Tualatin City Council Meeting - December 8, 2025: Eagle Scout Recognition, Housing Report, and Land Use Decisions
Tualatin City Council Meeting - December 8, 2025
The Tualatin City Council met on December 8, 2025, at 8:00 AM. The meeting included recognition of 10 Eagle Scouts for community projects, introduction of a new city engineer, a presentation from Washington County Housing Services, adoption of a consent agenda, approval of parking restrictions on SW Eatle Street and SW 120th Avenue, and affirmation of the Architectural Review Board's decision on the LAM Research Campus Expansion. All votes were unanimous with no abstentions.
Consent Calendar
- Adopted by unanimous vote (6-0) the consent agenda containing seven items:
- Approval of work session and regular meeting minutes of November 24, 2025.
- Resolution No. 5930-25 for no parking signs on SW 68th Avenue north of SW Sagert Street and SW Boones Ferry Road north of SW Iowa Drive.
- Resolution No. 5931-25 accepting the System Development Charge annual reports for fiscal year 2024-2025.
- Resolution No. 5934-25 authorizing the city manager to execute a collective bargaining agreement with the Tualatin Police Officers Association.
- Award of contract for construction of the 108th Reservoir and Pump Station Project.
- Resolution No. 5938-25 accepting 2024 Urban Area Security Initiative grant funds to support the Tualatin Community Emergency Response Team.
Public Comments & Testimony
- No public comments were made during the public comment period (items not on the agenda).
- During the LAM Research Campus Expansion discussion, one member of the public, Mr. Hamilton, spoke in opposition to the original proposed findings but expressed appreciation for revisions that removed prejudicial noise standards. He requested better advance notice of such documents in the future.
Discussion Items
- Eagle Scout Recognition (8:00 AM - ~8:45 AM): Ten Eagle Scouts were recognized for completing community projects between summer 2024 and fall 2025. Projects included replacing a vandalized mastodon tusk on the Tualatin River Greenway Trail, installing anti-slip treads on staircases at Venetia Trail, rebuilding split rail fences at Jurgens Park, refurbishing benches at Atfalati Park, replacing guardrails at Tualatin Community Park, repairing concrete walls at Fallady Park, and fence repairs at Browns Ferry Park. Each scout described their project, challenges, and advice. The mayor and council thanked the scouts.
- New Employee Introduction: City Engineer Mike McCarthy introduced Lauren Irving as the newest member of the engineering division, starting October 27, 2025. She holds a civil engineering degree from Oregon Institute of Technology and previously worked at AKS Engineering, Disney, and Lego. She will work on capital projects and citizen concerns.
- Washington County Housing Services Annual Report (FY 2024-2025): Presented by Jess Larson (Assistant Director) and Liz Morris (Rental Assistance Division Manager). Key points: $225 million total program, 59% from Supportive Housing Services (SHS) measure, ~$80 million from federal funds. Over 26 capital projects, 77 households received short-term rent assistance, 3,100 people served in shelters, 400 year-round shelter beds. New access centers opened in Tigard and Hillsboro; transitional housing projects in Hillsboro and unincorporated Washington County. Discussed federal funding reductions, eviction prevention challenges, and upcoming Metro reforms to SHS. Councilors asked about transitional housing sites, e-beds availability, eviction prevention funding, and homeownership education. The county is updating its Local Implementation Plan with public engagement through December 2025.
- Resolution No. 5933-25 – No Parking Signs on SW Eatle Street and SW 120th Avenue: Presented by Chief Pickering and City Engineer Mike McCarthy. The area has had over 67 calls for service in 2025 related to abandoned vehicles and RVs. The resolution establishes no parking from 10 PM to 5 AM to improve safety for commercial traffic. Councilor Gonzalez questioned where displaced RVs would go; the chief noted no safe park alternative in Tualatin and that the city's time-place-manner ordinance does not address vehicle camping. The resolution was adopted unanimously (6-0).
