Hi Kate,
I have included a few comments in regards to the stop bar locations. If possible, I would like to see the bars placed closer to the intersection and set closer to 90-deg to improve the drivers intersection sight distance. See the attached mark-ups.
We also have a request to eliminate parking in the gravel section on the north side of the island. Semi-truck drivers stop and park there to run across the street to Toads Market. This creates two problems (1) it reduces the intersection of the northbound drivers on Mathias turning west or east onto 211 and (2) the drivers run across 211 to Toad’s Market.
Regarding the signing, is the district responsible for the street name signs on top of the Stop signs along 211? I have seen this go both ways.
Thank you for getting back to us with the information on the signing. I was also unaware District 2B had made the Welcome to Molalla signing changes.
Regards,
Jennifer Cline, P.E.
City of Molalla
Public Works Director
O: 503.759.0218
F: 503.829.3676
"From: RILEY Kathryn A [mailto:Kathryn.A.RILEY@odot.state.or.us]
Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2015 3:59 PM
To: 'Jennifer Cline'
Cc: Nicolas Lennartz; WATANABE Richard F; Dan Huff; OLSON Larry
Subject: RE: Molalla Logo
Jennifer,
I apologize for the confusion, but I believe we have figured out the mystery. It appears that District 2B Office coordinated directly with the Sign Designer for the replacement of the Welcome To signs since OR 213 is within District 2B maintenance. In the meantime, District 2C Maintenance (OR 211) was coordinating with me for improvements on OR 211. Since we were trying to clean up the landscaped area at S. Mathias we wanted to replace that Welcome To sign and the one near Leroy Ave and make sure they were installed at the proper locations. Unfortunately, neither the District 2B Office nor the Sign Designer notified Investigations of the changes that were taking place, so we were unaware that the signs had been replaced after we had completed the site visits last summer. There will still be some other signing improvements including the Stop signs, Speed signs, and a couple of Guide signs since these have not been upgraded for several years.
Additionally, Larry Olson had just mentioned that you were interested in seeing the recommended striping for S. Mathias Rd. I have enclosed the proposed striping plan for that area. The proposed changes for the Stop Bar will help with the angle that drivers approach OR 211 and the difficulties of looking to the north (east). The new location also helps drivers to see beyond the trees to the south (west) and to be more visible to approaching traffic on OR 211. The Stop sign will be replaced and adjusted accordingly. Dotted lane line extensions will also be added to help drivers better identify the turns as well as better delineate the mainline traffic.
I hope this helps clear up the confusion, I know I was confused.
Thanks,
Kate
From: Jennifer Cline [mailto:jcline@cityofmolalla.com]
Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2015 9:03 AM
To: RILEY Kathryn A
Cc: Nicolas Lennartz; WATANABE Richard F; Dan Huff
Subject: RE: Molalla Logo
Hi Kathryn,
Will you please provide the Hwy and milepost location for these signs?
Regards,
Jennifer Cline, P.E.
City of Molalla
Public Works Director
O: 503.759.0218
F: 503.829.3676
From: Dan Huff [mailto:dhuff@cityofmolalla.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2015 4:54 PM
To: kathryn.a.riley@odot.state.or.us
Cc: Jennifer Cline; Nicolas Lennartz; richard.f.watanabe@odot.state.or.us
Subject: RE: Molalla Logo
Kathryn – I am e-mailing you to clarify a few items regarding Welcome to Molalla signs. First, ODOT installed four (4) new Welcome to Molalla signs including our logo during the summer of 2014 at the actual entrances to the city. These signs are in the current locations referencing Molalla’s current city limits. The City of Molalla paid for the installation of those new signs and yes we want all of these signs to remain. Any Welcome to Molalla sign located east of the intersection of 213 and 211/Main Street is unnecessary and does not need to be replaced.
VFW and Girls Golf State Champion signs are not the City of Molalla’s and would not have been placed by the City. You are welcome to return those signs to the respective owners.
Finally, the Portland State University College of Urban and Public Affairs: Population Research Center is the official certified population center for the State of Oregon (as well as ODOT). The City of Molalla 2014 certified population is 8,820. This number will be used by the State of Oregon to calculate revenue sharing, gas tax, liquor tax, etc. for the City of Molalla as well as all cities and counties in the State of Oregon. I believe you are safe to use their figures.
Dan Huff
City Manager
City of Molalla, Oregon
(503) 829-6855
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From: Nicolas Lennartz [mailto:nlennartz@cityofmolalla.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2015 4:30 PM
To: Jennifer Cline; Dan Huff
Subject: FW: Molalla Logo
FYI
Nicolas Lennartz | Community Planner | City of Molalla
O: 503∙759∙0219 | C: 503∙998∙7048
communityplanner at cityofmolalla.com
117 N. Molalla Ave. | Molalla, OR 97038
"From: RILEY Kathryn A [mailto:Kathryn.A.RILEY@odot.state.or.us]
Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2015 1:32 PM
To: 'Nicolas Lennartz'
Subject: RE: Molalla Logo
Hi Nicolas,
A few more questions for you regarding the Welcome to Molalla signs that we will be replacing and installing at the appropriate city limits. First, do you still want a population supplemental plaque? If so, it will need to read 8,108 because we are required to use the most up to date US Census Bureau statistics. Also, the other signs that are installed on the existing Welcome to signs (VFW and Girls Golf Team State Champs 2010 & 2011) are not allowed for signing on the state highway. These will need to be removed. Do you want the Sign crew to save and return these signs to you? The existing sign that is near Leroy Ave also has a bus stop sign on it. When we remove the existing sign we will install the bus stop sign on its own sign support at the current location.
Thanks,
Kate
From: Nicolas Lennartz [mailto:nlennartz@cityofmolalla.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2015 9:28 AM
To: RILEY Kathryn A
Subject: Molalla Logo
Attached is the new logo for the city. I can see about getting a higher resolution for the physical sign if this one isn’t enough. But, as you can see, we’re trying to move towards a more modern recreation theme for the city.
Nicolas Lennartz | Community Planner | City of Molalla
O: 503∙759∙0219 | C: 503∙998∙7048
communityplanner at cityofmolalla.com
117 N. Molalla Ave. | Molalla, OR 97038