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02/03/2010 - Minutes City of Tigard V Transportation Advisory Committee [TTAC] MINUTES Wednesday, February 3, 2010, 6:30 PM—8:30 PM Tigard Library, 2"d Floor Conf. Room- 13500 SW Hall Blvd,Tigard, Oregon MEMBERS PRESENT (6): Anthony Rivano;Basil Christopher, Christopher Warren; Dennis Mitchell;Jennifer Stanfield; and Jeremy Vertnilyea MEMBERS ABSENT (2): Cam Gilmour, and Joe Schweitz OTHERS PRESENT: Gretchen Buehner, Council Liaison;Alexander Craghead, & Carolyn Barkley STAFF PRESENT: Gus Duenas, Development Engineer;Toby LaFrance,Director of Finance;Michael McCarthy, Sr. Project Engineer; Sean Farrelly,Redevelopment Project Manager; Doreen Laughlin, Sr.Administrative Specialist; Judith Gray, Sr. Transportation Planner, Darren Wyss, Sr. Planner 1. Welcome and Inttoductions Judith Gray, Sr.Transportation Planner,presented the minutes from the last meeting and asked if there were any additions, deletions,or changes.There was a motion and a second to approve the minutes as submitted. Minutes were approved as submitted by a unanimous vote. Gray asked everyone to introduce themselves by going around the table and saying a bit about who they were and why they were here,which they did. 2. Committee Leadership L\Transportation Advisory C=rnitt c\2010\020310\Draft Minutes_for_TTAC-2-3-10.docx Page 1 of Gray explained the expectations of the chair and vice chair. She went around the room and asked if anyone was interested/willing/able to take either of the positions. Several were willing.After some discussion, Anthony Rivano moved that they elect Jeremy Vermilyea for chair, and Christopher Warren for Vice Chair. There were no other nominations. By unanimous vote Jeremy Vermilyea was elected chair, Christopher Warren,Vice Chair. 3. Overview of Downtown Circulation Plan Sean Fatrelly,Redevelopment Project Manager,went over a PowerPoint presentation giving an overview of the working draft of the Downtown Circulation Plan (Exhibit A). He went over the foundation documents, the study area,and the character of the streets. He spoke about two proposals for a "green street" He noted consultants would be working on that (storm water function,infiltration of rain water, swales, etc.) Farrelly then went over the project schedule and remaining tasks. Chair Vermilyea asked for feedback from the two members of the City Center Advisory Commission (CCAC) who were in attendance [and who objected to portions of this plan]. Carolyn Barkley, downtown business owner,noted she had an issue with Garden Street. She is in favor of development and believes this plan would thwart that.Alexander Craghead, Chair of the CCAC,believes the City can't wait 20 years for good downtown circulation. He said that if development doesn't happen, the grid doesn't happen. Craghead also noted that they [Barkley and he] were in the minority on this topic so far as the CCAC is concerned, and that the final version of this plan would probably be the one presented. Farrelly said there will be open houses and mailings to make the public aware of the plan and to get feedback from them. Councilor Buehner said she would like to see this dealt with separately from the TSP. 4. Transportation System Plan (TSP) Update: Goals, Policies, and Strategies Darren Wyss, Senior Planner,presented the TSP Update. He gave some background to the goals &policies that had been included in the member's packets. He said he wanted to paint a dearer picture of the intent of the statements and how they will be used to make decisions in the future.Wyss spoke about how the TSP connects to the City's Comprehensive Plan. He noted completion and adoption of the TSP satisfies the requirements of OAR 660-012 and Statewide Land Use Planning Goal 12: Transportation,in addition to Goal 11: Public Facility Planning. Wyss went over the following definitions of"Goals,Policies,&Recommended Action Measures"which are used at length in the Comprehensive Plan: ❖ Goal—general statement indicating a desired end. • The City cannot take action that violates a goal statement. ❖ Policy—identify Tigard's position and definitive course of action. • City must follow relevant policies when amending/developing plans/ordinances affecting land use. ❖ Recommended Action Measure—statement outlining a specific standard or project which,if implemented, would implement goals/policies. • No obligation to achieve all, just