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All right, I show 6:00 on two of my clocks here. Three of them.

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Let's go ahead and call to order tonight's meeting of the Corvallis City Council.

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City recorder, roll call, please.

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Mayor Maughan?

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Cadena?

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Eight councilors present, Your Honor.

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Thank you very much.

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Up next, we have requesting approval of the agenda.

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Look for a motion.

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I will move to approve the agenda as written.

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Motion is seconded. Any discussion?

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Seeing none. All those in favor of the agenda as written, say "aye."

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Thank you. Passed unanimously.

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On to our first pleasant item of the evening,

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is a recognition and appreciation for solar panel donation to Corvallis Community

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Center in memory of

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James Reese Miller. I'd like to invite up Meredith

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Petit and Cassandra Robertson.

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All right. Well, good evening, Mayor and City Council.

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As you announced, we're here to express our appreciation for all of

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those involved in a meaningful project that you'll hear more about.

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The Corvallis Community Center is the recent beneficiary of a solar

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array donated in honor of the late James, or

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James Reese Miller. A generous contribution that

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reflects both community spirit and a commitment to sustainability.

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I'm going to turn it on over to Cassandra Robertson to share more about

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the project.

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All right.

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Thank you. I'm Cassandra Robertson, owner of Abundant Solar.

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We've been in business now for 21 years. Local solar installer.

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I've never been in this seat, but I've been in that seat a bunch of times,

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and just as nervous as I always am. So that's all fine.

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I usually am here asking for something, asking for a project,

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asking for money, asking for a decision, and

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through those years, sharing different projects, right?

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So Unity Shelter and the Micro Shelter project that you very

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graciously funded many years ago.

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Energize Corvallis, which was a decade ago, putting

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electricity conservation in the hands of our

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homeowners and giving everybody a light bulb.

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Also being a part of the Climate Action Plan and Energy Action Team.

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So just a lot of reasons to be here, and then coming back

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and reporting

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how we were doing. And I'm actually really glad, and just this is so different to

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be here to give the City of Corvallis a really beautiful donation.

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this is what we did. In the middle of March, we built a solar

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array, a 46.8 kilowatt system,

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on the Corvallis Community Center, long ago called the Senior

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Center, which I keep messing up.

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A lot of people still don't know where our community center is.

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After James left, I started tango dancing, and

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that was there. So anyway, that's a sidetrack.

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So this is a gift from Solar Installers of Oregon in

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memory of my husband, James Reese Miller.

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He died unexpectedly on September 20th, 2022.

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amazing to me, and I couldn't really deal with it, so it took a little while to

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understand what that meant.

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They just asked me to find a roof, and that's all I had to do.

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I didn't have to do anything. So very much.

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community-oriented and also very visible, because he was just so pro-solar.

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it was going to be. I just kept

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feeling into it. Where is it? And then I called my good friend and colleague, Scott

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to talk about what could we do with the city, because this would be truly

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community, and that's really what he would want, that it was going back into our

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needed to be talked to, to figure out where we could put it, and the community

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center became the place.

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10k system, a cute little system somewhere.

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10k. She's like, "No way. I was going to cover whatever roof you brought to me."

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much energy that is, that is a huge system.

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generous and really nice system.

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It's going to power about 41% of C3,

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which is amazing.

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These systems are going to last 25 years

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plus. We still have projects that are from the '90s that

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are still in operation. Not me personally, but there are solar systems in

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this man was so passionate about solar.

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Indiana and couldn't find any work because there's 100 sound engineers in

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Portland, Oregon. And I asked him, "What do you want to do

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with your life?" And he's asking me the same thing, "What do I do with my life?" I

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said, "What do you love?" He's like, "I love renewable energy." And I said, "Go

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find somebody who knows about this." And hardly anyone was installing in 2000.

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company. He just saw the vision, and he made this happen.

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really inspiring. So the first modules from the 1950s could convert

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6%. Now that we're at about 20%, so that's a big

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leap, even though I was hoping that number would be even bigger.

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It's about 1,000 gigawatts installed globally at this point from a

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decade ago when it was one gigawatt.

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It's the cheapest new energy electrical source.

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Solar costs have dropped 90%. It's cleaner, it's cheaper, and it's the

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fastest-growing energy source

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that we have right now and the cleanest. It renews itself.

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making that energy that it took to build the solar panel.

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It was experimental, I feel like, when we started, and I remember our first

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customer and how excited Seumas was when he opened Abundant Solar

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21 years ago. And it was still like we had to really prove

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its efficacy, and now it's just become way more mainstream.

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He always was ahead of the curve, which I loved, and he

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came out from Indiana with these old solar panels that he'd collected somewhere.

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them, and they were just these rinky-dink little things, but they powered.

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They just keep working. It's really an amazing technology, even these old ones.

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He came home one night with a $25 LED light, and I was just

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horrified. I was like, "How can you spend $25 on a light bulb?" That's when we

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incandescent lights, and he was so proud of it.

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It barely put out any light, but he was always cutting edge, cutting edge.

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Abundant Solar for many years had all vegetable oil-run

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trucks. He was just always wanting to try stuff that was sustainable, and

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he was always willing to put his time and his money towards that more than anything

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else. It was just so inspiring.

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made this project happen. So people come up to me and they say, "Oh,

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it's so great that you did this." I didn't do it.

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across that place. He actually inspired this project to happen based on how he

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lived his life, so I'm so proud of that.

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And he also built Abundant Solar to be a community

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resource because we kept small,

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kept local,

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just focus on quality, focus on community, so we could ride the ups and downs

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because the solar industry has not been consistent.

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it's hard. So he really laid the groundwork to create a

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company that would survive so that we would have installers to fix your

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systems, to be around, to really be here in our small Corvallis community.

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Abundant Solar alone has installed about 1,000 plus projects,

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which when I little bit do the math, it's approximately 10% of our

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housing stock just from our company alone, and there's other companies, again, come

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and gone. We have a lot of solar in our community, so it's really inspiring, and

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I just love how much is here in the city, on city

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grounds, and city buildings.

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everybody in this room, it's just like we can really do a lot with what our

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flashy, actually. But his

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heart, he just diligently kept building and just knew.

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volunteering. You put all this extra time into making sure that our community

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is run off of the sun, and that's so amazing." And so just

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everybody's, your passions, your actions, just make a direct impact, even if we

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don't realize that we're doing that.

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people. And to inspire a 46.8 kilowatt

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on a building is really saying something. And it's not just him.

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We can do this for each other in our community, and I feel so proud to be in

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Corvallis that we chose to... I went to college here. I brought him back.

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so thankful to have this place that is a memorial to him, but

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also, I'm just so proud of this community and thankful to all of you,

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especially those of you who've been on the council for a long time, that I

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actually, when I was in this room, you were here.

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Just all the work and effort that goes into making a community that

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is vibrant and healthy and forward-thinking.

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We're just really appreciative of that.

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So I'm very proud to offer this gift tonight to

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the city of Corvallis in honor of my husband, Seumas Reese Miller,

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and just in great gratitude for everybody who made this happen,

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which this is everybody who made this happen, plus others, for sure.

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touches my heart so much. You can tell.

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Thank you, Cassandra. So just to recap where we're at with the city on this, this

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is our seventh solar array on city property, including

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Public Works, the airport, the fire stations, and now the Corvallis Community

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And of course, as you know, this supports a lot of our strategic goals

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with the city in terms of infrastructure, amenities, resilient and

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safe city, as well as our sustainability

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goalsAnd with that, I just want to

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express our appreciation from Parks and Recreation.

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We know this will have a major impact on our operations there, but

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also serve as an educational opportunity for our visitors.

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And so that'll be installed in the next couple of months, and we hope to stay in

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contact. Thank you.

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to you as well as James and all those who contributed

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projects and the more to come out.

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Thank you very much.

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Counselors?

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table group, one of the questions we had to answer was: What was the most inspiring

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project? And everybody agreed that those solar

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panels on the community center were the most inspiring project.

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it's having an effect already.

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It's also a block from my house.

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else? Just jump on in if you want.

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No? Thank you very much.

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Thank you.

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Yeah. Thank you.

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And if you haven't had a chance to go look at it, go over to the community center.

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One, just go to the community center. It's fantastic.

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Mm-hmm.

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But look at the roof. It's amazing.

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I'll skip the tango, but...

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Oh, I think...

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We'll now move on to our next happy item of the evening.

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And as a proclamation, I get to do these from time to time, and this one means a

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lot to me. This is a

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proclamation for Fair Housing Month.

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Whereas April 11th, 2026 marks the 58th anniversary of the enactment of

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Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, commonly known as the Federal

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Fair Housing Act. And whereas fair and equal access to housing

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opportunities for all, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, disability,

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marital status, familiar status, national origin, sexual orientation, or

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gender identity is a fundamental goal of our nation, our state, and our

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city.

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And whereas housing choice impacts children's access to education, an individual's

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ability to seek and retain employment, the cultural benefits we enjoy, and the safe

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conduct of our daily lives.

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And whereas housing is a critical component of family and community physical,

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mental, and emotional health and stability.

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And whereas the laws of our country, our state, and the City of Corvallis seek to

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ensure fair and equal choice in all housing activities.

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And whereas ongoing education, outreach, and monitoring are critical to raising

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awareness of fair housing principles, practices, rights, and responsibilities.

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And whereas barriers to fair housing in Corvallis will be eliminated only through

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broad-based and consistent cooperation, commitment, and community

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support.

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Now, therefore, I, Charles Maughan, Mayor of Corvallis, do hereby proclaim April

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2026 to be Fair Housing Month in the City of Corvallis, and call upon the

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community to share in the responsibility of ensuring fair housing choice for all

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our members.

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Thank you all very much for allowing me to do this

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privilege.

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We'll now move on to the other good thing, presentation on our quarterly

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housing continuum updates.

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Give Brittany a moment to get things loaded up.

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Is that microphone on?

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Darn it.

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There it is.

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But today, I get to come before you and talk about

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just quarterly updates associated with the housing continuum.

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We're going to share, I'll share about the Housing Development Task Force.

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We're 10 years since that was adopted by council

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and recommendations. Housing production,

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a little updates about the Coordinated Homeless Response office, and then funding.

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2016, the Housing Development Task Force adopted

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recommendations. There are about 30 of them.

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We've completed most of them, but two.

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The two that have not been completed is develop an inclusionary

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zone program.

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That's been on hold waiting for state guidance and law changes.

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There was a recent

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bill passed, Senate Bill 1521, that

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is focused more on the Portland Metro associated with inclusionary zoning, but

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so it won't affect our region yet. But we're watching and seeing

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if there will be further changes.

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And then, the second goal we have not been able to achieve quite yet is

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receive and distribute donations of land and money for affordable housing.

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So we haven't had any land donations.

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But we did attempt some land banking earlier this year, but it was

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ultimately unsuccessful.

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Last year, housing permitted in 2025, we had

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473 housing units. So diversity of housing types,

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multifamily, 20 single family homes, and then

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151 senior housing

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units. Compared to 2024, we

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permitted 83 housing units. So we're

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seeingThe benefit of a lot of the policy changes

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that you adopted over 10 years ago,

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and knowing now that I'm older, some of this policy

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work takes so much time. But 10 years later, we're seeing

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a lot more production, which is fabulous.

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And in the next couple of years, we're going to have roughly

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2,000 new units of housing,

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and that's from affordable housing,

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multi-rate, market-rate, and

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homeownership.

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HOPE board, or Home Opportunity Planning Engagement board was

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also--

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I should know the date in which it was.

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Probably around 10 years ago, too.

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Less.

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A little less? Okay.

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It was pre-pandemic. At any rate,

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it was a board that adopted multiple goals and recommendations that

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helped guide us towards the path of having policy

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recommendations associated with houselessness and ways that we can

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increase housing supply, but also have the needed supports in our community to

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help folks who are unhoused. There

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is

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a recent reorganization within that board that now includes other

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members. So IHNCCO, Linn-Benton Housing Authority,

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the CSC, Community Services Consortium, and

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Benton County is the lead, along with the City of Corvallis and

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Philomath.

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There is a HOPE advisory board meeting on Wednesday from 4:00 to

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5:00. If community members or councilors are interested in really

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getting deep updates about houselessness, this is really the

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forum that folks should be paying attention to, attending and

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whatnot. The HOPE advisory body is comprised of

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both elected officials along with executive

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officers and the CRO staff, Coordinated Homeless

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Response staff, of which I'm a party along with Benton County,

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provide updates during those meetings and work in partnership with a

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lot of community partners here in Corvallis and Benton County.

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So, the regional coordinator is-- this was discussed at our

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last meeting, but the state of Oregon is restructuring in how

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some of the statewide sheltering programs and funding allocations come

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forward. Benton County Coordinated Homeless Response

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office was selected, which is fabulous news.

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They are waiting to get an executed contract and know the total

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allocation.

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OHCS, Oregon Housing Community Services, did open up an

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application in Linn County again.

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So I don't think they had a successful applicant, but that really matters.

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We need to have

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providers and coordinated

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responses along our community, three-county area,

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Linn, Benton, and Lincoln. So I'm hopeful they will find

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a successful applicant that will be a regional coordinator to work

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alongside the Benton County Coordinated Homeless Response office.

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The CRO has a lot of work ahead of us.

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There's going to be a community plan, a regional assessment of gaps and needs

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in our community

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is underway, building upon

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House Bill 1519 that was a strategic plan along with our

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HOPE recommendations. Staff from the CRO, again, led

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by Benton County Health Department, are engaging in local

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planning efforts with homeless service providers just last week and

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ongoing. They're on speed dial. Healthcare, behavioral health,

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supportive housing, day-use hygiene providers.

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There's going to be a significant amount of outreach happening in the coming

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springtime,

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and plan must be submitted 60 days after

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allocations. So once Oregon Housing and Community Services

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says it's go time,

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the CRO team has 60 days to refine the plan, make sure it

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is viable, and

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identifies gaps and needs within our community, and submits it to Oregon Housing

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Community Services. So a lot of work ahead.

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The CRO is going to be talking about potential

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work plans or work groups coming up at the HOPE

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meeting on Wednesday, and really working on

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improved referral pathways and accurate data collection.

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So this could be a potential work group adapting new

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coordinated entry by name assessment tool,

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ensuring that data entry is consistent, a universal assessment

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and intake form for all providers.

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Outreach, of course, and engagement with providers, and then just

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strengthening coordination and referrals within partners

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and homeless service provider response systems.

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The other potential work group would be street outreach and encampment response.

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Benton County has had some meetings with some key partners.

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It's been more organic, and not a formalized work group

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quite yet.

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But they're really talking about ways that we can work collectively in

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participation to help meet the needs of unsheltered individuals.

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So,

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the county has additional resources through the

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Housing 360, which we talked about at length last fall,

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for street outreach and response,

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in partnership with the Corvallis Daytime Drop-in Center.

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The goal really is to connect unhoused, unsheltered

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individuals, and

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help them seek shelter, identify shelter, and

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ultimately, housing, of course.

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A lot of coordination and collaboration will be

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hopefully taking place with all parties.

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Service providers, parks and rec, police, behavioral health,

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really targeting

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multi-jurisdictions, different

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areas, neighborhoods, and working in a targeted approach to help

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get unsheltered individuals under a roof.We've

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been discussing the structure and possibilities of shared agreements within

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that.

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Community Development isn't a participant in street outreach in

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general, and so this is a lot of the work that our friends at Parks and

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Police and Behavioral Health, and of course the lead

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at the CRO office.

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Funding updates.

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Continuum of Care, I believe there's been some funding

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decisions through CSE, Community Services Consortium,

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and Corvallis Housing First through the CoC.

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Statewide, the sheltering system through the Coordinated Homeless Response

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office,

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which will then go to providers, and then more updates can be found at

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Benton County.

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New funding and investments from Oregon Housing Community

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Services. It was a short session this

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February in Salem. There are some new financial resources,

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which is good because it was looking like

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it was pretty bleak for a while. So I'm glad to see some bit of

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revenue and some resources for affordable housing.

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So $75 million for LIFT, Local Innovative Fast-Track money

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for affordable housing.

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$25 million for preservation of affordable housing, rental housing, and

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manufactured house parks. And then $20 million, which is going to

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be transferred from the MIRL program, Moderate Income Revolving

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Loan, to the Mixed Income Revolving Loan program.

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And then last, the social service funding.

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The city is working in close collaboration with United Way

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to send RFPs out to the community in the coming weeks.

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As a reminder, last fall, I think, we

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came before you about splitting that resource for category one

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in which the Coordinated Homeless Response office will be helping to deploy that

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resource of 240. The remaining 240,

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plus admin, will be through United Way.

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So we are working with United Way to make sure that

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the RFP processes, which will be two different ones, will

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be clearly communicated. We'll have an opportunity for potential

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grantees to come to a Q&A

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so they can ask which fund they might want to be interested in funding

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or applying to, et cetera. And so, we're working really closely with

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United Way on that right now.

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As a reminder, category one

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is through the CRO, but it's for new, expanded, and/or improved homeless

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services, really helping get unsheltered

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individuals under a roof. And then category two is all

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social services, which can include homeless service provisions.

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And with that, thank you.

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Thank you very much. It was a pleasant update, especially when you see the

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numbers. I think we're headed in the right direction.

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Counselors, any questions?

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Counselor Napack.

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The meeting on Wednesday, will that be recorded and available later to view?

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The public meeting, so yes. It's through the county.

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But yeah.

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Okay. Yeah. Okay. Thank you.

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Counselor Moorefield.

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With the

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regional shelter coordination thing that's starting,

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what do you hope gets achieved? I saw that you talked about the plan

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that's going to be required and so on, but can you say what you hope

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the change will be that we'll see in the next year or two?

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The state has done a lot of adoption of best

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practices of how we should be delivering homeless services throughout the

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state,

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and a lot of them are based on HUD. And I'm excited about that,

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that there

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will be more coordination, better systems.

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It's been fragmented for quite some time.

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We're gathering more data, working on coordinated

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entry. Folks will be utilizing HMIS,

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Homeless Management Information System, where you can really

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help follow an individual to the path of shelter and

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00:28:33,544 --> 00:28:33,994
housing.

499
00:28:35,384 --> 00:28:38,604
I think we've seen a lot of great progress with the flexible housing subsidy

500
00:28:38,704 --> 00:28:41,704
pool in partnership with Benton County and their

501
00:28:41,744 --> 00:28:45,214
contracted service providers. And I

502
00:28:45,224 --> 00:28:49,004
think there's opportunities for ongoing improvement

503
00:28:49,724 --> 00:28:50,204
and

504
00:28:51,504 --> 00:28:55,324
really helping understand where the gaps are within the system and

505
00:28:55,364 --> 00:28:57,244
how to then address those gaps.

506
00:29:01,024 --> 00:29:01,554
Anyone else?

507
00:29:02,954 --> 00:29:03,354
Ms. Meyers.

508
00:29:05,224 --> 00:29:08,904
Yeah. When you said you

509
00:29:09,064 --> 00:29:12,784
hope someone from Linn County

510
00:29:12,844 --> 00:29:16,813
would also become a regional coordinator, what happens if

511
00:29:16,844 --> 00:29:20,464
no one from Linn County, since it's a regional system...

512
00:29:21,804 --> 00:29:22,404
Just wondering.

513
00:29:22,524 --> 00:29:24,664
Yeah, I haven't been following that that closely.

514
00:29:24,764 --> 00:29:24,904
I'm

515
00:29:25,744 --> 00:29:29,134
90% certain there will be an entity that will be delivering that service.

516
00:29:29,264 --> 00:29:29,604
Okay.

517
00:29:29,704 --> 00:29:33,144
I was surprised that there wasn't a selected

518
00:29:33,184 --> 00:29:36,474
entity for the first go-around. I think there were just two counties that didn't

519
00:29:36,524 --> 00:29:36,874
have a

520
00:29:38,624 --> 00:29:41,574
regional coordinator. So I'm looking forward to seeing

521
00:29:42,524 --> 00:29:46,284
who that entity is, and then how we can collaborate with them.

522
00:29:46,864 --> 00:29:48,804
Folks, certainly in Linn and Benton County-

523
00:29:49,104 --> 00:29:49,264
Yeah

524
00:29:49,424 --> 00:29:49,424
...

525
00:29:50,504 --> 00:29:53,484
need to work really closely together. So, yeah.

526
00:29:53,514 --> 00:29:57,124
Yeah, and you mentioned Lincoln. Are we assuming Lincoln already has?

527
00:29:57,144 --> 00:29:57,694
It does. Yep.

528
00:29:57,694 --> 00:29:58,744
Okay. All right. Thank you.

529
00:30:00,524 --> 00:30:03,684
I'm thinking to the pause we had earlier with Hope when it was formed.

530
00:30:03,744 --> 00:30:03,864
Yeah.

531
00:30:03,904 --> 00:30:07,224
It had to have been 2019 because I served on it as a new counselor when it was

532
00:30:07,264 --> 00:30:08,184
being formed, so

533
00:30:10,384 --> 00:30:10,384
.

534
00:30:10,444 --> 00:30:12,364
And I was a part of that in the nonprofit. Yeah.

535
00:30:12,584 --> 00:30:12,684
Yeah.

536
00:30:12,813 --> 00:30:12,813
Yeah.

537
00:30:13,904 --> 00:30:16,184
Okay, so we're not 10 years yet, but-

538
00:30:16,244 --> 00:30:16,424
Right.

539
00:30:16,714 --> 00:30:16,884
Yeah.

540
00:30:16,944 --> 00:30:17,264
Seven.

541
00:30:19,584 --> 00:30:21,964
All right. Well, thank you very much again.

542
00:30:21,984 --> 00:30:22,224
Thank you.

543
00:30:22,484 --> 00:30:25,684
Wonderful numbers, and I'll add to that later during my mayor's

544
00:30:25,724 --> 00:30:29,376
comments.We'll now move on to community

545
00:30:29,416 --> 00:30:29,876
comments.

546
00:30:30,806 --> 00:30:34,096
The Corvallis City Council asks community members to register in advance, but also

547
00:30:34,156 --> 00:30:36,626
offers limited opportunities to sign up at the meeting.

548
00:30:36,636 --> 00:30:39,326
Community members may indicate their interest in providing comment this evening by

549
00:30:39,326 --> 00:30:42,496
using the sign-up sheet in the back of the room now, or use the raise hand function

550
00:30:42,506 --> 00:30:45,056
in Zoom when your desired opportunity for public testimony is reached.

551
00:30:45,856 --> 00:30:48,416
Please remember to state your name and area of residence for the record and be

552
00:30:48,456 --> 00:30:50,476
mindful of our three-minute clock that's right there.

553
00:30:51,576 --> 00:30:55,356
We will start with the pre-sign-ups. And we have David Barron.

554
00:31:05,416 --> 00:31:05,736
Welcome.

555
00:31:07,756 --> 00:31:08,476
Tap, tap.

556
00:31:08,496 --> 00:31:08,626
There we are.

557
00:31:08,626 --> 00:31:09,036
There you go. Yeah, I

558
00:31:10,736 --> 00:31:11,296
think it's on.

559
00:31:12,116 --> 00:31:13,126
Is it on?

560
00:31:13,126 --> 00:31:13,126
I think so.

561
00:31:13,126 --> 00:31:13,126
Is it?

562
00:31:13,156 --> 00:31:15,936
Tap the front of it. The... Nope, it's not on.

563
00:31:17,496 --> 00:31:17,726
Try it now.

564
00:31:18,536 --> 00:31:18,816
Yeah.

565
00:31:19,196 --> 00:31:19,286
There you go.

566
00:31:19,286 --> 00:31:19,516
There we go.

567
00:31:19,556 --> 00:31:20,986
There you go.

568
00:31:21,696 --> 00:31:23,796
My name's David Barron, I'm from Blodgett, Oregon.

569
00:31:25,476 --> 00:31:25,876
I live

570
00:31:26,716 --> 00:31:29,976
outside of Blodgett, but that's our postal

571
00:31:30,476 --> 00:31:33,856
address. I'm a founder of a nonprofit called FRIEND, and that's

572
00:31:34,116 --> 00:31:38,036
Firefighters Reaching Internationally through Education as a Nonprofit

573
00:31:38,096 --> 00:31:41,696
Delegation, and we offer youth STEM firefighter camps.

574
00:31:43,296 --> 00:31:45,596
For 27 years, I've been a Portland firefighter.

575
00:31:47,156 --> 00:31:51,096
And much like firefighters, you live in the community that you

576
00:31:51,116 --> 00:31:53,676
want to live, and you work around the region,

577
00:31:54,636 --> 00:31:56,016
as you guys spoke about earlier.

578
00:31:57,656 --> 00:32:01,476
This coming June, we're going to be doing a firefighter STEM camp with

579
00:32:01,716 --> 00:32:05,436
Philomath Fire & Rescue. That's for 13 to 19-year-old

580
00:32:05,476 --> 00:32:08,996
girls and boys. It'll be two days. The first day will be

581
00:32:09,036 --> 00:32:10,936
CPR and first aid certification,

582
00:32:11,876 --> 00:32:15,636
and the second day they will get dressed up in full firefighter turnouts

583
00:32:16,196 --> 00:32:20,106
and get to operate the Jaws of Life, and a chainsaw, and

584
00:32:20,176 --> 00:32:24,036
forcible door entry, and all kind of other fun things that we're partnered

585
00:32:24,076 --> 00:32:26,676
with Starker and the Department of Forestry.

586
00:32:28,456 --> 00:32:32,396
We have done this with other cities and communities in

587
00:32:32,436 --> 00:32:33,296
the metro area.

588
00:32:34,156 --> 00:32:35,576
Portland is where this started,

589
00:32:36,496 --> 00:32:40,356
and we've ran this for three years, and we partner

590
00:32:40,436 --> 00:32:44,216
with Gresham Fire & Rescue, City of Gresham, Walton Valley Fire &

591
00:32:44,276 --> 00:32:44,756
Rescue,

592
00:32:45,756 --> 00:32:48,956
and many other firefighter volunteers from around the area.

593
00:32:50,216 --> 00:32:54,056
And my presentation here is to build a relationship

594
00:32:54,496 --> 00:32:58,416
and see about bringing this to the City of Corvallis

595
00:32:58,476 --> 00:33:00,456
and our community here.

596
00:33:01,456 --> 00:33:03,036
That's wonderful. It sounds like a great program.

597
00:33:03,916 --> 00:33:04,205
Yeah.

598
00:33:04,256 --> 00:33:08,115
I know somebody with a youth in Philomath, so I'll let them know.

599
00:33:08,496 --> 00:33:08,946
Thank you.

600
00:33:09,136 --> 00:33:12,586
If you'd like, feel free to... My information, I think I have a card in the back of

601
00:33:12,596 --> 00:33:15,306
the room. Feel free to send me an email with some more information, and I'll follow

602
00:33:15,336 --> 00:33:15,676
up with you.

603
00:33:16,356 --> 00:33:16,996
Perfect. Thank you.

604
00:33:17,316 --> 00:33:18,676
Councilors, any questions about that?

605
00:33:20,516 --> 00:33:21,056
Councilor Lewis?

606
00:33:21,776 --> 00:33:25,076
I would also like more information because I work at a daycare, and they have

607
00:33:25,116 --> 00:33:28,876
siblings, so I would definitely want more information just to see how that works.

608
00:33:30,596 --> 00:33:33,596
Thank you. I have more information here I could leave.

609
00:33:34,876 --> 00:33:35,716
Let's see, your card here.

610
00:33:35,756 --> 00:33:36,076
Thank you.

611
00:33:36,616 --> 00:33:36,985
Councilor Ellis?

612
00:33:37,546 --> 00:33:39,316
I think this sounds like a very cool program.

613
00:33:39,456 --> 00:33:43,316
I work with high school kids, and I think some of them would really enjoy it.

614
00:33:44,776 --> 00:33:48,076
Correct. We have already youth signed up.

615
00:33:48,316 --> 00:33:49,076
It's only for

616
00:33:50,176 --> 00:33:54,036
youth of Benton County. However, we've got Alsea,

617
00:33:54,396 --> 00:33:58,096
and some Kings Valley, and Philomath boys and girls

618
00:33:58,106 --> 00:34:01,536
signed up. Spots are limited. There's going to

619
00:34:01,576 --> 00:34:05,216
be 20 spots available, and I would

620
00:34:05,256 --> 00:34:09,156
imagine we're somewhere around six or so, and maybe after

621
00:34:09,196 --> 00:34:11,256
this meeting we'll be more than double that.

622
00:34:11,796 --> 00:34:14,877
Councilor Marz?

623
00:34:16,957 --> 00:34:18,397
What did you say the ages were again?

