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Citizens Advisory Committee
Minutes
October 16, 2007
6:00 P.M.
A Citizens Advisory Committee meeting was held in City Council Chambers on
October 16, 2007, commencing at 6:00 p.m.
Present were Joe Thomas, Herb Farber, Jake Jakabosky, Sam Inkley, Jr., David Painter
and Allen Broderick. Linda Salvador was absent.
Also in attendance were Tam Humphrey, Community Development Director, Don Burt,
Planning Manager, Connie Clune, Community Planner, and Didi Thomas, Planning
Secretary.
A motion was made by David Painter and seconded by Herb Farber to approve the
minutes of the August 28, 2007 meeting. All members said "aye".
Public Annearances
A member of the audience came forward and asked why Central Point didn't have urban
renewal funds for the construction of sidewalk improvements. Tom Humphrey,
Community Development Director, responded that for the time being, the City has a 5-
year capital improvement plan. There has, however, been discussion about forming an
Urban Renewal District to help fund these types of improvements in the future.
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y,,tem Plan
Don Burt, Planning Manager, presented a brief review of Chapters 1, 2 and 3 of the draft
Transportation System Plan, and handed out a list of transportation projects and short-
term and medium-term capital improvement projects. A forecast of street system
development charges was also presented for review. Mr. Burt described areas that will
generate traffic in the future based on development. Mr. Humphrey added that points of
access on Highway 99 would be combined where feasible.
Jim Hanks was then introduced to Commission members. Mr. Hanks is a principal with
JRH Traffic Engineers whose firm has done traffc modeling and analyses for the City of
Central Paint. Mr. Hanks explained that mast of the problems identified have easy to
solve capacity issues, and deficiencies discovered are far less signif cant than other cities
of the same size.
Mr. Hanks then described the relationship between traffic warrants and the methodology
involved in order for ODOT to install traffic control devices at specified locations.
Volumes would be monitored over different periods of time to ascertain feasibility. He
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cantnued that ther-c are accident and p~~~lesiri,i» ~w~~r~-~~nt~; ,~~ well. "T"hc C;ity l~~»1~1 t~~ci;l
increased gro~~:h tt~ meet ~~~rrrrr~nts. l~c~~-el<~i~>srii~nt cttu ~~c<~ur ~~u~)r.ided th~~t Ilrt~rc i; a ~~l,~~l
in place and ~i~tldir~g by dcvelt~t~efs fi~~- ~i~}~en a si~~r7<<1 i~~~ t~.:~rra~~t~;t3,. 17~>>1 I?>iai~t '~i'<~.? ~iu~t
we will amend c~istit~g policy to ~~-ellect tl~~i~.
Jim Hsnks went an to c.~plairi that the ~..::~~~~tral !'~~i~rt i~11cr~ )r<~n~zc (1xit `~3) i,~; tlat~ ~<tsi one
i the: tialley slated. i:~~r irnl?ro~~er~ler~t~:, '1 he luc4rtic7t: af`l'czri~it~~~r IZc~<ld i5 tuc> close t~~ tlr~;
existing interchange.
E-an Burt ,painted out that tl~e i~urthcr c>ut we go in tits. the nrrr~~ serious c-i~~~~ulrrticr,~
issues became. Medium-terrr~7 t~rtrjecty have "level o~fservicc" iti~i~eti. Same a~~e zu~stlrc~~ic
and not capacity related. Saicty issues ~~15c~ factor in an~3 t~rc~~~,in<;s and t~~<if'iic slc~~~~ir~g
devices are examples of impravcmer~ts ti~at c~~n be tnac3c. l3r ~rddition, a~lUtlrcr salt;ty
problem we will need to deal ~~,~ith is sirnificar~t repeatable, accidents. Safety probh:~~~s
that are correctable would be a high priorit~~ fir iu~~ding.
Mr. Burt cantinue~l that bang ter~~~ prc~j~cts «ould be a fua~etic~r~ of devclcrprrrcnt. Fl"he City
is currently in pretty F;c7od sl~al~e 1~it11 na serious intcrscciion i~rc~hlc~t~s. ~'~ ~~ill,
however, need to het alrc.ad and stay ahead of traffic projects. The bi~~~~est cc~r~cerir is
calculations far commercial and industrial SUC Iccs that will t~cnerate a l~>t~ c-freveruae,
L7avid Painter said that we need to loalC at the. cruse of accitle~~is occua~rin~~ at the
intersection of Tenth and East Pine Streets, and ii` they are related (c~ ti~lri~~~~. the project
should be moved up to a higher priority an the City's list of capital irnpro~ e~netlts.
Tam Humphrey advised that City Council is currently wcrrkira`~ on developing funding for
maintenance projects which are separate from capitat impr-ovenicirts which are funded
thra~~gh SI7C fees.
A motion to adjourn was made by David Painter and. seconded. by Jake .Takabasky. All
members Said itaye59.
Meeting was adjourned at "7:55 p.m.
The foregoing minutes of the C)ctaber 16, ~Otl7 Citizens Advisory Committee were
approved by the Citizens Advisory Committee at its meeting of November 20, 2t1C1'7.
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