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06-13-2019 Council Newsletter Coxxdl Newskfkr Prunaded to the Tigard e:.rty Cvunai on a weekly pall!'to stay abreast o{:-v?rent an,Ufaes. June 13, 2019 1. Tigard Balloon Festival VIP Tent Tuesday,June 25 Business Meeting Just an fyi: The festival organizers have reserved events 6:30 p.m. -Town Hall in the VIP tent all three nights so you may be limited to interacting with visitors viithin the crowd. As Kent r�~uest���,�i11�T 2 �ar�celieti. for lack a� shared earlier today, the Park&Rec division will have items a table at the event and you're welcome to join them anytime you'd like. Tuesday,July 9 Business Meeting 6:30 p.m. -Town Hall 2. Tigard Police Dashboard Update Chief McAlpine attached her division's May 2019 Tuesday,July 16 Workshop Meeting report for your review. 6:30 p.m. -Town Hall 3. Census Report Shows Growth Tuesday,July 23 Business Meeting The Westside Economic Alliance shared population 6:30 p.m. -Town Hall numbers for their member cities. Tuesday,July 30 5b Tuesday Event? 4. Special Event Permits TBD The city approved applications for Neighborhood Block Parties on July 4 at: - 15243 SW Summerview Dr., 4-10 p.m. - 15925 SW Stratford Loop, Unit B, 5-10 p.m. 5. Construction Project Update Christina Zellmer attached an overview of road,trail and construction projects underway in the city. 6. Public Works Project Updates Marissa Grass provided an update of PW activities. 7. News Articles - 7 things to know about TriMet's proposed SW MAX line - MAX project would transform SW Corridor - Firm to determine this week what residents want at Universal Plaza - Lawmakers say so long to single-use plastic bags - Inclined elevator connecting future MAX line to Marquam Hill remains on TrilAct's short list - `Coffee with a Cop' set Tuesday,June 18 8. Council Calendar Tuesday,June 18 Business/Workshop Combo 6:30 p.m. -Town Hall 13125 SW Hall Blvd I`igard,OR 9"223 1 Web w%-y-tngmd-otgon� Phone:503.6 39.4171 RAI:: 503.684..'•29i 7 TDD 503,684.2772 Item# Newsletter: - Tigard PD Strategic Dashboard For May 2019 2018 Population Estimate 53,697 (Adopted Budget FY 2018-19) Smcll numbers cause large percentage increases and decrecses. Gime Snapshot Selected Group A Offenses May 2018 May 2019 %Chg 2018 YTD 2019 YTD %Chg Petson Crime 4'7 35 -25.530// 211 170 . -19.43% Assault M 27 -28.950/c, 172 137 y 20.35% Robbery .3 1 -66.670/c. 18 15 -16.67% Property Crime 242 140 -42.15% 114b.� 853 -25.70% Burglary-Residential 11 2 _ -81.82% 35 24 -31.43% Burglary-Business 4 2,.-. -50.00% 30 24 -20.00% Burglary-Other 4 3 _; -25.00% 10 10 0.00% UUMV 24 6 :; -75.000/'o 78 49 -37.18% Theft 126 80 -36.51% 576 464 -19.44% Vandalism 31 17 -45.160,'o 174 120 -31.03% Societal Crimes 73 64 -12.33% 268 335 25.00% DUII 13 10 -23.080/0 60 54 -10.00% Drug Offense 18 7 -61.1140 66 43 -34.85% Disorderly Conduct 10 5 -50.00% 29 32 10.34% Calls for Service May 2018 May 2019 Chg 2018 YD 2019 YTD %Chg Dispatched Calls 2003 1952 -2.55% 9367 8961 -4.33% Self Initiated Calls 1793 1355 -24.43%11 8413 7187 -14.5740 Response'Time Priority 1 &2 6.38 6.82 6.90% 6.23 6.05 -2.89% Priority 3 10.85 9.35 -13.8240 9.4' 10.4 9.824/o Priority 4+ 10.8 10.53 -2.50°% 9.45 10.85 14.81% Community Snapshot Community Concerns *Illegal camping/homeless issues Community Outreach and Events Upcoming Events *Templeton Ambassadors Day-Kgs (5/2) Coffee With A Cop(6/18) *Monthly Landlord Forum(5/8) *I Can Do This!Home safety class (6/19) *Leadership Tigard/PD presentation(5/14) *Superhero Candlelighters 5k(6/29) *Public Works Day(5/18) *Emergency Preparedness Fair(7/19) Walk and Roll/Safe Routes to School(5/15) *National Night Out(8/6) t.Committee for Community Engagement(5/15) *Tigard Breakfast Rotary K9 fun run/5k(9/14) Shred Event(6/1) *PD Open House(9/21) **neiv dale** •Person Crime-Assault,Homicide.,Robbeiy,ridn.ap,Forcible/Nou-Forcible Sex Offeuse •Properq Crimes-.Arson,Bribery,Res Burglar,Bus Burglary,Oth Burglary,Ferbery,Vandalism,Enibe=le,Fraud,Theft,UUMV,Bad Check Societal Crimes-Drug Offense,Prostitution,%eapons,Curfew,DisCon,DUII,Family Defense,Liqour Laws,Peeping Tom,'I'reapass •The data is National Incident Dared Reporting System(NIBRS)ci,mpliant and not Uniform Crime Report(UCR)compliant and cannot be compared to any report using that standard. 1 Tigard PD Strategic Dashboard For May 2019 2018 Population Estimate 53,697 (Adopted Budget FY 2018-19) Emplo ve e Stf-WO o Department Staffing Information Actual Budget %Budget Sworn 65.0 69.0 94% Non-Sworn 15.0 16.5 91% Total Number of Personnel 80.0 85.5 94°o Patrol Officer Staffing 34 Personnel Unavailable for"work Patrol All Other Overali #of Recruits in Pre-Academy - - #of Recruits in Academy 1 - 1 #of Recruits in FTEP - - - #of Personnel on Extended Sick Leave/ FMLA 1 1 2 #of Personnel on Military Leave - #of Personnel on Light Duty 1 - #of Personnel on Administrative Leave - - - Total Personnel Unavailable to Work during some Period during the Month 1 31 1 4 1"otal Officers Available to wo rk PATROL some period during the Month 31 Operational Effectiveness Snapshot Budget 1wormadonis based on the best available data. FY 2017-2018 ,� FY 2018-19 Budget Budget Percent YTD Status Percent YTD Status Department Budget Actual Budgeted Actual Budgeted Administrative 79% 92% 0 -1300 87% 92% -5% Operations 83% 92% ff -8% 830/0 92% 0 -9% Services 90% 92% (9 -19'o 8606 92%! -6°o Total Department Budget 85% 92% '� -6% 84% 92% -8% Budget Information is based on the best ai ailable dua. FY 2017-2018 FY 2018-19 Percent YTD Status Percent YTD Status t Department Overtime Actual Budgeted Actual Budgeted Administrative 78% 92% 0 -14% 37% 92% -55% Operations 52% 92% 0 -40% 5900 92010"b -33% Services 94% 92% 0 3% 50% 92% -41% Total Overtime 1 63% 92% 0 -29% 55% 920/65 -37% 2 Tigard PD Strategic Dashboard For May 2019 2018 Population Estimate 53,69; (Adopted Budget FY 2018-19) Calls Tor STConjk . Public Demand Self Initiated �uEltAeEf — ��•kf$�IG£ b'SAR�39 lI�AR-19 RES-49 xk�-Y4 F. .