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09-26-2019 Council Newsletter Coundl N sly ff Provided to the Tigard City Council on a weekly basis to stay abreast of current city issues. September 26, 2019 1. Survey Results 7. Council Calendar Following up on Council's request for summarized survey results, Kent attached material from the Safe Tuesday, October 1 Business Meeting Routes survey and Kathy shared a snapshot of the 6:30 p.m. -Town Hall Task Force messaging exercise. Tuesday, Oct. 8 Business Meeting 6:30 p.m. -Town Hall 2. Consent Agenda Summary for October 8 Carol Krager attached the 10/8/19 Consent Agenda Tuesday, Oct. 15 Combo Business/Workshop summary. Please contact staff if you'd like to request a Meeting removal of any item for separate discussion. 6:30 p.m. -Town Hall 3. Solid Waste Franchise Information Saturday, Oct. 19 Multi-City Equity Summit John Goodrich attached material that will be discussed 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., in the October 1 Study Session. Lake Oswego High School 2501 Country Club Rd,LO 4. Walk& Roll to School Events on Oct. 2 Tuesday, Oct. 22 Business Meeting Council's invited to join a Walk+Roll event on Wed., 6:30 p.m. -Town Hall Oct. 2. - rain or shine. For details, please contact Tina Skiles at 503.718.2708 or tinas t&tigard-or.gov. Tues., Oct. 29 Council Outreach Event Details TB.1 C.F. Tigard Elementary: meet at 7:40 & depart at 7:45 a.m. from Fowler Middle School parking lot. Durham Elementary walkers depart at 7:20 a.m. from two intersections: > 81st Ave and Leiser Ln. > 88th Ave and Hamlet St. Mary Woodward Elementary walkers depart at 7:40 a.m. from two locations: > parking lot at Summetlake Dog Park > parking lot of TVR&R Station 50 at 12617 SW Walnut 5. Construction Project Update Christina Zellmet attached an overview of road, trail and construction projects underway in the city. 6. News articles - Tigard's new affordable housing community to break ground Oct. 1 - To Bridgeport or Bust—little support for SW MAX to stop at Tigard - Sheriff's deputy and off-duty TVF&R captain respond to house fire in Tigard Aft .. . 13125 SW Hall Blvd.Tigard,OR 97223 Web w .tigard_or,gov I Phone:503.639.4171 J F 1X: 503.684.7297 TDD 503.684.2772 • m# . City of Tigard Ite Newsletter: q Ip Memorandum 1 To: Honorable Mayor Snider and City Council From: Kent Wyatt, Communications Manager Re: Comments from Safe Routes to School Survey Date: September 26, 2019 On Tuesday, the City Council discussed levy outreach,including the results of an online survey about whether to include Safe Routes to School projects in a May 2020. More than 220 people responded to the survey and many of them included comments. I have reviewed each comment and grouped them into themes. # of Responses To is 71 Interest in more sidewalks and bike lanes 27 No additional taxes or fees 18 Desire for increased police enforcement near schools 14 Interest in more crosswalks 11 Other comments about the city 10 Police only levy 8 Other ideas about the levy 6 Opinion on current strategic vision You can view each theme and comment on the following pages. Comments from the Safe Routes to School Survey SafeRoutes Tigard Safe Routes to School Sidewalks and Bike Lanes 1. Adding sidewalks on streets such as Tiedeman and Former. Many kids walking and riding bikes on streets. 2. Children are some of the most likely Tigard citizens to be walking in Tigard.You don't necessarily need to put sidewalks everywhere if there is a striped or raised path and other methods of calming traffic along routes to schools. Flashing lights would help at crossings. I would prioritize sidewalk gaps over brand new sidewalks. 3. There are landscaping issues to be addressed when considering safety.Line of sight issues and more open spaces around bike paths and where bike paths cross roadways. It is difficult to see oncoming bikers at a number of these crossings until you are on top of the crossing.And perhaps more promotion of these issues in the community. 4. Installing a pedestrian crossing with touch activated flashing caution lights on Greenfield road. There is currently zero marked ways to cross the road,and it has a very steep hill with low visibility. A signed crosswalk would enable residents and students to cross safely. 5. Not every child in Tigard goes to a Tigard school. My kids can't really walk to McKay elementary since it's across 217. They need to determine if they are wasting money putting safety routes on places where none are needed. 6. In the last 7 years I have yet to see ANY child walking on Bull Mountain Rd to/from Alberta Rider. Yet there is a school zone there. I am sure that isn't the only place where money has been wasted. 7. Cars parking in bicycle lanes should be ticketed. This behavior forces bicycles/pedestrians into traffic! If you don't enforce the rules,inconsistent driving behavior will continue. 8. Please add streetlights on 79th. With no light, this is an unsafe road for neighborhood kids walking home after practice or an after-school activity. 9. Sidewalks from Bonita to the Library along Hall are desperately needed. It would be great to see the city work with ODOT to improve this small but crucial area to improve safe access to and from the school to the library. 10. Bull Mountain Rd needs safer sidewalks all the way to 99 11. Recently,among all the low-income apartments and condos on 76th and Bonita,and the surrounding area, the city removed 14 no parking signs on 76th and now cars line the street, so a kid has no choice but to walk down the middle of 76th. 12. Heck,even though 79th is within the walk shed of the proposed SW corridor plan light rail,the city leaders didn't deem it necessary to lobby for sidewalks on 79th as part of the$313 SAX/corridor plan light rail program. 13. Also consider lighting on paths and sidewalks—in a lot of the winter months kids are leaving for school when it is dark. Also for safe recreation in neighborhoods,better lighting could make everyone safer. I think flashing beacons would be really great across walnut street between Fowler and 99. 14. Additional traffic growth in the past few years is absurd.Additional routes and bike trails connecting neighborhoods would be a fantastic inclusion,to keep students away from roads and away from traffic and congestion. 15. More bike lanes and sidewalks 16. More sidewalks and RRFB crossings near schools. Heritage Street Trail needs a direct connection with Fanno Creek Trail 17. Lights and sidewalks for the length of 79th will help to keep our kids and citizens safe. It's dangerous even for the drivers who can't see pedestrians on the street. 18. Focus more on sidewalks/crosswalks on busy streets rather than pathways. 19. If the proposed route adjustments also benefit the greater neighborhoods and community as a whole—safe routes for kids also means safe routes for active transportation,which reduces congestion of motor vehicles! 20. 79th is a major route to get to Durham Elementary,however,many portions of the walking routes do not have sidewalks which forces pedestrians to walk in the street (there are no bike lanes on 79th). There are many accidents with parked cars and these would definitely kill someone if a pedestrian was hit instead of a car.Many people now use 79th as a thoroughfare to avoid traffic on more crowded streets such as Hall,Bonita,and Durham. 21. There is no point to the program if there are not actually SAFE walking routes to school. We could have walked to Alberta Rider if there were sidewalks and/or a crosswalk ANYWHERE on Bull Mountain Road.Tigard is a terribly unwalkable city!! 22. The projects near my school make no mention of adding sidewalks. this is the biggest barrier in allowing my students to walk. not signage or ramps. but just simply continuous sidewalks on the same side of the street. 23. Gee,just this week,I read in the September issue of the free Tigard newspaper in the mail, ""Tigard Life'", that the old Durham School is 99 years old. It sits in front of Durham Elementary and next door to the newly built Creekside Community Alternative High School. And after all of these decades,kids still don't have a sidewalk on either side of 79th,just 3 blocks from the school, to access the schools safely. 79th is the road that T-bones into the entry to the schools.And this area still doesn't have its portion of the Fanno Creek trail from Bonita Road to Durham Road built yet either,even though it is shown on many maps. 24. The shortage of bus drivers makes for longer bus rides to and from schools. My kids would rather walk but I don't feel like it's safe for them to do so. 25. I'd like to know their long-term vision for including a bike path to the Tigard Transit Center (from the area around Tigard HS). 26. Definitely just need the infrastructure for sidewalks and safe crossings. 27. Keep in mind there are some kids that have to walk long ways on very busy streets... not everyone will be able to do this... I think the double-lined bike lanes are WAY more important.Those keep motorists further away and it makes it so much safer for bike riding which is how kids that have ways to,will most likely get to school if not on the bus. 28. Anything to make the city more pedestrian and bike friendly would be great! 