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Cityscape 2012-02 City of Tigard's Official Newsletter CITYSCAPE Mayor's Corner Virtual Open House: The number one concern Tigard's streets so residents are not Pacific Hwy-99W/Gaarde/McDonald expressed by Tigard residents is so dependent upon one main route. Intersection Design always traffic congestion,especially These include improvements to According to the most recent on Pacific Hwy.This is because 99W Walnut St. and 121st on the west side community attitudes survey,traffic is a major commuter and freight and a major expansion of 72nd Ave. congestion continues to be a major concern route to and from Portland. Over from Pacific Hwy. to Hwy.217 on the for city residents.In an effort to reduce the past several years,the city has east side. traffic congestion,the city is asking for devoted a lot of time and energy to The third leg of the your constructive comments on proposed finding a solution that makes useful transportation system stool is how improvements to the Pacific Hwy./Gaarde changes. we make public transportation more St./McDonald St.intersection. Just this past year,a$12 million convenient and useful to Tigard Tigard and our partners at ODOT project was completed that improved residents. have developed conceptual design the intersections at Hall Blvd.and The Southwest Corridor Plan is alternatives to improve traffic flow and Greenburg Rd. and replaced the looking at future land use and how safety at this intersection. Check our website traffic signal control system with High Capacity Transit(HCT),in the at mvw.tzgard-orgov/pgm to see the alternatives a state-of-the-art,reactive and form of light rail or bus rapid transit, being considered. Our plan is to gather as interactive system that responds fits into that model. One thing 1 many of your comments as possible as we to traffic levels and time of day by feel strongly about is that potential narrow down the range of alternatives. Our adjusting the timing and duration of rail transit in the corridor must not goal is to find the design that makes the traffic lights. impinge on the 99W right-of-way best use of taxpayer funds to improve our There are plans for an or reduce its capacity.Ideally,the mobility and safety through this intersection. improvement project at the line would come into Tigard from intersection of Gaarde and Portland through the Tigard Triangle, Conceptual designs recommended are: McDonald but we are seeking either parallel but apart from Pacific • Concept B2:Widen the Gaarde and additional funding before we can Hwy. or along 72nd Ave.into Tigard's McDonald approaches and add a third proceed with construction. Future downtown,and south from there.I southbound lane on Pacific Hwy/99W plans call for a widening of Pacific would actively oppose a rail line that • Concept C2:Add a third southbound Hwy.,north of Hwy. 217,which takes away capacity from Pacific Hwy. lane and northbound right and dual left will be paid for by anticipated All of these plans will take turn lanes on Pacific Hwy/99W development in the Tigard Triangle, time—in the case of HCT,ten years Once a"winning" concept is chosen, adjacent to Costco and Winco Foods. or more—and money.But as we Tigard,ODOT and a consultant will begin Another reason for congestion move forward,we do have a plan and the detailed engineering process.Actual on Pacific Hwy.is the lack of will work to make it a reality. construction work is still a few years off. alternatives for getting around the city.We have plans to improve Questions?Contact Mike McCarthy at the connectivity and condition of 503-718-2462 or mikem@tigard-orgov. Craig E.Dirksen,Mayor TIGARD CITY COUNCIL: MAYOR CRAIG DIRKSEN, GRETCHEN BUEHNER, MARLAND HENDERSON, NICK WILSON, MARC WOODARD & City of Tigard 2012 Tigard City Council Goals City Council meets each year to determine the direction the city should move with the resources we have available. The goals below reflect our aspirations for 2012. One thing that doesn't change is our commitment to the community. Remember,we're not just City Councilors,we live here and we care about the same things that you do. I-. 4 6LA Mayor Craig Dirlcsen Council Pres.Gretchen Buehner Councilor Marc Woodard Councilor Nicl<Wilson Councilor Marland Henderson The City Council adopted these goals at their January 10,2012 business meeting.While the city will accomplish much more than what is listed here,the identified goals represent items deserving special attention in the year ahead. 1. Take the Next Step on Major Projects 3. Downtown a. Continue oversight of design,permits,rate a. Identify a geographic opportunity area in the implementation and costs for the Lake Oswego-Tigard downtown with the greatest potential to create a Water Partnership. catalyst for further development. Concentrate most b. Implement the Comprehensive Plan through code resources there. revisions,including: b. Contact owners of key,structurally sound Main Street i. Tree code. buildings with vacancies.Begin cooperative effort to ii. Contribute to the SW Corridor Plan by adopting secure tenants that will contribute to the vitality of downtown. Tigard's land use policies and designations and identifying priorities for high-capacity transit(HCT) 4. Annexation station location alternatives by mid-2012. a. Re-evaluate the city's annexation policy. 