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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPBR MEETING 10-19-10PATHWAYS AND BIKE ROUTES COMMITTEE MINUTES Meeting of October 19, 2010 @ 7:00 P.M Caldwell Police Department – Community Room Call to Order. Chairperson Gigray called the meeting to order at 7:00pm. Members Present. Ann Manning, Bill Gigray III, Bill Buckendorf, Cindy Grover, Larry Evans, Mark Pemble, Nick Molenaar, Paul Mann, Rod Garrett. Members Absent. Others Present., Brian Billingsley, Planning & Zoning Director, April Cabello, Planning Technician, Rob Hopper, CC Liaison, Ricardo Calderon, Associate Engineer. Others Absent. Brent Orton, Public Works Director. Review and Approval of the Agenda. The Committee did not make any amendments to the agenda. MOTION: Paul M., SECOND: Nick M., MOTION PASSED. Approval of Minutes. The minutes of August 17, 2010 were presented to the committee. Chairman Gigray asked that the minutes be continued to the next meeting for clarification of the last sentence and motion on page 4, item B. MOTION: Chairman Gigray., SECOND: Larry Evans., MOTION PASSED. Audience Participation. No audience participation occurred. Communications. None. Committee and Staff Reports. Paul Mann. Paul M. informed the committee that the group called bike beyond is a commercial group of bicycle/retail stores that have joined together and the PBR Committee is not eligible to join or become a member of the group. Brian Billingsley. Brian B. asked the committee members for feedback on the Indian Creek PBR Booth, what they liked, disliked and what changes they would like to see before next year’s Indian Creek Festival. Paul M. suggested sponsoring a kid’s bike safety inspection and rules of the road training. Larry E. suggested advertising and public notice for the bike inspection prior to the festival on the radio, TV or newspaper. Brian B. said the bike safety inspection can be listed on the schedule of events for the Indian Creek Festival. Brian B., Ann M., and Paul M. suggested requesting a better booth location, maybe at the TVCC parking lot and Bill B. suggested registration of bikes. Brian B. suggested putting together a sub-committee before next summer to work on all the suggestions for next year’s Indian Creek Festival. Chairman Gigray. Chairman Gigray asked for an update from Rod G. and Larry E. on the volunteer maps and sign committee. Brian B. stated that there was nothing to report and will add this item to the next agenda. Brian Billingsley. Brian informed the committee that he formed a facebook page for the PBR Committee and he will continue to update and maintain the page. Old Business. Bike Route #1 Demonstration Project. Brian B. stated that at the last meeting he had updated the committee about bike route #1 and asked the committee for comments. Brian B. said he only received one comment that people were confused about the number at the bottom of the sign and not sure if it was a mile marker or bike route number. He explained the situation with the Streets Department and they came up with three alternate proposals for the committee to review. Brian B. showed the three proposed signs to the committee and the committee picked proposed sign number two which has “RT” listed before the route number. Chairman Gigray asked for a motion to recommend that the Street Department use proposed sign number two with the directional arrow, bicycle symbol and the route number. MOTION: Larry E., SECOND: Bill B., MOTION PASSED. Bike Route #23 Demonstration Project. Brian B. asked the committee members for their recommendations on how the west bound lanes of Linden St. should be handled. He suggested making the west bound lane a shared roadway with the green shared roadway sign. The committee discussed what would be the best option for the west bound lane on Linden St. Chairman Gigray asked for a motion for bike route # 23 to have an east bound bike lane and west bound shared lane and request that the Street Department review the center line of Linden St. to see if it can be moved to the south to accommodate west bound bike traffic, still considering any width saving for the elimination of vehicle parking on the south side. MOTION: Nick M., SECOND: Paul M., MOTION PASSED. YMCA Pathway Update. Ricardo C. gave an update on the YMCA Pathway and said the preconstruction meeting was held last Friday and the contractor is planning to begin work next week. The project will start at Linden St. to Spruce St. and continue down to the YMCA but they do not have all the required permits which may take 7 additional days to receive. The pathway should be constructed this fall and completed by next spring. Cindy G. asked how the pathway will go past the baseball field and the school. Ricardo said it will parallel the Dixie drain, down