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June 27, 2019
1. Council Newsletter on July 4 • Sr. Center neighbor Danice Tombleson's question
Since next Thursday is Independence Day, I won't be about recent surveying at the Senior Center has
sending out a Council Newsletter. Enjoy your holiday! been answered. CD has been trying to involve her
2. Meet the Artist in land use activity. Kenny will try to contact her
about the potential affordable senior housing
If you're downtown between July 8— 15, stop by project and provide you with an update.
12553 SW Main Street to talk about a new public . Registration for the LOC Conference in Bend
mural with the Portland Street Art Alliance and artist
Jeremy Nichols. Check out the press release in item opens on Monday at 8 a.m.Joanne will get all of
#5 of this newsletter for more details. you registered as quickly as possible for the best
chance at getting accommodations in the host
3. Updates on Constituent Communications hotel. If you do not plan on attending,please
Kathy Nyland will update each of you at your one-on- let me know.
one meetings next week and Joanne will email a
comprehensive update,but here's where we are on the 4. Construction Project Update
Christina Zellmer attached an overview of road, trail
most recent issues:
• Bump at 99W/Walnut Place: ODOT has
and construction projects underway in the city.
responded that changing the grade to correct the 5. Press Release
bump will be expensive and not something they The city issued the following press releases this week:
are willing to do at this time.Joanne contacted the - New Public Mural Paints a Picture of Tigard's Rich
complainant. History
• Garbage Rate Increase: We have a final response - Shooting at 9585 SW Washington Square Road
to the rate increase feedback that we will share - Tigard Council appoints Meghan Turley to Youth
liberally. City Councilor Role
• Support letters for URMD projects: with input
from CD,Joanne drafted letters of support for 6. News Articles
Urban Road Maintenance project list as requested - Complete Streets Policy puts all modes of
by Natalie O'Neill. transportation on equal footing
• Youth City Councilor Turley is coming to City Hall - Tigard council appoints its first youth council
on Tuesday to begin her orientation. member
• Mr. &Mrs. Ruiz's 1-in. meter complaint has been - Metro awards $800k for Nature in Neighborhood
responded to and they've returned comments for grants
our next rate study which Joanne will share with - City bond request for police facility won't go to
John Goodrich. voters until 2021
• Council's July 30 BBQ at Summerfield will be
- 2 cars hit by gunfire outside Washington Square,
no injuries reported
catered by DeAngelo's.
• Fanno Creek Trail Flooding: Staff continues to 7. Council Calendar
collaborate with affected agencies on a proposal to Tuesday,July 2 Cancelled for lack of
create alternative alignments that would serve as items
detours when flooding occurs. This option
provides trail connections that are consistently Thursday,July 4 City Offices Closed
open rather than intermittently closed. Independence Day
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6:30 p.m. -Town Hall
Tuesday,July 16 Study Session
6:30 p.m. —Red Rock Creek
Tuesday,July 23 Business Meeting
6:30 p.m. -Town Hall
Tuesday,July 30 5`'Tuesday: Council Summer
Barbeque Outreach
Summerfield Club House
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Construction Project Update —June 27, 2019 Item#
Newsletter:
Tigard High School
Contractor working on installation of domestic water line on 92nd Ave. to serve new buildings on campus. Expect
light to moderate traffic impacts along 92nd Ave./Durham Rd. near Tigard High School.
Beef Bend Road Culvert
Washington County will be replacing a pair of failed culverts under Beef Bend Rd near 146`h Ave. This project also
includes installing a new waterline for the City of Tigard. A six-week road closure is expected during construction
from 8/5/19 to 9/15/19. Beef Bend Road,between Roy Rogers and Hwy 99W,will be open to local traffic only
during the closure. Beef Bend Road, between 146th Avenue and the Oak Mont Apartments entrance,will be closed
to all traffic. Pedestrians with mobility needs who travel between 146th Avenue and the Oak Mont Apartment
entrance will need to contact Washington County for an escort during construction. Visit the County's project
website at https://www.co.washington.or.us/LUT/TransportationProjects/beefbendculvert.cfm?page=About
Pavement Repair
City crews are out saw cutting and paving on Bull Mountain and in city central. This is in preparation for slurry seal
this summer.
Bull Mountain Road
Washington County is adding a 5-foot sidewalk on the east side of Bull Mountain Road,between Nemarnik Drive
and 155th Terrace, and on the north side of Bull Mountain Road, between 155th Terrace and Grandview Lane.
