02/10/2005 - Packet AGENDA
TIGARD LIBRARY BOARD
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2005 - 7:00 P.M.
TIGARD PUBLIC LIBRARY—CONFERENCE ROOM
13500 SW HALL BLVD.
TIGARD, OREGON
1. CALL TO ORDER Turley
2. ROLL CALL: BURKE_ DIAMOND_ KASSON KELLY_
LIDMAN_ SMITH THENELL TRESTIK TURLEY.
3. Approve Minutes of January 13,2005 Turley
4. Agenda Additions and Deletions Turley
5. Call to the Public Turley
6. Monthly Report for January 2005 Barnes
7. WCCLS/CLAB Update Barnes
8. Review of Policies: Barnes
- Study Room Use Policy
- Library Borrowing Policy
- Cell Phone Policy(will be provided at meeting)
9. Strategic Plan Update Barnes
10. Discussion of March 15 Joint Meeting with City Council All
11. Board Communications All
(Reports from Board members on community and citizen activities)
12. Other Business All
13. Adjournment
TO ENSURE A QUORUM TO CONDUCT BUSINESS,PLEASE CALL CONNIE MARTIN OR
MARGARET BARNES AT THE LIBRARY(503-684-6537), IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND.
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TIGARD LIBRARY BOARD
MINUTES .
January 13, 2005
Call to Order: 7:29 p.m.
Roll Call: David Burke, Brian Kelly, Ruthanne Lidman, Jane Smith and Jan Thenell.
Staff: Margaret Barnes and Connie Martin.
No quorum as of 7:00 p.m.
Discussion of January 25 Council Meeting:. Barnes stated the Library Board will have
the opportunity to go to City Council to present information on the Library Strategic Plan,
overall library operations and Sunday hours.
Kelly arrived at 7:28 p.m., a quorum was then present. The Board agreed to go-to the
beginning of the agenda, but to restructure the agenda due to the lateness of starting
the meeting.
Minutes: It was moved by Smith and seconded by Kelly to approve and accept the
minutes of December 2, 2004. All in favor, motion passed unanimously.
Discussion of January 25 Council Meeting (Con't): In continuing with the discussion of
the January 25 Council meeting regarding library hours, Council has requested the
library gather additional information about hours: Barnes noted that the library's annual
survey will startFebruary 7 that will include feedback on the public's thoughts on library
hours, if hours could be restored, where would patrons like to see those hours restored?
Barnes stated that after discussion with City Manager Bill Monahan and Curtis Tigard,
the use of a very small portion of Grace Houghton's bequest could provide four .
additional hours each week for the remainder of the fiscal year: The City would always
be very clear with the public about how additional hours were obtained. Use of the
bequest funds will be distributed over several years with a definite purpose of
purchasing tangible items for the library. The Board discussed the idea of.using a
portion of the bequest for additional open hours. For the January 25 meeting with
Council, Barnes will present information on library hours and an update on the library's
Strategic Plan process.
Strategic Plan: The citizen group and library staff completed the second Strategic Plan
meeting on January 1.0. At this second meeting, the,group devoted its time to the library
and what the library could provide the community. The group followed "The Planning
for Results: A Streamlined Approach" guidelines and reviewed-the list of 13 service
responses. Although the library does offer several of the service responses listed, the
purpose is to focus on 3-5 service responses and do them really well. The five service
responses recommended by the citizen group are:
1) . Commons (library serves as community center point for public, group study,
research)
2) Cultural Awareness (changing demographics of Tigard)
3) Current Topics and Titles
4) General Information (general resources)
5) Information Literacy (skills and ability to find what a patron needs, helping people
be self-sufficient.
The next step in,the planning process will be for the Library supervisory group to meet
with planning consultant Jeanne Goodrich to develop goals and objectives associated
with the services responses. Activities for the goals and objectives will then be
identified by Library staff.
Discussion of Annual Meetinq with Council: As the City Council meets annually with
Tigard's appointed boards, the Library Board's meeting has been scheduled for
March 15. The Board discussed themes; celebration, challenges and community.
Board also discussed ideas relating to changes associated with the old library and the
new library. Board will discuss at length at their February meeting.
