January/February 2019 CITY VIEWS NEWS & EVENTS FOR THE CITY OF HILLSBORO Hillsboro's First Youth-Led Policy: Single-Use Plastic Bag Restrictions City Council Approves Ordinance Inspired by YAC Sustainability Project

Plan to bring your reusable shopping bags with you when you head to the grocery store next summer. But no need to wait. The Hillsboro City Council has unanimously approved restrictions on single-use plastic bags at grocery stores and large retailers, beginning in July 2019. As a result, plastic bags will not be offered at checkout. The changes recommended by the student members of Hillsboro’s Youth Advisory Council (YAC) mark the first youth-led, Council-approved policy in Hillsboro's history. Restaurants, smaller retailers, and events permitted or sponsored by the City will have six additional months — until January 1, 2020 — to prepare for the City ordinance inspired by YAC’s Sustainable Shopping Initiative. Hillsboro Youth Advisory Council members (pictured left to right) The restrictions will not apply to plastic bags used Nisala Kalupahana, Ludmila Isakharov, Tasha Robinson, Ryan Smith, for produce, laundry, and pet waste. Kya Dillon, and Kelly Xu hold reusable shopping bags. continued on page 7

City Council Election Winners: Beach Pace, Kyle Allen, Olivia Alcaire More than 28,000 Hillsboro voters cast ballots during the 2018 General Election and made their voices heard. In doing so, voters selected three Hillsboro residents What You'll Learn to serve on the City Council. Inside This City Views Councilor Beach Pace received 67 percent of votes for Ward 1, Position A to earn • What Hillsboro Is Doing a four-year term on the Council. She replaced former Council President Darell Lumaco, to Help Community who reached the Hillsboro City Charter limit of two terms. Members without Homes

”I am honored to represent the Hillsboro • Property Owners' Tree Care Responsibilities community alongside my new colleagues on the City Council,” Councilor Pace • Year in Review: said. “I look forward to increasing Highlights from 2018 available housing options, investing • What's Ahead for in our transportation system, and Hillsboro in 2019 supporting business and education as • 5 Ways to Winterize our city continues to grow.” Your Home Beach Pace Kyle Allen Olivia Alcaire continued on page 2

City of Hillsboro • 150 East Main Street, Hillsboro, Oregon 97123 • 503-681-6100 • Hillsboro-Oregon.gov continued from page 1 City Council Election Winners: Olivia Alcaire, Kyle Allen, Beach Pace Councilor Kyle Allen received 67 percent of votes cast for candidates in Ward 2, Position A to earn a second term serving Hillsboro. Voters first elected him in 2014. “I love serving our community and I was humbled by the outpouring of support I received in this election,” Councilor Allen said. “It's an honor to serve our residents and it's a responsibility that I take seriously.” • Learn more about the Hillsboro City Council at Hillsboro-Oregon.gov/Council.

Councilor Olivia Alcaire ran unopposed to earn her first full term from Ward 3, Position A on the City Council. She was appointed to the Council in February 2017 to fill the vacancy created by Mayor Steve Callaway’s election. “Serving Hillsboro has been an honor,” Councilor Alcaire said. “I am excited about serving another four years to work with the Council to resolve homelessness, expand affordable housing options, increase our economic infrastructure, add family-wage jobs, and preserve our natural resources for future generations.”

CITY MANAGER’S REPORT Thank You to Everyone Who Makes Hillsboro a Winning Team

The Super Bowl is approaching and the touchdown celebrations will be featured on the highlights. But while quarterbacks, running backs, and wide receivers often are in the spotlight, the real credit belongs to hundreds of people. From teammates who humbly sacrifice their bodies to block, to disciplined defensive players whose enduring effort keeps the team in the game, to coaches who work grueling hours to create a plan for success, everyone including the trainers, the scouts, the owners — even the fans — have an impact on the events leading up to the big plays. Look past the choreographed dancing in the end zone and you can appreciate City Manager the bigger picture. The team matters most. The team deserves the credit. This is Michael Brown true for any sport, or any team environment outside of sports. And this includes the City of Hillsboro. City of Hillsboro firefighters and police officers are among the best in the world at taking care of residents and providing public safety services. They rely on a team of people working behind them who are indispensable — and who you likely never will meet. Behind each Hillsboro officer and firefighter are dispatchers who calmly receive calls for help and initiate a response. Experienced employees help purchase vehicles and equipment to safely get to the scene. Inspectors and investigators help determine what happened. Records clerks carefully log calls and reports. Managers ensure accountability and professional excellence. And trainers help these professionals to perform at the highest level. Think about the City of Hillsboro buildings and facilities you visit: SHARC, Brookwood Library, Shute Park Library, the Community Senior Center, the Civic Center, and many others. Before you or anyone else sets foot inside, City building inspectors verify the building's structural safety. City engineers and designers create a great user experience within a project’s budget, while ensuring safety and functionality. A team of facilities & fleet professionals maintain and repair the buildings, the equipment, and more. continued on page 3

2 City of Hillsboro • 150 East Main Street, Hillsboro, Oregon 97123 • 503-681-6100 • Hillsboro-Oregon.gov continued from page 2 COUNCIL THANK YOU CONNECTION CITY MANAGER’S REPORT: Behind each of these talented City employees is a team of professionals What's your favorite way working to set them up for success. Finance experts care for the City’s to spend a winter day $1.6 billion in assets, help keep projects on budget, and purchase equipment at the best possible rates. in Hillsboro Computer support professionals protect the City’s electronic assets, Mayor improve work productivity and efficiency, and use technology to help Steve Callaway employees better serve residents and businesses. Putting together Human resources staff recruit applicants who reflect the community’s a jigsaw puzzle values and are dedicated to public service. They hire and train these professionals, and ensure their safety and performance at work.

Councilor Olivia Alcaire Sitting by the fire with family, listening to a storm

Councilor Kyle Allen Having snowball fights with my kids

Councilor Anthony Martin Janitorial staff maintain City buildings to ensure employees and customers are spending their time in a clean and safe environment. They are as Taking a walk at Rood Bridge Park critical to the team’s success, to the City’s success, as anyone else. Water treatment plant operators. Administrative support specialists. Long-range planners. Communications professionals. Project specialists Councilor and managers. Interns. Program supervisors. Volunteer coordinators. Fred Nachtigal And the list goes on. Knitting The player who scores the touchdown should thank the offensive line, and the teammate who made the key block, and the coach who called the play and adjusted to the defense, and the trainer who put them in the best physical condition to succeed. Councilor Beach Pace My point is: In life, you can do a dance to celebrate your Exploring Orenco Woods Nature Park with my kids own accomplishments, or and throwing snowballs you can recognize and thank your teammates, coaches, Councilor and mentors who helped you Rick Van Beveren reach the end zone. Walking outdoors The City of Hillsboro exists in the crisp air to serve our community. We do that as a team.

2 City of Hillsboro • 150 East Main Street, Hillsboro, Oregon 97123 • 503-681-6100 • Hillsboro-Oregon.gov City of Hillsboro • 150 East Main Street, Hillsboro, Oregon 97123 • 503-681-6100 • Hillsboro-Oregon.gov 3 Civic Leadership Academy Graduates Present Creative Ideas Describing themselves as "huge nerds for Hillsboro" and "a very diverse group of individuals with a very obvious love of the City of Hillsboro," the 13 graduates of the 2018 Hillsboro Civic Leadership Academy shared creative and innovative recommendations for connecting Hillsboro community members during a November presentation to the City Council. Their ideas included a multi-language smartphone app, a common name for Hillsboro residents, and a "party-in-a-box" kit for neighborhoods. Graduate Thomas Kim drew big applause in pointing out Hillsboro’s growing population is “younger, more diverse, and probably better looking” than other cities’ residents. Kim also noted the challenges Hillsboro residents face relating to neighborhood identity, walkability, and language and technology barriers that impact roughly 29 percent of residents who speak a language other than English at home. After applying in the summer to take part in the six-week Academy during the fall, the group researched, analyzed, and recommended ways to increase connections throughout Hillsboro. “How can we be a more connected, compassionate, and engaged city where all residents are aware that they live in Hillsboro and that it totally rocks?” asked Academy graduate Merri O’Brien.

Ideas for Increasing Connectivity "People feel connected when they feel heard, when they feel like they’re part of a larger picture,” noted Academy graduate Alicia French. Focusing on the City’s identity, communication, and social spaces, the 2018 Academy graduates wondered aloud, “Are we Hillsboroans? Hillsborites?” Or is there another name that could bring people together? In suggesting a multi-language app, the group pointed out that it could share Hillsboro events, news, and important information, such as traffic alerts. The party-in-a-box kit could make it easier for neighbors to host a block party on their street by providing marketing materials, postcards, invitations, local business contacts, and a to-do list. A City staff liaison could join the party as well, if available. The group submitted a written report with additional ideas that will be reviewed and evaluated in the months ahead.

The Academy's History Launched in 2016 with the support of the City Council, the Civic Leadership Academy welcomes Hillsboro residents who are new to local government to engage, offer input, and prepare to serve in a range of civic leadership capacities. Since 2016, 10 Academy graduates have gone on to serve on City boards and commissions, including Councilor Beach Pace, a 2017 Academy graduate.

Interested in the 2019 Civic Leadership Academy? Learn more at Hillsboro-Oregon.gov/Academy.

