07/19/2023 - Minutes
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MEETING DATE/TIME: Wednesday, July 19, 2023, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
MEETING LOCATION: Virtual Meeting via Microsoft Teams
Members Present
Ali Haddadi
Bhushan Gupta
Connie Ramaekers
Dolly Specht, Co-Chair
Isaiah Jackman
Kristi Allen
Not Present
Basil Christopher
Heidi Dixon
Israel Jacquez
Shaila Kotadia, Chair
City Team Present
Dave Roth, Senior Transportation Planner
Jade McIntosh, Senior Administrative Assistant
Kent Wyatt, Communications Manager
Maureen Wolf, Council Liaison
The meeting started at 7:05 pm
Welcome and Introductions
Dolly led the meeting remotely. She welcomed and opened with introductions and a question
below.
What are traditions or celebrations you honor within your community?
Dave Roth loves celebrating birthdays; Isaiah Jackman, Christmas celebration is big in his family;
Bushan Gupta celebrated ice-cream day on Sunday, Connie Ramaekers celebrates all holidays-
loves getting people together and having fun!; Maureen Wolf, celebrating time together as a family
this summer; Kent Wyatt, Friday night pizza and finishing 5K run with family recently; Ali
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Haddadi, celebrating all holidays with family; Kristy Allen, Friday night pizza night or takeout
night, celebrating all holidays events and spending time with extended families in another state
every summery; Dolly, taking part in the neighborhood celebrations on various holidays in
addition to celebrating family and Filipino traditions.
Subcommittee Updates
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (Dolly Specht)
The committee has not met since the last meeting. No new update to report.
Onboarding (Bushan Gupta)
Planning on the next step for offboarding with Dave Hanna (previous Chair). Bhushan and
Nicole will work on questions to ask Dave for the exit interview.
Outreach & Volunteerism (Connie Ramaekers)
There is no new update to report.
Action item: reach out to Nicole on CCE and subcommittees memberships status. How many
vacancies and how many members do we currently have?
June Event Recap: Pride, Juneteenth, and Balloons Festival (Kent Wyatt, Communication
Manager)
The Pride event was well attended and almost doubled from last year. This is the second year we
are working with TTSD. Scheduling was tricky due to competing events and celebrations that
went on. Kudos to Nicole and Alex for increasing the number of vendors and performers. The
goal next year is to carry the momentum this year in increasing participation.
Juneteenth event was less about attendance and more about attracting the community with the
offerings we had. We also collaborated with the Tigard Tualatin School District (TTSD). This
year's event is larger than last. We received some good feedback from participants citywide.
Some of our library staff was involved in giving out programs and handing out books. This event
was not intended to be a one-day celebration but rather a recognition of this community
throughout the year. It is a positive step in the city’s DEIB effort. Ken asked for CCE’s ideas and
feedback for future planning.
Balloon Festival. This is the second year that the city had a presence at this event. Councilor
Wolf and Council President Hu attended. All in all, it was a great success and well-received by the
community.
The balloon festival was originally part of the Rose Festival. It is not a city event but is viewed as
one because we provide in-kind support by way of communications, staffing support, and police
department involvement.
Popular topics questions received from the community were related to down developments such
as the sidewalk completion, Universal Plaza Park, and neighborhood specifics which were directed
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more to the city than to CCE. There was a question about getting plugged in with the city’s news,
projects, and programs as well.
Ken proposed strategies to increase engagement: 1) having bilingual city representatives at city-
sponsored events, 2) providing games that are intended for informational sharing, and 3)
conducting outreach for job opportunities, boards, committees' recruitments, and volunteers.
Comments: Dolly said having the city’s ambassadors wear identifier/ badges at city-sponsored
events make a huge difference in engagement. Ken invited CCE to El Tigre in October, he will
email the link.
Community Member Activity: What Engagement opportunities/interactions have you
seen or participated in near Tigard? (All)
Dolly suggested that members email each other the answers and continue this topic at the next
meeting.
Hall Blvd Updates (Dave Roth, Principal Transportation Planner )
Dave’s presentation was provided to the City Council earlier this year. The Hall Blvd project has
been in the works for more than 2.5 years but the city effort around it was longer. This road is
the source of most complaints we received from the community. Primarily, due to the poor
condition of the road, lack of sidewalks, and bike lanes. Currently, it is owned, maintained, and
operated by ODOT.
Through an MOU for jurisdictional transfer, the city is partnering with ODOT to address a
backlog of maintenance issues and implementation of a road design that works for the
community. For this reason, the city has been working with the community in developing a
corridor vision involving upgrades and improving safety.
Funding sources will be a mix, coming from the State primarily. Dave mentioned the current city
funding source is not enough to support large capital projects.
The segment of the Hall Blvd project vision is within the city limit, starting from SW Locust, the
Metzger neighborhood, and Durham Rd. We are not including the Washington County
unincorporated areas in the vision currently. Adopted policies around walkability, connectedness,
and equity served as guiding principles. Criteria will be used to test proposals.
The city conducted assessments on the existing condition of the road in 2019. We used the study
to work with ODOT. Recently, the city reached an estimated $30 million agreement with ODOT
to bring the road into a state of good repairs (repaving, stripping, and fixing the stormwater
infrastructure). The estimated cost to achieve the final concept is $113M (including 4%
contingency) in addition to $30M.
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For Public engagement, the city hired a consultant to conduct two rounds of outreach during and
post-COVID. In addition, monthly updates and feedback forums took place at the Transportation
Advisory Committee.
The final concept report will be presented to the council in late summer/early fall to be used to
seek State and Federal funding. Improvements are to address protected intersections (safety),
Fanno Creek Bridge, Ash Creek Bridge replacement (connectedness & equity), intersection
realignment at Hunziker/Scoffins (longer term project), and signal timing at McDonald/Bonita
(traffic issue). The good news is the city just received two federal grants. So, we are making
incremental improvements.
Questions:
1) Where does the city stand on the issue of the right of way for the unincorporated segment
north of Locust?
The city is not committing to taking ownership of this section right now. More discussion
with ODOT is needed.
2) How does the city interact with the underserved community? They were invited to the
Washington Square Regional Center plan update as we as the transportation system plan
update.
3) How do high-capacity transits or public transportation fit into the plan? High-capacity
transit such as light rail or streetcar is not planned for Hall Blvd. However, it is planned
for high-frequency transit for bus services in the future.
Review and accept meeting minutes for May 17, 2023
Meeting minutes received and approved.
Open Agenda
Inclement weather projects, as the cooling/ warming centers – Isaiah Jackman
Adjournment
8:30
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