-4:A :tra'r� JAN-29 _ NOV oeR s�C:S .. SEPT Sip` -- – — ,•�',� AM AUG aupr ��'� •_# xctru. att;� ••'?7 azar �..,Lv �• ❑ ".Xi <.ata: two 2" a.. 100Q Iwo 20M 2-W Response Times - 5 Year Trend PRIORITYPRIORITY 1 &2 MIS 2015 2016 2017 ZQ I 1� 2019 M1 1016 7.0.17 �(Jlfi 10" PRIORITY 4+ Priority 1= Priority 3 = Imminent threat to life Urgent call where crime prevention is needed Priority 2= Immediate threat to life,occuring now Priority 4+ = Cold crimes or public assistance 2011, ?OL6 7017 202S 2019 3 ,t Tigard . Strategic For 1 2018 Population Estimate 53,697 (Adopted Budget FY 2018-19) Traeldng � ��ti 11��:i<i37!►`f� + i�'�ii�iii fi3 r�i i� MAY DISPATCHED MAY SELF INITIATED 18[15 1799��19l7 2952 1735 lggg 171 b�1793 13SS i ZE11d 215 20]5 x017 ZOl9 Z�1 I#1i5 235 ZQ;7 24i8 1039 Code . The tracked counts of these have ail POH 56 � I _?nzc. � `'n'� 12D17 I X418 I 2U19 increased. Each involves enuitipie officers,evidence processing,and trips to ,• 57 93 60 Att. Suicide 27 13 30 hp5pitals in same cases. 1 17 DHS Reff;r 192 193 2 214 .2477 1,51 Vulnerable Adult 6 45 25 19 51 pH5 referrals and eases of allegations of abuse to an elderly❑r mentally challenged victim end up in the caseload ' ' DV No Crime 12 47 52 64 51 ❑f Detectives and 5R�'s. lGraffid 58 24 23 71 19 i]omestic Violence reports have doubled in S years . Total ••• . 1 of Calls-BHI 152 of . 1 of ., of Total . , r Item# Newsle er:b New Census data shows growing population The latest Census data is out, and it shows the Rose City sprouting up as the 25th largest city-in the U.S. with more than 653,000 people. Most of the outlying cities have grown too. Here's the current population numbers for V EA's member cities,according to the U.S. Census estimates: City Current poli.per Increase netvem Percentage increase C:enim,estimates JA�y 20117 &2018 Hillsboro 108,389 968 .9% Beaverton 98,962 1,172 1.19% Tigard 54,758 1,408 2.6°o Tualatin 27,602 21 .08% West Linn 26,756 28 .1°110 Forest Grove 24,624 436 1.8% Wilsonville 24,582 525 2.2% Sherwood 19,679 112 .57% Cornelius 12,724 157 1.23% King City 3,955 50 1.26% North Plains 2,195 19 .86% Banks 2,026 17 .83% I Construction Project Update —June 13, 2019 Item# 5 Newsletterk- f 3-1q Tigard High School Contractor working on installation of domestic water line on 92nd Ave. to serve new buildings on campus. Expect light to moderate traffic impacts along 92nd Ave. / SW Durham Rd. near Tigard High School. Beef Bend Road Culvert Washington County will be replacing a pair of failed culverts under Beef Bend Rd near 146`'Ave. This project also includes installing a new waterline for the City of Tigard. A six-u.--eek road closure is expected during construction from 7/15/19 to 8/25/19. Beef Bend Road, benveen lto.; Rovers :end Hwy 99W',will be open to local traffic only during the closure. Beef Bend Road, between 146tH Avenueand the. Oak Mont Apartments entrance,will be closed to all,traffic. Pedestrians Ns.T.Ith mobilia nPeds ...,lin t.•ave! I 46th Avenue and the Oak Mont Apartment entrance will need to contact Washington Counry f6r an es-cort daring construction. Visit the County's project website at https://www.co.washington.or.us/LUT/TransportadonProjects/beefbendculvert.cftn?page=About Pavement Repair Cine crews are out saw curring and paving on 13ri11 Mountain and in city central. This is in preparation for slurry seal this summer. Bull Mountain Road Washington County is adding a 5-foot sidewalk on the east side of Bull Mountain Road,between Nemarnik Drive and 155th Terrace, and on the north side of Bull Mountain Road,between 155th Terrace and Grandview Lane. Anticipated completion date.is July 15. Traffic will be reduced to one lane intermittently, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays. See hMs://www.wc-roads-com/ for more information. Beef Bend east of Roy Rogers Road Construction is on-going on the sewer line being installed on Beef Bend Road. Beef Bend Road has been reopened but may have flagged lane closures during the day while the crews clean up. Repaving occurring through June, weather depending.Look for road closures and detours.Visit the project website at www.g_etusthere.org OR 99W Sidewalk Project: Royalty Parkway to Durham Road ODOT,in partnership with King City,plans to construct new sidewalk on OR 99W (Pacific Highway) and on Royalty Parkway. Work has begun and is expected to continue through July. During construction,road users should expect daytime and nighttime work. There will be single lane, bike lane and shoulder closures on OR 99W and on Royalty Parkway as Nvell as short-term side\valk closures, with ADA-approved pedestrian detours. Nearby residents may hear intermittent nighttime noise. More information can be found on the project website at htWs://wvc-w.oregon.gov/odot/projects/pa es/project-details.aspx?project=18807 Cook Park Sewer Line A portion of Clean Water Services'West Durham Basin Improvement Program has started at Cook Park.The project is replacing aging sewer interceptor pipes that help control water flow with larger,more resilient pipes to improve wastewater capacity. Work is on hold for the summer