to Spruce St. then it will become a shared roadway to Illinois Ave. and then will follow the low lying canal to the YMCA. Ricardo stated that the contractor will have 50 days once the project starts to finish the project but because it’s a partially state funded project the months of December, January and February do not count towards the 50 days and the work will continue in March of 2011. He also stated that they had requested the conduits be put in place for future irrigation and lighting. Bill B. suggested that the committee and Ricardo speak with Frank Crookham, resident at 3515 S. Illinois Ave. regarding his concerns and the effects the pathway will have on his property. Ricardo stated he was aware of the resident and the section of pathway that goes by 3515 S. Illinois and stated that this section of the pathway was re-designed with an 8-ft wide unpaved pathway. Chairman Gigray asked for a motion to form a task force of Bill B., Brian B. and Ricardo C. to work with and negotiate a resolution with the resident of 3515 S. Illinois and give an update at the next meeting. MOTION: Bill B., SECOND: Paul M., MOTION PASSED. Landscaping Ordinance Amendment. Chairman Gigray gave a brief background of the ordinance amendment and explained how the amended ordinance is written. Chairman Gigray had a question regarding the connectivity from new construction to the pathways. Brian B. responded stating that all new development close to a public pathway system must connect to the pathway system. Brian B. and the committee held a discussion regarding the ordinance. Chairman Gigray asked for a motion to approve the ordinance amendment as written and recommend approval to the Planning & Zoning Commission and City Council. MOTION: Nick M. SECOND: Paul M., MOTION PASSED. New Business. Submit pathway project to COMPASS for FY 2011-2015 TIP. Brian B. stated that Compass asked the City to submit future Highway and Pathway enhancement projects for possible future funding. Brian B. suggested the following two projects to be submitted to compass: 1st phase of the Lake Lowell pathway (YMCA to Ustick Road). Extension of the greenbelt pathway to Curtis Park. Chairman Gigray asked for a motion to city staff to place the two proposed projects on the transportation improvement program for FY2011 – 2015. MOTION: Larry E., SECOND: Cindy G., MOTION PASSED. Review options for Bike Route #6. Ricardo C. stated this route is too narrow and the department came up with the following options; eliminating on-street parking or another option would be a 10-ft. side walk. The committee discussed options for Bike Route #6. Chairman Gigray asked for a motion that the PBR committee inspect various routes: Indiana Ave., Ohio Ave., Illinois Ave., Iowa Ave., Wisconsin Ave. and Georgia Ave. The Committee Members will come back to the next meeting to discuss options and make a possible recommendation. Chairman Gigray asked Ricardo to bring a visual of Indiana Ave. to show where the road, sidewalk and residence are located. MOTION: Cindy G., SECOND: Ann M., MOTION PASSED. Amendments to Pathways and Bike Routes Master Plan. Brian B. stated he would like to amend the master plan and suggested the following changes: Extend route # 2, vacate route #29 and call it all route # 2. Extend route # 1, vacate route # 32 and call it all route # 1. Oregon Ave. route, Lincoln Elementary School (problem is there is a gate) then go down Oregon Ave. then to Logan St. and then Ray Ave. The suggested change would be to go down Fillmore St. to Idaho Ave. to Ash St. to Brookside Dr. to Bushnell St. then to Robert Ave. and then to Linden St. Chairman Gigray asked for a motion to put together a task force and propose how the pathway can go through Lincoln Elementary and to meet with Roger Quarles from the school district. Ann M. and Mark P. stated that they would like to be the task force for the Oregon Ave. route. MOTION: Ann M., SECOND: Mark P., MOTION PASSED. Nick M. stated his concern regarding route # 2. Nick stated how difficult it is to get through and go under the freeway; also Freeport getting onto 10th is difficult to see traffic around to the left. Chairman Gigray asked for a motion to put together a task force to go out and ride bike route #2 and report back at the next meeting with suggestions or alternate routes. Nick M. and Bill B. said they would like to be the task force. MOTION: Nick M., SECOND: Bill B., MOTION PASSED. Adjourn. Meeting adjourned at approximately 9:00 p.m. Respectfully submitted by April Cabello, MINUTES APPROVED AND SIGNED BELOW BY CHAIRPERSON BILL GIGRAY ON THE DATE NOTED BELOW. ________________________________________ _______________________ Bill Gigray, Chair Date _________________________________________ ______________________ ATTEST: Brian Billingsley, P&Z Director Date