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The Tualatin City Council met on October 12, 2026, in a regular meeting that included a youth substance-use prevention presentation, the introduction of the new library director, public comment on non-agenda items, approval of a routine consent calendar, and a decision on the Lamb Research land-use appeal. No written agenda or minutes were available for this summary; it is based solely on the raw transcript.
Good evening and welcome to the October 12th, 2026 Twalton City Council meeting. I'll go ahead and call the meeting to order. Our first item on the agenda tonight is a pledge of allegiance led by Council President Pratt. Place your hand over your heart. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Cozy knows how to do the microphone. She's got it down. Well, my name is Cosy Slider. Um, I am a senior this year at Twalton High School, and I joined LEAP because I wanted to be a part of the bigger change in my community. My name is Kaylin Castro. I'm also a senior, and I joined LEAP because it sounded like it'd give me volunteer hours. Yup. Good evening, Mayor and City Counselors. Thank you for having us here tonight. We are LEAP Youth Alliance at Twalton High School, which stands for leadership, education, advocacy, and prevention. Our mission is to empower students to make healthy choices, build positive connections, and promote substance use prevention throughout our school and community. Tonight, we're excited to share what we've been working on and our goals for the 2026 through 2027 school year. There's one. Wait. Oh, back. There we go. This year, LEAP has two main goals. Our first goal is to grow our membership and strengthen awareness of our club at Tualton High School. We want more students and staff to understand what LEAP does, get involved in prevention efforts, and recognize that every student can contribute to creating a healthier school environment. Our second goal is to raise awareness throughout Tualton about youth choices surrounding alcohol and other substances. We want to challenge misconceptions, encourage healthy decision making, and show young people that having supportive relationships with trusted adults can make a meaningful difference. Ultimately, we want prevention to be a community-wide effort, not just something that happens at school. Yes. Red Ribbon Week is a national campaign dedicated to raising awareness about drug prevention and encouraging young people to make healthy drug-free choices. It's also an opportunity to start conversations about substance use, peer pressure, and the importance of having supportive people to turn to. At Twalton High School, we're tabling on October 19th through the 21st with red ribbon distribution, interactive lunchtime activities, and opportunities for students to share why prevention matters to them. This is the first introduction to the school in 2027 or 2026 about who we are outside of Club Fair. So Red Ribbon Week is really important to our overall mission. We're also partnering with Tigert High School's stud for a prevention parade at Twalton's football game on the 30th this month, bringing message, our message beyond school and to the wider community. One of our major initiatives is Positive Community Norms, which focuses on correcting misconceptions and highlighting the healthy choices young people are already making. These posters are examples of messages we've been developing and testing. Rather than relying only on warnings or negative messaging, we want to communicate positive, accurate information that encourages students to make healthy decisions and recognize that they are not alone in making these choices. Through a day-long training with the Montana Institute, alongside Tigerd High School stud, we learned how powerful positive messaging can be. One of our biggest takeaways was how the that how we communicate about youth behavior matters. This timeline shows how we'll turn our training into action over the next several months. We'll begin by developing our messages and communications plan, then test those messages with students and community partners. From there, we'll refine our approach, launch the campaign, and continue monitoring engagement and feedback. By building this process step by step, we can make sure our prevention campaign is thoughtful, relevant to Tualton, and able to adapt to what our community needs. Fundraising. CADCA stands for Community Antidrug Coalitions of America, a national organization that brings together youth leaders, educators, and prevention professionals to learn how to prevent substance use and build healthier communities.