From: Gerald Fisher
Sent: Thu Sep 03 10:49:26 2020
To: Dan Huff; Darlene Bishop (Molalla)
Subject: FW: Form submission from: Citizen Concern/Inquiry Form
Importance: Normal
Attachments: 20170804 Street Maintenance Utility Fee Options.pdf; 20200422 PW Director' s Report.pdf; Here is the info Regards, Gerald Fisher, P.E. | Public Works Director City of Molalla 117 N Molalla Ave. | PO Box 248 |Molalla, OR 97038 Office: 503.829.6855 <callto:503.829.6855> | Direct: 503.759.0218 <callto:503.759.0218> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The information contained in this email message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient and have received this communication in error, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message. Thank you. -----Original Message----- From: Gerald Fisher Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2020 4:19 PM To: 'mcconnell.nichole@gmail.com' <mcconnell.nichole@gmail.com> Cc: City Recorder <recorder@cityofmolalla.com> Subject: RE: Form submission from: Citizen Concern/Inquiry Form Hi Nicole, Thanks for letting us know about your street condition. According to our records, Oak Street was constructed in 1979 and has a current pavement rating of 29 which is listed as poor. Roadways as low as that rating should be reconstructed. In 2016 we performed a pavement condition rating of the entire City (see attached) and moved forward with a proposed street maintenance fee so we could make needed repairs to the City street system. Under City Council direction we held three Town Hall meetings (September 20, 2017, November 30, 2017, and December 2 2017). Based on attendance and comments from citizens, the City Council moved forward with a street maintenance Ordinance and fee resolution on January 10, 2018. Both the ordinance and resolution passed. Following passage of funding to begin fixing the City streets, a local group submitted a Citizens Initiative to overturn the City Council's decision. The group was successful and voters overturned the funding in the May 2018 election thereby stripping staff's ability to maintain roadways to the levels they should be. We currently only have funding to do some pot hole repairs, some larger patches, and perform all of the rest of the maintenance related to striping, signage, and roadway lighting. We anticipate some additional funding on the vehicle registration fee, but most of that money has and will be tied up in roadway projects already underway leaving little to no funding for serious maintenance of the streets. I've asked our Operations Supervisor to take a look at potential spot repairs and to get them into the maintenance queue. The only thing that will allow an infusion of money back into the system so we can perform system wide maintenance is for another local group to put the question of street maintenance back on the ballot and overturn the last decision to not fund the maintenance of the roadways. If we have funding in place, like the neighboring communities around Molalla, then we can start working on pavement preservation. For now our focus is sewer and water system replacement, completion of the water treatment plant upgrade, and the upcoming wastewater treatment plant upgrade. I provide monthly reports to the City Council on all of the projects Public Works is currently working on and have attached the latest one. Lots of projects are underway. Streets have always been on our radar, but without funding we are unable to make any kind of dent in the backlog of street maintenance needs. This summer we will be working on the patching backlog and hopefully we will be able to get to some of the spots in your neighborhood. Thank you again for contacting us. Regards, Gerald Fisher, P.E. | Public Works Director City of Molalla 117 N Molalla Ave. | PO Box 248 |Molalla, OR 97038 Office: 503.829.6855 <callto:503.829.6855> | Direct: 503.759.0218 <callto:503.759.0218> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The information contained in this email message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient and have received this communication in error, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message. Thank you. -----Original Message----- From: Public Works Webform Submission via City of Molalla Oregon <cityrecorder@cityofmolalla.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2020 2:14 PM To: Gerald Fisher <gfisher@cityofmolalla.com> Subject: Form submission from: Citizen Concern/Inquiry Form Submitted on Tuesday, May 19, 2020 - 2:14pm Submitted by anonymous user: 69.5.110.157 Submitted values are: Name of Citizen: Nichole Mcconnell Mailing Address: 723 oak st Molalla, OR 97038 E-Mail: mcconnell.nichole@gmail.com Phone Number: 5032613028 Department: Street Nature of Concern: I have lived here on Oak street for 9 years and the last few years, the road has deteriorated quite a bit. It is very rough and there is constantly gravel in the street, even with the street sweeper. The area in front of our driveway is getting some cracks, and it's just in bad shape. The main reason it bothers me is safety for our kids. We have a dozen children on our small street and I just cringe every time they ride their bikes, praying they don't crash. It's like a cheese grater. Anyway I'm hoping our street can be repaved soon before it gets worse and more costly. Thank you The results of this submission may be viewed at: