Transportation System Plan Public Advisory Committee Meeting #3

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Free language assistance services are available for this meeting. Contact Cameron Ruen at cruen@clackamas.us (48-hour notice needed).

Clackamas County's Transportation System Plan (TSP) reflects all relevant national, state and regional transportation and planning requirements, and provides policies, guidelines and projects to meet transportation needs for residents, businesses and visitors in the unincorporated county for 20 years. 

The 2045 TSP Update revisits this plan and helps us to consider the transportation changes that might be possible by 2045. This process involves a broad range of public involvement efforts including this event. 

Learn more about the 2045 TSP Update.

Agenda

Meeting objectives: 

  • Review the project schedule and PAC role
  • Share and discuss community engagement since last meeting
  • Get an overview of the process for prioritizing projects
  • Update on new state transportation planning rules and capacity enhancing projects
  • Prepare the PAC and community to provide input on the tiers of prioritized projects
TimeTopic
6:00 pmWelcome and introductions 
6:15 pm

Progress Update

  • Schedule / overview of what has happened since last meeting
  • PAC role in the process
6:25 pm 

Community Engagement

  • January-February outreach
  • What we shared / Highlights of what we learned
  • Please share if you participated and what you heard from others 
6:40 pm 

Update on TSP Goals and Objectives

  • Community feedback on goals
  • Goals and objectives will be used to help prioritize projects
6:50 pm Future Funding Assumptions 
7:00 pm Break
7:05 pm 

Overview – How project lists (tiers) will be created and prioritized 

  • Project ideas collected and organized
  • Grouping in tiers with consideration for funding 
    • “Budget and Project Tiers Overview” document for reference
  • How we plan to score projects using the goals and objectives
  • Example

Discussion:

  • What do you want community members to know about the prioritization process?
  • How can we encourage people to participate and give feedback during this prioritization online or at GSA workshops?
7:40 pm Update on how we’re applying new state transportation planning rules
7:50 pm 

Next steps

  • Next PAC meeting – date discussion (may be in-person) 
  • Upcoming engagement
    • Virtual Open House #2 (June 1 through July 13)
    • GSA Workshops – 5 dates across county in June
    • Other ways for PAC to engage
       

Materials

Budget and Project Tiers Overview: 

Project Tier Framework
The existing 2013 TSP includes a tiered project list. For the 2045 TSP Update, we will review a broader list of projects and update the tiered list for review and discussion.

Over 400 potential projects will be prioritized into tiers (see explanation of tiers on Table 1). 

The forecasted 20-year fiscally constrained budget is estimated at $633 million for Tier 1 projects.

The projects will be placed into one of the four tiers based on anticipated funding and scoring related to how well they address goals and objectives (evaluation criteria). 

County projects would be placed in Tiers 1-3. Regional Partners/ODOT projects would be in Tier 4. This process is likely to move projects into different tiers from what is in the current 2013 TSP. There are more and new projects to consider as we update the TSP and projects are more expensive today.

Feedback on the Tiers
In June, the initial project tiering will be available for review and feedback by the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), Project Advisory Committee (PAC), and the community through the Geographic Subarea (GSA) Workshops, Virtual Open House #2, and community engagement activities.

Based on the feedback, the Project Management Team (PMT) will further refine cost estimates and potentially reallocate projects amongst the tiers for further review in the fall. 

 

  Table 1: Project Tiering Framework

 

Project List NameTierTypes of Projects Included 
20-Year Capital Projects
 
1Top recommended projects that can reasonably be undertaken given the anticipated funding available. The county anticipates approximately $633 million over the next 20 years.
Preferred Capital Projects2Additional recommended projects that the county hopes to undertake if more funding becomes available during the next 20 years. This tier assumes an additional $633 million in funding above that allocated for Tier 1.
Long-Term Capital Project Needs  3All other projects identified in the TSP update process as beneficial if funds were available. These are not expected to be funded nor constructed by the county during the next 20 years, but they would help to meet the county's projected transportation demands in the future and help the county be well-poised for potential grant dollars.
ODOT
 
4Projects on facilities that are owned by other agencies within the unincorporated areas of Clackamas County. Primarily projects on the ODOT system.