MEETING: Washington County Coordinating Committee (WCCC) DATE: Monday, May 14, 2018 TIME: 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. LOCATION: Beaverton City Hall, 3rd Floor Conference Room 12725 SW Millikan Way, Beaverton A G E N D A 1. Visitors Comments (5 min) 2. Introductions (5 min) 3. Consideration of WCCC Minutes for April 16, 2018 Action (5 min) 4. TIF and TDT Expenditure Request Action (5 min) Purpose: Beaverton is seeking approval to expend TIF and TDT funds for three projects: Western Avenue, Hocken Avenue and a segment of the Beaverton Creek Trail. Presenter: Luke Pelz, City of Beaverton 5. Potential Regional Affordable Housing Measure Information (20 min) Purpose: Discuss daft framework for a potential housing measure, including the outcomes intended and implementation. Presenters: Metro Councilor Kathryn Harrington; Jes Larson, Regional Affairs Manager; Andy Shaw, Director of Government Affairs 6. SW Corridor Update Information (20 min) Purpose: Review the DEIS status and Initial Route Proposal. Presenters: Chris Ford, Metro 7. RTP Project List Submission Information (15 min) Purpose: Review summary of submission and how they meet Metro directives; discuss unmet needs. Presenters: Chris Deffebach, Washington County Dyami Valentine, Washington County * 8. MPAC Agenda Information (5 min) Presenter: Mayor Peter Truax, City of Forest Grove * 9. JPACT Agenda Information (5 min) Presenter: Mayor Denny Doyle, City of Beaverton 10. Other Business and Agency Updates Information (5 min) • Region 1 ACT Department of Land Use & Transportation Office of the Director 155 N First Avenue, Suite 350, MS 16, Hillsboro, OR 97124-3072 phone: 503-846-4530 • fax: 503-846-3588 www.co.washington.or.us/lut • [email protected] Washington County Coordinating Committee 2018 MEETING SCHEDULE 12:00 – 1:30 PM Monday, June 18 – Beaverton Library, Cathy Stanton Conference Room Monday, July 16 – Beaverton Library, Cathy Stanton Conference Room Monday, August 13 – Beaverton Library, Cathy Stanton Conference Room Monday, September 17 – Beaverton Library, Cathy Stanton Conference Room Monday, October 15 – Beaverton City Hall, Council Chambers Monday, November 5 – Beaverton City Hall, Council Chambers Monday, December 17 – Beaverton Library, Cathy Stanton Conference Room Material included in packet * Material will be distributed at the meeting ^ Material available electronically and/or distributed in advance of the meeting Department of Land Use & Transportation Office of the Director 155 N First Avenue, Suite 350, MS 16, Hillsboro, OR 97124-3072 phone: 503-846-4530 • fax: 503-846-3588 www.co.washington.or.us/lut • [email protected] WASHINGTON COUNTY COORDINATING COMMITTEE POLICY GROUP SUMMARY APRIL 16, 2018 Voting Members Roy Rogers, Washington County, Chair Jef Dalin, City of Cornelius John Cook, City of Tigard Joyce Barnard, City of Beaverton Keith Mays, City of Sherwood Ken Gibson, City of King City Pete Edison, City of Banks Peter Truax, City of Forest Grove Steve Callaway, City of Hillsboro Teri Lenahan, City of North Plains Tim Knapp, City of Wilsonville Non-Voting Members Ana Jovanovic, ODOT Craig Dirksen, Metro Attendees Andrew Singelakis, Washington County Chris Deffebach, Washington County Andy Smith, City of Hillsboro Cheryl Twete, City of Beaverton Don Odermott, City of Hillsboro Dwight Brashear, SMART/Wilsonville Dyami Valentine, Washington County Erin Wardell, Washington County Jeff Pazdalski, WTA Jim McCauley, Washington County Joel Cvetko, Washington County Jonathan Taylor, City of Tualatin Julia Hajduk, City of Sherwood Luke Pelz, City of Beaverton Marc San Soucie, City of Beaverton Mark Ottenad, City of Wilsonville Mike McCarthy, City of Tigard Pam Treece, Westside Economic Alliance Rob Dixon, City of Hillsboro Rob Foster, City of Forest Grove Stephen Roberts, Washington County Steve Kelley, Washington County Chair Rogers called the Washington County Coordinating Committee (WCCC) meeting to order at 12:00 p.m. Visitor Comments None Chair Rogers introduced new members Mayor Keith Mays and Joyce Barnard. Mayor Mays was elected mayor of Sherwood in March, and will be their primary WCCC representative. Ms. Barnard of the City of Beaverton was appointed to be the alternate for Mayor Doyle. Department of Land Use & Transportation Office of the Director 155 N First Avenue, Suite 350, MS 16, Hillsboro, OR 97124-3072 phone: 503-846-4530 • fax: 503-846-3588 www.co.washington.or.us/lut • [email protected] WCCC Meeting Summary April 16, 2018 Page 2 of 7 Consideration of WCCC Minutes for March 12, 2018 Motion: Mayor Cook moved to approve the minutes for the March 12 WCCC meeting. Mayor Dalin seconded. Vote: With all present members voting in favor, the motion passed unanimously. Active Transportation Project Development Chair Rogers introduced requests by THPRD and City of Tigard to receive Regional Flexible Funding for active transportation projects. JPACT approved the use of $2 million in locally-bonded Regional Flexible Funds for project development to help prepare a pipeline of active transportation projects. Washington