Anyway, just go into the month.

Richard Surning TLS is one of the best PCs ever had.

Recording in progress.

Good evening and welcome to the Twalton City Council meeting for March 23rd, 2026.

I'll go ahead and call this meeting to order.

First item on our agenda tonight is a Pledge of Allegiance led by Council Brooks.

Adam, welcome.

Ladies and gentlemen of the council, Mr.

Mayor, uh pleasure to be here tonight.

This is my first night here or first time as chair of Tea Park getting to be here.

Oh yeah.

I'm very very intimidated.

So I told them y'all were rolling.

You got an experienced pro right next to you, so watch out.

Yeah.

And thank you to Emma, my co-chair, for being here with us.

Um we're gonna tag team tonight's uh um announcement.

Um we're here to talk about Arbor Month, which um the purpose of Arbor Month is that um April is Arbor month, and we celebrate the many contributions that trees make in our community.

Um the benefits of trees are clean air, noise reduction.

Sorry.

Someone said I was a pro, so I had to prove them wrong.

Um reduced crime and traffic calming, and then the environmental benefits are uh uh um counteracts climate change, energy conservation, uh water filtration and ha uh wildlife habitat, as well as economic benefits that creases home values, attracts businesses, and they look really pretty.

Um and in here in Tualeton, we had many Arbor Month activities, um, including the trees photography contest, which Emma's gonna talk about, as well as the kids poster contest.

Um, and then we had an Arbor Month proclamation, the tree top wildlife and putting down roots volunteer planning, hug a tree hug a tree earth day, and then uh Tuolleton Library themed uh story times and a scavenger hunt in the park.

All right, so it's my pleasure at this point to announce um really the most fun that we have at Tea Park all year, which are the winners of our kids poster contest and our photography contest.

So I'm excited to share that the winners of our kids poster contest um with the tagline Tualaton Trees are um our winner for Cade's Great Grades, K2, Mara Fett Hamilton did the beautiful poster with the title Tualetin Trees Are Tall and Give Us Shade.

And our grades three through five winner is Tenley Richardson with a beautiful poster um with the title Tualetin Trees Make My Heart Really Colorful.

Uh the Tualton Trees Photo Contest has some really spectacular entries this year, and I'm pleased to share with council the first place winner, Marie Ritter with um the entry Autumn Reflections.

Uh our second place winner from Ju Julie McGuire, Maple at Sunset, and finally our third place winner, Stacey Darling with the submission fall reflection.

And to end our presentation, our announcement today, um, we wanted to let people know that we are a tree city USA.

Um, Tualton is, and each tree city has to have a tree board, which is Tea Park.

And the Tree City USA is awarded to recognized communities that have proven commitment to ongoing forestry programs.

And it's our 39th year.

Thank you so much.

Thank you all.

Okay.

So I understand Tenley is here.

All right.

Well, congratulations on winning the contest.

This is your gift bag inside your piece of art is framed.

There's a whole bunch of stuff in here.

Congratulations.

We can do a group photo all of us.

Come on up.

Do it over here.

All right, so now we'll have the proclamation read tonight by Councilor Gonzalez.

Thank you very much.

One thing I wanted to add also that in the near future, trees will be producing electricity.

In college, I was part of a program where they piloted a program how many trees did it take to power a house.

Measure that.

So the more to come on that one, but that is soon to come.

Declaring the month of April 2026 as Arbor Month in the City of Twalton, whereas Arbor Day is a celebration observed throughout the nation and the world in which individuals, groups are encouraged to plant, care for and celebrate the many values of trees.

And Arbor Month is observed in the state of Oregon during the entire month of April 2026.

And whereas healthy trees reduce erosion of topsoil by wind and water, moderate the temperatures, calm traffic, clean the air, produce oxygen, provide habitat for wildlife, and are a renewable resource, giving us paper, countless other wood products, and whereas trees beautify our community, increase property value, enhance the economic vitality of business areas in Twalton, and thousands of trees and shrubs are planted by volunteers in Tualton parklands every year.

And whereas 2026 marks the 39th consecutive year, the city of Tualton has been called, has been certified as Tree City USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation for following best practices in community forestry management.

Now, therefore, be it proclaimed by the City Council of the City of Twalton, Oregon, that the City of Twalton designates the month of April 2026 as Arbor Month in the City of Tualton.

All are urged to support efforts to protect and plant trees to gladden the hearts and promote the well-being of present and future generations.

The City of Twalton supports the Oregon Department of Forestry and the National Arbor Day Foundation in the recognition of the value trees and forest by the proclaiming April 2026 as Arbor Month in Twalton.

Introduced and adopted this 23rd day of March 2026, City of Twalton.

You're here.

Thank you, Councilor Gonzalez.

Councilman Gonzalez said there is an opportunity with the Friends of Trees to plant trees and shrubs and all kinds of pollinators here in Tualton, I believe in two weeks.

And you'll see me there.

I think it starts around nine o'clock, eight or nine o'clock on a Saturday.

Again, I don't have it.

April 11th.

April 11th.

I knew Dustin would know.

Thanks.

Next item up is another proclamation.

And this proclamation is declaring April 9th through 25th, 2026 as National Library Week in the City of Twalton.

Welcome, Jerry Ann.

Good evening, Mayor and Council.

Can you hear me okay with the mask on?

I'm getting over being sick.

I'm trying to be responsible.

Um thank you for letting me join you tonight for the National Library Week proclamation.

I I did just want to share a little bit about what's been happening in the library lately.

Um if you've been by, if you've driven by the library recently, you may have noticed that our parking lot is quite full all the time.

And the reason for that is because the city of Tigerd's library is currently closed for three months for an extensive uh project that they're they're working on facility work there.

And we expected to see a bump, of course, uh, while Tiger Library was closed, being the closest public library.

Um we were hopeful that it would give us an opportunity to introduce our library to some new people and make some new fans for Twileton Library.

And I think that's what we're seeing, because we the Tiger closed at the end of January, and throughout the whole month of February and throughout the month of March so far as well, we've had a one and a half times increase in visits compared to what we saw this time last year.

And we've seen dramatic increases in checkouts, program attendance, makerspace usage, and we're just hearing so much positive feedback about how beautiful and welcoming our library is, how friendly our staff are, and so we are looking forward to continuing to uh welcome these patrons into our library, and um just before National Library Week is a great time to be able to highlight all the great things that the library does, and I know you're all aware of that, so thank you.

All right, uh Council Brooks.

We'll read the proclamation.

Thanks for your work, Jerry Ann.

Um the City of Twalton proclamation declaring April 19th through 25th, 2026 as National Library Week in the City of Twalton.

Whereas libraries spark creativity, fuel imagination, and inspire long lifelong learning, offering a space where individuals of all ages can find joy through exploration and discovery, and whereas public libraries serve as vibrant community hubs that welcome everyone, empowering and connecting people with knowledge, technology, and resources while fostering civic engagement, critical thinking, and cultural enrichment.

