Item 3: Ordinance Amending Street Classification for Crest Drive

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Subsequent to the City Council’s April 14, 2008, action, the City Attorney’s Office determined that, prior to the council’s adoption of an ordinance amending the Street Classification Map, the Planning Commission does not need to take any action. The City Council held a public hearing on October 20, 2008, on the two ordinances. Street Classification Numerical Rating Attachment D provides an overview of the five street classification rating criteria. The five criteria include average daily traffic, alternative modes, length, spacing and connectivity. The five criteria were used to classify all of the streets shown on the 1999 Street Classification Map except as noted for the Crest Drive Area. The criteria and rating methodology were applied to Crest Drive, Storey Boulevard and Friendly Street and the results are tabulated on Exhibit B to Attachment B. The alternative modes criterion scoring provides one point for transit. Lane Transit District (LTD) currently provides transit service on four street segments in the Crest Drive Area. However, LTD intends to discontinue this service in 2009. Therefore, no points were given for transit for the alternative modes criterion for any of the street segments. The portions of Crest Drive, Storey Boulevard and Friendly Street that were included in the context sensitive solutions process and for which the City Council approved the design met the total rating score for the classification of neighborhood collector. However, the section of Storey Boulevard from lower Crest Drive to upper Crest Drive roughly parallels Crest Drive and has a significantly lower volume of traffic than Crest Drive. Because of the low traffic volume and its close proximity to Crest Drive, it is more appropriate to classify this section of Storey Boulevard as a local street. The proposed neighborhood collector street classifications are shown on Exhibit A to Attachment B. RELATED CITY POLICIES Accessibility and Mobility Transplan Objective #1: Provide adequate levels of accessibility and mobility for the efficient movement of people, goods and services within the region. COUNCIL OPTIONS The council may: 1.Adopt an ordinance amending the November 1999 Street Classification Map adopted by Ordinance No. 20181 to classify all of the Crest Drive Area streets as local streets. 2.Adopt an ordinance amending the November 1999 Street Classification Map adopted by Ordinance No. 20181 to classify portions of Crest Drive, Storey Boulevard and Friendly Street as neighborhood collectors and the remaining streets in the Crest Drive area as local streets. 3.Take no action. Z:\CMO\2008 Council Agendas\M081027\S0810273.doc