City Council Minutes - 10/27/2015 I City of Tigard
Tigard City Council Meeting Minutes
October 27, 2015
STUDY SESSION
The Study Session started at 6:30 p.m.
Council Present: Mayor Cook, Councilor Woodard, Councilor Goodhouse, Councilor Henderson
and Council President Snider
Staff Present: City Manager Wine,Assistant City Manager Newton,Contracts Manager Barrett,
Police Captain Rogers,Police Detective Foulkes, City Engineer Faha,Project Coordinator Peck, City
Attorney Ramis and City Recorder Krager
A. COUNCIL LIAISON REPORTS—Councilor Henderson distributed a report on Washington
County's 10-year plan to end homelessness. He noted that Washington County returned
$221,742 to the Housing and Urban Development Department for vouchers that could have
been used for housing but were not because there were no places to rent. He spoke about
some of the reasons there is currently more homelessness and asked that council read the
report. He noted that it had not yet been approved by the commissioners.
Mayor Cook discussed the SW Corridor Public Forum and said he was impressed with the
number of attendees. There were 75 people attending. Councilor Henderson commented that
it was well run and everyone got answers to their questions. Mayor Cook said there will be a
vote in November to reduce the number of alignments. There will be an online survey and he
will share the results.
Councilor Goodhouse said he and Councilor Henderson attended a presentation on Tactical
Urbanism at the City Center Advisory Commission (CCAC) meeting. He said a visitor at the
meeting mentioned the traffic at the 92"d and Summerfield intersection and asked if a round
planted median would help. Mayor Cook said the city engineers have been emphasizing
pinching traffic to slow it down rather than installing median circles. He noted city staff has
already been working with the Summerfield neighbors on this issue. Councilor Henderson said
that one of Suenn Ho's ideas at the Tactical Urbanism meeting was to install free libraries in
the form of plastic newspaper boxes along the Tigard Street Trail. CCAC Member Bush and
others will work on this. He suggested the library should be informed about it.
B. DISCUSSION ON UPCOMING CONTRACTS—Contracts Manager Barrett discussed the
Dirksen Nature Park Education Center and Pathway Improvements project. Invitations to bid
were due September 24 and three were received—Lee Contractors at$180,686,Brown
Contracting at$252,248 and an incomplete bid from Pac Green Nursery and Landscaping.
The engineer's estimate was $122,610 so staff worked on scaling back the project with the low
bidder to keep it within available funding. By removing the concrete sidewalk and some other
minor adjustments they were able to get back under existing funding for the project.The final
contract will be around$115,000. Mayor Cook asked about the location of the sidewalk and
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staff clarified that it is not at the Environmental Education Center but at the south end of the
park near Summer Creek. Project Coordinator Peck said while it is at the other end of the park
it was an element added to the package to gain connectivity from Fowler Middle School to the
Fanno Creek Trail and to also allow for easier access by parks department maintenance
vehicles. Mayor Cook asked about putting an in asphalt path until we can get funding for a
concrete path. City Engineer Faha said staff could consider that and will be seeking an
Oregon State Parks grant so that might be an opportunity.
Contracts Manager Barrett replied to a question from Councilor Woodard about whether the
contract needed to be rebid. He said it is clear that the second bidder would still be highest
even with the reduction of the sidewalk. He said the largest difference between the two
bidders is related to the building improvements section and he did not see the bids coming
down between the two enough to warrant going back out for bid. City Manager Wine asked if
this could be on a future consent agenda and council agreed. Contracts Manager Barrett said it
will be on the November 10 consent agenda.
C. CHRONIC NUISANCE PROPERTY TIGARD MUNICIPAL CODE UPDATE (TMC
7.42) UPDATE
Captain Rogers and Detective Foulkes introduced this item. This code section has never been
used but with some updating could be a valuable tool to help with livability and safety issues in
some neighborhoods that are causing great distress. Nuisance properties can also be a drain on
city resources. Proposed TMC changes include adding some specific crimes to the existing list
of violent crimes more common in the 1980s and 1990s.
Captain Rogers said a comparative analysis completed on one Tigard property with repeated
and ongoing nuisances, including two drug overdoses in one day, showed officers spent 140
hours responding,or 17.5 days.The costs range from$9,100 or$18,000. They looked at
nuisance ordinances in other cities and decided to make some changes to the city's chronic
nuisance property ordinance to give police more agility to respond and higher civil penalties to
be more of a deterrent.
Captain Rogers said even if the property owner does not live on site they will need to be
engaged because of potential impact to their pocketbook. Captain Rogers said the number of
nuisance occurrences is revised from four to three,and the time period changes from 60 to
120 days. Added crime definitions include prostitution, theft, arson, sexual abuse, contributing
to the delinquency of a minor, sexual misconduct, alcoholic liquor violations, offensive
littering,illegal gambling,animal abuse, animal neglect and animal abandonment.