624
00:34:18,897 --> 00:34:22,496
13 to 19, so middle school and high school.

625
00:34:22,836 --> 00:34:23,156
Okay.

626
00:34:24,576 --> 00:34:27,897
And the idea is to offer STEM opportunities

627
00:34:28,616 --> 00:34:32,596
for youth that haven't traditionally considered firefighting as

628
00:34:32,636 --> 00:34:33,076
a career,

629
00:34:34,857 --> 00:34:38,437
and those that are in rural settings where these

630
00:34:38,516 --> 00:34:42,316
skills may be able to serve immediately in need of an

631
00:34:42,357 --> 00:34:43,036
emergency.

632
00:34:43,256 --> 00:34:43,877
Mm-hmm.

633
00:34:45,636 --> 00:34:46,115
Anyone else?

634
00:34:48,836 --> 00:34:49,776
Cool. Thank you very much, and-

635
00:34:49,937 --> 00:34:50,616
Thank you very much

636
00:34:51,076 --> 00:34:51,676
... I look forward to connecting with you.

637
00:34:51,917 --> 00:34:53,437
Thank you very much, Mayor.

638
00:34:56,816 --> 00:34:57,856
Up next, we have Wendy Burn.

639
00:35:01,016 --> 00:35:01,536
I think I saw her

640
00:35:01,596 --> 00:35:06,696
enter.

641
00:35:09,216 --> 00:35:11,476
Hello, Mayor, and Council-

642
00:35:11,836 --> 00:35:11,926
Hello

643
00:35:11,926 --> 00:35:12,676
... and City Manager.

644
00:35:13,576 --> 00:35:17,436
It's been a while, and I just wanted to come tonight because I see

645
00:35:17,496 --> 00:35:21,176
that the Monroe Avenue Corridor Study is on the

646
00:35:21,216 --> 00:35:24,956
agenda for discussion. And I think, well, that could be in the

647
00:35:24,996 --> 00:35:27,476
consent agenda because it's all a thumbs up.

648
00:35:28,096 --> 00:35:31,876
But I'm just here to speak strongly in favor of the whole process,

649
00:35:32,076 --> 00:35:35,936
because Public Works, and OSU, and the consultants did

650
00:35:35,956 --> 00:35:39,316
such a great job of engaging with the community and coming up with a

651
00:35:39,376 --> 00:35:43,356
plan that works for a

652
00:35:43,396 --> 00:35:45,416
lot of reasons and might have some problems.

653
00:35:45,456 --> 00:35:48,896
But we shouldn't let perfect be the enemy of good.

654
00:35:48,936 --> 00:35:52,816
And the only real problem that I see is that it doesn't go all the way

655
00:35:52,856 --> 00:35:53,856
down to the riverfront.

656
00:35:54,796 --> 00:35:58,376
So I'm just hoping that this plan will engender something else in the

657
00:35:58,396 --> 00:36:01,846
future. So it's a lovely day, and

658
00:36:01,896 --> 00:36:05,436
when you get out on your bike and you ride from the university down to the

659
00:36:05,476 --> 00:36:08,476
waterfront, when you get to 5th Street, the bike lane ends.

660
00:36:09,376 --> 00:36:12,196
And that's okay for me because I will just get in traffic.

661
00:36:13,076 --> 00:36:16,836
But it's not okay for my mom, and it's not okay for my sister, and it's not

662
00:36:16,856 --> 00:36:20,546
okay for my friends that come here, and I put on a bicycle, and I want to take them

663
00:36:20,616 --> 00:36:24,536
to the riverfront. And so it'd be really great if that

664
00:36:24,596 --> 00:36:28,476
changed in the future. So thanks for your time, and I look

665
00:36:28,496 --> 00:36:30,476
forward to hearing the discussion.

666
00:36:30,486 --> 00:36:30,826
Thank

667
00:36:30,826 --> 00:36:36,077
you.See

668
00:36:36,077 --> 00:36:37,508
if we have any drop-in commenters.

669
00:36:45,788 --> 00:36:47,248
David Rabinowitz?

670
00:36:49,708 --> 00:36:51,048
I think I'm getting better at saying your name.

671
00:36:52,008 --> 00:36:52,908
You're getting closer.

672
00:36:52,928 --> 00:36:54,108
Closer? I try.

673
00:36:54,908 --> 00:36:58,048
Anyway, I'm Dave Rabinowitz, and I live in Ward 2,

674
00:36:59,028 --> 00:37:02,788
and I usually don't disagree with Wendy, but when it comes to

675
00:37:02,828 --> 00:37:06,318
Monroe Avenue, I have problems with the

676
00:37:06,688 --> 00:37:10,648
whole design. I've been to all the open houses, I've put in

677
00:37:10,688 --> 00:37:14,268
my input, and I still have serious problems.

678
00:37:14,368 --> 00:37:16,128
I think the bike track on the south

679
00:37:17,608 --> 00:37:21,288
side has serious problems, causes more

680
00:37:21,328 --> 00:37:22,428
problems than it solves.

681
00:37:23,408 --> 00:37:23,948
Number one,

682
00:37:25,568 --> 00:37:26,588
entering that

683
00:37:27,428 --> 00:37:30,748
from at 14th Street, you have to diagonally cross the intersection.

684
00:37:31,168 --> 00:37:34,408
That is problematic. It means traffic

685
00:37:34,448 --> 00:37:36,228
light issues and

686
00:37:37,288 --> 00:37:41,228
all that. Even worse, exiting it westbound at

687
00:37:41,368 --> 00:37:45,248
26th Street, at the last open house I was at, they admitted

688
00:37:45,258 --> 00:37:48,918
they had no solution. It just didn't work, and it

689
00:37:48,948 --> 00:37:52,278
doesn't work. In addition, bike access from

690
00:37:52,348 --> 00:37:55,808
that bike track to businesses on

691
00:37:55,848 --> 00:37:57,728
Monroe is not available.

692
00:37:58,788 --> 00:38:02,568
People who want to get to those business on

693
00:38:02,608 --> 00:38:06,428
Monroe are probably going to ride the sidewalk on the north

694
00:38:06,488 --> 00:38:09,948
side of Monroe, and that's definitely not a good idea.

695
00:38:10,008 --> 00:38:13,308
It's unsafe for everybody. And it's also

696
00:38:14,128 --> 00:38:17,788
eastbound buses are going to cause problems with the cycle track,

697
00:38:18,268 --> 00:38:21,408
because somehow people are going to have to get from the sidewalk to the

698
00:38:21,428 --> 00:38:25,268
buses. And I've seen similar problems in-- I

699
00:38:25,768 --> 00:38:29,047
spent some time in Washington, DC, and they had similar problems.

700
00:38:29,148 --> 00:38:32,148
People just stand in the bike track while

701
00:38:32,988 --> 00:38:35,968
they're waiting for a bus. So that's not going to work at all.

702
00:38:36,448 --> 00:38:37,048
But there are

703
00:38:38,868 --> 00:38:42,548
actual suggestions to fix that problem.

704
00:38:43,168 --> 00:38:46,088
First of all, Monroe should be a street, not a stroad.

705
00:38:46,788 --> 00:38:48,598
I hope people know what a stroad is.

706
00:38:48,948 --> 00:38:52,608
If not, I've already given links to a website that

707
00:38:52,648 --> 00:38:55,868
explains it. But basically, it should be something which

708
00:38:55,928 --> 00:38:59,868
discourages through traffic. If you're on Monroe, you're doing it because

709
00:38:59,908 --> 00:39:01,528
you want to be somewhere on Monroe.

710
00:39:02,228 --> 00:39:02,968
So basically,

711
00:39:03,928 --> 00:39:07,708
if you want to allow private cars on Monroe,

712
00:39:07,888 --> 00:39:11,548
you really need to reduce the speeds, and you can do that with

713
00:39:11,688 --> 00:39:12,368
chicanes,

714
00:39:13,428 --> 00:39:15,808
and doing chicanes around bus stops.

715
00:39:16,248 --> 00:39:20,188
First of all, it gives better bus access and slows the traffic, and

716
00:39:20,268 --> 00:39:24,078
once you've got traffic slowed down to 20 or lower, you don't need

717
00:39:24,108 --> 00:39:26,488
any special bicycle lanes or anything.

718
00:39:26,868 --> 00:39:29,708
Bikes are just fine with 20 mile an hour traffic.

719
00:39:30,488 --> 00:39:33,548
And ideally, that whole

720
00:39:33,588 --> 00:39:35,508
corridor would be

721
00:39:37,248 --> 00:39:40,468
car free. You'd have buses, alternative

722
00:39:40,528 --> 00:39:42,408
transportation, and pedestrians.

723
00:39:42,888 --> 00:39:45,468
And there's really no reason for that to be a through street.

724
00:39:46,348 --> 00:39:46,768
You've got

725
00:39:47,688 --> 00:39:50,308
Harrison and Van Buren parallel to it.

726
00:39:50,348 --> 00:39:50,938
You've got

727
00:39:52,208 --> 00:39:56,148
Jackson just one block away. So I think the whole

728
00:39:56,188 --> 00:39:57,348
plan is

729
00:39:58,268 --> 00:39:59,888
not a good idea. Thank you.

730
00:40:00,328 --> 00:40:01,128
Thank you very much.

731
00:40:03,057 --> 00:40:04,628
Questions?

732
00:40:04,908 --> 00:40:05,268
Questions?

733
00:40:06,128 --> 00:40:06,188
No.

734
00:40:07,168 --> 00:40:07,448
Thank you.

735
00:40:09,528 --> 00:40:10,848
Up next is Tamara.

736
00:40:36,148 --> 00:40:37,408
Tell me when I start.

737
00:40:38,968 --> 00:40:40,828
Sorry. Whenever you're ready.

738
00:40:43,028 --> 00:40:46,188
Tamara Musafia from Sarajevo, Bosnia,

739
00:40:46,988 --> 00:40:48,288
former Yugoslavia.

740
00:40:49,208 --> 00:40:51,268
In 1972,

741
00:40:52,488 --> 00:40:53,868
my uncle, Mladen,

742
00:40:54,907 --> 00:40:57,348
he's now rahmetli, but in

743
00:40:57,388 --> 00:41:00,708
1972, he took my brother

744
00:41:01,508 --> 00:41:02,188
and me

745
00:41:03,328 --> 00:41:07,268
to see my mama, who was in the Bosnia, in

746
00:41:07,368 --> 00:41:10,108
Zenica, about to have a baby.

747
00:41:10,828 --> 00:41:14,748
Before we could go on a train, we all

748
00:41:14,928 --> 00:41:17,808
got variola vera

749
00:41:18,028 --> 00:41:19,068
vaccination.

750
00:41:20,308 --> 00:41:21,468
Yugoslavia

751
00:41:22,468 --> 00:41:26,128
vaccinated 20 million people

752
00:41:26,788 --> 00:41:30,368
so that my mama and my baby sister

753
00:41:30,688 --> 00:41:31,408
could live.

754
00:41:33,848 --> 00:41:37,608
20 million people. Yugoslavia stopped

755
00:41:37,668 --> 00:41:38,888
variola vera

756
00:41:39,828 --> 00:41:41,968
from going everywhere in the world.

757
00:41:47,688 --> 00:41:51,408
You now in America have children dying of

758
00:41:51,508 --> 00:41:53,678
measles, hemophilia,

759
00:41:56,088 --> 00:41:59,608
HIV, influenza. It's a bacteria that's very

760
00:41:59,648 --> 00:42:01,968
preventable. Now children are dying of that.

761
00:42:03,088 --> 00:42:05,268
You have people, because

762
00:42:06,188 --> 00:42:09,888
you have an idiot who is not even a doctor in charge.

763
00:42:10,288 --> 00:42:12,188
You will get polio back.

764
00:42:14,388 --> 00:42:15,328
Cuba!

765
00:42:18,808 --> 00:42:21,568
Cuba made their own

766
00:42:23,928 --> 00:42:26,288
vaccine against COVID-19.

767
00:42:27,568 --> 00:42:28,388
Cuba

768
00:42:29,208 --> 00:42:32,968
sent their doctors to Bologna, Italy, to

769
00:42:33,088 --> 00:42:35,928
fight COVID. Cuba went to

770
00:42:36,068 --> 00:42:39,048
Angola to fight racist

771
00:42:39,588 --> 00:42:42,908
regime of Elon Musk and his idiots.

772
00:42:43,308 --> 00:42:46,944
Cuba did.CIA killed

773
00:42:47,024 --> 00:42:50,284
Patrice Lumumba, but Cuba stood with the people

774
00:42:50,784 --> 00:42:53,724
fighting. And I am here to...

775
00:42:54,664 --> 00:42:58,564
I will die. I don't know how many times my heart has to be

776
00:42:58,604 --> 00:42:59,024
broke.

777
00:43:01,264 --> 00:43:01,504
But

778
00:43:02,804 --> 00:43:03,624
every

779
00:43:04,624 --> 00:43:06,844
US president is a Caligula,

780
00:43:08,764 --> 00:43:12,064
and this guy who you now have in power, he's

781
00:43:12,144 --> 00:43:14,364
Caligula plus Nero in one.

782
00:43:15,264 --> 00:43:18,704
He's going to kill you all. You need to know I am

783
00:43:18,844 --> 00:43:22,184
Jewish. I have been a slave in Babylon.

784
00:43:22,304 --> 00:43:25,784
I have been a slave in Egypt. I was

785
00:43:25,844 --> 00:43:29,744
taken by original fascists. After they

786
00:43:29,804 --> 00:43:32,564
broke my temple, I was taken

787
00:43:33,644 --> 00:43:36,684
God knows where. I was in Portugal.

788
00:43:36,864 --> 00:43:40,744
I know all this. I did genealogy. So I want to

789
00:43:40,844 --> 00:43:44,224
tell you, the people who do the best music, it's...

790
00:43:45,464 --> 00:43:48,344
Can I please talk? I have to tell you this, please.

791
00:43:48,724 --> 00:43:49,883
I can give you about 30 more seconds.

792
00:43:49,904 --> 00:43:53,804
Please, please. I have to tell this. I'll die. I cannot do more.

793
00:43:54,264 --> 00:43:54,364
So

794
00:43:55,584 --> 00:43:58,204
the people who have the best music is .

795
00:43:59,244 --> 00:44:03,044
We are the best in violin and

796
00:44:03,424 --> 00:44:07,264
let my people go. This is people who suffered.

797
00:44:07,934 --> 00:44:11,584
And now you people, you don't understand, my country was

798
00:44:11,644 --> 00:44:15,024
destroyed one million times. Caligula

799
00:44:15,144 --> 00:44:19,084
Clinton, he went to blow up Yugoslavia after a b**w j*b.

800
00:44:19,524 --> 00:44:23,244
This Caligula is now starting world war

801
00:44:23,304 --> 00:44:27,164
because of Epstein files. This is fascism.

802
00:44:27,184 --> 00:44:30,504
That's their playbook. They are sexual

803
00:44:30,644 --> 00:44:33,664
deviants, pedophiles, God knows what they are.

804
00:44:33,764 --> 00:44:37,584
I have seen them many times. Please, people, get to your

805
00:44:37,644 --> 00:44:41,004
senses. I need to tell you about Serbia, and then I am done.

806
00:44:41,164 --> 00:44:41,244
I under-

807
00:44:41,324 --> 00:44:42,384
Now in Serbia-

808
00:44:42,424 --> 00:44:43,324
Unfortunately, your time's up.

809
00:44:43,384 --> 00:44:43,824
Okay, bye.

810
00:44:43,844 --> 00:44:45,434
You're welcome to reach out to councilors-

811
00:44:45,584 --> 00:44:49,004
I cannot tell you. But please, people, know that where are you?

812
00:44:50,284 --> 00:44:50,564
S**t.

813
00:44:50,664 --> 00:44:51,504
Thank you very much.

814
00:44:55,604 --> 00:44:55,614
Bye.

815
00:44:55,684 --> 00:44:58,664
We'll now move on to the consent agenda.

816
00:44:58,684 --> 00:45:00,524
I move to approve the consent agenda.

817
00:45:00,824 --> 00:45:01,174
Second.

818
00:45:02,904 --> 00:45:03,144
Wow.

819
00:45:03,464 --> 00:45:05,284
I'm a little offended there, Tony.

820
00:45:06,824 --> 00:45:09,184
I thought we'd just change things up a tiny bit.

821
00:45:11,884 --> 00:45:12,804
In two weeks.

822
00:45:14,344 --> 00:45:16,724
All right. We have a motion to approve, and it's been seconded.

823
00:45:16,964 --> 00:45:18,944
All in favor of the consent agenda, say aye.

824
00:45:19,324 --> 00:45:19,334
Aye.

825
00:45:19,344 --> 00:45:20,204
Aye.

826
00:45:20,704 --> 00:45:21,504
All opposed, say no.

827
00:45:23,104 --> 00:45:24,244
Passed unanimously. Thank you.

828
00:45:25,764 --> 00:45:28,164
Can I move on to unfinished business? I'm going to...

829
00:45:28,624 --> 00:45:31,404
The city manager evaluation process update, and I'll hand it off to Counselor

830
00:45:31,444 --> 00:45:31,864
Cadena.

831
00:45:33,004 --> 00:45:33,744
Okay, thank you.

832
00:45:34,964 --> 00:45:37,644
I'm assuming that you've all read my short memo in the packet,

833
00:45:38,664 --> 00:45:41,784
where I've offered up two alternatives for how we approach

834
00:45:43,824 --> 00:45:46,604
moving forward with the city manager evaluation process.

835
00:45:47,804 --> 00:45:51,624
In the interest of rigor, we should more formally discuss our

836
00:45:51,644 --> 00:45:54,204
decision process and document our final decision.

837
00:45:55,413 --> 00:45:59,384
At this time of discussing budget gaps and significant spending

838
00:45:59,424 --> 00:46:03,354
needs, it's worth taking the time, even if it is only

839
00:46:03,404 --> 00:46:05,204
for approximately 25K.

840
00:46:06,604 --> 00:46:10,383
If we do plan to hire an outside consultant every year, we should

841
00:46:10,464 --> 00:46:12,204
also state that and budget for it.

842
00:46:13,404 --> 00:46:16,004
So I'm going to just basically say that I

843
00:46:18,524 --> 00:46:20,444
stand ready to successfully implement

844
00:46:21,404 --> 00:46:23,744
whatever this council's final decision is.

845
00:46:25,464 --> 00:46:29,324
And I invite your discussion. I'll just

846
00:46:29,344 --> 00:46:32,644
state for the record that I think moving forward,

847
00:46:34,084 --> 00:46:37,854
doing it ourselves with a robust, repeatable process,

848
00:46:37,944 --> 00:46:40,924
I'm committed to making that happen and that'll be the direction that

849
00:46:41,004 --> 00:46:43,804
I'm moving, but I invite others' comments.

850
00:46:45,184 --> 00:46:45,664
Councilors?

851
00:46:47,164 --> 00:46:48,524
Councilor Ellison Moorefield.

852
00:46:50,404 --> 00:46:53,104
I believe that we do need to get an outside consultant

853
00:46:54,104 --> 00:46:57,824
this year. We agreed at the end of the

854
00:46:57,864 --> 00:47:01,624
process in September to go out for an RFP and to do this.

855
00:47:01,904 --> 00:47:05,333
We have promised the community that we're going to do it this year, and

856
00:47:05,844 --> 00:47:07,644
we have discussed it for many years.

857
00:47:07,684 --> 00:47:11,424
So I think that it is essential to follow through with our promise for this

858
00:47:11,484 --> 00:47:13,784
year, and perhaps what we need to do

859
00:47:14,984 --> 00:47:18,944
at the end of that process is make a decision as to whether or not we want to do

860
00:47:18,984 --> 00:47:19,124
it

861
00:47:19,924 --> 00:47:22,864
regularly that way or if we have received enough information.

862
00:47:22,904 --> 00:47:26,624
But we have talked about this for several years, and I think we just

863
00:47:26,684 --> 00:47:27,804
need to do it.

864
00:47:29,544 --> 00:47:30,264
Councilor Moorefield?

865
00:47:31,404 --> 00:47:35,264
A question first. You

866
00:47:35,324 --> 00:47:38,284
made a recommendation at the end, or your personal opinion.

867
00:47:38,624 --> 00:47:42,364
In your memo, you had two alternatives that are somewhat

868
00:47:42,424 --> 00:47:42,764
different.

869
00:47:43,704 --> 00:47:44,144
Were you-

870
00:47:44,664 --> 00:47:44,994
No, I-

871
00:47:44,994 --> 00:47:46,264
... attaching yourself to one of them or?

872
00:47:46,524 --> 00:47:49,204
I'm attaching my preference to alternative two.

873
00:47:49,864 --> 00:47:53,634
Right. Okay. That's what I thought, but I didn't quite hear the

874
00:47:53,664 --> 00:47:54,044
words.

875
00:47:56,844 --> 00:47:57,984
Any other questions?

876
00:47:58,824 --> 00:48:00,304
Councilor Meyers and then Shaffer.

877
00:48:03,604 --> 00:48:05,664
I don't have a question. I don't

878
00:48:07,344 --> 00:48:10,284
recall that we made a promise that we would hire

879
00:48:11,444 --> 00:48:15,284
an outside consultant. I believe we decided to

880
00:48:15,324 --> 00:48:19,084
explore the RFP process and then decide.

881
00:48:20,344 --> 00:48:22,704
That's just my recollection.

882
00:48:24,084 --> 00:48:24,964
And I

883
00:48:28,584 --> 00:48:29,064
feel

884
00:48:30,704 --> 00:48:31,344
that...

885
00:48:34,284 --> 00:48:37,084
I'm not feeling convinced that we would gain

886
00:48:38,924 --> 00:48:40,844
enough to justify spending

887
00:48:41,564 --> 00:48:44,784
$25,000 on the process when

888
00:48:44,864 --> 00:48:48,516
wecreated a process already

889
00:48:48,576 --> 00:48:52,436
last year that used much of what the

890
00:48:52,536 --> 00:48:54,276
RFP was written for.

891
00:48:54,496 --> 00:48:57,856
Or I mean the parameters

892
00:48:58,416 --> 00:49:01,816
within it. So I would vote no

893
00:49:02,936 --> 00:49:03,755
for those reasons.

894
00:49:05,156 --> 00:49:08,366
And just for clarification, I would agree, I don't think there was a promise made,

895
00:49:08,436 --> 00:49:11,856
but there has been a desire for previous councils to use an outside

896
00:49:11,916 --> 00:49:15,216
consultant, and there was direction to go through the RFP process.

897
00:49:15,576 --> 00:49:16,596
That's where we are today.

898
00:49:17,576 --> 00:49:18,216
Councilor Shaffer?

899
00:49:19,076 --> 00:49:22,856
Yeah, I am also in support of

900
00:49:22,936 --> 00:49:25,856
going through this process and hiring an outside consultant.

901
00:49:25,916 --> 00:49:27,206
Is that something we do

902
00:49:28,336 --> 00:49:32,196
from now until the end of time? No. But I think we owe it to

903
00:49:32,236 --> 00:49:35,786
ourselves, the past councils, and to the community

904
00:49:36,436 --> 00:49:39,456
to be faithful to the conversations

905
00:49:39,556 --> 00:49:43,456
then of having an outside look at what we

906
00:49:43,516 --> 00:49:44,896
do and how we do it.

907
00:49:46,116 --> 00:49:49,496
I think the money is less important than that we

908
00:49:49,536 --> 00:49:53,386
get some fresh eyes and some independent eyes looking at

909
00:49:53,436 --> 00:49:56,066
our process to make sure we're doing it

910
00:49:57,276 --> 00:49:58,336
as well as possible.

911
00:50:00,456 --> 00:50:01,456
This is something that

912
00:50:02,316 --> 00:50:03,176
was talked about

913
00:50:04,376 --> 00:50:08,276
three years ago in council, I believe, that we needed to change

914
00:50:08,336 --> 00:50:09,436
it. It was talked about

915
00:50:10,396 --> 00:50:14,376
in 2024 and in the process last

916
00:50:14,456 --> 00:50:14,796
year.

917
00:50:15,696 --> 00:50:15,856
I

918
00:50:17,076 --> 00:50:20,976
heard what I interpreted as a commitment to go forward

919
00:50:21,036 --> 00:50:23,496
with this process, and I think we need to at least

920
00:50:25,256 --> 00:50:28,356
get some outside looks at this and some

921
00:50:29,096 --> 00:50:31,856
objective, experienced, independent people

922
00:50:33,396 --> 00:50:35,496
helping guide us through this process.

923
00:50:39,236 --> 00:50:39,876
Council Morefield?

924
00:50:41,736 --> 00:50:43,536
In many ways, I'm on the fence.

925
00:50:45,316 --> 00:50:49,016
What I would say is that when we started talking about city manager

926
00:50:49,056 --> 00:50:53,016
evaluation last year, I was fully on board with getting

927
00:50:53,276 --> 00:50:54,116
some outside help,

928
00:50:55,096 --> 00:50:58,716
primarily because I was a new city council member last year,

929
00:50:59,356 --> 00:51:02,576
and I was hearing how it had been done in the past.

930
00:51:03,216 --> 00:51:06,536
It seemed like there was not a sort of a fixed or a

931
00:51:06,636 --> 00:51:09,576
codified way for the evaluation to happen.

932
00:51:09,586 --> 00:51:13,286
So it made sense to get some help and let's get this done

933
00:51:13,336 --> 00:51:17,265
right and codify it so that it's replicable

934
00:51:17,296 --> 00:51:20,856
for future councils so that they don't have to guess or reinvent the wheel.

935
00:51:22,496 --> 00:51:26,476
And that's what I'm hearing city councilors agreeing with, and

936
00:51:26,856 --> 00:51:29,596
I think that's very important that we

937
00:51:30,616 --> 00:51:34,606
establish a well-designed process that meets the council's need as

938
00:51:34,656 --> 00:51:37,166
well as the city manager's, and

939
00:51:38,636 --> 00:51:42,476
then keep doing it. We wouldn't need a consultant

940
00:51:43,016 --> 00:51:45,876
in later years, or at least that would be my intent.

941
00:51:46,136 --> 00:51:47,716
This would be a one and done.

942
00:51:48,816 --> 00:51:52,456
The reason I'm on the fence to some degree now is because we went through a

943
00:51:52,496 --> 00:51:53,116
process,

944
00:51:54,476 --> 00:51:58,346
and with all of these requirements in mind,

945
00:51:58,826 --> 00:52:02,726
and I thought it worked really well and is continuing to work because

946
00:52:02,756 --> 00:52:05,876
we're doing quarterly check-ins.

947
00:52:07,796 --> 00:52:11,456
I think if we took what we've already learned this year

948
00:52:11,696 --> 00:52:15,656
or exhibited this year and we could put it into

949
00:52:15,736 --> 00:52:17,596
a codified form,

950
00:52:18,636 --> 00:52:21,976
with the assistance of human resources, just like

951
00:52:22,036 --> 00:52:25,485
we used during this recent evaluation

952
00:52:25,556 --> 00:52:28,916
process, then I think we could achieve the same end.

953
00:52:30,156 --> 00:52:33,916
I thought that the contract was going to cost less, which is

954
00:52:34,116 --> 00:52:38,096
the reason I'm going in the direction of let's not

955
00:52:38,136 --> 00:52:42,116
do this RFP, but do

956
00:52:42,176 --> 00:52:45,376
something rigorous that results in a well-established

957
00:52:45,416 --> 00:52:48,816
process is just because this is a bit spendy,

958
00:52:49,376 --> 00:52:52,076
and I think we can get to where we want to go without it.

959
00:52:53,556 --> 00:52:53,836
So

960
00:52:54,896 --> 00:52:56,196
I'm going to vote

961
00:52:57,536 --> 00:52:59,166
in favor of alternative two.

962
00:53:01,656 --> 00:53:02,836
Yeah, I'll go ahead and add my voice.

963
00:53:02,936 --> 00:53:06,485
I think I feel very similar to the way Councilor

964
00:53:06,576 --> 00:53:10,336
Morefield feels. I've always been a supporter ever since the

965
00:53:10,396 --> 00:53:14,296
council, I don't know how many councils ago, said, "I think we need to get

966
00:53:14,356 --> 00:53:18,296
some outside help to come up with a..." Because we did see a different process year

967
00:53:18,306 --> 00:53:20,776
after year, and that's no way to

968
00:53:21,876 --> 00:53:25,586
treat an employee, and it's also not good practice for good results.

969
00:53:27,196 --> 00:53:30,976
And the city manager is our employee, and we should treat him with respect

970
00:53:31,076 --> 00:53:32,236
to that role.

