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Kathy Woznick, the advisory board chair, told councilors the board supports library staff’s outreach efforts and ambassadors for library materials and services. She said the makerspace — which offers equipment such as sewing machines and a 3D printer — remains popular. “There are over 2,000 programs and over 46,000 participants” in 2024, Woznick said.

The board described partnerships that include Greater Good Northwest and outreach workers stationed at the library to make referrals, the Friends of the Beaverton City Library that pledged funds and operates the Book Corner store, and the Beaverton School District’s student-card work and kindergarten-readiness outreach. The board also noted updates to meeting-room reservation policy that allow patrons to reserve rooms directly online and cited bilingual signage and citizenship-class partnerships as examples of work supporting equity and inclusion.

Council reaction: Mayor Beatty praised the library’s “library of things” and makerspace, saying she described those services to federal officials during a recent trip to Washington, D.C. Councilors also discussed the library as a free public workspace that supports small-business activity and community members needing quiet, accessible facilities.

What’s next: The advisory board said it will continue policy review and work on education efforts related to the WCCLS levy anticipated on the 2025 ballot.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Beaverton - City Council Regular Hybrid Meeting - Apr 15, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The library advisory board presented its 2024 annual report to the council, noting popular makerspace use, more than 2,000 programs and 46,000 program attendees, and the library’s partnership work ahead of a regional WCCLS levy.","taxTitle","Beaverton, Washington County, Oregon","taxId",2919,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6598813,"Beaverton council approves two annexations, comprehensive-plan and zoning map changes and a tax-ordinance clarification",1383,4623000,6006000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3025705-6edc50b6338d74d6c96b3fad2de33683&start=4623&end=6006","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3025705-6edc50b6338d74d6c96b3fad2de33683/thumbnail_4623000.jpg","/articles/6598813/Beaverton/Washington-County/Oregon/Beaverton-council-approves-two-annexations-comprehensive-plan-and-zoning-map-changes-and-a-tax-ordinance-clarification","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6598813-4d223ffc9cf96815132d295b7189930c/orig.mp4?Expires=1775950064&Signature=AEzSF~nqxeGIs0CjqTeraF9plVDhrJdma9ZSyytUS2ebRyMcExexZMsxswY91PzPzZ96pYyuJ-t0IISm7XWAWt6jiGGR4XsXe78oVXNRRU10t0WNnZwQ4cpb3rreerJAazU6DbrlbqwWHm9hhdRk10F-MQe4Ig7XGBADWWGoNUEUOH7ENsHl0ThtioVyQehORCTS1sPx6lHdUGveHvPulnHdLV~al4s4NmlgDIwZbRoG1e5m84VxoBHTd12AAq3ANqJcl4UdR8TtzuQqp8R8y2QB5U8gbEl8AP~JvoilroogJaruZhx4V91nX1sMseThE6gGsBRZaxTy21Np1hp69w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At its April 15 meeting the Beaverton City Council approved several land-use ordinances and a code amendment affecting short-term vendors. Roll-call votes recorded unanimous support among the six councilors present for each item.

Key votes and outcomes

- Ordinance 4865 — Walker Road annexation: Council approved annexation of one parcel at 12870 Southwest Walker Road and withdrew the property from specified Washington County service districts. Vote: 6–0 (Councilor Duggar, Councilor Hassan, Councilor Kimmy, Councilor Teeter, Councilor Tibbond, Mayor Beatty voted yes; one member, Councilor Hartmeyer Prigg, was absent). The council also adopted ordinance 4866 to apply the city comprehensive plan land-use designation and the Residential Mixed C zone to the parcel; that ordinance passed 6–0.

- Ordinance 4867 — Birchwood annexation: Council approved annexation of one parcel at 8150 Southwest Birchwood Road and abutting portions of the right-of-way; the property will be withdrawn from specified Washington County service districts and added to the West Slope Neighborhood Association Committee. Vote: 6–0. The council then adopted ordinance 4868 to amend the comp plan and zoning maps for the parcel and abutting right-of-way; that vote was 6–0.

- Ordinance 4869 — Amendments to Beaverton Code 7.01.015 (business license/tax definitions): The council adopted an amendment to exempt vendors who operate three or fewer days per calendar year from the city business license requirement. The change is intended to reduce administrative burdens on occasional market vendors, including those at the Beaverton Night Market. Vote: 6–0.

