04/04/2018 - PacketTRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE AGENDA – April 4, 2018
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City of Tigard
Transportation Advisory Committee Agenda
MEETING DATE/TIME: April 4, 2018 – 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
MEETING LOCATION: Tigard Library, 2nd Floor Conf. Room, 13500 SW Hall Blvd.
1. CALL TO ORDER Ben 6:30
2. INTRODUCTIONS Ben 6:32
3. CONSIDER MINUTES Ben 6:35
4. PUBLIC COMMENT Ben 6:40
5. MAY 2018 LOCAL OPTION LEVY City Staff 6:50
6. SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROGRAM UPDATE Tina Skiles 7:00
7. TRAFFIC CALMING DISCUSSION Mike/Group 7:20
8. ENGINEERING PROJECT UPDATES Mike 7:50
9. LIAISON REPORTS - PBS, Planning Com., SWC CAC Ben, Don/Yi, Elise/Lonnie 8:00
10. INFORMATION SHARING Group 8:10
11. ADJOURNMENT Ben 8:30
Supporting materials attached:
March 7, 2018 Minutes
Upcoming meetings of note:
Thursday April 19, 5:00 p.m., Pedestrian Bicyclist Subcommittee, Tigard City Hall, Red Rock Conf. Room
Wednesday, May 2, 6:30 p.m., TTAC Meeting, Tigard Library, 2nd Floor Conf. Room
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CITY OF TIGARD
TIGARD TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Meeting Minutes
April 4, 2018
Members Present: George Brandt (alternate), Candi Cornils (Vice Chair), Carl Fisher (alternate),
Ben Gooley (Chair), Ruth Harshfield (alternate), Yi-Kang Hu, Elise Shearer, Robert Van Vlack,
Joseph Vasicek, Kevin Watkins, and Lindsey Wise.
Members Absent: Erik Halstead, Lonnie Martinez, and Don Schmidt.
Staff Present: Streets and Transportation Sr. Project Engineer Mike McCarthy, Safe Routes To
School Coordinator Tina Skiles, and Sr. Administrative Specialist Joe Patton.
Others Present: Tigard resident Keshavan Tiruvallur.
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Gooley called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm. The meeting was held in the Tigard Library, 2nd
Floor Conference Room, at 13500 SW Hall Blvd. Joe recorded the roll.
2. INTRODUCTIONS
3. CONSIDER MINUTES
The March 7, 2018 meeting Minutes were unanimously approved.
4. PUBLIC COMMENT – None.
5. MAY 2018 LOCAL OPTION LEVY
Mike distributed some handouts regarding the levy. He noted the Budget Committee is meeting on
April 23 and May 7 and public comment is welcome. Paving work is independent of the levy.
6. SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROGRAM UPDATE
Tina Skiles announced May 9 is Walk or Bike to School day and May 12 is Bike Rodeo day. Five
Tigard elementary school has an action plan covering issues regarding biking and walking to school.
She is working with the elementary schools and will then begin work with the middle schools.
7. TRAFFIC CALMING DISCUSSION
Joseph put together a summary of the traffic calming plans from other cities to use as a starting
point. Discussion focused on how to address the issue and members decided to look at it from a
high-level policy perspective. Other areas of consideration are the selection criteria, scope,
relationships (i.e. TVF&R, SRTS), and funding. The document will be refined and discussed at the
May meeting. Mike noted Tigard is utilizing methods such as eliminating the centerline and stop
lines after paving, fewer traffic signs, flashing school zone 20 mph signs, narrow lanes to enable a
bike and walk lane, and pedestrian islands or space. Mike asked members to share photos of traffic
calming methods they like or dislike.
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8. ENGINEERING PROJECT UPDATES
Mike briefly discussed the project updates. He added that speed radar/red light cameras are under
consideration along 99W at 72nd, Hall and Durham intersections. Bull Mountain Rd. will be closed at
Roy Rogers Road for a couple months in the summer to install a signal light.
