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TCDA Minutes - 04/23/2019 City of Tigard _ Tigard City Council & TCDA Meeting Minutes . „ April 23, 2019 STUDY SESSION A. TCDA CONSIDERATION OF DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE REQUEST FOR 72ND AND DARTMOUTH MIXED USE Redevelopment Project Manager Farrelly briefed the TCDA on a request for development assistance for a Tigard Triangle mixed-use development joint venture of Diamond Investment Group and ScanlanKemperBard (SKB). Nick Diamond from the Diamond Investment Group was present as well as TCDA Chair Kate Rogers. Mr. Diamond presented a PowerPoint on the project.The proposed project is comprised of two six-story buildings with 212 residential units and 6,500 square feet of ground floor retail with enhanced,walkable streetscape improvements. It will be located in the heart of the Triangle at 72"d Avenue and Dartmouth Street and is considered a catalyst project for further investment in walkable mixed-use redevelopment in the Triangle. Mr. Diamond said the contractor will be working with Portland Youth Builders which is a training program to teach young people about the construction industry. He hopes to get started on the project in November with foundation work and start the vertical building construction in February with completion in late 2021. Mr. Diamond said their pro forma had a gap of$1.5 million to make the project financially feasible. Representatives from Diamond Investment Group and SKB attended the Town Center Advisory Commission (TCAC) meeting on March 13. The TCAC did not make a recommendation and requested additional information on linking financial assistance to affordable commercial space. Mr. Diamond and Mr. Olivier (SKB) returned to TCAC on April 17 and after a spirited discussion the consensus was to reduce the assistance to$1 million and add no additional requirements which would make the affordable commercial space more complex than necessary. If the TCDA directs staff to move forward, staff will work with Attorney Olson to prepare an agreement for TCDA consideration on May 14. TCDA Chair Snider asked how much financial due diligence was done. Mr. Farrelly said Mick O'Connell,the TCDA's real estate advisor,reviewed the pro forma and found it to be consistent with current market conditions. Mr. Diamond said this is a long term investment for them.They are investing$61 million in this single project and at least$5 million in system development charges and permit fees. The project will elevate the overall property values in the area which leads to increased tax revenues and will facilitate the tax increment financing for future redevelopment. TCDA Director Lueb asked what the TCAC concerns were and Redevelopment Project Manager Farrelly said they wanted to know if there could be affordable residential units in return for development assistance. It is a worthy goal but would leave a bigger gap in the pro forma. He noted that there are affordable units being built on Hunziker Street and the CPAH project is being built on TIGARD CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES -April 23, 2019 City of Tigard 1 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard,OR 97223 www.dgard-or.gov I Page 1 of 12 69`''Avenue. He said the TCAC concluded that the City will be able to get affordable housing in other ways. TCDA Director Goodhouse asked how much funding would be available from tax increment financing. Mr. Farrelly said he and Finance Director LaFrance determined that there is $1.5 million in borrowing capacity and within the next three years there would be enough money to do this project and have $1 million to do other projects. TCDA Director Anderson noted that it is a for-profit building the developer will sell in ten years. He commented that it is a good piece of land and there were probably others interested in purchasing it. He added that he was favorable towards this at$1 million. TCDA Chair Snider asked Mr. Diamond if he had figured out if they could get the project done if the assistance was $1 million. Mr. Diamond said they are already working on that and he thought it could be done. TCDA Chair Snider said it is important to know whether what the city is doing helps affect construction. He asked how much the new lean code changes spurred the developer's interest. Mr. Diamond said the lean code was a factor. He said they also felt confident that they would get a project approved. Pre-designation of the Vertical Housing tax credit and putting this in the Economic Opportunity Zone was an impetus to build and hold onto the property for ten years. Redevelopment Project Director Farrelly said staff needs direction from the TCDA on their level of comfort with the development assistance and if directed,will return in three weeks with a development agreement. TCAC Chair Rogers said the TCAC discussed at two meetings what criteria they should use to make their recommendation to the TCDA. Affordable housing is important to the TCAC and one of its goals for this year so there was a lot of discussion about that and concern about setting a precedent. They look for development opportunities that would catalyze the Triangle and increase walkability, housing density and show other developers what is possible. In the end the TCAC came to consensus to recommend $1 million. In response to a question from TCDA Director Goodhouse on what factors led to a lower amount recommendation Ms. Rogers mentioned the fact that there would be no contingency for affordable housing or below-market rate retail space. She said this project will be a kick-starter for high density development and this is in a very visible,empty spot. She