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04-05-2018 Council Newsletter *1' NiiPs Cmma 'oo = Prvmded to the on a weeko-haw to atay acreasi of w7ent aly issues. April 5, 2018 1. March Business Licenses Liz Lutz attached the list of new business licenses for Alarch 2018. 2. Construction Project Update Mike X1cCarthy attached an update on construction projects around Tigard. 3. Public Works Update An update on activities by Public Works is attached. 4. Thanks! The Chief shared a new Letter of Commendation for excellent service. 5. News a Last of the beat cops 6. Council Calendar Tuesday,April 10 Business Aleefin Cancelled—lack of items Tuesday,April 17 Combined Business and Workshop Meeting 6:30 p.m.—Town Hall Oi only Wed.,April 18 ODOT'Value Pricing Open House 6 p.m.—Public Works Auditorium Monday,Apr. 23 Budget Committee Mtg. 6:30 p.rn. —Public Works Aud, Tuesday,April 24 Business Meeting 6:30 p.m. —Town Hall 13125 SVS'Hall Blvd.Tigard,OR 97223 1 —eb 1U.-v ngatd-or.g= Phone 503.639 4171 I*: 503.684 7297 TDD 503.684 2-72 Item# i Newsletter: Tigard Business Licenses -March 2018 r -- Business Na-,ne A.ddi-ess city/5t 8-Hour Denture LLC 14465 SW Pacific Hwy Tigard Or Denture Services 2 Adorable Dee's Studio 11003 SW Summerfield Dr. #5 Tigard Or Craft Sales I Bedrock Commercial Concrete Cutting LLC 140 SE 99th Ave Portland Or Concrete Work 1 Breccia Geotechnical Testing LLC 11833 SW Tallwood Dr Tigard Or Engineering/Architectural Svs 1 Carolyn's Designs 12665 SW Hall Blvd Tigard Or Salon 1 Cravenspeed 7337 SW Tech Center Dr Tigard Or Auto/Auto Supply Store 11 Diamond Bright Cleaning Service LLC 10450 SVG'McDonald St 36 Tigard Or Cleaning Services 1 Edward Jones Jake Springer 17000 NE Crystal View Ct Sherwood Or Investment Services 1 Eleven Western Builders Inc 2862 Executive PI Escondido Ca General Contractor 2 Envise Inc 7390 Lincoln Way Garden Grove Ca General Contractor 1 Hookah Cave Cafe 12271 SVG'Main St Tigard Or Cafe/Hookah 2 Insight Global LLC 13125 SVG'Hall Blvd Tigard Or Personnel Services 1 Maccoll Busch Sato Pc 10260 SVG'Greenburg Rd 600 Tigard Or Legal Services 18 Northwestern Roofing&Sheet Metal Inc 2011 SE 10th Ave Portland Or Roofing&Sheet Metal Work 4 PFlli Financial Advisors LLC 13125 SW Hall Blvd Tigard Or City Consultant 2 Pitkin Writing 10080 SVG'Picks Ct Tigard Or Business Services 1 Sellwood Consulting LLC 6650 SW Redwood Ln 370 Tigard Or Investment Offices 9 Spruce Box Construction Inc 9033 SW Burnham St Tigard Or General Contractor 5 StrapGraphics LLC 8900 SW Burnham St F-6 Tigard Or Manufacturing 2 Woodstone Renovation 13350 SVG'Doe Ln Tigard Or General Contractor 1 Total Employees 67 # Construction Project Update —April 4, 2018 Item Item# Newsletter: —J,J Pavement Patching in Northern Tigard Neighborhoods This summer we will be slurry sealing many of the neighborhood streets in northern Tigard. While slurry seal is a very cost-effective way to counter the effects of weathering,it does not stop cracking. The street crew is removing and replacing areas of more heavily cracked pavement in preparation for the slurry seal work. Interstate 5 (HmIE 99W to I-205) Paving and Auxiliary Lane The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has begun construction on a project to add a southbound auxiliary lane on Interstate 5 from Lower Boones Ferry Rd to 1-205,improve on-and off-ramps, and repave Interstate 5 (both directions) from Hwy 99X'to I-205. Expect some nighttime lane closures through fall 2019. Wall Street (south of Hunz er) Wall Street is under construction south of Hunziker Rd. Access is available to local properties (including Potso Dog Park) but drivers should expect delays. Hwy 99W/Garrett St/School St A developer is building new`specialty retail' stores along the northwest side of Hwy 99W across from Garrett Street,near C.F. Tigard School. Site clearing is in progress, followed by pipe work under Hwy 99W at night. 113th Avenue south of Durham Road A contractor is building a new subdivision along 113 'Avenue south of Durham Road and is now installing pipes for water, storm, and sanitary sewer for the future new houses. Daytime delays likely. Main Street at Commercial Street Crosswalk A TriMet bus recently knocked over a sign with flashing lights at the crosswalk across Main Street at Commercial Street.The street crew has replaced the post and sign, and will be reinstalling the flashing lights when replacement parts arrive. Fanno Creek Trail CWoodard Park to Bonita and Hall Blvd to Tualatin) Design work is in progress on a project to 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 (ward-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. Oak Street near 90`'Avenue A contractor is installing storm and sanitary sewer pipes under Oak Street near 90t'Avenue for a new apartment complex along Oak Street. Daytime delays likely. 