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City Council Minutes - 01/08/2019 N Ci, of Tigard Tigard City Council Meeting Minutes r January 8, 2019 RECEPTION—A reception for incoming council members, friends and family was held in the City Hall Lobby from 5:50-6:30. 1. BUSINESS MEETING A. At 6:31 p.m. Mayor Snider called the meeting to order. B. City Recorder Drager called the roll. Present Absent Councilor Anderson ✓ Mayor Snider ✓ Councilor Goodhouse ✓ Councilor Newton ✓ C. Mayor Snider asked everyone to stand and join him in the Pledge of Allegiance. D. Mayor Snider asked Council and staff for any Non-Agenda items. There were none. 2. MAYOR AND COUNCILOR INAUGURATION Judge O'Brien administered the oath of office to council members elected in the November 6, 2018 election. Afterwards, councilors made their remarks. • Mayor Jason B. Snider • Councilor John Goodhouse • Councilor Liz Newton Councilor Newton thanked the voters of Tigard and said she was honored and humbled by their support. She thanked her family and friends for walking for her during her campaign, Helen Marvin for being her creative director, her sister Margaret for acting as campaign manager and treasurer and Tom for taking care of Facebook during her campaign. She thanked everyone and said she was honored to be representing them on the city council and added, "Let's get to work" Councilor Goodhouse thanked his wife Rebecca for her support through the years and noted that serving on council takes a lot of time away from the family. He thanked the voters and TIGARD CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES—January 8, 2019 City of Tigard 1 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard, OR 97223 www.tigard-or.gov I Page 1 of 4 supporters in the room and those in the community who supported him with signs and news articles. He said it means a lot to him to serve the citizens by being on the council for four more years and looks forward to listening to the residents, seeing what needs to be done and then helping to get the job done. He said he prides himself on listening to residents to hear what the needs of the community are and making decisions based on that. He said his door is always open and he can always be reached. Mayor Snider said as 2019 begins he is humbled to begin serving as mayor of Tigard. He recognized and thanked his family members present,in particular his wife Jodi and children, Kellen,Ainsley and Bowen. He said they all make significant sacrifices so he can serve, and his wife makes it possible by running their household and doing more than her fair share of raising their children. Mayor Snider said as he reflected on what he heard in the past year listening to thousands of residents, business leaders and community groups,it was clear to him that four values are important to the community. • The No. 1 item is Community and we must enhance our interactions with our community ensuring that we have strong relationships with all of our neighborhoods, community groups and businesses. He said the public can expect more council outreach, outreach events and opportunities to share their perspective with city leaders. • No. 2 is Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. The city will create a more inclusive workplace and improve how we are growing our diverse community. Tigard must become a vibrant, diverse and livable community that fosters innovation, enriches the lives of all of its residents, and embraces intentional community engagement. • No. 3 is Service. The City of Tigard will build a culture of service ensuring city government is seen both internally and externally,as a reliable partner and steward. Our leaders will be equipped with the skills and confidence to make decisions based on date and community desires. • No. 4 is Transparency and Accountability. The City will aspire to continually improve the level of transparency that we provide to the public about our operations and our services. I plan to regularly share key performance targets and our city's departmental results with all citizens. He said he was committed to working on these values and engaging the entire community on key 2019 initiatives,including the SW Corridor, the Tigard Triangle and financial stability. He acknowledged he was excited to be working alongside other councilors Tom Anderson,John Goodhouse and Liz Newton. They are all very capable and prepared civic leaders and absolutely dedicated to what is best for Tigard. He thanked the people of Tigard for trusting him to lead the community and said, "Now it's time to get to work!" TIGARD CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES —January 8, 2019 City of Tigard 1 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard, OR 97223 www.tigard-or.gov I Page 2 of 4 3. CONDUCT COUNCIL PRESIDENT ELECTION City Recorder Krager distributed council president ballots to Council. Council marked their ballots and returned them to her. She tallied the votes and announced that the 2019-2020 council president is John Goodhouse. 