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January 18, 2018
1. Construction Project Update
Mike McCarthy attached an update on construction
projects around Tigard.
2. Public Works Project Update
Marissa Grass attached an update of work underway in
Public X'v'orks.
3. Thank you Letter
Sgt. Schweitz received the attached letter for her work
with Commercial Crimes.
4. Press Release
Staff issued the following releases this week:
- Second stranger danger incident in Tigard
- Tigard generously adorns another mitten tree
5. News Articles
o Board divided on regional housing bond
o OCCIVLk member profile—Eric Zimmerman
6. Council Calendar
Tues.,January 23 Business Meeting
6:30 p.m. —Town Hall
Tues., February 6 Business Meeting
6:30 p.m.—Town Hall
Wed., February 7 State of the City
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Theater, 12850 SWI GrantAve.
Monday, Feb. 12 Council Winter Outreach
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Summerfield Clubhouse
10650 SWI Summerfield Dr.
Tuesday, Feb. 13 Business Meeting
6:30 p.m. —Town Hall
Tues., Feb 20 Workshop Meeting
6:30 p.m. —Town Hall
Tues., Feb 27 Business Meeting
6:30 p.m. —Town Hall
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Construction Project Update —January 18, 2018 Item# I
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East Tigard Sewer Improvements
The city and Clean Water Services are installing a new sanitary sewer line along Red Rock Creek between the
railroad tracks and Hunziker Rd. 1- 7,isizln er [Id will be closed this weekend. fr&n 7 a.m. Sotufday,
T.2 r]10',y 2`0 - % }).m. S��j.-tday,j s,n o.'ary 21. pis crews connect rl'.�-2 itew sewer b1ne 10 Lilt c xisLSS19
se`;Faer ]:*uae .7.i]der Huxi.ziker R ef. The closure will be just west of 8001 Hunziker. Properties west of 8001
can be accessed from Hall Blvd. Properties on Wall St (including Potso Dog Park) and east of 8001 Hunziker can
be accessed from 72nd Ave. Through traffic will be detoured via Bonita Rd.
Fanno Creek Trail (Woodard Park to Bonita and Hall Blvd to Tualatin)
The design team is sun-eying the trail alignment and doing a geotechnical evaluation of potential bridge and
boardwalk locations. The project will build the remaining segments of the Fanno Creek Trail from Woodard Park
to Bonita Road and build a new connection from the end of 85`'Avenue (Hall Boulevard) to the Tualatin Bridge.
Contact Mike McCarthy at 503-718-2462 or mikem a tigard-or.gov with questions.
River Terrace
River Terrace subdivisions are under construction particularly-on the east side of Roy Rogers Rd south of Scholls
Ferry-Rd. If you have any questions,please contact Mike White at 503-718-2464.
Derry Dell Creek and 118" Ct Landslide and Stormwater Outfall Repair
The Derry Dell at 118`'' storm drainage and stabilization project is nearing completion. The trail be closed for a
couple more weeks to complete sidewalk repairs. Contact Carla Staedter at 971-255-7726 with questions.
Oak Street near 90`'Avenue
A contractor is installing storm and sanitary sewer pipes under Oak Street near 90'Avenue for a new apartment
complex along Oak Street. Daytime delays likely.
132nd Avenue south of Walnut Street
A contractor is installing storm drainage pipes under 132nd Avenue for new homes on the west side of 132'Avenue
south of Walnut Street. Daytime delays likely.
Main Street Parking Signage
The street crew is updating the parking signage along Main Street and in the other 2-Hour parking zones to clarify
that the 2-hour parking zone is in effect.
WES Traclo ay Maintenance
TriMet's contractor will be making drainage improvements, ditch and vegetation maintenance, and tie and ballast
replacement, and other maintenance work along the WES rail line. Call Triplet community affairs at 503-962-2150
with any questions.
Pavement Ratings
A consultant, Capitol Asset and Pavement Services Inc. is rating the pavement of many-streets around Tigard.
Main Street/Scoffins Street Traffic Signal Removal
The intersection of Main Street with Scoffins Street was converted to all-wa;-stop operation in March of 2016. Our
observations indicate that the intersection has functioned better for all modes of travel since the conversion to all-
way-stop operation. City crews have installed enhanced signage and striping. The signal has been turned off and
will be removed by a contractor in a couple of weeks.
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Here is a summary of the work happening in Public Works.
