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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSSM032122 CITY OF CENTRAL POINT Oregon Council Study Session Minutes Monday, March 21, 2022 I. Call to Order Attendee Name Title Status Arrived Hank Williams Mayor Present Neil Olsen Ward I Present Kelley Johnson Ward II Present Melody Thueson Ward III Absent Taneea Browning Ward IV Present Rob Hernandez At Large Remote Michael Parsons At Large Present Also in attendance: City Manager Chris Clayton; City Recorder Deanna Casey; Planning Director Stephanie Holtey; and Parks and Public Works Director Matt Samitore. Planning Commission Members: Brad Cozza; Kay Harrison; Pat Smith; and Jim Mock (Virtual). Citizens Advisory Committee Members: David Painter; Mike Meek, Resident: Larry Martin II. Discussion 1. Oregon Governor Executive Order 20-04 Part 2 TSP Planning Director Stephanie Holtey explained that we are trying to give the Commission, Council, and boards an overview of the pending changes because of the Governors Executive Order 20-04 Directing State Agencies to take actions to reduce and regulate Greenhouse Gas Emissions (EO). The discussion tonight will concentrate on the Transportation Systems Plan (TSP) Core Elements and performance measures/targets and what this means for the Central Point TSP. The EO includes state specific regulations on how cities will be moving to less vehicles and towards clean energy. The new rules will require Climate Friendly Areas (CFA) and reduction in Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT). The state will require annual reports on the target goals and performance measures. Pedestrian System/Model Element: Requires pedestrian facilities be required on all streets and highways on both sides of the street, with enhanced facilities along high volume/high speed streets. We will need to prioritize what we already have in place and if there are safety issues with those facilities. Public Transportation System Model Element: We will need to plan for a City of Central Point City Council Minutes March 21, 2022 Page 2 connected transit networks that serves key destination. Street and Highway System Model Element: We do not have many highway issues in town so we are not going to dig into this item tonight. _______________________ Parks and Public Works Director Matt Samitore talked about the current 2008 TSP which is a 20 year plan and we are near the end of that plan. Our plan has short term and medium term project lists which are nearly complete. It is important to update our TSP so that we can apply for grants to help with our projects. ODOT will fund $250,000 for a new updated TSP but they will require that we use the new EO guidelines. We have no idea how long it would take to complete the TSP because the guidelines are not finalized through the state committees yet. Staff is concerned about being the first city to implement the new rules into a 30 year plan. Staff suggests we move forward with existing TSP Amendment to get the UGB process complete. DLCD will allow us to amend the current TSP to include newly added UGB. Estimated timeline is twelve months. Estimated cost is $100,000 or less. III. Adjournment Meeting was adjourned at 7:50 p.m. The Study Session for March 21, 2022, was adjourned at 8:30p.m.