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The Forest Grove City Council met on October 12, 2026, at 7:00 PM. The meeting included a proclamation for Domestic Violence Awareness Month, public comments on speeding concerns and a recent ICE agent incident at the police department, consent agenda approvals, presentations on the Family Peace Center, federal affairs updates, and the TV Highway Access Management Strategy, along with council communication and a city manager report.
I'd like to call to order this meeting of the Forest Grove City Council. Will the city recorder please call roll? Councillor Gustavson. Council President Valenzuela. Here. Councillor Shimon. Councillor Falconer. Here. Councillor Martinez? Here. Councillor Marshall. Here. Mayor Wensel. Here. We acknowledge the land on which Forest Grove is located rests on the traditional village sites of the At Falati, a tribe of the Calapuas who originally inhabited the Twalton Plains, including Forest Grove. They are now part of the Confederate tribes of Grand Ron. Will the audience in Council please join me in the pledge? I'm gonna ask Miss Rachel Schutz to join me up here to um from the Family Justice Center to receive this proclamation. Thank you. Whereas domestic violence is a serious crime that affects people of all backgrounds and abilities, but often has disproportionate effect on communities and groups impacted by inequity and whereas domestic violence includes physical, emotional, social, sexual, spiritual, financial, and digital abuse, and can occur between family members, intimate partners, and within dating relationships. And whereas one in two and one in six men in Oregon report having experienced domestic violence, stalking, sexual assault or physical assault by an intimate partner during their lifetimes. And whereas domestic violence impacts vulnerable victims, including children, as approximately 50% of Washington County children who are child abuse victims, also live in homes with domestic violence. And whereas in 2025, the Family Justice Center served 6,000 survivors and domestic violence resource center provided over 7,400 crisis services to survivors. And whereas when har when harm occurs, we are determined to respond by helping survivors find not only safety, healing and justice, but also equitable access to services, a sense of hope for their future, and the tools to rebuild their lives. Now, therefore, the City Council of the City of Forest Grove does hereby proclaim October 2026 as domestic violence awareness month in Forest Grove, Oregon, and calls upon the people to learn more about preventing domestic violence and show support for the numerous organizations and individuals who provide critical safety, healing and hope to survivors. And Forest Grove Oregon informarse mass sobre la prevention de la violencia domestica y appara numerosa organizations and personas protection essencial sanación y esperanza a quienes ando a ella. And testimonio de lo quale a suscrito la presente y a dispuesto que el sello de la ciudad de Forest Grove Oregon in este dia 12 de 2026, nuestra alcaldesa Malinda Wenzel. Okay, next on the agenda is public comment. Public comment is a time provided for anyone wishing to speak to the council on any item not scheduled for a public hearing. Comments are limited to two minutes unless additional time is granted by the presiding officer. The public comment period shall not exceed 30 minutes unless extended by the council. Zoom attendees may use the raise hand feature to be called on. Okay. First up for public comment are Susan and Ron Field and the Foundation. Thank you, May Mayor Wenzel. Council members and staff, we are Ron and Susan. Our address is 1025 Gough Road, and we've been residents of Forest Grove for 50 years, and Ron was a teacher in the Forest Grove district for 31. We are submitting a petition on mitigating speeding on Gough. Oh, I left my petition back there. Gough Road. On Wednesday, August 26, a young woman was walking the family dog when a speeding silver Prius nearly struck her. Unfortunately, her dog on a regular length leash was struck and killed by hit and run driver in the crosswalk of Heatherway and Gough Road. Where we regularly observe reckless drivers speeding well above the 25 mile per hour limit. Several years ago, a pickup truck was struck so fast and hard by hit and run driver that the collision propelled the pickup onto the grass parking strip and totaled it. We know Gough is an arterial.