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October 18, 2018
1. Water Rate Increase Communications y Meeting Cancelled
John Goodrich attached a memo regarding how the Election Night
city will communicate the last of the (5-year) LOT)k'P
water rate increases to Tigard Water Service Area Monday,Nov. 12 Veterans Day Observed
customers. City Hall Closed
2. 2018 Community Action Issues of Poverty Tuesday,Nov. 13 SWC Public Hearing
Report Preferred Alternative
Washington Co. Office of Community Development Adoption Business Meeting
Program Manager Jennie Proctor shared news at the 6:30 p.m. —Town Hall
Oct. 11 CDBG Policy Advisory Board meeting that Tuesday,Nov. 20 Combo Business/Workshop
Community Action's Issues of Poverty report was just Meeting
released. 6:30 p.m.—Town Hall
The report provides an in-depth look at poverty in the
county based on census and local data collection and
analysis and includes a breakdown of each city.
Tigard's profile is attached.The full report is available
at htWs://caowash.org/
3. Construction Project Update
Mike McCarthy attached an oven-iew of road, trail and
construction projects underway in the city.
4. Approved Special Event Permit
Trick or Treat on Main Street, Oct. 31, 4—6 p.m.
5. News Articles
✓ Mayors across the nation come to Flint,talk water
infrastructure
✓ Nation's mayors discuss water infrastructure,
affordability in Flint
✓ Tigard seeks audit committee members
✓ Fritz concerns prompt council to delay hearings on
new MAX line
6. Council Calendar
Tuesday, Oct 23 Business Meeting
6:30 p.m. —Town Hall
Tuesday, Oct. 30 SWC Workshop
6:30 p.m. —Town Hall
Sunday, Nov. 4 Daylight Savings Time Ends
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Newsletter:
ry City of Tigard
Memorandum
To: The Honorable Mayor Cook and City Councilors
From: John Goodrich, Public Works Utility Manager
Re: Communicating Water Rate increases
Date: October 16, 2018
Based on previous council action,water rates will increase 3.25 percent effective Jan. 1,
2019. Staff is communicating these rate increases with our customers in the Tigard Water
Service Area through several types of notification tools. As a courtesy to our customers,
notification will begin Dec. 1, 2018, to provide 30-days' notice before the increase.
Our communications strategy is to provide:
• An article notifying customers of water rate changes using our quarterly
newsletter Know H2O winter edition, scheduled for publication and distribution
Dec. 1, 2018
• A program update to the city webpage "Water Rate Calculator Tool" and sidebar
information using the new water rates, beginning Nov. 26, 2018
• A short statement at the bottom portion of city water billing invoices for one
billing cycle (4 weeks) beginning Nov. 26,2018,notifying customers about the
rate changes
All of our communications will include city contact information for public works or utility
billing. Our intent is to continue this proactive communication strategy for programmed water
rate increases in the future. We will share this information with the Intergovernmental Water
Board at their November board meeting.
If you have any questions or comments regarding customer communications or water rates
increases,please contact me at your convenience.
Cc: M. Wine, City Manager
B. Rager,Public Works Director
T. LaFrance, Finance and Information Services Director
J. Isaksen,Assistant Finance and Information Services Director
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Tigard
Issues of Poverty
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The City of Tigard is home to just under 51,000 people.Approximately TOTAL POPULATION BY RACE
12%of 11gard's residents live in households with income below the
federal poverty level and 26%live in households with income below ■ 71.7%-White'k Hipa
■ 11.2 -Hispanic
200%FPL.Located on the south eastern end of the County,the
population of Tigard has increased 7%since 2010. ■ 5.0%-Ti o or more races
IRl 2.5%-Some other race
More than 8,000(42960) Tigard households rent their homes,53%of 71 1.9%-Black/African
whom pay more than 30%of their income for their housing costs and Ainarican
27%spend half their monthly income to remain housed.63%of Tigard's 7 0.6%-Pacific Islond:r
housingstock was built before 199o.Tigard's homeowner and rental ❑ 0.3%-American Indian/
Alaska Native
vacancy rates in 2o16 were 2Fo and 0.2%respectively,indicating a tight
housing market.Since 2010,median earnings for Tigard residents have POVERTY POPULATION BY RACE
increased 8%while median gross rent has increased 2596 further straining
household budgets. ■ 25.2%-Hispa�
■ 25.2%-Hi�pani:
■ 9.8%-Scr.=other race
1696 of children living within the City of Tigard live in households with ■ 7.6%-Asian
income below the Federal Poverty Level and 30%of students enrolled in f".' 5.8%-Two cr more races
Tigard-Tualatin Schools are eligible for free or reduced lunch.Eligibility 2.9°f:-Blacl:✓African
for Free and Reduced lunch is set at 185%Federal Poverty Level. American
❑ 2.6'YL-P=cific!slander
Poverty Rate........................................12%
Children under 5 in Poverty............18 io TOTAL POPULATION BY EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Fopulati,;n 25 years and o er
All Children in Poverty......................16%
Seniors in Poverty................................4",b ■ 8.8%-Labs than H.,:.