WCCLS/CLAB Update: Several discussions came as a result of the presentation in
December given by State Librarian, Jim Scheppke. With a universal agreement, CLAB
will set aside district discussions. WCCLS will work with a firm.to produce a scientific
phone survey. The survey will ask questions about user experience and service at
Washington County libraries; is Washington County meeting the needs of the public?
The library directors continue to investigate difference governance models for
complete package to present to their City Councils. Lidman noted she attended the
discussion with Jim Scheppke, and.a paper copy of the program is available for the
Board members.
Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 8:34 p.m.
The next meeting is scheduled for February 10, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. in the Conference
Room at the New Tigard Library, 13500 SW Hall Blvd.
MEMORANDUM
TO: Craig Prosser, Acting City Manager
FROM: Margaret Barnes, Director of Library Service4
DATE: February 10, 2005
SUBJECT: Library Monthly Report for January 2005
Strategic Plan: Cheryl Silverblatt facilitated a very successful meeting of about 25-30
citizens at the beginning of the month. Five service responses/priorities were identified
by this group and have been reviewed with the Library Board. City Council was also
updated on the Strategic Planning process for the library at their January 25 meeting. .
Staff is currently developing the goals and objectives for the five service priorities. The
plan is scheduled to be completed in April.
Sunday Hours: At the January 25 meeting of the City Council, Council gave
authorization to open on Sundays from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. for the remainder of the
fiscal year. These open hours will be funded by a small portion of the Grace Tigard
Houghton bequest. Sunday hours are scheduled to commence on Sunday,. March 6.
Circulation: During January 65,225 items were checked out. This is almost a 17%
increase in circulation when compared with January of 2004, and a new record for the
most checkouts of any month. We also continued the trend of registering many new
library users, with 576 registrations this month, an increase of almost 37% over January
2005.
Average checkouts per hour for January were 288.6, another record. Checkouts per
hour last January were 225, the library is currently open 9% fewer hours and checked
out 16.6% more items this year. Mondays and Saturdays continue to be the busiest
days of the week. The busiest Saturday was January 29 with 3,139 checkouts. The
busiest Monday was January 31 with 3,943 checkouts.
Visitors to the library totaled 30,744, an increase of approximately 40% over January
2004: Self check machine use totaled 7% of total checkouts.
Cultural Passes: Cultural Passes were checked out 31 times this month. The
Children's museum and the Portland Art Museum were the popular destinations this
month.
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Community Service: In January, one person served 27.5 hours and two individuals
from Peer Court served 24 hours. The total number of court ordered hours for the
month was 51.5.
Technical Services: During the month of January 1,385 orders were placed. The total
number of orders placed to date this fiscal year is 8,998 which is 2,576 greater than the
same period last year. The total items added this month was 1808 and 631
bibliographic records were created in Polaris. The average number of days to catalog
an item was 36.6.
Adult Services: Tax season has definitely arrived! Tax forms and booklets are
available to the public along with the special forms and booklets. On Saturdays, ARRP
tax help volunteers are scheduled from now until the end.of the season. So far 68
people have signed up for this assistance.
The public response to computer classes has been very positive! The classes filled
immediately and there is a waiting list for February classes. The classes are held in the
Technology Room which is an excellent space to conduct these classes which are
clearly meeting an identifiable need of our community.
Reference Desk: Reference desk interactions for December totaled 5,208. Of these
interactions 3,111 were reference questions. Answering reference questions accounts
for 60% of the total service interactions at the Main Reference Desk.
Internet Public Computer Use:
Total hours of public computer use: 4838
Total users: 7126
Timed stations: 66
Youth Services: Reptile Man was once again a slithering success, with 317 young
lizard lovers in attendance. The Lemony Snicket event, with 100 people attending, was
extremely popular with students in grades 3-6, an age group that is often challenging to
reach. An additional storytime has also been added to the schedule which has been
highly popular with parents and their children.
Volunteers: This month volunteers donated 1412.5 hours to the Library which
translates to an additional 8.1 FTE for the month. These hours represent a 35%
increase in volunteer hours when compared with 2004 and a 15% increase when
compared with 2003. On January 28 over 60 volunteers attended the Friday night
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shelving and pizza party. The volunteers shelved everything in the Circulation Room,
dusted the entire library, shelf-read most of the shelves and still had time to enjoy
themselves. About half of the group were teenagers and the other half were adults.