29. Safe routes to school projects like adding sidewalks and curb ramps benefit more than just students-- it helps everyone who walks through Tigard.Also my experience with bike&walk to school day is that it's fun but doesn't lead to more walking/biking beyond just that day. 30. Infrastructure like sidewalks and bike lanes are priority followed by education around safe use and finally promotion.These can all happen concurrently. 31. All kids should have a safe way to walk or ride their bike to school. I live on the Bull Mt side of Gaarde,yet my son goes to Fowler.There is really no good way for him to get there other than the bus.We need to consider safe routes to school as part of any redistricting plan. Even if he were going to Twality, the same problem exists. 32. Safety at bus stops is something I would like to see. Our stop is on Omara and I am scared for my children's safety. I am walking with a 5 and 3-year-old to our nearest bus stop.There isn't a safe place to wait for kids this age, especially. No sidewalks to get to the stop and the bike lanes are not even, with bushes in the way. Cars go way too fast on this street. I want sidewalks on Omara,I want better enforcement and maybe school bus zone flashing lights. It is scary and dangerous.Also,McDonald is frightening.When my kids go to middke and high school, they won't be able to walk or ride their bike to Twality or Tigard High. But we are close enough that they could*if*McDonakd were made safer.This part if Tigard would be incredibly walkable if there were sidewalks,better signage and enforcement and more traffic stops.Right now,it is scary. 33. I strongly support funding to connect neighborhoods with adjoining neighborhoods. Like the genesis loop,Englewood park address and the proposed bridge on 116th and KATHERINE. Helps adults and kids safely extend their friend circles and walking options. 34. Making sure sidewalks are continuous on Beef Bend and Bull Mtn Roads. So that you don't have to randomly cross and recross the streets. Make developers pay for improvements instead of allowing a fee to be paid. 35. Sidewalks on streets should be a priority. Especially for those streets close to schools. 36. Certain roads and areas have sidewalks,bike lanes,and crosswalks,but not all,and some sidewalks break in the middle for the length of a single property,such as on 108th ave near Durham.This forces pedestrians to either walk on the street or to illegally cross. While 108th is not as heavily trafficked as nearby Durham,most cards recklessly speed through and may not see a pedestrian who was forced off the sidewalk. 37. Sidewalks and safe bike routes are very important for a city that is is trying to be walkable. There are so many gaps between sidewalks on semi-major roads. Let's promote exercise and saving carbon footprints by creating more safe walking paths, sidewalks,and bike paths. Oh and in a perfect world ALL DRIVERS would be educated about being observant about pedestrians,bike riders, and school bus stops. And in a perfect world ALL BIKE RIDERS know the Rules for Riding on the roads. I notice kids know the rules but adults do not. Come on,we don't ride bikes across crosswalks and then jump into the driving lane! THANK YOU for listening! 38. There needs to be more additional sidewalks added than just those included for the school safety projects to meet the goal of most walkable.The Greenburg neighborhood close to downtown is sorely lacking sidewalks and the pedestrian safety at Tiedeman and North Dakota towards Fanno Creek is abysmal. 39. Improving all sidewalks and adding sidewalks to major roads (like Walnut). Lighting on these roads is important as well. 40. The safety of our children is our future. The walkability of our city makes it accessible for everyone regardless of abilities and challenges. Sidewalks and bike lanes are critical on all major routes that kids use to get to school. Bike lanes need to be a reasonable width,not just tiny things like on Walnut in the dip just east of the intersection with Tiedemann. 41. Also,PLEASE put in sidewalks all along Hall Blvd (both sides). Students (and any Tigard resident) should not have to walk in the bike lane or on grass/dirt/gravel. 42. Make sidewalks on dangerous roads a priority,please.That is my top priority. I know it's expensive, so I would hope to include enough to cover it in a leery.But of course, the outreach and information would need to be broken down so people know what they are paying for and why it is so expensive. 43. The neighborhood surrounding CFT has a ton of kids and a lot of the streets lack sidewalks. People speed through the neighborhood (Walnut and Former and Watkins especially). We hardly ever see traffic laws being enforced. It's really frustrating when you have kids that want to walk or bike to their friends,but it isn't safe. 44. The more sidewalks we have the safer it is for bikers and walkers. I walk from St Anthony's Cemetery to Progress Ridge daily or when weather permits. I pay attention to oncoming traffic and I see at least 3 or 4 drivers texdng while driving. It scares the heck out of me but I have no clue how to stop people from doing that. I don't want to be a fatality. 45. SIDEWALKS. I live directly across the street from an elementary and MOST of our neighborhood does not have sidewalks. Parents park on both sides of the road creating a narrow road AND blocking the sides where students sometimes walk. It is mind blowing to me that neighborhoods where schools are do not have sidewalks.This FORCES students to walk in the road. Even when people are driving cautiously if a child is walking in the road IT IS DANGEROUS.You can tell I'm very passionate about this because I don't understand why money gets spent on things like beacons, crosswalks, etc when there are no sidewalks. 46. There are a lot of routes that inhibit people from walking in Tigard. The big one lacks sidewalks/bike lanes or spotty sidewalks/bike lanes. Hall,McDonald is a prime example. Also McDonald is an accident waiting to happen due to the lack of sidewalks and places to cross. 47. Bull Mountain from Angus to Peachtree is impassable and crossing Bull Mountain twice in order to walk to school is unrealistic. Please extent and connect the sidewalk there. 48. A walkable city is also a bike friendly city. 49. I would like to see projects focused on adults walking or biking to work as well. 50. Also,those walking to Fowler have to go through on the Fanno Creek trail,which is fine but can be a little creepy,especially in the mornings,as you never know who may be hiding in the woods. Some patrol for mornings would be great. 51. Our street (110th&Gaarde/Fairhaven area) does not have sidewalks--I do not feel safe sending my child out to head to school or even walk the dog, as there is a blind hill at the stop sign with little visibility. Issues like this discourage us from having our child walk to school. 52. We would love to see sidewalks installed between Angus Place and PeachTree on the South side of Bull Mountain Road. 53. All the area sidewalks need to be looked at for safety 54. Having consistent sidewalk coverage is most important to me. A walk from our house to downtown Tigard or to nearby schools alternates between stretches with sidewalks and stretches without. Even when a sidewalk gets built on one short stretch, the others are left untouched, so we still have the same problem- on Commercial St, a sidewalk was built between 95th and Lincoln but not between Lincoln and Main St, so the same problem exists. 55. Many more sidewalks in the area around Fowler 56. Please continue the good work around Tigard and King City.The added sidewalks and bike lanes are used daily by my family! 57. I ride my bike around Tigard to explore the neighborhoods,and have found an excessive number of chain-link fences which separate parking lots from other parking lots... We could go a long way towards a more walkable city simply by removing sections of these and/or adding gates. I believe more bike paths which create shortcuts through neighborhoods would go a long way towards creating safer routes and adding value to the community as a whole. 58. Safer bicycle routes for commuters. Working with Washington County to get sidewalks in unincorporated areas. 59. We live off spruce and the walk to Metzger elementary on hall is sketchy at best,people drive crazy and don't slow down, even just a sidewalk would be a vast improvement 60. More sidewalks and a crosswalk on bull mountain to near Alberta rider. 61. Bull Mountain Just isn't safe for walkers/bikers. Alberta Rider could focus on how to encourage riding the bus until changes are made. 62. Please advocate for streetlights and sidewalks on 79th. Old Durham Elementary turns 99 this year and we still don't have sidewalks on either side of 79th just 3 blocks from Durham Elementary. And 79th T-bones into the school. 63. And remember even if you are not a walker,and don't have kids,if you drive on 79th,or your family/friends drive on 79th,you/they could be the one who eventually hits one of the pedestrians without sidewalks and streetlights. We have had numerous cars totaled from being rear ended while parked on 79th. Eventually a pedestrian or pedestrians are going to get killed. I really cannot believe this dangerous situation has not been fixed yet, especially given all the money the city has spent on what I consider less deserving projects and we didn't need a new levy for those less deserving projects. 