1. Determine the economic development opportunities, b. Develop a philosophy and approach to consider developmentplan, city policies and regulations needed to annexations,including islands. position the Tigard Triangle as an HCT station location. c. Deliver on the promise of the voter-approved park 5. Recreation bond by identifying all acquisition opportunities and a. Evaluate options and resources to create a pilot completing the majority of park land acquisitions and recreation program: improvements by the end of 2012. i. Inventory existing city and community recreational 2. Financial Sustainability programs,facilities and resources. a. Maintain the long-term financial health of the General ii. Create recreational opportunities by partnering with Fund and reserves. the school district and other agencies or groups. i. Develop a long-term financial strategy by mid-2012. iii. Identify funding options aligning with the b. Communicate regularly to residents about the recreational programming demand. alignment of city priorities with resources. c. Evaluate the city's sustainability efforts on an ongoing basis. Paget www.tigard-or.gov•503-639-4171 CITYSCAPE Cityscape Newsletter o,now you've seen the topics that will be the focus of our work in 2012.But how well did we do on the goals we set in 2011?Here's a very brief summary of the year's accomplishments.There wasn't room to list everything,but if you want to see the complete goal updates,log onto the city's website (www.tigard-or.gov/council). ............. _. Goal #1: Implement Project of the Year from the Oregon Goal #5: Continue Comprehensive Plan chapter of the American Public Coordination with Lake • Completed and adopted the Works Association (OR APWA). Oswego on Water Greenway Trails System Master Plan. * Hall/Greenburg/Main/Pacific Partnership • Adopted Transportation Planning Hwy.intersections completed; 'Ik HB 2700 Lake Oswego/Tigard Rule and Oregon Highway Plan earns Honorable Mention from legislation was signed by the amendments with regional partners. OR APWA. Governor and may save the These will help us facilitate economic * The Knoll at Tigard opens—the first partnership up to$10 million. development. new residential project in the urban Waluga Reservoir siting agreement • Citizens Advisory Committee renewal district. reached by Lake Oswego City finished work on the High Capacity * Revitalization consultant completed Council. Transit Land Use Plan. a Metro-funded program with The water treatment plant is in the • The regional Southwest Corridor downtown stakeholders and business preliminary design phase. Plan committee kicked-off. owners to design a detailed marketing , A pipeline project designer has been plan and downtown organization selected and the Clackamas River �Ik Adopted an Economic Opportunities proposal. Intake,Waluga Reservoir and Bonita Analysis,improving opportunities *` Completed a 5-year assessment of Pump Station design proposals were to attract and maintain the type and the urban renewal district. solicited. quality of employment desired by citizens. Worked with ICMA TV in developing ............ A Fluid Partnershp video segment Reached consensus on recommended (coal #3: Complete Plans for p which showcased the Lake Oswego- station community concepts for Parkland Acquisition Tigard Water Partnership. potential high capacity transit station 'Ik Acquired Colony Creek and Hillshire locations. parcels,Potso Dog Park acreage, . •. Responded to an annexation petition Summer Creek 11 and Sunrise Goal #6: Financial Stability from landowners in the River Terrace properties. �Ik Gained a bond rating increase from area (Urban Growth Area 64) and brought 200 acres into the city limits. Began the Summer Creek both Standard&Poor's and Moody's. environmental education program. Completed a favorable bond sale for the$17 million parks bond and Goal #2: Implement re-funded the$9 million library bond Downtown and Town Center Goal #4: Advance Methods of to a more favorable rate. Combined, Redevelopment Opportunities Communication it will save Tigard property taxpayers Facade Improvement Program:Two Conducted the biennial citizen survey $2,284,382 over the next 20 years. Main Street businesses completed and gained residents'opinions on Adopted a hold-the-line budget for facade projects with matching recreation,light rail,social media,and fiscal year 2011-2012 with no dollar p grants from the City Center business development.We learned growth in materials and services Development Agency. Seven other that 75 percent of residents cited when compared to the budget of business/property owners received Cityscape as their primary way of FY 2010-2011. architectural assistance and are receiving information about Tigard. For a complete list of 2011 considering projects. The city logo was trademarked to accomplishments,go to zw w..tigard-orgov/ Burnham Street and Ash