■ 15.2%-H.S.gr:;cuaU:
.3 33.0%-Som(!college/
Associate's
12.9''h-B3che!o's ar
higher
POVERTY POPULATION BY EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25-,-ears and o):-.-r
111127.0%-Less then H.S.
■23.3%-H.S.graduate
13 30.0%-Scne collet e/
Associate's
D 19.7%-Bachelor's o:
%) higher
APPENDIX v Tigard Issues of Poverty
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TOP 10 MOST COMMON CONDITIONS OF POVERTY EXPERIENCED
All respondents Children under 5 Seniors WorkingI
Falling behind on utility bills/no heat 52.1 60.0
Trouble saving money for emergencies I� 41.6 -}, 39.6 -
Unemployment/lack of li ing wage jobs36.6 ! 52.1--- _t 25.0
Increase in rent 32.9 I 31.3 30.0 37.5
P:4ental health challenges 31.1 25.0 40.0 16.7
Falling behind on rent or mortgage 30.4 41.7 20.0 ! 29.2
Diabetes/high blood pressure 60.0
Asthma/respiratory/lung disease 23.6 22.9 16.7
Lack of access to dental care 21.1 25.0 50,0 22.9
Trouble paying credit card balance 27.3 33.3 40.0 37.5
Homeless/lack of affordable housin_- 22.9
Problems related to aging 40.0
Under-:mploy rnent/unstable schedule 18.8
Stuck in unsafe living situation 10.0
Feeling isolated 19.9
TOP 10 MOST COMMON RESOURCE PRIORITIES TO FEEL STABLE AND SECURE
All respondents Children under 5 Seniors Working
Affordable utility bills I 43.8 37.5
Affordable housing 42.2 20.0 i 35.4
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Improving credit 38.5 I 41.7
Access to dental care 19.3 40.0 �- 18.8
,
Training to get better paying job 15.5 20.8 27.1
Learning how to better budget money 18.0 22.9 10.0 18.8
Help with buying a home 19.9 I 29.2 I 10.0 31.3
Help getting/keeping job 21.1 25.0 20.0
Learning how to save or invest 10.0 18.8
Help for children to go to college 16.8 10.0
Safe and afford;�ble child care 31.3
Help to repair or maintain home 10.0
Access to healthy and affordable food 20.0
Access to health care 16.1 25.0
More stable wcrk hours 20.8
Help with legal or court fees 20.8
Help improving,my relationships 18.E
APPENDIX Tigard Issues of Po-,ert
Construction Project Update — October 17, 2018 Item# /97
Newslet er:
Pavement Striping
This week, City staff is working with a hired crew from Marion County to refresh the paint on yellow centerlines
and white edge lines on streets around Tigard.
Cook Park Sewer Line
A portion of Clean Water Services'West Durham Basin Improvement Program is starting at Cook Park. The
project will replace aging sewer interceptor pipes that help control water flow. Crews will install larger,more
resilient pipes to improve wastewater capacity. Tigard residents and park users can expect truck traffic, trail closures
and detours at the park through April 2019. See CWS for more info. htW://wv..-w.cleanwaterservices.org/about-
us/projects/a.-est-durham-basin-improvement-program/
Fanno Creek Trail—Woodard Park to Tiedeman Ave
The Fanno Creek trail is closed from Woodard Park to Tiedeman Ave to build a new bridge and trail connecting the
Fanno Creek Trail straight from Woodard Park across the creek to the existing crosswalk on Tiedeman
Avenue. Detour routes are via Johnson Street and,6a the Tigard Street Heritage Trail.
