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04-12-2010 Item 10A: Hearing - Fifth StreetAgenda Item #: 10A -Fifth Street Improvement Proiect PUBLIC TESTIMONY SIGN -IN SHEET PROPONENTS Please PRINT your name and address if you wish to testify in FAVOR: Name Address :, /~ _, ~`' `C S C7t.-S CAN Z ~q ~• ~' ~ ~ I!`-~C~U C~~O (,~.,~ {~ Agenda Item #: 10A -Fifth Street Improvement Project PUBLIC TESTIMONY SIGN -IN SHEET OPPONENTS Please PRINT your name and address if you wish to testify in OPPOSITION Name Address 4 ~~ /0 X19 ~d ~4 a ==r` > ~lC ~64~~ ~w~ ~Z ~ ~ ~ i ~~~~vl2U~ Y { ]~ USA 0 ~~ ~ ~ r ~ ~~ yL+ ~ (i 5 ~lv~ ..J ~ J ~~ 4t ~ v~ ~, b r a R ~ 1 ~o ~~ U ct c--t. cc. ~C~ r c cc S 12 5 tti Gt C I c~Oc1 C~c1 r ~ ~ ev ~ -~ <. ~ n~ ~i U ~,~1 l ~CGJ ~"~ ~ ~~ ~i" ~ , ~~ ,.~~, _s~oca~k.,'~G ~/6 CITY OF WOODBURN CITY COUNCIL SPEAKER CARD Members of the public wishing to comment on items of general business must complete and submit a speaker's card to the city Recorder prior to commencing this portion of the Council's agenda. ,C mment time m//a~~y be limited by Mayoral prerogative. NAME: e-w' /~T~l,-r 5 PHONE # ~°~ - SS/~%32Q ADDRESS: I Z ~ ~ ~, ~.~.t /~~ , ~~~ ,,r~„~ C~11~ ~ ' ~~ r' AGENDA DATE: ~"~ ~ ~ ~ AGENDA ITEM#: ~. COMMENTS: FOR OFFICE USE ONLY: Follow-up: CITY Of WOODBURN CITY COUNCIL SPEAKER CARD Members of the public wishing to comment on items of general business must complete and submit a speaker's card to the city Recorder prior to commencing this portion of the Council's agenda. Comment time may be limited by Mayoral prerogative. NAME: ~~ ~(/.C PHONE #_ S~%~ ~/ 8l ADDRESS: l~i~ Gi~bs.~s, ~ /L`r AGENDA DATE: __~~``''` COMMENTS: AGENDA ITEM#: ~6 A FOR OFFICE USE ONLY: Follow-up: v Peppi Kosikowski 611 Harrison St. Woodburn, OR 97071 Woodburn City Council April 12, 2010 Dear Council, I have three main points to address with regard to the 5`h Street project. 1- The distribution of traffic once it reaches Harrison Street was not addressed to my satisfaction. Where will the traffic go? 2- The proximity of the proposed street is too closed to existing buildings 3- There is reason to believe that a stop light at HWY 214 and 5`h/Meridian could be approved without opening 5th street. Aside from the above mentioned, the livability of the neighborhoods that border on 5`" street will be greatly diminished. I would like to have you note the table on pa~e 6 or 14 of the Agenda Packet. Only 4 of the CAC member recommended the 2 way street on 5` as a First Preference. Ten members recommended the one way as a Second Preference. (I feel that those numbers show willingness to compromise.) Yet, the 2 way street is the option being offered for the Council's approval. It doesn't have to be the option the Council accepts. I feel it was a waste of the City's money, and the time of the CAC members, to have the CAC meetings and offer out different options that the City had no intention of building. The City had already decided on 2 way street option. After four meetings, I did not have much more information then when the meetings started. I went into CAC process thinking that we might have some impact on the 5th Street project. I don't think that happened. The CAC was designed to try and persuade those involve that what was already a "done deal" should make us happy. The option that would be offered to the Council was a done deal. We didn't impact that. In the future citizens should know that the Citizens Advisory Committee is to advise citizens of what is going to done, not to have citizens advise the City of what they would like to have done. Please consider the no build option or requesting different build options from the Public Works Department. Thank you for your time and all the significant work you do for the City of Woodburn. C,l ~!i ~ , Pep i Kosikowski ~__, ~F-y-~o _.. - _ ~ - , -- - - ----_ _ 1- ~ _ _ ._._ _ _ _, -- - ` ~ m~ L~ C-ah9eS~i o n 6 j _ :«y V_1~~1 aYl OT ~~• ~v K.c~~S ~ ~ttin --------______~~-~~_ - _ ~1.. 3V --Dl --...._ ~. , _ . ----ho ti~ ~.__._.- a c r~s s _..