4. DISCUSS APPLICATIONS FOR CITY COUNCIL VACANCY Mayor Snider said the vacancy is to replace his position as councilor which became vacant when he was elected mayor. The process was outlined in November and published on the city website in December. Sixteen applications were received and ten met the criteria to serve as city councilor in the City of Tigard. All council members listed their top candidates in no certain order. Councilor Anderson: Jason Rogers, Bryan Wolf, Heidi Lueb,Jenny McCabe Councilor Goodhouse: Heidi Lueb,Patrick Winters,Bryan Wolf Councilor Newton: Jason Rogers,Tristan Irvin,Jenny McCabe,Ahsha Miranda Mayor Snider: Heidi Lueb,Bryan Wolf,Jason Rogers,Tristan Irvin Mayor Snider proposed that those who were not listed would not receive further consideration. Council indicated acceptance of that proposal. He asked Councilors to discuss the process they used to select their top candidates. Councilor Goodhouse said he chose Heidi Lueb because like the previous mayor, she is a CPA and it was helpful during budget discussions. He said the current council has similar thoughts and works together well but he thought it would be good to bring in the different perspective of well- travelled and well-versed Patrick Winters. He said Bryan Wolf has dealt with a lot of different careers and has venture capitalism experience which could be good for the vision of growing the downtown and Triangle areas. Councilor Anderson discussed the process and noted that applicants were asked for some background information, a resume and answers to supplemental questions. He read the questions and said there were some great answers and the candidates were very thoughtful, some being more detailed than others. He noted that applicant Jason Rogers had been PRAB Chair, President of the Planning Commission and he served together with him as Vice Chair when he was on the Planning Commission. He commented that applicant Bryan Wolf had an impressive resume and answers to the questions. He said Jenny McCabe was a candidate in the recent elections and came in as a strong third in his ratings. Her answers were very interesting. Applicant Heidi Lueb solved the Measure 50 and 5 riddle and her answer to that question was very impressive. Councilor Newton remarked that before she read the applications she decided how she would review them. She looked for the degree of involvement and commitment to the community, understanding of the role of a councilor, and completeness of the answers. She said she was not looking for someone that agrees with her and that a different perspective was good. Mayor Snider said he used a similar approach as Councilor Newton. He awarded 1-3 points on a number of domains (education,work experience,involvement and/or commitment to the City of TIGARD CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES -January 8, 2019 City of Tigard 1 13125 SW Hall Blvd., Tigard, OR 97223 www.tigard-or.gov I Page 3 of 4 Tigard or another community). He graded each essay on a 1-3 scale and then ranked them. There were a few applicants that did not have thorough answers in their essays,which indicated no research. He said one of those ended up on a councilor's list tonight and this was concerning. Applicants Heidi Lueb, Bryan Wolf and Jason Rogers received three of four council votes. Mayor Snider asked if there was anyone who wanted to move any more forward. There was a tie between the next highest,with two votes each for Tristan Irvin and Jenny McCabe. Councilor Newton noted that both names were on her top list. Councilor Goodhouse made a motion to move forward with Heidi Lueb,Jason Rogers and Bryan Wolf for interviews next week with reference checking conducted in between. Councilor Newton seconded the motion. Mayor Snider conducted a vote and the motion passed unanimously. Yes No Councilor Anderson ✓ Mayor Snider ✓ Council President Goodhouse ✓ Councilor Newton ✓ Mayor Snider congratulated the applicants selected for interviews that were in the audience. City Manager Wine said the City Recorder would be in touch with applicants. An agenda will be published and will include 45 minutes for each interview, starting at 6:30 p.m. The Mayor or HR Director will be doing reference checks in between now and then and Mayor Snider will have a report for council next Tuesday. Mayor Snider requested that those being interviewed remain in the lobby during the other interviews so they do not hear the questions prior to their own interview. 5. EXECUTIVE SESSION None Scheduled. 6. NON-AGENDA ITEMS None 7. ADJOURNMENT At 7:00 p.m. Councilor Anderson moved for adjournment. Council President Goodhouse seconded the motion. Mayor Snider conducted a vote and the motion passed unanimously. Yes No Councilor Anderson ✓ Mayor Snider ✓ Councilor President Goodhouse ✓ Councilor Newton ✓ f-'tDl Carol A. Krager, City Recorder es . Ja . Snider, Mayor 0 A711a 0/ Date TIGARD CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES -January 8, 2019 City of Tigard 1 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard, OR 97223 www.tigard-or.gov Page 4 of 4