City Council Minutes - 01/24/2017 City o 'Tigard
Tigard City Council Meeting Minutes
January 24, 2017
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STUDY SESSION—6:30 p.m.
Council Present: Mayor Cook, Councilor Woodard, Councilor Goodhouse,Council President Snider
and Councilor Anderson
Staff Present: City Manager Wine,Assistant City Manager Newton,Parks Manager Martin, Economic
Development Manager Purdy and City Recorder Krager
A. COUNCIL LIAISON REPORTS
Council President Snider reported on the Lake Oswego/Tigard Water Partnership. There is a joint
meeting in Tigard on February 28. The governance structure will be discussed as well as the water
cost of service rates. Construction is on track and scheduled to be complete in April or early May.
Citizens may see a slight change in their water taste or odor. He reported that Lake Oswego does
not prefer a separate oversight entity although the costs would be minimal. He recommends a
separate entity rather than either city. Lake Oswego is concerned that water oversight is part of their
"full service" city and want to fill that role. City Manager Wine will send a white paper on this to
council.
Mayor Cook reported on his trip to Washington DC for the US Conference of Mayors.
B. CONSIDER A REQUEST TO NAME THE PLAZA AREA OF TIGARD STREET TRAIL
Marland Henderson,Jim deSully and other members of Tigard Rotary requested that council
consider naming the plaza area of the Tigard Street Trail"Rotary Plaza." The many contributions
Rotary makes to the community were highlighted and their idea for this project is to partner with the
city for improvements to this public gathering space.They have some ideas and wants but no plans
yet. Rotary member Bill Monahan said they want to work in harmony with staff and the city will
control projects. A discussion was held on whether naming this plaza conflicts with future plans for
the Saxony property and the consensus was that downtown is one area but having a range of public
spaces there is a good idea. Economic Development Manager Purdy noted that ODOT awarded the
city$700,000 from the ConnectOregon VI program and outlined the trail design timeline.An RFP
will be issued in February for trail design with many opportunities for stakeholder interviews and
design review along the way. Construction will occur in early 2018. Mayor Cook said naming areas
creates interest in donating and he sees this as community building. He noted there are Rotary Parks
all over the country. The next step is for the naming resolution to come to council at a business
meeting for consideration.
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Administrative Items:
o Council Outreach at Max's on January 31 from 6-8, front room at Max's
o The Joint Meeting with Lake Oswego—February 28, 6:30 p.m. at Tigard Town Hall. Topics are
the Future Governance Agreement and Water Cost of Service Rates
o The city has agreed to pay$70 annually for a post office box for homeless persons.
1. BUSINESS MEETING
A. At 7:32 p.m. Mayor Cook called the City Council and Local Contract Review Board meeting
to order.
B. City Recorder Krager called the roll.
Name Present Absent
Mayor Cook ✓
Councilor Goodhouse ✓
Council President Snider ✓
Councilor Woodard ✓
Councilor Anderson ✓
C. Mayor Cook asked everyone to stand and join him in the Pledge of Allegiance.
D. Call to Council and Staff for 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 Lauren Brown
gave a report on a few activities that were not rescheduled due to the snow. January was
Human Rights Month at the high school featuring themes such as Respect Week,Latin
America Week,Truth Week and Human Trafficking Week. Omekongo Dibinga flew out
from Washington DC to speak at their Human Rights assembly. They held a leadership
workshop for middle school students. Sports teams are making up many cancellations due
to weather. February 12 is the senior citizens prom. A father-daughter dance will be held as
a Sparrow fundraiser. Mayor Cook asked Ms. Brown to describe to the audience what the
Sparrow program is and she said each year THS sponsors a youngster with a physical illness
and holds fundraisers for them. Mayor Cook added that the community can also participate
and make donations.
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C. Tigard Area Chamber of Commerce—Chamber CEO Mollahan said the Leadership Tigard
class in January focused on government and the group learned about different city
departments,their role and challenges. Their day included a tour of Clean Water Services
and then held group discussions and made recommendations on issues such as
homelessness. The college scholarship application period is open now and closes February
23. Nominations for the Shining Stars Community Awards end March 3. The Tigard
Farmers Market will open a mid-week market on Thursdays from 8 a.m. through 4 p.m.June
through August at the Tigard Street Trail. The Art Walk will be held on Mother's Day
weekend in May. Bowlorama will be held at Tigard Bowl on March 3 and council is invited
to form a team and join them.
D. Citizen Communication—Sign-up Sheet.
Gretchen Buehner, 11920 SW Imperial Avenue #12,King City, OR 97224, said for her
first item she was present in her capacity as a member of the King City Council. She said
King City is beginning their concept planning process for its urban reserves and will be siting
a new pump station. They are excited to work with the City of Tigard on this process. An
informational open house will be held on February 6, 2017 from 6-8 at Deer Creek
Elementary.
Ms. Buehner said she watches the Tigard City Council meetings on television and heard
recent water source discussions. She noted she was on the committee years ago that drafted
the agreement with Lake Oswego. She said the consensus then was that once the
construction was complete the project should be governed by neither one party not the
other and the unanimous recommendation was that it be done by a third party.
Ms. Buehner spoke regarding the discussion the Tigard City Council held at the January 10,
2017 meeting regarding council stipends. She noted that prior to 2013 councilors were
paid$300 and in addition to that, councilors sitting on many inter-city entities were
reimbursed for mileage. This ended when a different remuneration plan was adopted.
3. CONSENT AGENDA: (Tigard City Council) —
A. APPROVE CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
• November 1, 2016
• November 22,2016
• December 13,2016
Councilor Woodard moved for approval of the Consent Agenda as presented. Council
President Snider seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
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Yes No
Mayor Cook ✓
Councilor Goodhouse ✓
Council President Snider ✓
Councilor Woodard ✓
Councilor Anderson ✓
4. QUASI-JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARING—TOPPING C-P TO R-12 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
AMENDMENT/ZONE CHANGE WITH PLANNED DEVELOPMENT
A. Mayor Cook opened the public hearing.
B. City Attorney Rihala read the hearing procedures.
C. Mayor Cook read the conduct for the public hearing. He described the quasi-judicial
public hearing process. He asked council if any member had a conflict of interest or
ex parte contact. There was none.
D. Mayor Cook asked if anyone in the audience challenged the participation of a
Council member. No one voiced a challenge.