64. After the proposed development at the SE corner of Ashford and 79th is built and its sidewalks we will only need just 600 yards of sidewalk on either side of 79th to have a continuous sidewalk on one side of 79th. 65. I would like to see the project titled Safe Routes. Many of us seniors need safe routes to get to our much-needed services. Crossing 99 to get to shopping,grocery,banks is so dangerous! 66. Someone will die without sidewalks and streetlights on. Just in the last year,2 parked cars on 79th have been totaled and multiple trash cans on 79th have destroyed by multiple cars at different times running into them. 67. I support creating safe walk/bike routes. Equally important is the impact on traffic flow for schools on heavily used commuter routes like Durham Road. Right now Tigard HS is a nightmare for commuters during school comings/goings,and adjacent neighborhoods south of Durham have no practical alternative route. Rapid flash beacons are fine BUT cannot allow students to randomly& individually interrupt heavy traffic;they must be programmed at timed intervals.At present it's a constant interruption during peak commute times. Both drivers and students must be educated,and enforcement must be in place and directed to both groups. 68. Expand the levy to include bike/ped projects throughout the city-i.e. sidewalk gaps, curb ramps, bike facilities,multi-use paths. 69. Up on Bull Mountain and River Terrace, they are getting sidewalks,even tree lined streets and medians on roads like River Terrace Blvd... I try to tell myself it is because this area isn't able to adequately advocate for itself.But,I know I have been very vocal for years.And I know that the powers that be are aware of the issue. 70. Sorry for the rant,but 79th only needs 600 yards of sidewalk on either side of the road to have a complete sidewalk on one side of the road.Even with that 47% tax increase the city was asking for and will ask for again, they don't plan to finally address these issues or this area... 71. Sidewalks on Taylor's Ferry Road Crosswalk 1. The neighborhoods on Gaarde between Hwy 99 and Walnut only have one crosswalk on 121st,yet I see families out walking their children to school.There isn't a safe place to cross. 2. We desperately need a safe crossing point over McDonald at SW 97th to get to Templeton and Tuality. McDonald is too busy to not have a light or at least flashing crosswalk. It is currently unsafe for kids and barely safe for adults. This is the single biggest barrier to my family walking or biking to school. 3. Really need a stop sign at CFT entrance. So many people are cutting through from Beaverton to get to 99 and have seen a ton of aggressive and unsafe driving at that crosswalk from people rushing trying to get around. If its less convenient(with a stop sign) for people to cut through, they'll use a different route or be forced to stop.The safety issues are related to the sheer volume on the roads and people using tigard as a cut through to the 5, etc. 4. Cross walk at Gaarde near 115th 5. More cross walks with flashing lights on Barrows Road. 6. Beef bend road is not safe for walkers or bike riders. My kids can't walk to deer creek because there is no safe place to cross beef bend road. 7. Please coordinate with the City of Beaverton to create a blinking crosswalk on Barrow's road west of 160th, or improve the walking path on the south side of Barrows road all the way west to the round- about. It is not safe for our high schoolers to walk to Mountainside HS 8. It is a very dangerous situation at Tigard High when pedestrians hit the flashing yellow crosswalk and there is not a delay before the light flashes and walkers begin to cross. Many times,pedestrians just hit the button and begin crossing.Also,when multiple people crossing it can mean that traffic just sits there not moving for many minutes. With two schools so close this back up traffic in an area where there are no other options to bypass the schools. I would suggest doing some visual observations of before and after school traffic patterns and safety.Thank you for your time and interest in our community. 9. Reset the crosswalk lights that the kids use. The minute they press the button,the flashing crosswalk light comes on. Give the motorists a few seconds to come to a complete stop once the walk button is pressed before the flashing light comes on. 10. Rapid flash beacons slow traffic unnecessarily and give kids a false sense of being able to diagonally cross intersections.Tigard High is a perfect example. That should be a signaled crosswalk to help traffic flow and group kids together to cross at one time instead of constantly crossing.The lack of students at all schools who ride the bus is also a major factor to adding vehicles to the roads hence making walking/biking more dangerous. 11. Crossing guards for more safety and police cars parked by schools during start and ending of school days. Speed limits not observed. 12. Looking at streets,like Gaarde,where we have unsafe access to safe walking paths with our children &dogs. We ask for crosswalks on Gaarde Street. 13. How busy a street being considered is and how much foot traffic it regularly has. Gaarde does not have any crosswalks between Pacific Hwy and SW 121,and vehicles do not slow down at all for pedestrians crossing. 14. If blinking lights is not available painted cross walks around the area will make drivers slow down and remember to yield to pedestrians. Police Only Levy 1. Don't bundle it with other stuff. Make safe ways to school its own thing. 2. A public safety levy should not include safe routes to schools.The last levy failed because of too many add ons instead a clear focused purpose. 3. Consider how safety projects have no relationship to having funding for additional officers on the street. SRTS and funding FTE's do not belong on the same ballot measure. Keep the levy initiative limited to adding police officers/training ONLY. SRTS could trigger a no vote (even if I totally support adding additional officers). Let's not muddy the waters. 4. I believe the Safe Routes projects should be completely separate from the goal of Tigard of being the most walkable city in the NW(which is an unobtainable goal,but that's a whole other survey:) 5. Do not make the same mistake of attaching safer routes to school with increased funding for law enforcement. The last option levy failed because of an attempt to force all or nothing with PD being the big motivation to vote yes.We need the additional 10 officers. Council works for us,give your customers what we want and deserve.That is the right to choose how our dollars are spent by voting on each issue based Solely on their own merits. 6. Make this a separate topic (vs. the current plans for a levy for police). It's important that people see the issues (and funding) as separate. 7. I'd vote yes for the additional police presence in a safety levy. I would not oppose some minimal amount of safe route to school funding,but if it was a huge part of the package,I may vote no. 8. I will support funding for additional police officers. Will vote NO if funding for other projects are "coat tailed"in levy proposal. 9. My understanding of the levy is that it would include additional Police officers. I think having better Police staffing in a priority.Adding a lot of other different projects to this levy will make it bigger and,in my opinion,less likely to pass.Let's get our Police staffing addressed in this levy and figure out Safe Routes another time. 10. With the levy funding, there should be police officers assigned to specific areas where they can get to know the citizens of the neighborhoods in their area. The citizens will then know who to contact when a concern arises. Police Enforcement 1. Strict enforcement of traffic laws around schools. No wiggle room. Offenders should be sentenced to be school crossing guards. Flashing lights for ALL schools. 2. Be sure to include the impact on reducing congestion by schools.Also,most people are wanting less congestion so need to know that we can't build our way out of it so alternatives need to be available. 3. Police enforcement- or use 'red light'cameras in school zones to detect speeding and unsafe practices...PLUS send a notice to all parents that those would be in place and the number of fines ... hit'em hard the first two weeks of school so drivers understand that lives of the children are at stake (plus the wallets of the drivers) 4. It's disconcerting that code enforcement of walkable routes to school is complaint-driven rather than proactive on the part of the city. How about some additional training and funding in that area? 5. Increase POLICE cruising of Tigard schools during mornings and afternoons while students are walking to/from school- to prevent increasing ""snatching"' of students. 6. more enforcement of violators in school zones and parking around schools 7. enforcement of existing no parking zones and speed enforcement in school zones 8. No tolerance on speeding violations in school zones 9. Even with barriers,signage and crosswalks,I see a lot of stop sign running in the Summerfield area; 98th and Summerfield Drive,which is especially well marked,they know they are doing it;98th and Sattler,which is near a school, 109th and Naeve and Naeve and Royalty. It has reached the point of being ridiculous. It happens if there is cross traffic or not. Granted this is not near schools, but I don't think these people would care if it were. This really needs to be addressed. I am in Milwaukie several times a week driving my grandsons around, and I and very rarely see stop signs run there. 