Volunteer Type Number Hours
Regular Volunteers 100 1045.50
Youth Services 20 110.00
Library Board 7 5.00
Friendly Visitors 6 16.00
Adopt-a-Shelf 4 14.50
Community Service* 3 51.50
Youth Groups 20 40.00
Shelving Pizza Party 64 128.00
Total 222 1,412.50 = 8.1 FTE
* "Community Service" includes Peer Court, Municipal Court and other county
courts, both adult and youth referrals.
WORK INDICATORS \NUARY 2005 JANUARY 2- '4 JANUARY 2003
Circulation
Total.(from WCCLS) 65,225 55,935 59,780
(Self-Check machine) 4,968 3,024 3,162
Days of Service 25 29 29
Average Daily Circulation 2,609 1,929 2,061
Hours of Service 226 240 287.5
Materials
Circulated per Hour 289 233 208
Increase in Circulation +17% -6% -1%
Materials Added 1,808 1,105 1,873
Materials Withdrawn 1,134 945 1,193
New Borrowers Registered 576 421 358
Cultural Passes Program 272 (YTD) 364 (YTD) 323 (YTD)
31 (Month) 29 (Month) 31 (Month)
Adult Programs 70 30 159
(Number of sessions) (7) (1) (5)
Preschool Story Time 130 80 162
(includes Pajama Time)
(Number of Sessions) (5) (3) (3)
Toddler Time 242 56 308
(includes Book Babies)
(Number of Sessions) (4) (3) (6)
Special Programs . 529 33** 426*
(Number of Sessions) (12) (2) (4)
Children's Computer N/A 38 79
Word Processors(stand alone) N/A 133 207
Internet Access Station Users 7126 6,112 8,364
Hours of Use 4838 2,352 3,497.5
Typewriter Users N/A 9 11
Visitors
(Gate count T by 2) 30,744 22,026 25,416
Increase in Visitors +40% -13% -1%
Fines/Fees Collected $6,518.42 $5,086.53 $5,692.90
N/A-Have not begun counting these machines as of this date.
* Includes Preschool Fair.
** Preschool Fair was at an outside location,attendance not counted.
Tigard Public Library
Adopted by the Tigard Library Board May 13, 2004
STUDY ROOM USE POLICY
The Tigard Public Library provides three study rooms for use by individuals and
community non-profit groups. When not in use for library activities, the rooms are
available under the following guidelines approved by the Library Board, and the general
Library Use Guidelines. The Library Board neither approves nor disapproves of
content, topics, subject matter, or points of view of individuals or groups.using the study
rooms.
Rules
• The rooms are available for non-profit, educational, or cultural groups of up to six
persons, or for individuals who wish to study.
• Rooms are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
• The rooms are available during the hours the library is open. Use of the rooms
must end at least 15 minutes prior to the library closing.
• Activities in the rooms must not be disruptive to others in the building.
• Activities occurring in rooms must not violate any City of Tigard ordinances or
state statutes.
• Rooms and furnishings must be left in their original condition.
Reservation Procedures
• Rooms must be reserved by sign-up at the main Reference Desk. Sign-ups may
be done in person or by telephone.
• Rooms may be reserved up to one week in advance.
• Identification such as a Student I.D. card, Library Card or valid Oregon
Driver's License or Oregon State I.D. card is required for reservation of a
Study Room. The card will be held during the use of the Room.
• Maximum reservation time for groups or individuals is two hours a day.
• Reservations will be held f or up to 15 minutes a fter t he reservation beginning
time.
Tigard Public Library
Adopted by the Tigard Library Board May 13, 2004
• Users must check-in at the Reference Desk before using a room.. Rooms are
kept locked when not in use and can be opened only by library staff.
• Users are asked to sign-out at the Reference Desk when they have finished
using a room.
