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10-25-2018 Council Newsletter Coxxd1Niwskfter Prondeu'to d)e 11.9111-u'Ca),Counai on a avek!) burs w4 .ctrl),ab nest o%eallrent Flt)'woes October 25, 2018 1. Memo from Kenny Tuesday,Nov. 20 Combo Business/Workshop Kenny Asher added material for your review to the Meeting mailbag. 6:30 p.m.—Town Hall 2. Tigard's Opportunity Zones The IRS,Treasury issued their final qualified Opportunity Zone list and proposed regulations. Material from the IRS is attached,along v7th background material regarding Tigard's two accepted parcels. 3. Construction Project Update Mike McCarthy attached an overview of road, trail and construction projects underway in the city. 4. Public Works Update A summary of activity is attached. 5. Library Project Update A summary of library activities is attached. 6. News Articles ✓ SW Corridor MAX costs still a question mark ✓ Beaverton Council hears update on car camping ban ✓ Middle school student collapses during track meet at Tigard middle school ✓ SupaFresh Youth Farm grows young leaders, makes fabulous pizza 7. Council Calendar Tuesday, Oct. 30 SWC Workshop 6:30 p.m. -- Toyv-n Hall 'I-ties-&3,vT�-r6 Meetuig Cancelled Election Night Monday,Nov. 12 Veterans Day Observed City Hall Closed Tuesday,Nov. 13 SWC Public Hearing Preferred Alternative Adoption Business Meeting 6:30 p.m. —Town Hall 131.25 SNS Hall Blvd. Iigud,OR),223 1 Web vwvw.tig is cl-Of,gor Phone; 503.639.4171 F.4X: 50168-11-7297 "IDT 503.6£4.272 Treasury, IRS issue proposed regulations on new Opportunity Zone tax incentive Intej Item# Newsletter: It ZS,I g I Treasury, IRS issue proposed regulations on new Opportunity Zone tax incentive IR-2018-206, October 19,2018 WASHINGTON —The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service today issued proposed regulations and other published guidance for the new Opportunity Zone tax incentive. Opportunity Zones,created by the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act,were designed to spur investment in distressed communities throughout the country through tax benefits. Under a nomination process completed in June,8,761 communities in all 50 states,the District of Columbia and five U.S. territories were designated as qualified Opportunity Zones. Opportunity Zones retain their designation for 10 years. Investors may defertax on almost any capital gain up to Dec.31,2026 by making an appropriate investment in a zone, making an election after December 21,2017,and meeting other requirements. The proposed regulations clarify that almost all capital gains qualify for deferral. In the case of a capital gain experienced by a partnership,the rules allow either a partnership or its partners to elect deferral. Similar rules apply to other pass-through entities,such as S corporations and their shareholders,and estates and trusts and their beneficiaries. Generally,to qualify for deferral,the amount of a capital gain to be deferred must be invested in a Qualified Opportunity Fund (QOF),which must be an entity treated as a partnership or corporation for Federal tax purposes and organized in any of the 50 states, D.C. or five U.S. territories for the purpose of investing in qualified opportunity zone property. The QOF must hold at least 90 percent of its assets in qualified Opportunity Zone property (investment standard). Investors who hold their QOF investment for at least 10 years may qualify to increase their basis to the fair market value of the investment on the date it is sold. The proposed regulations also provide that if at least 70 percent of the tangible business property owned or leased by a trade or business is qualified opportunity zone business property,the requirement that"substantially all" of such tangible business property is qualified opportunity zone business property can be satisfied if other requirements are met. If the tangible property is a building,the proposed regulations provide that"substantial improvement" is measured based only on the basis of the building(not of the underlying land). In addition to the proposed regulations,Treasury and the IRS issued an additional piece of guidance to aid taxpayers in participating in the qualified Opportunity Zone incentive. Rev. Rut. 2018-29 provides guidance for taxpayers on the "original use" requirement for land purchased after 2017 in qualified opportunity zones.They also released Form 8996,which investment vehicles will use to self-certify as QOFs. https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/treasury-irs-issue-proposed-regulations-on-new-opportuni... 10/22/2018 Treasury, IRS issue proposed regulations on new Opportunity Zone tax incentive I Interna... Page 2 of 2 More information on Opportunity Zones, including answers to frequently-asked questions, is on the Tax Reform page of IRS.gov.The Tax Reform page will also feature updates on the implementation of this and other TCJA provisions. ruck hcra for complete list of Opportunity Zones. Page Lost Reviewed or Updated:22-Oct-2018 https://,A7,,w.irs.gov/newsroom/treasury-irs-issue-proposed-regulations-on-new-opportuni.,,. 10/22/2018 Oregon P4alh=ur 41045970500 Lo­4w.ome Community 2011-1015 Designated Qualified Opportunity Zones OregonMarion 41047000200 Low-Income Community 2011-2015 This cbcumeat+as upciatsd June It,2018.�,j reilect the final Crtalrfred Opportur^Zone deargoatrons iai all States?