Sherwood City Council Recap | June 16, 2026

SHERWOOD, Ore. — The Sherwood City Council met Tuesday, June 16 for its regularly scheduled meeting following a work session.

Mayor Tim Rosener and Councilors Keith Mays and Doug Scott were present. Council President Kim Young and Councilor Taylor Giles were present online. Councilors Dan Standke and Renee Brouse were absent.

In its work session, the council held a discussion on medallion artwork for the pedestrian bridge, as well as a discussion about housing in Sherwood. 

There was no public comment.

The next council work session is scheduled for July 7, with no council meeting scheduled until July 21.

Pedestrian Bridge artwork

In its work session, council reviewed ideas for medallion artwork for the pedestrian bridge featuring ideas of agriculture, indigenous heritage, timber, migration, wetlands, and local wildlife like hawks, beavers, and deer. 

The medallions may be inlaid on the pedestrian bridge’s four belvederes.

“I love it,” said Young. “Culture, arts, you guys did an amazing job, thank you, I love them all.” 

Scott expressed concern with stamping an “S” for Sherwood with a Robin Hood hat on a permanent piece of bronze that could become an unofficial logo, and suggested removing it, working on the city branding first, or replacing it with something more timeless.

“I love the history, the wildlife, the nature, the culture, all the representation,” Scott said. “It’s very natural and understated … we’re just telling the story of the area, and it’s done in a really beautiful and amazing way.” 

Housing in Sherwood 

Eric Rutledge, City of Sherwood community development director, presented on the city’s housing work plan and policies to set the direction for the next five years.

“In some cases we're scoping these projects. In other cases, they're just beginning to get underway. In some cases, we haven't even started scoping,” Rutledge said. “So there’s a very good early opportunity to get some feedback from council on all of these projects.”

Rutledge said the city needs to conduct a robust housing production strategy and capacity analysis, which will include both Old Town and Sherwood West, and be the foundation for policy decisions. The new studies will replace the 2019 housing needs analysis, and must be completed by 2027-28 according to a state mandate, HB 2003. There will also be state-mandated development code updates.

One of council’s goals in its 2040 Comprehensive Plan is to promote diverse housing to accommodate a wide variety of life stages and needs, define affordability for Sherwood, and maintain a high quality of life.

“What we want to know is with all of these studies that are coming up plus these planning efforts, is this going to get us there in terms of meeting the housing goals, or do we need to add something else?” Rutledge said. “There’s going to be a lot to chew on over the next 1-4 years, if you want to do middle housing, if you want to do more multi-family … our discussion is about defining what affordability means and what kind of affordability diversity we are looking for.”

Council discussed owner-occupied housing versus rentals, HOAs, attached housing, square footage, and how state laws affect what the city can do. The city needs to add roughly 140 housing units per year to reach the target, but has only been adding 75-100 so far.

Rutledge said the two studies will kick off this year.

Advisory boards

The council approved resolutions filling out advisory board positions that expire on June 30.

Dorian Libal was reappointed to position 3 on the Traffic Safety Board.

On the Sherwood Police Advisory Board, Adam Carlson was appointed position 7, Michael Smith was reappointed to position 3, and Lawrence O’Keefe was reappointed to position 4.

On the Sherwood Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, Jim Craig was reappointed to position 6, and Joshua Gaylord was reappointed to position 3. 

Consent agenda

In other news Tuesday, the city council approved a contract for the city attorney for two years, which is a contract with Fir Law Group, LLC, managed by Ryan Adams.

The council approved the city investment policy and authorizing investments, ratified the collective bargaining agreement with the Sherwood Sergeants Association, and signed a new agreement with the Washington County Cooperative Library Services contract.

The council also authorized entering into an intergovernmental agreement with Metro for the 2019 Parks and Nature Bond Measure Local Share Program, and signed a new lease with the Sherwood Historical Society for the Morback House and the land the Smock House is located on for $1 a month. 

New Business

Council approved a resolution authorizing the city manager to execute an annual renewal of a contract with SAFE Corporation for workers’ comp insurance coverage, presented by City of Sherwood Human Resources Director Lydia McEvoy. 

“When we were evaluating (the renewal documents), it became clear that there was some ambiguity between the procurement code and the contract authorization that the city manager has … because the total value of the renewals exceeds the $150,000 currently set out in that code,” McEvoy said. 

She said the fiscal year 2026-27 Citycounty Insurance Services (CIS) renewal premium is $600,101.77, and the safe renewal premium is $184,095. It is about a 9.5% increase over last year, which falls within the city’s budgeted expectation. 

“By approving this now, the city is able to benefit from a prepayment discount that is built into the safe renewal premium of approximately $7,219,” McEvoy said. 

Public hearings 

There was a second public hearing on adjusting the solid waste and recycling collection rates. There was no public comment. The city council approved the resolution. 

There was a public hearing on adopting a schedule of fees by the city zoning and community development code, and establishing fees for miscellaneous city services. There was no public comment. There are no financial impacts of this resolution, which council approved.