Councilor Woodard expressed concern about the offensive littering crime and asked what
happens if someone just does not have the means to clean up their property. Captain Rogers
said offensive littering is not just garbage;it would be things like emptying a porta-potty on the
street;leaving dog feces or rubbish in the road,something that is offensive to the neighbors.
He said owners will be given notification;they will be warned and know what a third offense
will set in motion. A municipal judge will require abatement or fines could be levied against
the property of up to $1,000 a day. He said to prevent a situation whereby a neighbor is being
singled out or picked on by other neighbors, the complaints will need to be substantiated and
triaged by police.
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Councilor Goodhouse asked about panhandling and said he is hearing from more citizens that
this is a problem. Captain Rogers said as long as the panhandlers are not impeding traffic the
police do not interact with them. They are protected by free speech and panhandling is not
against the law in Oregon. If a car stops unsafely to give them money it is a violation for the
driver. Councilor Goodhouse said this is a nuisance. Mayor Cook said he did not think it was
a good idea for the police to be out ticketing people who are giving money. Council President
Snider asked City Attorney Ramis if there even was an opportunity for a Tigard ordinance
against panhandling and City Attorney Ramis said it has been tried and did not work because
of the First Amendment argument. The only way to regulate their behavior is if they are
endangering traffic or trespassing.
Councilor Woodard mentioned he has noticed an increase in loitering on trails and under the
viaduct and is concerned about public access areas being inhabited by people loitering or
drinking. He asked if police can cite people on the paths creating problems for walkers.
Captain Rogers advised him to use his cell phone and report it. He noted there are bike
officers on the trails now. Councilor Woodard also reported people defecating in the dirt area
of his family's property on Burnham and Main Streets.
Council President Snider referred to the proposed ordinance and asked why a 120-day period
was selected and why there could not be an even longer time period. City Manager Wine said
this is a policy decision that council could decide. Detective Foulkes said staff looked at other
local agencies and 120-days is the standard and has held up in court. Councilor Goodhouse
said properties of this type are rare in Tigard and most people will shape up after two
warnings. City Attorney Ramis said the numbers must be reasonable from a prosecution point
of view. One risk is a judge may think that three events in even 360 days is extreme.
City Manager Wine said this ordinance will be on the council agenda November 10.
Administrative Items:
1. Council's holiday greeting for TVCTV will be taped at 6:00 p.m. on November 10. Mayor
Cook asked to have Executive Assistant Bengtson call and remind council the day before.
2. The November 3,2015 CCDA meeting is cancelled. Next CCDA meeting is December 1.
3. City Recorder Krager distributed copies of the public comments received by the noon deadline
regarding the Fields Trust Comprehensive Plan Amendment and Zone Change.
4. February 4, 2015,is Mayor Cook's State of the City Address,at Indio Spirits, time TBA.
1. BUSINESS MEETING- 7:30 PM Im
A. At 7:31 p.m. Mayor Cook called the Tigard City Council meeting to order.
B. City Recorder Krager called the roll.
Present Absent
Councilor Henderson ✓
Council President Snider ✓
Councilor Woodard ✓
Mayor Cook ✓
Councilor Goodhouse ✓
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C. Mayor Cook asked those attending to stand with him for the Pledge of Allegiance.
D. Mayor Cook asked staff and council if there were any Non Agenda Items. None.
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2. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION
A. Follow-up to Previous Citizen Communication: City Manager Wine said council heard from
Paul and Joni Heidt and Kristen Block about an application for a proposed cell tower in
their neighborhood. Council asked that staff meet with neighbors and view the meeting
video to hear their testimony. That meeting occurred and there continues to be frustration
about the city code's inadequacies as it relates to the attachment of cell towers to utility
poles. The situation is under staff review and a decision will be rendered by the end of the
month.
Council President Snider stated to the extent possible he would like staff to solve the
neighbors'problem and still move the application forward,particularly if the solution
involves discussion with the applicant. City Manager Wine said it was her understanding
that neighbors and staff have both indicated to the applicant that alternatives are sought. A
reference was made to putting the tower on property the city owns but it turned out that the
property referred to was Jack Park and there is a community garden in that spot. She said all
parties are trying to meet the interests of the neighbors in particular and she will report back
on this in the future.
B. Citizen Communication—Sign-up Sheet
Mayor Cook asked those who signed up to speak for the Quasi-judicial Public Hearing to
speak to the resolution under consideration only and reminded them that they may not
speak to the rest of the record.
Neal Brown, 13853 SW Box Elder Street,Tigard, OR, 97223 read"Ode to a Fallen Soldier"
about two political lawn signs,one that was vandalized with spray paint and broken. He
found the damaged sign on the ground in the rain. Rain represents tears that after 50 years
of being a city we still do not have a community or recreation center. He said 20 years ago
Sherwood showed Tigard the way. This is Tigard's opportunity to turn raindrops into tears
of joy. He said, "Please vote,please vote yes,please vote yes for Tigard." He submitted
three copies of the tabloid materials supporting the community center from the Friends of
the Downtown YMCA to council and copies have been place into the record.