suggestions. To give a definition of the Comprehensive Plan,Wyss used Mayor Dirksen's example in that Dirksen had likened the Comp Plan to the U.S. Constitution and how that works. L\Transportation Advisory Committee\2010\020310\Draft N inutes_fot_TTAC-2-3-10.docx Page 2 of Mayor Dirksen's example: Comp Plan = U.S. Constitution. The poligi would say"we will operate a country-wide mail system." The details would be worked out at programmatic level—not in poliey. Wyss also went over the origin of the goals &policies. He then turned the rest of this portion of the agenda to Sr. Transportation Planner,Judith Gray. Gray went over the 5 high level goals that had been given to them in their packets (Exhibit B). • Goal 1: Transportation&Land Use Planning Coordination; • Goal 2: Transportation Efficiency; • Goal 3: Muld-Modal Transportation System; • Goal 4: Safe Transportation System; and • Goal 5: Inter-agency Coordination. She asked the group what their thoughts or comments were on the 5 goals.There was a note that the first goal didn't have a subhead. Wyss interjected that it was inadvertently left out and it should read"Develop mutually supportive land use and transportation plans to enhance the livability of the community." Gray led a discussion using the document she'd sent to the group earlier (Exhibit B). There was some discussion as to highlighting the fact that Transportation and Land Use needs to be linked together and should be sort of a "super priority." There was a suggestion that the language be simple where it can be simple; that it's best not to use jargon. In addition, there was the suggestion to swap the first goal to say"Land Use and Transportation Planning Coordination." One of the members asked—as-to procedure—what exactly are they asking for? Staff replied that what was wanted was input and feedback,not a sign off. There was some discussion as to the practicality of the plan—how does it relate to the need. They went over the strategy statements on page 3-5 of Exhibit B. Gray asked that the committee take this home and take a week to spend some time to think it over and call or send her an email with their comments and suggestions. She noted they are in the final process of finalizing this. She is looking for feedback. She said they will make some judgment calls, and will call if they need clarification. There will be meetings in March with the Planning Commission and Council,with presentations by consultants. In April there will be workshops.Vermilyea said the Planning Commission would most likely accept public input at the work sessions. S. Bike Map Update and On-Going Engagement Mike McCarthy,Sr. Project Engineer,gave a brief update on the bike map. He said the final version would be going to the printer the next day. Each committee member will receive their own copy of the map at the next meeting. There was discussion as to the possibility of a Bicycle Advisory Sub-Committee. He noted there could be members other than this committee, and that it doesn't need to be made up by all the members from this committee,however, at least one person from this committee should be there. McCarthy said there are members of the "map group"who would most likely want to be a part of this sub-committee. He asked whether the group liked the idea or not. The consensus was they did. They talked about it being a "pedestrian/bicycle committee" combined. McCarthy recommended that it start combined and meet every two months, or quarterly. They would need to find some pedestrian advocates and McCarthy believes he could get L\Tnmsportation Advisory Conun6ttee\2010\020310\Draft Minutes_for_TTAC_Z-3-1 O.docx Page 3 of 4 representation from pedestrians. They decided the committee should consist of about 9 people. Basil Christopher agreed to be the representative of the TTAC on this sub-committee. McCarthy will flesh out the details and will bring them back to the TTAC next month. 6. Wrap Up and Next Meeting Vermilyea said he hoped to talk to staff to try to develop a road map for the TTAC for the next few months. 7. ADJOURNMENT Judith Gray adjourned the meeting at 8:31 pm. Doreen Laughlin,TTAC Secre A=S . Jerem Vermilyea, Ch ' an The next TTAC meeting will be held on Wednesday, Match 3, at the Tigard Library 2 d Floor Conference Room, 13.500 SW Hall Blvd. from 6.•30pm—8.30pm. 1:\Ttumpoatation Advisory Conunittee\2010\020310\Deft Iviinutes_for_TTAc_2-3-IO.doex Page 4 of 4