/rase Orego., Manon 41UA7000300 Low-Income Comnipiniry 7011-2015 none thr.r..he bel,)w lrst of desrgaa.ed nvr-ts A nor the offiC allur The oil)-mllist 1.s,"be published ra the laternal lievenrse B4lletraat,)truer dote g Ore on Marion 41047001000 Low-Income Community 2011-2015 Census Tract Oregon Marion 41D47010303 Nan-LIC Contiguous _'011:?015 State _County Number — Traci Type ACS Data Source I Oregon Marion 41D47010305 Low-Income Community 2011-2015 Oregon Baker 43nuiew50n Low-Income Community 21111-?015 Oregon Multnomah 41nsiooli01 I-w-Inco.ne Communky 2011-2015 Oregon Benton 41003000300 Low-Income Community 2011-2015 Oregon Multnomah 41051002100 Low-Income Community 2011-2015 Oregon Benton 41003010600 Low-Income Community 1011-2035 Oregon Multnomah 41051002303 Low-InrameCommunity 201.1.2ni5 Oregon Clackamas 41005022107 Low-Income Community 2011-2015 Oregon Multnomah 41051005100 Low-Income Community 2011-2015 Oregon Clackaina� 4100502<1.08 Low-incomeCommirmty 2U1i-2015 Oregon Multnomah 11051005600 Low-IncomeCommunity 2011-2D15 Oregon Clackamas 41005022201 Low-Income Community 2011-2015 Oregon Multnomah 41051005700 Non-LIC Contiguous 2011-2015 Oregon Claukantas 41005012400 Non-LIC Contiguous 2011-2015 Oregon Multnaniah 41051007300 Low-Income Community '!Oil-1015 Oregon Clackamas 41005022500 Low-Income Community 2011-2015 Oregon Multnomah 41051008100 Low-Income Community 2011-2015 Oregon Clackamas 41.00502440C Low-income Community ?012-2015 Oregon Multnomah 41053008201 Loi. lnroineCommunity 2041-G015 Oregon Clatsop 41007950300 Low-Income Community 2011-2015 Oregon Multnomah 41051009603 Low-Income Community 2011-2015 Orego.r Collimina 41009970700 Low-Income Community 2031-1015 Oregon Mult.iomah nAn51009604 LourIncomeCommunity 203i-2015 Oregon Coos 41011000300 Low-Income Community 2011-2015 Oregon Multnomah 41051009701 Low-Income Community 2011-2015 01..gon Coos g1011000501 Low-Income Commun-ty 2011-2015 Oregoa iw,rltnomah 41053009801 Low-Incaae Community 2011-1015 Oregon Crook 43013950300 Low-Income Community 2011-2015 Oregon Multnomah 41051010001 Low-Income Community 2011-2015 Oregon Cur,y 41015950100 Low-IncomeCommi-nity 2011-'!015 Oregon Multnomah ^.1051010100 Lor--Income Community 21)11-2015 Oregon Deschutes 41017000900 Low-Income Community 2011-2015 Oregon Multnomah 41051010304 Low-Income Community 2011-2015 Oregon Deschutes 41017001500 Low-Income Comm-rorty 2ni1-2015 Oregon Multnomah 4105?.010600 Low-Incomt Community ?011-1015 Oregon Deschutes 43017001600 Low-Income Community 2011-2015 Oregon Polk 41053005100 Low-Income Community 2031-2015 Oregon Deschutes 4:0171)01800 Low-Income Community 2D1,20X5 Oregon Polk 4105302D202 Law-Income Community 2011-2015 Oregon Douglas 41019010000 Low-Income Community 2011-2015 Oregon Sherman 41055950100 Low-Income Community 2011-2015 Oregon Douglas `1019130000 Lor lnuorr.eC.ommunity 2011-2015 Oregon Tillamook 41057960200 Low-Income Community 2011-2015 Oregon Harney 41025960100 Low-Income Community 2011-2015- Oregon Umatilla 41059940000 Low-Income Community 2011-2015 Oregon Hoorn Rver 410.7950100 Non-LIC Contiguous 2011.-?015 Oregon Umatilla 43.059950200 Loi -Inroure Community 201:'-2015 Oregon Hood River 41027950300 Low-Income Community 2011-2015 Oregon Umatilla 41059951000 Low-Income Community 2011-2015 Oregnn Jackson -An190001U0 Low-Income Community 2011-2015 Oregon Union 41061970tsu0 Lo--Income Commun,ty 2011-2015 Oregon Jackson 41029001200 Low-Income Community 2011-2015 Oregon Wasco 41065970400 Low-Income Community 2011-2015 Oregon lacksoa 4102900:301 Low-IncomeComm,rnity 2011-?015 Oregon Wasro 4in65970500 Low-income Community 20i1-?015 Oregon Jefferson 41031940000 Low-Income Community 2011-2015 Oregon Washington 41067030700 Low-Income Community 2011-2015 O,,egon lefferson 4103196020? Low-Income Commomty ?0:1-2015 Oregon 1 ;.i; r Washington 11067030900 Low-Income Commomty 'd011-2015 Oregon Josephine 41033360500 Low-Income Community 2011-2015 Oregon Washington 41067031300 Low-Income Community 2011-2015 Oregon Klamath 41035970200 Low-Income Community 2011-2015 Oregon vvashiagton A1067031402 Low-Income Cornmuuity 20:1-?G15 Oregon Klamath 41035971800 Low-Income Community 2011-2015 Oregon Washington 41067032003 Low-Income Community 2011-2015 O.egos rake 41037960200 Low-Income Community 2011-?015 Oregon Washington 41067032005 Low-Income Community 2011-1_015 Oregon Lane 41039003302 Low-Income Community 2011-2015 Oregon Washington 41067032501 Low-Income Community 2011-2015 Oregon Lane 41039003600 Noo-1.IC Contiguous 2011-1.015 Oregon Washington •A067033100 Low-Income Community 101.1.--:015 Oregon Lane 41039003700 Low-Income Community 2011-2015 Oregon Yamhill 41071030202 Low-Income Community 2011-2015 O.egoa Lane 41039UU3900 Low-Income Community 2011-2015 Oregon Yamhill A1071030502 Low-Incom^Comma miry 201i-2015 Oregon Lane 41039004300 Low-Income Community 2011-2015 Oregon Yamhill 41071030601 Low-Income Community 2011-2015 Oregon Lincoln 4:041.950304 Low-Income Commnaity ?01.1-?016 Oregon Linn 41043020100 Low-Income Community 2011-2015 Oregon ban 4:0430?0400 Low-incomeCommi-nib, 2011-2015 �r Oregon Malheur 41045970300 Low-Income Community 2011-2015 �tL�lt :tem#5 Xuwsletter:,��3 —1�? p s ri tl7 lu . efin April 27,2018 l Governor Releases Opportunity Zone Recommendation Governor Kate Brown has recommended 86 census tracts to the U.S. Treasury Department for designation as opportunity zones. The Treasury has 30-60 days to approve the nominated tracts,which can be viewed here. Selected tracts are in urban and rural areas, and represent all regions of the state. In mid-March, the League partnered with Businass Oregon and the governor's office to help solicit recommendations from cities and then forwarded those resporfaes to the state. All suggested