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02-20-2020 Council Newsletter • Coundl Newsk#er s Proi�:rded to the Tigard Cid,Coarncil on a iveeklp brahs to stay abreast of current aty issues. February 20, 2020 1. City Attorney Materials Here's proof Dana Bennett placed attorney review materials in your - Shhh? Libraries hope to avoid a video close-up mailbag. 10. Council Calendar 2. Southwest Corridor Team Update Tuesday, Feb. 25 Business Meeting Kenny and the SUX'C team provide Council-,;6th this 6:30 p.m. -Town Hall week's update on the light rail project. Tuesday, March 3 Business Meeting One 3. Popular Annual Financial Report 6:30 p.m. -Town Hall Jared Isaksen placed a copy of the new report in your green mailbag. It covers the FY ending 6/30/19. Tuesday, March 10 Canceled Business Meeting No Quorum—NLC Conf. 4. Council Conversations Joanne placed a list of dates and locations for Council Tuesday, March 17 Workshop Meeting Conversations in your mailbag. Please review the 6:30 p.m. -Town Hall dates and sign up for one or more that fit your Tuesday, March 24 Business Meeting schedule. When all the outreach dates are tied to a 6:30 p.m. -Town Hall council member,we'll widely promote the opportunities to chat. Please let Joanne know which date(s) you want to attend by 2/24. 5. Construction Project Update Christina Zellmer attached an overview of road, trail and construction projects underway in the city. 6. Public Works Project Update Marissa Grass attached a summary of Public Works activities. 7. Thank You, Council The Broadway Rose submitted this letter of thanks for the city's community event grant funding. S. Press Release Staff issued the attached press release this week. 9. News Articles - Tigard turns off new red light cameras pending additional work, ODOT inspection - Consultant to study trends for Washington Square Regional Center - Tigard's photo red-light cameras shut down.until ODOT permits obtained - Times Opinion: You live in a wonderful place. 13125 SNN'Hall Blvd. Tigard,OR 97223 1 Web mLmw,h and-or. Phone: 503.639.4171 1A-K: 503,684. 297, TDD -903-684,277 2 Item# Newsletter:L' Southwest Corridor Team Report Update—sTor-CounEW February 2020 68th Station Area Issues include: Pedestrian safety crossing Hwygg; protected bikeway on Hwygg;70th Avenue R-O-W dedication and design(Atlanta to Baylor); trackway alignment over 68th; TOD;traffic, stormwater and utility impacts As of Council should Tigard successfully lobbied TriMet to replace tie-and-ballast track treatment Feb 20 know: with concrete in the loth Ave. right of way. Issue Update By Date MOU? As part of Triangle planning, MfG working up concepts for extending Atlanta and Sean 2-10-20 N loth Avenue and a park concept forthe OEA site. Meeting with Pac Trust to discuss theater site redevelopment opportunities, Lori 2-10-20 N Meeting with ODOT(and potentially Portland)on station access needs not yet Dave 2-13-20 N included in the project. Workshop with staff and MIG to review OEA17o Ave/Atlanta Street concept designs Sean 2-19-20 N Met with Quality Inn property owners and prospective affordable housing developer Gary 2-11-20 N regarding station area TOD redevelopment goals and potential TAC Workshop confirms relieved pinch point at 68th and PacHwy with elevated Gary 2-19-20 N trackway adjusted to the south Elmhurst Station� Issues include: Pedestrian safety crossing at loth and Dartmouth;70'h& Elmhurst 4-way intersection improvements; platform locations; impacts on Area 72nd ave; 74th& Hermosa intersection clearance; open space preservation behind Walmart; TOD;traffic, stormwater and utility impacts As of Council should Tigard successfuly lobbied TriMet to replace tie-and-ballast track treatment Feb ig know: with concrete in the 701h Ave. right of way. Issue Update I By Date MOU? Compiling a list of design issues for TriMet's tracking purposes Gar 2-7-20 N We are developing a layout and concept for 72nd/Elmhurst/light rail crossing area as Lori 2-11-20 N part of our 72nd Ave project,to be presented to Council 313120. TAC Workshop confirms non-ballasted trackway within 70th Avenue Gary 2-3.9-20 N Hail S rea Issues include: station layout; TOD facilitation;job loss mitigation(ETOD); parking impacts and shared use; OMF layout and impacts; M05 concerns; bus and WES connectivity; Hall Blvd design and 1T;traffic, stormwater and utility impacts As of Council should In addition to ratifying the MOS and reviewing TriMet's plan for improving Hall Feb ig know: Bivd at 15%design, Council will also get a report on a proposed TOD plan w1 TM Issue Update By Date MOU? Council resolution to ratify the MOS at Upper Boones Ferry as the alternative Gary 2-18-20 Y terminus to Bridgeport scheduled for April 14 CC meeting Discussion with TriMet re: shared parking agreement is underway, including Dave 2-10-20 Y maintenance,capacity,times of day, etc. Planning for 15%design update to council on Hall Station.30%update expected late Dave 2-10-20 Y summer. Meeting with ODOT(and potentially Portland)on station access needs not yet Dave 2-13-20 Y included in the project. Southwest Corridor Team Report Updates for Council February BonitaJBridgeport Issues include: Bonita and Bridgeport station layout designs; bike/ped access Station AM to both stations; Upper Boones crossing; railroad interface; PacTrust and a _ Tualatin coordination;traffic, stormwater and utility impacts As of Council should , lie crossing of Upper Boones Ferry is still very much unresolved. Traffic Feb 3.9 know. impacts aren't available yet and the at-grade option is growing in cost Issue Update ! By Date MOU? Pac Trust staff met with COT to propose future joint effort for bike/ped/access Lori 2-11-20 N improvements along Sequoia &72nd on 2/11/20 TAC Workshop identifies UBF grade and profile challenges; identifies road- Gary 2-19-20 N separated over RR concept alternative her Probe Issues include: Highway 217 Multi-Use Path funding and inclusion; overall stormwater approach;overall park and ride issues;signal