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The update, presented by a senior city staff member, recapped recent activity and next steps for each priority and identified potential funding and staffing gaps the city expects to raise during the 2025 budget process.

The transportation item noted a recently released state transportation‑funding framework that, according to staff, focuses on maintenance and appears not to include tolling as a proposed revenue source. Staff also reported success getting several West Linn projects placed on a legislative project list for potential funding, and reminded the council that discussions continue about local priorities such as jurisdictional transfer of Hwy. 43 and local road maintenance funding.

On recreation, staff said the city is exploring a partnership with the YMCA to reduce capital and operating costs if West Linn pursues an indoor community or recreation center. \"If we could get [the YMCA] involved and interested in our project, I think that would be a big win for us,\" the staff member said, noting the YMCA's experience running pools and community rec programs in other communities.

Drinking-water priorities included an update that the city has begun drawing from a reserve fund set aside for work related to the Abernathy Bridge water line; staff also confirmed the city had projects on a state list under consideration for $5 million in state funding and that a prior congressionally directed spending allocation of $1,250,000 remains slated but could face transfer complications depending on federal budget actions.

Planning items included progress on the waterfront vision plan (consultants drafting the vision and zoning analysis, a finance plan in development, and anticipated public open houses and adoption hearings in fall 2025) and on Highway 43 work (draft mixed‑use zoning code, transportation analysis and a corridor master plan with an anticipated public open house in June and further hearings later in the year). Staff reiterated the difference between land‑use policy (what is allowed) and project review (reviewing a specific application under current code), noting recent local debate over a commercial application at the former McDonald’s site illustrated that distinction.

Environmental and sustainability work led by staff liaisons and consultants includes a short list of priority strategies the Sustainability Advisory Board is reviewing: examples cited included municipal fleet policy changes, LED and HVAC upgrades across city facilities, and support for private‑sector EV charging. Staff also described ongoing municipal tree‑program work and a May 5 work session planned to review sustainability elements of the new operations facility design.

On internal priorities, staff said an employee engagement/DEIB work program is being reconstituted and a draft work program for 2025 is in development; the city also plans inclusive‑leadership training for supervisors. Regarding the operations facility: the design by Scott Edwards Architects is nearing completion, an owner's representative is on board, and a competitive construction manager/general contractor procurement was open with submittals due April 24.

Councilors and staff traded questions on sequencing and funding. Council President Baumgartner thanked staff for highlighting risks to federal victim‑service funding elsewhere in the agenda and urged continued advocacy on behalf of vulnerable residents. Councilor Groener asked about sequencing for a possible rec‑center funding measure; staff said no decision to pursue a November bond had been made and that the goal was to reduce cost to the public before any ballot measure.

City staff also reminded the council of near‑term calendar items: a joint meeting with the Transportation Advisory Board on April 21, staff work sessions and outreach on the waterfront and Highway 43 efforts, and an updated schedule of community engagement and budget hearings in May.

Agenda housekeeping: at the start of the meeting the council approved the April 7 work‑session agenda with a change to move the county Stafford Road update to follow public comment. The motion passed on a roll call vote (ayes recorded for Councilor Bonington, Councilor Bridal, Council President Baumgartner, Councilor Groener and Mayor Bielostoski).

Staff told the council they are assembling a list of unmet staffing and capital needs for council consideration during the budget process; items mentioned included additional patrol officers and code‑enforcement resources, a second facilities manager, communications/outreach staff, additional parks maintenance and natural‑areas management capacity, and a prioritized pedestrian and traffic safety capital list. Staff said they will present cost estimates and prioritization ahead of budget deliberations.

No binding decisions were taken on budget additions during the session; staff framed the presentation as a status update to inform council priorities and forthcoming budget discussions.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","West Linn City Council Work Session April 7, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","City staff used the April 7 work session to brief the City Council on progress across nine adopted council priorities, highlighting transportation funding work in Salem, a potential YMCA partnership for a community rec center, drinking‑water capital needs, waterfront and Highway 43 planning, environmental strategies and the operations facility design.","taxTitle","West Linn, Clackamas County, Oregon","taxId",54065,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6074473,"County outlines Stafford Road reconstruction, proposes multi-stage full closures and detours",1490,119000,1609000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2984204-9aa727a5a71cdbb3b7006a0a9ce3c739&start=119&end=1609","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2984204-9aa727a5a71cdbb3b7006a0a9ce3c739/thumbnail_119000.jpg","/articles/6074473/West-Linn/Clackamas-County/Oregon/County-outlines-Stafford-Road-reconstruction-proposes-multi-stage-full-closures-and-detours","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6074473-01626cc70c75fbd0d83ee32aac826efc/orig.mp4?Expires=1771160068&Signature=QbgTprxW8aREtujB2FBIbYX~XrqDgG4Tkr1J~BZAblAS8g49vOxP-cQITZwo07HZxdOS-49~c~6E4wvx4vk532KDwvdqq1dlg7JABqMilxYH0xbDj-QQvgDaQ-ObZTYB0IvPxyRiNRWNbiognJRwf2MCK05WdD2jwhZf4vEnAJtD8Jq7ajeDkVqlIwgEoEjHhy60R2TjIHw~EVToz63CjOytc0i4wkFoGLNzs0XNWsnHBy1hsaxp6xPNXeCw-gW7V49CJoybS8G9-X3oGAwrx0P~x4lpC0E9uLLAq~YxfRqiHwpq9LuGmfL6oxAbRZUx5aDcmHvWkkwCF8ed~CvZbg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","West Linn — Clackamas County project staff told the West Linn City Council on April 7 that the long-planned Stafford Road Improvements Project is moving into the construction phase and will use multi-stage full road closures and signed detours to complete major intersection and corridor work.