and will begin again in the fall. Work began near the wastewater plant and progresses westward. More info is on the COG'S website: htW://www.cleanwaterservices.org/about-us/projects/west-durham-basin-improvement-program/ Fanno Creek Trail—Woodard Park to Tiedeman Ave The new bridge and trail connecting the Fanno Creek Trail straight from\X'oodard Park across the creek to the existing crosswalk on Tiedeman Avenue is now open. This project completed a missing link of the Fanno Creek Greenway Trail,provided an ADA-accessible route where it did not exist before,increased trail safety by lining the trail up with a safe crosswalk, and provided a very clear definition of the regional trail route at Tiedeman Avenue. Most of the project was paid fox with a generous $800,000 grant from Metro. Upcoming projects in this location include safety changes at the crosswalk, adding refuge islands and more visible lighting. As soon as a long enough stretch of rain free weather happens, a new mural will also be painted on the retaining wall and bridge foundation to add character to the trail and to help discourage graffiti. River Terrace Area Construction • 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. • :A new seer line is being insralled along Clementi.rne Street, out to Ro% Rogers Rd and will impact Clementine Street,a section of I'unipkin Valley Terrace, and Sabrina Ave. 1= Xpect some delays while wort;is in the roadway. • A contractor is building a new subdivision on the west side of 150''Ave south of Hawksridge. Utility work (with traffic delays)is in progress on 150`}'Ave. • There are other significant road, sewer and water projects underway or planned in the area.Visit GetUsThere.org for information and updates. HmW 217 Auxiliary Lanes The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is designing a project to add an auxiliary third lane on Hwy 217 southbound from Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy to Hwy 99W,and Ha;-217 northbound from Hwy 99W to Scholls Ferry Rd. More information is on the project website at huy217.org. 150''Ave—Stonegate Subdivision A developer is constructing a subdivision just south of Bull Mtn. Rd. on 150''Ave. It requires water and road work with flagging on 150'which is a Washington County Road. 69''Avenue—Hampton Inn A Hampton Inn is being constructed on 69'Avenue at Clinton Street. 69''Avenue is closed to traffic from Baylor Street to Clinton Street. Oak Street near 90''Avenue A contractor is working on Oak Street near 90"Avenue for a new apartment complex. Daytime delays likely. Tiedernan Avenue and Tigard Street A developer is building a new subdivision on Tigard Street east of Tiedeman Avenue. The contractor is installing storm line in Tigard Street between Tiedeman and Katherine streets. Expect delays on Tigard Street. 68'Parkway south of Hwy 99W A developer is building a new self-storage facility on the west side of 68''Parkway south of Hwy 99W. Sidewalk improvements along 68'Parkway will be beginning soon. Some delays possible. 150th Ave south of Hawk Ridge Drive A developer is building a 180-lot subdivision on 150`'Ave south of Hawk Ridge Drive. No impacts to traffic expected. 72"d Avenue between Clinton St and Baylor St A developer is building a new 37-unit apartment building on the east side of 72"a Ave between Clinton St and Baylor St. Building foundation and concrete piles finished. Expect light to moderate traffic impacts on 72nd Ave. between Clinton and Baylor as site work continues. Hunziker Road—Fields Apartments A developer is building apartments on Hunziker Rd and improvements include widening Hunziker Rd. Atlanta Street—Tigard Storage A sanitary line is being installed at the Tigard Storage on Atlanta Street. Possible light traffic impacts on Atlanta Street. 114`'Place A new subdivision is being installed on 114th Place north of North Dakota Street. Contractor is constructing street improvements on North Dakota Street. Only one travel lane will be open tlus week. School Construction Construction continues on Templeton Elementary School,and on the new Durham Center education services building near Durham Elementary School. Item# Public Works Newsletter, 3'�q 6113119 Summer Camps Starting June 24 Tigard Parks &Rec has spots available in upcoming summer camps. 2019 Find your fun with Tigard Parks & Rec this summer. Scholarships are available, find more information at vww.tigard-or.gov/recreation. • Skyhawks Volleyball Camp I Ages 7-15 1 $125 CA - - r • Skyhawks Multi-Sport Camp: Soccer, Basketball and Flag Football Ages 6-12 1 $165 • Coding with Kids: Minecraft Modding I Ages 8-13 1 $449 Willamette Water Supply Pipeline Construction Begins Construction on the Willamette Water Supply pipeline will soon PROJECTPIPELINE 7.2 begin in the Cooper Mountain area. Work includes the installation of a 66" diameter water pipeline along Roy Rogers, Scholls Ferry, and Tile Flat Roads as well as a short section at the tFs.s.