132"d Avenue south of Walnut Street A contractor is building new homes on the west side of 132"d 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. Hwy 217 Auxiliary Lanes The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is in the early stages of design of a project to add an auxiliary third lane on Hwy 217 southbound from Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy to Hwy 99W, and Hwy 217 northbound from Hwy 99W to Scholls Ferry Rd. More information is on the project website at hwy217.org Public Works Update 4/5/18 Item# Newsletter: �� 7f Here is a summary of the work happening in Public Works. Tigard Egg Hunt Draws a Crowd Over 740 children participated in the Egg Hunt at Cook Park on Saturday. Recreation staff estimate that about 2,500 people-6sited in the event. Participants were treated to demonstrations by summer camp partners Mad Science,Play Well (Legos), survival camp by Coyle Outside, Skyhawks,and Soccer Shots. In addition,the bunny and Parks &Rec bubble machine proved popular. 0. 41, . Thank you to our sponsors A. Greenburg Pediatric Dentistry,Sport Clips and _ Value Village. Park and Recreation r ` Advisory Board Seeks New Members Are you interested in parks, open spaces and recreation in the Tigard area? If so,the Park and Recreation Advisory Board (DRABALP - might ` be for you! The city is looking for - - - - MLJ Tigard residents interested in serving on the PRAB. The board advises the City Council on park and recreation planning,budgeting,facilities,programming and services. The PRAB meets on the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Public Works Building, 8777 SW Burnham St.,in Tigard. Members are appointed to 4-year terms through an application and interview process.Alternates are appointed for one year terms. For more information visit http://www.jigard-or.gov/community/volunteer.php Open House for Bull Mountain Road Project is April 5 ............_..... -._........ ----........-............................._— _......-. _ An open house for pedestrian improvements to Bull Mountain Road, t Mountainside �� between Nemarnik Drive and Grandview Lane,will be 5-7 p.m. High School � s 'Thursday,April 5,at Mountainside High School, 12500 SW 175th Ave. ws Rd. The open house, sponsored by Washington County Department of Land Use&Transportation (LUT),provides the public with the opportunity to learn about design and construction schedules for a 5- Project foot sidewalk on the east side of Bull Mountain Road,between Location Nemarnik Drive and 155th Terrace, and on the north side of Bull Mountain Road, between 155th Terrace and Grandview Lane.Work is i I ,Ir scheduled for August to November and is subject to change. Y Bull Mountain Rd. This $709,000 project is funded through the Urban Roads Maintenance Program (URMD). For more information,visit the project website, or contact LUT Engineering and Construction Services Division at 503-846-7822 or lutproj@co.washington.or.us. For a sign or spoken language interpreter,please call 503-846-7800 (or 7-1-1 for Telecommunications Relay Service) at least 48 hours before this event. VOTE for Summer Movies in the Park Parks &Rec is asking the Tigard community to vote on the schedule for Movies in the Park this summer! Choices include: • Star Wars: The Last Jedi • Captain Underpants • The Goonies • Frozen • Wonder Woman • Big Hero 6 • Back to the Future • Brave Voting will close at noon on April 10. 5 4 SUMMER MOVIES 'N PARK THE ` / ZZItem# Newsletter: �Jr�'� March 29, 2018 City of Tigard To: Lt. Charlton,Sgt. Lain, Officer Orth, Officer Powers Re: Letter of Commendation The Tigard Police Department was notified by two other law enforcement agencies they had probable cause to arrest Lake Kemp for property crimes and was likely in a stolen vehicle. On March 14,Lt Charlton addressed swing shift briefing and followed up in an email to all officers providing direction on dealing with Kemp, a known felon with a history of eluding in a car and on foot, known to be armed with a history of fighting with police to avoid arrest. Lt. Charlton advised sergeants and officers to have a plan (spike strips, K-9 startcd before initiating a stop) in advance should they encounter Kemp. That evening Officer Orth contacted Officer Powers regarding a plan to arrest Kemp without putting citizens in imminent danger. Working together, they notified Sgt. Lain who gave permission to proceed with a plan using social media app "Offer Up" to lure the suspect into town by posing as a buyer of an item he had listed for sale. Officer Orth set up the location and time and worked with Officer Powers and other members of the Police Department including the Commercial Crimes Unit to develop the arrest plan. Officer Orth spoke with Kemp on the phone and he agreed to meet Officer Orth at a pre-determined location in Tigard. Kemp arrived in a stolen vehicle, CCU and Officer Powers ascended on the vehicle, catching