E. Staff Report—Associate Planner Pagenstecher gave the staff report. He said it was
almost one year to the day this zone change was previously discussed. The city
brought this as an application because of interest in preservation of R-12 zone
housing in the city to provide affordable housing. He described the materials in the
agenda packet for this item and noted that the Planning Commission
Recommendation attachment was not copied two-sided so it was replaced with a
complete version. A complaint was received that the documents were not available
online but they have been available since mid-October in the permit center. He said
Jim Long complained about a missing sign.The code requires the applicant to post
signs on the property but in practice the city provides this service. There is no
requirement in the code for the number of signs or maintenance of those signs on
the property. Mr.Long asserted that his rights were prejudiced but his presence at
this hearing means that his substantial rights were not prejudiced. Mr. Pagenstecher
said in the scope of land use processes, this is a rare complaint about the postings
and staff will take this as a beneficial comment about city process and will improve it.
Mr. Pagenstecher said this previously came before council as a zone change swap.
Council approved the School Street's site zone change from R-12 to C-G (General
Commercial) and remanded this site back to the Planning Commission which would
achieve a zone change from CP (Professional Commercial) to R-12 (medium density
residential). At the February 2,2016 hearing council gave staff and the neighbors
direction. Staff was to prepare a new application for the zone change for this
property through a quasi-judicial process and demonstrate through date-stamped
photos that site notice was intact and complete. The neighborhood was asked to
figure out how they could live with the development proposal otherwise allowed
under the Comprehensive Plan and Community Development Code (CDC).
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provisions, and to talk with the city's Parks Department and the Park and Recreation
Board (DRAB) about using this site for a park. Mr. Pagenstecher showed slides to
show responses to this direction.
He showed a slide of the site location,pointing out that R-12 is a transition zone
between commercial and low-density residential and is commonly used along the
Pacific Highway/99W corridor. It allows lower impact development in terms of
height and traffic. R-12 allows smaller lot development and a variety of housing types
in support of affordable housing. The Planning Commission and staff support the
Comprehensive Plan and Zone Map amendments and have provided a Planning
Commission Recommendation to council finding that the applicable Comprehensive
Plan and CDC provisions are met. He showed a slide documenting the notice and
hearing process requirements with photos of the site notice postings.Atypically, staff
was present at the neighborhood meeting of March 16 to add clarity to the process
and ask questions about design and open space. Particulars are posted on the
website and there are affidavits in the file for mailed,posted and advertised notice.
He noted that due to weather the Planning Commission meeting notice blew down
so new signs were posted and date-stamped photos were taken. These were shown
on a slide along with photographs taken by Mr. Long. He thanked Mr. Long for his
cooperation working with the city to document the posting of the notices. Staff had
periodic discussions and information sharing with Mr. Long at the Permit Center
counter throughout the process in which he obtained copies of the applicant's
proposal and the Planning Commission's recommendation. He commented that Mr.
Long is a key advocate for neighborhood interest in parks and open spaces and the
city is grateful to have him involved in the process.
Associate Planner Pagenstecher said Council wanted the neighborhood to be
involved in designing the uses allowed in the R-12 zone. The idea was to facilitate
this discussion on the interests of the neighborhood with the interests of the
applicant. Staff proposed combining the Comprehensive Plan and zone map change
with a planned development concept plan review. Planned development concept
plans are focused on the provision of open space. When applications like this are
heard concurrently,the highest body makes the decision on both and that is why
council has this unusual review included in this hearing. He showed a slide of the
proposed concept plan which has 18 lots,housing footprints and open space. The
neighborhood comments were focused on impacts to the neighborhood and a
preference for low-density housing or commercial use. The written comments and
petition focus on the use of the entire site for a public park. Other comments
provided by the neighbors focused on notice and process.
Council directed the neighborhood to talk with the city's parks department and the
PRAB. In the record is a letter from November 17,2016 stating support for a public
park on this site but identifies lack of funding. This was an issue previously. The
Planned Development concept can provide an opportunity for a compromise. The
Planning Commission generally liked the concept plan and the open space design.
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They thought there could be better public access to the open space and fewer curb
cuts so more on-street parking could be provided. There are ways to redesign the
lots to stay off of Spruce Street which would reduce the curb cuts. Staff thought that
Tract A could have a path accessible to the public. Tract B could have a through
path.Tract C is on the corner and it is not identified on the concept plan whether it
would be public or private. Tract D is the integration where the private street enters
the open space area. There could be a broadening of the area that would celebrate
the entrance. The oak tree is a significant natural resource and is a prime destination
of people using this area. It is planned to be maintained.
Associate Planner Pagenstecher said after council's action on the Comprehensive
Plan and zone map change they will be asked to consider criteria and decide if the
planned development concept plan should be approved. The Planning Commission
recommends approval subject to the public hearing process.
Councilor Woodard asked for the difference in land value between a park or
residential or commercial development. Associate Planner Pagenstecher surmised
that a property appraisal would show its highest and best use.
F. Applicant Testimony—Ken Sandblast,Director of Planning, Westlake Consultants,
15115 SW Sequoia Parkway, Suite 150,Tigard, OR 97224 said he is working with
property owners,Mr. and Mrs. Topping and Stafford Land Development.They are
present tonight. Mr. Sandblast said he was not involved in the first effort but
watched the city council videos in order to gain an understanding of concerns and
issues. He said the record is well established in regards to the need for R-12 zoning.
The location is compatible with this zoning given the existing surrounding
development. It is not a traffic impact so the zoning and Comprehensive Plan
amendment record are all well established.
Mr. Sandblast said he wanted to focus on the planned development concept plan
and the reason it is before council. There was a specific neighborhood meeting for
this application where he heard what the neighborhood issues are. Staff raised the
idea of a planned development which would provide some certainty to the
neighbors on what will happen here. They spoke at length at the neighborhood
meeting and primarily focused on this concept. There was strong sentiment for
making it into a park and some desire expressed for leaving it zoned commercial.
This planned development concept plan is a vehicle in the code that says what is
seen in the concept plan is what you will get in these 18 units. He mentioned that
the open space was designed to protect the oak tree. It also provides pedestrian
connectivity around the north and west perimeter. Open spaces provide a buffer
and transition out from the housing.There is open space on the east corner because
of transit available in the area. Whether it is private or public is a detail to be
decided in the future.