10. You need more police officers to write tickets to change behavior and slow people down 11. Why are we considering a lot of these,when I have not heard of any major problems thus far.To in it is just another way to tax citizens 12. Enforcing current speed limits and making sure there are safe places to walk/bike everywhere (not just around schools) should be the priority. So many roads still with no sidewalks. 13. Enforce the laws we have for safety. 14. Instead of hiring 10 police officers... City should initiate a Code Enforcement/Parking Division with REAL enforcement of violations of EXISTING codes on the books. The current'enforcement' action of one person sitting at a desk mailing correction notices to violators is not working. I have I been working with code enforcement for over a YEAR regarding a blocked sidewalk in a school zone. Whenever I seethe City of Tigard touting their"Most Walkable City"... I just laugh. 15. Durham, 98th and Sattler is a mad house before and after school, to get to sporting events and practices. 90% of the drivers exceed the speed limit while traveling down 98th and Sattler. I would love to see photo raider on these roads. The city tried with new signs and cross walks but no obeys these. I know nothing will ever be done, but my fear is someone is going to get seriously hurt. 16. More police to enforce the current cross walks 17. Enforcement of poor driving habits. 18. Right now,I find our need for police officers a higher priority. Enforcement of pedestrian and school zone safety would go a long way to making Tigard, overall,safer. Too Many Taxes 1. How about cutting spending elsewhere instead of always going to taxpayers for more money?Isn't it fun to always be spending other people's money 2. Overall impact on property taxes,which are already too high. I suggest that the City take funds out of the bloated Library budget,which is nearly as large as the Public Safety budget. Public Safety is an order of magnitude more important than the library. 3. I will not support any levy that will raise the current tax until City of Tigard proves that they practice proper stewardship of my tax monies. $100k+ salary for a librarian is not proper stewardship. $90+ in monthly administration fees for utility bills is not proper stewardship. I do not and will not support this endeavor until I feel my money will be spent properly. I don't at this time. 4. Honestly,I'm tired of being taxed while livability in Tigard just keeps diminishing. Do you even listen to what the residents who live here are saying? 5. "Could these projects be funded by builders as a part of the permitting fees? 6. What other sources of revenue could be utilized?" 7. Please spend wisely. This community hasn't been very forthcoming with levy money in the past. 8. The city already spoke when it declined the levy previously,don't waste more of the city's funds trying to pass another. You can change the color of the lipstick on the pig but it's still a pig. 9. The city has the funds, they need tore-evaluate their budget and start adding these improvements slowly,they don't need to use outside companies to do the work,because these contractors that do the work charge prevailing wage which ends up costing three time more than it should have,the city has the Competent workers and staff to do the project themselves and not hire it out then it wouldn't cost so much money to do the project 10. No more levy's. Some families cannot afford more taxes. Fundraise for it.There needs to be a clear plan of what improvements will be made. What areas would benefit from the levy. 11. That taxpayers are maxed out already. Stop adding more and more taxes and fees. We have way more than enough. 12. Remember there are retired people in Tigard who live on fixed incomes! 13. Maintain the current infrastructure. Tigard seems to build things without the wear withall to maintain them. 14. Not increasing property taxes. Find use with current funds.No property tax increase. 15. I will not vote for anything that raises our property taxes again. 16. I cannot continue to give more money to Tigard. They need to realize homeowners do NOT have bottomless pockets.PLEASE consider other ways to fund this. Maybe LESS frilly things like art in the city or bands in the park or other things that could be funded with donations or admission charges. 17. No additional taxes 18. Funding for additional police officers must be dropped. This is not desirable as police would be misused on speed traps and motorcycle traffic stings.... not relevant to safety program. 19. But,yay we have those$500k pink tulip statues downtown, and had $100k to subsidize moving the Asian art gallery from over by Wince,to main st,and we found$4.2M to rip out parking build a street bullseye and planter swales downtown, found $1.68M to buy the Ferguson Plumbing building,and have$450k to help move Ferguson Plumbing from downtown,and had hundreds of thousands to build a dog park, demolish the dog park and rebuild the dog park for an apartment developer,and how many million$ are being diverted from basic services and education to paying for infrastructure for developers via the urban renewal districts in the triangle and downtown 20. Stop wasting our tax money and you won't need to ask for more...stop the diversion of our taxes to urban renewal, boondoggles,etc. 21. There's only so much the tax payers can support!This constant money grab needs to end. 22. So typical- a grant to point out safety problems,but no money to fix them.Reminds me of a bond measure to buy more property for parks,but no money in the budget to maintain them. Tigard should not assess any more taxes on its citizens. Implement the no/low-cost safety projects first, (educating students/citizens,enforcing the law,using volunteer crossing guards within the current budget). Then, carve out money for the spendier projects by prioritizing them in future budgets with the tax money we're already paying. 23. No more levies,money,taxes. Between school construction bonds,water projects,light rail coming, you name it,enough is enough already! Stop this spending madness! 24. The council should consider Tigard's overall budget and/or current levy funding, to see if there are current viable funds that could cover the program. In the past,Tigard has spent a great deal of money on aesthetics,rather than insuring resident safety issues/programs. 25. I'm all for keeping children safe, but any improvements should be done as part of public works' general projects. Stop adding levy funding to our property bills. 26. Properties are already over taxed. Especially considering the increase in property values. How about lottery funds and marijuana taxes? 27. We even found$292M for school remodels,additions,rebuilds. Even found the money for every kid to have a laptop at school this year,if they make it to the school safely. And we found$17M for parks. We even built a new huge library for many millions even in a time of the internet age and shrinking libraries.But,guess what, there is not a sidewalk to walk from the high school, elementary school or middle schools in the area to the library. And now they are talking about rebuilding the police station and still talking about subsidizing a YMCA. Vision 1. Perhaps consider other city models to reduce automobile dependency. You have a vision. Can you identify other cities and schools that found success with the same goals you have?Invite someone to research this.Thank you for your leadership. Safe routes to schools and a walkable community are key to a high quality of life. 2. Why continue with the vision statement when a Tigard had an expert on"walkability"and he said that Tigard could not meet the vision? 3. The city council has written stated goal to be the most walkable city in the whole Pacific NW...it seems to me that being walkable starts with being able to safely walk to your nearby school and the transit stops. 4. The idea that Tigard wishes to become the most walkable city in the PNW is laughable. My kids have attended four schools and there is not one even remotely safe route to any of these four schools. I feel like the city has really let the students in our area down in this arena. My nieces and nephews attend schools in Bend,OR and the Bay Area of California and BOTH PLACES have allowed them to allow walk and bike to school. I am happy to be a resident of Tigard,but this is idea that we are walkable is nonsense. McDonald, 121st,Fonner Street,Bull Mountain Road... the list goes on and on. There are no safe routes for kids. 5. I love the mission of becoming the most walkable city,but we have a long way to go. 6. But,we can thank our lucky stars, the Tigard City Council has had for years now, a written stated goal to be the most walkable city in the pacific northwest. Not, the metro area, or Oregon,but the whole NW...it seems to me being walkable starts with being able to walk to your area schools,the library and your area's transit stop...so when are they going to start making our area walkable? Other Levy Input 1. Don't be so myopic when approaching levy renewal. I'm not going to vote for an LOL for just a few routes to "schools". Many people don't have kids or don't want their kids walking to school in general so what will these improved street projects do for EVERYONE?Are we focusing current dollars on projects that benefit the many?Where are we on coordinating with ODOT for sidewalk improvements on HALL;A major road many people,including children,use&leads right to Tigard HS 2. If the goal is to have more students walk/bike to school,I'm wondering if there are any studies that have been done in Tigard (or other local school districts) to track the number of students who walk/bike to school before and after safety projects.Before voting for a levy, I,as a taxpayer,want to know that safety projects have been proven to increase students walking/biking to school. 