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City Council Packet - 01/28/1986 SPECIAL MEETING January 28, 1986 CALL TO ORDER: A special meeting of the Beaverton and Tigard City Councils was called to order by Beaverton Mayor Larry D. Cole at the Stockpot Restaurant, 8200 SW Scholls Ferry Road, Beaverton, Oregon, at 7:15 p.m. on Mon- day, January 28, 1986. Dinner had been served prior to this, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. , during which time no substantive issues were discussed. ROLL CALL: Present were Mayor Cole, Couns. Forrest Soth, Ted McBride, Carol Maul , and Bud Maguire; Tigard Mayor $ John Cook, Couns. Jerry Edwards and Tom Brian. Ex- cused: Coun. Ann Schmidt. Also present were Urban Services Planner Larry Conrad, Community Assistant Brian Hartung, and City Recorder Nancy Wilcox. Washington Square Mayor Cole said reports indicated that Washington Annexation Square would not "pay for itself," if annexed. He said however, the area should be annexed from a ser- vice standpoint. He said since he had not received the information from the Square that he had hoped, he had no recommendation per se, but he had worked out two conceptual boundaries (options T and B) showing f what could occur if the Square was annexed to either Beaverton or Tigard. Coun. Brian said he supported the effort to establish a mutually acceptable boundary, no matter how much effort it might take. Mayor Cole said it could be that the Square would have to decide to which City it wanted to be an- nexed. He said having the proposed boundaries T and B could eliminate future arguments about exact boun- daries. He said the plans followed the concept of keeping the major intersections within one city. Coun. McBride asked whether Washington Square was not, then, the "plum" it had been thought to be. Mayor Cole said the cost for services to the Square would, at least initially, be more than monies to be collected from the Square's assessed valuation. He said whichever City annexed the Square would probably have to phase in services to it. Special Meeting January 28, 1986 Page 2 Coun. Edwards said he had discussed the matter with Ron Roberts, who indicated that regardless of the agreement reached by Tigard and Beaverton on Square annexation, the decisions were to be made from the Square corporate offices in Seattle. He said the Square was going to hire a consultant to help gather information to makde the decision. He said the i Square's present attitude was to leave things as they presently are. Coun. Edwards said the Square's greatest service de- mand is for law enforcement. He described how the Square's security interfaced with the Washington Sheriff's office and the Oregon State Police. He said the other service which needs study is public works for areas outside the Square itself. He said the Square would probably be concerned about the double taxation issue in regard to fire protection. Coun. Maul said the impact of the proposed law en- forcement levy should be realized. She said in the past, cities had not demanded to not pay for county services. Coun. Soth said there had been discussion on fol- lowing school district boundaries in annexations, and asked why this was not to be the case. Mayor Cole said this would split the building in two, and this may not be a good idea. Coun. Maul asked whether Tigard felt it would be in its best interest to annex Washington Square or whe- ther it would be too costly. Mayor Cook said it would be costly, but the annexation could be worked out. Coun. Brian said the Square was an integral part of Tigard's community plan. He said the Square annexa- tion was a "wash," as far as costs, and Portland would be the only city to gain from its annexation. He said the Square would be more of a benefit to the community strength of Tigard than of Beaverton. Mayor Cole said a weakness of some analyses was that they failed to look at the areas immediately adjacent to the Square, as well as the Square itself. He said regardless of the Square annexation, the Beaverton Police was planning a new southern district. `�. Special Meeting January 28, 1986 Page 3 Coun. Brian said it was well to keep in mind the de- sirability of a commercial and residential balance. He noted support for annexation to Tigard was growing in the Metzger area. He said this, with the Square annexation, would provide a balanced package. Coun. Brian said Tigard had struggled with community identity. He said at a recent Town Hall meeting, it was found citizens supported the Square annexation, for they perceived an economic advantage. He said also, Tigard did not now have a strongly identifiable commercial center. He said it was important for Ti- gard to take steps toward annexing the Square. He said he would support the T option,and that if Tigard were stronger, so would be the east county as a whole. Coun. Maul said it was right for the Square to be annexed by Tigard. She said it had been identified as being in Tigard for some time, and it was not at that end of Beaverton that its (Beaverton's) identity was being established. Mayor Cole said an appropriate step would be for the Square management to study the issue, while the two Councils made their own decision. Coun. Brian said if Metzger residents circulated an- nexation petitions, they would have to identify boun- daries, and it was important