All right, gang, I think we're back.

On audio.

So thank you for your patience.

Um, I know uh tonight is very um as all council meetings are, but tonight is a very important meeting.

Um, but at this point in the agenda, would you all rise and join me for the pledge of leading on the money?

One nation under indivisible with liberty and justice for all, and so on.

So council and uh deputy city manager uh Tretch, are there any non-agenda items?

None from us, Mayor Pro Tem.

Okay.

Um we will move on to proclamations and record recognition, and our proclamation this evening is banned books week.

And I think Director Um Halsa Bernard, um, as you come forward, um, I'll read a statement about that.

The freedom to read and expression of intellectual freedom is essential to our democracy and reading among is among our greatest freedoms.

Americans favor free enterprise and ideas and expression and can be trusted to exercise critical judgment to make their own decisions about what they read and they believe and to exercise the responsibilities that accompany this freedom.

The American Library Associations of Banned Books Week, which is October 5th through the 11th, celebrates the exercising the freedom to read without censorship by individuals, groups, or public authorities.

The City of Tiger and the Tiger Public Library encourage free people to read freely now and forever.

Um so with that, um Director Hall said, please go ahead.

Thank you so much.

Mayor Pro Tem Wolf and City Council, members of the Tiger community, and fellow Tigered co-workers.

My name is Halstead Bernard.

I use she, her pronouns, and I'm the director of library services for the city of Tiger.

I'm here with Jean Pelliquin, our communications and outreach coordinator, and we're so pleased to uh for your support of proclaiming at Banned Books Week in Tigered.

Banned Books Week was launched in 1982 as a response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in libraries, bookstores, and schools.

This annual event highlights the value of free and open access to information and brings together the entire book community.

Librarians, educators, authors, publishers, booksellers, and readers of all types in shared support of the freedom to seek and express ideas.

Tonight we are joined by members of the Tigered Public Library Board, the Friends of the Tiger Public Library, and library employees whose work directly supports intellectual freedom in our community.

Thank you so much.

And we have brought some books that have been historically banned.

We would love to take a picture with you and with these important books after the proclamation.

Next step, I believe, and we would like to present that to you.

So we will do that, and then have everyone come up and join us, whoever you would like.

Okay, at this time we will move forward with public comment.

And uh public comment is a little different this evening, so um hang here with me for a second, and I'll kind of walk through our process this evening.

Um tonight to accommodate the speakers that are here for um uh non-mayoral business.

Um, you will all speak uh first, and then we will move to those that are here uh to speak on behalf of one of um our candidates.

Um you will all speak uh first and then we will move to those that are here uh to speak on behalf of one of um our candidates uh but first um we will take non-mayoral comments and then for mayoral comments that will be a maximum of one minute for each commenter, and we will um actually we're fine.

Uh we were setting aside 20 minutes for that, but the number of speakers signed up is within that amount of time.

Um, but we will uh I guess when we have video or call-in, we will close that at 20 minutes.

Um, and then just as a reminder, commenters may show support for a candidate, but cannot speak negatively uh towards the other candidates.

The call-in number is 503-966-4101, and those wishing to comment should call now to get into the queue.

Anyone present wanting to comment should sign up on one of the two public comment forms which you all have, and I have that in front of me.

Um so with that, we will start with our kind of regular business, if you will, and we have two speakers uh on non-mayrol business.

So we will start with Sean Martinez, and he is here to talk about a very important topic.

And then Sean, this one uh so are we one minute or two minutes on for general it's two, so we might want to bump the clock up, or we'll just run it twice.

Perfect.

Thank you.

Go ahead, Sean, when you're ready.

Thank you.

Um, Mayor Pro Tem Wolf, uh, City Council members.

I appreciate you listening to us.

Um we just wanted to come and remind everyone that tomorrow is uh international walk and roll to school day, which is really awesome.

It's a it's a great time to get families to think about leaving the car at home, um, making the air a little bit cleaner around our schools.

We have a lot of idling cars in front of all of our schools, um, and walk and roll to school day is amazing.

So uh at Metzger Elementary, we have hundreds of families that choose to leave the car at home.

We all gather at Metzger Park and we walk and roll the school, and it's just an amazing site.

You have all these families going down Locust Crossing Hall Boulevard and going to school.

Um, and it is really exciting for the kiddos.

So I hope to uh see more support for walking and rolling in Tiger.

I appreciate everything that you've all done so far, and we hope to see you more.

Thank you.

Thank you, Sean.

And I think all schools are covered by council members tomorrow.

So we'll all be there.

So thank you so much.

Um and then our second comment this evening in this category is um CB Wright on Just Compassion.

Hello, and thank you for this opportunity.

Can you turn the mic on?

You push the little button on the mic.

Oh, sure.

Press the button, so it'll turn green.

There you go.

Hello, and thank you for this opportunity.

My name is CB Wright, and I'm a resident at the Knoll, which is a building that's right across the street from Just Compassion.

And your homeless policies are currently directing directly affecting Knoll residents' safety.

Our management company and uh owners and the Tiger Police all tell residents that our hands are tied as we desperately f try to find solutions to dozens of non-residents being in our building all hours every day.

Being in the elevator can be scary.

Residents of the knoll feel like we are on the brink of physical danger and are frustrated with the catch 22 we find ourselves in.

It seems that city and real estate policies protect you all from assisting Knoll residents with any level of safety precautions.

At this time, we can only protest the influx of homeless guests into our building and the addition of drug dealer visits.

Our policies, your policies actually have dictated that there is one homeless shelter in Tiger.

We are a community that is vulnerable.

We are over 55 low-income people with mobility issues living across the street.

We have contacted just compassion multiple times.

So far, they don't address our issues.

What kind of a plan can you come up with for our buildings safety needs?

We are fairly further distressed by the upcoming edition of 40 beds to just compassion's uh services.

Thank you.

Thank you, CB.

At this time, that is only the two call or the two in person, and we will move to public comment that was received in writing.

Two written non-mayoral comments were received before noon deadline on Monday, one requesting greater transparency with a mayor appointment and the city manager leave and one about campaigning at public works and the storage of their items during the day.

Okay.

So at this point, um, Mr.

Thornberg, are there any that are for non-mayoral comments signed up for phone call or video?

There's one video call.

Uh that's non-mayoral, correct?

Oh, that I believe that's mayoral.

Okay, non-mayoral there's that.

Okay, so then we will move forward to the mayoral public comment.

Um we will go first uh written.

Twelve written comments were received before noon deadline on Monday uh related to the mayoral appointment, three written comments in support of Councillor Shaw and nine in support of counselor who and with that we will move to public comment in person.

And um I think we are um like I said, we have 12, and you all um are aware, I think at this point that you'll have one minute, and we'll keep the clock on so they can help um tempo you uh in your um speech.

And with that, um, we'll start with Sean Martinez.

Hello again.

Sean Martinez.

Uh yeah, we live in Tiger, we live in Metzger.

Uh we wanted to talk about how much again we appreciate all the work that the entire city council has done to make Tiger more walkable and bikeable.

We really do appreciate what we've done with the Fannel Creek Trail.

It's amazing.

Um we need to do more for sure.

Um, but we do appreciate seeing uh Councillor Who on their bike out around doing walk and road school days and also doing bicycle education at CF Tiger.

Um we do community-led rides around Tiger and Counselor Who has shown up to a few of those, and I really appreciate seeing someone on their bike in town, and I think it would be amazing to have a mayor that rides their bike around Tiger.

So I appreciate that so much.

Thank you.

Thank you, Sean.

The next person signed up to speak is Karen Amerson.

Councillor E.

Kang Hu has completely immersed himself in our community.

The city posts pictures of events, and he is always in them.

He isn't there to be seen.

He's there to learn about our community, honor our diverse citizens, and to hear a wide variety of experiences.

None of that will change as he steps into the mayoral role and its busy calendar.

He is also committed to fully understanding issues.

There were a few times when negative comments were made.

Instead of avoiding conflict, he called the people, went to their homes, and met them for coffee in order to better understand their viewpoints.

He is very respectful.

He appreciates the work that each staff member of Team Tiger is doing to make Tiger a great place to live.

He knows that each of you have topics that are of personal importance, and some that you have a lot of questions about.

It is important to E that everyone have their chance to express themselves and to learn.

Again, none of this respect will change as he steps into the mayoral role and leads the council to achieving your goals.

I hope that you already believe in Counselor Who like I do, and that you will appoint him as Tigers next mayor.

Thank you.

Our next speaker is Sylvia Lin.

And then following Sylvia will be uh Von Lee.

Good evening, uh Mayor Podan, Council members, and everyone here in person and online.

My name is Sylvia Lang, and I'm a local Taiwanese American community leader here in Oregon.

Tonight I'm joined by several other Taiwanese American community leaders, and we're all here to express our strong support for counselor I Kang Hu to be appointed as Tiger's next mayor.

Since being elected in 2022, Councillor Who has shown up to countless Taiwanese American community events, not as a guest of honor, but as one of us.

He had lessons, he connects, and he truly cares.

In fact, he often buys his own tickets and just sit among us.

The humility, the willingness to simply show up and be part of the community.

That is what leadership looks like.

And that's why we believe Councillor Who is the right person to lead Tiger forward.

On behalf of local Taiwanese American community, we look forward to calling Councillor Who, Mayor Who after tonight.

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

Next is Van Leigh, and excuse me for my voice, and I apologize when for pronouncing that incorrectly.

So go ahead when you're ready.

Good evening, Tiger City Council.

It is an honor to express my support for Counselor I Kang Hu's appointment as mayor.

My name is Von, like fun with a V.

I'm a second generation Vietnamese American.

I'm also a second generation business owner of Jeffrey Island Gallery.

As a young woman, minority business owner in downtown Tiger, it is encouraging to see Tiger leadership involved in the future of this community and show engagement and genuine interest in what we have to say.

As demonstrated by Councillor Who's participation at our cultural events.

So thank you for inspiring me to speak today, and thank you for this opportunity.

Thank you.

Well done.

Our next speaker is Alan Long.

Hopefully, Alan, I said that correctly.

Welcome.

It's odd, right?

City Council, thank you for listening to me today.

As an first generation immigrant, and I've been in a business owner here for 25 years.

I this is the first time I've ever stepped foot in City Hall.

And one of the reasons I have done that is because of Councillor Who.