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He said the decision on the zoning and the concept plan establish the use of the
property. The details are for another land use application and a future hearing with
its own public process. But the design cannot move ahead without first getting
approval for zoning these three parcels.
Mr. Sandblast responded to the land value question from Council Woodard and said
appraisals establish the value of land. They consider zoning and the highest and best
use if it was purchased now. If it was purchased today the zoning is commercial and
there would be a square footage analysis. Assuming the zoning changed to R-12
there would be a residential analysis based on units. He discussed the comparable
calculations and said it would be about equivalent. The price for the city to purchase
the land for a park would be based on the underlying zoning.
G. Public Testimony:Mayor Cook called upon those who signed up to testify on the
sign-in sheet. He said Jim Long,Chair of CP04M would have 15 minutes and other
speakers would have two minutes. Council President Snider will time the testimony.
Jim Long, 10730 SW 72nd Avenue,Portland, OR 97223 distributed a written copy of
his testimony,a copy of which has been entered into the record. He read from page
13 of his testimony and said this application would create spot zoning and is
unsupported by evidence in the record. While zoning change is a legitimate function
of the city, the Supreme Court cautioned against the practice especially once the
zoning map and comprehensive plan are in place. The enabling legislation in which
city governments may enact zoning regulations requires the enactment of a
comprehensive zoning plan. ORS 215.050. Once a plan is adopted, changes in it
should be made only when such changes are consistent with the overall objectives of
the plan and in keeping with changes in the character of the area or neighborhood to
be covered thereby. Arbitrary,or"spot"zoning to accommodate the desires of a
particular landowner is not only contrary to good zoning practice,but violates the
rights of neighboring landowners and is contrary to the intent of the enabling
legislation which contemplates planned zoning based on the welfare of an entire
neighborhood. See Holt et ux. v. City of Salem and Yokely Zoning Law and Practice.
Even though there is a presumption of legislative regularity when the governing
board of a county enacts a change in a zoning ordinance, the antithetical character of
spot zoning and its recognized erosive effect upon the comprehensive zoning plan
automatically tends to neutralize,if not to overcome, the presumption in the
particular case.Accordingly,courts generally view spot zoning as being outside the
presumption of legislative regularity,and require substantial evidence of change in
the neighborhood in order to justify the rezoning of a small tract as an amendment
in keeping with the comprehensive plan.The annotation is from 1957 and 1965,
Smith v. Washington County in Oregon.
The Supreme Court's discussion in Smith regarding the need to produce "substantial
evidence of change in the neighborhood is consistent with the approval criteria set
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forth in Tigard Development Code 18.380.030(3),which requires the applicant to
demonstrate "evidence of change in the neighborhood or community" to justify the
requested zoning change. This criterion is not satisfied. The only"change"in the
community identified by the applicant or staff is a general increase in the city's
population over the years. However,most cities do grow and an increase in
population,by itself, cannot form the basis for a change in the existing
comprehensive plan.
When the city first adopted its zoning map and comprehensive plan,it would have
necessarily considered the natural increase in population in decades to come and the
plan would have been designed to accommodate such anticipated growth. If
population growth in and of itself can justify zoning map changes,then the
comprehensive plans would lose any meaning and could be manipulated and
changed after every new population census. Instead,the applicant must demonstrate
some other type of change in the community. For example,a sudden and significant
disproportionality between needed commercial properties and needed residential
properties might justify changing a zoning designation, especially if such
disproportionality did not exist and was not contemplated at the time of the
enactment of the comprehensive plan. The applicant,however,cites no sudden
changes in the availability of lots suitable for housing versus lots suitable for
commercial construction that might justify a zoning map change.
Moreover,the increase in population cited by the applicant would presumably
include an increase in the need of professional services and maintaining the existing
inventory of professional-commercial zoned properties as shown on the plan is
necessary to accommodate such growth. However,applicant does not even attempt
to address the effect of the loss of professional-commercial zoned property on the
overall comprehensive plan. Without more evidence demonstrating that the existing
comprehensive plan and zoning map is inadequate to address how the city has
grown,the proposed zoning change is the type of"spot"zoning that the Supreme
Court warned against and should be denied.
The applicant's argument that the proposed R-7 will form a"buffer"makes no sense
because it will push dense residential development to just across the street from busy
commercial areas,when under the existing plan,the professional-commercial zoning
designation already provides a more viable buffer.
Mr.Long said he is the Chair of CP04M,the official citizen participation
organization serving east Tigard,Metzger and Durham. They met last week and
discussed this and other proposals. In December of 2015 they voted unanimously to
endorse retaining the Commercial-Professional zoning. CP04-M asks council to
deny the Comprehensive Plan amendment and zone map change and the planned
development review. He said the citizens,both nearby residents and CPO members
do not support residential use,particularly R-12 and multi-story buildings.The vote
was 19 ayes and 0 nays at that meeting. R-12 zoning does not fit the character of the
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neighborhood. If the property does not remain commercial zoning,R-7 or R-5
makes more sense. On January 18,2017 the CP04-M voted unanimously to
encourage the city council to include the property within the boundaries of the
Tigard Triangle urban renewal levy.
The Comprehensive Plan probably did take into consideration that growth was built
in. Focusing on the planned development review just because the applicant is just in
the concept PDR stage does not mean that the city is in the same preliminary stage
now also. The city's planning department should be providing more details to justify
the CPA and the zone. He read the following:
CDC Chapter 18.350.010—Purpose—to provide such added benefits as
increased natural areas or open space in the city, alternative building designs,
walkable communities,preservation of significant natural resources, aesthetic
appeal,and other types of assets that contribute to the larger community in
lieu of strict adherence to many of the rules of the Community Development
Code.
18.380.030 B.3—Evidence of change in the neighborhood or community or
a mistake or inconsistency in the comprehensive plan or zoning map as it
relates to the property which is the subject of the development application.
There is no evidence. They ask for denial.
18.390.050—The property is within drainage ways and there has been no
impact study.
He asked if all the people from last year's hearing were notified because they are
interested parties in this case. He said the city has their addresses and he hoped they
would have been contacted.
Citizen involvement—There are citizens and homeowners near him that did not get
notice. The Stafford Development concept application has not been fully reviewed.
