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City Council Packet - 02/13/1986 SPECIAL MEETING February 13, 1986 CALL TO ORDER: A special meeting of the Beaverton City Council ar.,! the Tigard City Council was called to order by Bea- verton Mayor Larry D. Cole at Rose's Restaurant, 11995 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy., Beaverton, Oregon, at 6:50 p.m. on Thursday, February 13, 1986. ROLL CALL: Present were Beaverton Mayor Cole, Couns. Ann Schmidt, Forrest Soth, Ted McBride, and Bud Maguire; Tigard Mayor John Cook, Couns. Jerry Edwards and Tom Brian. Excused: Coun. Carol Maul . Also present were Tigard City Manager Bob Jean, Beaverton Trans- portation Planner John Gillam, and Beaverton City Recorder Nancy Wilcox. AAA Ribbon-Cutting Mayor Cole noted the ribbon-cutting for the new AAA office in Beaverton was the following day and the Council was invited to attend. Social Services Mayor Cole reviewed the purpose and responsibility of Funding Committee the Social Services Funding Committee. Coun. Schmidt reviewed briefly the history of the SSFC. Murray Extension Mr. Gillam noted improvements to Scholls Ferry were not included in the Oregon Department of Transpor- tation's Six-Year plan. He desccribed how input would be made regarding Scholls Ferry. He said there would also need to be comment made on the SW Corridor Study by Metro. Mr. Gillam described how the January 27 memorandum regarding the Murray Extension had been drafted. He reviewed drawings of six alternatives discussed by the combined staffs involved. Coun. Soth asked what the difference in distance was between #lA and #2A, due to the curves. Mr. Gillam said not more than 500 or 600 feet, which was not a critical difference for travel ; however, it would have some bearing on costs. Mr. Gillam reviewed the design criteria used, as out- lined on Page 2 of the memorandum. He noted that he recommended #3 because it had fewer curves, and could be built in increments. 2/13/86 - 1 Special Meeting February 13, 1986 Page 2 Mr. Jean said Tigard favored #2B, due to current land development patterns, and because #3 involved several more property owners. He said #1 or #2 may have a chance of being built sooner. He said #2 was a mid- die-ground compromise. Mr. Gillam said the most important decision was that the intersection "T" into Murray instead of 135th. Mayor Cole asked for clarification on property lines and owners on #2. Mr. Gillam showed how that con- figuration split certain properties in some areas, and in some areas the road became an appropriate pro- perty line. Mr. Gillam said #3 had better sight and distance fea- tures, although topography was essentially the same as the other alternatives. He showed how the drai- nage swale affected #1 and #2. He noted Murray north of Old Scholls Ferry would have a five-lane requirement. Mr. Brian asked how the traffic assumptions were for- mulated. Mr. Gillam said it was from the Metro SW Corridor Study, and Metro population and employment 5 projections for 2005. Mr. Gillam said these ref- lected a 60% land absorption by 2005. Coun. Soth asked whether the staffs had looked at needs for the extension in a worst-case, such as if neither an improvement to Highway 217 nor a new by- pass were constructed. Mr. Gillam said in that case, traffic volumes would be about 25% higher. Coun. Schmidt asked about the stages of development of the properties affected by #2 and #3. Mr. Gillam reviewed which properties had multifamily develop- ments in the planning process. Coun. Schmidt asked whether "taking" problems were foreseen in these al- ternatives. Mr. Gillam said this was not antici- pated. He described the different property issues involved depending where the "T" was placed. Mr. Brian said any "T" configuration would have an impact on Walnut Street. Mr. Gillam said if the Mur- ray extension was not made, there would still be a traffic impact on Walnut, but the impact would come via 135th. 2/13/86 - 2 Special Meeting February 13, 1986 Page 3 Coun. Soth MOVED, SECONDED by Coun. Schmidt, that the Beaverton Council approve the #2B alignment for the extension of Murray. Coun. Soth said the area north of the new Scholls Ferry would not be significantly affected by the choice of alternative. He said Tigard was bet- ter-equipped to know the circumstances in their area surrounding the #2B alignment. Mr. Gillam said all three alignments met the minimum design guidelines, but a bit of work would have to be done to correct the sharp "S" curve in #2. He showed how this might be corrected. Coun. McBride said his personal preference would be #3A or #3B, for they were less curved. Mayor Cook said when the Tigard Council adopted the tentative plan for the Murray extension, they had promised it would not be a "freeway" type of design, ( fostering high speed traffic. He said the traffic speed would be slower if there were more of a curving sweep. He concluded he favored #2B. Coun. Brian asked whether the assumption that #2 x would mean slower traffic than #3 was correct. Mr. Gillam said this was hard to predict, and described the effects of the 400 foot radius of SW Brockman in Beaverton. Coun. Brian said traffic would have to slow for the 135th intersection, at any rate. Mr. Gillam said with #3B, traffic may be more com- fortable going five miles per hour faster than with other alternatives, but the posted speed would pro- ,,ELL bably be no different. Coun. Brian noted fewer property owners were involved in #3, and it might have a better chance of being built. Mayor Cook said property owners involved in y #2 were the closest to being ready for the exten- sh sion. Mr. Gillam described which property owners were interested in selling and how close they were to selling. Mayor Cook noted one property owner who would be in- volved in #2 did not want the property to develop. 