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Transportation Advisory Comnuttee ❑ Agenda
MEETING DATE/TIME: April 6, 2011, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
MEETING LOCATION: City of Tigard Library, 2nd Floor Conference Room
13500 SW Hall Blvd., Tigard
1. Call to order Chris 6:30 PM
a. Roll Call Twila
b. Minutes from February meeting Twila
c. Introductions All
d. Visitor Comments Chris
2. Pacific/Gaarde/McDonald Conceptual Design
3. Initial prep for Joint Council/TTAC meeting— outline of key issues
4. Project updates Mike
5. Adjourn Chris 8:30 PM
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❑TTAC Tentative Agendas & Topics
NOTE: Please remember that the library is still open when we adjourn our meeting.
Please leave the meeting room quietly as a courtesy to library staff and patrons.
TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE AGENDA-April, 6, 2011
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Tentative Future TTAC Meeting Topics and Activities (2011)
April
Pacific/Gaarde/McDonald Conceptual Design Workshop
Meeting with Ped Bike Subcommittee
Initial prep for Joint Council/TTAC meeting—outline of key issues
May
TriMet Guest presentation/discussion
Prep for joint Council/TTAC meeting --Annual report to Council
HCT Land Use Plan Design Workshop and Public Meeting - May 25
.TUNE
Final Prep for joint Council/TTAC meeting
June 21 - Joint Council session (Date reserved with AIS)
JULY
CIP Update
Pacific/Gaarde/McDonald Design Workshop—Selecting Finalists
AUGUST
Citizens Advisory Committee for HCT Land Use Plan, Meeting 3
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
PACIFIC/GAARDE/McDONALD DESIGN WORKSHOP—CHOOSING THE WINNER
NOVEMBER
Citizens Advisory Committee for HCT Land Use Plan, Meeting 4
DECEMBER
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City of Tigard
TIGARD
Transportation Advisory Committee [TTAC] MINUTES
Wednesday, April 6, 2011, 6:30 PM— 8:30 PM
Tigard Library, 2nd Floor Conf. Room - 13500 SW Hall Blvd, Tigard, Oregon
MEMBERS PRESENT (10): Christopher Warren; Kim Moreland; Dennis Mitchell; Don Fox;
Mike Stevenson; Karen Hughart; Steven Bass; Basil Christopher (arrived 6:34 p.m.);Jennifer Stanfield
(arrived 6:36 p.m.); Don Schmidt (arrived 6:45 p.m.)
MEMBERS ABSENT (1): Maureen Jefvert Wolf, Tigard City Council Liaison Gretchen Buehner
OTHERS PRESENT (1): Steve Boughton, visitor; Tim Wilson, Transportation Planner from
ODOT;Allen Snook, Consultant with DKS
STAFF PRESENT: Michael McCarthy, Sr. Project Engineer; Twila Willson, Sr. Administrative
Specialist; Carissa Collins, Sr. Management Analyst- Finance
1. Call to order— Christopher Warren
Chair Christopher Warren called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
a. Roll Call—Twila Willson called the roll.
b. Minutes from February meeting were considered and they were approved. Later in the
evening Basil Christopher requested that further clarification be added to the staff update
about flashing yellow lights (page 3) to include the words "left-turn". Minutes will be
changed to include those clarifying words.
c. Introductions - Tim Wilson, Transportation Planner from ODOT and Allen Snook,
Consultant with DKS were present to participate in the Pacific/Gaarde/McDonald
Conceptual Design portion.
d. Visitor Comments —No comments from the visitor.
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Carissa Collins gave a brief update on the proposed budget. She said there were seven
street projects that would be proposed to the budget committee. The Walnut St. project
is not among them. A glitch was discovered with it that had to do with how the right of
way (ROW) was acquired. Staff will be investigating this bad news. For now, however, it
appears that federal funding may not be available for this project; it may have to be locally
funded. The committee requested continued updates on why that project was not getting
through. Staff said it would probably be too late to get on this year's budget, but it will be
discussed at the Council level. Carissa invited committee members to attend the budget
meetings on April 18th, 25th or May 2nd.
2. Pacific/Gaarde/McDonald Conceptual Design
Mike McCarthy explained that actual improvements at this intersection were still several years away.
Conceptual design work is one of the first steps in a lot of steps to get to the actual construction.
Tim Wilson, ODOT said that when they were working on the I-5/99W corridor projects this area was
identified in the TGM—Transportation Growth Management— funded Pacific Hwy 99W Corridor
Plan. This corridor plan identified the strategy to focus on specific problem intersections
(Gaarde/McDonald being one of them) and promote alternative transportation modes and demand
management rather than a full-scale widening throughout the corridor. This location was identified as
one of the higher priority intersections along the corridor and is also one of the top on the City's and
regional list for needing improvements. It has recently been identified as the next major bottleneck
since the Hall/99W/Greenburg/Main St. improvements removed the previous bottleneck in that area.