There were 9 weeks where they could not get a copy of it. He said he came to the
city offices and met Mr. Pagenstecher and viewed it for 15-20 minutes but came
down again on January 10 which was the day the snow storm started. He asked to
see where the application was online and Mr. Pagenstecher was unable to find it
online that day but found out yesterday that it was online. It is difficult for citizens
to review and he wondered how many citizens came down to review this concept
development plan but could not. Mr. Long said he was not just representing himself
when he suggested he was substantially damaged by the sign being down;he is
representing other citizens,renters and other people who did not get notice that
there was a hearing tonight. There are many people who might have been in the
back of the room if they had received proper notice.
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Staff has not documented the quasi-judicial process and not engaged the neighbors
directly in a process to ensure information is available and notice received. Why
doesn't the city post the developer's application online for the citizens to see? Why
doesn't it provide a copy to the CPO at the beginning of the process?
It started snowing on January 1 Wh and he could not get down to the city to see the
file. The planning department is closed on Fridays and Monday was the Martin
Luther King Jr. holiday. He returned Tuesday morning and he brought in letters
from neighbors complaining that they could not see it. Mr. Pagenstecher said it was
online. He asked if there was an extra copy they could take and review and were told
no. He said this impacts citizens' substantial rights by removing their ability to view
plans and comment fully on them. There was no access during the snowy week.
He asked what the process was to change misinformation in the Planning
Commission minutes. Mayor Cook told him that would be a Planning Commission
process. He said there were errors and it is the city's responsibility to have accurate
information.
Mr. Long said he did not understand why the city is a co-applicant on this
application. He said last year the city was the applicant and he complained about how
the city could be neutral and said this is still an issue for him. He asked whose idea it
was to propose the zone swap to begin with. He asked that council pay attention to
the large citizen measure of local input and deny this application until a better
proposal appears. The concept of a buffer between the City of Tigard and the
unincorporated town of Metzger makes no sense.
Heidi Rechteger 10815 SW W Avenue,Tigard, OR 97223, said she lives on the
corner of 74 h Avenue and Spruce Street. She moved into her house one and one-
half years ago and will be directly and negatively impacted by this building. During
the building she will have one-two years of noise and odor pollution (asphalt) in her
garden. She bought her house for peace and quiet in her retirement. Housing types
should be on a scale compatible with adjacent low density residences. She cannot
imagine why an acre and one-half with 18 structures is considered medium density.
She understands that Tigard needs housing but asked if it is needed right there. She
asked council to be responsive to the wishes and needs of their voting constituents.
Alexis Scher, 10580 SW 77th Avenue,Tigard, OR 97223, said she resides between
Oak and Pine Streets. She said this development would affect her family and the
infrastructure is not adequate to accommodate two cars. She spoke about safe
walking to Metzger Elementary and said there are no safe pathways to school. They
have a hard time walking to school and she must hold the hands of her children to
make sure they are safe when walking on Maple and Locust Streets. She added that
Metzger Elementary is full and asked where 36 additional children would fit. She
said having a park allows equal access and helps to build community. Obesity rates
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are rising with social media use. She asked council to think about Tigard in 15-20
years and asked, "Do you want houses or places for kids to go outside and play?"
Gay Wakeland, 7210 SW Pine Street, Tigard, OR 97223 did not speak. Jim Long
said she is opposed.
Dennis Wakeland, 7210 SW Pine Street,Tigard, OR 97223 did not speak. Jim Long
said he could not stay and was opposed.
Penny Stewart, 7330 SW Pine Street,Portland, OR 97223 Qim Long read her
written testimony, a copy of which was submitted into the record.)
She wrote that her property borders the property to be rezoned and she was
concerned about what R-12 would mean to the neighborhood.After the meeting in
which Mr. Pagenstecher said the development application could be found online at
the Tigard website she tried to find it but could not locate it. She was unable to
drive to the city to view it because of inclement weather. City Hall was closed from
January 18-23. She sent a letter to Mr. Pagenstecher on January 17 and also left a
phone message asking to be walked through the application online. She did not
receive acknowledgement for the letter or phone call. She has had very little time to
study it,therefore this prejudiced her ability form a comment so this prejudiced her
form a comment. In the little time she had to review the application she found things
she did not agree with.
1)A change in zoning would violate her rights as a neighboring land owner. She did
not buy her property with the expectation or desire to be bounded by 18 two-story
homes in her backyard.
2) Per approval criteria stating the proposed development satisfies goal 10.2 of land
use planning to protect and enhance the quality and integrity of residential
neighborhoods is just not true. The quality of this neighborhood would suffer
because of the increase in traffic and the inappropriate density as compared to the
rest of the neighborhood and its larger lots.
3) The increase in population throughout the Tigard area does not justify spot
rezoning in our neighborhood. The Comprehensive Land Use Plan addressed the
expectation of growth at its inception.
4) This development does not satisfy the needs apparent to this neighborhood and
surrounding properties as our petition for a park has demonstrated. There is
nowhere close for a mother to take her children to play within walking distance.
Judy Castillo, 8535 SW Spruce Street,Tigard, OR 97223, said she was present
because she is opposed to the development. She has been through a similar situation
when she lived on Churchill Court and a lot of the same buzzwords were used when
Gage Forest development was built, such as affordable housing. She said she hears a
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lot of the same rhetoric from the city. She said for the last four years there has been
continual development and she has not had one weekend where she has not been
awakened by development noise. This is a problem and all she sees is the city
bending over backwards to help the developers. There are rules and regulations that
should be followed.As a longtime resident of Tigard she is getting sick of how the
city is physically in bed with developers. She said she has rights as a citizen and
homeowner in this town. She is opposed to this development.
Noreen Gibbons, 10730 SW 72"a Avenue,Tigard 97223, said she hears dollar signs
from the developers. She bought her home well aware of the zoning across the
street and she was sure the owners were aware of the zoning when they purchased
the property.Their proposed daycare was a perfect solution but it fell through. She
understands their need to sell the property but her biggest concern is livability and
quality of life for her,her family and the neighbors. Their private road inlet is
opposite her driveway and she can barely get out of her driveway now. She said it
does not make sense and has nothing to do with the neighborhood livability and
character or flavor. She asked council to picture themselves living in her house—
they would not like it. She heard about spot-zoning and said people have the right to
sell their property,but doesn't she have the right as a neighbor to have the quality of
life she purchased? She said,"Have some decency."
Amanda Jagelski signed up and was called upon but did not speak.
Margo Monti signed up and was called upon but did not speak.