3. What is the problem the city is trying to solve by establishing a levy? Are students not getting to school? Are we trying to reduce the number of busses? Are there a lot of accidents involving students? Th s almost sounds like a solution in search of a problem. Please make the case--what problem are we trying to solve and what are the statistics to back up this case? Then tell us what specifically the city proposes to do and how much it will cost. This would be a great place to start. Armed with this information---- I have confidence that the majority of Tigard voters will make the right decision at the ballet box. 4. Transparency-The 10 officers planned probably represent a high%of cost of this plan. Have no objection to funding police dept.Do have an objection if it is being added to this project in an unscrupulous manner as a minor part when in reality it is a major part of cost. Last levy went down- need to be honest about what you are really trying to achieve here. 5. You have to work on marketing it well. The gas tax ballot measure failed, and the water bill increased to make up for it--but it could have been marketed as less of an increase because everyone who fills up in gas in Tigard will pay,not just Tigard residents (as the water increase resulted in). For example, a lot of people use the Costco gas station in Tigard city limits. Similarly,this should be heavy on the safety focus for kids. I think you should consider paying an outside consultant for marketing feedback. 6. They should make sure they're a very clear actionable steps, so the community can see the results and feel like they were a part of it. 7. Be crystal clear about the specifics of how the money will be spent and then provide follow-up when it is done 8. Adding SROs back to elementary schools Other 1. The solar powered flashing beacons are cheaper than those that require electricity 2. Developers should be helping to pay for these upgrades as well as contributing to police/fire. If you build a 200-unit apartment where there used to be 1 house,you need to contribute for the burden that places on the city services. 3. Just look at Tigard's own walking map. 79th is a major connecting route for walking in the area but still doesn't have sidewalks,or street lights for much of it. Per SW Corridor plan documents this area has a high percentage of low-income people and minorities that would be likely transit riders and would likely also have kids walking to the schools for classes or to just play. In the immediate area there: Bonita Villa Apt(96 units),Bonita Court Apt(36 units),Creekside Commons Apt (48 Units), Bonita Firs Condos (73 units under$250k, 60 units under 300k),Timbercrest Condos (35 unit under $200k),Bonaventure Assisted Living Facility, at least 100 homes worth less than$300k,and hundreds of homes worth of around$400k.These are probable transit riders and need a sidewalk to get to their light rail station and schools. Please also note,multiple bus lines run down Durham Road and Hall Blvd and run over to the Tigard Transit Center. A sidewalk down 79th would help them get to their bus stops too. 4. Most parents these days drive kids to school. I am likely to vote for safety related measures.Most in the community are surprised to learn that Safe Routes to Schools also means less school busing can be offered.More important to have mental health so we don't have school bullying and violence than a walking route. 5. Potential crossing guards for kids during school hours. Cars tend to go around or drive as soon as any person gets half way through. I have witnessed it one too many times as I live at an intersection in Tigard. 6. We pay more in taxes than most cities and states. There are zero reasons this city should not be walkable and ridable with current tax dollars.Tigard street from Tiedeman Ave to 115th needs to be a 25 mile an hours zone and a flashing crosswalk needs to be installed now that the park has been put in and the foot and bike traffic has increased exponentially. It is an accident waiting to happen. 7. Listen to the people in the neighborhood. We've been trying for years to get something done about the `S'curve on 100th.The answer is always something like`there's not enough data to constitute making changes.'We live here.We see the issues, data it not. 8. Need to make it personal as voters seem resistant to spending more money. Many voters that do not have kids (or homeschool or go private) already complain that their money goes to public schools. Need to make it attractive to the entire city,not just public school parents. 9. A significant amount of money is spent on school improvements,but what good do those improvements do when some students have difficulty accessing buses or walking/biking to their schools. Student safety inside,outside and on the way to/going home from school should be the#1 on the list for funding. 10. The equity of how solutions are implemented;prioritizing areas with higher concentrations of underserved communities because they are most in need of services,would benefit the most,and would get a higher value out of any resources 11. Hall Blvd from downtown,through the civic center,through the high traffic McDonald/Bonita corridor to the Tigard High School should have a coordinated,local Safe Route focus with full ADA compliance. I love the work to bring the trail behind the library to Bonita Park-keep the great work up on completing the Fanno Creek Greenway as that helps provide less car-trafficked pedestrian access in the area. City of Tigard Levy Bond Task Force; 9.18.19 Messaging Worksheet 1. Please complete the worksheet (10 minutes) 2. Discuss your choices with people at your table. (20 minutes) 3. Pick a person at your table to report back to the group. Which word do you like best? (Pick one from each group) ❑ Community Safety ❑ Police Levy ❑ Neighborhood Safety ❑ Public Safety Levy ❑ Public Safety- ❑ Safety Levy ❑ Additional ❑ Tax ❑ Increase ❑ Increase ❑ Invest ❑ Fund ❑ More police officers q Enhance ❑ More resources ❑ Expand ❑ More training ❑ Additional ❑ More capacity ❑ Increase Potential taglines (Star the ones you like. Cross out the ones you don't like. Make your own to line.) To keep Tigard safe(or version) 10 Our needs are increasing but our ability to meet those needs has not Growing city and growing demands. We want to do more but we can't. Safe communities. Safer Connections. (or version) 13 Because Minutes Matter- 10 Q: Why doesn't growth pay for itself? Every district. Every day.- 2 Invest if Tigard's safety- 2 Invest in Tigard's Public Safety- 1 Invest in Tigard's Future Which description do you like best?Do you have a suggestion? ❑ Eight additional officers for patrol, two for homeless outreach. (or version) ❑ 10 additional officers to provide capacity with patrol and homeless outreach 1 i City of Tigard Levy Bond Task Force; 9.18.19 Include broader explanation if used for sidewalks, crosswalks, etc.. Equate number of officers to response time Well trained. Well staffed. Well connected. Rank the benefits of a public safety bond from 1-most important benefit to 10-least important benefit. Do you have a suggested benefit? 5 Provides funding for necessary services 10 Helps police department 4 Provides funding for de-escalation training 7 Helps fund emergency services 3 Additional officers 8 Maintains quality of life 9 Increase feeling of safety 1 Improve response time for emergency calls 2 Quicker response time 6 Pedestrian improvements near schools ;you have suggested benefits? Police more integrated in the community Cost now versus later (a lot more $to address the unaddressed issues) Time to dial in programs/process before arrival of light rail Community policing Dedicated office within district Stop increase in crime Homeless coordination with city and county services Knowing someone is there in a crisis Mitigate the effects of homelessness on the community Which levy caption do you like best? (A caption can h Approval of Tigard Police and Safety levy for five years. Levy to increase community police services and safety improvements Levy for additional officers, increased police services and safety improvements Levy to increase police officers and expand (improve) emergency services 2 City of Tigard Levy Bond Task Force; 9.18.19 I Levy for additional police officers and improved emergency services ballot title do you like best? Support public safety, improve police response times Operating and capital levy to fund additional police services (officers) Approve additional police officers and public safety local option levy. Approve Tigard Public Safety Levy for Five Years Tigard Police and Public Safety Local Option Levy. 3 Altt City of Tigard Levy Bond Task Force; 9.18.19 Messaging Worksheet 1. Please complete the worksheet (10 minutes) 2. Discuss your choices with people at your table. (20 minutes) 3. Pick a person at your table to report back to the group. Which word do you like best? (Pick one from each group) ❑ Community Safety ❑ Police Levy ❑ Neighborhood Safety ❑ Public Safety Levy ❑ Public Safety- ❑ Safety Levy ❑ Additional ❑ Tax ❑ Increase ❑ Increase ❑ Invest ❑ Fund ❑ More police officers ❑ Enhance ❑ More resources ❑ Expand ❑ More training ❑ Additional ❑ More capacity ❑ Increase Potential taglines (Star the ones you like. Cross out the ones you don't like. Make your own tagline.) To keep Tigard safe (or version) 10 Our needs are increasing but our ability to meet those needs has not Growing city and growing demands. We want to do more but we can't. Safe communities. Safer Connections. (or version) 13 Because Minutes Matter- 10 Q: Why doesn't growth pay for itself? Every district. Every day.