•Q.vn. southern end of Grabhorn Road. Pipeline installation along Roy Rogers Road is being completed in partnership with Washington County road improvements. Construction will begin in June with site preparation,including setting up traffic control, establishing erosion control measures, and clearing the construction area of vegetation. The Willamette Water Supply Program will repurpose many of the removed trees _. in collaboration with Clean Water Services and US Fish and Wildlife to restore the historic alignment of Chicken Creek through the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge near Sherwood. Construction is scheduled through spring 2021. Neighbors and the travelling public will notice flaggers, occasional traffic delays, and shifted traffic lanes along Roy Rogers, Scholls Ferry, Tile Flat, and Grabhorn Roads. In winter 2019/2020, sections of Tile Flat Road and Grabhorn Road will be closed (local access only) for approximately 30 days each. Updates will be provided at w'ww.getusthere.org and at v-ww.ourrehablewater.or�. Pavement Main ten a-mce Surryr Seal. Summer Paving Work Starting Soon Starting the week of June 17, contractors vill be in town to complete crack sealing ahead of the city's annual Pavement Management Program slurry seal work. The Street Maintenance Fee supports a yearly program for corrective and preventative street maintenance in Tigard. Most of the paving is done in July and August, because this is when we get the best weather for paving. The 2019 Summer Paving Project is now underway. Upcoming work includes: • June 17, 2019: Crack sealing begins • July 5, 2019: Slurry seal work begins For more information about the slurry seal process, view the video at https://youtu.be/MV` 8NFmNE5M. Dave Brown Recognized for Service on Park& Recreation Advisory Board On Monday, the Park and Recreation Advisory Board (PRAB) recognized longtime member Dave Brown for his eight years of service on the Board. Dave participated on the Board during a particularly active time. When he joined in 2011,Tigard residents had just passed an $11 million bond measure to purchase parkland in Tigard. In his remarks to board members, Mr. Brown referenced an almost 15-pound binder provided to each PRAB member detailing potential park properties. After review, site tours, public meetings and more, the PRAB recommended to council specific sites for purchase. The city's Recreation Program was also established in this period. Mr. Brown pointed to the success of events like the Egg Hunt, Movies in the Park, Concerts in the Park, and more. 7 things to know about TriMet's proposed Southwest Portland MAX line Item# By Andrew Theen The Oregonian/OregonLive Posted June 12, 2019 at 03:25 PM Newsl er: MAX light rail trains will run down the center of - Barbur Boulevard for a five mile stretch (Noble Guyon/The Oregonian) Leah Robbins has worked at TriMet for 25 years and helped the transit agency design and engineer light rail projects through downtown Portland and into Milwaukie, but her current assignment is a different challenge. Robbins is TriMet's project director for its proposed light rail extension through Southwest Portland to Bridgeport Village in Washington County. "Everything is bigger," Robbins said while on a media tour Wednesday of the proposed 12-mile transit extension. The estimated $2.7 billion light rail line would transform a swath of Southwest Portland and the Tigard/Tualatin area. The trip between Bridgeport Village and Portland State University's southernmost station is projected to take 30 minutes. The light rail route runs from downtown Portland to Bridgeport Village (Courtesy of TriMet) Everything is a bit more complex, too. The 13 stations between downtown and the suburban shopping center traverse undulating and occasionally meandering terrain. The route goes through suburban industrial zones, residential neighborhoods and adjacent to railroad tracks. The light rail line will be elevated above existing roads or creeks at times and cross Interstate 5 twice at various sections before running down the middle of Barbur Boulevard and into downtown Portland. While touring the area, it's difficult to envision it all. It's also likely years away. If all the money is approved, construction would begin in 2022 and finish by 2027. Southwest Corridor Nnvember2018 proferred alters+tive Conceptual rendi*dng subject to changro -! Alignment -��•••- Further study Gibbs Station/with Park&Ride Existing MAX Light Rail SW Hamilton —�— WES Commuter Rail PORTLAND © School I ! Hospital Library 0 1 2 MILES NORTH Custer 19th ?; t!r`di3rit�i3�� 30th Barbur Blvd Transit Center 53rd 68th TIGARD Elmhurst Hall'. LAKE OSWECO Bonita Upper- Boon 3s � Ferry )Bridgeport TUALAT1 R - Here are some things to know today: Officials from TriMet and Metro transportation gave a tour of the proposed route for the new Southwest Corridor Light Rail MAX line. The tour included proposed routes, as well as building locations for stations and tracks along the route. The route is slotted to be complete in 2027. (Noble Guyon/The Oregonian) Money: The current estimate puts the project at a $2.7 billion price tag, and that doesn't include infrastructure projects along the route, such as reconfiguring the Ross Island Bridge's on- and off-ramps on the west side, a projected $80 million to $150 million project that would transform the surrounding neighborhood. Estimates also don't include costs to replace the Newberry and Vermont Street bridges on Barbur Boulevard (federal funding and state money could come into play there). TriMet is similarly banking on a hodgepodge of money to fund the entire project. The region will request $1.25 billion from the federal government and amass the same figure locally. Metro has already chipped in $60 million. TriMet, Washington County and the city of Portland will be asked to pay $75 million apiece. TriMet is requesting $150 million from the state, with the first $25 million chunk being debated during the current Legislative session. Robbins said that left $850 million as the line-item amount likely to be included in upcoming 2020 Metro transportation package headed