Hans Boogman, 7803 SW Spruce Street,Tigard, Or 97223, said this will have a huge
impact on traffic. He said his boys play soccer on the street which is already
dangerous and asked what will happen when all these "chicken coops" are built. He
said this is inappropriate. He just purchased his home and it is dangerous to walk in
the neighborhood because of all the cars.This development will bring more cars and
is inappropriate. He said he is totally opposed to it
Nancy Tracy, 7310 SW Pine Street,Tigard, OR 97223, said she has been a resident
for over 50 years and there has always been growth. She said they can accept that but
reading Stafford Development's concept report left her with one impression- a lot
of charts and language used to make a bad idea look good.At the November
Planning Commission hearing the company has failed to picture the housing type.
She submitted for the record photographs to show what the narrow two-story
houses will look like. She said the company's claim that these tower houses provide a
needed buffer is ludicrous. A real buffer is the natural open space radiating out in all
directions to serve the recreational needs of the neighborhood. There are residences
all around this piece of land. Livability is all about having a natural space within a
community where people can walk and find safety and a place to exercise or just rest.
The end result of the loss of this land for a park will be to open this area to rampant
overdevelopment. This is the big piece and once gone,will never be around again in
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our lifetimes. The acreage as it exists is large enough to serve the recreational needs
of the neighborhood but is the only acreage that is sufficient. She asked if the
money could be used instead to build a safe pedestrian/bike passage over Pacific
Highway to the Tigard Triangle, the city's planned commercial oasis that is now car
dependent. The bridge would make a natural connection to the neighborhood.
She said the thought may be outrageous but she hopes it will start a conversation
that needs to be held.
Kyle Kohlman, 10900 SW 76'''Place, #14,Tigard, OR 97223 stated his opposition to
the plan. He said he grew up and lived here his entire life and has watched every
natural area or green space he grew up around disappear. Everything he knew as a
kid has been turned into houses.As he gets to the age where he may consider
starting a family or finding a permanent location it's becoming less likely that it will
be in Tigard as it is not a place to grow up in with nothing there to enjoy. He
watched Walmart come in and traffic is a disaster. He has owned his house since
2011 and it is becoming an area that is not friendly to families,with almost no
sidewalks anywhere in the area.
Ann Murdock, 7415 SW Spruce Street, Tigard, OR 97223 said she wrote council a
three-page letter one year ago. She said she did not receive anything in the mail
about the matter tonight. She noted that the signs (on the property) got wet in the
rain and she could not read them. This is the first time she has seen the concept plan.
It reminds her of the townhouse development built on 74' Avenue. They have bad
access for fire,garbage or police. Cars park in front of her home on W Avenue and
she does not want cars parked in front of her house. It is already overcrowded and
this will make it worse. There is a chunk of land that is constantly wet. She said
there are natural springs and a lot of work needs to be done on the property. This
development does not fit with surrounding area. The area has one-half to one-third
acre properties with homes and that is what should be on this property. Building a
park would be great. Metzger Park is not as safe as it used to me. This chunk of land
is ideal (for a park) because it is open and would be safe.
Nathan Murdock, 7415 SW Spruce Street, Tigard, OR 97223, said he has spoken to
council before. He said lately neighbors are calling and asking him, "Do you know
whose car that is?" He said there are issues with drugs on 7e Avenue and there is
newer housing that has no place to park so they park in front of his house. If
anyone in the neighborhood has guests there is no place for them to park. New
people are looking into the neighborhood and when they find out there is a potential
park they are all excited but when they hear 18 homes are going in they lose interest
in the area. The traffic has already been mentioned but it is atrocious. Traffic has
been an issue since he moved to Tigard in 1979 and now it is bleeding onto the side
streets. Now we are going to put 36 cars on one corner. This will be difficult and if
they cannot park there where will they park? Fred Meyer's? That is not fair to Fred
Meyer's. There is not supposed to be parking on one side of the street but people
still park there because there is not enough parking space.
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Scott Brownsten, 7212 SW Pine Street, Tigard, OR 97223 (read by Jim Long) He
opposes rezoning the tax lots located west of the intersection of 72"a Avenue and
Spruce Street from commercial to R-12. He reviewed the proposed 18 house
development and has serious concerns regarding their construction as follows. His
view from his backyard is of the tax lots in question. All of the proposed designs are
not in character with the surrounding houses and will damage his view shed. He is
concerned with loss of privacy because multiple houses will be able to see into his
backyard. Traffic on SW Pine Street is pretty bad and people speed in front of his
house on a regular basis. He has a 14-month-old son and fears for his safety. Adding
18 new houses one block away will increase traffic, further eroding his son's safety.
It is difficult to get out of the neighborhood during rush hour and this will only
increase with 18 new houses. It is unclear if the increase in traffic was considered as
part of this project but this is a serious concern. There are no places within safe
walking distance, no sidewalks to take his son to play. A better use of the land is a
park to service the existing neighborhood.
Ryan Kohlman, 7307 SW Locust Street,Tigard, OR 97223, said he is a lifelong
resident living in the family homestead on Locust Street that was purchased in 1915.
He said his son Kyle spoke about changes he has seen in the neighborhood since he
was born. He has been there for 55-plus years. His grandmother worked for Henry
Metzger. His father and grandfather both worked in real estate and he realizes that
this type of improvement is inevitable but he cannot see the right decision being
made to allow that type of housing in an area that small. He said he also owns some
property on 76th Place. He has seen the condition of the street, the cross traffic and
the difficulty of getting to 99W,hampered again by the installation of the medians.
He said Fred Meyer has trucks and vehicles entering behind the store and saying that
there will only be 36 cars is an understatement. He encouraged council to reconsider
the process and the decision to rezone.
Christina Hansen, 10670 SW 75d Avenue,Tigard, OR 97223, said she was the only
one who accepted the initial annexation into the City of Tigard. She spoke with the
Planning Commission and as everyone else has stated, granting the zone change will
alter the essential character of the neighborhood. Density decreases livability. This
change is not desired by the neighborhood and the City of Tigard has more of an
obligation to listen to the residents first and not the developer. At the Planning
Commission she spoke about her drainage issue and the Planning Commission
president said she hopes the builders would get in touch with her personally about
this issue. They have not done that yet. She supposed they could wait until the
detailed plan. However, they have been dealing with this water issue since 2004.
They have dug out their backyard multiple times and cannot add any more drainage.
