SENATE COMMITTEE ON

TRANSPORTATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

April 1, 2003 Hearing Room C

8:00 AM Tapes 74 - 76

MEMBERS PRESENT: Sen. Rick Metsger, Chair

Sen. Bruce Starr, Vice-Chair

Sen. Ryan Deckert

Sen. David Nelson

STAFF PRESENT: Amy Joyce, Committee Administrator

Annastasia Suess, Committee Assistant

MEASURE/ISSUES HEARD: SB 775 – Public Hearing

SB 764 - Public Hearing

SB 787 - Public Hearing

These minutes are in compliance with Senate and House Rules. Only text enclosed in quotation marks reports a speaker’s exact words. For complete contents, please refer to the tapes.

TAPE/#	Speaker	Comments
TAPE 74, A
002	Chair Metsger	Calls the committee to order at 8:04 a.m. and opens a public hearing on SB 775.
SB 775 - PUBLIC HEARING
010	Doug Riggs	Pac/West Communications. Begins presentation on SB 775 and provides written materials (EXHIBIT A, B).
125	Martin Loring	Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT). Provides testimony in support of SB 775 (EXHIBIT C).
175	Cynthia Thompson	Transportation Options Division, City of Portland. Provides testimony in support of SB 775 (EXHIBIT D).
290	Dan Aberg	Executive Director of the Westside Transportation Alliance (WTA). Provides written testimony in support of SB 775 (EXHIBIT E).
325	Chair Metsger	Asks what ODOT would do with the recommendations provided by the proposed task force.
345	Loring	Provides an opinion.
355	Tom Brian	Washington County. Begins discussion on SB 775 and provides written testimony in support of SB 775 (EXHIBIT F).
TAPE 75, A
040	Vice Chair B. Starr	Comments on the conceptual draft amendments turned in as exhibits.
050	Sen. Deckert	States that the words Task Force might not be the right description for the work group.
055	Brian	States the intent is to show legislative support as well as ODOT support.
125	Matt Blevins	Legislative Affairs Director, Oregon Environmental Council (OEC). Begins discussion on SB 775 and provides written testimony (EXHIBIT G).
150	Randy Tucker	1000 Friends of Oregon. Provides testimony in support of SB 775.
180	Chair Metsger	Closes the public hearing on SB 775 and opens a public hearing on SB 764.
SB 764 –PUBLIC HEARING
190	Linda Adlard	Chief Engineer, City of Beaverton. Begins discussion on SB 764 and provides written materials (EXHIBIT H).
240	Chair Metsger	Asks how many intersections in Beaverton currently utilize the cameras.
245	Adlard	States Beaverton uses four.
250	Chair Metsger	Asks what the standard that is currently used.
260	Adlard	States that Beaverton uses the national standard.
265	Chair Metsger	Asks for clarification on the conditions of the intersections over the last ten years.
280	Adlard	States that the four intersections are in older sections of Beaverton.
290	Troy Costales	Safety Division Manager, ODOT. Provides written testimony in support of SB 764 (EXHIBIT I).
325	Sergeant Dean Meisner	Traffic Sergeant of Beaverton. Provides testimony in support of SB 764.
390	Cindy Robert	City of Medford. Begins testimony in support of SB 764.
420	Chair Metsger	Asks for clarification on the dash one amendment.
430	Costales	Defers the question.
440	Adlard	States the national standard is that for each ten miles of speed one second on the yellow light is allowed. Provides the example, for 70 mph posted, 7 seconds would be needed for maximum stopping distance on the yellow light.
460	Vice Chair B. Starr	Clarifies the average length of yellow light in Oregon. States that instead of providing a specific second number for yellow lights, the work group decided to specify the ITD standard.
TAPE 74, B
054	Mark Landauer	Office of Government Relations, City of Portland. Provides summary of the ITD standard, which provides the national safety standard for stopping at a red light.