Because he really believes in that we all should have a say and that we should all be represented, and that everything we say does matter.

So for all these years that I've been in Tiger, I have never felt this welcome to be part of this community.

I am extremely thankful that the next generation of Jeffrey Allen would like to stay here in Tiger.

It makes me very happy.

It makes me very happy as a founder of Jeffrey Allen to be able to say that thanks to uh counselor who and I hope as the next mayor will be able to continue to inspire the next generation to come and stay here in Tiger.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Okay, of course.

Um the um next beer speaker, excuse me, is uh Pia Wilson Body.

Welcome, Pia.

Mayor Pro Tim Wolf, as well as the council.

Uh, good evening.

Um my name is Pia Wilson Body, and I thank you for this opportunity uh to speak.

As a Tiger resident uh for more than 20 uh years, and as a former executive, I've seen firsthand how steady, thoughtful leadership matters, especially during times of change.

Counselor Shaw represents that kind of leadership time and time again.

Her success in business as well as her commitment to local nonprofits show her business acumen and deep care for community.

She leads with honesty, dedication, and compassion and her creativity, like helping launch the Tiger Small Business Assistant Fund has delivered real results for our residents and small businesses.

We need steady, proven leadership at the helm.

And I believe Councillor Shaw is what our city needs right now.

So thank you for your time and consideration.

Thank you, Pia.

Um next speaker is uh Karina Torseth.

Did I say that correctly?

Welcome, Karina.

Thank you, Council, for giving me this opportunity.

I'm Karina Torseth, and I've had the privilege of knowing Jeanette Shaw as a community member and a neighbor for the last 15 years.

What sets Jeanette apart is simple.

She shows up, she advocates for her community, and she gets results.

Her experiences as a lobbyist to in DC to directing nonprofits and serving on the community or on the city council for five and a half years, speaks volumes about her ability to shape policies with fiscal responsibility.

Jeanette has a genuine concern and empathy for all Tigered residents.

She doesn't view issues as abstract policy issues, but rather community members struggling with the rising cost of living.

She listens without judgment and works to find practical solutions.

Jeanette understands leadership, isn't about having all the answers, but caring enough to find them and working together to resolve them.

That's the kind of mayor Tiger needs, and I'm proud to support Jeanette Shaw for the mayor of Tiger.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Next up is uh Mayor Frank Buminek from Twaleton.

Welcome, Frank.

Great.

Good evening, Tiger City Council.

As neighbors who share a school district and countless common interests, Twalton has a stake in Tiger's success.

That's why I'm here tonight.

You have two excellent candidates who care deeply about this city, and that makes this a very difficult choice.

But Jeanette Shaw is uniquely positioned to meet this moment.

Her council experience gives her the institutional knowledge Tiger needs right now.

Her strong relationships with regional leaders and her connections in Salem and Washington, D.C.

aren't just impressive credentials.

They're tools she'll use every day to fight for Tiger community at every level of government.

What sets Jeanette apart is her collaborative spirit in a time of division, she builds bridges.

In a time of distrust, she earns confidence.

Her ability to bring people together isn't just valuable, it's exactly what Tiger needs now to move forward.

Thank you, Frank.

Next is Nathan Jackson.

Welcome, Nathan.

Thank you, Mayor Pro Tem and Council.

Um I've had the privilege to work alongside both of you.

Um and admittedly I myself have trouble making peace with the concept of competing to serve.

Uh but here we are.

Uh my history working with counselor who is necessarily uh more substantial just because of our own overlapping tenures on the planning commission.

I've served on the commission for nine years now, and for most of that time, counselor who was one year ahead of me in service, so to speak.

In hindsight, I can't help but see how privileged I was to have his leadership as an example to follow, as I ultimately directly succeeded him in the office of the commission.

He also supported his fellow always supported his fellow citizens and commissioners, including me to follow our own opportunities for service and participation, even when opinions and perspectives differed or when emotions ran high during the especially contentious hearings.

One final note to ever council does select.

Um Oregon Mayors against enforcement of civil immigration law by federalized military forces.

Thank you.

Thank you, Nathan.

Um next is um I think Mark Bowen.

Is that right?

Thank you, Mark.

Uh I think as long as it's green.

Oh, yeah.

There you go.

Good evening, City Council.

My name is Mark Bowen.

I've lived in Tiger over 35 years.

Uh, and I'm Jeanette's uh neighbor, Shaw, and her family.

Uh, like many neighborhoods in Tigerd, ours dealt with ongoing concerns about speeding, parking problems, potentially abandoned vehicles that seem impossible to solve.

Uh we complained, but nothing ever changed until Jeanette got involved.

Uh what she did was to bring us together and organize several neighborhood meetings, helped us identify some specific concerns and then build consensus around some practical solutions.

Uh she listened to everyone, helped to find solutions that we all could support.

What impressed me most about Jeanette's is her steady pr persistence, uh solving issues taking takes time and patience.

She doesn't give up, she's never frustrated with the you know bureaucracy, works to keep her neighborhood focused on solutions rather than just complaints.

It's kind of problem-solving leadership Tiger needs.

Uh Jeanette Shaw knows how to bring people together and actually get things done.

She has my full support for our next mayor.

Thank you, Mark.

Our next speaker, Margie Arch.

Did I read that correctly?

Hi, Margie.

Come on up.

Good evening.

Thank you for having me tonight.

Appreciate your um the opportunity.

Um my name is Margie Archer, and I work in the insurance industry, where it's extremely important to assess for risk, crisis management.

It's part of my daily work.

I've known Jeanette Shaw for 18 years, and I can tell you without hesitation, she is a leader you want when things get challenging.

In my profession, we evaluate people's ability to handle pressure, make sound decisions, and remain stable when others panic.

Jeanette excels in all these areas.

I've seen her in situations with remarkable clarity and composure.

While others react or freeze, Jeanette remains calm.

Assesses the situation, identifies priorities, and takes decisive action.

What impresses me most with her is her consistency.

Whether facing a routine challenge or an unexpected crisis, it's the same Jeanette.

Calm, focused, reliable.

She doesn't change her approach based on who's watching or what's politically convenient.

That ability is invaluable in leadership.

When a major crisis hits, and in this day and age, it very may very well may.

Tiger needs a mayor with a steady hand at the wheel.

When budgets get tight or difficult decisions need to be made, we are doing you to wrap up.

I'm sorry.

Okay.

Uh important note I do want to make is her experience in Sacramento and DC prepares her with a policy experience that can serve the community.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Um, and our last speaker is Lan uh.

Thank you, Lan.

Good evening.

Good evening, everyone.

My name is Lang Pham.

I'm a uh I am a culture members of the Vietnamese community of Oregon.

I'm here on behalf of the uh president of the Vietnamese community of Oregon and a board member.

Uh read the letter from him.

The members of Tiger City Council.

My name is Tao Tu.

I'm a president of the Vietnamese community of Oregon.

I am honored to express my strong support for Counselor Yi Kang Hu's appointment as a mayor of Tiger.

Over the past four years, I have seen counselor who show up for our community time and time again.

He attends our cultural celebrations, engaged and respect, listens with care and for um follow through on commitment.

He approached his approach is not about appearances, it is about building trust and meaningful relationships between the city of Tiger and the Vietnamese community of Oregon.

Exactly what I believe Tiger needs in is next mayor and mayor should welcome dialogue, value uh every voice and act in ways that unite the city.

Counselor who has already demonstrated he lives in this way for those reasons.

I respectfully urge you to appoint Counselor Yi Kang Hu, Ace Tiger next mayor.

Thank you for your consideration.

Thank you, Vamp.

Thank you.

Everyone have a good evening.

Thank you so much, and I apologize for that.

Um you all get to hear me cough for the next six to eight weeks, so sorry about that.

Um so my mistake, we actually have one more speaker.

Um uh councillor Shaw is speaking on behalf of uh a written note because Councillor Young from Sherwood wanted to be here, but she has uh counsel this evening.

So I'm gonna shut off.

Thank you, Mayor Pro Temwolf.

Uh good evening.

I'm reading this on behalf of Council President Kim Young of the City of Sherwood.

Uh when I heard Jeanette Shaw was being considered for the mayoral appointment of Tiger, my first thought was this is exactly what the region needs right now.

Our communities don't exist in isolation, whether we're addressing homelessness, transportation, housing affordability, or economic development.

These challenges cross city barriers.

Solving them requires leaders who can build bridges, not walls.

Jeanette Shaw is that kind of leader.

Tiger is fortunate to have this opportunity, and Jeanette Shaw has a collaborative spirit, the regional relationships and the steady leadership our communities need.

She will be an excellent partner for Sherwood.

I strongly support Jeanette Shaw's appointment as mayor of Tiger, and then also with uh Mayor Rosener.

He also said I've generally enjoyed working with Jeanette Shaw and have great respect for her knowledge and ability to collaborate regionally with neighboring cities, the counties, and the region.

Please consider voting for Jeanette to lead Tiger into the future.

And again, I'm reading this because they have council meeting tonight.

Thank you.

Well, I'm so sorry about that.

Um thank you, Councillor Shaw.

Um I did have the opportunity to chat with counselor um Young earlier this week, so I was able to chat with her directly about uh Counselor Shaw.

So with that, we are finished with um in-person public comment.

And so the next question, um, Mr.

Thornburg, do we I know we have one video caller?

Do we have any additional phone in calls?

Uh we no longer have a video caller.

Uh we have one phone and caller.

Um, so you can go ahead and get started when you're ready.

Okay, uh Jenny Whitham.

Thank you.

Good evening, City Council.

My name is Jenny Whittall, and I live in the same neighborhood as Jeanette Shaw and her family.

Unlike many neighborhoods in Taggard, ours has dealt with ongoing concerns of speeding cars, dangerous interaction intersections, and parking problems, and sometimes abandoned vehicles.

Um nothing really ever changed.

Uh neighbors would get together and we would complain.

But until Jeanette got involved, nothing had changed.

She brought us together.

She organized several neighborhood gatherings and kind of helped us identify our specific concerns.

Um Jeanette is really good at listening, and she helped us understand the trade-offs and come up with practical solutions that we could all support.

But she didn't just stop there.

She helped us really understand the process and walked us through the requirements and made sure our voices were heard by the people who could actually address the problems at City Hall or City level.

Um really because of her collaborative approach, we now have clear parking guidelines in the area and abandoned vehicles are gone, which has been great.

