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03/07/2018 - PacketTRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE AGENDA – March 7, 2018 City of Tigard | 13125 SW Hall Blvd., Tigard, OR 97223 | 503-639-4171 | www.tigard-or.gov | Page 1 of 1 City of Tigard Transportation Advisory Committee Agenda MEETING DATE/TIME: March 7, 2018 – 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. MEETING LOCATION: Tigard Library, 2nd Floor Conf. Room, 13500 SW Hall Blvd. 1. CALL TO ORDER Ben 6:30 2. INTRODUCTIONS Ben 6:32 3. CONSIDER MINUTES Ben 6:35 4. PUBLIC COMMENT Ben 6:40 5. TTAC ELECTION RESULTS FOLLOW-UP Mike 6:45 6. MAY 2018 LOCAL OPTION LEVY City Staff 6:50 7. ELECTION LAW RESTRICTIONS Mike 7:10 8. ROUND-THE-TABLE: WHAT TRANSPORTATION Group 7:15 ISSUES DO YOU CARE ABOUT MOST? 9. ENGINEERING PROJECT UPDATES Mike 7:50 10. LIAISON REPORTS - PBS, Planning Com., SWC CAC Ben, Don/Yi, Elise/Lonnie 8:00 11. INFORMATION SHARING Group 8:10 12. ADJOURNMENT Ben 8:30 Supporting materials attached: February 7, 2018 Minutes Upcoming meetings of note: Thursday March 15, 5:00 p.m., Pedestrian Bicyclist Subcommittee, Tigard City Hall, Red Rock Conf. Room Wednesday, April 4, 6:30 p.m., TTAC Meeting, Tigard Library, 2nd Floor Conf. Room Page 1 of 2 CITY OF TIGARD TIGARD TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes March 7, 2018 Members Present: George Brandt (alternate), Candi Cornils (Vice Chair), Carl Fisher (alternate), Ben Gooley (Chair), Erik Halstead, Ruth Harshfield (alternate), Yi-Kang Hu, Don Schmidt, Elise Shearer, Robert Van Vlack, Kevin Watkins, and Lindsey Wise. Members Absent: Lonnie Martinez. Staff Present: Public Works Director Brian Rager, Streets and Transportation Sr. Project Engineer Mike McCarthy, and Sr. Administrative Specialist Joe Patton. Others Present: TTAC Council Liaison Marc Woodard. 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Gooley called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm. The meeting was held in the Tigard Library, 2nd Floor Conference Room, at 13500 SW Hall Blvd. Joe recorded the roll. 2. INTRODUCTIONS 3. CONSIDER MINUTES The February 7, 2018 meeting Minutes were approved. 4. PUBLIC COMMENT – None. 5. TTAC ELECTION RESULTS FOLLOW-UP Mike announced that Ben accepted the position of Chair. Erik and Candi had tied for Vice Chair, but Erik has withdrew his nomination. Candi accepted the role of Vice Chair. 6. MAY 2018 LOCAL OPTION LEVY Brian Rager noted the City’s revenue has not kept pace with its expenses for a few years. The City Manager’s budget instructions to staff this year is to cut deeper the first two years to preserve essential services longer. Proposed budget cuts take effect July 1. The Library will reduce services and hours. A shifting of priorities for the Police will result in reassignment from special assignments, such as traffic safety and school resource officers, to patrol/response positions. For the Recreation program a reduction in resources and staff cuts occur the first year followed by program elimination the second year. Lower priority parks, such as open space areas, would see even lower service levels, and the higher priority parks would see a reduction in watering and weed control. Public Works emergency management services will see the elimination of the CERT volunteer program. Brian distributed the ballot measure language. The cuts will take place on July 1, the start of the new fiscal year, if the measure fails. 7. ELECTION LAW RESTRICTIONS Brian briefly discussed restrictions for Committee members. TIGARD TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE March 7, 2018 Page 2 of 2 8. ROUND-THE-TABLE: WHAT TRANSPORTATION ISSUES DO YOU CARE ABOUT MOST? Members discussed issues important to them including adding an asphalt shoulder along N. Dakota for walking and biking, implementing a citywide Complete Streets program, and traffic calming. 9. ENGINEERING PROJECT UPDATES Mike briefly discussed the project updates. He also distributed and discussed the 2018 Pavement Management Program map. 10. LIAISON REPORTS – PBS, PLANNING COMMISSION A. PBS discussed the Fanno Creek Trail and brainstorming for spring and summer events. B. The next meeting for SWC is March 19. There is another meeting on April 3 at St. Anthony’s church regarding SWC affordable housing. C. The Planning Commission approved the River Terrace water treatment facility and heard about proposed development code changes. 