Kemp off guard and unable to flee or resist,Kemp was arrested without incident and released to another law enforcement agency. The stolen vehicle was returned undamaged. This incident was an excellent example of leadership from top to bottom. Lt. Charlton was proactive in providing direction and a need for a plan on addressing this individual. Sgt. Lain's leadership provided the environment to encourage and support Officer Orth's plan and partnership with Officer Powers as well as assembling resources to implement the plan successfully. Officer Orth demonstrated leadership in being creative and finding alternative solutions in apprehending a known felon. The decisive actions of Lt. Charlton, Sgt. Lain, Officer Orth, Officer Powers, and Tigard Officers led directly the apprehension of a known felon and to stopping a potential threat to the community. Each of you demonstrated our core values of Attitude, Leadership, Integrity, Service, and Teamwork. Thank you for your great police work! I c 1. ta�y McAlpine Chief of Police c: Employee files Chief's file City Manager Commendation board 13125 SV/_,'-Tlall Blvd. Tigard, Oregon 97223 m 503.639.4171 r.-rRelay: 503.'84.2772 G www.tigard7ongov Item# E2 THE LAST OF THE BEAT COPS Newsletter: q— JV Dana Haynes Wednesday, April 04, 2018 School resource officers are a little-known but integral part of solution for keeping schools safe. Z TIMES PHOTO:JAIME VALDEZ-Dave VanCleve, M school resource officer at Mountainside High Schopo7, dines with students. School safety is part of the job, but so too is creating positive links between police and `Y students. a'v In the wake of a deadly mass shooting at a school in Florida,the nation has erupted in spirited debates about gun control vs. the Second Amendment,mental health advocacy, arming teachers,banning weapons, student activism,marches and walkouts, and the issue of overreach vs. inaction by Congress and legislatures. But one school security measure—one that already is in place—has remained outside the spotlight. School resource officers: Sworn officers of a local police department whose "beat" includes the corridors and campuses of schools. There are as many as 20,000 SROs, as they are commonly known,throughout the nation. Schools in Beaverton, Tigard, Tualatin and Sherwood have SROs, as do most of the districts in metropolitan Portland. But their profile remains low, (zlcbrating sl especially in the wake of the Parkland, Fla., shooting. PHOTO COURTESY WASHINGTON t •„ COUNTYDISTRICTATTORNEY'S OFFICE- Officer%ristan Rinell ► sr - of the Tigard Police Department zr interacts with students on a daily basis as a school resource officer. Walking the beat " School resource officers just might be the last beat cop in ti.. urban America: The officer not stuck in a police cruiser, walking and talking, knowing the names of teachers and some of the students,knowing when an open a door—one that's normally _ locked—might be a sign of trouble. "You'are the sheriff of your own small town," said Beaverton Police Officer Dan Cotton, who has done the job at Conestoga Middle and Southridge High schools. Beaverton Officer Kelly Godinet—her "beat" is Sunset High School—said proximity to problems makes a difference. In the event of trouble, a patrol officer has to move toward a school. But an SRO might already be present. "Because we're there, we can have a timely response to anything that seems suspicious," she said. "It's not like being a patrol officer, where,honestly, what you're thinking all day is, 'Can I clear this call and move on to the next call?"' Cotton said. "When I interact with a student—unlike a patrol officer—I'm going to see that kid tomorrow. And the day after. And the day after...." An average route for a criminal might be: Arrest, to jail,to indictment,to trial. But SROs in Washington County say the grand majority of their interactions are with counselors, social workers,mental health advocates, educators, the Department of Human Services and, of course, families. "We don't pull out the cuffs very often," he said. An average day at Tigard High School looks like this: Officer Brian Imus takes a one-hour meeting with school district leaders on school safety. He walks the halls for a while, with no other purpose than to be seen. "Get out into the halls and talk to 'em," the first-year SRO said. "I don't want to be just another officer when something stressful happens, and they don't know who I am." Meanwhile, Officer Kristan Rinell—both are Tigard Police officers,both wear their full blue uniforms while on campus—gets a call from a vice principal first thing in the morning on three juveniles climbing into a vehicle. "Definitely not theirs," Rinell adds. Is the right call to arrest the boys: handcuffs, fingerprints, the rest? Rinell meets with school officials and they come up with another plan: They talk to the boys. "One