~. ~r_.Q.~______._-._ _-~ ~? _ 5~f' ~__-_- w---e - d.6 h o ~- w a ~fi - 5~/ _~.~-_.~-~~---~cS-i_~I_e_r e ~- -- --------~ -__1. 5 fre ~ ~t i .-. , , ~ - _--_ _._____1.11._ -__~Is _-3`~V~_ ST___._-__-- _ _ __. .__ _ __ _- _- _ - __ -- ~hche _ _503-- ~'~ I -g3~ Apri127, 201 o RECD Mayor Kathy Figley APR 2 9 2010 City of Woodburn WOODBURN 270 Montgomery Street CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE Woodburn, OR 97071 Dear Mayor Figley: It is with great sadness and disappointment that I write this letter to you. While not an "official" community member of Woodburn, we decided to enroll our girls (age 6 and 7) at St. Luke Catholic School in Woodburn. This decision was nut made lightly. We investigated several public and private schools and considered everything from our drive time to the community as a whole. St. Luke's school and church were very impressive to us. In addition, my husband has worked in Woodburn, first for Les Schwab then for United Disposal for over 15 years and I too worked in Woodburn and have done business there for many years. All in all it seemed like a good choice. This has all been diminished by the bad taste we now have for the members of your office who handled the 5th Street expansion in the way it has been handled. After much well delivered opposition to this expansion handed to your office by the community members of Woodburn and your own staff, you chose to move forward with this project. I have searched your website for, literally, hours and cannot find any reference to alternative options that do not include 5th street, significant reasons why this expansion needs to be completed or considerations to unanswered questions by the CAC; please refer to the minutes from the November Open Houses and CAC meeting minutes. However, after spending my time reviewing the documents and coir~ments by the CAC staff and community members, a few things are very clear. This project is money driven (funds by ODOT coming your way) and the negative comments fell on deaf ears. I encourage you to review how this «~ill impact those in your community. May I remind you that St. Luke Parish and school have been members of your community since 1901 and 1903, respectively? What message are you sending the most vulnerable of our community members - we don't care how this will impact you - it is a must do for Woodburn? Have you been taking cues from our President? I would hope you might learn from past experiences (in particular, the "upgrade" to the IS off and on ramps which put several businesses out of business) rather than make the same mistakes over and over. Boarded up windows or empty lots are not appealing to any city or community member. Please reconsider this decision or in the least try to mitigate the impact it will have on our school, children and community members! ~S~ncerely, \ I Pearl Hettwer Sr. Administrative Assistant Silverton Hospital Network 342 Fairview, Silverton, OR 97381 V: 503.873.1587 phettwer(c~ silvhosp. org silvertonhospital.nrg O F_ ,. Q •, ~ ~~>, F D ~:. tg0~ N : :,Z~j Theoa March 30, 2010 regon ~L:~g~~ - Department of Transportation Bicycle & Pedestrian Program ore R Kulongoski, Governor ~ , J fi ~ 2010 355 Capitol Street NE, Rm 222 Salem, OR 97301-3871 ,~,•f -NOODBURN Telephone (503) 986-3555 - ~ . ~: ~+uMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE FAX (503) 986-4063 http: / / www. Oregon. gov/ ODOT/ H WY/ BIKEPED I2E: 5th Street Proposed Modifications Honorable Mayor and City Council: This letter is provided in support of the proposed changes to 5th Street, now before you for consideration. Opening adead-end street to thru motor vehicle traffic may not appear, on the face of it, to be advantageous to pedestrians and bicyclists, but the benefits are many. Connectivity is a leading indicator of walk-ability and bike-ability. Increasing route choices improves mobility for all modes. When just a few streets connect those corridors become wide and dense with motor vehicle traffic and they become barriers to bicycling and