And whereas libraries provide free and equitable access to books and media, digital collections, online tools, and innovative programming, ensuring that all individuals, regardless of background, have the support they need to learn, connect, and thrive.

And whereas libraries nurture growing minds through story times, steam programs, the and volunteer opportunities fostering curiosity and skills that will benefit their whole life.

And whereas libraries empower job seekers, entrepreneurs, and lifelong learners by providing access to resources, training and opportunities that support career growth and economic success.

And whereas libraries protect the right to read, think, and explore without censorship, standing as champions of intellectual freedom and the free and free expression, and whereas libraries, librarians and library workers across the country are joining together to celebrate National Library Week under the theme Find Your Joy.

And whereas Twileton Public Library is a place of joy where visitors delight in enriching experiences they have at library events, relevant in the creative opportunities they find in the maker space, are enthralled with the Mastodon and cherish the connections they make with other library visitors and library staff.

Now, therefore, be it proclaimed by the City Council of the City of Twalton, Oregon, that Twalton recognizes April 19th through 25th, 2026 as the National Library Week.

During this week, we invite all Twalton residents and Tiger to find their joy by visiting the Twalton Library and celebrate all the ways that the library benefits our community introduced and adopted this 23rd day of March 2026.

Thank you.

Thank you.

And I apologize, I didn't introduce myself when I got up here.

Yeah, not by the mask.

I'm gonna stay up here if that's okay next.

This is reintroduce yourself.

Yes.

So item number three is a proclamation declaring March 31st, 2026 as transgender day of visibility in the city of Twalton.

Jury Ann, you're up.

Good evening.

I'm Jerry Ann Thompson, the library director and the equity and inclusion officer for the city.

And it's my pleasure to introduce you to two of the Idea Committee, uh Idea Advisory Committee members, Maya Schroeder and Emily Baker, who is joining us via Zoom.

Um they have a small presentation to share, and we do have some handouts that we provided for the council and in the lobby as well for members of the public.

Hello, can you hear me?

Yes.

Uh so I wanted to offer a brief introduction about the handouts.

Um I think it's safe to say that the last year has been a very scary time for trans people in America, and I wanted to provide an overview of some of the issues that have been a major point of attack in terms of the civil rights and inclusion of trans people.

Um, and that is what the packet covers.

Uh the major areas are uh formal legal equality, things like passports and IDs, civil rights like non-discrimination law and access to public accommodations like bathrooms, um, healthcare access, um, school safety and uh inclusion in sports.

Um, and so there's a there's a broad overview of many of the attacks that have happened and ways in which trans people have been gradually stripped of rights in some jurisdictions.

Um but the good news is that Oregon has strong civil rights protections.

Um we have shield laws for providers of health care for trans youth, and um a strong mandate, one of the strongest in the country for health care coverage uh that many other states do not require insurance carriers to cover.

Um so trans people see Oregon as a good location to relocate, and I believe making Twalton a more friendly and welcoming place can help to make it more attractive and more vibrant as we welcome people who may not be protected elsewhere.

Good evening.

My fellow committee member Emily spoke about the challenges that trans and gender nonconforming folks are facing.

Um, these are important reasons as to why the city of Tualeton recognizing trans day of visibility is important.

I also want to offer an additional perspective as to why it is important.

Uh inclusive inclusivity and diverseness should not only come as a reaction to challenges of the community that the community faces, it should also take the face of celebration.

Celebration of trans joy, celebration of the work of past and present trans activists, and the celebration of those who are still coming into themselves.

And as a non-binary human, I am proud to be part of Tualton and their recognition of the trans community, and I hope to continue to be a part of the community, making this a safe place for trans people to reside.

So thank you for your recognition of the trans community.

Thank you.

Uh the proclamation will now be read by Councillor Hillier.

Thank you for the time and energy you took to provide a presentation and for the education and for your bravery.

City of Twilighton proclamation declaring March 31st, 2026 as transgender day of visibility in the city of Twalaton, whereas March 31 is recognized internationally as transgender day of visibility, a day dedicated to recognizing the lives, contributions, and achievements of transgender and non-binary people.

And whereas transgender and non-binary people contribute to the social, cultural, and economic vitality of the city of Twalaton and help strengthen the community as a whole.

And whereas a concerted national campaign is currently targeting transgender and non-binary people with the goal of increasing legal discrimination, restricting access to health care, limiting participation in public life, and undermining privacy rights.

And whereas this campaign may cause transgender and non-binary people in the community to feel unsafe or unwelcome, and the rights of transgender and non-binary youth are a particular target of this campaign.

And whereas access to gender affirming health care for transgender and non-binary youth, the right of every transgender and non-baronary student in public school to be their authentic selves, and the right of every transgender and non-binary person to participate in community activities and events, including sports, is valued and protected in Twalleton.

And whereas local governments play an important role in affirming the inherent worth and dignity of every person and in promoting policies and practices that support equity and inclusion.

And whereas the city of Twalleton is committed to fostering a welcoming, inclusive, and equitable community in which all individuals, regardless of gender identity or expression, are able to live safely and authentically.

Now, therefore, be it proclaimed by the City Council of the City of Tualeton, Oregon, that Towalaton recognizes the 31st day of March 2026 as transgender day of visibility.

On this day, we call upon all residents to join in celebrating the contributions of transgender and non-binary people and commit to advancing equity, excuse me, equality, understanding, and justice for all.

Adopted, introduced and adopted this 23rd day of March 2026, City of Twalton.

And so Councillor Sacco is not here right now, but I want to give her an opportunity to speak.

She is a council liaison to the idea committee, and I'm sure she has some words she'd like to share.

Yes, thank you.

And sorry I couldn't be there in person.

But I just wanted to say what a joy it is to serve with these two representatives here today on the IDEA committee.

They have definitely helped create a safe space, a welcoming space, and lend their uh perspectives to ensure that Walleton is striving to be a inclusive community that ensures that we're providing access to resources for all of our community members, um, and that um just thank you so much for your participation, um, your willingness to provide your emotional labor um to our community.

Um, it is invaluable, and um I am honored and lucky to serve with you.

So thank you so much.

Uh so with that, you want to come on up and we'll present you with the proclamation?

Sure, thank you.

Uh next up is our proclamation declaring April 2026 as month in a military child in the city of Twalton.

I see you're nervously looking out the window.

Are you guys not ready yet?

You need a few minutes.

I we are.

All right.

Welcome.

Hi, my name is Maddie Sudani.

Um, I'm part of the Oregon Oregon military team panel, and this is my third year representing, and we would just like to say thank you so much for recognizing the military youth in the state of Oregon, it means a lot to us.