tracts%vre reviewed by Business Oregon and the ga✓ernor's office for economic growth opportunity and needs related to employment, demographics and poverty. Eligible tracts are those designated as a"Low Income Community" (LIC) by the federal New Markel Tax Credit program. Eligible tracts have a poverty rate of at least 20 percent or with median family incomes that do not exceed 80 percent of area median income. Opportunity zones are part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, and are intended to provide a federal tax incentive for making lonl.i-term investments in LICs. An opportunity fund is the required vehi- cle for investment in an opportunity zone. Program details on investment requirements and the tax incentive are still in development. It is hoped that the opportunity zone program will be another tool to help grow Oregon businasses and spur development. Contact: Wendy Johnson, Intergovernmental Relations Associate—M6LQhnson0_orcffies.org Zones The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 establishes a new federal tax incentive to encourage long-term investments in certain low-income communities newly designated as Opportunity Zones. 7hrough Opportunity Funds, private investment within a designated Opportunity Zone may earn tax relief'on both the capital gains invested in the funds and those generated through the investment by the fund. I t:ommamtll Basic Locatioa Tract 0 West Salem Polk 51 Dallas Polk 202.02 Sherman County Sherman 9501 Garibaldi Tillamook 9602 East of Pendleton Umatilla 9400 Milton-Forewater Umatilla 9502 Hermiston Umatilla 9510 1a Grande(East side) Union 9708 The Dalles Waseo 9704 The Dalles Wasco 9705 fi�+ard Washington 307 11gaard (A aslihigion Square) Washington 309 Beaverton Washington 313 Beaverton Washington 314.02 Tualatin Washington 320.03 Tualatin Washington 320.05 Hillsboro Washington 325.01 Forest Grove Washington 332 McMinnville Yamhill 306.01 Grand Ronde Yamlrill 305.02 Newberg Yamhill 302.02 February 7,2018 Governor Kate Brown City OrlaX'd Office of the Governor 900 Court Street NE,Suite 254 Salem, OR 97301-4047 Dear Governor Brown, As you are aware,the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 allowed for the creation of Opportunity Zones, a new community development tool to encourage long-term investment in low-income communities. The Opportunity-Zones program uses a tax incentive to encourage investors to reinvest their unrealized capital gains into Opportunity Funds that are then invested into eligible Opportunity-Zones.The program uses low- income community census tracts as the basis for determining areas eligible for Opportunity Zone designation, and Governors are able to designate up to 25 percent of the total number of low-income census tracts in their state as Opportunity Zones. %X'ith this in mind, I formally request that Washington County census tracts 307 and 308.01 be nominated to the Department of Treasury as Opportunity Zones. Located in Tigard,both census tracts are eligible for Opportunity-Zone allocation based on low-income community criteria.The median family income in census tracts 307 is $33,229—less than half the median family income of$76,348 for the Portland-Vancouver- Hillsboro metro area.Likewise, the poverty rate in census tracts 307 stands at 22.5%,in comparison to a metro-wide poverty rate of 12.8%. _although it has a slightly higher median family income and poverty rate, census tract 308.01 qualifies for Opportunity Zone allocation because it is contiguous to census tract 307. Census tracts 307 and 308.01 are located within two of Tigard's targeted improvement areas—the Tigard Triangle and Downtown Tigard. Both tracts are underdeveloped and underutilized.As a voter-approved urban renewal district since 2006,Downtown Tigard has begun to see gradual reinvestment that is slowly revitalizing the district. Designated an urban renewal district in 2017,the Tigard Triangle is expected to see similar levels of reinvestment in the coming decades. While this gradual redevelopment will eventually benefit existing residents,both areas continue to be among the most impoverished and underutilized in the city-. Located in the heart of the Portland region,the Tigard Triangle and Downton;-n Tigard are well positioned for future development that can accommodate regional growth and provide enhanced employment opportunities for local residents. Opportunity Zone designation will provide the City of Tigard with an invaluable tool to help jumpstart the revitalization of its low-income neighborhoods.The Tigard Triangle and Downtown Tigard are primed to attract viable projects that increase in value over the life of the Opportunity-Fund,a key- stipulation for the Fund's success. When coupled with tax increment financing from urban renewal, Opportunity Zone designation will enable both areas to attract the private investment needed to improve social conditions for local residents. Thank you for giving my request for Opportunity-Zone designation your full consideration. Sincerely, /0J Jo n L. Cook,Mayor City of Tigard 13125 Ste'tial Blvd. * Tigard, Oregon 97223 + 5016394171. - TTY Relay: %JI.684.2772 0 viww.tigard-ongov Item# Construction Project Update — October 24, 2018 Newsletter: t0 v;-/�� Fanno Creek Trail Re-meander i'Yn eil—, cgmi!HALI !"" no V�k�.j�Sia This project has restorid Fanno '.ree tura flow path,t0 a iiioYe iia�uiai u�.v path,installed a new bridge,and realigned and repaved the trail. The contractor is planting landscaping and doing cleanup work. Pavement Striping City staff has worked 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 Sen-ices'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. http://,a-ww.cleanwaterser%-ices.org/about- us/12rojects/west-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 via the Tigard Street Heritage Trail. The new bridge is scheduled to arrive Thursday and is scheduled to be lifted into place at about 10 a.m.if all goes well. Dirksen Nature Park Construction is in progress on a nature play area in Dirksen Nature Park south of Tigard Street. The Fango Creek Trail here is closed through October. Detour routes are signed on soft-surface trails through Dirksen Nature Park, and a longer paved detour via the Tigard Street Heritage Trail. 