coordination; letnet5 desi n of walls, structures, and transit-related buildings includin the OMF As of Council should TriMet has assigned a project manager to work with Tigard on securing funding Feb 19 know: forthe Hwy227 Multi-Use Path. Exploring regional, state,federal funds. Issue Update I By Date MOU? Requested that Trimet provide preliminary cost estimates and provide visualizations Lori 2/11/20 Y for Hwy217 MUP grant applications(forfunding commitments by 12/2020.). Three Lloyd graphics provided on 2/19/2020.Tigard team meeting to develop illustrative graphic. Gary TriMet will join us for meetings with Metro to pursue Hwy217 MUP funding. Lloyd 2/7/20 Y Field work and review of TriMet analyses underway for a Red Rock Creek Lori 2/11/20 N Stormwater Subbasin Plan; will have huge implications for SWC storm elements. Pa Hersh i ps & Issues include: housing and equity efforts; stakeholder engagement; CDR acceptance; MOU and IGA fulfillment; funding issues; COT zoning and code Regulatory updates; COT PW standards; NEPA processes; permitting; council, commission and committee engagement As of Council should Tigard developed a detailed approach to optimizing/designing forTOD Feb 19 know: opportunities. Shared w/TriMet on 2113. No response from TriMet still. Issue Update By Date MOU? Sent TOD Partnership Project Charter for TriMet review on 2/13 in response to 1/31 Susan 2-13-20 Y meeting request from TriMet GM Doug Kelsey, putting Tigard in lead role forTOD. Asked TriMet Real Estate team for update on visits to Hunziker Area businesses(no Lloyd 2-7-20 Y response as et). Conceptual Design Report Workgroup meeting to track CDR outreach and feedback Gary 2-10-20 Y Tigard Design Issue Tracking list conveyed to TriMet to coordinate resolution Gary 2-19-20 N through CDR Final and 3o%design. Item## Newsletter; - 1 Opportunities for WeeW Council Outreach(Cbatwith a Counalot format) Week Dat&Time/Locadon ,Event Description Councilor,4ttendin 't Extra Details Coffee and Conversation:free coffee and alight breakfast and get to know February 19-22 Thursday,2)20,9-10 a.m. library staff and community members.advertised as "Who knows who will "Tigard Public Library community room drop by? You may not know the people silting next to you when you arrive, but by the lime you leave,you'll know a little more about each other." February 23-29 Friday,Feb.28,9-11 a.m. Sit at a table with signage that invites questions for Primo Espresso 15981 SW Hall Blvd Councilor in the Neighborhood—relaxed Q&A Council. March 1-7 • Monday,312,7:20 a.m.,PDX • KOIN-6 Mayor's Monday—5 min.segment on a community issue • Thursday,315,6-8 p.m.,T[3D + Mayor's Fireside Chat Mayor attending both March 8-14 Saturday,3114,7-9 a.m. Sit at a table with signage that invites questions for Jet Set Coffee 10115 SW Nimbus Ave,Ste 700 Councilor in the Neighborhood—relaxed Q&A Council. Saturday,3121 at 8-9 a.m. March 15-21 Park Dirksen Nature Park Visitor Center Volunteet Tigard!Work event at Dirksen Nature Park (Pre-event table,with coffee for volunteers who 11130 SW Tigard St,Tigard,OR 47223 start work at 9 a.m.) Sunday,3/22 10 a.m.-noon Sit at a table with signage that invites questions for March 22-28 Well&Good Coffee House Councilor in the Neighborhood—relaxed Q&A Council.If it is nice weather,outdoor patio seating 7357 SW Beveland St#100 is available(Spring Break) • Tuesday,3131,6-8 p.m. Pie&Coffee Night a1 Summerfield Club House(5"'Tuesday) All Council at Summerfield event, March 29-April 4 + Thursday,4/2,6-8 p.m. Fireside Chat�c"r)TBD Mayor at Fireside Cha • Saturday 414,9-10:30 a.m.,THS stadium (a gym if it's raining) Tigard Little League Opening Day—Tshirt handout and chat Mayor throwing out I"pitch,one other Councilor? Wednesday,419,630-8-30 p.m. Councilor in the Neighborhood—relaxed Q&A Sit at a table with signage that invites questions for April 5-11 Flyboy Brewing 15230 SW Sequoia Pkwy Council. Thursday,4116,6-8 p.m. Sit at a table with signage that invites questions for April 12-18 Symposium Coffee 12345 SW Main St Councilor in the Neighborhood—relaxed Q&A Council. Saturday,4125,11 a.m.to 1 p.m. Sit at a table with signage that invites questions for April 19-25 Bannings Restaurant 11477 SW Pacific Hwy Council,in the Neighborhood—relaxed Q&A Council. Monday,4127,5-7 p.m. Sit at a table with signage that invites questions for Thirsty Lion Pub&Grill, 10205 SW Councilor in the Neighborhood—relaxed Q&A Council.—has an outdoor covered patio if nice April 26-May 2 Washington Square Rd, weather Friday,518,8-10 a.m. Sit at a table with signage that invites questions for May 3-9 Jet Set Coffee 10115 SW Nimbus Ave,Ste 700 Councilor in the Neighborhood—relaxed Q&A Council. Saturday,May 16,9-11 a.m. Sit at a table with signage that invites questions for May 10-1b Primo Espresso 15981 SW Hall Blvd Councilor in the Neighborhood—relaxed Q&A Council Sunday,May 17,1-3 p.m. Sanchez Taqueria'Y Panaderia Councilor in the Neighborhood—relaxed Q&A Sit at a table with signage that invites questions for May 17-19 13050 SW Pacific Hwy Council. Item# Construction Project Update - February 19, 2020 Newsletter: -2,0-2-0 This update is a listing of major construction projects with traffic impacts. If you do not see a project on the list here are a few resources you can use to find more information: • Tigard Active Permits —interactive map with a list of planning, building,and engineering permits. ht s: wtvw.arc 's.com a s Ma Series index.hftAPa id=d86ec383511c430dalc050637040107c • Public Works Update— summary of work done by our Public Works crews. https://vww.tigard- •r�oy/communits/nw .new s.php • Capital Improvement Plan--Tigard's 6-year plan for large-scale improvements. https://www.dgard- or.gov/city hall/6p.12h • ODOT Project Tracking—State Transportation Improvement Program projects. ht s: 's.odot_state.or.us trans s o t • Washington County Roads—Washington County-projects impacting roads. https_//www.wc-ro-ads.cotn/ Greenfield Drive at Gaarde St Greenfield Drive is closed from