06/01/2011 - Minutes City of Tigard
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Transportation Advisory Committee [TTAC] SUMMARY
Wednesday,June 1, 2011, 6:30 PM — 8:30 PM
Tigard Library, 2nd Floor Conf Room - 13500 SW Hall Blvd, Tigard, Oregon
MEMBERS PRESENT (7): Christopher Warren, Chair; Basil Christopher; Kim Moreland; Dennis
Mitchell;Jennifer Stanfield; Mike Stevenson; Karen Hughart
MEMBERS ABSENT (4): Don Fox, Maureen Wolf, Steven Bass, Don Schmidt
OTHERS PRESENT (3): Stevie Viaene; Kristen Tabor;John Bucsek
STAFF PRESENT: Judith Gray, Sr. Transportation Planner— Community Development; Mike
McCarthy, Sr. Project Engineer—Public Works; Caren Frykland, Sr. Administrative Specialist—
Community Development; Doreen Laughlin, Executive Assistant— Community Development; Debbie
Smith-Wagar, Assistant Finance Director— Finance
1. Call to order— Chair Christopher Warren
Chair Christopher Warren called the meeting to order at 6:32 p.m.
a. Roll Call— Caren Frykland called the roll.
b. Summary from May 4 meeting was considered and approved.
c. Introductions —Committee, guests, and staff introduced themselves
d. Visitor Comments —None (see agenda item on joint meeting with pedestrian/bicyclist
subcommittee)
2. TTAC Comments on the HCT Land Use Design Workshop
The committee discussed the May 25 HCT workshop and open house, and provided feedback to
staff.
The order of the agenda was changed to take Item # 4 ahead of Item #3.
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3. Preparation for Joint Council/TTAC Meeting
The committee discussed their expectations for the joint meeting, and how to present the outline
for discussion to the council.
• TTAC has presentation for council with time for discussion at end
• Staff will introduce TTAC
• Background
• Past Year Actions
• Future TTAC Agenda Items
o HCT
o Work with TriMet to explore bus service improvements
o Pacific Highway/Gaarde-McDonald Improvement
• Other TTAC Priorities
4. Pedestrian/Bicyclist Subcommittee Discussion
The Pedestrian/Bicycle Subcommittee (PBS) provided TTAC an update on their work and ideas
they are exploring for future activities.
• City Newsletter—Focus of PBS articles should be education, ways to get started
biking/walking, safety, etiquette; goal is to have one article in each newsletter.
• Identifying and prioritizing projects for potential future construction.
• Providing input on street/trail design and management issues.
• Safe Routes to Schools —National program, administered by ODOT; PBS would like to
better understand the program and its potential; may invite ODOT rep to meeting.
• Bicycle Education Class —PBS would like to offer bike education to community.
• ACTS Grant—Alliance for Community Traffic Safety; investigate applying for grant to
support bicycle education.
• PBS Development— continue to invite guest speakers to meetings for information and
education.
• Other topics —police presence on bike trails; bicycle laws; how to provide education for trail
users; interest in working together with the Beaverton Bicycle Advisory Committee;
developing a family-friendly bicycle event.
TTAC members asked the PBS if they had considered bike share programs, performing a count of
bike users in Tigard, or bike corrals and other bike parking options in downtown. PBS responded
that they had not looked at bike sharing, that there had been bike/pedestrian trail user counts done
over the past two years, and that a recent Metro grant had covered bike racks.
Judith Gray asked TTAC and PBS about their interest in forming the core "working group" for the
upcoming Downtown Walking Map/Wayfinding System. The project will include direct outreach
to the businesses and will engage CCAC as part of the Main Street Green Street project. There was
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general support for the idea of TTAC/PBS playing this role.Judith will bring something more
detailed to the next meeting.
PBS meetings are third Thursdays at 5:00 in Red Rock Conference Room (or the picnic table
outside if good weather) - friends and visitors are invited to attend.
5. Staff Updates
Mike McCarthy gave an update on various construction projects.
• Paving, slurry seal, and pavement overlay projects will start in July.
• Finish work on Pacific Highway/Hall/Gteenberg/Main project will happen in July
including striping and paving corrections.
• A new right-in only driveway will be installed from Pacific Highway into Tigard Plaza
Shopping Center Go-Ann Fabrics, etc.).
• Burnham Street is now paved; grand opening celebration is scheduled for July 24, 2011
from 10:00 —2:00.
• Next workshop for the Pacific Highway/Gaarde-McDonald project will be at the next
TTAC meeting. It was suggested that group members familiarize themselves with the issues
at this location if they have not done so already.
6. Adjourn—The meeting was adjourned at 8:24 p.m.
Caren Fry1d Secretary
ATTEST: Christopher Warren, Chairman
The next regular TTAC meeting will be held on Wednesday,July 6, at the Tigard Library 2"Floor
Conference Room, 13500 SW HaR Blvd. from 6.•30pm —8.•30pm.
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