for the Councils to es- tablish what they feel are logical boundaries. He said these petitions would determine to which City Metzger would annex. Coun. Maul said the Boundary Commission wanted the cities to discuss this issue, however. Coun. Soth said he wished f;, loA at options T and B more carefully prior to rrs 9ng a decision about the Square. Coun. Edwards said if the two Councils resolved these annexation issues, it sent a message to the County that there was unity in the east county. cif :. Special Meeting January 28, 1986 Page 4 Coun. Soth said if the Councils made any recom- mendations regarding the Square, other than recom- mending it be annexed to Portland, they should come up with a statement showing their reasoning. He said without this statement, there could be public mis- understanding, for the Square had long been perceived as a "plum." Coun. Maul said in the future, it would be a "plum." She said both Beaverton and Tigard did have identical needs, however; Beaverton has Lohmann's Plaza, Bea- verton Tuwn Square, and Beaverton Mall , as well as commercial development like the Koll Center. She said Beaverton should help Tigard build its tax base. Coun. McBride said he would like to study the issue more, then hold another joint meeting soon to make a decision. There was CONSENSUS the next joint meeting would be held Thursday, February 13, at 7:00 p.m. , and that the law enforcement levy would also be discussed. There was discussion on a subcommittee meeting in the interim to further discuss the matter. Coun. Maul said she felt the Councils could determine their di- rection at the present meeting, for there was no com- pelling reason for the Square to come to Beaverton. Coun. Soth said he was not ready to make a decision at the present meeting. He said much of the the same reasoning for the Square to come to Tigard also ap- plied to Beaverton. Coun. Maguire said each City should look at the Square individually. Coun. Soth said it made sense to do a staff analysis, then a subcommittee review, prior to the February 13 meeting. He said a staff analysis would be more un- biased. Coun. Maguire said when the decision on the Square annexation is made, it should be announced through the press. Special Meeting January 28, 1986 Page 5 City-County Issues Mayor Cook said regarding the law enforcement levy, both Councils needed to consider the issues, then perhaps issue a joint recommendation. Coun. Soth said that recommendation would probably be in opposition to the levy. Coun. Brian said Tigard had asked the Board of County Commissioners and the levy petitioners to incorporate a 20% shareback to cities in the levy, but he had been told this would be unlikely. He said since this constructive action had been made, he could now op- pose the levy in good faith. He said theoretically, he could have supported the levy, if it had a share back provision. He said timing was important, and 117 might be well to wait to oppose the levy until the end of February. Coun. Maul said when opposition is recommended, the Councils should state their reasons. {- Mayor Cole said he could have staff draft a joint resolution for the two cities. Coun. Maui said they should try to include Sherwood and Tualatin in the resolution. Mayor Cole said he doubted if Sherwood would wish to be included. Mayor Cole said he could get a better feel for sup- port for such a resolution at the Elected Officials Caucus to be held that Thursday. Coun. Maguire said the perception was that the levy would cover courts and corrections, when, in fact, these functions were paid for with State grants. He described how the State provided money for these services. Coun. Maul said thusfar, the cities had not demanded rectification for the inequities that had been occuring. Coun. Brian said the County law enforcement budget would grow from $10 to $13 million, to $22 million in T three years, if the levy were passed. He said there were many unanswered questions regarding the levy. He said he had asked the Board of County Com- AZ missioners what the cost per $1 ,000 assessed valu- k ation the lavy would create, and had not been given an answer. Special Meeting January 28, 1986 Page 6 Library Governance Coun. Soth reviewed the history of the governance issue in the County, including options as outlined by the County Counsel. He said he had proposed a fourth option, a restructuring of the governance system, that would include governance by representatives of each participating library or cooperative, plus an elected official from each jurisdiction. Coun. Soth said he had received favorable comments on this proposal , but he had been informed that the County Administrator took a dim view of this plan, because it specified that the governing body would participate in the evaluation of the Coordinator, and in budget preparation. He said the Administrator's concept was that the Coordinator would be a County department head. Coun. Soth said support for the Special District con- cept came from Cedar Mill , West Slope, and Town Cen- ter. He said a major drawback to the plan was that [ there was no automatic withdrawal from the district upon annexation to a City. He said another problem was that under Oregon law, a five-member board would be required for such a district. Mayor Cole said one important question was what would happen to the