Avenue protect against unauthorized use. council. projects were completed;awarded February 2012 www.tigard-or.gov•503-639-4171 Page kCity of Tigard RULES of the ROAD: A COMPLETE BAN ON CELL PHONES? Summerlake Bridge Until 2007,there were no across a freeway into an Replacement restrictions in Oregon on the use of oncoming lane and collided with During a routine inspection last cell phones or other portable electronic a van,causing 11 fatalities. fall,park staff discovered the wooden devices (PEDs)while driving.The law pedestrian bridge at Summerlake Park,near m ) g • Two pilots on a commercial flight 130th Avenue,was beginning to deteriorate. was revised in 2009 to prohibit most to Minneapolis were distracted by uses of cell phones without a hands- their laptops and flew 100 miles All traffic was barred from the bridge for free device like a headset or BlueTooth. safety reasons. past their destination. Then,during its 2011 session,the In September,the city hired a local Oregon legislature eliminated nearly • Drivers using PEDs"look but contractor to remove the old bridge and all the exceptions for job-related uses fail to see at to 50 percent of replace it with a more durable crossing. the information in their driving of cell phones without a hands-free Once the new bridge was installed,the device. environment." streets department repaved the entrance Given the trend towards greater • Distracted driving contributed to ramps and it was re-opened to the public in restrictions,is it only a matter of time 3,092 traffic deaths nationwide in December. before there's a complete ban?In 2010. December,the federal government's Like everyone else,judges look on National Transportation Safety Board with interest as the debate over PEDs Coming Soon: (NTSB) took a step in that direction continues.But it's up to lawmakers Downtown Walking Map and Signs by proposing a national prohibition on in Salem,Washington,D.C.,and Have you ever taken a wrong turn on non-emergency PED use for all drivers elsewhere to grapple with the data and the Fanno Creek Trail?Are you interested at all times,even with a hands-free the conflicting political interests to in finding the best way to walk to Main device. resolve the issue. Street businesses?The city is creating a In support of its proposal,the Even if Congress agrees with downtown walking map and signage system NTSB reviewed data from various the NTSB,a direct national ban on that will help residents and visitors navigate studies and recited a long list of PEDs is not likely.Instead,Congress the downtown area.The project is funded incidents caused by people who were could strongly encourage such action through a grant from Metro's Regional distracted by PEDs.These included: by making federal highway funding Transportation Options Program. • A Virginia school bus driver, contingent upon passage of PED bans If you participated in our recent distracted by a hands-free PED, at the state level. downtown walking survey,thank you! Feedback from that survey(www..tigard- collided with a highway overpass, BY JUDGE MICHAEL J. O'BRIEN orgov/doxntoavn) is helping us build the injuring 27 students. TIGARD MUNICIPAL COURT map and signage system.The downtown • A truck driver in Kentucky, walking maps will be available for use this distracted by his PED, swerved summer. Fanno Creek Trail signs are another upcoming improvement.Metro has College Scholarship Applications Now Being Accepted! selected the trail in downtown Tigard as a demonstration site for signage that's Do you know or have a high attend school in the 97223 or 97224 part of "The Intertwine,"a regional trail school senior looking for scholarships? zip code,2)plan to pursue a career in network.Expect to see the demonstration Check out the Tigard Chamber the fields of business or non-profit signs on the Fanno Creek Trail this March. scholarship opportunity,made possible work and,3) demonstrate participation your input on the demonstration signs will by the generous donations of Pride in extracurricular activities and/or help guide the design of permanent signs Disposal and over 80 Tigard Area after-school employment. along the trail and downtown locations. Chamber of Commerce member Submission deadline is Wednesday, The city will install the permanent signs businesses.Two$1,500 scholarships will February 29,2012.Download the later this year. be awarded. application at a a ww.tigardchamher.org/rite/ For more information,please contact Eligible students will: 1)live in or ShiningStarrphp Sr.Transportation Planner Judith Gray at 503-718-2557 or judith@tigard-orgov. Page www.tigard-or.gov•503-639-4171 CITYSCAPE �rrnrr_aPm--Vrrm '� Survey Do the services offered at the Tigard Public Library meet your needs? This is your chance to let us know. Please take a moment to fill out this February 2012 brief questionnaire because this is your library. 