She said the water issue should be addressed before this plan is approved. She said
she also has two children that attend Metzger Elementary and the neighborhood is
not walkable. Metzger does a once a year walk to school event and she knows there
are adults and kids but she is not comfortable leaving her children with adults she
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does not know. She said her other issue is that she asked that the storm track go all
the way up to her property because she is the one who has water running from the
field into her yard. She did not see how making more houses with smaller yards
does anything for the children. Kids need to play. The city's master plan talks about
needing more parks and how the prices keep going up. She suggested the city grab
this land before it turns into this (gestured towards the slide of the concept plan).
David Mangold, 11053 SW Legacy Oak Way,Tigard, OR 97223 said he lives in a
home on R-12 zoned land in the newest neighborhood mentioned earlier. He was
not aware he lived in a"chicken coop." He spoke briefly about the kind of people
that live in his development. He is a military academy graduate and a veteran, civil
servant, entrepreneur and small business owner. He said if he was buying today he
could not afford to purchase the home he lives in. Housing prices since 2013 have
increased substantially and there is a great need for affordable housing. He wanted
people to understand that affordable housing does not imply that a particular type of
person will be living in that housing. The housing market has changed and while he
would love to live on a quarter-acre lot with a nice view shed,that quarter-acre lot
would probably sell for half a million dollars. He said he is conscientious and tries to
work with his neighbors. Whenever they have folks over he makes sure they do not
park on 7e Avenue. There is an oak tree in his neighborhood and he sees
neighbors from outside of White Oak Village walking near the tree and enjoying that
space. He understood concerns people have,particularly long-term residents but
people have to live somewhere and good people will live in this kind of housing.
Cynthia Patelzick, 10975 SW 7e Avenue, Tigard, OR 97223, referred to the
previous speaker's development and said she wrote a letter to try and stop that
process. As the neighbors feared, cars speed up and down and we are not a
neighborhood; we are a freeway for the people that live back there. She said she is
not saying that the gentleman who just spoke is like that but very many of them are.
Many are very nice however; they have a nice green space they get to use. Everyone
else is out in the cold. There are no bike paths, no sidewalks and no parks. That
does not make it a livable area. She said her street has become a throughway and the
children cannot play in their front yards without fear that they will be run over.
Tonya Banks, 7600 SW Pine Street,Tigard, OR 97223, said she agrees with
everything said in opposition. She is new to the neighborhood and the Metzger area.
She has an eight-year-old boy who attends Metzger Elementary. She feels strongly
that there should be a park in the area. Metzger Park is on Hall Boulevard which is a
busy road to cross. Another reason to have another park is to have an emergency
location or meeting point during an earthquake. She said she was curious if there
was a thought to put a park inside the development as a compromise. A park is
definitely needed for children in the neighborhood.
Scott Ronnie, 10900 SW 78th Avenue,Tigard, OR 97223, said he has an elementary
aged student and they have no park to go to. Metzger Park is the closest but they do
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not trust him to go to Metzger since there are no sidewalks in the area. He said the
future residents will be complaining about not having a park or greenspace. People
use the streets as a cut-through to get to Costco,Walmart and Winco. It is already
dangerous. There is a need for a park and Tigard emphasizes the need for green
space and this would be a great place to put it.
Evangeline Pattison, 7214 SW Locust, OR 97223, said she owns one of the original
1930s farm homes of 1,000 square feet and lives next to 3,600 square foot homes.
She said this development would not fit in the neighborhood. She asked if the traffic
study could assess what was happening prior to the Lennar development on Locust
Street vs the current situation. The traffic has dramatically changed. She noted that
the corner of Spruce Street and 72"d Avenue is heavily travelled and she has seen two
accidents there. She said this will not make any changes to make that corner safe.
H. Response to testimony by staff-Associate Planner Pagenstecher said some of the
testimony relates to approval criteria and he would address it.
• He clarified for council that when or if they approve the concept plan they
are required to give the applicant direction so that when the detailed plan is
developed it can be found consistent with the concept plan.
• Regarding spot zoning he said the property was zoned commercial when it
was in Washington County.At the time of annexation it was rezoned to the
closest zone the city had to the County's zone. The proposal is to change the
zone for these pieces of property to residential. He said this is not an
unusual request. Similarly,the R-12 zone is used in pieces in other parts of
the city where it can offer a buffering function.
• The findings regarding a change in the community are addressed on page 8
of the Planning Commission Recommendation. Jim Long said the reason is
increased population and that is a background condition for the need for
affordable housing which is allowed in that zone. This is combined with a
change in the market that does not support commercial use,as evidenced by
the owner's application for the change of this C-P zone over the last several
years.
• The city is not a co-applicant but is interested and supports the re-zone.
I. Applicant rebuttal to testimony-Ken Sandblast said he found testimony helpful and
he made some notes.
• He heard a lot about traffic and said page 5 of the Planning Commission
Recommendation specifically addressed the ODOT traffic analysis. The
existing zoning of commercial-professional has 220 trips during p.m. peak
hours. Now it will be 43 trips, which is roughly a 75-percent reduction.
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These are the facts in the record. He pointed out that the detailed plan will
go through a traffic analysis. Some of the last testimony asked if there would
be a traffic analysis and yes, it will be done to analyze traffic in the
intersections in the surrounding areas defined by the city to be studied. They
will look at capacity, trips generated now and how this property will impact
this system.
• Associate Planner Pagenstecher touched on change in circumstances of need
and in addition to the reference he gave, this is addressed extensively in the
application narrative on pages 15-16. It is an approval criterion and is fully
addressed.
• Neighborhood notice is a recurring theme for a variety of reasons. The staff
report was made available to everyone, including the applicant and himself
and to his knowledge met the code requirements of the city.
• He said they looked at the development concept of developing this property
at the C-P zoning and determined that there could be an office building of
15,000-18,000 square feet per floor.This is existing zoning concept
planning. He said he did not want this to be a threat but he wanted to point
out that the R-12 zoning allows other types of housing including multi-family
and attached housing and this is not what they are proposing.This is another
reason why this concept plan is offered. It gives the neighbors certainty
about the types of housing they would see on this property.
• The planned development concept private drive is aligned with an existing
street on the south side of Spruce Street.
