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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/18/12 CAC MinutesCity of Central Point Citizens Advisory Committee Minutes October 18, 2012 I. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 6:00 P.M. II. ROLL CALL Present were: Chairman Herb Farber, David Painter, Larry Martin, and Wade Six. Eric Snyder, Sam Inkley Jr. and Jeff Pfeifer were absent. Also in attendance were: Tom Humphrey, Community Development Director, and Connie Clune, Community Planner. General public in attendance were: Craig Nelson, Francis Plowman, Barry Robino and Rick Samuelson. III. CORRESPONDENCE — Staff received an email message from Eric Snyder who expressed his opinion about street design and favors the three -lane concept in conjunction with a couplet. IV. MINUTES Chairman Herb Farber noted that the minutes of the last meeting had already been approved to facilitate the completion of the Regional Plan record. V. PUBLIC APPEARANCES - None VI. BUSINESS VII. DISCUSSION — A. East Pine Street Corridor Refinement Plan Community Development Director Tom Humphrey asked members for their opinions on three different street designs for a four to six block section of Pine Street. Reconfiguring this section of Pine Street will not necessarily revitalize the downtown but is one several components. The more serious issue is economic revitalization. Appearance and creating a downtown with an identity that will attract new businesses is very important. Mr. Humphrey then reviewed each of the street designs, two with four lanes and one with three lanes and a turning lane. Alternative A contained four 12' travel lanes with 8' sidewalks and bulb -outs at mid -block with landscaping, as well as ornamental street lights; Alternative B contained four 11' travel lanes with 10' sidewalks, street trees and ornamental street lights; Alternative C contained two 12' travel lanes, a 14' center turn lane and 13' sidewalks with street trees and ornamental street lights. All three choices included on -street parking on both sides of the street. CAC Minutes October 18, 2012 Page 2 Mr. Nelson asked whether the traffic study determined if Pine Street could handle the same amount of traffic with a 3 or a 4 lane configuration. The answer was "yes ". Traffic would get through town in roughly the same amount of time. Mr. Nelson stated that the Rogue Creamery's hope is that the City will create a walkable and an inviting retail environment on Pine Street that extends north and south onto Front Street. Wade Six thinks we should be asking, "what will the Downtown be in 20 years ?" Other City shopping centers will compete and so we should consider doing something `radical' in the Downtown. He favors the 3 -lane configuration. Barry Robino prefers a `minimalist' approach and wondered why the consultants didn't have an alternative with new street signals only. Rick Samuelson is not in favor of Manes and thinks that Alternative B is a good compromise. He thinks that the City might want to test the practicality of 11' lane widths by using paint to restripe the street first. Larry Martin wanted to know whether accident rates improved at Pine and First Streets after the bulb -outs were introduced. David Painter thinks that the larger economic issues for revitalization should be studied before any permanent street improvements are made. The general consensus of the Citizens Advisory Committee members was to move forward with the corridor plan; however no alternative plan was recommended. The Committee did recommended the preliminary re- stripping of Pine Street to correspond with the Alternative B design which would narrow the existing four lanes to accommodate wider sidewalks and landscaping. The members added that the re- stripping should include the bulb -outs. B. Eastside Transit Oriented District (TOD) Master Plan Community Development Director Tom Humphrey introduced three scenarios for 160 acres of vacant land located north of East Pine Street and west of Hamrick Road (the Study Area). The choices included; 1) building based on current minimum and maximum residential densities as identified in the zoning ordinance; 2) building utilizing the equivalent TOD zoning in lieu of current zoning; and 3) modifying land uses and applying the TOD zoning to achieve the minimum density requirements of the Regional Plan Element. Mr. Humphrey reviewed each scenario and its affect on transportation peak hour trips, acreage and density. The Transit Oriented Development building standards have more flexibility and are more conducive to mixed use development. With master planning of the study area, future CAC Minutes October 18, 2012 Page 3 development will be limited to the caps identified in the Transportation System Plan. Mr. Humphrey stated that the goal is to transfer density from new Urban Reserve Areas (URAs) and to create a viable neighborhood and a walkable environment. David Painter made a motion for staff to pursue a TOD master plan that would increase density to be consistent with that set out in the Regional Plan. Wade Six seconded the motion. All members said "aye ". Motion passed. VIII. ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWS — None IX. MISCELLANEOUS Mr. Humphrey invited the members to attend a public open house for the IAMP Exit 33 design options scheduled for November 6, 2012. The meeting is to solicit public opinion on interchange design alternatives. X. ADJOURNMENT A motion to adjourn was made by Herb Farber and seconded by Larry Martin. Meeting was adjourned at 8:25 p.m. The foregoing minutes of the October 18, 2012 Citizens Advisory Committee were approved by the Citizens Advisory Committee at its meeting of (l,2w 9 2015. _ It