- Consent agenda: The council approved the consent agenda, which included transportation and pedestrian safety planning items such as Allen Boulevard improvements, pedestrian work on TV Highway, photo speed-camera projects on Canyon Road, and neighborhood traffic-calming projects. The consent vote was recorded as approved by the six members present; Councilor Hartmeyer Prigg was absent.

Public comments and procedural notes: For the Birchwood annexation the council reopened the hearing briefly to accept a late email from neighbors Steve and Susan Geisel who opposed potential future development citing parking, safety and sidewalk concerns; staff explained that frontage improvements and other public-infrastructure requirements would be addressed during any future site-development or partition application.

How these items fit together: The annexations add property to the city and set the land‑use designation and zoning that will guide future development reviews; they do not, by themselves, approve site-level building plans or subdivisions. Staff noted that implementation of frontage improvements and sidewalks would be required during separate permitting processes after annexation and map changes.

Roll-call record: The roll-call votes were read into the record for each ordinance and recorded as 6–0 for every adopted ordinance; the meeting transcript lists each council member’s recorded vote for each item.","On April 15 the council approved two annexations (Walker Road and Birchwood Road), related comprehensive-plan and zoning map amendments, a revision to the city tax/definitions ordinance affecting short-term vendors, and the consent agenda; roll calls were unanimous among attending members.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6598818,"Small-business owners urge Beaverton council to reconsider steep outdoor-dining fee increases",197,435000,632000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3025705-6edc50b6338d74d6c96b3fad2de33683&start=435&end=632","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3025705-6edc50b6338d74d6c96b3fad2de33683/thumbnail_435000.jpg","/articles/6598818/Beaverton/Washington-County/Oregon/Small-business-owners-urge-Beaverton-council-to-reconsider-steep-outdoor-dining-fee-increases","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6598818-f9b70f6e5c76457b4b52c068a1c99d28/orig.mp4?Expires=1775950064&Signature=nJGyUilIRZXqc-xDgLR2lUHqr-2UxTj0K0eRnbWSgoH9LEPkmEyrovw7t7zMnIYAyBHkOolSxfuCEY0WR7QOCN5IthrXUgR4EWu706d0T72iUPjPIbNSwk-tONEU7rSEcJ9xyHHD7uECit1c~aajiOmCDduyLt-lgAOxxzV3LAtvvA0vhG7EeGx0sN0kOGfNbqliBPMV9cWFZzGSMAN0Jf~p~SN2zUfQR0VPBxi~VQLyZwjoh45gZhzM1fY3pjEwWm8Wj-v143yNVi-Kf3dSYhOQ8U2L7xeiRbXZVGcZd~12N097ZZ9GHmETBXv2HpG5JhDg5HBXTi1z514SuJRFWw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Several small-business owners told the Beaverton City Council at the April 15 visitor-comment period that a recent city resolution raised outdoor-dining permit fees dramatically and that affected businesses received little or no notice.

Angela Anderson, co-owner of Syndicate Wine Bar, said Agenda Bill 25,050 — which the council approved April 1 — increased renewal fees for outdoor-dining permits by 756 percent and raised new-permit fees by roughly 2,000 percent, according to figures she cited from page 15 and 51 of the ordinance packet. “These increases … are absolutely ridiculous,” Anderson said, adding that businesses saw only an email sent the prior Friday and were not otherwise notified.

Mark Fosroy, co-owner of Raindrop Tap House, told the council he received an email with a “dead link” and that the short notice and broken link prevented merchants from getting information or asking questions. “What was the justification for the 756 percent increase? And what are the fees going to be used for?” Fosroy asked.

Raindrop co-owner Elaine Foster said the fee changes are “crippling” for a small business still recovering from past setbacks and accused councilors of being out of touch with small-business needs.

Why it matters: City staff and councilors may be asked to review the April 1 fee resolution or clarify how fees were communicated to affected businesses. The business owners asked for reconsideration or more gradual increases to preserve outdoor-dining operations that many said are used seasonally.

City response and next steps: At the meeting no council votes were taken on the fee structure. The council did not announce any immediate plans to revisit the resolution during the meeting; owners said they had exchanged follow-up emails with city staff to seek clarification.

