Tigard City Council Business Meeting and Local Contract Review Board - April 28, 2026

The Tigard City Council held a business meeting on April 28, 2026, addressing a range of topics including public comments on a transportation project, adoption of the spring budget supplemental, appointments to boards and committees, adoption of standardized bylaws for boards, and the municipal court annual report.

Consent Calendar

• Approved unanimously: Minutes, a resolution to approve three municipal judge pro tems, and a pavement rehabilitation amendment to the 2025 pavement maintenance program contract.

Public Comments & Testimony

• Jennifer Wardley (Tigard resident for ~60 years) expressed concerns about the McDonald and O'Mara transportation plan, specifically regarding four proposed roundabouts. She stated that many residents on O'Mara Street were unaware of the project and requested targeted communication to affected addresses.
• Kim McDill (Tigard resident on O'Mara Street for 28 years, former teacher) also expressed lack of knowledge about the roundabout proposal. She raised safety concerns for children, potential impacts on a recently installed crosswalk, emergency vehicle navigation difficulties (citing Bend examples), and school bus routing.
• An unnamed speaker criticized the roundabout plan, noting poor road paving, questioned roundabout feasibility for school buses, and suggested speed bumps as an alternative.

Discussion Items

• City Manager Report: Acting City Manager Riger announced the reopening of the Tigard Library and thanked staff and project manager Andy Newberry for their efforts. Also highlighted a summer library programming schedule and a children's art display from Durham Elementary at Town Hall.
• FY 2026 Spring Budget Supplemental (Resolution 26-11): Finance Director Eric King presented a request to transfer $2.75 million in residual bond funds from retired 2011 Parks GO Bond and 2020 restructure bond to the general fund. The funds accumulated from interest earnings, bond restructuring savings, and uncollectability allotments. Councilor Robbins noted this as a cause for celebration. Council President Wolf asked about future application; King confirmed it would go into beginning fund balance for next fiscal year. The resolution was adopted unanimously.
• Board and Committee Appointments (Resolution 26-12): Assistant to the City Manager Nicole Hendricks recommended appointees: Jeff and Yusuf for Budget Committee; Shannon and Giovanni for Planning Commission; Brandy for Library Board. One appointee was absent. Councilor Shaw noted a potential conflict with the standardized bylaws provision against alternates, as one appointee is an alternate serving only until end of year. The resolution was adopted unanimously.
• Standardized Bylaws for Boards and Committees (Resolution 26-13): Nicole Hendricks presented a proposal to standardize bylaws, including nine voting members (no alternates), three-year terms (max two consecutive terms), automatic removal for three unexcused absences in a year, annual code of conduct renewal, and age restriction (under 18 only eligible for Youth Advisory Council). Attachment A outlines charges for each board, including equity focus for Community Engagement Committee, formalization of a Houseless Advisory Board, creation of a Finance Committee (merging audit and budget), and adding civic education/advocacy to Youth Advisory Council. Implementation set for January 1, 2027, with terms reset and staggered. Discussion included: whether to allow relatives of council members to serve on boards. Councilors debated, and an amendment was passed to allow relatives only on TIAC (Teen Intergovernmental Advisory Council). Councilor Shaw expressed concern about three-year terms with no alternates potentially causing recruitment issues. The resolution was adopted 6-1 (Councilor Shaw opposed).
• Implementation Tools and Feedback Loops: Staff presented concepts to strengthen board-council feedback: structured recommendations as agenda attachments, pulse surveys, chair liaison reports at council, an annual board/committee workshop, and periodic purpose reviews. Council generally supported all concepts except the liaison reports, preferring the workshop instead.
• Exploration of a Senior/Aging Committee: Mayor initiated discussion on creating a committee focused on aging issues. Councilors Shaw and Schlack supported exploration, citing equity and holistic policy concerns. Council President Wolf and Councilor Robbins raised resource and scope questions. Some suggested a task force. Staff will bring a feasibility analysis by July 2026.
• Municipal Court Annual Report: Judge Emily Oberdorfer and Operations Supervisor Holly Fenton reported: increased caseload due to new photo enforcement vendor (Vera Mobility) adding ~170 tickets/month, resulting in 610 pending trials with capacity for 32/week. Diversion program has 93% success rate. Electronic submission of convictions to DMV goes live May 1. Staff face daily harassment from frustrated customers; de-escalation training upcoming. A panic button system is in place. Council asked about timeline for photo access to aid dismissals; vendor issue expected to resolve soon.

Key Outcomes

• Consent agenda adopted unanimously.
• Resolution 26-11 (Spring Budget Supplemental) adopted unanimously.
• Resolution 26-12 (Board and Committee Appointments) adopted unanimously.
• Resolution 26-13 (Standardized Bylaws) adopted 6-1, with amendment restricting relatives of elected officials to TIAC only.
• Staff directed to explore creation of a senior/aging committee or task force, with a feasibility analysis expected by July 2026.