Cleon Cox, 13580 SW Ash Avenue,Tigard, OR 97223, spoke as a Tigard tax payer for
the past 31 years. He asked people to vote no on Measure 34-241. He said it is his opinion
that the city cannot afford its own recreation center as proposed. He said the project sounds
great but not at the taxpayers'expense which he has figured would be a four-percent
property tax increase for him. If this goes through the city will still come back for more
money for maintenance or other problems with it. This is just the first round. He said
another problem he has is that a city councilor and PRAB liaison is one of the main
proponents and that seems like a conflict of interest. He said Oregon is the fifth worst state
for senior citizens to live in based on taxes and this would be another tax on top of the
others. He said the advertising on this is misleading; everybody seems to think it is the
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YMCA but that has not been figured out yet. Misleading information is out there and it
bothers him that people are referring to it as the"Y"at a specific address downtown.
Misleading information is not right,not correct. It bothers him when people can it the Y.
Maybe it should go in further from downtown out near where the new growth is. As for
gathering together, times have changed;people do not do that. He suggested letting the
private sector fund its own recreation center.
Chris Garstek, 11774 SW 125`'' Court,Tigard, OR, 97223,invited everyone to the Halloween
Dog Costume Contest at Potso Dog Park on October 31,Mayor and Mrs. Cook and Parks
Supervisor McKnight are judges this year. The contest is for dogs but their owners can wear
costumes too.
Nick Frezza, 13275 SW 76`x'Avenue,Tigard, OF., spoke regarding the resolution before
council this evening. He said on October 13 Councilor Goodhouse proposed an
amendment and much discussion ensued. Instruction was given to the planning staff to go
back and craft a resolution. Councilor Goodhouse's intent was to prohibit access through
the Rolling Hills neighborhood to any new development on the Fields Trust property.
There was no intent to repeal Resolution No. 79-87.The neighbors looked at the proposed
resolution on the city's website one hour ago and were disturbed. He said Section 1 prohibits
vehicular traffic originating from the Fields Trust property from passing through the
adjacent Rolling Hills neighborhood. It does not say anything about getting there. Section 3
repeals Resolution No. 79-87 which was the street plug. The resolution before council
tonight does not reflect the intent of Councilor Goodhouse's original idea. This creates an
opportunity however far-fetched, to make Varns Street a one way street into any
development and take the plug out. He said that was not the intent.
Eric Lea, 7530 SW Varns Street,Portland, OR 97223, spoke to same issue as Mr. Frezza.
His concern is that the proposed resolution is clearly not in the spirit of the resolution from
the conclusion of the previous meeting. He said he watched the video of the meeting many
times and Councilor Goodhouse's proposal contained language that proposed an
amendment to the approval of the zoning change that would prohibit access to the Fields
development via Varns Street. This was not simply an acknowledgement of Resolution 79-
86;it was a much bolder,more meaningful statement that would not lend itself to reversal or
easy modification by a future council with or without public comment. It is their concern
that these things can be readily changed without additional public comment. The message
was clear—no through traffic on Varns Street to future development on the Fields Trust
property. He said they began the evening with a simple acknowledgement of the previous
resolution that had a street plug on Varns Street. Councilor Goodhouse's resolution
strengthened it by suggesting plugs be placed on other routes to prohibit through traffic on
Varns. He said they have gone from acknowledging it, to strengthening it, to now
weakening it. The proposed motion was manipulated and diluted so it is largely powerless
and ineffective. He urged council to consider the original spirit of the motion and act upon it
not the new,diluted version.
IM April Frezza, 13275 SW 76`''Avenue,Tigard, OR, 97223,agreed with the previous two
speakers that the language in this resolution does not match the intent of what was
deliberated on October 13. What she heard clearly was that Councilors Goodhouse and
Snider were concerned about access through the Rolling Hills neighborhood not only from
Varns Street but from any street within the Rolling Hills neighborhood. She asked council
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not approve this resolution as drafted and hold true to the intent of what they were trying to
reach on October 13.
Reed Gillette, 7480 SW Varns Street,Tigard, OR, 97223, commented on the resolution. He
said intent is mental desire and will to act in a particular way. He echoed his neighbors in
saying that the intent was not what was drafted. In his profession he is required to take
ethics training every year and has to sign off that he understands what ethics are,knows how
to behave and what is right and wrong. He said that given the fact that this was drafted a
certain way and there were some other things going on,he encouraged the planning
commission to take ethics training so that, "we are aware and things are transparent." He
asked the city attorney to examine the way conduct is being handled. He said, "My tax
dollars are paying for this and I believe lawsuits could come up from these types of things."
He said the city should take a look at the way the planning commission behaves.
3. CONSENT AGENDA:
Mayor Cook announced the consent agenda items. Item B (Council Minutes) is not included in the
motion to approve the Consent Agenda and will be considered at the next business meeting.
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C. RECEIVE AND FILE:
1. Councilor Woodard's National Parks and Recreation Association Conference Notes
Councilor Woodard moved for approval of the Consent Agenda. Council President Snider
seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously.
