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City Council Packet - 03/14/1995 Revk,,-d 3/10/95 i , r CITY OF TIGARD OREGON 1 1 _ i 1 1 PUBLIC NOTICE. Anyone wishing to speak on an agenda item should sign on the appropriate sign-up sheet(s). If no sheet is available, ask to be recognized by the Mayor at the beginning of that agenda item. Visitors Agenda items are asked to be two minutes or less. Longer matters can be set for a future Agenda by contacting either the Mayor or _ the City Administrator. ~ Times noted are , tfttgg it is recommended that persons interested in testifying be k } present by 7:15 p.m. to sign in on the testimony sign-in sheet Businew agwida items in 7: 3era. Assistive Listening Devices are available for persons with impaired nearing and should be scheduled for Council meetings by noon on the Monday prior to the Council meeting. Please gall 639-4171, Ext. 30(voice) or 684-2772 ('DD - Telecommunications Devices for the Dear). i Upon request, the City will also endeavor to arrange for the following services. • Qualified sign language interpreters for persons with speech or hearing impairments; and t ® Qualified bilingual interpreters. Since these services must be scheduled with outside service providers, it is important to allow as much lead time as possible. Please notify the City of your need by 5:00 p.m. on r 1 tfie Thursday preceding the meeting date at the same phone numbers as listed above. 639-4171, Ext. 309 (voice) or 684-2772 (TDD - Telecommunications Devices for the Deat). r SEE ATTACHED AGENDA F COUNCIL AGENDA - MARCH 14,19-05 PAGE 1 TIGARD CITY COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 14, 1995 AGENDA • STUDY SESSION (5:30 PM) - Executive Session: The 'Cigard City Council will go into Executive Session under the provisions of ORS 192.660 (1) (d), (e), & (h) to discuss labor j relations, real property transactions, current and pending litigation issues. i (6:30 P.M.) - Update: Undergrounding of Utilities - Update: Grant Avenue Sidewalk Review: Council Coals f { - Review: Agenda 1. BUSINESS MEETING (7:30 PM) 1.1 Call to Order - City Council & Local Contract Review Board 1.2 Roll Call 1.3 Pledge of Allegiance ' ,i 1.4 Council Communications/Unison Reports ~ 1.5 Call to Council and Staff' for Non-Agenda Items 7:35 p.m. € 2. VISITOR'S AGENDA (Two Minutes or Less, Please) 7:45 p.m. f 3. PROCLAMATION: NATIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK - APRIL 10-115, 1995 ~ Mayor Nicoli 7:50 p.m. 4. CONSENT AGENDA: These items are considered to be routine and may be enacted in one motion without separate discussion. Anyone may request that an item be removed by motion for discussion and separate action. Motion to: 4.1 Approve Council Minutes - January 31, 1995 4.2 Receive and File: E" a. Council Calendar b. Tentative Agenda 4.3 Appropriate Contingency for Computer Upgrade Program-Resolution No. 4.4 Approve Supplemental Budget to Recognize Insurance Proceeds and Appropriate Funds in the General Fund for the Repair of a Patrol Car - Resolution No. 95- 13 4.5 Local Contract Review Board: a. Award Sid to GTE for Voice Dail System ? b. Award Bid to Vermeer Northwest Sales, Inc. for the Purchase of a Brush Chipper nts Dim ron< Any ftem di man will not need conwdered 9 ncii has voted on it do de dn. COUNCIL AGENDA - ~AARCH 14, 1995 - PACE 2 5. PUBLIC HEARING - ZONE CHANGE ANNEXATION (ZCA) 95-Ml HU / RTIN ` Location: South of Walnut Street at the 115th Avenue intersection. A request to ' annex one parcel of 10.07 acres into the city and to change the zone from ; Washington County R-6 to City of i igard R-4.5. APPLICABLE REVIEW CRITERIA: The relevant review criteria in this case are Comprehensive Plan Policies 2.11 Citizen Involvement, 10.1.1. Service Delivery Capacity, and 10.1.2. Boundary Criteria. Community Development Code Chapters 18.136 Annexation = Requirements, and 18.136 Land Classification of Annexed Territory. ZONE: a Presently Washington County R-6. 7:55 p.m. a. Open Pudic Hearing j b. Declarations or Challenges ` C. Staff Report - Community Development Department 8:05 p.m. d. Public Testimony (Please limit testimony to 10 minutes per person.) - Applicant - Proponents (Support the Annexation Request) - Opponents (Oppose the Annexation Request) - Rebuttal 8:25 p.m. e. Staff' Recommendation I 8:26 p.m. Council Questions 8:35 p.m. _ g. Close Public Hearing 3 8:40 p.m. h. Council Comments & Consideration: Ordinance No. G 6:50 P.M. 6. DISCUSSION - METRO 2040 GROWTH CONCEPT Senior Planner Landsman i 9:10 p.rrr. 7. NON-AGENDA ITEMS 9:20 p.m. 8. EXECUTIVE SESSION: The Tigard City Council will go into Executive Session under the provisions of ORS 192.660 (1) (d), (e), & (h) to discuss labor relations, real property transactions, current and pending litigation issues. 10:010 P.M. 9. ADJOURNMENT ecaW1B.ls-5 T COUNCIL AGENDA - MARCH 14, 1995 - PACE 3 e Council Agenda Item T I G A R D C I T Y C O U N C I L s_ MEETING MINUTES - MARCH 14, 1995 i` • Meeting was called to order at 6:35 p.m, by Mayor Jim Nicoli. 1. ROLL CALL Council Present: Mayor Jim Nicoli; Councilors Paul Hunt, Bob a Rohlf, and Ken Scheckla. Staff Present: Bill Monahan, City Administrator; Steve Crew, Legal Counsel (present during Executive Session only) ; Robert Franz, Legal Counsel (present during Executive Session only); Carol Landsman, Senior Planner; Paul deBruyn, Computer Services Manager; Liz Newton, Community Involvement Coordinator; Tim Ramis, Legal Counsel; Ray Valone, Associate Planner; Catherine Wheatley, City Recorder; and Randy Wooley, City Engineer. The Tigard City Council went into Executive Session at 6:35 p.m. under the provisions of ORS 192.660 (1) (d), (e), & (h) to discuss 1 labor relations, real property transactions, current and pending litigation issues. Council recessed Executive Session at 7:30 p.m. (Study Session topics were discussed after the Business Meeting), BUSINESS MEETING 1. Council Liaison Reports - None Request for Non-Agenda Items - Senior Planner Landsman j proposed the following topic for Non-Agenda (See Item 7.1): Funding for Tigard project applying for ISTEA funding. { 2. VISITOR'S AGENDA: • Jack Polans, 16000 SW Queen Victoria, King City, Oregon, 97224 asked if it would be a conflict of interest to have the same law firm represent Tigard as King City if i problems should develop with negotiations or if there are concerns with a contract for water with Lake Oswego. City Attorney Rainis advised the law firm would be careful to avoid placing themselves in any position which could be construed as.conflict of interest. E E CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES - MARCH 14, 1995 - PAGE 1 a 'i • Stan Wood, 16224 SW 113th Avenue, Tigard, Oregon, 97224, t_ y advised of issues of inconsistent enforcement of "no parking" for more than 48 hours on SW 113th Street. After discussion by Council, Mr. Wood agreed to work with F' the City Administrator to resolve his concerns. 3. PROCLAMATION: t National Community Development Week - April 10-16, 1995 was so proclaimed by Mayor Nicoli. 4. CONSENT AGENDA: ' Councilor Hunt requested that Item 4.3 be removed for separate consideration. Motion by Councilor Hunt, seconded by Councilor Rohlf, to G approve the Consent Agenda, with the removal of Item 4.3. i Motion was approved by unanimous vote of Council present. 4.1 Approve Council Minutes - January 31, 1995 4.2 Receive and File: a. Council Calendar b. Tentative Agenda 4.4 Approve Supplemental Budget to Recognize Insurance Proceeds and Appropriate Funds in the General Fund for the Repair of a Patrol Car - Resolution No. 95-95=13 4.5 Local Contract Review Board: I a. Award Bid to GTE for Voice Mail System b. Award Bid to Vermeer Northwest Sales, Inc. for the Purchase of a Brush Chipper Motion was approved by unanimous vote of Council present. (Mayor Nicoli and Councilors Hunt, Rohlf and Scheckla voted eyes i The following Consent Agenda Item was considered separately: 4.3 Appropriate Contingency for Computer Upgrade Program- Resolution No. 95-12 Councilor Hunt advised he would need more information before considering this item. Council reviewed the line item budget preparation form for computer services. City Administrator k.. Monahan briefly reviewed the history with regard to staffing I` I issues for computer services. He advised the new Computer Services Manager, Paul deBruyn, had been asked to review both long- and short-range needs. He advised that a technician for computer services would be desirable to assist the Computer - CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES - MARCH 14, 1995 - PAGE 2 ~ E i a Services Manager with the day-to-day technical needs of the system. This would also give the Computer Services Manager the time needed to work on long-range needs for the computer system. Paul deBruyn, Computer Services Manager, explained several of the line item details to City Council. He also reviewed what G was being requested at this time and mentioned that additional computer needs would be presented to the Budget Committee. E-. Motion by Councilor Hunt, seconded by Councilor Rohlf, to approve Resolution No. 95-12. ` RESOLUTION NO. 95-12 - A RESOLUTION APPROPRIATING CONTINGENCY k IN SEVERAL FUNDS FOR UPGRADES AND IMPROVEMENTS TO CITY NETWORK G SYSTEM. Motion was approved by unanimous vote of Council present. (Mayor Nicoli and Councilors Hunt, Rohlf and Scheckla voted "yes.") 5. PUBLIC HEARING - ZONE CHANGE ANNEXATION (ZCA) 95-0001 - HUNT/MARTIN Location: South of Walnut Street at the 116th Avenue intersection. A request to annex one parcel of 10.07 acres into the city and to change the zone from Washington County R- F" 6 to City of Tigard R-4.5. APPLICABLE REVIEW CRITERIA: The relevant review criteria in this case are Comprehensive Plan Policies 2.11 Citizen Involvement, 10.1.1. Service Delivery Capacity, and 10.1.2. Boundary Criteria. Community Development Code Chapters 18.136 Annexation Requirements, and 18.136 Land Classification of Annexed Territory. ZONE: Presently Washington County R-6. "A. Public Hearing was opened. a j b. Declarations or Challenges Mayor Nicoli asked the following questions: r - Do any members of Council wish to report any ex parte contact or information gained outside the hearing, including any site visits? (None were reported.) - Have all members familiarized themselves with the application? (All members indicated they had.) - Are there any challenges from the audience i j pertaining to the Council's jurisdiction to hear this matter or is there a challenge on the participation of any member of the Council? (There were no challenges) CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES - MARCH 14,1995 - PAGE 3 f i i ' E 1 Mayor Nicoli made the following statement: For all those wishing to testify, please be aware that failure to raise an issue with sufficient I specificity to afford the Council and parties an opportunity to respond to the issue will preclude an appeal to the Land Use Board of Appeals on this i issue. Testimony and evidence must be directed toward the criteria that staff will describe or f other criteria in the plan or land use regulation which you believe apply to the decision. C. Staff Report Associate Planner Valone summarized the staff report I: which is on file with the Council packet material. e I d. Public Testimony. • Applicant Ernie Platt noted the staff adequately F described his application and asked for favorable action. He noted this property will be developed. j In response to a question from Councilor Scheckla, ! Mr. Platt advised that about one acre, plus or a 41 minus, of wetlands exists. Mitigation issues will be addressed with development. j i Bob Bledsoe, 11800 SW Walnut, Tigard, Oregon, testified with regard to his request that an addition be made to the proposed resolution for this item. Mr. Bledsoe advised that the purpose of this request was to give protection afforded under the City's Comprehensive Plan to neighboring areas which are not in the City. (See letter on file with the packet material authored by Mr. Bledsoe, and received in the Communitv Development Department on March 14, 1995.) i After brief discussion, City Attorney Ramis advised that in order to make such a change, the City would 1 need to create record and establish findings. City j Attorney also advised that this issue should have a separate hearing. He noted it would be "a cleaner ! process" if the property owners applied for annexation in order to obtain City zoning. 5 e. Staff Recommendation. Associate Planner Valone advised the proposed application was consistent with criteria, and recommended adoption of the Resolution and Ordinance as presented to the City Council. J , CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES - MARCH 14, 1995 - PAGE 4 i f- i f. Public Hearing was Closed 3 g. Council Consideration ORDINANCE NO. 95-05 = AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING FINDINGS AND 'i CONCLUSIONS TO APPROVE A ZONE CHANGE (ZCA 95-0001, Hj1NT1M2\RTIN) AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE i' h. Motion by Councilor Hunt, seconded by Councilor Rohlf, to adopt ordinance No. 95-05. Motion was approved by unanimous vote of Council present. (Mayor Nicoli and Councilors Hunt, Rohlf and Scheckla voted. 'eves. -7 RESOLUTION NO. 95-14 - A RESOLUTION INITIATING ANNEXATION j TO THE CITY OF TIGARD OF THE TERRITORY AS DESCRIBED IN t- EXHIBIT "A" AND ILLUSTRATED IN EXHIBITED "B" (ZCA 95- 0001) i. Motion by Councilor Scheckla, seconded by Councilor Hunt, " to adopt Resolution No. 95-14. i d The Resolution was adopted by a unanimous vote of Council, present. (Mayor Nicoli and Councilors Hunt, Rohlf and Scheckla voted "yes.") ? 6. DISCUSSION - METRO 2040 GROWTH CONCEPT After a brief overview by Senor Planner Landsman, Council agreed to send letter (signed by City Administrator) to Metro requesting that the Washington Square area be designated a i regional growth center. Council also discussed the need to receive comments from Planning Commission on this issue. E Input from the Chamber of Commerce should also be considered. Council discussed concerns that Tigard should note to Metro the concerns with the proposed higher density development. j 7. NON-AGENDA ITEMS ` 7.1 ISTEA FUNDS r After a brief overview by Senior Planner Landsman, motion by Councilor Rohlf, seconded by Councilor Hunt, to approved authorizing the Mayor to sign an application letter for ISTEA funds for the project on Greenburg Road i near Washington Square. Motion was approved by unanimous vote of Council present. (Mayor Nicoli and Councilors Hunt, Rohlf and Scheckla voted "yes.") 1 This project is estimated to cost approximately $300,000; the grant would fund 90% of the project. CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES - MARCH 14, 1995 - PAGE 5 i - 7.2 I-5/217 ~j • There was reference to the current State planning process with regard to the I-5/217 intersection improvements. It was noted there are issues with the feeder streets into this intersection and the need for funding, The State at this time is only interested in investing their dollars . in their own right-of-way. After discussion, it was f decided that Senior Planner Landsman would call the County to advise of Tigard's support with jointly sponsoring a large project for the feeder streets to the i I-5/217 intersection. 8. ADJOURNMENT: 9:07 p.m. Study Session items were then reviewed. E • Undergrounding of Utilities After reviewing where fees in lieu of undergrounding have been. collected and where they are anticipated to be collected in the near future, City Council requested staff to draft an a ordinance which would: r" i 'i a. Exempt the downtown area (CBD) from the requirement to underground utilities. This was done to encourage redevelopment of the area by keeping costs for F development down. b. For the remainder of the City, Ordinance language should require both sides of the street to contribute to undergrounding of utilities (not just the side of the L street where the utilities are located). Grant Avenue Sidewalk After review of options presented by the City Engineer, Council decided not to proceed with the project. A formal action will be under consideration on March 28. Council discussed possibility of contributing the money that would have been spent on this project to a signal at 79th and Durham. Council asked staff to notify the Grant Avenue neighborhood of Council's decision so that they can attend the March 28 meeting if there are concerns or objections. i CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES - MARCH 14, 1995 - PAGE 6 i I - Update on I-5/217 3 Mayor Nicoli advised Council that the Oregon Department of Transportation is using a partnership concept for the design ! of I-5/217 interchange improvements. This concept has been ! successful in large construction projects. All partners meet at once; any disputes must be dealt with at the table. Soon, partnering sessions will be held twice a month (6-hour sessions). Largest problem for this project is funding. It is hoped that the design phase will be completed by August. c i • Council Goals - Discussion set over to March 23, 1995. • Canterbury Property Council decided to wait for the budget process to consider request by Interfaith Outreach (assists homeless) to use a E> portion of the building on Canterbury. Permission will also be needed from the Intergovernmental Water Board. In addition, concerns were noted that there may be some, duplication of effort by agencies such as Neighborshare. City j Administrator and Councilor Scheckla will visit with the Neighborshare organization. 1 Metzger Park Advisory Board Councilor Hunt and staff will attend the March 27 Metzger Park f Advisory Board meeting to discuss the LID and park management. 3 Arts Council agreed that the Arts Policy Committee should screen arts/community events requests for contributions for the Budget Committee. The Tigard City Counc,i1 went into Executive Session at 10:25 p.m. under the provisions of ORS 192.660 (1) (d), (e), & (h) to discuss labor_ relations, real property transactions, current and pending litigation issues. 1 ADJOURNMENT: 11:25 p.m. ; i F L ~L(J~,,Grt,g w ' Attest: Catheri Whea ey, City ecorder Mayo ity of igard l D c=0314.95 f I_ CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES MARCH 14, 1995 - PAGE 7 COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS9 INC. Legal j ? } P.O. BOX 370 PHONE (503) 684.0360 NottceTT 8124 _ BEAVERTON, OREGON 97075 i. - Legal Notice Advertising amity of Tigard ® Q Tearsheet Notice 13125 SW ?Tall Blvd. i sTigard,Oregon 97223 ® Duplicate Affidavit ; i t i AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION S'P'ATE OF OREGON, ) I COUNTY OF WASHINGTON, )ss. .u.. e 4 Kathy Snyder being first duly sworn, depose and sa that I am the Advertising Director, or his principal clerk, of the =rd TTa1 a i n mimes E f a newspaper of general circulation as defined in ORS 193.010 and 193.020; published at Ticlard in the aforesaid county rind state; that the City COUnc B~G;n ss Mt(j_ _ a printed copy of which is hereto annexed, was published in the entire issue of said newspaper for CNE successive and ' consecutive in the following issues: i t March 9 ,1995 MAR 13 1995 CITY OF TIGARD klri-Mw f Subscribed and sworn to f re me this dam of Marsh;, u Ai SE E-,L } 0 rl+r~Ci eS Aza Or, -4 -7 REGc Note blic for Oregon °e ,,,f CGF yO 0 5 2 ~F5 :t~iq ls177 My Commission Expires: a AFFIDAVIT j i 5 1 7 , F r. r_ Fall E i° f ag„ats arc published for yVa Lr4sn the City Recorder, 131 i1s11 ljc Wovaru,'ltgard, Chem . 9 223, or by calling 639-4171. k. CITY "COUNCIL 1 UMESS PdtEETING. k CH 14,1995 j TIQARD CITY HALL-TOWN HALL .13125 S.W. ct,F LL BOULEVARD, TIGARD,.OREGON (Zed Rock ~riok Conference Room formerly known as {.4 iy Meeting Trsr n ]Kali Conference Room) (6S 30 p.no.) ffi council Disdussion. _ Proposed.Clut ages in Utility Billing -m Customer Service ; - Undergrounding of Utilities Update Council Coos Discussion Grant Avenue Sidewalk Update m Agenda Review Busin€ss Meeting (Yawn Hall) (7:30 P.M. ~ Consider Supplementrat Budget Resolution to Replace Police Car j Consider Firtgi Order. Martin/ ri-County Center- Sate Develop- Mont RevieW SDR^°94-0019/Planned Development Review PDR 94-W(2/Sensitive Lands Review SLR 94-0004. Location: 12255 S'W.77.nd Avenue. Applican is seeking approval to: allow con.-. str~actaon of ageneral'-retail and professional office center provid- ing tap to 342,500 square feet of retail and commercial office space, Public Hearin soar annexation. (Iluntt~~laritn f A request, to annex z one pgascal of 0.07 acres into tit: city and to change the zone froth - Washington County R-6 to City of Tigard I2 x.5.LOCATION: South of Walnut Street at the'i 16th Avenue intersection. ~ i e Tenace Trails Pathway Discussion Metro 2040 i Summer Lake Park Vandalisan t { cal Contract Review Board Meeting Z:::, uc ive'Session: The Tigard City Council may go into Executive Ses- :;inn under the provisions of ORS 191060,(]) (d), (e), & (h):io discuss 1 labor relax ons, real property transactions, current and, pending,litigation. M124 --Publish Mach 0.095.:.. 71 { I I ~ 3 ~ COMMUNITY 9! INC. t eg~l TT 8119 1 P.O. BOX 370 PHONE (503) 684.0360 NotlCeBEAVERTON, OREGON 97075 4w i;; C F I V E 0 Legal Notice Advertising amity of Tigard ® C7 Toarsheat Notice MAR 0 -"q% 13125 SW Hall Blvd. *Tigard,oregon 97223 ® Duplicate Affidavit CITY OF TI RD J.A AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION STATE OF OREGON, COUNTY Or WASHINGTON, 1, Kathy Snyder ; i being first duly sworn, depose and say that I am the Advertising I Director, or his principal clerk, of the gArd-meal a+-; n ; pies a newspaper of general circulation as defined in ORS 193.010 and 193.020; published aTigard in the + aforesaid county and state; that the -i Hearing/ZCA 95-QA1 HuntZMartin a printed copy of which is hereto annexed; was published in the entire issue of said newspaper for O-NEsuccessive and r consecutive in the following issues: March 2,1_-995 1995 Subscribed and sworn to re me this2nd clay of March, r _~!,L SEAL t a ti r BURG' 6& t I^ a Notary Iec for Oregon OREGON a : `'np1 NO. CildS"~ M My Commission Expires ~ I G ?1sF,t L :<~'IR S i I n t 997 AFFIDAVIT _ i S ~ l f P f 1 1 tslio vtng av council on Mlit 1 Tic fit ! be emtssidered lsy the Tigard City 1312 g: at 7 3(3:I'.Ivl., at Tigard Civic Center. Town Hall ROOM, =,Vr . Hall Foulevard, Tigard, Oregon. Further i tformatioti may be : t ;hied from a Cotn amity Development Director or City Recorded at f the same location or by calling 539-41X. you are invited , written and oral I: treen testimony in advance of the public N-hearing testimony'svill be considered at the hearing. P 18of the Tii ard.. contlucted,tn accordance with the applicable iuttlcapl Code and any rules of procedure adopted by the Council and 'Olallable At City Hall. P°r j6LIC HE ARM:. r - CITADjOB -A! L~RT1~T LC~iGr i 1QiN: Souih of Walnut 8treat at the I I6th r~ Avenue Inters tion. A request to annex one parcel of 1£1.07 acres into the Citv city and to change: the zone from %shington County R-5 to e'a of ri rd R-4.5. APPLICABLE REVIEW C91TERIA: The relevant rea te«v criteria in this"case are Comprehensive flan policies 2.i.1, cidiiets inv lvement; 10.1.1, service delivery capacity; and 143.1.2 boundary criteria. Con munity Development Cade chapters 18.136, annexation ' i requirements; and 18.138, land classification of annexed territory. Zit P.,esently Washington County R-6. ' T8119 - Publish ]March 2,1995. ' j f • f } r . CITY OF TI R®, OREGON AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING In the Matter of the Proposed STATE OF OREGON ) County of Washington ) ss. F. City of Tigard I, begin first duly sworn, on oath, € . depose an say: -i That I posted in the following public and conspicuous places, a copy of Ordinance s r, Number (s) which were adopted at the Council Meeting dated ~ 14Tq S copy(s) of said ordinance(s) being hereto attached and by reference made a part hereof, on the day of 1 1 i E 1. 'Tigard City Hall, 13'125 SW Hall Blvd., Tigard, Oregon 2. "Tigard t.ibrary, 13125 Ste! Hall Blvd., Tigard, Oregon 1 3. Tigard Water Department, 8777 SW Burnham, 'Tigard, Oregon { AA, M, • r Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of OFFIC say Notary Public f r regon coMM SS10N NO.OaGH77 r Nrf #?rJ 1t Gi EXPIRE$ SEPT. 7. !"5 y Commission Expires: 7 5 1 10g1n\j0\affp08t € j- Y a j r- s a g ` twi t ":Ma AGENDA I°°Ei~i FOR AGENDA OF al r y l4 ' `j PROCLAMATION NATIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 6VEEK ( April 10 -16, 1995 WHEREa'!S, the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program has operated since 1975 to provide local governments with the resources F t required to meet the needs of persons of low and moderate income; and, WHEREAS, Community Development Block Grant funds are used by a vast w t number of cities, counties and neighborhood-based nonprofit organizations throughout the Nation to address pressing neighborhood and human A service needs; and, WHEREAS, the City of Tigard, Oregon and other local governments have clearly ' demonstrated the capacity to administer and customize the CDBG program to identify and resolve pressing local problems, such as affordable housing, neighborhood and human service needs, job creation and retention, and physical redevelopment, and, R WHEREAS, the week of April 10 - 16, 1995 has been reserved for recognition l ; t and appreciation of the COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGF{A,LS. q NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT I, Jim Nicoli, Mayor of the City ~ ` of Tigard, Oregon, do hereby proclaim the week of April 10 -16, 1995 as: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK r in Tigard, Oregon and urge all citizens to join in recognizing the Community { Development Program and the importance it serves to our community. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of ' the City of Tigard to be affixed this day of 1995. Jim Nicoli, Mayor City of Tigard t AT'T'EST: City Recorder I J. 1 ~U IV- IFY 71 15 p-.! i. ....s ayiE. 2ft i CITE[ OF TIG , OREGON J ORDI CE NO. 95- ®J AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS TO APPROVE A SOME CHANGE (ZCA 95®0001$ Runt/Martin) AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE l WHEREAS, the Tigard City Council held a public hearing on March 14, 1995, to consider a zoning designation for one parcel located south of Walnut Street at the 116th Avenue intersections and WHEREAS, on March 14, 1995, the Tigard City Council approved a resolution forwarding the proposed annexation to the Portland Metropolitan Area Local Government Boundary Commission; and WHEREAS, the zoning district designation recommended by the planning staff as set forth in the attached staff report and in Section 1 below is that which most closely approximates the Washington County land use designation while implementing the city's existing Comprehensive Plan designation of Low Density Residential. THE CITE' OF TIGARD ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS : SECTION 1: Upon annexation, the affected property, shall be ~ designated as follows: f Tam Map. Lot Number Current Zonina Newoning ~ ` 2S1 3BD, lot 100 Wash. Co. R°-6 Tigard R-4.5 ' SECTION 2: This ordinance shall become effective upon filing of the 1 annexation final order with the office of the Secretary of State. ~,l Y9Ct.mlihr~SZ4.a5 PASSED: By vote of all Council members present after being read by number and title only, this fah _ day of &A_r _ , 1995. 3 Catherine Wheatley, City" Recorder ~ APPROVED: By Tigard City Council th • l y day of 1995. 6~~7 s Nico i, I~fa r A proved as to ~.C": °ty Attorney Date ORDINANCE NO. 95- D~ Rage I r i ~ t Council Agenda Item TIGARD CITY C~OU;~3 MEETING MINUTES JANUARY 31, 1995 • Meeting was called to order at 6:44 p.m. by Mayor Ni.coli. rf 1. Rt$LL CALL i~ Council Present: Mayor Jim Nicoli; councilors Wendi Conover Hanley, Paul Hunt, Bob Rohlf, and Ken Scheckla. Staff Present: Bill Monahan, City Administrator. Liz Newton, i Community Involvement Coordinator; Tim Ramis, Legal Counsel; Ed Wegner, Maintenance Services Director; Catherine Wheatley, City Recorder. r, STUDY SESSION • EkEq= SESSION The Tigard City Council went into E. Executive Session at 6:44 p.m. under the provisions of ORS 192.660 (1) (d), (e), & (h) to discuss labor relations, real property transactions, current and litigation issues. Executive session adjourned at 7:32 .m. l BUSINESS- JffiB -ING- • There were no Council Liaison reports. 2. VISITORS AGENDA - i- • Jack Polans, 16000 S.W. Queen Victoria, King City, Oregon 97224, advised of concern that he arrived for the City Council Meeting and the first hour was devoted to an Executive Session which he could not attend. He asked that people be advised in advance when executive sessions are to occur. Mayor Hicoli thanked Mr. Polans for his comments. He said that the City would try to list Executive Sessions in the advertised notice in the newspaper. It was noted that the Executive Session was listed on the Agenda. Mr. Polahs submitted a letter to the Council advising of ,his concerns with regard to Water Service. • Gene McAdams, 13420 S.W. Bri.ttney Drive, Tigard, Oregon 97223, referred to a letter submitted last seek to the City council from.the Friends of Suerlake Park. The Friends of Summerlake Park are opposed to the connection f of S.W. 130th and Winter Lake Drive. For awhile they CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES - JANUARY 31, 1995 - PAGE 1 i F i were pursuing placing an initiative measure on the ` i ballot, which would stop the planning for this connection. They decided to change their approach and 1 are enlisting support from others to switch the 1 connection project with another project on the Capital Improvement Project list. f Mr. McAdams advised Council he had done some investigation with regard to statements about'support of the PSO and the school administration. He said he talked j with members of both these groups: they have not { committed to support The Friends of Summerlake Park effort. M. McAdams urged the Council to follow, what he says, is _ a directive of the Comprehensive Plan and the message from the voters when they passed the park levy measure. t: 3. CONSIeNT1 AGENDA: Motion by Councilor Hawley, seconded by Councilor Hunt, pp j to adopt the Consent Agenda as presented: I 3.1 Quit Claim an Existing Public Sanitary Sewer Easement to Extinguish It (Main Street Apartment Site) - Resolution No. 95 4- s 3.2 Authorize the City Administrator to Sign, on Behalf of the City, a medication i Deed Dedicating Right of Way for Gaarde Street - Resolution No. 95-D5-- The Motion was approved by a unanimous vote of Council present. (Mayor Nicoll; % Councilors Hawley, Hunt, Rohif and Scheckla voted "Yes".) I 4. Tt R TRIANGLE DISCUSSION (REFERENCE: COUNCIL C® M TS AND STAFF INFORMATION PRESENTED DURING THE 1/24/95 HEARING AND a DEUBE MOOS) Council consensus, after brief discussion, was to agree that staff should proceed to gather information for the "first technical cut" as to what the streets might loop like with commercial build-out of the Triangle area. There was discussion on whether street design standards should be reviewed before beginning any transportation study. Senior Planner Landsman suggested that several factors should be considered at the same time including existing zoning and development of a concept of a street-scape - this would be important information to have when E working on design standards. The transportation planning should be started but does not have to be completed before design standards are also considered. l In response to an inquiry from a Councilor, Senior Planner Landsman suggested that it would be appropriate to review open space issues; wetlands and tree preservation when design standards are discussed. ! Staff will return with information for Council review within the next W days. CITY COUNCIL MEETING MI14-UTES - JANUARY 31, 1995 - PAGE 2 j F 5. CONSIDERATION OF FINAL ORDER - COUNCIL CALL-UP TO REVIEW THE t 1 SITE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW SIR 19/P NED D ELOP RENT REVIEW PDR 9"002/SENSITIVE LANDS REVIEW SLR 944M4 M. .TIN I-COUNTY CENTER. LOCATION: 12255 SW 72nd Avenue (WCTM j 131 36CD, tax lot 2005 and 2S1 1BA, tax lots 100, 101, C-00, 400, 401, and 402). 1 A request for Site Development Review, Planned Development Review, and Sensitive Lands Review approval to allow construction of a general retail and i professional office center providing up to 342,500 square feet of retail and commercial office space. APPLICABLE REVIEW CRITERIA: Community Development Code Chapters 18.32, 18.82, 18.80, 18.84, 18.90, 18.92, 18.94, 18.98, 18.98, 18.100, 18.102, 18.106, 18.108, 18.114, 18.113, 18.120, 18.144, 18.150, and 18.154. ZONE: C-G (PD) (General Commercial, Planned Development) The C-G zone allows public agency and administrative services, t ` public support facilities, professional and administrative services, financial, insurance, and real estate services, business support services, general retail sales, and eating and drinking establishments among other uses. The PD (Planned k Development) overlay zone provides a means to use new techniques and t technology -in community development. The Planned Development zone facilitates efficient economic use of land and preserves to the greatest extent possibe the existing landscape features and amenities. a. Dearing was opened and continued to February 14, 1995. Testimony will - ' be received with regard to comments on possible findings to be submitted 3 ` to City Council on February 14, 1995 for their approval. Motion by Councilor Hunt, seconded by Councilor Hawley, to continue the Public bearing to February 14, 1995. 4 Motion was approved by unanimous vote of Council present (Mayor Nicoll; 1 Councilors Hawley, Hunt, Rohlf and Scheckla voted "Yes"). i Mr. Joe Willis urged the Council, before giving authorization to staff to spend money on traffic studies in the Triangle area, to consider the i proposed resolution submitted by Gordan E. Davis. This resolution was submitted during testimony on January 24, 1995 before the City Council (Public Dearing on the Tigard Triangle Comprehensive Plan Amendment). { City Administrator Monahan advised that ;fir. Davis' proposal was forwarded to Mr. Frank Angelo. Mr. Davis' proposal would be discussed at a workshop on the 1-5/217 interchange on Thursday February 9, 1995. r COUNCIL AGENDA - JANUARY 31, 1385 - PAGE 3 :k . 6. .&EQt11&f 3E531 N The Tigard City Council went into Executive Session at 3:08 p.rri. under the provisions of ORS i92.660 (1) (d), (e), & (h) to discuss labor relations, real property transactions, current and litigation issues. F t 7. AO.IC, URNMENT: 9:50 p.m. z Attest: Catherine Wheatley, City Recor r k Mayor, of Tigard ' Bate: CCM0131.85 i E ,F , i r F t { i COUNCIL AGENDA - JANUARY 31, 19995 - PAGE 4 i - j W`a; `'-€k +m o t'~^ AGEYdDA ITEM 3 FOR AGENDA OF 'i !~~i ,sir.,-' M~` ~ ~'e sE : -.~~x.r ~:::~z~u.t.J •:s~i - .uzrr"~°~'~ ,l, r y _ PROCLAMATION NATIONAL CO1kIMuNITY DE'VELOPRhEN -T WEEK April 10 16, 1995 I WHEREAS, the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program has Y" operated since 1975 to provide local governments -with the resources required to meet the needs of persons of low and moderate income; and, c- r WHEREAS, Community Development Block Grant funds are used by a vast , number of cities, counties and neighborhood-based nonprofit organizations throughout the Nation to address pressing neighborhood and human " service needs; and, F WHEREAS, the City of Tigard, Oregon and other local governments have clearly 1 demonstrated the capacity to administer and customize the CDBG program to identify and resolve pressing local problems, such as affordable housing, , a neighborhood and human service needs, job creation and retention, and j.. F _ physical redevelopment; and, r p WHEREAS, the week of April 10 - 16, 1995 has been reserved for recognition and appreciation of the CONDAU IITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT E PROGRAM. A i }s NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT L Jim Nicoli, Mayor of the City of Tigard, Oregon, do hereby proclaim the week of April 10 -16, 1995 as: s I t COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK ' in Tigard, Oregon and urge all citizens to join in recognizing the Community ~ Development Program and the importance it serves to our community. " IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of tt the City of Tigard to be affixed this day of 1995. - Jim Nicoli, Mayor A i City of Tigard ar ATTEST: I , f f City Recorder t'+ l r r ."_Depending an the number of person wishing to testify, the Chair of the Council may limit the amount time each person has to speak. We ask you to limit your oral comments to S - 5 minutes. The Chair may further limit time if necessary. Written comments are always appreciated by the Council to F' supplement oral testimony. t - , PUBLIC .IC HEARING - ZONE CHANGE ANNEXATION .-CA) 9 1 - HUNT/MARTIN Location: South of Walnut Street at the 115th Avenue intersection. A request to annex one parcel of 10.07 acres into the city and to change the zone from Washington County R-6 to City of Tigard R-4.5. APPLICABLE REVIEW CRITERIA: The relevant review criteria in this case are ~ Comprehensive Plan Policies 2.11 Citizen Involvement, 10.1.1. Service Delivery Capacity, and k 10.1.2. Boundary Criteria. Community Development Code Chapters 18.136 Annexation a Requirements, and 16.156 Land Classification of Annexed Territory. ZONE: Presently Washington County R-+5. a } r L jj 1 PLEASE SIGN IN TO TESTIFY ON THE ATTACHED SHEETS d, I f i C _ 1 E P PRINT a Proponent - (Speaking in Favor) Opponent - (Speaking Against) I FTew Nam* M" - r Fees F: 1 f._ Name Name Addr Address S ffarFiO Name ~Addr dress yQrrS® NarYle C:: - Address rtddross a i Name - - - yams FRS rasa Nam Name Addrsa Address Name yams Addr Address - EN yarne i Address Ideame drssg I N£Srr13➢ y~r'rle . LXaddrem Addr€sss f i j 1 i (Umited to 2 minutes or less, pieuse) PPlease sign on the appropriate sheet for listed agenda items. The Council wishes to hear from you on other issues not on the agenda, but asks that you first try to resolve your concerns through staff. Please contact the City Administrator prior to the start of the meeting. Thank you. .a sQ0 STAFF NAME & ADDRESS TOPIC CONTACTED G C S 11Q~~~~~ rte' s ~ ~1 A•, .41 t F_ At. ~ F 0 r l : 66M o v bra. i i =e f'. i { Council Aganda ltean4 acl_ FMIORA14DUM ~ _4 r CITY OF TIGARD, OREGON TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Bill Monahan, City Administrator ~ DATE: March 7, 1995 SUBJECT: COUNCIL CAIX-NDAR, March - May, 1995 j Regularly scheduled Council meetings are marked with an asterisk r If generally OK, we can proceed and make specific adjustments in the Monthly Council Calendars. )larch 7 Tues Special Council Meeting - Joint Meeting with the Tigard-Tualatin School Board (7:30 p.m.) i== i i *14 Tues Council Meeting - (6:30 p.m.) t Study Session Business Meeting Spring Vacation Week of March 20 *21 Tuues Council Study Meeting (Meeting Canceled) *28 Tues Council Meeting (6:30 p.m.) Study Session Business Meeting i r *11 Tues Council Meeting - 6:30 p.m. ` Study Session Business Meeting *18 Tues Council Study Meeting (6:30 p.m.) i *25 Tues Council Meeting (6:30 p.m.) Study Session Business Meeting *9 Tues Council Meeting - (6:30 p.m.) Study Session Business meeting *16 Tues Council Study Meeting (6:30 p.m.) *23 Tues Council Meeting (6:30 p.m.) Study Session Business Meeting 29 Mon Memorial Day Holiday - City Offices Closed - I s h:\togin\cathy\cccal M d i i I r_ f L Agenda Item No. 1-4 b~y~--- r Council meeting of =T) E r BELOW IS A TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF COUNCIL AGENDAS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS. PLEASE CONTACT CATHY IF YOU ILA.VE CHANGES, COMMENTS, OR QUESTIONS... Updated. Burch 7, 1995 TENTATIVE SCHEDULE - CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS Parch 21, 1995 - April 25, 1995 l k; Spring Vacation Week Parch 21 6:30 p.m. Meeting Canceled " f March 28 6:30 p.m. Study Session • Council Groundrules Consent Agenda - • Initiate public hearing - Street vacation for Torland Estates (112th) • LCRB - Cook Park award bid - boat ramp 7:30 P.M. Business Meeting i • Approve final order -MartinjTri- County Center • Police Department Employee Recognition • Discussion Triangle Area Information Presentation • TiTF'&R Quarterly Report - Dave Austin • I-5/217 Project and Partnering Agreement (Mayor Nicoli and Bill Monahan) j • Standards and Guidelines - Speed bumps - (outline of alternatives by City Engineer) April 11 6:30 p.m. Study Session 1 • Proposed changes in utility billing (30 minutes) 7:30 p.m. Business meeting w • TNC Conversion • Initiative Petition Process f Amendment j s V~ f i ! k April 18 Worksession • Tree Task Force - follow up report • Police Department Goals . Solid Waste 101 i April 25 6:30 p.m. Study Session 7:30 p.m. Business Meeting To be scheduled: • Tree ordinance (hearing date TBA) • "Alcohol" ordinance , • Planned Development Ordinance • Update on Notification process - proposed amendments to land use notification procedures ' ,j Community Development Fee Increases - Resolution • Policy on carrying weapons on public property -i • Board and Committee Rules (i.e., term limits?) P' i Yard Debris Program (April) • CIT Facilitator Meeting (April) Dolan responses - Code amendments necessary to F comply with the court decision • Council's philosophy on who should pay for growth What is council's policy on half-street improvements? • Discussion of restrictions plac;ed on the City by _ State law • Meeting with Metzger Park Advisory Board - Invited to March 27 Board Fleeting • Terrace Trails Pathway Discussion a gin\cathy\tentagen ~ ! h:\to i i ! i i AGENDA ITEM # I For Agenda of _ 1 i CITY OF TIGARD, OREGON COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY f ISSUE/AGENDA TITLE Appropriate Contingency for computer upgrade program. PREPARED BY: Loreen Mill EPT HEAD OK CITY ADMIN OK ISSUE BEFORE THE COUNCIL t i Shall the Tigard City Council appropriate contingency in several operating funds in the total amount of $80,000 to fund improvements and upgrades to the City computer hardware, software, and support system. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends approval of this request in keeping with the computer plan to_update -the-system which Council reviewed on 12/28/94_ a INFORMATION SUMMARY ; The City has had a network system since 1989. The system has grown over the years as more users have been added and as technology has progressed. r Through a major evaluation of the computer system and support needs last summer, it was evident that the City's system is in need of significant upgrade in both hardware and software to stabilize the system and provide timely, accurate information. A stable system will have a direct impact on ability of staff to deliver service and information to our citizens and ; -D the other customers in a more efficient manner. The request will allow for the replacement of several network servers, related hardware and software, as well as an upgrade to the failing cable system. Also, included in this request are funds for the hire of a temporary computer technician to be used to respond to user questions and problems and to deal with hardware and software configuration through June 30, 1995. The ' 1995/96 proposed budget will include a request for a computer technician as an ongoing position to provide user support. The City's Network Services Manager, Paul deBruyn, has prepared a list of j project priorities for system maintenance and the upgrade process. This is attached for Council's information. Please note that this is an outline for the 5-Year Network Services Plan which Council requested. Local budget law gives the governing body the authority to appropriate contingency by passing a resolution which is also attached. OTHER ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED 1) Approve resolution appropriating contingency. 2) Do not approve. FISCAL NOTES Approval of this request will reduce the contingency of several operating ,,funds in the amount of $80,000 total and will increase appropriations in the ;those funds by the same amount for the computer budget unit. 1m/computer.314 I i <1 1 • ~ PROJECT PRIORITIES FOR SYSTEM-WIDE NETWORK SERVICES LE RUARY 22, 1995 ; Projects Requiring Urgent Attention j (Maintain Basic Infrastructure) Daily Rcpair and Maintenance Timc/labor intensive - consumcs 90% of curmut hours Repair Maint cable Cable installed, soft are being tested Repair Library cable Accepting bids Install 2 new servers Awaiting funding t t Hire contract technician Awaiting funding Milestones Required Prior To Subsequent Projects (Administrative Tasks) 1O Study Existing Network 90% complete n Design New Network 20% complete 0 Prepare Budget/Staffing Reqs Complete m License current software Awaiting funding Q Design Training program 15% complete Select hardware vendor Complete ro w Projects Requiring Attention ASAP, Colandar 1995 (To Permit Growth and Expansion) Install 4.1 test 75% complete Design standard boot disks 90% complete Design bootless images for 4.1 50% complete Migrate 4.1 network-wide Not started Convert menus for MSDOS 5% Complete Install MM 110% complete t i Replace old coax Not started i i t i Projects Needed in Calendar 2996 N (To Provide Better Public Service, Reduce FTE Cost) Extend GIS Police, Maintenance and Other Departments Extend Mapping Police, Maintenance and Other departments a Extend AutoCAD Maintenance and Other Departments Document Imaging All Departments a Kiosk applications Police, ComDev, Other Departments w Expanded WILI applications Library n MDTs Police and Engineering Multiple remote user dial-in All Departments Network fax access All Departments °i Ti elecommuting All Departments f i x 3 ° J DATE: March 10, 1995 TO: Bill Monahan FROM: Paul de Bruyn Computer Systems Manager . SUBJECT: Request for Information from Councilman Paul Hunt Bill, in response to Councilman Hunt's request for information regarding the Appropriation Contingency j for the Computer Upgrade Program to be presented to the Council on March 14th, I have prepared the following description of the items to be purchasedAAlso, I have attached the Technician Justification as inserted in the budget request, and the first rough draft of our five year computer plan. ,j If Councilman Hunt requires further detail, or has any questions about this information, I will be happy to assist him. I can be reached on Extension 402. i aul de Bruyn CA) u nc Luc 14 w n ~ . r i `i COMPUTER DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR FUNDS This document explains the use of funds to be requested from Council Much 14, 1995. A portion of these ' ! funds have already been expended in emergency equipment replacement. Another portion is to prevent a future emergency. Attachments include the first rough draft of the Computer Services Five Year Tian and a justification for technical assistance. . -a - These are the items to be purchased: RevIa0_mgp,~File Servers -ode had planned to phase out the existing file servers in 95/96 but they ; have become increasingly unreliable and their continued use threatens the ability of the Computer Systems Department to operate effectively. In addition, we are upgrading the Network Operating System to a current version. Since there is no way for a file server to operate two different versions of this software simultaneously, a parallel server is required prior to cutting over to the new version. We will reduce our hardware complement from twelve small, older machines to five larger ones of current technology. The old file servers will be recycled into less demanding usage within the city. TeMpg-mry_`I'echnician - In order for the Computer Systems department to achieve the goals set down by the Council, the Computer Study of 1994, and the executive Staff, it is necessary to augment the efforts of the Computer Systems Manager with temporary technical assistance. See the attached Justification for a Technician for details. C®ntctuul Services - This is for expert and manufacturer advice or assistance on those problems which cannot be solved or repaired by City personnel. The budget species eight hours of services per month. r. C_gb]g Y ai° - The various City buildings are connected via network cable. Some of these cables have either already failed or are deteriorating rapidly and need replacement. This was an unforeseen event during the last budget process since there was no indication at that time that the cables would begin to fail. Some of these funds have already been expended to replace completely inoperable cables, the balance of funds for replacement of deteriorating cables. Office Suvolies -Backup tapes previously used during 1993/94 and recycled have become unreliable after multiple uses and additional tapes are required for the daily network backup. Software Licenses - The City is currently in violation of software copyright law. We are using more copies of software than we originally purchased. Funds to correct this were partially budgeted but never paid. In addition, we are moving into a contemporary Windows environment and will be using ;Y'Aciosoft Mice for our word processing, spreadsheet, database, e-mail, and k desktop publishing needs and one-time license fees are required r Educaflpn sand Tr&ining -Dues for membership in professional associations, local user group meetings, Networld seminar and conference occur in the Spring. The Computer Systems Manager i was not hired until after the previous budget process so these costs were not known at that time. 4 ' i j _ - 3 i JUSnFICATION FOR A TECHNICIAN i' There is an on-going amount of daily effort that is required to maintain our existing r network. As the City grows, the computer usage grows, and the current installed base of computers becomes older and less reliable. This, in turn, generates a requirement for more staff time to keep them operational. The new Network Services Manager was hired to design and implement a contemporary network capable of operating reliably. Unfortunately, his time is being spent on day-today maintenance and problem resolution. Core Group members are besieged with daily problems, with the result that they are devoting the majority of their time to computer service, and less time to their department ! ! specific duties. ` The primary duties of the Network Service Manager is to manage the overall network, to J provide guidance for the future, and to serve as a resource to all departments. The 3 primary duties of the Core Group members are non-computer related duties in their resident department. Computer support to their department is a secondary duty, involving 3 initial troubleshooting of problems, passing on only those problems which they could not resolve. The current network was built by an very capable technician. He acquired various computer parts that had been discarded by other companies, repaired them, and ` - Y incorporated them into a network that actually worked, albeit slowly and unreliably. It is now disintegrating rapidly. Darts that were given a second life in the Tigard system are now failing again. Many components are more than a decade old and replacements are no s longer available. While the current network is a marvel of "band-aids and bubble-guru", it was built to operate under rigid, obsolete technology, and it is not capable of operating with today's software or hardware. It is a full time job for a technician, even with the help of the technically proficient core group members, to keep the network operational. Industry standards call for one computer systems person for every forty to fifty computers in a network. In the City of Tigard we currently have one hundred eighty computers which by this formula, should require three to four persons to maintain.. Clearly, no progress can be made with current staffing levels and more help is needed. As the equipment continues to age and fail, it will not be possible even to maintain a working ' network. `p The City of Lake Oswego employs three people in their network administration. One for hardware maintenance, one for software , and one for administration and planning. The I City of Beaverton employs nine such individuals. The City of Tigard has but one. While Tigard may pride itself on "making do with less" there is a point there the "less" is totally i inadequate. We are at that point. We have explored three options for solving this problem. One option is to continue to contract out to AIS. A second option is to dedicate the Core Group members to j } 1 computer related duties, to the detriment of their primary duties. A third option is to hire a temporary technician. Given that individual departments could not afford to devote an FI=E to computer maintenance, the remaining options are outsourcing or temporary help. Funds were budgeted for outside contracting services= However, the cost to contract out the number of hours required for daily maintenance would be prohibitive. A more efficient use of these funds would be to hire a temporary person to relieve the Network Services Manager and the Core Group members, fring them to perform their primary duties. The City would receive a greater number of hours, extended over a longer period of time, by hiring a temporary technician at $25 or $30 per hour rather than at the current outsourcing rate of $76,00 per hour. The duties of the proposed Computer Service Technician would be to assemble equipment, service existing equipment, respond to trouble calls to all the users in the City, perform preventative maintenance, and wiring data communications. His/her presence would free up those core group members who spend an inordinate amount of time trying to maintain operational computers in their department, freeing therm to be able to devote time to their primary function. Attached is the comparable Job Description from Lake Oswego and a proposed Tigard description. This is a bargaining unit position with an average salary range from surrounding cities from $24,250 to 34,110, and a mid-range of $29,180. 3 F 1 f i 1 Computer Systems Department Comprehensive Long Range Plan :,1 F i . 1 1 1 - I - y t I 1 I i d i r P I 1 1 i l Mar 1995 's ~ Computer Systems Department Comprehensive Long Range Plan larch 139 His orv of the Computer Syst Departm nj The Computer Systems Department began in 1986 with a minicomputer and several terminals. By 1990 the direction was to replace the minicomputer with a small Novell network with twelve workstations. This move was successful and expansion of this pilot network began. Computers of 8086 and 286 vintage were installed. File servers were standard desktop 386 computers with large capacity disks. Network cabling facilities were RG-58 Thin Net, an inexpensive type of cable j - generally used for temporary, short tern and short length runs. By 1992 the network had grown F: from a single server with twelve workstations to eight servers and ninety workstations. By 1994, the number of servers increased to twelve and the number of workstations had doubled to one-hundred- f eighty. The operating system and infrastructure remained the same as the original pilot system. The workstation population remained 8086 and 286s, with a few 386s in Engineering. 't'hey were aging' rapidly and becoming more unreliable. The RG-58 cabling was wearing out and becoming unreliable. Errors in transmissions grew dramatically. A remodeling of the network was due in order to provide E a reliable network for this larger number of users and increased network traffic. E, i Ctart°etat Stantass_of the N tworEs - ' A Computer Systems study was done in mid-1994. This study was commissioned because the existing network had become extremely labor intensive, using an excessive amount of staff time. From this study, several key points were determined. A Network Systems Manager was to be hired. His duties would be oriented more toward providing direction and planning, less toward a technician role. i Several failure points in the infrastructure needed repair. Cables connecting Maintenance Service and the Library with City Hall were the two primary problem areas. ® Aging file servers need to be replaced with standard file server technology. The original ` f { city file servers were desktop PCs running in a file server mode. This male of operation very quickly wears out a desktop architecture computer, as they are not designed to handle the rigors of servicing a network. 1 F Existing workstations needed upgrading. Industry standard life cycle for a desktop computer is three years. The majority of the city computers were 10 years old. ® Windows was to be the platform of choice. This was clear after attending presentations 1 by three major companies in the computer field. There was to be no more development of s' software in the DOS environment - all future software would be in Windows. i 1 ~ ® Applications such as Autocad, GIS and Mapping were to be extended city-wide. i h i 250 r m E j r . Z00 FTE f s tso i 1 i t N UMW et Computers E i 80 F i ,j tt 1 m 198'0 1987 1388 1989 1989 1991 1992 1998 9994 1385 14 19,97 1988 1N9 l k Figure 1. FTE versus Computers, 1986 -1999 f 2'i E s , j • F Studies showed that the cost of staff time rxying to maintain aging equipment was becoming greater ~ t than the cost of replacement computers. In addition, personnel were duplicating tasks to correct for failing equipment. It was clearly more cost beneficial to acquire newer equipment. The budget shows f R a spike in 1936/36. This represents a large number of new machines that are needed immediately, as well as large one-tame costs of recabling. The budget requirements drop after this first year as the planned recycle schedule and new infrastructure is in place. i r 486 DES&T- P } 486DX2-66 4 8MB RAM 1 t: 420MB IDE Hard Disk Drive 1.44MB Floppy Disk Drive 14" SVGA Color Monitor.28 Dot Pitch Non-Interlaced SVGA 1MB Video Card r _ IDE Plus hard and Floppy Controller) 2 Serial I 1 Parallel I 1 Game Port " Serial Mouse, Microsoft compatible 101 Enhanced Keyboard F National SetamiConductor NE2000 Combo Network Card F j MS/DOS 6.22 or latest version ~ ldiicrosoft Wiiado+i+ia fV 'woricgroYYps Desktop Case 20OW UL Power Supply Two Year On-Site Parts and Labor Warranty Figure 2. Standard Desktop Configuration Upgrading the hardware and software to a contemporary environment was started. The original 8086 j and 286 computers had reached the end of their useful life and replacement 486 and Pentium computers were acquired. (Figures 2 and 3). A planned equipment life span and recycling schedule was implemented, following the industry standard of a three year life for normal desktop usage, Vendor evaluation and selection was completed and new machines were arriving as hands permitted. } r j a L t` i 3 1 1 i :I a Pentium 90mhz 256K Cache EISAIPCI/ISA 16NIB RAM ' 5401B IDE Hard Disk Drive EISA or PCI Bard Drive Controller j 1.44rvO Floppy Disk Drive 1499 SVGA Color Monitor .28 Dot Pitch Non-Interlaced SVGA EISAI,PCI 1MB Video Card IDE Plus (hard and Floppy Controller) 2 Serial ! 1 Parallel / 1 Game Port Serial Mouse, Microsoft compatible 101 Enhanced Keyboard i, National SemiConductor NE2000 Combo Network Card { MS/DOS 6.22 or latest version Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11 or latest version 3Super lblidTower Case 230W UL Power Supply Two Year On-Site Parts and Labor Warranty Figure 3. Standard High-Compute Engineering Workstation Configuration. r ; A large volume of network traffic is used in error recovery procedures resulting from bad t' - - transmissions. These transmission errors are due to old cabling whose usage has been extended beyond specification. Replacement of these cables with inter-building fibber optics and intea-building E twisted pair telephone technology is underway. F Two new file servers have been installed (Figure 4). One is operating in a Single Server Nervare 4.1 mode, the other, intended to operated in Multi-Server Netware 4.1 mode, was forced into daily operation on the old network due to failure of an aging file server. With the installation of the ' remainder of the new servers and the new cabling in place, we will have the required infrastructure to commence conversion to Multiple Server Netware 4.1. The original servers will then be phased into use as workstations. a FILE SERVER j AST Manhattan P90, Pentium 90 32 megabyte RAM ~ E 4 gigabyte mirrored SCSI Disk Storage 1.44 megabyte floppy disk drive 2X Cap-ROM 4 EISA Ethernet cards. 101 Enhanced Keyboard MS/DOS 6.22 or latest version Full Tower case Figure 4. File Server configuration i 4 1 t The acquisition, implementation and operation of a new computer network is a large undertaking. In order for it succeed, there must be not only sufficient staff in the Computer Systems departments, but significant support by the individual department core group members. The Computer Systems department should be responsible for PC setup and management, providing 7 user support and twining on city standard applications such as word processing, e-mail and spreadsheets, monitoring and maintain network performance, network troubleshooting, network backup, any inter-departmental linkage. The total number of users on the network, about 180 and growing to 200, will necessitate a second support position in Computer Systems. Industry standards dictate 30 to SO PC's per support person, so even with an additional person on staff, the City will be operating at a bare bones level and t significant outside support will be required. f. The implementation of the new network systems, because it will offer much more powerful tools than are currently available, will generate even more users and applications. Areas which heretofore could not be explored under the old design will be come available to every department j } i 1 f r r i i ~ f 1 1 i y j i i J i i 160 140 Budget In Thousands 120- 100. j 60. E't L, i 20 0~ 1956 1937 1980 1989 1890 1991 1E92 1099 1994 1995 1996 1997 1994 199° Figure 5. Budget for Computer Services 1986 -1999 I; l r i . s . 3 F- Given the widespread acceptance of Windows, the wide breadth of software which it supports and the general improvement in ease of operation it provides to end users, l` Windows will be the recommended and supported desktop system. Training for users new to the Windows environment is being done in-house. Additional training is being done either in-house or at commercial training centers as dictated by number of students and relative criticality. Additional training for Core Group members was begun that they might increase their ability to support their resident department. With the hiring of the Computer Systems Manager, Core Group members who had been performbig yeoman's duty supporting departments other than their own were able to pull back and return to their normal duties. A city-wide training survey has been completed. It shows that the majority of network users require training in Windows, Word for Windows, and Excel and Access. In addition, there are requests for training in virtually every type of software currently in use t in the city. While it would not be feasible to conduct formal classes for department j specific applications, generic commercial packages will be taught, depending on need. Classes for the most requested applications will be conducted in-house. The training room in the NICBE is being upgraded to contemporary equipment in order to teach Windows applications. A cost analysis is being conducted to determine if it is more feasible to bring 1 in an outside instructor or to teach the class wising city employees and in-house written courseware. Selecting a single standard application, be it word processing, spreadsheet or database, facilitates file sharing among users while avoiding time consuming re-entry of data. Most current city users are using WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS. This will be phased out and ° replaced by Microsoft Aford for Windows. During the crossover period, Word users can both read and write documents for WordPerfect 5.1. This capability will allow all users, , regardless of which word processing program they use, to exchange files with each other. As each department eliminates their older machines and the users gain expertise with Windows, WordPerfect for DOS will be discontinued. i Software Eonversion It is not practical to attempt to implement all applications at the same time. Although Windows will carry with it many of the new applications, We should continue to operate legacy applications until the can be phased out one at a time. Factors to be used in determining the schedule include departmental priorities, availability of resources, citywide impact of the application, economies of scale, dependencies among applications, time required to implement, and potential savings or benefits to be gained. F: F E A variety of Engineering tasks can be enhanced by performing automated analysis and mapping of land use attributes and by relating drawings to digital base maps. Use of digital map information already developed will reduce system startup costs and speed productive use of the system. Shared access by other City departments should also be encouraged. Network l1nkftjtaLq_tUr A study by the Easiness Research Croup shows network and communications budgets will require a larger portion of Computer Ssystems budgets as more and more network 4 infrastructures require replacement. The network building boom of the 1980s has caused a large percentage of networks to replace those aging infrastructures with more modem ? equipment in order to keep pace with expanding hardware and software requirements. ` Population growth for Tigard has been forecast to grow from the current 36,000 to F 45,000 in the next 15 years. This 25% increase in citizens means a corresponding 25% increase in required services and capabilities. Applications such as document management, desktop video cenferencing, and multimedia, 4 consume massive amounts of network bandwidth. As these applications become more ' j prevalent on the city network, we will outgrow our present 10 megabit per second 1 Ethernet bandwidth and will migrate to the recently announced 100 megabit Ethernet protocol, The current recabling and re-wiring being done within City Hall and the new file servers are being installed with the ability to grow into this technology. Thus, when our t network traffic grows to the point where our current 10 megabit speed is no longer f sufficient, we need only switch the network cards in the appropriate desktops to take 111{ advantage of this ten-fold increase in capacity. Although we could install 486 and Pentium computers with this 100 megabit capapcity now, it is not cost-effective at this time. It is more cost effective to install standard, inexpensive 10 megabit devices, use them for a few years, then replace them with 100 megabit units. Currently, 10 megabit network cards cost about $75 while 100 megabit devices are in the $300 range. When we are ready for this increase in capacity, these new devices will have become the industry standard and the supply-demand cycle will have driven the price down to levels comparable to the current 10 megabit devices. E Studies show that 45% of network costs are spent on administration, including day-t0-day E` operations, performance management, reconfiguration, trouble shooting, etc., and 35% of network costs are spent on providing services, leased phone lines, access charges, etc., while only 20% is spent on hardware and equipment. (See Figure 6.) 9 i ~ 3 3 F j ` , x ~ ~Inlatss€Een f i _;4 l Figure 6. Costs of Network Operation As the network grows in size and complexity, the need for a an automated facility for install, updating, and changing software on the network and on each user's workstation will be required. There are several such facilities on the market today. These systems can provide an automatic update to each user's configuration and/or workstation when that user logs in to the network. This eliminates the need for a technician to travel to each and every workstation when a software fix or update is required. These systems also provide t for software license monitoring, assuring that the city remains in compliance with software licensing practices. For example, if we had purchased 10 licenses for a given software product, as each user logs in and begins to use this program the system tracks the number 4 - 3 of concurrent users and when the eleventh user attempts to use the program, the system will issue c warning notice to that user indiocating that all legal copies are currently in use and that the user will be notified when a copy is available. j Current surveys show that the industry is forecasting 45%a of PC purchase for 1595 will be for 486-class computers. This is expected to drop off to thirty per cent in 1996. The plan i for Tigard to acquire a majority of 486 machines in 1995, with Pentium capability for only ~ those heavy compute users, is well in line with industry averages. In 1996, when the Pentium prices will have dropped to current 486 ranges, and the new class of Intel processor is available, we will switch our purchasing plan to acquiring a majority of i Pentium machines, with a small number of the faster 686 class for the heavy compute users. At this time, the exisiing Pentium machines will migrate down to heavy 486 users, whose machines in turn will migrate down to slower 486 users, and in tam their 486 machines wili migrate to existing 386 users. The 386 machines will displace 286 machines which are being used as stand alone print controllers. The city currently has mix of Hewlett-Packard, Epson, and Panasonic laser printers. The I Panasonic and Epson printers are wearing out and as they become less and less reliable they will be replaced with Hewlett-Packard printers. In time, we will have converted all 4 our laser printing capability to a single type of device. This will allow for much greater interchangeablildy and flexibility. Currently, if a document has been formatted for a specific type of printer it may not print out satisfactorily on another. This variety of printer types also limits our ability to move a printer from one location to another in case _ of emergency.. This inflexibility will be eliminated. 10 i 1 - Netwot°k F'A a i Network FAX access is becoming a normally accepted network function. As we move in ? to Windows word processing, spreadsheets, data bases, etc., we are offered more powerful options for manipulating data. One of these options is the ability to send and receive faxes directly from ones desktop computer, while using the document within the word processor. Fax capability becomes as simple as printing capability. The user need only click a button and the selected document is faxed to the addressee anywhere in the world. Conversely, one can receive faxes from anywhere in the world directly to one's desktop computer screen.. By use of tt+.is technology, we eliminate the need for printing a document, taking it from a printer to the fax machines, then sending a fax. The reverse _ i process would be true when receiving a fax. With network faxing, the cost of materials on both the sending and receiving end is greatly reduced. Perhaps of more significance is the } security aspect. Using this technology, confidential information can be faxed or received ~ and be visible only on the computer screen of the sender or recipient. For example, the t possibility of a confidential personnel-related document being faxed to the general City Hall fax machine instead of the Personnel fax machine, and the confidential document being handled and possibly read by numerous personnel is eliminated. Docurnetut l'vfarea~eme t Techrai ues As more information becomes available and more paper generated, the coming of the j _ "paperless office" has become further removed. Electronic document management can j change that. Small scanning devices can be used to rapture existing documents, maps and drawings. Document imaging systems, which capture paper images along with traditional character data, are being implemented in many municipalities to improve the accessibility and management of records data. A single function should be selected as a pilot project and others merged in as time permits. 1 As the city grows, data management and complexity grow exponentially. Costs are often unknown because normal costing procedures do not account for time wasted due to the lacy of efficient data retrieval and management functions. Recent studies by the Gartner Group show that such costs are often four or five times the cost of the price of equipment. Figure 7 depicts the relationship of the costs of managing the data versus the costs in case of failure. i i it i j With the ever increasing mass of data feting stored upon the network, and the exchange of information between departments, the need for a city-wide document management system will become greater. This system will bring to the network the capability of storing each document, spreadsheet, etc., with a document profile, with automatic naming, security and indexing. Thus, a diverse population of users can retrieve information without the need to know the original author, date of entry, or unique file name assigned by the author. This can eliminate re-entry of data, filing and involved searches for documents, staff time to research and identify the existence or non- existence, and location of any particular pieces of information. This type of system will also maintain a migration facility which will move documents from the on-line network storage to "near-line" ! storage, for retrieval at a slower speed, but with a saving of high speed disk storage. Several vendors have announced an Optical Character Recognition (OCR) scanning programs that can scan text and page layout information directly into Microsoft Word for Windows. This means i that documents can be read on a scanner and their page layout information, fonts, graphics, table ! layouts, etc. will be converted into Word for Windows formats automatically. This will eliminate the need to re-enter data from a printed document even without the benefit of a full document management system. Doc„ urnent Irnn ng i The city of Durham, ];North Carolina has installed a document imaging system that will incorporate all 26 departments within the city. When finished, the system is expected to greatly reduce labor costs, eliminate costly off-site storage of documents, provide on-line interdepartmental document sharing, and enhance decision making at all levels. The expected savings to the city of this system is expected to be in the $578,000 to $770,0 range annually. While the savings are important, the larger benefit will be in the ways that the city government can better meet the needs of the citizens. A key goal is to flatten the organizational structure of the city which will help improve information sharing for workers and service delivery to - the public. By moving documents from the file cabinets in individual departments and putting them on the citywide network, everyone has access to them. This type of document imaging system falls hand-in-hand with the city-wide OIS and mapping expansion philosophy. The studies done by Durham city shove that 30 per cent of the staff time spent in handling documents would be eliminated with this system. Ancillary benefits would include eliminating misfiling and wasted time. searching for documents ~ c Data Communications There is an ever-increasing requirement to provide network services to users who are not physically on site. Access to the network is being demanded via telephone modem, via radio-link AND Via cable-access. This is a two-way street, as more and more network users who are on-site are i demanding users of facilities which are external to the city network, such as on-line &uvices, bulletin boards, and data bases resident in other agencies. Multi-function communication servers can become the focal point of these types of data communication. Telecommuting will also' become more prevalent and we must posses the capability to permit such activity. In its simplest form, a multi- 13 t .7 ! function communications server is simply a file server which stands detached from the normal in- j house activities, concentrating its activities on servicing communications links going in or out of the city, and transferring the requests for data to the appropriate. in-house file sever, receiving the E j response, and sending the outbound communication. This type of server can also accommodate the merger of voice mail and e-mail, so that a user can access both types of information from a touch- tone telephone, without the need for a computer and modem. Conversely, if the remote user is using a computer and a modem, he can access his voice mail and retrieve it via his computer without the need of a handset telephone. Internet access is available to users in the Library building using the WIL.I system. This capability will i' i be extended city-wide as determined by user requirements. Expanded dial-in access will be implemented, providing more users, more agents and more agencies access to the city network, k Electronic transfer of data between metropolitan agencies will be expanded. Communication and information sharing between law enforcement agencies is important especially in the law enforcement area where criminals cross jurisdictional boundaries. Currently, most agencies in Washington County do not have significant automated functions and no specific approach or time frame has been established. Tigard could take the lead in this important area. For example, the Tigard Police Department could implement a Document Imaging System for law enforcement that could be expandable to meet the needs of other city departments and could offer workflow management capabilities. MACC is currently working under a Federal grant to develop such a system and Tigard has been selected to participate. Many law enforcement agencies across the country are now using pen-based laptop computers equipped with radio-modems which can communicate directly into a network, rather than going through a dispatcher, and the officer can directly inquire into a database, connect to the FBI, I.E.DS, NCIC, etc. Although individual Bell Operating Companies rates may vary, normal charges are in the k range of $S® to $100 per month per vehicle. This monthly charge eliminates the need for the law enforcement agency to build its own expensive network infrastructure. Communications protocol is industry standard `MCP/B', so no special software is required at the network communication level. An ancillary benefit of this technology is that all agencies which utilize this type of system are now, in effect, connected on the same data network, and can transfer information to each other via laptop F computers, within seconds, f Areas Scheduled eas fir Imnleme'ntahon in 1995/96 f New computers are being delivered with Windows for Workgroups. Through a process of attrition, } Windows will be installed across the network and use of the older technology will be phased out. During the interim period, some users will have the capability of using newer Windows software, while others will continue to operate under the old software. There will be an exchange of data between these environments during this period. By the end of 1995, all city workstations will have r been converted to Windows technology. i I i 14 1 Based on a review of current and future needs , the following are new system requirements. The network will be designed to allow enhanced communications among users throughout the City, i utilizing the following functions Electronic Mail via Microsoft Mail 1 Calendar and Scheduling using Microsoft Office Electronic transfer of word processing documents and spreadsheets The Police Department has been testing Microsoft Mail and Scheduling within their department with satisfactory results. An inter-departmental test is underway and when completed, Microsoft Mail and Microsoft Scheduling will be implemented city-wide. i The need for improved communications, new automated systems to replace manual procedures and additional user peripherals will create a significant expansion of the City's network. Areas Sehedtaled for Imnleni ntateon in 1.996/97 j The first Public Information Kiosk will be installed. These kiosks are free-standing structures which i . contain a computer, a database, a modem line and a touch screen. The public may access any variety of informatiopn from these kiosks. Citizens who use the Library, the Police department, Permits, are but a few of the many areas of application that would benefit from a kiosk. Additional features that t can be added to a kiosk include a telephone handset for conversing directly with a person at City hall, ! a built-in scanner for transmiiting documents from the remote kiosk to City Hall, a Printer for receiving printed information and a magnetic card reader for use of credit cards. i ~ F GIS will be extended to all city departments. The benfits of expanding GIS throughout all city departments has been discussed previously. F Autocad will be extended to all city departments. As is th ecase with GIS, distribution of Autocad to all departments in the city will have similar benefits. Network-wide FAX capability will be implemented pending the results of a cost-benefit study. Benefits of this feature have been discussed previously. Document imaging will be introduced where applicable pending the results of the study. Benefits of document imaging has been discussed previously. ~ Wireless LAN capability will be tested and installed for use by Police and field personnel from ± Maintenance Services and Engineering. j i I P5 i i i A,!'g{~;s ~Scheal~bled foe° xm~9+emen_l~dion rt_i '9 LAS F Initial integration of Windows95 into network will commence. Although Windows95 is sccheduled for release in late 1995, it should take at least a year for the product to stabilize and be of value in a production environment. We will have installed single copies of Windows95 for core group mernebers to test with, but full implementation on the network should not occur until 1997. New technology desktops will be installed in high-compute locations such as Engineering. New technology refers to the latest in the Intel processor line, currently referred to as a 686. This is the successor to the 486 and Pentium (586). By the time this product line is available, Intel will have 6 attached a copyright name to it as they did with the Pentium/586.. } Early model 386 desktops will be replaced city-wide with recycled 486s originally purchased in 1994/95 for the Engineering Department. Areas Scheduled for Irnza9ern ntatitsaa in 192M ; A continuing recycling of desktops purchased in 1994/95. This recycling process is an on-going procedure. Desktop computers have a useful life of three years, and by using a "trickle-down' approach to recycling, each desktop will be installed at a given user's location for a three year period, until it is eventually surplussed out. Additional workstations will be converted to Windows95. New technology desktops will be installed in high-compute locations such as Engineering. New technology refers to the latest in the Intel processor line, which will be referred to as a 786. This is the successor to the 486 and Pentium (586) and previous new technology currently known as 686.. By the time this product line is available, Intel will have attached a copyright name to it as they did with the Pentium/586 and Unknol.%-W686. New technology desktops { F- 1 t -j -t I f i i i i 16 Co" vA 6 l rYl 3 11 OF TIGARD Budget Unit: 'A.2.2 - GCf~I~ ITFg~F VIGEs J4195 Dusi et Preparation arm Account No.: 500 -Tsai nr servlc s 1994195 12/31/94 1/95.6105 1994!05 s Detailed Description BUDGETED SPENT EXPEND NEEDED TOTAL LIME $42,245 $3,427 $25,018 $6,9£30 Temporary hires Technician - 693 hours (4 months) C& $30/hr. 20,790 it - 7 r 'i + 3 k;, 1 r 14. ~ . ' I e e I i i L citywide or network integrity support i _ k 3 CITY OF TIGARD Budget Unit: 3.2,2 - COMPUTER SERVICES 1 -4194/95 Budget Preparation Form Account No.: 602 - Contractual Services 1994/95 12/31/94 1/95-6/95 1994/95 s , Detailed Description BUDGETED SPENT EXPEND NEEDED TOTAL LINE $19,000 $7,290 $19,868 $8,158 AIS Support (8hrs/month @ $76/hour=$608/mo.x6mos) 3,648 i Rewiring bad cables " S j • M.S. fiber 10,000 ' • M.S. internal (14 PCs @ $150/each) 2,100 • Library to City Hall cable 2,500 • Library internal (10 PCs @ $150/each) 1,500 F Pager Service ($20/month x 6 mos.) 120 Y . i r = citywide or network integrity support r i ~ r { CITY OF TIGARD Budget Unit: 3.2.2 COMPUTER SERVICES i '4/95 Budget Preparation Form Account No.: 612 - Repair/Maint. Office Egtilj. T - - - 1994/95 12/31/94 1/95-6/96 1994/95 f Detailed Description BUDGETED SPENT EXPEND NEEDED ,j TOTAL. LINE $9,000 $581 $4,540 (3,879) j misc. repairs & parts for installed equipment * 3,000 i Maint. of high speed printer ($40/mo @ 6 mo) 240 (will be budgeted by Finance in 95/96) Outside repair & maint of equip ($50/mo @ 6 mo) ° 300 Upgrade misc. components for citywide network * 1,000 i t i i t f_ I 1 k, i 1 f j citywide support E 1 f E i i ,a CITY OF TIGARD Budget Unit: 3.2.2 - COMPUTER SERVICES i "4/95 Budget Preparation Form Account tics.: 620 - Office Supplies 1994/95 12/31/94 1/95-6/95 1994195 Detailed Description BUDGETED SPENT EXPEND NEEDED TOTAL LINE $2,500 $2,214 $1,700 $1,414 F Copying (500 pgs/ma @ $.026 = $13/mo x 6 mo.) 80 7 i Backup tapes 8mm x 112m 1,170 r (5 tapes/wk x 26 wks = 130 tapes @ $9.00 ea) t i Misc. office supplies (for 2 people) 450 a c i i' i i I k i i t - i = citywide support i L CITY OF TIGARD Budget Unit: 3.2.2 - COMPUTER SERVICES ' . --,-44/95 Budget Preparation Form Account No.: 621 - Advertising & Publicity t s 1994/95 12/31/94 1/95-6/95 1994/95 7 Detailed Description BUDGETED SPENT EXPEND NEEDED `j TOTAL LINE $1,100 $635 $700 $235 t Recruitment ad for Network Technician $700 F (to start after 7/1/95) - 7 i 3 f ' ~ i j '1 G i 1 i f P f F 1 I j aJ` E _i ~ t CITY OF TIGARD Budget Unit: 0.2.2 COMPUTER SERVICES E ^4/95 Budget Preparation Form Account No.: 822 - Fees & Licenses 1994195 12/01/94 1/95-6/95 1994i95 Detailed Description BUDGETED SPENT EXPEND NEEDED i. TOTAL LINE 7,000 -0- 18,000 11,000 5,000 f MS/DOS license - $50 x 100 workstations y ! Microsoft Office - $100 x 50 workstations ' 5,000 << ` . Wordperfect site license $40 x 150 workstations ' 8,000 { Misc. software (WILI, Internet, remote dial-up) ' 2,000 i { NOTE: License fees were partially budgeted but never paid _ E { t' R - c"ide support i J f -3 1 I t - I I i CITY OF TIGARD Budget Unit: 3.2.2 - COMPUTER SERVICES 3 '~S Budget Preparation Form Account No.: 623 - Dues & Subscriptions `i s 1994/95 12/31/94 1/95-6/95 1994/95 Detailed Description BUDGETED SPENT EXPEND NEEDED c TOTAL LINE $650 $70 $850 $760 Network Professional Association -0- Noveil Users Group 100 Compass 125 Compuserve $75/month x 6 months 450 F Netwire Downloading Charges 75 Various Trade Publications 100 1 ~ h I 7 E r 1 l i. i f i y - i CITY OF TIS GARD Budget Unit: 3.2.2 - COMPUTER SERVICES 4 I Account No.: 624 - Travel, Food & Lodging ' "^^4/95 Budget Preparation Form 1994195 12/31/94 1/95-6/95 1994/95 { Detailed Description BUDGETED SPENT EXPEND NEEDED TOTAL LINE $1,000 $692 $1,370 $1,062 '1 - Networld/Interop Conference (5/95 Las Vegas) 4 days 1,140 F -:j lodging @400 - 4 days meals @140 - 4 days misc. @200 - Airfare @400 'J Novell users group - 6 monthly meetings 10 miles C~ $.29 = 110 j $2.90/meeting & 6 meals @ $151meal i, Core Group meetings - 1 lunch meeting * 100 i 1 Windows Tips & Tricks lunch & mileage * 20 i 7 - i 3 * Citywide support t i z ~ v r P , I CITY OF TIGARD Budget Unit: 3.2.2 - COMPUTER SERVICES j4i✓ 5 Budget Preparation Form Account No.: 625 - Education & Training 19941/95 12/31/94 1/95-6/95 1994/95 s Detailed Description BUDGETED SPENT EXPEND NEEDED t TOTAL LINE $750 $340 $1,210 $600 j Networld/interop (5/95 in Las Vegas) " 500 Windows Tips & Tricks ' 100 ` ' Office Products Expo (Spring) 10 Continued ONE Certification - 1 class @ $600 (Spring) 600 i i j - i citywide support i i i i 1 f t t i I 1 + i i ^.:TY OF TI ARD Budget Unit; 3.2.2 - COMPUTER SERVICES - `i/95 Budget Preparation Form Account No.: 704 - Office Furniture & Equip. _ 1994/95 12131/94 1/95-6/95 1994/95 Detailed Description BUDGETED SPENT EXPEND NEEDED t TOTAL LINE $7,000 $28,223 $31,000 $52,223 1 Replacement fife servers (2 Ca-) $14,500} needed ASAP to 29,000 i replace failing servers. _ , Desk, Chair, Bookcase for new FTE (temp needs before 2,000 ` 7/1/95) i r; , a r3 i. k :i i a = citywide support le/compbud.4-5 i i h; i j , a h i ' a AGENDA ITEM # a For Agenda of 3 t is € CITY OF TIGARD, OREGON COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ISSUE/'AGENDA TITLE Supplemental budget for the replacement of a Police car. PREPARED BY: Wayne DEPT HEAD OK CITY ADMIN OK ISSUE BEFORE THE COUNCIL Y Shall the City Council approve a supplemental budget for the replacement of s_ a Police car damaged in a collision. f` STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends the approval of the attached supplemental budget. i. INFORMATION SU100,RY f A Police patrol car was recently damaged in an accident. The City°s insurance provider settled the claim by determining the extent of the damage less a deductible of $500 to be $9,070. The City has received a check from its insurance in that amount. Local budget law requires the City to approve a supplemental budget before -'the insurance proceeds can be spent on the repair of the car. This resolution fulfills the requirements of local budget law. OTHER ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED None F i FISCAL NOTES Approval increases revenue in the general fund by $9,070 and increases Police appropriations by the same amount. p i i i, P :a i F 1 3 AGENDA ITEM # H , 5 6k_ 3 For Agenda of v CITY OF TIGARD, OREGON COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ISSUE/AGENDA TITLE Purchase of a voice mail system - { PREPARED BY: DEPT HEAD OK --CITY ADMIN OK ISSUE BEFORE THE COUNCIL Shall the LCRB approve the award for the Voice Mail system to GTE. f Sl"AFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends award of the bid to GTE. 7 INFORMATION SUMMARY The budget committee has approved the inclusion of a voice snail system in the budget for the past two years. The 1994/95 adopted budget included $19,500 for the purchase of a voice mail system that would be compatible with the City's current GTE phone system. F. A survey was conducted to determine how staff would use a voice mail system and what features would best serve staff and the public. From this information, bid specs were developed and the City , advertised for bids. ? Three bids were received as follows: I GTE $17,872 Matrix Communications $13,752 Applied Information Systems $13,023 A working group was established with representation from all departments to evaluate the bids. After extensive review of the proposals and site visits to systems in use, the committee recommended the i GTE system. Although more expensive than the other proposals, it was determined that the GTE system would better meet the City's needs and would be a better purchase in the long run. This system allows callers to get the switchboard first and then be routed to voice mail if the person they are calling is not available. This system will also alloy retrieval of messages from outside for use by councilors and employees out of the office. The GTE system was superior in its security features which will not allow unauthorized callers to access voice mail messages and will not allow access to the outgoing phone lines. Once approved, we will move ahead with the implementation of the GTE system. As part of that process, staff will be preparing a policy for use of the voice mail system to ensure that all users use the system in the same manner and adhere to the same procedures. This will ensure that customers using the system will get a consistent level of service from the system. . t F _ C?TER ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED Leasing was considered but was not determined to be beneficial. - FISCAL NOTES The adopted 94/95 budget included $19,500 for voice mail. f rl r _ k r r r f l i _ r { i AGENDA ITEM # tea. For Agenda of `r CITY OF TIGARD, OREGON COUNCIL AGENDA I'T'EM SUMIARY ISSUE/AGENDA TITLE Brush Chir)oer Purchase PREPARED BY: DEPT HEAD OK CITY ADMIN OK ISSUE BEFORE THE COUNCIL i Whether to accept a qualified bid for the purchase of a brush chipper. P- STAFF RECOMMENDATION Accept the bid of Vermeer Northwest Sales, Inc for a Vermeer model 1250 brush chipper at a F net price of $18,745. -_=v==c===.==c==c==c=_=__=_=_cc-c===c=====_cc_=====c==_===__==ccc=====_=_-n________________ INFORMATION SM2LARY This chipper will replace a smaller chipper that is no longer in use. The chipper is used to grind up tree limbs and vegetation. Chipping reduces the amount of material that is taken I to land fills. We also use the chipped product as mulch in the park system. The City received five bids for a 12 inch hydraulic feed brush chipper. Only one of these bids met all of the requested specifications. F Meet d ;Equipment Specifications Price j Vermeer 1250 YES $18,745 Wood/Chuck 17-236D NO $17,074 Olathe 986 NO $15,910 z Brush Bandit 250 NO $18,800 I Brush Bandit 250 NO $17,400 OTHER ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED Purchase a chipper that does not meet the requested specifications. k FISCAL NOTES t- This piece of equipment is identified in the Schedule of Capital Equipment in the FY 94/95 budget for the amount of $18,400. The Chipper will shared by the Sanitary Sewer, Storm Sewer, Streets and Water Divisions, Payment will be shared equally by these divisions. l E i 1 - i i a f a i a MEMORANDUM CITY OF TIGARD, OREGON TO: Bill Monahan i" - FROM: John Acker; DATE: March 7, 1995 t SUBJECT: Brush Chipper Purchase As noted in the Council Agenda Item Summary, I am recommending the purchase of a Vermeer model 1250 brush chipper. Even though this model is not the low bid, it is the only bid that meets all of the t specifications. To explain the difference in equipment features I have outlined the differences and identified which machines did not E, have the features. 6 Lock pin on the feeder disc - this is a safety feature that l eliminates the possibility of accidental material feeding (not on Wood/Chuck) j E Feed table more than 74 inches - a long feed table is safer and allows bigger material to be chipped (not on Wood/Chuck) Clutch shaft has bearing assembly - bearing assembly is much - a more durable than bushings (not on Wood/Chuck or Brush Bandit) i a Surge brakes with lock out - this is a safety feature (not on Olathe) a Heavy duty tires - for use on and off roads (not on Olathe and Brush Bandit) ' 0 Heavy gage metal on housing unit - for durability (not on Olathe and Brush Bandit) ® Auto feed - to set feed rate according to material size (not on Olathe) i 0 Hydraulic fluid level dipstick - This is to monitor proper f operating levels (not on Wood/Chuck and Olathe) 0 Fuel tank 30 gal. or more - to allow continuous operation on big jobs (not on Brush Bandit) a Discharge chute pivots 270 degrees - This allows flexible use (not on Brush Bandit) AGENDA ITEM ~ l For Agenda of March 14. 1995 - CITY OF TIGARD, OREGON COUNCIL AGENDA ITE14 SUMMARY f ISSUE/AGENDA TITLE Zone Chanc{e_Amendment ZCA 95-0001 _ ~ ~ CITY ADPSIid OK _o 1 PREPARED BY: Ray Valone DEPT HEAD OK " ISSUE BEFORE THE COUNCIL i Should the City Council forward to the Portland Metropolitan Area Local ,F Government Boundary Commission a request to initiate annexation of one parcel consisting of approximately 10.07 acres located south of Walnut Street at the i` .j 116th Avenue intersection? STAFF RECOMMENDATION l Adopt the attached resolution and ordinance to forward the annexation request to the Boundary Commission and to assign a zone designation to the property ' in conformance with the city comprehensive plan. INFORMATION SUMMARY The annexation request consists of one parcel totaling 10.07 acres of land ' ' which is contiguous, to the City of Tigard. Staff has included the Walnut Street right-of-way adjacent to the property in the request. The owners' representative requests annexation in order to develop the property. Because the territory is located within Tigard's active planning area and has already been assigned a comprehensive plan designation of Low Density Residential, the City Council only need assign a zone change to the property. Attached is a resolution initiating annexation and an ordinance to change the zone designation from Washington County R-6 to Tigard R°4.5. OTHER ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED I Deny the request.. - FISCAL NOTES j - Since the territory is within Tigard's active planning area, the city is responsible for the Boundary commission annexation fee of $1,105. E I t STAFF REPOR'T' EXHIBIT A March 14, 1995 f TIGARD CITY COUNCIL TIGARD TOWN HALL 13125 SW HALL BOULEVARD ` TIGARD, OREGON 97223 j A. FACTS t ` i I. General Inf©rmatin k CASE: Zone Change Annexation 95-0001 j REQUEST: To annex one parcel of 10.07 acres of unincorporated Washington County land to the City of Tigard and to change the zone from F, Washington County R-6 to City of Tigard R-4.5. f - APPLICANT: Troy Hunt Judith Martin 8170 SW 87th 10275 SW Hazelbrook Portland, OR 97223 Tualatin, OR 97062 OWNERS: Same REPRESENTATIVE: Ernie Platt Matrix Development Corporation 7160 SW Hazelfern Road, Suite 100 Tigard, OR 97224 F LOCATION: South of Walnut Street at the 116th Avenue f intersection - WCTM 2S1 3BD, lot 100 (see map). k f 2. Vicinity Information Properties to the north, west, south and along part of the eastern boundary are in Washington County and zoned R-6. Properties to the.northeast (across Walnut Street) and along most of the eastern boundary are in the city and zoned R-4.5. These parcels have single family residences on them. 3. Background Information The applicant's representative approached the city with a request to annex the property with the intent to develop it. No previous applications have been reviewed by the city 4 relating to this property. 4. Site Information and ProRosai Description The site slopes gently downward from southwest to northeast. There is a forested area covering the southern portion and a 1 r j r . r " 1 wetland in the southeast corner of the site. One single F r, family house is on the property. The parcel has approximately 430 feet of frontage along Walnut Street, which is functionally classified as a major collector. The applicants have requested that the 10.07-acre parcel be annexed by means of the double majority method to the city. City staff have included the Walnut Street right-of-way adjacent to the property in the annexation request (see Agency Comments below). The proposal includes the request to initiate annexation to the city and to change the zone only on the property. Because the property is in the city's active planning area, it has already been assigned a Tigard Comprehensive Plan designation, which is Low Density,. Residential. 5. A ency Comments The Police, Engineering and Planning departments have agreed to include the entire Walnut Street right-of-way adjacent to the affected parcel in the proposed annexation in order to i facilitate more efficient police and utility services. No other comments were received when this report was written. 8, FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS E'- The relevant criteria in this case are Tigard Comprehensive Plan policies 2.1.1, 10.1.1, 10.1.2, and Tigard Community Development Code chapters 18.136 and 18.138. { Staff has determined that the proposal is consistent with the relevant portions of the Comprehensive Plan based on the following findings: 1. Policy 2.1.1, requiring an ongoing citizen involvement program, is satisfied because the Central CIT and surrounding property owners have been notified of the hearing and public notice of the hearing has been published. 2. Policy 10.1.1, requiring adequate service capacity delivery to annexed parcels, is satisfied because the Police Department and other service providers indicate that adequate services are available and may be extended to accommodate the affected property. 3. Policy 10.1.2, boundary criteria for' annexations, is satisfied because the proposal will not create a boundary irregularity in this area; the Police Department has been notified of this request and recommended adding the Walnut Street right-of-way adjacent to the property to the annexation; the affected land is located within the 2 , .j city's urban planning area and is contiguous to the city E boundary; and adequate services are available to accommodate the property. Staff has determined that the proposal is consistent with the relevant portions of the Community Development Code based on t the following findings: E ' j ~ 1. Code Section 18.136.030, requiring approval standards for annexation proposals, is satisfied because: a. Service providers have indicated that adequate facilities and services are available and have sufficient capacity to serve the affected site. b. Applicable comprehensive plan policies and code provisions have been reviewed and satisfied. f C. The zoning designation of R-4.5 most closely conforms to the county designation of R-6 while I, implementing the city's comprehensive Plan a designation of Low Density Residential. d. The determination that the affected property is a developing area is based on the standards in chapter 18.138 of the code. E< i 2. Code Section 18.138, providing standards for the classification of annexed land, is satisfied because the property meets the definition of and will be designated as a developing area. C. RECOMMENDATION F Based on the findings noted above, the planning staff recommends approval of ZCA 95-0001. c i i r 3 i i P EXHIBIT B F. 1 I E. k r F 4 1 c: r 1 h j Lu F a c - ~ i f~ { c. lye, i. VICINITY EXHIBIT P AREA CURRENTLY WITHIN CITY LIMITS TNTH ® AREA TO BE ANNEXED 5anw r.aoo' FEET 0 1,00 800 ZCA 95-0001 - aaca&aat~ osnr>~39Dwo vavDa 1. AGENDA .q RECEIVED E FOR AGENDA WF'- ~ 5 MAR 141995 . Tigard City Council COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Re: File No. ZCA 95-00001 (Hunt/Martin) 3 Dear Mayor and Councilors, We request that your resolution initiating the annexation of this 10.7 acre parcel include the following paragraph: _ t Along the southern portion of the western boundary of this parcel, the adjoining three lots on SW Carmen Street shall be considered as classified as in an "established area" with € 113.5 zoning. Comprehensive Plan Policies 6.3:2 and 6.3.3, with their implementing strategies, shall apply to any e > i development of this parcel along the boundary with those i three lots (11760, 11765, and 11905 Sid' Carmen St). Our request is important because of a Catch-22 situation. If the neighboring lots were in the city, i they would nave been designated in ar. "established area" and they would have been assigned city zoning. But in this case the large undeveloped parcel is annexing before the neighboring established area. By agreerncnt with the county, the City of Tigard is the planning agency for our neighborhood. And our neighborhood deserves the full scope of protection that is provided in the Comprehensive Flan. i` Sincerely, ~ l 1 Bob Bledsoe, author and former chairman of NPO 13 f Don Campbell, 11760 SW Carmen Street _E.J. Karlson, 11765 SW Carmen Street i Maureen T. Copeland, 11805 SW Carmen Street i • 'i y, i AGENDA ITEM Cts i For Agenda of It 4 PIES: CITY OF TIGARD, OREGON COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ISSUE/AGENDA TITLE Rev~e;a of Metro 2040 Growth Concept ~ PREPARED BY: a DEPT T " HEAD tax CITY ADMIPY ®x ISSUE, BEFORE !HE COUNC:XL - Letter from City Administrator to Metro Executive Officer commenting on Metro 2040 Growth Concept. 3 _ STAFF RECOM14ENRATION Discuss draft letter and Metro 2040 Growth Concept. r INFORMATION SUMMARY f Metro has solicited comments from jurisdictions on the Metro 2040 Growth Concept. The Washington Square area has been potentially designated a Regional Growth Center. Of the designated nine centers (region wide), several may be eliminated. The City of Tigard needs to support Washington Square Growth Center designation. OTHER ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED n/a i FISCAL., NOTES - - E n/a a I _ I i F A March 3, 1005 ! AiL' ' Mike Burton ' l,xecutive Officer # Metro Regional. Center OREGON ~ 600 l Grant Ave. Ohe Portland, OR 07232 i Bear Mr. Burton: Thank you for giving the City of Tigard the chance to comment on the Metro 2040 r growth concept. i_ The Tigard City Council strongly supports designating the Washington Square area a regional growth center. With over 1 million square feet of retail, 700,000 square feet of class A office space, and 100 acres of surface parking, this area. has the potential to be the future downtown of eastern Washington County. For this to happen in a manner that supports regional goals, however, will require a significant investment in infrastructure. `therefore, we support Metro's commitment to ensure these areas receive adequate resources, because each growth center will have a unique character, it will be important to allow flexibility in development, density, and infrastructure. Redevelopment and innll, are effective ways to ensure efficient use of land and infrastructure. In your analysis of their potential benefits, it will be very important, however, to ensure that existing residential neighborhoods are protected. The region 2040 adopted growth concept snap designates the Tigard triangle area inner neighborhood. We believe this should be changed to mixed use eMployment to i reflect existing conditions. Finally, the Tigard City Council believes the 2040 process must be a joint effort between Metro and the jurisdictions. Therefore, we look forward to working with Q. Metro over the next months to ensure a plan that works for the region and the City of Tigard. r Sincerely, Bill Monahan City Administrator jtl*eetro i 13125 SW Hall Blvd., 116ard, OR 97223 (503) 639.4171 MD (5503) 684.2772 j i r " s4 ki Ali F' Ali tt - f - A ' tx `R p"~ a. sus '.t'tr`+ s*,",s' S Y=u-it„~.'", . we4 5-5 N ux~a ?tcrJrE .>i';l1 as N~°-y.^'et 4 r a fi rne~+}'y's' 4k r } ry' tt , a 4?. F , ,rf~`x''' - Q! t,t' irk 3+"c`ti+,i ak"`eo` X4'1 t'ryq~' rx {'s~y mMx3a '~"~~{,ll aJ ^si. ti +1ah {~a ~#h'°e~ --rr'.'~ G sa - r ~taU'n& V,. 3j%~~r~- -quiast'4 ,~~"y"~"'f .44h„ C NIP 12 ~.°ry z~Y~~~y 'k s ru's'e rs`a s a~ "t,"r, r~q ~ r~~ • y r t ~ its r` Wcwr„ , t hzN a4 7(y 3 444 . y,^';~u xt';?<;5: Pi's m.ar•'xz, -,kr._x y`(E P juk3~ _'u eF a Wzi i,N,r,,r7 >'~7'yh,rS., 6j S„t~.. xM ~i^w~§,•, .r<,~' 9-' s,F,1 4 S It °x Y" 5=t`!'~e'Ma."`.,b'af ~F;e,u } ,yxx, §fi', s#,3'tr s e ' ;~=t"y`'.c.'° `c,,~ +s,"' ,_a;". t dt'Yp' w,r r ~`},•S.ar . " e.'n',r`!, :Y.. 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R4 §»s.#k{Ci i, ofContents "Ible A1 About Metro 1 Letter to Citizens from the Metro Council 2040 Growth Implementation Process Resolution 2040-c Exhibit A Growth Concept and Map Exhibit B Proposed Regional Urban Growth Goals and Objectives (RUGGOs) r Exhibit C Analysis and Appendices Publications List Metro Council Meetings Summary of Public Involvement Activities Acknowledgements _...i I i i i i Cover and divider pages: printed on 100 percent recycled-content paper, 100 percent post-consumer waste. Text: printed on 50 percent recycled-content paper, 20 percent post-consumer waste. L j j 1 1 Executive after { Rena Cusma Metro Coundlooss District 1 Susan McLain District 2 Jon Kvistad District 3 Jim Gardner District 4 Richard Devlin District 5 Mike Gates t District 6 George Tan Bergen District 7 Ruth McFarland District 8 Judy Wyers, presiding officer District 9 Rod Monroe District 10 Roger Buchanan District I 1 Ed Washington, deputy presiding officer District 12 Sandi Hansen District 13 Terry Moore 3e The preparation of this report has been financed in part by funds from the U.S. Depart ent of Transportation, under the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991. l Metro Metro is the directly elected regional government that serves the 1.1 million residents in the urban and suburban portions of Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties, as well as those in the 24 cities of the region including: Beaverton, Cornelius, Durham, Fairview, Forest Grove, Gladstone, Gresham, Happy Valley, Hillsboro, Johnson City, King City, Lake Oswego, Maywood Park, Milwaukee, Oregon City, Portland, Rivergrove, Sherwood, Tigard, Troutdale, Tualatin, West Linn, Wilsonville and Wood Village. Metro is responsible for the regional aspects of transportation and land use planning; regional parks and greenspaces; solid waste management; operation of the Metro Washington Park Zoo; and techni- cal services to local governments of the region. Through the Metropolitan Exposition-Recreation Commission, Metro manages the Oregon Convention Center, Civic Stadium, the Portland Center for the Performing Arts and the Expo Center. Metro is authorized by Chapter 268 of the Oregon Revised Statutes and the Metro Charter adopted by the citizens of the region in November 1992. Metro is currently governed by a 13-member council and an executive officer. Councilors are elected from districts and the executive officer is elected 1 regionwide. i a - 600 NORTHEAST GRAND AV2NUE PORT LAND, OREGON 97232 2736 T E L 5 0 3 7 9 7 1 7 0 0 I F A X $ 0 3 7 9 7 1 7 9 7 ETRO December 8, 1994 T o the Citizens of the Portland Metropolitan Region: After having spent the last three years in discussion with you, we are pleased to present the Region 2040 Growth Concept and accompanying map. These a establish the proposed form for growth and land development for our region over the next 50 years. The adopted Resolution 94-2040C, including the proposed Region 2040 Growth Concept and map, provides the strong policy statement we need to guide how the region intends to manage its projected long- term growth and begins to address the many issues associated with that growth. The regional policy direction and growth management philosophy couched in the concept proposal have as their primary objective the one pre-eminent value ' we've heard over and over from you: We must preserve our access to nature while we work to build better communities. That value is central to the 2040 Growth Concept and its implementation over time. This work outlines a general approach to three important issues related to 1 growth: the ranges of density that could accommodate projected growth within our urban growth boundary; the areas that should be protected as open space 3 within and outside that boundary; and the description of where and how much that boundary may need to be expanded. This important regional decision to establish the 2040 Growth Concept proposal will not, however, decide whether or by haw much to expand the urban growth boundary. Rather, it locates urban reserve study areas that will be examined over the next six months and evaluated in conjunction with other refinements to the growth concept. I The concept proposal does not delineate the specifics of exactly when, how, or where growth may occur in our region and the areas surrounding it. That planning work will occur later, as the growth concept is first refined over the next six months and then is implemented through a Regional Framework Plan j and the comprehensive plans of cities and counties. 1 i i i R,,y,l,d P.P- If f J ,i . Region 2040 Growth Concept Page 2 In July of 1995, urban reserve areas will be designated as needed to implement the 2040 Growth Concept incorporated into RUGGO based on the refined land use designations and growth allocation for areas currently within the urban - ; growth boundary. Land for urban reserve areas will, at that time, be set aside for long-term urbanization needs as our region grows. Also by July of 1995, Metro will adopt a Future Vision. This vision statement will guide future planning by adding further consideration of the needs of children, housing choices, education, the economy, the natural and built environments, arts and culture, civic life, rural lands and urban communities. It will also acknowledge our place in the larger developing region of the Willamette Valley and north 1 into the State of Washington. >a The 2040 Growth Concept will continue the policy groundwork laid out in the Regional Urban Growth Goals and Objectives that were developed in collaboration with the cities and counties of the region and adopted by the Metro Council in 1991. Building on those goals and objectives, the extensive ' technical analysis and public involvement undertaken as part of the Region 2040 planning process led to the concept proposal established in Resolution 94- 2040C. We are committed to continuing to work closely with you and with the leaders of the cities and counties of our region, as well as with the State of Oregon, to refine and implement this growth concept. We are also eonunitted ti to working with our neighbor cities of Canby, Sandy, Newberg, and North Plains to plan a future in which the changes we will all certainly experience with growth are managed for the benefit of those cities and our own metropolitan area. s' ' a The prevailing theme in what we have heard from citizens and our regional partners in this Region 2040 planning process is a broad consensus as to how we can enhance our region's livability and provide a framework for change and healthy growth. We believe that consensus was reached because of our commitment to public involvement and to working with our partner cities and counties. The established Region 2040 Growth Concept proposal is another of the landmark steps this region has taken in order to help guide the future of the i Metro area. It will serve as the foundation for developing a Regional Framework Plan, an updated Regional 'T'ransportation Plan, and for eventual changes to local comprehensive plans. This work represents the best expression of today's desired urban form for the year 2040, yet it is not designed to be a stagnant or inflexible concept for growth management. Instead, it is the , Region 2040 Growth Concept Page 3 r. . prototype ,for integrating land use and transportation to guide the more specific decisions that will be made in future implementing activities. As we work together over the next two years to implement the Region 2040 Growth Concept, the assumptions underlying this growth concept proposal will continue to be refined. We will measure and test the established concept against the several policy considerations we sett forth in Resolution 94-20400. We believe the Region 2040 Growth Concept, when complemented by the Future Vision and implemented in the Regional Framework Plan, will help us create 1 ' the highly desirable future we all want for our region. Sincerely, i Metro Council I 't Judy Wyers Ed Washington Susan McLain Presiding Officer Deputy Presiding Officer District 1 7i~s, District 11 ad Jim Gardner Richard Devlin District 3 District 4 Mike Gates George Van Bergen Ruth McFarland District 5 District b District 7 I Rod Monroe ger Buchanan G Sandi Hansen District 9 istrict 10 District 12 `i Terry Moo e District 13 i i 1 t i 2040 GROWTH CONCEPT IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS j "Adoption: Resolution 94-2040 - December 8, 1994 Growth Concept and Concept Map in proposed RUGGO amendment language :s { Describe Growth Concept refinement process Sets Urban Reserve Study Areas Emphasizes policy considerations for Growth Concept refinement e Initiates coordination with LCDC Refinement: December 1994 - June 1995 Adopt Future Vision Consider additional local government and public comments and suggestions Test the Growth Concept with further analysis # Develop improved transit, bike, pedestrian forecasts Review redevelopment and infill projections 1 Determine urban reserves needs Urban Reserve Rule interpretation from LCDC Select urban reserves for designation from Urban Reserve Study Areas Implementation: July 1995 - December 1996 Adopt urban reserve area designations Incorporate refined Growth Concept into RUGGO Adopt updated Regional Transportation Plan (amend functional plan) Adopt Rural Reserves protection inside Metro jurisdictional boundary (new a functional plan) a Regional Framework Plan draft (additional work program products) MT/Orb is 17/23/94 ww _ I IV. IN I 'N' MEN Y ~b ~`xE ~~4i e w5k € IN to c gi $ wfi a I d - ma, t Rol 'RED s K r t~ NMI, r S t':r`f: ~r...."a p w iq~ 'aN -,k,`"'fi^''+l (<.xsrsE Y€~r.~r~~ r ~f1. ~~+1 s a ,~yi,~yy- a a,' f3'Fts`p~b d~• 3ig, p}1 ? x~,.~wr~!~~ `llPs~~ Vim}.,...y, ~4r§'~d 93 "r1r4"°>.,ME tS 2^" ~e, 5 sh^.N,* " vut >sM a !'.4 1L.:i+.f+,. h aFr.YFWr~ a t rr''+" - y~''"+aj'f-w ~n~c rb 5~7.. at ~yt: $aumar~ ~t~3 %-:'sF5 Ag pr~ t k.sW'a+''*'r;4.r 0Y C1rm~4 y.',^ ".,^t t'1°P,,S}%'€~kPa'ip vv~ p x y3 ~aVzam~' € -a 4Y~ so All 9 low yi ~F k R3 S x2 '95 TRI Wag 4 a3~' e mat:nvro pgl' Ft m "u,ar ~.'k'T~;r zmi r.. # 0 99 I:.i 'vR4~ii5 ifdm xin - i i BEFORE THE METRO COUNCIL FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADOPTING A ) - RESOLUTION NO. 94-2040-C 2040 GROWTH MANAGEMENT STRATEGY ) Introduced by Metro Council ? ) Planning Committee, Chairman Jon Kvistad - j WHEREAS, Metro adopted land use regional goals and objectives called Regional Urban Growth Goals and Objectives (RUGGO) in September 1991 which are required by state law; and WHEREAS, During the development of RUGGO, there was widespread interest in a long-range, 50-year view of how to accommodate regional growth which led to Metro's Region 2040 planning program; and WHEREAS, State law requires several significant 20-year regional land use decisions in 1995 that will be affected by identifying the region's long-term planning direction; and i WHEREAS, On April 28, 1994, the Metro Council adopted Resolution No. 94-1930B 1 describing its intent concerning the process and products of the Region 2040 planning a r`- program; and ? WHEREAS, The Region 2040 planning process included analysis of the Base Case and Concepts A, B, and C by Metro staff together with local government staff and public F_ representatives; and WHEREAS, The Metro Council has received the considered advice of its Metro r Policy Advisory Committee, Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation, and the Future Vision Commission, and all the concepts have been the subject of extensive public review; and j r j WHEREAS, This Resolution accepts the work products of the Region 2040 process E for Metro's continued planning, establishes the 2040 Growth Concept scheduled to be added ! to RUGGO by July 1995 and states the process for refinement and implementation of the 2040 Growth Concept; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED, i 1. That the description of the Growth Concept, proposed as an addition to RUGGO text, and the 2040 Growth Concept Map attached and incorporates) herein as Exhibit "A" are hereby established as the 2040 Growth Concept proposal which shall be G Page 1 Resolution No. 94-2040-C 1 y f - scheduled for adoption and implementation at the first regular Metro Council meeting in July 1995. Any proposed refinements developed by the process herein shall be considered concurrent with the adoption and implementation of this 2040 Growth Concept proposal in July 1995. J 2. , That a refinement process of additional technical analysis and public review shall be carried out between December 1994 and June 1995 to determine the required policies necessary to assure that the Growth Concept proposal will be achievable. This refinement shall be guided by the following policy considerations: a. A focus on centers and corridors to seek greater land use efficiencies in development and redevelopment. d b. Relatively few additions to the urban land supply such as the 14,500 acres or fewer estimated to be needed under the example 2040 Concept Analysis. ' c. Development of a true multimodal transportation system which serves land use patterns, densities and community designs that allow for and enhance transit,, bike, pedestrian travel and freight movement. .a d. An improved transportation modal share for transit, bike and pedestrian travel. e. Creation of a jobs-housing balance at the regional, central city, centers and community levels. h f. Preservation of both local and regional green spaces within and near the Metro boundary. g. Enhanced redevelopment and reinvestment opportunities in areas of substandard incomes and housing. 