walking. Opening dead end streets disperses motor vehicle traffic and improves pedestrian and bicyclist route choices. Opening 5th Street to motor vehicle traffic is the only way to attempt to meet traffic signal warrants at Hwy 214. A signal at 5th and Hwy 214 will assist bicyclists and pedestrian in crossing the highway. Perhaps less obvious will be the benefits to pedestrians, bicyclists and motor vehicle drivers at Settlemeir and Hwy 214. Providing another crossing opportunity and outlet for these neighborhoods will reduce congestion at this intersection, with obvious advantages. Speed control on all roadways benefits pedestrians and bicyclists, but is perhaps even more important when opening a dead end street to thru motor vehicle traffic. Keeping motor vehicle travel speeds below 25 MPH has enormous safety benefits for bicyclists, pedestrian and drivers, and is, I believe, key to mitigating the impacts to 5th Street residents. The risk of injury is markedly decreased, as is crash likelihood. Additionally, drivers exhibit better looking behavior and awareness of bicyclists and walkers when speeds are kept low. Some important considerations for speed control are: Keeping the motor vehicle travel lanes narrow. Allowing on street parking - if it is expected to be utilized. Unutilized on-street parking increases motor vehicle travel speeds - as the roadway appears wide and open. On street parking also provides a buffer between the travel lane and the sidewalk. letter sal 5th street.DOC Using a shared lane treatment for bicyclists. The projected motor vehicle travel volumes and travel speeds classify 5` Street as a shared travel lane, per the Oregon Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan. Adding bike lanes would likely increase travel speeds. (http•//www Oregon aov/ODOT/HWY/BIKEPED/docs/bp plan 2 ii.pdf) Providing curb and sidewalks will further serve to communicate to drivers that pedestrians are to be expected. Curb and sidewalk also helps to localize driveway conflicts. I know this is a difficult decision, and the impacts to current 5`h Street residents must be considered. I believe the advantages will be community wide and with proper speed control, the impacts to the adjacent properties can be lessened. Sincere d~ Sheila Lyons, .E Oregon Depart nt of Transportation Pedestrian and Bicycle Program Manager CC Scott Derickson Woodburn City Administrator, Dan Brown, PE, Woodburn Public Works Director letter sal 5th street.DOC April 14, 2010 Woodburn Mayor Woodburn City Council City HaII Woodburn, Oregon 97071 Deaz Sirs: We aze writing to state our disappointment in the vote to open 5th Street. It was very obvious at the meeting that it was already decided before the voices were heazd. With a crowd that was very much against the opening, they were not "listened" to. To have over 2,00 signatures of a church that is so affected by this decision and to have them ignored. We felt that the reading of the letter about the disrepair of 5~' Street was use of "political" tactics. Of course a street can be in disrepair when you, the city, neglect it because of your long range goal being to open the street as was stated in the meeting. It was stated that this opening was for the good of the City and residents-where were these residents to speak for this good. We heazd one that lived in Woodburn and one that worked here. We know that it has been a process up to this point, but the plan you had was always the way it was going to be. To real necessity to have a light on Hwy 214 at Meridian was not really proved. Alight at Hwy 214 and Pazk is of much more necessity. Another point the fire department was much in favor of this light.. We feel that the fire department would reach a location like St Luke by going down Settlemier to Harrison much more efficient than to another light and all down 5~' St. Fifth Street is a residential azea and we can see no value to making it a thoroughfare. It was stated public safety, traffic connectivity, reduce congestion, and providing an