Yes No
Councilor Henderson ✓
Council President Snider ✓
Councilor Woodard ✓
Mayor Cook ✓
Councilor Goodhouse ✓
4. PRESENTATION OF THE TREE FOR ALL CHALLENGE AWARD BY CLEAN WATER
SERVICES
Clean Water Services Watershed Director Bruce Roll presented the Tree for All Challenge Award to
the City of Tigard. He said a challenge was issued to mayors and councils and played a video
chronicling the eight-month long planting period activities. He thanked city staff Carla Staedter,
Steve Martin,Lora Faha, Greg Stout and Theresa Reynolds. He mentioned the leadership of Mayor
Cook and City Manager Wine. Mayor Cook said trees mean a lot to the community. Trees in
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stream corridors are important for animals and the environment. He said Project Coordinator
Staedter has been a stalwart supporter and won an award for her environmental work this year.
5. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION EXPANDING TIGARD ENTERPRISE ZONE TO INCLUDE
THE CITY OF LAKE OSWEGO
Economic Development Manager Purdy gave the background information on an opportunity to
expand Tigard's Enterprise Zone to include Lake Oswego.Approving this resolution will add an
area of Lake Oswego to the zone including 100 acres of property, 85 tax lots that are industrial or
commercial and opportunities for 18 firms. One firm is ready for immediate investment. Lake
Oswego City Council passed a similar resolution of approval and if Tigard passes one tonight,both
resolutions will be sent to Business Oregon for their approval. Mr. Purdy showed an updated GIS
map that defines the new zone.
Councilor Henderson agreed that there is a lot of work to be done and he is glad we are working
with our neighbors. He said it is a good thing for both cities. Councilor Woodard commented that
this is a good program and will be another great partnership with Lake Oswego. Mayor Cook said
Council President Snider moved for approval of Resolution No. 15-48. Councilor Goodhouse
seconded the motion.
Mayor Cook asked City Recorder Krager to read the number and title of the resolution.
RESOLUTION NO.15-48—A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE A REQUEST TO
THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE TIGARD
ENTERPRISE ZONE TO INCLUDE A PORTION OF THE CITY OF LAKE
OSWEGO
Mayor Cook conducted a vote and the motion passed unanimously.
Yes No
Councilor Henderson ✓
Council President Snider ✓
Councilor Woodard ✓
Mayor Cook ✓
Councilor Goodhouse ✓
6. CONTINUED QUASI JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARING: COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
AMENDMENT AND ZONE CHANGE FOR FIELDS TRUST PROPERTY
a. Open Public Hearing: Mayor Cook announced that the Public Hearing is closed. Written
testimony only regarding the lot line adjustment and received by noon today was entered into
the record and may be considered during deliberation.
City Attorney Ramis said normally he would at this time read a lengthy statement about
testimony process. He said in this case that is not necessary because testimony will not be taken
as council is now at the deliberation stage. He noted for the record there was a request for the
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record to reopen to allow more information about a lot line adjustment and its relation to the
zone change. The city sent out a notice making it clear that there was an opportunity to submit
written testimony and comment on this and council can consider that testimony. He said
council could reopen the hearing if they chose but there was no legal requirement to do so.
b. Staff Report: Associate Planner Pagenstecher said materials in the agenda included information
brought forward from the proposed comprehensive plan amendment and zone change, a
resolution requested by council and the public comments mentioned earlier. There were five
comments from four neighbors and one from the applicant. He briefly addressed the issues.
1. Why would the city permit a lot line adjustment during a rezone application?
It is an independent process and serves the applicant's desired outcome,however at
their own risk. There is no effect on zoning. There is no connection.
2. Why would lot line applications not be shared with neighbors, planning commission
or city council?
Attachment 1o the application shows the intention to readjust the lots. A Type I
review requires no notice and this is not material to the rezone.
3. Can a zone be changed without council action?
No. It can only be changed with council action.
4. Can a lot line adjustment be used to circumvent an application for a zone change?
No. The status of the lot line adjustment today is that the county tax layer shows
them as submitted by Nick Frezza in comment letter. No. 2. However, the record of
survey which was accepted by the county on August 12 shows the outcome of the
second lot line adjustment which is as shown in Kelly Hossaini's comment letter No.
4 and is consistent with the legal description in Attachment 1 of the application for
the zone change.
5. The ordinance for the October 13 council hearing may be invalid because of the tax
lot references.
True. So the ordinance tonight has been revised with current tax lot numbers
available from the county.
Mr. Pagenstecher said in conclusion that the lot line adjustment is not a relevant issue for
council's deliberation on the proposed application.As shown in the staff report the project
meets the applicable approval criteria and can be approved with the recommended
conditions of approval.
C. Staff Recommendation:Associate Planner Pagenstecher said staff recommends that council
adopt the ordinance approving the proposed comprehensive plan amendment and zone
change.