Maplecrest Court to Gaarde Street, and 132nd Avenue from Rockingham Drive to Greenfield Drive. It is estimated that roughly 500' of roadway sustained significant damage during a recent water main break. The erosive forces of water from the water main break caused erosion of a substantial amount of gravel and soil from underneath the pavement, leaving large voids and the potential for sink holes. Detour Route: The signed detour route for this road closure will be Gaarde Street, to 129`"Avenue, to Morningstar Drive, to Greenfield Drive. The city is currently working with consultants to determine the structural integrity of the roadway, and the extent of subterranean damage. Once the damage is understood, the city will put together a plan to reopen the road. However,needed repairs could take six months or more. Visit h s: www.ti ard- or.gov/communit;/12w news.php for news. 99W Intersections Photo Red Light cameras are undergoing inspection by ODOT and contractor will be working to finalize installation. Cameras are currently turned off until final inspections are completed and signed off.Visit https://www.tigard-or.gov/police/photo traffic enforcement.php for more information. Tigard Street Heritage Trail Tigard Street Heritage Trail will have intermittent trail closures during construction close out. 72"d Ave and Spruce St Topping Subdivision is under construction at 72"Ave and Spruce St. Expect intermittent lane closures with flagging on both 72"d Ave and Spruce St over the next few weeks as utilities are installed. River Terrace Area Construction • Traffic on Roy Rogers Rd has been shifted to the east side of the roadway onto the newly widened portion, and work begun on installing a waterline and widening the west side of the road. • River Terrace subdivisions are under construction particularly on the east side of Roy Rogers Rd south of Scholls Ferry Rd. See ht s: tv,x-,x-.ti and-or. ov river terrace. for more information. • 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 and short closures while work is in the roadway. • A contractor is building a new subdivision on the west side of 150"Ave south of Hawksridge. There are other significant road, sewer and water projects underway or planned in the area. Visit GetUsThere.otg for information and updates. Item#� Public Works Newsletter, 20 R11911ME Now, -- 2/20/20 It's Engineers Week! This week we are focused on the work of our Engineering Division in celebration of Engineers Week, or E-Week for short. The National Society of Professional Engineers states the E-week is "dedicated to ensuring a diverse and well-educated future engineering workforce by increasing understanding of and interest in engineering and technology careers." In Oregon,professional engineers gather to present a program for high school juniors and seniors. Tigard Engineer Shasta Billings-Beck is part of the planning committee, and she reports, "E-week went off without a hitch!" About 350 students had the opportunity to "experience a day as an engineer in the Pacific Northwest."About 250 engineers participated in the banquet portion of the event. Shasta was excited to chaperone a field trip to Washington Park Reservoir and to participate in the banquet. � Ilia L-- Engineering Staff Tour Durham Elementary School Campus As part of the Bonita Road to Tualatin River Fanno Creek Trail Alignment Study, city staff joined Tigard- Tualatin School District staff to tour the Durham Elementary school campus. This section of trail is known as the "missing link," as it is the final gap in the Fanno Creek Trail in Tigard. This project will determine the vicinity of the route in this area and provide a conceptual design and future grant materials for final design and construction. The project will consider items like street and railroad crossings, amenities such as seating and overlooks, and access points to view the creek. There are several trail alignment options being looked at for futher study. Some of the options travel on or near school district property. The purpose of the tour was to determine if these options should be studied further. 7 View a map of alignment options: https:/Avww.engag�e.tigard- or.gov/fct/news feed/bonita-to--dutham-alignment-study Pictured-Engineering StafZacb Morris and Carla Staedter tour the Durham Elementary School campus Go Behind the Scenes: Greenfield Drive Closure Greenfield Drive is closed from Maplecrest Court to Gaarde Street, and 132nd Avenue from Rockingham Drive to Greenfield Drive. The roadway sustained significant damage during a recent water main break. Go behind the scenes in a new video to see why the road is still closed. Voids created by water flowing under the street from the main break have made the road unsafe for travel. A design consultant is currently finishing the reconstruction plans for the street. Plans will be out for construction bid in mid--March with construction to permanently fix the road beginning in late April. Griew the video: https://www.tigard-or.gov/community/cons"ction.pnp 4 Share r 46 One Step Closer: Crane Moves Restroom into Final Position On Wednesday, the Tigard Heritage Trail restroom facility moved one step closer to completion. A crane was used to more the restroom to its final location. Next up contractors will complete site work and hook up the , utilities. Tigard's Senior Engineering Project Manager Jeff Peck was onsite for delivery. -- -- -- `= Congratulations? Two New PE's in Engineering In December two members of the city's Engineering team passed the Professional Engineering licensing exam. "How exciting to add two more PE's to our team!" stated City Engineer Lori Faha. Congratulations to Zachary Morris and Christina Zellmer! BROADWAYROSE Item THEATRE COMPANY . Newsletter: February 7, 2020 Toby LaFrance Financial Operations Supervisor City of Tigard 13125 SW Hall Boulevard. Tigard, OR 97223 Dear Toby, On behalf of Broadway Rose Theatre Company's staff and board of directors, we want to thank the City of Tigard for the $10,000 in funding last year. We are pleased to submit the following report on the activities of our 2019 season. Each year we produce six mainstage musicals,two children's musicals, and a teen musical. Additionally, every winter we also produce a free educational musical to thousands of elementary students in the Tigard/Tualatin School District. This year, students from around the district attended a production of How Baseball Saved Us, a musical based upon the children's book by Ken Mochizuki, focusing on the story of Japanese-Americans in internment camps during World War I1, and the role of baseball in elevating the hope and solidarity of a community. 