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Meeting Minutes
Non-Motorized Transportation Advisory Board
Thursday, March 1, 2012, 4:30 pra - 6:00 pra
City Hall, Conference Rm#1
I. Meeting called to order at 4:33 pm by Lowell Jons, because of delayed arrival of
president, Scott Walker.
Members in attendance: Lys Burden, Sally Chapin, Lowell Jons, Pete Sexton, Pat
Teal, and Dick Williams.
Staff: none
Visitors: Jolly Wahlstrom, Brenda McMillan, Sue and Richard Dandridge
11. Approval of agenda & minutes—early citizen comment added meeting agenda
III. Approval of Minutes—with minor changes the minutes of the February meeting
were approved unanimously.
IV. Business
1. Citizen Comment—Brenda McMillan wanted a 30th Street trail extension
from Ivy, across Howard, left turn in woods to Hastings going south for
better connectivity. Richard Dandridge wanted better bicycle parking
Downtown.
2. 2012 Work Plan—
a. Trail Projects scheduled for March and May—Mary Heather will serve as
staff support for trail projects. Suggestions:
- 17th Street, from Sheridan to Cleveland (cutting blackberries to open
this corridor will be the March project, brush cutting tools needed).
- Baker Street Connection is still high on the list(requires old fence post
removal and replacement fence on property line for horses), connecting trail
will be along 25th Street, Ivy to Baker. Mary Heather will contact adjacent
landowner and report at the April meeting.
- Reroute trail around Grant Street School(will require adjacent
landowner notice, group to check route at next trail day, if time).
- 13th Street from Hancock to Hendricks, 2 blocks with no adjacent
landowners, is tentatively scheduled for an informal trail day on
Saturday, April 21St
- 35th Street Park—more gravel is still needed on the trails
b. Work on walkway obstruction on Spruce Street still in progress
c. Bike Rack planning for downtown, policy and locations still in progress
d. Highway 20 Underpass on long-term project list
e.Ann Richardson Property—to be discussed in detail at the next meeting
3. New Trail Signs—The board is still interested in posting signs on trails that
read: "Built and Maintained by Volunteers."We need an inventory of existing
trail signs, how many and what they say. We also need to build an inventory of
locations where signs are needed. Board members noted that trail signage is not
consistent enough. Send observations of locations needing signs to Mary Heather,
with cross streets at intersection. Board members also noted informal wooden
signs have been posted in Cappy's Trails giving specific names of trails there.
4. Rhody Parade—Chauncey Tudehope-Locklear of the ReCyclery is
encouraging a big cyclist turnout for the parade to demonstrate local interest in
bicycling. NMTAB will consider submitting an application and encouraging trail
volunteers to ride the parade route to promote trails. Parade group should also
encourage walkers and ADA to participate. Maybe the local penny farthing
collection could participate.
5. New Members -Tim Eaton and Jolly Wahlstrom still have not been approved
to serve on the NMTAB, notice pending.
6. Fir Street Walkway—Scott Walker reflected that a gravel sidepath along the
street used to exist between F and Q Streets (on the Morgan Hill side). This space
has gradually disappeared and should be refreshed to provide pedestrian access
along this street. It was noted that the updated plan designates this street as a vital
corridor for non-motorized travel.
V. General Discussion-
- Keep an eye on the Taylor Street Project, as Scott noticed pedestrian access had
been blocked early on and personally removed some barriers.
- Lowell favors the route through Shasta adjacent to the Richardson property with
more width to accommodate the difficult topography. This corridor is part of the
West Side Loop and designated as a major ADA access route in the original
1998 NMT Plan.
-Topic for April discussion with staff- What does promotion mean in the
NMTAB purpose?
VI. Next Meeting& Agenda Planning: 4:30 pm, April 4, 2012. The Ann Richards
property will be addressed again.
VI. Adjourned at 6:00 pm
VI. Long Term Continuing Issues:
1. Re-striping removal of the turn lane, north-bound on Sheridan at 19th
2. Bishop Park Underpass—a new 5-acre park is located on the south side of Sims
Way near the transit yard; a pedestrian underpass is needed to connect it to
Bishop Park
3. Transportation Functional Plan review to make sure complete streets are
addressed
4.Website Update
5. Portage Trail Designation and Signing
6. Securing r/w easement for completing Spruce Valley Trail