October 17, 2002 – 4:30PM to 5:30PM

q Call to Order – Bill Strawn

q Roll Call & Announcements

Present: Randy Ealy, Bill Strawn, Jerry Polzine, Gary Warkentine, Lisa Homan, Diedre Landon

Absent: Richard Hartwig, Jim Carey

q One-Way Street Grid:

The community feedback seems to be negative. The only real problem that the stop signs solve is to make the highway access easier. We would like to try to proceed with other options.

If the Library proceeds with the fire station location, we can go into a partnership with them to also improve the traffic flow at that time.

q Table the issue until the library task force has made their decision on a location. The motion reached consensus with the committee.

q CDBG Grant Possibilities:

4^th & Main Street Improvements – Lisa has received more negative comments on the bump-outs than anything. People feel that the money could be better allocated on something else. It might create traffic problems with the bus stop. Some people have commented that the added color and improvements hinder their vision while driving. They feel that the bump-outs look great but they don’t understand why we would need them at this intersection. Maybe they would be more useful on Broadway, rather than Main street.

q It was the consensus of the committee to defer this plan until after the library and the fire department have released their final plans.

q Find out the cost of a traffic study, count at this intersection. Maybe we should implement the study before removing the stop signs.

We have heard various public comments on the 4-way stop @ SE 4^th & Main Street. The stop signs make it hard for the truck route. Why do we need to stop there? It doesn’t hurt that much and it really doesn’t make too much of a difference in time. Lisa has heard a lot of positive comments. People seem to like it. It makes the City Hall traffic flow difficult. The 3^rd & Main Street residents feel safer crossing the road.

Randy has had a comment that they want to get the signs out of there, it is the main traffic/truck route through town. The signs stop buses, trucks and everything else. This can cause a lengthy back-up on the road.

The 90-day trial period will end after the library location decision has been made. We can approach the county and find out about have a down and dirty traffic study done. We can use that information to make a recommendation to the Council. The people that don’t like it voice their opinion loudly. We have a number of positive complaints but the loud complaints are carrying a lot of weight.

q Stop Signs:

People have mentioned the placement of stop signs at various locations. One comment was to put stop signs up at NE 2^nd & Main Street. They felt that this would slow down the traffic in the school zone. Normally there are crossing guards at the intersection that will stop traffic at the necessary times. Now that they will have off-street parking there, the vision clearance should be much better. We can cross the road more comfortably, better vision for both cars and pedestrians.

q Neighborhood – Town Hall Meetings:

Have a meeting with school representatives. Ask the residents what they feel would make good criteria for a stop sign and speed bump installation in their neighborhood. (Pierce, Shafford & Currin Street neighborhoods would be interested in the meetings.)

Set up a Shafford Neighborhood Group (Special Meeting) @ City Hall. November 20 @ 4:30PM.

q CDBG:

We may need to organize a special meeting for the infrastructure committee. We can decide which projects we would like to pursue with the CDBG money. These projects will then be taken to the City Council for their recommendation. We may have to meet specially to get it done within the grant deadline time frame.

q Main Street Improvements

q Water Distribution Lines

q Agenda for Next Meeting

If anyone comes up with a topic that they would like to see brought up at the next meeting, they will contact Diedre Landon via phone, fax or e-mail. She will see that it is put on the agenda.

Phone: 503-630-8274

Fax: 503-630-8276

E-Mail: Landon@cityofestacada.org

q Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 5:30PM by Bill Strawn.