• The water issue was raised in the November Planning Commission meeting
and they do want to know about it but they are not at that level yet. They
won't spend time doing the required soils and engineering studies until a
concept plan is approved and they have certainty to go ahead. He noted that
the applicant's submittal to the city must meet utility and storm water
regulations which require looking at adjacent properties. There is no
question that the drainage issue will be examined. Presence of a wetland will
need to be established as factual information and will be determined at the
time of a detailed plan. If there is a substantial wetland they will be back
before the decision makers to be revise the plan. As pointed out earlier,
approval of a planned development casts a die and what is seen is what you
get in regards to the open space, street locations and housing, etc.
Morgan Will said he is the project manager for Stafford Development Company,
LLC,485 So. State Street,Lake Oswego, OR 97034. He expressed appreciation to
staff for their help and to the community for their participation. He said they had a
great conversation about opportunities for a park and heard interest from neighbors
about the property becoming a park however there was no interest from the city in
purchasing it. They have a contract to buy the property and did express interest in
offering the property for sale to the city but since that is not forthcoming there is a
timeline and they need to move forward.
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Mr.Will noted there was a lot of concern expressed about density and housing types.
The land is on the edge of the City of Tigard and is a challenge because it is a change
from county density to urban density. He reinforced what Mr. Sandblast said about
building it out as commercial development and how it would be larger and more
intrusive.The design is a transition, and the buildings will be limited to two stories so
it will be less intense. He commented on what he heard about safety. Many older
neighborhoods were built without sidewalks but the new trend in urban
development is to require them. He pointed out that this project will have
additional paving width and sidewalks with a planter strip between. These elements
will add safety to the neighborhood. He said currently there is no refuge at the
comer but this project will create a safer corner and a wider, safer street.
Mr. Will reiterated that the property is irregularly shaped and they could have done a
standard subdivision. The upper right hand piece of the property has difficult access
but the only way to get back there is with flag lots or a private street. The private
street is the preferred method and that can only be built through a planned
development. Another planned development requirement is common, open spaces.
A regular subdivision does not require them.Also,these spaces are normally owned
by a homeowners'association for private use but these open spaces will allow
everyone access.
Council President Snider raised an issue. Although this was not mentioned verbally,
Mr. Long has questioned his impartiality in this case on page 8 of his written
testimony which is in the record. Council President Snider read his statement from
the February 2,2016 minutes and commented that what he said was factual. He
asked City Attorney Rihala what the process was because this was not raised when
Mayor Cook asked for objections but is now part of the written testimony.
City Attorney Rihala explained the process. Mayor Cook asked if Mr. Long wanted
to state whether he believes Council President Snider is biased or impartial. Mr.
Long replied, "Yes,yes,yes." He said with Council President Snider's statement that
it was going to be residential he thought the council had some problems. City
Attorney Rihala asked Council President Snider if he felt he could be impartial or did
he want to recuse himself from this decision. Council President Snider said he would
happily recuse himself although he was probably the best advocate for what they are
looking for. City Attorney Rihala, said from a legal perspective she did not feel that it
rose to the level of bias or not being neutral but it was entirely up to Council
President Snider's discretion. He said he would recuse himself. Mayor Cook asked
Council President Snider to go to the conference room for the remainder of the
discussion.
Councilor Goodhouse asked the applicant if there were any other options for housing design
and commented that they look like row homes. He asked if it could be broken into larger
lots.
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Morgan Will said they looked at a normal subdivision with three rows of houses, one facing
72"d Avenue and two facing a private street internally but they realized they erred in that
private streets are not allowed in a standard subdivision. Putting a road through would mean
the property would be all road. Metro also has density standards that the city is a party to and
must meet and the developers are balancing meeting the minimum number of lots and
providing sufficient access. He said they did consider not having the open space at the corner
but it puts houses closer to the roads. Flag lots were considered but this was not popular
because in the market people prefer having a community road rather than flag lots. Other
initial layouts did not respect the large tree. They came up with this plan because it puts the
open space where it will do the most good for a natural setting. Orienting the houses left and
right of the private street was done purposefully; fronting them towards Spruce Street puts
"eyes on the street." Mr. Will confirmed that the houses are two-story with a traditional
pitched roof for Oregon to help keep moss off.
Mayor Cook noted that putting a bigger park in the middle of the green space only benefits
those houses. Secondarily,if the houses are backed up to the edge they do look into the
neighbor's backyards. This planned development concept will save the tree and limit the
buildings to two stories.
Mr. Will clarified the spaces between the residences for Councilor Goodhouse. He said there
are two different lot sizes and the 28-foot yards are designed for 22-foot houses so there are
three-feet on either side. The 26-foot yards are for the 20-foot wide homes. There is three
feet between the side of the structure and the property line so there is a minimum of six feet
between the structures on the side yards.
J. Mayor Cook closed the public hearing.
K. Council Discussion and Consideration - Ordinance No. 17-01
Councilor Woodard said everyone knows how he feels about parks and this would
be a great place for a park. He commented about another R-12 development that he
felt did not fit into its neighborhood. He did not feel good about putting that
zoning in this neighborhood. He added that he knows what it is like to have
development surround a family home and his family attended meetings and came to
a compromise. He did not see a compromise with this R-12 zoning;commercial is
not 24-7 activity.
Councilor Woodard said he read PRAB Chair Polivka's memo which said there
is no money. He looked at the 2016 budget and noted that if the proposed budget is
pushed through this year there will still be money available. He referred to River
Terrace and citywide SDCs and said there is a lot of development and money
flowing into the Parks SDCs. He said if the city wants to do something there is a
way to get it done. He asked the city council to have the political will and courage to
say we need a park there.
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Councilor Woodard expressed frustration at walking through the neighborhood
because there is no safe place to walk and he sees kids playing on those roads. He
said, "Do we need R-12 housing? Yes,we do. Is this an area where we necessarily
need it in? I don't think so." There is an urban growth boundary expansion coming
and people will mobilize themselves out to the west and there will also be infill.
Some neighborhoods will sell out for density. He said there is a way to make this a
park and he thought there is money but he will need to go through the budget
process and the books to see what is available.
He referred to the Friends of Bull Mountain and how they developed their park and
sees the same thing for this park. This is a huge opportunity and he thinks this can
be done. He said at best,he'd love to see a park there or at worst,keep it commercial
or zone to an R-5 or R-7.
