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Tualatin City Council Meeting Summary – February 23, 2026

City Council — Monday, February 23, 2026
BodyTualatin, Oregon
SessionCity Council
DateMonday, February 23, 2026
StatusFILED
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Transcript — Verbatim
0:05

So everybody please stand and Councillor Reyes will lead us.

0:36

Next is public comment.

0:37

I don't have any slips here.

0:39

Do we have anybody in the audience that would like to speak, even if you haven't signed up?

0:44

And do we have anybody online?

0:50

Okay.

0:51

Then we'll move on to the consent agenda.

0:54

This will be enacted with one vote.

0:57

Is there anyone that wishes to have any of the three items on the consent agenda removed for further discussion?

1:03

Okay.

1:04

I will read them.

1:06

First is consideration of approval of the regular meeting minutes of February 9th, 2026.

1:13

Next, consideration of resolution number 5944-26, exempting specific affordable housing developments from property taxes.

1:22

And finally, consideration of resolution number 5945-26 authorizing the city manager to execute a grant agreement for Metro Area Communications Commission grant awards appropriating special purpose revenues in the city's general fund during the fiscal year 25-26 budget and rescinding resolution 5942 26.

1:47

Any discussion?

1:49

Motion.

1:50

I move to adopt the consent agenda as red.

1:54

I second it.

1:55

We have a motion and a second for the consent agenda.

1:58

All in favor say aye.

2:01

Aye.

2:02

Okay.

2:02

Oh, mayor.

2:06

Okay.

2:07

Special reports.

2:08

We have outside agent uh grant presentation for um CEP or communities community partners for affordable housing from Lindsay.

2:31

It'll turn red.

2:34

There you go.

2:38

Hello, so I'm Catherine Moore.

2:40

I'm the director of programs with community partners for affordable housing.

2:43

Thank you for having us tonight.

2:45

Good evening.

2:46

My name is Julie Luna Dominguez, the resident service coordinator for Plantback Gardens.

2:50

And I was here about just over a year ago talking about Plantback Gardens, which was to come.

2:58

So we were still navigating through construction equipment and kind of still envisioning what this place was going to become.

3:06

And since then we've had, we've filled up.

3:09

So we have fully leased up Plan Beck with 116 families calling their calling it home.

3:16

And focus has been on, you know, really building that community and bringing folks in.

3:21

We have about just under 300 residents and over a hundred of them are kids under the age of 18.

3:28

So SEPA not only builds affordable housing, but we provide the services in those buildings to support housing stability.

3:36

And one of the ways we do that is focusing on services to residents, bringing bringing resources online and as well as community building, helping households root in and build connections with each other to increase stability.

4:00

So not only addressing notices and rent assistance needs, but thinking really like how do we help people develop community here?

4:08

And so that's been happening at Plan Beck since then.

4:11

We have some pictures up there that just to show you kind of some of the different events and things that we've been doing.

4:16

So our youth services that they happen across our buildings, and we're here tonight to thank you for your contribution to support our youth services at Plan Back Gardens.

4:26

And we're in the development of what this is going to be, but it has kicked off and things are happening.

4:31

And Julian's gonna talk a little bit more about what's been going on at PlanBec and um plans to come.

4:37

Yeah.

4:37

So it's been a really um great year so far to start off with just a whole new community and so many families and so many kids.

4:44

Um so I think in the slide there was a couple pictures of you know the kids out on the field during a um session with PlayFit Fun where I invited them out to you know kind of get together to play together.

4:55

Um more than anything socialized because these are a lot of kids and families coming from different backgrounds.

5:01

So I think one way was really to get them engaged in team sports activities and just games where they get to know each other's name, participate and you know, kind of just you know, be part of the community.

5:13

Um of our biggest events that we had so far was our Halloween party.

5:18

Uh we had about over a hundred residents attend and a lot of kids.

5:23

Uh I took it upon myself to buy 50 pumpkins for the kiddos, and they were absolutely just painting and drawing everything they could on that.

5:33

There was a bit of a mess, but it was honestly a really great time, and from what I got from a lot of the families and the parents is that they were really grateful to have something like this to where you know the entire community um of the apartment complex can come together and you know just share some time um together with friends, families, food, uh, and activities like that.

