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Vol. XII No. 2 The Official Newsletter of Tigard February 1994
The Mayor's Corner-- YOU RE INVITED Iry
Excerpts of the Mayor's State of the
City Address are on page 4. Interested in running for an upcoming spot on the Tigard City Council as
MAYOR RESIGNS Mayor or City Councilor?
NOW IS YOUR CHANCE TO FIND OUT MORE!!!
Mayor Edwards has announced his Plan to attend an Information Session on
resignation effective March 31, '"What It Means To Serve On City Council"
1994. The City Council has deter- Thursday,February 3,1994
mined a process to fill the vacancy 7.00-9.00 p.m.
based on provisions in the City Tigard Water Building-8777 SW Burnham Street
charter.
ANYONE considering running for office is ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND!
INTERIM MAYOR
To RSVP or find out more, call Liz Newton at City Hall 639-4171 ext. 308
The City Charter requires the
Council to appoint an interim 17, 1994. Petetions with a required the vacated Council seat. Petitions
Mayor to serve from the effective 125 signatures of registered voters for the Council seat must be filed
date of the resignation until an elec- must be filed with the City Recorder with the City Recorder by 4:00 p.m.
tion can be held to fill the vacancy. by 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February on Monday, March 7, 1994. Signa-
The election will be May 17, 1994. 15, 1994. The individual elected tures of a minimum 125 registered
The interim Mayor would serve for will be sworn in on May 24, 1994. voters are required. THE PERSON
approximately 8 weeks from April 1 THE PERSON ELECTED AS ELECTED TO THIS POSITION
1994 until May 24, 1994 when the MAYOR ON MAY 17 MAY RUN WILL SERVE THE REMAINDER
newly elected Mayor will be sworn FOR A FULL 4 YEAR TERM IN OF THE VACATED TERM AND
in. Individuals interested in this in- NOVEMBER 1994. MAY RUN FOR A FULL 4 YEAR
terim appointment must submit a TERM WHEN THAT TERM EX-
letter of interest to the City Re- MAY 17 ELECTION FOR CITY AIRES.
corder by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, Feb- COUNCIL.
ruary 11, 1994. Council will If one of the current City Councilors QUESTIONS? FOR MORE IN-
conduct interviews in late February. runs for Mayor in May, the city FORMATION-
THE PERSON SERVING AS IN- charter requires that a resignation Filing for election for Mayor and
TERIM MAYOR CAN NOT RUN be submitted effective May 24, 1994 Council requires specific forms and
FOR MAYOR IN THE MAY 17, when the newly elected Mayor is procedures. If you are interested in
1994 ELECTION. sworn in. The resignation can not running for office please contact
MAY 17 ELECTION FOR be withdrawn if not elected as Cathy Wheatley, City Recorder at
MAYOR Mayor. In the event a current 639-4171 ext. 309 and she will pro-
Jerry Edwards current term as Councilor files for the position of vide you with the necessary packet
Mayor expires on December 31, Mayor for the May 17 election,there of information.
1994. Persons interested in serving will be an election on May 17 to fill
as Mayor.for the remainder of his EXPRESS YOURSELF!
term will run in the election on May
7th Annual
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• Water,Water Everywhere 7$h Annual FAIVIVO CREEK CONFERENCE
• Thanks to Volunteers Details and Registration Information Inside!
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Grassroots Neighborhood-Based CIAT
SOUTH TIGARD WEST TIGARD
RESIDENTS! COMlVIUNITY!
PROPERTY AND BUSINESS OWNERS! CITIZENS, BUSINESS AND PROPERTY
When: Wednesday, February 2, 1994 OWNERS!
7.0 to 9.00 p.m. When: Tuesday, February 1, 1994
Where: Tigard High School Cafeteria 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
9000 SW Durham Road Where: Mary Woodward School
12325 SW Katherine Street
® Gangs —A Real Threat to Our
Community! s Bull Mtn. Road Improvement$
ALSO:Natural Resources,Transportation, ® Gangs --Are they a threat?
and Land Use.Members work on plans of
action. The CITs Work! Let's get more people
involved!
CENTRAL, TIGARD EAST TIGARD!
COMMUNITY!
PROPERTY AND BUSINESS OWNERS!
RESIDENTS,PROPERTY AND BUSINESS RESIDENTS!!
OWNERS!! When: Wednesday, February 9, 1994
When: Thursday, February 3, 1994 7.00 to 9.00 p.m.
7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Where: Tigard City Hall
Where: Fowler Middle School 13125 SW Hall Blvd.
Library —10865 SW Walnut
® Gangs —Is There Anything You
® Road Improvements -- How can we Can Do to Stop the Threat?
get them done?
® Access to the Triangle— A
® Gangs --What Can You Do To Stop Proposed Alternative
The Threat?
ALSO:Subcommittee Action groups will be
formed.
It's YOUR community and YOUR opportunity to participate in an INFORMAL
setting.
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7th Annual
Creek Conference
A Grassroots Community Forum
Saturday, February 26, 1994
New Location: Tigard Water Building, 8777 SW Burnham
(Corner of Burnham and Fall)
Registration - 8:30 a.m. Conference Opening- 3:00 a.m. Conference Close - 2:45 p.m.
Your chance to express your opinion on community issues such as:
® Designing Schools —What Would You Have There Do?
® Whose property is it anyway? Private Property Rights m v
Environmental Concerns.
® Should Tigard Residents Be Required to Own a Gun?
These current community issues will be presented by volunteer speakers in a debate style
with ample opportunity for conference participants to have round table discussion and to
make individual comments. A straw vote will conclude each issue.
Luncheon Speaker: Dr. Russ Joki
Superintendent, Tigard - Tualatin Schools
Wake up! Things have Changed at School!
Pre-Registration deadline Tuesday, February 22
Registration Cost: $7.50/Pre-Registered ($3.50/students) $8.50 at the door
(Includes morning coffee and rolls, lunch,afternoon beverages and conference materials)
Registration Form
Please fill out registration form and mail with your$7.50 pre-registration fee($3.50/students)to:
Fanno Creek Conference, 11529A SW Pacific Hwy, Tigard, OR 97223 Questions? Call 671-8513
Name(s)
Address
Phone#
(Use additional paper for extra names if necessary) #of persons Amount Enclosed
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At the City Council meeting on January 11, 1994, the following citizens were hon-
ored for their volunteer contributions to the City. After presentation of Keys to the
City by the Mayor, the honorees were joined by the Council for an informal recep-
tion.
Park and Recreation NPO 1 & 2 NPO 7 NPO 5
Board Ed Duffield Cal Woolery Craig Hopkins
Mariann Bither Wanda Githens Jim Blanchard Bill Bieker
Craig Dirksen Dan Gott Lee Cunningham Orm Doty
Jodi Fuller Gary Ott Bill Gross Bill Hawley
Bud Hillman Jo Sorell Ed Howden Sharon Takahashi
Sheldon Scolar Larry McGlinchy
Carolyn DeFrang NPO 4 NPO 6
Carl Johnson NPO S Sue Carver
NPO 3 Iry Larson Cathy Chase Mary Clinton
Herman Porter Ken Rosenfeld John Blomgren Marge Davenport
Martha Bishop Alan Roth Herb Curtis Sue Kasson
Bev Froude Louise Stewart Cliff Epler Stephanie Mitchell
Kent Hanson Alice Juve Phil Pasteris
Lavelle Helm Planning Joel Stevens Bob Sellers
Lou Ane Mortensen Commission
Lila Garner Harold Boone
Jim Castile
Jack Schwab
Following is an excerpt from the • Fully implement Community • In 1993, our Police Department
Mayor's State of the City Address: Involvement Teams(C.I.T.S.). received an award for excellence
Once again it is time to reflect onfor our"Operation Slowdown
what took place in our city in 1993. ° Clarify Board and Committee Program."
Also to inform our citizens on what roles, subsequent to the
we would project for 1994. enactment of C.I.T.S. In 1993,we completed
improvements to bike paths,
What Makes The City Really ° Conduct a transportation study foot bridges, and local park
Function? focused on local-system areas.
Goals improvements.
• The primary mission of the City • ODOT/City agreed to conduct a
of Tigard is to enhance the Develop a program for joint study of ways to improve
quality of life of its residents. prospective community leaders, 99W.
explaining what it takes to be a
• Each year the council selects City Councilor. • Completed Goal 5 periodic
certain projects which support review.
the broader,longer-term goals Review Development Code to
—assigning these areas of increase protection of existing • Began study to determine a
concentration priority status. neighborhoods which abut new significant forest area in Tigard.
commercial development.
1n 1993-94 • Dartmouth Street connection
The Council Statement of ° Assess status and complete constructed.
Priorities: inventory of Goal #5 resources.