But what impresses me most about her is just her persistence because these kind of things are not easy things to fix, they take time and patience.

Um and Jeanette doesn't give up.

She has perseverance, and she really has worked hard to keep our neighborhood focused on solutions rather than complaints.

And that's the kind of problem solving leadership tiger needs.

Uh Jeanette Shaw really does know how to bring people together, build consensus, and actually get things done.

I'm proud to support Jeanette Shaw as our next mayor.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Okay.

So, Mr.

Thornberg, did you say there was uh one video caller as well?

Uh there's no more video caller, but there is only one phone caller.

Okay.

Um excellent.

All right.

So we will close um public comment at this time and we will move to the city manager report.

So uh deputy city manager Trich, I'll hand it to you.

Thank you very much, Council.

Um, if we could get the slide up, if you don't mind.

And while the slide is coming up, I'd like to invite our communications coordinator and L Tigre Events Extraordinaire, Leandro Barrientos, uh, who will be uh giving us a uh rundown on Saturday's uh successful event.

And uh the images when they come up will um only enhance his remarks.

Hi, thank you.

Buenas noches.

Whoa.

So it's Hispanic Heritage Month.

Honorable mayor process was really special.

Um this year we built on the foundation of previous festivals and created something that so was a celebration of culture, community, and connection.

Our focus was on partnership and education with our community partners.

Uh we work closely with organizations like Latinos and Government Alliance, Adelante Mujeres, Los Empresarios of Tiger, which started right here by uh uh in Tiger and led by Tina Escalera.

Uh Lewis and Clark College, Portland Community College, St.

Anthony's Church, and Washington County, and like so many more.

Uh that was kind of their our big impetus uh to work together to create uh a place of inclusivity and belonging for our not just our Hispanic community, but for our immigrant community in general.

Uh brand new partners this year.

We worked with 93.1 Er Rey Radio, who helped create support and promotion for the community.

And these collaborations helped us with our vendors with education and helping them guide guide them through the uh the government processes to uh bring new products to market.

Um and we expanded our partnerships with Club Venados.

I'm gonna say it's futbol, because it's Hispanic Heritage Month, but it's soccer.

Uh we had our first football uh tournament this year.

Uh we had six different teams.

Uh this is a partnership that we created with uh Alexis, who's the uh uh the coach of this this league.

Uh we started a partnership with them in Parks and Rec.

Uh shout out to Rick Grun.

Um earlier in January of this year.

Uh we got to talking and uh we were able to work alongside city staff and provide an opportunity for these teams to uh compete.

And as you can see right there in that first picture at the top, that's the uh West Coast team that won first place.

And they were awarded by Congresswoman Salinas.

Um so it was a it was a momentous and uh amazing event uh for them.

And I want to give a big shout out to one of our sponsors, Zipley Fiber, Kevin Gigin, who works um with community engagement.

Um many of you may have met him at other um kind of community engagement opportunities throughout the city.

Uh he created uh the created the ability for the teams to um be able to play.

Uh the festival stage also featured world-class performances that ran the gamut between salsa, cumbia, and uh the crowd showed up early to celebrate.

I don't know if you follow NPR, Tiny Desk, Trish Toledo was actually featured on Tiny Desk, the week of El Tigre.

I did not plan that for that happened.

So really good promo.

We had people standing in the wind in the rain waiting to see her.

Uh this this year we focused on education, engagement, and belonging, and we built trust.

Uh we worked alongside and a big shout out to Camilo Angel from uh Washington County.

Uh we for the last four years we've done classes in Spanish over in the public works um auditorium to provide guidance on Washington uh county standards for uh temporary food licensing and working alongside with our economic development department to make sure that everyone is uh properly licensed and kind of bringing them into our city core services and um how to get them started, and it starts new businesses for folks that are willing to bring their product to market.

Um I want to give a big shout out to our public works crew.

Uh all of the behind the scenes stuff that happens to uh from our police department and our public work works crew, they're really the unsung heroes of uh they're that they what uh Orlando Lanui, who is the lead of the public works team for L Tigre, I've worked with him since the very first one.

Um he said we're like um magic elves that come in the night and put everything together and then take it all down after everybody leaves.

I love it.

Um this celebration, uh one of my goals with um trying to work alongside folks is uh those things right there, those five E's, and I really think that this year we hit every single one of them in supporting.

So I want to thank lastly, um honorable Mayor Pro Tem and the council for your commitment to those five E's that are on the wall.

And gracias y si se puede.

Leander, that was great.

Thank you so much.

Is anyone have any questions, comments before he leaves the desk.

Yep.

It was just fantastic.

Um thank you so much for organizing the different booths, the speakers as well as, and I'm glad it was actually Filipino and Hispanic.

So thank you for honoring them.

Maybe you're gonna get to that.

Uh but also the music was fantastic.

So thank you.

And those who didn't come this year, please come next year.

Please, please.

Thank you, Councillor Shaw.

I appreciate you mentioning that.

And um, yes, we worked alongside uh the Filipino American Association of Portland, um, and they've been working with us uh for the last two years.

There's an overlap.

September 15th, October 15th is Hispanic Heritage Month, and we are currently right now in October, Filipino American History Month.

Um, and there's a lot of uh I call it intercambio um exchange culturally between the two.

Um so there's uh it's a celebration that we're continuing to expand to support these uh important communities.

Thank you.

Okay, so continuing on on the agenda, um, we will now consider resolution supporting ballot measure 34-345, library local option levy replacement.

Um so this is mine.

Um it is uh bring back, if you will.

Um at the time that I brought it forward in September, um, there was a conversation around the allocation uh or distribution methodology of the um tax that is collected from the levy.

Um I believe uh that meeting was held this morning.

Um Director Bernard, if you wanted to give any update or information to council just in broad terms, because I also want to respect just to remind everyone this is an active measure.

Uh staff does not advocate or promote, they only inform.

So that is um her role this evening is just to um provide any updates or information that might be helpful for council.

Thank you so much.

It's my pleasure to be here again tonight.

Again for the record.

My name is Halstead Bernard, and I'm the director of library services for the city of Tigerd.

Mayor Pro Tem Wolf, you are correct.

The Board of County Commissioners did meet this morning and unanimously approved proceeding with the proposed funding methodology and service area boundaries.

Uh and that would next in the process go to the partner, the partners.

With and when we say partners, we're talking about every city manager or nonprofit chair and every library director, each one of those pairs becomes a partner, and we all vote the vote will happen next week whether or not to propose to the board of county commissioners the the funding methodology and the service areas as was discussed.

Does anyone have questions for Director Bernard?

Uh Counselor Who.

I don't have any question.

I just um the reason I asked for the delays just I figure we need to figure out the allocation before we vote on that.

But uh since then I have conversation with uh Commissioner Snyder, Commissioner Fi, and Commissioner Trees about this, and I now I feel comfortable moving forward.

We have very good discussion, and I really appreciate Commissioner Snyder advocating that in the future any um initiative from the county they will actively engage with city councilors and not just the mayor and city managers, because I think a common thing when I talk to Beaverton City Councilor and Shores Councillor and Tuaton City Councillors is that counselors will keep in the dark for two years, even though the county came mentioned that we started this two years ago.

But I I told the commissioners that but if you want the whole council to support, it's more than the mayor.

So I appreciate their willingness to um get council city councilor involved in addition to the mayor's, and I totally support that.

So with that, I feel comfortable and I'm ready to make the motion that I move to approve resolution number 25-34 or resolution of the City of Tiger supporting the replacement of the Washington County Corp Cooperative Library Service, WCCLS local option levy, ballot measure 34-345.

I'll second the motion.

Motion was moved and seconded uh to approve resolution-uh 2534.

Any additional discussion uh councillor Schlatt.

Thank you.

And um, for me, one of the big things I want to highlight, which was in the the um information that was provided as part of the agenda is that the current supported methodology grants tiger to 5% increase on its base allocation.

I know for me personally, um when I went to the um election last year, I was very um much in favor on my voter guide of making sure that we had good funding for our library.

So that was the critical piece of information for me to know um before supporting this levy.

So just wanted to highlight that.

Thank you, Councillor Schlack.

And if that is it, and Councillor Gaducy does not seem to have his hand raised.

So city recorder, uh, would you please conduct a roll call vote?

Yes.

Um councillor Godusi.

Councillor Who?

Yes, Councilor Robbins, yes.

Counselor Schlack.

Yes.

Counselor Shaw, yes.

Mayor Pro Tem Wolf.

Yes.

Uh Resolution number 25-34 is adopted by unanimous vote um of the council.

Uh thank you all, and I appreciate the additional follow-up and work.

Um and I think it was great conversations that brought us um to this point this evening.

So thank you all.

Um, our next item is a resolution of necessity related to the easement acquisition for the Benita Sequoia traffic signal project.

And with that, Principal Engineer Furman and Project Coordinator Brooklyn are here to present.

Welcome.

Good evening.

And we are going to be sharing a little bit of information about the Bonita Sequoia traffic signal project.

And then we also have the resolution of necessity for the easement acquisition.

So I'm going to turn it over to Trent.

So this project is Bonita Sequoia intersection improvements, which if we can see the slides, we can get a better view up there.

Update the ADA ramps and add additional ADA ramps on the north side there and restripe everything.

Currently we need 60 square feet of right-of-way and 160 square foot of temporary construction easement.

You can see on the north side up there.

The right-of-way is right behind where seating is right behind the sidewalk, and the construction easement is just to the north of that.

So anyways, this project is in conjunction with uh Washington County, and that's a MISTIP project.

So I don't know if you guys know MS TIP is Patriot Streets and Transportation Improvement Project.

So they're funding the project.

We're just providing project management as kind of a back seat to them.

They're acquiring all the property as well.

So we just need this resolution of necessity to be approved and assigned by you guys so we can move forward with the acquisition or the imminent domain if it needs.

So anyways, this project is expected to start in April or uh July of next summer.

Uh I think it's like a six-month-long project if everything goes right.

So if you guys have um this need to operations.

Yeah, you guys have questions for me.

Council Councillor Robins.

Thank you.

Thank you for this.

Um if we could maybe go to the next slide, please.

Um I just really wanted to clarify because I think sometimes using eminent domain has kind of a bad connotation.

We're taking land away from somebody who really wants to stay in their house.

