HomeMy WebLinkAbout7-18-19 MINUTES BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES-July 18,2019
Ben Rennert Absent Alexa Naudziunas Present
Vicky Redlin Present Justin Gierach Present
James Michelson Present Jim Collins Excused
Adam BellCorelli Present
Lori Palmeri Present
Brad Brown Absent
Jay Stengel Absent
1. Call to Order
Mr. Michelson called the meeting to order at 4:01 p.m.
2. Approval of June 20,2019 Meeting Minutes
Mr. BellCorelli moved to approve June 20, 2019 meeting minutes as amended and Ms.
Redlin seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.
3. Route Implementation Update
Ms. Naudziunas explained that the Traffic and Parking Advisory Board reviewed the
Oakwood bike lanes from 9th Avenue to Witzel Avenue at their May 141h, 2019 meeting.
The board requested more information from the Town of Algoma and wanted to notify
residents on this potential change. The item was laid over until the June meeting. At the
June meeting the committee recommended approval of the bike route. She explained
that ECWRPC will be working on collecting count information for this route before and
after the bike lanes are painted.
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. 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 later
date to work on this task.
6. 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.
7. Adjournment
Ms. Redlin moved to adjourn the meeting and Ms. Palmeri seconded the motion.
Motion carried unanimously at 5:17 p.m.
Recorded by Alexa Naudziunas, Associate Planner