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Julie Ludeman, recreation manager, and Sarah Shepherd, Juanita Pohl Center supervisor, told council that Meals on Wheels People will continue homebound delivery but will end congregate meals at the Juanita Pohl Center beginning July 1; staff presented four options and said their preferred near-term option is a contracted catering provider operating at the center.

Why it matters: Congregate meals at the center provide both nutrition and social engagement for older adults. Staff said the in-house/catered model would allow the city to continue meals at the center, rebuild drop-in activities around lunch, and maintain social supports for older residents.

Program outline and budget
- Current and recent service: Before COVID, the center averaged about 175 congregate weekly meals (35 per day) and 42 homebound deliveries; since July 2022 Meals on Wheels People reduced congregate service to two days per week and weekly congregate meal counts fell to about 16 (roughly eight people per day) while home deliveries dropped to about 27 clients.
- Recommended model: contract a catering company to prepare meals at the center and allow advisory input on menus; continue to explore a longer-term in-house nutrition program and the Meals on Wheels People Diners Club card as complementary options.
- Anticipated city cost: staff estimated an annual city contribution of about $30,000 to $40,000 to operate the contracted meal program and recommended a $5 per-meal fee to participants; staff estimated cost-recovery revenue at about $10,000 plus sponsorships and donations.

Staff also proposed program evaluation and surveys and said they will return to council with an update in winter 2025–26 with participation and revenue numbers. Staff requested “authorization to increase the budget for fiscal year 25–26 for the lunch program;” Dawn Hester, city manager and finance director, said staff will include the request in the FY25–26 budget adoption staff report and resolution on the June 23 council meeting and noted staff will include $40,000 in the budget with a $10,000 revenue placeholder.

Council questions and comments
Councilors supported continuing congregate meals and pressed staff on outreach, measures to rebuild pre-COVID participation and options to offset meal fees (scholarships and sponsorships). Councilors recommended flexibility on pricing (suggesting donation or sliding-scale options), coordination with local nonprofit hunger programs and neighborhood partners, and volunteer recruitment to support service and social activities.

Next steps
Staff will proceed with contracting options for the catered model, develop sponsorship and scholarship plans, begin pre-launch participant surveys and menu testing, and include the budget increase in the June 23 FY25–26 budget adoption materials. Staff plan to report participation and financial results to council in winter 2025–26.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council - Work Session June 9, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Recreation staff proposed a new congregate lunch program at the Juanita Pohl Center to replace reduced services from Meals on Wheels People, asking council to include funding in the Fiscal Year 2025–26 budget adoption.","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},6542011,"Tualatin council reviews $211 million, five-year capital improvement plan",776,39795,815890,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3800558-e5d7384d9ad3c05abe03dd0367de4824&start=39&end=815","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3800558-e5d7384d9ad3c05abe03dd0367de4824/thumbnail_39795.jpg","/articles/6542011/Tualatin/Washington-County/Oregon/Tualatin-council-reviews-211-million-five-year-capital-improvement-plan","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6542011-85bf82de7422c40eb5ae83fd55477102/orig.mp4?Expires=1775717475&Signature=oPaOcy3C7zDYA7AtRaNEce6fu5yo2LRNB46fYw-4PzEVOQvWUtooyHRp8OrN5hNIXz5RzOffLsH5vL3Ps4lUarrw0u9tNUDO31DTGDoSHhBL8zc4mylYjOjNnnqqwnFViTOeJbxv7loIZYRJXGo4N49h-Yt4hJpwxq2ZMWiUJBeA-M0F9FfmGbYAkhvgsB51FquWgk5ld7uRZDQpSAR7loZPBj2rcpueKzcqmnsfeKIwRo1xNzTCK0~kmDmmertJ0C5ZMJfLhyKgPHf8yxHaEqIr7XNh6Nu1aD0-nRwVrcYxoJScHP0Zdf1SzZej1s4-p99k5y7FZ5pMpULu8JU6Tg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City staff presented a proposed five-year Capital Improvement Plan that lists $211,185,954 in projects for fiscal years 2026 through 2030 and identified next steps before formal council action.

Cody, a city staff member, described the CIP as “a planning document that the city uses to identify and prioritize funding for all capital projects over the course of a five-year period.” He told council the draft will be refined for minor formatting edits and one outstanding project map and that the final draft will be placed on the June 23 consent agenda for adoption.

The nut graf: The CIP provides an adopted, up-to-date project list that the city uses to coordinate work across departments, prioritize limited funding, support system development charge (SDC) requests and position projects for grant applications. Adoption does not itself appropriate all funds but creates the approved project list staff use for budgeting and grant submittals.

Most important details
- Total, FY2026–2030: $211,185,954.
- Category totals listed in the draft: Facilities and equipment $9,300,000; Parks and recreation about $112,500,000; Technology about $1,700,000; Transportation $21,750,000; Utilities (water, sewer, storm) about $66,000,000.