Anticipated completion date is July 15. Traffic will be reduced to one lane intermittently, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays.
See https://www.wc-roads.com/ for more information.
Beef Bend east of Roy Rogers Road
Construction is on-going on the sewer line being installed on Beef Bend Road. Beef Bend Road has been reopened
but may have flagged lane closures during the day while the crews clean up. Repaving is completed. Visit the project
website at wwwgetusthere.org.
OR 99W Sidewalk Project: SW Royalty Parkway to SW Durham Road
ODOT,in partnership with King City,plans to construct new sidewalk on OR 99W (Pacific Highway) and on SW
Royalty Parkway. Work has begun and is expected to continue through July. During construction,road users
should expect daytime and nighttime work. There will be single-lane,bike lane and shoulder closures on OR 99W
and on Royalty Parkway as well as short-term sidewalk closures,with ADA-approved pedestrian detours. Nearby
residents may hear intermittent nighttime noise. More information can be found on the project website at
https://www.oregon.gov/odot/projects/pages/project-details.asl2x?_12roject=18807
Cook Park Sewer Line
A portion of Clean Water Services'West Durham Basin Improvement Program has started at Cook Park. The
project is replacing aging sewer interceptor pipes that help control water flow with larger,more resilient pipes to
improve wastewater capacity. Work is on hold for the summer and will begin again in the fall. Work began near the
wastewater plant and progresses westward. More info is on the CWS website:
http://www.cleanwaterservices.org/about-us/projects/west-durham-basin-improvement-program/
Fanno Creek Trail—Woodard Park to Tiedeman Ave
The new bridge and trail connecting the Fanno Creek Trail straight from Woodard Park across the creek to the
existing crosswalk on Tiedeman Avenue is now open. This project completed a missing link of the Fanno Creek
Greenway Trail,provided an ADA accessible route where it did not exist before,increased trail safety by lining the
trail up with a safe crosswalk, and provided a very clear definition of the regional trail route at Tiedeman
Avenue. Most of the project was paid for with a generous $800,000 grant from Metro. Upcoming projects in this
location include safety changes at the crosswalk, adding refuge islands and more visible lighting. As soon as a long
enough stretch of rain free weather happens, a new mural will also be painted on the retaining wall and bridge
foundation to add character to the trail and to help discourage graffiti.
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 Khoi Le at 503-718-2440.
• A new sewer line is being installed along Clementine Street, out to Roy Rogers Rd and will impact
Clementine Street, a section of Pumpkin Valley Terrace, and Sabrina Ave. Expect some delays while work is
in the roadway.
• A contractor is building a new subdivision on the west side of 150`h Ave south of Hawksridge. Utility work
(with traffic delays) is in progress on 150`h Ave.
• There are other significant road, sewer and water projects underway or planned in the area. Visit
GetUsThere.org for information and updates.
Hwy 217 Auxiliary Lanes
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is designing a project to add an auxiliary third lane on Hwy
217 southbound from Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy to Hwy 99W, and Hwy 217 northbound from Hwy 99W to Scholls
Ferry Rd. More information is on the project website at hwy217.org.
150"Ave—Stonegate Subdivision
A developer is constructing a subdivision just south of Bull Mtn. Rd. on 150`h Ave. It requires water and road work
with flagging on 150`''which is a Washington County Road.
69'Avenue—Hampton Inn
A Hampton Inn is being constructed on 69`h Avenue at Clinton Street. 69`'Avenue is closed to traffic from Baylor
Street to Clinton Street.
Oak Street near 90'Avenue
A contractor is working on Oak Street near 90`h Avenue for a new apartment complex. Daytime delays likely.
Tiedeman Avenue and Tigard Street
A developer is building a new subdivision on Tigard Street east of Tiedeman Avenue. The contractor is installing
storm line in Tigard Street between Tiedeman and Katherine streets. Expect delays on Tigard Street.
68`h Parkway south of Hwy 99W
A developer is building a new self-storage facility on the west side of 68`h Parkway south of Highway 99W.
Sidewalk improvements along 68`''Parkway will be beginning soon. Some delays possible.
SW 150th Ave south of Hawk Ridge Drive
A developer is building a 180-lot subdivision on 150`h Ave south of Hawk Ridge Drive. No impacts to traffic
expected.