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 GetUs'fhere.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 Hair 217 southbound from Beaverton-Hillsdale Huy to Hwy 99XX7, and Hwy 217 northbound from Hvy 99W to Scholls Ferry Rd. More information is on the project website at hvwy217.org. 92"d 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 92"d Ave (off Greenburg Rd) to North Dakota Street. Wall Street(south of Hunziker) 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 paving 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 99W to I-205. Expect some nighttime lane closures through fall 2019. wVvw.tinyurl.com/I5ODOTProject 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`h Avenue (Hall Boulevard) to the Tualatin Bridge. Contact Mike McCarthy at 503-718-2462 or mikem@tigard-or.gov 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`h 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`h Ave east of 79th Ave south of Bonita Road. Paring is done;utility work is underway. 79`'Ave road work coming soon. 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 gam to 3pm 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. 72"a Avenue between Clinton St and Baylor St A developer is building a new 37-unit apartment building on the east side of 72"d Ave between Clinton St and Baylor St. Current work includes relocating existing utilities underground, and pouring the building pad;some delays likely on 72"d 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. Public Works Update 10/25/18 Item#Newslettellr!.f : o� '�3 Here is a summary of the work happening in Public Works. O Why did Dracula take cold medicine? To stop his coffin. Want to find out what a bunch of monsters do on vacation? Tigard Parks&f cc 40 Row CIty NYM prmW Then check out our upcoming Movie on the Court! M9VIE On November 3, Tigard Recreation and @Rose ON THECOURT City Futsal will be hosting FREE admission to see Hotel Transylvania 3. We're also giving away two free movie baskets, so bring the whole family out for a chance to vl.-in! Doors open at 5 p.m. Hazel Transylvania 3 SAT VP F A Y S»ea 0jmm 1Ncmeuabear 3 , S P.M. ROSE.CITY FilTSAL :>s�.,f.:�rwt arr::atw�wf.y�arxar rM:•'gtlse:haJaxv,:�-:nt Rnter.p'1 .._:•1::I I ewe:,N.Y:f i:.ru•.... Howl-O-Ween Canine Costume Contest at Potso Dog Park Bring your mutt to strut their Halloween costume „ this Saturday at Potso Dog Park. A celebrity panel of judges will be on hand to award prizes for best costume. 10 canine participants will be eligible for great raffle prizes! Free Potso Dog Park. 7930 SW Hunziker St. _ Saturday, Oct. 27 1 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. ► 16th Annual Free Leaf Disposal and Food Drive at Cook Park Fall is here and along with the brilliant fall colors comes the inevitable task of cleaning up fallen leaves on the ground. If you are wondering what to do with the excess leaves, look no further. The City of Tigard is offering area residents the opportunity to drop off leaves and donate canned food for a good cause. Bring your leaves and non-perishable food ' items to the 16th annual free Leaf Disposal and Food Drive. The event will be held at Cook Park, at the end of 92nd Avenue just off of Durham Road near Tigard High School. Drop off leaves and food items between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. on: '` r. » Saturday, Nov. 3 » Saturday, Nov. 17 »Saturday, Dec. 1 » Saturday, Dec. 8 Leaf disposal is free but a donation of two non- - _ perishable food items to support Tigard's St. Vincent de Paul food distribution facility is appreciated. For more information, visit htW://www.tigard-or.gov/city hall/public works.php. The Fanno Creek Trail between Main Street and 1-Hall Blvd is now open How do you restore a creek to its historic meandering nature, improve habitat for fish and wildlife, reduce erosion and stabilize a trail running through it? That was the charge for the Fanno Creek Trail re-meander project and after years of planning and construction, Fanno Creek can now travel a more natural course. The project made creek and trail improvements, including: • Restoration of Fanno Creek closer to its historic location • Creation and improvement of floodplain wetlands • Replacement of the Ash Street pedestrian bridge with a new steel bridge located upstream • Construction of a new pedestrian/bike trail to replace impacted sections • Establishment of native plant communities and plantings along the new trail edges Learn more about the Fanno Creek Trail and the re-meander project by visiting, http://www.tigard- or.gov/fanno—creek—remeande.t.php. If you have any questions, contact Andrew Newburv, senior project manager, at 503-718-2472. Item#r•' To: Tigard ■ ■ TigardPublicLibrary Newsle er•;;��tt)) C O f 2,51 1 V The IPACE-TuUstr 'Tigard Public Library Upd-ate CCTCI3ER 24, 2C IS Walkin' & Rollin' (and Exercisin') to the Library! The