said while there may a need for affordable and equitable housing goals for the Triangle it might not make sense to do it on a project by project basis. The TCDA Chair and Directors directed staff to move ahead with a development assistance agreement for$1 million. Chair Snider asked that TCDA Executive Director Wine brief Director Newton prior to the May 14 meeting. B. COUNCIL LIAISON REPORTS Councilor Anderson said he went to Salem to testify for the SW Corridor project and ask for$25 million in seed money to purchase property. TIGARD CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES-April 23, 2019 City of Tigard 1 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard,OR 97223 www.tigard-or.gov I Page 2 of 12 Administrative Items: • Council agreed to submit a congressional letter of support for the Tualatin Basin Joint Project. This supports changes to Hagg Lake and Scoggins Dam and the project has regional implications. • City Manager Wine said Senior Planner Roth is working on the Complete Streets Policy and a memo to council will be in the Thursday packet. • Mayor Snider noted that council is receiving many requests for council outreach opportunities and he cannot attend them all. Executive Assistant Bengtson prepared a spreadsheet and he would like her to divide and spread the requests among council members. 1. BUSINESS MEETING A. At 7:31 p.m. Mayor Snider called the City Council meeting to order. B. City Recorder Krager called the roll. Present Absent Mayor Snider ✓ Council President Goodhouse ✓ Councilor Newton ✓ Councilor Lueb ✓ Councilor Anderson ✓ C. Mayor Snider asked everyone to stand and join him in the Pledge of Allegiance. D. Mayor Snider asked staff and council if there were any Non-Agenda Items. None 2. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION A. Follow-up to Previous Citizen Communication—City Manager Wine said correspondence was received from John Mentesana which will be added to the record for this meeting. B. Tigard Area Chamber of Commerce—Jessica Love gave an update on Chamber activities. She said Leadership Tigard participated in Government Day. Applications are available for the 2019-20 Leadership Tigard class.The Tigard Farmers Market opens on May 5. She thanked Tigard Liquor,Tigard Tap House,B&B Print Source and Beach Hut Deli for their support.The Shining Stars banquet is on May 3 at the Embassy Suites at Washington Square.The Art Walk is from May 31 June 2 in downtown Tigard. C. Citizen Communication—John Mentesana signed up to speak but turned in his testimony in writing and did not address the council. TIGARD CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES -Apri123, 2019 City of Tigard 1 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard,OR 97223 www.tigard-or.gov I Page 3 of 12 3. CONSENT AGENDA (Tigard City Council) A. RECEIVE AND FILE:MUNICIPAL COURT ANNUAL REVIEW B. APPROVE CITY COUNCIL MINUTES • March 5,2019 • March 19,2019 • March 26,2019 • April 2,2019 C. PROCLAIM APRIL 2019 AS ARBOR MONTH D. PROCLAIM MAY 2019 AS BIKE MONTH Councilor Lueb moved for approval and Council President Goodhouse seconded the motion. Mayor Snider conducted a vote and the motion passed unanimously. Yes No Mayor Snider ✓ Council President Goodhouse ✓ Councilor Newton Absent Councilor Lueb ✓ Councilor Anderson ✓ 4. JOINT MEETING WITH THE TIGARD LIBRARY BOARD Interim Library Co-Director Halsted Barnard said the Library Board members were present to share some of the accomplishments over the past year and an exciting new project. She mentioned that some terms were ending in a few months and invited anyone interested in volunteering their time on the board to visit the Library website and apply. Library Board Chair Katie Harris introduced board members Mary Bogert,Kate Ristau, Nina Kung, Joe Callahan,Becky Gauthier,Shirley Edwards and members of the Teen Library Council,Lily Sanders and Tori Lopez. She said the library is a major hub in the community and is a space that is safe and welcoming to everyone. It is an institution with users that crosses generations,socio- economics and cultures,reaching underserved members of the community. It is a visual, tangible reminder of the quality of life in Tigard. The library is not only a resource for traditional print media,but offers a wide variety of resources while also being a place for the community to congregate. It is a dynamic institution and the board believes that a strong library with robust services is vital to a strong community. Board member Joe Callahan said his family uses the library a lot and his wife appreciates the wide variety of Spanish-language books. They appreciate the programs in evenings and on weekends. He shared some numbers and asked council to guess what they represented. TIGARD CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES -April 23, 2019 City of Tigard 1 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard,OR 97223 www.tigard-or.gov I Page 4 of 12 1,100,000 and 97,877 - Council President Goodhouse correctly guessed that this first statistic referred to the number of items checked out.The 97,877 referred to digital items such as e-books. 