72"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. Building foundation and concrete piles finished. Expect light to moderate traffic impacts on 72nd Ave.
between Clinton and Baylor as site work continues.
Hunziker Road—Fields Apartments
A developer is building apartments on Hunziker Rd and improvements include widening Hunziker Rd.
Atlanta Street—Tigard Storage
A sanitary line is being installed at the Tigard Storage on Atlanta Street. Possible light traffic impacts on Atlanta
Street.
114th Place
A new subdivision is being installed on 114th Place north of North Dakota Street. Contractor is constructing
street improvements on North Dakota Street. Single lanes closures may occur during the next couple weeks.
Sandburg St
Construction has started on a building at the end of Sandburg St. Traffic impacts should be minimal.
School Construction
Construction continues on Templeton Elementary School, and on the new Durham Center education services
building near Durham Elementary School.
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- " City of Tigard
Press Release
13125 SW Hall Boulevard Tigard,Oregon 97223 www.tigard-or.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE I June 17, 2019
Contact:
Dylan Dekay-Bemis Tiffany Conklin
Economic Development Coordinator Portland Street Art Alliance
City of Tigard 503-847-9406
503-718-2560 tiffan3:( ,,ndxstreetart.org
Dylanb&tiga� rd ongov
New Public Mural Paints a Picture of Tigard's Rich History
What:A Walk Through Time(public mural)
Who: City of Tigard,Portland Street Art Alliance and artist Jeremy Nichols
When:July 8-15,2019
Where: 12553 SW Main Street,Tigard, OR 97223
Work is set to begin on a public mural by professional artist Jeremy Nichols in Downtown Tigard. The
mural,entitled A lYlalk Through Time,will be an interwoven tapestry of Tigard's history and culture along
the Fanno Creek corridor.
Working with local historian, Sean Garvey, and ecology specialists in the city,Nichols' design incorporates
images from Tigard's past. The mural depicts a member of the Kalapuya tribe (the indigenous inhabitants
of the area) alongside native flora and fauna,including Red-tailed Hawk,Western Painted Turtle,Great
Blue Heron and Oregon Iris and Camas flowers. Nichols hopes that the mural will raise awareness about
the original inhabitants of the Tigard area,as well as the local ecosystem. "It is important to me to create a
mural that will stay relevant and be enjoyed by generations to come. I wanted to create a design that steps
away from the norms of`traditional cultural' murals and create a design with a more contemporary
approach that is equally informative and significant," says Jeremy Nichols, the artist designing and painting
the mural.
Located at 12553 SW Main Street,the mural will be directly adjacent to the popular Fanno Creek multi-use
trail on the recently renovated building home to several new Downtown Tigard businesses including
Frameabl,Versus Board Games and Senet Game Bar. Building upon previous arts initiatives led by the City
of Tigard and non-profit Tigard Downtown Alliance the mural will aid in the ongoing revitalization of
downtown Tigard. Dylan Dekay-Bemis, the City of Tigard's Economic Development Coordinator,believes
the project will "increase access to art in Tigard,help improve walkability in downtown and draw attention
to the great local businesses housed within the building where the mural will be located."
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In recent years,art initiatives have driven commercial success and interest in Downtown Tigard,including
the annual Downtown Art Walk event,gateway art sculptures by artist Brian Borrello,an Art on Loan
program that places art leased from local artists in locations around downtown, and the award-winning
SubUrban street art exhibition.
Portland based non-profit Portland Street Art Alliance (PSAA) facilitated the commissioning of Jeremy
Nichols for the City of Tigard and will continue to assist the City in managing this mural project. PSAA
Executive Director Tiffany Conklin explains that"the quality of our shared public spaces speaks volumes
about what we,as a society, believe to be important. Public art projects like A Walk Through Time not only
bring more cultural vibrancy and interest to a place,but ensure that everyone has the opportunity to
experience art in their everyday lives."
A balk Through Time is funded through the City of Tigard's Lighter,Quicker,Cheaper(LQC) program.
LQC projects are inexpensive but impactful actions that improve walkability,connectivity and health in
Tigard.
Project Partners:
Jeremy Nichols, a Portland-based artist who has painted over 100 murals in cities worldwide,including
Denver,Los Angeles,Miami,Portland,and Tokyo.
More info: htU2s://www.121asticbirdic.com/
Portland Street Art Alliance (PSAA),a non-profit organization and network of advocates and artists who
manage public art projects in the pacific northwest.PSAA has completed over 60 public and private art
projects and commissions since 2012.A Valk Through Time will be the first project PSAA has worked on
with a municipality.