4 City of Hillsboro • 150 East Main Street, Hillsboro, Oregon 97123 • 503-681-6100 • Hillsboro-Oregon.gov Help for the Homeless: Addressing a Complex Issue Civic Leadership Academy Graduates Present Creative Ideas Homelessness is not new and it’s not a “Hillsboro problem,” but it has become more visible in our region in recent years. That has prompted actual comments like these on email and social media:

• “What’s going to be done with all the homeless everywhere?” • “It would be nice if are (sic) city could be responsible and do more to keep the homeless out of are (sic) parks” • “Nothing is being done to curb the (homeless) problem.”

Ending homelessness is not as simple as wanting to help those in need. Homelessness has challenged American communities for centuries. In fact, homelessness is a global challenge that’s about much more than living without a home. It's about the causes and barriers that prevent people from getting into safe and affordable housing. Meaningfully addressing homelessness requires federal, state, regional, and nonprofit partnerships. Locally, here are some of the steps the City of Hillsboro is taking to dedicate additional resources and maintain How You Can Help livability for everyone: • Share information about available resources • The Hillsboro Police Department hired a Homeless Liaison Officer in 2018 to develop connections with homeless community members • Provide an indoor place and help them locate available services, to positively influence behavior, to sleep for people who and to be proactive about crime prevention and enforcement, while you know and trust recognizing that being homeless is not a crime. • Donate to community groups • The City partnered with HomePlate Youth Services for a dedicated such as Community Action, outreach worker for homeless youth in Hillsboro. Since August 2018, Oregon Food Bank, and that employee has connected youth to housing and family support, HomePlate Youth Services and become a resource for City staff about the needs of homeless youth. • The City launched a job skills development program for youth experiencing housing instability. During the six-month program, the youth Shelters in Hillsboro identified by HomePlate work with the City. SOS Shelter at Sonrise Church (for adults, through February) • The City launched homelessness task forces 503-640-2449 focused on identifying policy recommendations sos-shelter.org and engaging local business partners on the

impacts of homelessness and what they can do Safe Place for Youth to be part of a solution. (for ages 12 to 19) 503-542-2717 • City employees are identifying barriers that homeless community boysandgirlsaid.org members face in accessing support, mental health services, and housing. Family Promise • City employees will lead the 2019 counting of the number of (for families with children) community members experiencing homelessness in Hillsboro with 503-844-2919 nonprofit Community Action. Community Action • The City sponsors and distributes free StreetRoots resource guides Family Shelter listing available services in Washington and Multnomah counties. (for families or expecting moms) • The City Council and City staff are listening to community members 503-640-3263 and becoming better educated on programs and services that other caowash.org communities have successfully implemented.

4 City of Hillsboro • 150 East Main Street, Hillsboro, Oregon 97123 • 503-681-6100 • Hillsboro-Oregon.gov City of Hillsboro • 150 East Main Street, Hillsboro, Oregon 97123 • 503-681-6100 • Hillsboro-Oregon.gov 5 Council Conversation

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CITY COUNCIL CONVERSATION

A Night of

MagicFamily Dance 2019 State of the City: Saturday, February 9, 6 – 9 pm Many Partners, Many Hands Walters Cultural Arts Center 4 years – Adult Looking ahead to the work in front of us in 2019, it’s important to first reflect on what actions our City Family-friendly and our community have taken to get us here. Snacks & Cookies

Live DJ & Magician There’s a saying that I think captures it well: Crafts “This time comes from that time.” Festive Attire Mayor Steve Callaway We did not get here on our own. As we plan ahead 50

Registration #6262 (per person) years for Hillsboro’s continued vitality, our people enjoy $15 Resident, $22 Non-Resident what so many who came before us have worked to achieve, and we are Hillsboro-Oregon.gov/ParksRec grateful for their tremendous contributions. 503-681-5397 Register by February 1. Partnerships have been and always will be essential for raising the bar for our quality of life in Hillsboro, and for creating future opportunities. The many partners in our community, ranging from educators to business owners to community groups to volunteers to residents to customers, 2019 State of the City all have a hand in achieving our Tuesday, January 29 community’s vision as laid out currently Hillsboro Civic Center in the Hillsboro 2035 Community Plan. Our progress in 2018 has positioned us 5 pm ~ Reception Come In Out of well to move forward in 2019. 6 pm ~ Program The many hands in our community — the Cold! some weathered and worn, some smooth and spotless, some colorful, some pale, some tiny, some massive — help tell park @ the plaza the story of our collective strength, our Indoor playground and event diversity, our shared identities, and our space. Plan your fun today! unique contributions. We lend a hand to each other when we see a need. We shake hands — or bump fists — to strengthen a connection. We offer a hand to help. We extend a hand of invitation for others to join. The theme of the 2019 State of the City is “Many Partners, Many Hands.” On behalf of the City Council, I invite you to join us for the event on Tuesday, January 29, inside the Shirley Huffman Auditorium at the Hillsboro Civic Center.

124 E. Main Street 503-681-5244 2018 State of the City

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CITY COUNCIL CONVERSATION continued from page 1 YAC: Single-Use Plastic Bag Restrictions MAKE IT Environmental Benefits at the YAC members' research indicated Hillsboro Brookwood Library customers use 44 million plastic bags each year, yet less than 10 percent of those bags Collaboratory are recovered as recycled materials. “Nothing used for 10 minutes should be in our environment for hundreds of years,” said YAC member Nisala Kalupahana, a Glencoe High School student. “These bags don’t biodegrade.” Community Outreach, Business Support Over the past two years, YAC members researched the issue, reached out to community stakeholders and businesses, and conducted a bilingual survey that received more than 1,000 responses in advance of asking the City Council to take action. Three-quarters of respondents supported MAKE the policy idea. Art | Science | Crafts “We took the survey to community events, like the Proud to Be HSD Festival, the MAKE ANYTHING! Latino Cultural Festival, the Hillsboro Party in the Park, and Celebrate Hillsboro; as well as Tuesday and Sunday markets, and the Hillsboro Public Library,” said Tasha Robinson, co-chair of YAC, and a senior at Glencoe High School. Ten organizations supported YAC's proposal, including the Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce and the Northwest Grocer’s Association. “The environmental benefits of this proposal far outweigh the short-lived inconveniences that may be experienced,” said Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce Board President Sarah McGraw-Plaster. The reduction in plastic bags will also help recyclers. Plastic bags often get tangled and wrap around machinery. Emphasizing Reusable Bags Hillsboro Reads the Bard: The ordinance includes a pass-through fee of five cents on recycled- Shakespeare Reimagined content paper bags, which are more expensive than plastic bags. The fee will be optional for restaurants and small businesses with fewer Join us for a series of events than 10 employees. The ordinance also includes a fee exemption for exploring Shakespeare’s work. qualifying customers from lower-income backgrounds. Hillsboro joined eight other cities in Oregon in restricting plastic bags, Preview The Island in Winter, in addition to proposed restrictions in Salem and Bend. City of Hillsboro adapted by Hillsboro native employees will begin a community awareness campaign to ensure Carlos Zenen-Trujillo at the library. businesses are not caught off guard. Hillsboro-Oregon.gov/HillsboroReads 2018 State of the City Read more about the new policy at Hillsboro-Oregon.gov/Sustainability.

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JANUARY EVENTS CALENDAR

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5 1 2 Diverse Voices Book Group Table Top Games Swap Meet BW, 11 am Meetup BW, 11 am (grades 4 – 7) ELL (English Language Learner) ELL (English Language BW, 4 pm Storytime Learner) Storytime BW, 2 pm BW, 2 pm Winter Adventure: Maker Lab/ Laboratorio Creativo 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SP, 2 pm Winter Village final day(1/6) Lunch with the Birds (1/9) Make and Take Let's Cook: Teen Scene @ Craig Carothers LlamaRama 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Tuesday Crafts Budget Friendly Meals Collaboratory The Walters BW, 11 am (every Tuesday) (for teens) (every Thursday) 7:30 pm Winter Village Make and Take Lunch with Learn About AAA's Hillsboro Fitness Challenge A Night of Magic BW, 3 pm SP, 6 pm BW, 4 pm $18 in advance final day Tuesday Crafts the Birds Customer Service begins Family Dance $22 day of show Jerry Willey Plaza (every Tuesday) (every Practices SHARC, $40 Home Buying 101 Civics for Adults The Walters, 6 pm BW, 6:30 pm Workshop Escape Room: at Orenco Station BW, 3 pm Wednesday) SP, 6 pm "Can You Keep Your Cat Dry?" $15/resident Orenco Woods BW, 6 pm Out-think the Box Documentary Film: SP, 3:30 pm $22/non-resident Nature Park (grades 4 – 7) Project 22 Home Buying 101 12 pm BW, 4 pm BW, 6 pm SP, 6:30 pm