Councilor Goodhouse said this is a quasi-judicial hearing so a park is not even
something to be discussed or approved. He said he wanted to get this out
there so there is not a false hope. He said he liked the idea of traffic reduction and
likes the two-story homes. He was not favorable towards putting in more tightly
spaced homes. He noted that if kept commercial no one knows what would
go in. Residential would be better. Council can ask that it be kept open and protect
the tree. He noted that he has lived in his neighborhood for over 30 years and there
used to be acres of forest to play in so the same thing is happening to his
neighborhood. He said, "Growth happens and sometimes there is a big lot and
people decide to change it."
Councilor Anderson referred to his Planning Commission experience and said
the plan is as good as can be done within R-12 zoning. He said, "They did a nice
job." He noted that TVF&R, Clean Water Services and ODOT have all given basic
approval. He said in any part of the city this plan is viable. It has green space and the
homes are affordable. $350,000 is at the low end of affordable housing in Tigard. He
said parking is always an issue but the traffic is better than what would happen with
C-G. The park would be a benefit to the neighborhood but that is not what can be
considered tonight.
Mayor Cook agreed that the criteria have been met. He said the design is fairly good
and it saves the tree, controls height and has green space. He added that we all like
parks and want our neighborhoods to be livable and walkable. He said citizens had a
chance to add to walkability in the city in November but turned it (gas tax) down.
That was a chance to fill some sidewalk gaps but people decided not to fund it. He
said the impact to schools is not part of the land use requirements and is not in the
criteria to consider. That is up to the school district. He said he agrees that the more
houses facing the street the better, from a safety standpoint. It provides more "eyes
on the street."
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Councilor Woodard asked for clarification on the process. City Attorney Rihala, said
the first question is does the application comply with criteria for the comprehensive
zone change. The second decision if council votes yes on the first question is do you
approve the planned development concept plan. Councilor Woodard said if it doesn't
look right you do not have to vote in favor of it. It will come back as something else.
Councilor Woodard said council could do the right thing for that neighborhood or
ignore the 140 signatures on a petition and 200 people in that neighborhood. He
addressed the crowd and said"This is all I can do for you is try to convince them that
it is the wrong thing to do and if they wanted to,they could do something different."
Mayor Cook stated it was not whether he wanted it or did not want it. It is, "does it
meet the criteria?" The applicant can appeal to LUBA (Land Use Board of Appeals)
and LUBA will ask what part of the criteria was not met and LUBA can tell the city it
does meet it and they can build it anyway.
City Attorney Rihala said if council does not wish to approve it tonight, she and staff
will ask what criteria were not met.
Councilor Anderson moved to approve Ordinance No. 17-01. Councilor Goodhouse
seconded the motion. Councilor Goodhouse asked a process question and Mayor Cook
clarified that the ordinance would be voted on first,then the concept plan.
City Recorder Krager read the number and title of the ordinance.
Ordinance No. 17-01—AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT CPA 2016-00002 AND ZONE
CHANGE ZON 2016-00001 TO AMEND THE TIGARD
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATIONS AND ZONING DISTRICTS
MAP FROM C-P TO R-12 ON TAX LOTS 1S136ACO2200, 1S136ACO2400,
AND 1S136ACO2500
Councilor Woodard commented that even if there was a LUBA challenge he was confident
that there are numerous issues with either the Comprehensive Plan amendment or the
planned development.
Mayor Cook requested that City Recorder Krager conducted a roll call vote.
Yes No
Mayor Cook ✓
Councilor Goodhouse ✓
Council President Snider recused
Councilor Woodard ✓
Councilor Anderson ✓
Mayor Cook announced that Ordinance No. 17-01 was adopted by majority vote.
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L. Consider a motion to approve the Planned Development Concept Plan with direction
to the applicant for preparation of a detailed plan (as determined through the public
hearing process).
Councilor Goodhouse asked about the process to make amendments and if the
applicant could come back with some other options. Associate Planner Pagenstecher
showed a PowerPoint slide of some concerns that staff had that council could
stipulate. At this point certain directions to the applicant can be part of the motion.
He said to have the applicant return would probably require a continued hearing.
Councilor Anderson said he would like to see neighborhood access to the green
space as shown on the left-hand side of the slide. Mayor Cook concurred and also
suggested keeping the tree. He asked that the developer ensure that where the
arrows appear on the concept drawing there will actually be access. He said a chain
across the private drive would keep cars from driving there but would also keep out
bikes and kids,defeating the purpose.
Councilor Goodhouse asked that the green space be kept accessible to the
neighbors. He asked for the drainage issues to be examined. Councilor Anderson
asked if there was a slope on the property and Associate Planner Pagenstecher said
there is a 6 percent slope from east to west. Councilor Anderson said opening it up
to playground equipment can lead to liability issues with the HOA so he
recommended leaving it as a green space.
Associate Planner Pagenstecher said the motion would be to approve with direction to include
public access to the corner Tract C open space,pedestrian access through Tract A, two-story
housing type limit,pedestrian-friendly transition access through the private street, and address the
drainage issues. Councilor Goodhouse moved to approve the proposed Development Concept as
amended. Councilor Anderson seconded the motion.
Yes No
Mayor Cook ✓
Councilor Goodhouse ✓
Council President Snider recused
Councilor Woodard ✓
Councilor Anderson ✓
Mayor Cook conducted a vote and the motion passed 3-1.
At 10:23 p.m. Councilor Woodard called point of order due to the time and requested that the final
items on the agenda be moved to another date. City Manager Wine noted that the two remaining
agenda items are time sensitive and require council feedback prior to coming back for potential
action on February 7. She noted that there was not a council meeting scheduled for January 31 but
there is a council outreach event. She suggested council meet after the outreach event ends at 8:00
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p.m. Mayor Cook requested that council members email any questions to Senior Planner Shanks or
Redevelopment Project Manager Farrelly so they can be prepared to discuss them next week.
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PIAN Due to time constraints, this item will be moved to January 31,2017 meeting.
7. NON AGENDA ITEMS None
• EXECUTIVE SESSION The scheduled executive session was not held. Risk Manager Curran
said she will update council with a confidential memo.
8. ADJOURNMENT
Councilor Woodard moved for adjournment at 10:29 p.m. and Councilor Goodhouse seconded the
motion. The motion passed unanimously.
Yes No
Mayor Cook ✓
Councilor Goodhouse ✓
Council President Snider ✓
Councilor Woodard ✓
Councilor Anderson ✓ e Q
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Carol A. Krager,City Reco er
Attest:
Johlook, Mayor
Date: Ve4/ 72dt :2
TIGARD CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES —January 24, 2017
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