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12-27-2018 Council Newsletter Coundl NewskAff a ' 0 Promded to the Tigard City Council on a meekly r'�ari r to.�ta� abreact of current issues. December 27, 2018 1. Update Status of Peer Court Chief McAlpine attached a program update. 2. News Articles ✓ Long, strange trip ✓ Hallmarks of Mayor's tenure 3. Council Calendar Monday, Dec. 31 City Offices close 1 hour early(5 p.m.) Tuesday,,Jan. 1. New Fear's Day City blab.Closed Tuesday,Jan. 8 Business Meeting 5:30-6:30 p.m. —Reception for swearing-in Council members 6:30 p.m. —Meeting starts Tuesday,Jan. 15 Workshop Meeting 6:30 p.m. —Town Hall Monday,Jan 21 Martin Luther King Jr. Day City Offices Closed Tuesday,Jan. 22 Meeting Cancelled moved to Jan. 29 Tuesday,Jan. 29 Business/Workshop Combo Meeting 6:30 p.m. —Town Hall 13125 Sok'Hall Blvd.Tigard,OR 97223 1 Web w waigard-ot.gov 1 Phone: 503.639.4171 1 F.:-1_i-503.684.7291 TDD 503.684.2772 Item# Newsletter: I21271l City of Tigard December 20, 2018 To: City Manager Marty Wine and Tigard City Council Re: Update Status of Peer Court As the City began budget preparation for the 2018-19 fiscal year, each department was tasked with identifying programs that were not core services that would be eliminated in order to meet the mandated budget reductions. During the Budget Committee process, the Budget Committee and Council made the decision to fund Peer Court for 2018-19. With the likelihood of the Youth Services Program Specialist (YSPS) position eliminated, our YSPS employee starting looking for other employment and in July she turned in her resignation. Knowing the Council's desire to keep Peer Court going,the Police Department assigned the YSPS function to our Police Services Administrative Specialist (PSAS), who was the YSPS's back-up. This soon proved unsustainable as the police department had other support staff shortages along with the implementation of two significant projects;preparing to obtain state accreditation certification and the implementation of a new records management system. Despite these obstacles the Peer Court program continued forward completing the processes of all pending cases we had. At the recommendation of the Services Commander, I made a decision not to intake new cases,but to remain involved with the peer court to ensure all those pending cases could be completed to a finalization using existing staff within the division. Specifically using our division PSAS to complete the final court cases, and the follow-up required review of sentences and expungement notifications to the Washington County Juvenile Court. This was fully completed by December 2018,with all new cases being redirected in the same manner as every other City in Washington County (except Beaverton),by sending the cases for intake directly to the Juvenile Department for disposition and assessment. The completion of all cases did require overtime for the PSAS and the budgeted amount allocated to the Peer Court program was adequate to maintain the program to completion of all open cases. With the loss to our sworn staff(three officers and a services lieutenant) and the current vacancies of a property and evidence specialist (requiring a community service officer to be transferred), and a records specialist, a .5 FTE dedicated to specific program already offered through the County is one I can't reasonably make for the remainder of the fiscal year. As part of the decision process,we met with the volunteers of Peer Court to advise them of the status of the program and to solicit any other solutions outside of hiring a new employee. They could not identify any potential candidates who were already active in the program to step in and fill the YSPS position for the remainder of the year. 13125 SW Hall Blvd. • Tigard, Oregon 97223 a 503.639.4171 TTY Relay: 503.684.2772 0 www.tigard-or.gov Considering the impacts of the upcoming FY 2019-2020 and the need to identify additional budget cuts, reinstituting the Peer Court program again gives me pause. We can all agree investing in our youth is important, however given the reduction in staffing over the past several years, my priority is to ensure we have adequate staffing in patrol to respond to an emergency in an acceptable time and to ensure we have enough officers to meet the growing calls for service. Commander Rogers has provided the Peer Court statistics. To be frank, the cost benefit is not there. The overall work load that peer court provided during the 2017 calendar year illustrates that. In 2018, with the elimination of two School Resource Officers positions, we have seen a reduction in the number of referrals to the Peer Court Program. The workload was