- Resolution No. 5937-25 – Affirming Architectural Review Board Decision on LAM Research Campus Expansion (AR 24-0002): This item was a resolution to affirm the ARB's September 10, 2025 decision and deny the appeal heard on November 10, 2025. The resolution included three exhibits: ARB findings, a staff memo, and supplemental findings from LAM (initially including noise standards that drew public objection). City Attorney Kevin McConnell explained that supplemental findings could strengthen the decision against potential LUBA appeals. Following public testimony, the council agreed to adopt a revised Exhibit 3 submitted that afternoon, which removed the contested noise standards. Councilors Brooks and Hillier recused themselves. The resolution was adopted by the remaining five councilors (5-0).
Key Outcomes
- Consent Agenda: Unanimously adopted (6-0).
- Resolution No. 5933-25 (Parking Restrictions): Unanimously adopted (6-0). Implement no parking 10 PM – 5 AM on SW Eatle Street and SW 120th Avenue.
- Resolution No. 5937-25 (LAM Research Campus Expansion): Unanimously adopted (5-0, with two recusals). Affirmed the ARB decision and denied the appeal; adopted revised Exhibit 3 with alternative findings, reserving the right to reincorporate findings if appealed to LUBA.
- City Council adjourned the last scheduled meeting of 2025, wishing all a safe holiday.
Meeting Transcript
Welcome to the December 8th, 2025 Towalton City Council meeting. I'll go ahead and call this meeting to order, and our first item on the agenda is a Pledge of Allegiance. Usually it's led by a city councilor, but tonight we have approximately 10 Eagle Scouts here. And so I'm going to ask the Eagle Scouts to lead the Pledge of Allegiance tonight. One nation under God, individual with the liberty and justice. Thank you, Scouts. All right. So our first I'm announcements, and that is the Eagle Scout recognition. The event everyone's eagerly waiting for tonight. Jackie, come on up. Thank you, Mayor. Good evening, Mayors and Counselors. I'm pleased to be here tonight to introduce you to the 10 Eagle Scouts who have completed projects in our community from summer of 2024 through fall of 2025. Where are Eagle Scouts projects come from or from our parks maintenance team? Every one of our park technicians keeps a close eye on our community assets like fences, benches, trails, artwork. And once a year or twice a year, we compile a list. And these candidates have searched our website, have found these projects, and have done the research, uh the legwork, and the boots on the ground to get these projects done. So I'd like to call our first eagle to the podium, Nicholas Brophi. So Nicholas took on a very unusual project. As you know, on the Tualton River Greenway Trail, we have a lot of artwork, including simulated artifacts. One of the Mastodon tusks was vandalized, and Nicholas did the research, put the time in, and we had a mold for him, but he had to do everything else. And he made not only one replacement tusk, but two, and one will remain in storage in case that same unfortunate uh occurrence happens again. In addition, Nicholas made a tutorial on how to do it. So for other Eagle Scouts in the future, if we need to call on him. Nicholas is homeschooled. He lives in the Tiger Towalton School District. He's from Troop 799 and has been a scout for 12 years. Scouting has been very influential in his life during our interview at the end of his project. You can kind of see his work over there and his team. He said in Scouts he has learned many valuable leadership skills, made friends, had lots of fun, and learned how to cook great food outdoors like steak and cedar plank salmon. Nice. He has completed 22 merit badges, and his favorite has been wood carving. He has a goal of carving a custom chess set. From his work on the Mastodon Tusk project, he's learned all about paperwork and research and what it takes before a project can begin. His advice for success on projects is to send emails and communicate. Thank you, Nicholas. Nicholas, would you like to say anything? He's the first guy up. He had no more. So we'll give a moment. You'd like to say anything. Nothing comes to mind. That pretty much covers everything. All right. Well, congratulations. Would you like to step up to the podium? Also, he would have to go through, so we do a photo. Thank you, Nicholas. I'd like to call Nico Cohn to the podium, please. Nico tackled the Venetia Trail stair project.
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