I was told by a planning department employee that it was removed
because the new development plan made everything in the previous plan invalid including
the 50-foot buffer and street block. I asked him why the street needed to be open. His reply,
after hesitation,was "so we can run the sewer down the street." Nothing was said at that
time about really using it as an access point for the Fields property. I told him the
neighborhood would do anything needed to allow a sewer line down the middle of Varns
Street,which is going to happen someday anyway,but please leave the block in place. He
said the city could not do that.
He asked a rhetorical question directed to a councilor that had been on the property. He
said when they met with the Planning Commission they met two times because the first time
when asked if any commissioners had been there,none had. The second time they all visited
it and two comments were interesting. One commissioner said he did not even know
Rolling Hills existed.That is tragic. Another commissioner said he would not mind living
there himself. He asked council when they vote,to remember the city's core values which
include respect and care,do the right thing, and get it done. Please leave the block in place
as was promised and which we believe is a valid agreement 36 years later.
Council President Snider asked what prompted him and his neighbor to take this action in
1979. Mr. Pirkl replied,"We could see the future. We saw that property back there and it
looks today like it did then except it had more trees. We knew something was going to
happen. Back then 72nd Avenue was not even as busy as it is now. It is nuts."
Mr. Pirkl mentioned the noontime traffic. No one in the neighborhood will go out on Varns
between 11:30 and 1:30 because it is chaotic on 72°d due to lunch time errands and lunch.
No one is counting those cars. He thanked Attorney Hossaini for giving them back the
buffer and noted that the Fields Trust and Mackenzie both said they do not object to
keeping the block in place. He appreciated that from someone who is trying to sell that
much property.
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Jan Barbur, 7380 SW Vams Street,Tigard, OR,said she agreed with her neighbors. It is an
awesome neighborhood.Traffic is an issue. Contrary to what the applicant says,it is
important that you understand how bad it is out there now. She changed her hours to beat
the traffic rush and drives it every day. Traffic is already backed up on 72"d Avenue at 3:00
p.m. If she cannot leave work at 5:00 she will wait until 6:00 because she gets home at the
same time. No one cannot cross 72nd Avenue and wrecks happen constantly. She implored
council to think about the traffic issues this will cause even though the applicant said it does
not matter and this is just a zoning change. She said there is a need to find a better use for the
Fields property, something that will generate tax money for the city and comply with traffic
patterns as they are. Traffic will end up on 72nd and Hunziker and the roads cannot handle it.
She invited council to come to their neighborhood and watch. People from surrounding
businesses walk in the neighborhood on their lunch hours. It is like a family there.
Neighbors look out for each other. She has many people who make a wrong turn and then
use her driveway to turn around. She implored that council think about this decision and the
fact that while the law must be followed and it is probably a good idea financially to rezone
that land,it is not good for livability of the neighborhood.
Romdi Abblitt, 7700 SW Cherry Drive,Tigard, OR,97223,thanked council in advance for
the 50-foot buffer. She hopes it will remain through the entirety of Cherry Street and that the
plug will remain closed as accepted years ago. She thanked her neighbors for attending and
asked them to raise their hands.
Craig Hopkins,7430 SW Vams Street,Tigard, OR 97223 said he,his wife and children have
resided there since 1978. He said there is not much that has not already been stated but he is
extremely concerned that Varns remains a closed street. It is not appropriate that it be opened
up to accommodate any project. He said in terms of issues that affect the development of the
Hunziker industrial area,including traffic,Margaret Doherty has come up with money to help
with this process.
Janice Mayer, 7650 SW Cherry Street,Tigard,OR has lived there since 1983. She opposes the
change not only because they are taking a chunk out of the neighborhood but also because
traffic is really bad. There are frequent crashes on 72nd Avenue and I-5. Trip caps don't
work. If someone wants to drive to the grocery store and they would be number 662,no one
stops them. It is not enforceable. It is a large neighborhood and the neighbors want to keep
it safe. The slope is significant. She said there used to be five-foot ravines to help manage
the runoff.All of the neighbors whose property backs Cherry Drive have artesian springs on
their property. Nothing has been addressed on what will be done with the water. She has
five springs on her property and is at the top of the hill. Where will the water go? There is a
wetland in the property where the industrial development will go and it will be blacktopped.