1. How often do you visit the Tigard Library? Please check one. ❑ 4 or more times a month ❑Less than once a month ❑Never ❑ 1-3 times a month ❑First-time visitor 2. How old are you? ❑ 18 or younger ❑26-40 ❑ 61 or older ❑ 19-25 ❑ 41-60 3. Please rate the following areas of library service: Library Service Excellent Good Just OK Poor Don't Use Availability of Internet Computers ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Checkout Desk ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Reference Desk ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Children's Room Desk ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ 4. How do you learn about library programs and services(Check all that apply.) ❑ Library flyers,posters, brochures, bookmarks ❑ Books and Bits(Library s e-newsletter) ❑ Cityscape(City of Tigard newsletter) ❑ Tigard Library website ❑ Facebook, Twitter or other social media ❑ www.oregonlive.com ❑ Newspapers ❑ Word-of-mouth ❑ other.. 5. Have you downloaded a-books from the library? ❑Yes ❑No 6. Do you own an e-reader? ❑Yes ❑No 7. The library provides access to online resources at www.wccls.org/online_resources Which of these have you used in the past year?(Check all that apply.) ❑Auto Repair Reference Center ❑Reference USA ❑Mango(Language Learning) ❑ Culture Grams ❑Magazine full-text articles ❑Ancestry Plus ❑Medline Plus ❑Biography in Context ❑Newspaper full-text articles ❑Learning Express ❑ World Book Encyclopedia ❑Did not use ❑ other. 8. Comments: A Please return your survey to the Tigard Public Library, 13500 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard,OR 97223 or take it online at www.tigard-ongov/library Book Sale @ TPL Make Rental Property Safer Did You Know? The Friends of the Tigard Are you or your rental A pharmaceutical drop-box has Library will hold its semi-annual property managers been installed inside the Tigard Police used book sale on Friday,February spending considerable FREE Department lobby to help residents 24,and Saturday,February 25. time trying to minimize properly dispose of unwanted,unused or Bargain books and budget buys criminal activity and expired medications throughout the year. will make you feel rich without the issues associated with problem Since 2010,the Tigard Police and pinching your wallet. tenants?Several Washington County law the Drug Enforcement Administration The sale runs from 9 a.m.to enforcement agencies have teamed up to sponsored three drug turn-in events, 5 p.m. on Friday and 9 a.m.to 3 bring free crime prevention training to collecting more than 1,400 pounds of p.m. on Saturday.Used books that rental property owners and managers. old or unused pharmaceuticals from look new,kids'books,DVDs and The 90-minute monthly forums residents. CDs are just a few of the treasures take place at 6:30 p.m. on the second The med-return box is available you will find in the library's Wednesday of each month (except July every day from 8 a.m.until 10 p.m.in the community room. Come early for and August) at PCC Willow Creek(241 Police department lobby located next to the best selection. SW Edgeway Dr.,Hillsboro).Please call City Hall at 13125 SW Hall Blvd. Stopat the library before you 503-718-2561 for more information. y y For a complete list of acceptable and shop to get a coupon and save Don't miss this opportunity to unacceptable items,log onto xivw..tigard--or. even more!Friends of the Library network with fellow property owners and govlpolice. For additional information,visit use the proceeds from the sale managers in your area and gain insight www..deagov or contact Public Information to support library programs and from the police officers that serve your Officer Jim Wolf atjim@tigard-or.gov or services. community. 503-718-2561. Fold Here Tigard Public Library 13500 SW Hall Blvd. First Class Tigard,OR 97223 Postage 503-684-6537 Required Tigard Public Library 13500 SW Hall Blvd. R N eD- Tigard, OR 97223 Tape Closed Cityscape Newsletter Mythobolus Mask Theatre Wildlife Tales lfe Tuesday,February 21,7-8 p.m. Community Room,All Ages News from the Tigard Library 13500 SW Hall Blvd. This unique dance and mask collective uses masks,colorful costumes,music and Stringing Along with the Classics: Author Visit:Chantal Kelly narration to present animal tales from Classical Violin and Cello Trio Gelato Sisterhood on the Amalfi Shore around the world.Learn about the Makah Wednesday,February 29,7-8 p.m. Thursday,February 9,7-8:30 p.m. tale,Clamshell Boy,the African tale of Community Room Community Room : The Jungle Fruit Tree and the Mexican Violinists George tale of Prietita. g M.,, Discover the sparkling Amalfi Shore of Shiolas,Casey 11 ` Italy through the eyes of a world traveler. Super Bowl Sunday Bozell and special The story will mesmerize anyone who's Sunday,February 5,3:30-8 p.m. guest cellist Levilftmo ever been tempted to indulge in the charms CommunityRoom Manselle will perform of Italy.Kelly will have her book for sale solo,duet and trio Watch the big game on the library's big and signing after her presentation. arrangements.They will play classical music screen in an alcohol-free environment. by Tartini,Bach,Vivaldi,Haydn,Mozart, : Try out the WiiTM gaming station and Backyard Beekeeping test our Super Bowl smarts with a trivia Bartok and Piazzolla. Saturday,February 11,2-4 p.m. Y p challenge.The winner and two runners-up Sponsored