2017 CERT Volunteer of the Year
The City of Tigard has the BEST volunteers! Congratulations to Ralph Hughes who was recently named 2017
Tigard CERT Volunteer of the Year. Mr. Hughes served as an active CERT volunteer since the very first training
class 14 years ago. He has been a key person for the program and served in several key roles as part of the team.
All told,in 2017 CERT volunteers dedicated 4,386 hours to the city. Thanks to all of them for their service!
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Hunziker Road Detour This Weekend
A section of Hunziker Road will be closed to through-traffic from
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contractor will be connecting a new sewer line to an existing sewer
under Hunziker St, and a detour will be in place. PLEASE
NOTE: Potso Dog Park will be accessible from 72"d Avenue.
The detour map is available at www.tigard-or.gov/construction.
Water Quality Facility Maintenance on Cascade Avenue
The city's Stormwater construction crew is working this week to restore a water quality facility. This scheduled
major maintenance will return the facility to its original design.
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City of Tigard
January 8, 2018
RE: Achievement Medal
To: Sgt. Gabriella Schweitz
During your four-year detective assignment as a member of the Commercial Crimes unit you
investigated numerous felonies affecting our business community, established partnerships
with countless agencies and investigators across the region, provided timely and appropriate
guidance to victims and potential victims, and never wavered in your commitment to
service. Your actions reflect our core values of Attitude, Leadership, Integrity, Service, and
Teamwork. Thank you for being a great representative of the Tigard Police Department!
Sincerely,
Kathy McAlpine
Chief of Police
c: Employee file
Chief's file
City Manager
Commendation board
1.3125 SW Mall Blvd. Tigard, Oregon 97223 503.639.4171
TTY Relay: 503.684.2772 0 www.Ligard-or.gov
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,Naff% Tigard Police Department Newslett r: � —I g,(S
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE I January 12, 2018
Contact:
Jim Wolf,Public Information Officer
Tigard Police Department
Phone: 503-718-2561
Email: jimC.tigard-or.gov
Second Stranger Danger Incident in Tigard
On Thursday, January 11, a parent reported to Tigard Police that her child was approached by a
stranger while walking home from school. The incident occurred at approximately 2:35 p.m. in
the vicinity of 93rd and Inez St. in Tigard, just blocks away from Templeton Elementary School.
The child recalled that while walking, a white, work-type van traveling the opposite direction
stopped and offered ride home. The child recalled that the driver, an adult white male, remained
behind the wheel and spoke out of the passenger window. The child immediately ran from the
van and arrived at a safe location unharmed.
Tigard Police are also investigating a similar incident which occurred on January 3 near Mary
Woodward Elementary School in Tigard. In that incident, a child also reported a stranger
stopped, offering a ride. The vehicle was also described as a white work-type van with tinted
windows. Further descriptors included tarps which covered the rear windows. Tigard Police
received numerous tips however none have led to the suspect vehicle.
Although both incidents contain similarities; Tigard investigators cannot confirm the suspect and
the van are the same.
Here's how to help. Tigard Police are asking residents who reside in the area of Thursday's
incident to check any available video surveillance on the chance it may reveal a white van
traveling the area. Other tips can be provided by calling 503-718-COPS (2677) or via email at:
tigsMigard-or.aov
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Tigard Public Library
Press Release
13500 SV'Hall Boulevard I Tigard,Oregon 97223 u-%T-w.dgard-or.gov/library
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE I January 16, 2018
Contact:
Paula M. Walker
Communications Coordinator
City of Tigard
503-718-2508
paula@tigard-or.gov
Tigard Generously Adorns Another Warmth-Giving Mitten Tree
The winter can be a cold time for many. But thanks to the thoughtfulness of many Tigard
Library patrons,it may be a little warmer for some this year. Every December for the past 21 years,
we have invited community members to donate mittens, hats, scarves and other warm items to
decorate the Mitten Tree. It was located in the Children's Room at the Library throughout the
month. This year,generous patrons adorned the Mitten Tree with a record-breaking 479 items,more
than 200 items over the previous record.
%X'arm items included many lovingly handmade hats and scarves.The tree itself is provided
by the Friends of the Tigard Library. The Library donates the items to the Good Neighbor Center in
Tigard,where they are distributed to families who are currently experiencing homelessness.
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Board divided on regional housing bond Newsletter:
Peter Wong
Wednesday, January 17, 2018
Washington County commissioners agree on need for action, but await more
details of a measure being considered by the Metro Council for the Nov. 6 ballot.
Washington County commissioners offered mixed reactions to a regional bond measure for housing that the Metro
Council is considering for the Nov. 6 general election.