And um this this slide shows a little bit better that it's really kind of a teeny tiny little purple strip there, right?

And who who would we be taking or purchasing that from?

Um I don't know if you know the body shop on 72nd Benita.

I'm not sure who the property owners are.

It's Venus something LLC, they're back east.

Um it would be we would take 160 square feet right behind the sidewalk.

That's who we'd be taking it from.

So 160 is that like 20 by 80 little piece there, kind of looks like maybe you know, small, right?

I'm misspoken.

You're I think we need what was it, 20 square feet?

Okay.

Is it 60?

So if you if you look at the um the blue highlighted box, little blue box, yeah, beneath the green box.

Yeah, well, we need the blue and the green.

Uh one is the permanent, so the city would permanently own that area moving forward.

Um the temporary is just uh agreement where we have access temporarily during construction to make the improvements.

Um so the actual permanent space is very small.

Yeah, so the permanent part is the blue, and the temporary part is the green.

And is the property owner upset in any way about this?

Do we know?

Well, we have not started the negotiations with the property owner.

Um we that will start after we have the uh the resolutions completed.

And the county has already gone through this process um with their board.

Okay.

Um so they did that first, and that should be included in the packet.

Um, and then we need it's a project in partnership with the county, so we go through both, um, and then they'll start the conversations with that property owner.

Okay, thank you.

Any additional questions?

Go ahead.

You counselor yelly.

And how do you think it'll affect traffic for people who would normally go through that intersection?

I I think the construction was later for six months.

I think we're gonna try to get it started in July and get out hopefully before like the winter sets in.

Um as far as like traffic going through, we have 40 foot 40 foot lane woods up there.

And we're gonna work in quadrants.

Most of the work is going to be behind the sidewalk or behind the roadway.

We're not going to be doing any heavy construction in the roadway.

So I think we're going to be able to move traffic around.

Um we're not gonna have any major detours.

Um no road closures.

So it should be okay.

There's a lot of cars that go through there on a daily basis, so we don't want to um interrupt people's commute or daily lives.

There's always some impacts with construction, as we've all seen around Tigered.

Um so we know there will be some, but we do everything we can to minimize those and communicate what the plan is to the community right before we start that what to expect and we push out that communications always for construction projects.

And on the slide that we're looking at, that is meant to say July 2026, right?

That's correct.

That's correct.

No, so the the first are you talking about the first bullet?

Um no, on the second one.

Oh, no way.

I'm looking at the wrong slide.

That's on me.

Yeah, I think that on this slide, the first item which we didn't mention.

Um, we did work with ODOT.

They actually owned the right-of-way um at the intersection, um, which was kind of a continuation of the bridge structure historically.

Um so we worked with them to get that relinquished the property there over to the city for ownership so that we will own the intersection because it is a city street.

Um so we just completed that uh very recently in July.

Thank you.

Okay, Councilor Shaw.

Great.

Thank you so much.

And the youth counselor um sort of asked the question I have, but because it is bonita and it goes to um one of the major entrances somewhat to five.

Uh that's I too was curious about any of the construction impact that that would have.

And then um, was that also seen as a major uh importance for crossing because there's a lot of pedestrian um access there as well?

Yeah, I mean, today there is no marked crossing.

I mean, every intersection is a legal crossing, but um we don't have a right.

So in the future, with the improvements, it'll be a safe, protected, accessible crossing, uh, which we don't have today.

Um, so that's I think a huge benefit of being able to get the traffic signal in.

Um I think the impetus to put the signal in had more to do with safety and operations at the location, especially with the left turns out from Sequoia onto Bonita.

I think that was really what kind of um got this project started in the past, but I think the pedestrian crossing is a huge part of the improvements as well.

Great, thank you very much.

And yes, that left could be deadly in a number of ways.

So thank you so much.

So I was there this morning, and I tend to jump to 72nd because it's a very hard left.

Uh counselor.

Thank you, Mayor Pro Tem Wolf.

I move to approve resolution number 25-35, a resolution declaring the need to acquire property for the Southwest Bonita Road and Southwest Sequoia Parkway intersection traffic signal project and authorizing eminent domain and imminent immediate possession if necessary.

Motion was made and seconded to approve resolution number 25-35.

Um any additional discussion.

Will city recorder please conduct a roll call vote starting with youth councillor Halleck for an advisory vote?

Youth Councilor Helleck.

Aye.

Counselor Goodusi.

Councillor Who?

Yes.

Counselor Robbins, yes.

Counselor Schlack.

Yes.

Counselor Shaw, yes.

Mayor Pro Tim Wolf.

Hi.

Uh Resolution number 25-35 is adopted by unanimous vote of the council.

Uh, thank you all.

So our next item is SEIU collective bargaining agreement ratification.

Uh, human resources director Gomez will present this item.

Welcome, Director Gomez.

Good evening, councilers and Mayor Pro Town Wolf.

vote um of the council uh thank you all so our next item is SEIU collective bargaining agreement ratification uh human resources director gomez will present this item welcome director gomez good evening councilor and mayor pro town wolf for the record my name is Lori Gomez I'm the human resource director for the city of Tigerd thank you for letting me be here tonight I am here for a good reason I'm very excited um through our collective bargaining agreement we have reached a tentative agreement and the collective bargaining agreement has been ratified by the union and I am here tonight to next slide please ask um two things an adoption of the attached resolution approving the uh CBA and authorization for our interim city manager to sign the ratified CBA next slide please just a high level summary of the timeline um this started a year ago when I looked at that I thought wow it's been a year um a year ago we received a letter of intent from the SCIU representatives to begin bargaining in March of 2025 we actually first met in April to talk about logistics and a request for information that was pretty lengthy so I can appreciate the um the passion for this to be successful on May 8th we actually had our first full team bargaining day with both sides and on September 18th on the 10th session we reached a tentative agreement next slide please in the tentative agreement we covered 14 articles out of 23 and um four appendices were negotiated and updated some of the things that were updated um we introduced generative artificial intelligence to the contract um and it's actually another sections of layoff just to make sure that we are considering training opportunities and looking out for our teammates um both parties provided intentional considerations for modifications and adjustments that were equitable for all city employees um for example another one of the articles that we um updated was to I recognize that domestic registered domestic partnerships were to be treated with benefits equitably like a marriage we also talked about our COLA the COLA for this year would be 2.8 percent and in the next two years we were going to increase it by an extra one percent on top of the CPI just to make up for a deficit that was not covered for two percent a couple of years ago and it was actually um I can say that it was a pleasurable it was an actually it was an interesting and a learning opportunity for both sides at the bargaining table and I really appreciated the professionalism of both sides and being able to express and collaborate together the new collective bargaining agreement will expire on June 30th 2028 next slide please and the appreciations extended to the council and the bargaining team for SCIU included Ken Ross Mike Anowsome Aaron Tenson Maria Nwen and Andy Carlinger and the management bargaining team was myself Sabrina Hyatt Sambo Kirkman Eric King Halstead Bernard and Rob Murchison.

Next slide any questions oh sorry my recommendation the whole RDC were here again uh adopt the resolution to approve the 2025 2028 collective bargaining agreement between the city of tiger and SCIU local 503 slash OPEU comma local 199 and authorize the uh our intro city manager to sign the collective bargaining agreement uh for this 2025 2028 year thank you now any questions um before I open it up uh for questions director gomez I just want to again as the slide said congratulate both bargaining um teams and I know this is serious work and just really appreciate um the tremendous effort to find a successful um landing point with the contract so thank you all thank you um and with that um I'll open it up to council any questions comments counselor schlack oh um I agree with mayor pro tem wolf and extending um appreciation for both bargaining teams um it's you know I've um haven't personally been part of a bargaining process but my I know um my partner is a union member and has been part of these processes before so I understand how this can be um a big effort on both sides and uh with that I move to approve resolution number 25-36 a resolution adopting an amended collective bargaining agreement between the city of Tigerd and SEIU local 503 slash OPEU local 199 and authorizing the city manager to sign I'll second the motion motion was made and seconded um to approve resolution 25-36 in the additional discussion okay uh city recorder crager would you please uh conduct a roll call vote counselor goodusi counselor who counselor robbins yes counselor schlack yes counselor shaw yes mayor pro tem wolf aye and with that uh resolution number 25 36 is adopted by unanimous vote of the council thank you congratulations indeed um so our last item um or our um is a very important item

Counselor Goodoy Counselor Who?

Yes.

Counselor Robbins.

Yes.

Counselor Schlack.

Yes.

Counselor Shaw.

Yes.

Mayor Pro Tim Wolf.

Aye.

And with that, uh resolution number 25-36 is adopted by unanimous vote of the council.

Thank you.

Yeah, congratulations.

Indeed.

So our last item or our is a very important item, and we're going to take a 10-minute recess just to shift.

But before I start that, uh counselors who and Shaw will exit.

But uh Deputy City Manager Trich, is there anything that we should cover before I call witness and those two head to the back.

Thank you very much for asking Mayor Pro Temwolf.

I wanted to give just the briefest summary about the process that led to the questions that will be before you this evening.

So just as a brief reminder, uh this council agreed upon a process previously to have five questions uh provided to the candidates in advance and five that will be asked live before you.

Um I wanted to let you know that the city received 94 questions from 53 individuals submitted via email and on the phone, and we're grateful for the engagement from the community.

Um in terms of the process to take those questions to bring them into 10.

Um the uh professional team summarized questions around central themes uh based on what community members submitted and uh all of the the themes as well as the specific questions were provided to city council members uh that were then refined into uh the list that you will hear about this evening.

Uh some of the thematic areas, things like respectful workplace, organizational culture, houselessness, budget, and livability are among the things you'll be hearing this evening.

Um the uh advanced questions, the five that were shared uh with the candidates in advance were received midday on Monday.

Um and uh Mayor Pro Tem I'm sure will discuss the process for this evening.

Um thank you again for the engagement on the questions.

Uh there's uh discussion about how we'll respond to some of the other questions that may not be asked uh this evening uh in order for the community to hear about the positions of this council.

Thank you very much.

Thank you so much.

And uh just to kind of wrap up instructions and then we'll take the recess and get started.

Um I have designated uh counselor uh Schlack here to be the keeper of the quarter.

Um he will go out and we'll have a flip of the coin and that will determine uh who goes first and who goes second in this process.

They will both wait in the lobby uh during the interview process.

Each question will be uh two minutes.