Um, as someone who's been a military youth my entire life, I can tell you it's dearly difficult, and it's sometimes hard to be recognized, feel recognized in the state of Oregon because we have no active duty base.

So we don't live with other military youth, we don't live in that experience.

So having this proclamation sign means a lot to us, and we like we really appreciate it.

Thank you.

Um being ex-military, I know the challenge of being a um a child of a military service person is very difficult, uh, both active duty and reservists.

Um the deployments seem to go forever, the moves every four or five years, uprooting your life, it's super hard on the kids.

And when every year when we get this request, uh it's a no-brainer for me to recognize both the spouses and the whole support system of our service members, uh, but realizing that you know when you're changing schools every four or five years if you're on active duty, or you don't have a you know, you lose your support system every few years, and just you know, having your your father or your mother disappear uh on active duty for a year or two at a shot is very hard.

And so I just want to recognize you know your strength, and thank you for you know coming each year and asking for this proclamation because it's my pleasure.

So with that, uh Council President Pratt will read the proclamation.

Whereas thousands of brave Oregonians are demonstrating their courage and commitment to freedom by serving in the armed forces of the United States of America here and at home and abroad, and whereas Oregon has more than 6,700 children connected to the military through a parent currently serving in the military, with hundreds more connected through the military servants of a sibling, an aunt, an uncle, or a grandparent.

And whereas these children are a source of pride and honor for us all, and it is only fitting that we take time to recognize their contributions, celebrate their spirit, and let our men and women in uniform know that while we they are taking care of us, we are taking care of their children.

And whereas Oregonians are encouraged to pay tribute to our military children for their commitment, their sacrifice and their unconditional support of our service members, because when parents serve in the military, their kids serve too.

Now, therefore, be it proclaimed by the city council of the city of Tualton, Oregon, that Tualton recognizes April 2026 as month of the military child introduced and adopted to this 23rd day of March 2026.

So we have a copy of the proclamation.

You want to come on up and I see someone else with a purple shirt on the hallway.

You might want to grab it.

It's had your library.

Okay.

All right, so I believe.

Oh, come on, Mouse.

That bring brings us to public comment.

This is an opportunity for anyone to address the city council regarding an item that's not on tonight's agenda.

Please keep your comments to about three minutes.

If there's anyone in the room, uh I'll take those comments first to address the city council, and then after that, we'll uh take those folks who are out in Zoom.

Do we have anybody uh in the room?

I don't have anybody signed up, but you don't have to be uh who would like to provide public comment tonight.

All right, do we have anybody on Zoom?

No.

Nicole Shaking.

No.

All right, so we'll go ahead and move on from there, and that'll bring us to the consent agenda.

The consent agenda tonight consists of six items.

These items are considered routine, they will be adopted by one motion unless someone in council would like an item removed and heard separately later tonight.

The consent agenda consists of item number one, consideration of approval of the regular meeting minutes of March 9th, 2026.

I'm number two, consideration of approval of liquor license renewals for 2026.

I number three, consideration of resolution number five nine four seven-26, awarding a contract for construction of Basalt Creek Linear Park.

Item number four, consideration of resolution number five nine four nine-26, authorizing city manager to accept grant funds from Washington County to assist in retail theft enforcement.

I number five, consideration of resolution number five nine five one-26, approving the termination of the Levitton Tax Increment District and the Levitton Tax Increment District Plan.

And finally, item number six, consideration of resolution number five nine five two-26 authorizing modifications to the employment agreement with the city manager.

Would any city council like one of these items pulled from consent and read later tonight?

Seeing none.

I move that we adopt the consent agenda as read.

Second.

I have a motion and second to adopt a consent agenda as ready.

Any discussions on those motions?

All in favor say aye.

Aye.

Opposed.

Abstentions, it's unanimous.

All right.

That brings us the special reports.

Item number one, special reports to Walton Park Advisory Committee Annual Report.

We haven't we seen you before.

Welcome back.

All right, thanks for having us.

We are still still Adam Peterson Emma Gray from Twalton Parks Advisory Committee.

We're here today to talk about who we are and what we do.

So to start, this is us.

And we had a lot of nice pictures there.

Currently, Emma is the outgoing chair, and Beth Dittman was the vice chair, and I now Emma is the vice chair and I'm the chair.

And Carl John Taylor and Cosey.

And we have one new member as well.

And what we do.

So in our regular meetings, we are we learn about what's going on in the parks and recreation activities.

We have great staff with Dustin and Kira who are and Bella who are always keeping us informed on all the great projects that are going on.

And we in those, we learn about the projects and really offer ideas, recommendations, suggestions on how to make those more or how to just represent the people of Twalton in those parks and the new projects that are built.

And we also represent two city council.

So here we are.

We attend events.

And then we are a B City Facilitation Committee, and then we also, as I mentioned before, are the Tree City USA board.

As the outgoing chair of Tea Park, I'm excited that I get to share with you our 2025 accomplishments in the category of collaboration and community engagement.

We actively engage in onboarding a new parks director to the great benefit of our city.

We educated membership on the park's budget and the relationship between projects and programs so all our members can really serve that role effectively.

We received ongoing onboarding training about being on a city committee from city staff.

We engaged with city planning staff to help us identify intersections between parks and the downtown core planning process, which continues to be ongoing.

We engaged with city finance staff to identify best practices for the parks bond funding oversight role that Tea Park members have.

We helped renew conversations about community center or gathering spot for our city.

And we collaborated with the idea committee to coordinate uh overlap of activities.

In the category of sustainability, we initiated discussion around the existing tree code for possible climate resiliency updates and recommendations.

And then a big bucket of the work that we did falls under the category of funded projects, which include bond projects, utility fee, ARPA, and cross-agency funded projects.

In that role, we continue to assist staff with prioritizing utility fee projects, which some highlights there advised the staff on action plans from the facility assessment report and recommended to council the staff prioritized utility fee projects, which we're excited about.

We continued our role as the ad hoc bond oversight committee with particular emphasis on creating momentum around identification of field improvements in partnership with youth sports and uh tire to Alton School District.

Continued progress on the new river access park, construction of the Nyberg Creek Wetlands Trail, which I was just informed is just like within a soup zone of completion.

Um completion and appropriate community celebration of the Veterans Plaza, which that picture earlier was from.

That was a great day.

Um we continue to support design and construction of the ARPA funded Las Casitas Park.

And you'll see when Dustin talks about our 2026 goals.

One of the exciting ones there is um celebrating that.

And our 2026 goals are collaboration and community engagement in representing the CORA, the core area uh core opportunity reinvestment area, um, and continuing to talk about that community center that we discussed.

Um, and then um looking looking at our city staff to help us uh understand and uh regarding the bond sales and the budget decisions, and then work towards sustainability, welcoming new our new volunteer coordinator and requesting information about the city's sustainability in go ongoing forward in community engagement activities, and then also continue collaboration with city operations uh regarding updated climate resilient street tree list.