5:54

Uh one of the things we're really continuing to go on with that is youth events.

5:59

So that's um events where we just focus on the youth engaging together, socializing, doing activities, eating, um, and just kind of getting to know more about each other.

6:10

Um, but also you know, hearing each other out with you know, stories of school or friends or anything like that, where they get to get to be themselves in our community building space.

6:20

Um one thing where I'm asking a lot of the kids and the families right now is where they would like to go for our first field trip.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Homelessness██████████████████████████26%
Community Engagement█████████████13%
Youth Programs████████████12%
Affordable Housing█████████9%
Transportation Safety███████7%
Public Safety█████5%
Public Engagement████4%
Procedural███3%
Public Health Awareness███3%
Summary of Proceedings

Tualatin City Council Meeting – February 23, 2026

The meeting began with a pledge of allegiance led by Councilor Reyes, followed by public comment (none offered) and the consent agenda. Special reports featured updates from Community Partners for Affordable Housing (CPAH) on youth services at PlanBeck Gardens and from Clackamas County on supportive housing services. General business included approval of advisory committee appointments. Council communications covered regional transportation, staffing shortages, and a proposed letter to ODOT.

Consent Calendar

  • Regular meeting minutes of February 9, 2026 – approved unanimously.
  • Resolution 5944-26 – exempting specific affordable housing developments from property taxes – approved unanimously.
  • Resolution 5945-26 – authorizing the city manager to execute a grant agreement for Metro Area Communications Commission grant awards, appropriating special purpose revenues in the city's general fund for FY 2025-26 and rescinding Resolution 5942-26 – approved unanimously.

Discussion Items

  • CPAH Grant Presentation – Catherine Moore (Director of Programs) and Julie Luna Dominguez (Resident Service Coordinator) reported on PlanBeck Gardens: 116 units fully leased, ~300 residents (over 100 children under 18). They described youth services, events (e.g., Halloween party, field trips planned for kayaking and zoo), and partnerships (Sherwood School District, Neighborhood Health Center, Horizon Church). Councilors expressed pride and support; Councilor Brooks asked about volunteer opportunities and transportation barriers. Julie noted a request to Ride Connection for a shuttle for seniors/disabled residents.
  • Clackamas County Supportive Housing Services Update – Vahid Brown (Deputy Director) presented data: Since 2021, 2,871 people housed (exceeding the 10-year goal of 1,065 PSH placements and 2,130 household stabilization goal). The $73.5 million budget includes permanent supportive housing (PSH), eviction prevention, shelter (238 beds), rapid rehousing, and outreach. Retention rate for PSH is 95%. Innovations include a 23‑hour crisis stabilization center (opened late 2025), a Housing for Success program (economic empowerment with matched savings), and city‑led initiatives (Tualatin Food Pantry received a $250,000 grant for HVAC/refrigeration). Councilors praised coordination and flexibility; Councilor Hiller noted the program’s success and asked about serving Tualatin residents (the coordinator said all services are available via Coordinated Housing Access, phone 503‑655‑? – number was partially given). Councilor Brooks asked about university partnerships and funding volatility.
  • Advisory Committee Appointments – Councilor Reyes presented recommendations from the council committee: Budget Advisory Committee – Gerardo Sanchez Velasquez (adult) and Teddy Shacknardis (student); Tualatin Parks Advisory Committee – Beth Dittmant and Nisha George; Core Area Parking District Board – Gary Harborman. Motion to approve was seconded and passed.
  • Council Communications – Councilors reported on various meetings:
    • Councilor Pratt: New recvan, linear park construction near PlanBeck, Knife River takeover at former site, PCARD policy revision, West Coast library literacy program, new volunteer coordinator, SoulSmart bronze designation (energy-efficient permitting).
    • Councilor Sacco: WRWC meeting on Willamette intake facilities and drought report; no quorum at IDEA committee; ethics training.
    • Councilor Hiller: WCCCA board budget – understaffed by ~80 employees, overtime costs, concerns about city cost increases; thanked TriMet’s John for connecting with PlanBeck Gardens; volunteered to work on 103rd/IBac intersection stop sign issue.
    • Councilor Brooks: National League of Cities conference attendance; titanium committee; REAL kickoff; Arts Advisory Council selecting finalists for bus wraps; women’s caucus for LOC; early childhood leaders peer network; proposed a transportation advisory committee (supported by others; directed staff to scope for a future work session).
    • Mayor Bubenik: JPAC meeting – Metro’s 2023 RTP amendment to include 82nd Ave, TV Highway, and Montgomery Park projects; Metro passed USDOT review; high-speed rail project (Portland–Seattle–Vancouver, BC) in planning; Metro’s future vision update (50‑year outlook). Washington County Mayors selected Mayor Beach Pace (primary) and Mayor Lacey Beatty (alternate) for Metro’s Regional Policy and Oversight Committee.
    • Council President (unspecified speaker): Participated in TriMet Line 96 test ride (no stops, so time not reflective); Clackamas County Metro subcommittee on regional transportation options; Metro supporting regional economy (Portland lost jobs – one of 5 of 50 metro areas); League of Cities legislative updates; proposed letter to ODOT supporting funding for I‑5 Boone Bridge Environmental Planning with an added request for auxiliary lanes from Tualatin exit to Wilsonville. Council consensus to support the letter with that amendment.

