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Meeting Minutes
Non-Motorized Transportation Advisory Board
Thursday, November 1, 2012, 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
City Hall, Conference Rm 41
L Meeting called to order at 4:35 pm by board chair, Scott Walker
II. Members in attendance: Lys Burden, Sally Chapin, Pat Teal, Jolly Wahlstrom and Dick
Williams
III. Staff present: none
Visitors: Richard Dandridge
II Approval of agenda — agenda approved as amended by voice vote
III. Approval of Minutes —October minutes approved by voice vote
IV. Business
1. Grant Street School SRTS Discussion/Plan - Scott will send his comments to Lys for
inclusion in the report. The format should be simple with bulleted points and short
narrative of findings and recommendations. Lys will try to arrange a site review by Dan
Burden of the Walkable and Livable Communities Institute while he is in Port Townsend
later in the month.
2. Spruce and Chestnut Street Trail Links —John Watts called Scott to clarify what
was needed on the Spruce Street corridor. Jolly, Scott and Rick Sepler will meet with him
early next week to go over the details. Also Rick Sepler will be following up the Chestnut
Street situation, as it involves a neighbor.
3. Explore Possible Road Edge Funding Source Using Car Tab Fees— Scott will meet
with Dave Timmons to find out more information about this possible fiunding source (for
as much as $180,000 in revenue) and report at the next meeting.
4. 39th Street Trail Project—The work party scheduled for Saturday, October 20th, 9am
to noon, drew a record number of volunteers (20), mostly Quimper Trails folks. Low
spots along the trail were graveled and a treadway realignment was completed where it
veered off public right-of-way. Unfortunately this very successful work party was not
documented with any photos, but we added more volunteer e-mail addresses to the
NMTAB volunteer list (which now totals 96 listings).
5. Budgeted Funds for Map Printing—We still need to learn more details from David
McCullough about the redo of the old map. Lys agreed to check with him and determine
printing costs of a small format map (like the one Scott had procured in Portland) that the
board liked.
6. Downtown Bike Racks —Peter Quinn should be approached about installing one near
the new Quimper Merchantile. Art racks will probably need approval on a case-by-case
basis by the Public Art Committee. If additional bike racks are to be installed, they will
most likely have to be fiunded by businesses. More information will be sought from Dave
Timmons to see if the City would expedite this process.
7. 2013 Work Plan —Projects suggested for the 2013 Work Plan were:
1.) Reviewing and updating Safe Routes to School Plans,
2.) Continuing work on officially designating the"Portage Trail" route and
signing it,
3.) Reviewing plans for Sheridan Street improvements near Grant Street School
and near the hospital,
4.) Determining priority volunteer trail projects, Jolly to check on r/w for the
EcoVillage connection to the trail behind Blue Heron Middle School,
5.) Continue working on fixing broken links in the trail system,
6.) Renew work to make sure the NMTAB is in the communications loop in the
land use and development decision-making process,
7.) Recruit another board member with passion for active transportation and more
time, talent and leadership skills to inspire the community to become a better
active-living environment.
8.) Design and create a City Adopt-a-Trail Program
8. Fir Street Walkway—not addressed
V. General Discussion
- The excellence of Chauncey's presentation about The Recyclery and its programs to the
Chamber of Commerce last month was noted, as was their response with complaints
about scoff-law bicycling in town.
- Sally suggested that we need to develop job descriptions or at least a list of the talent
pool needed to better serve the community as active transportation stewards (starting
with listing the interests, skills and talents of current board members).
- Lys suggested that the board might benefit from drafting an annual report of
accomplishments and inviting different sectors of the community to meetings next year
to discuss needs and topics related to active transportation that are in their preview
(police, school district, health community, DASH, county transportation planning,
District WashDOT planners, YMCA, Main Street , PTBA, etc.).
- Lys reported that the PTHS Senior Project Committee approved a Community Partner
Project Proposal from the NMTAB to recruit a senior student annually to plan, promote
and conduct Walk and Bike to School Days at the high school in October and May each
year to increase high school participation in the national events and promote walking
and bicycling to school year `round.
VI. Next Meeting: 4:30 pm, December 6, 2012.
VII. Adjourned at 5:50 pm
VIII. Long Term, Continuing Issues:
1. Securing r/w easements for: Spruce Valley and Chestnut Street Trails,
2. Marking the Portage Trail,
3. Hwy 20 underpass and appropriately marking bicycle passage through the Sims Way
roundabouts
IX. Action Steps Needed
1. draft Grant Street School Walking Audit Report
2. meeting Nvith John Watts
3. meeting with Dave Timmons to obtain more information about proposed car tab fee program
and support for more business-funded bike racks in town
4. determine details of potential new bike/ped map from David McCollough and Portland
5. JolIv to check on EcoVillage R/w
6. Draft letter to WashDOT still needs to be v ritten about inappropriate roundabout signage for
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