of them broke down in tears," she said. "Look,we know how stressful high school can be. Kids are stressed. They're depressed. There's stuff going on at home. This kid: he needed a much longer conversation than, 'Don't get in other people's cars."' At the end: No arrest. But hopefully a student's path changed. Maybe even a little. "For kids in a bad situation, it just takes one adult to make a difference. I don't know if that person's going to be me," she said, shrugging. "But it might be." The cliche about a school resource officer dates back to the 1980s and '90s, when it was considered a cush way to end a law enforcement career: The khaki slacks and polo shirts, the confiscated Camaros with DARE emblazoned on the side, and a couple of gym pep talks per year. "The job that you used to retire into is now one you really,really want to do," said Jeremy Shaw,public information officer for Beaverton Police and a former SRO. Today's SROs do more training for educators and students, as well. When she's not patrolling her school, Beaverton's Kelly Godinet offers classes on safety training for students, as well as a weeklong program each summer for students who are considering a career in law enforcement. "I think the SROs tend to be younger today, and highly motivated," Cotton said. "To do a good job, there's a mindset of If someone tries to harm my students? In my school? I'm gonna run toward that threat." !` TIMES PHOTO:JAIME VALDEZ-Sgt. Kevin McDonald of the Beaverton Police Department .. interacts with students, staff and faculty. ti Increased fear Ilk There's an "officer friendly" image that SROs have cultivated: They want to be seen by students and t educators as a resource. - But several local SROs say the whole dynamic has f1 changed since the Feb. 14 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland,Fla. "We are taking more questions about: how safe is our school?" Cotton said. "It's not unusual to see an uptick for a week or two weeks after a major event like that. But it's more lasting this time." Beaverton police are receiving more reports of possible threats, Shaw said: Not because there has been an increase in violence,but because more people are keeping their eyes opening and reporting things that, any other day, they might have shrugged off. "That's good," Shaw said. "'See something/say something.'We preach that,because it works." Over in Tigard, Brian Imus said he's seen the same increase in concern. "We get calls from the community. People want to know: Do I wear my guns at school? Do we have training? People are worried." Kristan Rinell is a five-year SRO vet who floats between Tigard High, Westside Christian School, and several other schools. She said she parks her cruiser in front of her schools because she wants it to be seen. "I want schools to be safe, but I also want kids to feel safe," she said, with an accent on "feel." "I did a presentation at Westside Christian just the other day. I can tell you: People are just scared." Students throughout the region—and Oregon and the nation—walked out of school for 17 minutes on Wednesday, March 14, to honor and remember the 17 people killed one month earlier in Parkland. Before that occurred, the Tigard and Tualatin SROs took a planning meeting that included Ernie Brown, district superintendent, and Tigard Police Chief Kathy McAlpine. "When you see the big wigs, you know they're taking this seriously," Rinell said. "To have the superintendent and the chiefs in the room? That's a big deal." On March 13, the day before students walked out of their classes, a Franklin High School student in Portland was arrested for bringing a handgun to school. Portland police Sgt. Jim Quackenbush said his bureau has seized four firearms from Portland-area students so far this year. Greg Larrison, an SRO at Canby High School, said he usually confiscates several firearms every year. Some are shotguns and rifles accidentally driven to the school after weekend hunting trips. But others were carried by students intending to do harm. Neither of the Tigard SROs interviewed said they had ever confiscated a real gun from a student,but they had taken knives and airguns. The Franklin High student allegedly took a picture of the gun in his waistband in a classroom and sent it to another student, who reported it to school officials. They contacted the Portland police officers assigned to patrol the schools, who arrested the student at his home and seized a gun as evidence. Sgt. Kevin McDonald, SRO commander for Beaverton Police, said his team had stopped violent incidents before they occurred. He wouldn't go into detail—information involving juveniles usually isn't made public— but he said violent incidents have been stopped before they ever occurred in Beaverton. "We've had kids 'on the bubble,"' Cotton agreed. That includes youths with plans to do violence who have