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Past Meetings
City Council Second Public Hearing
Wednesday, January 21st, 2015 at 7:00
St Helens City Hall
265 Strand Street
St Helens, Oregon
This meeting will include a formal vote by the City Council to adopt the Corridor Master Plan and associated Comprehensive Plan and Development Code Amendments. The most final versions of both documents are now available under Project Documents. The City Council recommended adoption of these documents at its December 17 meeting and expects to affirm that recommendation at the upcoming meeting. The proposed Corridor Master Plan and associated amendments to the City’s Comprehensive Plan, Transportation System Master Plan and Development Code represent 18 months of work by city staff, a consulting team and members of citizens and technical advisory committees, property and business owners, the City’s Planning Commission and Council and other community members to improve the appearance, safety and economic vitality of the US 30 and Columbia Boulevard/St. Helens Street corridors.
City Council Public Hearing
Wednesday, December 17th, 2014 at 7:00
St Helens City Hall
265 Strand Street
St Helens, OR
This public hearing will provide City Council with the opportunity to review and vote on the potential adoption of the Corridor Master Plan and associated Comprehensive Plan and Development Code Amendments. The most recent versions of both documents are now available under Project Documents.The City’s Planning Commission has recommended adoption by the City Council. The proposed Corridor Master Plan and associated amendments to the City’s Comprehensive Plan, Transportation System Master Plan and Development Code represent 18 months of work by city staff, a consulting team and members of citizens and technical advisory committees, property and business owners, the City’s Planning Commission and Council and other community members to improve the appearance, safety and economic vitality of the US 30 and Columbia Boulevard/St. Helens Street corridors.
Joint Planning Commision and City Council Work Session
Wednesday, October 15th, 2014 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM
St. Helens City Hall
265 Strand Street
St. Helens, Oregon
This will be a joint work session with the St. Helens Planning Commission and City Council to review the Draft Corridor Master Plan and code amendments. This work session will occur as part of the public forum portion of the work session, beginning at 6:00 p.m.
Planning Commision Meeting
Tuesday, October 14th, 2014 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM
St. Helens City Hall
265 Strand Street
St. Helens, Oregon
At their regularly scheduled meeting on October 14, the Planning Commission will review the draft code amendments related to the Corridor Master Plan. All Planning Commission meetings are open to the public.
Joint CAC Meeting #5/TAC Meeting #4
Wednesday, September 10th, 2014 at 3:30
St. Helens Street
265 Strand Street
St Helens, Oregon
This meeting is intended to provide an opportunity for the project’s Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) and Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) to review and discuss recent work completed by the project team, including the Final Corridor Master Plan Design Options and Evaluation Report, the Implementing Plan and Code Provisions document, and the Access Management Element. All three documents are available under Project Documents. The meeting will include a presentation and discussion of these documents, including highlights of our recommendations interspersed with comments from the group.
Joint Planning Commission Work Session and Public Meeting #3
Tuesday, July 8th, 2014 at 8:00
St. Helens City Hall
265 Strand Street
St Helens, Oregon
This will be a combined public meeting and work session with the City of St. Helens Planning Commission to provide information about recent work completed by the project team. Project team members will present the Draft Corridor Master Plan Design Options and Evaluation Report, which identifies the recommended design options for each corridor segment as well as a the policy and regulatory changes necessary to implement the design options. The Draft Corridor Master Plan Design Options and Evaluation Report is available under Project Documents. The meeting will include a presentation and discussion of these materials with opportunities for members of the Planning Commission and community members in attendance to ask questions about and comment on these materials during and after the presentation. The Planning Commission meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. as usual; however, presentation of the draft materials along with the Planning Commission work session and public meeting will formally begin at approximately 8:00 p.m.
Joint CAC Meeting #4/TAC Meeting #3
Monday, June 30th, 2014 at 3:30
St. Helens City Hall
265 Strand Street
St Helens, Oregon
This meeting is intended to provide an opportunity for the project’s Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) and Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) to review and discuss recent work completed by the project team. City staff and project team members will present the Draft Corridor Master Plan Design Options and Evaluation Report, which identifies the recommended design options for each corridor segment as well as a the policy and regulatory changes necessary to implement the design options. The Draft Corridor Master Plan Design Options and Evaluation Report is available under Project Documents. The meeting will include a presentation and discussion of these materials, including highlights of our recommendations interspersed with comments from the group on each corridor segment design option, as well as the associated special opportunity areas and intersection improvements.
Planning Commission Work Session and Public Meeting
Tuesday, April 8th, 2014 from 6:30 to 9:00 PM
St Helens City Hall
265 Strand Street
St Helens, Oregon
This will be a combined public meeting and work session of the City of St. Helens Planning Commission to provide information about recent work completed by the project team. The team will present a set of streetscape design concepts for each of the corridor areas being addressed in this project – US 30, Houlton/Uppertown and Olde Town/Lowertown. A summary of the preliminary design concepts are available under Project Documents. The meeting will include a presentation with opportunities for members of the Planning Commission and community members in attendance to ask questions about and comment on these materials during and after the presentation. People may arrive any time after 6:30 and the meeting will formally begin at 7 p.m. Between 6:30 and 7pm people will have an opportunity to review project exhibits before the formal meeting begins.
Citizens Advisory Committee Meeting #3
Monday, March 17th, 2014 at 3:30
St. Helens City Hall
265 Strand Street
St Helens, Oregon
This meeting is intended to provide an opportunity for the project’s Citizen Advisory Committee to review and discuss recent work completed by the project team. City staff and project team members will present streetscape design concepts for each of the corridor areas being addressed in this project – US 30, Houlton/Uppertown and Olde Town/Lowertown. A summary of the preliminary design concepts are available under Project Documents. The meeting will include a presentation and discussion of these materials.