More info: htti2://www.pdxstreetart.org/
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Tigard Police Department
Media Release
13125 SW Hall Boulevard I Tigard,Oregon 97223 www.tigard-or.gov/police
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE I June 27, 2019
Contact:
Stefanie Kouremetis,Community Engagement Program Coordinator
Tigard Police Department
Phone: 503-718-2814
Email: Stefanie.kouremeds@tigard-or.gov
Shooting at 9585 SW Washington Square Rd
On June 26,2019 at 8:35pm,Tigard Police Officers were dispatched to 9585 SW Washington
Square Rd on a disturbance with a weapon call.
The incident reportedly started with a verbal altercation in the mall involving two groups of subjects.
The altercation continued and escalated as they exited the mall to the parking lot where gunfire was
exchanged.
By the time officers arrived to the scene at 8:37pm,the subjects had fled the area. Detectives believe
that the subjects were targeting each other.
No bystanders in the area were injured. It is unknown if any of the subjects involved in the
altercation were injured. Three vehicles parked in the mall parking lot were struck by bullets with
one window shattered.
Tigard Police Detectives are investigating this incident. If anyone observed or has any information
about the shooting,please submit a tip at tips@tigard-or.gov or call 503-718-2677.
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City of Tigard
Press Release
13125 SW Hall Boulevard Tigard,Oregon 97223 www.tigard-or.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE I June 25, 2019
Contact:
Jason B. Snider, Mayor
City of Tigard
503-810-0269
Jason@tigard-or.gov
Tigard Council Appoints Meghan Turley to Youth City Councilor Role
Tonight, the City Council appointed Tigard resident Meghan E. Turley to serve as Tigard's first-ever Youth
City Councilor for a 1-year term beginning July 1, 2019.
Youth City Councilor Turley was selected following an interview process conducted on June 13, 2019 with
Mayor Snider, Council President John Goodhouse and City Manager Marty Wine.
The Mayor received five applications for the new Youth City Councilor position from students representing
Tigard High School and the Muslim Educational Trust. All five of these accomplished and well-rounded
young men and women were interviewed.
In September, Councilor Turley will begin her Senior year at Tigard High School. Her qualifications are
impressive. She is an advocate for connecting youth with their community and seeks opportunities for
students to voice their opinions on the issues that matter to Tigard youth.
Councilor Turley's leadership experience includes terms as a Junior and Freshman Class Representative,Editor
in Chief for her School Newspaper, and President of Politics Club.
She served as an Executive Director of the March for Our Lives Oregon campaign until April and now works
for Zero USA's research team, a national organization dedicated to ensuring zero lives are lost to preventable
gun violence.
Tigard City Council established the Youth City Councilor program on April 2, 2019 with the adoption of
Resolution No. 19-13. This program allows the Mayor to appoint one Tigard resident entering their junior or
senior year of high school to serve as a non-voting, de facto member of the Tigard City Council. The position
will not attend executive sessions or be given confidential information for executive sessions. She will sit with
the City Council at meetings and comply with council rules of procedure and professional conduct.
The youth city councilor is invited to participate in all City Council activities outside of regularly scheduled
council meetings (National Night Out,Meet& Greets, Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony, etc.) as long as the
activity does not interfere with school commitments.
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Complete Streets Policy puts all modes of /
transporation on equal footing
Times staff Monday, June 24, 2019
Tigard becomes only third city in state to enact such a policy, which brings it closer to a vision of making it
the 'most walkable city in the Pacific Northwest'.
COURTESY CITY OF TIGARD-Adoption of the Complete Streets Policy
formalizes Tigards commitment to maintaining a transportation network
p � and facilities to equitably serve all users. It includes such things as adding
f,p - such features as crosswalks,shallows or simply completing sidewalks
(like this one on 135th Avenue).
People moving around in Tigard by bike, bus, car and
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transportation-related decisions, and vulnerable road
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sidewalks and trails safely, following a new policy
approved by Tigard City Council.
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On June 11, the council voted 5-0 in favor of adopting a new
07 - Complete Streets Policy, becoming only the third city in the
state to enact such a policy, according to city officials.
This policy is a huge step towards actualizing Tigard's vision to become the most walkable city in the Pacific
Northwest, according to a news release.