City Liability
All groups or individuals using the Library study rooms agree to take appropriate
measures to protect, indemnify, and defend the City, its elected and appointed
officials, and all employees against any and all claims as a result of persons
attending any function at the facility. This provision includes any expenses incurred
by the City defending any such claim. The City, its elected and appointed officials,
and all employees will not be held responsible for any lost or stolen articles as a
result of persons attending any function in the building.
User Liability
The City recognizes that a certain amount of wear will occur to the study rooms over
the course of normal use. However, in the event the above maintenance guidelines
are violated, the user will be liable for the following charges:
1. Repair or replacement of equipment or facilities damaged due to neglect,
vandalism or misuse.
2. Cleaning expenses incurred'to clean up the room if not left in the same condition
as found.
Adopted by the Tigard Library Board May 13, 2004.
Tigard Public Library
Adopted by the Tigard Library Board December 4, 2003
Library Borrowing Policy
Borrowinq periods, limits, renewals and reserves
Borrowers must have a valid library card to check out materials. (A driver's license
or other appropriate identification may be used on occasion if the card is
forgotten, but should not be used as a permanent substitute for the actual library
card.)
In order to provide for the efficient and equitable circulation of materials, the
library sets the policies regarding length of loan for various materials; limits on the
number of items that can be borrowed; renewals and reserves.
a. Equipment disclaimer
The library assumes no responsibility for damage caused to a borrower's
audiovisual or computer equipment.
b. Length of loan
The Tigard Public Library sets the borrowing period for all materials borrowed and
reserves the right to set limited loan periods for particular types of material.
Tigard Library will honor borrowing periods set by other loaning libraries.
c. Limits
Limits may be placed on the number of items checked out per patron in order to
give access to library materials to a greater number of patrons.
d. Renewals
Items may be renewed for up to two (2) renewal periods. Items that are on a
waiting list for other patrons may not be renewed. Items may be renewed through
the online catalog, by presenting them at the circulation desk, or by phone. Items
long overdue are set to lost status and may not be renewed.
e. Holds (Reserves)
Patrons may have up to 50 hold requests. Tigard Public Library allows most
circulating materials to be placed on reserve.
IV. Fines, fees and replacement charges
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Tigard Public Library
Adopted by the Tigard Library Board December 4, 2003
Library material is loaned without charge for a defined loan period. Material
retained past the loan period is subject to overdue fines. Tigard Public Library
charges overdue fines in order to encourage library users to return materials for
use by other patrons. Patrons are charged fines for material that is overdue,
beginning the first day after the due date, Fines are not charged for days that the
library is closed.
The charge for lost or damaged material is the replacement cost of the item plus
the processing charge. The processing charge is intended to help offset the labor
and materials cost involved with processing a replacement item. If a patron has
paid for a lost Tigard Public Library item and recovers and returns the item
in good condition within sixty days, he/she will be entitled to a refund for the
price of the item, minus any other charges.
Charges are not assessed for minor damage or general wear.and tear. Charges
will be assessed for damage beyond normal use and that is obviously the patron's
responsibility. This includes items that are marked, cut, wet, moldy, scribbled on,
chewed, melted, have foreign materials on them, or missing parts that affect the
use of the item.
Items that are damaged and need to be withdrawn from use will be charged the
full price plus processing charges. Items that are damaged in a way that will
shorten the useful life of the item but that can still be used will be charged up to
one-half the price of the item.
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Patron account charges must be paid within one year of assessment and remain
below $5.00 total in order to remain in good standing. Borrowing privileges for
accounts that are not in good standing will be suspended until the charges are
paid: Patron accounts with at least $25 in fines or lost material charges may be
turned over to a collection agency 49 days after the due date. Accounts referred
to a collection agency will be assessed an additional fee to cover the agency cost.
Tigard Library charges overdue fines and processing fees according to the fine
structure of Washington County Cooperative Library Services (WCCLS). These
charges are detailed in Borrowers Schedule of Charges.
Adopted by the Tigard Library Board December 4, 2003.
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CELL PHONE POLICY
The Tigard Public Library,provides an environment conducive to study and welcoming
to all users. Further, the Tigard Public Library is dedicated to providing access to
knowledge and information through reading, writing and quiet contemplation, and
providing for patrons that right to use materials and services without being disturbed or
impeded.