971
00:53:33,136 --> 00:53:35,796
I know my work with the state, I have a set process.

972
00:53:35,836 --> 00:53:38,016
It's the same, and I know what to expect from it.

973
00:53:38,076 --> 00:53:38,236
And

974
00:53:39,296 --> 00:53:41,976
now they do quarterly check-ins. It's kind of very similar. It's interesting.

975
00:53:43,636 --> 00:53:47,476
And I think that's best practice. So I was all in favor.

976
00:53:48,716 --> 00:53:52,316
I had no idea that the amount would be what the RFP came out with.

977
00:53:53,716 --> 00:53:56,876
So I'm also in favor of alternative two at this point in time.

978
00:53:59,125 --> 00:54:00,936
We have a framework to build off of.

979
00:54:01,076 --> 00:54:04,856
I think it needs to be, I think you used the word "codified." I think we need

980
00:54:04,896 --> 00:54:08,466
something that becomes the set standard policy in how we move

981
00:54:08,556 --> 00:54:08,916
forward

982
00:54:10,156 --> 00:54:13,976
with an evaluation, bringing in the outside

983
00:54:14,216 --> 00:54:16,456
peer review, peer questions as well.

984
00:54:17,216 --> 00:54:20,936
But at this time, I struggle to justify in my

985
00:54:21,336 --> 00:54:21,956
head and in my

986
00:54:23,376 --> 00:54:25,796
duty to be fiscally responsible for the

987
00:54:26,656 --> 00:54:30,596
community's money to spend that kind of dollars for something that we

988
00:54:30,676 --> 00:54:32,396
might end up with exactly what we have. We don't know.

989
00:54:33,576 --> 00:54:36,796
If it was lower cost, I would totally support going out

990
00:54:38,136 --> 00:54:40,856
with an outside assistant to do that.

991
00:54:42,876 --> 00:54:44,416
On to other questions.

992
00:54:45,316 --> 00:54:46,436
Councilor Ellis, then Cadena

993
00:54:50,068 --> 00:54:54,008
If we agree to explore the RFPs, then I feel like then maybe

994
00:54:54,148 --> 00:54:56,368
all of council should explore the RFPs.

995
00:54:57,068 --> 00:55:01,028
Um, we had um, the city manager, the

996
00:55:01,088 --> 00:55:04,888
mayor, um, Counselor Cadena looked at the responses we

997
00:55:04,928 --> 00:55:06,348
got. I think we should all look at them.

998
00:55:06,388 --> 00:55:09,808
We did that when we were hiring an attorney, so I think that if we're

999
00:55:09,828 --> 00:55:12,328
exploring, then we should all be exploring the RFPs.

1000
00:55:12,968 --> 00:55:15,808
Um, I do want to clarify, the process has been the

1001
00:55:15,888 --> 00:55:18,248
same since I've been on council.

1002
00:55:19,378 --> 00:55:20,798
The questions have changed,

1003
00:55:21,768 --> 00:55:24,518
and different councilors have changed the questions, and we have

1004
00:55:24,588 --> 00:55:28,568
moved from different... We've

1005
00:55:28,648 --> 00:55:32,328
used different formats to give our answers and bring them together, I think.

1006
00:55:33,468 --> 00:55:37,368
And I don't know all the technology, but the process has always been the

1007
00:55:37,428 --> 00:55:41,368
same. It's always been directed by HR, but the questions

1008
00:55:41,408 --> 00:55:43,308
have definitely changed over the years.

1009
00:55:43,588 --> 00:55:45,978
So I think that our process is...

1010
00:55:46,808 --> 00:55:49,908
And the concern often that was part of the discussion

1011
00:55:50,508 --> 00:55:51,028
was to

1012
00:55:52,448 --> 00:55:56,248
put our HR director in an awkward position of

1013
00:55:56,268 --> 00:55:58,348
doing the evaluation for her boss.

1014
00:55:58,408 --> 00:56:02,028
That was one of the concerns that came up over and over again,

1015
00:56:02,488 --> 00:56:06,188
um, when we started talking about doing a different way of an

1016
00:56:06,228 --> 00:56:10,048
evaluation, um, was we shouldn't be asking somebody

1017
00:56:10,448 --> 00:56:10,648
who's

1018
00:56:12,048 --> 00:56:14,328
a direct report to also be coordinating.

1019
00:56:14,968 --> 00:56:18,888
Um, so those were the concerns. I think our process is always...

1020
00:56:18,908 --> 00:56:22,778
But the process we did this year was the exact same process that

1021
00:56:22,808 --> 00:56:25,928
we have always done. Questions definitely changed.

1022
00:56:28,568 --> 00:56:32,168
I mean, I would argue slightly. Uh, I feel like when the process, I mean, the

1023
00:56:32,288 --> 00:56:34,368
general, I guess, but when the

1024
00:56:35,248 --> 00:56:38,968
forms we use change and the questions change, the process changed.

1025
00:56:39,528 --> 00:56:40,308
It's just maybe the

1026
00:56:41,148 --> 00:56:44,848
end result and how we try to get there, that stayed the same, which is receive

1027
00:56:44,888 --> 00:56:47,688
feedback, evaluate it, move forward with the decision.

1028
00:56:47,768 --> 00:56:50,528
That part's the only part of the process that stayed the same.

1029
00:56:51,268 --> 00:56:51,448
Um,

1030
00:56:52,948 --> 00:56:55,768
I feel like every time I turn around, we're trying to rethink, reinvent the wheel.

1031
00:56:56,468 --> 00:56:56,628
So...

1032
00:56:57,588 --> 00:56:59,608
Councilor Cadena, and then Shaffer.

1033
00:56:59,848 --> 00:57:01,948
Yeah. I'll make a couple of comments.

1034
00:57:02,028 --> 00:57:03,928
First, I would echo what the mayor said.

1035
00:57:03,988 --> 00:57:07,848
I don't think the process has remained the same, um, because,

1036
00:57:08,048 --> 00:57:08,328
um,

1037
00:57:09,208 --> 00:57:12,428
at various times, uh, questions and approaches have changed.

1038
00:57:13,008 --> 00:57:14,968
That is a fundamental change in the process.

1039
00:57:15,728 --> 00:57:19,568
Um, I think that as far as,

1040
00:57:19,728 --> 00:57:23,398
uh, putting the HR, uh, manager, HR director

1041
00:57:24,048 --> 00:57:27,968
in an uncomfortable position, uh, I would just comment that I don't

1042
00:57:28,028 --> 00:57:30,968
see that the HR director is in an uncomfortable position.

1043
00:57:31,028 --> 00:57:34,968
I would also highlight that when we compared ourselves to other cities,

1044
00:57:35,048 --> 00:57:39,028
that's not an uncommon, uh, um, position for the

1045
00:57:39,188 --> 00:57:42,748
HR director to be in. I would just make a comment that

1046
00:57:43,708 --> 00:57:47,488
in both, uh, municipal organizations, corporate

1047
00:57:47,548 --> 00:57:50,997
organizations, nonprofit organizations, there are functions,

1048
00:57:51,348 --> 00:57:55,068
uh, which by definition have

1049
00:57:55,208 --> 00:57:58,318
a ethical and, um, uh,

1050
00:57:59,528 --> 00:58:02,508
position-related responsibility that's unlike others.

1051
00:58:02,588 --> 00:58:06,468
So to be clear, and those typically would include finance,

1052
00:58:07,108 --> 00:58:10,568
HR, legal. Uh, those are folks who

1053
00:58:10,588 --> 00:58:14,548
theoretically have conflicts of interest if one

1054
00:58:14,588 --> 00:58:16,398
might argue. Um, but their

1055
00:58:17,888 --> 00:58:21,768
professional ethics and standards require them to operate independently as,

1056
00:58:21,948 --> 00:58:25,608
uh... I mean, I fully expect that, for example, in our own city,

1057
00:58:25,708 --> 00:58:28,668
public works will advocate strongly for a public works project.

1058
00:58:28,728 --> 00:58:29,098
I fully

1059
00:58:29,908 --> 00:58:33,648
am also anticipate that Director Engels, as a

1060
00:58:33,728 --> 00:58:37,648
finance director, um, has to balance the variety

1061
00:58:37,728 --> 00:58:41,608
of, uh, constituents, uh, of staff, uh, positions

1062
00:58:41,668 --> 00:58:45,088
that he has to then use to come up with a budget.

1063
00:58:45,428 --> 00:58:49,268
So, uh, I'm going to defer to the city manager for just a

1064
00:58:49,288 --> 00:58:51,228
moment, and then I'm going to come back and make a motion.

1065
00:58:52,928 --> 00:58:53,598
Okay, City manager.

1066
00:58:54,288 --> 00:58:57,728
Yeah, just because our HR director was mentioned here, um,

1067
00:58:58,728 --> 00:59:02,708
I believe in front of the council, and certainly with me, the HR director

1068
00:59:02,748 --> 00:59:05,988
has said this is a normal course of business, both in,

1069
00:59:06,747 --> 00:59:10,428
uh, her experience here in the public sector, but also her experience in the

1070
00:59:10,468 --> 00:59:14,068
private sector, and she understands that role and is not

1071
00:59:14,128 --> 00:59:15,108
uncomfortable with that.

1072
00:59:16,888 --> 00:59:20,488
Okay. Um, I think, uh, to move us along, I'm going to make a

1073
00:59:20,548 --> 00:59:24,388
motion that we adopt alternative two, which is to utilize

1074
00:59:24,568 --> 00:59:28,268
best practices,

1075
00:59:28,348 --> 00:59:31,888
the ICMA Manager Evaluation Guide, the RFP

1076
00:59:31,928 --> 00:59:35,748
responses to craft a process which adheres to the objectives,

1077
00:59:36,988 --> 00:59:40,808
engage the support of the HR director in this work, and report

1078
00:59:40,948 --> 00:59:44,408
back to the council by the May 7th work session.

1079
00:59:45,008 --> 00:59:45,428
Second.

1080
00:59:47,408 --> 00:59:51,228
Uh, just to speak to that, I fully anticipate that at the May 7th work

1081
00:59:51,288 --> 00:59:52,498
session, I would bring back

1082
00:59:53,388 --> 00:59:56,998
the set of questions, the participants for both, uh,

1083
00:59:57,268 --> 00:59:57,688
staff,

1084
00:59:58,688 --> 01:00:02,108
um, mayor and city council, and peer evaluators,

1085
01:00:02,828 --> 01:00:05,718
uh, a timeline, roles and responsibilities,

1086
01:00:06,488 --> 01:00:10,408
uh, how I would direct the work, uh, using the

1087
01:00:10,508 --> 01:00:13,328
HR director to facilitate the data

1088
01:00:13,408 --> 01:00:16,758
collection, uh, and being pretty clear about, uh,

1089
01:00:17,308 --> 01:00:21,028
what the responsibility of the HR director is versus council

1090
01:00:21,088 --> 01:00:21,608
president.

1091
01:00:23,328 --> 01:00:24,688
All right. We have a motion and a second.

1092
01:00:24,888 --> 01:00:27,748
Um, haven't forgotten about you, Councilor Shaffer, if you want to go ahead and

1093
01:00:27,848 --> 01:00:28,188
speak to-

1094
01:00:28,308 --> 01:00:31,728
Yeah, I would. Um, I will be voting

1095
01:00:31,808 --> 01:00:35,568
against the motion. Um, I think there's several things

1096
01:00:35,668 --> 01:00:39,248
here. I think, um, in a lot of respects, the

1097
01:00:39,268 --> 01:00:40,728
process has not changed.

1098
01:00:41,828 --> 01:00:42,008
We

1099
01:00:42,948 --> 01:00:45,828
have a set of questions. We ask the same people.

1100
01:00:45,888 --> 01:00:49,828
We have not made any move to include external peers,

1101
01:00:49,948 --> 01:00:53,536
for instance.Or to include anybody below

1102
01:00:53,996 --> 01:00:57,656
the director level from staff. I think there's a lot of questions that

1103
01:00:57,996 --> 01:01:01,886
could and should be looked at. And I feel like

1104
01:01:01,936 --> 01:01:02,236
we're

1105
01:01:04,316 --> 01:01:05,326
substituting

1106
01:01:06,236 --> 01:01:10,176
the council president's knowledge and expertise for

1107
01:01:10,296 --> 01:01:14,056
that of a person who does this for a living, and I think

1108
01:01:14,136 --> 01:01:14,376
we're

1109
01:01:15,996 --> 01:01:18,596
undershooting here. I would also note,

1110
01:01:20,136 --> 01:01:23,296
$25,000 is 0.01%,

1111
01:01:23,976 --> 01:01:25,576
roughly, of the city's budget.

1112
01:01:26,456 --> 01:01:30,236
And for that modest amount of

1113
01:01:30,336 --> 01:01:32,576
money, to the extent that that helps

1114
01:01:33,676 --> 01:01:36,096
make the city work better and run better

1115
01:01:37,516 --> 01:01:41,236
on probably a one-time basis, I think that's a rather

1116
01:01:41,376 --> 01:01:41,996
modest

1117
01:01:43,196 --> 01:01:43,796
charge

1118
01:01:44,696 --> 01:01:48,416
for us to accept. So I will be voting against it.

1119
01:01:49,016 --> 01:01:51,556
I, as I said earlier, am in favor of having

1120
01:01:52,376 --> 01:01:53,476
an outside party

1121
01:01:54,716 --> 01:01:56,316
help guide us through this process.

1122
01:01:58,156 --> 01:01:59,076
Any other discussion?

1123
01:02:03,036 --> 01:02:03,616
Council Mayers?

1124
01:02:04,756 --> 01:02:05,616
Yes. I

1125
01:02:06,836 --> 01:02:10,136
just need to point out that it isn't just the council president who would be

1126
01:02:10,216 --> 01:02:12,576
arranging what the questions and process would be.

1127
01:02:12,616 --> 01:02:16,596
He'd be working with someone who actually is a professional in the field.

1128
01:02:16,716 --> 01:02:20,636
And, I also just wanted to

1129
01:02:20,716 --> 01:02:23,856
say it sounded like Councilor Shaffer was saying that

1130
01:02:24,856 --> 01:02:26,596
we need to do a process where

1131
01:02:27,496 --> 01:02:30,836
outside peers and other people are

1132
01:02:31,356 --> 01:02:35,236
involved in giving comments on the city manager's performance,

1133
01:02:35,296 --> 01:02:36,316
and I believe that's

1134
01:02:37,416 --> 01:02:40,876
going to be part of the proposed process. So...

1135
01:02:42,916 --> 01:02:43,196
Could I?

1136
01:02:44,496 --> 01:02:45,016
Council Shaffer.

1137
01:02:45,356 --> 01:02:48,936
We're presupposing what the recommendation will be.

1138
01:02:49,476 --> 01:02:50,586
We're also, I think,

1139
01:02:52,796 --> 01:02:56,576
limiting to the same people who have been involved in

1140
01:02:56,636 --> 01:02:59,385
this with the city for a long time, and I think

1141
01:03:02,816 --> 01:03:06,106
I would like to see some people who can help us

1142
01:03:06,156 --> 01:03:09,316
with best practices and best

1143
01:03:09,356 --> 01:03:10,816
process. And I...

1144
01:03:11,696 --> 01:03:11,756
So.

1145
01:03:13,516 --> 01:03:16,876
Council Cadena, then I'll call on the question because we're kind of repeating same

1146
01:03:16,936 --> 01:03:17,536
talking points.

1147
01:03:17,696 --> 01:03:20,216
Okay. I'll just deal with the first comment.

1148
01:03:21,696 --> 01:03:25,156
You don't have to presuppose. The RFP we sent out did include

1149
01:03:26,136 --> 01:03:28,776
that we would solicit peer evaluations.

1150
01:03:28,836 --> 01:03:31,166
That would be part of what I bring back on the May 7th.

1151
01:03:32,336 --> 01:03:33,436
And I'll just leave it at that.

1152
01:03:35,376 --> 01:03:38,046
Let's go ahead and take a vote, and city recorder, can you do a roll call vote

1153
01:03:38,136 --> 01:03:39,396
please?

1154
01:03:39,456 --> 01:03:39,976
Yes, Mayor.

1155
01:03:41,076 --> 01:03:42,196
Councilors Lewis?

1156
01:03:44,516 --> 01:03:45,156
I'm sorry, I'm-

1157
01:03:46,276 --> 01:03:47,416
I can restate the motion.

1158
01:03:47,996 --> 01:03:48,236
Thank you.

1159
01:03:49,296 --> 01:03:53,145
This is a motion to adopt alternative two, utilize the past practices,

1160
01:03:53,236 --> 01:03:56,716
the ICMA Manager Evaluation Guide and RFP responses to

1161
01:03:56,816 --> 01:04:00,606
craft a process which adheres to the objectives,

1162
01:04:00,956 --> 01:04:04,876
engage the support of the HR director in this work, and report back to the council

1163
01:04:04,916 --> 01:04:06,436
by the May 7th work session.

1164
01:04:08,776 --> 01:04:09,296
Yes.

1165
01:04:13,096 --> 01:04:14,436
Thank you. Councilor Bowden?

1166
01:04:15,336 --> 01:04:15,676
No.

1167
01:04:17,136 --> 01:04:20,056
Councilor Olson? Councilors Moorefield?

1168
01:04:20,856 --> 01:04:21,096
Yes.

1169
01:04:21,776 --> 01:04:22,276
Ellis?

1170
01:04:22,796 --> 01:04:23,016
No.

1171
01:04:23,576 --> 01:04:24,056
Mayers?

1172
01:04:24,316 --> 01:04:24,656
Yes.

1173
01:04:25,096 --> 01:04:25,576
Shaffer?

1174
01:04:26,356 --> 01:04:26,536
No.

1175
01:04:27,216 --> 01:04:27,856
Napack?

1176
01:04:28,816 --> 01:04:29,136
Yes.

1177
01:04:29,616 --> 01:04:30,076
Cadena?

1178
01:04:30,416 --> 01:04:30,756
Yes.

1179
01:04:31,156 --> 01:04:32,536
Motion passes five to three.

1180
01:04:33,196 --> 01:04:34,056
Thank you all very much.

1181
01:04:36,736 --> 01:04:37,756
Anything else on the subject?

1182
01:04:39,476 --> 01:04:42,256
No, I thank you for your input. I will bring back

1183
01:04:43,236 --> 01:04:46,776
a work product that I trust all of you will find satisfactory.

1184
01:04:48,086 --> 01:04:49,916
Sure, we'll have a robust conversation.

1185
01:04:52,116 --> 01:04:54,176
Okay. Moving on to our last-

1186
01:04:54,276 --> 01:04:54,526
Comment.

1187
01:04:55,776 --> 01:04:56,396
Councilor Moorefield.

1188
01:04:57,276 --> 01:04:57,436
Just

1189
01:04:58,336 --> 01:05:02,256
a topic that I think we ought to cover when we get to the May

1190
01:05:02,496 --> 01:05:03,416
report back.

1191
01:05:04,316 --> 01:05:08,296
I think one of the challenges that I've observed with this council,

1192
01:05:08,376 --> 01:05:09,656
but in the past as well,

1193
01:05:10,476 --> 01:05:10,836
is that

1194
01:05:12,476 --> 01:05:15,976
most of us don't have experience with a chief executive

1195
01:05:16,036 --> 01:05:19,996
evaluation type of evaluation.

1196
01:05:20,716 --> 01:05:24,026
We've all had, anyone who has a job, has been evaluated.

1197
01:05:24,556 --> 01:05:28,136
But the relationship between a board

1198
01:05:28,496 --> 01:05:29,546
and a CEO, or

1199
01:05:30,576 --> 01:05:34,116
city council and a city manager, is a different kind of

1200
01:05:34,136 --> 01:05:36,836
evaluation. It's a different kind of relationship.

1201
01:05:38,016 --> 01:05:38,576
And

1202
01:05:39,496 --> 01:05:43,476
it would be useful as we articulate what we want

1203
01:05:43,516 --> 01:05:45,676
to achieve, to embed

1204
01:05:46,716 --> 01:05:49,696
whatever we end up adopting with that in mind,

1205
01:05:50,256 --> 01:05:53,356
because I think that's sort of the core

1206
01:05:54,076 --> 01:05:55,096
challenge that

1207
01:05:56,036 --> 01:05:59,836
lay people have with doing the kind of evaluation

1208
01:05:59,876 --> 01:06:00,856
that's required here.

1209
01:06:03,536 --> 01:06:03,956
That's all.

1210
01:06:05,356 --> 01:06:06,286
Thank you.

1211
01:06:06,316 --> 01:06:09,936
Yeah, I fully intend to do that. If you don't see that evident on the May

1212
01:06:10,016 --> 01:06:13,476
7th work session, please highlight that.

1213
01:06:14,216 --> 01:06:18,016
My aim is to create a process that is both well-documented

1214
01:06:18,136 --> 01:06:21,756
and that could literally be replicated year in and year out.

1215
01:06:25,076 --> 01:06:25,296
Mayor.

1216
01:06:26,576 --> 01:06:27,076
Councilor Ellis.

1217
01:06:27,176 --> 01:06:28,896
And I want to make it very clear that

1218
01:06:29,736 --> 01:06:33,416
my concern with going through HR has absolutely nothing to do with our

1219
01:06:33,596 --> 01:06:37,236
HR director. It has always made me uncomfortable, and it is

1220
01:06:37,376 --> 01:06:41,136
nothing to do with my suspicions of our HR director.

1221
01:06:41,216 --> 01:06:44,336
I think that she is honorable and does her work.

1222
01:06:45,736 --> 01:06:48,896
I'll add, I never thought that you meant otherwise.

1223
01:06:51,056 --> 01:06:53,436
Okay. Let's go ahead and move on to the Monroe Quarter Plan

1224
01:06:54,936 --> 01:06:55,196
study,

1225
01:06:56,056 --> 01:06:59,056
right, of Greg Gescher and Bill Werth

1226
01:07:14,306 --> 01:07:14,726
There we go.

1227
01:07:18,686 --> 01:07:22,306
Thank you very much. So for the past couple of years, the

1228
01:07:22,366 --> 01:07:25,976
city and OSU have been partnering, working

1229
01:07:26,006 --> 01:07:26,636
together

1230
01:07:27,986 --> 01:07:29,286
with the support of

1231
01:07:30,606 --> 01:07:33,065
Phil Werth of Kittelson Associates beside us.

1232
01:07:34,986 --> 01:07:38,666
We've been working on looking for opportunities to

1233
01:07:38,726 --> 01:07:42,566
improve travel on Monroe Avenue between 14th and

1234
01:07:42,726 --> 01:07:46,426
26th Street. It's a project identified in our TSP.

1235
01:07:47,526 --> 01:07:51,086
In fact, both TSPs recognize the

1236
01:07:51,166 --> 01:07:53,686
unique nature of this segment of roadway.

1237
01:07:57,846 --> 01:08:01,726
With the university on the south side, with a number of

1238
01:08:01,786 --> 01:08:04,056
campus entry points identified,

1239
01:08:05,066 --> 01:08:07,186
commercial properties on the north side,

1240
01:08:09,206 --> 01:08:11,306
surrounded by the residential areas.

1241
01:08:12,746 --> 01:08:16,547
Both plans recognize that unique nature in that

1242
01:08:16,646 --> 01:08:20,427
area calls for some approaches that better

1243
01:08:20,467 --> 01:08:24,446
facilitate the travel of all modes along the corridor.

1244
01:08:25,936 --> 01:08:28,406
So tonight, we've

1245
01:08:29,446 --> 01:08:33,266
come to the end of our planning work, and we're here, and Phil Werth is going

1246
01:08:33,306 --> 01:08:36,946
to present a recommended strategy for improving travel on

1247
01:08:37,746 --> 01:08:39,166
Monroe to all modes.

1248
01:08:40,746 --> 01:08:44,126
He's going to give a little bit of information about the process we followed and

1249
01:08:44,186 --> 01:08:47,686
the options we considered that got us to our recommendation.

1250
01:08:49,226 --> 01:08:50,887
We'll answer any questions you have.

1251
01:08:51,186 --> 01:08:55,146
And at the end of our presentation and discussion, we'll

1252
01:08:55,166 --> 01:08:57,026
ask you to consider

1253
01:08:58,026 --> 01:09:01,556
directing staff to initiate a comp plan amendment process that

1254
01:09:01,606 --> 01:09:05,576
will adopt the plan into

1255
01:09:05,686 --> 01:09:07,246
our transportation system plan.

1256
01:09:09,286 --> 01:09:12,946
So Bob, unless you have anything to add, I'll hand it off to Phil.

1257
01:09:15,226 --> 01:09:17,587
I just wanted to say thanks to Greg.

1258
01:09:17,646 --> 01:09:21,526
This is a project that both the university and the city partnered

1259
01:09:21,606 --> 01:09:25,446
on, and I think it's just a great example of how the two organizations can

1260
01:09:25,467 --> 01:09:27,366
work together to accomplish shared goals.

1261
01:09:27,406 --> 01:09:27,726
And so,

1262
01:09:28,706 --> 01:09:31,526
in my mind, it was a smooth process that worked really well.

1263
01:09:31,637 --> 01:09:33,566
I'm happy to be here this evening.

1264
01:09:40,626 --> 01:09:42,887
Good evening, Mayor and Council. My name is Phil Werth.

1265
01:09:42,967 --> 01:09:46,637
I'm with the firm Kittelson and Associates, and we had the great pleasure of

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working with the city and with the university on this project.

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I've got a presentation of about 45 slides,

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just to let you know the number.

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I'll work through this quickly, highlight many of the

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options that we went through before we got to the final preferred concept,

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and go through that in detail for you.

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But would welcome questions. I would encourage you, if

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you could, save them until I'm done, and then we'll take all

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that you have. So, with that.

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At.

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Sometimes

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presentations get kind of...

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All right. So,

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just a quick overview.

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With respect to the project goals, the project actually began

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by the city and the university coming together and establishing goals

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before we were even engaged. These three really highlight

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what drove the process, if you will, what were the key objectives or

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outcomes both entities were looking to achieve.

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Certainly, first and foremost, that notion of ensuring that the corridor works for

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all travelers, regardless of mode.

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And secondly, that in that notion of it working, that it's safe,

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essentially equally safe for all users, regardless of the mode they

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chose.

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There was also this key notion of strengthening the relationship between

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the university and the city by making this place work

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more effectively in that physical connection of

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businesses and residences to the north of the campus,

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to the campus edge, as well as well into the

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depths of the campus.

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And then lastly, both entities certainly are continuing to plan for the

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future. And this corridor and its

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concept has that opportunity to help both institutions carry

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forward with those plans.

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There are a number of key successes and challenges

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already in place with this corridor.

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Everyone knows who's been to Corvallis, that when you go to Monroe

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Avenue, you can expect to see a lot of pedestrian and bicycle

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activity. It really doesn't matter what day of the week, what season of the

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year.

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It's a very active, vibrant place, and it's both because of the students

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and staff that are moving to and from the campus, but also the

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businesses themselves that are there, and then the residents that are also

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in the area.

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It also is your most frequently served

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transit corridor in the entire city, and we were very aware of that

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and wanted to make sure that any recommendations continued to

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enhance the efficiency of transit on

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this corridor.

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So a few of the challenges.

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The businesses on this corridor depend on freight, so we need to make sure

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that freight still works.

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We have a limited right of way. There's not the luxury of

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justexpanding this facility to meet

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everyone's need with the most ample facilities.

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And then lastly, of course, that notion of it's built on both sides of the street.

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So a few successes and

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challenges that we face.

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In terms of highlights for the engagement process, it really

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operated at three levels. Among the

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professional staff from the university and from the city, we had

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several meetings. They were actively involved in working through that notion

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of what are the options, what are the criteria we should use for

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selecting them. Among the business and

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property owners on the corridor itself, we had more direct

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interaction with them than we did the general public for obvious reasons.

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We wanted to make sure they were aware, they had opportunities to

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engage with us, to help us recognize how to best

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accomplish the goals of the project.

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And then with the general public, a number of different types of

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outreach activities were used. We used online

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surveys. We have this thing called an interactive mapping tool, where

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you can get into the map and place a very specific

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comment to a very specific location to help us understand the

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perspectives of the general community.

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As well as then open houses and other ways of reaching out and

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engaging with the broader community.

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Some of the early input that we received about the corridor

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is captured here. That notion that Monroe Avenue

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really is a unique place, and I believe it to

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be that case. That notion of it is not simply

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an interface between the community and the university, but this

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commercial corridor that doesn't exist on any other edge of the

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campus, and that's part of what makes it unique.

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Monroe has that character that makes people want to

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just come and be.