2019 was a challenging and eventful year at Broadway Rose. Due to seismic upgrades taking place at Tigard High School over the summer, we staged our first full season at our smaller New Stage venue. The main impact of this temporary change is that we operated in 2019 with a drastically smaller seating capacity than average years. We were able to budget conservatively with this change in mind, and we are proud to have met all budget and attendance goals for the year. We also launched a$3.3 million capital campaign to expand our current facility with a large studio space and expanded shop/storage space. We wii] break ground on this exciting renovation in April 2020. We are grateful for the City of Tigard's support of our expansion project! Attendance (as measured by percent of capacity) has been stronger than ever this year and we've had some phenomena] talent onstage and behind the scenes. We opened our 2019 season with Nunsense, a musical comedy about 5 nuns. It ran at our 270-seat New Stage. Attendance surpassed projections and the show was uell reviewed by critics. Lee Williams of The Oregonian wrote, "this feather-light delight works like the devil to get you to laugh. You will." Our next musical was a tribute to one of the most iconic writing duos of the 20`x'century.A Grand Night For Singing is a nostalgic selection of songs by the incomparable Rodgers &Hammerstein. This show was a hit with our audiences,many of whom treasure these"golden era"classics as much as we do. The show featured more than 20 well-known and lesser-known tunes from some of the most beloved musicals in the American musical theatre canon. Tina Arth of Westside Theatre Reviews wrote, "The vocal work is exquisite lush harmonies, powerful solos,witty and original arrangements all conspire to keep the audience fully engaged." Next up was our summer season in which we produced our two largest musicals of the year being staged for the first time in our 270-seat New Stage. We opened with the intensely popular musical Into the Woods, followed by Footloose: The Musical, based on the classic 1980s film and featuring pop hits of that era. These two shows sold at 97% and 101%of seating capacity respectively, and both garnered effusive praise from audiences and critics alike. Testing the limits of our smaller venue,Into the Woods had a cast of 17 and Footloose had us bursting at the seams with a cast of 27! The challenge of making space for such large casts and flashy shows was great, and required a herculean effort from the entire company. We are excited to return to our regular summer venue, the Deb Fennell Auditorium,this year, but exceedingly proud of the work done by our production team to accommodate such large productions. Our summer shows also drew the largest PO Box 231004 9 Tigard, OR 97218 9 503-603-9862 ® www.broadwayrose.com percentage of younger patrons(6-30 yrs.)than any of our previous seasons, continuing a trend that has seen sizeable increases in this age bracket consistently over the past several years. In 2015,this age group represented 8% of our overall summer attendance; in 2019 that number increased to over 12%. Our fall musical, Once, is a contemporary show based upon the film of the same name and set in modern-day Dublin. This poignant love story features modern music with Irish and folk influences. This show represents our continued commitment to supporting newer works, contemporary influences and emerging artists. This production generated enormous buzz, and was completely sold out before opening night! We see this as further evidence that our efforts at reaching new audience members have been successful. Tina Arth of Westside Theatre Reviews commented: "Clearly, Broadway Rose has found the formula to attract and retain its audience now and in the future—the secret seems to be selecting the right shows, the right directors, and the right casts." We closed our season with It Happened One Christmas, a festive and buoyant collection of holiday favorites set in Grimble's department store. This vibrant and nostalgic show was co-written and directed by Broadway Rose Managing Director Dan Murphy. Our holiday musicals are a tradition for many audience members and thus highly attended. The show brought a wave of positive responses that raised ticket sales 13% above projections and reached 97% capacity overall. Reviewer Judy Nedry said this of the show: "This is a show filled with great singing, lighthearted fun, and sweet sentiment that is suitable for ages 9 to 90." Each year we produce two children's musicals and a teen musical, as well as a spring break camp,two summer drama camps, and a musical theatre workshop for teens. This year,to accommodate our limited space, we staged two runs of the same children's show: Cinderella. As part of their camp experience, young children perform in the ensemble of our children's shows with professional actors. Each run featured the same adult cast, but allowed for two separate groups of campers. Our teen musical was Tuck Everlasting. In our summer of limited space,the teen musical performances were moved to nearby Fowler Middle School. We are grateful for the partnership of the Tigard-Tualatin School District, which led to the opportunity to utilize this space. We had excellent attendance for our drama camps and teen musical theatre workshop. Thirty-nine