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City Council Minutes - 05/07/2019 q City ofligard _ Tigard City Council Meeting Minutes . • May 7, 2019 1. BUSINESS MEETING A. At 6:32 p.m.Mayor Snider called the meeting to order. B. Deputy City Recorder Burgoyne called the roll. Name Present Absent Councilor Anderson Mayor Snider Council President Goodhouse Councilor Newton Councilor Lueb C. Mayor Snider asked everyone to stand and join him in the Pledge of Allegiance. D. Call to Council and Staff for Non-Agenda Items—City Manager Wine had none. Councilor Newton asked to discuss Council's outreach they did last weekend,when they went out into Tigard neighborhoods,ringing doorbells and talking with residents. 2. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION A. Follow-up to Previous Citizen Communication—None. B Citizen Communication—Sign-up Sheet. Tom Murphy 8152 SW Ashford Street,Tigard, OR 97223, spoke in support of the Red Rock Creek project for affordable housing and said projects like this make him proud to be a Tigard resident. He said Tigard has become a leader and model for affordable housing. 3. CONSENT AGENDA (Tigard City Council and Local Contract Review Board) A. CONSIDER CONTRACT AWARD —PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM— SLURRY SEAL Council President Goodhouse motioned to approve the consent agenda as presented. Councilor Lueb seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. TIGARD CITY COUNCIL—May 7, 2019 City of Tigard 1 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard, OR 97223 www.tigard-or.gov I Page 1 of 4 Name Yes No Councilor Anderson Mayor Snider Council President Goodhouse Councilor Newton Councilor Lueb 4. TIGARD POLICE—OREGON ACCREDITATION ALLIANCE PRESENTATION Ed Boyd from the Oregon Accreditation Alliance presented Police Chief McAlpine with an Accreditation Certification Award. Mr. Boyd explained that the accreditation certification is an acknowledgement of the department policies being in alignment with industry best practices for Oregon Law Enforcement agencies, and complimented the Tigard Police Department on their thorough and complete application. He said they have not seen such a thorough and complete submission in many years,and most of the time,they have to send back an application for resubmittal due to missing information and that was not the case when they were reviewing Tigard's submittal. Police Chief McAlpine said the certification directly ties to the goals of the department as outlined in their Strategic Plan. She thanked the Tigard Police Department and acknowledged Lieutenant Sitton,Administration Specialist Wert and Business Manager Shaw for all their hard work in putting together such a complete and thorough application. 5. POTENTIAL METRO PARKS AND NATURE BOND Andy Shaw,Metro Director of Government Affairs gave a PowerPoint presentation,discussed what their mission is and how they plan to accomplish it. He talked about connecting nature and people, changing the future of parks and connectivity while maintaining the tax rate,advancing racial equity and preparing for climate change. He said it is important to think about parks and nature,to collaborate with cities in the Portland Metro area in restorations of parks and to work with communities and advocacy groups to develop a vision to protect them. He highlighted success stories like Dirksen Nature Park and Graham Oaks Nature Park. Craig Beebe,Metro Government and Public Affairs Project Manager talked about where Metro goes from here,and how they plan to work communities,organizations and local governments. He explained that the proposed framework from Metro Council in regards to the potential bond is to maintain the current tax rate,to put people first,advance racial equity and to prepare for climate change. He discussed Metro's potential park and nature bond measure,areas they would focus funding towards that include;protecting and restoring land,taking care of Metro parks, awarding community grants, supporting local projects, creating trails for walking and biking and advancing large-scale community visions,and discussed how they move forward with community engagement. Councilor Newton asked about the Willamette Falls project in Oregon City and if that is connected. Mr. Shaw said he hopes the nature investment of the Willamette Falls project would encourage development and public investment. The idea is to create a competitive process and to tell a story. TIGARD CITY COUNCIL—May 7, 2019 City of Tigard 1 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard,OR 97223 www.dgard-or.gov I Page 2 of 4 6. UPDATE ON RED ROCK CREEK COMMONS PROJECT Redevelopment Project Manager Farrelly presented this item,and Rachael Duke, Community Partners for Affordable Housing(CPAH) Executive Director and Jilian Saurage Felton, CPAH Director of Housing Development gave a PowerPoint presentation. Ms. Duke explained that half of the residents in the new housing development within the Tigard Triangle Urban Renewal Area would include one-bedroom units that will serve small households with low income. She said there will be a full range of residents within the community and will provide a safe and stable home for households that are more at risk,including those who may have been homeless. Ms. Saurage said Tigard's Lean Code was helpful in moving the project along. She talked about the schedule, financial highlights and project cost. She thanked the city and said the project would not have been possible without the city's System Development Charge (SDC) exemption. She talked about their partnership with Luke-Dorf and Unite Oregon,and said they have a collaborative and residential approach with property management. Mayor Snider said he visited the Greenburg Oaks development,and is impressed with the community space they created,and how that helps make the living experience a better one. He thanked them for including this. Councilor Newton said it is encouraging to have CPAH step in,and asked if they have encountered any problems with the Lean Code. Ms. Saurage responded that some issues have come up later in the process than they had expected or normally would have,but that staff has been good to work with throughout the process. She said there are some things within the Lean Code that have worked in their favor. Councilor Anderson said he appreciated the update and asked that council be invited to the opening. 7. NON-AGENDA ITEMS—Councilor Newton talked about Council's recent outreach where they went out into residential neighborhoods to talk with citizens. She said overall people really appreciated them going out. City Manager Wine said it would be useful for council to report on how many people they encountered. Councilor Lueb said she and Councilor Anderson went out together and that it was a good opportunity to meet residents where they are,in their neighborhoods. Council President Goodhouse also had a great response from people he visited and that people talked about the previous ballot measure and what it is going on in the City. Mayor Snider said it was a good opportunity and the feedback from people was helpful. He said he had visited Mr. Murphy's house and asked him if there was anything,he would like to say about it. TIGARD CITY COUNCIL—May 7, 2019 City of Tigard 1 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard,OR 97223 www.tigard-or.gov ( Page 3 of 4 Mr. Murphy said he was surprised to have a real live person come to the door,and that it was very refreshing and eye opening. Tigard has qualities of a large community with a small town feel. Councilor Anderson said they had a good response and people were very gracious. Councilor Newton said she has been working with Central Services Director Robinson and that staff is working on the web page so they can get more information out. She said it would be good to go out again in 3-months with information about the levy. City Manager Wine said it would be a good idea to create a way to collect responses council receives from citizens. She said staff would provide more information about future dates and how that might work. EXECUTIVE SESSION: None. 8. ADJOURNMENT At 7:25 Councilor Lueb motioned to adjourn the meeting. Councilor Anderson seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. Name Yes No Councilor Anderson Mayor Snider Council President Goodhouse Councilor Newton Councilor Lueb Kelly Burgoyne,D putt'City R c rde A st: Jason der,Mayor Date: 1.�Yy� TIGARD CITY COUNCIL—May 7, 2019 City of Tigard 1 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard, OR 97223 www.tigard-or.gov I Page 4 of 4