Residents urge probe of security contractor at Tigard Plaza after multiple incidents

At the public‑comment portion of the meeting, Alexis Tay (translating for the speaker) told the council she and community members face harassment and what she described as excessive force by a private security company operating in Tigard Plaza and urged the city to investigate. She said the company—named in testimony as “Olaf”—was operating without a license and that a recent incident involved multiple patrol cars that “shut down the plaza,” frightening children and parents.

“The culprit of this excessive force is a security company named Olaf,” the speaker said, asking whether the city could investigate allegations that security personnel photographed minors and threatened janitorial staff with weapons. Council members acknowledged the concern and said staff would follow up; the mayor extended extra time for the translated testimony.

Other commenters raised unrelated neighborhood concerns: a resident on 72nd Avenue said construction gates and increased traffic near WinCo and Walmart made pedestrian routes unsafe and urged the city to engage the developer to improve walking access; Liz Newton asked the council to consider limiting backyard livestock to a maximum of four chickens with required rodent‑control contracts; Gabriel Velasquez urged updating obsolete data‑center code language. The city said staff would follow up on the public‑safety and code concerns raised during the comment period.