Minutes - 06/29/1992 Workshop
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COUNCIL WORKSHOP MINUTES
June 29, 1992
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0001 DATE. COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, CITY OF WOODBURN, COUNTY
OF MARION, STATE OF OREGON, JUNE 29,1992.
0003 CONVENED. A workshop was held at 7:00 p.m. with Mayor Kyser presiding.
0005 ROLL CALL.
Mayor
Councilor
Councilor
Councilor
Councilor
Councilor
Councilor
Kyser
Figley
Galvin
Hagenauer
Jennings
Sifuentez
Steen
Present
Present
Present
Present
Present
Absent
Absent
Staff Present:
City Administrator Childs, Public Works Director Tiwari, Community Development
Director Goeckritz, Public Works Manager Rohman, Recorder Tennant
0060 CITY-WIDE TRAFFIC ISSUES.
Public Works Director Tiwari reviewed the agenda for the workshop which
included background information on overall traffic problems within the City, a list of
priority projects to complete within the next few years, and possible funding
sources as a means to accomplish the improvements. He reviewed engineering
concepts surrounding roadway systems and outlined the different types of
roadways located within the City such as freeway, minor arterials, collectors, and
local streets. He stated that the intent of this workshop was to focus on the
overall needs of the City even though concerns for traffic flow may center on a
specific area of the City. He also stated that the computer-generated traffic study
being performed by the State Highway Department is not complete and detail
information is not available at this time to outline the projected impact
development may have on increased traffic flow on minor arterials located within
the City.
0579 Public Works Manager Randy Rohman reviewed statistics relating to Average Daily
Traffic County between 1977 and projected to the year 2000. Traffic studies are
required when major projects are proposed and coordination with the State
Highway Department is necessary when traffic flow impacts a state highway
system.
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0932 Del Huntington, representing Oregon State Highway Department, explained the
transportation modeling concept which shows traffic trends and patterns.
Information entered into the computer is based on prior data collections and it
also incorporates potential development.
Public Works Director stated that this workshop was being held prior to the
completion of the transportation model since the staff and Council had publicly
informed the community that a workshop would be held in June.
1132 The Public Works Director discussed the need to establish policies which include
the following:
1} construction and improvement of arterial and collector streets even though the
surrounding property is not currently developed; and
2} assess a portion of arterial and collector street improvement costs against
benefitted property, however, the City will still have to absorb certain costs
associated with the improvement.
Funding of potential projects can be accomplished through the use of General
Obligation or Revenue bonds. Annual repayment of principal and interest
payments could be through 1} an increase in the gas tax by $.025 or 2} and
additional $.0175 fuel tax and remaining dollars needed collected through property
taxes.
Director Tiwari reviewed the list of recommended street-related projects by priority
status:
1} Front Street north {including a walkway to the high school};
2} Country club/Oregon Way alignment at Highway 214;
3) Stacy Allison Way connection to Parr Road;
4} Parr/Settlemier/Front Street intersection improvement;
5} Railroad crossing improvements;
6} Hayes Street: Settlemier to Cascade and beyond;
7} Evergreen extension to properties north of Highway 214;
8} South Front Street improvement; and
9} Miscellaneous small street projects.
The total costs for these projects is estimated at $2,500,000.
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Citizens who spoke at the workshop included Betty Stuchlik, Bill Costine, Gloria
Mateson, Barbara Lucas, Monique Wetten, Ruth Herman Wells, John Taylor,
Shirley Mixell, Bert Gottsacker and Virginia Hunt. They expressed concerns in the
following areas:
1} traffic flow for trucks once the Wal-Mart store is open, 2} State enforcement of
truck traffic travelling on Highway 214 to the freeway to avoid the State port of
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entry stop, 3) the statistical change in average daily traffic count for specific
streets, 4) preservation of neighborhoods and working with community to make
neighborhoods more livable, 5) potential increase in traffic in residential area if
realignment of Country Club/Oregon Way is accomplished, 6) potential connection
of Evergreen north to Country Club Court would increase traffic flow in that
neighborhood, 7) extension of Frontage Road versus Stacy Allison Way or
Evergreen Road to Parr Road, 8) extension of West Hayes St to Wal-Mart, and 9)
proposed improvement to Hayes Street between Cascade and Evergreen which
would eliminate parking on one or both sides of the street to accommodate a
bikeway and sidewalks.
Following a lengthy discussion period, it was the consensus of the Council to
reconvene the West Hayes Street Task Force for a workshop on Monday, July 20,
1992 to further discuss options to the Hayes Street issue.
1864 ADJOURNMENT.
The workshop adjourned at 9:28 p.m..
APPROVED ~uJ ~
FRED W. KYSER, MA
ATTEST
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Mary Ten nt, Recorder
City of Woodburn, Oregon
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