3. That the refinement process of additional technical analysis and public review to be carried out between December 1994 and June 1995 will also provide the opportunity for the following: i a. Further local government analysis and discussion of the 2040 Growth Concept with its constituents as requested by Metro's local government partners. b. Analysis of the study areas identified in the public process leading to 1 this 2040 Growth Concept. C. Consideration of Concept Map revisions based on the policy considerations, local comment and analysis. C i Page 2 Resolution No. 94-2040-C t d. Development of 2015 population and employment forecasts. r { e. Identification of site specific urban reserve areas for designation by July 1995. L Receipt of the Future Vision Commission recommendation and adoption J of a 50-year Future Vision by July 1, 1995, as required by the 1992 Metro Charter. g. Development of an interim Regional Transportation Plan Update. h. Consideration of amendments to RUGGO Goal II, Urban Form, consistent with the refined 2040 Growth Concept. i. Formulation and adoption of a Work Plan for the Regional Framework _ Plan required by the 1992 Metro Charter. J_ Periodic review of the Urban Growth Boundary. k. Development of an improved modal share forecast for achievable levels i of transit, bike, and pedestrian travel. - i 1. Continued examination and analysis of industrial lands and access to them. in. Further analysis of achievable infill and development. i 4. That the proposals to the Metro Council for amendments to RUGGO Goal II l approved by MPAC and the Metro Council are attached as Exhibit "B." Further amendments to Goal H that go beyond the scope of MPAC's review of the Recommended Alternative Concept attached as Exhibit "E," are hereby referred to MPAC as proposed refinements. i 5. That all additional proposed refinements to the 2040 Growth Concept and Concept Map, adopted on December 8, 1994, such as, urban reserve designations, concept definitions, density targets, and jobs-housing balance policies will be referred to MPAC for review and recommendation prior to adoption by the Metro Council. 3 i 6. That MPAC should consider the established 2040 Concept and the referred amendments received by the Metro Council along with other refinements and make a rcommendation back to Council by April 15, 1995. _l 1'Page 3 Resolution No. 94-•2040-C { f ;i i 1 ! 7. That implementation of the 2040 Growth Concept shall include. a. Adoption of 2040 Growth Concept RUGGO text and 2040 Concept Map with designated urban reserve areas in July 1995. l b. Adoption amendments to RUGGO Goal H, Urban Form consistent with the refined 2040 Growth Concept in July 1995. C. Define and adopt rural reserves protection inside Metro jurisdictional ' boundaries as part of the Regional Framework Plan by June 1996. d. Adopt intergovernmental agreements with cooperative neighbor cities, counties and state agencies to protect "green" transportation corridors and rural reserves outside Metro jurisdictional boundaries by June 1996. e. Adoption of transportation, green spaces, water quantity and quality, urban design, urban growth boundary and urban reserve components of the regional framework plan by December 1996. 7 ' g. That the urban reserve study areas indicated on the 2040 Growth Concept Map i shall be the lands analyzed for designation as urban reserve areas by the first Metro Council meeting in July 1995. 9. That the 2040 Growth Concept, including urban reserve study areas, shall be submitted to the L.snd Conservation and Development Commission for technical review and coordination of adopted RUGGO 15.3 on Urban Reserves and LCDC's Urban Reserve Rule - prior to designation of urban reserves. 10. That the Region 2040 Recommended Alternative Analysis, the Technical Analysis, the Appendix, and the Analysis Map attached as Exhibit "C" are hereby accepted as an example of one possible implementation of the 2040 Growth Concept. 1 11. That the 1995 Work Plan components directed by the Metro Council for staff submission by January 15, 1995, are attached as Exhibit "D." i ADOPTED by the Metro Council this 8th day of December 1994. r 1 7u Wyer% Presi ing Officer gl 1903b 1 Page 4 Resolution No. 94-2040-C =J ggm % r ~y a,e x HIM L % t Al, ~Rffi tam" ,zf 7 bra AMU% UR- S - ~j s stx $ i-rF g ^y r,, ry NL,aIi .r}a yCc ~ v ~ ktr : ~ r # s 'U''S'sz• s,.-c v a v w' MEW ~Wyll . % 'M WO klz ar -Al M-P l K' ~ Page # 1 Metro 2040 Growth Concept { As adopted by the Metro Council on December 8, 1994 i 111.4 Gr6wth Concept L This Growth Concept states the preferred form of regional growth and r development adopted in the Legion 2040 planning process including the 2040 Growth Concept .Map. This Concept is adopted for the long term growth management of the region including a general approach to approximately where and how much the urban growth boundary should be ultimately expanded, what ranges of density are estimated to accommodate projected growth within the boundary, and which areas should be protected as open space. This Growth Concept is designed to accommodate 720,000 additional residents and 350,000 additional jobs. The total population served within this plan is 1.8 million residents within the Metro boundary. _i The basic philosophy of the Growth Concept is: preserve our access to nature and build better communities. It combines the goals of RUGGO with the analysis of the Region 2040 project to guide growth for the next 50 years. The conceptual description of the preferred urban form of region in 2040 is in the Concept Map and this text. This Growth Concept sets the direction for development of implementing policies in Metro's existing functional plans and the Charter-required regional framework plan. This direction will be refined, as well as implemented, in subsequent functional plan amendments and framework plan components. Additional planning will be done to test the Growth Concept and to determine implementation actions. Amendments to the Growth Concept and some RUGGO Objectives may be needed to reflect the results of additional planning to maintain the consistency of implementation actions with RUGGO. Fundamental to the Growth Concept is a multi-modal transportation system which assures mobility of people and goods throughout the region. By coordinating land uses and this transportation system, the region embraces its existing locational advantage as a relatively uncongested hub for trade. 4 Page #2 i, The basic principles of the Growth Concept apply Growth Management Goals and Objectives in RUGGO. An urban to rural transition to reduce sprawl, keep t 3 a clear distinction between urban and rural lands and balance re-development is needed. For its long term urban land supply, the Growth Concept estimates that about 14,510 acres will be needed to accommodate projected growth. 'T'hese lands will be selected from about 22,000 acres of Urban Reserve Study Area r shown on the Concept Map. This assumes cooperative agreements with neighboring cities to coordinate planning for the proportion of projected growth` in the Metro region expected to locate within their urban growth boundaries and ` urban reserve areas. f The Metro UGB would only expand into urban reserves when need for additional urban land is demonstrated. Rural reserves are intended to assure that Metro and neighboring cities remain separate. The result is intended to be ` a compact urban form for the region coordinated with nearby cities to retain the t_ region's sense of place. Mixed use urban centers inside the urban growth boundary are one key to the Growth Concept. Creating higher density centers of employment and housing and transit service with compact development in a walkable environment is intended to provide efficient access to goods and services and enhances multi modal transportation. The Growth Concept uses interrelated types of centers. The Central City is the largest market area, the region's employment and cultural hub. Regional Centers serve large market areas outside the central city, connected to it by high capacity transit and highways. Connected to each Regional Center, by road and transit, are smaller Town Centers with local shopping and employment opportunities within a local market area. Planning for all of these centers will seek a balance between jobs and housing so that more transportation trips are likely to remain local and become more multi modal. f In keeping with the jobs housing balance in centers, a jobs housing balance by regional sub-areas can and should also be a goal. This would account for the :housing and employment outside centers, and direct policy to adjust for better jobs housing ratios around the region. c Recognition and protection of open spaces both inside the UGB and in rural reserves outside urban reserves are reflected in the Growth Concept. Open - *aage 3 spaces, including important natural features and parks, are important to the capacity of the urban growth boundary and the ability of the region to accommodate housing and employment. Green areas on the Concept Map may be designated as regional open space. That would remove these lands from the inventory of urban land available for development. Rural reserves, already designated for farms, forestry, natural areas or rural-residential use, would remain and be further protected from development pressures. The Concept Map shows some transportation facilities to illustrate new concepts, like "green corridors," and how land use areas, such as centers, may 1 be served. Neither the current regional system nor final alignment choices for future facilities are intended to be represented on the Concept Map. a The percentages and density targets used in the Growth Concept to describe the relationship between centers and areas are estimates based on modeling analysis of one possible configuration of the Growth Concept. Implementation actions that vary from these estimates indicate a need to balance other parts of the Growth Concept to retain the compact urban form contained in the Growth oncept. Land use definitions and numerical targets as mapped, are intended as targets and will be refined in the Regional Framework Plan. Each jurisdiction will certainly adopt a unique mix of characteristics consistent with each locality and the overall Growth Concept. Neighbor Cities j The Growth Concept recognizes that neighboring cities surrounding the region's metropolitan area are likely to grow rapidly. Communities such as Sandy, Canby, and Newberg will be affected by the Metro Council's decisions about managing i the region's growth. A significant number of people would be accommodated in these neighboring cities, and cooperation between Metro and these communities is necessary to address common transportation and land-use issues. There are three key concepts for cooperative agreements with neighbor cities: 1) There shall be a separation of rural land between each neighboring city j and the metropolitan area. If the region grows together, the transportation system would suffer and the cities would lose their sense of ? community identity. i K, Page # 4 Er j 2) There shall be a strong balance between jobs and housing in the w neighbor cities. The more a city retains a balance of jobs and households, F the more trips will remain local. 3) The "green corridor," transportation facility through a rural reserve that serves as a link between the metropolitan area and a neighbor city t without access to the farms and forests of the rural reserve. This would keep accessibility high, which encourages employment growth but limits the adverse affect on the surrounding rural areas. Metro will seek limitations in access to these facilities and will seek intergovernmental agreements with GDQT, the appropriate counties and neighbor cities to J establish mutually acceptable growth management strategies. Metro will link transportation improvements to neighbor cities to successful - implementation of these intergovernmental agreements. Green Corridors 1 f These transportation corridors connect the region's UG13 to the neighboring cities' UGB's. Facilities should be designed to reduce urban influence and to avoid increasing access to the farms and forests of the rural reserves they pass through. The intent is to keep urban to urban accessibility high to encourage employment growth, but limit any adverse effect on the surrounding rural areas. Cooperative agreements among Metro, neighbor cities, affected counties and state agencies will be needed. Rural Reserves These are rural areas that keep adjacent urban areas separate. These rural lands are not needed or planned for development but are more likely to experience development pressures than are areas farther away. These lands will not be developed in the foreseeable future, an idea that requires agreement among local, regional and state agencies. They are areas outside the present urban growth boundary and along highways that connect the region to neighboring cities. New rural commercial or industrial development would be restricted. Some f areas would receive priority status as potential areas for park and open space t' r i ; "'age # 5 acquisition. Road improvements would specifically exclude interchanges or F other highway access to the rural road system, as would any nearby extensions t of urban services. Zoning would be for resource protection on farm and forestry land, and very low density residential (less than one unit for five acres) F for exception land. These rural reserves would support and protect farm and forestry operations. The reserves also would include some purchase of natural areas adjacent. to rivers, streams and lakes to make sure the water quality is protected and wildlife habitat enhanced. Large natural features, such as hills and buttes, also would be'included as rural reserves because they buffer developed areas and are poor candidates for compact urban development. r. Rural reserves are designated in areas that are most threatened by new f development, that separate communities, or exist as special resource areas. E Rural reserves also would be retained to separate cities within the Metro _,boundary. Cornelius, Hillsboro, Tualatin, Sherwood and Wilsonville all have _ .'xisting areas of rural land that provide a break in urban patterns. New areas of urban reserves, that are indicated on the Concept Map are also separated by rural reserves, such as the Damascus-Pleasant Valley areas from Happy Valley. t The primary means of achieving rural reserves would be through the regional framework plan for areas within the Metro boundary, and voluntary agreements among Metro, the counties, neighboring cities, and the state for those areas outside the Metro boundary. These agreements would prohibit extending urban s growth into the rural reserves and require that state agency actions are consistent with the rural reserve designation. Open Spaces and Trail Corridors The areas designated open space on the Concept map are parks, stream and trail corridors, wetlands and floodplains, largely undeveloped upland areas, and areas of compatible very low density residential development. Many of these c natural features already have significant land set asids as open space. The Tualatin Mountains, for example, contain major parks such as Forest Park and Tryon Creek State Park and numerous smaller parks such as Gabriel Park in :)rtland and Wilderness Park in Vilest Linn. Other areas are oriented toward Rage # 6 ; wetlands and streams, with Fanno Creek in Washington County having one of the best systems of parks and open space in the region. i Local jurisdictions are encouraged to establish acres of open space per capita goals based on rates at least as great as current rates, in order to keep up with current conditions. Designating these areas as open spaces would have several effects. First, it would remove these land from the category of urban land that is available for r . development. The capacity of the urban growth boundary would have to be calculated without these, and plans to accommodate housing and employment would have to be made without them. Secondly, these natural areas, along with key rural reserve areas, would receive a high priority for purchase as parks and open space, such as Metro's Greenspaces program. Finally, regulations could s be developed to protect these critical natural areas that would not conflict with i _ housing and economic goals, thereby having the benefit of regulatory protection of critical creek areas, compatible low-density development, and ' transfer of development rights to other lands better suited for development. About 35,000 acres of land and water inside today's urban growth boundary are E included as open spaces in the Growth Concept Map. Preservation of these Open Spaces could be achieved by a combination of ways. Some areas could be purchased by public entities, such as Metro's Greenspaces program or local park departments. Others may be donated by private citizens or by developers l of adjacent properties to reduce the impact of development. Some could be protected by environmental zoning which allows very low-density residential development through the clustering of housing on portions of the land while i leaving important features as common open space. is Centers ! ' Creating higher density centers of employment and housing is advantageous for several reasons. These centers provide access to a variety of goods and services in a relatively small geographic area, creating a intense business climate. Having centers also makes sense from a transportation perspective, since most centers have an accessibility level that is conducive to transit, bicycling and walking. Centers also act as social gathering places and community centers, where people would find the "small town atmosphere" they cherish. i F i _i i 7 Page # 7 The major benefits of centers in the marketplace are accessibility and the ability to concentrate goods and services in a relatively small area. The problem in developing centers, however, is that most of the existing centers are already developed and any increase in the density must be made through redeveloping existing land and buildings. Emphasizing redevelopment in centers over development of new areas of undeveloped land is a key strategy in the Growth Concept. Areas of high unemployment and low property values should be specially considered to encourage reinvestment and redevelopment. Incentives and tools to facilitate redevelopment in centers should be identified. j There are three types of centers, distinguished by size and accessibility. The { "central city" is downtown Portland and is accessible to millions of people. "Regional centers" are accessible to hundreds of thousands of people, and k "town centers" are accessible to tens of thousands. 6 The Central City f Downtown Portland serves as our major regional center and functions quite well as an employment and cultural hub for the metropolitan area. It provides i. s accessibility to the many businesses that require access to a large market area E and also serves as the location for cultural and social functions that draw the r region together. It is the center for local, regional, state, and federal a governments, financial institutions, commerce, the center for arts and culture, and for visitors to the region. In addition, downtown Portland has a high percentage of travel other than by car three times higher than the next most successful area. Jobs and housing are be readily available there, without the need for a car. Maintaining and improving upon the strengths of our regional downtown shall remain a high priority. Today, about 20 percent of all employment in the region is in downtown Portland. Under the Growth Concept, downtown Portland would grow at the j same rate as the rest of the region, and would remain the location of 20 percent l of regional employment. To do this, downtown Portland's 1990 density of 150 people per acre would increase to 250 people per acre. Improvements to the E l!`'r.ansit system network, development of a multi-modal street system and ~ F _I f Page # g 1 maintenance of regional through routes (the highway system) would provide. additional mobility to and from the city center, E<. Regional centers There are nine regional centers, serving four market areas (outside of the ? Central City market area). Hillsboro serves that western portion of the region, and Gresham the eastern. The Central city and Gateway serve most of the Portland area as a regional center. Downtown Beaverton and Washington ? Square serve the Washington County area, and downtown Oregon City, Clackamas Town Center and Milwaukie together serve Clackamas County and portions of outer south east Portland. These Regional Centers would become the focus of compact development, i redevelopment, and high-quality transit service, multi-modal street networks and act as major nodes along regional through routes . The Growth Concept accommodates three percent of new household growth and 11 percent of new employment growth in these regional centers. From the current 24 people per acre, the Growth Concept would allow up to 60 people per acre. f Transit improvements would include light-rail connecting all regional centers to the Central City. A dense network of multi-modal arterial and collector streets would tie regional centers to surrounding neighborhoods and other centers. ' Regional through-routes would be designed to serve connect regional centers and ensure that these centers are attractive places to conduct business. The relatively small number of centers reflects not only the limited market for new development at this density but also the limited transportation funding for the I high-quality transit and roadway improvements envisioned in these areas. As i such the nine regional centers should be considered candidates and ultimately e i the number should be reduced or policies established to phase-in certain regional centers earlier than others. Town centers smaller than regional centers and, serving populations of tens of thousands of people, town centers are the third type of center with compact development and ? transit service. Town centers would accommodate about 3 percent of new households and more than 7 percent of new employment. The 1990 density of f 1 'a jPage # 9 an average of 23 people per acre would nearly double to about 40 persons per acre, the current densities of development along Hawthorne Boulevard and in downtown Millsboro. j Town centers would provide local shopping and employment opportunities within a local market area. They are designed to provide local retail and 1 services, at a minimum. They also would vary greatly in character. Some would become traditional town centers, such as Lake Oswego, Oregon City, and Forest Grove, while others would change from an auto-oriented development into a more complete community, such as Hillsdale. Many would also have regional specialties, such as office centers envisioned for the Ceder Mill town center. Several new town centers are designated, such as in Happy i Valley and Damascus, to accommodate the retail and service needs of a growing population while reducing auto travel. Others would combine a town 3 center within a regional center, offering the amenities and advantages of each j type of center. Corridors t : f _ Corridors are not as dense as centers but also are located along good quality transit lines. They provide a place for densities that are somewhat higher than today and feature a high-quality pedestrian environment and convenient access to transit. Typical new developments would include rowhouses, duplexes, and one to three story office and retail buildings, and average 25 persons per acre. Station Communities i Station communities are nodes of development centered around a light rail or high capacity transit station which feature a high-quality pedestrian environment. They provide for the highest density outside centers. The station communities would encompass an area approximately one half mile from a station stop. The densities of new development would average 45 persons per acre. Zoning ordinances now set minimum densities for most Eastside and i Westside MAX station communities. An extensive station community planning - program is now under way for each of the Westside station communities, and similar work is envisioned for the proposed South/North line. It is expected that the station community planning process will result in specific strategies and ;flan changes to implement the station communities concept. ~ F i. Page # 10 Because the Growth Concept calls for many corridors and station communities throughout the region, they would together accommodate 27 percent of the new households of the region and nearly 15 percent of new employment. Main Streets and Neighborhood Centers i During the early decades of this century, main streets served by transit and characterized by a strong business and civic community were a major land-use ! pattern throughout the region. Examples remain in Hillsboro, Milwaukie, Oregon City and Gresham, as well as the Westmoreland neighborhood and Hawthorne Boulevard. Today, these areas are undergoing a revival and j provide an efficient and effective land-use and transportation alternative. The ; Growth Concept calls for main streets to grow from 1990 levels of 36 people per acre to 39 per acre. Main streets would accommodate nearly two percent of housing growth. t Main streets typically will serve neighborhoods and may develop a regional specialization such as antiques, fine dining, entertainment, or specialty i clothing that draws people from other parts of the region. Main Streets form neighborhood centers as areas that provide the retail and service development at other intersections at the focus of a neighborhood areas and around MAX light rail stations. When several main streets occur within a few 1 blocks of one another, they may also serve as a dispersed town center, such as ` the main street areas of Belmont, Hawthorne, and Division that form a town { center for inner southeast Portland. ' Neighborhoods Residential neighborhoods would remain a key component of the Growth Concept and would fall into two basic categories. Inner neighborhoods are Portland and the older suburbs of Beaverton, 1Vlilwaukie and Lake Oswego, and would include primarily residential areas that are accessible to employment. Lot sizes would be smaller to accommodate densities increasing from 1990 levels of about 11 people per acre to about 14 per acre. Inner neighborhoods would trade smaller lot sizes for better access to jobs and shopping. They would accommodate 28 percent of new households and 15 percent of new employment r (some of the employment would be home occupations and the balance would be-.-"-) I t Page # 11 neighborhood- baste employment such as schools, daycare and some neighborhood businesses). Outer neighborhoods would be farther away from large employment centers and would have larger lot sizes and lower densities. Examples include outer suburbs such as Forest Grove, Sherwood, and Oregon City, and any additions ! to the urban growth boundary. From 1990 levels of nearly 10 people per acre, outer neighborhoods would increase to 13 per acre. These areas would accommodate 28 percent of new households and 10 percent of new employment. 3 One of the most significant problems in some newer neighborhoods is the lack of street connections, a recent phenomenon that has occurred in the last 25 years. It is one of the primary causes of increased congestion in new suburbs. ' Traditional neighborhoods contained a grid pattern with up to 20 through streets per mile. But in new areas, one to two through streets per mile is the norm. Combined with large scale single-use zoning and low densities, it is the major cause of increasing auto dependency in neighborhoods. To improve local connectivity throughout the region, all areas shall develop master street plans that include from 8 to 20 local streets connections per mile, which would improve access for all modes of travel. s Employment areas The Portland metropolitan area economy is heavily dependant upon wholesale trade and the flow of commodities to national and international markets. The high quality of our freight transportation system, and in particular our intermodal freight facilities are essential to continued growth in trade. The intermodal facilities (air and marine terminals, freight rail yards and common carrier truck terminals) are an area of regional concern, and the regional framework plan will identify and protect lands needed to meet their current and projected space requirements. Industrial areas would be set aside primarily for industrial activities. Other ' supporting uses, including some retail uses, may be allowed if limited to sizes and locations intended to serve the primary industrial uses. They include land-intensive employers, such as those around the Portland International ;Airport, the Millsboro Airport and some areas along Highway 212/224. i 1 r- f Page # 12 ' Industrial areas are expected to accommodate ten percent of regional t ' employment and no households. Retail uses whose market area is substantially larger than the employment area shall not be considered supporting uses. 1 { Other employment centers would be designated as mixed-use employment areas, mixing various types of employment and including some residential development as well. These mixed-use employment areas would provide for about five percent of new households and 14 percent of new employment within F the region. Densities would rise substantially from 1990 levels of about 11 ' people per acre to 20 people per acre. t The siting and development of new industrial areas would consider the E a proximity of housing for all income ranges provided by employment in the projected industrial center, as well as accessibility to convenient and inexpensive non-auto transportation. The continued development of existing industrial areas would include attention to these two issues as well. Urban Reserves One important feature of the Growth Concept is that it would accommodate all 50 years of forecasted growth through a relatively small amount of urban reserves. Urban reserves consist of land set aside outside the present urban growth boundary for future growth. The Growth Concept contains ' approximately 22,000 acres of Urban Reserve Study Areas shown on the Concept Map. Less than 15,000 of these are needed for growth if the other [ density goals of the Growth Concept are met. Over 75 percent of these lands F are currently zoned for rural housing and the remainder are zoned for farm or forestry uses. These areas shall be refined to the 14,500 acres required by the Growth Concept for designation of urban reserves areas under the LCDC Urban Reserve Rule and inclusion in the regional framework plan. F i Transportation Facilities In undertaking the Region 2040 process, the region has shown a strong commitment to developing a.regional plan that is based on greater land use efficiencies and a truly multi-modal transportation system. However, the transportation system defined in the Growth Concept Analysis serves as a theoretical definition (construct) of the transportation system needed to serve the 1 I F i Page # 13 land uses in the Growth Concept (Recommended Alternative urban form). The modeled system reflects only one of many possible configurations that might be used to serve future needs, consistent with the policy direction called for in the Growth Concept (amendment to RUGGO). a As such, the Growth Concept (Recommended Alternative) transportation map provides only general direction for development of an updated Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) and does not prescribe or limit what the RTP will ultimately include in the regional system. Instead, the RTP will build upon the broader land use and transportation directions that are defined in the Growth j Concept (Recommended Alternative). I The transportation elements needed to create a successful growth management _ policy are those that support the Growth Concept. Traditionally, streets have ~ been defined by their traffic-carrying potential, and transit service according to ~ it's ability to draw commuters. Other travel modes have not been viewed as important elements of the transportation system. The Growth Concept establishes a new framework for planning in the region by linking urban form ' ~s to transportation. In this new relationship, transportation is viewed as a range of travel modes and options that reinforce the region's growth management goals. Within the framework of the Growth Concept is a network of multi-modal corridors and regional through-routes that connect major urban centers and destinations. Through-routes provide for high-volume auto and transit travel at a regional scale, and ensure efficient movement of freight. Within multi-modal corridors, the transportation system will provide a broader range of travel mode options, including auto, transit, bicycle and pedestrian networks, that allow choices of how to travel in the region. These travel options will encourage the use of alternative modes to the auto, a shift that has clear benefits for the environment and the quality of neighborhoods and urban centers and address the needs of those without access to automobiles. I In addition to the traditional emphasis on road and transit facilities, the j development of networks for freight travel and intermodal facilities, for bicycle and pedestrian travel and the efficient use of capacity on all streets through access management and congestion management and/or pricing will be part of a successful transportation system. ,F z t 'j Page # 14 J F While the Concept Map shows only major transit facilities and corridors, all areas within the UGB have transit access. Transit service in the Growth Concept included both fixed-route and demand responsive systems. The RTP shall further define the type and extent of transit service available throughout the region. 3 J Intermodal Facilities The region's continued strength as a national and international distribution f center is dependent upon adequate intermodal facilities and access to them. E ` Intermodal facilities include marine terminals, railroad intermodal points, such E as the Union Pacific's Albina Yard, the airports and the Union Station/inter-city bus station area. The Regional Transportation Plan will identify these areas and t their transportation requirements and will identify programs to provide adequate ! freight capacity. E. Regional through-routes' These are the routes that move people and goods through and around the region, connect regional centers to each other and to the Central City, and connect the region to the statewide and interstate transportation system. They E { include freeways, limited access highways, and heavily traveled arterials, and usually function as through-routes. As such, they are important not only because of the movement of people, but as one of the region's major freight systems. Since much of our regional economy depends on the movement of goods and services, it is essential to keep congestion on these roads at manageable levels. These major routes frequently serve as transit corridors but 1 are seldom conducive to bicycles or pedestrians because of the volume of auto and freight traffic that they carry. 4 With their heavy traffic, and high visibility, these routes are attractive to business. However, when they serve as a location for auto-oriented businesses, ~ { the primary function of these routes, to move regional and statewide traffic, can be eroded. While they serve as -an appropriate location for auto-oriented businesses, they are poor locations for businesses that are designed to serve neighborhoods or sub-regions. These are better located on multi-modal arterials. They' need the highest levels of access control. , In addition, it is i 3 j E j Page # 15 important that they not become barriers to movements across them by other forms of travel, auto, pedestrian, transit, or bicycle. They shall focus on providing access to centers and neighbor cities, rather than access to the lands that front them. 3 j Multi-modal arterials These represent most of the region's arterials. They include a variety of design styles and speeds, and are the backbone for a system of multi-modal travel options. Older sections of the region are better designed for multi-modal travel than new areas. Although these streets often smaller than suburban arterials; they carry a great deal of traffic (up to 30,000 vehicles a day), experience heavy bus ridership along their routes and are constructed in dense networks that encourage bicycle and pedestrian travel. The Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) shall identify these multi-modal streets and develop a plan to further encourage alternative travel modes within these corridors. Many new streets, however, are designed to.accommodate heavy auto and Y freight traffic at the expense of other travel modes. Multiple, wide lanes, i dedicated turning lanes, narrow sidewalks exposed to moving traffic, and widely-spaced intersections and street crossings create an environment that is k difficult and dangerous to negotiate without a car. The RTP shall identify these K potential multi-modal corridors and establish design standards that encourage other modes of travel along these routes. Some multi-modal arterials also carry significant volumes of freight. The RTP k will ensure that freight mobility on these routes is adequately protected by considering freight needs when identifying multi-modal routes, and in establishing design standards intended to encourage alternative modes of passenger travel. E i Collectors and local streets These streets become a regional priority when a lack of adequate connections forces neighborhood traffic onto arterials. New suburban development increasingly depends on arterial streets to carry trips to local destinations, since most new local streets systems a specifically designed with curves and s cul-de-sacs to discourage local through travel by any mode. The RTP should i i s_ Page # 16 r e consider a standard of eight to ZO through streets per mile, applied to both 4 developed and developing to reduce local travel on arterials. There should also be established standard bicycle and pedestrian through-routes (via easements, 1 greenways, fire lanes etc.) in existing neighborhoods where changes to the street system are not a reasonable alternative. Light rail Light rail transit (LRT) daily travel capacity measures in tens of thousands of riders, and provides a critical travel option to major destinations. The primary t function of light rail in the Growth Concept is to link regional centers and the Central City, where concentrations of housing and employment reach a level that can justify the cost of developing a fixed transit system. In addition to { their role in developing regional centers, LRT lines can also support significant concentrations of housing and employment at individual station areas along their routes. t In addition, neighbor cities of sufficient size should also include a transit k connection to the metropolitan area to provide a full range of transportation alternatives. ~ G. "Planned and Existing Light Rail Lines" on the Concept Map represent some i locations shown on the current Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) which were selected for initial analysis. "Proposed Light Rail alignments" show some appropriate new light rail locations consistent with serving the Growth Concept. "Potential HCT lines" highlight locations for some concentrated form of transit, possibly including light rail. These facilities demonstrate the general direction for development of an updated R.TP which will be based on further study. The Concept Reap transportation facilities do not prescribe or limit the existing of updated RTP. a Bicycle and Pedestrian Networks Bicycling and walking should play an important part in the regional transportation system especially within neighborhoods and centers and for other shorter trips. They are also essential to the success of an effective transit system. In addition to the arrangement of land uses and site design, route continuity and the design of rights-of-way in a manner friendly to bicyclists and i i E i 1 Page # 1 7 i pedestrians are necessary. The Regional Transportation Piann will establish ' targets which substantially increase the share on these modes. Demand Management/Pricing The land uses and facilities in the Growth Concept cannot, by themselves, meet r the region's transportation objectives. Remand Management (carpooling, E w, parking management and pricing strategies) and system management will be necessary to achieve the transportation system operation described in the Growth Concept. Additional actions will be need to resolve the significant remaining areas of congestion and the high VMT/capita which it causes. The ional Transportation Plan will identify explicit targets for these programs in i Reg various areas of the region. i, i 'i i 1 -1 l C i a i i t t. 3 ~ nwa.',~ s ` ~Y ..r , 4V. is d z 04, a .