The briefing, delivered by Eric Lace, West Linn city engineer, and Joseph (Joe) Merrick, Clackamas County traffic engineer and traffic safety program manager, said the project will widen the corridor, add continuous bike lanes, realign the Johnson Road intersection, construct a roundabout at the Childs Road intersection, and replace an undersized culvert to improve fish passage.

The project matters because it addresses safety and connectivity on a constrained corridor north of Highway 205, between the Tualatin River bridge and the Rosemont Road roundabout, where narrow pavement and scant shoulders limit safe travel by motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians.

County staff said design is complete, Westech Construction has been selected as the contractor, and utility relocations are already under way. Northwest Natural is relocating a high-pressure gas line with both daytime flagging and nighttime work; county staff said those relocations will continue through April. The county expects to begin major road-improvement construction as early as May 1, 2025, subject to final schedule and required permits, and anticipates substantial completion by winter 2026.

\"There's tens of thousands of cubic yards of excavation of earthwork,\" Joseph Merrick said, explaining why full closures are the safest and quickest construction method in the narrow corridor. \"At the end of this we're going to have a much safer situation for everybody that uses the road and everybody that lives in the area.\"

County staff described a five-stage construction plan. Under the draft staging: stage 1 would close Stafford Road and Johnson Road between Petula Way and Johnson Road; stage 2 would re-open that segment and close Stafford from Johnson to Rosemont and close Childs Road; stage 3 (the winter shutdown) would keep Childs Road closed while north–south Stafford traffic remains open to allow earth settlement and utility work; stages 4 and 5 in 2026 would mirror 2025 closures in reverse. The county emphasized the dates are tentative and may change with contractor input.

Staff provided a draft schedule that would put stage 1 closures from May 1 to July 14, 2025, stage 2 from July 15 to Sept. 30, 2025, a winter shutdown from Oct. 2025 through April 2026, and season 2 work in 2026. County staff cautioned the timeline is subject to refinement with the contractor’s detailed schedule.

To reduce neighborhood and regional disruption, county traffic engineers said they evaluated detour options and, after coordination with Lake Oswego, recommend a signed detour using I‑5/Boones Ferry and local streets through Lake Oswego rather than Oregon 43. \"We looked at options of using Oregon 43, and that was actually looking good until the construction schedules for Abernathy Bridge changed, and then they ended up being in conflict,\" Merrick said. He added the county will sign the preferred route but acknowledged many drivers will use navigation apps that may route them otherwise.

Merrick said the county will collect pre-construction traffic data, then monitor traffic patterns before and during each stage and work with West Linn and Lake Oswego staff to respond. The county is building a dashboard that draws on an ODOT transportation analytics tool (TripCheck) to see real-time and historic traffic changes; the dashboard was tested during the prior Rosemont closure. County staff also said they are prepared to use changeable message signs, temporary speed feedback signs, targeted traffic-control changes, and coordinate with law enforcement and emergency services as needed.

City councilors and staff expressed support for the safety improvements while acknowledging short-term inconvenience. \"I think a lot of West Linn residents use Stafford Road…they're gonna be a lot safer because right now it's definitely not safe,\" Councilor Bridal said. Councilors praised the planned roundabout and bike lanes as long-term benefits.

County staff said they will continue coordination with West Linn public safety and Lake Oswego officials, finalize the contractor’s detailed schedule in the coming weeks, and issue public outreach and closure notices. The county plans to use portable changeable message signs (PCMS) and a project web page for community updates; Eric Lace was identified as the city contact for project questions.

No formal action was required of the council during the briefing; county staff sought council questions and provided contact and outreach commitments as the project moves into full construction.","Clackamas County and West Linn staff briefed council on the Stafford Road Improvements Project: major intersection work at Childs and Johnson roads, fish-pass culvert replacement, bike lanes, and two construction seasons with multi-stage full closures and signed detours beginning as soon as May 1, 2025 (dates tentative).","actionData","errors"]

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County outlines Stafford Road reconstruction, proposes multi-stage full closures and detours