Continue to pursue one water I believe our taxpayers receive a
• purveyor for the City of Tigard. ° Review City Charter and high level of service for their tax
conduct Charter Amendment dollar. I hope 1994 continues to be
• Develop a long-term financial Elections. progressive as well as fiscally re-
plan,including a capital sponsible.
improvement plan component. Inventory pedestrian/bikeway
needs on a city-wide basis.
• Continue to implement a Some Highlights:
proactive annexation strategy In 1993,we began construction
towards the Walnut Island. on a new 1,300 square foot r
Jerry Edwards, Mayor
addition to the Library.
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Garbage Collection Pedestrian Improvements for Park St. & Watkins Ave.
Automated The City Council has budgeted Which walking routes have the
$40,000 for pedestrian im- greatest need for improvements?
Your garbage hauler now has new provements in the general area of
to informal meeting is being held
garbage carts available for residen- Park Street and Watkins Avenue. discuss options. At the meeting,
tial customers. to
Construction is planned for the the Engineering Department staff
The carts are designed to allow au- summer of 1994. will work with residents to select
tomated collection from the truck. Residents of the area are being the project option to be constructed.
This will help control labor costs, asked to help decide how best to use All interested citizens are invited to
fuel and equipment costs, and keep the money. What type of im-
our haulers from experiencing inju- provements should be made?Where attend the informal meeting and to
ries from lifting and moving a heavy should the improvements be made? help decide on the project to be con-
garbage can. structed.
This new service is designed to keep Wednesday,February 2, 1994, 7:00 pm
your bill from rising as fast as dis- Charles F.Tigard School Library
posal costs.
How Do I Get A Cart? JOIN US!
• Call your hauler to request a
cart' 130th Avenue/Winterlake ®rive
■ Miller's Sanitary Service - The City's Comprehensive Plan, sign is expected to provide for both
644-6161; first adopted in 1983, calls for auto and pedestrian traffic.
Winterlake Drive and 130th Avenue After preliminarydesignwork is
■ Pride Disposal-625-6177; to form a roadway connection be- completed, a neighborhood meeting
tween the Summerlake Park area will be held to discuss the proposed
® Schmidt Sanitary Service- and Scholls Ferry Road. As develop-
639-2378. project and the preliminary design.
ment has occurred in the area, most
of the street system has been built. If You wish to receive notice of
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What Does It Cost To Have A However an importantmhas connection the meeting, please contact the
Cart? Engineering Department at 639-
is missing at Summer Creek. To 4171 and ask to be placed on the
• There is no additional charge to complete the plan, a crossing of project mailing list.
the customer for cart service. Summer Creek is needed to connect
between 130th Avenue and Funds have not yet been allocated
Where Do I Place A Cart? Winterlake Drive. for construction of the crossing.
On collection day,position the Funds have been allocated for the Construction funding will be consid-
cart within 5 feet of the curb so design of the creek crossing. The ered this spring as part of the an-
that the cart opens towards the Engineering Department is now nual capital improvement budget
street.Make sure the cart is proceeding with the design. The de- process. The neighborhood meeting
for the project will be held prior to
the budget consideration.
Safe ' ;.
Tualatin Valley
Fire an Rescue
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F7 tXons£or servzce Cnn Whether its an emergency or not, our fire department is committed to help-
panies are becoming more haz ing you and your family. If you need assistance, please use the following
ardour as theses...more and phone number to expedite our response.
o..e..tracir 'Tand>
g ........:.... Emergencies . . 911
Pease help your;sere ee eomp. Free Smoke Detector Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . 649-8577
nies. PGE, GTE, 8o71d Waste
r#d:Rec clYn t✓:omdies,. Post... Juvenile Firesetter Screening . . . . . . . . . . . . . 649-8577
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Office, City of Tigard, etc) Burning permits 526-2469
When yob;see -a service pxov c er
along the,. road;.:.;please, CPR/First Aid Training . . 649-8577
slowly around the work site Volunteer Program(administrative and firefighter) 649-8577
member, they; are there to Business inspections/plans review . . . . . . . . . . . 526-2469
SLtIC :::::>::::>::::>::::»>
Station tours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 -
. 698577
The staff and d fir figh
tors would like to wish
you and ahealthy an
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happy new year.
