The Tigard City Council held a workshop on March 17, 2026. The meeting included updates from community partners, a police dashboard report, a presentation from TriMet on proposed service cuts, a seasonal park ranger pilot program report, and a joint discussion with the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board regarding the Lasich property. No formal votes were taken, but council members expressed support for continuing exploration of the Lasich property concept.
All right, good evening, everyone. I will call this uh Tiger Workshop uh meeting to order. Deputy City Recorder Bartholomew, would you please conduct a roll call? Councilor Schlack Councillor Shaw absent. Council President Wolf here. Councilor Anderson absent. Councilor Gaducy. Present. Yes, Councillor Halleck also absent. Mayor Who? Here. Councillor Robbins. Here. All right. So everyone, please stand and uh join me in the Pledge of Allegiance. All right, so the team and council, do you have any now agenda items? None from us, Mayor. All right, seeing none. Let's move on to public comments. The public comment period provides an opportunity for members of the public to address the city council. While it is not dialogue, either I or staff will follow up to address the issues brought forward in these comments. The calling number is 503 966 4101. And those wishing to come and should call now to get into the queue. Anyone present wanting to comment should sign up on the public comment form at the front of the room. First is uh written public common. Uh we receive no written public comment by the Monday noon deadline. Uh let's go on to in person. And I see nobody sign up, so let's move on to phone or video comments. Uh Mr. Miller, are there any callers in the queue for phone testimony? We have no callers, Mayor. Thank you. Uh all right, let's move on to City Manager Report. Acting City Manager Trish will give us a brief report. Good evening. Good evening. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Council, staff, and community members. Happy St. Patrick's Day to those who celebrate. Great. Thanks, Jason. Um over the past decade, Tigered Recreation has grown in incredible ways as we celebrate this year 10 years of serving our community. In 2016 to 2017, uh, 10 years ago, the city hosted just five special events each year, and today that number has grown to 28 community events, including including seasonal celebrations, concerts, movies, and pop-ups. Recreation programming has expanded from uh no in-house programs a decade ago to more than 40 programs today, along with 11 camps offered during spring break and summer, and scholarship awards have increased from 21 awarded in 2019 to 47 this last year. This allows more Tiger families to participate. I also want to flag that we're celebrating 25 years as a tree city USA community, a national recognition from the Arbor Day Foundation that honors cities committed to strong urban forestry programs and investing in the care and celebration of trees. Together, these milestones highlight Tigers continued commitment to a healthy connected community. And on a night where we're talking about parks and recreation, uh, what an evening to celebrate. Thank you very much.