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City Council Workshop Meeting Minutes
Tigard May 19, 2026
1. Workshop Meeting
A. At 6:30 p.m. Mayor Hu called the Tigard City Council Workshop meeting to order.
B. City Recorder Krager called the roll.
Present Absent
Councilor Anderson ✓
Councilor Ghoddusi ✓
Youth Councilor Hellhake ✓
Mayor Hu ✓
Councilor Robbins ✓
Councilor Schlack ✓
Councilor Shaw ✓
Council President Wolf ✓
C. Mayor Hu asked everyone to mute their mics and join him in the Pledge of Allegiance.
D. Call to Council and Staff for Non-Agenda Items—None.
2. Public Comment
A. Public Comment—Written: There were two written public comments received by the
Monday noon deadline. One was from Kate Ristau regarding cuts to Library funding for
the Social Services Coordinator and the Library materials and processing budgets. The
second was from James Strain about concerns with a Major Modification Application for a
truck-access driveway on Tigard Street.
B. Public Comment— In Person: None.
C. Public Comment— Phone in: None.
3. Community Updates
Tigard High School Envoy Kosravani was unable to attend and give an update.
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4. TVF&R State of the District
Chief Haven presented the TVF&R State of the District. In 2025 TVF&R responded to 7,625
incidents in Tigard. They are preparing for what analysts predict will be a warmer and drier
summer fire season and all firefighters have received wildfire training. A new program, Care
Facility Outreach, works with 70 healthcare facilities in the district as those facilities generate
13 percent of call volume.
Another new program to help with increasing emergency medical service calls is Nurse
Navigation, a telehealth center available as a resource for people who are not sure they need
an ambulance. Paramedics are also working to connect community resources with high users
of the 911 system, who use 911 as their only healthcare.
Chief Haven said that on average, community members experience 3-5 traumatic events in
their lives, but first responders see about 500 in their working lives. TVF&R is participating in a
program called Struggle Well, developed by the military to help first responders with a
paradigm shift from post-traumatic stress syndrome to post-traumatic growth.
5. Community Updates Continued
A. Tigard Police Department Report
Commander Rogers was joined by Crime Analyst Christopher to give the Strategic
Dashboard Report for April with a focus on the importance of the work crime analysts do
to help solve crimes in the area. There was an uptick in residential burglaries, while
business burglaries have decreased. Vacant homes and apartments are being broken into
by non-residents. Police have tracked down some of the people homesteading in vacant
properties and starting fires, mostly seeking respite from living outdoors.
Crime Analyst Christopher spoke about vandalism and said while numbers look lower it is
not an accurate reflection of the actual occurrence of graffiti and vandalism. These are
often officer-reported crimes and if they are busy with other situations there is not as
much time for proactive policing. She noted that shoplifting crime is decreasing but theft
of gasoline and propane is increasing, related to rising fuel costs.
Councilor Anderson asked whether someone was assigned to downtown issues including
loitering, trash, and scaring people on sidewalks. Commander Rogers said there are 2
officers dedicated to these issues in the downtown corridor. Chief McDonald responded
that COPS (Community Oriented Policing) hands out their department cell phone numbers
to businesses and assured Councilor Anderson that the downtown issues are on their
radar.
Council President Wolf referred to the home robberies and asked if the perpetrators have
ID on them; or how do the police know where they are from and how is this data
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collected? Commander Rogers said that many times the suspects are known to police
although there have been some new faces lately. The department is collecting some
interesting data by analyzing those arrested in the past year and finding out where they
are from. The District Attorney is also looking at sharing this information.
B. Council Board and Committee Liaison Reports
Council President Wolf reported on the quarterly Willamette Intake Facility meeting. A
consultant has been identified to implement the watershed protection plan. Bylaws were
adopted as the project moves into high gear. They adopted their recreational immunity
plan.
Councilor Ghoddusi reported on the League of Oregon Cities Telecom and Al Committee
and Metro Area Communications Commission meetings. He noted that contracts will
need to be reevaluated due to decreased cable television use.
Mayor Hu announced that the Washington County Coordinating Committee (WCCC)
awarded $1.5 million of MSTIP (Major Streets and Transportation Improvement Program)
Opportunity Fund money towards Tigard's 72nd Avenue project.
6. Non-agenda Items - None
7. Executive Session - None Scheduled
8. Adjournment
At 7:14 p.m. Mayor Hu reminded everyone to vote if they had not already, and there being no
additional items, adjourned the meeting.
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