The Complete Streets policy envisions Tigard as "a vibrant and healthy community where people of all ages and
abilities, can travel safely, efficiently and comfortably on a well-connected and optimized multi-modal network of
roads, trails, and paths."
"This is a big milestone," said Kenny Asher, the city's community development director. "It's critical that we
continually translate city's vision into enforceable codes, standards and practices for ourselves and for others who
are building here."
Adoption of the policy formalizes Tigard's commitment to scoping, designing, building, and maintaining a
transportation network and facilities to equitably serve users of all ages and abilities regardless of travel mode.
It also provides needed transportation policy guidance to bridge the gap between Tigard's current auto-oriented
urban form and the vision laid out in Tigard's Strategic Plan.
A nine-month planning process was overseen by the citizen-run Tigard Transportation Advisory Committee. Input
was also gathered from community events, an online engagement survey and a technical advisory team that
included City Staff, local agency partners, and emergency service providers.
The council action sets up 20 activities identified for implementation over the next several years, including securing
permanent funding to maintain Tigard's exceptionally successful Safe Routes to School program, which itself was
recently awarded a three-year grant renewal from the Metro regional government.
The city will also be creating a Pedestrian Crossing Improvement Plan, and Neighborhood Traffic Management
Program.
"Identifying areas where this policy can be implemented in the near term is vital to the success of this policy," said
Dave Roth, senior transportation planner. "We are committed to seeing a future where all road users have safe
places to walk, bike, take transit or drive throughout Tigard."
A copy of Tigard's Complete Streets Policy can be found on www.tigard-or.gov/CompleteStreets.
Tigard council appoints its first youth council
member
Ray Pitz Tuesday, June 25, 2019
Meghan Turley, a Tigard High School senior, will join the council weekly up on the dais.
TIMES STAFF:RAY PITZ-In July, Meghan Turley
' will join the other members of the Tigard City
Council as they mull city issues. Required to attend
at least 75%of all council meetings, Turley will
have all the rights and privileges except she cannot
vote on city business. The Tigard High senior
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The Tigard City Council has selected
its first Tigard Youth City Councilor, a
17-year-old Tigard High School senior.
AAJ AW Meghan Turley was appointed to the seat
Tuesday night following interviews with
five other perspective candidates. She will
serve from July 1 through June 30, 2020.
The council unanimously approved a
resolution to name Turley--who served
as a class representative during her
freshman and sophomore years, and
serves as in the high school's leadership
class for student government--to the position.
Turley is this year's editor-in-chief of THS's journalism program and last year was in charge of the school's web site,
which won statewide honors.
"I plan to represent Tigard youth by being as engaged with them as possible!"Turley wrote on her application for the
position. "This means attending not only community events, but also events on a high school, middle school, and
elementary school level, and listening to what my peers have to say about the state of our city."
Turley is not only involved in her school's student government but has branched out with to other causes and
interests as well.
She served as the Oregon executive director of March for Our Lives, a nationwide group charged with getting young
people to "fight for sensible gun violence prevention policies that save lives." She ended up co-leading two Tigard
High School walkouts to protest gun violence last year and has lobbied legislators in Salem on the issue as well.
In addition, Turley worked as an intern for Ben Bowman, who recently ran a successful campaign to become a
member of the Tigard-Tualatin School Board.
She said being selected to the council position is something that is right up her alley.
"I'm very excited about it," she said Tuesday. "I really appreciate being given the platform to share opinions."
Tigard Mayor Jason Snider, who had pushed for creation of the youth council position, said he was impressed with
Turley and all the students who applied for the seat.
"All five of the candidates were really strong," he said. "I think we were really focused on picking a person who could
communicate with the entire youth in our community."
Snider said Turley will join himself and the council up on the dais and participate in all council activities.
"I'll call on her like she's a member of the council," he said.
However, having not been elected to the seat, Turley will be unable to vote on council business.
Meanwhile, the city has budgeted money to send Turley to one national conference to further her understanding and
knowledge of government.
For the future, Turley said she is looking at studying political science.
"Then I'd love to be a campaign manager," she said, adding she would work her way up from there.
And would she ever entertain the idea of working on a presidential campaign?
"That would be fun," she said.
Metro awards $800k for Nature in Neighborhood grants 6/20/19
Last Thursday, June 13, 2019, the Metro Council awarded 15 community groups and
organizations nearly $800,000 in grants for projects designed to support and create
partnerships in local communities.