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And I think that's part of the motivation for this project is to

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continue to encourage that to happen.

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Safety and accessibility, of course, is very, very high on

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the list. The idea that improvements are needed, that the status

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quo isn't sufficient.

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And one

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early member participating in all of this said, "Now's

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the time to think big." So we tried to accomplish all of those things.

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This is just an example of some of the feedback that

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was received when we did provide a community-wide

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online survey. We asked the question, what transportation

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amenities would you like to see enhanced along Monroe Avenue?

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They had an opportunity to select more than one thing.

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But what you'll see on the left really highlights the

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things that gathered the most votes, if you will.

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The idea of

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providing better crossings.

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Crossings are really the thing that happens most on this

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corridor. More people cross it than go along it, for example.

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Better separation, that means better separation between the modes.

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Better lighting, of course, for obvious reasons.

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We all know what it's like to live and drive and walk and ride bikes

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in the cold, dark winters of Oregon.

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More space, and I think in this respect, it is not only for moving,

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but then also for resting and

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engaging people along the corridor, as well as the businesses.

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And lastly, wider sidewalks.

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There were several guiding documents that we worked

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through in the beginning of the project.

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The city's transportation system plan really provides

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great guidance in terms of what has the city already anticipated

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doing on or near the corridor.

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The purple stripe through the middle of the graphic is the

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Monroe Avenue corridor, and project

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PB16 is what we've just accomplished by doing this

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Monroe Avenue concept

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plan. But you see other planned improvements,

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primarily focused on pedestrian and bicycle improvements,

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occasionally something that's related more to motor vehicle

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issues on the corridor.

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In addition to the TSP and other city documents,

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OSU has its own set of planning documents that

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provide great guidance, and reflect,

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in this case, the Corvallis campus vision,

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what I found to be real strong parallels between the university and the

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city.

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The notion of sustainability, safety,

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improving the quality of life for the residents and

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the staff and the students that make up Corvallis.

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Another document of consequence is the OSU

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2030 Sustainable Transportation Strategy.

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Its focus is on

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helping the university reduce its impact through

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transportation on the community.

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We call it Transportation Demand Management, or TDM.

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One of the 15 action items on this

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plan is the Monroe Corridor redesign.

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So this is where that partnership came together.

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And lastly, the OSU Campus Transportation Plan

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identified Monroe Avenue as a key corridor that needed to be

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improved, in part to

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make it more open and accessible to the community,

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to define gateways and improve facilities that welcomed

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community members to the edge as well as into the campus itself.

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So

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with all of that as the background then,

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we began the project, and early on, we came up with five

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concepts that we worked through in a variety of ways.

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I'm going to describe these very quickly, show you images of them,

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and we can always return to them if you'd like.So first,

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where are we on the corridor? We're looking eastbound on Monroe,

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and we're at the intersection of 21st and Monroe.

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And I wanted to show you this photograph because now every

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image that you see is of a similar kind of

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perspective looking east on Monroe Avenue.

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The first concept is what we called a buffered

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westbound bike lane with a shared eastbound

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lane. So again, we're looking eastbound, so that shared lane

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is the one that's going away from us in the image, and the

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cyclist would be riding in the travel lane with the motorist,

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while in the opposite direction, the westbound direction,

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the cyclist would be riding in a buffered bike lane.

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An example of this in real terms is

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here. This happens to be in San Diego.

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The reason why we created the bike lane going in the westbound direction

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is you are climbing a grade on Monroe, while in

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the eastbound direction, then you would be riding downhill.

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And that aid of riding downhill is what made

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some of us feel comfortable that this might be a possible

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option to consider.

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Another option that we came up with was what we call the

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fully separated cycle bicycle facility.

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In this case, what you see in the image is

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a lane in each direction, a bicycle lane in each

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direction, that's fully separated from the motor vehicles, both

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horizontally and with some kind of vertical, like a curb,

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separator.

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In this drawing, what you see is a lane in each direction.

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To accomplish this, we would unfortunately have to lose all of

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the on-street parking or that space that on-street parking

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uses today. It would be committed to this kind of a

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cross-section.

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Keeping us moving along, here are some photos of how those

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kind of buffered, fully separated bike lanes are sometimes

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installed in cities. The photos that you're seeing, we try to

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always find from similar communities, a college community, in other

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words, typically trying to stay under 100,000 just

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so that it better matched your circumstances.

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A third concept is what was called the bike boulevard treatment.

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And what you see simplistically shown is the notion

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of bicyclists riding shared with

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motorists. How do we accomplish this?

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It's really through the effort of calming the street,

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making it

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uncomfortable to drive fast, and really discouraging

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motorists from driving here unless their purpose is to reach

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somewhere on Monroe Avenue or in the very near

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vicinity.

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And that would then, with those lower volumes of traffic at lower

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speeds, make it more comfortable for riders to share the lane.

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Here's examples of what those look like in real life.

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And you see in both of these photos how the roadway

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actually takes on a curvilinear type of alignment that helps to keep

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motor vehicles moving relatively slowly.

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Not something that would be as easily accomplished on Monroe simply because

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it's so narrow.

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The fourth concept is what we call the transit-friendly street.

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These streets really promote the use of transit.

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It has its focus on efficient movement of the transit

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vehicle as well as very high accommodation for

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pedestrians who are becoming transit riders or have

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just disembarked and are

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closer to their destination. Again, similar to the last

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example, what makes this work is when we lower the

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traffic volumes, or we don't allow private vehicles to

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operate on this type of a street. If it's only freight

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and transit vehicles, then of course, cyclists would find

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ample opportunity to ride more comfortably in that

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shared lane kind of treatment.

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And then finally, there are

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photographs of what transit-friendly streets can look like.

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The last option is what's referred to as a curbless

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street, or sometimes it's called a festival street.

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What

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you're striving to accomplish here is to

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almost eliminate the notion of the street being a divider between one

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side and the other. And you do it by all

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kinds of treatments, including the removal of a curb,

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thus something you're stepping down and up,

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and instead the plane of that

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cross-section is relatively flat, much more

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accessible for those in wheelchairs or in need of other

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mobility devices.

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It's also a street that, like the name implies,

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festival street,

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invites opportunities to create areas

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and times for celebrations of one form or

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another.

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So with all of those options in

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front of us, and a last set of photographs

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of what a curbless or a festival street can look like.

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01:25:00,790 --> 01:25:00,850
The

1514
01:25:01,770 --> 01:25:05,250
photograph on the right is local. That's Sherwood, Oregon,

1515
01:25:05,750 --> 01:25:09,710
and that's their old town downtown in Sherwood, if you've ever

1516
01:25:09,730 --> 01:25:10,869
been there.

1517
01:25:11,830 --> 01:25:14,050
So some examples of what they can look like.

1518
01:25:15,190 --> 01:25:16,890
The preferred concept

1519
01:25:18,250 --> 01:25:22,150
takes advantage of that notion of providing a

1520
01:25:22,210 --> 01:25:25,690
very separate facility for the cyclist that

1521
01:25:25,930 --> 01:25:29,490
is protected because it's both horizontally

1522
01:25:29,570 --> 01:25:33,478
separated as well as vertically separated.So I'm going to talk from

1523
01:25:34,538 --> 01:25:34,618
the

1524
01:25:35,618 --> 01:25:39,198
south side or the right-hand side of the graphic

1525
01:25:39,678 --> 01:25:43,658
and go north. So you have a wide sidewalk with a

1526
01:25:44,018 --> 01:25:47,738
buffer strip where you see tree wells, and then you

1527
01:25:47,798 --> 01:25:50,378
have what's called a two-way cycle track.

1528
01:25:50,778 --> 01:25:52,238
It's very similar to what's been

1529
01:25:53,138 --> 01:25:56,358
installed on Washington Way through the OSU campus.

1530
01:25:56,918 --> 01:26:00,838
So cyclists ride in both direction in that two-way

1531
01:26:00,878 --> 01:26:04,858
cycle track, but they're separated from the motor vehicles by at least

1532
01:26:04,918 --> 01:26:08,398
a two-foot vertical and horizontal separator.

1533
01:26:08,998 --> 01:26:12,718
Think of it as a curb, and a photograph of that

1534
01:26:16,318 --> 01:26:19,038
would look like this.

1535
01:26:20,538 --> 01:26:24,258
The photograph, especially on the left, is very

1536
01:26:24,318 --> 01:26:28,158
strong representation of what this concept would or could look

1537
01:26:28,218 --> 01:26:29,158
like on the ground.

1538
01:26:29,998 --> 01:26:33,918
You've got that two-way cycle track, and then you see the bright white curb.

1539
01:26:34,298 --> 01:26:35,018
It actually has

1540
01:26:36,458 --> 01:26:40,298
green street treatments so stormwater could flow into

1541
01:26:40,358 --> 01:26:44,178
that and be initially treated before it's removed off-site.

1542
01:26:44,748 --> 01:26:47,338
And then the travel lanes and the rest of the facility.

1543
01:26:50,458 --> 01:26:54,098
I'm going to go back to show you dimensions so you can

1544
01:26:54,578 --> 01:26:58,458
more fully appreciate what is it that would come about

1545
01:26:58,538 --> 01:27:02,498
with this kind of a treatment. So on the south side, the OSU

1546
01:27:02,558 --> 01:27:06,098
side of the street, there would be at least a 10-foot wide sidewalk,

1547
01:27:07,438 --> 01:27:11,338
and then a five-foot buffer where the street trees would

1548
01:27:11,358 --> 01:27:14,578
be located. That's between the curb and the sidewalk.

1549
01:27:15,198 --> 01:27:18,998
Then you'd have a 10-foot two-way cycle track with a two-foot

1550
01:27:19,098 --> 01:27:20,158
wide separator,

1551
01:27:21,238 --> 01:27:23,298
and then two 11-foot travel lanes.

1552
01:27:23,958 --> 01:27:26,138
And then we finally get to the far side of the street.

1553
01:27:26,808 --> 01:27:30,478
That zone today is almost entirely on-street

1554
01:27:30,518 --> 01:27:34,298
parking. But what you're seeing here in this picture

1555
01:27:34,378 --> 01:27:37,978
is the notion that it can really take on a variety of

1556
01:27:38,018 --> 01:27:41,858
purposes. It can be on-street parking that could

1557
01:27:41,878 --> 01:27:44,598
provide freight access, it could be

1558
01:27:45,238 --> 01:27:49,038
quick loading zone areas, it could serve

1559
01:27:49,598 --> 01:27:51,758
general purpose on-street parking.

1560
01:27:51,778 --> 01:27:55,418
But it also has the flexibility to become a planted area,

1561
01:27:56,298 --> 01:27:59,078
thus the street trees and the plantings that you see.

1562
01:27:59,658 --> 01:28:03,238
Or it could be a cafe zone where restaurants and other

1563
01:28:03,298 --> 01:28:06,898
businesses could put out tables and chairs for people to take

1564
01:28:06,958 --> 01:28:07,678
advantage of.

1565
01:28:08,478 --> 01:28:11,298
So a great deal of flexibility and variety there.

1566
01:28:11,318 --> 01:28:15,277
And then lastly, the concept would accomplish a nine-foot

1567
01:28:15,418 --> 01:28:19,298
sidewalk area, which is in many areas of

1568
01:28:19,358 --> 01:28:22,578
Monroe today, much wider than what we have to work with.

1569
01:28:23,788 --> 01:28:27,048
The concept then accomplishes all of the key objectives,

1570
01:28:27,718 --> 01:28:31,288
separate, safe, distinct facilities for each mode of

1571
01:28:31,398 --> 01:28:31,738
travel,

1572
01:28:32,858 --> 01:28:36,458
and especially that notion of creating separation for the

1573
01:28:36,498 --> 01:28:39,878
cyclists who are no longer riding adjacent to the travel lanes.

1574
01:28:44,758 --> 01:28:47,518
Now I'm going to give you a different view of the corridor.

1575
01:28:47,638 --> 01:28:51,238
Instead of looking down the street, we're all like birds

1576
01:28:51,318 --> 01:28:52,538
flying over the street.

1577
01:28:53,558 --> 01:28:57,158
And I'm going to fly you down the corridor from starting at

1578
01:28:57,398 --> 01:29:00,658
26th on the left, and we'll go all the way down to

1579
01:29:00,678 --> 01:29:04,118
14th. I'll explain much of what's on

1580
01:29:04,618 --> 01:29:08,548
the drawings as I go. So starting at 26th,

1581
01:29:09,198 --> 01:29:09,478
I think

1582
01:29:10,478 --> 01:29:13,778
some important things to highlight. First of all, why is it light gray?

1583
01:29:14,478 --> 01:29:17,678
The whole intersection is light gray because what's proposed is for the

1584
01:29:17,738 --> 01:29:21,138
intersection to be raised to the top of the curb.

1585
01:29:21,807 --> 01:29:25,388
It's what we call a tabletop intersection. What's the value of that?

1586
01:29:25,418 --> 01:29:29,078
Pedestrians have no hazards in crossing the street.

1587
01:29:29,198 --> 01:29:31,108
They're always crossing at the same grade.

1588
01:29:32,138 --> 01:29:35,988
For motorists, they get this physical cue that they should

1589
01:29:36,018 --> 01:29:39,958
travel slowly because they're driving up a ramp to get to the

1590
01:29:39,998 --> 01:29:43,098
top of the table, which is the intersection itself.

1591
01:29:44,278 --> 01:29:47,718
That is then coupled with all of the other treatments that you see.

1592
01:29:48,238 --> 01:29:50,558
First, it's an always stop control intersection.

1593
01:29:50,738 --> 01:29:54,418
The value of this is that every user of that intersection

1594
01:29:54,558 --> 01:29:55,058
stops,

1595
01:29:55,898 --> 01:29:59,588
looks, makes contact, typically eye contact, with the

1596
01:29:59,658 --> 01:30:03,198
others present, and then recognizes their opportunity to

1597
01:30:03,678 --> 01:30:05,098
move forward in the right of way.

1598
01:30:07,258 --> 01:30:11,238
Going diagonal across that intersection is a skip stripe

1599
01:30:11,378 --> 01:30:15,258
that's green. That represents how a cyclist,

1600
01:30:15,318 --> 01:30:19,078
if I was riding westbound through the cycle track,

1601
01:30:19,318 --> 01:30:23,098
when I reached 26th, if I was to continue going west

1602
01:30:23,178 --> 01:30:26,998
down onto Arnold Way, I would take that diagonal

1603
01:30:27,058 --> 01:30:27,398
route.

1604
01:30:28,218 --> 01:30:31,738
So that tells the cyclist where to ride, but it also

1605
01:30:31,758 --> 01:30:35,318
tells everyone else in the intersection where to expect that

1606
01:30:35,378 --> 01:30:39,318
cyclist to ride to get across the intersection and continue on

1607
01:30:39,338 --> 01:30:39,918
their path.

1608
01:30:41,038 --> 01:30:44,538
The cyclist that's coming the other direction is against the curb on

1609
01:30:44,598 --> 01:30:48,318
Arnold, reaches the intersection, and then would just

1610
01:30:48,378 --> 01:30:52,238
logically enter into the cycle track because it would be against the

1611
01:30:52,298 --> 01:30:53,498
curb where they're riding.

1612
01:30:54,378 --> 01:30:58,158
So that's how you enter and exit the cycle track at

1613
01:30:58,318 --> 01:30:59,098
26th.

1614
01:31:00,458 --> 01:31:03,538
Now, there are several things here to see, so

1615
01:31:04,918 --> 01:31:06,038
I'll talk you through them.

1616
01:31:07,918 --> 01:31:09,238
May I stand and point?

1617
01:31:10,818 --> 01:31:12,878
It would be so much easier, thanks.

1618
01:31:13,258 --> 01:31:15,218
You'll have to speak up so the microphone can pick it up, though.

1619
01:31:15,298 --> 01:31:16,558
Okay, I'll speak louder.

1620
01:31:17,258 --> 01:31:17,268
Okay.

1621
01:31:17,298 --> 01:31:17,438
So

1622
01:31:18,278 --> 01:31:22,108
focusing here on the cycle track, what you see here is a

1623
01:31:22,138 --> 01:31:25,578
blue rectangle. That blue rectangle actually represents a

1624
01:31:25,598 --> 01:31:26,698
transit shelter.

1625
01:31:28,198 --> 01:31:32,178
This gray area is a raised island where if you're waiting

1626
01:31:32,218 --> 01:31:32,418
for the

1627
01:31:33,638 --> 01:31:37,418
bus, you could stand on that raised island, or you could be in the

1628
01:31:37,458 --> 01:31:41,330
shelterBut this is where if a bus is coming from

1629
01:31:41,390 --> 01:31:44,890
the campus, and many of them do, it would make the right-hand turn,

1630
01:31:45,370 --> 01:31:49,130
rest in the travel lane against this curb, and people

1631
01:31:49,190 --> 01:31:52,610
would board and alight from this island.

1632
01:31:53,650 --> 01:31:57,150
So there's no conflict for these pedestrians

1633
01:31:57,330 --> 01:32:01,290
resting or waiting here with these cyclists riding

1634
01:32:01,300 --> 01:32:02,110
through the cycle.

1635
01:32:03,730 --> 01:32:07,650
So then continuing down the corridor, you see this kind of

1636
01:32:07,730 --> 01:32:11,630
a hatched treatment that's just showing that instead of

1637
01:32:11,650 --> 01:32:15,470
providing on-street parking at this location, maybe this is a

1638
01:32:15,490 --> 01:32:18,910
location where you would have those street cafes.

1639
01:32:19,510 --> 01:32:23,470
Given the businesses that are in this area already,

1640
01:32:23,510 --> 01:32:26,310
that might be something that they would do.

1641
01:32:27,430 --> 01:32:31,410
And then continuing down, just to kind of help you recognize what we're

1642
01:32:31,450 --> 01:32:35,130
trying to show here, here we're showing on-street parking.

1643
01:32:36,090 --> 01:32:39,690
Again, you have businesses who need loading zones, who need freight access,

1644
01:32:40,250 --> 01:32:44,170
so these on-street parking spaces could provide that kind of freight

1645
01:32:44,310 --> 01:32:44,850
access.

1646
01:32:45,990 --> 01:32:49,970
Side streets are also another place where freight access would be available.

1647
01:32:51,010 --> 01:32:51,750
You have street

1648
01:32:52,890 --> 01:32:56,760
trees in the street tree wells in a

1649
01:32:56,790 --> 01:33:00,650
very kind of rhythmic pattern. You have pedestrian-scale

1650
01:33:00,710 --> 01:33:04,670
lighting all the way down the corridor, as well as

1651
01:33:04,790 --> 01:33:08,650
street lighting that's helping motorists and cyclists to

1652
01:33:08,710 --> 01:33:10,209
be able to see as they pass.

1653
01:33:12,230 --> 01:33:15,590
When you get to another intersection, this happens to be the one at 25th.

1654
01:33:15,630 --> 01:33:18,290
It's light gray, again, because it's a raised intersection.

1655
01:33:18,930 --> 01:33:22,350
But there's a lot going on here that's again trying to help people

1656
01:33:22,390 --> 01:33:25,030
understand where they should be traveling.

1657
01:33:25,110 --> 01:33:29,070
If you're a cyclist and you are in the cycle track and you want to get to the north

1658
01:33:29,110 --> 01:33:33,090
side of the street, you reach the intersection, you can cross in that

1659
01:33:33,170 --> 01:33:33,830
skip stripe.

1660
01:33:34,830 --> 01:33:37,380
And that's a very common treatment all the way down the corridor.

1661
01:33:37,450 --> 01:33:37,820
This is

1662
01:33:38,730 --> 01:33:41,990
the treatment that you would find anywhere in the United States.

1663
01:33:42,010 --> 01:33:43,590
This is according to the groups.

1664
01:33:45,430 --> 01:33:49,390
These islands are large enough, they're six feet wide, so they're large enough to

1665
01:33:49,450 --> 01:33:52,970
serve as a refuge to protect a cyclist who's trying to

1666
01:33:53,030 --> 01:33:55,730
cross or a pedestrian who's trying to cross.

1667
01:33:56,350 --> 01:34:00,170
So you have a lot of protection that's happening at every intersection for

1668
01:34:00,250 --> 01:34:00,890
all of those.

1669
01:34:03,870 --> 01:34:07,790
I think I've pretty well talked you through all of the visual

1670
01:34:07,890 --> 01:34:11,830
aids that represent what the concept is, but I'm just going to take you

1671
01:34:12,350 --> 01:34:15,970
further down the corridor. I've moved down to now Memorial

1672
01:34:16,090 --> 01:34:20,010
Place, coming out of OSU, 23rd

1673
01:34:20,170 --> 01:34:23,719
to the north. And again, you see another transit

1674
01:34:23,850 --> 01:34:27,750
stop on an island where pedestrians could wait

1675
01:34:28,250 --> 01:34:31,910
safely while they're out of the flow of motor vehicle traffic, other

1676
01:34:31,950 --> 01:34:34,090
pedestrian traffic, or the bicyclists.

1677
01:34:38,450 --> 01:34:42,160
Continuing down to 21st. 21st, if you'll

1678
01:34:42,210 --> 01:34:45,410
recall, was where we were all looking down the street.

1679
01:34:46,790 --> 01:34:49,250
So that view was right here.

1680
01:34:54,410 --> 01:34:57,970
And then toward Kings Boulevard, I wanted to

1681
01:34:58,050 --> 01:35:01,590
highlight this feature, which is a unique one on the

1682
01:35:01,690 --> 01:35:05,170
corridor. This is meant to represent the notion of a

1683
01:35:05,270 --> 01:35:07,810
mid-block raised pedestrian crossing.

1684
01:35:08,730 --> 01:35:11,840
This is in an area of the campus that really

1685
01:35:11,910 --> 01:35:15,730
matches quite nicely with an existing pedestrian corridor

1686
01:35:15,810 --> 01:35:19,410
that enters into the campus and would give the university a

1687
01:35:19,470 --> 01:35:23,370
chance to leverage not only this facility, but then this new

1688
01:35:23,410 --> 01:35:27,040
crossing to help people get back and forth between

1689
01:35:27,070 --> 01:35:28,779
businesses and the university

1690
01:35:29,850 --> 01:35:33,810
without necessarily having to go to the next intersection up or down

1691
01:35:33,850 --> 01:35:34,250
the street.

1692
01:35:35,410 --> 01:35:38,850
Kings Boulevard, as you know it today, it's always stop control.

1693
01:35:38,910 --> 01:35:42,550
It would continue to be always stop control, and the same kind of

1694
01:35:42,590 --> 01:35:45,470
treatments that I've described before.

1695
01:35:47,030 --> 01:35:48,610
One thing I'll highlight

1696
01:35:50,510 --> 01:35:50,740
is...

1697
01:35:51,850 --> 01:35:53,330
In fact, let me just go back.

1698
01:35:55,469 --> 01:35:57,550
I'm coming back one

1699
01:35:58,529 --> 01:35:59,130
to show you

1700
01:36:00,090 --> 01:36:03,700
or to answer a question you haven't asked me, but

1701
01:36:03,830 --> 01:36:07,610
I'll explain anyway. You see as the cycle track

1702
01:36:07,890 --> 01:36:11,310
approaches an intersection, that it bends away from the

1703
01:36:11,330 --> 01:36:11,910
intersection,

1704
01:36:12,710 --> 01:36:15,270
and then after the intersection, it bends back.

1705
01:36:15,970 --> 01:36:19,730
We do that for two reasons. One is to create this island,

1706
01:36:20,370 --> 01:36:24,210
that refuge for pedestrians. But the second value of this

1707
01:36:24,450 --> 01:36:28,370
is for cyclists who tend to like to ride fast when it's a

1708
01:36:28,430 --> 01:36:31,550
nice straight thing to ride on. This

1709
01:36:32,230 --> 01:36:36,150
deviation in the direction of travel causes them to slow

1710
01:36:36,190 --> 01:36:40,050
down. And just like the motorists, they'd be riding up a ramp to

1711
01:36:40,110 --> 01:36:41,710
get to the top of the intersection.

1712
01:36:42,330 --> 01:36:45,770
So all of these things combined together work to slow

1713
01:36:46,010 --> 01:36:49,690
cyclists and motorists down as they approach these intersections.

1714
01:36:49,950 --> 01:36:50,109
So

1715
01:36:52,110 --> 01:36:53,110
I'll keep moving

1716
01:36:54,510 --> 01:36:55,690
because here's the end.

1717
01:36:57,490 --> 01:36:58,490
So our last

1718
01:37:00,850 --> 01:37:04,050
intersection before 14th is at 15th.

1719
01:37:04,090 --> 01:37:07,490
And again, if you see very similar treatments

1720
01:37:08,230 --> 01:37:10,770
being applied at this intersection.

1721
01:37:10,790 --> 01:37:11,530
When we get to

1722
01:37:12,650 --> 01:37:16,190
15th, 14th intersection with Monroe,

1723
01:37:19,710 --> 01:37:23,620
we have a traffic signal at 14th, and that

1724
01:37:23,650 --> 01:37:27,270
provides us with that added benefit if you're the bicyclist.

1725
01:37:27,650 --> 01:37:29,470
Now, if you're a bicyclist westbound,

1726
01:37:30,410 --> 01:37:34,330
you reach the intersection, we can make this traffic

1727
01:37:34,430 --> 01:37:38,010
signal allow that bike to go and no one

1728
01:37:38,030 --> 01:37:41,746
elseThey get a separate phase of the signal

1729
01:37:42,406 --> 01:37:44,286
that protects them to make that move.

1730
01:37:45,746 --> 01:37:49,586
Who can go with those are pedestrians that would

1731
01:37:49,596 --> 01:37:53,266
not be conflicting with that. These pedestrians

1732
01:37:53,706 --> 01:37:55,106
could go with that bicycle.

1733
01:37:56,506 --> 01:38:00,196
So you have a lot of protection due to the fact that you have a signalized

1734
01:38:00,266 --> 01:38:03,766
intersection with this kind of a crossing treatment.

1735
01:38:04,986 --> 01:38:08,906
And then lastly, this notion of a crossing treatment like this,

1736
01:38:08,946 --> 01:38:12,886
or even at 26th, it has existed here in Corvallis.

1737
01:38:13,306 --> 01:38:14,686
It was in place on

1738
01:38:16,326 --> 01:38:20,186
Washington Way in an earlier phase of the Washington Way

1739
01:38:20,286 --> 01:38:21,326
Improvement project

1740
01:38:22,326 --> 01:38:26,236
near the intersection of Benton Place at Washington Way, not

1741
01:38:26,266 --> 01:38:30,026
far from the signal at 15th. And so we had that

1742
01:38:30,086 --> 01:38:33,426
same kind of diagonal treatment, and we made the Benton Place

1743
01:38:33,746 --> 01:38:37,326
intersection always stop with Washington.

1744
01:38:37,426 --> 01:38:40,746
That's been revised now because we've finished the site,

1745
01:38:41,586 --> 01:38:42,826
so it's no longer needed.

1746
01:38:44,486 --> 01:38:46,466
I talked you through that very quickly,

1747
01:38:47,486 --> 01:38:49,146
but I'm happy to answer questions.

1748
01:38:49,266 --> 01:38:52,526
I'll get through the last few slides, and

1749
01:38:53,406 --> 01:38:57,126
then we'll take questions. So there's some current development

1750
01:38:57,186 --> 01:39:00,766
happening along the corridor. I'm certain that you're very much aware of it.

1751
01:39:00,846 --> 01:39:04,726
We wanted to acknowledge that as this project, the

1752
01:39:04,766 --> 01:39:08,746
Long Collaborative Innovation Complex, as it was in

1753
01:39:08,906 --> 01:39:12,846
its design phases, it was occurring at the same time this project

1754
01:39:12,906 --> 01:39:16,816
was. And it gave us that opportunity to ensure that what

1755
01:39:16,846 --> 01:39:20,626
we were coming up with as good ideas, and ultimately the

1756
01:39:20,646 --> 01:39:24,266
preferred concept, was consistent or complementary with

1757
01:39:24,806 --> 01:39:28,476
what's happening with what we call the CIC building.

1758
01:39:29,946 --> 01:39:33,706
And so, what we're simply trying to highlight here is

1759
01:39:33,786 --> 01:39:37,686
along that frontage, which is between 26th and Memorial

1760
01:39:37,806 --> 01:39:38,266
Place,

1761
01:39:39,626 --> 01:39:43,266
where the development is occurring, the street frontage is going to be improved

1762
01:39:43,786 --> 01:39:47,545
to look very similar to what you just saw in the concept

1763
01:39:47,626 --> 01:39:47,926
for

1764
01:39:49,726 --> 01:39:50,646
Monroe Avenue

1765
01:39:52,246 --> 01:39:55,046
to the south curb line of Monroe.