so infrequent that our YSPS had more time on her hands then could be reasonably applied to the case load. She was able to supplement our property and evidence unit for a period of time,and was assisting the Chief's confidential executive assistant, and the PSAS because there was not enough to keep her engaged with peer court related issues. To be clear,we needed that extra effort in order to remain afloat for a series of other reasons, but the YSPS was used at about.25 time dedicated to peer court and the remainder was reallocated to overall departmental needs as they came up. We needed that .5 employee, but in other areas of the department compared to the rather light load that peer court required. In closing, all of our youth enrolled in the Peer Court Program for 2018 have completed their requirements. We currently have suspended the program the remainder of the year and I will be making the recommendation to eliminate the Peer Court Program for 2019-20 to meet the target budget reduction. 2017 Peer Court Cases by Quarter C AISSS Ist QTR 2nd C�TR -�rcl QTR 4th QTR TOTAL of Ictal Crim Mis_2 1 O O% Crim Mis.3 1 1 2 4% Crim Tres. 2 1 1 2% Disorderly C 2 0 0% Fail Disp DL 0 O% Fail Wear Headgear O 0%3 Harassment 31 3 6%; False Report 0 O% MIP Alcohol O O% Miscon.Emergency 0 0% Misrep.Age Minor O 0% Offensive Litter 0 0% 3!----22, 45'X► MIP Tobacco Phone Harassment 0 O% 221 24% Theft3 ._ _._.__--4 _--__-- _ _ -_.11___ _._._..3, 8? 16^/0 Unauth Use of MV O O% Other O O% TOTAL 1i 161 131 9 491 100% 2017 Peer Court Cases by Age 0:AZe 2.7 m Ace tG a Age 15 'm Age 14 a Are :3 0 Age 12 Other w5k 2% �Zfb ,law* 2017 Peer Court Cases by School Z3 6 7 3 T T 0 E 0 jN 2017 Community Service Hours 1st Qtr. 96 2nd Qtr. 180 3rd Qtr. 247 4th Qtr. 128 Total 651 Respectfully, Y Kathy M[cAlpn Chief of Police Item# Newsletter: Long, strange trip The Times Wednesday,December 26,2018 2018 is(almost)behind us,as we look at top stories in our communities throughout year TIGARD AND TUALATIN LEADERSHIP As 2018 draws to a close,the cities of Tigard and Tualatin saw changes—both politically and to the landscapes of each town. January would open with the realization that the end of the year also would bring to an end the terms of two popular mayors: one of whom had marked more than two decades of service. The year opened in tragedy as a Tigard man was shot and killed in a field just outside of Sherwood after he allegedly fired at officers from his moving vehicle. That same month,the Tualatin City Council approved going to voters with a transportation bond measure to improve safety issues and several roads around the city after a city showed 91 percent of residents indicated that traffic congestion was a major problem around the city.The bond would pass in May. In Tigard,the city approved plans for a so-called"lean code" in the Tigard Triangle, a move designed to make develop easier in an approximately 500-acre area bounded by Highway 99W to the north, Highway 217 to the west and south and Interstate 5 to the east. At the same time, final State of the City speeches were delivered by both Tualatin Mayor Lou Ogden and Tigard Mayor John Cook. Along with a plea for healthier living,Ogden also touted the fact that his city has perhaps the lowest property tax in the entire metro region for a city of its size, due in large part to city industrial base. Over in Tigard,Cook said the city would pursue a local option levy to help pay for need police services,parks maintenance and other projects. CHANGES TO CITIES At a Tigard Rotary Club meeting in April,plans were revealed to construct a 13-foot-tall Rotary clock tower on Main Street as part of a focal point to the entrance of the Tigard Street Heritage Trail. The spring also brought protests from students at local schools with up to 100 Tigard High students walking out of classes on a Friday to show support for more sensible gun control laws. Then,Mayor John Cook,announced he would not seek reelection because he had and his wife had purchased their"dream home" on property outside Tigard city limits with plans to move into the new home in January. Sad news came in July when it was announced that Curtis Tigard,whose grandfather was the city's namesake,passed away at 109. The Times Thursday, December x7, 2018 StLideniN fami IY,, communty meetngsi lallilia � 1(s 0 n Or s teinlure 0 Ma�or John_ Cook � � -. F6 . . F - bids farewell-, heac�s to dream liouse' - 4u �Std� Of 4 ,L- .'V By RAY PTL tae Times r � • � � r a M V 1qMfWTrM `ter sig years lead- 6 Ing Tilgf�td A. I ohli' C o o k-Abe-shl t what he _m"11 Miss t7riast-aUouR __ -,, '_ .. • - . .. the Jab. op - • �K; - , , ' It will be the children. 6 . ,+ ■ "My .