38 on 11 -These numbers represent that there are currently 38 patrons waiting to use 11 mobile hot spots. These hotspots are part of the Library of Things which also has engravers,electricity monitors and e-book readers for patrons to check out. 58,712 and 101,171 -These first number represents the number of patron questions answered by librarians in the past year,and the second number is the number of times patrons used the public computers and wireless network last year. 31,364&966—There were 31,364 attendees at 966 library programs including those for kids,teens and adults. Board Member Ristau talked about the new catalog. Libraries are becoming more interactive. The new catalog reflects this activity. She said there are better search options, new titles,recommended reads,library staff recommendations,award winners and more. It is easy to sign in and place holds on material. Children can use aliases. You can track what you are reading and you can even write reviews and leave. She demonstrated searching the catalog and placing a hold.Mayor Snider asked who rates the books and Interim Library Co-Director Halsted said the ratings are pulled from all Bibliocommons sites. She noted that the popular best sellers are not holdable but are available on the best seller shelves when you come into the library. Co-presidents of the Teen Library Council Tori Lopez and Lily Sanders described a change in the Teen Space. They realized it was cold,closed off and unwelcome. They wanted to improve it and make it a safe and comfortable environment for teens. Kids want to be able to study there and the existing space is a location that people walk through so it didn't feel like a special place. They worked with the Board and brainstormed with staff,Friends of the Library,volunteers and the public. Interim Library Co-director Bernard gave credit to the librarians who moved and rearranged things so there was not a need to buy much furniture. It took very little to switch collections and make a new space for teens. The new area supports families by keeping children and teens in adjacent spaces on the first floor. Council President Goodhouse asked about new trends that indicate rising needs. Chair Harris said the Library of Things is a great idea and is becoming more prominent in libraries. Interim Library Co-Director Bernard said one trend is a movement away from charging children library fines. Mayor Snider asked for the results of getting rid of fines for children and if there was any change in behavior. Ms. Bernard said it creates massive goodwill for working parents who lose track of the large amount of picture books checked out. She said it was a wonderful move for the Washington County Cooperative Library Services. She said that nationally,some public libraries are going totally fine free. In response to a question from Mayor Snider,Ms. Bernard said they have not seen a change in the number of lost items. Library Board Member Kung mentioned the trend for multi-lingual signs for library collections. There is some bilingual signage and the Board wants to explore multi-lingual signage. She noted that there are areas in Tigard where trees prevent good Wi-Fi reception but people can come to the TIGARD CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES-April 23, 2019 City of Tigard 1 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard,OR 97223 www.tigard-or.gov I Page 5 of 12 digital commons at the library to access technology and learn new programs. She said they are committed as a library to provide this free service to the community. 5. CONSIDER RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR WASHINGTON COUNTY'S DRUG TAKEBACK PROGRAM City Manager Wine introduced this item. The Drug Takeback Program creates a plan for people to dispose of unwanted or expired drugs. Manufacturers pay for the disposal as a condition of offering these items for sale. Local public health authorities are favorable because this prevents drugs getting into the water or waste stream. Mayor Snider noted that he briefed council on this takeback program in March. Council President Goodhouse moved to approve Resolution No. 19-16. Councilor Anderson seconded the motion. City Recorder Krager read the number and title of the resolution and Mayor Snider conducted a vote. Resolution No 19-16 passed unanimously. Resolution No. 19-16—A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING WASHINGTON COUNTY'S DRUG TAKEBACK ORDINANCE,NO. 848,AND ACCEPTING ITS EFFECT IN THE CITY OF TIGARD Yes No Mayor Snider ✓ Council President Goodhouse ✓ Councilor Newton Absent Councilor Lueb ✓ Councilor Anderson ✓ 6. LEGISLATIVE PUBLIC HEARING: CONSIDER ORDINANCE AMENDING TIGARD MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 6.01 A. Mayor Snider opened the public hearing. B. Public Testimony: Mayor Snider announced that anyone may offer testimony and there was a sign-up sheet at the front of the room. C. Attorney Rihala gave the staff report on amending the City's code regarding responsible parties in nuisance code violation cases. It could be the party that leases or owns the property or the person causing the nuisance.The code change adds joint and several liability and protects the city. It is up to the parties to figure out how to split the fine. The amendment also cleaned up code language. D. Public Testimony — No one signed up to speak. E. Response to testimony by staff—None. F. Mayor Snider closed the public hearing. G. Council Discussion and Consideration—Mayor Snider asked City Attorney Rihala if there has been a situation where this was an issue and she replied that there was one where a contractor may have contributed to a nuisance condition. The City wants to be fair and seek responsibility equally. TIGARD CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES-April 23, 2019 City of Tigard 1 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard, OR 97223 www.dgard-or.gov I Page 6 of 12 Councilor Anderson moved to approve Ordinance No. 19-03. Council President Goodhouse seconded the motion. City Recorder Krager read the number and title of the resolution and conducted a roll call vote. Ordinance No. 19-03 was adopted unanimously Ordinance No. 