Uh we'll put the timer back up just to help pace you as well as and for us to keep track.

And then each counselor will have a two-minute closing that they can use as well.

And then how this will work from the counselors who are voting, which are the four uh including myself, uh sitting counselors, um uh we will uh talk about um uh um kind of our decision making process um and um lean towards who we're headed for, and then there will be a motion on the floor uh to um uh uh appoint um a particular counselor to the position.

And um before uh E and Jeanette leave, I just want to say how fortunate I feel that the city is to have two incredibly strong leaders step up and and be excited and willing to do this work.

Um just sitting in the hot seat for 30 days really gives you um perspective and gratitude uh for uh taking on the responsibility and leading Tiger and really appreciated all the public comment that came in as well.

And I also wanted to follow up really appreciated the thoughtful questions, and um we will be working uh via mayor or council uh to respond to those questions and get those answers back out because you took that assignment seriously, um and so do we.

Um we have a lot of work to do, we know that, and we want to honor the questions that were given uh to us.

And so with that, I think we're good.

Uh you two set.

Okay.

Um so we will take a uh a 10-minute recess just for a reset.

We'll send counselor um Schlack out with the uh quarter and uh we'll see who comes in first.

Um so thank you for your patience and um we'll be right back.

And well, um it is my understanding that uh counselor shaw won the coin toss.

Um she elected to go first.

Uh so we will start with that, and just as a reminder from Deputy Uh City Manager Trich, uh they have 10 questions, five they have prepared for, they were given in advance uh just yesterday, uh and then five that um will be new to them.

Oh, come on up, counselor Shaw.

Um, and they are giving uh two minutes uh to um complete their responses and then a two-minute close.

Uh and then um the five of us uh that are sitting here along with counselor Gaducy, uh, we will um uh ask uh the questions that are before us.

And I think with that, and instead of really doing an introduction, we'll jump into the questions, which really kind of build that foundation about becoming mayor and aspirations around that, so it's a great way to kick off.

Um so I segue to myself.

Um and thank you again, truly, counselor Shaw, for stepping up and and um seeking this opportunity.

And our first question is what should the top goals of the mayor be and how will progress be measured?

Great, thank you so much, Mayor Pro Tem Wolf and Counselors.

Uh for the next 14 months, I'd recommend that the goals be to listen to heal, to build trust with the Tiger employees, with the community, with the counselors, in order to ensure that we have a healthy organization free retaliation of harassment and ensure a respectful workplace.

Um as for metrics, I think that can be done by 360 surveys, community feedback.

I also believe that the mayor needs to follow the charter, and there's prescribed duties in that charter.

And I also believe that the mayor should be collaborative with the city councillors and the staff.

That's a shared leadership, and so each counselor has equal authority and that our work reflects respect and inclusion.

I also would recommend providing and discussing a potential safety net for our seniors in our community as the economy continues to be problematic.

Rounding out the above, I would also like to ensure that the issues that matter most to Tigered residents, like maintaining public safety, ensuring our police and first responders have the resources they need through building a better tigered, putting a plug-in for that, which will ensure we have a new Tiger Police and public works facility, fostering economic development while also creating the jobs that we need for our community members, and getting back to the basics, maintaining and improving our infrastructure, the roads, the water, the system, the parks, and facilities.

And progress can be measured through clear objectives, through public safety response times, through crime statistics, through business growth and retention rates, through infrastructure condition assessments, and maintenance schedule.

So that would um yeah, that would be what I would recommend.

I see it as a very busy 14 months.

I have the next question.

What leadership experiences, policies, or achievements best demonstrate how you would serve as mayor?

Thank you.

So my leadership experience spans decades.

It includes multiple sectors, both from corporate, nonprofit, legislative trade associations, small business ownership, and it's two decades decades working for a semiconductor technology company leading to nonprofit trade association, working for elected officials.

Each of these experiences and my successes have depended on listening, collaboration, data gathering, advocacy, transparency, co-creating solutions.

This diversity has given me those tools to ensure that I could apply those as mayor.

I've led teams through organizational change.

I've managed budgets under tight constraints.

I've built coalitions among stakeholders with competing interests a number of times and delivered results in complex environments.

I've done this both internationally, working with NGOs to develop an economic development framework for manufacturing as well as environmental health and safety regulations based on U.S.

metrics.

I've done this at the federal level where I also helped pass a manufacturing incentive so that companies would invest in the United States.

And I've advocated for a workplace and a workforce development training because again we need those workers.

I've also worked at the state level and I built and established relationships to advocate for and pass for tax increment financing plans, which enable us to build the buildings that we have today, as well as passed a hybrid and electric vehicle tax incentive.

And again, each one of these activities included months of collaborations, months of listening, months of developing proposals and solutions, and then passing legislation that would ensure we can move forward collectively.

As a Tiger City Councilor, I believe my experience has also shown through with regards to working on the Tiger City Charter as well as the public safety level, and then also advocating and creating the small business sustainability fund with the Tiger Chamber of Commerce.

Thank you.

How can Tiger balance traffic flow and safety when making infrastructure decisions?

Great.

Thank you, Council Robbins.

I think that's going to be important because I've built working relationships with neighboring cities, with county officials, with business leaders, and with community organizations.

And it's going to be key because working with council and staff, I'll continue to support what I see as a complete streets approach.

And that considers all users, whether it's cars, transit, bicycles, and pedestrians, and within our infrastructure planning.

We do that well now.

We survey our community.

We hold community meetings, and we have staff who are experts in the trained area of exactly the work that we need to ensure that we can keep traffic moving safely.

We know balancing traffic flow and safety requires data-driven decision making, and our staff has that expertise.

It also includes meaningful community input, and we do get that input.

We need to continue objective traffic studies that show us actual traffic patterns, speeds, accident locations, and pedestrian and bicycle usage.

And we must continue to listen to our residents who live with these issues daily, and you heard that from a number of folks who called in for my support for mayor.

We have issues within our city, but they can be solved.

They can be solved with the work of our staff, with the work of council, with the work of police.

They all know what the dangerous intersections are, where the speeding problems are, and where the children walk to school.

The solutions aren't often one size fits all.

It could be roundabouts, could be better signage, improved crosswalks.

We could also leverage technology, adaptive traffic signals, real-time traffic monitoring, and better coordination with regional transportation systems.

And again, regional is very important because our roads just don't stop at Tiger.

They go to many other cities, whether it's Beaverton or Hillsborough or Twalton or Durham.

So with that, I'd like to just also mention that I've built these relationships with the ODOT.

I have incredible relationships that ensure traffic just doesn't stop again at the city boundaries.

But between ODOT and the different jurisdictions, I'm willing to compromise and discuss solutions that we can all move forward with and ensure our traffic is flowing and safe.

What strategies would you pursue to strengthen the local economy and support small and large employers alike?

Thank you, youth counselor.

First in working with council and staff again, because it's a shared responsibility.

I'd pursue first a short-term economic development plan, working with city staff who have this experience, as well as a longer-term economic development plan.

We can't proceed with strengthening, supporting, and attracting to new businesses.

If we don't know what our businesses are, what their needs are, and if we don't understand the immense strength that Tiger has over and with small and large businesses.

In addition, I think we need to support entrepreneurship for those who may be out of work and our residents who would like to start businesses, and that includes incubator spaces for startups as well as connecting entrepreneurs for those loans, the resources, and the mentorship.

And economic strength definitely comes from diversity.

We need the thriving small business along with major large businesses, and we need a variety across sectors.

So we're not overly dependent on any one single issue.

And I'm very excited to be working with both the city staff and city leadership as well as a council on developing our economic development plans for the future.

I have eight seconds left.

I could have kept going, just like, no, don't.

Counselor Gaduzi, do you hear us?

Yes, Counselor Shah, I apologize for my absence on traveling for a funeral.

So how would you promote inclusion, equity, and community safety?

Thank you, Counselor, and I apologize for the reason you're on the road.

Um as far as we as city counselors, staff, business, our chamber of commerce, our nonprofits, our art communities have been doing this work for some time.

We all collectively been working on inclusion, equity, and community safety.

And though we are still learning, the work is never going to be done, but we have shown success.

And inclusion, equity, and community safety are interconnected.

True public safety means everyone feels safe calling the police for help, and we want each resident to feel safe when they're calling for help.

They also want them to be able to access city services and participate in community life regardless of their background.

Working with the City Council as mayor, I will continue to promote inclusion by continuing to ensure that city services are accessible to all residents.

This includes language barriers or disabilities, and it also includes supporting community events and programs that celebrate our diversity, like LT Gray, and bring neighbors together and ensuring the city's hiring contracting practices also provide opportunities that are fair.

Equity means recognizing that different residents face different barriers and challenges.

It means us collectively asking whether our policies inadvertently create obstacles for some community members or they're being willing to adjust when we need to adjust them.

I believe that is very important to minimize those barriers.

Community safety requires properly resourced police and fire departments, but also regional programs that address root causes.

That includes mental health services, addiction treatment, youth programs, and economic opportunity.

I'm very thankful that the voters approve the public safety levy as it provides funding for crisis intervention training.

That is exactly the kind of investment that approves both safety and equity.

And as the city council has done and as mayor, I will continue to build trust between police and all community members, really to ensure that our code enforcement doesn't disappropriately disproportionately target vulnerable populations.

Also support programs that help people avoid homelessness or get back on their feet and create economic development opportunities that will benefit our residents.

Inclusion isn't just the right thing to do, it makes our communities stronger, safer, and more resilient.

And again, we saw that with LT Gray and a number of other of the festivals and events we've had here in Tiger.

I'm not on.

There we go.

What does leading with humility mean to you?

And how will you ensure employees are empowered to have open, honest, and respectful conversations?

And I can read it again, Counselor Shaw.

Are you ready?

If you could one more time, that'd be true for you.

Thank you.

What does leading with humility mean to you?

And how will you ensure employees are empowered to have open, honest, and respectful conversations?

Thank you, Mayor Pro Tem.

Leading with humility means listening, ensuring that whether it's fellow counselor, whether it's an employee in this case, that they have an avenue to ensure that there is recourse if they feel that there is retaliation, if they feel that they are being harmed, that they could either, and I'm hoping we're going to be developing this process, that they can go both to their manager, but also to the HR manager to ensure that they have a voice, because each employee should have a voice, they should work in a workplace that is free of retaliation, that is respectful.