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Baby Ninja Tyler White, Discovery Tea with the Author: Club Awesome Genealogy Homework Help Block 67 Everyday English Club Awesome Genealogy Homework Warrior Oregon Humanities Storytime Fonda Lee (Jade City) (grades 4 – 7) BW, 1 pm Project Update (every Thursday) (grades 4 – 7) Help Conversation SP, 6 pm BW, 4:30 pm BW, 1 pm SP, 11 am BW, 6:30 pm BW, 6:30 pm BW, 4:30 pm Sparkle Party The Walters, 6 pm Project: "The Hate BW, 2 pm We Live In" Escape Room: Winter Preparedness SP, 6 pm Outthink the Box (12/13) (en español) SP, 6 pm (grades 4 – 7) SP, 4 pm 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Sunset Sit & Martin Luther Discovery PJ Storytime Aaron Nigel Smith Moonrise Smile King Jr. Day Storytime BW, 6:30 pm (recommended for ages 2 – 8) Home Learning: Sunset Sit & Discovery Storytime PJ Storytime Seffarine concert Card-Makers Jackson Bottom holiday SP, 10:15 am The Walters Simple Science Moonrise Smile BW, 6:30 pm BW, 6:30 pm The Walters Social Meetup BW, 3:30 pm Rood Bridge Park, 5:30 pm 7:30 pm BW, 10 am Wetlands City offices and Teen Anime 2 pm matinee Teen Scene Preserve $5 in advance $18 in advance libraries closed & Manga Club Presidents Day holiday SP, 6 pm 4:10 pm $8 day of show $22 day of show SP, 6 pm City offices closed, Card-Makers Social Meetup libraries open BW, 10 am 24 25 26 27 28 27 28 29 30 31 Cosplay Arduino and WordFest Fabric and Fibers Parallel Arduino and State of the City Make Your How to Brew Meetup Electronics Meetup (Pre-K to 2nd grade) Meetup Play Writer's Electronics Hillsboro Own Mug Kombucha BW, 3 pm BW, 5 pm BW, 4 pm BW, 4 pm Group Meetup Civic Center Cakes! (teens) (registration required) BW, 2 pm BW, 5 pm 5 pm reception SP, 6 pm BW, 6:30 pm Bag&Baggage I Survived... 6 pm program Performance and BW, 4:30 pm Discussion: Aaron Nigel Smith The Island in Winter (1/26) SP, 6:30 pm

Recurring Monthly Meetings Key: Library Parks & Recreation Arts & Culture City Council 1st /3rd Tuesday 7 pm Happening in Hillsboro Parks & Recreation Commission 2nd/4th Tuesday 7 am email updates st rd Planning & Zoning Hearings Board 1 /3 Wednesday 6:30 pm Be fi rst to know about: For more fun events & details visit: Planning Commission 2nd/4th Wednesday 6:30 pm Utilities Commission 2nd Tuesday 1:30 pm . Events . News Hillsboro-Oregon.gov/Calendar nd Finance Committee 2 Tuesday 5:30 pm . Concerts . Activities Transportation Committee 4th Tuesday 5:30 pm rd Historic Landmarks Advisory Committee 3 Wednesday 6:30 pm Only 2 emails per month Hillsboro Arts & Culture Council (HACC) 4th Wednesday 4 pm Library Board (irregular schedule) 3rd or 4th Thursday 5 pm Hillsboro-Oregon.gov/Happening