1766
01:39:57,406 --> 01:40:00,486
The university has gone further. This is still in a

1767
01:40:00,746 --> 01:40:04,106
conceptual or schematic design. It's still in an idea

1768
01:40:04,646 --> 01:40:08,406
stage. In other words, it's not under construction by any means.

1769
01:40:08,606 --> 01:40:08,786
But

1770
01:40:09,606 --> 01:40:13,346
trying to move further east on the corridor from Memorial Place,

1771
01:40:14,306 --> 01:40:18,066
which is where this picks up, and continuing to go east

1772
01:40:18,086 --> 01:40:18,846
along Monroe,

1773
01:40:20,066 --> 01:40:23,365
maintaining that pattern of a five-foot wide

1774
01:40:24,946 --> 01:40:28,426
concrete sidewalk area that has tree

1775
01:40:28,546 --> 01:40:32,506
planter wells, and then a 10-foot wide sidewalk to the south of that.

1776
01:40:32,666 --> 01:40:36,466
So what you saw earlier in the diagrams would

1777
01:40:36,526 --> 01:40:38,406
be continued along the corridor

1778
01:40:39,226 --> 01:40:42,406
as OSU continues to move forward with its plans.

1779
01:40:45,386 --> 01:40:49,236
Briefly, in terms of community feedback, once we reached the point where

1780
01:40:49,266 --> 01:40:53,106
we felt like we had a strong concept of a

1781
01:40:53,126 --> 01:40:57,046
preferred alternative, we took it to the community

1782
01:40:57,666 --> 01:41:01,486
a couple of different ways, but most particularly in an open

1783
01:41:01,566 --> 01:41:02,766
house format.

1784
01:41:04,346 --> 01:41:08,156
And of those who participated in the open house, we found

1785
01:41:08,526 --> 01:41:10,506
a very strong

1786
01:41:11,446 --> 01:41:14,846
percentage of those folks expressing support for

1787
01:41:15,446 --> 01:41:16,366
this concept

1788
01:41:17,346 --> 01:41:18,306
that

1789
01:41:19,246 --> 01:41:23,166
I've just taken you through. They appreciated the notion that we've got wider

1790
01:41:23,206 --> 01:41:25,586
sidewalks on both sides of the street.

1791
01:41:25,615 --> 01:41:28,986
They loved the idea of the raised intersections,

1792
01:41:29,586 --> 01:41:31,506
more accessible for all users.

1793
01:41:32,986 --> 01:41:36,366
Especially appreciated that notion of a fully separated bicycle

1794
01:41:36,466 --> 01:41:39,656
facility that provided that added degree of protection.

1795
01:41:40,306 --> 01:41:44,266
And of course, the whole notion of more opportunities outdoors

1796
01:41:44,326 --> 01:41:47,906
along these sidewalks to find respite, to just

1797
01:41:48,106 --> 01:41:51,966
find a friend or neighbor to have a conversation with and enjoy the

1798
01:41:51,986 --> 01:41:53,166
businesses in the area.

1799
01:41:55,286 --> 01:41:59,186
Near the end of the project, we discovered that we had made an error in part

1800
01:41:59,246 --> 01:42:03,166
of the technical work that we had done with regard to parking

1801
01:42:03,246 --> 01:42:04,506
capacity in the area.

1802
01:42:05,726 --> 01:42:09,436
And so briefly, what we did in

1803
01:42:09,486 --> 01:42:13,466
terms of parking assessment was to take a look at each of

1804
01:42:13,526 --> 01:42:17,446
the streets that you see highlighted in yellow and measure not only

1805
01:42:17,506 --> 01:42:21,426
the parking supply on street, as well as all

1806
01:42:21,466 --> 01:42:23,926
of those white boxes that are surrounded in blue.

1807
01:42:24,386 --> 01:42:26,686
Those are the off-street parking lots in the area.

1808
01:42:27,206 --> 01:42:31,066
We measured the supply in all of this, as well as

1809
01:42:31,146 --> 01:42:34,906
then the demand for parking in that on-street and those

1810
01:42:35,006 --> 01:42:38,706
off-street lots over the course of weekdays and

1811
01:42:38,846 --> 01:42:39,506
weekends.

1812
01:42:40,506 --> 01:42:43,746
And in short, what we found is

1813
01:42:44,166 --> 01:42:47,106
that the peak hour of on-street demand

1814
01:42:48,826 --> 01:42:52,526
put this area, all of those yellow streets, at

1815
01:42:52,586 --> 01:42:55,586
about 82% occupied. And that's a

1816
01:42:56,266 --> 01:43:00,206
wonderful number for a parking guy because you hope to

1817
01:43:00,246 --> 01:43:04,066
be around 85% occupied if you're in a kind of an

1818
01:43:04,546 --> 01:43:08,306
active commercial area, because it means those businesses are doing

1819
01:43:08,366 --> 01:43:08,926
okay,

1820
01:43:10,386 --> 01:43:14,266
and there's still a space or two available for the next

1821
01:43:14,326 --> 01:43:15,766
customer to come and park.

1822
01:43:16,746 --> 01:43:20,386
So you've got some flexibility to accommodate that added demand.

1823
01:43:22,246 --> 01:43:26,226
So 82% full for the on-street, but the off-street

1824
01:43:26,306 --> 01:43:29,786
was less than 50% full. And therein

1825
01:43:30,886 --> 01:43:34,326
lies an opportunity for the area in terms of

1826
01:43:35,126 --> 01:43:38,866
better leveraging that off-street parking to do more

1827
01:43:39,046 --> 01:43:42,986
in service to those businesses and residents that are in

1828
01:43:43,046 --> 01:43:46,754
that area.Kind of simple

1829
01:43:46,794 --> 01:43:50,554
conclusions from all of the work with regard to the parking was

1830
01:43:50,694 --> 01:43:53,754
82% full. That's good.

1831
01:43:54,454 --> 01:43:58,234
That means we've got a good amount of parking that's

1832
01:43:58,294 --> 01:44:01,474
meeting the demand, that you're not seeing demand that's exceeding

1833
01:44:01,714 --> 01:44:04,834
your capacity to serve them.

1834
01:44:05,794 --> 01:44:07,914
Then because this

1835
01:44:08,714 --> 01:44:10,094
parking on-street on

1836
01:44:11,214 --> 01:44:14,094
Monroe and those side streets just one block to the north,

1837
01:44:15,334 --> 01:44:18,454
they really need to be focused, their management needs to be focused

1838
01:44:18,634 --> 01:44:22,454
on serving customers and visitors

1839
01:44:22,534 --> 01:44:26,134
of those businesses, not the employees, not the students.

1840
01:44:27,254 --> 01:44:28,714
Really, not even the residents,

1841
01:44:29,554 --> 01:44:32,614
if residents have off-street parking, which

1842
01:44:33,594 --> 01:44:36,294
there's certainly plenty of in this area.

1843
01:44:38,694 --> 01:44:42,304
So by the end of the work,

1844
01:44:42,394 --> 01:44:44,124
what we concluded was,

1845
01:44:46,034 --> 01:44:49,394
if there is going to be a reduction in on-street

1846
01:44:49,454 --> 01:44:53,214
parking along Monroe, and that's what the plan recommends, is a

1847
01:44:53,254 --> 01:44:55,984
reduction of on-street parking along Monroe.

1848
01:44:56,724 --> 01:45:00,434
We need to make sure that as a city, as you manage the on-street

1849
01:45:00,514 --> 01:45:04,274
supply, you have your focus on ensuring that that

1850
01:45:04,334 --> 01:45:08,074
on-street supply supports the customers and visitors of the

1851
01:45:08,114 --> 01:45:08,874
businesses and

1852
01:45:10,194 --> 01:45:11,434
those that are in the area.

1853
01:45:12,294 --> 01:45:12,714
And

1854
01:45:13,814 --> 01:45:17,354
especially that notion of accommodating freight, so

1855
01:45:17,434 --> 01:45:21,134
ensuring that loading zones and other kind of

1856
01:45:21,194 --> 01:45:23,934
temporary parking areas are available to support

1857
01:45:26,634 --> 01:45:28,094
freight access to the area.

1858
01:45:31,314 --> 01:45:35,054
So what's next is kind of what comes back to what

1859
01:45:35,134 --> 01:45:38,464
Greg said at the outset. So I'm going to turn it back

1860
01:45:38,514 --> 01:45:39,674
to you, Greg.

1861
01:45:40,474 --> 01:45:42,334
Well, we'll go ahead and open it up.

1862
01:45:42,374 --> 01:45:44,494
I think your mic's off still. There you go.

1863
01:45:44,654 --> 01:45:47,814
Thank you. We'll go ahead and open it up to any questions that you might have.

1864
01:45:48,774 --> 01:45:52,594
Okay. One thing I'd like to add, there's another place where we have a diagonal

1865
01:45:52,634 --> 01:45:56,273
crossing, and that's in South Corvallis on Highway 99, which is a very busy

1866
01:45:56,334 --> 01:46:00,223
road in Crystal Lake. And when that was first built, I was like, "I don't

1867
01:46:00,254 --> 01:46:03,123
know about this." But now that I've used it many times, it's actually

1868
01:46:04,474 --> 01:46:06,594
very efficient and a much better way to cross the highway.

1869
01:46:06,783 --> 01:46:09,054
So just wanted to throw that out there.

1870
01:46:09,834 --> 01:46:12,074
Councilors? Councilor Ellis, and then Napack.

1871
01:46:14,194 --> 01:46:17,934
I just want to make it clear to the council, because I went to all those open

1872
01:46:17,954 --> 01:46:21,114
houses, and I don't think everybody else can say that.

1873
01:46:21,594 --> 01:46:25,474
There were a lot of eyes on these maps and a lot of

1874
01:46:25,494 --> 01:46:26,974
active conversations.

1875
01:46:27,954 --> 01:46:29,314
There was at least

1876
01:46:30,294 --> 01:46:34,174
one where the OSU students who were studying transportation were all there, because

1877
01:46:34,254 --> 01:46:38,174
I talked to quite a few of them. There were a lot of people who ride their bikes

1878
01:46:38,254 --> 01:46:41,814
up and down. There were a lot of residents. There were a lot of business owners.

1879
01:46:41,834 --> 01:46:45,123
The outreach for this project was exceptionally good,

1880
01:46:45,734 --> 01:46:49,314
and they did a really lovely job of incorporating feedback.

1881
01:46:49,934 --> 01:46:53,194
So I am very comfortable

1882
01:46:53,234 --> 01:46:57,074
adopting this plan because I understand the level

1883
01:46:57,134 --> 01:47:00,843
of effort and work that went into it, and I just want to make that really

1884
01:47:00,954 --> 01:47:04,094
clear. There's some things you're like, "I don't know about that.

1885
01:47:04,134 --> 01:47:07,843
I don't know about that." That was all discussed at

1886
01:47:08,294 --> 01:47:12,114
all of the open houses. And at this point, and I've

1887
01:47:12,134 --> 01:47:14,654
heard Dave, and he has definitely been heard,

1888
01:47:15,974 --> 01:47:19,154
but I do think the number of people who have looked at this

1889
01:47:19,854 --> 01:47:22,744
has been incredibly impressive. So I want to make that--

1890
01:47:23,714 --> 01:47:27,384
I feel really comfortable with adopting this

1891
01:47:27,434 --> 01:47:29,734
plan. I could move to adopt.

1892
01:47:30,754 --> 01:47:32,914
But I can wait for a couple of questions.

1893
01:47:32,934 --> 01:47:34,174
Yeah. Let's get to a couple.

1894
01:47:35,594 --> 01:47:36,334
Councilor Napack.

1895
01:47:38,834 --> 01:47:40,174
Thank you. Great

1896
01:47:40,974 --> 01:47:43,394
presentation. I think anything would be an improvement,

1897
01:47:44,194 --> 01:47:46,294
to tell you the truth. I went through there today

1898
01:47:47,474 --> 01:47:50,314
at 15 miles an hour at 10 of the hour,

1899
01:47:51,894 --> 01:47:52,954
which you can imagine,

1900
01:47:54,134 --> 01:47:54,214
I

1901
01:47:55,354 --> 01:47:59,234
tried not to run over anyone. But wow, it's really busy.

1902
01:47:59,854 --> 01:48:03,634
The other thing about parking, you're saying there's 15 stalls that

1903
01:48:03,774 --> 01:48:07,014
would-- How many stalls are there now on Monroe

1904
01:48:08,254 --> 01:48:10,754
between, you said, 14th and 21st?

1905
01:48:11,434 --> 01:48:11,874
Between

1906
01:48:14,214 --> 01:48:15,794
14th and 26th there's-

1907
01:48:16,294 --> 01:48:16,834
Oh, 26th.

1908
01:48:16,974 --> 01:48:20,074
Yeah. I'll say it's 45.

1909
01:48:20,474 --> 01:48:22,854
You would reduce that to 15?

1910
01:48:23,314 --> 01:48:25,874
That's what's shown in the preferred concept, yes.

1911
01:48:26,354 --> 01:48:30,154
Okay. All right. Well, that gives me pause,

1912
01:48:31,514 --> 01:48:35,054
because I've spent probably a decade parking

1913
01:48:35,974 --> 01:48:39,644
near OSU and on the side streets and on the street itself, and

1914
01:48:39,674 --> 01:48:41,874
that's pretty crazy.

1915
01:48:44,194 --> 01:48:48,154
The other thing I was wondering is if Campus

1916
01:48:48,274 --> 01:48:48,694
Way,

1917
01:48:49,574 --> 01:48:52,834
which is in the OSU plan,

1918
01:48:54,174 --> 01:48:57,794
how close is that to being

1919
01:48:57,874 --> 01:48:58,404
launched,

1920
01:48:59,254 --> 01:49:02,204
improvement, and could that be incorporated in some way

1921
01:49:02,934 --> 01:49:03,354
to

1922
01:49:04,194 --> 01:49:07,774
move traffic from Monroe onto Campus Way in an

1923
01:49:07,894 --> 01:49:08,314
easy

1924
01:49:09,674 --> 01:49:10,074
way,

1925
01:49:11,514 --> 01:49:12,054
that's not

1926
01:49:13,454 --> 01:49:17,354
intrusive on the campus, say for other bicyclists and

1927
01:49:17,414 --> 01:49:17,894
what

1928
01:49:20,194 --> 01:49:20,233
not?

1929
01:49:21,834 --> 01:49:22,694
OSU is

1930
01:49:24,314 --> 01:49:28,094
getting ready to kick off a feasibility study of Campus Way

1931
01:49:29,054 --> 01:49:32,354
to look at ways to move, especially

1932
01:49:33,294 --> 01:49:37,034
bikes and pedestrians up and down that corridor, but other vehicles as

1933
01:49:37,094 --> 01:49:39,194
well. I'm not sure that that would

1934
01:49:43,234 --> 01:49:47,054
serve to take traffic from Monroe and move it into campus that way, in

1935
01:49:47,094 --> 01:49:48,034
part because of

1936
01:49:49,554 --> 01:49:53,454
just the obstructions, kind of there's a building that crosses the

1937
01:49:53,794 --> 01:49:54,634
Campus Way there

1938
01:49:56,450 --> 01:50:00,050
And the nature of campus, just we're trying to not have as

1939
01:50:00,770 --> 01:50:04,570
many vehicles going through it. So what that study would look at

1940
01:50:04,670 --> 01:50:04,850
is

1941
01:50:05,710 --> 01:50:06,950
how to make it safer,

1942
01:50:07,770 --> 01:50:10,590
how to support bikes and pedestrians primarily.

1943
01:50:10,650 --> 01:50:12,010
So I'm not sure that would really be

1944
01:50:12,830 --> 01:50:15,830
a substitute, or I know you're not saying a substitute, but I don't know if it

1945
01:50:15,870 --> 01:50:18,830
would take too many vehicles from Monroe.

1946
01:50:21,130 --> 01:50:24,510
Thank you. Not vehicles, but bicyclists and pedestrians.

1947
01:50:25,390 --> 01:50:28,330
Bicyclists and pedestrians, potentially. Yeah.

1948
01:50:28,490 --> 01:50:32,270
If say they're

1949
01:50:32,310 --> 01:50:36,250
coming from Harrison Boulevard, that way down, and they

1950
01:50:36,370 --> 01:50:37,830
could go through campus,

1951
01:50:39,290 --> 01:50:40,630
west to east that way,

1952
01:50:41,670 --> 01:50:42,890
more efficiently in the future,

1953
01:50:44,010 --> 01:50:45,990
with the ideas that we're looking at for that area.

1954
01:50:46,650 --> 01:50:46,990
So,

1955
01:50:48,310 --> 01:50:52,210
sure. But they might have a different destination than those folks that

1956
01:50:52,250 --> 01:50:53,670
are wanting to move up and down Monroe.

1957
01:50:56,170 --> 01:50:57,130
So parking.

1958
01:50:58,650 --> 01:50:59,090
Important.

1959
01:51:01,190 --> 01:51:03,150
I have Councilors Cadena, Moorefield, and Shaffer.

1960
01:51:04,270 --> 01:51:06,030
Thank you for the presentation,

1961
01:51:06,870 --> 01:51:09,470
and for the process. Seems like a

1962
01:51:11,670 --> 01:51:15,050
pretty amazing process. So I won't echo what Councilor Ellis said about the

1963
01:51:15,130 --> 01:51:16,030
process, for sure.

1964
01:51:16,890 --> 01:51:18,920
I do have a question because I know,

1965
01:51:20,270 --> 01:51:22,770
given the available off-street parking,

1966
01:51:24,490 --> 01:51:25,710
I'm wondering if you have

1967
01:51:26,650 --> 01:51:29,850
experience with other communities that have similar situation

1968
01:51:29,910 --> 01:51:33,070
where there's off-street parking that could be made

1969
01:51:33,610 --> 01:51:37,330
available to the public, but many times is not done

1970
01:51:37,410 --> 01:51:41,180
because individual property owners are, well, one, I'm not in the parking

1971
01:51:41,250 --> 01:51:44,790
business. Two, I know it'd be better if it were

1972
01:51:44,830 --> 01:51:48,490
managed collectively rather than individually.

1973
01:51:49,030 --> 01:51:52,670
It seems like that could be a real win for the entire

1974
01:51:52,770 --> 01:51:53,090
area,

1975
01:51:54,170 --> 01:51:57,190
is to manage, in some manner,

1976
01:51:58,070 --> 01:52:01,640
even from a revenue generating point of view, at least to cover expenses,

1977
01:52:02,450 --> 01:52:04,130
the management of off-street parking.

1978
01:52:04,210 --> 01:52:07,790
Do you have any suggestions or recommendations or examples where other

1979
01:52:07,830 --> 01:52:10,570
communities have done that in a similar fashion?

1980
01:52:11,370 --> 01:52:12,910
Yeah. It's not

1981
01:52:13,890 --> 01:52:15,130
an uncommon problem.

1982
01:52:16,510 --> 01:52:19,310
I should just put that in the positive. It's a common problem, right?

1983
01:52:20,290 --> 01:52:23,910
And in that respect, a couple of communities that come to my mind

1984
01:52:23,970 --> 01:52:25,750
who've tried to tackle this,

1985
01:52:26,610 --> 01:52:30,170
in recent times would be Bend, Oregon, with their downtown

1986
01:52:30,310 --> 01:52:31,470
area, and

1987
01:52:32,410 --> 01:52:33,170
Port Angeles,

1988
01:52:34,590 --> 01:52:38,070
given kind of the seasonal tourist

1989
01:52:38,210 --> 01:52:42,150
impacts that they go through. In both cases, part of

1990
01:52:42,210 --> 01:52:42,410
what

1991
01:52:43,410 --> 01:52:43,710
is

1992
01:52:45,030 --> 01:52:48,830
in the policy arsenal, if you will, is the notion of shared use

1993
01:52:48,910 --> 01:52:52,900
agreements between adjacent property owners that they

1994
01:52:52,910 --> 01:52:56,630
can, with city approval, share that resource, which

1995
01:52:56,710 --> 01:53:00,459
is off-street parking, for broader purposes than

1996
01:53:00,510 --> 01:53:04,290
any one owner would otherwise have a right to

1997
01:53:04,350 --> 01:53:07,990
do. Those shared use agreements are kind of a starter,

1998
01:53:08,430 --> 01:53:12,290
if you will, toward this notion of still privately owned

1999
01:53:13,650 --> 01:53:17,550
off-street parking, but made available for

2000
01:53:17,610 --> 01:53:20,250
more uses than just that one owner. Yeah.

2001
01:53:21,450 --> 01:53:23,370
Great. I'll just put in a plug for the council then.

2002
01:53:23,510 --> 01:53:27,010
I think we should think about that in our arsenal of tools,

2003
01:53:27,550 --> 01:53:30,890
because this is not the only area in town where we

2004
01:53:30,930 --> 01:53:34,730
may benefit from being able to

2005
01:53:34,790 --> 01:53:36,310
utilize some of those arrangements.

2006
01:53:39,250 --> 01:53:40,010
Councilor Moorefield.

2007
01:53:42,630 --> 01:53:45,710
Before I ask my question, I need to congratulate Bob

2008
01:53:45,750 --> 01:53:49,630
Richardson on his new job as community development director for Benton

2009
01:53:49,710 --> 01:53:50,000
County.

2010
01:53:52,650 --> 01:53:53,530
It's

2011
01:53:54,650 --> 01:53:56,770
great to have someone in that role that we know.

2012
01:54:01,370 --> 01:54:03,870
I was going to ask a question very similar to Councilor Cadena.

2013
01:54:03,910 --> 01:54:06,850
I was thinking about the parking. When you showed that slide,

2014
01:54:09,090 --> 01:54:09,970
it was a lot of little...

2015
01:54:11,410 --> 01:54:14,530
No wonder it's underutilized. I've lived here for

2016
01:54:14,570 --> 01:54:18,010
47 years, and I didn't even know that some of those

2017
01:54:18,090 --> 01:54:22,070
existed. There's one sizable one

2018
01:54:22,110 --> 01:54:25,450
that I know about as a destination if I'm looking for a place.

2019
01:54:25,550 --> 01:54:28,250
But the rest of it, I didn't have a clue.

2020
01:54:28,270 --> 01:54:31,760
And so how that ends up being utilized

2021
01:54:32,570 --> 01:54:36,290
is a little bit of a mystery to me. You mentioned agreements,

2022
01:54:36,390 --> 01:54:36,570
but

2023
01:54:37,670 --> 01:54:40,430
there would have to be way finding.

2024
01:54:40,470 --> 01:54:44,110
There are all kinds of things to actually get people to those

2025
01:54:44,230 --> 01:54:44,550
spots.

2026
01:54:45,490 --> 01:54:48,790
So I suppose my question is, what do the business owners think about

2027
01:54:49,690 --> 01:54:53,630
the approach parking, or what the future of parking

2028
01:54:53,710 --> 01:54:57,549
might be? Because it's certainly a ripe area for taking

2029
01:54:57,670 --> 01:54:58,710
off all or most

2030
01:54:59,730 --> 01:55:00,690
on-street parking,

2031
01:55:01,650 --> 01:55:03,150
given all the other needs.

2032
01:55:05,070 --> 01:55:07,710
Well, anecdotally, there was a range.

2033
01:55:08,190 --> 01:55:12,000
It ranged from supporting the plan as is, weren't

2034
01:55:12,070 --> 01:55:12,690
concerned with

2035
01:55:14,630 --> 01:55:15,910
losing parking in front of their

2036
01:55:16,870 --> 01:55:17,540
businesses, to,

2037
01:55:18,380 --> 01:55:22,330
"Yeah, we'd like to minimize any loss of parking." So there is

2038
01:55:22,370 --> 01:55:24,870
a range there. And that is

2039
01:55:26,630 --> 01:55:30,390
really why we've come to the conclusion here at the end that there are some

2040
01:55:30,450 --> 01:55:34,070
opportunities, even on the existing on-street

2041
01:55:34,080 --> 01:55:37,890
parking in that first block, which we've been

2042
01:55:37,950 --> 01:55:41,610
managing for years, right? There are some metered

2043
01:55:41,710 --> 01:55:45,490
spots there. There is a residential parking district

2044
01:55:45,590 --> 01:55:49,290
in a portion of the area. And then towards the

2045
01:55:50,210 --> 01:55:53,470
west end are some unrestricted parking.

2046
01:55:53,590 --> 01:55:53,750
So,

2047
01:55:54,550 --> 01:55:57,930
if we can effectively manage that,

2048
01:55:59,130 --> 01:55:59,430
and

2049
01:56:01,430 --> 01:56:02,650
make it all paid

2050
01:56:03,746 --> 01:56:07,366
That first block, and manage the time so that it

2051
01:56:07,426 --> 01:56:11,106
supports the business activities,

2052
01:56:11,186 --> 01:56:12,766
then we can

2053
01:56:14,246 --> 01:56:16,946
gain some room there on some of this lost parking.

2054
01:56:17,486 --> 01:56:21,066
And there are other opportunities to manage that

2055
01:56:21,166 --> 01:56:24,526
area in a different way from a parking perspective that we talked to our parking

2056
01:56:24,566 --> 01:56:25,096
people about.

2057
01:56:27,666 --> 01:56:31,646
So yeah. So again, the business community kind of had a gamut

2058
01:56:31,706 --> 01:56:34,086
of opinions, as you might expect.

2059
01:56:37,846 --> 01:56:40,066
Councillor Schafer, Mayor, and then Councillor Ellis.

2060
01:56:40,546 --> 01:56:43,906
Yeah, a couple of thoughts. First of all, thank you for the work on this.

2061
01:56:44,006 --> 01:56:44,426
I think it

2062
01:56:45,406 --> 01:56:47,986
presents several options that could be used.

2063
01:56:49,566 --> 01:56:52,026
I'm not going to beat the dead horse of parking.

2064
01:56:53,066 --> 01:56:57,046
Other than to note, I don't know if there's been any consideration of

2065
01:56:58,086 --> 01:57:01,766
using some of the OSU space for short-term parking.

2066
01:57:01,906 --> 01:57:05,866
I don't know how heavily that's utilized on the south side of Monroe

2067
01:57:05,966 --> 01:57:09,736
or west by the oceanography school, if there's anything there that

2068
01:57:09,966 --> 01:57:11,566
might be considered.

2069
01:57:14,186 --> 01:57:17,926
An observation personally, when they dropped the speed limit on Monroe

2070
01:57:18,066 --> 01:57:21,046
Street, I pretty much quit driving it.

2071
01:57:21,666 --> 01:57:25,426
I live where I came down 29th Street, and I had the

2072
01:57:25,486 --> 01:57:29,466
choice of going to Harrison or Van Buren or going to Monroe

2073
01:57:29,546 --> 01:57:33,246
Street. I used to mostly use Monroe, and I rarely

2074
01:57:33,266 --> 01:57:36,986
drive on that street anymore because it's slowed down.

2075
01:57:37,246 --> 01:57:41,066
If I'm trying to get from point A to point B, there's better ways to do it,

2076
01:57:41,246 --> 01:57:44,486
and so I think anything that continues to move us in that

2077
01:57:44,506 --> 01:57:46,226
direction is a good thing.

2078
01:57:48,286 --> 01:57:49,166
One question.

2079
01:57:50,606 --> 01:57:53,896
You have the cycle track on the south side of the Monroe Quarter.

2080
01:57:54,426 --> 01:57:57,986
I wonder if there was any consideration of putting it on the north

2081
01:57:58,126 --> 01:58:01,626
side so it put bikes closer to the

2082
01:58:01,666 --> 01:58:05,506
businesses along the street or housing on the north side of the

2083
01:58:05,586 --> 01:58:07,326
street. And

2084
01:58:08,186 --> 01:58:11,126
if it was considered, why the south side was preferred.

2085
01:58:12,726 --> 01:58:16,066
I'd simplify it to highlight

2086
01:58:18,606 --> 01:58:22,166
how many more streets from the north connect to

2087
01:58:22,206 --> 01:58:25,626
Monroe compared to the number of streets from the south.

2088
01:58:25,706 --> 01:58:25,966
Okay.

2089
01:58:27,606 --> 01:58:28,166
And then

2090
01:58:29,486 --> 01:58:33,386
because of that, those cyclists are able to ride through

2091
01:58:33,396 --> 01:58:34,286
the intersection

2092
01:58:35,106 --> 01:58:38,945
without any interaction with motorists, while today

2093
01:58:39,006 --> 01:58:39,746
they must.

2094
01:58:40,566 --> 01:58:40,766
Right?

