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City Council Minutes - 10/09/2007 Agenda Item No._3. SO For Agenda of TIGARD CITY COUNCIL/LOCAL CONTRACT REVIEW BOARD Meeting Minutes October 9,2007 Track 1 Council President Sherwood called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m. City Council Present Name Present Absent Mayor Dirksen ✓ Councilor Buchner ✓ Council President Sherwood ✓ Councilor Wilson ✓ Councilor Woodruff ✓ Staff Present: City Manager Prosser, Community Development Director Coffee, Police Chief Dickinson Assistant Planner Eng,City Attorney Ramis,and City Recorder Wheatley. • STUDY SESSION City Manager Prosser advised that Washington County Board of Commissioners Chair Tom Brian has offered to meet with the City Council. City Manager Prosser reviewed several dates for potential meeting. Potential topics include: Urban Renewal; Downtown; Transportation Funding; Urbanization; Intentions for 63 and 64; Water Feature in Downtown; MTIP; and Clean Water Services. After discussion, Council members agreed that staff should find out when Chair Brian can meet and then pare down the agenda items to one or two topics. Councilor Buchner reported she attended the Washington County Coordinating Committee this afternoon. Council President Sherwood suggested that Councilor Buchner give a report on the WCCC meeting during the business meeting. Tigard City Council and Local Contract Review Board Meeting Minutes—October 9, 2007 Page 1 Track 2 Community Development Director Coffee reviewed the delayed phase-in of property taxes with regard to the proposed Highland Hills Subdivision annexation before the City Council during the business meeting tonight. Community Development Department staff will be working with City of Tigard Finance staff and the Washington County Assessor to give special notice regarding the phase-in of taxes each time a new annexation is approved. City Manager Prosser advised this is not specifically addressed in the proposed ordinance before the City Council tonight. In response to a question from Councilor Woodruff,Assistant Planner Eng advised she has not heard of any controversy surrounding tonight's proposed annexation. Councilor Wilson asked if the immediate neighbors had had any concerns. Community Development Director Coffee advised that no one has called,questioned,or inquired. City Manager Prosser noted he had received a call from Lisa Hamilton-Treick; she was concerned about coyotes on Bull Mountain and requested an article be placed in Cityscape. Councilor Woodruff noted she had contacted him;although,he has not returned the call yet. Community Development Director Coffee reviewed the most recent annexation activity. Staff has no reason to believe anyone is concerned about this annexation. Council President Sherwood briefly previewed the presentation scheduled for the business meeting by JOIN,homeless program in the City of Portland. There was brief discussion of a "meth" program showing this evening on local television channels. Council discussed the local situation,which has improved. Track 3 City Manager Prosser noted staff has been receiving a number of individual requests from the Tigard Water District Board members. Recently, Ken Fowler requested that all of the Water District Funds be deposited to a bank account that the Water District has set up. This is part of the termination of services,which the Water Board has not agreed to yet. City Attorney Ramis will be sending a letter to the Water Board Attorney asking that all requests from the Water District go through City Attorney Ramis with some evidence that it is a request from the Water District Board;i.e.,a resolution or Board motion. Another issue is that the Board had identified their former attorney, Clark Balfour, as the point person for discussing this transfer of services. Now that Mr. Balfour is no longer with the Water District Board, we need to determine the point of contact to continue to discuss the transfer of support services. The Tigard Water District's fund balance is approximately$100,000 and the City will need proper documentation to release the funds. In addition the City of Tigard will not transfer services by piecemeal. City Attorney Ramis added that part of the administrative support Tigard provides is the handling of the District's funds. Tigard City Council and Local Contract Review Board Meeting Minutes—October 9,2007 Page 2 After discussion, Council decided it should hold an Executive Session at the end of tonight's business meeting to discuss pending litigation. Study Session concluded at 7:11 p.m. 1. BUSINESS MEETING 1.1 The meeting was called to order at 7:33:01 PM by Council President Sherwood. 1.2 Roll Call Name Present Absent Mayor Dirksen ✓ Councilor Buehner ✓ Councilor Sherwood ✓ Councilor Wilson ✓ Councilor Woodruff ✓ 1.3 Pledge of Allegiance 1.4 Council Communications&Liaison Reports: None. Councilor Buehner will give a report on a recent meeting of the Washington County Coordinating Committee at the end of the business meeting agenda (See Agenda Item No. 7) 1.5 Call to Council and Staff for Non-Agenda Items None 2. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION • Tigard High School Student Envoy Megan Foltz reported on the activities at Tigard High School. A copy of her report is on file in the City Recorder's office. 7:36:40 PM • Follow-up to Previous Citizen Communication:None 7:36:58 PM Councilor Sherwood previewed the Consent Agenda items: 3. CONSENT AGENDA: 3.1 Approve Council Minutes for August 28,2007 3.2 Receive and File: a. Council Calendar b. Tentative Agenda Tigard City Council and Local Contract Review Board Meeting Minutes—October 9, 2007 Page 3 3.3 Approve a Resolution Endorsing the Submittal of a Senior Center Phase II Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Project Application — Resolution No. 07-60 A RESOLUTION OF THE TIGARD CITY COUNCIL SUPPORTING AN APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL ASSISTANCE TO PARTIALLY FINANCE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE TIGARD SENIOR CENTER Motion by Councilor Wilson, seconded by Councilor Buehner, to approve the Consent Agenda. The motion was approved by a unanimous vote of Council present. Councilor Buehner Yes Councilor Wilson Yes Council President Sherwood Yes Councilor Woodruff Yes 7:37:42 PM 4. QUASI-JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARING — HIGHLAND HILLS SUBDIVISION ANNEXATION (ZCA 2007-00003) PROPOSAL: Annexation of one parcel just north of SW Bull Mountain Road containing a total of 1.81 acres to the City of Tigard. The applicant has received land use approval from Washington County to develop the parcel into an 11-lot subdivision (Highland Hills Subdivision, case file #07-034-S); however, the available sewer, water and storm drainage connections are within the City of Tigard,requiring the property to be annexed into the City to receive services. Shady Peak Development, the sole owner of the subject parcel,has consented to the annexation. The owners of five neighboring properties were invited to join the annexation,but did not accept the invitation. LOCATION: 13273 SW Bull Mountain Road (north of SW Bull Mountain Road,just west of Raven Ridge subdivision);WCTM 2S109AB,Tax Lot 300. CURRENT ZONE: R-6 District (Residential 6 Units per Acre). The purpose of the Washington County R-6 District is to implement the policies of the Comprehensive Plan for areas designated for residential development at no,more than six (6) units per acre and no less than five (5) units per acre, except as specified by Section 300-2 or Section 303-6. The intent of the R-6 District is to provide the opportunity for more flexibility in development than is allowed in the R-5 District. The average lot area for single family detached dwellings within a proposed development shall be no less than 4,500 square feet and the minimum lot area shall be 4,000 square feet.The minimum lot area for single family attached units shall be 3,500 square feet. EQUIVALENT CITY ZONE: R-7: Medium-Density Residential District. The City of Tigard R-7 zoning district is designed to accommodate attached single-family homes, detached single-family homes with or without accessory residential units, at a minimum lot size of 5,000 square feet, and duplexes, at a minimum lot size of 10,000 square feet. Tigard City Council and Local Contract Review Board Meeting Minutes—October 9,2007 Page 4 Mobile home parks and subdivisions are also permitted outright. Some civic and institutional uses are also permitted conditionally. Note: In a subdivision, lot size may be averaged to allow lots less than the minimum lot size allowed in the underlying zoning district as long as the average lot area for all lots is not less than allowed by the underlying zoning district. No lot created under this provision shall be less than 80%of the minimum lot size allowed in the underlying zoning district. APPLICABLE REVIEW CRITERIA: ORS Chapter 222, Metro Code Chapter 3.09, Comprehensive Plan Policies 2 and 10, Community Development Code Chapters 18.320 and 18.390. a. City Attorney Ramis reviewed the rules of procedure for the public hearing. A copy of the rules is on file in the City Recorder's office. b. Council President Sherwood opened the public hearing. c. Declarations or Challenges questions were posed by Council President Sherwood: - Have all members familiarized themselves with the application? All said yes. - Are there any challenges from the audience pertaining to the Council's jurisdiction to hear this matter or is there a challenge on the participation of any member of the Council? There were no challenges. 