This conceptual design process is anticipated to take four to six months. The first phase is to identify
the issues in the intersection area. The project team will take input from this meeting, other public
outreach, and analysis of collision data, traffic counts, anticipated growth, and other observations to
develop a report of the issues in the project area. The second phase is to develop 10-12 preliminary
options or concepts for public review and preliminary analysis. In the third phase, these 10-12
preliminary options will be narrowed down to three final options for more detailed analysis. It will
then be up to the city and state, with input from the public, to choose one design concept for final
design work. Costs will be identified and presented in the latter stages of the study. Computer
upgrades on signal timing are being examined and improvements will be made.
The committee separated into groups and examined several sets of aerial photos in order to identify
existing problems and projected problem increases. This is some of what was identified:
• Heavy congestion—traffic
• Takes 2-3 light change to get through light going south on 99W in morning and peak hours
• School bus picking up student causes delays
• Residential, apartment and business driveways create back-up
• 7-11 driveway problem
• Traffic turning into gas stations
• Hard to get out of gas stations - access flow issues
• Cutting through neighborhoods is an issue
• Difficulty turning left onto narrower streets
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• Consider devoting 2 lanes to turn left at Gaarde onto 99W, one lane to go straight across and
create right turn lane using old Gaarde
• Pedestrian timing needs to be increased
• Safety issues with crosswalks on only three sides of intersection
• No crosswalk on north side across 99W
• Safety issues with jay-walking across to 7-11
• Recommend moving crosswalk from south side across 99W to north side for better traffic flow
• No consistent sidewalks along McDonald
• Sidewalks are narrow, right on the street, with no buffer area
• Walgreen's driveway a pedestrian safety issue
• Truck delivery access to Goodwill difficult
• Trucks have to go over the median to get into 7-11
• Narrow driveways to businesses
• No cut through areas for businesses by Walgreens
• High water builds up south of intersection on 99W by garden shop, creates flooding on road
• Some bike lanes on 99W, but very narrow on McDonald
• Peak traffic flow at the intersection is heavy and steady in am/pm
• Bus pull outs recommended with transit timing queue for bus reentry into traffic
• Right turn lanes recommended
• Widen narrower streets
• Additional left turn lanes
• Invest aesthetically in how the area looks: trees, sidewalks, lighting, benches, etc.
Consultants will return with some options using information gathered from tonight's input.
3. Initial Prep for Joint Council/TTAC Meeting—outline of key issues
Mike McCarthy explained that the main focus of the joint meeting is for TTAC and Council to share
their vision and expectations for transportation in Tigard. He encouraged the committee to take
advantage of the time at that meeting and avoid any tangents. It will be in a workshop session type of
format, which is less formal than a Council business meeting, on June 21. The Chair and/or Vice-
Chair, and perhaps a couple of others should typically each make a portion of the presentation. Staff
will need to send a Council Agenda Summary to Council beforehand describing the priorities and
issues the committee plans to address. '
There was discussion within the group about what to present as their vision of top 4-5 issues.
• TriMet was mentioned
• Safety issues, a priority
• Use of the Transportation System Plan as a long range planning guide
• Goals, strategies, objectives
• Funding issues
• Receive clarification from Council on their goals
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The committee decided to consider their options over the next month and bring suggestions for the
Council presentation to the next meeting.
4. Project updates
Mike showed the 30% concept plans for the Main Street project, with wider sidewalks, street trees,
storm water improvements, raised sidewalks near Fanno Creek, and a turn-around area.
He announced that tomorrow was the completion ceremony on Main Street for the newly completed
Hall Blvd/99W/Main St./Greenburg project.
5. Adjourn—The meeting was adjourned at 8:32 p.m.
Twila Willson,TTAC Secretary
A'TT'EST: Christopher W en, Chairman
The next TTACmeeting will be held on Wednesday, May 4, at the Tigard Library2d Floor
Conference Room, 13500 SW Hall Blvd. from 6.•30pm —8.30pm.
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2011 Tigard City Council Goals
On December 30, 2010, the City Council met to set its goals for 2011.These goals represent those items that the Council
feels deserve special attention in the months ahead.The City will accomplish much more than what is listed here, but we
identify these to be of particular importance to our residents.
1. Implement Comprehensive Plan
a. Show substantial progress on new Tigard Triangle Master Plan.
b. Update Tree Code.
c. Participate in the Southwest Corridor Study.
d. Work with state and regional partners to modify the Transportation Planning Rule.
e. Work with partners on urbanization policy issues.
2. Implement Downtown and Town Center Redevelopment Opportunities
a. Develop strategy and materials to attract developers and tenants.
b. Advance Ash Avenue Railroad Crossing.
3. Complete Plans for Parkland Acquisition
4. Advance Methods of Communication
a. Communication is a part of everyone's job.
b. Support efforts to change organizational culture.
S. Continue Coordination with Lake Oswego on Water Partnership.
6. Financial Stability
a. Hold the line on the General Fund Budget.
b. Work with partners on long-range solutions to statewide structural problems.
c. Evaluate the City's internal sustainability efforts.
Five-Year Council Goals
• Obtain Ash Avenue railroad crossing in downtown
• Explore 99W Urban Renewal District
• Continue to support the Legislature in addressing the financial needs of state and
local governments in Oregon
• Develop long-term financial strategy
• Start implementing plan for City facility needs
• Develop Sustainability Plan