2095
01:58:40,906 --> 01:58:41,066
Okay.

2096
01:58:41,186 --> 01:58:44,086
So that was a real significant

2097
01:58:44,426 --> 01:58:46,406
motivation to put it on the south side.

2098
01:58:47,646 --> 01:58:47,966
Sure.

2099
01:58:49,026 --> 01:58:49,445
Thank you.

2100
01:58:51,406 --> 01:58:52,446
Councilor Marris, then Ellis.

2101
01:58:53,966 --> 01:58:55,006
Okay. Well,

2102
01:58:56,046 --> 01:58:56,566
amazing

2103
01:58:57,526 --> 01:59:01,026
work. And I was at a couple of those open houses, and there were a

2104
01:59:01,086 --> 01:59:02,326
lot of people there.

2105
01:59:03,186 --> 01:59:03,386
So

2106
01:59:04,406 --> 01:59:06,666
I have a couple things. The first thing is

2107
01:59:08,006 --> 01:59:11,966
it strikes me how many similar goals there are between

2108
01:59:12,046 --> 01:59:15,946
this and what we're getting from the downtown task force

2109
01:59:16,646 --> 01:59:19,046
as far as things people want. They want

2110
01:59:19,886 --> 01:59:23,526
safer crossings, safer biking, more lighting,

2111
01:59:24,206 --> 01:59:27,546
wider sidewalks, more activated outdoor spaces.

2112
01:59:27,666 --> 01:59:31,486
This is like it's the same stuff. So that is just cool

2113
01:59:31,546 --> 01:59:34,606
because another one they have

2114
01:59:36,006 --> 01:59:39,506
is in the OSU plan, enhance the sense of

2115
01:59:39,546 --> 01:59:41,986
connection between the community and the university.

2116
01:59:42,746 --> 01:59:46,286
This is all stuff we're coming up with, so

2117
01:59:46,966 --> 01:59:49,266
very excited about that part.

2118
01:59:50,126 --> 01:59:51,906
I did have a question about

2119
01:59:53,386 --> 01:59:57,296
whether or not you said it was a very transit-friendly street, which is

2120
01:59:57,326 --> 02:00:01,116
good, especially if we're going to be removing parking and moving bike parking

2121
02:00:01,166 --> 02:00:02,586
to the side streets.

2122
02:00:03,446 --> 02:00:04,006
I wondered

2123
02:00:04,926 --> 02:00:08,536
if the transit stops were in the same place, similar

2124
02:00:08,566 --> 02:00:10,366
places, as frequent

2125
02:00:11,946 --> 02:00:12,926
a-as they are now.

2126
02:00:16,176 --> 02:00:19,896
Our approach with transit was to ensure that current

2127
02:00:19,946 --> 02:00:23,685
transit stops would be maintained.

2128
02:00:24,566 --> 02:00:26,846
We of course had CTS

2129
02:00:28,086 --> 02:00:29,786
as a part of this. The

2130
02:00:30,626 --> 02:00:34,346
current plans don't call for changes to the location of

2131
02:00:34,386 --> 02:00:35,686
those transit stops.

2132
02:00:36,526 --> 02:00:38,666
This is at a conceptual level-

2133
02:00:38,746 --> 02:00:38,756
Mm

2134
02:00:38,756 --> 02:00:42,446
... so it has the ability to adjust if CTS needs to

2135
02:00:42,486 --> 02:00:42,926
adjust-

2136
02:00:43,026 --> 02:00:43,286
Mm-hmm

2137
02:00:43,326 --> 02:00:46,266
... transit stop locations or frequency of service.

2138
02:00:46,306 --> 02:00:46,756
Mm-hmm.

2139
02:00:46,886 --> 02:00:50,706
So inherently it has that flexibility to accommodate

2140
02:00:50,746 --> 02:00:51,086
that.

2141
02:00:51,366 --> 02:00:51,586
Okay.

2142
02:00:51,926 --> 02:00:55,716
I think that's frankly one of the benefits of coming up with

2143
02:00:55,726 --> 02:00:59,446
this concept is a little more flexibility in how you

2144
02:00:59,506 --> 02:01:03,276
treat the transit element based on the needs of the service.

2145
02:01:03,466 --> 02:01:07,456
Yeah, because they may see something already that they would like to do better,

2146
02:01:07,866 --> 02:01:09,966
and you're doing it based on how it is.

2147
02:01:10,186 --> 02:01:12,366
So that's good. Thank you.

2148
02:01:15,356 --> 02:01:15,356
Yeah.

2149
02:01:15,366 --> 02:01:15,866
Councillor Ellis.

2150
02:01:17,386 --> 02:01:19,256
How much of that off-street parking is

2151
02:01:20,306 --> 02:01:22,886
affiliated with apartments and residences?

2152
02:01:25,246 --> 02:01:28,626
I don't think we know that in that specificity.

2153
02:01:29,046 --> 02:01:31,906
Okay. I suspect much of it is.

2154
02:01:33,966 --> 02:01:34,546
I'm thinking of-

2155
02:01:34,636 --> 02:01:34,636
Yeah

2156
02:01:34,636 --> 02:01:36,426
... a couple of parking-- You're my neighborhood.

2157
02:01:37,026 --> 02:01:38,226
I'm thinking of a couple of-

2158
02:01:38,256 --> 02:01:38,286
Yeah

2159
02:01:38,296 --> 02:01:40,616
... parking lots that are clearly tied to residential.

2160
02:01:41,706 --> 02:01:45,555
So it may be that we'll have more residents parking in some of that

2161
02:01:45,586 --> 02:01:47,926
residential parking rather than on the street.

2162
02:01:48,546 --> 02:01:49,466
Right.

2163
02:01:49,506 --> 02:01:52,246
But I am going to move to adopt the

2164
02:01:53,666 --> 02:01:55,106
Monroe Corridor Plan.

2165
02:01:55,926 --> 02:01:56,426
Second.

2166
02:01:56,646 --> 02:02:00,286
Maybe move to initiate a comprehensive plan amendment process?

2167
02:02:00,426 --> 02:02:01,426
I can do that too.

2168
02:02:01,726 --> 02:02:01,736
Okay.

2169
02:02:01,786 --> 02:02:04,926
I will move to initiate a comprehensive plan amendment.

2170
02:02:05,216 --> 02:02:08,886
Am I supposed to do this as action requested and as needed, a land

2171
02:02:08,906 --> 02:02:12,726
development called amendment to incorporate the Monroe Corridor Plan into the

2172
02:02:12,766 --> 02:02:14,686
Transportation System Plan? Is that what you want?

2173
02:02:15,106 --> 02:02:15,446
Perfect.

2174
02:02:15,726 --> 02:02:15,986
Thanks.

2175
02:02:17,626 --> 02:02:17,966
Second.

2176
02:02:19,206 --> 02:02:21,666
Motion and second. Any final discussion before we

2177
02:02:21,706 --> 02:02:25,556
vote?All those in favor of the motion,

2178
02:02:25,616 --> 02:02:25,976
say I.

2179
02:02:26,186 --> 02:02:26,186
I.

2180
02:02:26,256 --> 02:02:26,305
All

2181
02:02:28,316 --> 02:02:28,896
opposed, say no.

2182
02:02:30,396 --> 02:02:33,736
Thank you. That passes unanimously. And thank you very much for the presentation.

2183
02:02:34,676 --> 02:02:34,996
Thank you.

2184
02:02:35,036 --> 02:02:35,316
A lot of work.

2185
02:02:39,636 --> 02:02:41,916
We'll now move on to our last

2186
02:02:42,716 --> 02:02:43,156
items,

2187
02:02:44,916 --> 02:02:47,336
and that is Mayor and City Council reports.

2188
02:02:48,936 --> 02:02:51,616
Mine's kind of a strange one, but I'm going to try to get through it anyways.

2189
02:02:52,736 --> 02:02:56,626
So on March 28th, I volunteered with Our Revolution

2190
02:02:56,696 --> 02:02:59,236
Corvallis Allies for the No Kings Rally.

2191
02:02:59,496 --> 02:03:02,156
We were down on the courthouse lawn, kind of where we normally are.

2192
02:03:03,756 --> 02:03:06,036
And that one was interesting because I was able to talk about some of the things

2193
02:03:06,096 --> 02:03:09,156
that we have been working on as mayor over the last

2194
02:03:10,136 --> 02:03:10,656
year or so,

2195
02:03:11,916 --> 02:03:15,806
including the upcoming charter amendments that'll

2196
02:03:15,836 --> 02:03:19,766
be on your May ballot. But I talked with a lot of people.

2197
02:03:19,836 --> 02:03:21,276
Surprisingly, they were very interested.

2198
02:03:21,316 --> 02:03:24,135
Not that many people knew they were even coming, which is excellent.

2199
02:03:25,076 --> 02:03:27,296
Not excellent they didn't know, but excellent that I could have that conversation

2200
02:03:27,336 --> 02:03:31,246
about it. So I encourage everybody to talk to your neighbors and friends and

2201
02:03:31,276 --> 02:03:34,616
any opportunity you have about measures 2143, 2144,

2202
02:03:34,776 --> 02:03:38,616
2145, and 2146, and feel free to reach out to me if anybody ever

2203
02:03:38,856 --> 02:03:39,775
has any questions.

2204
02:03:41,476 --> 02:03:44,856
I do have some literature that I meant to bring to give a little bit to all of you

2205
02:03:44,896 --> 02:03:48,656
to have available. I'll get those to you as soon as possible.

2206
02:03:51,556 --> 02:03:54,376
Then on, calendar forward here,

2207
02:03:55,276 --> 02:03:56,466
on the 31st,

2208
02:03:57,396 --> 02:03:59,476
I actually did something I've done several times before.

2209
02:03:59,516 --> 02:04:02,696
I attended a ribbon cutting. I know it doesn't sound that surprising.

2210
02:04:03,096 --> 02:04:04,156
And it was for affordable housing.

2211
02:04:04,216 --> 02:04:08,196
The interesting part is it wasn't in Corvallis, and it wasn't as my job as mayor.

2212
02:04:08,736 --> 02:04:11,436
It was actually for my day job, which is the first I've ever been invited to a

2213
02:04:11,446 --> 02:04:12,096
ribbon cutting for.

2214
02:04:12,996 --> 02:04:14,546
And this was in McMinnville.

2215
02:04:15,596 --> 02:04:17,576
And the reason why I bring this up is because it's very interesting.

2216
02:04:17,616 --> 02:04:21,596
They talked about the need in McMinnville and how important this project

2217
02:04:21,736 --> 02:04:21,996
is,

2218
02:04:22,796 --> 02:04:25,466
and I believe it was around 150 units of affordable housing.

2219
02:04:26,396 --> 02:04:28,806
And what shocked me there is I thought about,

2220
02:04:29,916 --> 02:04:33,695
we're doing good work here. When that's a huge impact to their

2221
02:04:33,716 --> 02:04:36,896
community and a much-needed development, and I look at what we've accomplished for

2222
02:04:36,916 --> 02:04:38,166
the last couple of years in Corvallis,

2223
02:04:39,096 --> 02:04:42,676
with 174 units in South Corvallis, another 80 something in South Corvallis.

2224
02:04:42,736 --> 02:04:45,566
We've got the groundbreaking that just happened for Third Street Commons.

2225
02:04:45,616 --> 02:04:46,896
Going to provide permanent supportive housing.

2226
02:04:46,936 --> 02:04:50,796
And we have another 160 units over on 99 that's being built and others

2227
02:04:50,836 --> 02:04:54,676
throughout the community. Not to mention the senior housing, the actual houses

2228
02:04:54,736 --> 02:04:58,705
being built. I think we're playing a little bit of

2229
02:04:58,776 --> 02:05:01,726
catch up over some of the previous history that Corvallis had.

2230
02:05:02,876 --> 02:05:04,696
But I think the developers and

2231
02:05:05,676 --> 02:05:07,596
nonprofits have realized we're not

2232
02:05:08,436 --> 02:05:10,196
the anti-development community we used to be,

2233
02:05:11,016 --> 02:05:14,106
and we've got a lot of room to make time to make up, but we're

2234
02:05:14,896 --> 02:05:16,536
addressing the housing needs of our community.

2235
02:05:16,556 --> 02:05:19,416
And it makes me very proud for the work we've done.

2236
02:05:19,456 --> 02:05:22,276
So just kind of strange note there.

2237
02:05:22,736 --> 02:05:23,526
On the 1st,

2238
02:05:24,876 --> 02:05:27,336
I had my Charter Review Phase 2 Task Force meeting.

2239
02:05:27,936 --> 02:05:31,816
Some of you were there. And we had a good discussion trying to address the

2240
02:05:31,856 --> 02:05:33,196
concerns the council had

2241
02:05:34,156 --> 02:05:36,676
after the last presentation that we had with you all.

2242
02:05:37,536 --> 02:05:39,856
Your concerns were a lot about how the voters

2243
02:05:40,776 --> 02:05:44,636
would feel with their neighbors maybe a block away that were in a different ward,

2244
02:05:44,646 --> 02:05:48,076
them voting, but you're not able to.

2245
02:05:48,216 --> 02:05:50,896
A little bit of inequity there. So

2246
02:05:52,516 --> 02:05:56,496
we had a good discussion and came up with an idea that we will

2247
02:05:56,516 --> 02:06:00,016
present to you, but I want to get feelers out now on your opinions

2248
02:06:00,496 --> 02:06:02,076
because I don't want to waste anybody's time.

2249
02:06:02,836 --> 02:06:06,756
What we ended up settling on for equity is to reduce

2250
02:06:06,796 --> 02:06:10,696
the ward size down to three wards with two councilors

2251
02:06:10,756 --> 02:06:14,596
each. So every ward, every two years, you're voting for a councilor,

2252
02:06:15,056 --> 02:06:16,506
but it'd be a different councilor.

2253
02:06:17,726 --> 02:06:19,765
That's done similar in other communities,

2254
02:06:20,856 --> 02:06:23,916
so there's a proven system of how that operates.

2255
02:06:24,676 --> 02:06:28,146
It does lower the number of councilors by one from our previous recommendation,

2256
02:06:28,796 --> 02:06:30,776
but it solves some of the concerns that you all had.

2257
02:06:32,056 --> 02:06:35,176
So I just want to get your feedback when you give your comments.

2258
02:06:35,236 --> 02:06:38,436
Let me know what your thoughts are there. Should we continue in this direction?

2259
02:06:39,776 --> 02:06:40,536
Excuse me.

2260
02:06:43,116 --> 02:06:44,436
What else did I do recently?

2261
02:06:45,296 --> 02:06:47,036
It's been a busy few weeks.

2262
02:06:48,956 --> 02:06:51,776
I guess that's really it. I thought I had something else, but I don't have it up

2263
02:06:51,816 --> 02:06:51,996
now.

2264
02:06:54,576 --> 02:06:56,776
So I guess I will stop there. Oh, no. One more thing.

2265
02:06:57,416 --> 02:07:00,596
I want to remind everybody, this coming Saturday and Sunday

2266
02:07:01,276 --> 02:07:02,896
is Game Con at C3.

2267
02:07:03,796 --> 02:07:05,736
So get your tickets. Should be fun.

2268
02:07:06,596 --> 02:07:09,576
I intend to try to be there. I have a really busy weekend unfortunately, but I

2269
02:07:10,196 --> 02:07:12,956
intend to try to be there Saturday late afternoon, evening,

2270
02:07:14,256 --> 02:07:15,876
to participate in whatever way

2271
02:07:16,696 --> 02:07:19,816
I get the opportunity. I've enjoyed it the last few years.

2272
02:07:19,836 --> 02:07:20,086
It's

2273
02:07:21,076 --> 02:07:24,876
an interesting thing that we do, and it's at C3, which is a wonderful place.

2274
02:07:24,996 --> 02:07:27,475
So I'm sure I'll run into Patrick there. I usually do.

2275
02:07:29,436 --> 02:07:30,676
I assume you're hosting a game again.

2276
02:07:31,916 --> 02:07:33,656
Wonderful. So I will see you there.

2277
02:07:34,296 --> 02:07:38,216
And with that, I will wrap up my comments, and we're going to move on.

2278
02:07:38,336 --> 02:07:41,796
I'm going to start with Councilor Kadena, since he has an item in council reports

2279
02:07:42,276 --> 02:07:45,786
as I should have done with Councilor Moorefield last time. So Councilor Kadena.

2280
02:07:46,856 --> 02:07:47,296
Okay.

2281
02:07:48,136 --> 02:07:50,016
All right. I have four items total.

2282
02:07:50,916 --> 02:07:53,496
The first one is what's in the packet,

2283
02:07:54,416 --> 02:07:55,116
which is I've

2284
02:07:56,156 --> 02:08:00,056
written down a process. I've discussed this process for getting items on the agenda

2285
02:08:00,096 --> 02:08:03,576
with the mayor, and I've attempted to document the

2286
02:08:03,636 --> 02:08:06,916
process that we've been heading towards, including the

2287
02:08:07,996 --> 02:08:09,196
agenda request form.

2288
02:08:10,216 --> 02:08:11,616
And so I suggest that we

2289
02:08:13,036 --> 02:08:16,326
adopt this as our standard working process.

2290
02:08:17,356 --> 02:08:19,466
Although I fully expect that we'll learn from this.

2291
02:08:20,216 --> 02:08:21,756
We will adapt

2292
02:08:22,796 --> 02:08:26,636
as needed, and then make improvements, including in the form itself

2293
02:08:27,852 --> 02:08:31,432
But I would recommend that over time, at some point, we

2294
02:08:31,472 --> 02:08:34,492
formalize this and put that into our council

2295
02:08:34,592 --> 02:08:37,202
policies as part of a

2296
02:08:38,172 --> 02:08:41,612
general good governance. So I'll pause at this point and ask if there's any

2297
02:08:41,672 --> 02:08:42,272
comments

2298
02:08:43,112 --> 02:08:44,872
regarding that process.

2299
02:08:46,612 --> 02:08:49,692
Councillor. I went Councillor Ellis, then Napack earlier, so I'm going to go Napack

2300
02:08:49,752 --> 02:08:50,132
now,

2301
02:08:51,172 --> 02:08:52,972
just to be fair. Councillor Napack.

2302
02:08:54,392 --> 02:08:56,352
Yeah. So if you recall, there was,

2303
02:08:58,452 --> 02:09:02,312
I don't know, six months ago, we had

2304
02:09:02,452 --> 02:09:03,941
a preliminary discussion on this,

2305
02:09:05,492 --> 02:09:09,312
and some of the information I had from long

2306
02:09:09,472 --> 02:09:10,292
ago and far away

2307
02:09:11,332 --> 02:09:12,672
in my work history

2308
02:09:13,572 --> 02:09:15,832
showed that the present state

2309
02:09:17,312 --> 02:09:21,092
is what we need. We do need to look at what the present state is.

2310
02:09:22,912 --> 02:09:25,562
I've seen where resolutions are proposed,

2311
02:09:27,452 --> 02:09:30,632
but the present state is not taken into consideration.

2312
02:09:31,232 --> 02:09:33,232
And so there's a gap between

2313
02:09:34,732 --> 02:09:38,052
what people might not know is actually being done,

2314
02:09:40,292 --> 02:09:40,492
but

2315
02:09:41,412 --> 02:09:43,892
what needs to be done. So that difference there.

2316
02:09:44,132 --> 02:09:45,432
So present state

2317
02:09:47,692 --> 02:09:47,972
needs

2318
02:09:48,852 --> 02:09:49,292
to be

2319
02:09:50,432 --> 02:09:53,012
described in some way, maybe just one sentence.

2320
02:09:53,532 --> 02:09:56,052
"Oh, no, we don't have any ordinance on this."

2321
02:09:57,992 --> 02:10:01,732
That sort of thing. Just a real quick, what do we

2322
02:10:01,812 --> 02:10:03,412
have that helps

2323
02:10:04,272 --> 02:10:08,092
with whatever agenda item this is addressing?

2324
02:10:08,452 --> 02:10:11,492
Yeah, and that's kind of the purpose of the form. It gives staff an opportunity.

2325
02:10:11,692 --> 02:10:14,992
So, we're actually going to have a great example because Councillor Ellis did

2326
02:10:15,052 --> 02:10:16,232
submit something that

2327
02:10:17,052 --> 02:10:18,592
was passed this conversation we can

2328
02:10:19,672 --> 02:10:20,732
use as a good

2329
02:10:21,852 --> 02:10:23,212
trial run, if you will. I don't know.

2330
02:10:23,832 --> 02:10:24,752
Yeah. If this-

2331
02:10:25,042 --> 02:10:25,062
This may-

2332
02:10:25,062 --> 02:10:26,552
We can incorporate it somehow.

2333
02:10:26,572 --> 02:10:29,732
It's been received. We have the information of what Councillor Ellis wants to do.

2334
02:10:29,852 --> 02:10:33,692
Staff can be aware of it. Then what the next step is to have it on the agenda,

2335
02:10:34,172 --> 02:10:37,912
not to do the thing necessarily, but to decide whether council wants to go

2336
02:10:38,072 --> 02:10:41,672
forward and bring that back. And it gives staff the opportunity to say what you're

2337
02:10:41,712 --> 02:10:43,192
saying, "Well, where are we currently on this?"

2338
02:10:43,612 --> 02:10:43,992
Yes.

2339
02:10:44,032 --> 02:10:47,932
So, it's kind of implied because it gives staff that opportunity, because

2340
02:10:48,012 --> 02:10:48,892
we'll know what,

2341
02:10:49,712 --> 02:10:52,371
in this case, Councillor Ellis is trying to accomplish.

2342
02:10:52,452 --> 02:10:54,522
Yeah. I think as long as we remember that-

2343
02:10:54,712 --> 02:10:55,172
Yeah

2344
02:10:55,181 --> 02:10:58,512
... and make sure we... It's a key issue, a critical

2345
02:10:58,612 --> 02:10:59,232
issue.

2346
02:10:59,272 --> 02:11:02,512
Yeah. I agree with you. That's the one thing I think we've kind of been missing is,

2347
02:11:02,572 --> 02:11:05,922
it's not just the, "I want to do this thing." It's, "I want to do this thing,

2348
02:11:06,012 --> 02:11:09,282
here's where it addresses in our plan, here's what we're trying to accomplish." And

2349
02:11:09,312 --> 02:11:12,292
staff come back, "Well, we're already doing this part of it, or not."

2350
02:11:12,732 --> 02:11:14,692
Right. It's an analysis is what it is.

2351
02:11:14,872 --> 02:11:14,912
Yeah.

2352
02:11:14,992 --> 02:11:15,312
Thank you.

2353
02:11:15,432 --> 02:11:16,112
I appreciate that.

2354
02:11:16,952 --> 02:11:17,452
Councillor Ellis.

2355
02:11:18,592 --> 02:11:19,512
I did do the form.

2356
02:11:19,522 --> 02:11:19,802
You did.

2357
02:11:20,172 --> 02:11:24,092
Partly because I had something I wanted to get on the agenda for this

2358
02:11:24,432 --> 02:11:27,312
summer, and partly because I thought somebody had to do the form.

2359
02:11:28,152 --> 02:11:29,582
So I thought, well, I'll do the form.

2360
02:11:29,632 --> 02:11:31,132
It's a small thing I'm asking for,

2361
02:11:33,372 --> 02:11:37,302
and you can check it out. I will say that I really think we need

2362
02:11:37,352 --> 02:11:40,072
clarity in the process of how to get things on the agenda.

2363
02:11:41,152 --> 02:11:41,212
We

2364
02:11:42,272 --> 02:11:42,512
had a

2365
02:11:43,512 --> 02:11:44,792
somewhat functional system,

2366
02:11:46,172 --> 02:11:50,121
and then it has gone away. So I am all in favor

2367
02:11:50,121 --> 02:11:53,992
of clarity on the process. I did find the form to be kind of

2368
02:11:54,052 --> 02:11:57,872
cumbersome and repetitious, and at the bottom of it, I don't remember what I

2369
02:11:57,912 --> 02:12:00,532
suggested, but I did make one suggestion for changing the form.

2370
02:12:01,212 --> 02:12:05,192
And maybe if a couple of other people do it too, then we can start to iron out.

2371
02:12:05,652 --> 02:12:07,912
So plug for filling out the form.

2372
02:12:09,372 --> 02:12:13,192
I do think in the past, if we haven't

2373
02:12:13,272 --> 02:12:17,212
had a memo, we have not voted on it at the meeting,

2374
02:12:18,092 --> 02:12:19,542
and I think that is really,

2375
02:12:20,692 --> 02:12:24,672
we need to return to that. I'm not sure we need

2376
02:12:24,692 --> 02:12:26,892
a form, but I do think we need something in writing,

2377
02:12:27,712 --> 02:12:31,612
and maybe there's a way to incorporate a form and a

2378
02:12:31,632 --> 02:12:34,512
memo kind of thing. But I tried the form.

2379
02:12:34,802 --> 02:12:34,922
Mm-hmm.

2380
02:12:35,332 --> 02:12:35,562
And

2381
02:12:37,392 --> 02:12:38,712
we can go from there.

2382
02:12:40,612 --> 02:12:44,092
And I think that's part of what Jan was getting, Councilor Napack was getting at,

2383
02:12:44,172 --> 02:12:48,032
that we've been real confused in what we've voted on things we haven't

2384
02:12:48,052 --> 02:12:51,952
had anything in writing on a couple of times, and how things are getting on has

2385
02:12:52,012 --> 02:12:52,712
not been clear.

2386
02:12:53,992 --> 02:12:54,692
So I

2387
02:12:56,312 --> 02:13:00,172
am willing to work on the process. I do appreciate the

2388
02:13:00,232 --> 02:13:04,032
opportunity sometimes to send in a memo or

2389
02:13:04,152 --> 02:13:07,072
something to the council in councilor comments

2390
02:13:08,292 --> 02:13:12,172
at least for discussion and perhaps a vote, depending on whether or not

2391
02:13:12,252 --> 02:13:13,352
it is time sensitive.

2392
02:13:14,192 --> 02:13:17,972
I do think that we're asking a lot if we don't send anything in for

2393
02:13:17,992 --> 02:13:21,392
people to think about. But I would like us to have a little bit of

2394
02:13:21,402 --> 02:13:25,352
flexibility to be able to bring something in in writing, especially

2395
02:13:25,452 --> 02:13:28,592
if it's some, like Councillor Moorefield's thing from last meeting.

2396
02:13:28,812 --> 02:13:29,812
That was time sensitive.

2397
02:13:30,132 --> 02:13:30,312
Very.

2398
02:13:30,352 --> 02:13:34,321
It was in writing. I felt no problem at all with voting on that.

2399
02:13:35,112 --> 02:13:35,392
So-

2400
02:13:35,512 --> 02:13:37,832
I don't think there'll ever be a perfect solution.

2401
02:13:37,892 --> 02:13:41,652
I think there's a perfect plan, and I think with this form and kind of where we're

2402
02:13:41,662 --> 02:13:45,572
trying to go to is a great plan. It kind of is that memo, this is why I want to do

2403
02:13:45,592 --> 02:13:45,972
these things.

2404
02:13:45,992 --> 02:13:46,272
Mm-hmm.

2405
02:13:46,292 --> 02:13:50,192
But yet there'll be things like Council Moorefield's letter where it's time.

2406
02:13:50,232 --> 02:13:53,532
And what Councilor Moorefield brought in and what I'm thinking is actually stuff

2407
02:13:53,572 --> 02:13:57,152
that is a council issue, not something that's going to add to staff

2408
02:13:57,232 --> 02:13:57,612
workload.

2409
02:13:58,622 --> 02:13:58,622
Yes.

2410
02:13:58,652 --> 02:14:02,432
So I think when we're looking at something to add to staff workload, then we

2411
02:14:02,512 --> 02:14:05,672
absolutely need a slightly more robust process.

2412
02:14:06,052 --> 02:14:09,392
But if it's just a council voting on something that is not

2413
02:14:09,492 --> 02:14:13,152
actually... I mean, Alex had to do a little bit of work to get it on there, but

2414
02:14:14,192 --> 02:14:17,132
that was something I thought we didn't really need.

2415
02:14:18,312 --> 02:14:21,592
And I want us to maintain that flexibility.

2416
02:14:23,042 --> 02:14:24,852
Appreciate it. Council Moorefield.

2417
02:14:26,272 --> 02:14:29,592
A clarifying question. Most of this makes sense, and thank you for

2418
02:14:30,768 --> 02:14:33,017
It's time to put something together that

2419
02:14:33,908 --> 02:14:37,808
is coherent. The part that I'm

2420
02:14:37,848 --> 02:14:38,778
not sure I get,

2421
02:14:40,828 --> 02:14:44,708
in the section on recommended process for proposing an agenda item, the

2422
02:14:44,768 --> 02:14:48,688
last, number seven, use councilor comments at work session

2423
02:14:48,748 --> 02:14:49,868
to determine support.