results are in! During 22 days in September, 83 people picked up rewards for coming to the library on human-powered wheels during its annual Walk"n' Roll event. That's almost twice as many as 2017. Of those, 26 were walkers and runners, and 57 arrived on bikes, skates or other human-fueled wheels. This year we added something new. At the children's desk, the walkers and rollers could indicate where they came from on a map V74k' =1 E;== s and use stickers to show whether they walked or rolled. The walkin' �,.y,y . hC: and rollin' numbers are a fraction of the people who come to the v I ivAkcd... library on ped or pedal power. The library welcomes many who walk or roll to the library year-round. For some, this was a new experience. One family told a librarian `'fi = f I Hiked or roiled... that this was a first for them. "We never went over the bridge F before,"they said. Others were veterans of the program who couldn't wait to pick up their prizes. Walk on! Signing Up for a World of Adventure, Thrills and Chills and Education � A library card is a ticket to a world of possibilities. During library card sign-up month, the library becomes a literary airport, issuing tickets to adults and kids alike to start them on their journeys. And they're much cheaper than airline tickets: Free! This year, it was a rockin' library airport. First-time library cardholders could mark the occasion in a rock star photo booth, complete with guitars, cool rocker shades, fingerless gloves and other rockin' accessories. The Library issued a/most400 cards in Y September, including cards to several middle school classes. Speaking of a World of Possibilities,.,! The library's World Languages collection has taken flight. It has flown ; from the first floor to the second floor. The Spanish language collection is now located at the end of the Science Fiction and I ' Fantasy collection on the west side of the , second floor. Across the aisle against the north wall are the Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese books. Need �.. - help finding them? Ask at the second floor reference desk. Item# SW Corridor MAX costs still a question mark Newsletter:/*h Jim Redden Wednesday, October 24, 2018 Estimate does not include everything called for in the project that is already planned to be the most expensive transit line in the region. w - ' ^ a •.yam-<•. Y �.. Ar- Vol -Af yjj 4 0,.4 _ Y StiYG:J'�.tnct', e COURTESY METRO -Artist rendering of redevelopment at the west end of the Ross Island Bridge to support the Southwest Corridor MAX project. The proposed Southwest Corridor MAX line is already estimated to be the most expensive transit project ever considered in the region. But the current estimate does not include everything related to it, and those additional costs are not yet fully projected. The line is being planned by Metro, the elected regional government, from Portland to Tualatin through Tigard. The City Council is scheduled to consider the recommended route from downtown along Southwest Barbur Boulevard to the Tigard city limits on Nov. 1. The project is currently estimated at $2.64 billion to $2.86 billion in 2024 dollars,the estimated midpoint of its construction. After adjusting for inflation,that is already more than the $1.49 billion spent on TriMet's Orange Line between Portland and Milwaukie,the most expensive transit project so far. But planning-related documents identify a number of directly related projects that will push the total costs much higher. They include: • Reconfiguring what is called the Ross Island Bridgehead. It includes the ramps at the west end of the Ross Island Bridge, such as the current alignments to Southwest Naito Parkway, and other streets in the area functioning as regional transportation connections. According to a TriMet planning document, work would include converting Naito to a surface boulevard with at- grade intersections. Nearly three acres of land would be made available for development. It could support up to 400 homes. The preliminary estimate for such work is $80 million. Portland, Metro, TriMet and the Oregon Department of Transportation are drafting a Memorandum of Understanding for the project, which will begin with a design, cost estimates and a funding strategy. • Realigning streets in the West Portland Town Center, which is also known as the Crossroads area because of the complex intersection of Southwest Barbur Boulevard and Southwest Capitol Highway over I-5. Although the MAX line will cross I-5 there as well,the final alignment there is still in play, including the future of the existing Barbur Transit Center park and ride lot, and the nearby intersection of Barbur and Southwest Taylors Ferry Road. The Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability is studying redevelopment opportunities in the area. There is no cost estimate. • Replacing the Vermont and Newberry viaducts that support Barbur between Southwest Hamilton Street and Southwest Brier Place. Although the MAX line is planned to run down the middle of Barbur,these aging wooden structures are not earthquake proof. In addition,the section of Barbur they support is not wide enough for the sidewalks and bike paths called for in the project. The TriMet planning document says Portland and ODOT should seek funding for replacing the viaducts that will not be considered part of the project. There is no cost estimate. PORTLAND TRIBUNE: JONATHAN HOUSE - Rush hour ff traffic merges onto the the west side of the Ross Island _ y Bridize. Many other transportation-related projects are already _ proposed in the corridor that are related. They include roadway, sidewalk and bike path connections to the MAX ►�-= stations along it. A list of dozens of such projects prepared — by Metro in 2016 totaled more than$205 million in 2014 - -- ---� dollars. The list was compiled from transportation and transit plans previously adopted by some of the project partners, including Portland, Tigard and Tualatin. Still more projects without specific cost estimates are included in a Southwest Corridor Shared Investment Strategy adopted by all project partners in 2016. But that strategy did not include the affordable housing projects called for in the Southwest Corridor Equitable Housing Strategy adopted by the council on Oct. 4. It says $1.5 billion should be spent on affordable housing and rental services over the next 10 years to help lower income households in the corridor. It is unclear how all of these projects will be paid for, although several potential partial funding sources are available or being considered. For example, Portland voters approved a$258 million affordable housing bond at the November 2016 election. Metro also has placed a$653 million regional affordable housing bond on the Nov. 6 general election ballot. Metro has promised to place a regional transportation funding measure on the November 2020 ballot to help finance the MAX line that could help pay for some related projects. Beaverton Council hears update on car camping ban Peter Wong Saturday, October 20, 2018 Beaverton Police say most of 21 contacts since Aug. 1 have declined help; a few have found stable housing, other have chosen to leave the city. Beaverton Police say that most of the 21 individuals, couples and families encountered since they began enforcing the city's ban on overnight car camping have turned down offers of help. Since active enforcement of the ban began Aug. 1, Police Chief Jim Monger said police have issued 10 warning notices to violators for a first offense and three full citations, all of which have been dismissed from municipal court. "Nobody has gone to court on those, no one was in handcuffs, nobody went into a patrol car or gone to jail," Monger told the City Council at its Oct. 16 meeting. Still, he said,help was declined by most of the 16 adults, four adult couples and a family that constitute the 21 contacts by police. "It's really unfortunate that well over half(13) declined any services that we are providing, and some(three) did not follow through with their commitment for assistance," Monger said. "For the others,we were able to get into their lives and provide assistance." The City Council approved the ban on a 4-1 vote June 12 after three rounds of impassioned public comment for and against it. The ordinance bans camping in the public right of way—camping is defined as setting up a temporary place to live—but require police to issue a 72-hour written warning to a violator for a first offense. Police are authorized to tow vehicles only if a person has received a city ticket for violation of the ban within 30 days of the current violation. Maximum penalties area$100 fine and 30 days in jail. Monger said police have not towed vehicles under the ordinance, but have towed some abandoned vehicles. A new dimension Officers Ben Howard and Mark Barrowcliff have been part of the city's downtown bicycle patrol team that has dealt with many of these people. The current city budget authorizes two officer positions for a bicycle team, freeing up Howard and Barrowcliff. The budget also set aside a fund for police to tap to provide help, such as vouchers for motel stays. Monger said about $6,400 has been spent so far. Barrowcliff said their police work has taken on a different dimension. "We find out what put them on the street, their current needs, and any barriers they might have. One thing we quickly realized is that everyone's circumstances are different and they are out there for different reasons and their needs are different," he said. "We often found ourselves thinking out of the box and being creative thinkers and problem-solvers." Howard said that with the help of Community Connect, which Washington County operates to match people with services,police enabled a family of five to move into an apartment and take classes as preparation for employment. The family had lived in a trailer for more than a year. "They constantly mentioned that they needed a little direction," he said. Howard said police also were able to reunite a veteran who has paranoid schizophrenia, and who lived in a trailer for a few weeks, with his mother who lived in Maryland. "The challenge was getting her to Beaverton" and staying in touch with her until she could arrive, he said. But he said another person who had camped in his car for a year declined help, even after two months of contact with police, Community Connect and LifeWorks, which operates the county's walk-in mental health center in Hillsboro. "This person continually stated a desire to live in his car on the street without accepting assistance," Howard said—and he left Beaverton after the council approved the car-camping ban on June 12. Responding to a question from Councilor Cate Arnold,he said, "With some people we deal with,this is a way of life. They prefer being in that situation rather than seek our help with stable housing." Future program The council cleared the way Oct. 9 for an exception to the ban that will permit regulated overnight camping in designated parking lots with sanitation and trash disposal facilities. But the plan, which is modeled after a program