She asked if Fanno Creek will be improved to handle all of the water. She said nature made it
a sloped area and maybe it should not be developed the way that is being proposed. She said
her neighborhood is not saying they do not want anything built there. They want the right
thing back there. It is council's responsibility to the constituents in Tigard. She said as a real
estate agent she would love to be at the end of the race but it is not the end of a race for the
neighbors. It is their home where they have lived for a very long time. She said she planned
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to stay and her daughter will buy their home when they are ready to move on. She asked
council to protect it.
Martin Stewart, 7570 SW Cherry Drive,Tigard,OR 97223, said council has heard most of his
concerns but he still has a concern about trust in the people we elect to take care of people
and protect them. He said this is what it is all about.
Sonia King, 7505 SW Crestview Street,Tigard, OR 97223 represented Crestview Street. She
reminded council that this is residential property and she wanted council to take care of them.
She said she heard earlier that the only discussion was changing the industrial land to multi-
use. This is not just industrial land;it is my neighborhood.
Dennis Worsniak, 13493 SW 75`h,Tigard OR 97223,added that he and his wife have lived in
the neighborhood for 42 years and love living there. He noted other people mentioned
walkability and bicycling riding. He said Varns Street is only 40 feet wide and there are no
sidewalks. It there are cars parked on each side that leaves only 20 feet for access. There is
not enough room for two cars to pass.
Neutral—
Jon Makler, ODOT, 123 NW Flanders,Portland, OR 97212,is the Region 1 Planning
Manager for the Oregon Department of Transportation. Region 1 covers the four-county
metropolitan area of Washington,Clackamas,Multnomah, and Hood River counties. He said
that ODOT and Tigard agreed to employ a trip cap for this rezoning which has the benefit of
streamlining the development review process. He added that he,Associate Planner
Pagenstecher and the transportation planner from Mackenzie could answer any questions
council may have about trip caps and how they work. However, the Tigard staff has imposed
a cap that exceeds ODOT's tolerance. In ODOT's view the excess trips represent a risk to
nearby facilities,especially in terms of safety. The value of a future year analysis is that it will
allow the city and ODOT to identify when and where development on this site imposes
safety and mobility problems on nearby facilities. This will provide a rational basis on which
the city can negotiate with the developer for mitigation,which the Planning Commission
noted worked previously in the case of Wal-Mart. At no cost to the city this condition leaves
options on the table to ensure safety on the roads.
h. Final remarks by staff -
Associate Planner Pagenstecher summarized that there were many commonalities in the
testimony and the neighborhood raises legitimate questions,as does ODOT. The future
developers of this site will need to address each of those concerns when a specific development
is proposed and provide the ability to measure impacts on the facilities that ODOT is
concerned about and the adjacent neighborhood that the neighbors testified about.
Mayor Cook asked if there were questions from council. Councilor Woodard confirmed that
the conditions of approval would be deliberated on at that point of development approval.
Associate Planner Pagenstecher said as proposed,any development would be subject to a Type
III review by the Planning Commission. It would not come before council.
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Council President Snider referred to earlier testimony that the applicant agreed to stipulate to a
condition of approval related to the Varns Street issue. He said we have a neighborhood full of
concerned people so why is staff recommending that it not be included. Mr. Pagenstecher
replied that there is a no development proposal on the table;it is a rezoning proposal so there is
no impact to Varns. Council President Snider said the risk is that the city makes a land use
decision that the applicant objects to and then appeals. He said there is already a resolution on
the books and there is an applicant that says they are stipulating to it,which he assumes means
they will not appeal.
Associate Planner Pagenstecher said the resolution is in effect now and it will be in effect after
council makes their decision. It is not an issue in relation to this zone change. He said how
future development is designed and how it impacts Varns is critically important.
Council President Snider referred to testimony about the analysis quoted from the city's own
Transportation Engineer McCarthy. He asked what Community Development did with that
information. Mr. Pagenstecher said if he was referring to Engineer McCarthy's characterization
of current condition of transportation facilities adjacent to the neighborhood,he said he did not
take issue with the current condition for traffic problems and neither does Engineer McCarthy,
as he applied to ODOT for a$1 million study on issues just as ODOT suggested but they did
not fund it. He said staff acknowledges the existing traffic problems and does not disagree with
the neighbors that problems are serious.