computerization project if governance changed. Coun. Soth said this would not change, for the computerization agreement was a separate agree- ment between participants. Coun. Maguire asked what the effect of a change in governance would be on the borrowing agreement with Multnomah County. Coun. Soth said that agreement had been on a one-year trial basis, which will have ex- pired by the time governance changes. Coun. Maul said she had told Sherry Calouri, who is gathering signatures for the law enforcement levy petition, that she if the County wanted a library, that was fine; but the cities did not want to pay for it. She said she (Maul ) would not dissapprove the City library closing its doors to outside patrons. Coun. Edwards said libraries was another urban ser- vices issue the County was trying to avoid. MM Special Meeting January 28, 1986 Page 7 Coun. Soth said the impetus toward a Special Service District was not from the County per se, but from other places in the County who, conceivably, could not function without WCCLS funding. Westerly Bypass Mayor Cole said there were concerns about where the major intersections of the bypass might be. He said at the last Washington County Transportation Coor- dinating Committee meeting, there had been discussed the option of not connecting the bypass to Old Scholls Ferry Road. He said some people perceived the issue as the bypass versus light rail , but he did not agree with this; both may be needed. Mayor Cole reviewed a January 27 memorandum on the Murray connection, and said the two Councils should discuss the matter at their next joint meeting. Coun. Soth said the connection should be with Old Scholls Ferry, for development in both Beaverton and Tigard was in the west portion of their cities. t _ Coun. Brian said the City of Portland felt such a configuration would contribute to urban sprawl , for this would be an arterial outside the Urban Growth Boundary. He described the original bypass concepts that had been discussed previously, and said the cur- rent pian was more of a beltline than a bypass. Coun. Brian said the Southwest Corridor study had indicated that a beltline would minimize other traf- fic problems. He said it should, in fact, intersect with Scholls. Coun. Maul said she had received a call from a person who said the bypass was currently drawn going through their swimming pool . She said people did not buy homes with the intention of having a freeway in their backyards. Coun. Brian said the current study would indicate logical phases of the bypass. He described zoning in the impacted areas and possible effects on development. Mayor Cole said a logical phasing might be I-5 to r Sherwood, Sherwood to Scholls Ferry Road, Scholls Ferry to Tualatin Valley Highway, and Tualatin Valley Highway to the Sunset Highway. Special Meeting January 28, 1986 Page 8 Mayor Cook said land in that area needed to be ac- quired before devolopment took place. Scholls Ferry Plan There was discussion on in whose jurisdiction Scholls Ferry was. Mr. Hartung described the boundary con- figuration on Scholls Ferry, and said he understood Chief Newell and Chief Jennings would meet to discuss whether Beaverton would be responsible for the road. Mayor Cole said if the two Councils agreed to this, they should bring the matter to the Boundary Commission. Mr. Conrad reviewed the existing mutual aid agreement between Beaverton and Tigard for the road. Cole said this should be formalized and brought to the Boundary Commission. Urban Services Study Mr. Conrad noted the first Technical Assistance Com- mittee for Beaverton's Urban Services Study would meet the following day. He described the Parti- cipants in the TAC. Coun. Brian said County involvement in the study should be at the elected officials level . He said at the Elected officials Caucus, there could be encour- agement given to the county to help resolve the urban services issue. Mr. Conrad said the Study would help clarify issues ' for future decision-making. Mayor Cole described his recent meeting with Wink y Brooks, Don Stilwell , Charlie Cameron, Eldon Mills, and Rick Daniels. He said they had talked about ur- ban service policies, and about the County reaching a point at which they could support cities' annexation efforts. He said it had been a productive meeting, and he had appreciated the County's willingness to talk about the issues. Coun. Brian noted the Board of County Commissioner's top goal was to settle the urban services issue. He said the cities working together on the issue had had an impact. Special Meeting January 28, 1986 Page 9 Washington County Coun. Maul said Ted Calouri was organizing a meeting Solid Waste Transfer in opposition to the proposed siting of the i & Recycling Center Washington County Solid Waste Transfer and Recycling Center. She said Mr. Calouri felt the Center should have been located in Beaverton. Stile said Metro needed the support of cities at this time. She said Mr. Calouri would bring forth bilis to abolish Metra, at the next legislative session. She said cities did not have much clout with the State legislature. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the `. Councils, the meeting was adjourned at 9:15 p.m. 7 n 3 ancy H. ox, eaver on— City Recorder APPROVAL: Approved by the Mayor this a4lAday of February, 1986. 4 f 1 y J 4 n E. Cook, Mayor 2323V:NHW