7:42:09 PM d. Assistant Planner Eng presented the staff report. She reviewed: • The location and the scope of the request for annexation. • The review criteria. • The notification procedures. • The applicant plans to divide the subject property into 11 lots if the annexation is approved. • Staff finds the application meets the approval criteria and staff recommends approval. Councilor Wilson requested that Assistant Planner Eng explain the differences in how Washington County and the City of Tigard calculate density. Assistant Planner Eng advised that this annexation is the last annexation where the applicant went to the County first for land use approval and then came to the City. With regard to calculation of density,this property is zoned R-6 in the County (maximum of 6 units per acre). The property is 1.81 acres;multiply this by 6 which equals 10.86. The County allows you to round up, so this would mean you would get 11 lots. For the Tigard City Council and Local Contract Review Board Meeting Minutes—October 9, 2007 Page 5 City of Tigard,when calculating how many lots you could create,you have to take out the area dedicated to right-of-way. In some cases, therefore,you will get a lesser number of lots than the estimated density. For this property the City zoning is R-7, but you subtract the area for right of way and then divide the remaining area by the minimum lot size of 5,000 square feet. If your total was 10.86 in the City,then you would have to round down to 10 units per acre. Assistant Planner Eng said calculations for this property were not done using City numbers since the property owners did not apply for a subdivision through Tigard (they applied in Washington County). Assistant Planner Eng added that in the County R-6 zone, the average lot size must be 4,500 square feet. In the City in the R-7 zone, the average lot size must be 5,000 square feet. e. Public Testimony - Proponents: 7:47:47 PM Applicant-Ken Sandblast, 7160 SW Fir Loop, Suite 201,Tigard, Oregon, advised he was with Planning Resources and he is working with the applicant J. P. Development. He advised one of the owners of the applicant's company is present tonight. He said he did not have anything to add to the staff report. He said he primarily wanted to testify so he could continue to receive the materials and answer any questions the City Council might have. He said, "We obviously agree with the staff report and as the staff just stated, this is kind of the last of its breed here. You are now changing your Comp Plan to ensure that this happens like it should." He asked for the support of the City Council to get the annexation done. 7:49:17 PM Bill Montgomery, 13379 SW Bull Mountain Road,Tigard, Oregon 97224, requested to ask a clarification question. He referred to a map of the area. He said he no problem with the application. He referred to a gate that is accessed by a few people (Alpine Terrace). He said asked about the status of the road and whether the applicants would have access to that gate. Assistant Planner Eng said the gated access way is owned by the Alpine View subdivision and it is an access easement for the people who live there. The easement is a perpetual easement. The street within the subdivision will connect to the existing Alpine View subdivision. Hood Vista Lane will be extended into SW Alpine Crestway with access to the west and through the other subdivision. 7:51:47 PM Councilor Woodruff asked Assistant Planner Eng if the five contiguous properties were interested in annexation. Assistant Planner Eng Tigard City Council and Local Contract Review Board Meeting Minutes—October 9, 2007 Page 6 confirmed that there was no interest. She explained that staff sends letters out to properties that are contiguous to a proposed annexation area and,in this case,letters were sent to every property within the island. One person indicated verbal interest;however, there was no official request to annex. 7:52:40 PM f. Staff Recommendation: Assistant Planner Eng advised that staff recommends approval of ZCA 2007-00003. Councilor Wilson asked if any of the streets were private streets. Assistant Planner Eng said no. Councilor Buchner asked if half street improvements will be required on the extension of Wilrnington. Assistant Planner Eng advised she was not familiar with the County's decision; from the site plan it looks as if there will be a half street improvement. City Manager Prosser advised that some of these questions might relate to the development application,which was done under the County. Councilor Buchner referred to Mr. Montgomery's questions about how people will be getting in and out of this development. She said it is relevant for the citizens to know what the street situation is. Mr. Sandblast advised that the streets in the development are public streets (not private). The street system will be extended. Hood Vista Lane is a public street that would come through from the east side of the property connecting to Alpine Crest. Wilmington will be extended. Improvements will be at a little more than a half-street improvement;characterized as a three-quarter street improvement. The development will not have access to the gate that is private as staff had responded earlier. In response to a question from Councilor Woodruff,Assistant Planner Eng reviewed how the proposed annexation was processed;nothing is extraordinary surrounding this annexation. Assistant Planner Eng confirmed that only one property owner is involved. 