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City Council Minutes - 06/19/2018 City ofTigard Tigard Workshop Meeting Minutes June 19, 2018 1. WORKSHOP MEETING A. Mayor Cook called the meeting to order at 6:34 p.m. B. Deputy City Recorder Burgoyne called the roll. Name Present Absent Councilor Woodard Councilor Anderson Mayor Cook Councilor Goodhouse Council President Snider C. Mayor Cook asked everyone to stand and join him in the Pledge of Allegiance. D. Call to Council and Staff for Non Agenda Items—There was none. 1. UPDATE ON REGIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING BOND Associate Planner Warren presented this item. Metro Regional Affairs Manager Jes Larson,Metro Councilor Craig Dirksen and Metro Council President Tom Hughes attended and gave a presentation. Metro Councilor Dirksen explained that Metro recently voted unanimously to refer a bond measure to the region voters for affordable housing that is intended to address the housing crisis. He explained that this is not just a Metro Bond,but an effort between Metro and cities throughout the region who have come together to address affordable housing. Metro Council President Hughes said the bond measure is a product of many lengthy discussions that happened between Metro staff,Metro Council and other agencies throughout the region. He said the lack of affordable housing has been a problem and has reached a crisis level where young families are starting to look elsewhere because of housing prices;it is about community involvement and keeping communities together. He explained that wages have stagnated,housing prices continue to increase and Metro as a regional government can leverage their local partners in all three regions (Washington County,Multnomah County and Clackamas County),and said this is an effort to invest in the public and provide housing for thousands in need. Mr. Hughes said he supports the statewide constitutional measure,which allows jurisdictions to use bond money in addition to private non-profits,and will significantly expand the number of units they can build with the amount of money that will be raised. TIGARD CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES—June 19, 2018 City of Tigard 1 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard,OR 97223 www.tigard-or.gov I Page 1 of 6 Metro Regional Affairs Manager Jes Larson said that as a public employee she is not before council to advocate either for or against the upcoming Metro bond,but is here to provide council with information about the bond. She talked about the amount of the bond,impact to the region,what the money can be used for,current restrictions,implementation and partnerships with the housing authorities in the region (Washington County,Clackamas County and Multnomah County). She said in the last session,the State Legislature referred a measure to voters for affordable housing that would allow for the use of bond money for partnerships with low-income housing tax financing and ownerships by non-profit and for profit agencies. She explained that should the amendment not pass then the bond would be passed through the housing authorities since they are public agencies as well as owners and operators of affordable housing. Ms. Larson said Metro would keep ten- percent of the bond money in order to acquire more land,and they are estimating the additional cost to homeowners to be sixty dollars annually,and additionally an oversight committee would be formed. She also said that no more than five-percent of the bond money could be used for administrative costs. Metro Council President Hughes said that in his thirty years as a high school teacher,he saw up close the learning difficulties for children who came from unstable housing situations;typically,the average wait time for families to get into affordable housing is over two years. Councilor Woodard stated that when he and his wife adopted two children,he was able see how they lived and it really opened his eyes. He said it is important to make sure children have a safe place to study and thanked Metro for their efforts. Council President Snider asked if the Metro Council had unanimously approved this. Metro Council President Hughes replied yes. Councilor Anderson asked if they have enough developers to collaborate with,if Metro would be holding onto to some ownership,and if there are any expectations for non-profits to repay. Ms. Larson replied that if other partners own the land and building,it would come with limitations. Metro Councilor Dirksen said no,they would not keep any ownership of the property,but they would put a permanent deed restriction on the property. Council President Hughes said they can target areas where there will be transportation improvements to allow for affordable housing. Councilor Goodhouse asked about the repayment timeframe. Ms.Larson said when voters pass a bond you typically have five to seven years to use the full extent of the money and twenty years for repayment. Councilor Goodhouse asked the best way to oversee and to make sure cities get their fair share. Councilor Dirksen said it would be up to the housing authorities and the other monies would go to the County's and the County would distribute funds to cities in their jurisdiction. He said Metro would create processes and guidelines for counties to follow that would be done through an agreement,and then the oversight committee would review to make sure the processes and guidelines are being followed. He explained that each jurisdiction would be have input on these processes and guidelines prior to the bond passing and the agreements. TIGARD CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES—June 19, 2018 City of Tigard 1 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard, OR 97223 www.dgard-or.gov I Page 2 of 6 Councilor Goodhouse stated he would like to make sure that each jurisdiction gets their fair share. Ms. Larson said that for Tigard,the relationship would be between Tigard and Washington County. Mr. Hughes said the plan is to have the County distribute funds to communities that are working with the County,have identified a need and have a plan in place to address those needs where additional funds are required. Council President Snider said the fact that funds will be equitably distributed at the county level takes some concerns away. Mayor Cook said he is in favor of the statewide constitutional amendment and hopes to see this pass,because this would almost double the number of housing units Tigard can build or collaborate to build. He said Tigard is use to these kinds of partnerships. He said the difficult part is also that it is statewide measure. Mr. Hughes said the way the measure is phrased would help. Mr. Dirksen said the challenge of affordable housing affects a larger percentage in rural areas. Mayor Cook said overall,he is in favor of this and recognizes Metro has spent a lot of time meeting with stakeholders;it looks better now than it did two months ago and appreciates that Metro listened. He said his biggest concern is possible tax fatigue of the voters and that it could make it more difficult for cities to pass their own levies. Councilor Dirksen replied that adding to the property burden is not good and that affordable housing and transportation issues effect each other. Council President Hughes added that the best way to raise money is to go out for regional bond vs each county going out for their own. He stated the polling they have done has not indicated they should not go out for the bond. Mayor Cook said this will not solve the homeless problem,but it is a good place to start. Councilor Dirksen agreed. 