Um, and then looking at our funded projects, continuing those from the bond utility fee, ARPA, and cross-funded across agency funded.

Um, we uh would um we are looking to continue to assist staff in prioritizing the utility fee projects, um, supporting the preparation for community engagement of the basalt uh salt Creek Park and continue the role as the ad hoc board oversight committee with emphasis on community engagement and field improvement with partnership and youth sports and to Walton School District, um, and then uh supporting community engagement and design of our new access park and then appropriate community celebration and official Ruby cutting for our Las Casitas Park.

And now we're open for any questions or comments from council.

Thank you for your time.

Questions or comments for Adam andor Emma.

Councilor Brooks.

I just want to thank you, Adam, for stepping up and sharing.

I know what it is to um to um volunteer time and um be invested in community.

So, and of course, appreciate you, Emma, for the years that you put in already and continue to put in.

Um it's a very exciting time for parks with the Parks Bomb Pass.

Um so I know you have really important great work in front of you, and and I just want to thank you.

That's it.

Thanks.

Thank you.

Thank you, Councillor Fox.

Council President Pratt.

Yeah, thank you.

And I was laughing earlier because um Ms.

Paulino there and I were um part of way back with that Arbor Day proclamation, the Gladdener Heart that we insisted we kept in there.

But I know.

But um I was wondering, I didn't see anything about the riverfront park.

The river access, it's all over the place.

Council Pratt?

Yeah.

Oh, I must have been.

So in 2025, we okay.

Yeah, in 2025, we um continued progress on river access.

And in 2026, our goal is to um support community engagement and design.

Okay, that's what I wanted to know.

Because I I would expect there'll be a lot of community engagement that she I think summer is summer, is our yeah, you're gonna really see it popping off in summer.

Yeah, because that's gonna be an exciting.

Oh, we're thrilled.

We got to walk the area and just look around and check it out and dream and vision, and it's it's gonna be really cool.

Uh, and then the other trail that's almost done.

Yeah, I just drove up 65th the other day and was like so close.

So that's very exciting.

So you can almost taste it.

Yeah, oh, yeah, definitely.

But thank you both for um serving on this committee.

And um, this committee's kind of done more than probably was originally you know the original thought for this committee, so it's great that you've kind of done so much beyond that.

Thank you.

All right.

Anyone else?

Right.

Well, thank you for the presentation and update.

Uh next special report is our outside agency grant awardee, the tiger toileton resource center.

I don't know.

I'm sorry.

I was testing you.

Uh next one up is the Toaleton Library Advisory Committee Annual Report, the TLAC.

Jerry Ann.

And I'm just here for Clicker support.

Support.

But I will I will introduce um Ashley Payne is the advisory committee chair.

You may remember her from her presentation as vice chair last year.

Yeah.

And Melissa is a new member of the committee who bravely agreed to serve as our vice chair.

Wow.

Um please be gentle with her.

Welcome.

Thank you.

Yeah, before we start off, I just want to say um I presented last year, and I am so so so thankful for council support through the levy and the changes with WCCLS last year.

I the whole TLAC committee really, really, really appreciates the support that you have given to us.

So thank you.

Uh, here's the current members of the Twilight and Library Advisory Committee.

We had a tour of the back office of the library that many of us hadn't been in, so we got some candid shots from Jeremy Ann.

The committee provides input presenting our diverse community to library management, and tonight we'll highlight our key actions from the past year.

During the past year, TLAC has been focused on regular updates and engagement related to the ongoing process underway with WCCLS related to public library services funding and governance countywide.

To help us better understand the local situation for government funding, finance director Don Hudson spoke with us about available funding sources.

Over the past year, we have also been doing a deep dive into the different areas of services within the library, with librarians and staff giving presentations about the programs and services they work on for various age groups and in the makerspace.

TLAC also provided recommendations on three policies this year child safety policy, community room policy, and distribution of free materials policy.

Each month we hear a report from the Teen Library Committee, which meets regularly to assist with developing exciting and interesting programs.

TLAC received partners presentations from library partners and recommended activities to strengthen these partnerships as well as information from the library director about library usage and trends.

Committee members also attended the board and committee summit hosted recently by City Council and participated in a community food drive.

Committee members discussed and made recommendations to support programs and services in the library strategic plan that align with several of City Council vision statements.

We wanted to highlight a few of the library's strategic accomplishments from the past year, starting with local and countywide approval of the increased local option levy in November.

Program attendance continues to grow at the library, as do other measures of library usage.

Last fiscal year, the library had nearly 27,000 program attendees.

These photos are from one of the library biggest programs last year, Big Truck Day, held in partnership with the public works department and several community agencies.

I'll be honest, I'm a little bummed I didn't get to attend.

Twilighton Library benefited from significant facility improvements, including installation of new LED lighting throughout the building and more accessible doors at both the front entrance and the public restrooms.

On top of all of that, library staff continue to receive strong recognition and appreciation in the library's annual user survey.

98% of survey respondents rated Twileton's library customer service as excellent or good, with an average rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars.

92% agreed or strongly agreed that the Twileton Library is a welcoming place.

This year's survey included questions about the use of the library collection.

Respondents identified the variety of materials offered as the thing that makes Twileton's library collection different from other libraries in the area.

For our goals in the coming year, we plan to continue focusing attention on the WCCLS project as governance decisions are made and changes are implemented within the library system.

In recent months, library management and staff have been conducting an organizational assessment.

This work will soon fold into an update to the library's strategic plan, which the committee will play an active role in.

To provide the best recommendations we can, our committee will continue staying informed about emerging trends and regional changes that could impact our local library services.

For example, we are looking forward to learning more about how AI is being used or could be used in public libraries.

We will also continue reviewing the library's operational policies, which is done in a cycle and supporting advancement of the city council vision.

TLAC appreciates the council's ongoing support for our public library, and we really felt heard by you last year.

This year we are again making two recommendations.

The first is to reinforce the commitment you made last year to protect Twileton Library's open hours and current level of materials, programs, and services.

As the city looks at different ways to support community services, we're asking City Council to begin exploring options that will keep the library funded beyond the local option levy.

This includes looking at other possible funding sources so the library can continue being one of our greatest assets, and together we can make sure it stays that way.

Any questions that we can answer?

Questions or comments.

Council Brooks.

Well, I I um I want to thank you as well for your commitment and stepping up your first year and your leadership.

Uh especially with the levy conversation that happened and the support, especially that our area particularly needs and deserves, in my opinion.

Um I always am wondering how the library of things is doing because I find it fascinating.

I'm just wondering if people are utilizing it.

And also appreciate the really wide variety of um classes this year.

Seems like it seems like they get better every year.

So I don't know what you guys are what the secret sauce is over there, but keep it up.

Thank you.