~r ~ kti +.3 f :ate ?<:i " :lY 'STS ,,aa~',Et i Y-+xaa``a~ tit ~+'~e~ 'a+';' ~'r e a ~ h ~ ~ •~`~;~y ~ i t6.~„pta 4M1, ; ii !`NSA'" a~P`SS#1 vA,3~ A++gx ,1A4 ~}Y WWI, gn act ~r~, riR ~+'"}A M4 aye r `r1;+'I xc~ € w'~n r¢~" r~- „tt k~ y""' x a :own IN%05: 1.1- " grkq `K ~"il Ca a 'G. 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Forest Resource Lands 21 111.2 BUILT ENWR.ONlIJIEN'T 23 Objective 12: Housing . 23 Objective 13: Public Services and Facilities 24 Objective 14: Transportation 25 Objective 15: Economic Opportunity 27 11.3 GROWTH MANAGEMENT 29 Objective 16: Urban/Rural Transition 29 31 ' Objective 17: Developed Urban Land Objective 18: Urban Growth Boundary 33 Objective 19: Urban Design 34 Glossary ..........................................36 F i j I C 1 Y? '7 ~'a T1^x~R F-. r i i Introduction j The Regional Urban Growth Goals and Objectives (RUGGO) have been developed too 1. respond to the direction given to Metro by the legislature through ORS ch 268.380 to develop land use goals and objectives for the region which would replace those adopted by j the Columbia Region Association of Governments; rm rind allits 2. Provide a policy framework for guiding Metro's re ginal planning prog P p Y development of functional plans and management of the region's urban growth boundary; and 3. provide a process for coordinating planning in the metropolitan area to maintain E . metropolitan livability. ` The RUGGO's are envisioned not as a final plan for the region, but as a starting point for developing a more focused vision for the future growth wid development of the Portland # area. Hence, the RUGGO's are the building blocks with which the local governments, citizens, and other interests can begin to develop a shared view of the future. j This document begins with the broad outlines of that vision. There are two principal goals, the first dealing with the planning process and the second outlining substantive concerns related to urban form. The "subgoals" (in Goal H) and objectives clarify the goals. The . planning activities reflect priority actions that need to be taken at a later date to refine and s clarify the goals and objectives further. i Metro's regional goals and objectives required by ORS 268.380(i) are in RUGGO Goals I j and H and Objectives 1-18 and the Growth Concept only. RUGGO planning activities contain implementation ideas for future study in various stages of development that may or may not lead to RUGGO amendments, new functional plans or functional plan amendments. Functional plans and functional plan amendments shall be consistent with Metro's regional goals and objectives and the Growth Concept, not RUGGO planning activities. 1 ;I i . I 7 P C 'e hr _ ' Background Statement Planning for and managing the effects of urban growth in this metropolitan region involves 24 cities, three counties, and more than 130 special service districts and school districts, + including Metro. In addition, the State of Oregon, Tri-Met, the Port of Portland, and the ]Boundary Commission all make decisions which affect and respond to regional urban growth. Each of these jurisdictions and agencies has specific duties and powers which apply directly M to the tasks of urban growth management. However, the issues of metropolitan growth are complex and inter-related. Consequently, the planning and growth management activities of many jurisdictions are both affected by and directly affect the actions of other jurisdictions in the region. In this region, as in others throughout the country, coordination of planning and management activities is a central issue for urban growth management. Nonetheless, few models exist for coordinating growth management efforts in a metropolitan region. Further, although the legislature charged Metro with certain coordinating ;responsibilities, and gave it powers to accomplish that coordination, a participatory and cooperative structure for responding to that charge has never been stated. As urban growth in the region generates issues requiring a multi jurisdictional response, a "blueprint" for regional planning and coordination is critically needed. Although most would agree that there is a need for coordination, there is a. wide range of opinion regarding how regional planning to address issues of regional '31 n~ca~^ should occur, and under what circumstances Metro should exercise its coordination powers. Goal I addresses this coordination issue in the region for the first time by providing the process that Metro will use to address areas and activities of metropolitan s griincance. The a process is intended to be responsive to the challenges of urban; growth while respecting the powers and responsibilities of a wide range of interests, jurisdictions, and agencies. Goal H recognizes that this region is changing as growth occurs, and that change is E challenging our assumptions about how urban growth will affect quality of life. For example: coverall, the number of vehicle miles travelled in the region has been increasing at a rate far, in excess of, the rate of population and employment growth; i the greatest growth in traffic and movement is within suburban areas, rather than between ;'suburban areas and the central downtown district; f .i Decetx bor 3, 1 4: . % - Pap s a ® in the year 2010 Metro projects that 70% of all "trips" made daily in the region will `i occur within suburban areas; a currently transit moves about 3% of the travellers in the region on an average workday; a to this point the region has accommodated most forecasted growth on vacant land within the urban growth boundary, with redevelopment expected to accommodate very little of ' this growth; 1 j single family residential construction is occurring at less than maximum planned density; rural residential development in rural exception areas is occurring in a manner and at a rate that may result in forcing the expansion of the urban growth boundary on important - agricultural and forest resource lands in the future; j ® a recent study of urban infrastmcture needs in the state has found that only about half of the funding needed in the future to build needed facilities can be identified. Add to this list growing b citizen concern about rising housing g costs1 29 vanishing open sYace 'I b` 9 and increasing frustration with traffic congestion, and the issues associated with the growth of this region are not at all different from those encountered in other west coast metropolitan j areas such as the Puget Sound region or cities in California. The lesson in these observations is that the "quilt" of 27 separate comprehensive plans together with the region's urban growth boundary is not enough to effectively deal with the dynamics of regional i growth and maintain quality of life. j The challenge is clear: if the Portland metropolitan area is going to be different than other -a places, and if it is to preserve its vaunted quality of life as an additional 485,000 people move into the urban area in the next 20 years, then a cooperative and participatory effort to address the issues of growth must begin now. Further, that effort needs to deal with the issues accompanying growth increasing traffic congestion, vanishing open space, speculative pressure on rural farm lands, rising housing costs, diminishing environmental quality in a common framework. Ignoring vital links between these issues will limit the scope and effectiveness of our approQch to managing urban growth. l Goal II provides that broad framework needed to address the issues accompanying urban growth. 1 k, E -t E- { 'wised 1QU~.sGaO s ,?eCeta~l~~r S, 199 ae 't f ~ F. E Planning for a Vision of Growth in the Portland Metropolitan Area As the metropolitan area changes, the importance of coordinated and balanced planning programs to protect the environment and guide development becomes increasingly evident. j By encouraging efficient placement of jobs and housing near each other, along with supportive commercial, cultural and recreational uses, a more efficient development pattern E will result.' 3 An important step toward achieving this planned pattern of regional growth is the integration of land uses with transportation planning, including mass transit, which will link together j mixed use urban centers of higher density residential and commercial development. The region must strive to protect and enhance its natural environment and significant natural resources. This can best be achieved by integrating the important aspects of the natural r environment into a regional system of natural areas, opera space and trails for wildlife and { ~ people. Special attention should be given to the development of infrastructure and public services in a manner that complements the natural environment. A clear distinction must be created between the urbanizing areas and rural lands. Emphasis ? should be placed upon the balance between new development and infill within the region's urban growth boundary and the need for future urban growth boundary expansion. This regional vision recognizes the pivotal role played by a healthy and active central city,. while at the same time providing for the growth of other communities of the region. Finally, the regional planning program must be one that is based on a cooperative process that involves the residents of the metropolitan area, as well as the many public and private interests. Particular attention must be given to the need for effective partnerships with local governments because they will have a major responsibility in implementing the vision. It is important to consider the diversity of the region's communities when integrating local comprehensive plans into the pattern of regional growth. P i f. l { 1 E 1 S n GOAL I: REGIONAL PLANNING PROCESS J f J Regional planning in the metropolitan area shall: t' Li Fully implement the regional planning functions of the 1992 Metro Charter; k. I.ii identify and designate other areas and activities of metropolitan concern through a participatory process involving the Metro Policy Advisory Committee, cities, E counties, special districts, school districts, and state and regional agencies such as Tri- Met, the Metrono~4itan Arts Commission and the Port of Portland; ME. occur in a cooperative manner in order to avoid creating duplicative processes, standards, and/or governmental roles. C These goals and objectives shall only apply to acknowledged comprehensive plans of cities and counties when implemented through the regional framework plan, functional plans, or i the acknowledged urban growth boundary plan. ; i r c i { i ~ i t , i I f i r i ii i _ j i r { Revised RUGWs ~I }~.cember 8, 1994 Page 7 Objective 1. Citizen Participation' Metro shall develop and implement an ongoing program for citizen participation in all aspects of the regional planning program. Such a program shall be coordinated with local _ programs for supporting citizen involvement in planning processes, and shall not duplicate those programs. 1.1. Metro Committee for Citizen Involvement (Metro CCI) Metro shall establish a Metro Committee for Citizen Involvement to assist with the development, implementation and evaluation of its citizen involvement program and to advise the Metro Policy Advisory Committee regarding ways to best involve citizens in regional planning activities. 1.2. Notification. Metro shall develop programs for public notification, especially for (but not limited to) proposed legislative actions, that ensure a high level of awareness of potential consequences as well as opportunities for involvement on the part of affected citizens, both inside and outside of its district boundaries. Objective 2. Metro Policy Advisory Corrinittee j The 1992 Metro Charter has established the Metro Policy Advisory Committee to: 2.i assist with the development and review of Metro's regional planning activities pertaining to land use and growth management, including review and implementation of these goals and objectives, development and implementation of the regional ' framework plan, present and prospective functi.onai planning, and management and review of the region's urban growth boundary; t 2. ii. serve as a forum for identifying and discussir _ are--s awzrl activities of metropolitan or subregional s gni cance.; and 2.iii. provide an avenue for involving all cities and counties and other interests in the r i development and implementation of growth management strategies. 2.1. Metro Policy Advisory Committee Composition. The initial Metro Policy Advisory Committee (MPAC) shall be chosen according to the Metro Charter and, thereafter, according to any changes approved by majorities of MPAC and the Metro Council. The { composition of the Committee shall reflect the partnership that must exist among —Implementing jurisdictions in order to effectively address areas and activities of metropolitan ; ignifcance concern. The voting membership shall include elected and appointed officials I 1. V D6cernber 8, 1994 Wage' # a . ~ E and citizens of Metro, cities, counties and states consistent with section 27 of the 1992 Metro 1 Charter. 2.2. Advisory Committees. The Metro Council, or the Metro Policy Advisory Committee consistent with the MPAC by-laws, shall appoint technical advisory committees as the Council or the Metro Policy Advisory Committee determine a need for such bodies. 1 i 2.3. Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation (JPACT). JPACT with the " Metro Council shall continue to perform the functions of the designated Metropolitan Planning Organization as required by federal transportation planning regulations. JPACT t a and the Metro Policy Advisory Committee shall develop a coordinated process, to be approved by the Metro Council, to assure that regional land use and transportation planning remains consistent with these goals and objectives and with each other. Objective 3. Applimbility of Regional Urban Growth Goals and Objectives ' These Regional Urban Growth Goals and Objectives have been developed pursuant to ORS 268.380(1). Therefore, they comprise neither a comprehensive plan under ORS 197.015(5) - nor a functional plan under ORS 268.390(2). The regional framework plan and all functional plans prepared by Metro shall be consistent with these goals and objectives. Metro's management of the Urban Growth Boundary shall be guided by standards and procedures which must be consistent with these goals and objectives. These goals and objectives shall not apply directly to site-specific land use actions, including amendments of the urban growth boundary. k These Regional Urban Growth Goals and Objectives shall apply to adopted and j acknowledged comprehensive land use plans as follows: j Ii. Components of the regional framework plan that are adopted as functional plans, or other functional plans, shall be consistent with these goals and objectives, and they i may recommend or require amendments to adopted and acknowledged comprehensive - land use plans; or a Iii. The management and periodic review of Metro's acknowledged. Urban Growth { Boundary Plan, itself consistent with these goals and objectives, may require changes s in adopted and acknowledged land use plans; or 3.iii. The Metro Policy Advisory Committee may identify and propose issues of regional - k { i i. a ' 3 k ~ t a -,`?c'vised RUt^s `--eye emb~'r , 1994 d Page ;#'Q t concern, related to or derived from these goals and objectives, for consideration by cities and counties at the time of periodic review of their adopted and acknowledged comprehensive plans. 1 { 3.1. Urban Growth Boundary Plan. The Urban Growth Boundary Plan has two 5 components: t f. 3.1.1. The acknowledged urban growth boundary line; and 3.1.2. Acknowledged procedures and standards for amending the urban growth boundary line. Metro's Urban Growth Boundary is not a regional comprehensive plan but a provision of the comprehensive plans of the local governments within its 4 I boundaries. The location of the urban growth boundary line shall be in compliance 1 with applicable statewide planning goals and consistent with these goals and objectives. Amendments to the urban growth boundary line shall demonstrate f consistency only with the acknowledged procedures and standards. 2. Functional Plans. Metro functional plans containing recommendations for (comprehensive planning by cities and counties may or may not involve land use decisions. Functional plans are not required by the enabling statute to include findings of consistency with statewide land use planning goals. If provisions in a functional plan, or actions implementing a functional plan require changes in an adopted and acknowledged i comprehensive land use plan, then that action may be a land use action required to be consistent with the statewide planning goals. 3.3 Regional Framework Plan. The regional framework plan adopted by Metro shall be consistent with these goals and objectives. Provisions of the regional framework plan that r establish performance standards, and that may require changes in local comprehensive plans shall be adopted as functional plans, and shall meet all requirements for functional plans contained in these goals and objectives. 3.4. Periodic Review of Comprehensive Land Use Plans. At the time of periodic review f for comprehensive land use plans in the region the Metro Policy Advisory Committee: 3.4.1. Shall assist Metro with the identification of regional framework plan elements, f functional plan provisions or changes in functional plans adopted since the last periodicreview for inclusion in periodic review notices as changes in law; and _ 3.4.2. May provide comments during the periodic review of adopted and acknowledged comprehensive plans on issues of regional concern. r r r i F t. i f. ; 1 ecom ber 8, 1994, 1 0 .1 3.5. Periodic Review of the Regional Urban Growth (coals and Objectives. The Metro Policy Advisory Committee shall consider the periodic review notice for these goals and objectives and recommend a periodic review process for adoption by the Metro Council. Objective 4. Implementation Rolm Regional planning and the implementation of these Regional Urban Growth Goals and Objectives shall recognize the inter-relationships between cities, counties, special districts, Metro, regional agencies, and the State, and their unique capabilities and roles. r 4.1. Metro Role. Metro shall: 4.1.1. Identify and designate areas and activities of metropolitan concern -sig eanee; 4.1.2. Provide staff and technical resources to support the activities of the Metro Policy Advisory Committee; j 4.1.3. Serve as a technical resource for cities, counties, and other jurisdictions and r y E agencies; - { 4.1.4. Facilitate a broad-based regional discussion to identity appropriate strategies for responding to those issues of metropolitan concern signifieanee; and 4.1.5. Adopt functional plans necessary and appropriate for the implementation of j these regional urban growth goats and objectives, and the regional framework plan; :r 4.1.6. Coordinate the efforts of cities, counties, special districts, and the state to implement adopted strategies. 1 1 4.2. Role of Cities. 4.2.1. Adopt and amend comprehensive plans to conform to and functional plans adopted by Metro; 4.2.2. Identify potential areas and activities of metropolitan concern signi3; t 4.2.3. Cooperatively develop strategies for responding to designated areas and ¢ activities of metropolitan concern 4gai€ueanee; 4.2.4. Participate in the review and refinement of these goals and objectives. i { ~tevised Ri, GGO, .~Decemlour 8, 1994 4.3. Role of Counties. . j 4.3.1. Adopt and amend comprehensive plans to conform functional plans adopted by 1 Metro; 4.3.2. Identify potential areas and activities of metropolitan concern.4ga nee; 4.3.3. Cooperatively develop strategies for responding to designated areas and activities of metropolitan concern sigaifie}sftee; 4.3.4. Participate in the review and refinement of these goals and objectives. f 4.4. Role of Special Service Districts. Assist Metro with the identification of areas and activities of metropolitan concern ranee and the development of strategies to address them, and participate in the review and refinement of these goals and objectives. } 4.5. Role of the State of Oregon. r 4.5.1. Advise Metro regarding the identification of areas and activities of metropolitan concern sigf if eaftee; 4.5.2. Cooperatively develop strategies for responding to designated areas and activities of metropolitan concern Age awe; 4.5.3. Modify state plans, regulations, activities and related funding to enhance to imnlementatton of the regional framework plan and functional { plans adopted by Metro, and emnloy state agencies and programs and reulatox i I bodies to rp OmCte and implementatierr-of these goals and objectives and the regional framework plan; 1 4.5.4 Participate in the review and refinement of these goals and objectives. i { Objective 5. Functional Planning Process i j Functional plans are limited purpose plans, consistent with these goals and objectives, which I address designated areas and activities of metropolitan concern. These shall include all sections of the regional framework plan that establish performance standards for local plans. 1. Existing Functional Plans. Metro shall continue to develop, amend, and implement, with the assistance of cities, counties, special districts, and the state, statutorily required i j Rt Cso'd Rid "s Pit - functional 1? functional plans for air, water, and transportation, as directed by ORS 263.390(1), and for solid waste as mandated by ORS ch 459. 5.2. New Functional Plans. New functional plans shall be proposed from one of two sources: "l 5.2.1. The Metro Policy Advisory Committee may recommend that the Metro --j Council designate an area or activity of metropolitan concern 4gftifiea:aee for which a functional plan should be prepared; or 5.2.2. The Metro Council may propose the preparation of a functional plan to designate an area or activity of metropolitan concern signtee, and refer that proposal to the Metro Policy Advisory Committee. The matters required by the Charter to be addressed in the regional framework: plan shall constitute sufficient factual reasons for the development of a functional plan under ORS 263.390. ti Upon the Metro Council adopting factual reasons for the development of a new functional j plan, the Metro Policy Advisory Committee shall participate in the preparation of the plan, consistent with these goals and objectives and the reasons cited by the Metro Council. After preparation of the plan and seeking broad public and local government consensus, using existing citizen involvement processes established by cities, counties, and Metro, the Metro { Policy Advisory Committee shall review the plan and make a recommendation to the Metro Council. The Metro Council may act to resolve conflicts or problems impeding the development of a new functional plan and may complete the plan the Metro Policy Advisory Committee is unable to complete its review in a timely manner. i The Metro Council shall hold a public hearing on the proposed plan and afterwards shall: i 5.2.A. Adopt the proposed functional plan; or 5.2.13. Refer the proposed functional plan to the Metro Policy Advisory Committee in order to consider amendments to the proposed plan prior to adoption; or 5.2.C. Amend and adopt the proposed functional plan; or 5.2.D. Reject the proposed functional plan. The proposed functional plan shall be adopted by ordinance, and shall include findings of F r i i i a ~t%ISCS~ ~U(~~SQS F, 1994 Page # 1 3 i consistency with these goals and objectives. 1 5.3. Functional Plan Implementation and Conflict Resolution. Adopted functional plans shall be regionally coordinated policies, facilities, and/or approaches to addressing a designated area or activity of metropolitan concern 4g4fle u3ee, to be considered by cities and counties for incorporation in their comprehensive land use plans. If a city or county 1 determines that a functional plan recommendation should not or cannot be incorporated into its comprehensive plan, then Metro shall review any apparent inconsistencies by the 3 following process: i 5.3.1. Metro and affected local governments shall notify each other of apparent or potential comprehensive plan inconsistencies. 5.3.2. After Metro staff review, the Metro Policy Advisory Committee shall consult the affected jurisdictions and attempt to resolve any apparent or potential inconsistencies. R 5.3.3. The Metro Policy Advisory Committee shall conduct a public hearing and J make a report to the Metro Council regarding instances and reasons why a city or county has not adopted changes consistent with recommendations in a regional functional plan. I 5.3.4. The Metro Council shall review the Metro Policy Advisory Committee report and hold a public hearing on any unresolved issues. The Council may decide to: i 5.3.4.x. Amend the adopted regional functional plan; or l i 5.3.4.b. Initiate proceedings to require a comprehensive plan change; or i 5.3.4.c. Find there is no inconsistency between the comprehensive plan(s) and the functional plan. i { Objective 6. Future Vision and the Future Vision Commission By Charter, approved by the voters in 1992, Metro must adopt a Future Vision for the metropolitan area. The Future Vision is: 'S Ila conceptual statement that indicates population levels and settlement patterns that the region can accommodate within the carrying capacity of the land, water, and air resources of the region, and its educational and economic resources, and that achieves - a desired quality of life. The Future Vision is a long-term, visionary outlook for at l i least a 50-year period ...The matters addressed by the Future Vision include but are not limited to: (1) use, restoration, and preservation of regional land and natural resources for the benefit of present and fixture generations, (2) how and where to accommodate the population growth for the region while maintaining a desired quality of life for its residents, and (3) how to develop new communities and additions to the existing urban areas in well-planned ways ...The Future Vision is not a regulatory document. It is the intent of this charter that the Future Vision have no effect that would allow court or agency review of it." 1 The Future Vision will be prepared by a broadly representative commission, appointed by the Metro council, and will be reviewed and amended as needed, and comprehensively reviewed and, if need be, revised every 15 years. Metro will describe the relationship of components of the Regional Framework Plan, and the Regional Framework Plan as a whole, to the Future Vision. Objective 7. Amendments to the Regional Urban Growth Goals and Objectives } The Regional Urban Growth Goals and ®bjectives shall be reviewed at regular intervals or at other times determined by the Metro Council after consultation with or upon the suggestion "r of the Metro Policy Advisory Committee. Any review and amendment process shall involve a broad cross-section of citizen and jurisdictional interests, and shall involve the Metro Policy Advisory Committee consistent with Goal 1: Regional Planning Process. Proposals for amendments shall receive broad public and local government review prior to final Metro Council action. 7.1. Impact of Amendments. At the time of adoption of amendments to these goals and 1 objectives, the Metro Council shall determine whether amendments to adopted regional framework plan, functional plans or the acknowledged regional urban growth boundary are necessary. If amendments to the above are necessary, the Metro Council shall act on amendments to applicable functional plans. The Council shall request recommendations from the Metro Policy Advisory Committee before taking action. All amendment proposals will include the date and method through which they may become effective, should they be i adopted. Amendments to the acknowledged regional urban growth boundary will be considered under acknowledged urban growth boundary amendment procedures incorporated in the Metro Code. If changes to the regional framework plan or functional plans are adopted, affected cities and counties shall be informed in writing of those changes which are advisory in nature, those j which recommend changes in comprehensive land use plans, and those which require changes in comprehensive plans. This notice shall specify the effective date of particular amendment provisions. I GOAL IT: 1 MIAN FORM The livability of the urban region should be maintained and enhanced through initiatives y which: ,.I li.i. preserve environmental quality; i i IIAL coordinate the development of jobs, housing, and public services and facilities; and H.iii. inter-relate the benefits and consequences of growth in one part of the region with the benefits and consequences of growth in another. Urban form, therefore, describes an overall framework within which regional urban growth management can occur. Clearly stating objectives for urban form, and pursuing them comprehensively provides the focal strategy for rising to the challenges posed by the growth trends present in the region today. I i { f I F 1 I I f - ' t I f f 9 I j , l 1 1 December 8 1 99.1, # 16 r 11.1: NATURAL. ENVIRONMENT 1 Preservation, use, and modification of the natural environment of the region should maintain and enhance environmental quality while striving for the wise use and preservation of a broad range of natural resources. Objective 8. Water Resources Planning and management of water resources should be coordinated in order to improve the quality and ensure sufficient quantity of surface water and groundwater available to the region. 1 8.1 Formulate Strategy. A long-term strategy, coordinated by the jurisdictions and agencies charged with planning and managing water resources, shall be developed to comply ' with state and federal requirements for drinking water, to sustain beneficial water uses, and to accommodate growth. Planning Activities: ? Planning programs for water resources management shall be evaluated to determine the ability of current efforts to accomplish the following, and recommendations for changes in these programs will be made if they are found to be inadequate: ® Identify the future resource needs and carrying capacities of the region for municipal and industrial water supply, irrigation, fisheries, recreation, wildlife, environmental standards and aesthetic amenities; Monitor water quality and quantity trends vis-a-vis beneficial use standards adopted by federal, state, regional, and local governments for specific water resources important to the region; Evaluate the cost-effectiveness of alternative water resource management scenarios, and I the use of conservation for both cost containment and resource management; and 0 Preserve, create, or enhance natural water features for use as elements in nonstructural approaches to managing stormwater and water quality. t a JJ1 1 1 7 i wised RU*Gf aIiOs , cembet 3, "91)4 j ~ag 1 S Objective 9. Air Quality Air quality shall be protected and enhanced so that as growth occurs, human health is unimpaired. Visibility of the Cascades and the Coast Range from within the region should ~ be maintained. 9.1. Strategies for planning and managing air quality in the regional airshed shall be included in the State Implementation Plan for the Portland-Vancouver air quality maintenance area as required by the Federal Clean Air Act. 9.2. New regional strategies shall be developed to comply with Federal Clean Air Act requirements and provide capacity for future growth. 9.3. The region, working with the state, shall pursue glose collaboration the-eenselidatkni of the Oregon and Clark County Air Quality Management Areas. 9.4. All functional plans, when taken in the aggregate, shall be consistent with the State nplementation Plan (SIP) for air quality. Planning Activities: An air quality management plan should be developed for the regional airshed which: a Outlines existing and forecast air quality problems; identifies prudent and equitable market based and regulatory strategies for addressing present and probable air quality problems throughout the region; evaluates standards for visibility; and implements an air quality monitoring program to assess compliance with local, state, and federal air quality requirements. t Objective 10. Natural Areas, Parks and Wildlife Habitat Sufficient open space in the urban region shall be acquired, or otherwise protected, and managed to provide reasonable and convenient access to sites for passive and active recreation. An open space system capable of sustaining or enhancing native wildlife and plant populations should be established. 10.1. Quantifiable targets for setting aside certain amounts and types of open space shall be identified. 10.2. Corridor Systems - The regional planning process shall be used to coordinate the i 1 j i ~~i + dills w'" , 19'94 Page l I F development of interconnected recreational and wildlife corridors within the metropolitan region. . 10.2.1. A region-wide system of trails should be developed to link public and private open space resources within and between jurisdictions. k _ 10.2.2. A region-wide system of linked significant wildlife habitats should be developed. 10.2.3. A Willamette River Greenway Plan for the region should be implemented by the ~ turn of the century.. Planning Activities: 1. Inventory existing open space and open space opportunities to determine areas within the region where open space deficiencies exist now, or will in the future, given adopted land use plans and growth trends. 2. Assess current and future active recreational land needs. Target acreage should be developed for neighborhood, community, and regional parks, as well as for other types of open space in order to meet local needs while sharing responsibility for E. meeting metropolitan open space demands. 3. Develop multi jurisdictional tools for planning and financing the protection and { maintenance of open space resources. Particular attention will be paid to using the land use planning and permitting process and to the possible development of a land- banking program. 4. Conduct a detailed biological field inventory of the region to establish an accurate baseline of native wildlife and plant populations. Target population goals for native species will be established through a public process which will include an analysis of amounts of habitat necessary to sustain native populations at target levels. ; Objective 11. Prutection of Agriculture and Forest Resource Lands Agricultural and forest resource land outside the urban growth boundary shall be protected from urbanization, and accounted for in regional economic and development plans. a 11.1. Rural Resource Lands. Rural resource lands outside the urban growth boundary which have significant resource value should actively be protected from urbanization. } ; f k _ F t , f fr 3 F" . i7Gcea Nr 8, '1 94 page 19 11.2. Urban Expansion. Expansion of the urban growth boundary shall occur in urban reserves, established consistent with Objective 15.3. Planning Activities: A regional economic opportunities analysis shall include consideration of the agricultural and forest products economy associated with lands adjacent to or near the urban area. E. j 4 i ~F f i i - f { F R i i f i L i 7 i i 7 a f y p ,mow N-e 1120 11.2. BUILT ENVIRONMENT l , Development in the region should occur in a coordinated and balanced fashion as evidenced by,. II.2.i. a regional "fair-share" approach to meeting the housing needs of the urban > population; i II.2.ii. the provision of infrastructure and critical public services concurrent with the pace of urban growth; E ' . a 11.2.iii. the integration of land use planning and economic development programs; II.2.iv. the coordination of public investment with local comprehensive and regional functional plans; TT.2.v. the continued evolution of regional economic opportunity; and { Ii.2.vi. the creation of a balanced transportation system, less dependent on the private automobile, supported by both the use of emerging technology and the collocation of jobs, housing, commercial activity, parks and open space. i Objective 12. Housing There shall be a diverse range of housing types available inside the urban growth boundary (UGB) for rent or purchase at costs in balance with the range of household incomes in the region. Low and moderate income housing needs should be addressed throughout the region. i Housing densities should be supportive of adopted public policy for the development of the ' regional transportation system and designated mixed use urban centers. Planning Activities: The Metropolitan Housing Rule (OAR 660, Division 7) has effectively resulted in the preparation of local comprehensive plans in the urban region that: 0 provide for the sharing of regional housing supply responsibilities by ensuring the presence of single and multiple family zoning in every jurisdiction; and a plan for local residential housing densities that support net residential housing density a i 1 Page I M~ p ~ t assumptions underlying the regional urban growth boundary. i However, it is now time to develop a new regional housing policy that directly addresses the F j requirements of Statewide Planning Goal 10, in particular: 1 1. Strategies should be developed to preserve the region's supply of special needs and existing low and moderate income housing. 