All five commissioners say they recognize a need for action. But after a briefing by Metro staffers on Tuesday, Jan.
16, they also said Metro has not yet specified how bond proceeds would be spent or how much cities and counties
would get.
"No proportions are determined at this point,"said Metro's Jessica Larson.
Andy Shaw, Metro's director of government affairs, said stakeholder and technical assistance committees will be
formed soon to deal with those and other questions.
The Metro Council will have to decide by June whether to qualify a bond measure for a November vote in the three
counties.
"This is short on details, and you have a short timeline," Commissioner Greg Malinowski said.
At one end was Board Chairman Andy Duyck, who said, "It's no secret I'm not a big fan" of regional action.
Duyck said he felt funding requests should have arisen from counties and cities—although not housing authorities,
which are separate agencies—and not have to await Metro distributing money from a central fund.
Duyck had supported a countywide levy, part of which would have offset systems development charges for nonprofit
agencies and others to build partially subsidized housing in partnership with the county. But the idea was shelved
after a public opinion survey found only 52 percent support for it.
At the other end was Malinowski, who said, "We believe we're quite short ... I appreciate you filling the gap."
He referred to statistics provided by Metro's Emily Lieb that Washington County was 4,700 homes short of what is
needed by households earning less than 30 percent of median family income, and 4,500 homes short of what is
needed by households earning between 30 and 50 percent of median family income. (In 2017, 100 percent of
median family income for a four-person family in Washington County was just short of$75,000.)
Those numbers are short of the 14,000 estimated in a 2016 study commissioned by Washington County and its
separate housing authority, and conducted by Portland State University.
Malinowski has said he thinks the real figure is much higher,
But he also says construction of more multiple-family housing is not the sole answer, and that current single-family
housing is too costly.
Lieb said rents in the Beaverton-Aloha area jumped by 28 percent between 2011 and 2015, and in Hillsboro-Forest
Grove, by 34 percent.
Five cities—Beaverton, Hillsboro, King City, Sherwood and Wilsonville—plan to seek Metro approval to expand
their urban growth boundaries. "Perhaps it should be tied to housing," Malinowski said.
Other views
The other commissioners had in-between views. "We have to get going on this,"Commissioner Dick Schouten said.
"This may be a train that may be worth riding."
Commissioner Roy Rogers said he was concerned that the focus would be only on increasing low-income housing,
and not on moderating the rising costs of all housing.
"Somehow we have to make all boats rise," he said. "I don't want to see class warfare."
Commissioner Bob Terry said he was concerned about building large projects for low-income people that might
meet the same fate as a couple of notorious public housing complexes in the Midwest. Pruitt-Igoe in St. Louis—
Terry came to Washington County from Missouri in 1996—was finally demolished in 1976, and Cabrini-Green in
Chicago in 2011.
"We have to do something, no question about it, but we have not addressed that issue," he said.
Metro's Andy Shaw said everyone will have to enlist in the effort to increase housing at all levels.
In addition to the counties—each has a separate housing authority— Portland, Gresham, Hillsboro and Beaverton
are large enough to administer federal community development block grants that go to housing and related public
improvements.
Even if all governments join the effort, Shaw said, "we'd still be whittling away at the problem."
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Eric Zimmerman
started working as the
assistant city manager I
in the city of Tigard in
July 2017. Previously,
he was the Chief of
Staff for Multnomah
County Commissioner Dianne McKeal.
Before that,he was a property appraiser
for the Multnomah County Department
of Assessment&Taxation and the
founding chair of the Veterans Employ-
ee Resource Group. He also serves in
the Oregon Army National Guard and
for the last 10 years has held various
assignments,four of those years as the
commanding officer in two different
units. Eric graduated from the Univer-
sity of Portland with a BS degree in
organizational communications. He also
completed the Executive MBA program
in non-profit management.
As assistant city manager,Eric over-
sees finance,it,human resources,risk
management and central services. One
of Eric's primary goals is to make Tigard
attractive to new workers and attain
diversity in recruitments. Tigard is not
in the PERS system except for the police
department. They have a 401(a)plan to
which the city contributes a percentage.
He is also working on building resil-
iency in their IT systems. They will be
updating their IT infrastructure.
Tigard has revenue concerns. They have
a citizen task force discussing potential
levy and bond proposals. They have sur-
veyed the community and the task force
will consider this input in determining
their recommendations to council.
Tigard is growing. Eric is participating
in planning efforts to meet the commu-
nity needs over the next decade.