I'll say that we do have some very creative librarians, and uh we're able to give them a lot of leeway in in developing their ideas.

And yes, the library of things definitely still popular, the board games have been so popular, and um that that is one of the things that some of the tigered patrons have been surprised with the board game collection.

So yeah, cool.

Thank you.

Uh Counselor Sacco.

Thank you.

Um I have a few questions.

Um my first question, one of your recommendations um is to um ensure that the library's current level of materials, programs, and services are sustained.

Do you have any concerns that that that that might not be the case moving forward?

As you also talked about the um WCCLS governance project, and do you have any specific concerns um that you'd want us to consider as you see it?

I will share a personal concern that I have.

Um WCCLS has through this entire process of the change and of the um the levy passing um and looking at collection development, they've committed some things to helping the libraries, and and it doesn't feel like they're as collaborative as as they could be.

Um there's some things that they have kind of said, yeah, we're definitely gonna do that, and then when it gets down to the nitty-gritty, it's like, well, we're gonna go a different direction.

My concern personally is that if that continues to happen, that WCCLS is going to have a different collection at the Twilight and Library than what we actually utilize and what we want.

Okay, thank you.

Um my next question um has to do with um the second recommendation, um, which is to ensure sustainable funding for the Chihuahua library.

Um, and do you have any concerns or more specific asks um as you see it again um with maybe information that you've received from the governance project?

I think if we um look at the information that's being given to us and uh Washington County's funding, it the WCCLS levy is covering some of the library services, but there's a portion that's not going to be covered.

Um, and if the funding doesn't go through in five years' time, if it doesn't pass again, the question becomes where is that money coming from?

And so just having the forethought, our work in healthcare, and so in healthcare we like put out fires all day long, and if I can prevent putting out fires and solve like have the forethought to think that's gonna be a problem, I need to fix it now and take care of it and have the plan ready to go.

It's so much easier than in that moment that the fire turning into five and trying to get all of them put out.

My the my thought process is we need to start having these conversations now in the event that in five years funding changes or people don't pass or prove for it to pass.

And so if uh this will be my last question.

Um if um, you know, if I guess your concerns, um and I appreciate you sharing them with with um us.

I I greatly appreciate your insight.

Um, I guess come to fruition.

How do you see the library in five to ten years?

Um, with you having so much intimate knowledge of the library from where you're sitting.

I think the library is going to be different in five to ten years if the funding doesn't pass and we don't look at an alternative source to to help sustain the library the way it is.

What that looks like, I haven't even thought of.

sharing them with with um us i i i greatly appreciate your insight um i guess come to fruition how do you see the library in five to ten years um with you having so much intimate knowledge of the library from where you're sitting i think the library is gonna be different in five to ten years if the funding doesn't pass and we don't look at an alternative source to to help sustain the library the way it is what that looks like I haven't even thought of um but I can immediately tell you that I don't think it would be as be what it is that we know today people from tiger aren't they're not gonna want to come if it's gonna be that different what if we don't lose all our board games what if we lose all the things that we really enjoy yeah I can just see that going south thank you and actually I have I have one more question um I'm sorry uh mayor this will be this will be the last one um but I've heard this term super user and I don't really understand what it means and I'm wondering if as a committee you guys have talked about what a super user is and what like what is what does that mean I haven't heard it in context of the library I think maybe just very briefly I I think I think Dana and her family are super users when we think of super users in the library it it is the people who are coming more than once a month they they may be coming uh every week or multiple times a week they're there for every Monday story time or they're there for every um make or open lab on Saturdays um it people who use a variety of library services um including you know not just checking out books and and attending programs but using other other services that we provide as well so it seems like these are the people that um you know we'd we'd want we'd want in the library and that we would want to make sure that they continue to have full access to the library and people that maybe um maybe need the resources more than others um okay that's helpful thank you very much um so I guess hearing these concerns is very concerning for me and um I mean I I would like to encourage the council to the rest of the council to express continue to express their concerns um with folks who can um you know make any changes and um really listen to these folks bringing up these concerns um because I think now is the time to express the concerns versus uh moving forward once final decisions are made um and that's it thank you okay um I was at a library last month a couple months ago and um they were talking about I'm not gonna say in the city but it's a nearby city and that they are using robots overnight to um do a lot of the and this isn't they're exploring with that uh to do the I want to say organization of uh books and I if you haven't thought about that just a quick I mean because I just heard that there's a robot they're robots now they're serving food and things like that in LA so I'm like thinking oh my gosh is that a concern or is that a good thing?

I don't I'm not sure you know it's it's not something that I've seen yet in public libraries.

I have heard of some academic libraries with large collections where they have some of their collections in storage with like robotics and and um to to retrieve those items I I think there's a lot of possibilities out there and um it's not something we've explored yet but we're always open to how can we be innovative how can we make sure that we're um providing to the community access and exposure to the latest things um so it's something I'll keep my eye on for sure.

Thank you.

Council Perser Pratt sorry oh I just want to um well my question was about the funding that you mentioned but we got that answered but um I just want to thank you for I think our library is just such I think the Tiger people coming here are going to really find what a unique and creative place our library is and all the additional programs we offer and um and um I know that um some of us here will advocate to help you continue to have the wonderful library we have because I think of it as our like um it's one of our we don't have a community center so that really is our community center right now.

Are we like tracking all that?

Okay.

And then we have updates every month about the the changes in the agreements that are coming through WCCLS that are impacting the library.

Okay.

Can we get that sent to us?

Uh Sherilyn and I will be coming in the future, once that's ready.

We're in the in the process of reviewing the draft language for the new intergovernmental agreement.

So that's kind of the phase that we're heading to.

And that's not we've not gotten to a point of sharing that yet.

Okay.

So yeah, you're it's coming.

That helps.

Um, and then I guess for when we are not as hands on with our collection, what are the things that we as a city really like that might uh we would have less of I mean I can tell you the things that I really like that I'm afraid that would go away.

I utilize the kiln in the makerspace all the time.

I know there's not a lot of people who utilize it.

Um I know that the use is increasing because every time I try to schedule with Kit, it's busy.

Um, but that's something that like I utilize.

I get books from the library all the time, and my sister uses it almost weekly for some of her IT stuff and and printing and scanning and emailing and doing things that she has to take care of.

So those are the things that stand out to me.

I know it might not necessarily impact the specific collection that we have there.

Um I don't know, Jarianne, if there's anything that's very, very specific about Tualatin that's more unique than any of the others in collection.

I think in terms of unique collections, the Ice H history collection at our library is definitely like that's that's unique for us because we've got that tie with the National Park Service, of course, with the Macedon Skeleton.

We want to make sure that we're promoting and increasing awareness of that history of that area.

Um as far as the collection as a whole, I think that our librarians have done a really good job curating a collection that meets the needs and interests of our community.

We we definitely want to make sure that that continues.