2. Diverse Housing Needs. the diverse housing needs of the present and projected population of the region shall be correlated with the available and prospective housing supply. Upon identification of unmet housing needs, a region wide strategy shall be ` developed which takes into account subregional opportunities and consta'aints, and the relationship of market dynamics to the management of the overall supply of housing. In addition, that strategy shall address the "fair-share" distribution of housing responsibilities j; among the jurisdictions of the region, including the provision of supporting social services. 3. Housing Affordability. 1vlultnomah Clackamas and Washingion Counties have mMeted Coaraensive k3ousiraa .affordability StrAt~~ies (~II.4S! which have monstrated the lack of affordable housing f r ceatailn incoane grour►ro s throuahout the i metropolitan area. They also demonstrate the re _'onal nature of the housing market. 1 Ttaerefore. the Reaonal Framework Plan shall include an element on housing affordability which includes develo men densi r housin mix and a menu of alternative actions zonin i tooljs~ financial incentives etc) for use by local jurisdictions. 1✓ach jurisdiction should participate in providing affordable housing inclatdin but not limiting to housine that iS affordable to people who work in that iurisdiction. 4. The uses of public policy and investment to encourage the development of housing in locations near employment that is affordable to employees in those enterprises shall be i evaluated and, where feasible, implemented. The tr_ansoortation system's ability to provide accessibility shall also be evaluated. l F Objective 13. Public Services and Facilities Public services and facilities including but not limited to public safety, water and sewerage systems, parks, libraries, the solid waste management system, stormwater management facilities, and transportation should be planned and developed to: E 13J. minimize cost; 3.ii., maximize service efficiencies and coordination; 1 t i' 1 'i 1 t, i Rev ed' RLTCG December 3, 1` 94 Page if' 22 13.iii. result in net improvements in environmental quality and the conservation of natural resources; E 13.1;v. keep pace with growth while preventing any loss of existing service levels and achieving planned service levels; 13.v. use energy efficiently; and 13. vi. shape and direct growth to meet local and regional objectives. E 13.1. Planning Area. The long-term geographical planning area for the provision of urban services shall be the area described by the adopted and acknowledged urban growth boundary and the designated urban reserves. 13.2. Forecast Need. Public service and facility development shall be planned to accommodate the rate of urban growth forecast in the adopted regional growth forecast, including anticipated expansions into urban reserve areas. 13.3. Timing. The region should seek the provision of public facilities and services at the time of new urban growth. i. i ~ Planning Activities: Inventory current and projected public facilities and services needs throughout the region, as f described in adopted and acknowledged public facilities plans. Identify opportunities for and i barriers to achieving concurrency in the region. Develop financial tools and techniques to enable cities, counties, school districts, special districts, Metro and the State to secure the funds necessary to achieve concurrency. Develop tools and strategies for better linking planning for school, library, and park facilities to the land use planning process. i i Objective 14. Transportatlon a A regional transportation system shall be developed which: ~i 14.1. reduces reliance on a single mode of transportation through development of a balanced transportation system which employs highways, trans!!, bicycle and pedestrian improvements, and system and demand management. MAL provides adequate levels of mobility consistent with local comprehensive plans and state and regional policies and ,plans; I ' 1 a 9 l eVSe 5 1 't'Ce7,4,1btu-r, 1994: P'a 2 3 14.iii. encourages energy efficiency; 14.iv. recognizes financial constraints; and 14.v. minimizes the environmental impacts of system development, operations, and maintenance. ,a 14.1. System Priorities. In developing new regional transportation system infrastructure, the highest priority should be meeting the mobility needs of mixed use urban centers, when designated. Such needs, associated with ensuring access to jobs, housing, and shopping within and among those centers, should be assessed and met through a combination of intensifying land uses and increasing transportation system capacity so as to minimize j negative impacts on environmental quality, urban form, and urban design. R 14.2. Environmental Considerations, Planning for the regional transportation system should seek to: 14.2.1. reduce the region's transportation-related energy consumption through increased use of transit, carpools, vanpools, bicycles and walking; 14.2.2. maintain the region's air quality (see Objective 8: Air Quality); and 14.2.3. reduce negative impacts on parks, public open space, wetlands, and negative effects on communities and neighborhoods arising from noise, visual impacts, and physical segmentation. 14.3. Transportation Balance. Although the predominant form of transportation is the private automobile, planning for and development of the regional transportation system should seek to: 14.3.1. reduce automobile dependency, especially the use of single-occupancy vehicles; 14.3.2. increase the use of transit through both expanding transit service and addressing a broad range of requirements for making transit competitive with the private automobile; and 14.3.3. encourage bicycle and pedestrian movement through the location and design of land uses. Planning Activities: i - i i E? F 3 December 3, 199 4 Pa,-e<'# 24 't 2 j 1. Build on existing mechanisms for coordinating transportation planning in the region by. identifying the role for local transportation system improvements and relationship E between local, regional, and state transportation system improvements in regional I transportation plans, ! clarifying institutional roles, especially for plan implementation, in local, regional, . ' and state transportation plans; and including plans and policies for the inter-regional movement of people and goods by rail, ship, barge, and air in regional transportation plans. ,a 2. Structural barriers to mobility for transportation disadvantaged populations should be assessed in the current and planned regional transportation system and addressed through a comprehensive program of transportation and non-transportation system based actions. 3. The needs for movement of goods via frei. ht mss, rail, and barge should be assessed and addressed through a coordinated program of transportation system improvements and actions to affect the location of trip generating activities. j 4. Transportation-related guidelines and standards for designating :nixed use urban centers shall be developed. { 5 Objective fly. Economic Opportunity Public policy should encourage the development of a diverse and sufficient supply of jobs, especially family wage jobs, in appropriate locations throughout the region. Expansions of the urban growth boundary for industrial or commercial purposes shall occur in locations consistent with these regional urban growth goals and objectives and assess the type, mix and wages of existing and anticipated iobs within subregions. The number and wage level of jobs within each subregion should be balanced with housing cost and availability within that subregion Strategies should be developed to coordinate the planning and implementation activities of this clement with Obiective 12: Housing. F Planning Activities: i 1. Regional and subregional economic opportunities analyses, as described in OAR. 660 ' i~ i RUCGOS flag" Division 9, should be conducted to: 0 assess the adequacy and, if necessary, propose modifications to the supply of vacant and redevelopable land inventories designated for a broad range of employment activities; } 0 identify regional and subregional target industries. Economic subregions will be developed which reflect a functional relationship between locational characteristics and the locational requirements of target industries. Enterprises identified for recruitment, retention, and expansion should be basic industries that broaden and diversify the region's economic base while providing jobs that pay at family wage levels or better; and a link job development efforts with an active and comprehensive program of training and education to improve the overall quality of the region's labor force. In particular, new strategies to provide labor training and education should focus on the needs of economically disadvantaged, minority, and elderly populations. 2. An assessment should be made of the potential for redevelopment and/or intensification of use of existing commercial and industrial land resources in the region. i f i i i I i "i a f Revised RUC COs 1 Deco nibzr 8, 199 ' F Page # 26 11.3: GROWTH MANAGEMENT i ' The management of the urban land supply shall occur in a manner which encourages: 11.3.1, the evolution of an efficient urban growth form which reduces sprawl; 11.3.ii. a clear distinction between urban and rural lands; and I1.3.iii. recognition of the inter-relationship between development of vacant land and redevelopment objectives in all parts of the urban region. E Objective 16. Urbanirural transition ' There should be a clear transition between urban and rural land that makes best use of natural and built landscape features and which recognizes the likely long-term prospects for 1 regional urban growth. a j 16.1. Boundary Features. The Metro urban growth boundary should be located using natural and built features, including roads, drainage divides, floodplains, powerlines, major topographic features, and historic patterns of land use or settlement. 16.2. Sense of Place. Historic, cultural, topographic, and biological features of the regional landscape which contribute significantly to this region's identity and "sense of place", shall be identified. Management of the total urban land supply should occur in a manner that supports the preservation of those features, when designated, as growth occurs. j 16.3. Urban Reserves. Thirty-year "urban reserves", adopted for purposes of coordinating i planning and estimating areas for future urban expansion, should be identified consistent with f these goals and objectives, and reviewed by Metro every 15 years. 16.3.1. Establishment of urban reserves will take into account: 16.3. La. The efficiency with which the proposed reserve can be provided with urban services in the future; 16.3.1.b. The unique land needs of specific urban activities assessed from a regional Perspective; { 16.3.1.c. The provision of green spaces between communities; i i' :l i F is nb.-r b, IN a 27 -1 16.3.1.d. The efficiencies with which the proposed reserve can be urbanized; 16.3. Le. The proximity of jobs and housing to each other; , i _ 16.3.1.f. The balance of growth opportunities throughout the region so that the costs and benefits can be shared; 16.3.1.g. The impact on the regional transportation system; and F. 16.3.1.h. The protection of farm and forest resource lands from urbanization. Inclusion of land in an urban reserve shall be preceded by consideration of all of the above factors. 16.3.2 In addressing 16.3.1(h), the following hierarchy should be used for identifying E priority sites for urban reserves: 16.3.2.a. First, propose such reserves on rural lands excepted from Statewide E; l Planning goals 3 and 4 in adopted and acknowledged county comprehensive plans. This recognizes that sma11 amounts of rural resource land adjacent to or surrounded i by those "exception lands" may be necessary for inclusion in the proposal to improve the efficiency of the future urban growth boundary amendment. 16.3.2.b. Second, consider secondary forest resource lands, or equivalent, as defined by the state. 16.3.2.c. Third, consider secondary agricultural resource lands, or equivalent, as defined by the state. 16.3.2.d. Fourth, consider primary forest resource lands, or equivalent, as defined k by the state. 16.3.2.e. Finally, when all other options are exhausted, consider primary agricultural lands, or equivalent, as defined by the state. 16.3.3. Expansion of the urban growth boundary shall occur consistent with Objectives 17 and 18. Where urban land is adjacent to rural lands outside of an urban reserve, Metro will work with affected cities and counties to ensure that urban uses do not significantly affect the use or condition of the rural land. Where urban land is adjacent to lands within an urban reserve that may someday be included within the urban growth +l boundary, Metro will work with affected cities and counties to ensure that rural development does not create obstacles to efficient urbanization in the future. ~i F Wvised RUGGos IS, A 1 page # 28 'r : Planning Activities: 1. Identification of urban reserves adjacent to the urban growth boundary shall be accompanied by the development of a generalized future land use plan. The planning € 'j effort will primarily be concerned with identifying and protecting future open space - resources and the development of short-term strategies needed to preserve future i urbanization potential. ''Ultimate providers of urban services within those areas should be designated and charged with incorporating the reserve area(s) in their public facility plans in conjunction with the next periodic review. Changes in the location of the urban growth boundary should occur so as to ensure that plans exist for key public facilities and services. 2. The prospect of creating transportation and other links between the urban economy within the Metro Urban Growth Boundary and other urban areas in the state should be investigated as a means for better utilizing Oregon's urban land and human resources. E' 3. The use of greenbelts for creating a clear distinction between urban and rural lands, and for creating linkages between communities, should be explored. y~' r 4. The region, working with the state and other urban communities in the northern Willamette Valley, should evaluate the opportunities for accommodating forecasted urban growth in urban areas outside of and not adjacent to the present urban growth boundary. Objective 17. Developed Urban Land I i Opportunities for and obstacles to the continued development and redevelopment of existing i urban land shall be identified and actively addressed. A combination of regulations and incentives shall be employed to ensure that the prospect of living, working, and doing business in those locations remains attractive to a wide range of households and employers. j 17.1. Redevelopment & Infill. The potential for redevelopment and infill on existing urban E land will be included as an element when calculating the buildable ..land supply in the region, where it can be demonstrated that the infill and redevelopment can be reasonably expected to occur during the next 20 years. When Metro examines whether additional urban land is _ needed within the urban growth boundary, it shall assess redevelopment and infill potential in the region. c l j Metro will work with jurisdictions in the region to determine the extent to which i i i ,m E f 4IZ~,v7~~tl sae r# f redevelopment and infill can be relied on to meet the identified need for additional urban land. After this analysis and review, Metro will initiate an amendment of the urban growth boundary to meet that portion of the identified need for land not met through commitments for redevelopment and irdill. 17.2. Portland Central City. The Central City area of Portland is an area of regional and € state concern sign4fieanee for commercial, economic, cultural, tourism, government, and transportation functions. State and regional policy and public investment should continue to s recognize this special significance.' 17.3. Mixed Use Ueban Centers. The region shall evaluate and designate mixed use urban centers. A "mixed use urban center" is a mixed use node of relatively high density, l supportive of non-auto based transportation modes, and supported by sufficient public - facilities and services, parks, open space, and other urban amenities. Upon identification of mixed use urban centers, state, regional, and local policy and investment shall be coordinated to achieve development objectives for those places. Minimum targets for transit:highway mode split, jobs:housing balance, and minimum housing density may be associated with those' . _ .nublic investments. rt lew mixed use urban centers shall be sited with respect to a system of such centers in the region, and shall not significantly affect regional goals for existing centers, the transportation system, and other public services and facilities. : Planning Activities: ' 1. Metro's assessment of redevelopment and infill potential in the region shall include but not be limited to: a. An inventory of parcels where the assessed value of improvements is less than the F` assessed value of the land. b. An analysis of the difference between comprehensive plan development densities and actual development densities for all parcels as a first step towards determining the efficiency with which urban land is being used. In this case, efficiency is a function of land development densities incorporated in local comprehensive plans. a c. An assessment of the impacts on the cost of housing of redevelopment versus expansion of the urban growth boundary. E I d. An assessment of the impediments to redevelopment and infill posed by existing urban lard uses or conditions. ;j f - r G t ' 1 C 9uv sed RUGGOs P ag- S 30 F 2. Financial incentives to encourage redevelopment and infill consistent with adopted and acknowledged comprehensive plans should be pursued to make redevelopment and infill . attractive alternatives to raw land conversion for investors and buyers. t 3. Cities and their neighborhoods should be recognized as the focal points for this region's, , urban diversity. Actions should be identified to reinforce the role of existing downtowns in maintaining the strength of urban communities. i 4. Tools will be developed to address regional economic equity issues stemming from the fact that not all jurisdictions will serve as a site for an economic activity center. Such j tools may include off-site linkage programs to meet housing or other needs or a program of fiscal tax equity. 5. Criteria shall be developed to guide the potential designation of mixed use urban centers. The development and application of such criteria Will address the specific area to be included in the center, the type and amount of uses it is to eventually contain, the steps to ' be taken to encourage public and private investment. Existing and possible future mixed use urban centers will be evaluated as to their current functions, potentials, and need for future public and private investment. Strategies to meet the needs of the individual 4 V centers will be developed. The implications of both limiting and not limiting the location of large scale office and retail development in mixed use urban centers shall be evaluated. Objective 18. Urban Growth Boundary f The regional urban growth boundary, a long-term planning tool, shall separate urbanizable 9 from rural land, be based in aggregate on the region's 20-year projected need for urban land, and be located consistent with statewide planning goals and these Regional Urban Growth Goals and Objectives. In the location, amendment, and management of the regional urban growth boundary, Metro shall seek to improve the functional value of the boundary. ~ i 18.1. Expansion into Urban Reserves. Upon demonstrating a need for additional urban land, major and legislative urban growth boundary amendments shall only occur within urban reserves unless it can be demonstrated that Statewide Planning Goal 14 cannot be met for the k urban region through use of urban reserve lands. 18.2. Urban Growth Boundary Amendment Process. Criteria for amending the urban growth boundary shall be derived from statewide planning goals 2 and 14 and relevant portions of the Regional Urban Growth Goals and Objectives. 4 0 1 f ~ a c c t l 7 18.2.1 1. l for Amendments. Proposals for major amendment of the UGB shall be j made primarily through a legislative process in conjunction with the development and adoption of regional forecasts for population and employment growth. The amendment process will be initiated by a Metro finding of need, and involve local governments, special districts, citizens, and other interests. 18.2.2. _,Ucational Adjustments. Locational adjustments of the UGB shall be brought to Metro by cities, counties, and/or property owners based on public facility plans in adopted and acknowledged comprehensive plans. f. Objective 19. Urban Design The identity and functioning of communities in the region shall be supported through: 19.i. the recognition and protection of critical open space features in the region; public policies which encourage diversity and excellence in the design and velopment of settlement patterns, landscapes, and strictures; and a 19.iii. ensuring that incentives and regulations guiding the development and redevelopment of the urban. area promote a settlement pattern which: ' 19.iii.a. is pedestrian "friendly" and reduces auto dependence; 19.iii.b. encourages transit use; 19.iii.c. reinforces nodal, mixed use, neighborhood oriented design; I 19.iii.d. includes concentrated f high density, mixed use urban centers developed in relation to the region's transit system; and k i 19.iii.e. is responsive to needs for privacy, community, and personal safety in an urban i setting. i 19.1. Pedestrian and transit supportive building patterns will be encouraged in order to minimize the need for auto trips and to create a development pattern conducive to face-to- face community interaction. Planning Activities: 't 1 . x F _i ~ t . lea F 1. A regional landscape analysis shall be undertaken to inventory and analyze the relationship between the built and natural environments and to identify key open i space, topographic, natural resource, cultural, and architectural features which should be protected or provided as urban growth occurs. 1 2. Model guidelines and standards shall be developed which expand the range of tools available to jurisdictions for accommodating change in ways compatible with neighborhoods and communities while addressing this objective. 3. Light rail transit stops, bus stop', transit routes, and transit centers leading to and within mixed use urban centers shall be planned to encourage pedestrian use and the creation of mixed use, high density residential development. i i ;f s i I s a 1 i ~i g ~ E i i icenct 14 Page 33. r GLOSSARY 1 Areas and Activities of Metropolitan Concern. A program, area or activity, having significant impact upon the orderly and responsible development of the metropolitan area that can benefit from a coordinated multi jurisdictional response under ORS 268.390. L Beneficial Use Standards. Under Oregon law, specific uses of water within a drainage j basin deemed to be important to the ecology of that basin as well as to the needs of local r ;j communities are designated as "beneficial uses". Hence, "beneficial use standards" are f adopted to preserve water quality or quantity necessary to sustain the identified beneficial uses. Economic Opportunities Analysis. An "economic opportunities analysis" is a strategic j assessment of the likely trends for growth of local economies in the state consistent with j OAR 660-09-015. Such an analysis is critical for economic planning and for ensuring that the land supply in an urban area will meet long-term employment growth needs. E i _,sxception. An "exception" is taken for laid when either commitments for use, current uses, or other reasons make it impossible to meet the requirements of one or a number of the statewide planning goals. Hence, lands "excepted" from statewide planning goals 3 (Agricultural Lands) and 4 (Forest Lands) have been determined to be unable to comply with the strict resource protection requirements of those goals, and are thereby able to be used for, other than rural resource production purposes. Lands not excepted from statewide planning goals 3 and 4 are to br used for agricultural or forest product purposes, and other, adjacent uses must support their continued resource productivity. I. Exclusive farm use. Land zoned primarily for farming, and restricting many uses that are incompatible with farming , such as rural housing. Some portions of rural reserves also may be zoned as exclusive farm use. a Family Wage Job. A permanent job with an annual income greater than or equal to the average annual covered wage in the region. The most current average annual covered wage information from the Oregon Employment ]Division shall be used to determine the family wage job rate for the region or for counties within the region. Fiscal Tax Equity. The process by which inter jurisdictional fiscal disparities can be addressed through a partial redistribution of the revenue gained from economic wealth, particularly the increment gained through economic growth. i 3 . Revised RL?GGO13* G f ;r December 8, 199-1 I Page # 34 ~ _i 4°ei~ht li/Iobility+ The efficient movement of Hoods from op int of ori gin to destination. _ Functional Plan. A limited purpose multi jurisdictional plan for an area or activity having i significant district-wide impact upon the orderly and responsible development of the metropolitan area that serves as a guideline for local comprehensive plans consistent with ORS 268.390. r Growth Concept. A concept for the long-term growth management of our region, stating `l the preferred form of the regional growth and development, including where and how much the urban growth boundary should be expanded, what densities should characterize different areas, and which areas should be protected as open space. High capacity transit. Transit routes that may be either a road designated for frequent bus service or for a light-rail line. Housing Affordability. The availability of housing such that no snore than 30% (an index derived from federal, state, and local housing agencies) of the monthly income of the 1 household need be spent on shelter. .a Industrial areas. Large tracts of land set aside for industrial use. Infill. New development on a parcel or parcels of less than one contiguous acre located 1 within the urban growth boundary. i Infrastructure. Roads, water systems, sewage systems, systems for storm drainage; bridges, transportation facilities arks and public facilities developed to support the functioning of the developed portions of the environment. Inner neighborhoods. Areas in Portland and the older suburbs that are primarily residential, close to employment and shopping areas, and have slightly smaller lot sizes and higher population densities than in outer neighborhoods ^1 j Interrnodal Facility. A transportation element that accommodates and interconnects j different modes of transportation and serves the statewide interstate, and international movement of ale and_ggods. I Jobs Ilousina Balance. The relationship between the number. tune. mix and wages of . existin and anticipated jobs balanced with housing costs and availability so that non-auto trips are optimized in every part of the region. Key or Critical Public Facilities and Services. Basic facilities that are primarily planned i i i 1 3 _u far e { for by local government but which also may be provided by private enterprise and are essential to the support of more intensive development, including transportation, water ` supply, sewage, parks, and solid waste disposal. I Local Comprehensive Plan, A generalized, coordinated land use map and policy statement of the governing body of a city or county that inter-relates all functional and natural systems r -1 and activities related to the use of land, consistent with state law. Metropolitan Housing Rule. A rule (OAR 660, Division 7) adopted by the Iand Conservation and Development Commission to assure opportunity for the provision of I adequate numbers of needed housing units and the efficient use of land within the Metro Urban Growth Boundary. This rule establishes minimum overall net residential densities for all cities and counties within the urban growth boundary, and specifies that 50% of the land ` set aside for new residential development be zoned for multifamily housing. Main streets. Neighborhood shopping areas along a main street or at an intersection, sometimes having a unique character that draws people from outside the area. NW 23rd Avenue and SE Hawthorne Boulevard are current examples of main streets. Mixed use employment areas. Areas that include various types of commercial and retail _ development as well as some residences. Neighborhood centers. Retail and service development that surrounds major MAX stations and other major intersections, extending out for one-quarter to one-half mile. r Neighboring cities. Cities such as Sandy, Canby, and Newberg that are outside Metro's jurisdiction but will be affected by the growth policies adopted by the Metro Council. parks natural areas, Open space. Publicly and privately -owned areas of land, including . and areas of very low density development inside the urban growth boundary. t' Outer neighborhoods. Areas in the outlying suburbs that are primarily residential, farther r from employment and shopping areas, and have slightly larger lot sizes and lower population densities than inner neighborhoods. Regional centers. Areas of mixed residential and commercial use that serve hundreds of thousands of people and are easily accessible by different types of transit. Examples include traditional centers such as downtown (.Gresham and new centers such as Clackamas Town j Center. Rural reserves. Areas that are a combination of public and private lands outside the urban i { r ~?-e , .R~s., i,;v~~.Sy'd• "tike 1W4: page 36 G S ~ growth boundary, used primarily for farms and forestry. They are protected from development by very low-density zoning and serve as buffers between urban areas. State Implementation Plan. A plan for ensuring that all parts of Oregon remain in t. compliance with Federal air quality standards. Town centers. Areas of mixed residential and commercial use that serve tens of thousands of people. Examples include the downtowns of Forest Grove and Lake Oswego. ~ c J Transit Station Community, ,'T'hat area oenerallywithin a 1/4 to 1/2 mile radius of light rail stations which is nlannecli as a multi-modal community of mixed uses and substantial S s~edestrian accessibility imrrovernents. Transportation corridors. Residential and retail development concentrated along major arterials and bus lines. Urban Form. The net result of efforts to preserve environmental quality, coordinate the J development of jobs, housing, and public services and facilities, and inter-relate the benefits and consequences of growth in one part of the region with the benefits and consequences of i growth in another. Urban forma, therefore, describes an overall framework within which regional urban growth management can occur. Clearly stating objectives for urban form, and pursuing them comprehensively provides the focal strategy for rising to the challenges posed by the growth trends present in the region today. Urban Growth Boundary. A boundary which identifies urban and urbanizable lands needed during the 20-year planning period to be planned and serviced to support urban development densities, and which separates urban and urbanizable lands from rural land. • F Urban Reserve Area. An area adjacent to the present urban growth boundary defined to be a priority location for any future urban growth boundary amendments when needed. 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' h d~f/,."~Al ~Y' 4~~4, Szs,~' d s pq ~gtfi M MLY[Y ~ _ _ ~ €3 w'q°af a ~ i 1 Recommended Alternative Analysis Preface The Recommended Alternative, a result of the Region 2040 study, was the recommendation brought to the Metro Council by the Executive. This Growth Concept grew from the previous 2040 alternative scenarios: Base Case, Concepts A, B, and C (see Concepts for Growth, June 1994). The Recommended Alternative Analysis is a record of the background work completed as part of the Region 2040 study. The Analysis documents the issues considered, the assumptions made, and the results used in describing and quantifying the Alternative. The Analysis includes a description of the Recommended Alternative, a map, modeling results, and a technical appendix. This should not be confused with the Growth Concept description or the Growth Concept map being adopted, which are more generalized or conceptual in nature. -)-his attachment to Resolution No. 94-2040-C is intended to provide a record of the analysis done in support of the Metro 2040 Growth Concept. Therefore, no amendments have been made to this material. i I 1 I i i f j I 1 i ; Metro Region 2040 ` a Aa`Pa~ Decision-making Kit M~ '>w ; 3 sou Fall 1994 01 I VU WT `-`~t•`.3.0"tUn3Cf;':".Y V"t ~`s Overview adoption by the Metro Council. This map and descrip- tions of its components will become the basis for overall regional policy setting through the Regional Urban i ; his document describes the recommended alterna- Growth Goals and Objectives (RUGGOs). T he analysis ~a a five for the Region 2040 project. For background map provides a detailed picture of one way that the information, refer to Concepts far Growth, dated June 1994. (Phis report assumes familiarity with the ideas and fermi- recommended alternative could be implemented and allows for computer modeling and technical analysis. nology used in the June effort). The recommended Much of this report describes the results of this modeling alternative is the Metro executive officer's recommenda- and technical analysis. The distinction between the ideas tion to the Metro Council and its advisory committees, the represented in the two maps are worth calling out. The Metro Policy Advisory Committee (MPAC), the Joint concept map provides the basis for a decision that will Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation QPACT) embody general principles while the analysis map is only and the Future Vision Commission. an example allowing a greater level of detail. The recommended alternative considers the technical the course of integrating feedback from citizens and F" '''cgs documented in the Concepts for Growth report, as local governments, we changed some category names 1 a _.'as nearly 17,000 responses received from the It's Your from those, described in Concepts for Growth because of Turn survey mailer. The recommended alternative is concerns expressed and to more accurately reflect the Metro staff's attempt to blend all this information into one meaning and intent of the terms.. "Preferred alternative" is "best" alternative. It's a common point to begin discussion replaced with "recommended alternative". "Rural re- of the major issues conh•onting our region to be refined serves" has been substituted for "greenbelts" and "open through the Regional Framework Plan and future Vision. space" for "greenspaces" to avoid confusion with Metro's i The alternative will be discussed at public hearings and is Greenspaces program. "Node" has been changed to likely to change in response to public comments received. " station communities." "Employment area" has been divided into two categories, "industrial area" and "em- The recommended alternative would allow the expansion ployment area," just as "neighborhoods" have been of the urban growth boundary by 14,500 acres over 50 divided into "inner neighborhoods" and "outer neighbor- years. This is less expansion than other concepts, except hoods." (Explanations of these categories are included Concept B. It preserves substantial amounts of rural below) resource lands that surround the metropolitan region. The recommended alternative also would accommodate growth inside the present urban growth boundary by using land more efficiently and utilizing smaller average lot sizes. Highlights of the analysis version Higher density would be encouraged where good quality transit service is planned. Finally, 8 percent of new re- a The urban growth boundary (UGB) would be ex- gional growth would occur in neighboring cities, less than panded by 14,500 acres during the 50-year period. the 30 percent assumed in Concept C. Lands subject to future UGB expansion would be designated as urban reserves until the UGB expansion 'I c z, r comanended alternative is illustrated by two maps. is warranted. The growth concept map is intended to be considered for Region 2040 - Decision-making Kit 1 i The average lot size for new single-family homes The basic philosophy of the recommended alternative is > regionwide would be 6,650 square feet, or 6.S units per preserve our access to nature and build better communi- net acre. ties. It combines the goals of RUGGO, the values of the region and the analysis of the Region 2040 project to quit ° The ratio of single-family and multi-family in new development would be 62 percent to 38 percent (The growth for the next 50 years. Key components of t!