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Doug Rux
Community Development Director
503.691.3018

A vision without a task is but a dream. A task without a vision is drudgery. A vision and a task together are the hope of the world. - found in a church in Essex, England 1730.

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Tualatin Tomorrow Today

Much has happened within Tualatin Tomorrow since it's inception. Partners, Focus Area Leads, and the Tualatin Tomorrow Vision Implementation Committee Steering Committee (VICSC) have been working hard to make many of the Strategies and Actions outlined in the Community Vision and Action Plan a reality.

On January 14th, we held our annual Partner Luncheon. This brain-storming-over-lunch event was held at Hayden's Lakefront Grill and was attended by more than 60 of our active partners. Many important topics were addressed by each Focus Area. Below are some examples.

Arts, Culture and Education (ACE): Addressed the diversity of populations in our community and how we can help support educational and cultural involvement in our growing Latino community specifically.

Governance, Leadership and Community Involvement (GLC): This focus area also discussed how we, as a city, might engage the Latino community better, including encouraging involvement in local government. One topic of interest was how we might recruit Latino representatives for advisory committees, city boards, and even to run for a seat on the City Council.

Growth, Housing and Town Center (GHT): This area discussed what actions can be taken in 2010 to move the Growth, Housing and Town Center focus area further. The number one goal decided on was to improve communications with the citizens of Tualatin. Some ideas include, communicating through articles, Hot Topic forums held by Tualatin Tomorrow, Facebook and neighborhood associations.

Health, Safety and Social Services (HSS): Addressed the importance of communication between organizations, so that efforts are not duplicated and to make needs of the community known across all partners.

Parks, Recreation and Natural Areas (PRN): The main focus of discussion for this Focus Area was Volunteerism, including how to promote it among partners, how to successfully use volunteers within our organizations, and the fact that volunteers are invaluable to our efforts.

Traffic, Transportation and Connectivity (TTC): Addressed the hot topic of the proposed 99/I-5 Connecter and how it might affect traffic and quality of life in our community.

Each of us came away with renewed energy to continue our mission to help make Tualatin the place we all want it to be now and in the future. When we speak with one voice, we can be heard and if we work together, we can make it happen.

What is Community Visioning?

In February 2006, the City of Tualatin began a community-wide visioning process, called Tualatin Tomorrow. Visioning is a structured public process (see the project schedule) to guide a community in looking at itself and what it wants to be in the future. Through extensive and diverse involvement with the entire community, the city intends to develop a Vision Statement that identifies what Tualatin’s community wants Tualatin to be. This "statement for the future" will help to guide the Tualatin Tomorrow process further in identifying the steps towards achieving the vision, and will also be used to guide Tualatin’s future planning efforts. This project will include identifying community issues and analyzing emerging trends, articulating Tualatin’s core community values, creating a vision statement and developing strategic action items based on the community's core values and vision. Starting in early February 2006, members of the community, elected officials and city staff will work together with consultants over the next 15 months in competing this community project.