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Executive Summary
This is an excerpt of the City Progress is being made to some de- Unfortunately one change we did
Administrator's Executive Sum- gree on each of the following: the not see during 1993 relates to trans-
mary... Triangle Land Use Study; the 99W portation. The congestion woes as-
1993 was a year of change for the Task Force; the Washington sociated with 99W and Highway
City of Tigard. Square-Lincoln Center transporta- 217 continue with no relief in sight.
tion study, the Walnut Island dou- It is further disconcerting to realize
Two new councilors assumed their ble majority annexation effort; yard that there are no readily available
offices, bringing new ideas and debris implementation;the Western solutions, either ready for construc-
thoughts about how the city should Bypass Study. tion or on the drawing board.
pursue its responsibilities. Beyond projects and goals, the city In closing, I believe it is important
The City grew at an unprecedented had to confront a variety of de- to point out that the City of Tigard
rate. mands in the conduct of day-to-day government is a service organiza-
Citizen involvement teams (LITS) business. Such challenges include tion, committed to enhancing the
were formed, and a new land use re- the Library's circulation growth, the quality of life in our community.
view process was enacted. The goal Vowing prominence of gangs, dete- The "Tigard Talks" community sur-
was to broaden public participation. rioration and inadequacy of older vey, completed almost a year ago
The land use process has been de- streets,the workload created by cut- provided extensive information
signed to allow for neighborhood in- backs of other agencies, and new about our community's expecta-
volvement earlier in project State mandates. tions. Respondents identified the el-
development. The city remains fiscally healthy. ements of the community which
The construction of Dartmouth We are meeting the targets estab- they most enjoyed and those that
nears completion as we meet to- lished by the five-year plan, which constitute the biggest threats to our
night. Almost 10 years in the mak- served as the basis for the 1990 tax quality of life. The CIT's are an im-
ing, Dartmouth will open the base, now in effect. In the 1993-94 portant mechanism to further the
triangle area for development. Budget, operating expenditures de- delineation of what is important to
creased by 1% on a per capita basis us as a community. Their success
Community policing has been from the prior fiscal year. The FTE will improve the partnership be-
launched. The changes are targeted cap continued. Capital investments tween the citizen and his/her local
to alter traditional police practices. continued and maintenance was not government, which is what is
Focused on forming a partnership deferred. Options to meet the con- needed to be a successful commu-
between the police and the commu- tinued growing demands for ser- nity.
nity, the approach requires a prob- vices must be considered carefully On behalf of the staff, I look forward
lem-solving style. The conversion to during the upcoming budget delib-
Community Policing will require erations. to working with the Council and the
time and continuity of effort. Tigard citizenry during 1994. The
Clearly, one of the changes wit- staff remains committed to service
For the first time, the City of Tigard nessed in 1993 is the growing con- excellence and to meeting the
is in the water business, providing flict between growth/development challenges before us.
water to the Cities of King City and and natural resources; the balanc-
Durham and the remnant Tigard ing of private property rights and Patrick J. Reilly
Water District by contract. It environmental protection. This City Administrator
should be noted that at least a third issue will become more pronounced,
of the city remains served by the particularly as our natural-resource
Tualatin Valley Water District. areas become more scarce.
Statewide Planning
Anyone who has even a casual in- DLCD has adopted 19 statewide 1983, DLCD acknowledges the plan
terest in Oregon land use planning planning goals and administrative as meeting the goals.
has heard of DLCD. So what in the rules that apply to the entire state. Of course, as circumstances change
morass of governmental acronyms For example, goal 9 addresses the the goals may be changed. To as-
is DLCD? The Department of Land economy and says that communities sure that comprehensive plans re-
Conservation and Development must inventory and plan for areas main in compliance with the
(DLCD) was created by the state suitable for economic growth and statewide goals, DLCD reviews each
legislature in 1973 as a state de- activity. Consistency with these amendment to our comprehensive
partment to oversee land use plan- goals is the foundation on which plan against the goals. In the end,
ning throughout the state. DLCD is local comprehensive plans are built. DLCD attempts to assure that there
the agency that requires com- After a comprehensive plan is is a common thread throughout the
prehensive plans be adopted by adopted, such as Tigard's was in comprehensive plans of Oregon's di-
each city and county in Oregon.
verse communities.
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Hello From the Desk of Water, Water Everywhere
Crime Prevention.......... On January 1, 1994, the City of Tigard Water District's service de-
Tigard assumed responsibility for livery operation, the Council be-
1 I water service for the area of Tigard lieved it was important to be able to
served previously by the Tigard influence long-term water decisions.
, E^ Water District. (The area of Tigard Council also wants to integrate
served by the Tualatin Valley Water water with growth management ac-
District remains unchanged.) tivities. Fourth, in the region, cities
The City of Tigard now provides have more political influence than
special purpose districts. Significant
water service to the Cities of Dur- water decisions are being made at
ham and King City by contract. The
Tigard Water District remains to the regional level and the Tigard
serve unincorporated areas. At this Council believed it important to be a
r time, the City also provides water decision maker.