And as far as leading with humility, that's listening.

That's being aware.

That's ensuring that processes are in place so that our employees do feel safe, and so that they can move forward and doing the great job that they do every single day and ensuring that they want to come here every single day.

And so that is what I would lead with.

Just waiting for it to reset.

All right.

How can we encourage trust between staff, leadership, and council?

Thank you, Counselor Schlag.

Establishing trust is vital.

It's key in that we cannot develop the relationships if we don't have the trust, if we don't have the transparency, and if we don't have the collaboration.

And I also think it requires us to have the training to ensure that we can understand if there is trust that has been broken, if that communication has been broken, if there are avenues where we know that something is wrong, that we can bring that forward and that there be a process in place to ensure that again that there is transparency, that there is a collaboration, that there's the trust.

And so I would, in my opening comments, mention that the mayor needs to spend quite a bit of time listening, but that's also building trust so that those individuals, not that they should circumvent their uh immediate managers, but that they know that the door is open, they can go to the HR director or that they have that opportunity to bring Pros forward if it becomes broken to the mayor or to the council.

Okay, my next question what should Tiger's top funding priorities be and how should they be sustained during economic uncertainty?

For top funding, uh, I would definitely say because we have a potential Cascadia subduction zone, I would say it's ensuring that our public works and our public safety have the ability to work efficiently and effectively.

And in order to do that, we need to have new infrastructure.

We need to have new public works building, we need to have new police buildings.

We've had a number of community meetings just to highlight just in what uh disrepair those two facilities are.

And so I think that really is going to be a number one funding issue.

Uh, number two, I definitely believe we need some additional uh resources, and this is where I'd like to work collaboratively with perhaps even Washington County, but also the cities of Twalton and Sherwood, because we are going to need some additional resources to ensure our homeless houseless population doesn't increase, and that we can ensure that the trust that the public has put in us with regards to time, place, and manner is continued, and that we look for additional resources and ideas on how we solve homelessness and a shout out to the Bull Mount Connect folks for coming up with solutions.

Um they're trying, and I appreciate learning uh just as we heard today by CB, some ideas of how we can protect those who are around the communities of houselessness.

So I would say an increase in our police service officers, and that could be an intergovernmental agency agreement with other cities.

And then I also think uh our parks and recreation need maintenance, and we have a shortage of funding for that, and that includes the amount of trees that potentially could be harmed because of this pest that is eating our ash, it's our emerald ash borers, and I think we need to set aside some funding as contingency because those trees are going to have to be replaced and they're in our communities along the riverfronts and within our parks.

And then lastly, I'd say housing.

We need to ensure that we can build the housing so we can attract the workforce and attract the businesses, and that would be the top funding uh priorities for approximately 14 months.

What immediate and long-term solutions will reduce unsanctioned camping.

Repeat that, please.

What immediate and long-term solutions will reduce unsanctioned camping.

Thank you.

So, with regards to immediate, uh, the council has worked on adjusting the time, place, and manner.

I think that's an immediate solution.

From a long-term solution, there isn't a one-size fix-all solution.

What we can do is increase the amount of shelter beds that are in other cities, because we knew that we do know that in Tigered, we have a disproportionate share of adult shelter beds as well as family shelter beds for adults at 60, and for families, it's 76.

And when you look at Beaverton or even Hillsboro, they are significantly less.

Um, and also Beaverton has 60.

So we know that Tigered alone can't solve this problem, but we've done our share, and we need now to work with our region and with the Washington County to develop other solutions.

One that I might suggest is with the SHS, the supportive services dollars that instead of 100% of that going to the county, that instead I'd suggest at least 80% go directly to the cities so that we can manage our houseless and homeless effectively.

And because right now our budgets are very tight because we don't have we are fiscally sound city and shout out to our budget team, but we don't have a lot of extra dollars to maintain whether it's an increase in trash or or so forth.

So those would be my but just immediate and long-term solutions.

But again, I'd want to work with the other cities in the jurisdiction in our region.

I'd like to work with the nonprofits, and I like to work with those who are providing the health care and the mental services so we can ensure that everybody's around the table and we come up with a solution.

Thank you.

Hello, Councilor Shaw.

So as we know I am independent, but someone consider our council relatively homologous.

My question is I apologize.

What is your approach to bridging political divides and ensuring all voices, including conservative perspectives, are heard in Tigered government.

Thank you, Counselor.

This is key.

This is exactly why I ran for Tigerd City Council was to bring all those perspectives and voices and to be the bridge.

We need to ensure and hear from those who maybe see us as a homogeneous population.

I would hope not.

I think our cities worked very hard to be diverse, to bring diverse opinions, to bring diverse businesses to our community.

As a as somebody who builds bridges, I meet with different constituents.

I listen to their suggestions, I listen to their thoughts, and then I go to the next and listen to their thoughts and their suggestions.

And then work creating solutions with those different entities, whether it's nonprofits, whether it's business, it could be small business owners, but really listening to what it is that and how they feel divided and what it is in their community that doesn't sit well and that doesn't perhaps speak to them.

And I think in our city we've done a very good job of doing exactly that convening community meetings, listening via surveys, and building those bridges, breaking down the divides that create the hostility that I've believe we've seen in our community.

And I'd also like to say building a bridge also means civility.

It means bringing back the sort of, if you will, the um ensuring that we're all listening to each other and that we all care for each other.

We're in this community together, and being civil means that I could be just as civil, building a bridge, and I can help with solutions, and we can ensure that those who don't feel like they have a voice can have a voice in our community.

Counselor Shaw, thank you for that.

And with that, I think we are complete with the questions, and you can give your closing at this time.

Yeah, thank you.

Thank you.

Well, thank you, everybody.

And for those members watching, my name is Jeanette Shaw.

I'm your Tiger City Councilor, and I want to thank you for electing me to a second term.

And should I be chosen to be mayor?

Fantastic.

If not, I'm still gonna hold this city within and my future council years, which is two and a half, to heart, and we'll work very hard to bridge definitely the community that we need to build together.

I want to thank Mayor Pro Tem Wolf and Council for the opportunity to interview for the mayor position as a longtime resident.

I'm deeply committed to this community.

My husband and I have raised our two kids here, and they've gone to Templeton, Twaldy, and Tiger High.

Our families coach soccer volunteered and worked to preserve our city's history.

And as a daughter of an immigrant, I was raised with values of hard work, integrity service, and principles that have guided me in every role, including my service to Tiger, and that's why I want to continue to build those bridges as mayor.

Professionally, I bring decades of senior leadership experience from corporations, trade associates, and nonprofits, and I've already demonstrated these qualities, promoting economic development through small business assistance, advocating for resilient infrastructure and emergency preparedness, and as well as helping pass the public safety levy and modernizing our city charter.

If honored to serve as mayor, I will lead through service-oriented leadership, placing our community and this council first to ensure that there are bridges.

I believe effective leadership is shared leadership, ensuring each counselor has equal authority, and our work reflects respect and inclusion.

I will continue again to build those bridges between residents, businesses, nonprofits, partners, neighboring communities to solve challenges together.

Tiger offers safe neighborhoods, good schools, abundant parks and trails, thriving main street, and growing affordable housing.

And our parks connect neighborhoods.

Our festivals brings people together, and our community spirit keeps and makes Tiger special.

Leadership means taking and making tough choices, being transparent about challenges and working collaboratively toward those solutions.

I'm ready to lead Tiger with stability, fiscal responsibility, and commitment to the values that we all share, and the five E's.

Thank you.

Thank you so much, Councillor Shaw.

Seems weird to be on this side of the diet.

Just for the record.

And then Councillor Shaw will go ahead and have you exit as well.

Thank you.

It's you.

So Councillor Who, just as a reminder, um, as you know, uh no introduction.

We just kind of jump right into that with those first few questions, and then we'll walk through the 10 two minutes will be up on the board for you for each question, and then you'll close with your statements for another two minutes.

Thank you.

Um with that, I will kick us off with the first question.

Um I had the wrong side.

Let me try this again.

Um what should the top goals of the mayor be and how will progress progress be measured?

Thank you, Mayor Bortain Wolf that question.

Um I think the mayor's uh top goal really comes down to stability, safety, and trust.

And um within that framework, it's about keeping focus on priorities that our council has collectively set together.

Um things like public safety, smart growth, and economic development.

Um I believe public safety is fundamental.

Uh we need to continue providing our police uh public work and our emergency response with all the resources that can get um they need to keep our communities safe, and also including pushing forward with our public safety and police uh facility to keep our city resilient when we need the most.

Um when it comes down to uh smart growth, we have to plan uh plan our city carefully.

Um project that river terrace 2.0 is something that's very important to us.

Um it's important that we bring more housing choices, but at the same time we have to be mindful of livability issues, you know, such as um infrastructure, parking, uh parks and roads.

So that's something that we need to um to be very careful about.

And um as for economic development, it's about keeping our local business strong and attracting good jobs and creating an environment where both uh employees and our business owner can thrive.

Um as for measuring progress, um, it's about being transparent.

So um that's track um track them with clear benchmark, such as uh response time, infrastructure project, and community stacks vision.

Satisfaction so people can see how we are doing.

Um if we stay focused on this uh safety, smart planning, and healthy economy, we will build the stability and trust that keep tagging moving forward together.

What leadership experiences, policies, or achievements best demonstrate how you would serve as mayor?

Uh thank you, Councillor Schlack.

Um, so for the past decades, I have consistently shown up and putting the hard work for Tiger, whether on the Planning Commission, Tiger Transportation Advisory Committee, and now on the City Council.

Um as a member of the Planning Commission and later as its president, I have worked on several key projects that shaped Tiger the way it is today.

Um, like they include Tiger Triangle Link Coast, which uh promoted um mixed use and walkable community, as well as guiding the design of uh River Terrace 1.0 as well as uh Washington Square.

And on the Council, I have continued that work as council president, helping advance River Terrace 2.0 by appearing before Metro Council to secure $700,000 in planning grant.

Also working with state legislature on how bullet our transfer.

And I'm very proud to say that I play a key leading role in helping securing over about 80% of voter approval of our public safety levy renewal.

In every role that I serve, I build trust by listening, collaborating, and follow through.

I learned that leadership is not about being the loudest voice in the room.

It's really about setting a tone, staying curious, and finding common ground.