2. JOINT MEETING WITH COMMITTEE FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO RECEIVE ANNUAL REPORT Communications Strategist Owens presented this item. Members of the Committee for Community Engagement in attendance were Tamara Boring,Basil Christopher,Bhushan Gupta,David Hanna, Cathy,Olson,Connie Ramaekers,Christine Rehse,Dolly Specht and Miranda Wood. Mr. Owens discussed what the committee has been doing and how the coininittee decided how they wanted to get information to council and out to the public. He said council had asked that there be diversity represented in the make-up of the committee and he believes the group is a good representation of diversity. TIGARD CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES -June 19, 2018 City of Tigard 1 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard, OR 97223 www.tigard-or.gov I Page 3 of 6 Committee Chair Christopher said the committee recently renamed themselves,that they now have some direction,went through an intensive planning process. He thanked council for meeting with them and said this is a great opportunity to get input. Committee Member Hanna said he is a newer member,but has seen quite a bit of change with the committee. He said committee members want to do more and that they had collectively come up with their strategic plan and mission statement, and they hope to be a more effective group. Councilor Woodard said he likes what he sees and hears from the committee and for them to keep doing what they are doing. Council President Snider said this is an exciting time and the work they have been doing over the last year has been good. Councilor Goodhouse thanked the committee for their hard work and for volunteering. Mayor Cook said the advantage of forming boards and committees is so they can bring council information. He asked if the group is hearing anything from the public about where the city is and asked what council can do differently to help them in their outreach. Committee Member Olson said the people who want to know something go out and seek information,and people who are not sure if they need to know something or want to know something,do not. She said this has been difficult in figuring out how to get information out to those who do not seek it. Committee Member Hanna said there is a lot of information and they are trying to find creative ways to get information out to citizens who are busy in their everyday life. He asked what projects the council would like the committee to work on. Committee Member Wood said the city has done a good job of getting information out. Councilor Anderson said it is important to be visible out in the community during such events like the Balloon Festival and other city events. Committee Member Spech said she finds herself being in a neighborhood with residents who have been there for years and some people are not aware there has been change. She said there seems to be a trust issue and is not sure how to break that. Committee Member Bushan said he would like to take good news back to his neighbors,and would like to approach it in more of a grass roots effort. Mayor Cook asked what kind of tasks the committee would be open too. Mr. Owens said the committee has discussed participating in outreach activities, such as the Tigard's Farmers Market, and engaging with the public,and there is a willingness to do this. TIGARD CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES -June 19, 2018 City of Tigard J 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard,OR 97223 www.tigard-or.gov I Page 4 of 6 Mayor Cook said that as the city plans for budget cuts over the next two years,it would be good to get a sense of what citizens feel about the budget cuts,and the committee could help with this. Council President Snider agreed and said there needs to be a broader community dialogue about this because they do no fully recognize or know what is really at stake. He would like to get critical feedback that will help council see how they move forward. Councilor Woodard said council does do outreach in the community and it would be good to have the committee do something similar or to have them support council's outreach and help bring people in and gather information. Councilor Goodhouse agreed with the Mayor and would like to take it a step further and see what people thought about the levy and what reasons there may have been for the levy failing. He said it is good to find out what went well and what went wrong. He suggested the committee participate in National Night Out as a way for them to find out what is going on. Mr. Owens said the committee would reach out to the police department and see about coordinating with them for National Night Out. Committee Member Spech said congestion is also a big problem. Mayor Cook thanked the committee for volunteering and taking the time to meet with council and for their willingness to reach out to the community. 3. NON AGENDA ITEMS—Mayor Cook asked council if they would be interested in discussing Metro's Regional Affordable Housing Bond at a future meeting. Council unanimously agreed to place it on a future agenda for discussion. 4. EXECUTIVE SESSION—None. 5. ADJOURNMENT At 8:03 p.m. Councilor Woodard moved to adjourn the meeting and Councilor Goodhouse seconded the motion. Motion passed by a unanimous vote. Name Yes No Councilor Woodard Councilor Anderson Mayor Cook Councilor Goodhouse Council President Snider TIGARD CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES-June 19, 2018 City of Tigard 1 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard,OR 97223 www.tigard-or.gov I Page 5 of 6 Kelly Burgoyne,Deputy City Recorder Attest: John L. Co ,Mayor Date: U Ll TIGARD CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES -June 19, 2018 City of Tigard 1 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard, OR 97223 www.tigard-or.gov I Page 6 of 6