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d. Council Deliberation
Council President Snider asked if council's intent is to act on the ordinance before Resolution
No. 15-49 and expressed discomfort with that order. City Attorney Ramis said that it
completely within the discretion of council to change or adjust the order of the agenda. Council
could continue the discussion on the ordinance,act on the resolution first, and then return to
consideration of the ordinance. Council President Snider said he was not sure he could approve
one without the other and they are not in an order that would assure him of that. Mayor Cook
asked council if they wanted to change the order and consider the resolution first. Council
agreed.
e. Council Discussion and Consideration of Resolution No. 15-49
Council President Snider noted he heard significant concern from the public tonight that what
council previously proposed is not what was written. He asked who wrote the resolution and
Associate Planner Pagenstecher said he wrote it to meet the intent of the concern about
preventing vehicular traffic from entering the Rolling Hills neighborhood from the Fields Trust
property. It is in three parts and does that however, he understands the neighbors feel there
could be traffic coming from the other way. Council can address that if they feel it is a risk.
Councilor Goodhouse said that is one aspect,but he also meant to add onto and not repeal
previous Resolution No. 79-86. Associate Planner Pagenstecher said he added the repeal
because he thought they would be redundant. If vehicular traffic is prevented from entering
the neighborhood that would include Varns Street. Council President Snider said he
understands the concerns people have about repealing 30-plus years of a resolution being in
place but he also agrees that they are redundant.
Councilor Goodhouse said the wording should be changed to say that traffic is not allowed
going either way and it is blocked off. Associate Planner Pagenstecher said staff could take that
direction and revise the resolution for future review. Council President Snider said if it is not
revised now council may not be acting on the ordinance and he asked how much time there
was to revise it.
Councilor Henderson said he heard it was troublesome to affix this resolution to the ordinance.
He clarified that this is a separate issue, changing the 30-year old resolution to include not just
Varns Street but the entire Rolling Hills community itself He said he did not want to make this
a part of the ordinance so it does not complicate things in the future.
Councilor Woodard said the resolution seems complex and he had concerns about potential
risks and opportunities and what they might mean to the community and future development.
He said he is concerned about risks to tax payers, economic development and livability and it is
hard to imagine without knowing the vision for the development. He mentioned past requests
for council review of code language regarding through-roads and barricades, and potential
openings, etc. He said he had concerns about past council decisions and the precedents set.
Without development plans or a traffic study he had difficulty conceptualizing.
Associate Planner Pagenstecher agreed that council is being asked to make a decision to
support one point of view without any countering information to support other values. He said
he understands how without a vision or strategic plan to orient to it might seem incomplete.
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Council President Snider said this is a situation where if there had been a robust transportation
network in this area the concerns and issues being raised by large group of neighbors may not
be as relevant. But he thinks the transportation network in this area (adjacent to the Fields
Trust property and Rolling Hills neighborhood) is inadequate. He travels it multiple times a
week and it is one of the weaker parts of the city's transportation network. He said with that
and the concerns and action from the 1979 council, the right thing to do is pass the resolution
with amendments. The simplest way to fix the language is to strike the word"originating" and
add the words "to and." As far as repealing Resolution No. 79-86 he looked to the city
attorney for advice on whether it matters that there are two different resolutions and if it would
be good for simplicity reasons to repeal it. He asked if there should be an acknowledgement of
Resolution No. 79-86. City Attorney Ramis said it would be cleaner to express for the record
the intention to replace a resolution that was narrower with one that is more comprehensive.
That would explain the repeal and the intent behind it. He said if council leaves both in place it
does create the potential for arguments about the possible ambiguity between them.
Councilor Goodhouse said he agreed with Council President Snider about amending the
language and acknowledging Resolution No. 79-86. It could be referenced so in future cases it
is known that this council basically expanded the wishes of a council 30-years prior.
Councilor Woodard said the council in 1979 had it right and this was an honest attempt to keep
traffic from going down Varus Street.The resolution stands in its own. He said he was not
sure how the area can be fully developed unless there is a really creative and great opportunity
that would increase the homeowner's properties and be an investment to the entire community.
That process was left in place so future councils could wait until those things came into play.
The resolution and plug would still be in place. He said he was not comfortable creating
something on the fly and is concerned about potential risk. When the city gets into the
development aspect, traffic analysis and design, then the public comes back,reviews it and we
start all over again. This could be ten or twenty years down the road. He said he did not want
to make decisions for a future council. Council President Snider countered,"Future councils
could repeal it."
Councilor Henderson said there is language in the original resolution referring to signage and it
is not present in the proposed resolution. He asked if there was language that protects what was
originally protected. Associate Planner Pagenstecher referred him to the first"whereas"phrase
where he paraphrased the earlier resolution referring to the plug on Varus Street including
placing signs on the east entrance.
Mayor Cook said he concurred with Councilor Woodard. He spoke with his father who was on
the 1979 city council that passed this resolution. The reason it came forward is that the exit
ramp from 217 was being put in. He said Resolution No. 79-86 is fine and is still in place. A
future council can decide to change it, take it out or strengthen it. He said it does not relate to
the zone change.