teens and 42 young children participated in our camps. We also granted ten need-based scholarships to youth who could not otherwise afford to participate. We are very proud of our student technical internship program that offers paid, hands-on training in technical theatre. Last year approximately 41 high school and young college students worked alongside technical professionals and designers to learn lighting, sound, props, costuming and how to build sets. We then paid them to work as crew members on our musicals filling important roles backstage. Paid internship programs are very rare, especially in technical theatre,therefore the program is in high demand. While working with us, students build a professional resume and network with industry professionals, giving them a distinct advantage in the field. We continue to draw new patrons to our theater each year and are happy to report that this year more than 6,000 patrons visited Broadway Rose for the first time. This represents an impressive 13% of our overall attendance! As always, we are focused on cultivating them into returning ticket buyers and subscribers. We saw more than 7,300 Tigard residents attend shows this year, and over 13,000 visitors from outside of Tigard. Many patrons also took advantage of our low-cost ticket options ($5)through the OR Trail/Arts For All card and the Work for Art program. We are pleased that nearly 541 people were served through this program. Thank you, once again, for the continued funding— it has been integral to our success! We are proud to count The City of Tigard among our supporters. From aII of us here at Broadway Rose,we wish you a Happy 2020! Warm Regards, Sharon Maroney de auna Jones Producing Artistic Director Development Director PO Box 231004 9 Tigard, OR 97218 r 503-603-9862 9 www.broadwayroso.com qPTigard Police Department item# z Media Release Newsletter'.Z-ZV 13125 5 'Hall Boulevard I Tigard, Oregon 9 223 wx-cv.6gard-ox.gov/police FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE J February 19, 2020 Contact: Neil Charlton,Lieutenant Tigard Police Department Phone: 503-718-2568 Email: Neil.Charlton@tigard-or.gov Temporary Delay Issuing Photo Enforcement Citations for Red-Light Violations in Tigard All photo enforcement cameras in the City of Tigard have been turned off until construction permit standards,required by the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), are met. The systems will remain off and no citations will be issued until the photo enforcement contractor has completed the work necessary-at each intersection. Once a final ODOT inspection has been completed and an intersection is authorized to go back on-line, the City will communicate further. As a reminder,photo enforcement equipment has been installed at the following intersections: • SW Pacific Highway (99\X) and Hall Blvd • S\X'Pacific Highway (99W) and 72"d Avenue • S\X'Pacific Highway (99W) and Durham Road Fox additional information on the photo enforcement program and for updates on our schedule, please visit htil?s://www.tiga-rd-oj:.gov/pofice/12hoto traffic enforcement.php ]gage 1 of 1 Item# -I Newsletter:��Z -- Tigard turns off new red light cameras pending additional work, ODOT inspection KPTV FOX 12 Staff Updated 16 hrs ago I Posted on Feb 19,2020 Image: KPTV TIGARD, OR (KPTV) - Shortly after they were turned on, the red light cameras in Tigard have now been temporarily turned off. The city announced Wednesday that all photo enforcement cameras are down until construction permit standards are met, as required by the Oregon � AMNIL Department of Transportation. Last week, following a 30-day warning period, the city announced that citations would be issued for red light violations caught on camera at Southwest Hall Boulevard and Highway 99W. Citations at Southwest 72nd Avenue and Highway 99W were scheduled to begin Feb. 26. A 30-day warning period for Southwest Durham Road was scheduled to start Feb. 21. The city of Tigard reported Wednesday that no citations will be issued until the photo enforcement contractor has completed necessary work at each intersection. No further details were released about what that work entails. Once a final ODOT inspection has been completed and the intersections are authorized to go back online, the city will make further announcements. For more, go to tigard-or.gov. Consultant to study trends for Washington Square Regional Center Ray Pitz Wednesday, February 19, 2020 Washington Square Mall plans call for razing the old Sears and building restaurants and entertainment businesses. z it o f T,grrrCOURTESY MAP:CITY of TIGARi3-The Washington " Wa-,hington Sgit.tre Regional Center Square Regional Center Plan not only includes the shopping Fc}-Sites tir:d?irras mall but incorporates an 827-acre site that includes the cities of Tigard.Beaverton and unincorporated Washington County. Tigard City Hall is moving forward with ���ow�oerruiva plans to update its Washington Square Regional Center plan, having recently hired a consultant to look at market r "°ffa°'Goff °Latrends in the expansive center area. r 3 *�, On Feb. 11, the Tigard City Council approved a contract with ECONorthwest, not to exceed $300,000, to update the center plan, which incorporates an 827-acre site that t includes portions of the cities of Tigard, c '"` Metz r Gammon ty'`'-r Beaverton and unincorporated Washington 4 " M County. � sclsoo+ as�itnglon The regional center is more than just gµgre Rietl r r .ION V-= / ;* ' Washington Square Mall. The scope expands all the way to Southwest Hall Boulevard and 3Qarncbyw¢°"� '• « +`� Scholls Ferry Road to include the RedTail LEnco[n Tower + N Golf Center, which is inside Beaverton city limits. Not only do its boundaries include the •► '3�i cwq.Mpyens my � �� 16]emDky=c�rsc f 12-story Lincoln Tower but also TriMet's WES station, according to Susan Shanks, a senior planner with the Tigard city government. The center boundary also crosses Highway 217 to include businesses along Southwest Cascade