` current ratio is 70 percent single-family, 30 percent recommend alternative are described for land use and ford multi-family.) transportation. • 20 percent of the single-family market would be accommodated by rowhouses, duplexes or small-lot Lands Use and !Urban Form: development. This housing type would mostly occur along transit corridors. The following are categories of land use as defined and i ° The majority of housing would be in neighborhoods used in this growth concept. e (52 percent), followed by corridors and station com- munities (33 percent), and city, regional and town centers (8 percent). Neighbor cities • About 19,300 acres of currently developed land in the urban area would redevelop for more intensive uses. The recommended alternative recognizes that neighborin cities surrounding the region's metropolitan area are likely • Open space would represent 34,000 of the 248,500 to grow rapidly. Communities such as Sandy, Canby and acres in the expanded UGB, or 14 percent of the urban Newberg will be affected by the Metro Council's decisions land area. about managing the region's growth. A significant number "c' • One-third of the buildable acres would allow mimed of people would be accommodated in these neighboring uses and two-thirds would remain in single-use cities, and cooperation between Metro and these commu- P categories such as residential or industrial. nities is necessary to address common transportation and • The majority of new jobs (two-thirds) would be land-use issues. accommodated in centers or along corridors and main There are three key concepts for cooperative agreements streets, which would be well served by transit. The industrial areas would provide land for about 10 with neighbor cities: percent of new jobs and employment areas would provide space for 14 percent of new jobs. Significantly, There should be a separation of rural land between 1 each neighboring city and the metropolitan area. If the residential neighborhoods account for 15 percent of region grows together, the transportation system total jobs (this includes people working at home, child would suffer and the cities would lose their sense of care, schools and small-scale commercial within community identity neighborhoods), up from 11 percent currently. • There should be a strong balance between jobs and • Land extensive and heavily auto-dependent commer- cial or industrial uses would be limited to employment housing in the neighbor cities. The more a city retains areas and industrial areas rather than on corridors, a balance of jobs and households, the more trips will centers or neighborhoods. remain local. • The "green corridor" highway through a rural reserve serves as a link between the metropolitan area and a { neighbor city without access to the farms and forests o Recommended alternative Elements the rural reserve. This would keep accessibility high, which encourages employment growth but limits the 3 adverse affect on the surrounding rural areas. This recommended alternative is designed to accommo- date 720,000 additional residents and 350,000 additional jobs. The total population served within this plan is 1.8 million residents within the Metro boundary. i 2 Region 2040 - Fall 1994 r i Rural reserves Open spaces j Rural reserves are rural areas that keep adjacent urban The areas designated open space on the concept map are separate. These aural lands are not needed or planned parks, stream corridors, wetlands and floodplains, largely .,-velopment but are more likely to experience develop- undeveloped upland areas, or areas of very low density j ment pressures than are areas farther away. residential development. (These areas of residential development retain a highly open pattern and are generally These lands will not be developed in the foreseeable unfenced.) Many of these natural features already have j future, an idea that requires agreement among local, significant land set aside as open space. The Tualatin regional and state agencies. They are areas outside the Mountains, for example, contain major parks such as present urban growth boundary primarily that connect the Forest Park and Tryon Creek State Park and numerous region to neighboring cities. smaller parks such as Gabriel Park in Southwest Portland a and Wilderness Park in West Linn. Other areas are New rural commercial or industrial development would be oriented toward wetlands and streams, with Fanno Creek restricted. Some areas would receive priority status as in Washington County having one of the best systems of potential areas for park and open space acquisition. Road parks and open space in the region. improvements would specifically exclude interchanges or other highway access to the rural road system. Similarly, Designating these areas as open spaces would have several there would be no extensions of urban services. Zoning effects. First, it would remove these land from the category would be for resource protection on farm and forestry of urban land that is available for development. The land, and very low density residential (less than one unit capacity of the urban growth boundary would have to be for five acres) for exception land. calculated without these, and plans to accommodate 'i housing and employment would have to be made without These rural reserves would support and protect farm and them. Second, these natural areas, along with key rural - forestry operations. The reserves also would include some reserve areas, would receive a high priority for purchase as f,,,=:^hase of natural -areas adjacent to rivers, streams and parks, and open space, such as Metro's Greenspaces pro- to make sure the water quality is protected and gram. Finally; regulations could be developed to protect wildlife habitat enhanced. Large natural features, such as these critical natural areas that would not conflict with j hills and buttes, also would be included as rural reserves housing and economic goals. because they buffer developed areas and are poor candi- dates for compact urban development. About 34,000 acres of land and water inside today's urban t growth boundary are included as open spaces in the Rural reserves also would be retained to separate cities recommended alternative map. Preservation of these open j within the Metro boundary. Cornelius, Hillsboro, Tualatin, spaces could be achieved by a combination of ways. Some Sherwood and LVilsonville have existing areas of rural land areas could be purchased by public entities, such as Metro's that provides a break in urban patterns. New areas of urban Greenspaces program or local park departments. Others reserves, that are indicated on the concept map are also may be donated by private citizens or by developers of f separated by rural reserves, such as the Damascus-Pleasant adjacent properties to reduce the impact of development. Valley areas from Happy Valley. Still others could be protected by very low-density residen- tial zoning, clustering housing on portions of the land f 1 The primary means of achieving rural reserves would be while leaving important features as common open space. through the regional framework plan for areas within the Metro boundary, and voluntary agreements among Metro, the counties, neighboring cities and the state for those Centers areas outside the Metro boundary. These agreements would prohibit extending urban growth into the rural Creating higher density centers of employment and i reserves and require that state agency actions are consistent housing is advantageous for several reasons. These centers v r' the rural reserve desigm.tion. provide access to a variety of goods and services in a relatively small geographic area, creating a intense business i climate. Having centers also makes sense from a transpor- tation perspective, since most centers have an accessibility Region 2040 - Decision-making Kit 3 tt j level that is conducive to transit, bicycling and walking. Centers also act as social gathering places and community In addition, downtown Portland has a high percentage of centers, where people would find the "small-town atmo- travel other than by car - three times higher than any sphere" they cherish. other part of the region. Jobs and housing are readily available, without the need for a car. Maintaining of r) _ The major advantages cf centers in the marketplace are improving upon the strengths of our regional downtown k accessibility and the ability to concentrate goods and should remain a high priority. 3 services in a relatively small area. The challenge, however, is that most of the existing centers are already developed Today, about 20 percent of all employment in the region i and any increase in the density must be made through in downtown Portland. Under the recommended alterna- redeveloping existing land and buildings. Emphasizing tive, downtown Portland would grow at the same rate as redevelopment in centers over development of new areas of the rest of the region, and would remain the location o.112(1. undeveloped land is a key strategy in the recommended percent of regional employment. To do this, downtown f alternative and favored by many citizens. Portland's 1990 density of 150 people per acre would increase to 250 people per acre. Improvements to the The growth concept recognizes three types of centers, transit system network and maintenance of the highway i distinguished by size and accessibility. The "central city" is system would provide additional access to and from the downtown Portland and is accessible to millions of people. city center. "Regional centers" are accessible to hundreds of thousands of people, and "town centers" are accessible to tens of thousands. Regional centers f 1 There are seven regional centers, serving five market area, The central city (outside of the central city market area). Millsboro serves i that western portion of the region, and Gresham the Downtown Portland serves as our major regional center eastern. I3owntowr Beaverton and Washington Squar- and functions quite well as an employment and cultural serve the Washington County area, and Clackamas hub for the metropolitan area. It provides accessibility to Center and Milwaukee together serve Clackamas County the many businesses that require access to a large market and portions of outer southeast Portland. Vancouver serve: area and also serves as the location for cultural and social Clark County. The central city serves most of the Portland functions that draw the region together. It is the center for area as a regional center.. ' local, regional, state and federal governments, financial institutions, commerce, the center for arts and culture, and These regional centers would become the focus of com- ' for visitors to the region. pact development, redevelopment, and transit and highwa : Design TypeTotal* Vacant Redeveloped ti Central city 1,146 115 321 Regional centers 1,719 154 447 i Town centers 2,156 514 346 Main streets 2,758 186 352 Corridors/station communities 35,519 6,099 4,024 Employment areas 7,763 3,591 1,121 Industrial areas 15,045 5,930 3,376 Inner neighborhoods 52,481 10,224 0** i Outer neighborhoods 29,537 14,583 2,079°*' * This is total net acres (built and vacant) within the design type. No redevelopment was assumed to occur in these areas. . ***Assumes redevelopment would occur only outside the present urban growth boundary. j - 4 Region 2040 - Fall 1994 i would become traditional town centers, such as Lake Oswego, Oren City and Forest Grove, while others would change from an auto-oriented development into a Design Maximum Building more complete community, such as Hillsdale. Mzny -would pe Valuation per Acre also have regional specialties, such as office centers envisioned for the Ceder Mll town center. Several new Central city $480,000 town centers are.designated, for example, in Happy Valley Regional centers $360,000 and Damascus, to accommodate the retail and service Town centers $280,000 needs of a growing population while reducing auto travel. Main streets $210,000 Others would combine a town center within a regional Conidors/commercial centers " $160,000 center, offering the amenities and advantages of each type Employment areas $40,000 of center. Industrial areas $40,000 Inner neighborhoods -0- Outer neighborhoods $120,000 Gor aors (w thin urban reserves) Corridors are not as dense as centers, but also are located improvements. The recommended alternative accommo- along good quality transit lines. An example of a present- dates three percent of new household growth and i 1 day corridor are Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway or Mac- percent ofnew employment growth in these regional adam Avenue. They provide a place for densities that are centers. From the current 24 people per acre, the recom- somewhat higher than today and that are convenient to mended alternative would accommodate about 60 people transit. Typical new developments would include per acre. rowhouses, duplexes and one- to three-story office and retail buildings, and average 25 persons per acre. Transit improvements for regional centers would include light-rail connecting all regional centers to the central city. ,way improvements also would focus on ensuring that Station communities these centers are accessible as places to conduct business. Eventually, these centers would grow to the density of Station communities are nodes of development centered downtown Vancouver, Wash. -about one-third of down- around a light rail or high capacity transit station. They town Portland's density, but three times denser than these provide for the highest density other than that found in areas today. regional centers. The station communities would encom- pass an area approximately one-half mile ffom a station stop. The densities of new development would average 45 Town cerntm persons per acre. Zoning ordinances now set minimum densities for most eastside and westside MAX station Smaller than regional centers and serving populations of communities. An extensive station community planning tens of thousands of people, town centers are the third program is now under way for each of the westside station type of center with compact development and transit communities, and similar work is envisioned for the service. Town centers would accommodate about 3 percent proposed south./north line. It is expected that the station of new households and more than 7 percent of new community planning process will result in specific strate- employment. The 1990 density of an average of 23 people gies and plan changes to implement the station cornmuni- per acre would nearly double - to about 40 persons per ties concept. acre, the current densities of development along Hawthorne Boulevard and in downtown Hillsboro. Because the recommended alternative calls for many corridors and station communities throughout the region, Town centers would provide local shopping and employ- they would together accommodate 27 percent of the new r • -,,,t t opportunities within a local market area. They are households of the region and nearly 15 percent of new 'fined to provide local retail and services, at a mini- employment. MUM. They also would vary greatly in character. Some Region 20403 - Decision-making Kit 5 ;r - i t would Lot sizes areas that are accessible to employment. be smaller to accommodate densities increasing from 1990 levels of about 11 people per acre to about 14 per acre. Resign Type Households Employlneni Inner neighborhoods have smaller lot sizes and better access to jobs and shopping. They would aceommod.:; Jl Central city 3.3% 20.7°!o percent of new households and 15 percent of new employ- Regional centers 2.0 6.3 ment (some of the employment would be home occupa- tions and the balance would be neighborhood- based Town centers 2.4 5.3 neigh- Main streets 2.7 5.3 employment such as schools, child care and some neigh- -a ors/station borhood businesses). Corrid communities 32.7 24.8 ' Employment areas 2.9 9.5 Outer neighborhoods would be farther away from large Industrial areas 0.6 11.2 employment centers and would have larger lot sizes and Inner neighborhoods 33.5 10.1 lower densities. Examples include outer suburbs such as - i Outer neighborhoods 18.3 4,9 forest Grove, Sherwood and Oregon City, and any ° Open spaces 1.6 1.8 additions to the urban growth boundary. From 1990 levels ` i .`v of nearly 10 people per acre, outer neighborhoods would l - increase to 13 per acre. These areas would accommodate Main streets 28 percent of new households and 10 percent of new } employment. During the early decades of this century, main streets served by transit and characterized by a strong business One of the most significant problems in some newer L and civic community were a major land-use pattern neighborhoods is the lack of through streets, a recent throughout the region. Examples remain in Hillsboro, phenomenon that has occurred in the last 25 years. It is j Milwaukee, Oregon City and Gresham, as well as the one of the primary causes of increased congestion in the Westmoreland neighborhood and Hawthorne Boulevard. region. Traditional neighborhoods contained a grid 1 Today, these areas are undergoing a revival and provide an pattern with aP to 20 through streets per mile. But in ~ =j efficient and effective land-use and transportation alterna- areas, one to two through streets per mile is the norm. rive. The recommended alternative calls for main streets to Combined with large-scale single-use zoning and low grow from 1990 levels of 36 people per acre to 39 per acre. densities, it is the major cause of increasing auto depen- ? Main streets would accommodate nearly two percent of dency in neighborhoods. While existing neighborhoods housing growth. probably will not change, areas of largely vacant land should develop master street plans to including at least 10 Main streets typically will serve neighborhoods and may through 1=1 streets per mile, which would allow for develop a regional specialization - such as antiques, fine better access and still allow some albeit short, cul-de-sacs. dining, entertainment or specialty clothing- that draws `j people from other parts of the region. When several main streets occur within a few blocks of one another, they serve Employment areas as a dispersed town center, such as the main street areas of "j Belmont, Hawthorne and Division that form a town center Industrial areas would be set aside exclusively for industrial for inner Southeast Portland. activities. They include land-intensive employers, such as those around the Portland International Airport, the Hillsboro Airport and some areas along Highway 212!224. Neigbborboods Industrial areas are expected to accommodate ten percent r of regional employment and no households. Residential neighborhoods would remain a key component of the recommended alternative and would fall into two Other employment centers would be designated as mixed- basic categories. Examples of inner neighborhoods are use employment areas, mixing various types of employ, Portland and the older suburbs of Beaverton, Milwaukee ment and including some residential development as 4 and Lake Oswego, and would include primarily residential These mixed-use employment areas would provide for f } Region 2040 - Fall 1994 P f . j 'i about 5 percent of new households and 14 percent of new Regional tbrovgb-routes employment within the region. Densities would rise F substantially from 1990 levels of about 11 people per acre These are the routes that move people and goods around ) k to 70 people per acre. the region and connect regional centers and the central i city. They include freeways, limited access highways and heavily traveled arterials, and usually function as through- Urban reserves routes. As such, they are important not only because of the movement of people, but as one of the region's major ;.I One important feature of the recommended alternative is freight systems. Since much of our regional economy j that it would accommodate all 50 years of forecasted depends on the movement of goods and services, it is k growth'through a relatively small amount of urban re- essential to keep congestion on these roads at manageable serves. Urban reserves consist of land set aside outside the levels. These major routes frequently serve as transit present urban growth boundary for future growth. The corridors but are seldom conducive to bicycles or pedes- recommended alternative proposes approximately 14,500 trians because of the volume of auto and freight traffic acres of urban reserves to be chosen from a study area of they carry. _ E. about 22,000 acres. In the example reflected in the analysis _ map, more than 75 percent of these lands are currently With their heavy traffic, and high visibility, these routes zoned for rural housing and the remainder are zoned for are attractive to business. While they serve as an appropri- f i farm or forestry uses. ate location for auto-oriented businesses, they are poor s s locations for businesses that are designed to serve neigh- borhoods or sub-regions. Neighborhood uses are better Transportation Facilities located on multi-modal arterials. Through routes need the highest levels of access control, but it is important that Transportation elements are needed to create a successful they not become barriers to movements across them by growth management policy that supports the recom- other forms of travel, auto, pedestrian, transit, or bicycle. rn-nded alternative. Traditionally, streets have been Through routes should focus on providing access to 'red by their traffic-carrying potential, and transit centers, rather than access to the lands that front them. service according to its ability to draw commuters. Other travel modes have not been viewed as important elements of the transportation system. The recommended alterna- Multi-modal arterials rive establishes a new frametivork for planning in the t region by linking urban form to transportation. In this These represent most of the region's arterials. They new relationship, transportation is viewed as a range of include a variety of design styles and speeds, and are the travel modes and options that should reinforce the region's backbone for a system of multi-modal travel options. growth management goals. Older sections of the region are better designed for multi- modal travel than new areas. Although these streets are Within the framework of the recommended alternative is a often smaller than suburban arterials, they carry a great network of multi-modal corridors and regional through- deal of traffic (up to 30,000 vehicles a day), experience i routes that connect major urban centers and destinations. heavy bus ridership along their routes and are constructed Through routes provide for high-volume auto and transit in dense networks that encourage bicycle and pedestrian travel at a regional scale, and ensure efficient movement of travel. The Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) should J freight. Within multi-modal corridors, the transportation identify these multi-modal streets and develop a plan to system will provide a broader range of travel mode further encourage alternative travel modes within these i i options, including auto, transit, bicycle and pedestrian corridors. networks, that 3110w choices of how to travel in the region. i' These travel options will encourage the use of alternative Many new streets, however, are designed to accommodate ! modes to the auto, a shift that has clear benefits for the heavy auto and freight traffic at the expense of other travel e--1yonment and the quality of neighborhoods and urban modes. Multiple wide lanes, dedicated turning lanes, ',rs. narrow sidewalks exposed to moving traffic and widely spaced intersections and street crossings create an envi- j Regiaon 2040 - Decision-making Kit 7 i ronment that is difficult and dangerous to negotiate Residential development, particularly single-family without a car. The R I'P should identify these potential detached housing, uses the largest amount of land within` multi-modal corridors and establish design standards that the urban growth boundary. For this reason, changes to f encourage other modes of travel along these routes. residential density have the greatest effect on the ammint - 1 of urban land needed. In the recommended alternat ! percent of new residential development would be single- ! Collectors and local streets family homes, this compares with 70 percent single family development in 1990. "i These streets become a regional priority when a lack of adequate connections forces neighborhood traffic onto arterials. ~Tew suburban development increasingly depends Outer Neighborhoods on arterial streets to carry trips to local destinations, because most new local streets systems are specifically Following is an example illustration representing single- designed with curves and cul-de-sacs to discourage local family homes at 6.6 riet homes per acre. The recom- through travel by any mode. The RTP should consider a mended alternative assumes 5.7 houses per net acre, or 11 minimum standard of 8 to 10 through streets per mile, persons were acre. Assuming 25 percent of the land is used - 'i applied to developing or undeveloped areas to reduce local for streets, utilities, etc., the average lot size would be travel on arterials. There should also be established approximately 7,560 square feet. If streets are built more standard bicycle and pedestrian through-routes (via narrowly, average lot size could be larger. In the recom- easements, greenways, fire lanes, etc.) in existing neighbor- mended alternative, the lowest density urban residential hoods where changes to the street system are not a areas are called "outer neighborhoods." These outer reasonable alternative. neighborhoods are away from the center of the region along the outer edge of the UGB and in the urban re- serves. They represent people trading larger lot size for Ligbt rail greater distances to most jobs. Light rail transit (LR1) daily travel capacity measures in (Note: The diagrams are to scale, in this and the succ!y tens of thousands of riders and provides a critical travel ing diagrams the outside box represents the size of land option to major destinations. The primary function of area necessary to accommodate 100 dwelling units. The light rail in the recommended alternative is to link re- subheading lists the acres needed to fit 100 of the units. gional centers and the central city, where concentrations of For example, for the standard-lot, single-family home you housing and employment reach a level that can justify the would need 15 net acres for 100 homes.).;; cost of developing a fixed transit system. In addition to their role in developing regional centers, LRT lines can In the outer neighborhoods,_the avera t size would be also support significant concentrations of housing and somewhat smaller than the current regionwitle average of employment at individual station areas along their routes. 8,500 square feet. However, the current average includes LRT also supports land use, especially in anchoring lots as large as a half acre, about 20,000 square feet. A j downtown Portland. small number of lots this size can substantially increase the average. The most common new lot size being developed j in the region is about 7,500 square feet, in line with what Regional design images the recommended alternative is suggesting. Outer neigh- borhoods would account for approximately 28 percent of In Concepts far Growth, we included designs of specific the new households of the region. areas of the region that illustrated what kinds of land-use changes could be undertaken to accommodate growth in Inner Neighborhoods r the area. We did not complete such site specific designs for the recommended alternative, although we do have a way a' Inner neighborhoods are closer-in residential areas with_n. to illustrate the kinds of development types that would have to be built to achieve the recommended alternative. average lot size of 5,700 square feet, 7.6 units per net` This would be 13 person per acre. These neighborhoods i Region 2040 - Fall 1994 3 Standard-lot single-family { Standard-Lot Single-Family 1-2-story hvildings 1 Tall00du Parking in recessed or alley accessed garages 6.6 dwelling units per acre Ownership would accommodate about 21 percent of new households. It should be noted that most of the pre-World War II F single-family homes in the region are on 5,000-square-foot lots, so the recommended alternative is suggesting ® e a residential pattern slightly less dense q than many existing neighborhoods. The inner neighborhood, however, is denser than many existing suburban neighborhoods, particularly those built in the 1960s and 1970s Both inner and outer neighborhoods are expressed in average number of homes per net buildable acre. As with all averages, different mixes of smaller and larger lots could be used to achieve the average. A type of smaller lot development is illus- Small-Lot Single-Family trated and accommodates 10 net homes per acre. 1 9.4ac/100du Corridors and Station Communities Corridors are not as dense as centers but are also located along good quality transit lines. Examples of present day dg' c Q corridors are the Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway and W Macadam Boulevards. They would provide a place for densities that are somewhat higher than today, should have a quality pedestrian environment and are convenient _ to transit. Corridors would grow from 1990 densities ..a averaging approximately IS people per acre to an average of approximately 22 people per acre. This would be on average 12.5 units per net acre. Typical development along corridors would include rowhouses, duplexes and one to three-story office and retail buildings. Station communities are nodes of development organized 1 Small-16t single-family around a light rail or high-capacity transit station. They j '-2-,story buildings provide for the highest density outside of centers. The -.'-king in recessed or alley accessed garages station communities would grow from 1990 densities i 0.6 dwelling units/acre averaging approximately 22 persons per acre to an average Ownership of 45 persons per acre, or 23 housing units per net acre. Region 2G40 - Decision-making Kit s Townhontes 4. Sac/IG?dxc Carriage Units (w/In-Law) 6ac/100du t' .s _j Tawnhomes 1-2-story buildings Parking in alley accessed garages Carriage Units (with In-Law) 22 dwelling units/acre 1-2-story buildngs Ownership Ancillary (in-law) unit placed over detached garage "i Parking in alley accessed garages 16.6 duelling units/acre Minimum densities have been established for most eastside Ownership and westside MAX station communities. An extensive station community planning program is now under way ` for each of the westside light rail station community areas. 15,000 acres of land that otherwise would need to be Similar work is envisioned for the proposed south/north added to the UGB, an area about the size of Gresham. line. It is expected that the station community planning Most of the increased density needed in order to minirgir,e process will result in specific strategies and plan changes to expansions of the UGB can be accommodated by no r.', Ly implement the station communities cancept. than two story homes on their own lot. Keep in mind that the illustrations are to scale and show a way for 100 ` The illustrations show carriage homes and townhouses households to be accommodated. Compare the size of the (rowhouses) that provide home ownership, but are able to overall square (which represents the space needed to fit accommodate many more households. For example, the 100 dwelling units) with the others; with more density, less carriage homes (with an "in-law" unit) accommodate 16 land is used. net homes per acre, while townhouses accommodate 20-22 homes per net acre. Twenty percent of the single-family Neighborhood, Town and Regional Centers homes in the recommended alternative would be small-lot or townhouse types. 1 Multi-family development in 1990 provided 32 percent of in summary, there are three important points about these total housing units. Under the recommended alternative, residential housing types. First, many people will continue 38 percent of new housing, units would be multi-family to live in larger lot single family homes. Second, our housing. This would include apartments (both rental and demographic forecasts indicate that the population of the ownership possible) as illustrated. The podium apartments - region will be changing. The portion of the population represent the type of residential development in regional age 65 or older will increase from 13 percent (1990) to centers, the "tuck-under" units are similar to the densities I about 24 percent (2040). Household size is also expected in town centers and main streets, while the garden apart- to decrease. These trends could support smaller, more ments represent building types in neighborhood centers. compact residential patterns. Finally, small decreases in 1 average lot size greatly reduce the amount UGB expansion However, some of the multi-family homes would be a P 3 needed. A reduction from the current average lot size Gf of mixed-use developments adjacent to transit stops ett 8,500 square feet to 7,000 square foot will save about along corridors or in co- mercial, town, regional or city 'T centers. hese multi-family types are illustrated on the 10 Region 2040 - Fall 1994 4 k Podium Apartments Tuck-under apartments Garden Apartments i ~ k i ® as A d t ' Podium Apartments 3-4-story buildings E U Structured parking is Tuck-under Apartments placed below grade and 2-3-story buildings interior to the building At grade parking is placed in 66 dwelling units/acre parking garages that are tucked Rental or condominiums under the building Garden Apartments 40 dwelling uni4r/acre 2-3-story buildings p_ Rental or condominiums Surface parking is placed in central parking courts or behind buildings un' r.. am, Rental or condominiums ~ -1 r+ 7 i..~~1 Sw4~se Msrti,g next page. The major difference between them is how ; 1ring is accommodated. In the "retail-office-residential F d-use," the buildings are four to five stories in height with structured parking. The "retail-residential mixed- Industrial areas are reserved for employment, residential use" is two to three stories with surface parking. uses would not be allowed and many retail and commercial uses would be discouraged. Traditional uses, building types As noted earlier, more than 60 percent of all new jobs { and employment are assumed to continue in these areas. would be accommodated in the centers or corridors designated in the recommended alternative. These areas are intended to be compactly built and well served with Recommended Alternative Analysis transit. Office structures are a way to accommodate much { of the employment in centers and corridors. Of course, the mixed nse structures included would also provide places As indicated above, we prepared an example of how the for employrent in the centers and corridors. growth concept could be construed. This enables us to show at least one way in which the growth concept could work. It is consistent with the analysis map and the results Employment Areas and Industrial Areas are described below. -i ` In the employment areas, a mix of land uses would be is encouraged. The primary use would be employment, but Land use residential uses would also be allowed. Employment areas would mix commercial, light industrial and residential uses In order to better understand what the recommended in a compact way, providing affordable and convenient alternative would require to be implemented, Figure I *sing while reducing auto dependence. The uses in shows the total acres and buildable land (vacant and a gloyment areas would not necessarily be within one redevelopable) assumed for each design type. The vacant building, but would be relatively close to each other. lands are actual numbers of acres, inventoried as buildable, Region 2040 - Decision-making Kit 97 E ; i s' Mixed-Vie 1bj. St. Retail Ope Mixed Use Mircd-Use Main St. Retail-Offlee-Raickaatial Mixed t 1.2-acre site 2-3 Story Buildings (ground floor 1.2-acre site use j c3 retail wi b offirespace above) 4-5 story buildings (grorand floor 10 Surface parking is placed bebind retail, -1-2 levels of of ve and 2-3 e the building y \ levels of retaip j 137joWarre Structured Parking is placed ~c c 1' grade or interior to the budding 110 62.5 swe111ng unity/acre it k v, while the redeveloped th acres are assumed to redevelop ;r v....... a ....:..:::.:ry.,.;;::::.., during the next 50 years. ~ - Design Coverage Building Valuation The biggest vacant land supply is in the neighborhood Area (per quarter acre grid cell) categories where almost 23,000 vacant acres exist. The other large supply is in the employment areas and indus- Central city $120,000 trial areas, where 9,500 acres of vacant land exist and about Regional centers 90,000 k 4,500 acres of redevelopable land were assumed. Town centers 70,000 `j Transit corridors and station communities 40,000 t The larger centers - town, regional and city -have small Main streets 60,000 amounts of vacant buildable land - in total less than 800 Employment area 10,000 ('71) net acres. These vacant lands are supplemented by Industrial area 10,000 redevelopable lands totaling an -additional 1,100 net acres. Inner neighborhoods 0 Accordingly, 37 percent of the total developable land in Outer neighborhoods 0 these centers would need to be intensified in order to j implement the recommended alternative. In 50 years, buildings with relatively low valuations were VAile main streets also show very little available land assumed to redevelop in the centers, maim streets and i corridors. No redevelopment was assumed in neighbor when compared with some design types, redevelopment hoods except those in potential urban reserves even though would allow these areas to capture almost twice the a modest level of redevelopment will occur of very low- development potential available through the vacant land value buildings. Only low value buildings (less than j supply. Corridors and commercial centers with more than 6,000 acres of vacant land and 4,000 acres of redevelop- $40,000/acre) were assumed to redevelop on industrial or c ment land use 27 percent of the buildable land within the mixed use employment land. These redevelopment criteria allowed 21 percent of.new households and 18 percent of design type for accommodating growth. new employment to be accommodated through redevelop- ; 8 Redevelopment plays a key role in of the recommended ment. Redevelopment of higher value properties in the central city and regional centers would occur over time as altentatzve. Current building valuations were used to establish long term redevelopmenz potential. The follow- ing table shows the maximum building valuation used for choosing redevelopment according to the design catego- It is important to understand that redevelopment includes ries used. intensification of a site, and it does not necessarily destroy d the existing buildings on the site. For example, new buildings in the parking lot of an existing complex is o..' common type of redevelopment. Conversion of a single- family home to an office or restaurant is another common 72 Region 2 - Fall 1994 f ce Office (Low intensityu) Qyice (high intensity) cv s -arre site 4- 5 story buildings } 1. 5-acre site 2-3 story bulddings 1.5-aOffice ir Surface parking is placed bebirad the StructuredParking ~ placed below buiang grade or interioir to the building ' All buildings orient to streets of y~ All buildings ardent to streets or public plazas and parks d , public plaza and parks 80% floor area ratio , 200% f toor are ratrn resumed usrumed Y Office jobs are calculated at 340 Of jice jabs are grass sq. ft./ employee cakulated at 440 gross or 300 jobs/acre rg ft./employer or 95 I parking spacelofcr jobslacre, employee on-site. I parkingspaceloffce 4l s-` cuployee on site ==I r example of redevelopment that conserves existing struc- centers would increase their employment share from 3 tures. Redevelopment thorough additions to existing percent to 5 percent with 27,000 jobs. Corridors and structures would be more common outside the central city station communities would lose a small percentage of their area, where existing densities are low regional share mostly due to the effects of new growth on vacant land in new urban reserves and elsewhere, but they I Eleven thousand acres or 57 percent of the redevelopment still receive 64,000 jobs. Employment Areas would still add land occurs in mixed use areas. These 11,000 acres repre- a sizeable amount - 50,000 jobs. The industrial areas q seats only 6 percent of the gross developable acres in the would maintain approximately 12 percent of the region's region. The redevelopment land in the central city would employment by adding 35,000 jobs. Employment in I accommodate 70 percent more employees (80,000) as it neighborhoods (home occupations or jobs located in cl;--L;n 1990. Regional centers would use redevelopment schools, child care centers or very small commercial sites) I _ ;.at almost three times the existing density. Town would remain approximately constant with today's share centers would double the capacity on redevelopment land, (15 percent), locating 37,000 new jobs there. as did main streets. Similarly, redevelopment along corridors create a threefold increase of the housing units The large household increases occur in corridors and there - a net increase of 30,500 households. The centers' commercial centers (100,000 new households), and in housing density would increase on redevelopment land by neighborhoods (175,000 new households). The corridors' more than five-fold, from 1,000 - 1,500 units in 1992 to share of the region's households would drop slightly as 5,000 - 10,000 units in 2040. This growth is the result of expansion and new growth dilute corridor concentrations. 