Key Outcomes

  • Consent agenda adopted unanimously.
  • Advisory committee appointments approved unanimously.
  • Council directed staff to scope a possible transportation advisory committee for a future work session.
  • Council agreed to support a letter to Senators Wyden and Merkley and Representative Salinas requesting ODOT funding for the I‑5 Boone Bridge project, with an added paragraph requesting auxiliary lanes.
  • All other items (reports, communications) received no formal vote but were acknowledged.

Meeting Transcript

So everybody please stand and Councillor Reyes will lead us. Next is public comment. I don't have any slips here. Do we have anybody in the audience that would like to speak, even if you haven't signed up? And do we have anybody online? Okay. Then we'll move on to the consent agenda. This will be enacted with one vote. Is there anyone that wishes to have any of the three items on the consent agenda removed for further discussion? Okay. I will read them. First is consideration of approval of the regular meeting minutes of February 9th, 2026. Next, consideration of resolution number 5944-26, exempting specific affordable housing developments from property taxes. And finally, consideration of resolution number 5945-26 authorizing the city manager to execute a grant agreement for Metro Area Communications Commission grant awards appropriating special purpose revenues in the city's general fund during the fiscal year 25-26 budget and rescinding resolution 5942 26. Any discussion? Motion. I move to adopt the consent agenda as red. I second it. We have a motion and a second for the consent agenda. All in favor say aye. Aye. Okay. Oh, mayor. Okay. Special reports. We have outside agent uh grant presentation for um CEP or communities community partners for affordable housing from Lindsay. It'll turn red. There you go. Hello, so I'm Catherine Moore. I'm the director of programs with community partners for affordable housing. Thank you for having us tonight. Good evening. My name is Julie Luna Dominguez, the resident service coordinator for Plantback Gardens. And I was here about just over a year ago talking about Plantback Gardens, which was to come. So we were still navigating through construction equipment and kind of still envisioning what this place was going to become. And since then we've had, we've filled up. So we have fully leased up Plan Beck with 116 families calling their calling it home. And focus has been on, you know, really building that community and bringing folks in. We have about just under 300 residents and over a hundred of them are kids under the age of 18. So SEPA not only builds affordable housing, but we provide the services in those buildings to support housing stability. And one of the ways we do that is focusing on services to residents, bringing bringing resources online and as well as community building, helping households root in and build connections with each other to increase stability. So not only addressing notices and rent assistance needs, but thinking really like how do we help people develop community here? And so that's been happening at Plan Beck since then. We have some pictures up there that just to show you kind of some of the different events and things that we've been doing. So our youth services that they happen across our buildings, and we're here tonight to thank you for your contribution to support our youth services at Plan Back Gardens. And we're in the development of what this is going to be, but it has kicked off and things are happening. And Julian's gonna talk a little bit more about what's been going on at PlanBec and um plans to come. Yeah. So it's been a really um great year so far to start off with just a whole new community and so many families and so many kids. Um so I think in the slide there was a couple pictures of you know the kids out on the field during a um session with PlayFit Fun where I invited them out to you know kind of get together to play together.

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