and Nimbus avenues as well. "This is definitely a time of transition where we thought a lot of these stores ... would be around forever, like Sears," she said, referring to the department store at Washington Square that closed more than a year ago. The project update could take anywhere from 18 months to two years to complete, Shanks said. In November, Metro awarded a grant of$250,000 to fund the consultant, with Tigard pitching in $60,000. Of that, $10,000 will be used for outreach and community engagement. Shanks said the analysis the consultant will make is an examination of local, national and international mall trends. "We're basically trying to get a handle on what's actually going on here, because I think things are changing in the retail world, in the housing world," Shanks said_ "There's been a lot of changes since the original plan for the Washington Square Regional Center was adopted, which was 20 years ago." She said the city wants to determine the best business model to see how to best support the regional center to make it a successful. There are an estimated 14,278 people who work in the boundaries of the center, according to the city's website. In addition to Sears, which shuttered in 2019, two other large businesses on Cascade Avenue—Orchard Hardware and Toys R Us--have closed over the last several years. Still, Washington Square Mall recently added an 85 Degrees Celsius Bakery and Ezell's Famous Chicken to its lineup of mall restaurants. In addition, Jaguar/Land Rover just opened a dealership in a portion of the mall's parking lot near where a TGI Friday's restaurant once stood. Shanks pointed out how services such as Amazon Prime have changed people's shopping habits over the years, Still she said that the regional center has extensive employment (940 businesses operate within the boundaries) and the city wants to make sure that remains true in the future as well. "But we also want to bring in more housing," Shanks noted. She said Washington Square Mall officials have expressed interest in adding residential units and that land-use development applications are moving through the city in two phases, one of which could result in apartments being built where the former Sears Auto Center building is located. Meanwhile, Shanks said there are plans to tear down the former Sears store and possibly build a theater, hotel or smaller restaurants. The Macerich Co., a real estate investment trust based in California, owns the 105-acre Washington Square Mall. They are the third-largest owner of shopping centers in the nation. "They are making a huge investment because the mall is currently still very viable," Shanks said of the mall owners. "They are in a pretty strong position and making huge investments." Shanks said plans are to host numerous outreach and community engagement events in the future to see what business people and residents would like to see included in the Washington Square Regional Center. "We're going to get a lot of analysis and see what the path forward is," said Shanks. • - r l l f �+n N � ��� ) r' � -�f `] QY.i�+Aifi�iilY.W.{f►' -r'M:E7F SIi �1iN- 1ti5E 56t e.0 rc�ic•r-.�, A102 �rFF� COURTESY MAP: CITY OF TIGARD-A map shows a possible future layout for new development at the Washington Square Mall Tigard's photo red-light cameras shut down until ODOT permits obtained Ray Pitz Wednesday, February 19, 2020 The city thought they had the neccessary permits but didn't; no $265 citations issued for the moment �X PMG FILE PHOTO-Tigard police announced they would not issue cftlations at any of its three intersections along Highway 99W until an ODOT permitting process is resolved 14 Tigard's photo red-light enforcement cameras have been shut off following the discovery that construction permit requirements i required by the Oregon Department of Transportation hadn't been -- met. To date, no $265 citations have been mailed out and none will be sent out until the issue is resolved. Tigard Police Lt. Neil Charlton said ODOT had granted the city a requested right-of-way permit to work in the intersections along Highway 99W, a state-owned roadway, and a third-party contractor informed the city that the system was "live and operable." However, when Tigard reached the Feb. 11 date it had planned to start issuing citations for its first photo enforcement camera at Highway 99W and Hall Boulevard, ODOT informed the city it hadn't been notified to come out for a final inspection to complete the permitting process, according to Charlton. "We shut down our approval process and I ordered all events captured by the cameras to be rejected, violation or not," Charlton said. "I can say with assurance that no citations were issued at all because our approvers never saw anything from the 'Go Live' period for citable events due to the lag time for someone running the red light to that crossing our approver's computer screen." Charlton said he plans to meet with the contractor and ODOT officials on Thursday to find out the status of the permit process and see when the cameras will be switched on again. At the same time, no citations have been issued by the photo enforcement camera at Highway 99W and 72nd Avenue because of a grace period had still been in effect. A third camera at Highway 99W and Durham Road has yet to be switched on. Our Opinion: You live in a wonderful place. Here's proof Times Editorial Board Thursday, February 20, 2020 A new list tells us something we already know, but the validation is nice anyway. PMG PHOTO DIEGO G DIAZ-A horse-drawn carnage makes its way up Southwest Sherwood Boulevard during a Dec 7, 2019, holiday parade We don't agree on everything. We root for different sports teams. Some of us don't even like sports. We go to different churches, or other houses of worship. Some of us don't worship at all, Our jobs aren't the same. Some of us aren't actually employed. Our taste in food is different. The way we get around the region is different. Our personal politics are different. We live