Dirksen Nature Park
Construction is in progress on a nature play area in Dirksen Nature Park south of Tigard Street. The Fanno Creek
Trail is closed through October. Detour routes are signed on soft-surface trails through Dirksen Park, and a longer
paved detour via the Tigard Street Heritage Trail.
Fanno Creek Trail Remeander
The Fanno Creek trail from Main Street through the Ash Ave trail crossing is planned to reopen next week. This
project has restored Fanno Creek to a more natural flow path,installed a new bridge, and realigned and repaved the
trail. The contractor is installing shoulders and landscaping and cleanup work.
River Terrace Area Construction
• River Terrace subdivisions are under construction particularly on the east side of Roy Rogers Rd south of
Scholls Ferry Rd. If you have any questions,please contact Mike White at 503-718-2464.
• A contractor is building a new subdivision on the west side of 150`'Ave south of Hawksridge. Utility work
(with traffic delays)is in progress in 150'Ave.
• Bull Mountain Road Widening and Traffic Signal Construction: Bull Mountain Road (from 164`'to
Roy Rogers Rd) is open with a new roundabout at the future River Terrace Blvd, and a traffic signal at Bull
Mountain and Roy Rogers Road. Visit GetUsThere.org for information and updates. The contractor is
preparing the nearby subdivision site for wet fall/winter weather.
• There are other significant road, sewer and water projects underway or planned in the area. Visit
GetUsThere.org for information and updates.
Hwy 217 Auxiliary Lanes
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is designing a project to add an auxiliary third lane on Hwy
217 southbound from Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy to Hwy 99W, and Hwy 217 northbound from Hwy 99W to Scholls
Ferry Rd. More information is on the project website at hwy217.org.
92"Avenue Pathway to North Dakota Street
The street crew has built a new wood-chip pathway connection in existing right-of-way from the north end of 92nd
Ave (off Greenburg Rd) to North Dakota Street.
Wall Street (south of Hunzikerl
Wall Street is under construction south of Hunziker Rd. Access is available to local properties (including Potso Dog
Park) but drivers should expect delays. New sidewalk and paring is being constructed along Hunziker St (near Wall
Street) for the next couple of weeks;Delays likely.
Interstate 5 (Hwy 99W to I-205) Paving and Auxiliary Lane
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is adding a southbound auxiliary lane on Interstate 5 from
Lower Boones Ferry Rd to I-205,improving on-and off-ramps,and repaving Interstate 5 (both directions) from
Hwy 99DG'to I-205. Expect some nighttime lane closures through fall 2019. v�-ww.dnyurl.cotn/I5ODOTProct
Fanno Creek Trail (Woodard Park to Bonita and Hall Blvd to Tualatin)
Design work is in progress on a project to build the remaining segments of the Fanno Creek Trail from Woodard
Park to Bonita Road and build a new connection from the end of 85'Avenue (Hall Boulevard) to the Tualatin
Bridge. Contact Mike McCarthy at 503-718-2462 or mikem e tiQa�a d oror. with questions, or if you would like to
join the Citizens Advisory Committee for this project.
Oak Street near 90''Avenue
A contractor is working on Oak Street near 90''Avenue for a new apartment complex. Daytime delays likely.
76' and 79'Avenues south of Bonita Road
A developer is constructing the Elderberry Ridge subdivision on the south end of 76"Ave east of 79'h Ave south of
Bonita Road.
Tiedeman Avenue and Tigard Street
A developer is building a new subdivision south of Tigard Street east of Tiedeman Avenue. The contractor is
working in Tiedeman Ave from 9am to Spm installing storm and sanitary utilities. Expect delays on Tiedeman.
68'Parkway south of Hwy 99W
A developer is building a new self-storage facility on the west side of 68''Parkway south of Highway 99W. Some
delays possible.
72nd Avenue between Clinton St and Baylor St
A developer is building a new 37-unit apartment building on the east side of 72"Ave between Clinton St and
Baylor St. Current work includes relocating existing utilities underground, and pouring the building pad; some
delays likely on 72nd Ave.
School Construction
Construction continues on Templeton Elementary School, and on the new Durham Center education services
building near Durham Elementary School. Tigard High School construction is in progress,with periodic sidewalk
closures (with pedestrian detours) while the contractor is working in the immediate area.