alternative route. It will add to being unsafe, by having congestion in a residential area. The connectivity and alternate routes is uncleaz. We have Pazk, Front and Settlemier and even Leasure, Evergreen and OrgeonWay already connecting downtown It is very clear to us that the PEOPLE were not listened to or even considered. cerely, ~~~~~ Dan and Ardis Knauf 296 E. Lincoln Street Woodburn, Oregon 97071 ~d ~!. I '~ Apri18, 2010 To: City of Woodburn Attn: City Council Mayor Figley, Council members, Thank you for your consideration. I would like to briefly address the Fifth Street (Opening) Project. Over the course of the last few weeks I have made it a point to speak with some of my business neighbors on Glatt Circle and Meridian Drive about the opening of Fifth street to the highway. To a person, they all felt that it was in their best interest and the interest of the city to have that pathway to downtown opened and a signal at the intersection. However, most were careful to point out that they would not come to speak in favor of this project because of the opposition by St. Luke's Church and school. They feel they would lose clientele by opposing the position of the church. I do understand the concern that the trees along Fifth by the school will either be removed or, if not removed, will die due to the widening of the street. They are a nice buffer for the school and reasonable efforts should be made to keep them healthy. I ask that the Council remember that this plan has been "on the books" for a very long time. We have just completed a very dramatic improvement of our downtown. We all want to see new businesses get started. For that to happen we need traffic downtown. Yep, that old bugaboo -traffic. Without good numbers, good accessibility, no new business will locate in our downtown - trafi:fc counts drive the market. Fifth Street will offer an alternative to the residents of the city. I urge the City Council to go forward with the plan to open Fifth street. Sincerely,_ ~~ /"-- _ ~. Ellen Bandelow 199 Smith Drive Woodburn, OR 97071 ~~,~~ Affidavit of Publication WOODBURN CITY COUNCIL Public Hearing Regular Council Meeting 7:00 pm April 12, 2010 FIFTH STREET DVIPROVEMENT DESIGN ACCEPTANCE - PACF;AGE Woodburn City Council will. be conducting a public hearing on ;the Design Acceptance Package submit- ted by the Public Works Department for the Fifth Street Improvement Project. The Design .Acceptance Package is available for view- ing on the City Web site at www.woodburn-or.gov/pub- licworks/fifthstrre~t.aspx. A published copy of ffiie Design Acceptance Package is avail- able at the Woodburn Public Library. 'The scheduled public hear- ing is a continuation of the public involvement process the City has established for this proposed capital improvement project. The Council will be accept- ing public testimony from cit- ize~'`'bo~''' ins favor- and opposed to the proposed improvements for Fifth Street following a staff presentation of the Design Acceptance Package. Upon receiving the staff report and public testi- mony, the Council will deter- mine whether to approve, dis- approve, or approve as amended the' Design Acceptance Package present- ed to them. Christina Shearer Woodburn City Recorder Published: Apri110, 2010: STATE OF OREGON, SS. County of Marion I, Nichole Lee DeBuse, being first duly sworn, depose and say I am Publisher Woodburn Independent, a newspaper of general circulation as defined by ORS 193.010, and 193.020 printed and published at Woodburn in the aforesaid county and state, that the Public Hearing /Fifth Street Improvement Design Acceptance Package, a printed copy of which is hereto annexed, was published in the entire issue of said newspaper for the following issues: April 10, 2010. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 12th day of April, 2010 s Notary Public for Oregon (My Commission Expires April 11, 2011) OFFICIAL SEAL ELIZA9ETH R PETERS NISTLER `•• ~ ';, :~ NOTARY PUBLIC-OREGON COMMISSION N0.415713 MY COMMISSION EXPIRES APRIL 11, 2011