-2 Invest if Tigard's safety- 2 Invest in Tigard's Public Safety- 1 Invest in Tigard's Future Which description do you like best? Do you have a suggestion? ❑ Eight additional officers for patrol,two for homeless outreach. (or version) 11 ❑ 10 additional officers to provide capacity with patrol and homeless outreach Include broader explanation if used for sidewalks, crosswalks, etc.. i City of Tigard Levy Bond Task Force; 9.18.19 Equate number of officers to response time Well trained. Well staffed. Well connected. Rank the benefits of a public safety bond from 1-most important benefit to 10-least important benefit. Do you have a suggested benefit? 5 Provides funding for necessary services- 1, 10, 8, 2, 8, 3, 1, 9, 8, 4, 2,4 (60) 10 Helps police department- 7, 9, 9, 10, 10, 6, 8, 6, 9, 10, 6, 9 (99) 4 Provides funding for de-escalation training- 8, 4, 7, 7, 5, 5, 4, 5, 2, 6, 1, 5 (59) 7 Helps fund emergency services- 6, 5, 4, 9, 9, 4, 5,8, 5, 7, 10, 8 (80) 3 Additional officers-4, 6, 1, 5, 1, 2, 6, 7, 1, 3, 3, 7 (46) 8 Maintains quality of life- 10, 3, 10, 6, 7, 9, 7, 1, 10, 9, 5, 6 (83) 9 Increase feeling of safety- 9, 8, 5, 3, 6, 8, 9, 10, 4, 8, 4, 10(84) 1 Improve response time for emergency calls- 2, 1, 3, 1, 2, 1, 3,4, 6, 2, 8, 2 (35) 2 Quicker response time- 3, 7, 2, 8, 3, 2, 3, 3, 1, 7, 1 (40) 6 Pedestrian improvements near schools- 5, 2, 6, 4, 4, 7, 10, 2, 7, 5, 9, 3 (64) benefits? Police more integrated in the community- 2 Cost novo versus later (a lot more $ to address the unaddressed issues)-2 Time to dial in programs/process before arrival of light rail Community policing- 3 Dedicated office within district-4 Stop increase in crime Homeless coordination with city and county services- 3 Knowing someone is there in a crisis- 2 Mitigate the effects of homelessness on the community- 2 hick levy caption do you like best?(A caption can have no more than 10 words) Approval of Tigard Police and Safety levy for five years. Levy to increase community police services and safety improvements Levy for additional officers, increased police services and safety improvements Levy to increase police officers and expand (improve) emergency services Levy for additional police officers and improved emergency services Which levy ballot title do you like best.. . 2 City of Tigard Levy Bond Task Force, 9.18.19 Support public safety, improve police response times Operating and capital levy to fund additional police services (officers) Approve additional police officers and public safety local option levy. Approve Tigard Public Safety Levy for Five Years Tigard Police and Public Safety Local Option Levy 3 Ite _ City olTigard Item# 1� �) City Council Meeting — Consent Agenda TIGARD CITY COUNCIL MEETING MEETING DATE: October 8, 2019 MEETING LOCATION: City of Tigard - 13125 SW Hall Blvd., Tigard, OR 97223 Consider Agreement with Northwest Housing Alternatives Staff recommends authorizing the City Manager to sign the Exclusive Negotiating Agreement with Northwest Housing Alternatives. As reported at the August 13 Council meeting, staff issued a Request for Information for developers interested in building affordable senior housing on the Tigard Senior Center site. In July, three non-profit affordable housing developers were interviewed by a panel consisting of representatives from the Tigard City Council,Town Center Advisory Commission,Tigard Senior Center, and staff The panel selected Northwest Housing Alternatives (NHA),a 501(c) 3 organization that operates 1,800 units of affordable housing in 16 Oregon counties,housing about 2,900 people. Progress to date includes a kick-off meeting with NHA and staff, NHA assembling a project advisory committee and NHA issuing an RFP for a project architect. The Exclusive Negotiating Agreement has been reviewed by the City Attorney and contract real estate attorney.By executing the Agreement,the City is not committing itself to a development agreement with NHA. It creates a framework for upcoming negotiations. NHA requested formal Council action as this kind of agreement is a requirement for some funding opportunities. Over the next several weeks, staff and the city's legal team will negotiate a lease and development agreement. The terms of this agreement will be brought to the Tigard City Council for approval at a future meeting. Consider Contract Award for on-call Information Technology Support and Other Related Services Staff recommends the Local Contract Review Board award multiple contracts across an array of information technology areas identified below for on-call Information Technology and GIS service needs. Information Technology On-Call Contracts: The city has robust Information Technology systems that has a continual need for a wide range of consulting services associated with the maintenance and enhancements the diverse systems. A number of projects within the IT and departmental budgets involve low dollar,short term consulting services. Often,the solicitation of these consultants can be a bit time consuming and add time, cost,and resources to the project. The city is looking to create a list of on-call and of record contracts with a number of qualified firms in various TIGARD CITY COUNCIL CONSENT AGENDA—October 8,2019 City of Tigard 1 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard,OR 97223 1 w .tigard-or.gov I Page 103 it I I Information Technology or related services that would expedite the solicitation process. This process actually involves a more robust and inclusive process than is typically used and should result in a better and more consistent product for the city while expediting workflow. The city issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the categories of work in July. It was the intent of the city to award contracts to multiple firms in each of the on-call categories. Categories included in the RFP were as follows: • Networking,Datacenter,Security, IT Infrastructure, and IT Consulting Virtual Desktop Support Services • Database,Business Analysis,SharePoint, and Office 365 services • GIS Services Firms were able to submit proposals for multiple categories. The proposals for each category were scored in accordance with the criteria detailed in the RFP: General Qualifications and Responsiveness,Understanding and Project Management Approach, Category Specific Company Qualifications, and Category Specific Technical Personnel. Firms were scored and ranked in each category. In the categories for on-call services, they city is looking to contract with between two and four firms. The following lists the contractors and categories proposed to receive a contract: Networking, Datacenter, Security, IT Infrastructure, and IT Consulting BridgeTech Right! Systems • Zen3 Virtual Desktop Support Services • BridgeTech • Right! Systems Database, Business Analysis SharePoint and Office 365 services • AQL • BridgeTech • Right! Systems • Zen 3 GIS Services • Geographic Technologies • Latitude Geographics • Gartrell Group These contracts are specifically targeted to smaller, short term projects under$100,000. For larger more robust projects the city will release a formal RFP for the specific project and scope. TIGARD CITY COUNCIL CONSENT AGENDA—October 8, 2019 Cityof Tigard 1 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard,OR 97223 w .dgard-or.gov IPage2ofg Staff does not have a not to exceed contract total identified for work, but no project will exceed$100,000. The contracts shall be for two to four years and work will be shared over the contracts to the fullest extent possible. Fiscal lnformadatz Cost: varies Budgeted: Yes Where budgeted: Multiple The proposed contracts for on-call Information Technology and GIS Services will not have total contract not to exceed amounts as part of the contract;however,no project issued against any of them will exceed $100,000. Projects will only be issued for identified and budgeted with the department's needs. TIGARD CITY COUNCIL CONSENT AGENDA—October 8, 2019 City of Tigard 1 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard,OR 97223 1 w .tigard-or.gov I Page 3 of3 Item# City of Tigard Newsle"`r:q�7'j�l Memorandum To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: John Goodrich, Public Works Executive Manager Re: Solid Waste Franchise Information Date: October 3, 2019 Overview City Council adopted the FY 2020 master fees and charges schedule on June 11, 2019,including a rate adjustment for solid waste franchise haulers-Pride Disposal and Waste Management. At that time, Council brought to staff's attention questions regarding the cost of service analysis for"drop box" services and the level of service being received from the current franchisees. This memo is intended to respond to Council's questions and seek additional direction,if warranted. Solid Waste Management Franchise The solid waste management franchise