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Council members who spoke in the meeting expressed unanimous support among those present. Councilor Brooks said she supported the levy because the library “depends on this money.” Council President Cherilyn Pratt said losing the levy would be “devastating” to the community, and Councilor Reyes and Councilor Sacco likewise voiced support conditioned on the levy remaining consistent with the agreements discussed with member cities.

Mayor and council direction was to proceed with the proclamation request and to allow library proponents to collect signatures and materials needed for the voter pamphlet; staff said a formal resolution of support will be brought forward for the council to adopt at a subsequent meeting.

There was no recorded opposition during the council discussion. The council also noted the public safety levy effort underway in the county may seek similar city-level endorsements in the coming days.

The motion to approve the proclamation and sign on to voter‑pamphlet arguments was recorded as approved by the council members who stated support in the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council Work Session - August 25, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Tualatin City Council voted to approve a proclamation supporting the Washington County Cooperative Library System levy and agreed to sign voter‑pamphlet material backing the measure; council members said they view the levy as vital to library services.","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},6479786,"Tualatin neighborhood groups report volunteer growth, flag development concerns and propose CIO boundary changes",3200,2751830,5952060,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5692108-62174f19031b52a20d03e0b238c60634&start=2751&end=5952","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5692108-62174f19031b52a20d03e0b238c60634/thumbnail_2751830.jpg","/articles/6479786/Tualatin/Washington-County/Oregon/Tualatin-neighborhood-groups-report-volunteer-growth-flag-development-concerns-and-propose-CIO-boundary-changes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6479786-0d89eadf8df948c30893c8a83de4a234/orig.mp4?Expires=1773644822&Signature=gIvpDc3T-y9MFPtiNUsrF1z4jB3qabyLfKc-DtwgZpT7pbechYlMxrvKBsGkyxPvFQexlGZ2yV1xxAENZKgxiccEMrxdf2MZpxx5jQe6Yn6~ZUIo6DV3pm~VNpOjjhbZvKcrZN6bEsF9rI1Y6K7OvcyPvwD33M7D2zVf2RPgLEtkcOOEMiExGBzbSw4vUXW-jrizJS-0V~iC3zSP8uZgxpyFi1C63jOFWvSpkUOszCQHa23iJmRWyoJq7fCy59245MzRLEBkQnExhtu4TgKr5CL9nLrlFN5OoKh2IQucseNjA7HsaWrTm-4jnnRNilKKwADwmjNkCg8-RKeZ08sttw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Leaders of Tualatin’s Community Involvement Organizations delivered their annual report on Aug. 25, highlighting a return to in‑person events, a request to increase the small‑grant limit, and neighborhood concerns about new housing developments and tree removal.

Catherine Holland, president of the Commercial CIO, and other CIO presidents described volunteer activity across the city and thanked Deputy City Manager Megan George for staff support. Patricia Parsons, a CIO leader, and other neighborhood presidents recounted community response to a proposed development near 103rd Avenue that initially prompted large, emotional neighborhood meetings.

Residents and CIO leaders said they pressed the developer to change plans: remove an onsite dumpster/recycling station, reduce curb cuts along 103rd, orient structures inward, limit building heights to two stories and add more internal parking. “So there'll be no garbage recycling station. All of the buildings will be inward facing, and there's gonna be 1 access in and 1 access out,” Parsons summarized, reporting concessions she said the developer agreed to during negotiations with neighbors.

CIO leaders also discussed Basalt Creek Living and other projects where developer outreach varied. They urged earlier, clearer developer engagement after several neighborhoods reported surprise and confusion over sale and design activity. Leaders said gaps in public understanding about land‑use process and recent state law changes — including House Bill 2001’s impacts on parking requirements — have complicated neighborhood responses.

The CIO leadership asked the council to consider changes to CIO boundaries because several newly annexed residential areas south of Byram (Autumn Sunrise, Planbeck Gardens) and portions of downtown and the Bridgeport corridor currently lie outside any CIO. Staff presented four boundary options under review that would expand Byram southward and reallocate downtown/Bridgeport households among adjacent CIOs or create a new downtown CIO; the options aim to balance household counts among CIOs and ensure all city residents have CIO representation.

Tim Neary, one CIO leader, confirmed the CIO leadership supports increasing the city small‑grant cap from $1,500 to $2,500 to cover community events and event insurance. City staff said they have already seen improved notification to CIOs about proposed projects and that several developers have been more proactive.