11. INFORMATION SHARING – N/A 12. ADJOURNMENT Chair Gooley adjourned the meeting at 8:30 p.m. Joe Patton, TTAC Meeting Secretary Ben Gooley, Chair From:Carol Krager Sent:Thursday, February 15, 2018 12:32 PM Subject:City Employee Election Law Restrictions Attachments:Restrictions on Political Campaigning for Public Employees Manual.pdf As you may have heard, Tigard will have an operating and capital levy on the May 15, 2018 ballot. As city employees there are some restrictions on what you are allowed to do on work time and what would be a violation of Oregon’s election law. While on the City clock, you may only convey neutral, factual information about the levy and may not express views for or against. A manual from the Secretary of State Elections Division is attached. If you don’t want to wade through it the bottom line is simple: No public employee shall solicit any money, influence, service or other thing of value or otherwise promote or oppose any political committee or promote or oppose the nomination or election of a candidate, the gathering of signatures on an initiative, referendum or recall petition, the adoption of a measure or the recall of a public office holder while on the job during working hours. However, this section does not restrict the right of a public employee to express personal political views. In your personal time, if you intend to express views for or against the levy, the best approach is to preface the statement that your views are your own and do not represent those of the City of Tigard or you as a City employee. This includes members of Tigard’s boards and committees while they are acting in their official capacity. Recognizing that sometimes it is difficult to clearly define when a person is acting in their official capacity, again, the safest approach if you intend to engage in advocacy is to clearly identify the views as your own as a private individual. If you are a staff liaison to a board or committee, please pass this along to all members. Our communications team will have factual information on our website and social media that has been vetted by the Secretary of State’s office for neutrality. Please feel free to contact your supervisor, city attorney Shelby Rihala, or me should you have any questions. Carol Krager, CMC City Recorder City of Tigard 13125 SW Hall Blvd. Tigard, OR 97223 (503) 718-2419 carolk@tigard-or.gov QUESTION: Shall Tigard issue five-year operating/capital levy, $1.18/$1,000 assessed value, for police, parks, library, and city services, beginning 2019? This measure may cause property taxes to increase more than three percent. SUMMARY: This measure would help pay for and increase city services, including police, park maintenance, library hours and programs, and safe walking routes and sidewalks. Funding priorities would include: MEASURE 34-283 Tigard Levy Focusing on Police, Parks, Library The City of Tigard has placed an operating and capital levy before voters to maintain and increase city services such as police, park maintenance, library programs, and sidewalks. Annual performance audits of city departments would be conducted, with an independent oversight committee to ensure levy funds are spent on these priorities. Pursuant to Tigard Charter Section 52, no levy funds would be used to build light rail. Police • Reducing police response times; • Increasing neighborhood patrols; • Increasing traffic enforcement; • Maintaining community policing and crime prevention; • Investigating elder abuse, drug trafficking, theft and property crimes; • Retaining school resource officer program, peer court, and youth programs. Library • Sustaining library programs and open hours; • Increasing programs and events for children and seniors; • Expanding library collection. Parks & Rec • Maintaining parks, trails, playgrounds, sports fields, and natural areas; • Watering and repairing sports fields; addressing graffiti and vandalism; • Expanding recreation programs, activities, and events. Safety • Delivering sidewalk improvements with a focus on safe walking and biking routes to schools; • Preserving the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). MEASURE 34-283 Tigard Levy Focusing on Police, Parks, Library What if the measure does not pass? Tigard would begin reducing programs funded by the city’s general fund in July 2018. Current budget proposals would