The Beaverton City Council met on February 3, 2026, in a regular session that included a proclamation, visitor comments, a presentation from the Beaverton Downtown Association, a work session on fiscal sustainability, and public hearings on transportation-related items. The council also provided an update on the city's sanctuary city policy.
Councilor Teeter here. Mayor Beatty. Here. Edward Kimmy is here. Council Kimmy. Sorry, he wasn't seated and I didn't see him. Councillor Kimmy. Here. All right. Pursuant to oh, sorry, let me look at the script. The first matter on our agenda tonight is an executive session that will be closed to the public. With the executive session is done, we will reconvene an open session. We are holding the executive session in another part of the building, so you may remain here in council chambers until we return. I cannot give an exact time when the open session of tonight's council will begin, but I will expect it to be 20 to 30 minutes from now. And now I'll read the formal announcement for executive session. The city council will now meet in executive session pursuant to 192.6602D to contact deliberately uh conduct deliberations with people designated by the governing body to carry out labor negotiations. No final decision will be made in executive session by Oregon Law, members of the public, and the news media may not be present for deliberation regarding labor negotiations. Therefore, members of the audience, including members of the news media, may not attend the executive session. Only the council and designated staff are allowed to turn uh attend. We will be back. We do have a bit of an agenda shift today. We are gonna move um agenda bill uh 26034 up underneath the consent agenda. The work session. Okay. We are now uh resuming the regular meeting of the Beaverton City Council following an executive session. We will continue tonight's agenda, starting with a proclamation. We'll move then to visitor comments, a presentation, and everything else that we moved up. All right, we will now move on to visitor comments. Uh nope. Sorry. Can you read the proclamation? Thank you. Uh whereas a 1926 Harvard scholar, Dr. Carver G. Woodson established the recognition of black and African American history, uh, to acknowledge the accomplishments and active participation of African American people in shaping the development of Americ our American democracy, and whereas Black History Month provides an opportunity to recognize the leadership, creativity, perseverance of African Americans across all fields, including civil rights, education, business, the art, science, public service, and community building. And whereas black communities have made numerous valuable and long-lasting contributions to the history of the United States and to Oregon's economic, cultural, spiritual, and political development, and whereas the presence and contribution of black communities continue to enhance the quality of life in the city of Beaverton, and whereas Black History Month calls our nation's attention to recognizing and celebrating the essential contributions and resilience of black communities while acknowledging injustices that remain, and whereas black communities continue to be the targets of discrimination, exclusion, and violence based on identity, which conflicts with our core values as a community, and whereas Black History Month is a time when all Americans are encouraged to reflect on our collective history of slavery and oppression of African and Black people and to recommit to acknowledging the harms and to prioritizing belonging, justice, inclusion, and respect for human dignity in all we do and all that we do. And whereas though we celebrate Black History Month in February, we affirm that Black history is American history and recognize it as an ever-present part of our collective experience that we must pass on and learn from. And now, therefore, you Lacey Beatty, mayor of the city of Beaverton, Oregon, do hereby proclaim February 2026 as Black History Month in the city of Beaverton. Uh thank you, Council President. I would also uh I do see our uh chamber CEO in the audience, and it would be awesome if you guys could produce a list of black owned businesses this month so we could use our money to elevate uh businesses in our own community. So would love to partner with you to make sure that gets kicked out the door. Thank you for coming and getting a task from the city council. All right, we will now move on to the visitor comments. The city requires pre-registration for online and in-person visitor comments at council meetings. Uh registration closed at noon today. All registrations was uh conducted through the city recorder's office via email or phone in preparation for the meeting. There are eight people registered uh to comment at tonight's meeting. As a reminder, visitor comments provide the opportunity for the community to speak about matters even if they are not on the agenda. Visitors may state their comments and should not expect the council to engage in back and forth dialogue regarding the comments at this time for the council to hear from the community. The city council seeks to be welcoming and inclusive towards all speakers at public meetings, and we strive to create an atmosphere of mutual care and respect.