075	Sen. Nelson	Asks for the cost of managing the red lights.
080	Adlard	States the cost is dependent on the vendors.
100	Chair Metsger	Closes the public hearing on SB 764 and opens a public hearing on SB 787.
SB 787 – PUBLIC HEARING
120	Dave Barrows	Dave Barrow’s & Associates, representing Segway Human Transporter Corporation (SHTC). Summarizes the intent of SB 787 (EXHIBIT J).
125	Matt Dailida	Director of Government Affairs, SHTC. Begins discussion in support of SB 787.
240	Barrows	Comments on the work done on the bill during the 2002 year.
275	Chair Metsger	Asks if the dash two amendments are supported by the proponent.
285	Barrows	States no.
350	Sen. Deckert	Asks what the rational was for San Francisco’s prohibition of the Human Transporter (HT).
380	Dailida	Clarifies San Francisco’s laws of usage.
400	Vice Chair B. Starr	Asks for more explanation of the use of HT’s on populated pedestrian sidewalks.
410	Dailida	Provides a brief summary of the usage and design of HT’s.
TAPE 75, B
060	Sen. Nelson	Asks how the HT will carry large loads and how it distributes the weight of the load.
080	Dailida	Comments on the technology on board each HT.
085	Sen. Nelson	Asks how use in a rural areas would work, and asks if the costs are affordable.
92	Dailida	Comments on both the use design and the current costs.
102	Sen. Nelson	Asks about theft prevention.
105	Dailida	Comments on the technology built into the HT to prevent theft.
130	Ellen Vanderslice	President, Willamette Pedestrian Coalition. Provides summary of the dash two, three and four amendments and provides written testimony in opposition to SB 787 (EXHIBIT K).
210	Dan Polette	Board Member, Willamette Pedestrian coalition. Provides written testimony in opposition to SB 787 (EXHIBIT L).
250	Rod Daggett	SE Portland Resident. Provides written testimony in opposition to SB 787 (EXHIBIT M).
320	Curt Curtis	Sergeant, Oregon State Police. Provides written testimony on SB 787 (EXHIBIT N).
420	Costales	ODOT. Begins discussion and provides written testimony on SB 787 (EXHIBITS O, P).
TAPE 76, A
050	Susan Schneider	City of Portland. Provides testimony in support of SB 787 and the dash one amendments.
070	Chair Metsger	Asks for clarification on the definition of the electric personal device.
080	Schneider	Comments.
085	Chair Metsger	Asks for consistency of the prohibitions of sidewalks.
090	Costales	Comments on individual cities and towns prohibitions.
105	Curtis	States that a consistency for the multiple electric powered devices would make definition easier.
120	Jacqueline Zimmer Jones	Oregon Association of Area Agencies of Aging and Disabilities. Provides testimony on SB 787.
140	Andrea Fogue	League of Oregon Cities. Provides testimony in support of SB 787.
150	Chair Metsger	Closes the public hearing on SB 787 and adjourns the committee at 10:05 a.m.

EXHIBIT SUMMARY

A – SB 775, presentation materials, Doug Riggs, 16 pp

B – SB 775, written testimony, Doug Riggs, 1 p

C – SB 775, written testimony, Martin Loring, 2 pp

D – SB 775, written testimony, Cynthia Thompson, 2 pp

E – SB 775, written testimony, Dan Aberg, 1 p

F – SB 775, written materials, Tom Brian, 3 pp

G – SB 775, written materials, Matt Blevins, 2 pp

H – SB 764, written testimony, Linda Adlard, 6 pp

I – SB 764, written testimony, Troy Costales, 1 p

J – SB 787, written testimony, Dave Barrows, 2 pp

K – SB 787, written testimony, Ellen Vanderslice, 2 pp

L – SB 787, written testimony, Dan Polette, 1 p

M – SB 787, written testimony, Rod Daggett, 1 p

N – SB 787, written testimony, Curt Curtis, 2 pp

O – SB 787, written testimony, Troy Costales, 1 p

P – SB 787, written testimony, Troy Costales, 3 pp