8 City of Hillsboro • 150 East Main Street, Hillsboro, Oregon 97123 • 503-681-6100 • Hillsboro-Oregon.gov Planning Department Fire Department What’s Ahead for Hillsboro in 2019? • Completed outreach for the • Created the Witch Hazel Village • Added a new fire engine and Transportation System Plan South Concept Plan and three new fire prevention trucks. • Groundbreaking for the • A partnership Community Center at between PGE update — including more than requested the expansion of the • Created two new Fire Prevention 1,300 comments from community Urban Growth Boundary to 53rd Avenue is scheduled for and the City positions. late spring/early summer. of Hillsboro will members about transportation include 150 acres in the • Verified 101 AEDs are located in needs in Hillsboro. Witch Hazel Village South area. • Two neighborhood parks in create a new public buildings in Hillsboro. six-charger North Hillsboro South Hillsboro — Butternut • Created the • Implemented a new system electric vehicle Industrial Area Plan District Creek Park and Century Oaks for assessing and treating Park — are slated to open in charging to reflect the City’s goals and pediatric patients. station, known as objectives for the area. late spring/early summer. • Continued design and ‘Electric Avenue’, at the • Coordinated the opening of the • Swore in eight new firefighters, and five probationary firefighters development work for a Sunset Esplanade South Fire Training facility. Shopping Center. Hillsboro currently are in training. • Connected directly with • Work continues on site design gateway at • Counted 5,635 followers of the 12,000 community members at concepts and community Cornelius City’s PulsePoint app, with • Approved construction for 3,354 followers CPR-enabled. 158 outreach events. outreach for the Block 67 Pass Road project in Downtown Hillsboro Hillsboro School District Bond and projects at four elementary with Project ^, the selected TV Highway, development partner. schools and two high schools, as well as Police Department • The City Council is expected as well as the replacement of the extension to consider adopting the • The transition to monthly • Equipped Hillsboro police officers • Hired an additional member Brookwood Elementary School. of Blanton Crescent Park Greenway utility billing will continue for with body-worn cameras to of the Crisis Intervention Team Year in Review: • Continued to implement the Street. Concept Plan. City of Hillsboro customers who enhance safety, build trust, and to focus on helping community Connecting Hillsboro Address • The City of Hillsboro will begin are still on a two-month cycle. • Implemented demonstrate transparency members afflicted with crises 2018 Key Highlights Project to establish a consistent providing internet service to sustainability and accountability. resulting from mental illness. addressing system in Hillsboro. and homes in South Hillsboro in late • Began use of the new spring, with the area around in the City of Hillsboro • Supported the City Council’s high-performance energy Police Training Center desire to reduce barriers for standards for home construction Shute Park to follow in summer. in Downtown Hillsboro. regulated affordable housing in South Hillsboro, including the by reducing minimum parking 2018 Street of Dreams. • Hosted and participated in requirements. youth summer camps to teach safety lessons. Economic Development Dept. • The City will complete the LED Street Light Conversion • Partnered with the Oregon • Assisted on 34 Enterprise Zone Project, one of the largest Entrepreneurs Network to projects with approximately energy-efficiency projects in support local small businesses $2 billion in investments that Hillsboro’s history. and entrepreneurs by hiring added approximately 1,200 jobs. • The Jackson School Road Laura Kubisiak as a • Established an Advanced • Every school in the Hillsboro Bicycle and Pedestrian Venture Catalyst. Manufacturing Work Group to • Hired a Homeless Liaison Officer School District will be connected Improvement Project will move • Assisted 67 businesses expand workforce development to work full-time to develop to the City of Hillsboro/HSD forward with the completion of through company visits or other programs that help Hillsboro connections with homeless shared fiber network in time for the project’s final design. community members and help research and engagement. residents and businesses. the 2019 – 2020 school year. • Community engagement will them locate available services. • Helped Hillsboro secure • Facilitated four storefront • Provided School Resource Officers • Construction will move forward begin to collect more ideas 14 business expansion and improvement grants for • Investigated more than at two dozen Hillsboro schools. on the Washington County for the five-year update of the relocation projects. Downtown Hillsboro businesses. 1,400 criminal cases. Event Center. Hillsboro 2035 Community Plan. Parks & Recreation Department Hillsboro Public Library Public Works Department Finance Department • Planted 20,000 native trees • Received a $25,000 • Extended NE Cherry Drive across • Worked to prevent future flooding • Helped Municipal Court customers by facilitating online payments for in 2018, many as part of the World Languages grant to Orenco Creek to NE Ray Circle. at Glencoe Creek by installing a both traffic and parking citations. Oak Island Marsh restoration expand the early literacy 75-foot-long, 20-foot-wide project at Jackson Bottom collection with an additional concrete storm sewer culvert at Human Resources Dept. Information Services Dept. Wetlands Preserve. 750 books in seven languages: NE Lenox Street & NE Lorie Drive. • Hosted more than 40 internships • Supported the City Council’s • Partnered with Friends of Trees Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, • The 2018 Pavement Management Spanish, Tagalog, Russian, and in City departments, including commitment to providing to host 120 adults and children Program paved 4.6 miles of affordable high-speed internet • Introduced self-checkout options Vietnamese. Police, Parks & Recreation, at two volunteer planting events City streets and upgraded 71 Library, and Finance. service for the entire community. • Continued development at Jackson Bottom Wetlands, at Brookwood and Shute Park • Counted 7,586 participants in Americans with Disabilities Act 10 job fairs and planning work on the featuring more than 600 native libraries. the Summer Reading Program, (ADA) ramps. • Took part in hosted Hillsboro Community Center trees and 5,400 native shrubs. • Made kids’ materials fine-free, 756 Hillsboro Reads participants, by organizations such as The at 53rd Avenue, Crescent Park and began accepting online and 430 book club participants. Urban League, Women in Trades, • Engaged with more than and Portland Community College Greenway Concept Plan, and 1,000 community members on payments for fines. two neighborhood parks in art enhancements at Shute Park • Helped Youth Advisory Council South Hillsboro. Flip the page to through bilingual communication • Extended NE Century Boulevard members advance the first “What’s Ahead for Hillsboro in at events. to connect to NE Jacobson Road, youth-led, City Council-approved 2019” for more details. and widened and resurfaced policy initiative in Hillsboro’s NE Jacobson at Century. history: restricting single-use plastic bags for retailers. • Reconstructed SE Cedar Street • The Safe Routes to Schools • Launched a free community WiFi • Increased access to videos between SE 32nd and program created action plans • Continued to partner with the Hillsboro School District on network in Downtown Hillsboro through Kanopy, a collection Brookwood avenues, and for students at Brookwood, providing internet connections. • Storytimes reached nearly of more than 30,000 movies, installed curbs, gutters, storm Eastwood, Lincoln Street, workforce development efforts. 24,000 children in 2018 with documentaries, and educational drains, bike lanes, landscape McKinney, Mooberry, Rosedale, 15 different storytimes themes videos for all ages. strips, street trees, lighting, and and Witch Hazel elementary City Manager’s Office — including seven multi-cultural • Launched a new online sidewalks. schools. • Partnered with HomePlate Youth • Promoted sustainability initiatives • Partnered with KaBOOM! and • Launched a new event, and one inclusive — for a total of catalog with a smarter search Services to provide job training for the community, leading to: the Pacific Life Foundation to 80 offerings per month, or 960 Water Department Celebration of Art & Nature and easier ways to browse support with the City for youth • 26 percent less energy usage improve Turner Creek Park. More storytimes throughout the year. in Rood Bridge Park, with recommendations, rate and • Received approval from the U.S. • Converted manual-read meters to experiencing housing instability. at City facilities than in 2009. than 250 volunteers installed a more than 900 people enjoying • Added STEM programming, review titles, and share favorites. Environmental Protection Agency automated meter-reading meters, • Established Hillsboro’s • 16 percent less water usage new playground in just six hours! high-quality arts, music, and including weekly maker labs • Saved readers time — and to apply for a federal loan that 14 months ahead of schedule. Smart City Strategy to leverage at City facilities than in 2012. nature activities; including at Brookwood and Shute Park improved staff efficiency — by will save water ratepayers from new technology and data to • 30 percent fewer greenhouse canoes and kayaks from the new libraries, a Code Club for youth automating the sorting of library the City of Hillsboro and Tualatin enhance City services. accessible watercraft launch. and, recently, a SLIME Lab that gas emissions from energy materials shared within the Valley Water District an estimated • Developed the City’s Affordable attracted 99 child participants. and fleet fuels than in 2007. • The Hillsboro Arts & Culture Washington County Cooperative $383 million in repayment costs Housing Policy and Action Plan • Further reduction in Council provided 18 grants • Earned the 2018 Fyan Award Library System. on the Willamette Water Supply to increase residential energy totaling more than $50,000 to and a $5,000 grant from the Program, once completed. and consumption in spite of arts and culture nonprofits. American Library Association • Received the “Partners in Public preserve the continued population growth. • Upgraded the exterior of the to be used for food literacy and Health” award from Washington supply of Hillsboro Community Senior nutritional programming, and to County for providing a free affordable • Hosted 17 youth campers at Center with a bright yellow color expand the Library of Things with community lead-in-water testing housing. Camp EAGLE (Empowerment, • The City Council adopted the cooking equipment. Adventure, Growth, Leadership, Hillsboro Cultural Arts Action and served 19,420 patrons, an program with free water quality • Doubled increase of 11 percent. • Added Homework Help at Experiences) for children Plan in October, in alignment testing to residents, day care • Completed a comprehensive funding for the Community Shute Park Library on Tuesdays • Added play spaces to the ages 7–12 who have with the Hillsboro 2035 • Served more than 270,000 facilities, and nonprofits. water-rate affordability study to Services Grant Program from and Thursdays. Library’s children’s and youth experienced housing instability. Community Plan. patrons at SHARC, a new record. assess ways to assist customers. $100,000 to $200,000. services areas. Parks & Recreation Department Hillsboro Public Library Public Works Department Finance Department • Planted 20,000 native trees • Received a $25,000 • Extended NE Cherry Drive across • Worked to prevent future flooding • Helped Municipal Court customers by facilitating online payments for in 2018, many as part of the World Languages grant to Orenco Creek to NE Ray Circle. at Glencoe Creek by installing a both traffic and parking citations. Oak Island Marsh restoration expand the early literacy 75-foot-long, 20-foot-wide project at Jackson Bottom collection with an additional concrete storm sewer culvert at Human Resources Dept. Information Services Dept. Wetlands Preserve. 750 books in seven languages: NE Lenox Street & NE Lorie Drive. • Hosted more than 40 internships • Supported the City Council’s • Partnered with Friends of Trees Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, • The 2018 Pavement Management Spanish, Tagalog, Russian, and in City departments, including commitment to providing to host 120 adults and children Program paved 4.6 miles of affordable high-speed internet • Introduced self-checkout options Vietnamese. Police, Parks & Recreation, at two volunteer planting events City streets and upgraded 71 Library, and Finance. service for the entire community. • Continued development at Jackson Bottom Wetlands, at Brookwood and Shute Park • Counted 7,586 participants in Americans with Disabilities Act 10 job fairs and planning work on the featuring more than 600 native libraries. the Summer Reading Program, (ADA) ramps. • Took part in hosted Hillsboro Community Center trees and 5,400 native shrubs. • Made kids’ materials fine-free, 756 Hillsboro Reads participants, by organizations such as The at 53rd Avenue, Crescent Park and began accepting online and 430 book club participants. Urban League, Women in Trades, • Engaged with more than and Portland Community College Greenway Concept Plan, and 1,000 community members on payments for fines. Youth Advisory Council two neighborhood parks in art enhancements at Shute Park • Helped South Hillsboro. Flip the page to through bilingual communication • Extended NE Century Boulevard members advance the first “What’s Ahead for Hillsboro in at events. to connect to NE Jacobson Road, youth-led, City Council-approved 2019” for more details. and widened and resurfaced policy initiative in Hillsboro’s NE Jacobson at Century. history: restricting single-use plastic bags for retailers. • Reconstructed SE Cedar Street • The Safe Routes to Schools • Launched a free community WiFi • Increased access to videos between SE 32nd and program created action plans • Continued to partner with the Hillsboro School District on network in Downtown Hillsboro through Kanopy, a collection Brookwood avenues, and for students at Brookwood, providing internet connections. • Storytimes reached nearly of more than 30,000 movies, installed curbs, gutters, storm Eastwood, Lincoln Street, workforce development efforts. 