amassed weapons. "Yeah. We've had a couple of those." By coincidence, more than a dozen law enforcement officials attended a two-day training seminar on adolescent mental health issues at the downtown Justice Center in March. It was presented by the National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO), a national membership organization that supports police assigned to patrol schools. The Portland training had been scheduled long before the Franklin incident. Participating agencies included Beaverton Police, the Washington County Sheriffs Office and Forest Grove Police. Locally, officers said they have received much improved training on mental health issues, as compared to decades past. SROs also carry more tool designed to address an armed siege, including full battlefield medical kits. Some of the new training assumes that armed attacks on schools have become a part of American life. Last summer, the Beaverton School District planned to tear down the old Hazeldale School on Southwest Farmington Road. That gave the Sheriffs Office the perfect venue for some real-world training in the art of busting down doors, carrying wounded,battlefield medicine and more. Hazeldale becomes a version of the FBI's famous Hogan's Alley: a real-world stage to practice the art and science of law enforcement. Police from throughout the region, including Beaverton, Tigard and Tualatin,took part in the training. Behind the school, officers learned how to advance on a shooter who was behind cover, pick up a wounded man, and get him to safety, all while keeping themselves safe. "A lot of this came from Virginia Tech," said Cpl. J.C. Crecelius of the Sheriffs Office. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Va., was the scene of a devastating incident in 2007 in which a gunman stormed the campus,used bike chains and locks to secure doors, and eventually killed 32 people, wounded 17 others, and committed suicide. Officers on the scene didn't know how to handle the bike chains on the doors, Crecelius said, or how to carry wounded from a hot zone to a safe zone. Training days like those at Hazeldale address those challenges before the need arrises. 'School-to-prison pipeline' Not everyone is a fan of the SRO system, which has been criticized around the nation for incarcerating too many young people—especially students of color. Suzanne Cohen,head of the Portland Association of Teachers, said she believes in the goal of preventing all future school and other mass shootings,not just reducing their severity. But Cohen isn't sure that Portland Public Schools should continue employing any SROs at their schools. The district currently shares 12 SROs from the Portland Police Bureau with other school districts within the city limits. "Schools shouldn't look like prisons. They should be welcoming places, especially to communities of color that have had bad experiences with law enforcement," she said, explaining that SROs are part of a "school-to-prison pipeline" that sends a disproportionate percentage of students of color into the criminal justice system. John Weber,president of the Tigard-Tualatin Education Association—the teachers'union—is a fan of the SRO system. "We've seen first-hand the importance of SROs and the good relationship we have with the Tigard and Tualatin police,"he said. Sara Schmitt, president of the Beaverton Education Association, concurred. She said her organization hasn't taken a vote on the national debate about arming teachers. "Personally, for me, it's a feeling of sadness that we've even gotten to this point in society," she said. "We're talking about safety protocols for kids as young as kindergartners. That's not good for kids and it's not good for educators." And despite all the attention now on mass shootings, Schmitt added that far more students are affected by upheaval in their family, which can include homelessness and abuse. "For a lot of kids, schools are the safest place in their lives." Ironically, as more people talk about school safety, the Tigard Police SRO program could be endangered by funding. The City of Tigard will ask voters in March for approval of a levy to pay for city services. Some of that money is earmarked for Tigard Police. If the measure fails, one of the programs that could go on the chopping block is the SRO team. That would be a shame, said Kristan Rinell. She did five years as an SRO, moved to another assignment, and now is back. She also rejects the notion of the school-to-prison pipeline, at least as far as her department handles SRO responsibilities. "Arresting kids is not the goal. Kids make mistakes. And that doesn't mean an arrest is the answer. It usually isn't." Dan Cotton in Beaverton said he spends much more of his time protecting students from adult predators, including abusers. "The only people we're looking to put in prison are adults hurting kids."