Council members thanked CIO volunteers, asked for clearer orientation and training for new CIO leaders, and expressed support for ensuring newly annexed residents are represented. No formal council action was taken during the report; staff will continue the boundary review process with CIO input.","Community Involvement Organizations (CIOs) told the council they are holding more events, requested larger small‑grant limits and raised concerns about several residential developments and tree preservation; CIO leaders proposed expanding CIO boundaries to include new housing south of Byram and parts of downtown/Bridgeport.",{"_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},6479791,"Tualatin's lobby team briefs council on state special session, budget pressures and federal funding outlook",2059,9360,2068640,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5692108-62174f19031b52a20d03e0b238c60634&start=9&end=2068","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5692108-62174f19031b52a20d03e0b238c60634/thumbnail_9360.jpg","/articles/6479791/Tualatin/Washington-County/Oregon/Tualatins-lobby-team-briefs-council-on-state-special-session-budget-pressures-and-federal-funding-outlook","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6479791-4368c397e3e5a25d7a7e713a8a0124d1/orig.mp4?Expires=1773644822&Signature=GVdo4IrBVzF9swBI0wHaUfu-4hMdZsiu5U-w9afvyxfsQPj8cm~GJS4z7r339x4Ad25WPemp0S8vTLxNElwBPdEgIQNK2e30oWsyibLuM~Klo5-ozyoc0TsJBa67se9PkWE-9iHnalo82m2umCSX6caGQ9y2aAu-uj4Vg8IRbxOA3xv37KulS5-LT7QXYdV4L9npDHh-5X26JfuQJCNL0W64zshFuk89-5q-VGHtYOdU7XDGu8a-KGmE4iD-rcFbT-BGdZh0yseygdcdDZH-7I0Gj955~Gs4--fxssHfEO96wGhq9pb80zDBdRmgx-bJG7d3TwA8b514eSFY9R4KUw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Thorn Run Partners representatives briefed the Tualatin City Council on state and federal activity on Aug. 25, saying shrinking revenue forecasts and an imminent special legislative session make transportation and Medicaid priorities to watch.

Deputy City Manager Megan George introduced Thorn Run and said the firm was retained to represent Tualatin in Salem and Washington, D.C. Tyler Janzen, vice president with Thorn Run Partners, summarized the long 2025 Oregon legislative session and the shift in the capital’s tone as revenue forecasts tightened. “This was the first session since 2011 where we saw the quarterly revenue estimate that comes out in May actually decrease from the quarterly revenue estimate that comes out in March,” Janzen said.

The presentation laid out several items of immediate interest to the city. Thorn Run described a coming special session transportation package referred to as LC 2 that, in its current form, would include a 6-cent-per-gallon gas tax increase, increases to vehicle title and registration fees, measures to accelerate a road‑user charge for electric and hybrid vehicles, and a 0.1 percentage‑point payroll tax to help fund transit. Janzen said the proposal preserves Oregon’s 50/30/20 split of State Highway Trust Fund revenue with local governments — a provision local officials pushed to protect after last‑minute changes threatened that sharing arrangement at the end of the long session.

Leah Navarro of Thorn Run told council that Tualatin secured a state award of $1,750,000 in general‑fund dollars for a city priority project (as presented to the council). Navarro also cautioned that the coming short session will operate in a tighter fiscal environment; she warned of “a pretty big budget hole” at the state level driven in part by Medicaid-related changes and federal policy shifts.

On federal matters Dan Bates of Thorn Run summarized uncertainty around Congress’s appropriations process and how that could affect community projects. He said many community‑project allocations could be at risk if Congress passes long continuing resolutions rather than an omnibus appropriations bill; he also noted that Representative Salinas had secured $250,000 in one House transportation bill for the Borland project, below the $3 million the city requested.

Council members asked about specific elements of LC 2. In response to Council President Cherilyn Pratt’s question about whether the package includes protections preventing ODOT from reallocating operations funds to capital projects, Janzen said he had not “sat with a fine tooth comb” through the draft but explained the stated intent of the short‑term package is to dedicate funds to operations and maintenance. On federal budget risks, Navarro estimated the Medicaid changes under discussion could create as much as a $15 billion impact to state budgets nationally over the next 10 years; she cautioned that figure referred to a national projection raised during the meeting.

Thorn Run recommended continued engagement with the city’s legislative delegation and with county and state associations to defend revenue sharing and community project lines.

The council received the update; there was no council action required during the presentation.","Thorn Run Partners updated the Tualatin City Council on 2025 state legislative themes, an imminent special session transportation fix (LC 2) and federal appropriation uncertainty; city staff and lobbyists flagged a $1.75 million state award and several potential impacts for local projects.","actionData","errors"]

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Tualatin council signals support for Washington County library levy, agrees to proclamation and voter‑pamphlet sign‑on

Tualatin neighborhood groups report volunteer growth, flag development concerns and propose CIO boundary changes

Tualatin's lobby team briefs council on state special session, budget pressures and federal funding outlook