City Council Minutes - 01/20/2004 Agenda Item No, 3 , 1
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COUNCIL MINUTES
TIGARD CITY COUNCIL MEETING
January 20, 2004
1. WORKSHOP MEETING
1.1 Call to Order — Mayor Dirksen called the meeting to order at 5 p.m.
1.2 Roll Call: Council Present: Mayor Dirksen, Councilors Moore, Sherwood
and Wilson.
1.3 Pledge of Allegiance
1.4 Council Communications sZ Liaison Reports: None
1.5 Call to Council and Staff for Non Agenda Items: Administrative Items were
discussed at the end of the meeting; those items are listed below.
2. COUNCIL DISCUSSION — TRANSPORTATION STRATEGIC PLANNING
Community Development Director gave an overview of the resources available with
regard to current transportation plans and priority lists. These resources included the
Transportation System Plan, Capital Improvement Plan, Regional Transportation PIan,
Washington Square Regional Center Implementation Plan, the Local Service.Transit
Action Plant (TriMet)and Major Streets Transportation Improvement Program.
Listed below is a summary of the items discussed by Council members and staff:
• The Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) proposed project list will be presented to the
Planning Commission on February 7 and to the Council on February 17. The
Plan will show a five-year pian; however, the Council only approves the project list
for the upcoming fiscal year. It is not too late to revise the CIP.
• The MST1P-4 funding list has not yet been developed.
• The Transportation Financing Strategies Task Force (TSTF) will be reconstituted;
additional members will be sought. Councilor Sherwood advised she would like to
see a business representative on this Task Force.
• Discussion returned several times to a potential Walnut Street extension (from
Walnut at 99W to Ash Street to Hunziker Street to 72"d Avenue) to provide an
additional east/west connection through the community, which could provide
some relief to the heavy traffic on 99W.
• 99W is the "worst problem" because of its congestion and it is not pedestrian
friendly or nice looking.
• An alarming number (one-half) of Tigard intersections are projected to fail by
2015.
• There is a need to prioritize how the City would like to proceed on transportation
issues with dollars spent on those areas that will provide the most benefit.
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• Funding was discussed several times noting that there are limited funds available at
all levels — local, Metro, state, and federal.
• An observation was made that bicycle lanes on busy roads (i.e.,' Scholls Ferry
Road) are not used extensively and it was expensive to set aside these lanes for
bicycle traffic. Would it be better to use those lanes devoted to bicycles for
vehicle traffic and provide for bicycle travel elsewhere — reroute away from
streets? Ask the state to reconsider this rule.
• Consider prioritizing those areas that will ease the congestion in the worst areas
first.
• As the TSP notes, many things must be done to help Pacific Highway. Look at
Scholls Ferry which works much better than Pacific Highway with about as much
traffic.
• Review the findings made by the 99W Task Force.
• Are there alternate routes that could serve as a bypass to 99W? It was noted that
the Wilsonville 99W bypass route had no positive effect for that portion of 99W
in Tigard.
• There is a need to convince other agencies that 99W conveys regional traffic.
• TriMet has begun talks about a light rail connection along Barbur Boulevard.
• Consider using Capital Improvement Plan funds to alleviate problems on 99W.
The Walnut Street extension (also referred to during the meeting as the Ash Street
connection) might be a good starting point.
• Issues on 99W seem to include access control and improving connections at cross
streets (traffic signals).
• Consider reconfiguring how businesses develop and it was suggested that parking
areas be built centrally behind businesses. This could be considered during a
Comprehensive Plan review.
• The Highway 217 study plans show funding is needed for major arterial
improvements.
• Tigard's transportation problem solving efforts are impeded because of obstacles
such as railroad tracks, natural streams, and 99W.
• Strategies need to be identified for problem areas. City should work with those
agencies responsible; i.e., the Oregon Department of Transportation. The City
might be able to offer to fund part of the needed improvements to help move
some of these projects higher on the state's priority list.
• It is crucial that Tigard has a role in regional discussions with both the staff and
City Council participating in those discussions.
• City needs to determine what will benefit the most for the dollars expended before
discussing needs with other agencies.
• Burnham Street is being considered for an overlay project. Major work will not go
forward until it is known what will be proposed for the central business district.
• Council reviewed the draft Council goal for 2004 for transportation and made
sane changes. The goal now reads:
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A. Aggressively pursue solutions to congestion of state, county and city
facilities that cross through Tigard.
1. Reforming the Transportation Financing Task Force.
a. Explore outside funding sources
b. To recommend to the City Council expansion of the task force
functions
2. Identify project priorities and funding needs for state and city
facilities.
a. Prioritize all project needs — city, county and state facilities in
Tigard
b. For priority facilities which are controlled by another entity,
1. Discuss the project with the entity which has jurisdiction
over the facility; and
2. Negotiate a funding solution which could include partial
city funding; and
3. Offer to improve a related city transportation problem in
exchange for the other entity completing a needed
transportation facility; and
4. Offer to accept jurisdiction for the improved facility
upon project completion.
• Consider utilizing the TFSTF to review and make recommendations on some of
the items discussed at this meeting.
• Adding a dedicated right-hand turn lane on both Hall and Greenburg would be
beneficial. This might be eligible as an MSTIP project.
• City Engineer will look at developing a proposed priority list of transportation
projects based on the discussion at this meeting to prioritize projects that provide
the most benefit to alleviate congestion. Estimated costs will be shown on this list.
• City Engineer will review a Metro grant program, Creating Livable Streets.
3. COUNCIL LIAISON REPORTS: None
4. NON-AGENDA ITEMS: None
5. EXECUTIVE SESSION: Not held.
> Administrative Items
• Discuss Bull Mountain Annexation Plan Subcommittees. Council decided that, as
a starting point, the following subcommittees would be formed: Parks,
Police/Sheriff, Streets (Maintenance and Capital Improvements) and Planning.
Tasks are to be identified that can be completed within the established time frame.
• Council reviewed the draft Council goals, which will be considered for adoption at
the January 27, 2004, Council meeting.
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6. ADJOURNMENT: 8:06 p.m.
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