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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-12-05 Agenda Active Transportation Advisory Board MeetingAgenda Thursday December 5, 2019 - 4:30 p.m. Council Chambers I. Call to Order/Roll Call II. Approval of Agenda III. Approval of November 7, 2019 Minutes IV. Public Comment (3 minutes per person) V. Old Business A. Safety Surveys \[Sam/Hendrik 20 minutes\] th Safety surveys report re: 19 and Sheridan o Select next survey location o VI. New Business A. Board Membership \[Sam 5 minutes\] Mike Kaill resignation o Quorum 2 members o B. \[Laura - 5 minutes\] C. Report on Transportation Committee meeting \[Sam 10 minutes\] On-Street parking management o Off-street parking standards o Transportation Benefit Districts o D. Report on Parks, Recreation and Tree Advisory Board \[Hendrik 5 minutes\] E. Downtown bike rack placement \[Sam 15 minutes\] F. Easy Fixes Striping/Trails \[Sam 5 minutes\] VII. Next Regularly Scheduled Meeting: Thursday January 2, 2020 VIII. Public Comment (3 minutes per person) and Board Comment. A. Emails received \[Sam 5 minutes\] IX. Adjourn Workplan: 1. Non-Motorized Transportation Plan update 2. Bicycle Master Plan create new or update bicycle chapter of NMT plan 3. Bicycle & Pedestrian Safety Audits 4. Pedestrian Facilities Inventory 5. Volunteer Projects (i.e. trail work parties, safety audits) 6. Walk Your Wheels 7. Trail information pamphlets/guides/electronic/etc. Parking Lot: Bike racks: Discuss bike corral location, review proposed downtown locations, interpretive bike history sign location near a bike corral Bike/Ped grants status report City website content for ATAB Walk Your Wheels Follow Up Adams Street Trail maintenance and extension to Franklin Street Electric-assist bicycles: Guest Presentation Pete Sexton re: industry views on eBikes Distribute bicycle safety flyers ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY BOARD MEETING MINUTES Date: Time:Location: November 7, 2019 4:30 pm City Hall Council Chambers Members Present: Sam Feinson (Chair), Mike Kaill, Pat Teal, Hendrik Taatgen Members Absent: None Staff Present: Alex Wisniewski (Parks Recreation and Community Services Director), John Mauro (City Manager), Laura Parsons (Civil Engineer) Liaisons Present: Amy Howard (City Council), Brenda McMillan (Parks, Recreation and Tree Advisory Board) AGENDA ITEM ACTION Approval of Agenda: Under Old Business add Item V.C.: DASH / curb cuts - Post office, Memorial Field Approval of Minutes: Unanimously approved October 3, 2019 Minutes Public Comments: None Hattie and Charlie Cannon spoke about sidewalk and traffic concerns on Washington Street. Parks, Recreation and Open Space (PROS) Plan Update: None Alex Wisniewski gave a report on data collected specific to trails. Next workshop will be on Tuesday November 26 th 5-7 pm. Safety Surveys: There was group consensus to schedule recounts for Tuesday Safety surveys report on 19 th and Sheridan provided by Sam Feinson and Henrik Taatgen. November 19 th 7:30-8:30 am and Reschedule counts for 19 and Sheridan: Both morning and afternoon observations and th 2:30-3:30 pm. counts to be redone since Sam had to leave early and since Hendrik and Brenda did not count vehicles using the same methodology. It was also observed that there is faded striping adjacent to the intersection. The City public works crew reported previously that this area had been striped over the summer. Select next survey location: Future intersections to look at are San Juan/Discovery and Sheridan/Hastings. Sam will contact previous ATAB member, Joe Finn, to see if he would like to participate in the data collection. It is currently scheduled that Sam and Hendrik will count 7:30-8:30 am and Sam and Brenda will count 2:30-3:30 pm. DASH / curb cuts - Post office, Memorial Field None Pat Teal (on behalf of DASH) requested an update on construction of the curb cut at the post office. Laura Parsons responded that this curb cut (on the northwest corner of Harrison and Washington Street) is in design. Page 1 of 2 AGENDA ITEM ACTION Pat Teal (on behalf of DASH) requested that a curb extension be included in the design for a new curb ramp adjacent to the Memorial Field entrance. Trail Updates: None Adams Street trail: Alex Wisniewski reported that repair to the trail is pending a critical area review through the Citys Development Services Department. 25 th and Hancock: Alex Wisniewski reported that repair to the trail is pending hiring a wetland consultant. Top of Haller Fountain Steps update: None Laura Parsons reported the City received a quote for $13,000 to do the work designed by City staff. Now staff is reviewing strategies for reducing the scope and thus reducing the price. Report on Transportation Committee meeting: None Report provided by Sam Feinson. Report on Parks, Recreation and Tree Advisory Board meeting: None Report provided by Hendrik Taatgen. Easy Fixes Striping/Trails: None No easy fixes were identified by board members. Next Meeting: None Thursday December 5, 2019 Public comments and Board comments: None Amy Howard (safety surveys west of the post office on Washington Street). Owen Roe (creation of two creative districts in Port Townsend -- one in Uptown/Downtown and one in Fort Worden with connectivity between the two) Scott Walker (Umatilla/no striping, stops signs not for traffic calming, ATAB/opinion on closure of Adams Street, supports tunnel under SR20 between Bishop Park and adjacent neighborhoods, supports a safety survey at F/Discovery and San Juan.) Emails received: None Hattie and Charlie Cannon - Laura Parsons stated that the Cannons will receive an official response to their email from the City Engineer, Dave Peterson next week. Adjourn: The meeting was adjourned at 5:45 p.m. Page 2 of 2 Explanation: Crosswalk 1: 19th East Crosswalk 2: Sheridan South Crosswalk 3: 19th West Crosswalk 4: Sheridan North The number mentioned for cars or bikes refers to the number of cars or bikes that cross that particular * crosswalk in both directions during the stated time period. For instance, October 24, CWI, 79 cars, means that a total of 79 cars went through that crosswalk going East-North, South-North, West-North + North-East, North-South, North-West during 7:34 - 7:48 a.m. (H) means that Hendrik did the counting. The numbers mentioned for peds refers to the number of pedestrians that used that crosswalk during * the stated time period. Bike numbers are estimates because most bicyclists dont follow the rules of the road. *