Yeah.

Okay, so we're not we're not we don't have a specific gap in items yet.

Not at this point.

The um the planning for the centralization of collection management is just getting underway.

Okay, all right.

That helps me a lot.

Thank you very much.

Any other questions or comments?

Well, thank you for coming tonight.

Appreciate the update and keep your eyes peeled.

Let's keep your ears open, let us know.

Yes, for sure.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

All right, now you ready?

Give you that false start.

All right.

I am number three of special reports is outside agency grant awardee, the Tiger Toalta Resource Center.

Welcome.

For real this time.

Yes.

Okay.

Oh.

Okay.

Hi.

Uh good to see you again.

Uh, my name is Colleen Nakanishi.

I'm the TTSD social services manager.

Um, I oversee the whole district and our basic needs infrastructure.

Yeah.

Okay.

Um, yeah, so I just wanted to briefly review review our infrastructure that we have in TTSD.

Um, so myself, our family partnership advocates, who I will refer to as FPAs, um, our homeless liaison, social workers, and counselors all work together to identify the families and students in need and connect them with resources throughout TTSD and Washington County.

Um, and I really want to emphasize the FPAs here because they're very critical members of the equity inclusion and multilingual services department, uh, and they support equity initiatives related to family engagement and students' access to education.

Uh, and at the Family Resource Center, really, we emphasize um uh access to action access to education um by removing barriers that are not related to academics.

Um so these are like outside forces that are impacting the students.

Uh so this year we have 15 FPAs across 16 schools, and our focus for this year has been on serving our multilingual learners of English, um, our MLE students, uh formerly known as ELD or English language development.

We've changed our language to be less deficit focused and more these are students who are learning another language, which is so cool.

But to qualify for make an evento, students could be living in their parents' car, they could be couch surfing, they could be involuntarily staying with a family member.

And so if that happens, they are eligible for McKinney Vento services.

And then we've also focused on welcome systems for students who are new to the country.

And then for student support services, we have resource connection, and we also have grant from the state of Oregon to put on after school programs.

And these are free for students to have a safe place to go after school and have fun basically.

So a lot going on here.

And this is when it was a fear that SNAP benefits were not going to come through.

And so our high school FPAs and myself kind of got together and said, okay, what can we do really fast before the month ends to address this issue that might happen?

And so we came up with this Tiger versus Tualetin food drive, and it was extremely extremely successful.

The Toileton side donated 511 items, which was amazing.

And there's some pictures, pictures of all the food that was donated.

And this picture is actually a the middle picture is actually a recent picture.

So this is all the food we still have.

And this is after giving, I wish I had actual numbers for how much food we gave away to families, but we used to have a referral system, and then it was like, I can't keep track, like everybody just come in and grab food.

And we actually ended up opening it up to staff members to be able to come in and not just families of students.

So this was extremely helpful, and especially for our families who are afraid to leave due to ICE activity that was happening.

Okay, and now to our basic needs report.

So this is more on the monetary side for what we use the grant for.

So our funding comes from the two cities, and then monetary donations, just from the community, and then also some uh like gift card donations that people collect.

And I'm gonna come back to this one.

Um but so this year you can I'll give you a moment to look through families who are served for each of these basic needs and family needs resources.

And this data is provided by FPAs through a tracking form, and I want to emphasize that these numbers are extremely low and may not be a complete picture of how many families are served because our FPAs are doing the hard work of working with the families, and they can't always track everything that they do in a Google form because they're busy doing the work.

Um the number for food-related conversations and assistance that happened was extremely high this year.

And so the funds that were used, we are kind of our main buckets that we support families with.

And this may be because they're struggling with gas, or we did not do rental assistance this year because there was more need with PGE assistance.

And usually 250 dollars isn't enough to help a family who may to prevent eviction.

And so we chose to focus on PGE this year, but to help offset the cost of rent.

So like a family comes and they're like, hey, you're really not help with this, and we say we can't help with that, but we can give you a grocery gift card, so you can use that $50 toward this bill or a space age gift card, so you can use your gas money toward that.

So kind of some financial puzzle piecing.

Gave away $500 in grocery gift cards, $325 in laundry gift cards.

And then furniture assistance is through community warehouse.

So this is for families who may be fleeing domestic violence or moving into their first home after being homeless.

And so for a small fee of $150, we can get them a house filled with furniture.

If you have extra furniture, I really recommend donating to community warehouse.

They're an amazing organization.

And then as you can see, the biggest amount spent was on PGE assistance.

And this is for not just families who have a disconnection notice.

So they have like a red line across their bill.

That was kind of how we were filtering before.

This year, the need was extremely high, so we removed the barriers.

So this was any family who reached out and had not received assistance this year before, received assistance from us.

And you can see that it is larger than the like all of this combined is larger than the amount of the grant.

And we did have some reserves from previous grants from when before I uh stepped into this position.

Uh and this year seemed like more of an emergency type of year, so I started to dip into those extra funds for families this year.

Okay.

And then this is just another aspect of how families are engaged through our family partnership advocates.

And I did include making evento services in here.

And now I'm gonna actually go back to my attendance.

Yeah, so this attendance piece uh I thought of after I sent the slides.

But uh starting in 2026, I've been involved in plan the planning team for a district-wide coordinated effort to improve attendance.

Uh and for attending school for students, it's often not about motivation, but about barriers, and so these are a lot of the barriers that prevent children from coming to school.

Uh, and something that we see a lot is child care.

So the older student stays home to uh take care of the uh like baby or younger student who isn't is in school while the parent is at work, uh food, clothing, not being able to have clean clothes, uh, and then a lot of mental health uh things have been popping up for students.

So let's see, sorry for the flip-flopping.

Um then last uh we support all children, zero to eighteen in the TTSD boundary.

So this isn't just for students who um currently go to school.

This are all of our kids who will eventually become students.

Uh and so this year we've had 70.

This is uh for our Tualetin side, 70 referrals to Northwest Children's Outreach at Rolling Hills Church.

And I wanted to give a big thank you to our volunteer Lynette Elwyn.

Um she does the pickups, the organization, it's a huge effort, um, and she's a retired teacher from Tualeton High, so uh super appreciative of all of her work.

We could not do this many orders without her.

Especially at the resource center this year.

And so it's just me at the research center now.

And then I just wanted to bring it back to the city council vision.

And so the first one, an inclusive community that promotes equity, diversity, and access and creating a meaningful quality of life for everyone.

As we've heard from a lot of families, and I think I've spoken to you, Mayor, about this.

Many resources are challenging for Tualeton families to access because they're not located in Tualaton.

They're mostly in Tiger in Hillsborough, a lot of things in Hillsboro or in Portland.

And families can't get there or don't know that it exists.

And so TTSD staff are really crucial with that knowledge and helping the families actually access that.

And then the other vision, a connected, informed, and civically engaged community that embraces our city's diversity.