7:56:25 PM g. Council President Sherwood closed the public hearing. h. Council Consideration: Ordinance No. 07-17 Motion by Councilor Woodruff, seconded by Councilor Buchner, to adopt Ordinance No. 07-17. ORDINANCE NO. 07-17 -AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING 1.81 ACRES, APPROVING THE HIGHLAND HILLS SUBDIVISION ANNEXATION (ZCA2007-00003) AND WITHDRAWING PROPERTY FROM THE TIGARD WATER DISTRICT, WASHINGTON COUNTY ENHANCED Tigard City Council and Local Contract Review Board Meeting Minutes—October 9, 2007 Page 7 SHERIFF'S PATROL DISTRICT AND WASHINGTON COUNTY URBAN ROADS MAINTENANCE DISTRICT The motion was approved by a unanimous vote of Council present. Councilor Buehner Yes Councilor Wilson Yes Councilor Sherwood Yes Councilor Woodruff Yes 7:57:47 PM 5. SKATE PARK PROGRESS REPORT,2007 Parks and Facilities Manager Plaza presented the staff report. The Jim Griffith Memorial Skate Park will open on October 16,2007. He reviewed the construction progress, how the park was funded and future improvements planned for the park. A Grand Opening Ceremony is scheduled for November 8, 2007, at 4:30 p.m. He reviewed the agenda for the Ceremony and noted that the donor wall will be unveiled at that time. Activities for the Grand Opening will include a Ribbon Cutting, Skating Demonstrations, and small gifts will be handed out. He thanked city staff member Mike White who arranged for donation of stone for the donor wall from Legend Homes/Matrix Development(valued at$2000). Councilor Wilson noted that it has been fun to see the progress on the construction and noted the park has a sculptural quality. He said he looks forward to seeing the kids enjoy the park. Council President Sherwood referred to the efforts to make this park a reality and at times wondered if it would get done. Now, it is state of the art and a nice addition to the downtown. Councilor Wilson said recognition should be given to the late Mayor Griffith who supported this idea from the beginning; Mayor Griffith's emphasis was to support the youth in the community. He also acknowledged the work of Rich Carlson and the young people who persevered to get a skate park in Tigard. Council President Sherwood also acknowledged efforts from Pat Biggs and the large number of people who donated money and materials. She suggested that an ad be placed in the newspaper to thank everyone. Councilor Woodruff congratulated Parks and Facilities Manager Plaza on the $150,000 grant the City received from the state to fund the park. Parks and Facilities Manager Plaza reviewed some of the rules and regulations of the park. Tigard City Council and Local Contract Review Board Meeting Minutes—October 9, 2007 Page 8 8:12:36 PM 6. PRESENTATION BY JOIN — AN ORGANIZATION ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN FINDING PERMANENT HOUSING FOR HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES Council President Sherwood invited Mark Jolin of JOIN and Kim Krohn from the Good Neighbor Center to come to the testimony desk to participate in the presentation of this agenda item. Council President Sherwood advised she asked that this item be placed on tonight's agenda. She said she receives email from citizens concerned about the homeless on our streets. She has also received letters from the Tualatin Riverkeepers and other people in our community wanting to know what we are going to do about the homeless people. The Good Neighbor Center staff will be part of the 10-year plan to end homelessness in the County. Ms. Krohn and Council President Sherwood have done some work to build a "singles shelter." Ms. Krohn met Mr.John from Multnomah County and the JOIN organization. Mr. John has made several presentations on his program to organizations in Washington County. Mr. John is the Executive Director of JOIN, 3338 SE 17'', Portland, Oregon 97202. Mr. John noted his conversations with a variety of providers in Washington County about one aspect of the work that JOIN does,which is street outreach. For the last 10 years JOIN has had a team of outreach workers who engage people who are living on the streets; folks that are not connected into a shelter or transitional housing system. They are often camped under highways,viaducts or sleeping in their cars. The outreach workers in Portland are assigned geographically largely along police precinct lines. The workers meet people in the street and offer a relationship of support with the goal to help them find a way to get off the streets and permanently end their homelessness. Highlights of the JOIN efforts include: • Averaging