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CITY OF TIGARD
NOTICE OF
MEETING BETWEEN REPRESENTATIVES A4M
OF THE CITY OF TIGARD AND TRI - MET
April 19, 2001 - 8 a.m.
Tigard City Hall
13125 SW Hall Blvd.
Tigard, Oregon
Notice is hereby given that a meeting is planned between representatives (including
members of the City Council) of the City of Tigard and Tri-Met to discuss Tri Met service
and Issues of mutual concern for the two agencies. The meeting is scheduled for Thursday,
April 19, 2001, at 8 a.m. In the Town Hall at Tigard City Hall, 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,
Tigard, Oregon.
For further Information, please contact City Recorder Cathy Wheatley by calling
503-639-4171 or at 13125 SW Hall Boulevard, Tigard, Oregon, 97223.
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City Recorder
c: Barbara Sherman, Newsroom, Tigard Times ( Fax No. 503-620-3433)
Lee Douglas, Regal Courier, (Fax No. 503-968-7397)
Emily Tsao, The Oregonian, Metro SW (Fax No. 503-968-6061)
Post: City Hall Lobby
Date of Notice: April 17, 2001
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CITY OF TIGAIZD
NOTICE OF
MEETING BETWEEN REPRESENTATIVES
OF THE CITY OF TIGARD AND TRI - MET
April 19, 2001 8 a.m.
Tigard City Hall
13125 SW Hall Blvd.
Tigard, Oregon
Notice is hereby given that a meeting is planned between representatives (including
members of the city council) of the City of Tigard and Tri-Met to discuss Tri Met service
and Issues of mutual concern for the two agencies. The meeting is scheduled for Thursday,
April 19, 2001, at 8 a.m. in the Town Hall at Tigard City Hall, 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,
Tigard, Oregon.
For further information, please contact City Recorder Cathy Wheatley by calling
503-639-4171 or at 13125 SW Hall Boulevard, Tigard, Oregon, 97223.
City Recorder
c: Barbara Sherman, Newsroom, Tigard Times ( Fax No. 503.620-3433)
Lee Douglas, Regal Courier, (Fax No. 503-968-7397)
Emily Tsao, The Oregonian, Metro SW (Fax No. 503-968-6061)
Post: City Hall Lobby
Date of Notice: April 17, 2001
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Agenda Item No.
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Special Meeting of Tigard City Council &
Representatives of Tri-Met
CITY OF TIGARD
April 19, 2001
Red Rock Creek Conference Room
MEETING MINUTES
The meeting was scheduled for 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 19, in the Town Hall. Due
to the set up of the council chambers, the meeting was relocated to the Red Rock Creek
Conference Room.
In attendance:
Tigard City Council: Mayor Jim Griffith, Councilor Joyce Patton, Councilor Craig
Dirksen, and Councilor Ken Scheckla
Representing Tri-Met: Fred Hansen, General Manager, Dick Feeney, Executive Director
of Governmental Affairs, Lynn Peterson, Strategic Planning
Manager, Brent Ward, Outreach Representative, and Ken
Zatarain, Director of Transportation Planning
Tigard Staff: Jim Hendryx and Julia Haiduk of Community Development, and
Bill Monahan
Joyce Patton opened the meeting by emphasizing the earlier comments which she gave to
the Tri-Met Board the prior week. She emphasized the need for intra-city bus service,
primarily to serve the elderly community and lower income population. She emphasized
that these segments of our population need to be able to get around the community to
work in commercial centers as well as in industrial areas. Discussion took place about the
city's needs as well as some of the developing issues in the community. Jim Hendryx
pointed out that recently Greyhound Bus Lines discontinued service in the City of Tigard.
Dick Feeney questioned whether the Oregon Transit Network could assist Greyhound. Tri-
Met could bring the issue up at the Transit Division of ODOT and ask that contact be
made with Greyhound.
Some discussion centered on the plans that Tri-Met has for making improvements to the
system. Among the improvements suggested was installation of more bus shelters within
Tri-Met communities. We suggested the need for a shelter for Hall Boulevard at Bonita
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Road. It was noted that within our Transportation System Plan we should put priority for
shelters, this would assist us in applications for Tri-Met funding. In response to a question
of how we can suggest shelters for Tigard, Tri-Met responded that Mark Pula (a person
who Brent Ward can get us in touch with) is working on this project. The threshold is that
there be 35 boarding rides or greater or "you need circumstances in the area to justify a
shelter." In addition, Fred Hansen noted that it is important that sidewalks be available for
access to shelters. Fred also pointed out that Gresham is working with Tri-Met to partner
to put more shelters in place. We could do the same. Tri-Met then reported on some of
the other plans that are underway, including expanding Line #62, making Line #55 have
service at 15 minute intervals every day, expanding "jobs access" idea into Tigard, and to
carry out the 2040 initiative.
Discussion then centered on an April 13, 2001, memo prepared by Julia Hajduk that
shows the Tri-Met coverage areas. This is a comparison of Beaverton's existing
Transportation System Plan and Transit Coverage along with a pair of maps pertaining to
Tigard. One map is existing Tigard coverage, the other is future transit service.
Following discussion of the maps, discussion centered on "What can occur now?What
can Tigard do to plug into Tri-Met's planning?" For the short-term, for September 2001,
Tri-Met again noted that the Portland-Tigard service on Line 12 will be improved to every
15 minutes. In addition, service to Sherwood will change from once every hour to once
every half-hour. Tri-Met committed to work with us to identify the priority areas for our
service needs. We suggested there is presently limited service to the 72"d Avenue area, a
prime job location. Presently, the service only takes riders to Lake Oswego. It was
suggested that we need to decide if the 72°d line should tie into our transit center group.
Participants in the meeting also noted that there should be emphasis on the commuter rail
opening and the opportunities for tying transit service into that event. On the capital side,
our staff will work with Tri-Met staff to suggest bus stops and Park and Ride locations.
Lynn Peterson suggested that we work with her to make suggestions to developers so they
consider transit in their planning.
It was agreed that the Community Development staff will set up a meeting with Brent
Ward, Ken Zatarain, and Lynn to follow-up on items discussed in the meeting. Fred
suggested that there be a joint planning effort for a transit strategy for the next 5-10 years
in the Tigard service area. All participants agreed with this approach.
Bill requested that Tri-Met respond to requests made earlier at the Tri-Met Open House
and within Councilor Patton's comments on April 4 and within the letter of April 10. The
next question posed is: "What do Tigard's payroll taxes, ridership, and service for the
present fiscal year show?" A fiscal year 1997 table is the last table available to the city. Bill
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asked Tri-Met staff to provide more up-to-date information along with analysis so the city
can evaluate whether it Is receiving suitable service for the taxes paid from payroll taxes as
well as self-employment taxes within the community. Fred Hansen noted that Tri-Met
recognizes the city needs.
The meeting adjourned at 9:10 a.m.
City Manager, William A. Monahan
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