2/13/86' - 3 Special Meeting February 13, 1986 Page 4 Coun. Maguire said #3B was the most appealing con- figuration. He said he did not think the straight configuration would increase traffic speed. He said he would have felt better if the motion to approve an alternative came from the Tigard Council . Coun. Edwards said #3B would have the least impact on property owners. He said he would have favored #28 if it slowed traffic speed, but it appeared this would not be the case. Coun. Schmidt asked about the effects of the al- ternatives on possible LID formations. Mayor Cook said if selecting #3 meant no LID would be necessary, it would be a better alternative. Coun. Brian described the Tigard Council 's LID prior- ity policy. He said one of the least favorite LID applications was for new residential development. Coun. Brian said in looking at future cross-streets, #3 lended itself to more design flexibility. Mayor Cole said he favored this design. Question called on the motion. Coun. Soth voted aye. Couns. McBride, Schmidt, and Maguire voted nay. The motion FAILED (1 :3). Coun. Brian MOVED, SECONDED by Coun. Edwards, that = the combined Councils adopt alternative #3B. Coun. Schmidt said this action would send a clear message to Washington County, that cities would as- sume responsibility for their own transportation problems. Mayor Cook said he would support the motion, to gain ~, jurisdiction of 135th. Mr. Jean described why Washington County had jurisdiction of 135th, and no- ted the portion that is in the County is in much worse condition than the portion in the City. Mr. Gillam said the County had envisioned 135th as an arterial for some time, but staffs involved in stud- ying the Murray extension agreed this was not true that 135h is a collector. He said this conclusion was even more true if the conclusions in the SW Cor- C ridor Study were deemed correct. 2/13/86 4 5 r�� . Special Meeting February 13, 1986 Page 5 Question called on the motion. All councilors pre- sent voting aye, the motion CARRIED unanimously. Law Enforcement Levy Mayor Cole distributed the draft resolution planned to be passed by the Beaverton City Council on Feb- ruary 24. Mayor Cook noted the two Councils planned different dates to adopt the resolution to maximize press coverage. Mr. Jean noted the proposed levy was higher than the last proposed total County tax base. He said if that tax base had been, assumably, a reasonable proposal , the current law enforcement levy was excessive. Mr. Jean said the effect of the levy would be around $2 per $1000 assessed valuation. He said the levy was also inequitable to City residents. Coun. Soth said the $22 million per year levy pro- posed was nearly as much as the two-year road levy. He said under the proposed levy, the increase for a $68,000 house would be $168 per year. Mr. Jean noted recently, more deputies are patrolling areas also patrolled by Tigard. He said the law en- forcement levy is a special interest levy, and no reduction in the general County levy was guaranteed. He said the levy was too high and was inequitable to cities. Coun. Maguire asked for clarification on what was meant by "community corrections." Mr. Jean said he had been unable to obtain a definitive breakdown of where the levy monies would be spent. Mr. Jean said it appeared an amount was selected because it was felt it would pass. Coun. Maguire noted the County contributed $55,000 out of the $2 million community correction budget, with the State contributing the balance. Washington Square Mayor Cook said a subcommittee of the Councils had Annexation Study Area met the previous Monday and had arrived at a proposal for the joint Councils. 2/13/86 - 5 F ON! III Special Meeting February 13, 1986 Page 6 Mr. Jean reviewed a map of the Washington Square An- nexation Study Area, and reviewed what the two Coun•- cils had discussed in previous meetings. He reviewed maps showing property ownership, zoning, traffic pat- terns, and sanitary sewer lines. Mayor Cole reviewed the "B" and "T" alternatives and reviewed the rationales behind the Beaverton Execu- tive Proposal and the Tigard Executive Proposal . Coun. Soth asked whether it made sense intersections to be wholly within one Jurisdiction. Mr. Jean said this was correct, and in cases where two Juris- dictions were involved, an agreement could be made for one agency to take the lead for the intersection. Coun. Edwards said he would favor intersections being wholly within one Jurisdiction, for parties to agree- ments could change. He described easements granted by Washington Square management, and said he had problems