�aVflrite 'thiri9 as• 3mayor is going to schools to talk to kids," Cook said. Part of the dun said the id man who's been mayor since 2012 aid can't run � 5 "-­ al be��''a cause he's moving ou, side Ti- Bard city limits � is �yhen . he explains hisjob to students and TIMES PHOTo: JAIME YAUEZ answers their questiom. - John L. Cook reflects On his time as magyar of T4ord. "It's so funny, the quest' ox�� they ask;" he 'said: ` ' '� E Bdtliis campaign- wasn't as Of the latter, Cook said that' while public officials may see One of the most frequent active as it could have .been, he when the 492-acre River Ter- public safety measures as sge- ones; "Do you ride in a Iitno?" recalled,- nQting that he was an race property- was annexed in cifically relayed to police, he A .1982 Oregon Sate Universi- underdogin a race against a 2 13, iti was the lar,�est so- has Found svni+e residents arety gaduate, the 58-year-old Cook long-time council incumbent. called "greenfield" annexation equably as passionate about likes to paint out that. he was Still, he didn't miss a single che- anyone can remember with ul- making sure the city offers born in ].960, a year before the mo-theragyAreattnent with his timate plan's to house a popula- trails that are safe to walk on. city of Tigard was officially in. wife, who is now cancer-fi°ee. tion of 9,U00 residents. It' s be- "Public safety is so much more carporated. A life- _ Also during his ung built out twice as fast as to citizens than our definition. " long Tigard resi- A campaign , Cook originally predicted, he said. And in a bit of Monday dent, Cook says he It would visit his Other cards in play during morning quarterbacking, Cook believes it is people � mother, who was his time as ,�nayflr were pian- said he feels the council didn't and rel ation ship s that :he's in hospic' e care; the would die Hang for the '71"gard Triangle gine enough information to the formed over the years thai ' Are' three days after he wog his with a vote' gassed by paters to public regarding specifics at the key. to mangy of the accom- mayoral seat. form an urban -renewal district how much would go to what. plisents he'S achieved. A.8 -an He would dose his father, for- for $28g million. "It didn't gine enough speci- example, he 14nded- hiS 6fij St ac-� : mei Tigard' Mayor Jahr L. Though smaller in scope, ficity . It gave generalities," jaunting jab in 1983 — he's a cer- Cook, in20-17. Cook said the development of Cook said. tified public accountant who is Cook is known to become the Hunziker Industrial Core That said, Cook would sup- quick to rattle off important fig- teary eyed while speaking at was also a significant accom- port returning to voters With ures, dates or amounts during public venues, an emotion he Vishment, noting that the til another local option levy xe- council. rr�ee�tings -- joining the makes no apologies for., saying it million pr`�je�ti will provide in- quest in the fixture. Tigard Chamber of Commerce is the result of growing up with frastructure (roads, sewer, wa- "It is my opinion they should ; two years later. strong family bonds and values. der) for an area expected to ire- go out but wait for at feast two Cook said he felt it was hu- "When I'm at events that ate hundreds of future jobs . years" he said. � portant to join the chamber be- honorpeople I like, respect, ad- Cook said the project received Despite the levy' s defeat, cause his father, who was also mire and owe much of my suc- $4.2 million in federal funding, Cook has seen victories as , mayor, was a member when he cess. to - (Teri, the First Lady of X1.5 million in state funding well, noting that two of the owned the downtown Tigard Tigard .and my children come and they gat an additi* anal larger items he wanted to ac- - 4 Fharn]acy from 1g60 through to mind), I'm touched," he said. money from a Metra grant. complish came wit the first 1985, and found it beneficial. "It's pretty amazing to see all , Meanwhfle, the route for the 18 months of his mayorship. "To me, I learned early in my the ways that relationships Southwest Corridor light rail One of those was the so- life that metworking is the most with -friends, family, city staff, project was another project al- called " island" annexation important thing to get any.. businesses, residents, volun� ready in play when Cook Game where 1-3 different islands -- where, "'" h teer'g :a' a�d �ther ar�an�za�ioris `onboard, lie said. (The Tigard tuiir�corporated territory dully C001C'bs ": s�-'t�;': � ;f�:�ay�ir'� �` ��vari ���e��ex`'-��'15�i��d '�� `���'=` `� rity' ��b°�x���.