about 360 people a year who are moved off the streets into permanent housing. • Outreach team stays connected to people who move into housing. • A retention team works with people once they are in housing to help them stabilize both in terms of building new relationships in the community, finding new ways to engage that are not related to the street anymore; i.e., working or finding new communities to become a part of(faith,political,art). • Assist financially as much as possible. • The retention rate with the 3000 people that have moved into housing in the last 10 years is about 75 percent. • Three pieces to the model: o Expect each person living on the street to drive the process of ending their own homelessness. They have strengths and abilities that they bring to bear Tigard City Council and Local Contract Review Board Meeting Minutes—October 9,2007 Page 9 on this process and they know better than anyone else what it will take to succeed to get off the street. o Like any person faced with a significant challenge in their lives, they will need support. JOIN staff, above all, is providing this: friendship and support through the long term. o JOIN works hard to find innovative partnerships in the community; looking for new folks, whether it is a church group, police department, a landlord, to bring in and help JOIN help these people in their process of getting off the street. • JOIN does not use a lot of subsidized housing because it is not available and often these people have criminal or eviction histories that makes it difficult for them to get into subsidized housing. Historically, 90 percent of the people who are moved into housing are going to private-market housing. Last year, JOIN had relationships with about 140 private-market landlords who "took a chance on our folks." This is not an act of charity;it is a business proposition. JOIN approaches landlords who are assessing the risk as they do when they accept new tenants,using background screening criteria to evaluate risk. "Our folks are oftengoing to fail on those criteria: their income isn't high enough, they have evictions, they have a criminal history. But, unlike most tenants, they will come with a relationship with JOIN. So,we go with the individual to the landlord and say, `If you are willing to take a chance on this individual,we will be there to support the tenant for at least a year. You, as a landlord, will have the cell phone number of the outreach worker who brought this person in. We will be visiting;we will try to head off problems before they arise. If there are problems,you can call us and we will respond."' • A 75 percent retention rate for private landlords is good, especially at the lower end of the rental market. • From the beginning JOIN has been in partnership with the police; not as much at the management level, but on the street. The outreach workers are meeting the district officers, working together with them as much of possible. There are trust issues in the homeless community with police officers because of the enforcement role they must fill. The success has been where JOIN helps officers get someone off the street into permanent housing. The police officers can let JOIN know when and where there is an individual who might benefit from support. • The JOIN model is cost effective. It costs about$19/day per person; competitive with shelters. It is a lot less expensive than jail or emergency rooms. The national data is telling us that it is more expensive to have someone stay outside continuously over a long-period of time than it is to get them into housing and give them the support services they need to stay there. Someone who is living outside will get police contacts, they are much more likely to get arrested, and if they are dealing with alcohol and drug issues, they will have a much harder time succeeding in any program while they are outside. They are more likely to get sick and need emergency healthcare. Those dollars add up. • JOIN did a pilot project with Portland around their 10-year plan to end homelessness where they received some money to take 25 people who were the "hardest of the hard" to house. They had been on the outside an average of 10 years each. They moved them into housing. Just on police contact alone, they got Tigard City Council and Local Contract Review Board Meeting Minutes—October 9,2007 Page 10 a measure of how many contacts they had per year prior to being housed—it was down by over 90 percent. • This program has been operating for the last 10 years. Washington County is a different place; Mr.Jolin said there seems to be an interest of outreach of this sort, which is to work with the police and engage the private sector in creative ways to supplement what the other agencies in this area are doing. • JOIN's intention is to participate in Washington County's 10-year plan process to see what the priorities of the community are and whether JOIN fits into those priorities. If it does, they will be looking to build community support here to sustain some outreach workers. Council President Sherwood said it is an interesting program and it makes business sense. She talked to Chair Tom Brian about this who indicated an interest. Ms. Krohn does a lot of outreach in the County,mostly in Tigard,with the homeless people. 