Council President Snider asked if the implication was that this is not relevant to this zone
change. Associate Planner Pagenstecher said it is relevant to this zone change and is addressed
through the condition that provides a trip cap. He said the trip cap means that whatever
current zoning allows today,the impact of traffic under uses allowed under the current zoning
will be limited to the proposed zone. Council President Snider said the ODOT tolerance is
different than our own. He asked if that should be a condition and asked about ODOTs other
recommendation for a condition change. Mr. Pagenstecher replied that staff disagreed with
ODOT and agreed with the applicant's consultant's analysis. It hinged around land use and the
ITE characterization of land uses which is the methodology used by transportation experts.
Business Park was the characterization used by ODOT,and office park was the one used by
the consultant and agreed to by city staff,who felt it was more representational of an MUE
zone.
Council President Snider asked about the two lots butted up against the property at the top of
the map. Mr. Pagenstecher said two acres are zoned R 3.5 and three acres are zoned CP. He
understands that the neighbors prefer that these not be added to the zone change because they
are closer to their neighborhood. A developer would be required to show how impacts are
addressed to adjacent development. There is an opportunity for many kinds of mitigation
including disposition of development across the site,screening,buffers and other tools.
Council President Snider asked if there was access to both properties through Hunziker Street
and Mr. Pagenstecher said there is no information on what access is available. He said it was
reasonable to think that access would be somewhat limited due to the slope.
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Assistant Community Development Director McGuire said there is information that was not
part of the testimony. He referred on the map to the two smaller lots and said they no longer
exist.The property owner did a lot line adjustment and joined them into one single piece of
property for the MUE zone. It does have access on Hunziker.
Councilor Woodard clarified that if council chose to approve the Comprehensive Plan
amendment and zone change tonight and a developer submits a proposal it would be a Type III
decision and not come to council. He asked if one of the conditions of development would be
Resolution No. 79-86 and would it guarantee that Varns will not go through. He asked the City
Attorney if there is a way council could have a say on this.
City Attorney Ramis replied that depending on the application,it could come to council on
appeal so the premise that council would never see it is incorrect. It would go first to another
decision maker but if people were dissatisfied it would come to council.
Mayor Cook responded to Councilor Woodard's question on the resolution and said it stays in
place unless a future council removes it. That is a council issue. The Planning Commission
cannot release it.
Question from the Floor: Someone asked for clarification on which body could change the
resolution,the Planning Commission or the City Council and Mayor Cook answered it was the
City Council. It could be changed by a future council resolution.
More questions were raised from the floor and City Attorney Ramis cautioned that the record
would have to be reopened if this continued. Someone asked if the road was closed now and
Mayor Cook agreed that it was but that could be changed in the future by a city council
resolution but this council is not proposing such a resolution.
Councilor Henderson asked if what council was considering tonight was to accept the MUE
zoning and ingress or egress would be a condition of development. Mr. Pagenstecher agreed.
i. Applicant Rebuttal
Applicant Attorney Hossain clarified that the two northeast lots which are no longer
separate lots are not part of the Rolling Hills Subdivision. One is zoned commercial and
could be developed for commercial use at any time.The Planned Development Overlay is
going to be where the rubber hits the road and will allow the Planning Commission to work
with setbacks, etc. to make sure that the new development respects the existing
development. She said with respect to ODOT's request to amend that condition of
approval,they would object to that.There is no legal basis for this as a condition of approval
in state law or the city's code. She said if ODOT wants to change the rules of the game it
needs to go to the legislature or change its administrative rules. It cannot decide on an ad
hoc basis that this or any other development application needs to start providing future year
traffic impact studies and providing mitigation for those. She said this would not be allowed
under current law,in her opinion.
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She said this zone change meets the only transportation requirement that is applicable to it
which is the Transportation Planning Rule;hence there is a trip cap. ODOT wanted a much
lower trip cap but there is substantial evidence in the record that our trip cap,which the city
engineer agreed with,is defensible and what ODOT wanted was not commensurate with the
existing development capacity of this property.
