This summary covers the Beaverton City Council meeting held on May 5, 2026, which included proclamations, public comment, a presentation from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, a consent agenda, a discussion and vote on parking enforcement, work sessions on the interim city manager’s work plan, the city library strategic plan, and fiscal recovery including potential new fees. The meeting also included new business updates.
Will the recorder please call the role? Councillor Duggar. Here. Councillor Hartmayer Prigg here. Councillor Hassan. Here. Councillor Kimmy? Here. Councillor Teeter? Here. Councillor Tivmon. Counselor. Mayor Beatty. Here. Okay, tonight, uh, run a show. We have three uh proclamations, well, visitor comment. We uh have a presentation from the Washington County Sheriff. We have a pretty lengthy uh consent uh and three work sessions. So tonight will be a long evening. Uh with that, we're gonna start with a city council proclamation on Asian American and Pacific Islander Month that Councillor Kimmy will read. Okay. Um proclamation City of Beaverton, whereas Beaverton celebrates its its strengths that's one of the most diverse cities in the Oregon, where one in three residents identifies as a person of color, and one in five was born outside of the United States, and whereas Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities in Beaverton represent over 16% of the population and include dozens of languages and cultures, and whereas we recognize the generations of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders who have enriched Beaverton's history, local economy, and cultural vibrancy, and who are instrumental to our future success. And whereas the month of May was chosen for this heritage month to commemorate the immigration of the first Japanese to the United States on May 7, 1843, and the anniversary of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad on May 10th, 1869, for which the majority of the tracks laid were by Chinese immigrants, and whereas Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities have pre uh persevered over discrimination, inclusion, exclusion, persecution, incarceration, and disparities, and continue to experience injustices today. And whereas AANHPI Heritage Month is a time to celebrate the remarkable achievements and pay tribute to the generations of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders that have contributed to cities and America's history, society, and culture. Now therefore the City Council of the City of Beaverton, Oregon, to hereby proclaim May 2026 as Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in the City of Beaverton. Thank you, Councillor Kimmy. Councilor Hartmeyer Prigg. And for the third one, Police Memorial Day and Week, we do have a bunch of uh Beaverton officers here also for a photo. And I know Chief Jebson said she didn't want to be in the photo, but it's a requirement of the mayor. Okay. Proclamation from the Office of the Mayor of the City of Beaverton. Whereas our city is committed to recognizing that our growth and strength depend on the safety and essential role our homes, buildings, and infrastructure play, both in everyday life and when disasters strike, and whereas our confidence in the resilience of these buildings that make up our community is achieved through the devotion of vigilant guardians, building safety and fire prevention officials, architects, engineers, builders, tradespeople, design professionals, laborers, plumbers, and others in the construction industry who work year-round to ensure the safe construction of buildings. And whereas these guardians are dedicated members of the International Code Council, a nonprofit that brings together local, state, territorial, tribal, and federal officials who are experts in the built environment to create and implement the highest quality codes to protect us in the buildings where we live, learn, work, and play. And whereas these modern building codes include safeguards to protect the public from hazards such as hurricanes, snowstorms, tornadoes, wildland fires, floods, and earthquakes. And whereas Building Safety Month is sponsored by the International Code Council to remind the public about the critical role of our community's largely unknown protectors of public safety, our local code officials, who assure us of safe, sustainable, and affordable buildings that are essential to our prosperity. And whereas mission possible, the theme for building safety month 2026 is built to last and focuses on simple actions homeowners can take to improve safety at home. Whereas each year, an observance of building safety month, people all over the world are asked to consider the commitment to improve building safety, resilience, and economic investment at home and in the community, and to acknowledge the essential service provided to all of us by local and state building departments, fire prevention bureaus, and federal agencies in protecting lives and property. Now, therefore, on behalf of Lacey Beatty, the mayor of the City of Beaverton, I do hereby proclaim May 2026 as Building Safety Month in the City of Beaverton. And I encourage our citizens to join us as we participate in building safety month activities. And I should have flipped over my briefing sheet that said that the Chamber of Commerce's newly formed AAPI caucus is here to receive tonight's proclamation. So I will read the third one and then we will rotate through for photos. Whereas the Congress of the United States of America has designated May 10th through 16th, 2026 is National Police Week and May 15th of each year to be Police Memorial Day in honor of the federal, state, and municipal officers who have been killed or disabled in the line of duty, where it is also known that police officers face serious dangers and too often those dangers lead to serious injury. And unfortunately, some are killed in the line of duty. Whereas the City of Beaverton is proud of our law enforcement officers and wishes to recognize their commitment to public safety profession. And whereas the Believe Beaverton Police Department is dedicated to preserving human rights, lives, and dignity, and whereas the Beaverton police are committed to the highest professional standards, working in partnership with our community members to improve safety and quality of life for all. Therefore, I, Lacey Beatty, the mayor of the City of Beaverton, do hereby proclaim May 15th, 2026 as Police Memorial Day, and the week of May 10th through the 16th of 2026 as police week in the City of Beaverton. So we'll start with our API photo, then we'll move to building safety, and then we'll have our officers join us for the police memorial day. Registration closed at noon today. All registration was conducted through the city recorder's office via email or phone call in preparation for this meeting. There is one person registered to comment at tonight's meeting.