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The analysis presented three primary funding tools the city should explore further: modest increases to franchise (right-of-way) fees on utilities, a surcharge on building permit fees, and a voluntary utility-bill round-up program modeled on Memphis’s “Share the Pennies.” Echo Northwest’s scenarios included small franchise-fee increases (0.5%, 1.0%, 1.5%), a 5% surcharge on building permit fees, and a round-up-style charge approximated as either $0.49 or $0.99 per customer per bill because the city’s billing system does not support automatic rounding.

Sherilyn Lambos told the council that the climate plan adopted last year includes 146 actions across adaptation and mitigation and that successful implementation will require a dedicated staff resource. “I foresee this position being responsible for implementing programs, coordinating activities, developing long range plans, and engaging with the public,” she said. The administration proposed placing the position in the city manager’s office and budgeting $250,000 to fully fund year-one program costs, including consultant support and seed funds.

Councilors repeatedly asked for more granular fiscal impacts before choosing a funding mix. Councilor Sacco said she could not decide on a path without knowing how a franchise-fee increase would affect an average household. Sherilyn Lambos said staff would follow up with per-household/pass-through estimates. Council discussion leaned toward a braided approach to improve revenue stability: a modest franchise-fee increase (councilors discussed 0.3% as a compromise), a small surcharge on building permits, and a voluntary round-up option.

Councilor Brooks and others favored mixing sources to capture commercial contributions and provide a steadier revenue stream; Councilor Gonzalez recommended starting with the voluntary round-up to test community support. Several councilors voiced concerns about relying solely on a voluntary program because participation rates can vary and city hiring requires predictable ongoing revenue. Some members also asked staff to assemble existing efficiency and savings estimates from prior city projects (for example, lighting or other implemented measures) to help measure net benefits.

Council direction: staff will return with the requested clarifying information (estimated household impact of franchise-fee changes, historical building-permit revenue volatility and comparisons with peer cities, updated revenue scenarios for round-up amounts including a $1.00–$1.50 option, and any available estimates of program efficiencies/savings) so council can make final decisions before the budget adoption deadline. The budget currently includes the position pending a decision; if council does not identify ongoing funding, the position would be removed from the budget.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council Meeting - May 12, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Council discussed options to fund a dedicated climate action coordinator and program: franchise (right-of-way) fees, a building-permit surcharge, and a voluntary utility 'share-the-pennies' round-up. Council asked staff for more data on per-household impacts and permit revenue volatility and signaled interest in a combined approach.","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},6561992,"Mitch Charter School reports rapid uptake of school lunch program funded by city grant",640,1146000,1786000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3283473-fa07e9c78367620f19701844d6878a2e&start=1146&end=1786","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3283473-fa07e9c78367620f19701844d6878a2e/thumbnail_1146000.jpg","/articles/6561992/Tualatin/Washington-County/Oregon/Mitch-Charter-School-reports-rapid-uptake-of-school-lunch-program-funded-by-city-grant","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6561992-5b3bf84decf4f172a1e941a9e4f39298/orig.mp4?Expires=1770437872&Signature=b2NhrfVMP7Gw6Drjg00v8toCZXZsFHryKF7XYRi895GUoDSEn3Cp24C56e9TKYgQUuIATNDjK3mFSznenMQACTZkIrPivp5UsWiq115FKulByxHYQ-PWNYX5WL0Qpjyda6uSuylVLFuisoxYpRV0DORg27UoiiQElcy6CNbhTaEQ-6FoIEW2G7AjDG6aPE8tIjFSKkIDIJPGW8A6ym2MT7zz8VsWdXpzsViM-4Q08ISuZCr-2feUFgI5A8LcjT2BdtBfYcmj4smbEXih3gHCsyncxSaUskePzjWnZjAm0kIjbYuN-21seIWmyvPnsBakvlV1zIw5JSDkxs6r4ggy5w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representatives of Mitch Charter School updated the Tualatin City Council on May 12 about a newly implemented school breakfast and lunch program that the school said is serving roughly 67%–85% of students on any given day and about 75% on average. The school said city funding helped pay for equipment, a milk cooler and a lunch assistant who picks up meals from the district and serves students.

Krista, a parent and Mitch board member who led the presentation, said the school lacks an on-site kitchen because it is located in an industrial park and that the school quickly partnered with the district’s nutrition services to provide meals. \"By establishing a sustainable school lunch program, we could address this basic need and contribute to the holistic development and well-being of our students and community,\" she said.