provisions are in TMC 11.04 Solid Waste Management. Pursuant to code, franchises automatically renew every seven years. Under Section 11.04.080, the city may propose amendments to this franchise. Council may also reduce rates under provisions requiring 30-day notification with accompanying justification. Cost of service studies are conducted based on aggregate profit between 8 to 12 percent, or at a minimum of every six years. Staff reviewed other jurisdictions and found they automatically renew their solid waste management franchises anywhere between 5 to 10 years. Com arable Cities Solid Waste&Recycling Tigard Hillsboro Beaverton Tualatin Sherwood Lake Oswego i Franchise Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Renewal Tens 7 Years 7 Years 10 Years 5 Years 10 Years 10 Years Method of Establishment Municipal Code Municipal Code Municipal Code Negotiated NegotiatedMunicipal Code Agreement Agreement Drop Box Rafes Pricing Methodology Costofservice Proportional Proportional Proportional Flat Rate Proportional 10 Cubic Yards $168.00 $127.00 $131.00 $121.41 $135.00 $125.14 20 Cubic Yards $168.00 $127.00 $131.00 $121.41 $135.00 $125.14 30 Cubic Yards $168.00 $137.00 $146.00 $144.84 $135.00 $146.97 40 Cubic Yards $168.00 $157.00 $146.00 $175.80 $135.00 $169.34 Additional Fees Delivery Fee $78.34 $40.00 $65.00 $45.00 $73.00 $35.00 Mileage' $3.00 $1.50 $2.69 •Hillsboro-per mile from point to disposal •Beaverton-per mile in excess of 2,4 miles .Sherwood-per mile in excess of 5 miles Prior to the cost of service study, drop box rates were $154.38 for all four sizes of drop box (10 cu. yd., 20 cu. yd., 30 cu. yd., and 40 cu. yd.). Prices were increased 9% based on the study. Other jurisdictions with solid waste management franchises have various pricing methodologies, but most are "proportional size, proportional cost" meaning smaller boxes are priced less than larger sized boxes. However, other fees and charges are also associated with drop box total costs for these other jurisdictions. During the city's rate study, Council chose to accept the rate consultant's recommendation to set the fee at the same amount for all size boxes. The rate consultant's recommendation is based on the cost of providing the service is not related to the size of the box, but factors like truck maintenance and mileage, box construction cost, labor and handlingequipment which are not impacted b y drop box size. The current drop box fee is 168 plus P 3 P P $ delivery. The rate study findings and recommendations were presented to council on June 4, 2019 and adopted on June 11, 2019. Summary of Current Code Provisions Council has also expressed concerns regarding customer service complaints. While the code does not provide an express City-regulation of customer service,provisions within the municipal code ensure best public interest by: • Insuring safe accumulation,storage, and collection,transportation,disposal or resource recovery of solid waste; • Insuring rates that are just, fair,reasonable and adequate to provide necessary service to the public; • Prohibiting rate preference and other discriminatory practices which benefit one customer at the expense of other customers of the service or the general public; • Eliminating overlapping service to reduce truck traffic,street wear,air pollution and noise; • Complying with the business recycling requirement set forth in Metro Regional Government Code Chapter 5.10.330. Customer Responsibilities The code contains obligations of both the franchisee and the customer. If a customer does not comply with � rY the required provisions, the franchisee is not obligated to provide service to that customer. For the comprehensive list, please refer to TMC 11.04. The customer responsibilities include but are not limited to: • Providing safe access to the pickup point,receptacles must be in a visible location to be serviced,and within 100 feet of the street right-of-way or curb. • Maintaining all solid waste receptacles in a safe and sanitary condition. • Not disposing of any hazardous waste. Franchise Options The following are options for Council consideration: a) Make no changes to the current franchise agreements and continue pricing based on most recent cost of service study. b) Amend the current franchise agreements or adjust the schedule of fees and charges based on council's policy changes. c) Open the solid waste management franchise and terminate the existing agreements. Staff would request council to provide direction or guidance regarding: o Specific solid waste management problems or concerns to be addressed; o Measurable outcomes or achievements,i.e.lower costs,better service, single provider, etc. Based on the "Comparable Cities"information staff supports option A. Option B is available if fees and charges or customer service policy needs adjustment to meet Council's goals and objectives. If Council determines to use option C,re-opening the franchise would require significant reprioritization of staff and require solid waste management consultant resources. It may also be a lengthy process. Project costs would be sourced through the city's general fund. Tigard Solid Waste & Recycling FAQ Staff have created a website for additional information related to the City's solid waste franchising should Council have further questions: https://w-,v-w.dgard-or.gov/city hall/solid -,aste.php Council Briefing Staff prepared an agenda item for Council on Tuesday, October 8 during study session regarding this topic. The agenda item will include briefing on the comparable cities information and provide council time to discuss and ask questions. Staff will be available to answer questions or receive further direction from Council regarding the solid waste management franchise and policy. Item# Newsle er:q TIGARD-OR.GOV/SRTS interna sonal WALIK + ROLL T 0 SCIJOOL DAY P wednesdayy Oct. 2019 Ills CD i. r 40 AF Made possible with support from Metro and The Federal Transit Administration. SateRoutes "410, 1=MAoki Tigard Safe RONrtmen es to School U.S.Depat ® ® ® Metro ofTmnsportation MW- City of Tigard Federal Transit Administration J City rf�uatasd. Item 5 Construction Project Update — September 25, 2019 Newsletter: I This update is a listing of major construction projects with traffic impacts. If you do not see a project on the list here are a few resources you can use to find more information: • Tigard Active Permits—interactive map with a list of planning,building, and engineering permits. https://www.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeriesZindex.html?appid=d86ee38351l e430dal c050637040107c • Public Works Update—summary of work done by our Public Works crews. htt2s:ZZW-,vw.tigard or.gov/community/pw news.php • Capital Improvement Plan—Tigard's 6-year plan for large-scale improvements. https://wa-w.tigard- or.gov/city hall/cip.phn • ODOT Project Tracking—State Transportation Improvement Program projects. htt_ps://gis.odot.state.or.us/transgis/opt/ • Washington County Roads —Washington County projects impacting roads. htips://wu-w.wc-roads.com/ Tigard Street Heritage Trail Tigard Street Heritage Trail is closed through the end of October between Main Street and Katherine St,while trail renovations are in progress. Pedestrians are rerouted along Tigard St.,and bikes share the roadway with vehicle traffic. Commercial Street Sidewalks ODOT is constructing sidewalks between Lincoln and Main St. Commercial Street is closed between Lincoln Ave and Main St through October 12. 99W Sidewalks ODOT is constructing sidewalks along 99W on the east side between Naeve Street and Beef Bend Rd., and the west side at the intersection with Bull Mountain Rd. as part of their Safe Access to Transit project. Expect sidewalk closures and intermittent nighttime lane closures. Lane closures on Bull Mountain Rd. and the right-turn lane from 99W will be in place until October 7'. 74'Avenue 74'Ave at Red Cedar Way may be reduced to one way traffic for road work and curb installation on the Red Cedar Estates subdivision. Arthur Court Colony Creek Trail is closed between Deeann Ct and Wall St for a streambank restoration project. 124"Avenue and Ann Court A short section of 124'Ave is closed north of Ann Ct for work on a culvert replacement. The road is expected to reopen in early-October,but may have one lane reopened earlier. Detours are provided. Beef Bend Road Culvert Washington County will be replacing a pair of failed culverts under Beef Bend Rd near 146'Ave. This project also includes installing a new waterline for the City of Tigard. Beef Bend Road is closed between 146'and the Oak Mont Apartments. A six-week road closure is expected during construction from 9/4/19 to 10/15/19,possibly extending to 10/28/19. Beef Bend Road, between Roy Rogers and Hwy 99W,is open to local traffic only during the closure. Pedestrians with mobility needs who travel between 146th Avenue and the Oak Mont Apartment entrance will need to contact Washington County for an escort during construction. Visit the County's project website at https://www co washington ox us/1 UT/TransportationProjects/beefbendculvert cfm?page About River Terrace Area Construction River Terrace subdivisions are under construction particularly on the east side of Roy Rogers Rd. south of Scholls Ferry Rd. See httl2s://ww-w.tigard-or.gov/river terrace bhp for more information. • A new sewer line is being installed along Clementine Street, out to Roy Rogers Rd. and will impact Clementine Street, a section of Pumpkin Valley Terrace, and Sabrina Ave. Expect some delays and short closures while work is in the roadway. A contractor is building a new subdivision on the west side of 150'Ave. south of Hawksridge. There are other significant road, sewer and water projects underway or planned in the area. Visit GetUsThere.org for information and updates. 