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Staff described the CAC as roughly a 12- to 13-member body that will advise two council representatives (the city manager named Councilor Sacco and the mayor as primary representatives) and an alternate. The CAC will include representatives from several local groups and stakeholder categories (idea committee, arts advisory committee, youth member, chamber of commerce, business/property owners, and others). Sid, staff working on the project, told council the idea committee and other stakeholder groups would nominate representatives and that staff had identified potential volunteers for some slots.

Council members pressed staff on process and representation. Councilor Gonzales said the Hispanic/Latino community's population share merited an automatic slot: \"I do share concerns with, Councilor Reyes because the Hispanic community is 15% of the Tualatin population and they were not given first priority. ... We should be automatic on that list, and we're not.\"

Councilor Reyes said the omission would have persisted without a councilor raising it: \"If I had not brought it up today, this would have continued without even thinking about it. Like, to me, that is unacceptable that it wasn't even on the forefront.\"

Staff response and next steps
Sid and other staff agreed to add a category to ensure Latino business/community representation and to solicit volunteers through outreach such as an upcoming presentation to the Latino business networking group. Staff also told council that while the CAC will be an advisory body chosen to represent categories, the final membership list will be returned to the council as an update and staff expects additional public engagement opportunities during the two-year design and planning process.

Why it matters: Councilors emphasized the CAC will shape downtown design choices and that the membership composition affects whether the committee reflects the city's demographics and community interests. Several councilors asked staff to return with a formal update on the CAC makeup and planned outreach.

Ending: Staff will add a Latino outreach slot, recruit volunteers and provide council with an updated CAC roster and timeline. No formal appointment votes were taken at the April 28 meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council Work Session - April 28, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Councilors discussed the planned composition and selection process for the CORA Community Advisory Committee and raised concerns about transparency and missing representation for Spanish-speaking/Latino residents; staff agreed to add a Latino business/community slot and return with an updated committee roster.","taxTitle","Tualatin, Washington County, Oregon","taxId",54237,"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},6583406,"Tualatin lays out seven 2025 priorities including housing, transportation and climate action",2097,1317100,3414150,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3151729-dd4e26124d76adf65cfaa1a763b7d289&start=1317&end=3414","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3151729-dd4e26124d76adf65cfaa1a763b7d289/thumbnail_1317100.jpg","/articles/6583406/Tualatin/Washington-County/Oregon/Tualatin-lays-out-seven-2025-priorities-including-housing-transportation-and-climate-action","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6583406-34e890226375f65d51ab6bc98ae88aa2/orig.mp4?Expires=1776574222&Signature=guBabh2bWNYieDG-Pb17c927QzV7VQsy3w3WrHgyEEeHnesCQFNEO~oMJloi~mQqsuzdZ~EOVU8DHUu2r4gkJJzqse1ZgywZoo5A37huRpz4qMECTpYLvWqEsVS~nkHeNslgWE5wIOFAQ9ivtNhBt699rfVjGLf1r-i9n3daEW9dO~arOWkUxNGm4XZan~VR9MwHcxKdiKeiTmJCocJGjzinMwr7rvRqduKTokCldE85v4SwzewLdSYfBzwCI4~15RcDoDoDkxRudjG8ecgX0gsvxlXZx8DwO9~R3erep1S1w2-HlFSVLx-SiPPEtkiIxqjbseybFQAiMrcaMYmaiw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","TUALATIN, Ore. — City Manager Cheryl Lambos presented the City Council's set of seven priorities for 2025 during the April 28 work session, from neighborhood engagement and housing to transportation, environment and a refreshed city identity. Councilors offered edits, asked for clarity on implementation steps and flagged areas for follow-up.

Lambos told the council the priorities were developed at a council advance on Feb. 28 and March 1 and reflect work to align measurable outcomes and staff actions with the council's vision statements.

\"There are 7 priorities, and they're the priority categories did not change from the, the what is on your placemat before you,\" Lambos said while reviewing outcomes and action items. She and staff described a set of actions under each priority: eight actions under neighborhood engagement, five under housing, multiple items under economic development (including food cart policy work and CORA planning), transportation (including completing the Transportation System Plan update), environment (including the Climate Action Plan and seismic resiliency projects) and parks and culture/identity actions.

Why it matters: The priorities will guide staff work and budget recommendations. Lambos said budget and budget-committee materials will identify where money is designated to support the stated priorities.

Highlights and council feedback
- Neighborhood engagement: Staff emphasized continuing to prioritize street trees, sidewalk maintenance and CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) work. Councilors asked that the placemat language remain concise and that the city continue to seek measurable outcomes under each action.

- Housing: Actions include examining options to diversify housing stock, monitoring legislative changes that affect production, integrating green space into development and leveraging a houselessness liaison. Lambos referenced ongoing regional coordination on supportive housing services.

- Economic development and CORA: Staff highlighted ongoing work on the CORA (core area) design and urban identity, a brand refresh and placemaking work supported by outside consultants. The food cart policy review was incorporated under economic development work.

- Transportation: Councilors pressed the city to prepare clear, measurable advocacy points and to keep the Transportation System Plan (TSP) update in an active public-engagement phase; staff said the TSP was in public engagement and prominently linked on the city website.

- Environment: Lambos said the city intends to formalize a prioritized five-year Climate Action Plan implementation schedule and add resiliency measures, such as seismic valve funding for reservoirs.

- Parks: The council flagged bond-program work, recreation program capacity and continued exploration of partnership opportunities with the school district for additional athletic fields.

- Culture and identity: Lambos said the upcoming website launch and a brand refresh will support a strategic communications plan. \"I appreciate the feedback, and the time you spent really digging into into this work. And, as staff, we appreciate the direction and the, the guidance and understanding your priorities. It drives our work. So thank you,\" Lambos said.