19-03—AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TIGARD MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 6.01 TO PROVIDE FOR JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY FOR NUISANCE VIOLATIONS Yes No Mayor Snider ✓ Council President Goodhouse ✓ Councilor Newton Absent Councilor Lueb ✓ Councilor Anderson ✓ 7. DISCUSS LOCAL OPTION LEVY AND FACILITY BOND ALTERNATIVES This item was presented by City Manager Wine,Police Chief McAlpine,Finance and Information Services Director LaFrance and Central Services Director Robinson. City Manager Wine said there will be regular discussions with council regarding an evolving proposal to place a local option levy and/or facilities bond on the ballot. She said the Leadership Team needs continued guidance from council on refining the proposal in a focused way so community outreach can begin. City Manager Wine said council guidance on March 26 was to start now,define it clearly and keep to a single topic—police services and public safety. The way it would be structured is a levy for the Police Department or a separate bond for a police facility and council asked staff to begin outreach as soon as possible. Chief McAlpine was asked to bring some options. The Leadership Team has j given some thought as to whether a police facility bond measure could be ready in time for the May 2020 election and if it is wise to put more than one measure on the ballot at the same time. Chief McAlpine showed a PowerPoint and discussed current staffing needs and potential police service needs. She said the minimum number of officers required is three for day shift, four for swing shift and three for the graveyard shift on Monday through Thursday and four for graveyard Friday and Saturday. There is a small overlap for lunch,report writing, directed policing and training activities. Swing shift is the highest call volume 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Mondays have now surpassed Friday nights as the busiest day of the week.Things happen over the weekend that are noticed on Monday and then reported to police. The Chief said in 2018 the Police Department operated at minimums 40 percent of the time. She explained her goal for a district model of policing and what that would require. • The base levy proposal is eight officers. Our goal is to decrease the response time for Priority 1 and 2 calls to fewer than five minutes.The current average is 6.23 minutes. Tigard has not met the goal of a five-minute response to Priority 1 and 2 calls in probably seven years. TIGARD CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES -April 23, 2019 City of Tigard 1 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard,OR 97223 www.dgard-or.gov I Page 7 of 12 • With the addition of eight officers the City could move to a district model of policing which assigns the same officers to a district. This increases awareness and knowledge of problems in the district and familiarizes the community with the officer. • A Homeless Outreach Team of two officers is needed because calls regarding homeless issues have increased dramatically.As mentioned in the Chief's monthly reports to council,about 50 percent of calls are related to homeless individuals,mental health situations or drug-induced situations. Two officers are needed for safety reasons. A question came up as to why it needs to be officers rather than social services people and she said the majority of times police are asked to be there anyway for safety reasons. It is nationally considered a best practice to have a homeless outreach team. • Advanced police crisis intervention and de-escalation training would be added. Washington County offers this advanced training for officers. Only 10 percent of Tigard officers have gone through the 40-hour training. Studies show officers that take this training are more likely to refer or transport individuals to mental health services and less likely to arrest. City Manager Wine said at the March 26 discussion there was consideration for including additional funding for safety improvements through continuing the Safe Routes to School program and putting action plans in place for every school. From a capital investment standpoint,staff has identified crossings,sidewalks and walking and biking connections that need to be made near schools.This is an alternative to the base levy proposal. Finance and Information Services Director LaFrance showed slides about what this would cost to a typical homeowner in Tigard. For his example,typical means median so there would be an equal number of homes that are more expensive and an equal number of homes less expensive. He used an example that is slightly above median because we are a few years away from when a potential levy would begin to be collected. The assessed value is typically 61 percent of the real market value. The City of Tigard has a tax rate of$2.51 per thousand of assessed value for services and for bonds about 34 cents per thousand.The cost for the proposal discussed tonight with all options (patrol, homeless outreach,SRTS and de-escalation training)would add 46 cents per thousand or$125 per year over their current property tax bill. This is less than a three percent increase on the total tax bill. Council President Goodhouse asked if adding eight officers takes account of the population growth or was it just the bare minimum. Chief McAlpine replied that there are a lot of factors.The district model requires eight officers and she is not asking for investigators or support staff.The community needs visibility. This is reasonable and takes into account that there will also be online reporting. Thirty percent of calls could actually be reported online. When