What Would You Do?
On April 18, following the Starbucks incident in Philadelphia, some of us in the city manager's office talked about it, and wondered if there could have been a better way to handle it. We agreed that Starbucks has a reasonable expectation that people using their restaurant be paying customers. But having police officers drag out the "trespassers" was a poor way to handle it. Megan Phelan suggested an elegant, win-win solution to the situation.
Simultaneously, and unknown to us, the management team of the police department was having exactly the same conversation, and arrived at the same solution, based on the philosophy of "we'll be the most reasonable people on the scene."
What was the solution that both groups came up with, independently? If you have a guess, either add a comment to this blog, or send a reply to my transmittal e-mail. I'll share the answer(s) next month...
--SL
Nathan Early started work in April as a trainee in LOCOM. He's done dispatching for private companies such as Frontier Communications. Nathan was born in Eugene and graduated from Sheldon High. He lives in Wilsonville and has a dog. When he's not working, he enjoys X Box video games, camping, gold mining, snowboarding and water skiing.
Robert Harris is our new electrical inspector; he has spent the previous 26 years as an electrical contractor in Hawaii. Robert was born in Yuba City and graduated from high school in Biggs, CA. He and his wife Michele live in Milwaukie, and have two adult daughters. They recently got a Dalmatian rescue dog. In his spare time Robert enjoys reading and cooking.
In January, Jane Jarman officially joined the staff at the ACC as client services coordinator, working in the memory care respite program. Jane was born in San Jose and lived in Lake Tahoe, then moved to Oregon and graduated from Lake Oswego High and University of Oregon. She realized she enjoys working with the elderly after serving as a caretaker for her mother. Jane lives in Rivergrove and has two cats and a dog. In her free time she enjoys hiking and skiing.
Austin Martinez started working for park maintenance in March; he had been working since June on a temporary assignment with the water crew. Austin was born in Sacramento and moved to Oregon when he was 12, graduating from Gladstone High. He lives in Gladstone and enjoys track racing and building cars; he is currently building a Toyota Cressida. He and his girlfriend have "lots of pets," including dogs and cats, and spiders and snakes. See below for a video of one of his pets (a tarantula).
Jeffrey Williamson also works in park maintenance, currently assigned to Foothills Park. He was born in Beaverton and graduated from Jesuit High and Oregon State University (with a double major in horticulture and ag business management). For the past 16 years he has worked for the Oregon Garden in Silverton. He and his wife live in Beaverton and have four children and two cats. In his free time he enjoys church and family activities.
Austin's pet video