to voters for approval. Even if all that money comes in, Robbins said, the project is facing a potential $358 million funding gap, and project costs could go higher next year once preliminary engineering estimates are updated. One of the stations on the route, at Bonita, near where the train will run adjacent to railroad tracks (Noble Guyon The Oregonian) Stations: TriMet expects to know more about what the 13 stations planned along the route may look either later this year or in early 2020. Even without conceptual designs, though, the agency said it knew some stations would be busier than others. The planned station at Hall Boulevard will likely be the busiest, given its proximity to the Tigard Transit , Center and passengers transferring from buses. A station at Southwest 53rd Avenue could be _ transformative, given that Portland plans to completely rebuild and expand that road, which runs up a hillside, as a connection to Portland Community College's Sylvania campus. City and transit planners also envision the Barbur Boulevard Transit Center station as a critical site. City officials are calling that location the West Portland Town Center, and they will spend the next year discussing what to do with the property, which sits adjacent to the freeway and in a diverse neighborhood that may be at risk of displacement. Planners want to potentially include affordable housing at that station site, currently home to a park and ride lot, and make the area more walkable. The route is a meandering and undulating one and will carve through industrial lands, residential neighborhoods and other developed areas of Washington County and Southwest Portland(Noble Guyon/The Oregonian) Bike Lanes: How do you like riding bikes up, or downhill? TriMet and the city plan to build 5 miles of physically protected bike lanes on Barbur Boulevard between downtown Portland and the Barbur Boulevard Transit Center. Those bike lanes, city officials say, will connect with similar facilities set to be built on Capitol Highway to give a safe and easy connection from the future MAX station to Multnomah Village. The Barbur Boulevard Transit Center is envisioned as one of the most critical sites on the 12-mile route (Noble Guyon/The Oregonian) Wider Barbur: The MAX trains will run down the center of Barbur Boulevard, eating up 32 feet of roadway. How will the agency do that without eliminating travel lanes, you ask? Plans call for widening Barbur Boulevard in order to add the bike lanes and sidewalks throughout the project area while also maintaining two traffic lanes in both directions. To do this, Barbur will have to be widened for more than five miles. That will mean more displaced businesses and houses along the route. Noble Guyon/The Oregonian Businesses and Homes: TriMet said it wasn't sure how many homes 4� and businesses would be displaced along the meandering route, but �- those figures should come into focus in early 2020 when the agency releases its final environmental impact statement for the project. Previous planning estimates indicated anywhere from 78 to 293 homes or apartments would need to be bought and displaced. Some 106 to 156 businesses were to be moved, according to the draft environmental r impact statement. But those figures may change as plans crystallize and a final environmental impact statement is published in early 2020. Dylan Rivera, a PBOT spokesman and Eryn Kehe with Metro, speak at the site of what could be the largest park and ride structure on the 12-mile route. The park and ride at Bridgeport Village could be as - big as 900 spaces and will include a pedestrian bridge spanning Lower Boones Ferry Road to connect drivers to she MAX station at the shopping complex (Noble Guyon/The Oregonian) Parking: TriMet wants to hear from the public about what it should do for drivers along the route. The park and ride plan could range from spreading out parking lot throughout the station area to a proposal to build two large parking structures at the Bridgeport Village and 68th Avenue stops specifically. Those buildings could range from 401 spaces to as much as 950, according to early proposals. A third option would be to keep the existing park and ride lots as they are with the same number of spaces. All told the plan could include up to 3,500 parking spaces. According to its website, the parking lot would cost $52,000 per parking space, compared to $18,000 for a surface lot. There are currently 12,614 park and ride spaces across the tri-county area. The transit agency has a survey online with more questionsabout what to do with parking through the southwest corridor. It plans on making a recommendation in September on what plan to pursue. Noble Guyon/The Oregonian Tigard Triangle: Light rail will also, potentially, mean scores of new development opportunities in a far-flung part of 500 acre known as the Tigard Triangle. Broadly, it's the area bordered by Oregon 217 to the west, Oregon 99W to the north and 1-5 to the east. _ Tigard officials see having two MAX stops in the triangle (at Elmhurst and 68th Avenue) as a huge nugget for growth. The city expects 20 projects in the +' urban renewal area it created, with a maximum tax increment financing cost of$180 million. MAX project would transform SW Corridor Jim Redden Wednesday, June 12, 2019 Media tour reveals radical changes being planned between Portland and Tualatin for new light rail project PMG PHOTO: JAIME VALDEZ-The existing TriMet Park and Ride lot at Southwest Barbur Boulevard and Capitol Highway would be trasformed into