Tualatin Development Commission Meeting - December 8, 2025
Tualatin Development Commission Meeting - December 8, 2025
The Tualatin Development Commission met on December 8, 2025, in a regular meeting (replacing a previously scheduled work session) to consider property acquisition, an interfund loan, budget amendments, and a downtown revitalization report. All three resolutions were adopted unanimously, and the commission received a presentation on the downtown community identity final report.
Consent Calendar
- Approved the Tualatin Development Commission meeting minutes of November 4, 2025, and November 24, 2025, unanimously by voice vote.
Public Comments & Testimony
- No members of the public offered comments on items not on the agenda or during the public hearing on the budget resolution.
Discussion Items
- Resolution 643-25 – Property Acquisition (Matthias Property): Staff presented a request to authorize the purchase of real property at 18925 SW 84th Avenue (the Matthias property) for $600,000 from a willing seller. The property consists of two parcels totaling 0.28 acres – a parking lot with lawn area and a single-family home (formerly a dentist office and radio station). The acquisition is part of the CORA 18970 catalyst project, a public-private partnership to deliver attainable housing and commercial retail. The commission approved the resolution by roll call vote (7-0).
- Resolution 644-25 – Interfund Loan: Following the property purchase approval, staff requested authorization of an interfund loan of $600,000 from the Southwest Urban Renewal District (SWERD) to the Core Opportunity and Reinvestment Area (CORA) district. The loan may be repaid over up to 10 years with interest set at the local government investment pool rate. Staff noted that SWERD collections are ahead of projections due to the PGE development. The commission approved the resolution by roll call vote (7-0).
- Public Hearing & Resolution 645-25 – Budget Amendments: The commission held a public hearing to consider changes to the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 adopted budget. Staff explained three types of changes: (1) transfers of appropriations within funds, (2) adjustments for unanticipated conditions (e.g., moving reserves to appropriations), and (3) creation of a new CORA project fund. Specific actions included transferring $600,000 from SWERD reserves to the CORA project fund for the property purchase, an additional $50,000 from reserves for other acquisition costs, and $166,675 from CORA bond reserves to the TDC admin fund for personnel costs covering Sid and Quinn. A $35,000 transfer from contingency covered increased materials and services in the TDC admin fund. No public testimony was offered. The commission closed the hearing and adopted the resolution by roll call vote (7-0).
- Special Report – Downtown Revitalization Community Identity Final Report: Sid and consultant Michelle Reeves presented the findings of Phase 1 of the downtown revitalization process. The report, based on surveys, workshops, and stakeholder meetings, uses a story framework to characterize downtown’s physical environment, community objectives, relationships, and environmental context. Key findings included that the downtown lacks a cohesive physical identity (e.g., conflicting road stories, excessive parking lots, poor connection from the park to downtown), residents want a place that feels active and welcoming, and the lake is a central but underutilized and controversial feature. Short-term actions suggested include lighting improvements, food cart pods, and temporary retail spaces. The report is intended to inform subsequent phases (design charrette with University of Oregon and a downtown urban design plan). Commissioners expressed appreciation for the work and noted alignment with other studies. No vote was taken; the report was received as information.
Key Outcomes
- Resolution 643-25 (authorizing purchase of Matthias property) adopted unanimously (7-0).
- Resolution 644-25 (authorizing interfund loan from SWERD to CORA) adopted unanimously (7-0).
- Resolution 645-25 (authorizing changes to FY 2025-2026 budget) adopted unanimously (7-0) after a public hearing with no testimony.
- The Downtown Revitalization Community Identity Final Report was presented and received; no formal action was taken, but the commission acknowledged the milestone and next steps (design charrette in early 2026, urban design plan in summer 2026/winter 2027).
Meeting Transcript
Recording in progress. Good evening and welcome to the December 8th, 2025 Towalton Development Commission meeting. Those of you expecting a work session tonight, we're not having a work session tonight. We're having a Tualeton Development Commission meeting because we have some exciting news uh to share with the community. That's going to take a couple hours, so rather than having this stretch out to 10 o'clock tonight, we're doing a TDC meeting rather than a work session. So I'll go ahead and call uh this TDC Commission meeting to order. First item on our agenda is public comment. Public comment is an opportunity to address the commission on something that's not on the agenda tonight. Please leave it. Please limit your comments to about three minutes. I'll take those who are in the meeting first for their comments, and then I'll switch to Zoom. Do we have anyone in the commission chambers who would like to address the commission? Seeing none, do we have any on Zoom, Bates and or Nicole? All right, give them an opportunity to speak. They'd like to. No hands. All right, we'll move on to the consent agenda. The consent agenda are those items that are considered routine and will be voted on by one motion on the commission. If there's an item on the consent agenda, one of the commissioners does not uh like or wants more detail about that uh commissioner can have that pulled and heard late heard separately later tonight. Tonight's consent agenda consists of one item. Item number one consideration of approval of the Tualton Development Commission meeting, minutes of November 4th, 2025, November 24th, 2025. I move that we adopt the consent agenda is red. Second. I have a motion and a second to adopt the consent agenda as read. Any other discussion on those motions? All in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed. Abstentions, it's unanimous. Thank you. That brings us to general business. Item number one, consideration of resolution number six four three-25 authorizing the purchase of real property located at 18925 Southwest 84th Avenue, the Matthias property, and execution of a deed to acquire the Matthias property for inclusion as part of the core of plans 18970 catalyst project. And if approved, adopt resolution number 644-25 authorizing an introcup interfund loan from the Southwest Urban Renewal District to the core opportunity and reinvestment area. Our discussion will be led tonight by Sid. And with Don will be waiting for his uh part because we have to approve Sid's part before we can get to Don's part. So if we don't get to that, then it doesn't happen. Uh so which one's the public hearing? Just so I'm sure. Third resolutions. Um we've got to do a public hearing thing too. That's for the button. But a budget one, yeah. So Sid, no script for you yet. Sid welcome. Thank you. Uh good evening, uh, Chair Bubinick and members of the commission. Um asked to consider uh the two resolutions. One is to purchase the Matthias property, and then the second resolution is to approve an interfund loan between the South Southwest uh Urban Renewal District and the Core Opportunity and Reinvestment Area. Um just a little background on on the project. Uh as you all recall, the CORA plan was adopted in November of 2022.
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