8:24:41 PM Ms. Krohn said this is a political, budget, and human issue. Bringing the JOIN model to Washington County would benefit. Our homeless population is growing daily. People deserve to be in a warm, safe place. She urged that this conversation keep going. She acknowledged that the City of Tigard supported the 10-year plan. She noted with community education and awareness, we could start to make some huge differences. People need to be off the streets, getting the help that they need, and surrounded by supportive services. 8:26:18 PM Councilor Wilson noted it is encouraging to hear about an effective program. This is not just an urban issue anymore;the homeless issue has spread all over outside the core of Portland. Citizens are starting to notice and be concerned. He said he has long felt that the word "homeless" describes a symptom of the problem. People need to find ways to help themselves. He said he looks forward to seeing what we can do to get JOIN involved here. 8:27:23 PM Ms. Krohn pointed out that JOIN housed 360 persons which translates to one per day. In Washington County we now have 1.5 outreach workers and they housed 30 people— this is a start. 8:27:51 PM Councilor Buchner said she knows the government made a policy decision some years ago to de-institutionalize a lot of people with serious mental problems. What kind of success has JOIN had in terms of getting these people into programs where they can get the assistance that they need with the underlying issues? Mr. John said it is a struggle in terms of getting people access to mental healthcare and physical healthcare. OHP has been cut back dramatically, which is something that many people relied on. What JOIN has been forced to do is to focus their energies on getting people onto long-term disability benefits. The estimates are that 60 percent of people who are on the streets would qualify for these benefits,but only 10 percent are receiving it. This is Tigard City Council and Local Contract Review Board Meeting Minutes—October 9, 2007 Page 11 about $600 in cash benefits, but it also comes with Medicaid so they can go to care providers to get care. This is an enormous struggle for JOIN. The process is complicated and lengthy. The model that JOIN has of the long-term relational support gives them the ability to accompany these people throughout that long process. Historically,this has meant that JOIN is working with them for two years while they are on the street as they go through the process. Once they receive a check, the landlord relationships allows getting them into housing very quickly. Portland and Multnomah County have made some medium-term vouchers available so JOIN can pay their rent for 18 months. The stability that comes with moving someone inside, even if they are struggling with serious mental and physical health issues, helps them to get through that. JOIN has been able to move people through the disability application process more quickly because they are inside, you can always find them, and they are more focused because they are not dealing with, "where am I going to sleep or shower." Through a partnership with United Way they have been able to tap into some expertise through a benefits specialist to make sure the applications are as good as possible. 8:31:35 PM Councilor Buehner asked about how people could be helped obtaining medication and to remind them to take the medication. Mr. John said they do not have a lot of capacity to do this kind of supervision; the kind of relationship that they form means they generally know they should be taking medication. JOIN members are not mental health professionals. He said that Luke-Dorf in Washington County has some outreach with chronically mentally ill people. 8:33:18 PM Council President Sherwood said Luke-Dorf is very excited about JOIN's assistance. Luke-Dorf has only one outreach worker. Mr.John said there many great partnership possibilities in Washington County with JOIN. 8:34:04 PM Councilor Woodruff asked how the income problems are handled if they don't qualify for federal funding. Mr. John said they try to support people in certain core areas. JOIN has found that there are a lot people "out there" who either have benefits, but can't get inside so they are spending them on alcohol or something else. Also there people who are working but not making enough for a landlord to approve them. There are barriers outside of income that JOIN can help people overcome. He suspects when they start doing outreach in Washington County, we will find that a good percentage of the people who are homeless are in a similar situation — it's not the month-to-month resource that is the problem, but other barriers that are keeping them outside. There are some,however,that will need subsidy(i.e.,vouchers) for a time until they can get disability income or employment. 