° = service, through a contract, to the What can you expect? Fortunately,
l Tigard Water District. Tigard Water District has had an
Why this change, you may ask. excellent operation. The City of
First,the consolidation of water and Tigard pledges to maintain the fine
— city organizations will permit sav- customer service established by the
ings to take place over a period of District. Over time, efforts to consol-
time. Second, this is the first step of idate will be planned and im-
the long-time goal of the Tigard plemented. We will carefully protect
You have probably noticed that Council to have one city-wide water the high quality of water service to
throughout the Cit we are experi- which we are accustomed.
g y p provider. Third, since the City of
encing a BIG problem with GRAF- Tigard made up 70 percent of the
FITI. This has now grown to
epidemic proportions in some areas. Heating Equipment Young Adults - Drop US
The predominant type of graffiti
that we are experiencing here is Fires on the Rise A Line!
"Gang" graffiti. There are markings
from three distinct separate gangs At the end of 1993, firefighters from IF YOU ARE A YOUNG ADULT,
that keep showing up on fences, Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue re- AGE 12 TO 18, THE TIGARD PUB-
building walls, street signs and sponded to a record high number of LIC LIBRARY WANTS TO HEAR
other locations. fires caused by heating equipment. FROM YOU! A generous member
The police department is asking you Recent figures show that during of the community has made a dona-
to report the this period, there were 40 fires tion to the Library and part of this
p graffiti as soon as it caused by heating equipment, of money is to be spent on materials
first appears, by calling 911 if you which 21 were caused by warm for the Young Adult collection. We
see the person doing the graffiti. If ashes. Dollar loss from these fires need your ideas and suggestions!
there is no one around (after the alone was $782,150, compared to
fact) then call 629-0111 (non-emer- $77,000 dollar loss from 18 fires in AM
gency dispatch). 1993.
If it is your property that has been With cold weather destined to be
vandalized, the police urge you to around for a while, firefighters re-
cover over the graffiti as soon as you main concerned and would like to
can after police have taken a report remind you to use certain safety
and photographed it. This sends a measures when disposing of ashes.
message to the gang members that
it
the neighbors "own" the neighbor- Wait several days before disposing
hood. Removal of graffiti interferes of ashes. Ashes can smolder and re- Do you have a favorite book, maga-
with gang communications, and main warm enough to start a fire zine, cassette tape, or book on tape
eliminates vandalism. for 2-3 days. that you think other teens would
If you must discard them before enjoy? Give your ideas and sugges-
waiting 2-3 days, place them in a tions to the members of the Young
metal container, NEVER in a Adult Round Table or call Sue Plais-
The.Police Department would like to PAPER BAG or PLASTIC ance, Young Adult Librarian, 684-
extend a THANK YOU to the Or- BUCKET, far way from combusti- 6537, by February 28. We'll let you
enomah Masonic Lodge #177 A.F. & bles such as a deck, fence, or home. know the results in a future issue of
A.M. for their generous donation. You may also wet them with a gar- Cityscape and put the new materi-
With this donation, 10,000 Junior den hose to insure that they are als on display in the Library's
Police Badges have been ordered! truly extinguished. Young Adult area.
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February 12, 1994 promises to be a
night of fun and entertainment at a
New Orleans style bash, complete
with costumes and scenes straight
from fantasy land.
Mardi Gras is the major fund-raiser
Mardi Gras 1994, a benefit for for WCCAO. WCCAO was estab-
Washington County Community lished in 1965 to help eliminate pov-
erty in Washington County.
Action Organization (WCCAO),
kicks off with its color, costumes, WCCAO is a private, non-profit
music and merriment in the Port- agency which provides a wide
land Art Museum North Wing (for- range of services to help families
merly the Masonic Temple) 1119 overcome crisis and achieve long
SW Park in Portland at 7:00 pm on term self-sufficiency. Programs in-
Saturday,February 12. clude Head Start, self-sufficiency
programs, emergency and basic
needs assistance, weatherization
and emergency shelter programs.
Tickets for the event are$25 per person and may be purchased through TicketMaster at 224-4400 or
from WCCAO at 648-6646.For more information,please call WCCAO at 648-6646.
All meetings at Tigard City Hall—13125 SW Hall Boulevard
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following the Tuesday meeting, and at 6:00 1st Mon after 1st Sun., 7:30pm
pm the Thursday following the Tuesday Denotes Cablecast Meeting
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