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City Council Minutes - 04/17/2018 ■ City ofTigard Tigard Workshop Meeting Minutes momm' April 17, 2018 1. WORKSHOP MEETING A. Mayor Cook called the meeting to order at 6:33 p.m. B. Deputy City Recorder Burgoyne called the roll. Name Present Absent Councilor Woodard Councilor Anderson Mayor Cook Councilor Goodhouse Council President Snider 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—There was none. 2. JOINT MEETING BETWEEN TIGARD LIBRARY BOARD AND TIGARD CITY COUNCIL Library Director Barnes presented this item. Members of the Library Board in attendance included: Katie Harris,Lorin Hoklin,Nina Kung,Becky Gauthier,Mary Bogert and Jean Hart. Library Chair Harris talked about the array of activities the library offers and then shared two videos that highlighted the adult programs and children programs offered. Library Member Hart showed a PowerPoint on the library used database Lynda.com and explained how it works. Council President Snider asked if any of the library board members have been engaged with the levy. Ms. Harris said they have planned to be part of several community events and have information to hand out. City Manager Wine explained that city board and committee's members are held to the same campaign restrictions as city employees while they are representing the city,however,if they are representing themselves and it is on their own time, they are allowed to speak either in favor or against a city measure. Councilor Woodard asked Ms. Barnes if staff would present a matrix of library statistics that trended over time when they come before council again. He explained that he would like to see several years TIGARD CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES -April 17, 2018 City of Tigard 1 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard, OR 97223 www.tigard-or.gov I Page 1 of 2 of statistics so that council could see the difference in numbers from one year to another. Ms. Barnes replied that patron satisfaction has been over 90% for the last ten years and circulation has hovered around 5 million over the last five years. She said next time staff would provide a matrix of statistics that trended over time. Councilor Anderson asked about the condition of the parking lot,and the number of parking spaces available during peak hours. Ms. Barnes said the library partners with the church across the street for extra parking spaces when they have large events,but limited parking at the library remains an issue and area of concern. Mayor Cook thanked the board members for their commitment and passion for what they do. He said council hears a lot about the children programs and he is surprised to learn about how many adults use the library services and participate in the adult programs. 3. NON AGENDA ITEMS—There was none. 4. EXECUTIVE SESSION—There was none. 5. ADJOURNMENT At 6:58 p.m. Councilor Woodard moved to adjourn the meeting and Council President Snider seconded the motion. Motion passed by a unanimous vote. Name Yes No Councilor Woodard Councilor Anderson Mayor Cook Councilor Goodhouse Council President Snider Kelly Burgoy e,Deputy 6fty R corder Attet: John LOok,Mayor Date: �l�}��c� d TIGARD CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES -April 17, 2018 City of Tigard 1 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard,OR 97223 www.dgard-or.gov I Page 2 of 2