Project highlights cited by staff include:
- Facilities: Juanita Pohl Center facility enhancements, $335,000 (includes $220,000 in Community Development Block Grant funding); library teen light sculpture, $30,000; police station interior updates, $200,000.
- Parks: Basalt Creek Linear Park, $485,000 (ARPA-funded half-acre development); Zion Bridge deck replacement, $111,550 (General Fund parks maintenance); Las Casitas Park renovation, $750,000 (ARPA).
- Technology: camera NVR server replacement and 24 IP cameras, $22,000 in FY26 (with a second upgrade planned in FY30); library patron computer replacement, $30,000; badge access expansion, $700,000 in FY27 to extend secure access to city facilities and six critical water sites.
- Transportation: intersection improvement at 60th and Borland/Sagert (listed as 60 Fifth Avenue, Borland and Sagart in the draft) budgeted at $2,000,000 in FY26; neighborhood transportation safety program (small-scale bike/ped improvements) at $150,000 per year; a Boones Ferry railroad/Boones Ferry grade separation feasibility study starting at $200,000 for conceptual design in FY26 with higher costs if a federal feasibility study follows.
- Utilities: Martinazzi (sewer) project (priorities 3 and 4) totaling about $2,400,000 for FY26–27 to upsize the south trunk; Nyberg Creek stormwater improvements, two phases totaling $5,000,000 to reduce localized flooding near Boones Ferry Road and Martinazzi Avenue; a reservoir at the ASR (aquifer storage and recovery) site, $9,500,000 to add short-term storage and west-side system capacity.

Staff emphasized how the CIP groups projects by category and by funding source and includes worksheets for each project with scope, funding breakdowns and maps where applicable. The draft also contains an appendix of unfunded projects that staff track beyond the five-year window.

Council questions and next steps
Councilors asked about public access to the CIP and how residents can find projects that affect specific neighborhoods; staff said the CIP lives on the engineering/master plans page of the city website and that staff will post the updated draft and share a link once it is available before the June 23 meeting. Councilors also asked about contingency if a federal grant request succeeds for a project: staff said the budgeted amounts would remain available and would be reallocated only if a project did not move forward into the larger federal study.

The draft CIP will be finalized with minor edits, one missing project map and any feedback from the council, and staff will present the final draft on the consent agenda at the June 23 council meeting for adoption.","City staff presented the draft Fiscal Years 2026–2030 Capital Improvement Plan showing $211,185,954 in proposed projects across facilities, parks, technology, transportation and utilities; staff will bring a final draft to the June 23 consent agenda for adoption and grant purposes.",{"_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},6542001,"Washington County commissioner meets with Tualatin council; library funding and local services highlighted",1036,3887730,4924645,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3800558-e5d7384d9ad3c05abe03dd0367de4824&start=3887&end=4924","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3800558-e5d7384d9ad3c05abe03dd0367de4824/thumbnail_3887730.jpg","/articles/6542001/Tualatin/Washington-County/Oregon/Washington-County-commissioner-meets-with-Tualatin-council-library-funding-and-local-services-highlighted","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6542001-6938a82e5a3dd3e5b87c229c157ee326/orig.mp4?Expires=1775717475&Signature=DxPAMvQ62tA9tO18qanBl2jAUE3YJwuySAT22qdsLyPbirAL5aOR~FaFwMEgYxI~qpVu28j47X4in8xVtdyE98DCFBw0Y0-4fQxQsNPR-HarO1tVzUF9XDKTWmbgTN5UE9ufHxvqnMaoBjMQstLNuacGMdB~CgnaAXAKAu5dV1-nLTxGpgausOysmEc0B1mlxsbJtXoqPX51cIMQBwdcrgrkUsffqmuXG1fda1gyIxxS9~XqAU62~wvQTzYYT0L4HvAZPpROekfsTcFEj3ehgbST7~5rtyCGSvO4-PTaqG5GMRDMLpZJcArDE3E6bFibD2KvyTtfj1PBjcnNqDXyqg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Washington County Commissioner Chris Snyder met with the Tualatin City Council in a work-session appearance to discuss countywide issues raised by councilors, including the proposed public library levy distribution, local access to services and a newly opened behavioral health center.

Snyder said the proposed library levy is structured as a five-year renewal that would replace a levy expiring in June 2026; the levy proposal discussed by the county would raise the per-thousand rate to about 37¢ for voters in the county. He described the levy as an attempt to establish a standardized base level of service across jurisdictions while identifying efficiency gains through centralized collections and other system changes.

Why it matters: Councilors from southeast Washington County told the commissioner that equalized, standardized service levels can create equity problems for areas with poorer transit access or fewer local social services. Councilors asked the commissioner to press for distribution options that avoid sudden funding reductions for local libraries. Several mayors were reported to have asked county leadership to revisit distribution and adjust the phasing to reduce large near-term cuts for some libraries.

Other topics covered
- County services and access: Snyder described plans to hold regular two-way meetings with city councils and said he would provide his office contact information to councilors for follow-up on localized issues such as streetlights and roadwork that may fall under county responsibility.
- Behavioral health and treatment center: Snyder said the new Center for Addiction and Triage (CAT) is a multiagency site intended to provide coordinated services and reduce reliance on emergency departments; he noted that additional co-located sites are planned, including a forthcoming Beaverton location, to improve regional access.
- Public safety and county policy changes: Snyder and councilors discussed a recent county policy change allowing parole and probation officers to carry weapons while on field visits; Snyder said the policy seeks to address higher fieldwork demands and clarified officers are not required to carry weapons.
- Clean Water Services leadership: Snyder noted an executive director resignation at Clean Water Services and the appointment of an interim internal director.

Council reaction and next steps
Councilors repeatedly urged the commissioner to seek an equitable distribution for the library levy that does not create ‘‘loser’’ cities, asked for phased adjustments to minimize sudden cuts, and asked for continued dialogue and local follow-up. Snyder said he will report council feedback back to the full commission and offered to return on a regular basis to the council for updates.","Washington County Commissioner attended the Tualatin work session for a wide-ranging Q&A about library funding, transportation and behavioral health services; councilors emphasized concerns about equity in the proposed library levy distribution and access to county services in southeast Washington County.","actionData","errors"]

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