and love in different ways. We laugh and cry at different things. But one thing it seems we can agree on is that we choose to live in this part of the world, in this particular piece of the Portland metropolitan area, because there's something about it that we love. This probably won't come as any surprise, but a new list of the "Best Places to Live in Oregon" puts Portland's southwest suburbs squarely at the top. According to HomeSnacks net, rating Oregon's cities for the sixth year in a row, the top five: 1. Lake Oswego 2. West Linn 3. Sherwood 4. Milwaukie 5. Tualatin With the exception of Milwaukie, that group is dominated by suburban communities in our area. Tigard is just a little further down at No. 7, and Hillsboro and Beaverton come in at Nos. 10 and 11, respectively. (You have to go quite a bit further down to find Wilsonville at No. 25 and Portland, our polarizing metropole, at No. 33.) In a separate ranking for"Best Towns to Live in Oregon,"which focuses on communities between 1,001 and 5,000 people, King City comes in at#3 and Durham is#9. Clearly, we're doing something right on the Westside. HomeSnacks isn't the only website that comes up with these lists, and every ranking system has its own proprietary algorithm, often relying on publicly available data and figuring out particular ways to quantify, weight and order it. In HomeSnacks' case, they evaluate crime, poverty and unemployment rates, education and health insurance coverage levels, commute times, median home value and income, and population density, then rank cities and towns accordingly. Agree with the algorithm and its conclusions or not, it's nice to know someone out there has crunched the numbers and found that, mathematically, we're spot-on wanting to live and work here. Here's the trouble, though—these rankings aren't all that surprising. Sherwood and Tualatin were both in the top three when HomeSnacks ran the numbers last year. Tigard, Lake Oswego and West Linn, among others, have stayed in the top 10. It's no secret that the Westside is a desirable place to live. After all, there's a reason — really, a whole bunch of reasons—why Washington County is growing faster than the rest of the region. The local economy is humming, the dining and arts scenes just keep getting better and better, and crime remains relatively low. Growth inevitably leads to anxiety. Some of those concerns are well-founded. Many of the responses online to The Times' story about South Cooper Mountain expressed worry about the traffic impact in an area that isn't well served by TriMet's transit network, a concern we share. Our sister papers in Forest Grove and Portland recently published another story about the sharp rise in the number of serious crashes on Tualatin Valley Highway in between Hillsboro and Cornelius, two fast-growing cities linked by a highway corridor that wasn't built to accommodate the traffic it now sees every day nor the needs of residents who must cross the five-lane roadway to catch an eastbound bus. But growth is also an inevitable consequence of having a good and desirable place to live. Most of us can't claim to have deep family roots in cities like Tualatin and Sherwood, which were barely dots on a map until their populations exploded late last century. Even Beaverton and Tigard have swollen dramatically from what they were before World War I I transformed the region's economy. We have it good here on the Westside. We can't be surprised that other people want to live here as well. And even if they're a few years, or decades, later to the scene than we or our parents were, they have every right to enjoy our communities the same way we do. Growth hasn't forced places like Sherwood off the list so far. We should accept growth as a reality while advocating for that growth to be smart and deliberate. With good planning and a welcoming spirit, we can ensure that our communities stay "the best" even as they get bigger and bigger. The 10 Best Places To Live In Oregon For 2020: 1. Lake Oswego 7. Tigard 2. West Linn 8. Bend 3. Sherwood 9. Canby 4. Milwaukie 10, Hillsboro 5. Tualatin 6. Scappoose Shhh! Libraries hope to avoid a video closeup Kevin Harden Friday, February 14, 2020 Some worry 'First Amendment auditors' might use social media to spur confrontations amid book stacks and patrons. PMG FILE PHOTO - State librarians are hoping they don't have much contact with 'First Amendment auditors,' who film in public facilities. tai Oregon's public libraries are trying to avoid a harsh video spotlight. Librarians across the state are spreading the word about the possiblity that First Amendment"auditors,"who take videos inside public buildings, could show up at local libraries. Most of the auditors' videos are posted on YouTube and social media sites by people identified as "citizen journalists" and Constitutional activists. They're usually based on random contacts with public officials. Auditors often highlight confrontations with law enforcement. Sherwood's Public Library staff reported meeting with a First Amendment auditor in late January. Library Manager Adrienne Doman Calkins told Oregon's Intellectual Freedom Clearinghouse that on Jan. 21, a man who said he was a First Amendment auditor spent about 30 minutes in the library, asking questions about city policies, including restrictions on filming or taking photos in the building. Adrienne Doman Calkins Calkins said the man (who she did not identify) "was enthusiastic about his questions and courteous." The man didn't live in Sherwood, but told Calkins he had occasionally used the library. The discussion was friendly, she said, and the man wasn't confrontational. "This had a different tone from what I've seen on YouTube," Calkins said. She told other city officials about the meeting, and tried to follow up with the man by phone and email. He instead took his video camera to Tigard's Public Library, where he filmed. Tigard Library Director Halsted Bernard said via email that the man was cordial and "spoke