What the speakers requested: A review of the fee increases, clearer advance notice on regulatory changes that affect business budgets, and explanation of how fee revenues will be used.","Owners of Syndicate Wine Bar and Raindrop Tap House said an April 1 city resolution sharply raised outdoor-dining permit renewal and new-permit fees and that they received little advance notice; they asked council to reconsider the fees.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6598823,"Library workers urge Beaverton council to question layoffs, spotlight police spending share",183,89000,272000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3025705-6edc50b6338d74d6c96b3fad2de33683&start=89&end=272","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3025705-6edc50b6338d74d6c96b3fad2de33683/thumbnail_89000.jpg","/articles/6598823/Beaverton/Washington-County/Oregon/Library-workers-urge-Beaverton-council-to-question-layoffs-spotlight-police-spending-share","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6598823-8887c24b99a7eab738ac35eda9f9a92e/orig.mp4?Expires=1775950064&Signature=TpxIyAJOjkow7kb6uvxlJYiHKM6jMJsgvPRziLQdu2z11WqbBnkZFV2sGGuaj4x4Khq9kX~U~CHUULwMGNucndAlnb3fxdZ72pwZh6Hqn~A5FEhkx3eZlWRb32~xKfxMwtCa~lh7i6Af1ICryvEI~aiv5-17dAlNK01ai-sERXzMCJjeEE5lV2E7rsA~7YPzvhyiRmAvYb3cbs85G2hqp5jjLjGLORUftQRPlmgt1wqEu9xjv0vRGRDYtM3XbkAdeQTH~qvTxvTlO6~uSmLSKolacAgwz3rybZ1DDsC7e~514UKVhW7bPsQhmQMVFlFiFQ5XLwy6V~vxrG6ydzTjXw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Several Beaverton library employees and union representatives spoke at the council’s visitor-comment period on April 15, urging councilors to scrutinize the city’s preliminary budget and to avoid layoffs for represented staff.

Nicole Langley Peralta, who identified herself as a librarian and president of SEIU 503 sub-local 198, told council members the union has “good reason to believe [the draft budget] will propose a layoff.” She urged councilors to examine the draft carefully when it becomes public and to “ask questions and think critically about what is being proposed.”

“I have three examples,” Langley Peralta said. She cited city financial figures she said show revenues outpacing expenditures from 2020 to 2024, a persistent ending fund balance, and a two-year surplus she said totaled $10.7 million. She also told councilors that, based on city-provided data, departments with SEIU-represented employees have large proportions of management-level staff compared with represented staff.

Library worker Chuck Quilty, also a member of SEIU 503 sub-local 198, echoed those concerns and urged the council to put management positions at the front of any layoffs. “Managers in this city make an average of $50,000 more than an average represented employee,” Quilty said. He also said the city overestimated future costs by an average of $15.6 million per fiscal year from 2020 to 2024.

Both speakers questioned the police budget’s growth and size. Langley Peralta said the police budget accounts for 54% of the general fund; Quilty said police spending has grown 28% since 2020 while other general government spending grew by about a quarter as much. Langley Peralta used an example of two officers assigned to the library “beat” and said librarians are often the staff who deescalate and resolve incidents there.

Why it matters: Councilors are about to begin a review of the fiscal year 2025–26 draft budget; the city manager said the draft will be released at the end of the month and the budget committee will meet in May.

What the speakers asked for: Both requested that the city: make the draft public, explain any planned layoffs and the criteria for selecting positions, and consider alternatives to cutting represented employees. Langley Peralta asked councilors to “deliver a budget that is not only balanced but equitable.”

Council response and context: The city manager earlier in the meeting reminded the public that budget committee meetings are scheduled May 5 and May 19, and said a public hearing on the budget will occur June 3. Councilors did not take action during the visitor-comment period.