24,000 children in 2018 with documentaries, and educational drains, bike lanes, landscape McKinney, Mooberry, Rosedale, 15 different storytimes themes videos for all ages. strips, street trees, lighting, and and Witch Hazel elementary City Manager’s Office — including seven multi-cultural • Launched a new online sidewalks. schools. • Partnered with HomePlate Youth • Promoted sustainability initiatives • Partnered with KaBOOM! and • Launched a new event, and one inclusive — for a total of catalog with a smarter search Services to provide job training for the community, leading to: the Pacific Life Foundation to 80 offerings per month, or 960 Water Department Celebration of Art & Nature and easier ways to browse support with the City for youth • 26 percent less energy usage improve Turner Creek Park. More storytimes throughout the year. in Rood Bridge Park, with recommendations, rate and • Received approval from the U.S. • Converted manual-read meters to experiencing housing instability. at City facilities than in 2009. than 250 volunteers installed a more than 900 people enjoying • Added STEM programming, review titles, and share favorites. Environmental Protection Agency automated meter-reading meters, • Established Hillsboro’s • 16 percent less water usage new playground in just six hours! high-quality arts, music, and including weekly maker labs • Saved readers time — and to apply for a federal loan that 14 months ahead of schedule. Smart City Strategy to leverage at City facilities than in 2012. nature activities; including at Brookwood and Shute Park improved staff efficiency — by will save water ratepayers from new technology and data to • 30 percent fewer greenhouse canoes and kayaks from the new libraries, a Code Club for youth automating the sorting of library the City of Hillsboro and Tualatin enhance City services. accessible watercraft launch. and, recently, a SLIME Lab that gas emissions from energy materials shared within the Valley Water District an estimated • Developed the City’s Affordable attracted 99 child participants. and fleet fuels than in 2007. • The Hillsboro Arts & Culture Washington County Cooperative $383 million in repayment costs Housing Policy and Action Plan • Further reduction in Council provided 18 grants • Earned the 2018 Fyan Award Library System. on the Willamette Water Supply to increase residential energy totaling more than $50,000 to and a $5,000 grant from the Program, once completed. and consumption in spite of arts and culture nonprofits. American Library Association • Received the “Partners in Public preserve the continued population growth. • Upgraded the exterior of the to be used for food literacy and Health” award from Washington supply of Hillsboro Community Senior nutritional programming, and to County for providing a free affordable • Hosted 17 youth campers at Center with a bright yellow color expand the Library of Things with community lead-in-water testing housing. Camp EAGLE (Empowerment, • The City Council adopted the cooking equipment. Adventure, Growth, Leadership, Hillsboro Cultural Arts Action and served 19,420 patrons, an program with free water quality • Doubled increase of 11 percent. • Added Homework Help at Experiences) for children Plan in October, in alignment testing to residents, day care • Completed a comprehensive funding for the Community Shute Park Library on Tuesdays • Added play spaces to the ages 7–12 who have with the Hillsboro 2035 • Served more than 270,000 facilities, and nonprofits. water-rate affordability study to Services Grant Program from and Thursdays. Library’s children’s and youth experienced housing instability. Community Plan. patrons at SHARC, a new record. assess ways to assist customers. $100,000 to $200,000. services areas. Parks & Recreation Department Hillsboro Public Library Public Works Department Finance Department • Planted 20,000 native trees • Received a $25,000 • Extended NE Cherry Drive across • Worked to prevent future flooding • Helped Municipal Court customers by facilitating online payments for in 2018, many as part of the World Languages grant to Orenco Creek to NE Ray Circle. at Glencoe Creek by installing a both traffic and parking citations. Oak Island Marsh restoration expand the early literacy 75-foot-long, 20-foot-wide project at Jackson Bottom collection with an additional concrete storm sewer culvert at Human Resources Dept. Information Services Dept. Wetlands Preserve. 750 books in seven languages: NE Lenox Street & NE Lorie Drive. • Hosted more than 40 internships • Supported the City Council’s • Partnered with Friends of Trees Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, • The 2018 Pavement Management Spanish, Tagalog, Russian, and in City departments, including commitment to providing to host 120 adults and children Program paved 4.6 miles of affordable high-speed internet • Introduced self-checkout options Vietnamese. Police, Parks & Recreation, at two volunteer planting events City streets and upgraded 71 Library, and Finance. service for the entire community. • Continued development at Jackson Bottom Wetlands, at Brookwood and Shute Park • Counted 7,586 participants in Americans with Disabilities Act 10 job fairs and planning work on the featuring more than 600 native libraries. the Summer Reading Program, (ADA) ramps. • Took part in hosted Hillsboro Community Center trees and 5,400 native shrubs. • Made kids’ materials fine-free, 756 Hillsboro Reads participants, by organizations such as The at 53rd Avenue, Crescent Park and began accepting online and 430 book club participants. Urban League, Women in Trades, • Engaged with more than and Portland Community College Greenway Concept Plan, and 1,000 community members on payments for fines. Youth Advisory Council two neighborhood parks in art enhancements at Shute Park • Helped South Hillsboro. Flip the page to through bilingual communication • Extended NE Century Boulevard members advance the first “What’s Ahead for Hillsboro in at events. to connect to NE Jacobson Road, youth-led, City Council-approved 2019” for more details. and widened and resurfaced policy initiative in Hillsboro’s NE Jacobson at Century. history: restricting single-use plastic bags for retailers. • Reconstructed SE Cedar Street • The Safe Routes to Schools • Launched a free community WiFi • Increased access to videos between SE 32nd and program created action plans • Continued to partner with the Hillsboro School District on network in Downtown Hillsboro through Kanopy, a collection Brookwood avenues, and for students at Brookwood, providing internet connections. • Storytimes reached nearly of more than 30,000 movies, installed curbs, gutters, storm Eastwood, Lincoln Street, workforce development efforts. 24,000 children in 2018 with documentaries, and educational drains, bike lanes, landscape McKinney, Mooberry, Rosedale, 15 different storytimes themes videos for all ages. strips, street trees, lighting, and and Witch Hazel elementary City Manager’s Office — including seven multi-cultural • Launched a new online sidewalks. schools. • Partnered with HomePlate Youth • Promoted sustainability initiatives • Partnered with KaBOOM! and • Launched a new event, and one inclusive — for a total of catalog with a smarter search Services to provide job training for the community, leading to: the Pacific Life Foundation to 80 offerings per month, or 960 Water Department Celebration of Art & Nature and easier ways to browse support with the City for youth • 26 percent less energy usage improve Turner Creek Park. More storytimes throughout the year. in Rood Bridge Park, with recommendations, rate and • Received approval from the U.S. • Converted manual-read meters to experiencing housing instability. at City facilities than in 2009. than 250 volunteers installed a more than 900 people enjoying • Added STEM programming, review titles, and share favorites. Environmental Protection Agency automated meter-reading meters, • Established Hillsboro’s • 16 percent less water usage new playground in just six hours! high-quality arts, music, and including weekly maker labs • Saved readers time — and to apply for a federal loan that 14 months ahead of schedule. Smart City Strategy to leverage at City facilities than in 2012. nature activities; including at Brookwood and Shute Park improved staff efficiency — by will save water ratepayers from new technology and data to • 30 percent fewer greenhouse canoes and kayaks from the new libraries, a Code Club for youth automating the sorting of library the City of Hillsboro and Tualatin enhance City services. accessible watercraft launch. and, recently, a SLIME Lab that gas emissions from energy materials shared within the Valley Water District an estimated • Developed the City’s Affordable attracted 99 child participants. and fleet fuels than in 2007. • The Hillsboro Arts & Culture Washington County Cooperative $383 million in repayment costs Housing Policy and Action Plan • Further reduction in Council provided 18 grants • Earned the 2018 Fyan Award Library System. on the Willamette Water Supply to increase residential energy totaling more than $50,000 to and a $5,000 grant from the Program, once completed. and consumption in spite of arts and culture nonprofits. American Library Association • Received the “Partners in Public preserve the continued population growth. • Upgraded the exterior of the to be used for food literacy and Health” award from Washington supply of Hillsboro Community Senior nutritional programming, and to County for providing a free affordable • Hosted 17 youth campers at Center with a bright yellow color expand the Library of Things with community lead-in-water testing housing. Camp EAGLE (Empowerment, • The City Council adopted the cooking equipment. Adventure, Growth, Leadership, Hillsboro Cultural Arts Action and served 19,420 patrons, an program with free water quality • Doubled increase of 11 percent. • Added Homework Help at Experiences) for children Plan in October, in alignment testing to residents, day care • Completed a comprehensive funding for the Community Shute Park Library on Tuesdays • Added play spaces to the ages 7–12 who have with the Hillsboro 2035 • Served more than 270,000 facilities, and nonprofits. water-rate affordability study to Services Grant Program from and Thursdays. Library’s children’s and youth experienced housing instability. Community Plan. patrons at SHARC, a new record. assess ways to assist customers. $100,000 to $200,000. services areas. Planning Department Fire Department What’s Ahead for Hillsboro in 2019? • Completed outreach for the • Created the Witch Hazel Village • Added a new fire engine and Transportation System Plan South Concept Plan and three new fire prevention trucks. • Groundbreaking for the • A partnership Community Center at between PGE update — including more than requested the expansion of the • Created two new Fire Prevention 1,300 comments from community Urban Growth Boundary to 53rd Avenue is scheduled for and the City positions. late spring/early summer. of Hillsboro will members about transportation include 150 acres in the • Verified 101 AEDs are located in needs in Hillsboro. Witch Hazel Village South area. • Two neighborhood parks in create a new public buildings in Hillsboro. six-charger North Hillsboro South Hillsboro — Butternut • Created the • Implemented a new system electric vehicle Industrial Area Plan District Creek Park and Century Oaks for assessing and treating Park — are slated to open in charging to reflect the City’s goals and pediatric patients. station, known as objectives for the area. late spring/early summer. • Continued design and ‘Electric Avenue’, at the • Coordinated the opening of the • Swore in eight new firefighters, and five probationary firefighters development work for a Sunset Esplanade South Fire Training facility. Shopping Center. Hillsboro currently are in training. • Connected directly with • Work continues on site design gateway at • Counted 5,635 followers of the 12,000 community members at concepts and community Cornelius City’s PulsePoint app, with • Approved construction for 3,354 followers CPR-enabled. 158 outreach events. outreach for the Block 67 Pass Road project in Downtown Hillsboro Hillsboro School District Bond and projects at four elementary with Project ^, the selected TV Highway, development partner. schools and two high schools, as well as Police Department • The City Council is expected as well as the replacement of the extension to consider adopting the • The transition to monthly • Equipped Hillsboro police officers • Hired an additional member Brookwood Elementary School. of Blanton Crescent Park Greenway utility billing will continue for with body-worn cameras to of the Crisis Intervention Team Year in Review: • Continued to implement the Street. Concept Plan. City of Hillsboro customers who enhance safety, build trust, and to focus on helping community Connecting Hillsboro Address • The City of Hillsboro will begin are still on a two-month cycle. • Implemented demonstrate transparency members afflicted with crises 2018 Key Highlights Project to establish a consistent providing internet service to sustainability and accountability. resulting from mental illness. addressing system in Hillsboro. and homes in South Hillsboro in late • Began use of the new in the City of Hillsboro • Supported the City Council’s high-performance energy spring, with the area around Police Training Center desire to reduce barriers for standards for home construction Shute Park to follow in summer. in Downtown Hillsboro. regulated affordable housing in South Hillsboro, including the by reducing minimum parking 2018 Street of Dreams. • Hosted and participated in requirements. youth summer camps to teach safety lessons. Economic Development Dept. • The City will complete the LED Street Light Conversion • Partnered with the Oregon • Assisted on 34 Enterprise Zone Project, one of the largest Entrepreneurs Network to projects with approximately energy-efficiency projects in support local small businesses $2 billion in investments that Hillsboro’s history. and entrepreneurs by hiring added approximately 1,200 jobs. • The Jackson School Road Laura Kubisiak as a • Established an Advanced • Every school in the Hillsboro Bicycle and Pedestrian Venture Catalyst. Manufacturing Work Group to • Hired a Homeless Liaison Officer School District will be connected Improvement Project will move • Assisted 67 businesses expand workforce development to work full-time to develop to the City of Hillsboro/HSD forward with the completion of through company visits or other programs that help Hillsboro connections with homeless shared fiber network in time for the project’s final design. community members and help research and engagement. residents and businesses. the 2019 – 2020 school year. • Community engagement will them locate available services. • Helped Hillsboro secure • Facilitated four storefront • Provided School Resource Officers • Construction will move forward begin to collect more ideas 14 business expansion and improvement grants for • Investigated more than at two dozen Hillsboro schools. on the Washington County for the five-year update of the relocation projects. Downtown Hillsboro businesses. 1,400 criminal cases. Event Center. Hillsboro 2035 Community Plan. Planning Department Fire Department What’s Ahead for Hillsboro in 2019? • Completed outreach for the • Created the Witch Hazel Village • Added a new fire engine and Transportation System Plan South Concept Plan and three new fire prevention trucks. • Groundbreaking for the • A partnership Community Center at between PGE update — including more than requested the expansion of the • Created two new Fire Prevention 1,300 comments from community Urban Growth Boundary to 53rd Avenue is scheduled for and the City positions. late spring/early summer. of Hillsboro will members about transportation include 150 acres in the • Verified 101 AEDs are located in needs in Hillsboro. Witch Hazel Village South area. • Two neighborhood parks in create a new public buildings in Hillsboro. six-charger North Hillsboro South Hillsboro — Butternut • Created the • Implemented a new system electric vehicle Industrial Area Plan District Creek Park and Century Oaks for assessing and treating Park — are slated to open in charging to reflect the City’s goals and pediatric patients. station, known as objectives for the area. late spring/early summer. • Continued design and ‘Electric Avenue’, at the • Coordinated the opening of the • Swore in eight new firefighters, and five probationary firefighters development work for a Sunset Esplanade South Fire Training facility. Shopping Center. Hillsboro currently are in training. • Connected directly with • Work continues on site design gateway at • Counted 5,635 followers of the 12,000 community members at concepts and community Cornelius City’s PulsePoint app, with • Approved construction for 3,354 followers CPR-enabled. 