that Eugene has had since 1998, awaits specific rules to be proposed by Mayor Denny Doyle and approved by council resolution. That is likely to occur next spring. Lots must be owned by businesses, churches and public and nonprofit agencies—not residential lots. Eugene's program limits each lot to six vehicles overnight—St. Vincent de Paul screens campers under a contract with the city—and participating property owners must allow access to sanitation and trash disposal facilities. St. Vincent de Paul provides sanitation at no cost. Beaverton also will operate a cold-weather shelter for the third straight year, starting in November and lasting five months. "There are no clubs for Beaverton police to make people change their behaviors," Doyle said. "It's more or less that the offer is there, we bring other agencies in, and we're trying hard to help. In some ways those few wins we've had are way better than no wins." Middle school student collapses during track meet at Tigard middle school by KATU.com Staff Thursday, October 18th 2018 TIGARD, Ore.—An off-duty Beaverton police officer and a Tigard police officer rushed to the aid of a 14-year-old middle school student who had collapsed Thursday night during a track meet at Fowler Middle School, police said. The student collapsed while on the track. Beaverton police Officer Steve Anderson gave the student CPR while Tigard police Officer Scott Sanders, who was on duty at the track, used an AED and continued CPR until an ambulance arrived. The student had a pulse when taken to the hospital. The student's condition was not immediately known. The student is not a student at Fowler. It was not immediately clear which school the student attends. The incident happened around 6 p.m. Metro News Supa Fresh Youth Farm grows young leaders, makes fabulous pizza By Ambar Espinoza Oct. 25, 2018 11:25 a.m. Bylined articles are written by Metro staff and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Metro or the Metro Council. Learn more Pumpkin-carving kept oun lads entertained at Supa Fresh Youth Farm's Autumn Harvest Festival. r i i i Supa Fresh Youth Farm's Delon prepares a doughnut for the doughnut-on-a-string game. Ian Crane baked pizza at Supa Fresh Youth Farm's Autumn Harvest Festival. Little kids crowd the table to make pizza. The young people of Supa Fresh Youth Farm know what it's like to plant seeds and watch them come to life— literally and figuratively. They recently built a community oven with support from Metro's Community Placemaking grant program. Supa Fresh Youth Farm hosted its third annual Autumn Harvest Festival in Tigard on Oct. 11, reaping the benefits of a brilliant fall day that still felt like summer. The harvest festival took place at Metzger Elementary School's athletic field, which doubles as a public park after school hours. The free celebration presented an afternoon full of activities for children. Supa Fresh's young organizers, ages 14 to 24, invited kids and their families to paint their faces, carve pumpkins, make scarecrows, and throw bean bags around. Kids lined up with their "passports" on hand to mark down their visits at each destination. Jade and Devonte, Supa Fresh Youth Farm interns,paint faces while in costumes. Children carve pumpkins at Supa Fresh Youth Farm's Autumn Harvest Festival. i r • „F Kris, a long-time Supa Fresh Youth Farm volunteer,helps children make scarecrows. ■ ■ i i i too � � � • it ■ ■ �. Spooky banana ghosts. t Pizza was the main course at Supa Fresh Youth Farm's Autumn Harvest Festival. Dozens were baked in a cob oven designed and built by young people who work at Supa Fresh Youth Farm. FW Shelly, Supa Fresh Youth Farm market intern, and Katrin Dougherty, Supa Fresh Youth Farm program director,pose for a portrait at the market stand. R ei9� The lines were especially long at tables with food as kids anxiously waited to fill their plates with chips and guacamole, "spooky banana ghosts," and sugar cookies Y piled high with frosting and candy decorations. Freshly made pizza baked in a new wood-fired cob oven was the main course. "I really like this program because it gives young people work and an opportunity to develop professionally," Beatriz Maldonado said in Spanish. Her daughter found work through Supa Fresh Youth Farm and Youth Source, a jobs training and education program. Maldonado is pleased the great work young people do -organizing events and selling handmade soaps, flowers, and fruits and vegetables - continues to raise Supa Fresh's visibility around the community. The young people of Supa Fresh Youth Farm know what it's like to plant seeds and watch them come to life— literally and figuratively. i Not only did they grow some of the pizza toppings, like onions, garlic and basil, but they also designed and built this community oven using clay, sand, straw and water. The project came together over the course of a year with support from Metro's Community Placemaking grant program. Metro created the Community Placemaking program to help communities create the changes they want to see in their neighborhoods, while supporting more equitable outcomes among historically marginalized communities that include people of color and immigrants. This Tigard neighborhood lacks access to parks. It's why the city, schools and community groups partnered to envision a public space where families and people of all ages can gather to play, learn and connect with one another. School and city officials, along with partners that include Supa Fresh Youth Farm, are planning to transform Metzger's open field into