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by Amanda Chodnicki NBC25 News,Flint Friday, October 12th 2018
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Flint Mayor Karen Weaver is joined by other mayors from across the nation to talk about water infrastructure. (Photo Credit:
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FLINT, Mich. —When it comes to clean water, or a lack thereof, city leaders said Flint unfortunately has been
the poster child.
Mayor Karen Weaver said Flint has been through a lot; however, she said it is greater than just our city.
She said this is happening across the country.
Friday Weaver was joined by mayors from as close as Burton and Rochester Hills to as far as Napa, California.
Their purpose for the meeting was to talk about how to prevent, respond and recover from a water crisis like
Flint experienced.
When news surrounding the water crisis first broke, mayors like John Cook from Tigard, a suburb of Portland,
said he learned so much.
"When it happened here, it made us think about testing our city,"Mayor Cook said. "So we went to not only the
city buildings, but went to the drinking fountains in the parks and found out people don't understand. People
think the water is lead contained, but it's not. It's the fixture."
The message these mayors were working to send is that investing in infrastructure is essential when it comes to
keeping their communities safe.
But to do that,they said they will need help
and are calling on action from Washington
and state leaders.
If you would like to watch the full press
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FLINT(WJRT)-(10/12/18)-The U.S.Conference of Mayors'water council met in Flint for the first time Friday to talk about
the country's failing water infrastructure.
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Flint Mayor Karen Weaver wasjoined by eight other Democratic and Republican mayors from California, Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, Oregon
-and some from Michigan-including Burton/Mayor Paula Zelenko and Rochester Hills mayor Bryan Barnett. Barnett is also vice president
of uscm..
"We came here to learn about the specifics,how do you avoid this situation?How do you respond if ever you find yourself in
anything close to this situation,"Barnett said.
The group released a report Friday on ways cities could save tens of billions of dollars when it comes to replacing aging pipes,
citing capital savings from competitive bidding or"open competition."
"Our message to Congress and the administration,the previous administrations, future administrations,the current
administration is that you are not providing us with enough financial assistance so that we at the local level can meet the costly
mandates that you,Congress and the federal government have given to us. It's no longer a partnership folks. It's a dictatorship,"
said Lima Mayor Dave Berger.
Congressman Dan Kildee and Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence,along with the mayors, called out the president's
infrastructure plan for not doing enough for cities.
"The president himself produces an infrastructure bill -an infrastructure concept that would say that these mayors have to come
up with 80%of the money for whatever federal dollars that would be available. Let me tell you, if they had the 80%they would
be spending it right now," said Congressman Dan Kildee.
Barnett,who is a Republican,said he thinks the president's plan is at least a starting point.
Burton Mayor Paula Zelenko has been a part of USCM since 2013.
"If you're going to hand us a mandate you got to hand us down some funding to comply with that mandate as well. We spend
more money on complying with mandates through all levels of government. It all gets put on the back of our local citizens and
quite honestly they can't afford it,"Zelenko said.
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Fritz concerns prompt council to delay hearings on new MAX line
Jim Redden
Wednesday,October 17,2018
Commissioner says more route details must be ironed out before the final alignment is approved and construction
begins.
PORTLAND TRIBUNE:JONATHAN HOUSE-Vehicles line up at the
intersection of Southwest Barbur Boulevard, Southwest Taylors Ferry
Road and Southwest Capitol Highway.A new MAX line on Barbur is
proposed to reduce congestion.
Commissioner Amanda Fritz has raised concerns about portions
of the recommended route of the Southwest Corridor MAX line
through Portland,prompting the City Council to delay its
scheduled hearing on it from last Wednesday to Nov. 1.
rx Project planners say such questions are part of the normal
process. But the TriMet Board of Directors and the Washington Council Commission approved the
recommended route without any delays.
The project is being overseen by Metro, the elected regional government. If approved and funded, it would run
from downtown to Tualatin through Tigard. In Portland,the line would run from the southern end of Portland
State University along Southwest Barbur Boulevard to Tigard.
Fritz tells the Portland Tribune she has three main areas of concern. They include the connection to the Oregon
Health& Science University campus on Marquam Hill through Terwilliger Parkway, the route through the
existing Barbur Transit Center and complex "Crossroads" intersection of Barbur and Southwest Capitol
Highway over I-5, and the connection to Portland Community College's Sylvania campus at Southwest 53rd
Avenue.