So we help support families towards self-sufficiency so they can hopefully become more engaged in the community.

And that's all I have.

I want to thank you all so much for supporting the families with this grant.

We couldn't do this work without your support.

Questions, comments for Colleen.

Council Hillier.

Thanks, Colleen.

It's nice to see you.

Thanks for all the work.

First off, um, you mentioned the resources in Washington County, but a third of Twalton is in Clackamas County, so I'm curious how deep and strong your connections are for resources for that part of our community.

And then I'm also curious do you have any crossover interaction with the um Pact with Pride if you have a food resource there, or how do you interact with the backpack programs in the schools?

Yes.

Uh not our connection with Clackmas County could be better.

So thank you for bringing that up.

Um and then with Pact with Pride, they are not a part of TTSD anymore.

They're not um they're through the foundation for Tiger Twilaton Schools.

However, uh we are planning a food drive for them through our elementary schools.

They do uh in the spring a like competition between the schools to see who can do that.

Um but also for PAC with Pride, uh it is really far for some Tualaton families, like Rolling Hills, the Tualetin Food Pantry is a lot closer.

Um, and so for Tualaton families specifically, we do more partnership with the Tualetin Food Pantry.

Thank you.

So and I was just curious about the backpack programs also, but then also I'd wonder well, what what is your plan and strategy to make sure that our Clackamas residents have access to resources?

Yeah.

The uh can you tell me more about the backpack programs?

I know that Tualaton Elementary and Hazelbrook are supported through.

I wish I knew which churches.

I don't oversee those.

Okay, that's okay.

That's okay.

I was just curious.

So the answer is no, you don't.

That isn't a program that you interact with.

Um most elementary schools I think have them.

So yeah, yeah, I don't, but yeah, yes.

So the FPA sign I know they do.

So yeah, okay.

Yes, yes.

I need to do more research for Clackmas County.

Okay, what can we do to support you in that?

Um if you would like me to start somewhere, then I'm open to the other.

Sure, I have some great ideas.

Maybe we could connect.

Thanks.

Yeah.

I think Council Brooks.

Well, I wanted to thank you for throwing in the slide about the um lack of attendance in school, because I mean, from what I've been reading, our um school issues, a lot of it has to do with non-attendance.

So it's nice that you're pointing out the re underlying reasons for that and what we need to do to help get these kids in school.

So that I thought that was great.

Yes I'm so glad you said that I don't have numbers off the top of my head um but I 100% agree that is something that is a misconception I think about both Tiger and Tualeton that like everyone is rich there.

Everyone has a house everyone is a certain type of way and that is just not true.

So I'm hoping actually to do more work with our communications department uh to advise on more communication about that um and how to connect with the community and do more learning opportunities about that.

Okay great thank you.

Council Brooks Thanks for your work and your presentation and I'm just curious where the funding came from for the two positions that were taken were unfunded left unfunded yeah those were from the general general funds.

So they're not the family resource center funds like all of these like my position is through the school district through general funds okay and the equity and inclusion department.

So all of these funds are they're not related to funds that the school district receives for position so none of this is for staffing that's through um our district.

Okay.

And as long as we're talking about funding for positions um I did want to throw in there that um there are going to be some major there is a deficit this year uh and next Wednesday there is an opportunity to uh our last opportunity uh to come together with uh the business office and some district leaders uh on April 1st next Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m there's a community budget meeting uh and I think there's going to be a prioritization exercise so community members anyone anyone here is also able to attend uh if you're interested in learning how the school district is utilizing their funds uh and prioritizing what we need to do to serve our kids best so and then I guess my final question is um I know that the numbers are there's some vagueness around it um but I'm just curious if there's been um besides the real scare of the um food insecurity um if there's been a increase of sort of clients served or stu students served um and if there's like what kind of range of like about percentage wise I don't know if I can make a guess about percentage wise um or noticeable yes I mean uh especially I wish that I had included uh our numbers from last year uh especially for the funds uh we've spent significantly more funds at this time uh this year than we had at this time last year and so I think that indicates more of a need that has been coming up uh and for me as the person who receives all of the referrals and does all of the uh sending out of items uh there are a lot of new names that I haven't because that we have some people who uh repeat um come year after year but uh there are a lot of new names this year so I appreciate that thank you and also just thinking what about affordability issues and with teachers also going to the food bank um I mean our nation really needs to take a look at itself right now thanks Councillor Gonzal uh thank you very much for this information it is very heartfelt felt felt here um I think after today I like to maybe connect with you there are um there are things that uh that I can do to assist in maybe working with you and collaborating on pickups there are communities that I'm part of uh throughout the metro area and Tualetin that want to give a lot of them intend to put the things in their car and go drive it down but time is of the essence so they don't I think that we can coordinate a one-day drive where we just take all day and get a big truck and just volunteer to pick up so I think I like to work with you on that on after today we can I'll get your contact and we can set a meeting and and figure out how we can make that happen.

I think that we can coordinate a one-day drive where we just take all day and get a big truck and just volunteer to pick up.

So I think I'd like to work with you on that on after today.

We can I'll get your contact and we can set a meeting and figure out how we can make that happen.

So thank you for what you do.

Thank you.

That would be great.

Thank you so much.

That's where I used.

You mentioned the community warehouse.

Um it's not here in Toileton anymore.

Do you know where it is now?

Uh there is a tiger location.

Oh, tight access.

Okay.

Yeah.

Do you know where?

Can you like put it on record?

No.

No, I don't have that I don't have an uh address.

Okay, thank you.

Yeah, sorry.

Any other questions or comments for Colleen?

Appreciate you taking time out.

Thanks for the update.

Um it's kind of uh depressing in a way.

I mean, let's be honest.

Yeah.

That we can't uh help as many people as we'd like.

Uh but and that money is tight in the school district again going through a round of cuts and more positions disappearing.

It's just you know, and just seeing the need is growing and the resources are dwindling, and it's just frustrating as heck for any of us up here and a lot of leaders in the region.

Thank you for keeping up your efforts here.

Stay motivated, please.

We will.

Spring break is needed to rest.

All right, thanks.

That moves us to general business.

We have two items in general business.

Uh the last meeting we had, these two ordinances did not pass unanimously on their first vote uh on the first night, so by city rules, they both come back for another vote where it does not have to be unanimous.

I assume there's no city presentation or anything, and this is just a vote straight on.

Mayor, can I add some comments to this?

If we're talking about the foul, is that what it is?

Yeah, we can do that when we have discussion.

Yep.

So no city presentation, no staff presentation.

All right.

Uh so I'll take item number one consideration of ordinance number 1454-26, amending the 12th and development code TDC, chapters 39 and 40 to include the keeping of domestic fowl as a permitted use in a low density residential zone RL under PTA 26-0001.

So go ahead and open it for discussion.