Councilor Goodhouse said the proposed resolution holds up what was done in 1979 to make
sure it cannot be side-stepped. All it would take is a simple side road to bring in traffic onto
Varns. This just adds a few words to what council did in 1979. If new traffic studies and
development come up in fifteen years then that council can change it with public hearings.
Council President Snider said problems with leaving the resolution as is are that things have
changed since 1979.The neighborhood has changed,35 years have passed,what is envisioned
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in the big picture for the Fields Trust property is well known, the neighborhood is built out,
and there are other roads at play. The intent of 1979 was clear but he thought council needed
to take some action now and admittedly, could be repealed in the future.
Councilor Woodard said he would be comfortable coming up with a new resolution after
holding a workshop meeting on it. He said he was concerned about coming up with changes on
the fly when he did not understand how it could affect process litigation. He heard the word,
"lawsuit"in the testimony. tonight. He said he prefers to stand by the 79-86 resolution,hold a
workshop and look at the code. He does not want to make a decision that will increase risk,
He said he wanted to understand the legal ramifications. It looks like it would be good for the
neighborhood but he wanted a workshop in order to understand risks and opportunities.
Council President Snider asked if he would pass it tonight with a six-month sunset so those
discussions can be held. He said if council does not do that he is not sure he can support the
rezoning. Mayor Cook said his worry with waiting six months is that Councilor Woodard's
concerns relate to more than this property. Councilor Woodard said he did not want to make
that commitment and would like this topic scheduled for a workshop so he can get more land
use and legal information.
Councilor Goodhouse said he cannot move forward with the rezoning if the resolution is not
considered with the simple changes. Councilor Woodard said he agrees with 79-86 but the
language is not just a simple change to him. Mayor Cook noted that there are many properties
and ways in and out of this neighborhood. Council has a chance to stop anything coming
forward in the future. He said this does not relate to the zone change.
Council President Snider moved for approval of Resolution No. 15-49 with the following
amendments. Strike the word"originating" and add the words,"travelling to and." Councilor
Goodhouse seconded the motion. Mayor Cook asked if there was further discussion.
Councilor Henderson said what makes him certain about not voting for this is that 79-86 is in
place and it is protected. Council President Snider said things have changed and that council
did not have the foresight that the current council does.
Councilor Goodhouse said two weeks ago all five councilors agreed to bring this back and
consider new language. Mayor Cook said it was late at night and people were willing to
postpone and come back for discussion. Council President Snider asked,with the importance
of what the city is trying to do in an economic development partnership perspective for the
Fields Trust property,why would council want to move forward with a contentious 3-2 vote
either way and have it be contested and show council division.
Councilor Henderson said this conversation started because there was concern from the
citizens about the intent of Varns Street being pushed through and confusion about whether or
not that would be tied to the ordinance. He said it should not be tied to the ordinance and he
saw no problem with leaving this alone. It is protected by a resolution.
Mayor Cook conducted a vote on the motion to approve Resolution No. 15-49.
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RESOLUTION NO. 15-49-A RESOLUTION OF THE TIGARD CITY
COUNCIL PROHIBITING VEHICULAR TRAFFIC ORIGINATING TO AND
FROM THE FRED FIELDS TRUST PROPERTY TO PASS THROUGH THE
ADJACENT ROLLING HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD.THE SUBJECT PROPERTY
AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REOLUTION IS WASHINGTON COUNTY TAX
ASSESSOR'S MAP AND TAX LOTS 2S1010001100,2S1 01CA001 00,
2S101CA00800,AND 2S101DB00400 AS AMENDED BY ADDING THE
WORDS"TRAVELING TO"AND STRIKING THE WORD"ORIGINATING.
Yes No
Councilor Henderson ✓
Council President Snider ✓
Councilor Woodard ✓
Mayor Cook ✓
Councilor Goodhouse ✓
Mayor Cook announced that the motion failed 3 to 2. He concurred with Councilor Woodard and
said this can be discussed in a Workshop session.
Councilor Woodard made a motion to retain Resolution No. 79-86 in its full force. Council
President Snider asked City Attorney Ramis to address a procedural question about moving to
maintain existing resolutions. City Attorney Ramis said council is free to do that but if the question
is whether it needs to be readopted for it to be in effect, the answer is no. Councilor Woodard
withdrew his motion.
Mayor Cook said council would now deliberate on Ordinance 15-16.
Councilor Henderson moved for approval of Ordinance 15-16. Councilor Woodard seconded the
motion. Council President Snider asked to revisit how much of the decision is quasi-judicial and
how much is legislative. City Attorney Ramis said under Oregon's case law this would be considered
a quasi-judicial decision as council is applying criteria to a discrete piece of property. He said it is
sometimes confusing when making changes to maps because maps tend to be adopted by ordinance
and ordinance action is thought of as legislative. In Oregon specific parcel map amendments are
adopted by ordinance and are still considered quasi-judicial. Council President Snider said he takes
his role and responsibility seriously and he has to evaluate this, steering clear of personal biases. He
asked for a brief review of exact criteria to help with objective decision making. City Attorney Ramis
said it would be appropriate for staff to reiterate the criteria if council wishes.