Traffic Engineer Ahrend of Mackenzie said Ms. Hossaini covered the issues. He clarified
that if there was an analysis to be done with the zone change it was for the transportation
planning rule and because we have proposed a trip cap to keep the proposed zoning to no
more than the current zoning,there was no need to do the long-term analysis. We are not
going to exceed the capacity of the existing zoning, and the city agreed to this. We even
lowered it by looking at a worst case scenario but we do not want to lower it further or it
cuts down into the potential development potential and staff agreed with that.
Mr.Ahrend said what ODOT is asking for is the applicant to provide that analysis when
they come in with a development application.This is the same analysis the city is trying to
get funding for and this is not the proper role of the applicant.
Council President Snider asked Mr.Ahrend when was the last time he saw an ODOT
Planning Manager testify against a zoning change. Mr.Ahrend said he could not say he had
ever seen that happen. Council President Snider asked if he found that curious or
concerning. Mr. Ahrend said they are concerned about the traffic flow in the area which the
City recognizes too,but this is not the proper way to provide that analysis.
Councilor Henderson asked Mr.Ahrend if he saw an ability to relieve the flow of ingress or
egress on the property without using existing infrastructure. Mr.Ahrend asked if he meant
Varns Street and said he believed there were ways to address the capacity and access needs
of the property but that would need to be determined when we know what the level of
development is and what options are available. He agreed it was possible.
j. Mayor Cook closed the public hearing.
k. Council deliberation
Mayor Cook asked if any member of council was prepared to make a motion. Councilor
Goodhouse moved to approve Ordinance No. 15-16 with an amendment honoring
Resolution 79-86 preventing through traffic on SW Varns. Councilor Woodard seconded
the motion.
Council President Snider said he was troubled by the ODOT testimony and was concerned
they may even appeal council's decision. He said after listening to staff and the applicant it
seems like for the land use decision before council the proper things have been done. It is
important to recognize what is in Tigard law and he supported the recognition of the
resolution in what council is considering.
Councilor Woodard said he was optimistic and hopeful that development will occur in the
right way. He said it was good to hear there may be other ways to route traffic. Developers
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are sharp and if it is not satisfactory to the neighborhood they will work together with a
neighborhood to find solutions. He said people should not fear zone changes. Changes will
occur and we need to develop smartly and do it together. He said council is with them and
heard them. He said he has walked through the neighborhood,it is beautiful and he felt for
the neighbors. Councilor Henderson concurred.
Mayor Cook asked the City Attorney about the addition of the resolution and whether it
allows future councils to change it. City Attorney Ramis said it depends on how it is
incorporated into the motion. If council simply recognizes it as an existing policy,it does
not make it a condition. But if it is made a condition then the specific change is the
procedure by which council would have to undo it. Right now,the policy is in place in a
resolution which can be amended by the council. If it is put it into the zone change as a
condition, a new zone change process would be required to undo it.
Council President Snider asked City Attorney Ramis about the current motion and he replied
that the verb used was "recognized"and in his mind that did not say it was a condition.
Councilor Goodhouse left his motion the way it was. There was no further discussion. City
Attorney Ramis commented on the basis for ODOTs proposed condition. ODOT's
testimony did not relate the proposed condition amendment to any proposed criteria. He
expressed concern that if council were to adopt that criteria it would be difficult for the city
to defend because it is not related to any of the criteria. He clarified for Council President
Snider that he did not have that concern about the current motion.
Councilor Goodhouse asked if the resolution prevented any traffic coming in anywhere on
Varns from the development. Mayor Cook clarified that Varns runs from 72°a Avenue to a
dead end plug. Councilor Goodhouse said he wanted to impose a condition so through
traffic cannot come from the development into the neighborhood. City Attorney Ramis said
if it is council's pleasure to impose a condition that said no through traffic on Varns can
originate from this development,he suggested council make a tentative decision and staff
would come back with a final set of findings and conditions with that condition for council
approval. City Attorney Ramis said Councilor Goodhouse would have to withdraw or
amend his existing motion and then approve the ordinance with an amendment that would
prevent through traffic on Varns originating from development on this site.
Councilor Goodhouse motioned to amend his motion for council to create language to limit
any traffic from this new development into the Rolling Hills neighborhood. Council
President Snider seconded the motion.
Councilor Henderson said he believed the will of the developers and the community is
unnecessary. He said they understand and will put their best foot forward.They have a
chore to do wherever that egress is located and they will have to make that a complete
program at a later date. He said he did not want to complicate this and will vote no on this
amendment. Council President Snider said he was concerned that council even has the
authority to impose this given the criteria. City Attorney Ramis said council needs to relate
any condition to a criteria and he would look to the staff to do that.