114th Place A new subdivision is being installed on 114"Place north of North Dakota Street. Contractor will be striping the roadway in the upcoming weeks. 100'Ave south of McDonald St A new subdivision is being installed on 100th Ave south of McDonald Street. Expect delays on 100'Ave and 103`d as utilities are being installed. Item# ^I New �p sle er: 1� -1 Tigard's new affordable housing community to break ground Oct. 1 Ray Pitz Monday, September 23, 2019 The 48-unit Red Rock Creek Commons project will be located in a four-story structure in the Tigard Triangle urban renewal area. ` COURTESY COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING -A ground-breaking ceremony for Community Partners for Affordable Housings 1M1Jiii Red Rock Creek Commons j�y community is planned for Oct. 1. .,:�, ; . • Community Partners for a Affordable Housing will break v ground on its newest affordable housing community in Tigard, Red Rock Creek Commons, on Tuesday Oct. 1. The 11 a.m. to noon event will include comments from Tigard Mayor Jason Snider, Metro Councilor Craig Dirksen and Oregon Housing and Community Services Director Margaret Salazar. The development includes 48 one-bedroom affordable housing units, part of a four-story building that is one of the first new developments inside the Tigard Triangle urban renewal area. Among the units will be eight set aside for those with mental illness through a partnership with Luke-Dorf, a non- community mental health agency headquartered in Tigard, which will provide services. COURTESY COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING - The new Red Rock Creek Commons affordable housing project, located M in the Tigard Triangle, will include 48 units in a four- story building. Community Partners for Affordable Housing began in Tigard in 1993 after a call from the pulpit from Father Loren Kerkof at St. Anthony Church. Soon a committee of community members was formed consisting of community members from Tigard, Tualatin and Beaverton and the non-profit was founded. Construction of Red Rock Creek Commons will be completed by fall 2020. To Bridgeport or Bust - little support for SW MAX to stop at Tigard Bill Gallagher Monday, September 23, 2019 What's unknown is whether Portland would OK removing traffic lanes from Barbur Boulevard. PMG FILE - The Orange Line was the last new MAX line to be built. It staeted service in 2015. There's not much support among seven decision makers for the Southwest MAX light rail line project to end the line in Tigard rather than at Bridgeport Village in Io? �.• Washington County. But there is a desire from some of them to hear Portland's answer to the question, "What about Barbur?" A major decision on where Southwest MAX will go if it ever gets built—and the route it will take to get there—will be made by the Southwest Corridor Project Steering Committee next month. The project is still years from a final decision on whether it will be built, but is nearly $400 million over a preliminary proposed budget of$2.375 billion. One way of cutting costs in this early stage would be to shorten the line. Another way would be by removing a traffic lane in each direction on major sections of Barbur Boulevard. That would eliminate the cost of widening Barbur to accommodate trains as well as the current two lanes of traffic in either direction. At its meeting on Monday, Tigard Mayor Jason Snider was the only one of the six members of the Steering Committee who were present who spoke out for a shorter line that would only go as far as Tigard. He is one of four members of that committee who are elected representatives from Washington County. He proposed the shorter route so Barbur would maintain all its lanes. The other three members want the line to go all the way to Bridgeport Village. City Commissioner Chloe Eudaly, Portland's representative on the committee, was not present. Her representative, Chris Warner, director of the Portland Bureau of Transportation, was noncommittal on the length of the line. Because running the light rail line the full 12 miles to Bridgeport would probably mean reducing traffic lanes on Barbur, Mayor Gary Schirado of Durham, a town of 1,500 people located between Tigard and Tualatin just west of Bridgeport, said, "Getting to Bridgeport is pivotal to the success of this project. I want to hear what PBOT's position is. It may not matter what Durham thinks but it does matter what Portland thinks." Washington County Commissioner Roy Rogers replied to Warner, "It's your road (Barbur) and I don't have a clear message what you want to do with it. I "We need a signal and leadership and vision. What does Portland want? That's my ask of you." Barbur Boulevard is currently under the jurisdiction of the Oregon Department of Transportation but will be transferred to Portland when the project is completed and trains are running, according to Warner. Warner told the Steering Committee that the possibility of removing lanes on Barbur as a trade-off for going all the way to Bridgeport is, "Conceptually a different way of looking at this. 1 will be discussing it with the mayor in coming weeks." He said he wanted more information on how reducing traffic lanes on Barbur would affect local neighborhoods and the impact on residents, businesses, bicyclists and pedestrians along Barbur. After the meeting, Warner said, "Our hope is to expose them (Portland City Council members) to it because it's still really in the planning stages so we have not had the initial conversation with them about this. Commissioner Eudaly is the one who's going to begin the conversation. She'll be talking to them." At this point, Warner said, there are no plans to bring the current Southwest Corridor Project issues to a City Council meeting before the Steering Committee decides what to do about Barbur Boulevard. Neighborhood association representatives from Southwest Portland testified against the plan to "skinny" Barbur by taking out one traffic lane in each direction. "This is a horrible idea which would have major impacts in my neighborhood,"said Maryanne Fitzgerald of the Crestwood Neighborhood Association. She cited the amount of traffic that would divert off of a "skinnier" Barbur Boulevard onto local streets. The steering committee will schedule a meeting in late October or early November to decide the budget and route questions and the ultimate plan for Barbur Boulevard should light rail trains ever travel on it. WASHINGTON COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTY AND OFF-DUTY TVF&R CAPTAIN RESPOND TO HOUSE FIRE IN TIGARD (PHOTO) News Release from Tualatin Valley Fire& Rescue Posted on FlashAlert:September 23rd 2019 3:54 PM At noon today, a Washington County Sheriff's Office deputy was 4+ r driving along Durham Road in Tigard when he noticed smoke coming from a house located on 92nd Avenue. He immediately r rerouted towards the direction of the smoke and radioed dispatchers at Washington County Consolidated a' Communications Agency(WCCCA), notifying them that there n was a working house fire. U 44 City of Tigard em ployeeed riving by the house also reported the fire to 911. With multiple credible sources, WCCCA dispatchers entered the incident into their system as a first-alarm fire to ensure adequate resources were sent to the scene.The call also generated a 'residential fire' notification through the PulsePoint phone app, which alerted an off-duty Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue captain that was in the area.The captain immediately headed to the location of the fire where he and the deputy entered the house to ensure no one was trapped inside.They also began dousing the fire with a garden hose. The crew from King City Station 35 was first to arrive.They worked quickly to extinguish the remainder of the flames and remove smoke from the home. Firefighters rescued two dogs that were uninjured and happy to be reunited with their owners. Crews also found one cat that required resuscitation efforts.After a few minutes, the cat began breathing on its own and is expected to survive.A neighbor took the cat to a nearby veterinary clinic for further evaluation. According to the fire investigator, the cause of fire appears to be accidental and started on the stovetop in the kitchen. Two occupants and their three pets will , be temporarily displaced because of fire and smoke damage. They will stay with neighbors while their home is restored. The home was not equipped with a residential fire sprinkler system.The house had one smoke alarm. Smoke alarms should be placed on every level of your home and in each sleeping area. • Information about smoke alarms can be found here: https://www.tvfr.com/145/Smoke-Alarms-Escape-Planning. Information about fire sprinkler systems can be found at: http://www.tvfr.com/index.aspx?nid=144 To learn more about the PulsePoint phone app,visit https://www.pulsepoint.org/ In addition to Washington County Sheriff's Office,TVF&R was assisted by Lake Oswego Fire Department and Tigard Police. Metro West Ambulance stayed at the scene of the fire in case anyone needed to be transported.