Therefore, the use of cell phones and similar wireless communication devices is not
permitted within the Tigard Public Library by public or staff, except in designated areas:
• Main Lobby of the building where the coffee bar is located
• Staff Room
• Meeting Rooms/Study Rooms (groups using these rooms may set their own
guidelines) and
• Any area outside of the building
Inappropriate use of such devices isconsidered disruptive behavior. This policy will be
enforced under the Library's Patron Guidelines. The Library reserves the right to ask
patrons to leave the building if they are using cell phones in restricted areas or
distributing others in any area of the library.
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Sundays sooner than expected
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The City Council, with the blessing of the June 30. � `
Tigard family, agrees to use art Of a Barnes asked the council to consider using part of
g y g p a bequest made to the library by Grace Tigard i
bequest to pay for the extra hours Houghton to open it.on Sundays, "A similar action
was taken in May 2004 to allow the library to be T
By BARBARA SHERMAN open 54 hours per week,"she said.
Of the Times Although Houghton's bequest of$800,000 sever-
al years ago was intended to be used for construction " ' d
TIGARD—Patrons of the Tigard Public Library of a new library,Barnes said that Houghton's broth-
pan look forward to improved services if the City er Curtis Tigard was in agreement that some of the
Council has anything to say about it. funds could be used again to keep the library open. i " r
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council up to speed on the library strategic plan and the council to dip into the bequest. View this Gree
operational hours Tuesday, explaining that citizen "Sunday was chosen (as the day to be closed) l:
groups met in November and earlier this month to because there are so many weekday programs "
develop a recommendation for focused service involving children and parents,plus people making "
responses for the library's next five years of opera- job searches and so on,"said Brian Kelly."Since that ` ' Pt
tion. time, I have learned that this has caused a major
"The new library has been open now for six inconvenience.We're fortunate that the Grace Tigard
months and has experienced a dramatic increase in Houghton family has agreed to let us use the money
tse, even with a reduction of hours," Barnes said. as a short-term stop-gap measure while we look for
"One startling statistic is the number of new library a long-term solution."
users. From August to December 2004, 3,121 new Jan Thenell added,"In a perfect world,we would
library users have been registered.This represents a love to have the library open seven days a week as
95 percent increase in this activity many hours as possible.Sunday is a special day.Our
when compared with the same six users tell us that families come
months in 2003." together, and teens use it. We're
In addition,there has been a 33 "The Tigard very fortunate to have access to
percent increase in the use of pub- these funds to keep the library
lic computers, a 15 percent family is in favor of us open on Sunday for a while."
Increase in the check out of books, Finance Director Craig
PVDs and videos, a 63 percent using the money.,, Prosser,who is now also the inter-
Increase in reference desk transac- im city manager, explained that
tions and a 33 percent increase in ♦ the library construction was a
Visitors. $14.3 million project but that it
s Barnes told the council that the Ma DlrkSen came in about $1 million under
Or Craig library staff has received many y g budget. City voters in May 2002
positive comments from the pub- approved a $13 million bond
tic,and the Community Room and measure to purchase the property
study rooms are being used more all the time. and construct the building.
However, because of the failure in May 2004 of "We spent the bond dollars first,then the bequest
the Washington County Cooperative Library second," Prosser said. "We deposited it, and it has
Services levy, the staff had to reduce the hours of been earning a small amount of interest.'
operation shortly after the new library opened at Councilor Tom Woodruff said that he was very
13500 S.W.Hall Blvd. in early August. supportive of keeping the library open longer. '
Barnes noted that the Washington County Board However, Council President Nick Wilson said
of Commissioners may wait until 2006 or 2008 to that he was concerned about a lack of consistency in
put another library levy on the ballot. the library's hours of operation. "We're open on
The library has been closed on Sundays for the Sundays,then we're closed,"he said.
past six months,which"has been a primary topic of Mayor Craig Dirksen added,"I have mixed feel-
public comment and dissatisfaction,"Barnes said. ings about using the bequest money. For one,we're
"Many have confused the fund needed for opera-- not using standard operating procedure,but the cir-
tions in order to keep the library open with the fund- cumstances are that the levy failed at the time the
'ng needed to construct the new building. It is most library opened and Sunday is a favorite day.