As mayor, I will bring the same kind of steady, hands-on approach, working across our differences, communicating honestly but respectfully, and focusing on results.

Tiger needs right now is a leader who shows up, who listen, and who follow through, and that's exactly how I lead.

Thank you.

How can Tiger balance traffic flow and safety when making infrastructure decisions?

Thank you, Councillor Robins.

So traffic safety and congestions are two common problems we heard from our community members.

And some even wonder why we can just build more lanes or more roads.

Unfortunately, Tiger right now, we really don't have the budget or space for building more lanes.

And even we did have those resources or space.

And that's something called induced demand that you can look at.

So I believe the key is really to have smart planning and partner up with our regional partners.

When I talk about smart planning, what I'm talking about is to create opportunity planning so that people don't have to drive if they don't have to.

So several of us were at the State of Our Economy Conference held by the chamber.

And I was surprised, well, I was pleasantly surprised, and as Council Robin asked that question, a lot of people coming to Tiger for work, so that's actually good for Tiger.

But the bad thing is that only 8% of those people coming to Tiger to work actually live in Tiger.

So when I say smart planning, maybe we can create more housing opportunity for those workers who can live in our community so they don't have to drive that far or they don't have to drive at all.

And I'm really excited about our upcoming project called Tiger Home, right?

That's a project is still in the concept stage.

My understanding is creating like small shops in our residential zones.

So people have the choice just to go to coffee, to go to restaurant or get near their nail down in their community without having to drive if they don't have to.

And of course, if we do that, we need to make um walking and biking safer.

So in that regard, um smart design also means uh improving our sidewalks, having more trail system, improving you know, lighting signal, um, so people can feel safe to walk.

So overall, sorry I'm over time.

At the end of the day, it's about putting safety first and efficient second and always listening to the community.

What strategies would you pursue to strengthen the local economy and support small and large employers alike?

Thank you, youth counselor.

Um for me, boosting Tiger's economies is really starts with relationship.

Um I've been part of Tiger Chamber of Commerce for years.

Um I have worked on communities, committees like the government affairs and public policy, as well as the diversity and community engagement.

Through that, um, I have had a chance to connect with a lot of our local business owners, and some of them are here to support me and really really listen to them to see what really works for them and what's not working.

Um as mayor, I will continue to build on those relationships.

I will continue to show up at those business gatherings and working side by side with our business uh community members.

Um I would help them to identify government red tapes and help them connect with resources and really just help understand you know how can I make the business success successful.

We want to support our local entrepreneurs who bring so much creativity and really energy to our community.

Because I believe that when working families have what they need our business will thrive too because they are more willing to come here to work.

So my approach is practical and collaborative.

Listen first, find solutions together, and make a tiger a place where both small shop and larger employer can succeed.

Because I truly believe that when our business is successful, our city is successful as well.

How you promote inclusion, equity, and community safety.

So I think about this a lot, and I really believe that inclusion and safety goes hands in hand because when people feel that they are included in our society, they are they they really feel safe in our society.

So as a mayor, I will keep showing up in every corner of our community at cultural events, neighborhood meetings, and local business.

Because just being present really matters.

That's how we build trust.

For example, Oregon doesn't allow local enforcement to enforce immigration laws, and I fully support that, because people should feel safe calling 911.

No one should be afraid to reach out for support.

For example, again, I serve on the chamber's diversity and community engagement committee, and when members express concern for their safety and employee safety because of heightened immigration enforcement.

Just to provide assurance that we are here for everybody's safety, and that really goes a long way to build trust.

So, you know, to me, um public safety is more than just about um policing.

It's about making sure that everyone feels included, heard, and confident that their city is there for them.

When people feel like they belong, it's when real community safety starts.

Thank you, Councillor Who.

So we'll flip to the five that you have not received, and I'll kick that off again.

What does leading with humility mean to you and how will you ensure employees are empowered to have open, honest, and respectful conversations?

Thank you, uh Mayor Proton Wolf.

Leading humanity to me means you are listening, you're willing to listen and be vulnerable and have an honest dialogue with the people, even when you disagree, and especially when you disagree.

Empowering our city employee to do the best work they can for the City of Tiger to me means really respect, you know, for city council to respect our boundary as a policymaker and make it clear that we respect their professional roles.

Um to empower them, I really think that we need to work with our city management to make sure that when they have a concern, they have a safe and confidential way to express them, to report them.

Um so they don't feel like you know you know they are not free to do that.

Um at the end of the day, I I think uh for me it's really important, you know, as a council member and um if I appoint as a mayor, is just to really sure that our city has a professional and healthy work environment.

And environment where our city staff really feel um they are respected and supported and really empowered to do their best work for the people of Tiger.

So yeah.

How can we encourage trust between staff, leadership, and council?

I feel like I I answer some of that with regard to trust.

It's to serve the people of Tiger, and so we and to build a better and stronger Tiger together.

So in that regard, um within the council dynamic, it's okay that we disagree, but we have to do so in a respectful way and again always remember why we're here.

And um for communications, um I you know, even as counselor, I have constant one-on-one with all of you and many and and more than the other.

And um I'm very interested in you know working one-on-one with you on the priority you're interested in to see how we can move things forward.

And as a mayor, I would definitely continue that um practice and see how I can elevate your voice and each and each one of you.

And it's even if we disagree, um, and also when we disagree, I still want to have a you know healthy dialogue with you, because when we talk things out through, um, it really um build trust, right?

So that will motivate us to find common ground in the future when on issues that we disagree.

And um as a mayor, um, you know, same as uh when I was up the planning commission president, a meeting, I will be fair.

I will honor each one of your voice and really focus on the issue, you know.

Every disagreement we have, um, we'll focus on the issue and not on the person itself.

Um at the end of the day, again, it's a team team effort, and we are there to do the same work.

And with with and okay, I'm out of time, so what should be Tiger's top funding priorities and how should they be sustained during economic uncertainty?

Thank you, uh Council Robin for that uh question.

For me, um our funding priority is already listed in our council goal.

So um, but um, but also we have to look at other commitments we made to our our our community to see, you know, um we you know see if we need to change our uh revisit our council goals if our um if if the community what the community w is not aligned with our council goals.

So those two are uh I think our guiding uh north start.

Um when there's um I also believe that when there's a funding shortage, we really need to have an honest discussion with our community member to let them know the trade-off we are thinking of and why we are making um those trade-off decisions.

So at the end of the day, you know, it's our priority should be the council goal.

So yeah.

What intermediate and long-term solutions will reduce unsanctioned camping.

Oh yeah.

Houselessness is a tough question.

And um and tiger is not alone, right?

So I I just want to say something positive about Tiger so far, and we've been a really strong leader and partners in addressing uh houseless problem.

You know, um we have programs like Safe Parking Lot, and we have partners that provide shelters and wraparound services to show that we really care about this issue and we really want to solve this problem.

But the bad news is that we all see the um the point count point in time come that come out of county earlier this year for every 10 people that we have secure housing, 15 new people become in-house.

So to me, that's really a regional problem.

So we cannot really so this to me is that we cannot give up, but we really need to focus on uh collaborating with our city partners, our um partners at different levels to really uh move forward with um addressing the houseless problem.

To me, and also it's important that we balance um compassion with uh accountability, right?

So uh people and house people deserve um compassion.

These they deserve our um help and dignity, but at the same time, the people of Tiger deserve to feel safe in our community, and they did they deserve to have a clean and well-kept public space and sidewalk.

So what that means to me is that we really need to um continue to provide service, but we really need to focus on enforcement when necessary.

So um so that's uh for my short answers, balancing compassion with accountability.

No, we just arrived.

Um what is your approach to bridging political divides and ensuring all voices, including conservative perspectives, are heard in Tiger government.

Thank you, Councillor Gadusi.

Um I actually have a history of um when I hear Tiger Committee member expressing concern about policy or positions.

I actually even though I know they are politically not aligned with mine, their view and align mine, I actually actively reach out to them when I feel it's necessary to hear their perspective.

So um so the key for me is just to continue reaching out and have a respectful and um meaningful dialogue.

And again, I've been known to listen first and stay curious, which means asking lots of questions if you don't know me already, and just um help each other understand each other's viewpoint.

And one of the things that I take very seriously from our um council ground rule is to assume best intention.

Because I I truly believe deep in my heart that most of us express some viewpoints because we we really want what's best for Tiger.

And even though we have we disagree on how we may go about solving our problems, uh we have at the end of the day, we have common goals, right?

So again, that goes back to you know, if you reach out to them, even though you disagree on anything, everything, you at least show that they are heard, right?

And you you you really understand their concern.

And again, that would just um that just build credibility and trust.

And um so when we move forward, we are more motivated to um to reach a common solution that can work for Tiger and for for the citizen of Tiger.

So that's uh just a long way to say, you know, always reaching out and understand their viewpoint.

So, Councillor Who, that is uh rounds out um all our questions, and you now have two minutes to give a closing statement.

Thank you.

That that went really fast.

Okay.

So I'm going to read this.

Uh excuse me.

So thank you so much uh for the chance to speak tonight and for all the thoughtful questions.

Um it may be a cliche, but I really love the city.

Tiger has been my home for over 20 years.

It's where my husband, Abraham and I build our life, where I started my business, and where neighbors have become friends.

It's also where excuse me, I have the privilege to serve in so many ways.

Well I learned from all this experiences that leadership in Tiger is not about one person, it's about listening, consistently showing up and working together with the council, with city staff, and with community to keep our tiger strong and moving forward.

If I'm have the honor of being appointed mayor, I would really focus on restoring trust, maintaining stability, and continue the important work we are already doing, whether that's the new police and public work facility, planning for river terrace 2.0, Hall Boulevard, are supporting economic development and community connections.

Whether that's the new uh police and public work facility, planning for river terrorists to point oh, hall boulevard, or supporting economic development and community connections.

I want to keep us focused on results and on the value that make Tigers special.

Respect, collaboration, and belonging.

And I also want to thank my fellow council member, including Councillor Shaw, for all their work during this transition.

And especially you, um, Mayor Protenwolf for your step steady leadership over the past month.

I know it's been tough for you personally.

Tiger is a city not believed that truly cares.

And when we work together, we go things down.

Um I'm ready to serve, to lead respect, and to guide Tigers through this next chapter with honesty, teamwork, and my heart.

Thank you so much for this opportunity.

I'm sorry.

Thank you, Councillor Who.