asked if this keeps Tigard competitive as an employer the Chief said that pay is not related;it is negotiated through bargaining. Councilor Lueb noted the talk about becoming a more data driven city and asked about industry standards. Chief McAlpine said there are many different staffing models to look at and industry standards are often based on a number of officers per thousand residents as well as other methods. One factor is what the community wants. She will discuss this with Council Lueb offline. TIGARD CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES —Apri123, 2019 City of Tigard 1 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard,OR 97223 www.tigard-or.gov I Page 8 of 12 In response to a question from Councilor Anderson about whether SRTS project construction could come from a levy,Finance Director LaFrance said the previous levy had similar aspects that would have paid for small SRTS projects and the city will be specific about which projects are included. Mayor Snider asked about the two homeless outreach officers and suggested that there would not always be the need for a cover officer if the department used an officer with a slightly different skillset who is better at connecting individuals to social services agencies. Chief McAlpine said the reason two officers are needed is safety;encampments are in wooded areas and can be spread out. One officer can focus on the interaction and one can be aware of surroundings. Mayor Snider asked about specialized training and Chief McAlpine said the homeless outreach officers would be prioritized for crisis intervention training. Mayor Snider asked if data was used to deploy the 24/7- 365-5 officers optimally. Or should it be 4 or 6 based on peak demand?Chief McAlpine said it illustrated having 5 districts and having officers staffing each district 24 hours a day. She agreed that it would vary with demand. Council President Goodhouse asked about having two officers for homeless outreach and how there would be everyday coverage. She said it would predominantly be day shift but could be adjusted or assigned to problem locations as situations arise. Council President Goodhouse weighed in on the Safe Routes to Schools and advised removing it from the levy and focusing only on police. He said there is so much need for safe areas around schools that this needs to be solved with another package after police funding is taken care of. Councilor Lueb disagreed and said it is important to make incremental progress. She said looking at it like we can't do anything until we can do it all is the wrong approach. SRTS is important because it relates to safety. Councilor Anderson said the SRTS works in this safety package and is still under 50 cents. City Manager Wine said Councilor Newton,absent at this meeting,expressed support and appreciated that the city is bringing forward these elements. She said Councilor Newton also commented on the concern in the community about traffic and traffic enforcement. Chief McAlpine said their many needs were prioritized. There are three motorcycle officers and the department is waiting to assess the impacts of the photo red light program. Central Services Director Robinson introduced the bond discussion. She said a Civic Center Visioning Study was completed in 2018 and it provided a long term facilities plan for the city's civic campus. What was found is that all of the buildings are aging out. Recognizing that we can't replace everything at once,a phasing plan was developed. Phase One is the police department including an emergency operations center,a secure IT server room,and secure police parking. Our police department is spread out into several buildings in about 15,000 square feet. The consultant found for the police to be in a building for 25 years they would really need something closer to 52,000 square feet to allow for future staffing levels. We do not have this space. The consultant estimates the cost to be$31 million. Construction costs have risen so it is probably closer to $40 million. The assumption is that it would be built on site. If we want to move forward, we need to keep in mind that we need to refine the information and estimates and then develop a model to take into the community to test that with them. TIGARD CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES -Apri123, 2019 City of Tigard 1 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard,OR 97223 www.dgard-or.gov I Page 9 of 12 Central Services Director Robinson showed a slide of Phase 1 components. Three concept plans were considered,all onsite. They all include a Police Station,emergency operations center,and the IT server room. The goal for the facility is that it be resilient,and both seismically and technologically sound. None of the current buildings where we have Emergency Operations running out of are seismically sound. Ms. Robinson noted that the visioning plan is a broad view. There are no floor plan drawings. If the recommendation is to move forward, staff needs to work fast. City Manager Wine added that the SW Corridor project could change things as the city campus sits in the urban renewal area where it is envisioned that there may be redevelopment and this brings up the question of whether or not this is the best place to site a police station. Mayor Snider said this brings up another timing challenge. Finance Director LaFrance said there were a number of ways to finance this and the financing could be multi-layered. It could be structured to take the existing library levy off the books and issue new debt without increasing taxes. But in order to take advantage of the library bond ending in December of 2022, the City must go