The projects that received funding from Metro's Nature in Neighborhoods restoration and
community stewardship grants include efforts to re-green city spaces and develop job skills for
youth from historically marginalized communities, among others. Nature in Neighborhoods
grants go to projects that focus on community partnerships to improve water quality, fish and
wildlife habitat, and economic and environmental equity.
The grants come from the parks and natural areas levy that voters renewed in November 2016.
This year, Metro received 33 applications that requested funding for projects totaling $1.9
million. This spring, Metro's Parks and Nature Department approved its Racial Equity Diversity
and Inclusion Action Plan, which resulted in making racial equity more prominent in the grant's
selection criteria.
Backyard Habitat Certification Program — Washington County Expansion
and Equity Project
Recipient: Audubon Society of Portland
Grant amount: $64,658
Project Partners: Tualatin Soil & Water Conservation District, Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation,
Clean Water Services and the Cities of Tigard, Tualatin and Beaverton
Program summary: Expansion of the Backyard Habitat Certification Program to provide
technical assistance, incentives, resources, and recognition to Washington County residents as
they enhance native wildlife habitat, control invasive weeds, reduce pesticides, and manage
stormwater at home while deepening the diversity, equity and inclusion training for program
staff.
City bond request for police facility won't go to
voters until 2021
Ray Pitz Wednesday, June 26, 2019
The Tigard City Council agreed to wait to educate voters and until TriMet decides where a Hall Boulevard
station will be located.
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COURTESY CITY OF TIGARD-The Tigard City Council has agreed it would be better to wait
{ before approaching voters with a bond for a new police facility,given that a city public safety
levy and a metro transportation bond is likely in 2020.
n Plans to approach voters with a bond measure to build a new police
facility isn't expected to happen until sometime in 2021, the Tigard City
Council agreed on Tuesday night.
For several months, the council has talked about the possibility of going out for both a bond measure and public
safety levy in 2020.
However, city staff has said it would be better to wait until later to build the station, whose cost would be an
estimated $40 million, to construct a new facility to build a 52,000-square-foot police facility that would include
underground parking, an emergency operations center and information technology infrastructure.
The current police facility is plagued by numerous physical issues including consistent leaking during rainstorms.
A staff report states that taking more time to educate voters and getting feedback from the public would aid in the
success of the measure.
In addition, there are still questions about where the facility would be built.
While initial talk has centered on using the current Tigard City Hall campus site, the exact location of a Hall
Boulevard station for the Southwest Corridor Light Rail Project has raised concerns.
While TriMet has announced plans to build a light rail station in the general area of where Archers Precision is now
located on Hall Boulevard, a final decision hasn't been made and city officials don't want to move forward with any
type of formal plans until it's determine the City Hall property isn't needed for that station, Nadine Robinson, central
services director, told the council Tuesday. (A decision on that exact route isn't expected until after a meeting of the
Southwest Corridor Light Rail Project Steering Committee in the fall.)
Other possible police station sites include property where the Tigard Public Works Department is located at on
Burnham Street or possibly another piece of property altogether, Robinson said.
A staff report states that the bond for the library expires in 2022 and that a significant portion of the police facility
could be finance through replacing that bond.
In addition, the city believes that fines from a future photo red light enforcement program could be used for paying
debt service to help fund the proposed police facility. There will be five regular elections between May 2020 and
May 2022.
Metro is expected to place a regional transportation bond before voters in November 2020, a portion of which will
ask for some funding for the Southwest Corridor Light Rail Project.
Mayor Jason Snider and other councilors agreed holding off on the bond might be the most prudent way to go but
Snider said he wants to make sure the city doesn't "take the gas off the pedal" as far as the need for such a police
facility.
2 cars hit by gunfire outside Washington
Square Mall , no injuries reported
• KPTV 12 Staff
• Updated 8 hrs ago I Posted on Jun 26,2019
TIGARD, OR (KPTV) —Tigard police say multiple shots were fired outside Washington Square Mall on
Wednesday night.
The shots were fired just after 8:30 p.m. after a fight between two men, according to police.
Police say the gunfire occurred outside the mall and the fight may have started inside.
According to police, two cars in the parking lot were struck by gunfire. There are no reports of injuries at this
time.
Police say no witnesses remained at the scene. Officers are trying to piece together what exactly happened,
and they're asking anyone who saw anything or who has any information to call the Tigard police tip line at
503-718-COPS.
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