reduce police specialist positions for criminal investigation, school resource officers, and youth programs. Additional budget reductions would reduce library programs and open hours, maintenance for parks and recreation programs. Why is Tigard seeking a local option levy? Tigard is growing and city services are not keeping up with the demands of growth. Over the last 10 years, Tigard’s population grew 9.7 percent while the number of city staff has gone up by less than one percent, and the Tigard Police Department’s authorized positions have declined. Oregon voters passed Measure 50 in 1997, placing a limit on property tax revenue of 3 percent increase per year, while the costs of general fund services grow at a faster rate. Although property taxes are a major revenue source, they cover about 44% of city general fund costs. Have other options been considered? Tigard has implemented other funding sources, including local fees, taxes and rate increases to benefit the general fund. The city has also taken measures to cut costs over the last decade, including deferring needed repairs, asking city employees to contribute to health insurance costs, and drawing on emergency reserves. How would the measure affect property taxes? The levy rate would be $1.18 per $1,000 assessed value. The five-year levy would start in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018. For the median home value in Tigard with taxable assessed value of $250,280 (different than market value), the yearly cost in 2018 would be about $295. Learn more at http://www.tigard-or.gov/tigardlevy 13125 SW Hall Blvd.|Tigard, Oregon 97223 503.639.4171 | www.tigard-or.gov City of Tigard Construction Project Update – March 7, 2018 Hwy 99W (I-5 to Pfaffle) Night Sewer Pipe Work A contractor will be working at night in Hwy 99W starting next week to repair and reinforce an existing sewer pipe under Hwy 99W. Drivers should expect lane closures and delays from 8 pm to 6 am. Wall Street (south of Hunziker) Work begins this week on the reconstruction of Wall Street south of Hunziker Rd. Access is available to local properties (including Potso Dog Park) but drivers should expect delays. Commercial Street (95th to Lincoln) Sidewalk A contractor is building a new sidewalk on Commercial Street between 95th and Lincoln. Commercial Street is closed during the day to through vehicular traffic during construction. The street is open to pedestrians and local residents. Main Street at Commercial Street Crosswalk A TriMet bus recently knocked over a sign with flashing lights at the crosswalk across Main Street at Commercial Street. The street crew has replaced the post and sign, and will be reinstalling the flashing lights when replacement parts are received. Durham Square Development A developer is constructing site improvements for two commercial buildings on the property south of Durham Road between the railroad and Fanno Creek. The sidewalk on the south side of Durham Road is closed while the contractor reconfigures it to add the driveway. Fanno Creek Trail (Woodard Park to Bonita and Hall Blvd to Tualatin) Design work is in progress on a project to build the remaining segments of the Fanno Creek Trail from Woodard Park to Bonita Road and build a new connection from the end of 85th Avenue (Hall Boulevard) to the Tualatin Bridge. Technical and citizen committee meetings started today, and the first public open house is this evening from 4:30 to 6:30 pm (stop by any time between 4:30 and 6:30) in the Tigard Library Burgess Community Room. Contact Mike McCarthy at 503-718-2462 or mikem@tigard-or.gov with questions. River Terrace River Terrace subdivisions are under construction particularly on the east side of Roy Rogers Rd south of Scholls Ferry Rd. If you have any questions, please contact Mike White at 503-718- 2464. Oak Street near 90th Avenue A contractor is installing storm and sanitary sewer pipes under Oak Street near 90th Avenue for a new apartment complex along Oak Street. Daytime delays likely. 132nd Avenue south of Walnut Street A contractor is working on 132nd Avenue for new homes on the west side of 132nd Avenue south of Walnut Street. Daytime delays likely. Main Street Parking Signage The street crew (when they are not responding to snow events) is updating the parking signage along Main Street and in the other 2-Hour parking zones to clarify that the 2-hour parking zone is in effect.