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07/16/1992 - Minutes r `s .• t 99W TASK FORCE MINUTES JULY 16, 1992 1. Meeting was called to order at 7:07 PM. 2. ROLL CALL Present: Clark, Deuth, Gervais, Cook, Holland, Reilly and Schweitz. Also Present: City Staff: Ed Murphy, Community Development Director, Randy Wooley, City Engineer, Carol Landsman, Senior Planner, Ellen Fox, Task Force Secretary. ODOT: Ted Keasey and Bill Ciz 3. INTRODUCTIONS Clark welcomed everyone and asked the members of the audience to introduce themselves. 4. PROPOSED INTERIM IMPROVEMENTS • City Engineer Randy Wooley referred to the staff report which was in the meeting packets. He discussed the policy implications and financial considerations and how these influenced staff's recommendations. He advised that staff was recommending -that the Task Force recommend to City Council the following two projects be done: 1. Add additional turning lanes on Hall Boulevard, and 2. Install median barrier on 99W, without restriping or widening• 99W. City Engineer pointed out that the improvements to Hall would improve the capacity of the intersection, but he said widening east side of Hall north of 99W did not seem cost effective. He noted that improvements to this intersection would tie in with improvements done in the future. He estimated the total cost would be approximately $700,000. Regarding the median barrier, he advised this improvement would address safety concerns and improve capacity. There was discussion regarding widening Hall Boulevard, which side to widen, and alignment of hall on both sides of 99W. 99W TASK FORCE MEETING MINUTES - JULY 16, 1992 PAGE 1 Z f i t Ted Keasey from Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) discussed the economics of the various plans. • City Engineer clarified staff's concerns about constructing an alternative access into Park 217 from the southbound on-ramp to Hwy. 217. He added there did not seem to be a real need for this, as the U-turns would off-set left turn limitations brought about by the median barrier on 99W. Discussion followed regarding the use of directional signs to help direct customers to Park 217. • Ernie Munch spoke on -=behalf of Park 217 businesses stating they would fund a substantial portion of the improvement if the proposed alternative access were built. He advised they would be willing to fund at least 51 percent of the project, and that they may request to fund construction through a Local Improvement District (LID) . Discussion followed concerning the length of time it would take for preliminary plans and final engineering plans. • Jim Nicoli spoke in favor of improving Warner and having it tie to Hall, and creating the new access to Park 217. He pointed out it is important to ensure that Park 217 remains a healthy and thriving area. • Ann Sylvester, Project Manager with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. , spoke in favor of the alternative access to Park 217. She discussed Wayne Kittleson's proposed alternative design for the intersection of Highway 99 and Garden Place, pointing out aspects which she said were unfavorable. • Steve Roos of Russ Chevrolet expressed his opposition to the widening of Hall Boulevard on the east side. Discussion followed regarding last meeting's comments about widening Hall. There was further discussion concerning the flow of traffic and level of service, with Ted Keasey advising that ODOT was planning to look at the possibility of timing the signals to help improve the flow. He said this would bring the level of service from an "E" level up to a "D" level. • Bill Ciz of ODOT talked about interchange policies and Access Oregon Highways policies. He said the policies are still in draft stages and will be formalized statewide. He answered questions about signs on Hwy. 217 and 99W. • Walt Mulby, Chief Operations Officer of Smith's Home Furnishings, advised the Committee that location was the most important factor, along with good access, in 99W TASK FORCE MEETING MINUTES - JULY 16, 1992 PAGE 2 3 fir' vur/ selecting a business site and maintaining a thriving business. He encouraged the Committee to give consideration to the proposed alternative access to Park 217. Schweitz moved and Cook seconded to eliminate the additional turn lanes on the north and south sides of Hall Boulevard from the project. Discussion followed regarding the traffic congestion at Hall and 99W and the benefit and impact of the turn lanes. Motion failed with 2 voting in favor and 5 opposed. Deuth moved and Cook seconded tot,(1) construct additional turn i lanes on Hall Blvd. , both to the north and south of 99W, with J the widening south of 99W occurring on the west side, rather than the east side of Hall Blvd. , and (2) install barrier on 99W without restriping or widening 99W, and in addition, include the alternative access road to Park 217 as proposed by Ernie Munch. Motion passed by unanimous vote of Committee members present: 7 to 0 in favor. • There was discussion concerning the next city council meeting on August 11, 1992. Clark encouraged all interested people to attend, and he requested Ernie Munch and ODOT representative to provide as much information as possible. 5. SUBAREA ANALYSIS City Engineer spoke about the need for a larger area analysis to study how the adjoining roads related to 991W. He explained a proposal to initiate a study to define the area and to involve Metro and ODOT in the process. He provided maps of the proposed study area. Holland suggested that Bull Mountain Road and Scholls Ferry Road be included in proposed sub-study. City Engineer clarified they were trying to define the roads connecting 99W and I-5. • Reilly moved and Schweitz seconded to recommend to City council that this study be done. Motion passed by unanimous vote of Committee members present: 7-0 in favor. ADJOURNMENT - 8:55 PM br/99u716.min 99W TASK FORCE MEETING MINUTES - JULY 16, 1992 PAGE 3 4 ERRATA SHEET FOR 99W MINUTES OF JULY 16, 1992 1. Delete 2nd paragraph on page 3 beginning with "Deuth moved. . . " . Replace paragraph with following: Deuth moved and Cook seconded to accept the staff recommendation as presented in the staff report dated July:IN (ktZ C. Recommendations - It is recommended that the 99W Task Force recommend to the City Council the following: 1. Add additional turning lanes on Hall Blvd. , on both the north and south approaches to 99W. As an alternative to widening Hall south of 99W only on the east side (adjoining Russ Chevrolet) , request that ODOT seriously consider some widening on both sides, or widening only on the west side (adjoining Nine-T-Nine Towing Service Station) . 2. Eventually, install a barrier on 99W, without restriping or widening 99W. However, do not install this barrier until better signage for Park 217 is installed, and alternative access to Warner from Hall Blvd. is constructed. When the barrier is installed, allow U-Turns for southbound 99W traffic at Hall Blvd. With the following modifications: 1. That ODOT widen Hall south of 99W on the west side, rather than the east side, and 2. That an alternative access road into Park 217 as proposed by Ernie Munch be constructed prior to a barrier being installed on 99W.