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Meeting Minutes
Non-Motorized Transportation Advisory Board
Thursday, October 3, 2013, 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
City Hall, Conference Rm 41
L Meeting called to order at 4:32 pm by board chair, Scott Walker,
Members in attendance: Lys Burden, Sally Chapin, Richard Dandridge, Tim Eaton, Pat
Teal, Jolly Wahlstrom and Dick Williams
Staff present: Tyler Johnson
Visitors: Bob Gray
IL Approval of Agenda —Agenda approved as amended by voice vote
III. Approval of Minutes —Minutes of the September meeting were distributed and approved
by voice vote with one amendment.
IV. Business
1. Public Works Staff items:
a. Spruce Street/Chestnut r/w/acquisition—no progress reported.
b. Trail Project Recap and Planning—The gravel needed for this project was paid for
by private donation, as the City did not have any funds. Separate pile of two
different sizes of gravel were delivered. The City was willing to pay for a back hoe
to help move the gravel. Some pledged volunteers were no-shows, however there
was a good group, especially bolstered with the help of the Backcountry Horsemen,
who brought a powered gravel mover. The delivered rental back hoe broke down, as
did two others, so not much gravel was moved by machine. Some was hauled by
wheelbarrow, but more work needs to be done to properly fill the low spots.
Lack of funds for trail maintenance is a continuing problem, and board members
were encouraged to attend the Budget Meeting on October 12 at 6:30pm to bring up
this issue.
c. Hastings Hill Climb (near Howard Street) —has no funding in the street budget. The
board wants the uphill side of the road to be scraped, base installed and shoulder
graveled with fines to accommodate bicycle tire widths. This issue is a safety
priority, as motorists are driving too fast (despite marked speed limits) and too many
motorist/bicycle rider close calls have been reported.
d. Grant Street SRTS Grant Funds for map printing - tabled
e. Sheridan/Hospital Design Progress —Pat reported that the hospital has received their
loan to begin their part of the project. DASH will be participating in their planning
to ensure proper pedestrian and disabled access. A mature chestnut tree must be
removed from the r/w, but the hospital will be planting new trees as part of the
project. "Walk Your Wheels" areas may be designated.
f DT Bike Racks —Two racks have disappears from the Cotton Bldg area. There have
been rumors that a transit station (bus shelter and pullout) has been proposed near the
Hastings Bldg, which may impact bicycle parking. Tyler will check and report back.
Richard noted that bike racks in Portland are often located at corners to help preserve
sight distances and that this city has a well defined process for locating racks which
we should study.
2. Meet with Timmons —Scott has not yet met with Dave Timmons.
3. Trail Project/Project List/Grant Street trail work— Trail work at the Grant Street
School location has been postponed until school board meetings and plans are
confirmed.
The board decided to continue working at the Willamette St trails on Nov. 161h, 9am to
noon (third Saturday) , since there are plenty of materials still to be moved. We need
to place an announcement sign along the trail and contact JLT, Backcountry
Horsemen and JeffCo Juvenile Services for more help. Sally will be providing trail
snacks.
4. Trails/Safe Use Articles —More coordination with the local papers must be done to
see articles published. The target for first articles is next spring, when the more-
favorable bicycling season returns.
5. Map Project: Funding, Edits, QR Walk Times, Process —.tabled until edit progress
has been completed. The QR Walk Times developed by T-Lab should be included.
6. Roster ? —not addressed.
7. Bike Friendliness Project—Richard has been studying the steps needed to upgrade
the City's bicycle-friendly status. He and Lys are developing a proposal for Team
Jefferson to help promote a bicycle-friendly business program. Local 2020 has
endorsed the idea; Main Street and the Chamber need more details. A visioning
session for elected/businesses/advocates is being planned to develop a 20-year plan,
Path Less Pedaled has been queried for assistance. Endorsement from the City is also
a"must."
8. NMTAB Website—no additions have been made yet
9. Towne Point—
10. Bike Tour Ideas? —With the bicycling season dwindling, a"politico pedal" should
be postponed until the light returns. A left-turn box on Kearney was discussed and
may be a good subject for an article, i.e. how the bicycle demand works at that
intersection and how motorists should bicyclists rights to be in the intersection to
trigger the light. The paint should be refreshed.
V. General Discussion:
- Bob Gray (this discussion was taken as the board's first order of business) walks in the
business park and would like to see a trail from there to the Boy Scout house on
Discovery. Jolly said there was no public r/w, and the last time such a trail was discussed
the Boy Scouts would not give an easement for a public r/w. It was noted that the 5th
Street r/w does come close.
- Richard and Tim commented that policies and procedures are needed for placement and
installation of bicycle racks
- Richard needed a map 0
VI. Next Meeting: 4:30 pm, November 7, 2013; Scott will be out of town; Jolly will
officiate
VII. Agency Invitee and Agency Invitation
VIII. Adjourned at 6:25 pm
IX. Work Plan
X. Grant St School SRTS Discussion/Plan
X. Long Term, Continuing Issues:
1. Securing r/w purchase for Chestnut St. Trail easement and Spruce Street connection
2. Designating and marking an official Portage Trail route
3. Hwy 20 underpass and appropriately marking bicycle passage through the Upper
Sims Way roundabouts
XI. Action Steps Needed
a. Still need to send electronic final draft Grant Street School Walking Audit Report document
to board members, school administrators and the City
b. Scott to complete final review of Grant Street School SRTS Report
c. Scott to meet with Dave Timmons
d. Sally to edit Trail Highlights articles
e. Lys and Jolly to meet with David McCulloch about map project review
f. Draft letter to WashDOT still needed to be written about inappropriate roundabout signage
for bicycling,potential underpass development at Bishop Park and Kearney Street
intersection planning
g. All board members to visit Chestnut r/w between P and Q
h. Tyler to check on missing bike racks at the Cotton Bldg.
i. BVoard members should attend Budget hearings
j. Prep for the next Trail Day
k. Work on upgrading the NMTAB website
1. Work on articles for the paper
m. Continue to work on politico pedal tour route/issues
n. Check with City on process for bike rack location and installation