158 outreach events. outreach for the Block 67 Pass Road project in Downtown Hillsboro Hillsboro School District Bond and projects at four elementary with Project ^, the selected TV Highway, development partner. schools and two high schools, as well as Police Department • The City Council is expected as well as the replacement of the extension to consider adopting the • The transition to monthly • Equipped Hillsboro police officers • Hired an additional member Brookwood Elementary School. of Blanton Crescent Park Greenway utility billing will continue for with body-worn cameras to of the Crisis Intervention Team Year in Review: • Continued to implement the Street. Concept Plan. City of Hillsboro customers who enhance safety, build trust, and to focus on helping community Connecting Hillsboro Address • The City of Hillsboro will begin are still on a two-month cycle. • Implemented demonstrate transparency members afflicted with crises 2018 Key Highlights Project to establish a consistent providing internet service to sustainability and accountability. resulting from mental illness. addressing system in Hillsboro. and homes in South Hillsboro in late • Began use of the new in the City of Hillsboro • Supported the City Council’s high-performance energy spring, with the area around Police Training Center desire to reduce barriers for standards for home construction Shute Park to follow in summer. in Downtown Hillsboro. regulated affordable housing in South Hillsboro, including the by reducing minimum parking 2018 Street of Dreams. • Hosted and participated in requirements. youth summer camps to teach safety lessons. Economic Development Dept. • The City will complete the LED Street Light Conversion • Partnered with the Oregon • Assisted on 34 Enterprise Zone Project, one of the largest Entrepreneurs Network to projects with approximately energy-efficiency projects in support local small businesses $2 billion in investments that Hillsboro’s history. and entrepreneurs by hiring added approximately 1,200 jobs. • The Jackson School Road Laura Kubisiak as a • Established an Advanced • Every school in the Hillsboro Bicycle and Pedestrian Venture Catalyst. Manufacturing Work Group to • Hired a Homeless Liaison Officer School District will be connected Improvement Project will move • Assisted 67 businesses expand workforce development to work full-time to develop to the City of Hillsboro/HSD forward with the completion of through company visits or other programs that help Hillsboro connections with homeless shared fiber network in time for the project’s final design. community members and help research and engagement. residents and businesses. the 2019 – 2020 school year. • Community engagement will them locate available services. • Helped Hillsboro secure • Facilitated four storefront • Provided School Resource Officers • Construction will move forward begin to collect more ideas 14 business expansion and improvement grants for • Investigated more than at two dozen Hillsboro schools. on the Washington County for the five-year update of the relocation projects. Downtown Hillsboro businesses. 1,400 criminal cases. Event Center. Hillsboro 2035 Community Plan. Parks & Recreation Department Hillsboro Public Library Public Works Department Finance Department • Planted 20,000 native trees • Received a $25,000 • Extended NE Cherry Drive across • Worked to prevent future flooding • Helped Municipal Court customers by facilitating online payments for in 2018, many as part of the World Languages grant to Orenco Creek to NE Ray Circle. at Glencoe Creek by installing a both traffic and parking citations. Oak Island Marsh restoration expand the early literacy 75-foot-long, 20-foot-wide project at Jackson Bottom collection with an additional concrete storm sewer culvert at Human Resources Dept. Information Services Dept. Wetlands Preserve. 750 books in seven languages: NE Lenox Street & NE Lorie Drive. • Hosted more than 40 internships • Supported the City Council’s • Partnered with Friends of Trees Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, • The 2018 Pavement Management Spanish, Tagalog, Russian, and in City departments, including commitment to providing to host 120 adults and children Program paved 4.6 miles of affordable high-speed internet • Introduced self-checkout options Vietnamese. Police, Parks & Recreation, at two volunteer planting events City streets and upgraded 71 Library, and Finance. service for the entire community. • Continued development at Jackson Bottom Wetlands, at Brookwood and Shute Park • Counted 7,586 participants in Americans with Disabilities Act 10 job fairs and planning work on the featuring more than 600 native libraries. the Summer Reading Program, (ADA) ramps. • Took part in hosted Hillsboro Community Center trees and 5,400 native shrubs. • Made kids’ materials fine-free, 756 Hillsboro Reads participants, by organizations such as The at 53rd Avenue, Crescent Park and began accepting online and 430 book club participants. Urban League, Women in Trades, • Engaged with more than and Portland Community College Greenway Concept Plan, and 1,000 community members on payments for fines. Youth Advisory Council two neighborhood parks in art enhancements at Shute Park • Helped South Hillsboro. Flip the page to through bilingual communication • Extended NE Century Boulevard members advance the first “What’s Ahead for Hillsboro in at events. to connect to NE Jacobson Road, youth-led, City Council-approved 2019” for more details. and widened and resurfaced policy initiative in Hillsboro’s NE Jacobson at Century. history: restricting single-use plastic bags for retailers. • Reconstructed SE Cedar Street • The Safe Routes to Schools • Launched a free community WiFi • Increased access to videos between SE 32nd and program created action plans • Continued to partner with the Hillsboro School District on network in Downtown Hillsboro through Kanopy, a collection Brookwood avenues, and for students at Brookwood, providing internet connections. • Storytimes reached nearly of more than 30,000 movies, installed curbs, gutters, storm Eastwood, Lincoln Street, workforce development efforts. 24,000 children in 2018 with documentaries, and educational drains, bike lanes, landscape McKinney, Mooberry, Rosedale, 15 different storytimes themes videos for all ages. strips, street trees, lighting, and and Witch Hazel elementary City Manager’s Office — including seven multi-cultural • Launched a new online sidewalks. schools. • Partnered with HomePlate Youth • Promoted sustainability initiatives • Partnered with KaBOOM! and • Launched a new event, and one inclusive — for a total of catalog with a smarter search Services to provide job training for the community, leading to: the Pacific Life Foundation to 80 offerings per month, or 960 Water Department Celebration of Art & Nature and easier ways to browse support with the City for youth • 26 percent less energy usage improve Turner Creek Park. More storytimes throughout the year. in Rood Bridge Park, with recommendations, rate and • Received approval from the U.S. • Converted manual-read meters to experiencing housing instability. at City facilities than in 2009. than 250 volunteers installed a more than 900 people enjoying • Added STEM programming, review titles, and share favorites. Environmental Protection Agency automated meter-reading meters, • Established Hillsboro’s • 16 percent less water usage new playground in just six hours! high-quality arts, music, and including weekly maker labs • Saved readers time — and to apply for a federal loan that 14 months ahead of schedule. Smart City Strategy to leverage at City facilities than in 2012. nature activities; including at Brookwood and Shute Park improved staff efficiency — by will save water ratepayers from new technology and data to • 30 percent fewer greenhouse canoes and kayaks from the new libraries, a Code Club for youth automating the sorting of library the City of Hillsboro and Tualatin enhance City services. accessible watercraft launch. and, recently, a SLIME Lab that gas emissions from energy materials shared within the Valley Water District an estimated • Developed the City’s Affordable attracted 99 child participants. and fleet fuels than in 2007. • The Hillsboro Arts & Culture Washington County Cooperative $383 million in repayment costs Housing Policy and Action Plan • Further reduction in Council provided 18 grants • Earned the 2018 Fyan Award Library System. on the Willamette Water Supply to increase residential energy totaling more than $50,000 to and a $5,000 grant from the Program, once completed. and consumption in spite of arts and culture nonprofits. American Library Association • Received the “Partners in Public preserve the continued population growth. • Upgraded the exterior of the to be used for food literacy and Health” award from Washington supply of Hillsboro Community Senior nutritional programming, and to County for providing a free affordable • Hosted 17 youth campers at Center with a bright yellow color expand the Library of Things with community lead-in-water testing housing. Camp EAGLE (Empowerment, • The City Council adopted the cooking equipment. Adventure, Growth, Leadership, Hillsboro Cultural Arts Action and served 19,420 patrons, an program with free water quality • Doubled increase of 11 percent. • Added Homework Help at Experiences) for children Plan in October, in alignment testing to residents, day care • Completed a comprehensive funding for the Community Shute Park Library on Tuesdays • Added play spaces to the ages 7–12 who have with the Hillsboro 2035 • Served more than 270,000 facilities, and nonprofits. water-rate affordability study to Services Grant Program from and Thursdays. Library’s children’s and youth experienced housing instability. Community Plan. patrons at SHARC, a new record. assess ways to assist customers. $100,000 to $200,000. services areas. Planning Department Fire Department What’s Ahead for Hillsboro in 2019? • Completed outreach for the • Created the Witch Hazel Village • Added a new fire engine and Transportation System Plan South Concept Plan and three new fire prevention trucks. • Groundbreaking for the • A partnership Community Center at between PGE update — including more than requested the expansion of the • Created two new Fire Prevention 1,300 comments from community Urban Growth Boundary to 53rd Avenue is scheduled for and the City positions. late spring/early summer. of Hillsboro will members about transportation include 150 acres in the • Verified 101 AEDs are located in needs in Hillsboro. Witch Hazel Village South area. • Two neighborhood parks in create a new public buildings in Hillsboro. six-charger North Hillsboro South Hillsboro — Butternut • Created the • Implemented a new system electric vehicle Industrial Area Plan District Creek Park and Century Oaks for assessing and treating Park — are slated to open in charging to reflect the City’s goals and pediatric patients. station, known as objectives for the area. late spring/early summer. • Continued design and ‘Electric Avenue’, at the • Coordinated the opening of the • Swore in eight new firefighters, and five probationary firefighters development work for a Sunset Esplanade South Fire Training facility. Shopping Center. Hillsboro currently are in training. • Connected directly with • Work continues on site design gateway at • Counted 5,635 followers of the 12,000 community members at concepts and community Cornelius City’s PulsePoint app, with • Approved construction for 3,354 followers CPR-enabled. 158 outreach events. outreach for the Block 67 Pass Road project in Downtown Hillsboro Hillsboro School District Bond and projects at four elementary with Project ^, the selected TV Highway, development partner. schools and two high schools, as well as Police Department • The City Council is expected as well as the replacement of the extension to consider adopting the • The transition to monthly • Equipped Hillsboro police officers • Hired an additional member Brookwood Elementary School. of Blanton Crescent Park Greenway utility billing will continue for with body-worn cameras to of the Crisis Intervention Team Year in Review: • Continued to implement the Street. Concept Plan. City of Hillsboro customers who enhance safety, build trust, and to focus on helping community Connecting Hillsboro Address • The City of Hillsboro will begin are still on a two-month cycle. • Implemented demonstrate transparency members afflicted with crises 2018 Key Highlights Project to establish a consistent providing internet service to sustainability and accountability. resulting from mental illness. addressing system in Hillsboro. and homes in South Hillsboro in late • Began use of the new in the City of Hillsboro • Supported the City Council’s high-performance energy spring, with the area around Police Training Center desire to reduce barriers for standards for home construction Shute Park to follow in summer. in Downtown Hillsboro. regulated affordable housing in South Hillsboro, including the by reducing minimum parking 2018 Street of Dreams. • Hosted and participated in requirements. youth summer camps to teach safety lessons. Economic Development Dept. • The City will complete the LED Street Light Conversion • Partnered with the Oregon • Assisted on 34 Enterprise Zone Project, one of the largest Entrepreneurs Network to projects with approximately energy-efficiency projects in support local small businesses $2 billion in investments that Hillsboro’s history. and entrepreneurs by hiring added approximately 1,200 jobs. • The Jackson School Road Laura Kubisiak as a • Established an Advanced • Every school in the Hillsboro Bicycle and Pedestrian Venture Catalyst. Manufacturing Work Group to • Hired a Homeless Liaison Officer School District will be connected Improvement Project will move • Assisted 67 businesses expand workforce development to work full-time to develop to the City of Hillsboro/HSD forward with the completion of through company visits or other programs that help Hillsboro connections with homeless shared fiber network in time for the project’s final design. community members and help research and engagement. residents and businesses. the 2019 – 2020 school year. • Community engagement will them locate available services. • Helped Hillsboro secure • Facilitated four storefront • Provided School Resource Officers • Construction will move forward begin to collect more ideas 14 business expansion and improvement grants for • Investigated more than at two dozen Hillsboro schools. on the Washington County for the five-year update of the relocation projects. Downtown Hillsboro businesses. 1,400 criminal cases. Event Center. Hillsboro 2035 Community Plan. Save The Date 2019 State of the City