What comes next: Staff said council will see budget materials and budget-committee documentation that indicate funding linked to the priorities, and staff will return with updates on specific actions and milestones. Several councilors asked staff to include measurable metrics and timelines when returning with proposals.

Ending: Council accepted the presentation and gave staff direction to pursue the action items and to return with additional detail in future briefings and the budget process.","City Manager Cheryl Lambos presented the City Council's seven priorities for 2025 after the council advance; staff identified specific actions under each priority and told council budget materials will flag funding tied to priorities.",{"_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},6583410,"Tualatin council opens review of food-cart rules, members push for pods, parking and equity considerations",348,11680,360530,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3151729-dd4e26124d76adf65cfaa1a763b7d289&start=11&end=360","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3151729-dd4e26124d76adf65cfaa1a763b7d289/thumbnail_11680.jpg","/articles/6583410/Tualatin/Washington-County/Oregon/Tualatin-council-opens-review-of-food-cart-rules-members-push-for-pods-parking-and-equity-considerations","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6583410-04808176811745b2f20aeaea08d58e1c/orig.mp4?Expires=1776574222&Signature=do15P2xMdHjSBNqo4S6cT4eMhomaiVQKEM3HdjpU7DPayr74FP55iZrtjkcWjfuf3xPoBs~kHzvnpEm1c84yPQQfGYXTlpLbkPM1uMIorIJyHjTc8jTH68GVeJhX7FhIdkafx2rm8CMVtWR0y3u3CuB1Bw3d5iHWJBe3LNbCM6THu6fODTkxcsAwPiLkVA~twrd6DbHpSiQNJ05IWJRR-WlY4~IbJTnuv1oTzOpwDkPazkVU5~I7Rv2LhsCrzMxVDTLsAsIWdM85jHLOoVigUkgXxH9kxgU8cvdt9S6dMJ8AqVDNDF-SGShbzLYQKLJWrbw4qBq11bKrO-hgCLveQg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","TUALATIN, Ore. — Tualatin staff laid out the city's existing mobile food unit rules during an April 28 work session, and councilors asked for follow-up research on permitting food-cart pods, loosening a pavement-only restriction and how the city could support start-up operators.

City staff said most local rules are codified in the municipal code as mobile food unit regulations and currently limit carts to paved surfaces, prohibit connections to public water, sewer or electrical service, and allow only one unit per private site except for a designated pod allowance in Basalt Creek.

\"The majority of our food cart regulations are found in our municipal code. That would be in chapter 9 subsection 10. And they are referred to as mobile food unit regulations,\" said Aaron Engman, senior planner, during the presentation. Staff also told councilors that the Basalt Creek employment zone includes specific language allowing a food-cart pod of between two and 10 carts, requiring frontage on Grama Ferry Road, screening and architectural review.

Why it matters: Councilors framed the policy review around economic development goals and downtown activation. Several members said food-cart pods can lower barriers for entrepreneurs and create outdoor gathering spaces near the riverfront and the planned CORA area.

Councilor Sacco said she wants staff to evaluate adding a pod to the CORA core: \"Yes, interested in learning more. And I am particularly interested in, in learning about how we can incorporate a food cart pod into our Quora area. Where we can bring, you know, a diverse food offering, but also a gathering place for folks that want to walk around our downtown area...\"

Council feedback and concerns
- Zones and pods: Councilors generally supported researching expansion beyond the current industrial, office commercial, recreation commercial and a limited general commercial area, but stressed that any pod or downtown location must address parking and traffic impacts. Council President Pratt warned that successful pods elsewhere can generate heavy weekend parking demand: \"If you've ever been in West Linn around their food cart on a weekend, it's a zoo. You can't park in West Linn on their Main Street because there is no parking. So these are the things we need to look at, the unintended consequences of...doing this.\"

- Standards and screening: Staff noted Basalt Creek's pod allowance requires screening and architectural review. Councilor Gonzales emphasized design standards and site maintenance: \"I would want to ensure that from the onset, it doesn't have that feel look...That way it's nice and clean, covers the wheels and those kinds of things.\"

- Pavement requirement and safety: Multiple councilors asked why gravel lots are excluded. Staff said the paved-surface requirement is a city development standard, not a state rule. \"That's a in particular is a city regulation,\" Engman said. Councilors asked staff to research whether gravel with appropriate surfacing or permeable alternatives could meet safety and accessibility requirements.

- Utilities and health: Staff said existing code requires food carts on private property to be self-contained and not tap public utilities; state rules require a restroom with hand-washing facilities when seating is provided and strict standards for water source and waste disposal. Staff noted carts must provide adequate garbage and recycling and cannot obstruct vehicular or pedestrian areas.

What staff will do next: Staff asked council whether to research models used by nearby cities (including Tigard and Beaverton), explore options for public or private-managed pods, and identify code changes needed to allow carts in additional zones or to permit nonstandard surfaces. Multiple councilors asked for examples of operating models (city-owned site leased to an operator, private developer-led pods, or hybrid contracting arrangements) and for a deeper review of unintended consequences, safety liabilities and funding implications if the city were to invest in infrastructure.

Councilors also asked staff to return with best practices and lessons learned from nearby cities, and asked staff to evaluate how to integrate food carts into public areas such as the commons and parks while keeping sanitation and ADA access in mind.

Ending: Staff will return with follow-up research and examples; no ordinance or code amendment was proposed or voted on at the April 28 meeting.","City staff reviewed Tualatin's municipal rules on mobile food units and councilors asked staff to research expanding where carts can operate, how food cart pods would be sited in Basalt Creek and the city core (CORA), and whether city rules barring operations on gravel lots should change.","actionData","errors"]

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