Technical Advisory Committee Meeting #2
Monday, March 17th, 2014 at 1:00
St. Helens City Hall
265 Strand Street
St Helens, Oregon
This meeting is intended to provide an opportunity for the project’s Technical Advisory Committee to review and discuss recent work completed by the project team. City staff and project team members will present streetscape design concepts for each of the corridor areas being addressed in this project – US 30, Houlton/Uppertown and Olde Town/Lowertown. A summary of the preliminary design concepts are available under Project Documents. The meeting will include a presentation and discussion of these materials.
Business and Property Owners Meeting #3
Monday, March 17th, 2014 from 11:30 to 1:00 PM
St. Helens City Hall
265 Strand Street
St Helens, Oregon
This meeting is intended to provide local business and property owners and others interested in this study with information about recent work completed by the project team. City staff and project team members will review a set of streetscape design concepts for each of the corridor areas being addressed in this project – US 30, Houlton/Uppertown and Olde Town/Lowertown. A summary of the preliminary design concepts are available under Project Documents. The meeting will include a presentation and discussion of these materials.
Planning Commission Work Session and Public Meeting
Tuesday, January 14th, 2014 from 6:30 to 9:00 PM
St. Helens City Hall
265 Strand Street
St. Helens, Oregon
This will be a combined public meeting and work session of the City of St. Helens Planning Commission to provide information about recent work completed by the project team, including a background assessment of relevant local and state plans, polices and regulations; transportation, land use and urban design conditions; and a set of design ideas or strategies that may be considered and incorporated in streetscape design concepts to be prepared during the next phase of the project. The meeting will include a presentation with opportunities for members of the Planning Commission and community members in attendance to ask questions about and comment on these materials during and after the presentation. People may arrive anytime after 6:30 and the meeting will formally begin at 7 p.m. Between 6:30 and 7pm people will have an opportunity to review project exhibits before the formal meeting begins.
Business and Property Owners Meeting #2
Tuesday, January 14th, 2014 from 4:30 to 6:00 PM
St. Helens City Hall
265 Strand Street
St. Helens, Oregon
This meeting is intended to provide local business and property owners with information about recent work completed by the project team, including a background assessment of relevant local and state plans, polices and regulations; transportation, land use and urban design conditions; and a set of design ideas or strategies that may be considered and incorporated in streetscape design concepts to be prepared during the next phase of the project. The meeting will include a presentation and discussion of these materials.
Citizen Advisory Committee Meeting #2
Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 from 3:00 to 5:00 PM
St. Helens City Hall
265 Strand Street
St. Helens, OR
This meeting is intended to provide an opportunity for Citizen Advisory Committee (TAC) members to provide feedback on the revised draft vision and guiding principles and Tech Memos 1-5.
Technical Advisory Committee Meeting #1
Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 1:00
St. Helens City Hall
265 Strand Street
St. Helens, OR
This meeting is intended to provide an opportunity for Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) members to provide feedback on the revised draft vision and guiding principles and Tech Memos 1-5.
City Council Visioning Work Session
Wednesday, November 6th, 2013 at 12:00
St Helens City Hall
265 Strand Street
St Helens, Oregon
The St Helens City Council will meet in an informal work session on Wednesday, November 6th at 1:00 p.m. to discuss the vision, goals and guiding principles for the Corridor Planning project. The work session will include a brief presentation of the draft vision, goals and guiding principles, a review of progress and comments received to date and discussion of these items by members of the Council.
Citizens Advisory Committee Meeting #1
Monday, October 7th, 2013 from 4:30 to 6:30 PM
South Columbia County Chamber of Commerce
2194 Columbia Boulevard
St Helens, Oregon
The US 30/St Helens Street and Columbia Boulevard Corridor Planning Team will be hosting the project’s first Citizens Advisory Committee meeting between 4:30 and 6:30 p.m. on October 7th at the South Columbia County Chamber of Commerce office in St Helens. The meeting will include a tour of part of the project planning area and an overview of corridor planning objectives and activities. Please come prepared to take a walk in Oregon in October (i.e. bring an umbrella!) An agenda for the meeting is located under Project Documents.
We hope to see you there!
Business and Property Owners Meeting #1
Monday, October 7th, 2013 from 12:30 to 1:30 PM
South Columbia County Chamber of Commerce
2194 Columbia Boulevard
St Helens, Oregon
The US 30/St Helens Street and Columbia Boulevard Corridor Planning Team would like to encourage local business and property owners in the area, particularly those along US 30, St Helens Street, and Columbia Boulevard and in the Old Towne and Houlton areas to join us between 12:30 and 1:30 p.m. on October 7th at the South Columbia County Chamber of Commerce office in St Helens. If you can’t make it during that time, please feel free to drop in any time before 4:00 p.m. to talk to project team members and learn more about the planning process. We would also like to know what you feel are the most important issues to be addressed while planning for transportation improvements in these areas. An agenda for the meeting is located under Project Documents.
We hope to see you there!
PMT Meeting #1
Wednesday, July 31st, 2013 at 10:30
St Helens City Hall
265 Strand Street
St Helens, Oregon
At this meeting, the City Project Manager, Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) grant manager and members of the consulting team discussed the objectives of the project, approach to planning for the three different corridors within the planning area, overall project schedule, composition of advisory committees and next steps in the project.