The school’s committee toured the district nutrition team in September 2024 and began offering meals on Nov. 13, 2024. Krista said the school’s worst day saw 67% participation and its best day 85%; the school estimated it is feeding about 75 of its roughly 220 students daily. City funding and the school’s Parent-Student Organization (PSO) paid for an unexpected four-hour-a-day lunch attendant’s salary, a milk cooler, outlets and transport carts, Krista said.

Councilors praised the initiative. Councilor Brooks recalled academic research linking hunger to academic and behavioral problems and said the council was pleased to see how city funding was used. Several parents and volunteers credited district nutrition staff and Mitch staff for rapid implementation and noted improved student behavior and easier mornings for families.

No formal council action was taken; the presentation was recorded as an update from an outside agency grant awardee and councilors thanked volunteers and staff.","Mitch Charter School board members and volunteers reported that a new breakfast and lunch program launched in November 2024 is feeding about three-quarters of students daily; city funding helped buy equipment and pay a lunch attendant.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6561997,"Tualatin council proclaims May 2025 Mental Health Awareness Month; NAMI urges use of 988 and local supports",0,2402000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3283473-fa07e9c78367620f19701844d6878a2e&start=2402&end=2402","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3283473-fa07e9c78367620f19701844d6878a2e/thumbnail_2402000.jpg","/articles/6561997/Tualatin/Washington-County/Oregon/Tualatin-council-proclaims-May-2025-Mental-Health-Awareness-Month-NAMI-urges-use-of-988-and-local-supports","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6561997-1d753d921aaf325d3e044afad3bafdc4/orig.mp4?Expires=1770437872&Signature=lZ9Vgu9L0SCJPHZryh0Qb2Wro3d4Ww3E0kPLwJVwdR-6qVXiRi~tQKuEK~p4PYfRB-ec-ldDxRIyAyS1YR4SlnopUzt~Y9t2lr4qtq~39hG5zbCvGG6xjB4ng3HGrw7yRswhbhbTKJmnkyPTjM4zIYzotNKmHWR7zYeC~fP9Aj761pW~9t4czQ-EFpazu7yd3CUBPawdriCUVw92N92~KO1cSasuLjVghXNJwLnsd4TNoXztqB9iBuNW3k16udTjk2Fh5A4H4NcejJFbNrnpY6zCEvI06MVJT6-4ae7~Oue7YrYC3GOBLBzVKrjZfKEYVvz1FGxkL99CNcWUHLQSZQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Tualatin City Council on May 12 adopted a proclamation declaring May 2025 as Mental Health Awareness Month and heard a presentation from the local National Alliance on Mental Illness chapter about crisis resources, support groups and public education. Dave Hunt, the local executive director of NAMI, told the council 1 in 5 residents experience a mental health condition and urged residents to use available supports.

The proclamation, read during the council meeting, noted that stigma delays care and that earlier identification and treatment can improve outcomes. The city formally recognized May 2025 “to increase public understanding of the importance of mental health, to promote identification and timely treatment of mental illness, and to cure the resulting stigma and discrimination,” the proclamation states.

“1 in 5 residents of your city and of our country have some kind of a mental health condition,” Dave Hunt said. He highlighted a state/local suicide death rate he cited as 18.6 per 100,000 and said that, while that number is higher than the national rate he cited, it has been slowly declining in recent years. He urged people to look for changes in behavior and to “get outside your comfort zone and act.”

Hunt described 988, the national mental health crisis line that launched three years ago, and said callers are connected to mental health professionals rather than law enforcement. “Only 1 half of 1% of the calls to 988 end up resulting in a dispatch of law enforcement,” he said, adding that mobile crisis response teams are typically unarmed mental health professionals when a dispatch is needed. He also described NAMI’s free peer and family support groups, classes and other programming in Clackamas and Washington counties and promoted a May 18 Parenting and Mental Health Conference at the Tualatin Public Library.

Councilors thanked Hunt and NAMI volunteers and asked clarifying questions about advocacy and services. Councilor Brooks noted NAMI’s legislative and case-based advocacy, including work on civil commitment law changes and mobile crisis funding. Councilor Hiller highlighted that 988 accepts text messages as well as calls and urged residents to ask direct questions of people they fear may be self-harming, citing QPR training guidance.

The proclamation was introduced and adopted during the meeting; the text adopted by the council notes that approximately half of chronic mental illness begins by age 14 and that suicide is a leading cause of death for younger adults. Following adoption, the council presented the proclamation to NAMI representatives.","The Tualatin City Council adopted a proclamation recognizing May 2025 as Mental Health Awareness Month. Representatives from NAMI described local services, the 988 crisis line and upcoming events, and councilors highlighted outreach and suicide-prevention training.","actionData","errors"]

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