� ��'��ritl�` "�ave Its surrounded by Tigard' s city seat is somewhat • �n►xsual irk ess��l coriarn�i�y. .d I blessing , to . tw9 measures of limits --- �vei•e annexed into the T . that he didn't come through the ie' nge . oany- one to remain unaf- support far tfie' preferred apex- city in June. X417 . ranks of city cauncfl and wasn't fected by that kind of dedicated native alignment of the youth- The other is getting the cow- appointed to noted positions investment in the community." wept Corridor light rail as it til to approve red-light tamer- � such as being on the Tigard �hil� residents may think makes its �vay through Tigard.) as, w�aZch are panned for tinve Planning Commission. Before they see the mayor almost ev- "My final thoughts (an the intersections around the city his election, Cook had previ.- erywhere, it"s likely because project) ? I wish we were far- early next year, something both ously served on Dgard's Solid they do. ther along," he said about light he and Tigard Council Presi* _ Waste Task ]force, or what. he Over the fast several months, rail. "And it's frustrating that dent tared new mayor-elect) Ja- calls "the garbage committee," Cook his mended no less than 14 the federal government is son Snider championedffi and was a member of a 202U Vi- city or community events, rang- slowing down their approval "We've been pushing that sinning Task Farce sub-tom- ing from the Tigard Historical on these types of projects." for the last six years," he said. mittee charged with looking in. Association's Victorian Christ- Another regret, and hook is Fond of the phrase held to- to the futw-e of downtown Ti- mai to a Tigard High School careful ars how he frames what gether by "bubble gum and Bard and commum*ty evens. play to a leaf disposal event. - he says, is that he would like to duct tape" to highlight projects Still, he previously served Why attend so many evens? "continue to' annex the willing ' that need attention, Gook also far almost two decades on the "For me, it is to be peen and part icipants of Bull Mountaffi.." uses the words, "Thanks dor Washington County Budget accountable to residents who I Nt the same tithe, Cook said writhig to me about tlu* s issue,"' Comm]" ttee, serve and to show my support the failure of the local option frequently when responding to In December 201;1, � Coo� ;ai�- � for all tie great things going levy Yn M�aY; , .4rihichlocused oil letters or emails, not lie, Haunted be �rrould, run for, may- on in the Tigard cc�mrnunity," support OL fc� �c���ce, perks a��d sponds to every co�a��uniq«e or, wrhile ` at t ae same paty in he paid. the fibrai��i4; c �u ��� � him aft he receives . which then' Mayor Craig Dirk- Meanwh -ple, Gook v'��ws ma- guard, he s�aic� 11o�:- totally. " 1VIoi•e often than not, I ask sen announced he was running ny of the city' s accomplish- "��urpx�isec�"? No, because itis the city manager to have staff for a seat on the Metro Council. Wents of the city under his tail- hard to increase taxes that help out when passible, or I ca;i But family medical issues ore as a civic card game of much at cine time," he said of explain why we da something would soon sideline him dem- sorts, pointing out the card the measure that was defeated the way WG do," he said. porarily, Gook said during a game was already under way by a 55.40 percent to 44.b0 per- Soon Cook will naove to dais recent interview, reealling that when lie became mayUr, cent vote. He noted that sYnall- dream house in unincorporat- the week before Memorial Day " When you take office , er hipteases -Hi taxes over the eta Washington County , a in 2012 his wife Teri discovered you're playing the cards some- years would liave probably stone's throw from King City she had breast cancer. one else dealt you, " he said . been the way to go, on property that: he and his As a result, he sat down with "The cards arra dealt but how Su does lie think adding wYfe purchased two years agop her and told her he planned to you play the cards is differejaUl parks and trails maintenance ' They have already remodeled withdraw from the race to help The cards dealt to Gook in- into a levy that also focused the place. her with her recovery. eluded a Tigard Main Street heavily on such public safety Asad he's already �'ecei CAY7 d a "the said `no, (this) has been project that was underway, a items as reducing Police xme- polite letter from Kind lifelo�i nal, "' Cook re- Labe Uswego water partzaer- sponse times and increased asking if helike •� � � t0 annexyour his wife' res nose. "She sha ahead rr�ovxn forward patrols durir� g peak call ��mes I sold the mayor and city called p p Y � 'scion to conl:i�a- d �h� beginnings o� b�i�ging , torpedoed .the rec�uest? xnanage1', d� SODn �� YUu dive have Yee perrnian �� River acy into cit lirraits. ``Xdoz7't," he said, adding that me sewer and water zhe .sai . ue to gun. Y