Numbers and claims presented: Speakers cited several financial summaries and ratios that they said were based on city-provided or public data, including an average annual overestimate of $15.6 million in projected expenditures (2020–24), a two-year surplus totaling $10.7 million, and a claim that the police budget represents about 54% of the general fund. These figures were presented by speakers and not verified in real time by staff at the meeting.","SEIU-represented library staff told the council they expect proposed layoffs in the coming draft budget and urged elected officials to scrutinize management-to-staff ratios and the size of the police share of the general fund.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6598828,"Beaverton police review finds low use-of-force rate; city outlines phased response to 59 recommendations",432,1320000,1752000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3025705-6edc50b6338d74d6c96b3fad2de33683&start=1320&end=1752","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3025705-6edc50b6338d74d6c96b3fad2de33683/thumbnail_1320000.jpg","/articles/6598828/Beaverton/Washington-County/Oregon/Beaverton-police-review-finds-low-use-of-force-rate-city-outlines-phased-response-to-59-recommendations","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6598828-c4788a5e56e28cba7345f3c4ec19a660/orig.mp4?Expires=1775950064&Signature=TuI2MTba2V52bBACizhok-A0f-vILhAk8BDv~8KjNwFO~h-kHG2N5oCCt1TPenPKP4M3U-Ga4hNL8to6kHDHovm~gV~KqTJ7UUszVTLgWhNXhjoEqEl~zwv7o-U6GJq5YqWgTBVDzO231zQDreB32NSW5I-5nO61G6AxlWpFK74o48P9ESW9y0ZkYCRaN2wMv8C7q3YeRBsR7H1MbsICiTZjpFjWqklPFN9cBBvJgwWOsHVhN8hSk1IR8wxM8NCWVgtWpklnzV4I8lpsO7jPPkaI4U5njvjbvQeqtpPHQfUqvAC3Yt9QdafvZZXHDj-DZzE3NB4Gc87k8O~mul8zkw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Beaverton Police Department and city staff told the City Council on April 15 that they have begun implementing recommendations from a Polis Solutions review of BPD use-of-force policies and practices, moving 34 recommendations into an implemented category, 24 into in-progress work and identifying one recommendation as not workable.

The Polis report, presented to the council in April 2024, identified 59 recommendations across nine categories, Deputy Chief Alan Jolfes said. “BPD’s use of force rate is 0.17 percent, which is well below the national average of 1 to 3 percent,” Jolfes said. He told councilors the review also found “a strong internal culture at BPD of training and accountability.”

City and department leaders said the report highlights both strengths and areas for improvement. “The command team spent time reviewing all of those for viability and implementation,” Jolfes said, describing a green/yellow/red framework the department used to prioritize the recommendations. The green category represents items that are readily implemented or already completed; the yellow items are in process or dependent on further work; and the single red item was judged not workable.

Why it matters: Councilors pressed for specifics because many recommended changes — particularly around training, equipment upgrades and data analytics — require staff time and budget commitments. Police officials said some items will take longer because of budget limits and the need to negotiate policy changes with labor representatives.

City staff said priorities include upgrading taser platforms, improving analytics capacity to make better use of existing crime and body-worn-camera data, and increasing grant-writing capacity. Deputy Chief Jolfes said equipment upgrades have become more expensive: “Our current taser platform … we’ve been carrying for probably over 10 years. The cost per unit to upgrade … is triple what it was when we purchased these.” He also said a simulation trainer the department used previously now costs about $16,000 and up.

Councilors asked for follow-up data and comparisons. Councilor Kimmy said she wants the department to use data to identify geographic “hotspots” for social-service responses and asked for training budget comparisons to similar cities. The department acknowledged it has “one crime analyst” and said better analytics would help drive patrol decisions and connect the council with targeted social-service needs.

Deputy Chief Jolfes and Chief Stacy Jepsen described community-engagement steps taken since the report, including outreach to Afghan, West African immigrant and refugee groups and the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland. Jolfes said Polis suggested BPD strengthen defensibility of written policies for litigation and make better use of data to drive patrol responses.

Public commentary and follow-up: During the question period councilors discussed the Police Activities League; Jolfes said PAL previously existed in Beaverton but was largely funded by the police budget and was wound down after it proved financially unsustainable. Councilors also asked staff to return with more data on domestic-violence reporting trends and training investments as budget deliberations approach.

What’s next: The department said it would continue reporting progress to the council and expects some items to require labor negotiation and budget allocations before full implementation. Councilors signaled they will scrutinize training and budget requests during the upcoming budget process.","A year after a Polis Solutions report on use-of-force, Beaverton Police Department officials told the council they have moved 34 recommendations to implementation, put 24 in progress and found one not workable; staff cited budget, data and staffing constraints for remaining items.","actionData","errors"]

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