Holiday Wreaths (12/9) Tuesday, January 29, 6 pm

THE FEBRUARY EVENTS CALENDAR

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1 2 3 4 5 1 2 Diverse Voices Book Group Table Top Games Swap Meet BW, 11 am Meetup BW, 11 am (grades 4 – 7) ELL (English Language Learner) ELL (English Language BW, 4 pm Storytime Learner) Storytime BW, 2 pm BW, 2 pm Winter Adventure: Maker Lab/ Everyday English (2/14) Craig Carothers (2/8) Laboratorio Creativo 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SP, 2 pm Make and Take Let's Cook: Teen Scene @ Craig Carothers LlamaRama 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Tuesday Crafts Budget Friendly Meals Collaboratory The Walters BW, 11 am (every Tuesday) (for teens) (every Thursday) 7:30 pm Winter Village Make and Take Lunch with Learn About AAA's Hillsboro Fitness Challenge A Night of Magic BW, 3 pm SP, 6 pm BW, 4 pm $18 in advance final day Tuesday Crafts the Birds Customer Service begins Family Dance $22 day of show Jerry Willey Plaza (every Tuesday) (every Practices SHARC, $40 Home Buying 101 Civics for Adults The Walters, 6 pm BW, 6:30 pm Workshop Escape Room: at Orenco Station BW, 3 pm Wednesday) SP, 6 pm "Can You Keep Your Cat Dry?" $15/resident Orenco Woods BW, 6 pm Out-think the Box Documentary Film: SP, 3:30 pm $22/non-resident Nature Park (grades 4 – 7) Project 22 Home Buying 101 12 pm BW, 4 pm BW, 6 pm Family Dance (2/9) SP, 6:30 pm Saeeda Wright (12/14) 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Baby Ninja Tyler White, Discovery Tea with the Author: Club Awesome Genealogy Homework Help Block 67 Everyday English Club Awesome Genealogy Homework Warrior Oregon Humanities Storytime Fonda Lee (Jade City) (grades 4 – 7) BW, 1 pm Project Update (every Thursday) (grades 4 – 7) Help Conversation SP, 6 pm BW, 4:30 pm BW, 1 pm SP, 11 am BW, 6:30 pm BW, 6:30 pm BW, 4:30 pm Sparkle Party The Walters, 6 pm Project: "The Hate BW, 2 pm We Live In" Escape Room: Winter Preparedness SP, 6 pm Outthink the Box (en español) SP, 6 pm (grades 4 – 7) Home Learning (2/18) SP, 4 pm 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Sunset Sit & Martin Luther Discovery PJ Storytime Aaron Nigel Smith Moonrise Smile King Jr. Day Storytime BW, 6:30 pm (recommended for ages 2 – 8) Home Learning: Sunset Sit & Discovery Storytime PJ Storytime Seffarine concert Card-Makers Jackson Bottom holiday SP, 10:15 am The Walters Simple Science Moonrise Smile BW, 6:30 pm BW, 6:30 pm The Walters Social Meetup BW, 3:30 pm Rood Bridge Park, 5:30 pm 7:30 pm BW, 10 am Wetlands City offices and Teen Anime 2 pm matinee Teen Scene Preserve $5 in advance $18 in advance libraries closed & Manga Club Presidents Day holiday SP, 6 pm 4:10 pm $8 day of show $22 day of show SP, 6 pm City offices closed, Card-Makers Social Meetup libraries open BW, 10 am Cosplay 24 25 26 27 28 27 28 29 30 31 Cosplay Arduino and WordFest Fabric and Fibers Parallel Arduino and State of the City Make Your How to Brew Meetup Electronics Meetup (Pre-K to 2nd grade) Meetup Play Writer's Electronics Hillsboro Own Mug Kombucha BW, 3 pm BW, 5 pm BW, 4 pm BW, 4 pm Group Meetup Civic Center Cakes! (teens) (registration required) BW, 2 pm BW, 5 pm 5 pm reception SP, 6 pm BW, 6:30 pm Bag&Baggage I Survived... 6 pm program Performance and BW, 4:30 pm Discussion: The Island in Winter SP, 6:30 pm I Survived. . . Seffarine (2/22)

Key: Library Parks & Recreation Arts & Culture Coming in March & April SP = Shute Park Library BW = Brookwood Library MAR 9: Painted Sky Northstar Dance Company @ The Walters For more fun events & details visit: MAR 22: Robbie Fulks concert @ The Walters Hillsboro-Oregon.gov/Calendar MAR 25-29 Hillsboro School District Spring Break: No school

Library 503-615-6500 APR 5: Portland Taiko concert @ The Walters Parks & Recreation 503-681-6120 APR 19: Neftali Rivera & Grupo Borikuas concert @ The Walters The Walters Cultural Arts Center 503-615-3485 APR 26: Friends of the Hillsboro Library Book Sale begins Hillsboro-Oregon.gov/WaltersConcerts

8 City of Hillsboro • 150 East Main Street, Hillsboro, Oregon 97123 • 503-681-6100 • Hillsboro-Oregon.gov City of Hillsboro • 150 East Main Street, Hillsboro, Oregon 97123 • 503-681-6100 • Hillsboro-Oregon.gov 9 Hillsboro Moves to Protect Data Privacy It’s a fact. Sharing your personal information is essential to getting what you want. Whether you sign up for swim lessons at SHARC, need a new library card, or activate a utility account, you need to be ready to share your name and contact information. The City of Hillsboro understands its responsibilities to protect the privacy of this information, and City employees are committed to honoring the community’s trust by using best practices. That’s why the City Council recently adopted data privacy principles to guide the collection, storage, and use of community members’ personal information. Steve Pleasant and Kelsey Parker of the City’s Office of Innovation reached out to Hillsboro community members to ask about their data privacy concerns and how they would like to see the City protect personal information. After consulting with national data experts and industry leaders, they recommended these five data privacy principles: 1. The City values community members' privacy. 4. The City protects the security of community 2. The City collects and keeps only the personal members’ personal information. information needed to provide services and 5. The City takes concerns related to data privacy maintain community safety. and accuracy seriously. 3. The City ensures responsible handling of With data privacy principles in place, City policies community member data. and procedures will be set up to help ensure that personal information is kept secure.