2424
02:14:51,008 --> 02:14:54,778
We do that all the time in work sessions with things that are

2425
02:14:54,808 --> 02:14:58,048
planned business, that it's in the pipeline for council

2426
02:14:58,188 --> 02:15:02,088
consideration. We have general discussions and sometimes there's

2427
02:15:02,168 --> 02:15:06,128
a check-in with council about whether we really want to go down this

2428
02:15:06,168 --> 02:15:07,367
road or not, that kind of thing.

2429
02:15:09,728 --> 02:15:12,888
Are you suggesting that we do basically the same thing

2430
02:15:13,568 --> 02:15:13,808
with

2431
02:15:14,908 --> 02:15:18,268
proposed actions that individual councilors bring forward?

2432
02:15:19,048 --> 02:15:22,548
That we have an informal discussion, whether it's at

2433
02:15:22,608 --> 02:15:26,068
a councilor comments or at a work session prior

2434
02:15:26,148 --> 02:15:29,308
to things like memos getting written, or...

2435
02:15:29,408 --> 02:15:32,268
Wasn't quite sure what the intent was to speak to that.

2436
02:15:32,668 --> 02:15:36,388
I think what Councilor Cadena is meaning is that something that's part of the old

2437
02:15:36,428 --> 02:15:40,108
process we used to have is if you want staff to bring something back, you'd have a

2438
02:15:40,148 --> 02:15:43,778
discussion, make a motion for staff to bring something back, and that's kind of

2439
02:15:43,788 --> 02:15:44,268
what that is.

2440
02:15:44,488 --> 02:15:44,808
Right.

2441
02:15:44,838 --> 02:15:46,118
So if you have something

2442
02:15:47,208 --> 02:15:50,478
more like Councilor Ellis' submission, it'll come before council to have a

2443
02:15:50,488 --> 02:15:54,448
conversation and then a vote on does council feel

2444
02:15:54,508 --> 02:15:56,948
this needs to be brought back within this timeframe?

2445
02:15:57,008 --> 02:16:00,248
Because it is time sensitive for the summary.

2446
02:16:00,888 --> 02:16:02,628
My question arises from

2447
02:16:03,748 --> 02:16:07,328
sometimes we individual councilors have brought up some new

2448
02:16:07,728 --> 02:16:07,968
thing-

2449
02:16:08,088 --> 02:16:08,248
Mm-hmm

2450
02:16:08,868 --> 02:16:09,988
... we want to have considered.

2451
02:16:11,348 --> 02:16:14,088
Sometimes it might affect staff, sometimes it doesn't.

2452
02:16:14,568 --> 02:16:18,148
But it's a thing that we're bringing forward in our own

2453
02:16:18,208 --> 02:16:18,858
initiatives.

2454
02:16:21,108 --> 02:16:21,498
And

2455
02:16:22,668 --> 02:16:26,388
sometimes it requires discussion before we can have a sense of the

2456
02:16:26,428 --> 02:16:30,318
council, and sometimes it requires explanation, sometimes it requires some

2457
02:16:30,388 --> 02:16:32,969
backup documentation. And so

2458
02:16:33,028 --> 02:16:36,709
the way this reads is that we

2459
02:16:36,768 --> 02:16:40,728
wouldn't get to that stage of things like written report

2460
02:16:40,827 --> 02:16:44,328
from a council member until there had been a

2461
02:16:44,408 --> 02:16:45,288
check-in.

2462
02:16:45,328 --> 02:16:45,528
No.

2463
02:16:46,248 --> 02:16:47,617
Okay. That wasn't the intent.

2464
02:16:47,889 --> 02:16:51,188
As council, during your comments, you can have conversations about,

2465
02:16:51,868 --> 02:16:54,309
well, almost anything, not a land use case or anything like that.

2466
02:16:54,368 --> 02:16:56,338
But you can talk about, "Hey, I'm working on this thing.

2467
02:16:56,389 --> 02:16:59,719
I just want to get a..." If you're just putting feelers out to know whether or not

2468
02:16:59,728 --> 02:17:02,617
you want to submit this form to have they come back formally.

2469
02:17:03,288 --> 02:17:06,748
Conversation's great, and I think we should take more advantage of that during this

2470
02:17:06,828 --> 02:17:07,088
time,

2471
02:17:08,068 --> 02:17:11,788
unless it gets super late. So no, it doesn't stop anybody

2472
02:17:11,848 --> 02:17:14,188
from bringing up an idea or

2473
02:17:15,908 --> 02:17:17,228
something you're working on maybe.

2474
02:17:17,608 --> 02:17:17,758
All right.

2475
02:17:19,448 --> 02:17:19,998
What about Greg?

2476
02:17:21,108 --> 02:17:21,428
Okay.

2477
02:17:23,948 --> 02:17:27,868
Thank you all for your input. I will reach out individually

2478
02:17:27,948 --> 02:17:31,788
to Councilors Napack, Ellis, Moorefield

2479
02:17:31,969 --> 02:17:35,428
at a minimum to make sure I completely got your

2480
02:17:36,348 --> 02:17:40,248
feedback. I think I have ideas about how to respond to your

2481
02:17:40,309 --> 02:17:40,848
feedback,

2482
02:17:41,828 --> 02:17:43,889
because I think the whole point is to improve the process.

2483
02:17:45,188 --> 02:17:48,549
Absolutely. And I think, Councillor Moorefield, to your last question,

2484
02:17:49,268 --> 02:17:49,969
I think that

2485
02:17:51,668 --> 02:17:54,108
I'm in favor of conversation

2486
02:17:54,248 --> 02:17:58,078
always. And I think what my

2487
02:17:58,108 --> 02:18:00,568
goal is, is to

2488
02:18:01,408 --> 02:18:04,709
have a process that enables us to act as a body.

2489
02:18:04,719 --> 02:18:07,068
And whatever helps us to act as a body,

2490
02:18:08,348 --> 02:18:10,848
is what makes us the most powerful that we can be.

2491
02:18:11,368 --> 02:18:15,268
And while we'll never have a perfect process, what I do know is that if we

2492
02:18:15,309 --> 02:18:17,668
don't have any process, we will never get there.

2493
02:18:18,469 --> 02:18:21,788
So I aim for perfection and I accept humanity.

2494
02:18:22,049 --> 02:18:22,868
So

2495
02:18:24,108 --> 02:18:27,088
I will continue to work on refining this process. Thank you.

2496
02:18:27,228 --> 02:18:29,969
Thank you very much for the input. That's all very helpful.

2497
02:18:30,908 --> 02:18:32,168
And sometimes stuff happens.

2498
02:18:33,088 --> 02:18:34,588
Sometimes stuff happens. And I

2499
02:18:35,428 --> 02:18:38,809
tried to put that in the objectives as well, that we do want to be flexible.

2500
02:18:39,908 --> 02:18:41,068
We don't want rigidity.

2501
02:18:42,088 --> 02:18:45,848
But you want enough structure that you have

2502
02:18:45,948 --> 02:18:49,707
strength. You don't want so much structure that you

2503
02:18:49,728 --> 02:18:51,549
lose all flexibility. Absolutely.

2504
02:18:52,768 --> 02:18:55,549
Okay. I'll do the rest of my council report now.

2505
02:18:57,248 --> 02:18:58,148
Couple of comments.

2506
02:18:59,268 --> 02:19:00,758
Just an update on the

2507
02:19:04,068 --> 02:19:07,908
measures that are on the ballot. I just wanted to highlight that the

2508
02:19:07,948 --> 02:19:08,948
voters pamphlet

2509
02:19:10,028 --> 02:19:12,348
is now available online from Benton County.

2510
02:19:13,428 --> 02:19:17,209
I'll just note that no arguments against the measures were

2511
02:19:17,268 --> 02:19:17,688
submitted.

2512
02:19:19,088 --> 02:19:22,948
The pack has been working to educate folks and to gain

2513
02:19:23,028 --> 02:19:26,148
broad support. I encourage you all to visit...

2514
02:19:26,668 --> 02:19:30,568
I think I can do this. I'm unelected, so I can do a little campaigning.

2515
02:19:31,648 --> 02:19:35,348
Please visit the website goodgovernancecorvallis, all one word,

2516
02:19:35,588 --> 02:19:38,348
goodgovernancecorvallis.org,

2517
02:19:39,748 --> 02:19:43,088
for more information and to see the list of endorsees.

2518
02:19:43,129 --> 02:19:45,847
It's quite a broad range of endorsees.

2519
02:19:47,309 --> 02:19:51,097
Please add your name to the endorsement list or invite others in the

2520
02:19:51,128 --> 02:19:54,008
community to add their names, at your earliest

2521
02:19:54,048 --> 02:19:55,408
convenience.

2522
02:19:56,308 --> 02:20:00,108
And we also ask that you publicize the information, the

2523
02:20:00,148 --> 02:20:03,068
website through your social media and email list.

2524
02:20:03,128 --> 02:20:05,167
So, please do that.

2525
02:20:06,168 --> 02:20:08,138
I think these changes are well

2526
02:20:09,388 --> 02:20:12,968
worth it. And I did go back and looked at the variety of changes that have been

2527
02:20:13,008 --> 02:20:15,728
made in the past, and I think despite

2528
02:20:17,208 --> 02:20:20,128
former Councilor Penny York's excellent work, I think

2529
02:20:20,928 --> 02:20:24,688
a lot of what she recommended did not

2530
02:20:24,728 --> 02:20:26,848
come to fruition, and I think that she would be

2531
02:20:27,968 --> 02:20:31,868
very happy that a lot of what she suggested is being addressed.

2532
02:20:31,948 --> 02:20:33,308
So again, I'm really

2533
02:20:34,448 --> 02:20:38,412
excited about the prospect.Another thing I wanted to bring to

2534
02:20:38,452 --> 02:20:42,252
your attention is that, and I will be working with Patrick

2535
02:20:42,372 --> 02:20:45,572
Rollins about this through

2536
02:20:46,352 --> 02:20:48,142
the Oregon Department of Transportation,

2537
02:20:49,052 --> 02:20:51,692
there will be a second open house

2538
02:20:53,052 --> 02:20:56,632
for the North Benton County Community Pathways

2539
02:20:56,642 --> 02:21:00,112
Project on April 28th at Latisha

2540
02:21:00,152 --> 02:21:02,792
Carson Elementary School from 4:00 to 6:00 PM.

2541
02:21:03,632 --> 02:21:07,612
This is about building a pathway that, I

2542
02:21:07,672 --> 02:21:08,652
know this is very small,

2543
02:21:09,872 --> 02:21:13,182
and I will send this out to you via email, but this

2544
02:21:13,832 --> 02:21:17,312
here is Samaritan. Just north of

2545
02:21:17,372 --> 02:21:20,212
Samaritan, there will be an

2546
02:21:20,272 --> 02:21:23,512
overpass passing over both Highway

2547
02:21:23,692 --> 02:21:26,372
99 and the railroad.

2548
02:21:27,492 --> 02:21:31,172
And then the multi-use path along the

2549
02:21:31,232 --> 02:21:34,432
Jackson Frazier wetlands up and connecting up at

2550
02:21:34,512 --> 02:21:38,312
Northeast Elliot Circle. This is a project that is

2551
02:21:38,352 --> 02:21:41,612
being Odot led. I will send this

2552
02:21:41,872 --> 02:21:45,622
information out about a second open house, and I'll be

2553
02:21:45,712 --> 02:21:47,312
working with city staff

2554
02:21:48,652 --> 02:21:52,292
to understand and bring back implications that might

2555
02:21:52,612 --> 02:21:53,412
be important for

2556
02:21:54,312 --> 02:21:57,832
us as a council to consider. But it's an exciting project.

2557
02:21:58,512 --> 02:21:59,862
I know that it also fits,

2558
02:22:01,032 --> 02:22:04,152
having previous discussion with Greenbelt Land Trust for their plans for the

2559
02:22:04,792 --> 02:22:05,092
Owens

2560
02:22:06,652 --> 02:22:07,352
Farm area,

2561
02:22:08,552 --> 02:22:12,472
and walking paths, et cetera, that they're putting into that

2562
02:22:12,532 --> 02:22:14,872
side of the highway on the west side.

2563
02:22:17,062 --> 02:22:20,532
And lastly, regarding a council handbook.

2564
02:22:20,692 --> 02:22:24,512
I'm looking to provide an update to council at the April 23rd work

2565
02:22:24,572 --> 02:22:26,032
session. I have not scheduled that.

2566
02:22:26,152 --> 02:22:28,132
I haven't talked to the

2567
02:22:28,992 --> 02:22:30,692
mayor or city manager about this.

2568
02:22:32,292 --> 02:22:36,092
But as I mentioned previously, looking to divide up that

2569
02:22:36,172 --> 02:22:37,512
work into four groupings.

2570
02:22:38,552 --> 02:22:42,312
One piece of which you saw today in this proposal for

2571
02:22:43,192 --> 02:22:46,711
how to get items on the agenda. I think that in

2572
02:22:46,772 --> 02:22:47,492
regarding

2573
02:22:48,332 --> 02:22:48,592
a

2574
02:22:49,592 --> 02:22:51,772
council manual per se,

2575
02:22:52,692 --> 02:22:56,672
I'm looking to not create a de novo council handbook,

2576
02:22:57,812 --> 02:23:01,612
but rather leverage our existing resources, council policies and

2577
02:23:01,652 --> 02:23:04,492
procedures. I think we have opportunity to improve

2578
02:23:05,692 --> 02:23:09,292
the documentation of policies and get those codified so

2579
02:23:09,332 --> 02:23:11,932
that they're accessible and available for folks.

2580
02:23:12,852 --> 02:23:15,252
Governance documents.

2581
02:23:16,092 --> 02:23:18,632
I worked with Alex she... I'm sorry, with city recorder.

2582
02:23:19,652 --> 02:23:23,632
City recorder's done a great job in new council orientation, and we

2583
02:23:23,672 --> 02:23:25,232
do have a handbook if you look for it.

2584
02:23:25,252 --> 02:23:25,462
But it

2585
02:23:26,592 --> 02:23:30,552
is web links. And so my

2586
02:23:30,832 --> 02:23:34,632
approach, and we'll talk about this on the 23rd, is to not try to create a

2587
02:23:34,692 --> 02:23:38,392
manual, which is a separate document that then needs to be kept updated, but

2588
02:23:38,492 --> 02:23:42,221
rather to have the online resources so that people can find what they need, and

2589
02:23:42,672 --> 02:23:45,972
to facilitate making that process easier.

2590
02:23:47,852 --> 02:23:49,312
Working also on a

2591
02:23:50,172 --> 02:23:53,612
strategic plan onboarding process as part of each new council term,

2592
02:23:54,072 --> 02:23:57,992
accompanied by a council goal-setting alignment and integration process, which

2593
02:23:58,552 --> 02:24:02,152
I will suggest could occur annually.

2594
02:24:04,072 --> 02:24:07,732
And building upon the strategic plan review process, which we

2595
02:24:07,752 --> 02:24:11,532
recently went through, led by Abby Alexander, to better

2596
02:24:11,592 --> 02:24:12,052
align

2597
02:24:13,052 --> 02:24:16,232
that with our longer term agenda-setting process.

2598
02:24:17,732 --> 02:24:21,432
And then lastly, a proposal for how to strengthen trust and

2599
02:24:21,512 --> 02:24:25,172
collaboration with such topics such as periodic

2600
02:24:25,252 --> 02:24:28,892
self-evaluation, conflict resolution, holding ourselves

2601
02:24:28,952 --> 02:24:32,932
accountable, et cetera. So a lot of material to

2602
02:24:33,192 --> 02:24:37,072
bring forward for comment, ideas, feedback,

2603
02:24:37,612 --> 02:24:38,992
observations, et cetera,

2604
02:24:39,872 --> 02:24:43,682
that I hope to get done, if not the April 23rd work session,

2605
02:24:44,232 --> 02:24:47,912
at a time shortly thereafter. And that's my council

2606
02:24:47,972 --> 02:24:48,972
report. Thank you.

2607
02:24:50,912 --> 02:24:54,452
Oh, and to the question that you asked, Mayor.

2608
02:24:55,911 --> 02:24:59,232
Having looked at the data from the LOC

2609
02:24:59,872 --> 02:25:01,532
regarding council

2610
02:25:02,532 --> 02:25:03,172
formats,

2611
02:25:06,872 --> 02:25:08,252
two councilors in a ward

2612
02:25:09,832 --> 02:25:12,732
with fewer wards is a pretty standard process.

2613
02:25:13,892 --> 02:25:17,172
So my short answer is I would favor that as a proposal.

2614
02:25:17,252 --> 02:25:21,212
I think the course, that's how you draw the boundaries, et cetera,

2615
02:25:21,872 --> 02:25:23,832
is a big part of it. But I think that does

2616
02:25:25,212 --> 02:25:25,992
allow for

2617
02:25:26,912 --> 02:25:30,132
good broad representation with periodic refreshing of the

2618
02:25:30,192 --> 02:25:33,212
council, but with four-year terms staggered.

2619
02:25:33,292 --> 02:25:37,142
I think that makes a great idea. So I'm in favor of the direction you're heading,

2620
02:25:37,752 --> 02:25:38,352
since you asked.

2621
02:25:39,332 --> 02:25:41,732
Thank you. It's not my direction, it's the password's direction.

2622
02:25:43,372 --> 02:25:45,872
Okay, I think we should start over here this time. So Councilor Ellis.

2623
02:25:47,852 --> 02:25:51,532
I don't have a lot. I will say I have been on the open house

2624
02:25:52,892 --> 02:25:56,712
pathway the last couple of weeks. I went to the neighborhood bikeways open

2625
02:25:56,752 --> 02:25:57,111
house

2626
02:25:58,632 --> 02:26:02,352
last week, and I just went to the Corvallis Forest Plan open house

2627
02:26:02,392 --> 02:26:03,842
before I came to the council meeting.

2628
02:26:04,532 --> 02:26:08,472
So I'm short on dinner. I will say they've been very

2629
02:26:08,552 --> 02:26:12,472
well attended. People have been actively engaged, have been discussing,

2630
02:26:12,512 --> 02:26:15,512
they've been getting questions answered, they've been raising issues.

2631
02:26:15,952 --> 02:26:19,892
And I love an open house because not only does it give people a chance to

2632
02:26:19,932 --> 02:26:23,512
look at the material, it also gives them a chance to look at the material with each

2633
02:26:23,572 --> 02:26:23,752
other.

2634
02:26:24,712 --> 02:26:28,172
And so you can stand and you can talk, and you can think about it.

2635
02:26:28,192 --> 02:26:31,732
And then often I think people go home and do the

2636
02:26:31,832 --> 02:26:34,332
online open house for their comments.

2637
02:26:34,372 --> 02:26:38,352
So it builds community and communication and gives us a chance

2638
02:26:38,412 --> 02:26:39,921
to actually think about what we're doing.

2639
02:26:39,992 --> 02:26:43,612
So I've been very pleased with both of the open houses.

2640
02:26:43,972 --> 02:26:47,872
The forest plan was pretty well attended when I left at quarter of

2641
02:26:48,152 --> 02:26:48,342
6:00.

2642
02:26:48,892 --> 02:26:49,772
Appreciate that feedback.

2643
02:26:49,912 --> 02:26:51,492
Yeah. That was very nice.

2644
02:26:52,792 --> 02:26:56,416
I am going to askUm, our public information

2645
02:26:56,516 --> 02:27:00,416
officer on the timeline for the frequently asked questions that

2646
02:27:00,456 --> 02:27:01,616
we directed the

2647
02:27:02,536 --> 02:27:04,796
city manager to come up with at the last meeting.

2648
02:27:05,856 --> 02:27:07,516
Yeah, happy to give an update on that.

2649
02:27:07,636 --> 02:27:11,496
Uh, the materials are kind of in final draft mode right now, so kind of

2650
02:27:11,516 --> 02:27:12,796
bouncing around some final edits.

2651
02:27:13,316 --> 02:27:17,296
Once we get the kind of content of the webpage nailed down, then we'll, of

2652
02:27:17,336 --> 02:27:19,696
course, we'll translate it to Spanish per the council's direction.

2653
02:27:20,156 --> 02:27:23,796
Um, I'd like to say that, uh, work should be finalized, and it'll be

2654
02:27:23,836 --> 02:27:25,036
published within a week or so.

2655
02:27:26,016 --> 02:27:26,605
Great. That's great.

2656
02:27:26,616 --> 02:27:29,256
To clarify, this is regarding immigration concerns?

2657
02:27:29,856 --> 02:27:29,976
Yep.

2658
02:27:31,136 --> 02:27:32,136
Sorry, I wasn't as clear.

2659
02:27:33,156 --> 02:27:34,576
Um, I also,

2660
02:27:35,856 --> 02:27:39,416
um, I want us to remember and to consider

2661
02:27:39,736 --> 02:27:43,716
that if we want a diverse council, if we want to have people

2662
02:27:43,756 --> 02:27:47,556
who are not mostly retired, nothing against the people who are

2663
02:27:47,616 --> 02:27:51,496
retired, we need to keep work schedules in

2664
02:27:51,596 --> 02:27:55,236
mind. And my concern is that some of

2665
02:27:55,296 --> 02:27:59,215
our counselors who are working full-time are going--

2666
02:27:59,336 --> 02:28:02,296
are finding getting to meetings and work sessions

2667
02:28:02,396 --> 02:28:06,376
challenging. And if they can't participate in a

2668
02:28:06,416 --> 02:28:10,276
work session, then they're not getting the information that they need

2669
02:28:10,336 --> 02:28:11,016
to make good

2670
02:28:11,836 --> 02:28:15,716
decisions. And watching a work session, although I really appreciate

2671
02:28:15,726 --> 02:28:19,466
the fact that we can do that if we're sick and we don't have a functional

2672
02:28:19,496 --> 02:28:22,656
brain, is not a substitute for attending.

2673
02:28:22,706 --> 02:28:26,676
And if it's during somebody's work hours, they need to be brave enough

2674
02:28:26,736 --> 02:28:30,336
to say something, and we need to reconsider how we

2675
02:28:30,396 --> 02:28:34,376
schedule because we have a diverse council, and I think it's really

2676
02:28:34,396 --> 02:28:38,376
important for us to have a diverse council that is not just people

2677
02:28:38,876 --> 02:28:42,416
who can show up at the times that we have things

2678
02:28:42,536 --> 02:28:46,376
stated. I've mentioned this before, I'm hitting it again because I

2679
02:28:46,396 --> 02:28:48,676
think we're running into some of those challenges.

2680
02:28:49,556 --> 02:28:53,036
Um, and then I want to say that I do not support the going to

2681
02:28:53,296 --> 02:28:57,096
three wards with two, um, counselors.

2682
02:28:57,276 --> 02:29:01,236
I like the system we have. Um, I would argue against it

2683
02:29:01,496 --> 02:29:04,996
actively, and I think it's really important for us to have a

2684
02:29:05,056 --> 02:29:05,576
walkable

2685
02:29:07,436 --> 02:29:11,316
ward where we can meet the people, and we also run into them when we're out on

2686
02:29:11,356 --> 02:29:15,076
our daily business. So I really like the system we have now.

2687
02:29:18,096 --> 02:29:19,826
I want to comment about the, uh,

2688
02:29:20,696 --> 02:29:24,456
diverse council statement. Uh, as one of the people at this dais that works a

2689
02:29:24,496 --> 02:29:27,836
full-time job before coming here, I completely understand, and sometimes it's

2690
02:29:27,876 --> 02:29:31,116
challenging for me, too. And what I'll say to that is any counselor who's

2691
02:29:31,196 --> 02:29:34,636
struggling to meet our schedule, come talk to me.

2692
02:29:35,356 --> 02:29:37,196
Uh, they're not set in stone.

2693
02:29:38,036 --> 02:29:41,576
Um, we do try to work with what works with staff, but it doesn't mean we couldn't

2694
02:29:41,736 --> 02:29:45,156
make changes if there's a need. So please just let me know.

2695
02:29:45,556 --> 02:29:49,196
Yeah. And I wanted to raise it because I'm fine with the schedule we have, but I

2696
02:29:49,256 --> 02:29:52,796
wanted to give support to counselors who might be challenged by it.

2697
02:29:52,836 --> 02:29:56,616
Yeah. No, I appreciate that. It generally works with me, but every once in a while

2698
02:29:56,776 --> 02:29:57,706
it's a little rough, so...

2699
02:29:58,496 --> 02:30:00,335
And I'm not talking about dentist appointments here.

2700
02:30:00,536 --> 02:30:00,956
No, no.

2701
02:30:03,036 --> 02:30:03,716
Council Morefield.

2702
02:30:06,716 --> 02:30:09,696
Um, just a couple comments. Um,

2703
02:30:10,736 --> 02:30:14,656
on the, uh, number of wards and counselors, I have no idea what I think about that

2704
02:30:14,716 --> 02:30:16,476
idea. Um,

2705
02:30:17,296 --> 02:30:21,096
and I do know that, um, I think nine

2706
02:30:21,276 --> 02:30:25,116
wards is too much because a committee of nine

2707
02:30:25,196 --> 02:30:28,856
has been proven over and over again to be

2708
02:30:28,936 --> 02:30:32,636
unwieldy, but that doesn't mean it needs to be

2709
02:30:32,716 --> 02:30:36,276
small either. Um, I think a modest change is called for

2710
02:30:36,696 --> 02:30:37,296
at least.

2711
02:30:38,236 --> 02:30:41,876
Um, but I don't know what I think about the three ward,

2712
02:30:42,216 --> 02:30:45,876
two counselor thing. I'd like to see what Albany thinks of it,

2713
02:30:46,305 --> 02:30:48,716
because I think that's the structure they have.

2714
02:30:48,836 --> 02:30:52,656
And, um, uh, and I continue to be concerned

2715
02:30:52,676 --> 02:30:56,066
about the impact that we make

2716
02:30:56,776 --> 02:31:00,726
or that the voters make on what our system looks like and

2717
02:31:00,776 --> 02:31:04,296
its relationship to the cost of running a

2718
02:31:04,356 --> 02:31:04,936
campaign.

2719
02:31:05,816 --> 02:31:07,636
Um, I worry that

2720
02:31:08,556 --> 02:31:08,836
money,

2721
02:31:09,716 --> 02:31:12,935
uh, becomes a barrier in a way that it hasn't been.

2722
02:31:13,976 --> 02:31:15,696
Um, that's a concern.

2723
02:31:16,876 --> 02:31:20,016
Uh, but I don't know where that leads me to conclusions either.

2724
02:31:20,036 --> 02:31:22,416
It's just a consideration. That's all I got.

2725
02:31:24,376 --> 02:31:25,015
Councilor Napack.

2726
02:31:27,996 --> 02:31:28,276
Okay.

2727
02:31:31,196 --> 02:31:33,496
So, um, let me start out...

2728
02:31:34,476 --> 02:31:34,736
Sorry.

2729
02:31:36,556 --> 02:31:40,176
There's always trade-offs whatever we decide in regards

2730
02:31:40,236 --> 02:31:44,086
to a two-year, or four-year, six counselors,

2731
02:31:44,156 --> 02:31:46,476
nine counselors, there's trade-offs.

2732
02:31:46,616 --> 02:31:50,576
We don't pay our counselors,

2733
02:31:52,116 --> 02:31:55,236
um, they're all volunteer. But if we

2734
02:31:55,296 --> 02:31:57,516
cannot plan

2735
02:31:58,796 --> 02:32:02,636
ahead, you know, and look around corners and complete our

2736
02:32:02,676 --> 02:32:03,266
projects,

2737
02:32:04,256 --> 02:32:07,706
and we can't do that in two years, uh, we need to come up with a different

2738
02:32:07,776 --> 02:32:09,996
approach, which is the four-year approach.

2739
02:32:10,996 --> 02:32:12,916
And if we're going to go with a four-year approach,

2740
02:32:14,036 --> 02:32:14,396
um,

2741
02:32:15,716 --> 02:32:19,336
but have an odd number, you know, there's all kinds of trade-offs.

2742
02:32:19,696 --> 02:32:22,996
So I don't think you can

2743
02:32:23,436 --> 02:32:27,176
damn one idea or promote another as yet.

2744
02:32:27,676 --> 02:32:31,616
It's still being worked on. And, um, pros and cons.

2745
02:32:32,916 --> 02:32:33,356
Um,

2746
02:32:34,516 --> 02:32:37,616
May is Corvallis Bike Month.