County’s sub-allocation is $561,000. WCCC TAC recommended the WCCC endorse and forward the following two proposals to JPACT for approval. • Westside Trail Bridge US-26 Overcrossing: THPRD is requesting $400,000 in RFFA, to be paired with a $280,000 local match, to fund $680,000 in project development costs on this $15 million project. • Fanno Creek Trail (Bonita Rd to Ki-a-Kuts bridge): City of Tigard is requesting $161,000 in RFFA, to be paired with a $109,000 local match, to fund $270,000 in project development costs on this $8 million project. Motion: Mayor Callaway moved to approve the funding requests. Mayor Cook seconded. Vote: With all present members voting in favor, the motion passed unanimously. Portland Area Value Pricing Feasibility Analysis Judith Gray of ODOT presented an update on the Portland Area Value Pricing Feasibility Analysis. • Process update: o This study is a component of House Bill 2017. o The OTC formed a Policy Advisory Committee (PAC) to make recommendations on: . Location(s) best suited for value pricing to reduce congestion . Type(s) of value pricing to implement . Mitigation strategies for impacts to environmental justice communities o At its next meeting, the PAC will focus on potential mitigation strategies. o The PAC will present its recommendation(s) at the July 12 OTC meeting. If needed, the OTC will seek FHWA approval later in the year. • Pricing concepts: priced roadway (all lanes), priced lane (convert existing), and priced lane (add). o Findings from the first round of analysis: . Priced lane conversion: not operationally feasible in areas with only 2 lanes (e.g. I-5 through the Rose Quarter). Priced roadway: provides the highest level of congestion relief, has the highest revenue potential, and is significantly less expensive to implement than other concepts. WCCC Meeting Summary April 16, 2018 Page 3 of 7 o Five pricing concepts have been advanced to Round 2 for further analysis: . Concept A – Priced lane conversion – Northern I-5 priced lanes: convert one lane in each direction along I-5 through North Portland to priced lanes. This concept would address significant congestion along this route, through a relatively simple FHWA process. Concept B – Priced roadway – Toll all lanes on I-5: price the entire I-5 roadway near downtown Portland (Multnomah Blvd to Going St). This concept would require significant investment, but would also provide a new revenue source, and would address the most severe congestion in the region. Concept C – Priced roadway – toll all lanes on I-5 and I-205: pricing both freeways from the interchange near Tualatin to the state line would provide the greatest congestion relief, offer the greatest revenue potential, and could be done relatively inexpensively. Impacts to adjacent and alternative routes would be a key concern. Concept D – New priced lane – new priced lane on I-205: price a third lane already planned along I-205 from Stafford Rd to OR 99E to relieve this bottleneck. Tolling coupled with additional capacity can spur greater congestion relief. Concept E – Price Abernathy Bridge – both directions: could be achieved with a single toll location at the center of the bridge. This would reduce congestion along this bottleneck, and offer a new revenue source for seismic upgrades to the bridge. • In order to dampen the impact to adjacent roadways where traffic may divert to avoid tolling, the PAC has discussed mitigation strategies such as traffic calming measures on impacted arterials, advanced traffic management to improve traffic flow on these adjacent roadways, and bans on heavy vehicles from using neighborhood streets. Key concerns about congestion pricing elicited from the analysis include impacts to low-income communities, diversion of traffic into neighborhoods, general skepticism about whether pricing will work, and questions/ideas about how revenue should be allocated. • Next steps: An online open house will run from April 5 to 30 to gather community input on the project. Three physical open houses will also be held throughout mid- to late-April. Member comments: • Inquiry as to whether HB 2017 prescribes where tolling revenue will be allocated. o Ms. Gray: This is a great topic to weigh-in on. Money in the state highway fund must be spent on capital projects in the right-of-way. HB 2017 stipulates that net toll revenue must go into a Congestion Relief Fund. Through 2019, this fund is dedicated to the Abernethy Bridge project. After 2019, revenue may be allocated to other projects. • Opposed to any tolling if revenue is not allocated to system enhancement. • Clark County has similar reservations about tolling and is looking into a federal fix for I-5 and I-205 congestion. WCCC Meeting Summary April 16, 2018 Page 4 of 7 • Unclear as to the goal of proposed pricing schemes – are we trying to discourage driving? Or generate revenue to build roads? o Ms. Gray: The goal is to improve traffic conditions. • Do we know who is using these freeways and at what times? Would we be charging folks who have no choice but to drive at specific times of day? o Ms.