by Friends of the Tigard Library. Community Room : will receive gift certificates from a local Learn beekeeping basics sporting goods store. Oregon History 101 with Matt Reed from Bee �` Sponsored by Friends of the Tigard Library. Sunday,February 12,1-2:30 p.m. Thinking. He'll discuss Community Room honeybees,popular beehive designs Pokemon Party and the art of backyard beekeeping. : Saturday,February 18,2-4 p.m. Learn about Oregon's rapid transition Community Room,Grades 6-12 from salmon fisheries to shopping malls,from tall timber to city streets. Games to Get Your Heart Pumping Party with Pokemon and Super Smash Bros.Enjoy Japanese snacks and anime. Historian Richard Engeman offers a Tuesday,February 14,5:30-7 p.m. Make your own Pokemon out of paper condensed history of our state,with Community Room,All Ages or fabric and learn how to become the dozens of historic photographs and It's Valentine's Day.Be good to ultimate Pokemon trainer.Triumph in our images. our heart.Tr out games and Y Y some g : Super Smash Bros.tournament and you fitness programs on the WiiTM and : may win a prize!Bring your own cards the Microsoft Kinecfrm body-tracking and/or DS. Cosplay is encouraged but not Yesterday's News: The New Economics of Local Information feature for the Xbox 360®.Designed to : required. get you moving and your heart pumping! Monday,February 6,7-8 p.m. Community Room The decline of local newspapers Everybody Needs a Hand has created openings for small-scale Wednesdays 2:30-4 p.m.I 2nd Floor Conference Room innovators,such as online think tanks This series for seniors,family caregivers,veterans and and blogs. Portland entrepreneur and journalist Michael Andersen will initiate a those with disabilities provides information about useful conversation about the forces behind this programs and resources available through Washington shift from mass to niche media and its County. implications. February 15: Senior Health Insurance Benefits This Community Discussion is sponsored by Assistance Oregon Humanities, an independent, nonprofit February 22:Washington County Department of affiliate of the National Endowment Disability,Aging and Veteran Services for the Humanities and a partner of the Oregon Cultural Trust. 'Ik February 29: Ride Connection February 2012 www.tigard-or.gov•503-639-4171 Pagel City of Tigard PRSRT STD Community Emergency Response 13125 SW Hal!Blvd. US Postage Team (CERT)Training—Spring 2012 Tigard,OR 97223 PAID � Ever wonder how 503-639-4171 Portland,OR you'd react during a — Permit No 2528 crisis or disaster?CERT G training can give you the skills and confidence to provide lifesaving support in an emergency. POSTAL CUSTOMER Participants receive 24 hours of training in basic emergency response skills like disaster medical activities,search and rescue,and fire suppression. The spring class begins March 6 and runs through April 24.This free raining takes place each Tuesday night for eight weeks,from 6-9 p.m. Class size is limited and registration is required. Regular Council Meetings:February 14,21,28 @ 6:30 p.m. For more information,visit the city's website at avavavtigard-orgov/CERT or contact Emergency All meetings are in the Tigard Town Hall(13125 SW Hall Blvd). Management Coordinator Mike Lueck at 503-718-2593 and are open to the public. Council agendas are available online or MikeL@tigard-orgov. at www tigard-orgov/council or contact Cathy Wheatley at 503-718- 2410 or cathy@tigard-orgov. Mayor's State of the City Address .l���.k�sv�zkovrL.Nctcuo�zl�i. On January 10,Mayor see the complete text of his ��L'K Dirksen gave his annual State of speech on the city's website at the City address.In it,he shared www..tigard orgov/council. some of the city's achievements Questions?Comments? How Do You Want To Connect7 as well as the challenges that Contact Cathy Wheatley at _•/ ; Tigard faces in the coming year. 503-718-2410. Watch the Mayor's address or If you have a few minutes this Saturday, drop by the library community room anytime between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturday, Fun Facts from Last Year February 4 to check out the Neighborhood Network program. • The library added more than • The Boy Scouts of America Neighborhood Network blog sites are a 47,000 items to its collection (Cascade Pacific Council) powerful tool for connecting with your city • Police officials attended reported that 17 young men and each other.The citizen-led Neighborhood 16 National Night Out from Tigard had earned Involvement Committee wants to heart'our celebrations,visiting nearly Scouting's highest honor,the ideas for strengthening communication 600 Tigard residents who rank of Eagle Scout between City Hall and residents. gathered to"take a bite out • According to the 2010 US Stop by the open house.We'll show you of crime" Census,Tigard's population how to connect with city services and you can • The city's Building Division has grown 16.5 percent since help us build a more responsive communication received 2,710 building 2000 program.It will give you another reason to be permit applications glad that Tigard is the place you call home!