to voters no later than May 2022 to ask them to "renew". The next layer would be to look at using existing general fund revenues and resources from the new traffic safety revenues above and beyond costs to administer the program and bond against it. However,the City has no experience yet with that revenue. A conservative estimate is $10-$12 million to help pay for a facility. It is possible with the right cost and right set of revenues to fund the public safety facility without increasing taxes and using existing revenues. If needed,additional financing could be obtained from a larger voter-approved bond or funding intended for services. Council President Goodhouse said he likes options 1 and 2 and they should occur at the same time. He is concerned about voter fatigue later on. He said Tigard is growing and he noted that the legwork has been done to show that the police department is understaffed and at the same time the facility is not adequate even for current staff.The two conversations dovetail and it made sense to him to do both and not have to repeat the conversation at a later time. He suggested doing a private/public partnership to share costs and consider an offsite location such as in the Triangle. Councilor Lueb asked staff for clarification that their direction is to put off the bond so it can be done well. City Manager Wine said the conversation indicates that we may not be ready to do this next spring. She agreed with Council President Goodhouse that looking forward to the election cycle and opportunities to go before voters it is difficult to come up with an opportunity for two tries if it fails. She added that there is not yet a staff recommendation. Councilor Anderson said he liked the creative financing options. Mayor Snider reflected that he has given this a lot of thought and was an early proponent of putting both on the ballot at the same time. He said he is concerned now that council and staff will not have all the information needed to do a good job of presenting to people where it is,what it is,how much it costs and how it will be funded. The strategy of saying it is not a tax increase is a very attractive message. We need to make sure we can go with a bond more than once as well. 2022 is way too late.Voters may think we need this new space because we are adding some new staff. TIGARD CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES -April 23, 2019 City of Tigard 1 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard, OR 97223 www.tigard-or.gov I Page 10 of 12 Mayor Snider cautioned that the city cannot have a good conversation about a facilities bond yet because we are not ready. He did not want to move too fast and put a poorly planned bond on the table that we later discover will not meet our needs. He asked staff what it would take to be ready at the right level of specificity. Central Services Director Robinson said she did not have a direct answer but a consultant would need to be hired to take us to the next level in the process. Mayor Snider said since that needs to be done anyway we should begin and City Manager Wine confirmed that this was underway. Council President Goodhouse clarified that he only wanted to couple the levy and bond if we are prepared and have information. He noted that council learned with the recreation center measure that if the City goes out with no location,no design and no building and just asks for a blank check, it does not work. He said if we have all the information they should be coupled together. Finance Director LaFrance summarized that staff was looking for council direction on the planned composition of services that will go out in a local option levy and he heard that the base option and the three additional options are what can be taken to the community. He said staff will put together a communications plan,do the outreach and poll the community. Staff will take the next steps to zero in on what to refer in January of next year. Options can be added or removed at any time before then. Mayor Snider asked them to focus on whether or not Safe Routes to Schools should be included. Council President Goodhouse wants more details on what the Safe Routes to School portion includes. Finance Director LaFrance said we are still focusing on if,not when,but are interested in putting out a bond. Mayor Snider said"if'is not debatable and he has not met a person living in Tigard who has been through the police station that thinks the facility is adequate. Finance Director LaFrance said staff will continue towards getting information on the facility needs but when a bond will go on the ballot is still up in the air. Next steps include finalizing the communications plan, polling,convening the Levy and Bond Task Force and the Committee for Community Engagement. Mayor Snider thanked staff for their work to bring it to this point,acknowledging the challenge and fairly rigid timelines. 8. NON-AGENDA ITEMS None. 9. EXECUTIVE SESSION None held. 10. ADJOURNMENT At 9:27 p.m. Councilor Lueb motioned for adjournment. Council President Goodhouse seconded the motion and the motion passed unanimously. TIGARD CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES -April 23, 2019 City of Tigard 1 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard, OR 97223 www.tigard-or.gov I Page 11 of 12 Yes No Mayor Snider ✓ Council President Goodhouse ✓ Councilor Newton Absent Councilor Lueb ✓ Councilor Anderson ✓ Carol A. Krager,City Reco er At st: Jason nider,Mayor Date: TIGARD CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES -April 23, 2019 City of Tigard 1 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard, OR 97223 www.tigard-or.gov I Page 12 of 12