the center of a thriving urban neighborhood if the Southwest Corridor MAX project goes forward. The character of the Southwest Corridor will be radically changed by the 12-mile MAX line being planned between Portland and Tualatin. Among other things, the project will include Jva-dL- bridges to carry the light rail trains over local streets and Highway 217 in Tigard. The structures will go both under and over Southwest Barbur Boulevard in Portland. And the final five miles of the major thoroughfare to downtown will be greatly widened to allow the line to run down the center of it, while maintaining two traffic lanes in each direction and adding protected bike lanes adjacent to continuous sidewalks According to TriMet project manager Leah Robbins, "It's not just a light rail project but an infrastructure project that will transform the face of the Southwest Corridor." Robbins spoke during a media tour of the proposed route last Thursday organized by several of the governments planning the project, including TriMet, Metro, and the cities of Portland and Tigard. Reporters and TV crews traveled the route on a TriMet bus, stopping at several locations to better understand how much work will be involved in the project,which is scheduled to start in 2022 if funding can be secured. r- PMG PHOTO:JAIME VALDEZ- Tigard I� Community Engagement Coordinator Lauren k Scott prepares to speak to the media at one of the proposed new MAX stops during a tour of t - the Southwest Corridor route. According to TriMet, the corridor is one rw of the fastest growing in Oregon, and is r expected to increase by over 75,000 residents by 2035. Estimates predict a 17 percent increase in congestion on 1-5 - _ s between Portland and Tigard by 2035. The new light rail line is intended to create a reliable 30-minute transit connection through the corridor. It could include as many as 13 new stations and up to 3,500 parking spaces at several Park& Ride lots. The full scope of the project became apparent as the tour proceeded. It began at the TriMet Park& Ride lot at Bridgeport Village, which would be the southern end of the line. The current proposal calls for replacing the 390- space surface lot with a multi-story parking garage with up to 950 spaces, plus room for bike parking and ride- sharing vehicle connections. "There's demand for that much parking and more,"said Robbins, citing studies undertaken for the project. From there the line would parallel an existing Union Pacific rail line into Tigard, crossing Southwest Bonita Road over a new bridge to Southwest Hall Boulevard, where a new maintenance yard would be built. It would then cross over Highway 217 on another new bridge to the large but underdeveloped Tigard Triangle area, where it would land at a station at Elmhurst before launching onto another bridge over uneven terrain to a station with a Park& Ride lot at 68th Avenue, near Highway 99 West, which becomes Barbur in Portland. "There are more than 500 acres in the Tigard Triangle, but it is largely undeveloped. Tigard has plans to develop it with more than 120 projects, including four-to six-story residential buildings,"said Tigard Community Engagement Coordinator Lauren Scott. +� PMG PHOTO:JAIME VALDEZ- The existing Union Pacific rail line in Tigard that the MAX line is proposed to run next to. From there the line would head to a station at Barbur and 53rd Avenue, where a new road would be built a short distance uphill to Portland Community '-' - - College's Sylvania Campus by the Portland Bureau of Transportation for shuttle service to the school. F "Fifty-third would be changed from a zero to a hero. It's only one-third of a mile to PCC, but it doesn't currently go through. We would build a complete street. A lot of trips would be generated," said PBOT Public Information Officer Dylan Rivera. After that, the line would continue to downtown Portland, crossing both under and over Barbur on new bridges before reaching the existing Park& Ride lot at Southwest Capitol Highway,which would be completely transformed into the West Portland Town Center. Planning is already well underway to reconfigure the complex intersection, known as the Crossroads, into a thriving, walkable and bikeable neighborhood. "We want to foster inclusive economic growth. It can be a vibrant place,"said Joan Frederickson with the Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability. From there to downtown, the line would run down the center of Barbur, which would be widened to maintain four lanes of traffic and add continuous sidewalks and protected bike lanes. Two aging bridges—the Vermont and Newbury Street viaducts—would be replaced as part of the project. The line will connect to the existing one through the downtown Transit Mall at Portland State University. Many properties along the entire route would be impacted by the property, although the exact number and locations will not be known until Metro completes the Final Environmental Impact Statement in 2020. It could require the demolition and relocation of hundres of homes and businesses. TriMet is already in discussion with many property owners about potential purchases. Yet to be decided are the connection from Southwest Gibbs Street to the Oregon Health & Sciences University campus on Marquam Hill and the realignment of the on-and off-ramps at west end of the Ross Island Bridge, where three new publicly-owned city blocks could be created for affordable housing and other developments. Dylan says PBOT also want to transform the currently winding streets around