Associate Planner Pagenstecher said applicable review criteria for this proposal are Community
Development Code Chapter 18.380, Comprehensive Plan Goals 1,2, 9 and 10;and Statewide
Planning Goals 1, 2, 9 and 10. Those numbers in both cases are for Citizen Involvement,Land Use,
Economic Development and Housing. He added Oregon Administrative Rule 660,Division 9,
Oregon State Transportation Planning Rule and Metro's Title 4 (Economic Development). These
are addressed in the staff report and the planning commission recommendation to council.
Council President Snider clarified that the question is whether the application and modification are
consistent with those goals or are they more consistent as currently is zoned.Associate Planner
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Pagenstecher said the staff report addresses the applicable standards to the proposed zone change
and staff found that the proposed zone change meets those standards.
Mayor Cook asked City Recorder Krager to read the number and title of the ordinance.
ORDINANCE NO. 15-16-AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN MAP AMENDMENT (CPA2015-00004)AND ZONE MAP AMENDMENT
(ZON2015-00005) FOR THE 42.6-ACRE FIELDS TRUST PROPERTY LOCATED
AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SW HUNZIKER ROAD &SW WALL
STREET,TO AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MAP FROM 37.4 ACRES
OF LIGHT INDUSTRIAL (IL),3.1 ACRES OF PROFESSIONAL COMMERCIAL
(CP),AND 2.1 ACRES OF LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (L) TO 18.3 ACRES OF
LIGHT INDUSTRIAL(IL)AND 24.2 ACRES OF MIXED USE EMPLOYMENT
(MUE).THE PROPOSAL WOULD ALSO AMEND THE ZONING MAP FROM
37.4 ACRES OF INDUSTRIAL PARK(I-P),3.1 ACRES OF PROFESSIONAL/
ADMINISTRATIVE COMMERCIAL(C-P),AND 2.1 ACRES OF LOW-DENSITY
RESIDENTIAL(R-3.5)TO 18.3 ACRES OF I-P AND 24.2 ACRES OF MUE.
SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL 1)APPLYING THE PLANNED
DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY ZONE,2) PRESERVING EMPLOYMENT
CAPACITY,3) IMPOSING A TRIP CAP,AND 4) ENSURING A 50-FOOT
FORESTED BUFFER. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AS OF THE DATE OF THIS
ORDINANCE IS WASHINGTON COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR'S MAP AND TAX
LOTS 2S1010001100,2S101CA00100,2S101CA00800,AND 2910IDB00400
At Mayor Cook's request that City Recorder Krager conduct a roll-call vote.
Yes No
Councilor Henderson ✓
Council President Snider ✓
Councilor Woodard ✓
Mayor Cook ✓
Councilor Goodhouse ✓
Mayor Cook announced that Ordinance No. 15-16 passed by a 4-1 vote of council.
7. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION CONCURRING WITH WASHINGTON COUNTY
FINDINGS REGARDING RIGHT-OF-WAY VACATION OF AN UNNAMED STREET
Project Engineer Berry said Washington County passed an ordinance intended to vacate a
remnant right-of-way property located at the southwest corner of Roy Rogers Road and Scholls
Ferry Road. It is within the Tigard city limits. Washington County's resolution was based on a
finding that the right of way is no longer needed and should be vacated. A state statute requires that
the vacation is effective only if the city concurs. Project Engineer Berry said the origin of the right
of way remnant is obscure but seems to be the result of realignment of Scholls Ferry Road at some
point. It has never been used nor improved. Staff recommends council approval of a resolution
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concurring with the vacation which will enable it to be developed as part of River Terrace. There
were no questions from council.
Council President Snider moved for approval of the resolution and his motion was seconded by
Councilor Woodard.
RESOLUTION NO. 15-49 -A RESOLUTION CONCURRING WITH WASHINGTON
COUNTY FINDINGS REGARDING VACATION OF A PORTION OF COUNTY
ROADS NOS. 746 AND 812
Yes No
Councilor Henderson ✓
Council President Snider ✓
Councilor Woodard ✓
Mayor Cook ✓
Councilor Goodhouse ✓
8. BRIEFING ON CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN (CIP) PROJECTS
City Engineer Faha presented a quarterly update on the city's capital improvement plan (CIP). She
showed a PowerPoint which is in the packet for this meeting. Her first slide was a summary of
projects by category in the 2015-16 CIP not including the Lake Oswego/Tigard Water Partnership.
She noted that the slides show the projects as of July 1 and projects which have been added since.
She said already added two more since the PowerPoint was prepared. Highlights about each
category were given. Colored circles indicate on target,minor issues or major issues.