"Council has received many emails of concern on all three of these areas," Fritz says.
Before the hearing, city staff prepared a seven-page memo listing 14 specific issues that will need to be
addressed after the route is approved and before construction begins. They range from reconfiguring the
w•estside Ross Island Bridgehead to stormwater management along the entire route. TriMet will form a new
steering committee next year to decide the remaining outstanding issues before construction begins.
As the hearing date approached, Fritz circulated proposed amendments to the list to the other council officers,
prompting Commissioner Chloe Eudaly, who is in charge of the Portland Bureau of Transportation,to request
the delay so they could be studied.
Fritz identifies problem areas
Among other things, Fritz is proposing that the council must approve the exact OHSU connection before the
coming TriMet steering committee makes its decision. She does not believe one option, a tower and walkway, is
viable, however.
"The tower and walkway to OHSU through Terwilliger Parkway would have too much impact to the parkway,
and not be used due to the distance and terrain on the hill," she says.
Fritz also wants the council to approve how the line crosses I-5 at the Crossroads intersection before the coming
TriMet steering committee makes its decision. She opposes the preferred alignment,which would cross west of
the existing Barbur Transit Station.
"Crossing over to Taylors Ferry at the intersection with I-5 and Capitol Highway would impact Barbur World
Foods, further break the intersection of Taylors Ferry and Capitol,which is already at F in peak periods, impact
Woods Park, and ignore desired land-use patterns at the Crossroads. Land use should guide transportation
choices,not the other way around," Fritz says.
And Fritz wants to eliminate a park-and-ride station recommended at the Southwest 53rd Avenue station, saying
it should only be reached by walking and biking.
"Southwest 53rd is an ideal location for affordable housing. Using it for a park-and-ride used mostly by people
living outside Portland would be a missed opportunity and put even more cars on Pacific Highway which is
already congested," she says.
" The recommended route was
y approved by the TriMet board
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• commission in late September.
But the Tigard City Council also
postponed its hearing on the
recommendation after it was
released. No new hearing date
has yet been set.
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recommended route on Aug. 31.
Once approved and funded, the project will be built by TriMet, the regional transit agency that will own and
operate it.
Once finalized,the route officially will be known as the Locally Preferred Alternative. That decision will help
determine the final cost of the project, which most recently was estimated at $2.64 billion to $2.86 billion in
2024 dollars, the estimated midpoint of its construction.
Project partners include ODOT,Metro, Washington County and the cities of Portland, Tigard and Tualatin.
They are expected to contribute 50 percent of the project cost, with the federal government anticipated to
provide the other half.
The exact amounts each partner will contribute has not yet been decided. Metro has promised to place a
transportation funding measure on the November general election to help raise the regional match.
The overall goal of the project is to reduce traffic congestion and encourage planned redevelopment in the
corridor, which already is home to more than 10 percent of the region's population, with more than 70,000 new
residents and 65,000 new jobs expected to be added by 2035.
Research conducted by Metro has found that despite growing traffic congestion,property values have been
rising rapidly in the corridor, threatening the naturally occurring affordable housing in it.
Among other signs of gentrification, smaller, older homes in many neighborhoods are being replaced with
larger, more expensive ones. And older apartment buildings are being purchased, apparently so they can be
remodeled and generate higher rents.
Mayor Ted Wheeler warned of an affordable housing crisis in the corridor last October. The council approved a
SW Corridor Equitable Housing Strategy intended to help mitigate it on Oct. 4. It calls for spending $1.5 billion
on affordable housing and rental services in the corridor over the next 10 years, although it does not say where
all of the money will come from.
The council had been scheduled to consider the recommended MAX route the next week.
Other issues
The six-page memo deals with other areas of concern about the proposed project. Some are environmental, such
as potential damage to Terwilliger Parkway and Woods Park, which is near the Crossings intersection. Others
concern how development at the 10 MAX stations along the route in Portland would affect nearby existing
neighborhoods.
Most of the issues cannot be resolved at the Nov. 1 council hearing. They are expected to be addressed by
project staff before construction begins.
Public engagement efforts already are underway to solicit comments on some of the issues identified in the
memo. For example, a community meeting on the Crossroads intersection is set from 6-7:30 p.m. on Oct. 29 at
the Multnomah Arts Center, Room 30, 7688 S.W. Capitol Highway, Portland.