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Councilor Goodhouse said his reasoning was that if a past council,in approving Resolution
79-86 did not envision a road besides Varns,it could allow a roundabout way to bring traffic
through on another road. He wanted to clarify it more and prevent any through traffic.
City Attorney Ramis said an alternative is to amend the resolution to make sure it broadly
captures the idea Councilor Goodhouse was describing. Mayor Cook commented that this
would show future councils that may consider changing it that not only did the council 30
years ago want this but this council did too. Council President Snider said that seemed like
an elegant proposal to try to address the concerns. He said he was not willing to vote on the
zoning change unless council was also considering a revised resolution.
Councilor Woodard asked if there was a downside to future development and if this would
harm the community or the builders in the future. City Attorney Ramis said in pursuing this
resolution council is just being consistent. A downside might be if a future traffic solution
was developed that the community felt was superior and involved routing traffic through
this neighborhood,it would then not be an option.
In response to a process question from Councilor Goodhouse, City Attorney Ramis
suggested withdrawing the current motion and asking for a continuance until October 27,
2015 and directing staff to prepare an amended resolution for council consideration. Council
President Snider confirmed that staff would be bringing back this resolution and the same
ordinance.
Councilor Goodhouse withdrew his amendment and motion. Councilor Woodard withdrew
his second to the main motion and Council President Snider withdrew his second to the
amendment.
Councilor Goodhouse moved to carry over to a date certain of October 27, 2015, and ask
staff to amend Resolution 79-86 so through traffic is not allowed through the Rolling Hills
neighborhood from this new development. Council President Snider seconded the motion.
There was no discussion. Councilor Henderson called the question. Mayor Cook conducted
a vote on closing the discussion and it passed unanimously.
Yes No
Councilor Woodard ✓
Mayor Cook ✓
Councilor Goodhouse ✓
Councilor Henderson ✓
Council President Snider ✓
Mayor Cook conducted a vote on Councilor Goodhouse's motion to continue the hearing
until October 27 and consider an amended resolution.
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Yes No
Councilor Woodard ✓
Mayor Cook ✓
Councilor Goodhouse ✓
Councilor Henderson ✓
Council President Snider ✓
Motion passed unanimously.
At 10:37p.m. Mayor Cook called for a short break. Meeting reconvened at 10:44 p.m.
5. INFORMATIONAL PUBLIC HEARING—CONSIDER RESOLUTION APPROVING FY
2016 FIRST QUARTER BUDGET SUPPLEMENTAL
a. Open Public Hearing - Mayor Cook opened the public hearing and announced that this is an
informational public hearing in which any person shall be given the opportunity to comment.
b. Staff Report: Senior Management Analyst Collins gave the staff report and said this first quarter
supplemental budget has a total of$12.5 million in unanticipated requirements but these are
offset by either contingency reserve or carryovers from the previous fiscal year. Of significance
in this amendment is the $6.6 million payment for the
Lake Oswego-Tigard Water Partnership. There is a change to the amendment to convert a
court clerk 2 position currently budgeted at .90 FTE for a re-classed court operations
supervisor at 1.0 FTE. This is a total cost difference of$14,000.
C. Public Testimony - None.
d. Council Discussion -None.
e. Mayor Cook closed the public hearing
f. Council Consideration
Councilor Woodard moved to approve Resolution No. 15-47. Council President Snider
seconded the motion. Senior Management Analyst Collins said staff recommends approval of
this FY 2016 First Quarter Supplemental Budget, as amended. Mayor Cook asked City
Recorder Krager to read the number and title of the resolution.
Resolution No. 15-47 -A RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE FY 2016
ADOPTED BUDGET TO ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING:
RECOGNITION OF GRANT REVENUES AND EXPENSES ALONG
WITH BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS IN PUBLIC WORKS, COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT, POLICY&ADMINISTRATION, COMMUNITY
SERVICES,AND THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM,AS
AMENDED
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Yes No
Councilor Woodard ✓
Mayor Cook ✓
Councilor Goodhouse ✓
Councilor Henderson ✓
Council President Snider ✓
Mayor Cook announced that Resolution No. 15-47 passed unanimously.