Socks from Cops Read more about the five data privacy principles for Project Homeless Connect at Hillsboro-Oregon.gov/News. Join the Hillsboro Police Department Crisis Intervention Team by donating NEW: • socks • hats & scarves • gloves • hand warmers Bring items for men, women, and children by Sunday, January, 20 Hillsboro Police Department th 250 SE 10 Avenue Hillsboro 2035 Community Plan Update Call 503-615-6785 for more info COMING MARCH 1 H Start thinking of ideas to help Meet the people shape Hillsboro’s future! behind the badge in this Hillsboro2035.org free 12-week program. APPLY NOW! Classes start Thursday, February 7 Hillsboro-Oregon.gov/HPDCitizensAcademy

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Community Input Helps Shape Hillsboro’s 2019 Water Rates Hillsboro’s water rates will remain among the lowest in the Portland-metro region after the City of Hillsboro Utilities Commission approved separate water rate increases for each customer class for 2019. The Commission approved the rate adjustments with an eye on protecting public health, continuing delivery of essential water services, and meeting the community’s future water supply needs.

• See 2019 water rates for each customer class at Hillsboro-Oregon.gov/WaterRates.

Based on community members’ input during the rate-setting process, the Utilities Commission lowered proposed rate increases for three customer classes: Multi-Family Residential, Commercial, and Public Entities. All water rate adjustments will go into effect on February 1, 2019, and will be applied only to the water portion of the City of Hillsboro Utility Bill.

Local Water Ratepayers Expected to Save Estimated $383 Million You may want to raise a glass of water to celebrate this. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently approved the City of Hillsboro and the Tualatin Valley Water District (TVWD) to apply for low-interest finance support for the $1.2 billion Willamette Water Supply System project, due to be completed in July 2026. What that means is City of Hillsboro and TVWD water customers will save an estimated $383.3 million in repayment costs over 25 years. The savings are from the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act, or WIFIA, created by Congress in 2014 under the leadership of Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden,and Representatives Suzanne Bonamici, Earl Blumenauer, Kurt Schrader, and Peter DeFazio. The WIFIA program accelerates investment in American water infrastructure with long-term, low- cost supplemental loans for significant projects. Crystal Apple Awards “I am thrilled for Hillsboro and Tualatin Valley Do you know someone who exemplifies excellence in education? Water District customers to know they will save an Please consider nominating them for recognition through the estimated $383.3 million in the coming decades,” Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce’s Crystal Apple Awards! Award said Hillsboro Mayor Steve Callaway. “These cost recipients will be announced at the Crystal Apple Awards Dinner savings demonstrate the importance of local and on Thursday, April 11, 2019. federal officials working together to ensure that our Nominations are due by 5:00pm on investment in an additional, resilient, and redundant Wednesday, January 30, 2019. future water supply makes the most of every dollar.” For more information on how to submit a nomination, please visit: Learn more about the cost savings and the www.bit.ly/CrystalAppleAwards Willamette Water Supply System's impact on the local economy at Hillsboro-Oregon.gov/Water.

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The City of Hillsboro has committed to become recognized as a "Tree City USA" community. It's a 2018 Hillsboro City Council priority, and an action item in the Hillsboro 2020 Vision & Action Plan and the Hillsboro 2035 Community Plan. To qualify, the City of Hillsboro will meet four standards of sound urban forestry management:

1. Maintain a tree board or department 3. Celebrate Arbor Day 2. Have a community tree ordinance 4. Spend at least $2 per capita on urban forestry

Benefits of being a "Tree City USA" community include cleaner air, improved storm water management, energy savings, higher property values, and increased commercial activity. Learn more about Hillsboro’s commitment to a healthier environment through the Tree City USA program at Hillsboro-Oregon.gov/TreeCityUSA.

Know the 6 E’s of 39 Local Nonprofits Awarded School Route Safety Community Services Grants Walking or rolling to school benefits students’ health, ability to learn, sense of community, and our environment. With that in mind, the City of Hillsboro’s Safe Routes to School program follows the nationally-recognized "6 E's" framework to identify the best strategies to encourage students to participate: Hillsboro City Councilors presented $200,000 in grant awards 1. Equity 4. Engineering in December to 39 Hillsboro-area nonprofit organizations that 2. Education 5. Evaluation provide valuable services in Hillsboro. 3. Enforcement 6. Encouragement Among the community services provided by grant recipients: housing assistance, domestic violence resources, veterans assistance, meal delivery, and more. The grant awards come from the City of Hillsboro’s Community Services Grant Program for the 2018-19 Fiscal Year. Last year, the City Council voted to double the program’s funding from $100,000 to $200,000. This year’s grant recipients include:

• Community Action • Boys & Girls Club • Adelante Mujeres • Bienestar • Boys & Girls Aid • Big Brothers Big Sister Learn more about the City of Hillsboro’s • Homeless Connect: • Oregon Food Bank Safe Routes to School Program at Sonrise Church Hillsboro-Oregon.gov/SRTS. See the individual grant amounts at Hillsboro-Oregon.gov/News.

12 City of Hillsboro • 150 East Main Street, Hillsboro, Oregon 97123 • 503-681-6100 • Hillsboro-Oregon.gov Property Owners: Tree Care Responsibilities The City of Hillsboro strives to ensure that public trees — located in front of City buildings, in Hillsboro parks, and in other public spaces — stay healthy and are properly trimmed. Property owners have responsibilities associated with tree care in the public right-of-way between the property line and back edge of a curb or pavement: • Trim or remove tree limbs or bushes, to maintain the required clearance height over sidewalks and roadways: o Sidewalks: 8 feet above the surface of the sidewalk or walkway for the entire width of the surface o Roadways: currently 13 feet above the surface of the roadway beginning at the curb line or, if there is not a curb, the edge of pavement o The Hillsboro Municipal Code will require a 15-foot roadway clearance zone beginning on January 1, 2020. In preparation, property owners are encouraged to trim vegetation or trees in the adjacent public right-of-way to the 15-foot clearance now. • Obtain a free, general right-of-way permit from • Keep trees located in the right-of-way in good health. the City of Hillsboro before planting, removing, • Trim branches that impair roadway sight-distance or or major pruning of a tree in the public right-of-way. affect the visibility of traffic signs and signals. • Replace trees removed from the right-of-way in • Trim trees near street lights that may obstruct the accordance with Hillsboro’s Design and lighting of roadways and sidewalks. Construction Standards. Visit Hillsboro-Oregon.gov/PublicWorks or call 503-615-6509 to learn more.

Wet Firewood: Harmful to Your Health, Wasteful to Your Wallet Wet firewood can create excessive smoke, wasting fuel and harming your health — especially for children and elders. Properly dried wood creates a hotter fire, saving wood — and saving you time and money. Here are 4 easy steps to dry your firewood: STEP 1: SPLIT wood the right size to dry it faster. Split wood in a range of sizes to fit your stove, but no larger than 6-inch wedges. Split small pieces for kindling. STEP 2: STACK wood to allow air to circulate. Keep the stack away from buildings and off the ground, and stack it in a single row with the split-side down. • Boys & Girls Club STEP 3: COVER the stack to protect it from rain or snow. • Bienestar Leave space between the cover and the wood — the cover should not rest directly • Big Brothers Big Sister on top — and keep the sides open to circulate air. • Oregon Food Bank STEP 4: STORE wood to allow enough time to dry. Softwoods take about 6 months to dry; hardwoods take about 12 months. See the individual grant amounts at Hillsboro-Oregon.gov/News. Properly dried wood is lighter and sounds hollow when knocked.

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• Alter Wiener was a Holocaust survivor JANUARY – MARCH who shared his experiences in his book, CONCERTS AT THE WALTERS From a Name to a Number, and through presentations to community organizations Folk, Classical, Bluegrass, Pop & More... nationwide, including at the Brookwood Library and the Hillsboro Community Senior Center. The victim of a fatal crash on Northeast Century Boulevard, he lived near the Orenco Station neighborhood and was beloved by many community members. We'll miss you, Alter. • The new watercraft launch at Rood Bridge Park has been named “Chamamptu” at the suggestion of the Tribal Historic Preservation Officer at the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde. The name Jan 26 AARON NIGEL SMITH reflects indigenous tribes' use of the Tualatin River for transport, and MATINEE | Children’s Reggae, provides a historically significant name that means "place of the Family Friendly | $5/$8 wapato" in Tualatin. Feb 8 CRAIG CAROTHERS Singer + Songwriter | • Six Police Department $18/$22 officers partnered with graduate students from Feb 22 SEFFARINE the University of Oregon International $18/$22 on a product design course that focused on Mar 9 Painted Sky Northstar improving public safety Dance Company uniforms and equipment MATINEE | Native American for men, women, K9s, Dance, Family-Friendly, and motor officers. All Ages | $5/$8 Mar 22 ROBBIE FULKS • Police officers and staff teamed up with Sunset Fred Meyer and the Folk, Bluegrass, Vintage Hillsboro Police Officers Association for the 2018 Shop with a Cop Country | $18/$22 event, which helped 10 underprivileged children to purchase holiday gifts for their families.

• The City of Hillsboro’s Job Training Opportunity Program (JTOP) has hired six new employees to work with the Parks & Recreation, Police, Library, and Finance departments. JTOP offers bilingual community members a chance to gain work experience in public service with temporary, entry-level customer service assistant positions.

Hillsboro-Oregon.gov/WaltersConcerts • The 15th annual Water Conservation or call 503-615-3485 Calendar, illustrated by Hillsboro elementary school students, is available for free at the Civic Center's first-floor Utility Billing office while supplies last.

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