Um at this point, um I believe that Councillor Shaw comes back in.

Um and then the um four elected councillors.

Um, just stay here.

Um the four uh we're doing a little table or chair shuffling here, and we'll keep Councillor Robbins to my left.

Um we will um follow uh the opportunity for each elected councillor.

Um see I've already slid back to give uh perspective um what their thinking is, um, their rationale, um, what their expectations are, and identify the individual so councillor Schlack, I I just I'm gonna pause because you seem like you wanted to interrupt me with a question.

I was gonna ask if we could have a short five minute recess to uh collect our thoughts.

Um, that is fair.

Um yes, and I think that is appropriate.

So um I will wrap this up and then we'll and I promise um even you guys can Eric, you can put the two or five minute clock on, so we are spot on the time.

Um I want to respect everybody's time this evening.

Uh but I think that's an excellent idea to just kind of reflect um on what we've heard.

Uh so again, um and Councillor Schlack uh volunteered to kick us off uh in those uh conversations.

Uh so uh gather your thoughts, be ready to be brief and succinct, and um we will walk through those and then based on that, then um I'll look for a motion um to move forward.

And again, I just have to thank Councillor Shaw and Councillor Who.

Uh you have been incredibly thoughtful, and it just really uh you both demonstrated your passion and your care for the city, and you both would do us proud.

So thank you very, very much.

And with that, we'll um have a five-minute gather your thoughts moment, and uh we'll be right back.

Thank you.

That councillor Shaw will vote for herself and councillor who will vote for himself.

Um, assuming that is a fair um declaration, um what we're going to do right now, um, and again, so appreciate um you, counselor um howc being part of the process.

Uh this really does focus on the elected officials and our ability uh to appoint.

Um at this point, as I'd mentioned earlier, Councillor Schlack um offered to kick us off.

I will look to then Councillor Robbins and then Councillor Gaducy, um, I will look to you and then I will wrap up.

Um at that point, please remember give your perspectives and please give an indication of who you are supporting, and then we will look for a motion, which of course Councillor Who and Councillor Shaw um will uh both be participating in that vote.

Um so with that, Councillor Schlack, thank you for uh volunteering to kick us off.

It sounded like a good idea before we started the process.

Now I'm regretting it.

Um I'd like to just take this moment to thank both Councillor Who and Councillor Shaw for their leadership and their willingness to serve as Tigert's next mayor.

I've valued you both as council colleagues and really sort of mentor figures in my time being on council, and I really look forward to our work together over the coming months and years as council members, regardless of who is mayor.

Um you both brought up some really great policy points um this evening.

Councillor Shaw, I really liked your points uh regarding homelessness response, and Councillor Who, I agree with your smart planning perspectives, especially when it comes to River Terrace 2.0.

And I really encourage you both to push forward with those ideas regardless of what happens tonight because we are a seven-member council.

We each have an equal vote and equal say in policy matters.

And when I hear great ideas uh that come up, say in the budget process or in interview processes like these, I really want people to push forward with them regardless of the result.

Um I also want to thank the dozens of community members who submitted questions and many others who were engaged in the appointment process.

I recognize that it was not ideal um to go with an appointment process, although that's what the the charter prescribed in this particular case, and I really appreciate our team members who made sure that we were able to engage with the community as much as we could over the last two weeks.

Um I really encourage all of our community members who have been engaged with this process to stay informed and stay engaged with your city council and where it's going, especially going into the um upcoming local elections in November 2026.

Um at our last meeting, I shared my commitment to lead by example in this workplace and in this community and my focus on getting the essentials right.

Those are the criteria against which I'm evaluating our mayoral candidates tonight and my colleagues more generally.

Um my decision tonight comes down to who I think has the greater potential to achieve the policy outcomes that our constituents need.

Um for that reason I will be supporting Counselor Who.

Thank you, Counselor Schlack.

Uh Counselor Robins.

Thank you.

Um thank you for kicking us off.

Mine isn't as good as his.

So I also want to thank both Counselor Shaw and Counselor Who for volunteering to assume the mantled mayor for the rest of the term.

Um we're putting them through their paces with these interviews, but I want to remember that this job is not without stress and is actually a considerable commitment of time and personal privacy and personal space.

Our city, I feel is blessed to have two highly qualified individuals who are willing to do this job.

Um I just quickly want to clear the air about council relationships because I've had multiple people ask me if we're even talking to each other up here.

Um the answer is yes.

The current council members communicate professionally and cordially.

Our goal is to lead the city, focusing on the goal of making it a great place to work, play, and live.

Um live, work and play.

I got that wrong.

Um, we may not always agree, but we all want to do what is best for the city and its residents, and that's our job.

And that's part of what we're doing here tonight.

Um regarding the appointment, as I said, both of you are very qualified.

Um I've listened to the public comment that we got tonight and considered the written comments that we got in advance.

I appreciate the thoughtful answers that both counselors had for the 10 questions tonight.

Um both of you, your answers were really great, and it really didn't make this decision any easier.

Um I look forward to working with both of you in the future, no matter who takes on the role as mayor.

Um, and I hope our working relationships can continue.

Um Counselor Shaw has extensive connections with leaders at the local, state, and federal level, as shown by the multiple endorsements we receive from leaders throughout the region.

Her political expertise has provided excellent perspective and strategy.

She raised her kids in Tiger, and I know she has a best interest of our city at heart.

She is a champion of economic development and has advocated for our seniors' interests since I've known her.

She served on the Charter Modernization Committee that increased the size of city council by two seats, giving me the opportunity to run.

I served with her in the social services and special events grant subcommittee and found her to be thoughtful and collaborative.

Counselor Who also has lived in the city for 20 plus years.

His legal expertise has added insight to our council deliberations and made me think about things in different ways.

He worked tirelessly to campaign for the public safety levy and is hip deep in fundraising and campaigning for the bond that will be on the ballot in May.

His work on the planning commission provides experience and perspective to tackle some of the issues we are facing, including the need for different housing models and infrastructure development.

From what I've seen, Counselor Who is out in the community more at least as much, if not more, than any of us.

He shows up.

He's made many valuable connections with community members, business owners, and nonprofit organizations.

I have no doubt that each of these counselors would lead us with a steady hand, whether through a natural disaster or the everyday life of the city.

One thing that's important for me is to choose someone who will help us as council move away from the idea that the mayor is a single leader or that we are a top-down organization.

We do not have a strong mayor form of government in which the mayor serves as the chief executive.

Tiger has a weak mayor form of government, as bad as that sounds, in which the mayor has a more ceremonial role.

Executive powers are shared among the city council members and the city manager serving as the chief executive overseeing day-to-day operations.

I want to work towards a paradigm in which council handles city issues, not just the mayor.

We are seven equal votes with different perspectives, but a common goal, and we're in this together.

I believe Councilor Who is the best choice to complete the mayoral term ending next year.

Thank you, Counselor Robin.

Counselor Godusi.

Thank you, Mayor Pro Tim Wolf.

I still firmly stand by the fact that we should have left the position vacant until the next possible election, leaving you, Mayor Pro Tem Wolf, the reins until then, whether or not you want to.

But I'm I'm excited to work with either of you as we move forward.

And although you're both excellent candidates, I do feel that Counselor Who does exemplify the five E's and a focus of the justice and upliftment and the concept of servant leadership that aligns with my vision for our future mayor.

Thank you, Counselor Gaducey.

And and I will say, I'll take two seconds just to say I am grieving a bit.

It is an amazing honor to serve this city.

And even though it was just about 30 days, it is a tremendous honor.

And I am grateful, so thank you.

Um to my fellow counselors, I guess, to having me be council president uh to have been given this um uh brief opportunity.

Uh having said that um wow, um we are incredibly fortunate uh to have a the council that we do.

Um uh I know we all come um thoughtfully prepared, ready to have good conversation um and deliberations around the issues, and when I look at the two of you, um you are extremely professional, bring tremendous talent to council, um, and have so many gifts uh that the city benefits from.

So thank you both.

Um counselor Shaw, your regional, statewide, national accomplishments are to be applauded and certainly um welcomed as they already are into the city of Tiger.

Um you um have demonstrated that over and over again.

You are extremely talented, articulate, and um clearly successful in serving um those that you represent well.

So thank you for that.

Um when um I think about Counselor Who, um I will say I think about Counselor Who, Counselor Shaw, and I think about where we are as a city right now.

Um and um as Mayor Pro Tem um and you work through a lot of emails uh from our community, um, really checking in.

Where are we?

Where's our trust?

Where's our needs?

And um we all take that very seriously.

The thing that I have observed for now for almost three years, um, is Counselor Who has been a person that truly walks his talk, bikes his dog, um, and sometimes he drives his dog, um, but he really is out in the community.

He is present over and over again across multiple communities.

He does um pick up the phone, knock on the door of somebody that may have an adversarial um opinion to his, but he wants to have the dialogue.

Now, what I hope is that um uh as you can tell, I will lean towards counselor who but counselor Shaw has amazing gifts um that I think uh could be leveraged more than they have, and um and I hope that that's an opportunity for us.

Um so with that um I too um would support counselor who and I think we all also feel really comfortable at this point that if we feel like you're not doing what you're supposed to do, we're gonna call you out on it and we're gonna have a conversation because that's how committed all of us are to serve this city to the best of our ability to lift up the amazing work that's already being accomplished by um our city staff and our teammates.

So thank you.

Um and with that, I will look for um a motion, and that will be a roll call vote by city recorder Crager.

Mayor Pro Tem Wolf, I move to appoint Yi Kang Who as the mayor of Tiger to fill the remainder of the term from October 14th, 2025 to December 31st, 2026.

I second.

Motion was made and seconded to appoint Councilor Who as mayor for the remaining of the term to December 31st, 2026.

And with that, a city recorder, Craig, will you please complete a roll call?

Counselor Goodusi.

Counselor Who?

Yes.

Counselor Robbins.

Yes.

Counselor Schlack.

Yes.

Counselor Shaw.

Conflicted.

Congratulations.

No.

That's fair.

Mayor Pro Tim Wolf.

Yes.

Um, and with that, um, again, thank you, Councillor Shaw, truly, and I do extend congratulations to our future mayor of Tiger, um, I Kang Hu.

Um, so with that, we have no non-agenda items.

We do not have an executive session, and we will adjourn.

Um so thank you all for hanging with us and good night, Tiger.