CITY CENTER DEVELOPMENT AGENCY - Mayor Cook announced that the next item on the
agenda is a City Center Development Agency item.
8. INFORMATIONAL PUBLIC HEARING: CONSIDER RESOLUTION APPROVING FY 2016
CITY CENTER DEVELOPMENT AGENCY BUDGET SUPPLEMENTAL
a. Chair Cook opened the public hearing and announced that this is an informational public
hearing in which any person shall be given the opportunity to comment.
b. Senior Management Analyst Collins said the item in the supplemental budget is a carryover
from last fiscal year in the amount of$15,000 for final payment of the relocation of the
dog park including the demolition of the Zuber house.
C. Public Comment—None.
d. CCDA Discussion and Questions—Director Henderson asked for the source of the $15,000
and Senior Management Analyst Collins said it came from the urban renewal fund. It was
budgeted last year and not spent.
e. Chair Cook closed the public hearing.
f. CCDA Discussion and Consideration
Director Snider moved to approve CCDA Resolution No. 15-05. Director Goodhouse
seconded the motion. City Recorder Krager read the number and title of the resolution.
CCDA RESOLUTION NO. 15-05 -A RESOLUTION TO ADOPT A
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET AMENDMENT TO THE FY 2016
CITY CENTER DEVELOPMENT AGENCY BUDGET
A vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously.
Yes No
Director Woodard ✓
Chair Cook ✓
Director Goodhouse ✓
Director Henderson ✓
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Director Snider ✓
CITY COUNCIL
Mayor Cook announced the remaining items are City Council agenda items.
9. CONSIDERATION OF A TASER PURCHASE CONTRACT
Police Chief Orr said this is a contract to supply the police department with Tasers and authorizing
the city manager to sign the contract. He said the Tasers used now are 12 years old and near the
end of their useful life. They will no longer be supported by the vendor. The purchase before
council includes a one-time insurance payment that will guarantee that at the end of a five-year
period the city will receive replacement Tasers with the latest technology. This agreement will fulfill
the department's Taser needs for the next ten years.
The expenditure was discussed and City Manager Wine noted that funding for this item is split
between two funds. Council President Snider asked if anyone knew how much the city has spent
over the years to maintain the existing old Taser equipment and Chief Orr said they did not.
Councilor Woodard moved for approval of the Taser purchase contract and authorizing the city
manager to execute the contract. Council President Snider seconded the motion.
Yes No
Councilor Woodard ✓
Mayor Cook ✓
Councilor Goodhouse ✓
Councilor Henderson ✓
Council President Snider ✓
Mayor Cook announced that the motion passed unanimously.
10. APPROVE 72ND AND DARTMOUTH INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS DEVELOPER
COSTS AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO APPROVE REIMBURSEMENT
Finance and Information Services Director LaFrance gave the staff report. Since 1999 developers
have been paying into a fund for eventual signalization of the 72nd Avenue and Dartmouth Street
intersection. Building the Wal-Mart triggered the need to install the signals so that developer will
receive the funds. Mayor Cook asked if the city has proof of what the signals cost. Mr.LaFrance
said the Wal-Mart developer supplied proof that the signals cost$800,000. Councilor Henderson
inquired if any of the costs went towards improvements on Pacific Highway. Mr. LaFrance said
while Wal-Mart did some work on Pacific Highway these funds are only allowed for the work
completed on 72nd Avenue and Dartmouth Street.
Councilor Woodard moved for approving the 72nd Avenue and Dartmouth intersection
improvements developer costs and authorizing the city manager to approve reimbursement.
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Councilor Goodhouse seconded the motion and all voted in favor.
Yes No
Councilor Woodard ✓
Mayor Cook ✓
Councilor Goodhouse ✓
Councilor Henderson ✓
Council President Snider ✓
11. NON AGENDA ITEMS There were none.
12. EXECUTIVE SESSION None held.
13. ADJOURNMENT
At 10:59 p.m. Council President Snider moved for adjournment. Councilor Woodard seconded
the motion and the motion passed unanimously.
Yes No
Councilor Woodard ✓
Mayor Cook ✓
Councilor Goodhouse ✓
Councilor Henderson ✓
Council President Snider ✓
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