9. LIAISON REPORTS – PBS, PLANNING COMMISSION
A. PBS discussed the ballot measure and small projects.
B. The draft DEIS will be released next month and will include a couple alternative routes.
There is an overview online at the SWC website. One alternative will stay east of Hall Blvd.
C. The Planning Commission approved the Tigard High School concept plan..
10. INFORMATION SHARING – N/A
11. ADJOURNMENT
Chair Gooley adjourned the meeting at 8:30 p.m.
Joe Patton, TTAC Meeting Secretary
Ben Gooley, Chair
T igard City Council has referred an operating and capital levy to the May 2018 ballot. If passed by
voters, Measure #34-283 would help pay for police, park maintenance, library hours and programs,
projects on walking routes, and sidewalks. If the levy passes, the cost of the levy would be $1.18 per $1,000
of the assessed value of a property. The City Council directed, in the approved ballot title, that “accountability of
funds will be provided through annual performance and efficiency audits and oversight committee.”
City of Tigard
If the levy passes, proposed levy funds would be used to:
• Prioritize reducing police emergency response times
to under six minutes by adding six officers on patrol
during peak times;
• Increase neighborhood patrols for community
policing and crime prevention;
• Retain school resource officer program, peer court,
and youth programs;
• Maintain investigative specialists for elder abuse,
drug and human trafficking, cyber-crime, and
identity theft;
• Increase traffic enforcement by adding two officers
to the Traffic Safety Unit.
If the levy passes, proposed levy funds would also be
used to:
• Provide maintenance for parks, trails, playgrounds,
sports fields, and natural areas;
• Maintain current program schedules at the library;
• Increase the number of library programs and events
for children and seniors;
• Construct new sidewalks and features for crosswalk
visibility;
• Retain the Community Emergency Response Team
(CERT);
• Increase the number of recreation programs,
activities, and events.
our community
OUR FUTURE
Measure #34-283: Police, Parks, Library
B etween 2008 and 2017, Tigard’s population
went from 46,715 people to 51,253 people – an
increase of 9.7 percent. During that same period the
number of city workers has gone up by less than one
percent, from 296 FTE (full-time equivalent personnel)
to 297 FTE.
our community
OUR FUTURE
Police
• Over the last 10 years, the number of sworn officers
declined from 74 to 72.
• Since 2012, dispatched calls for service have
increased by 16%.
• Since 2012, emergency response times are up by
20%, from 5.18 minutes to 6.23 minutes.
Parks
• The number of parks acres per staff has increased
from 43 to 55 since 2008.
T igard’s property tax rate is $2.51 per $1,000 of the assessed value of a property. Beaverton’s property tax
rate is $4.38 per $1,000 of the assessed value of a property. Hillsboro’s permanent property tax rate is $3.66
per $1,000 of the assessed value of a property; in addition, Hillsboro has a local operating levy of $1.72 per
$1,000 of the assessed value of a property.
The city has considered local fees, taxes, and rate increases to contribute to the general fund, and while these
have been implemented over the years, City Council has determined that these other sources are not sufficient
to fund city services.
If the levy does not pass, city property taxes would remain unchanged and Tigard would begin reducing
programs funded through the city’s general fund beginning in July 2018. Current budget proposals would reduce
police specialist positions for criminal investigation, school resource officers, and youth programs. Additional
budget reductions would reduce library programs, maintenance for parks, trails, playgrounds, sports fields and
natural areas, and recreation programs.
Learn more at http://www.tigard-or.gov/tigard_levy
Measure #34-283: Police, Parks, Library
Tigard Transportation Advisory CommitteeJune 1, 2016
Initial “high-level” policy decisions
◦Goal outline general policy
◦Evaluate range of alternatives
◦Consensus “best alternative”
Additional policy decisions (later!)
◦Integration w/TVFR recommendations
◦Installation of temporary speed humps
◦Selection criteria
◦Others
Enhance Safety
Improve Livability
Support “multi-modal” transportation system
(e.g., Tigard’s “walkability” initiative)
Other(s)?