I did prepare some in the read just to be expeditious at the time, so give me a few minutes here.

Um I want to talk about that simply because I work with homeowner associations throughout the metro area from all of our surrounding cities in the homeowner association space.

And I understand that the homeowner association space is a little bit more amorous when it comes to these kinds of subjects, but they've given chances to the files and and then of course, then then and then in short order uh restrict them once again.

And so I want to just add some notes uh for context.

So I'm gonna hear I'm gonna read what I've prepared.

Um while these birds may be kept for personal use, the concern is not the birds themselves, but the cumulative impact they create over time.

In closed community settings across many housing communities, these impacts are commonly addressed under what is legally defined as nuances, meaning that any activities that interfere with neighbors' ability to enjoy their property.

One of the first concerns that arise is noise.

Birds like pigeons, doves produce continuous cooing sounds, while quails and pheasants can omit sharper calls that carry across property lines.

Even when these sounds are not excessively loud, they're persistent, can create ongoing disturbance.

Legal guidance around neighborhood dispute consistently note repeated or continuous noise, even at moderate levels, may qualify as nuances.

I won't go into the landscaping park, uh, but I will say that health and sanitation concerns also come into play.

Research and industry guidance indicate that bird dropping nesting materials can carry bacteria, fungi, and parasites, and may contribute to the spread of secondary pests such as mites, insects.

Well, the level of risk can vary.

Since we're not patrolling the care that one is doing in their backyards, we have to rely on that.

It's going to be done.

The presence of accumulated waste and residential environment raises understandable concerns among neighbors and can create unsanitary conditions if not properly managed.

In addition, keeping birds often attract other animals.

Uh feed, water, and waste can draw rodents such as rats, mice, as well as large scavengers like raccoons, predators, birds, including hawks may also be drawn into areas.

Wildlife management guidance consistently show that once reliable food source is established, these animals tend to return and expand their activity, turning what began as a single property issue into a broader neighborhood concern.

Now finally, the impacts in summary, while keeping these birds may begin as a personal use activity.

The combined effects of noise, waste, health concerns, pest attractions, and property impact can extend beyond a single property line.

For that reason, many communities and regulatory firm address these situations not as isolated preference, but as broader quality of life consistents for neighborhoods as a whole.

Though I have empathy for the diversity that we want, but it it is an issue.

And since we are not going to be policing backyards and sanitation, we have to rely that it will be done, but it isn't just one home that's impacted.

It could be uh the broader community.

Five homes, two homes, tens, and in time uh it becomes a a big problem.

So that's what I have to say.

Okay.

Council President, I'll go council Brooks and Council President Pratt.

Uh thank you, Mayor.

I just want to say that I appreciate the work that the city's done on this, and that I think that what I like about it is that it's uniform with our neighbors as well as being more specific about what the actual rules are.

So I think the compliance issues and the um witch birds issue is more specific in in some ways because we already have this other ordinance, it's a win on both sides of the argument.

So I appreciate the work and um plan to vote yes again.

Thanks.

Um well, yeah.

First, a lot of the issues with the rats and things, I think um were addressed through the um planning commission when they looked at this issue, and they asked all these questions and addressed them when they haven't been addressed before.

So I think this actually sets up better, a better ordinance for our community.

And um it seems um that a lot of the issues or in complaints we're hearing are people that aren't getting the permits, and so this um I think gives a little more strength to enforcing the issues.

And um we we do live in the suburbs, not out in the country.

I get that, but we have to have a balance here.

We you know there, and I think that that was really um well thought out in this ordinance where we say only four animals, and we're limiting it, and um, we're trying to find a balance here between neighbors living together, we want that, but we also will not want to limit people more than we need to of what they do with their own personal property.

Comments, Councilor Hillier.

Thank you.

This is something I thought a lot about, and um I um really believe that we need to take uh a little more holistic look at all of the things that we give permits for in our community and make sure that there's some way that we can have a compliance check in these properties.

I think that we said before there are 28.

Currently there are 28 licenses for um chickens, and so presumably soon there will be at least 29.

Like there needs to be an annual or a biannual check on these properties, and I think that the fee to up when you apply for the license needs to help cover that additional fee.

And I would like to think, and and I'll be honest, I believe the same for compliance for cannabis and alcohol need to fall in that instead of a $35 permit to apply for that.

Um so I do believe it's something that we as a council should address during our upcoming budget session and consider amending the amounts that um people pay for these licenses so that we can comply and keep our neighborhoods safe.

So I still plan to vote yes, and I'd like to find a different way to help um make sure we keep our neighborhoods safe.

Thank you.

Any other questions, comments?

I could not questions, comments.

All right, Councilor Sokkar, you have any comments?

No, all right.

So I have a motion then.

I'll make a motion.

Do we have to do first reading and everything?

Okay.

Make a motion to adopt ordinance number 1454-26, amending the 120 development code, chapters 39 and 48 to include the keeping of domestic files permitted use in low density residential zones under PTA 26 001.

Second.

All right.

Double second.

I have a motion and a double second to adopt ordinance number 1454-26.

Any more discussions on the motions?

Council.

Councilor Sacco?

Aye.

Councilor Hillier.

Aye.

Councilor Reyes.

No.

Councilor Gonzalez?

No.

Council Brooks.

Aye.

Council President Pratt.

Aye.

Uh Chair votes no.

So it's 4 3 that uh ordinance 1454-26 is adopted with a 4-3 vote.

That moves us on to item number two, consideration of ordinance number 1455-26 relating to the keeping of domestic foul amending title six-fifte of the Tualton Municipal Code.

I'll make a motion to adopt ordinance number one four five five-26 related to the keeping of domestic file amending title six-fifteen of the Twalton Municipal Code.

Second.

I have a motion and a second to adopt ordinance number one four or five five dash twenty-six.

Any further discussion on this ordinance.

No.

Councilman Gonzalez.

No.

Council Brooks.

Aye.

Council President Pratt?

Aye.

Chair votes no.

Uh ordinance 1455-26 does pass with a 4-3 vote.

We had no items removed from consent.

Are there any council communications?

Council Brooks.

Taking there's a tool that's available that I'll make available, but we had serious undercounts in our country in the previous count.

So just to start thinking about that and start reminding people that that information is just kept to the census count alone, at least so far that I know of as things move rapidly.

And I also just want to say happy vernal equinox, and I want to also have extend my thoughts and prayers to the seven service members that we've lost so far, and over 200 people that have been injured since the beginning of the conflict in Iran.

Council President Pratt.

I'm surprised Councilor Hilliard didn't bring this up, but congratulations to the boys basketball team winning the state championship.

The girl.

Second.

I have a motion and a second for adjournment.

All those in favor say aye.

Aye.

Aye.

All opposed.

Don't go far.

We have to go to executive session after this.

Have a good evening.

Thank you, everyone.