1) APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED/UNDER REVIEW – MARCH 2013
a) File No. 13-004 DR/FSH, ODOT improvements at Hwy. 211 and Dubarko (Planning Commission public hearing, April 22).
b) File No. 13-005 DCA, Development Code Amendments to address accessory structures, residential design standards, private drives, residential on-street parking, multi-family parking requirements, and miscellaneous modifications (Planning Commission public hearing, April 22).
2) BUILDING DIVISION ACTIVITY – MARCH 2013
a) Total value for the month is $460,759.
b) 2 permits for a single family dwellings with a value of $400,359.
c) 0 permits for additions to single-family dwellings.
d) 0 duplexes.
e) 9 commercial permits with a value of $51,870.
f) 4 other permits with a value of $8,530.
3) DOWNTOWN PARKING UPDATE – From Kelly O’Neill
The City of Sandy completed the Downtown Parking Management Study in January of 2012. Since the completion of the study we have held eight Downtown Parking Advisory Committee (DPAC) meetings to talk about improvements to downtown parking as recommend within the study. The following list details current status for a number of downtown parking projects.
Yellow Curb Removal (ACTIVE):
Summer 2012 thru current – Staff conducted several assessments of the yellow painted curbing within downtown, including a priority ranking for removal and defining the condition of the paint. The paint was tested on June 28, 2012 for lead, yielding positive readings for harmful levels of contaminants. Three requests for proposals for the removal of the lead based paint (due on August 3, 2012; September 18, 2012; and January 11, 2013) were completed with the lowest bid totaling $39,716.50. Since the bid amount is above and beyond available funds the public works crew will attempt to remove painted curb during the spring and summer of 2013.
2-Hour Parking District Signs (ACTIVE):
January 2013 thru current – The 2-Hour Parking District will need 107 new signs, 74 posts, and 67 holes drilled in the concrete. The signs would be .080″ aluminum signs that are pre-drilled with radius corners. The sign posts would be 6 foot powder coated unistrut at two inches thick and buried eighteen inches in depth. The total cost to buy and ship all the signs, posts, ground anchors, and to drill the required holes is approximately $5,832. This cost is contingent on Public Works installing the signs in the pre-drilled holes at no cost.
Parking Violation Fee Change (ACTIVE):
February 2013 thru current – Police officers currently charge a minimum of $100 for parking violations. While egregious parking violations deserve at least the minimum base fine, staff believes that other violations need a reduced fine amount. Staff is bringing a proposal before City Council in May 2013 regarding a reduction in downtown parking fines.
2-Hour Parking District Establishment (DONE):
August 6, 2012 – City Council passed Resolution 2012-14 establishing a two hour parking district on Pioneer Boulevard and Proctor Boulevard from Meinig Avenue to Scales Avenue, including spaces located on Shelley Avenue, (Monday – Friday, 8:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.), except where shorter time restrictions are permitted by the DPAC. The Heritage Square Parking Lot will be reorganized to provide six parking spaces designated for one hour time limits and 14 parking spaces designated for two hour time limits. The parking restrictions are to be effective and enforced when signage has been installed that clearly identifies time limited parking areas.
Shorter Parking Time Approval (DONE):
August 2012 thru January 2013 – The DPAC considered requests for parking limitation signage within downtown Sandy. After some discussion, shorter time limitation spaces have been permitted at the following locations:
Andreanne Rode (Otto’s Ski Shop); Two Foxes Singing (Ant Farm); Julie Snell (Clackamas County Bank); Lois Coleman (Frontier Building); Dennis & JoAnn Dries (Paradise Quilts); Steve Reimer (Shell Gas Station); Robert & Karen Huston (Sandy Country Florist); Cyndi McKenna (Cool Printing & Copies)
Public Parking Lot Naming (DONE):
August 6, 2012 – City Council passed a proclamation that named the public parking lot east of Shelley Avenue, between Pioneer Boulevard and Proctor Boulevard as ‘Heritage Square Parking Lot’. The Council also officially recognized the parking lot west of Bruns Avenue as ‘Pioneer Parking Lot’. Both parking lots will be identified by signage that is being installed in conjunction with the downtown wayfinding signage program.
USPS Mailbox Move (DONE):
April 20, 2012 – The mailboxes were successfully moved from the old location between Strauss and Shelly on Pioneer Blvd. to the new location to the west of Scales. Additional concrete was added behind the mailboxes to accommodate ADA pedestrian access around the boxes.
Parking Meters Research (DONE):
January 16, 2013 – City staff researched the financial options for paid parking as requested by Chief Yamashita. The DPAC reviewed the cost estimates, but agreed that the citizens and visitors of Sandy are not ready for paid parking in downtown, regardless of the program costs. The total upstart cost for three kiosk machines was $29,570 while the total upstart cost for 30 individual electronic parking meters started at $24,175.
Other Projects:
Removal of Oregon Trail School District Bus Signs in Front of Middle School (DONE) Parking District Public Outreach Campaign (DONE)
Re-configure Two Parking Spaces in Heritage Square (NEED FUNDING) Pioneer Parking Lot Incentive Program (ACTIVE) Employee Parking Options Brochure (NOT STARTED)