positively about the library in general." He made an appointment in January. When he showed up, the man filmed the library's technology room while asking Bernard about the facility. "In our conversation, he did not mention the word audit," she said. Library staff took the meeting in stride. "The staff provided him with the same TIGARD c� excellent customer service that we provide to everyone who visits our library," Bernard said. C PMG FILE PHOTO - Tigard Public Library staff said a First Amendment auditor who visited in January was courtesy and polite Lisa Tattersall, manager of the Washington County Cooperative Library Services in Hillsboro, expected the same from any of the county's 16 public libraries if"auditors" show up. "Public libraries are open to all, and we work to meet the information needs of everyone in our communities," she said via email. A 'limited' public forum First Amendment auditors have been around for years. They use smartphones or video cameras to film in all types of public facilities, Portland-area "cop watchers" have filmed police in action for more than a decade. Other activists have posted similar videos on websites like NewsMaven and YouTube sites like Black Coat Media and The Battousai. Citizen journalists landed in the national spotlight nearly a decade ago when several people filming police on public streets were taken into custody or chased away. A prominent case involved former traditional media reporter Carlos Milier of Miami, a local blogger, who was arrested for filming the forced eviction of Dade County Occupy protesters. The issue spawned the Photography is Not a Crime movement, which spread through social media. PMG FILE PHOTO - Only two Portland-area libraries have been visited this year by First Amendment auditors. Librarians warned that they should enforce behavior rules if someone shows up to film inside their buildings. Q Sometimes citizen journalist interactions go awry. In March 2018, Springfield police arrested a 31-year-old Eugene man after he filmed people in a handful of public buildings, like school administration offices, a Post Office and Springfield City Hall. The Eugene Register-Guard reported that Daniel Palmer was charged with disorderly conduct and criminal trespassing. Word of Palmer's arrest spread online. Hundreds of people across the country jammed Springfield Police Department phone lines demanding Palmer's release. In June 2018, Colorado Springs, Colorado, paid a $41,000 settlement to a man who was arrested in November 2017 while filming unmarked police cars in a public place. During a confrontation, police took the man's video camera and smartphone. In Los Angeles' Fairfax District, YouTube personality Zhoie Perez, known as "Furry Potato,"was shot in the leg during a mid-February 2019 incident outside a synagogue. Perez was filming the synagogue when a security guard confronted her and his gun went off. The 44-year-old guard was arrested. He was at the gate of the synagogue's all- girl high school. Oregon librarians think auditors could target local public libraries. They're concerned a possible confrontation could have a chilling effect on library patrons who value their privacy. They're also concerned a confrontation could shine a negative light on public libraries. "I've watched several of talose '1 A Auditor' videos,"wrote Baker County Library District Director Perry Stokes in a statewide email group. "Many auditors do seem to delight in trolling public officials into a confrontation." "Most of the serious concerns I've heard are about the possibility of chilling individuals' use of the library," said Deborah Caldwell-Stone, director of the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom in Chicago. "If these auditors go in and try to document what people are reading, or what they're looking at on the internet, it would be very concerning." Caldwell-Stone has studied the issue and has helped libraries deal with all sorts of behavior and social challenges. Librarians have reported First Amendment audit confrontations in Arizona, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and South Carolina. "Like many phenomena, it grows through social media,"she said. Legally, public libraries are considered a "limited public forum," Caldwell-Stone said. Staff can enforce behavior rules and require that people receive permission before photographing inside their buildings to avoid interfering with staff or patrons. "I'm not saying they don't have a First Amendment right to be there," Caldwell-Stone said. "I am saying libraries have a right as a limited public forum to make sure the library is available for what it was intended, access to information for everyone." `Nothing to worry about' Black Coat Media's Felipe Hemming said libraries might be making too big a fuss about the audits. "There is nothing to worry about," Hemming said via email. "These folks are looking for interactions, contact, conflict or bad behavior from anyone, including public employees." Hemming, who is part of a Los Angeles-area law firm operated by his wife, suggested that library staff greet potential First Amendment auditors "as they would any other library patron, ask if they need assistance, a tour or a copy of the decorum policy for the facility." If problems arise, he recommended that library staff call law enforcement if necessary, "just don't make a show of it. Do not give them the content they crave." Caldwell-Stone encouraged librarians to enforce behavior policies to discourage confrontations. Most libraries have policies on working with traditional media, she said, but those should be updated "to prevent interference and harassment." "I don't think it's wrong to say that librarians and library workers have to deal with many issues these days," Caldwell-Stone said. "I can point to a number of libraries who have hired social workers. I think that having a plan in place and knowing how to implement those policies can equip staff to deal with this when it happens."