Barbur's entrance into downtown into more of a grid system. The cost for all this work is not cheap. The proposed MAX line alone is estimated at$2.7 billion. Although the federal government is expected to pay half, that still leaves $1.35 billion to be raised locally. Metro is currently considering a regional transportation funding measure for the November 2020 general election ballot that TriMet hopes will include$850 million for the project. The State of Oregon has committed $150 million. Metro has contributed $60 million, which is being used for planning. TriMet, Portland and Washington County are talking about kicking $75 million each into the project. You can learn more about the project here As part of the project, TriMet is conducting an online survey about the need and location of park and ride lots. You can take it here. Firm to determine this week what residents want at Universal Plaza Ray Pitz Wednesday, June 12, 2019 An international design firm will survey people in Downtown Tigard on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday a • a r L . . +r rp' 1 �r L mal E COURTESY OF CITY OF TIGARD-Plans are moving forward to build an expansive plaza on Burham Street. How people use the Downtown Tigard area and the elements they would like to see in a plaza there will be the focus of a study this week as the city moves forward with plans to create a gathering space in the city's "living room." On Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, Gehl Studios will begin a pre-design surrey as part of a plan in helping create a space on Burham Street that will eventually include a splash pad for children as well as a large space for local events and serve as a permanent home for the city's farmer's market. On Tuesday, Kenny Asher, the city's director of community development, told the Tigard City Council--which was acting as Town Center Development Agency Board --that Gehl Studios would lead the process in determining what residents want before a design firm is selected later this year to build the space. The site will also serve as a location for displaying interpretive artwork and other installations Sofie Kvist, a project manager and urban designer for Gehl, told the council her company believes that what makes for a good urban environment is discovered by observing and talking with people on how they use downtown spaces. "We believe the public realm is where everybody meets,"she said, later adding that the goal is to see what will make the "best public plaza in the area." Founded in Copenhagen, Gehl Studios has conducted studies on public spaces around the world including major projects in New York City's Times Square and West Hollywood in California. "We look at people as they move through a space,"said Kvist. "We also measure sentiments." In February, the board agreed to provide$450,000 to help Ferguson Enterprises move from its current 1.8-acre location at 9110 S.W. Burnham Street to help make room for the plaza. "We are trying to build something beautiful here that is lasting,"Asher said. In other action Tuesday, the City Council approved a $272 million 2019-20 fiscal budget. The budget includes bringing back an economic development manager position. Councilor Liz Newton said she believes the position will "serve the city and advance some of the City Council goals." Lawmakers say so long to single-use plastic bags Mark Miller/Oregon Capital Bureau Tuesday, June 11, 2019 Plastic straws? Gone. Plastic bags? Gone. Polystyrene boxes for takeout food?Still hanging around. PMG FILE PHOTO-Lawmakers have approved a bill to ban single-use plastic bags usually given at grocery store check-out counters. SALEM—When you get takeout food from your favorite restaurant, you might be handed a thin plastic bag,with foam containers inside containing your meal, plus a plastic straw or two if t you ordered a drink. Those straws? Gone. bag?The � g. History. The foam containers? Not going anywhere. State lawmakers delivered a split verdict on a group of bills cracking down on plastic wares that comes from retailers and vendors. The Senate Tuesday, June 11, approved House Bill 2509, which bans plastic checkout bags at stores and restaurants statewide starting next year. In early June, senators approved Senate Bill 90, prohibiting stores and restaurants from giving out plastic straws to customers. Customers can still ask for one under the legislation, which takes effect next year. A third bill, House Bill 2883, that would have prevented vendors from providing food to customers in polystyrene containers failed 15-14. Three Democratic senators joined all 11 Republicans in opposition. It needed 16 votes to pass. Most Republicans opposed all three bills. Some argued that paper alternatives to plastic straws and bags are inferior. Notably, the bag bill requires grocers to sell checkout bags for a nickel each. "The goal is to get people to ... bring their own bags,"said Sen. Michael Dembrow, D-Portland, who carried all three bills on the Senate floor. Sen. Brian Boquist, R-Dallas, said banning single-use plastic bags is a good idea, but the fee will have"unintended consequences." "We continue ... to think we cannot educate our people and we must punish them by fining them, punish them by raising costs, instead of actually talking to our citizens rationally," Boquist said, arguing that adding a mandatory fee on paper bags would reduce their usage and hurt paper mills and recycling centers. Banning plastic straws Since they were introduced into widespread use in the 1970s, plastic