8:37:13 PM Mr.John said this isn't simple. He said an outreach worker he knows says the cause of homelessness is a "poverty of relationships." The things that we typically point to for people as being the cause of their homelessness, whether it's mental illness or unemployment— those are things that lots of people in our community suffer. Those Tigard City Council and Local Contract Review Board Meeting Minutes—October 9,2007 Page 12 axe challenges that lots of people have but only a percentage of those people become homeless. So,if you are looking for what is the difference between them,most often,it is the absence of support relationships in their lives. They don't have family or friends who can support them emotionally and financially in getting over these challenges. JOIN endeavors to offer the relationships—fill that gap. 8:38:42 PM Mr.John said that in their experience,no one really chooses homelessness as a lifestyle; it's not a good way to live and it's dangerous. People accommodate to it if they give up hope; they come to terms with it and find a way to make sense of it for themselves. But,virtually everyone,if you come to them with a real opportunity to get off the street and into their own place is going to take it — it's just finding a way to deliver that opportunity. 8:39:10 PM Ms. Krohn said in Tigard that 40 percent of the homeless people are working but they are not making enough or they don't have the resources to get through the barriers of the background checks and the first and last month rental deposits, etc. She agrees that homeless people do lack the relationships as Mr.John described. 8:40:36 PM Council President Sherwood commented that there will always be someone that will not want to go into housing. Ms. Krohn said she believes these people have given up hope because the system has failed them so many times; perhaps, if they start to see some success with their peers who are able to get into housing and sustain it,they might eventually go into housing. 7. COUNCIL LIAISON REPORTS 8:41:51 PM Councilor Buehner said she attended the Washington County Coordinating Committee meeting earlier today because the Mayor was out of town. The agenda addressed a number of issues that are ongoing: • Possibility of putting another Major Streets Transportation Improvement Plan (MSTIP) on the ballot next year. • Discussion about raising the County Traffic Impact Fee for new development. • A presentation on rural roads. Of importance to the City is the issue for transportation funding. All of the cities were asked at a prior meeting to poll their councils and come back with recommended funding levels that might be appropriate for a future MSTIP and also for a potential TIF increase. The cities recommendations were proposed and there was not complete agreement; however, she thinks the County staff were aware of the amount of funding that would be appropriate an MSTIP plan for next year. Tigard City Council and Local Contract Review Board Meeting Minutes—October 9,2007 Page 13 There was much discussion at today's meeting on the Traffic Impact Fee regarding what background information needs to be developed to propose a TIF bond measure. State law and a recent decision concerning a business in Tigard has affected the methodology in that it requires a lot more detail. Any money that is raised within TIF must be dedicated to specific projects. Cities were asked to come up with a list. In addition, there was discussion that the WCCC would like to see this measure go on the May ballot. Therefore the ballot title must be ready by January. Cities have been asked to get project lists back to the WCCC before the next meeting. The preference for the May ballot comes from the likelihood that there will be an enhanced patrol measure, expansion of the jail, and a Portland Community College measure on the November ballot. 8:46:10 PM Councilor Buehner said the recommendation from the WCCC advisory committee regarding rural roads was for adding$900,000 per year to the MSTIP program for a cap seal paving program. Of the roads in rural Washington County,40 percent are gravel. 8. NON AGENDA ITEMS: None 8:47:07 PM 9. EXECUTIVE SESSION: Council President Sherwood announced that the Tigard City Council will adjourn into Executive Session to discuss pending litigation with legal counsel under ORS 192.660(2) (h). 10. ADJOURNMENT: Executive Session adjourned at 9:17 p.m. atherine Wheatley, City Reco"r-der Attest: 7 Mayor ity of Tigard Date: A-1/0Ke rn bG�,- Q-7 @L'09 I:\ADM\Cathy\CCM\2007\071009 final.doc Tigard City Council and Local Contract Review Board Meeting Minutes-October 9,2007 Page 14