2747
02:32:38,876 --> 02:32:42,796
I know it's only April, um, but want to remind

2748
02:32:42,856 --> 02:32:43,936
everyone that

2749
02:32:45,036 --> 02:32:47,496
the Corvallis to Albany Trail,

2750
02:32:49,376 --> 02:32:51,676
which goes along Highway 20 toward Albany,

2751
02:32:52,616 --> 02:32:56,356
uh, is supposed to cross Highway 20 from the south

2752
02:32:56,416 --> 02:32:57,716
side to the north side,

2753
02:32:58,616 --> 02:33:00,376
somewhere around Scenic Drive

2754
02:33:01,556 --> 02:33:05,136
Maybe, and go as far as Spring Hill Drive.

2755
02:33:06,056 --> 02:33:09,676
That crossing is what is

2756
02:33:09,776 --> 02:33:13,736
the sticking point, and that's where there are going to be an open

2757
02:33:13,816 --> 02:33:14,236
house

2758
02:33:15,516 --> 02:33:19,396
at both farmers' markets in Albany and Corvallis from 10:00 to

2759
02:33:19,496 --> 02:33:19,796
noon

2760
02:33:21,056 --> 02:33:22,496
on May 16th.

2761
02:33:23,576 --> 02:33:27,536
So if you care about that, you better show up, and I will be there.

2762
02:33:31,376 --> 02:33:34,176
Quickly, Campo news.

2763
02:33:37,676 --> 02:33:38,176
The

2764
02:33:40,376 --> 02:33:43,996
multi-modal path that's been talked

2765
02:33:44,056 --> 02:33:46,946
about for a long time, decades

2766
02:33:47,216 --> 02:33:48,756
perhaps. A

2767
02:33:51,256 --> 02:33:54,316
long time. Between where Circle comes out on Harrison

2768
02:33:55,096 --> 02:33:58,976
and Campus. So the fields that are west

2769
02:33:59,036 --> 02:34:02,816
of 35th and south of Harrison looks like a

2770
02:34:02,856 --> 02:34:06,715
very good way to have a shortcut for folks on

2771
02:34:06,796 --> 02:34:07,696
bicycles and

2772
02:34:08,756 --> 02:34:09,356
on foot,

2773
02:34:10,276 --> 02:34:11,516
and rolling, to

2774
02:34:12,736 --> 02:34:16,476
get from their apartments or their housing up there on Witham Hill

2775
02:34:17,236 --> 02:34:19,096
to campus. So that

2776
02:34:22,136 --> 02:34:22,776
project,

2777
02:34:24,856 --> 02:34:28,056
they're going to be developing project

2778
02:34:28,176 --> 02:34:29,996
alternatives and alignments

2779
02:34:30,956 --> 02:34:32,396
for that multi-use path.

2780
02:34:33,416 --> 02:34:36,436
Starting in 2027, they have $300,000

2781
02:34:36,536 --> 02:34:37,476
to

2782
02:34:38,356 --> 02:34:38,976
launch that

2783
02:34:40,696 --> 02:34:41,016
study.

2784
02:34:42,016 --> 02:34:42,356
And

2785
02:34:43,616 --> 02:34:47,516
statewide transportation improvement programs that deal

2786
02:34:47,556 --> 02:34:48,756
with Corvallis right now.

2787
02:34:51,396 --> 02:34:53,996
Several of them, but one of which is

2788
02:34:55,156 --> 02:34:58,876
Bellfountain Road, which is now being used as a

2789
02:34:58,936 --> 02:34:59,576
back door

2790
02:35:00,416 --> 02:35:03,856
to circumvent downtown Corvallis if you're going south,

2791
02:35:06,516 --> 02:35:06,896
has

2792
02:35:08,016 --> 02:35:09,576
a number of issues

2793
02:35:10,595 --> 02:35:14,586
for the traffic and freight, actually, that is

2794
02:35:14,616 --> 02:35:17,176
going down that road.

2795
02:35:18,716 --> 02:35:21,836
They will be improving the intersections

2796
02:35:22,996 --> 02:35:23,346
with

2797
02:35:24,236 --> 02:35:25,176
warning aids

2798
02:35:26,976 --> 02:35:30,696
and rumble strips and so on and so forth, bigger signs,

2799
02:35:30,996 --> 02:35:34,856
flashing lights, and so it should be a little safer route to

2800
02:35:34,916 --> 02:35:38,496
go in the future. They'll be starting that in 2027.

2801
02:35:38,866 --> 02:35:41,856
Well, it's in the 2027-2030

2802
02:35:42,656 --> 02:35:43,016
plan.

2803
02:35:44,896 --> 02:35:48,396
Other things in the plan, the 2027-2030 plan,

2804
02:35:49,696 --> 02:35:51,776
modifying traffic signals at

2805
02:35:52,836 --> 02:35:53,416
Buchanan

2806
02:35:54,256 --> 02:35:57,076
and 9th, Circle and 9th, Circle and Kings,

2807
02:35:57,876 --> 02:36:01,576
Harrison and 29th, Harrison and 5th, Harrison and 9th, Van

2808
02:36:01,636 --> 02:36:04,076
Buren and 9th, Western and 35th.

2809
02:36:05,216 --> 02:36:07,176
Busy. So it's going to be a busy time,

2810
02:36:08,996 --> 02:36:12,736
but that's all necessary. By the way, the open house is from 10:00 to noon,

2811
02:36:14,296 --> 02:36:15,316
and hope to see you there.

2812
02:36:18,016 --> 02:36:18,596
Council Lewis.

2813
02:36:20,296 --> 02:36:24,276
Saturday was my birthday. I just want to get that

2814
02:36:24,316 --> 02:36:24,576
out there.

2815
02:36:25,476 --> 02:36:29,076
The winter market ends this week, April

2816
02:36:29,116 --> 02:36:32,516
11th. So this be your last time to have to go to the fairgrounds.

2817
02:36:32,916 --> 02:36:34,626
I highly still recommend you go. It's from

2818
02:36:35,536 --> 02:36:38,956
9:00 AM to 1:00 PM as always, and then it comes back

2819
02:36:39,116 --> 02:36:42,776
downtown next week, April 18th.

2820
02:36:43,196 --> 02:36:46,956
I go mostly to the downtown one, so you will see me outside a lot more

2821
02:36:47,056 --> 02:36:47,936
often.

2822
02:36:48,976 --> 02:36:52,116
April is also Arab American Heritage Month,

2823
02:36:53,156 --> 02:36:56,136
which consists of 22 countries across Northern Africa and Asia.

2824
02:36:57,116 --> 02:37:00,556
And so I'm just going to highlight someone really fast, it's the US Air Force

2825
02:37:00,696 --> 02:37:04,596
Colonel James Jabara. He was the first jet ace in history,

2826
02:37:04,996 --> 02:37:08,876
and to be considered a jet ace, you need to take down five or more jets as a

2827
02:37:08,916 --> 02:37:12,736
fighter pilot. He received the Distinguished Flying Cross

2828
02:37:12,776 --> 02:37:16,736
with one oak leaf cluster in World War II and again

2829
02:37:16,806 --> 02:37:20,456
in the Korean War. If you want to look up more information,

2830
02:37:20,896 --> 02:37:23,956
it is US Air Force Colonel James

2831
02:37:24,516 --> 02:37:28,456
Jabara. J-A-B-A-R-A. The

2832
02:37:28,496 --> 02:37:32,266
No Kings Rally on March 28th was awesome and

2833
02:37:32,316 --> 02:37:36,056
crowded. I was in a car, and I convinced my friend to honk her horn

2834
02:37:36,076 --> 02:37:36,756
twice. It was fun.

2835
02:37:37,996 --> 02:37:41,726
If you are going to Game Con, Saturday, it's 10:00 AM to 11:00

2836
02:37:41,776 --> 02:37:44,376
PM, and Sunday, 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM.

2837
02:37:44,516 --> 02:37:47,696
It's $15 for advanced tickets and $21 at the door.

2838
02:37:47,976 --> 02:37:49,956
So I highly recommend you get your tickets

2839
02:37:50,796 --> 02:37:54,456
before the door. And then I'm also having a civic story time

2840
02:37:54,556 --> 02:37:56,996
starting April 18th at the Corvallis Museum.

2841
02:37:57,636 --> 02:38:01,556
It's going to be once a month for four months, and all ages

2842
02:38:01,596 --> 02:38:05,576
are welcome, and there's more information on the museum website, and it

2843
02:38:05,656 --> 02:38:07,156
starts at 10:30, and it's free.

2844
02:38:08,516 --> 02:38:08,816
That's it.

2845
02:38:11,916 --> 02:38:13,556
Councilor Bowden, do you have anything for us?

2846
02:38:18,536 --> 02:38:22,256
I want to begin by offering a sincere apology for my lack of

2847
02:38:22,296 --> 02:38:25,936
communication regarding my recent absences from council meetings.

2848
02:38:26,236 --> 02:38:30,136
I know silence can create uncertainty, and it was not fair to our community,

2849
02:38:30,276 --> 02:38:34,176
city staff, and fellow councilors to be left without an explanation.

2850
02:38:34,816 --> 02:38:36,536
For that, I am truly sorry.

2851
02:38:37,396 --> 02:38:41,366
What I was navigating personally has made it difficult to show up and engage as

2852
02:38:41,476 --> 02:38:45,416
I would have liked. But my deepest regret is that I did not communicate better

2853
02:38:45,556 --> 02:38:49,496
about what was going on. You deserve that transparency, and I take

2854
02:38:49,616 --> 02:38:51,776
full responsibility for falling short.

2855
02:38:52,676 --> 02:38:56,236
I am grateful to those who reached out to check on me during these past weeks.

2856
02:38:56,556 --> 02:39:00,296
Your kindness meant more than I can say, and I am thankful to serve alongside

2857
02:39:00,356 --> 02:39:04,008
such compassionate people.Without going into unnecessary

2858
02:39:04,048 --> 02:39:07,208
detail, I want to acknowledge that I have been managing some mental health

2859
02:39:07,248 --> 02:39:11,098
challenges and medication adjustments, realities that many people

2860
02:39:11,128 --> 02:39:12,888
face at some point in their lives.

2861
02:39:13,748 --> 02:39:17,468
I share this not as an excuse, but because I believe in being honest about the

2862
02:39:17,508 --> 02:39:21,168
complexities we navigate as human beings and ending the

2863
02:39:21,188 --> 02:39:23,088
stigma surrounding these topics.

2864
02:39:23,728 --> 02:39:27,248
Caring for your mental health is essential, and I hope by speaking

2865
02:39:27,328 --> 02:39:31,108
openly, this is a reminder that it is okay to need time to

2866
02:39:31,188 --> 02:39:31,508
heal.

2867
02:39:32,428 --> 02:39:36,288
I want to close by reaffirming my commitment to the city and to the work we

2868
02:39:36,348 --> 02:39:40,068
do as a council. I'm looking forward to continuing to serve

2869
02:39:40,148 --> 02:39:44,008
alongside each of you, communicating openly, and giving my best

2870
02:39:44,068 --> 02:39:45,768
to the community we represent.

2871
02:39:46,948 --> 02:39:50,208
I also want to highlight an upcoming event, the

2872
02:39:50,288 --> 02:39:53,468
2026 Out of Darkness Campus Walk.

2873
02:39:54,828 --> 02:39:58,298
This is an annual event that

2874
02:39:58,348 --> 02:40:02,308
OSU partners with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

2875
02:40:03,568 --> 02:40:06,948
The goal of this walk is to share hope, raise

2876
02:40:07,008 --> 02:40:10,348
awareness, and support suicide prevention efforts both at

2877
02:40:10,428 --> 02:40:12,348
OSU and across the nation.

2878
02:40:13,168 --> 02:40:17,108
It's a powerful reminder that suicide is preventable and

2879
02:40:17,148 --> 02:40:19,408
that no one has to face their struggles alone.

2880
02:40:20,008 --> 02:40:23,888
More information about the 2026 Out of Darkness Campus

2881
02:40:23,988 --> 02:40:27,918
Walk can be found on the OSU website, and the event will take place

2882
02:40:27,948 --> 02:40:30,328
Saturday, April 18th at 10:00 a.m.

2883
02:40:30,808 --> 02:40:34,748
in the Students Experience Plaza in Corvallis, or in

2884
02:40:34,868 --> 02:40:35,728
SEC Plaza.

2885
02:40:37,848 --> 02:40:41,708
The event is free, and there are opportunities to

2886
02:40:41,748 --> 02:40:44,028
volunteer and walk alongside.

2887
02:40:44,868 --> 02:40:47,568
But visit the OSU site for more information.

2888
02:40:47,828 --> 02:40:49,728
Thank you.

2889
02:40:49,788 --> 02:40:50,088
Thank you.

2890
02:40:53,488 --> 02:40:55,428
Council Tina, so what's yours?

2891
02:40:55,628 --> 02:40:57,088
I have a lot.

2892
02:40:58,968 --> 02:41:00,248
We were off, but it was busy.

2893
02:41:02,968 --> 02:41:06,588
I've been attending the Downtown Corvallis Organization quarterly

2894
02:41:06,668 --> 02:41:09,548
meetings, and they had one on March 18th.

2895
02:41:10,128 --> 02:41:14,008
And the big news there would be they're going to continue

2896
02:41:14,048 --> 02:41:16,148
to have the monthly downtown cleanups.

2897
02:41:16,628 --> 02:41:19,348
I believe it's the last Saturday of each month.

2898
02:41:20,048 --> 02:41:23,648
And they're going to be having the CorkVallis Wine

2899
02:41:23,728 --> 02:41:26,218
Walk on May 16th from 2:00 to 6:00.

2900
02:41:27,288 --> 02:41:31,008
They've got 30 wineries coming around town this year. I know.

2901
02:41:32,508 --> 02:41:33,778
Woo-hoo. And

2902
02:41:36,728 --> 02:41:38,788
there's a lot of stuff out on social media.

2903
02:41:38,868 --> 02:41:41,108
You can reach out to them and get tickets. They're available.

2904
02:41:41,248 --> 02:41:43,268
I think they became available a couple days ago.

2905
02:41:44,388 --> 02:41:46,848
The League of Women Voters had

2906
02:41:47,508 --> 02:41:50,108
another really amazing

2907
02:41:51,188 --> 02:41:54,928
presentation. This one was Sheltering Our Unhoused,

2908
02:41:55,448 --> 02:41:58,828
Are We Making Progress? I would say the answer was

2909
02:42:00,348 --> 02:42:01,948
a lot of yes and some no.

2910
02:42:03,368 --> 02:42:04,528
Mostly,

2911
02:42:05,568 --> 02:42:09,348
though, people were very well-informed and by the panel of

2912
02:42:09,448 --> 02:42:11,628
speakers, had really good questions.

2913
02:42:11,708 --> 02:42:12,008
And

2914
02:42:12,928 --> 02:42:16,088
the League held a follow-up conversation, which I also

2915
02:42:16,148 --> 02:42:17,608
attended on

2916
02:42:19,268 --> 02:42:23,118
April 1st, so good conversations going on there.

2917
02:42:24,308 --> 02:42:27,038
I attended the March

2918
02:42:27,908 --> 02:42:31,628
19th Third Street Commons groundbreaking, and our mayor

2919
02:42:31,668 --> 02:42:35,288
spoke there, along with a bunch of other dignitaries

2920
02:42:35,348 --> 02:42:39,328
and advocates and so forth. And that was a very

2921
02:42:39,368 --> 02:42:42,228
inspiring event, I have to say. There

2922
02:42:42,268 --> 02:42:46,028
was electricity in the air that it's finally getting

2923
02:42:46,088 --> 02:42:46,448
going.

2924
02:42:47,328 --> 02:42:51,228
A lot of gratitude for all the support they've had was expressed.

2925
02:42:53,708 --> 02:42:56,598
On Tuesday the 31st... And then I took some time off.

2926
02:42:56,828 --> 02:43:00,498
And then on the 31st, I attended my first Housing

2927
02:43:00,568 --> 02:43:04,548
Operational Committee meeting. And as luck would have it,

2928
02:43:04,668 --> 02:43:08,488
it was their annual required public meeting on severe

2929
02:43:08,568 --> 02:43:11,658
rent burden. So I got to hear all kinds of statistics and

2930
02:43:12,648 --> 02:43:16,328
lots of great information, and we are making progress.

2931
02:43:17,108 --> 02:43:20,968
I learned that the housing dashboard will be updated in June, so our numbers

2932
02:43:21,008 --> 02:43:24,888
will finally be up to date, so people don't just have to take our

2933
02:43:24,928 --> 02:43:27,988
word for it that we're making progress, but they can actually see data.

2934
02:43:29,628 --> 02:43:33,478
And that was really good, and I think it's about the same time every

2935
02:43:33,568 --> 02:43:37,428
year. I will try to remember to remind people. It's very worthwhile.

2936
02:43:37,468 --> 02:43:41,418
It was only an hour. We've been having

2937
02:43:41,448 --> 02:43:44,888
weekly meetings of our Political Action Committee, which is a very,

2938
02:43:45,248 --> 02:43:48,568
very robust team, and we have social media coming out.

2939
02:43:50,148 --> 02:43:52,688
And just spread the word that we are

2940
02:43:54,248 --> 02:43:58,118
really, really working on the charter being

2941
02:43:58,188 --> 02:43:59,328
better, smarter,

2942
02:44:00,868 --> 02:44:01,268
clearer.

2943
02:44:04,988 --> 02:44:08,908
And then a couple of Chamber of Commerce meetings, the board meeting and

2944
02:44:08,988 --> 02:44:12,908
governmental affairs. They're especially looking for anyone

2945
02:44:13,028 --> 02:44:14,668
who's interested in

2946
02:44:15,988 --> 02:44:19,558
advocacy on behalf of businesses.

2947
02:44:19,948 --> 02:44:23,228
They're starting to really get going on local, state, and

2948
02:44:23,268 --> 02:44:27,218
federal advocacy, working with other chambers regionally,

2949
02:44:28,708 --> 02:44:32,228
and aligning with the state's push for economic development.

2950
02:44:32,288 --> 02:44:35,228
So there's an opportunity there for anyone who might be interested.

2951
02:44:36,168 --> 02:44:36,908
And

2952
02:44:39,648 --> 02:44:43,468
I really also wanted to highlight the Planning Commission meeting on

2953
02:44:43,528 --> 02:44:47,328
Wednesday, which I attended because when I was on the Planning Commission,

2954
02:44:47,428 --> 02:44:49,308
we did the South 90... What's it called?

2955
02:44:50,628 --> 02:44:54,188
OR99W South Corvallis Facility Plan.

2956
02:44:55,248 --> 02:44:57,288
And they were discussing that

2957
02:44:58,268 --> 02:45:01,768
to approve proposed amendments to the

2958
02:45:01,828 --> 02:45:05,796
TSP like we did todayTo put that into the

2959
02:45:06,476 --> 02:45:07,556
TSP. And

2960
02:45:08,676 --> 02:45:12,436
it was a fascinating discussion. It was also very interesting because

2961
02:45:12,516 --> 02:45:15,896
Western is at the top of it, and there were comments about

2962
02:45:16,196 --> 02:45:18,996
Pineview because it's on the corner of Western.

2963
02:45:19,036 --> 02:45:22,576
And some of the facility improvements will be pedestrian improvements.

2964
02:45:23,096 --> 02:45:26,256
So that was cool the way that worked out. And that's it.

2965
02:45:27,796 --> 02:45:28,616
And Council Schafer.

2966
02:45:29,096 --> 02:45:30,976
Okay, I've got four things all pretty quick.

2967
02:45:31,116 --> 02:45:32,016
First, there was a

2968
02:45:33,276 --> 02:45:35,416
meeting this afternoon of the

2969
02:45:36,796 --> 02:45:40,096
volunteer group that manages the

2970
02:45:40,576 --> 02:45:43,256
social service funds distribution.

2971
02:45:43,896 --> 02:45:47,796
It's the last meeting before applications

2972
02:45:47,856 --> 02:45:50,216
for funding for next fiscal year open up.

2973
02:45:50,896 --> 02:45:54,576
United Way's been working with

2974
02:45:54,616 --> 02:45:55,156
Brigida,

2975
02:45:56,676 --> 02:46:00,416
and looking at some tweaks to how funding is done and trying to make it a little

2976
02:46:00,436 --> 02:46:04,416
more competitive. And there's active discussion, I had to

2977
02:46:04,456 --> 02:46:06,036
leave early, about

2978
02:46:07,276 --> 02:46:11,216
creating pots of money. You get this much or this much or this

2979
02:46:11,256 --> 02:46:14,226
much as opposed to just a minimum or maximum

2980
02:46:14,716 --> 02:46:18,586
application amount. Stay tuned. More to come on that.

2981
02:46:19,136 --> 02:46:22,656
Second, Spring Roll, which is a bike event for

2982
02:46:22,716 --> 02:46:23,146
kids,

2983
02:46:24,956 --> 02:46:28,376
happens every spring. This year it will be May 17th,

2984
02:46:28,556 --> 02:46:31,636
Sunday, from 10:00 to 2:00 at

2985
02:46:32,196 --> 02:46:36,136
Cloverland Park. It's a chance for kids to learn

2986
02:46:36,196 --> 02:46:38,736
skills, a chance to

2987
02:46:40,236 --> 02:46:44,106
learn more about safety equipment, get and adjust things like helmets,

2988
02:46:44,616 --> 02:46:45,716
and then there's also a

2989
02:46:46,636 --> 02:46:50,136
ride on controlled streets around Cloverland Park.

2990
02:46:50,476 --> 02:46:52,656
If you have young kids, it's a great deal.

2991
02:46:53,796 --> 02:46:57,676
Third thing, I'll just say I am unenthusiastic at best

2992
02:46:57,736 --> 02:47:00,236
about the idea of three wards and two councilors.

2993
02:47:01,536 --> 02:47:04,256
I think it reduces the

2994
02:47:06,276 --> 02:47:07,016
level of

2995
02:47:09,336 --> 02:47:13,316
communication and contact between councilors

2996
02:47:13,356 --> 02:47:17,206
and residents. I also think, as Jim touched

2997
02:47:17,276 --> 02:47:19,716
on, excuse me, Councilor Moorefield touched on,

2998
02:47:20,716 --> 02:47:24,516
I'm concerned about cost. I think as wards get bigger,

2999
02:47:24,676 --> 02:47:28,166
it's going to take more work, more money in particular,

3000
02:47:28,856 --> 02:47:32,685
and I'm concerned about that partly because it may discourage some people from

3001
02:47:32,716 --> 02:47:36,616
running for office. It may also be an invitation for special

3002
02:47:36,656 --> 02:47:39,476
interests to start funding

3003
02:47:41,216 --> 02:47:44,826
councilor candidates, and I think that's an inherently bad thing.

3004
02:47:46,256 --> 02:47:46,756
Fourth thing,

3005
02:47:47,556 --> 02:47:51,076
I'm home after three weeks in Florida and the upper

3006
02:47:51,176 --> 02:47:54,536
Midwest, and I'll just say I am

3007
02:47:54,576 --> 02:47:57,476
delighted to live in a place where we practice

3008
02:47:59,716 --> 02:48:03,616
controls on land use and development after being

3009
02:48:03,716 --> 02:48:07,496
in infinite sprawl in the Florida Gulf Coast,

3010
02:48:09,296 --> 02:48:13,136
and driving past acre upon acre upon acre

3011
02:48:13,196 --> 02:48:16,776
of woodlots and fields being sacrificed

3012
02:48:16,856 --> 02:48:20,156
for every kind of development in a

3013
02:48:20,516 --> 02:48:24,086
very sprawly and random fashion. I'm

3014
02:48:25,476 --> 02:48:27,816
delighted that that doesn't happen here.

3015
02:48:28,296 --> 02:48:32,276
And so kudos to all those people

3016
02:48:32,396 --> 02:48:34,016
going way back to

3017
02:48:35,196 --> 02:48:38,676
the '90s, I guess it would have been, when Oregon's land use

3018
02:48:38,776 --> 02:48:40,276
planning really took hold.

3019
02:48:41,816 --> 02:48:42,196
Pardon?

3020
02:48:42,376 --> 02:48:43,035
Tom McCall.

3021
02:48:43,256 --> 02:48:47,076
McCall, but then yeah. But it's

3022
02:48:47,736 --> 02:48:51,336
a wonderful thing that helps make Oregon a wonderful place to live, and

3023
02:48:52,196 --> 02:48:55,976
every time I'm away, I appreciate it more and more. And that's it.

3024
02:48:57,876 --> 02:49:01,216
Before I hand it off to city manager, I feel the need to express a bit of

3025
02:49:01,276 --> 02:49:02,056
frustration.

3026
02:49:03,996 --> 02:49:07,796
When phase one of the Charter Review Task Force finished up, this council

3027
02:49:07,836 --> 02:49:11,676
was very adamant of changing one of the timelines, and that was to

3028
02:49:11,736 --> 02:49:12,206
address

3029
02:49:13,056 --> 02:49:16,136
number of wards and council terms, the term

3030
02:49:16,176 --> 02:49:19,756
lengths. This body wanted four-year terms

3031
02:49:20,396 --> 02:49:23,896
to address consistency, address the

3032
02:49:23,935 --> 02:49:24,455
turnover.

3033
02:49:25,755 --> 02:49:28,856
So phase two of the Charter Review Task Force took those on.

3034
02:49:29,556 --> 02:49:33,356
So we had too many wards. That was decided by this body.

3035
02:49:33,396 --> 02:49:36,236
We had too short of council terms. So we took that work on.

3036
02:49:36,646 --> 02:49:40,596
We presented the first idea we come up with, was reducing it just a little bit

3037
02:49:40,676 --> 02:49:44,496
because we understand don't want crazy big change, so seven

3038
02:49:44,536 --> 02:49:46,556
wards instead of nine seemed reasonable

3039
02:49:47,796 --> 02:49:48,936
with four-year staggered terms.

3040
02:49:48,976 --> 02:49:49,066
Yeah.

3041
02:49:49,066 --> 02:49:52,936
And this council had a concern over the equity issue around

3042
02:49:53,096 --> 02:49:56,716
some people in the city getting to vote one election and not the next.

3043
02:49:57,676 --> 02:50:00,516
So the task force said, "Okay, let's look at that again," and we came up with the

3044
02:50:00,556 --> 02:50:03,466
current idea that we're still working on the final details of.

3045
02:50:04,006 --> 02:50:07,756
And right now I heard two against it, one for it, two

3046
02:50:07,836 --> 02:50:09,536
not sure, and three people didn't answer.

3047
02:50:10,196 --> 02:50:12,956
It's very difficult for this task force to come back with a product

3048
02:50:14,216 --> 02:50:18,156
that matches what you want. So what I ask of all of you is to please

3049
02:50:18,176 --> 02:50:21,416
reach out to me directly by email and tell me what you want.

3050
02:50:22,016 --> 02:50:25,956
Because it's a lot of work. Some of you served on the first task

3051
02:50:25,976 --> 02:50:29,396
force. They went honestly smoother than I thought.

3052
02:50:30,156 --> 02:50:31,796
I'm also serving on the PAC right now.

3053
02:50:31,816 --> 02:50:35,436
So I've got the PAC and phase two of the Charter Review Task Force, and I want to

3054
02:50:35,456 --> 02:50:37,836
bring back something this council can get behind.

3055
02:50:37,876 --> 02:50:40,696
But at this moment, I don't know what that is.

3056
02:50:40,736 --> 02:50:43,896
But it's a bit frustrating, I just want to share that. So please reach out to me.

3057
02:50:44,516 --> 02:50:48,506
Not everybody, just me, and give me some feedback so I can try to come

3058
02:50:48,596 --> 02:50:49,496
up with something y'all want.

3059
02:50:51,676 --> 02:50:53,436
So with that, city manager.

3060
02:50:54,236 --> 02:50:57,656
I'll finish us off with one quick positive note.

3061
02:50:58,576 --> 02:50:59,616
As you recall, when the

3062
02:51:01,556 --> 02:51:05,276
council adopted the West Hills Road Corridor study, there was an appeal

3063
02:51:05,356 --> 02:51:08,296
made to LUBA. That appeal has been dismissed.

3064
02:51:10,156 --> 02:51:11,456
That's all I have to report tonight.

3065
02:51:11,796 --> 02:51:12,136
That's it?

3066
02:51:17,156 --> 02:51:18,216
If there's nothing else then,

3067
02:51:19,856 --> 02:51:20,816
I'll go ahead and say we're adjourned.

3068
02:51:20,996 --> 02:51:21,376
Thank you