bags have risen in popularity at the expense of paper. One study suggested that Americans used more than 100 billion single-use plastic shopping bags in 2014. "Single-use plastics, in general, are polluting our state and our planet," said Sen. Mark Hass, D-Beaverton. The plastic straw bill doesn't outright ban them, but such straws would no longer be the default option. Customers can request a plastic straw, but otherwise, vendors won't be allowed to give them one. By weight, straws make up a tiny fraction of 1% of all the plastic waste that's thrown away. It would take more than two million plastic straws to make a ton. However, straws can cause severe injury or death when they're eaten by marine life. An international movement to ban plastic straws gained traction after a video was circulated in 2015 showing a straw being extracted from a sea turtle's nose. SB 90 will prevent local governments from completely banning plastic straws on their own. Disability rights advocates argued that banning plastic straws altogether would be detrimental for people who need them for food and drinks. Three Republicans—Sens. Cliff Bentz of Ontario, Bill Hansell of Umatilla County and Tim Knopp of Bend— supported the straw bill. The straw and bag bills head to Gov. Kate Brown for signature. All Republicans opposed the polystyrene ban, and when Democratic Sens. Betsy Johnson of Scappoose, Laurie Monnes Anderson of Gresham and Arnie Roblan of Coos Bay voted with them, it was enough to kill the bill. One Oregon company, Tigard's Agilyx Corp., accepts foam products for recycling. Sen. Alan Olsen, R-Canby, argued that Oregon should embrace efforts to recycle more forms of plastic. "If we ban this, we are giving up a worldwide opportunity to recycle plastic," Olsen said. Inclined elevator connecting future MAX line to Marquam Hill remains on TriMet's short list Pos1:er! lu 110, 3:4S PM By Andrew Theen I The Oregonian/OreclonLive ` A rendering of a proposed funicular from the planned Gibbs Street station on Barbur Boulevard on the Southwest Corridor MAX line f looking up at Marquam Hill. Planners face a challenge of how to get riders from Barbur to the medical hub,and a funicular is one N, ; " Yy 4:+. .' option under consideration. ..'�'F Jour .1 •.:�, A group of Portland-area politicians and transportation leaders blessed the idea of building a rare inclined elevator to connect riders at a planned TriMet expansion to the medical campuses atop Marquam Hill. The decisionmakers on TriMet's Southwest Corridor Steering Committee -a collection that includes elected officials from Portland, Tigard, the Metro regional government,Washington County and Tualatin - voted Monday to move forward with studying the potential $45 million inclined elevator, or a combined pedestrian bridge and elevator, as options for the Southwest Gibbs Street station on a planned rail line along Barbur Boulevard What's not on the table?A second aerial tram. The committee decided to ditch that option as well as a prohibitively expensive tunnel and elevator beneath the hill. Estimates for the tunnel topped out at $125 million. The committee decided to keep the more conventional elevator tower connecting to a 265-foot-long bridge to Southwest Terwilliger Boulevard as another option. The planned station on Southwest Gibbs Street,which would take passengers to Oregon Health &Science University and other medical institutions, is expected to be one of the busiest of the 13 stations on the light rail connecting downtown to Bridgeport Village. According to documents presented to the steering committee, the inclined elevator is viewed as a faster option and one that could achieve the project's goals of creating a functional way to connect riders to the medical campus from the future light rail line while also boosting"civic pride." Inclined elevators are rare in the United States, and the estimated$35 million to $45 million project would take travelers up from the road below in about two to three minutes. The 317-foot-long horizontal trek up the hillside would also pose fewer environmental impacts to the surrounding area, planners say, and they argue it would be "the best option to encourage ridership." If built, the elevator would effectively operate as a cable car running up and down the slope with two 40-person cabin cars. Planners estimated the inclined elevator would be able to move 2080 people per hour. A bridge and elevator option would move an estimated 3,200 people an hour and take roughly 3 to 6 minutes. The 12-mile long proposed line rail line is estimated to cost more than $2.7 billion. It is expected to be the centerpiece of the Metro regional government's 2020 transportation funding plan likely to go to voters. If built, the first trains would run by 2027. Coffee with a Cop' set Tuesday Ray Pitz Tuesday, June 11, 2019 The event features joint gathering of Tigard and Tualatin officers at the Village Inn restaurant in Tualatin. Coffee COP Tigard r Tualatin Police Departments are teaming up for Coffee ■. on border of ■ Tulsd ay, J u ne 1811 ! ! ! Villiage Inn i SW 72nd Avenue, Tualatin EL COURTESY TIGARD POLICE DEPARTMENT-Coffee with a Cop is set for Tuesday at the Tualatin Village Inn restaurant. The Tigard and Tualatin police departments will host"Coffee with a Cop"jointly on Tuesday, June 18. The event will run 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the Village Inn restaurant, 17070 S.W. 72nd Ave., Tualatin. The gathering is a time to chat and get to know area police officers better over a cup of coffee.