Parks Projects
Dirksen Nature Park Education Center bids were received and as discussed in the Study Session the
contract will come before council in November. A grant for Tigard Street Trail will be sought.The
Fanno Creek Trail RFFA (Regional Flexible Funds Active Transportation and Complete Streets)
grant has significant projects along the Fanno Creek Trail and is moving through the ODOT
process now and a consultant is being hired. One additional project is the Fanno Creek Trail
remeander which is back on the schedule. There is an upcomuig amendment with Clean Water
Services that will detail how Tigard's portion of the project cost is significantly lowered. An
additional project is called the Tiedeman Trail and it better connects the Fanno Creek Trail across
Tiedeman Road and through the Swann property to join the trail in Woodard Park at a safer and less
sharp angle.
Streets
Engineer Faha said Pacific Highway/Gaarde/McDonald is essentially complete. Mayor Cook asked
about the vacant southeast corner property where the gas station was. He said ODOT owns it and
if they sell it, could the proceeds be utilized to reimburse city gas tax funds used for project
overages. He asked for follow up on this and City Attorney Ramis said he would work on an
intergovernmental agreement for that. Council President Snider asked if the city traffic engineer felt
the expected results were achieved. Engineer Faha said she has only heard good comments about it.
Walnut Street is being done by Washington County and is going well.
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An added street project is Hunziker Core/Wall Street/Tech Center Drive. Economic Development
Manager Purdy got one grant and is seeking another,but in the meantime the city needs to move
forward to get the project started. Councilor Henderson asked about Wall Street and said normally
property owners on the west side of Wall Street would have to be involved with half-street
improvements. The improvements would be a benefit to those on the west side of Wall Street so,
"Shouldn't they be partners?" Engineer Faha said staff is in the process of getting right-of-way and
needs to create an IGA to make that happen.
Water Projects
Engineer Faha said the city's key engineering staff person has been working full time for over a year
at the Lake Oswego/Tigard Water Partnership project so it has been difficult to do additional water
projects. Work has begun on the aquifer#2 rehabilitation. Cleaning the well will happen next fiscal
year. The 550 zone connection to Price Reservoir was supposed to help bring water to River
Terrace. Different ways were found to provide water to that development so this project may be
stopped and staff will instead try to move forward the reservoir project. An added project is the Red
Rock Creek water line relocation. This should be done now along with concurrent work in the
Hunziker area.
Sanitary Sewer Projects
The Barrows Road sanitary sewer line is joint project between Tigard, Clean Water Services and
Beaverton. The Walnut Street sanitary sewer project is associated with the Walnut Street
improvement project. This needs to be done at the same time and the money is in one fiscal year
and needs to be spread among two.
Storm
The Canterbury Lane storm line upgrade is being timed because there is a water line project
scheduled and staff attempts to make sure projects in the same location are done concurrently.
Engineer Faha said the line is functioning. Councilor Woodard asked what was found during
scoping of the line and Engineer Faha said she did not know the details but said the operations crew
could no longer maintain it. She noted that the outfall retrofit program should be integrated with
the storm water master plan. Staff is preparing to go out for a consultant to develop a citywide
storm water master plan and the storm retrofit analysis should be part of that plan. The River
Terrace stormwater implementation has been extended into this fiscal years. Analysis is nearly
complete.
Facilities Projects
Permit Center/City Hall/Police Building exterior wall repairs are on budget and on schedule.
Council President Snider asked how much it cost and City Engineer Faha noted the project is under
budget. City Manager Wine said the project is not completely done. A Citywide facilities plan will be
initiated soon. An added project is that the Police Department wants to add on and improve their
shower facilities so initial conceptual scoping will be done this year and it may become a project.
Engineer Faha said another add-on project is the Roy Rogers Road widening which Washington
County is leading and the city has a substantial amount of money to go towards that project with
funds collected through River Terrace SDCs.
Community Development Projects
The Main Street gateway monuments are almost complete and the artwork lights are being
calibrated. The public works yard demolition is complete.
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Mayor Cook referred to the number of graphics with red dots,indicating schedule issues. He asked
Engineer Faha what council could do to help and if the answer was more staff. Engineer Faha
commented, "project management is change management," and engineering staff are hoping to do a
better job anticipating what is coming down the line..They are looking at which projects might be
eligible for grants. She said they are working hard to coordinate with other departments to
understand what their needs are especially Community Development, City Manager Wine noted
there is an ongoing evaluation of the engineering workload and staff will be coming to council with a
proposal for increased staffing.
Councilor Henderson asked about the gateway art monument project and requested a copy of the
as-built drawings. Engineer Faha said she will send that to him after project completion.
9. NON AGENDA ITEMS -None
10. EXECUTIVE SESSION
At 9:30 p.m. Mayor Cook announced that the Tigard City Council was entering into Executive
Session to discuss real property negotiations under ORS 192.660(2) (e). He said the council would
adjourn from Red Rock Creek Conference Room after the Executive Session.
11. ADJOURNMENT
At 9:44 p.m. Council President Snider moved for adjournment. Councilor Goodhouse seconded
the motion and all voted in favor.
Yes No
Councilor Henderson ✓
Council President Snider ✓
Councilor Woodard ✓
Mayor Cook ✓
Councilor Goodhouse ✓
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