1 the greater density called for in these areas. Designations The household share drops for closer-in neighborhoods, in the recommended alternative would allow higher but rises for those :further out in the new urban reserve density condominiums and apartments (30 - 150 units/ areas, where the regional share rises markedly as 59,000 acre, 2-8 stories). Redevelopment in centers and corridors households locate beyond the current UGB (16 percent of reinforces transit and provides the opportunity for more the new residents), The corridors and centers add almost non-auto trips and concentrates redevelopment and higher 41,000 households increasing their share of residents by 50 density in relatively small portions of the region - as percent. Employment Areas also receive about 20,000 compared with increasing densities throughout the region. households - a six-fold increase in what was almost exclusively employment land before. The overall distribution of households and employees by design type in 2040 can be seen in Figure 3. To the extent that the area inside the current UGB can't accommodate additional growth, Urban Reserves would The central city would maintain its current share of 20 be needed. These are areas designated to be converted to r; ,..-°nt of regional employment by adding 80,000 jobs. urban uses if and when a need for additional urban land is . 'regional centers would double their share of employ- found. The recommended, alternative would require ment (to 6 percent) adding 40,000 employees. The town potential urban reserves of 14,500 gross acres. Region 2040 - Derision-making Kit 13 The potential urban reserves designation considered state Though detailed, our modeling does not address cost and regional criteria. The ability to serve areas with effectiveness of the networks or potential land-use im- sanitary sewer and water, access to jobs, potential health parrs, and is not intended to be a comprehensive study of hazards and avoidance of exclusive farm use zones were specific transportation needs. Instead, actual transporta- _ weighed. In rural reserve areas, the desire to keep comma- lion needs, corridors and modes will be established i; } pities separate and efficient provision of facilities and updated Regional Transportation Plan. The updated kT P services were considered. The potential urban reserves will serve as the transportation element of the Regional map is intended to provide an overall direction for deci- Framework Plan, and will address transportation planning p sion-makers. Property specific designations of urban requirements of the Metro charter, state Transportation e reserves will occur after the Metro Council concludes its Planning Rule and Federal ISTEA. decision about the recommended alternative. Once the updated RTP is complete, detailed transporta- In contrast to urban reserves, rural reserves have been lion alignments may need to be developed to implement included as a category in the recommended alternative to specific corridors within the region. We will also work , protect rural areas. The rural reserves are areas into which closely with local planners to further coordinate regional no expansion of urban reserves or the UGB will be transportation goals with the development of local trans- allowed. They are intended to protect commercial, portation plans. agricultural and forest activities, providing separation r` between urban areas. Existing large-lot rural residential Connecting lane: use and transportation uses would be allowed to continue, as would development i of existing lots of record, S acres or larger. However, no Two principles guided the development of the transporta- a expansion of large-lot residential zoning would be permitted. lion system in the recommended alternative - coordina- tion of land-use pattern and transportation decisions and a Neighboring cities, or those cities directly connected to balanced transportation system. This was done by creating the Metro region by a major highway or road, are also a network where the recommended alternative land uses addressed in the recommended alternative. About 40,000 and urban form were fully complemented by a range of residents and 44,000 jobs are planned to be accommodated transportation options. In general, urban centers are,, E in neighboring cities, primarily Sandy, Canby and connected by a set of multi-modal corridors that accotn Newberg. These cities administer their own urban growth modate auto, transit, bicycle and pedestrian travel to boundaries, independent of Metro urban growth boundary varying degrees.. decisions. These communities, either within their present UGB or urban reserves adopted or under review, could Regional centers and the central city would have the most accommodate these jobs and households. However, the intensive package of transportation improvements and issue of maintaining separation between urban areas is of services, reflecting their central role. They would be easily mutual interest to Metro and the neighboring cities as are accessible by multi-modal corridors and would have issues of access and job creation. efficient pedestrian and bicycle circulation within the centers. Town centers would be similarly served with a multi-modal range of travel options, but the magnitude of Transportation transportation infrastructure would be generally less than { the regional centers. Corridors, station communities and The Region 2040 recommended alternative establishes a main streets would be characterized by high-quality transit land-use context for future transportation planning efforts. service, bicycle and pedestrian amenities along the road- We modeled transportation networks for the three con- ways, and less auto traffic than other arterial streets. cepts and the recommended alternative. The results allow us to examine the viability of the recommended alternative Employment areas and industrial areas would have more urban form and our ability to serve a growing population roadway connections, especially truck routes and better with a balanced transportation system. As we refine the access to the regional highway network and would have j regional framework plan, the interplay between transpor- specialized transit service to major destinations. tation and land-use needs will continue to shape both urban growth and regional transportation policies. The recommended alternative also focused on connectiv- ity and the development of regional centers. Our primary 1 14 Region 2040 - Fall 1994 F a objective in designing the preferred roadway network was j to create a dense, connected system that dispersed travel Highway and Transit Improvements , j demand and reinforced the regional centers. Using the Laos Mills arxi Transit Hours current RTP as a starting point, local planners helped us Thouamrtdu 'nine where collector and arterial streets could be 'a cotnected and where new streets could be extended, iz c S to j These new connections were designed to enhance auto, F a i I 1 - r ~ ~ ~ CSLana Miles transit, bicycle and pedestrian travel options throughout a lil ! J i f OTransit Hows the region, and particularly in the vicinity of the regional a ; 1 I ! 1 i centers. z ' i 0 - 1 Another feature of the transportation system was keeping J' &°~~,Rp,~pc Roy arterials livable. While peak-hour congestion at street intersections is to be expected, local planners helped us _ 7 define parallel routes that might improve local circulation, while avoiding the development of massive arterial streets whose scale discourages the use of non-auto modes and proach, with the portion west of Damascus improved first, 1 undermines livability. In some cases, proposed highway- along with the acquisition ofright-of--way and construc- ' type facilities were dropped in favor of a series of smaller- tion of the segment extending east of the proposed urban scale arterial and collector street connections. reserve boundary. The remaining sections would be improved over time, reflecting gradual development of the Damascus town center. Major highway through-routes to connect regional centers and neighboring cities Finally, a new highway link from I-5 to 99W, is included as a freight connection, and as a primary route to 1 New highways have the potential to enhance the develop- Newberg - one of the two neighboring cities included in of regional centers and the movement of goods the recommended alternative. This connection is also i thughout the region. However, new highways can also intended to divert through-traffic from Highway 99W encourage urban sprawl, and undermine the viability of and Tualatin-Sherwood Road that might otherwise regional centers. undermine the development of town centers in Tualatin i and Tigard. To improve circulation and access in Wash- The Mt. Hood Parkway is included in the recommended ington County, new arterials and collector streets were network to reinforce the Gresham regional center, provide modeled in the area between US 26 and Tualatin Valley a freight route from I-84 to Highway 26 and better Highway. New freeway capacity was added to Highway connect Sandy - a Neighboring City in the recommended 217• To address freight movements from Washington County alternative - to the urban area. The parkway is modeled to the I-5 corridor, capacity was added w High- alternative with limited access, an 1-84 interchange, split access to the way 217 in the model. North/South from Tualatin Valley Gresham regional center, and an interchange at Highway 26. Highway to Highway 26, was not included as a freeway, but a package of north/south arterial and collector street The southern alignment of the Sunrise Highway is improvements was modeled to improve mobility in this similarly modeled as a second route to Sandy, a freight area for all modes of travel. -I connection from 1-205 to Highway 26, and to support development of the Clackamas and Milwaukie regional Although not included in our modeling, the growth of centers. The Sunrise Highway modeling assumes limited neighboring cities, such as Sandy and Newberg, along access, with interchanges at I-205, the Clackamas indus- major freight routes will ultimately affect through-travel, trial area, Rork Creek, Damascus and Highway 26. The and could create a need for bypass routes. Such impacts southern alignment is used because it best supports the should be considered as part of implementing the Re- t development of the Damascus town center. Although the gional Framework Plan and each of these local compre- l model contains a "build-out" of the highway,, the hensive plans. i lhOusion of the Sunrise route assumes a phased-in ap- i i l I~ Rc9lo n 2040 - Decision-making Kit 95 .y j Light rail connections links to these cities that travel through rural areas are still F designed as green corridor facilities in the recommended Tri-Met staff led the effort to design a recommended network. i alternative transit system. The backbone of the transit network is a series of radial light rail transit corridors that As with the previous growth concepts, we modeled connect the regional centers to the central city. These possible transportation system for the recommended-- radial routes include the Banfield and Westside LRT lines, alternative. The results are heartening. and LRT routes south to Milwaukie and Clackamas Town Center, north to Clark County, and a wzstside spur to With a road network somewhat larger than the other Washington Square. Several alignments are conceptual; growth concepts, but a compact form, the recommended actual alignments of planned connections will be deter- alternative is projected to have less congestion than both mined in later, more detailed studies. Concepts A and B. Only Concept C, which assumes that one-third of future growth will be in neighboring cities, In addition to an extensive network of local bus lines, eve would have slightly less congestion. However, overall have included a new level of service, called FastLink, that congestion in the recommended concept would still be offers streamlined, express-type service to regional centers double today's levels. and along major corridors. Although still under develop- ment, FastLink service is envisioned to be a bridge be- Our analysis of the model -results also shows that areas of tween light rail and traditional bus service, with amenity- the region with dense networks of through streets would oriented buses that serve more widely-spaced "stations." have less p.m. peak-hour congestion, including close-in neighborhoods near the central city. In contrast, areas with Critical aspects of the transit system are improvements a more dispersed, less connected roadway system are made to the road network and pedestrian improvements. projected to have significant peak-hour congestion - The road improvements discussed above increase connec- despite a number of modeled roadway additions to these j tivity for autos, transit, bikes and pedestrians. In addition more dispersed networks. to improved street connectivity in the vicinity of regional renters, bicycle and pedestrian travel is encouraged in the Though transit service in the recommended alternat recommended alternative through improved amenities was less extensive than any other growth scenario, the - (modeled as pedestrian environmental factors, or PEFs) close coordination of land use and transit helped to 4 within the regional centers, and parking cost factors produce had the best transit ridership of any concept. applied to auto travel to the centers. As the Regional Transit ridership was also encouraged in the recommended Framework Plan is developed, these modelling consider- alternative by modeled parking factors and pedestrian 4 _ ations will be translated into bicycle and pedestrian system amenities in urban centers and transit-supportive corri- L improvements and parking management programs tailored dors. Despite a less extensive light-rail system than other to each of the six regional centers. growth concepts and the addition of more land to the The recommended alternative assumes a series of "green corridor" transportation links to neighboring cities that Daily Transit Service and Ridership span rural reserves. In the cases of Sandy and Newberg, the green corridors feature high performance, limited 14 7ho,sende Tr,oUSanda coo 3 access highways, high-quality transit, and bicycle and _ - /2 500 pedestrian facilities that give easy access to the neighbor- ,0 ing cities while minimizing urban development pressure 0 '1 1 400 900 ®Transli Hours on the intervening rural landscape. 6 ®Transft Riders 4 i 200 Ir ~i Although other outlying towns are not planned to absorb a z 100 °t~ significant share of growth in the recommended alterna- tive, many are already experiencing growth today. Though %~9e'e major transportation improvements to these towns are not included in the recommended alternative, existing highway } 1 16 Region 2040 - Fall 1994 i. t for transportation service and performance. These may VMl Per Capita and Total V MT include roadway density vs. capacity ratios, transit service inside uaB thresholds, bicycle and pedestrian accessibility targets, i~ freight movement considerations and levels of tolerable f Mob"' 30 peak-hour congestion in specific urban environments and ;n 25 SltlSananS. t j tt j ao 8 I 1 j I + f5 I eSVMT Per Capita { 8 I; ; - ` Wotal VMT i t° Parks and open space ° i The primary objective is to preserve natural areas and j' '7 ,sC~t open spaces within an intensifying metropolitan area so i that the region has active and passive recreational opportu- nities and is not exclusively urban from one end of the UGB to the other. The recommended alternative specifi- cally accounts for open space on its map and in its capacity t analysis. Within the definition of open space is included . households served by transit in the recommended alterna- public and private land that cannot be built on because it is rive would be nearly the same as current levels. in floodplains, wetlands and parks (15,300 acres). Addi- tional land would be added that buffers stream corridors With regard to the state Transportation Rule requirement and significant topographic features as well as significant of a 20 percent reduction in vehicle miles traveled (VMT) habitat areas from the Greenspaces Master Plan. These over the next thirty years, the recommended alternative additions would bring the total open spaces to 34,000 would achieve a drop of just over 5 percent during the 50- acres. Much of the open spaces are vacant and privately year planning period. Though less than Concept B, this owned (12,350 acres). Of the vacant land, only 5,000 gross i VTvTT per capita reduction is better than the other see- acres is considered buildable when environmental con- straints and gross to net reductions are taken into account. these modelling conclusions show the feasibility of A portion of the total open space (6,400 acres) is already serving the recommended alternative urban form with a developed, but at very low densities. While development 6 i balanced, attainable transportation system. Such a system within areas designated as open space would not be i provides for continued mobility via the automobile, expected to be removed, additional development would be ensures freight efficient movement on the regional discouraged. In addition, while some areas of privately highway system and offers attractive passenger travel owned, undeveloped land may be designated as open options to the automobile via transit, bicycle and pedes- space, the intent is to encourage the local jurisdictions to trian modes. conserve these open spaces by clustering any permitted density, leaving the bulk of the remaining land undevel- oped. Wlicrt can we improve? The lessons learned from developing the recommended Air quality alternative will provide a valuable starting point for updating the RTP. While individual road and transit links were modeled in a conceptual manner, the recommended Air quality concerns carbon monoxide (CO) in the winter and ground level ozone (03) in the summer. Forecasts alternative will still help us address key policy issues about show potential problems with the ground level ozone, the mix transportation modes, the need to complement transit routes with supporting land uses, and the need to beginning in 2007. These problems will be exacerbated by limit the impact of urban travel routes on rural land uses. all pollution sources, not only transportation related sources. i Vi_ ; ecommended alternative also gives us valuable data with which to establish specific objectives and indicators 1 Region 2040 Decision-making Kit 17 Nonetheless, air quality modeling results for transports- public concern is the balance between jobs and housing in A lion sources were encouraging. When the recommended the region. The jobs housing table below shows each of alternative is compared with the other growth concepts, the regional centers and the areas for which a jobs/housin relatively tow levels of transportation generated air ratio was calculated under the recommended alternative. pollutants are projected. For a seven-county region (Clackamas, Clark, Columbia, Marion, Multnomah, Portland would continue to be a jobs rich area, while ~s"th Yamhill and Washington counties) the recommended areas such as Clackamas Town Center would become more alternative would have the lowest forecast levels of CO. housing rich than they currently are. The overall trend is On a four-county basis, the recommended alternative towards more housing and less jobs. This is in line with would generate slightly more CO than Concept C, but less national trends for the time period due to the aging of the than any of the other growth concepts. population. The need for housing remains, but the percentage of the population participating in the The recommended alternative, on a seven-county basis, workforce will decline as greater numbers of people are would have the second lowest level of projected transpor- retired. tation generated hydrocarbons, while on a four-county basis, concepts B and C would generate somewhat less. It should be kept in mind that because of fleet emission Housing improvements, the projections for hydrocarbon and CO levels from transportation sources are less than existing As noted earlier, the largest amount of land in the region is (1990) levels. That is, for two important air pollutants, devoted to residential uses. Of this, by far the most land is transportation will generate less pollutants than today. used for single family development. With the recom- mended alternative, the new development, which would be I However, for the third key pollutant, oxides of nitrogen, at a ratio of 62 percent single-family to 38 percent multi- all growth concepts would show an increase from trans- family, is more compact than existing development, with a j portation sources. For the seven-county area, concept B ratio of 70 percent single-family to 30 percent multi- { would generate less oxides of nitrogen than any other, family. However, the recommended alternative includes as 3 while the recommended alternative would be second best. single-family about 78,000 new homes that would b' t For the four county area, the recommended alternative at 10.5 dwelling units per gross acre - average lot sizes of again is projected to have slightly more air pollution that 3,000 square feet or less. These units comprise about 20 concept B, but would have better predicted performance percent of the total new single-family units assumed to be { than all other growth concepts. built during 50 years. Th: se higher densities could be met by combinations of single-family and multi-family, acces- sory units ( or "granny flats") or developments such as Employment rowhouses, duplexes, and small-lot single-family along corridors and in station communities. As indicated in Concepts for Growth, given our population and employment forecasts it appears that in aggregate New housing in the centers is almost exclusively multi- a there is sufficient land for employment uses. The recom- family, while the neighborhood categories are predomi- mended alternative, although different than the other nantly single-family. This difference between centers and analyzed concepts, includes very similar amounts of neighborhoods reflects the strategy in the recommended employment land. If the same analysis method is used, we alternative to locate higher density housing only in very would conclude that some areas, particularly in Hillsboro accessible locations. The corridors and station communi- and along the Columbia south shore, appear to have more ties show a mix of housing (3 5 percent single-family to 65 land than is likely to he needed during the 50-year time percent multi-family) that often borders both transit and horizon of the stud=y neighborhoods. ' Having a surplus of such land may provide flexibility in The Metro Housing Rule was set both to contain the locational decisions, although some land owners may UGB and ensure affordable housing. If we move away, j question the designation if development is not feasible from jurisdictional goals to the target areas in the rec; because of lack of market demand. Regardless, a more mended alternative we need to revisit each jurisdictions 9a Region 2040 - Fall 1994 1 w,1r.:";.:+y?y+.;a;;~~ticza" :`.<a\zz3-:.`;`:o• N.`',¢<:~:<:>'ic~'<`~'tiSY.'•i~% .t\. ~ fii n"~G:kYy; ~RFt2' y~::.t T•?t'..i \ 3~\\:~.;~+A:2.7•+nY;ti.rih\:a,::,,::\.:.: Rzcommende 1390 ]Bast Case Concept 11, Concept B Concept C Alternative . , . .qty )ation 1,032,471 1,917,284 1,943,895 1,404,799 1,678,720 1,862,182 Households 410,853 827,843 839,333 822,452 724,836 804,051 Jobs 723,982 1,284,210 1,305,193 1,293,427 1,169,913 1,257,365 3 Single-family/ 70,10 70/30 74!26 60140 69/31 65135 multi-family { ]ACasm of rxlvrth 87% % of growth in existing - 83% 71% 100% 63% Metro UGB % of growth accommodated - 0% 6% 18% 8% 19% ' i by redevelopment 11,400 3,545 i Er U conversion 63,900 17,200 0 j % of employment on industrial land 32% 43% 53% 33% 54% 25% Vehicle miles traveled 12.40 13.04 12.48 10.86 11.92 11.76 per capita Moale Split 92/3/5 92/3/5 91/4/5 88/6/6 89/5/6 881616 (AutoAmnsit/walk-bike) C 7,ested road miles 151 506 682 643 404 454 sit riders 136,800 338,323" 372,400 527,800 437,200 570,000 i Average PM speed (mph) 30 28 24 24 27 26 Transit service hours 4,983 9,600 12,300 13,200 12,600 12,000 Air Quamy CO winter (Kg/day) $35,115 614,451 613,537 579,579 569,091 574,749 CO summer 574,708 528,601 525,133 496,017 487,188 491,995 HC summer 177,857 70,700 69,810 66,375 65,745 66,391 NGx summer 80,452 94,024 90,987 83,817 86,988 86,230 3 l~atxr Drinking water costs - - Moderate Low Moderate Lower i Wastewater costs - - Moderate 2bioderate High Moderate Stormwater costs Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate - - • The base case did not have parking factors andpedestriast factors modeled consistent witb the other growth c0wepts. Region 2040 - Decision-making Kit 19 i i responsibility for affordable housing. Metro's primary lions about the most effective solutions to address water j responsibility is to ensure an adequate land supply to supply issues in the region. These conclusions should ' accommodate housing demand. The Recommended prove useful in preparing the Regional Framework Plan. Alternative would accomplish this by moderate expansions i of the urban growth boundary, higher densities, and some r redevelopment. Summary In our discussions with affordable housing providers and j advocates, they indicated that unless specific policies We have studied, analyzed, modeled, talked, changed, amended, the issue, little progress is likely. Policies and defined and redefined. It is now time for a regional decision on how we want this area to grow in the I incentives to the private sector in particular, but also to -h nonprofit agencies, to encourage affordable housing would next 50 years. be needed. The recommended alternative is intended as a focal point - _a of discussion as to how the citizens of this region believe Social stability we should best meet the challenges of the future. It attempts to blend technical analysis and the concerns a heard so far from the public. It balances the concerns ' g For the earlier growth concepts we asked law enforcement, about expansion of the urban growth boundary with fire fighting and emergency medical response officials concerns about higher densities and providing housing which concept might be most easily served. Their answers choice. It provides mobility and mode choice by planning considered response times and design elements that foster for more light rail and bus service, while considering the ~ a strong sense of community. Applying those criteria to the cost-effectiveness of such services. It models expansions of recommended alternative, we conclude that it would likely have response the road and highway network, with improvements linked times better than ConceptA, because the to serving critical land uses. total urban land area is less. Additionally, the recom- J mended alternative is similar in response times to Con- r i $ or C and much better than the base case. The The recommended alternative will be scrutinized by, cepts 1 recommended alternative is likely to do as well or better public, interested parties, Metro advisory committees- d y than the concepts previously analyzed when considering the Metro Council. Changes to the recommended alteena- crime and safety issues. tive will undoubtably be made prior to adoption. The Metro Council, once satisfied with the re,,-isions they direct, will adopt a map and text that will be incorporated 41V8teP B~~gElti~$ into the Regional Urban Growth Goals and Objectives (RUGGO), The recommended alternative through this process will be distilled into basic principles and a map In analyzing the growth concepts, sewer and water profes- and become the formally adapted Region 2040 Growth sionals of the region considered a myriad of criteria, They Concept. The directions set by this decision will become concluded that the potential cost differences between the foundation for the charter-mandated regional frame- concepts for stormwater were too small to predict differ- work plan. ences and a similar conclusion with regard to stormwater costs and the recommended alternative can be reached. However, service providers did find differences in water and sanitary sewer costs. Consistent with their findings, it i seems likely that the recommended alternative would have slightly higher costs than Concept B, but lower than A or I 1 C for water and sanitary sewer services. 1 I A regional water supply study is currently being completed by the water providers of the region and Metro. This analysis is using the Region 2040 growth assumptions and Printed m SO percent reryded paper, 10 perrent pwt-consumer waste data to evaluate alternative approaches and reach conclu- P4407SG i 20 Region 2040 - Fall 1994 I s Publications List - Region 2040 1 i echnical Reports Region 2040 Recommended Alternative Recision Kit, September 1994. Metro. j Region 2040 Technical Appendix, September 1994, Metro. 'T'ransportation Analysis of the Growth Concepts, July 1994, Metro. Legion 2040 Concept Document -Land Use Appendix. July 1994. Metro. Concepts for Growth, Report to the Council, (Concept Report) June 1994. Metro. Portland Metro 2040 Commodity Flow and Requirements Study, Phase III Report, June 1994. DRI/McGraw-Hill et al The Region 2040 Study, (Regional Design Images project) May 1994. Calthorpe and Associates. (*$20 report) - j Profiles of the Portland-Vancouver Economy, May 1994. Metro. (*$10 report - 7971742) i Water Descriptive Indicators: Final Report, April 1994. ECO Northwest and CF LMIE11 j 2040 Indicators: Housing and Employment, April 1994. ECO Northwest Carrying Capacity and Its Application to the Portland Metropolitan Legion, April 1994. # Wim Aspeslaugh, University of Oregon for the Future Vision Commission. Evaluation of No-Growth and Slow-Growth Policies for the Portland Legion, March 1994. s ECO Northwest. i Workstyles Study, March 1994. Steve Schriver, Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies for the Future Vision Commission. 3 Creating and Using Descriptive Indicators: Non-Quantifiable Issues, February 1994. Pacific -''im Resources. -egion 2040 Interim Report, January 1994, Metro. Settlement Patterns in the Portland Region: -Ai Historical Overview, January 1994. Carl Abbott, Portland State University for the Future Vision Commission. The Regional Forecast, Portland-Vancouver Metropolitan Area Forecast 1990 - 2040, November 1993. Metro. Existing Conditions: The Natural and Built Environment, June 1993. ECO Northwest. Mixed-Use Urban Centers: Economic and Transportation Characteristics, February 1993. Cambridge Sytematics and. Parsons Brinkerhoff Quade & Douglas, Inc. Region 2040 - Phase 1 Final Report, June 1993, ECO Northwest and Metro. Region 2040 Public Involvement Summariesaesults i Region 2040 Public Involvement Report, August 1994. Metro, Cogan Owens Cogan, and Pacific Rim Resources. Summary of Round 2 of Public Involvement, January 1993. Cogan Sharpe Cogan and Pacific Rim Resources. Summary of Bound 1 of Public Invovvement: Implications for Defining Alternatives, August 1992. ECO Northwest. Telephone Survey for the Region 2040 Project, April 1992. Decision Sciences. Surve s itispeak Survey, April 1994. Western Attitudes. I dtispeak Survey, April 1993. Western Attitudes. Citispeak Survey, September 1993. Westem Attitudes. Oregon Values and Beliefs Survey, Summary Report, 1993. Oregon Business Council. -J Region 2040 brochures/tabloids Region 2040 Decisions for Tomorrow "'You Said It" Update, Fall 1994. Metro. "It's Your Turn" tabloid mailier, June 1994. Metro. (Decisions for Tomorrow- Region 2040 Update, Fall/Winter 1993. Metro. 1 Decisions for Tomorrow: Region 2040 Update, Spring 1993. Metro. " - Region 2040: Shaping the Choices for Growth, September 1992 (newsprint). Metro [ 5 t 'i Sutworting Documents s Transportation Planning Rule Implementation Regional Guidelines: Report on a Regional R Discussion, February 1994, Cogan, Owens, Cogan. Oregon's Statewide Land Use Planning Goals, 1993 Edition. Department of Land Conservation and Development. Picture This ...The Results of a Visual Preference Survey, June 1993. A. Nelesen Associates, 4 T F: Inc. ' 1992 Metro Charter, November 1992. Metro. Oregon Benchmarks, December 1992. Oregon Progress Board. Quality Regional Landscape, 1992. Metro. Ten Essentials fora i Regional Transportation Plan, January 1992 Revision of the 1989 Update. Metro. Regional Urban Growth Goals and Objectives, September 1991, Metro. Historical Development of the Metropolitan Service District, May 1991 by Carl Abbott for the Metro Charter Committee. l For copies of the above docurnents, please contact Metro at 797-1552. ` a i. G. sb 1L2040! Ia . 12/94 is R i i f F e i 4 i t i t f 1 j 1 E E Metro Council Meetings on Executive Officer Recommendation on Region 2040 Growth Concept Metro Council Executive Officer Recommendation September 22, 1994 Metro Planning Committee Background Briefing September 29, 1994 Background Briefing October 6, 1994 n j Metro Planning Committee Public Listening Posts f 1V1ilwaukie October 18, 1994 ' Portland October 19, 1994 `j Hillsboro October 20, 1994 Beaverton October 25, 1994 Gresham October 26, 1994 j '.5etro Council Advisory Committee Presentations November 10, 1994 Metro Planning Committee Work Sessions November 17, 1994 November 21, 1994 Metro Council Public Hearing November 28, 1994 Metro Council Work Session December 1, 1994 i Metro Council Meeting December 8, 1994 a a 9 i s I i r f Metro Region. 2040 Summary of Public Involvement Activities Random Sample Telephone Survey April, 1992 (405 residents of region) Metro Regional Growth Conference April, 1992 ~ (704 participants) j Stakeholder Interviews April - May, 1992 ~ (52 interviews) 3 Local Government Workshops May, 1992 ~ : (80 participants) Regional Public Workshops June, 1992 (67 participants) Local Government Conference on Alternatives August, 1992 j (50 participants) E lublic Open Houses October, 1992 (130 participants) Interest Group Briefings October - November, 1992 (13 briefings) a Citiz-;n Involvement Committee Presentations October - November, 1992 (14 presentations) Cable Call-In Show November, 1992 Focus Group Survey December, 1992 (50 participants) Spring, 1993 Newsletter Mailed June, 1993 (12,572 mailed) Community/Special Events Begins July, 1993 (24 events) (July, 1993 - October, 1994) Speaker Bureau Begins July, 1993 _ (snore than 100 speaking engagements) (July, 1993 - October, 1994) i ~ i _i t Citi-Speak I[ telephone Survey September, 1993 E A (399 respondents) Ball, 1993 Newsletter Mailed October, 1993 (20,812 mailed) { Metro Regional Growth Conference & Public Forum October, 1993 (584 attendees) Regional Design Images Open Douses November - December, 1993 ~ J (333 participants) t Student Congress January, 1991 (32 students) } Local Government Briefings March - May, 1994 (29 jurisdictions briefed) E` . Youth Involvement Project March - June, 1994 ~ (600 students submitted projects) Region 2040 Phone Hotline Begins May (More than 700 comments or requests) (June - July, 1994) Tabloid with Questionnaire Mailed June, 1994 (mailed to each household in region; - more than 17,000 returned) Video Distributed June, 1994 (About 4,000 checked out at Blockbuster Video stores; also available at public libraries 1 and broadcast on cable television) 1 Public Open Houses June, 1994 (600 attendees) i i Stakeholder Interviews June - July, 1994 (45 interviews) Local/Regional Government Briefings September - October, 1994 (28 jurisdictions) Fall Newsletter Mailed October, 1994 (43,106 mailed) j 1 f { k 1 Acknowledgements ~0mrnIttees Advisory to the Metro Council Metro PolicyAdvisory Committee Region 2040 Management Transportation Policy Alternatives Committee Committee Mayor Gussie McRobert, G.B. Arrington, Tri-Met Andrew Cotugno, Metro, chair Gresham, chair Andrew Cotugno, Metro G.B. Arrington, 'Fri-Met Brent Curtis, Washington County D.xvid Bragdon, citizen Richard Benner, Department of Steve Dotterrer, Portland :hex Burkholder, citizen Land Conservation and John Fregonese, Metro Commissioner Kathy Busse, Development R. Scott Pemble, Multnomah Multnomah County Councilor Rose Besserman, County Maggie Collins, cities of Clackamas j Vancouver, Wash. Gail Ryder, Metro County Councilor Richard Devlin, Metro Robin McArthur-Phillips, Oregon Ron Correnti, citizen Mayor Rob Drake, Beaverton Department of Transportation Brent Curtis, Washington County Bud Farm, Powell Valley Road Norm Scott, Clackamas County Steve Dotterrer, Portland Water District Gregg Kantor, Portland General Roy Gibson, cities of Washington Councilor Judith Fessler, Tigard Electric ex officio County Councilor Jim Gardner, Metro Howard Harris, Department of Commissioner Charlie Hales, Environmental Quality 3 Portland Metro Technical Advisory Steve Jacobson, Washington State Commissioner Judie Hamtnerstad, Committee Department of Transportation Clackamas County John Fregonese, Metro, chair Susie Lahsene, Port of Portland Commissioner Bonnie Hays, G.B. Arrington, Tri-Met Dean Lookingbill, Clark County Washington County Paul Bonneau, citizen, Washington Molly O'Reilly, citizen .Shirley Huffman, Tri-Met County Fred Patron, Federal Highway „}commissioner Gretchen Kafoury, Brian Campbell, Port of Portland Administration Portland Michael Robinson, citizen Jon Chandler, Home Builders Councilor Susan McLain, Metro Association Richard Ross, cities of Multnomah Robert Mitchell, Tualatin Valley G. Scott Cline, Troutdale County Water District Tom Coffee, Lake Oswego Gail Ryder, Metro Councilor Terry Moore, Metro Maggie Collins, Milwaukie Rod Sandoz, Clackamas County Commissioner Busse Nutley, Clark Brent Curtis, Washington County Dave Williams, Oregon Depart- Country, Wash. James Hendryx, Beaverton ment of Transportation Chuck Petersen, Oak Lodge Paul Ketcham, Audubon Society Sterling Williams, citizen Sanitary District David Knowles, Portland Arnold Polk, citizen Robin McArthur-Phillips, Oregon Commissioner Dan Saltzman, Department of Transportation Multnomah County Mary Kyle McCurdy, 1000 Friends Mayor Alice Schlenker, Lake of Oregon Oswego R. Scott Pemble, Multnomah Councilor Jean Schreiber, County Milwaukee Norm Scott, Clackamas County Sandra Suran, citizen Jim Sitzman, Department of Land Councilor Bruce Thompson, Conservation and Develop- Troutdale ment Jim Zehren, citizen Lorna Stickel, Portland Water Bureau Mary Tobias, Tualatin Valley Economic Development Corporation `s JaquelineTommas, citizen, Clackmas County Terry Vanderkooy, Gresham f a continued on next page Staff joint Policy Asluisory Committee Andy Cotugno, Planning Director Office of General Cornssei " j on Transportation Richard Brandman, Assistant - Director Larry Shaw Councilor Rod Monroe, Metro, chair Keith Lawton, Assistant Director gg 4 Commissioner Earl Blumenauer, John Fregonese, Project Manager 6 Portland l'a blic.r9ffaiys Department j Commissioner Tanya Collier, l Multnomah County Planning Department PublicAflairs I Mayor Rob Drake, Beaverton Lisa Creel Councilor Bernie Giusto, Gresham Data Resource Center Cathy Thomas. Fred Hansen, Department of Dick Bolen 1 Environmental Quality Sonny Condor Graphics Councilor Jon Kvistad, Metro Dave Drescher Sue Gemmell Commissioner Ed Lindquist, Alan Holsted Janice Larson i. j Clackamas County Dennis Yee f Mayor Craig Lomnicki, Milwaukie Councilor Susan McLain, Metro Growth Management Special Acknowledgement ~z Councilor Royce Pollard, David Ausherman Vancouver, Wash. Jim Benson Steve Dotterer, PDOT Commissioner Roy Rogers, Sherrie Blackledge Young :'ark, Tri-Met Washington County Glen Bolen Martin Hull, Tri-Met i Gerry Smith, Washington State Karen Buehrig - i Department of Transportation Barbara Duncan Commissioner David Sturdevant, Rosemary Furfey Clark County, Nash. Ken Gervais Mike Thorne, Port of Portland Sherry Oeser Tom Walsh, Tri-Met Stuart Todd rya Bruce Warner, Oregon Depart- Mark Turpel went of Transportation Mary Weber High Capacity Transit Bill Barber Leon Skiles Dave Unsworth Transportation Richard Brandman Michael Hoglund j Tom Kloster j Rich Ledbetter Travel Forecasting j Scott Higgins Jennifer John Cindy Pederson Dick Walker i t I I 1 i i • i { i