HomeMy WebLinkAbout8-15-19 MINUTES BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES-August 15,2019
Ben Rennert Absent Alexa Naudziunas Present
Vicky Redlin Present Justin Gierach Excused
James Michelson Excused Jim Collins Excused
Adam BellCorelli Present
Lori Palmeri Present
Brad Brown Absent
Jay Stengel Absent
1. Call to Order
Mr. BellCorelli called the meeting to order at 4:01 p.m.
2. Approval of July 18,2019 Meeting Minutes
Ms. Redlin moved to approve July 18, 2019 meeting minutes as amended and Mr. Brown
seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.
3. Chris Kegel Foundation-Donate Bike Repair Station
Ms. Naudziunas explained that the Chris Kegel Foundation has selected the City of Oshkosh to
receive a free bike repair station. Ms. Naudziunas is seeking guidance on location suggestions
and to see if the committee thinks that the City of Oshkosh should accept this offer. The
committee agreed to accept the offer and suggested several locations for the station.
4. Capital Improvement Program Funding-Discussion/Action
At the June meeting, Mr.Michelson presented his draft letter which will serve as a statement on
the wishes of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee regarding certain capital
improvement projects and how they are prioritized in the city budget. At the July meeting, the
committee decided to go a different direction and passed a motion that will be shared with
appropriate departments and elected officials. Mr. Michelson made a motion recommending
the section of trail between Melvin Avenue and Nevada Avenue to be evaluated for
improvements and funding through the Capital Improvement Program (CIP). The motion
requests that this item be prioritized in the CIP. Mr. BellCorelli seconded the motion and the
motion carried unanimously. It was requested by the committee, that this motion be brought to
the attention of the Parks Department and Advisory Parks Board. Ms. Naudziunas explained at
the August meeting that she has sent a memo explaining the committee wishes and history with
this topic. This item should be left on the agenda for further updates.
5. Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan update
Ms. Naudziunas explained that she is still working on formatting and editing the final
document draft. She requested a small working group to review the final maps to be included
in the plan. Mr. BellCorelli and Mr. Michelson volunteered to meet at a later date to work on
this task.
6. Fox Valley Thrives-Adam BellCorelli
Mr. BellCorelli explained this project that he is involved in.
7. See, Click,Fix-Project Update Adam BellCorelli
Mr. BellCorelli explained that there is a new item in the See, Click, Fix application that allows
participants to select research project that will be used to collect data for the bike and pedestrian
infrastructure ideas.
8. Agenda Items for the Future Meeting(s)
The committee expressed an interest in continuing to review chapters from the Bike and
Pedestrian Master Plan. The committee requests to keep an on-going list of potential agenda
items to help keep track of ideas, this list will be found on each agenda.
9. Adjournment
Mr. BellCorelli moved to adjourn the meeting and Mr. Rennert seconded the motion. Motion
carried unanimously at 5:19 p.m.
Recorded by Alexa Naudziunas, Associate Planner