unfortunate that just when the city opened a new "The Tigard family is in favor of us using the
library strongly supported by Tigard voters, it has money.I'm floored by that.I support it."
become more inconvenient for many of them to use Councilor Sydney Sherwood asked Barnes if vol-
the library." unteers could be trained to take over more responsi-
According to Barnes,a city with Tigard's service bilities. In
population of 62,000 should have its library open a "We are providing more volunteer opportunities,"
minimum of 60 hours a week. Barnes said. "But just like in any city department,
"Based on the public feedback we have received appropriate training is pretty vital to have. We're Some of the brighi
to date, the library's current priority'is to restore a'- always looking for ways td expand volunteer train' I"�13BrS from. B
minimum of four hours per week to allow the library ing."
to reopen on Sundays," Barnes said. "That would Prosser said that since the council was giving him the Intel Oregon FI
bring the total number of hours the library is open to direction to prepare a budget addendum to use For their- scientific
58 hours per week,still considerably less than the 69 $26,000 of the Houghton bequest,he would bring it
hours per week it was open in 2001-02." back to the council for approval at a meeting in the to
Barnes said that keeping the library open on February.
Sundays would cost $1,300 per week, or about Bames said that she did not know when the
,$26,000 for the remainder of the fiscal year,which is library could reopen on Sundays.
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page article regarding crossing of pedestrian crossing point at the further.
Hall Boulevard("Library cross- intersection should be the one library entrance.That signal sys- However,pedestrians should Tigard & all the Greater.PC
ing cause for concern,"Jan.20), sigalized.Traffic uses that inter-
n tem is currently in the design not assume that traffic will stop,
section on a 24/7 basis,while the
citizens expressed concern about ' stage for construction this sum- , even at the designated crossing
new library is typically accessed Memorial Services & G8
the installation of the temporary mer.To encourage crossing at point.As always,people should
during the hours the library is this designated crossing point' take all precautions when cross- • •
Crosswalk at the new library gn g P P Crerr'latlOrlS Urns MemO1
entrance pending signalization of open or during a community and to make certain that pedestri- ing Hall Boulevard.The installa-
meeting in the evenings. ans et used to crossing at that tion of the traffic signal this.sum-
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However,traffic signals are location,ODOT approved the mer will reatl enhance safe "Complete Funeral Facilities...Persom
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and are likewise concerned about Justified based on traffic vol- temporary_crosswalk at the north. pedestrian crossing in this area Pre-need Counseling and Prepaym
pedestrian safety in crossing Hall umes during the peak travel side of the library entrance.To by stopping vehicles to allovy
Boulevard.The widening of Hall hours,which typically are the discourage use of.the O'Mara pedestrians to cross at that lova-
morin or evening commute •
Boulevard to three lanes has pro- g g intersection as a pedestrian cross- tion. -
vided both O'Mara Street and hours.A traffic analysis conduct- ing,ODOT required the removal The city greatly appreciates. THIS I HONOR , •
the library with a center-tum lane ed for Hall Boulevard in this of the access ramps on the east citizens voicing their concerns. • FRIENDS AND LOVED 1115
that makes left turns easier.: vicinity concluded that O'Mara . side of Hall across from,O'Mara We look forward to working with O , LIFE ;
Unfortunately,that widening has does not generate sufficient traf- Street. citizens to address safety issues.
increased the distance that pedes- fic volumes during those critical The intersection at O'Mara This task is more challenging on -FUNERALS PROVIDE,4TIME •
trians must cover.to cross the hours to warrant a signal,which Street will remain an unmarked. Hall Boulevard.and Highway PF THE DECEASEDTO
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street. is why it has not been signalized crossing similar to many other 99W because these are not city AND EXPRESS 7HEIR—GRV
The city has;worked closely, :.ui the,past. intersections.However,pedestri- streets.They are-owned and_:
with,the,Qregon, THIS.IS-A.TIME FOR FAMILY At' THE
Departmen�.of k>a,:, That same traffkc`.analysis.: alis are strongly encouraged to operated>liythe•state of Oregon.
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