HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-01-28 PBR Minutes Regular Meeting APPROVED
PATHWAYS AND BIKE ROUTES COMMI TEE
Thursday,January 28, 2021, 7:09 P. .
Community Room, Caldwell Police Depa ' e si 1 Z ZeZ I
Call to Order: Ann Manning called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m.
Members Present: Ann Manning, Mark Pemble, Paul Mann, Bill Gigray
Members Absent:Cindy Grover,Cheyne Weston; Robb MacDonald,City Engineer
Staff/Others Present: Jerome Mapp, Planning &Zoning Director; Rob Hopper, City
Council Liaison; Lori Colligan, Administrative Assistant
Others present: John Ottenhoff,Chris Yarborough
Others Absent: Braden Cervetti, COMPASS
II. Approval of Minutes:
a. Motion to approve the minutes from November 20, 2019
MOTION: Bill Gigray SECOND: Mark Pemble MOTION PASSED.
III. Audience Participation:
a. John Ottenhoff interested in the committee
i. He is on the Board of Directors for the Boise Bicycle Project and he is also on
the Steering Committee for the Canals Connects Community Coalition of TV
ii. Interested in highlighting success stories in the TV in creating safe pathways
iii. He wants this committee to think about the latest budget opportunities that
the Governor has recently unveiled. Building Idaho's future,there is a good
bit of money in transportation for making safe routes to schools and also
money for outdoor recreation with an emphasis on outdoor trails.
IV. Communications:
a. n/a
V. Old Business:
a. Fund Balance Update
i. Jerome stated we still have $40,000. We are finishing up the Vallivue HS
Pathway, should be finished in the Spring.
b. FACTS
i. Bill G. stated they had a board meeting yesterday, it was full of a lot of
information. COMPASS has a tool to evaluate pathways and their condition.
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They can then make a map to show where critical areas are that need to be
maintained.
ii. The FACTS Bridge Committee met with the City of Garden City committee to
proceed with the bridge project. FACTS has approval from the Idaho
Foundation for Parks and Lands who own Plantation Island. The River Club
is the owners of the Plantation Golf Course,they would like to put additional
holes on an island adjacent to this island.
iii. Paul M. stated Justin (from APA planning) was at the meeting and was very
knowledgeable about the pathways in Ada County.
c. Review of Budget and Updated Committee Projects
i. Jerome stated we had put together the budget last year,we have $40,000
to work on a project for FY21. We anticipated a number of projects over a 5
year plan. FY21 included Rotary Pond Park, pathway resurfacing. Estimated
costs $55,000. The 2nd project was Panther Pathway at $25,000. These are
estimates from 2019. Not sure if those numbers are valid today. A
suggestion would be to bundle 2 years budget money to complete both of
these projects in FY22.
ii. City budget discussions will start in Feb/March. We need to start thinking
about our presentation that will be due in May.
iii. We still have bike helmets from last year that we can use this year if we have
the Indian Creek Festival.
iv. The committee discussed the budget and projects and how best to move
forward.They will continue discussions at the next meeting.
d. CHC Grant
i. Jerome provided a memo sent out to the Committee on December 3, he
applied for the grant but did but did not receive any funds.
e. Overpass at I84
i. Jerome stated the overpass has to remain or be reconstructed.
ii. Bill stated the footings are too close, it was his understanding it would be re-
built at that same location.
iii. Mark stated it would be really nice to have lighting implemented into the
new design.
f. ITD Hwy 55 bridge underpass
i. Paul stated this came about because of ITD,this section of Hwy of 55 is
going to be upgraded. In the past,we had discussed improved
transportation across 55 when they re-built the road. We need to keep this
on our radar,we will continue discussions.
ii. Paul will work on a letter to send out on behalf of the Committee.
A. Bill G. made a motion to allow Paul to work on a letter for the
study on behalf of the Committee
MOTION:Bill Gigray SECOND: Mark Pemble MOTION PASSED
g. Valley Regional Transit Funding
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i. Jerome stated there is supposed to be some funding available to coordinate
bike paths with bus stops. He is still working on this.They are supposed to
get us a copy of the bus stops so we can coordinate that with our bike paths.
ii. Rob H stated now that we are on a demand pick up only now he is not sure
they are still interested in this.
iii. Jerome will follow up on this.
VI. New Business:
VII. Committee and Staff Reports:
a. n/a
VIII. Next Regular PBR Committee Meeting: February 25, 2021
IX. Adjournment-8:30pm
Respectfully submitted by Lori Colligan,
MINUTES APPROVED AND SIGNED BELOW BY ANN MANNING ON THE DATE NOTED BELOW:
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Ann Manning, Chair Date
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