“Reactive” respond to prevailing conditions
and/or community requests/petitions
“Forward looking” forecast traffic patterns
to identify likely problem areas & take
preemptive mitigation actions
Other(s)?
Comprehensive -all traffic calming measures
◦Speed control
◦Volume control
Limited -narrow range of speed control
measures (e.g., speed cushions)
Other?
“Free-standing” policy
Integrated with other initiatives/programs
◦“Complete Streets”
◦Safe-Routes-to-School
◦Tigard’s Walkability Goal
◦Others
Other?
Citizen/local resident petition “process”
Objective set of criteria (e.g., proximity to
schools, traffic volume, speed data)
Other(s)?
Local residents fund cost of measures
Cost-sharing (between City & local residents)
to fund cost of measures
City funds cost of measures
Other(s)?
Construction Project Update – April 4, 2018
Pavement Patching in Northern Tigard Neighborhoods
This summer we will be slurry sealing many of the neighborhood streets in northern Tigard. While slurry seal is
a very cost-effective way to counter the effects of weathering, it does not stop cracking. The street crew is
removing and replacing areas of more heavily cracked pavement in preparation for the slurry seal work.
Interstate 5 (Hwy 99W to I-205) Paving and Auxiliary Lane
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has begun construction on a project to add a southbound
auxiliary lane on Interstate 5 from Lower Boones Ferry Rd to I-205, improve on- and off-ramps, and repave
Interstate 5 (both directions) from Hwy 99W to I-205. Expect some nighttime lane closures through fall 2019.
Wall Street (south of Hunziker)
Wall Street is under construction south of Hunziker Rd. Access is available to local properties (including Potso
Dog Park) but drivers should expect delays.
Hwy 99W / Garrett St / School St
A developer is building new ‘specialty retail’ stores along the northwest side of Hwy 99W across from Garrett
Street, near C.F. Tigard School. Site clearing is in progress, followed by pipe work under Hwy 99W at night.
113th Avenue south of Durham Road
A contractor is building a new subdivision along 113th Avenue south of Durham Road and is now installing
pipes for water, storm, and sanitary sewer for the future new houses. Daytime delays likely.
Main Street at Commercial Street Crosswalk
A TriMet bus recently knocked over a sign with flashing lights at the crosswalk across Main Street at
Commercial Street. The street crew has replaced the post and sign, and will be reinstalling the flashing lights
when replacement parts are received.
Fanno Creek Trail (Woodard Park to Bonita and Hall Blvd to Tualatin)
Design work is in progress on a project to build the remaining segments of the Fanno Creek Trail from
Woodard Park to Bonita Road and build a new connection from the end of 85 th Avenue (Hall Boulevard) to the
Tualatin Bridge. Contact Mike McCarthy at 503-718-2462 or mikem@tigard-or.gov with questions.
River Terrace
River Terrace subdivisions are under construction particularly on the east side of Roy Rogers Rd south of
Scholls Ferry Rd. If you have any questions, please contact Mike White at 503-718-2464.
Oak Street near 90th Avenue
A contractor is installing storm and sanitary sewer pipes under Oak Street near 90 th Avenue for a new
apartment complex along Oak Street. Daytime delays likely.
132nd Avenue south of Walnut Street
A contractor is building new homes on the west side of 132nd Avenue south of Walnut Street. Daytime delays
likely.
Main Street Parking Signage
The street crew is updating the parking signage along Main Street and in the other 2-Hour parking zones to
clarify that the 2-hour parking zone is in effect.
Hwy 217 Auxiliary Lanes
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is in the early stages of design of a project to add an
auxiliary third lane on Hwy 217 southbound from Beaverton -Hillsdale Hwy to Hwy 99W, and Hwy 217
northbound from Hwy 99W to Scholls Ferry Rd. More information is on the project website at hwy217.org