a more welcoming public park with a natural play area, a soccer field with artificial turf, an amphitheater and a community garden. .r "The city of Tigard saw that there was a need for more free programs for kids," said State Rep. Margaret Doherty. "We don't have a recreational district like Tualatin Hills." The city has already started to use Metzger's open field as a public park. This summer the parks department hosted a free movie screening at the Metzger School Park as part of its "Movies in the Park" series. "There's a number of apartment complexes around here," Todd Farris, principal at Metzger Elementary School, said during a phone interview. "It's great to have a place that kids can walk to." "'We have built a lot of what is here so far," Katrin Dougherty said while pointing to the raised beds in the community garden. Dougherty is program director of Supa Fresh Youth Farm and Youth Source, a jobs training and education program for young people. "The city is still working on a lot of its fundraising for this [park]... and they haven't slowed us down at all," ,,r f = ;_ Dougherty said. "They said to go ahead and get started. The city has been incredibly supportive of the placemaking project and of our program for many years." i On building community Luis Diaz harvests pumpkins. Photo courtesy of Supa Fresh Youth Farm Luis Diaz, 21, was part of a team that researched how to build a community oven using clay, soil, straw and water. "I've never been a part of anything community-wise," Diaz said. He said having a shared oven in a new public park"will create a more united community—that's what I'm hoping that will come out of this." Diaz lives with his family about half a mile away from ' Metzger School Park. flftPr-chopping potatoes to make a meal for his crew, Brandon Hill poses for a photo. Photo courtesy of Supa Fresh routh Farm Brandon Hill, 19, is an alum of Metzger Elementary School. He's thrilled to have played a role in developing placemaking elements for a new park at his school. "It's just amazing to do stuff for your community, `cause now it feels like a part of me," - Hill said. "I've always liked... giving back to others and not always taking things... You have to put back to the community." � t The city and school district share half of the community .. garden with Supa Fresh. Park officials propose to put sheltered ' picnic areas near the cob oven. The community garden and a gathering place anchored around a place to cook and enjoy meals make the park more inviting, Dougherty said about the placemaking project's broader benefits. "For our program and for the school, it's also a pretty big deal, because it allows them [our young people] all these leadership opportunities," Dougherty said. The young people participating in this project researched and developed a total of six proposals for placemaking: a cob structure (an oven or market stand); a community compost;pollinator gardens; edible gardens that also work as landscaping; and a wind turbine. They presented these ideas at public meetings. "It was just amazing because they were leading Parks and Recreation community meetings," Dougherty said. "They had child care set up to make it possible for the public to come." The young people also conducted surveys in person and by mail. They asked city officials and neighbors to select three of their ideas for the park. Besides the community oven,people chose pollinator gardens and the edible plants to wrap around the edges of the community garden. Dougherty said pitching these ideas offered an experience much like what contractors have to do when they answer calls for proposals. Over the summer, volunteers from Comcast, and the Timbers and the Thorns, helped build the foundation for the cob oven and prepare the soil for the pollinator gardens. Young people from Supa Fresh led volunteers and delegated tasks. The cob oven will eventually be open for anyone to use, but Supa Fresh Youth Farm is still working out the details with officials from Metzger Elementary School and Tigard about how that will work out. Supa Fresh Youth Farm will eventually decorate the exterior of the oven and build a roof that's up to safety code. In the meantime, getting to know the cob oven is fun, said 16-year-old Cristina Gomez Maldonado, who helped kids make their pizzas at the harvest festival. Gomez Maldonado recently became a mom. As a young parent, she felt isolated after giving birth to her daughter. Being a part of Supa Fresh "helped me come out of that shell again and be a social person again, interacting with people my age," she said. "At the same time, I'm also helping out a community that I know that my daughter is going to be growing up in later on." Cristina Gomez Maldonado helps young children make pizza. w' A portrait of the Maldonado family. Her baby daughter, dressed in a unicorn onesie, seemed to people-watch during the festival while in the arms of Gomez Maldonado's mother. "I really like this program because it gives young people work and an opportunity to develop professionally," Beatriz Maldonado said in Spanish. Maldonado is pleased the great work young people do-organizing events and selling handmade soaps, flowers, and fruits and vegetables -continues to raise Supa Fresh's visibility around the community. Gomez Maldonado agrees with her mom. She said people are often surprised to learn most of them are teenagers. "And it's really nice to be able to say like, `Yeah, we want to be a part [of this]; we want to help build our community,' due to the fact that it's our community," she said.