splitting parcels as was being discussed. He said roads should be used as borders, when possible. Mayor Cole said having the "B" and "T" options still left the decision of annexation to Washington Square, but tried to minimize the negative impacts on either city. He said following roads made the annexation an "all or nothing" proposition. He said making the access roads public would eliminate the access problem. Coun. Brian said there would have to be compromises, to reach a workable solution. He said he agreed with the red lines as shown on the map presented. He said this would mean a split that would not be harmful to either Jurisdiction, and major intersections would be within one Jurisdiction. Coun. Maguire said the red line border would be sui- table and acceptable. Coun. Schmidt agreed. Coun. Soth said this was acceptable, but discussion should A . continue with Washington Square management regarding E:.. access. 2/13/86 - 6 5 #� NNE Special Meeting " February 13, 1986 Page 7 Coun. Edwards said he did not like to see division of parcels. He said beyond that, he had no objection to the red line border. He said he was not sure Washington Square management wished to give up their rights of ownership for access roads. Mayor Cole said all access roads but one would go to Tigard. He said there would be no benefit to Bea- verton to accept the green line border proposed. He said also, if the red line border was adapted, it should be conditional upon Washington Square opting to be annexed to Tigard -- otherwise, the agreement needed to be reviewed. He said at any rate, the pro- posed border needed to be reviewed in a year. Mayor Cook said a review process had been discussed. He said Metzger now had time to come forward with an annexation proposal , the Metzger annexation vote could be as early as Fall , 1986. - Coun. McBride MOOTED, SECONDED by Coun. Brian, that the Beaverton and Tigard City Councils adopt the red line border as presented for the Washington Square area, with an annual review process to begin in Feb- ruary, 1987. Coun. Edwards said he would support the motion, with the provision that it would be reviewed, and that Metzger will take action on its annexation. Question called on the motion. All councilors pre- sent voting aye, the motion CARRIED unanimously. Urban Services Issues Mayor Cole said it had been suggested the Councils talk about the whole subject of urban services. He said he would talk soon with Portland Mayor Bud Clark to set an agenda for a meeting of cities with common interests with Portland. He said he did not know what would come of his meeting with Mayor Clark, at this point. Coun. Soth said the representative of CPO #3 should be invited to the planned meeting with Portland. Mayor Cole said city issues could be the first order of business, with a later meeting to discuss CPO and City of Portland issues. 2/13/86 - 7 i Special Meeting February 13, 1986 Page 8 Mr. Jean said he had yet to see a good relationship develop between the City of Portland and the su- burbs. He said they would have to start working to- gether, to make the area economically strong. Coun. Brian said the present meeting showed how pro- ductive joint meetings between jurisdictions can be. Social Services Coun. Soth said he was willing to maintain his Funding Committee service on the SSFC. Mayor Cole said each Councilor should appoint a representative. There was dis- cussion on whom each Councilor planned to appoint. Coun. Schmidt said it was a good idea to advertise the SSFC funding process, as well as to notify agen- cies who had received funds in the past. Mayor Cole noted Ms. Wilcox would be staffing the SSFC. Murray/Allen There was discussion on the best use of the property Intersection at Murray and Allen. There was discussion on the current zoning of the parcels, including why a small parcel in the area is zoned commercial. Mayor Cole said he would like to see the Allen extension pursued. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the Councils, the meeting was adjourned at 9:25 p.m. ancy H. WfJCOX, y Recorder APPROVAL: Approved by the Mayor this /OT'day of March, 1986. ayor Jon Gi C.40F. 2348V:NHW 2/13/86 - 8 CLTY OF TI:GARD, OREGON AFFIDAVIT OF POSIING In the Matter of tho Prupo otd _ - r At 2 STATE OF OREGON ) County of Washington) ss City of TiqAAd being first duly sworn, on oath depose and sa That I posted in the following public and conspicuous places, a copy of Notice of Special Meeting for the Council Meeting dated ;:L— /3—V (�, a copy of said notice being hereto attached and , , by reference made a part hereof, on the 1/ 7--�',day of 'JAc6%.I' s=> Subscribed and sworn to before me this f aday of 1986. ef i' ..f� _._•___�3� ti Notary Public for Oregon My Commission Expires: r �tt. Ems February 11, 1986 NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING Notice is hereby given that a special Council meeting, called by the Mayor with the common consent of the Council will be held on February 13, 1986 at 6;30 P.M. in Rose's Restaurant, 11995 SW Beaverton Highway, Beaverton, Oregon. The meeting is called for the purpose of a joint workshop with the Beaverton City Council to discussion issues of mutual concern. i yor — Ci£y of Tigard lw/3585A