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Meeting Minutes
Non-Motorized Transportation Advisory Board
Thursday, March 7, 2013, 4:30 pra - 5:30 pra
City Hall, Conference Rm 41
L Meeting called to order at 4:30 pm by board chair, Scott Walker
Members in attendance: Lys Burden, Sally Chapin, Tim Eaton, Pat Teal, Jolly
Wahlstrom, and Dick Williams.
Staff present: Dave Peterson, Dave Timmons
Visitors: Robert Frank, Jennifer Knight
II Approval of agenda —Agenda approved as amended by voice vote
III. Approval of Minutes —Minutes of the January meeting were approved by voice vote.
IV. Business
Sheridan Street Improvements — City Engineer Dave Peterson was present to show the
board the first design plan for the Sheridan Street Improvements to be made in front of
the hospital this summer. The City was slow to find match money, but the hospital
contributed and fiinds from the Howard St Project were redirected to complete the
funding needed. (The grant fiinding will be lost for this project, if it is not completed this
year.)
The board reviewed the plan and thought most of the proposed improvements looked
good. The only major suggestion, if the fiinding can be found in the budget, was to build
raised crosswalks throughout the area, since it will be such a pedestrian "campus-like"
environment with destinations on both sides of the road. Traffic calming features will be
important.
The project will go to bid in May and will be built in August. At this time it includes a
bus pull-out, wider sidewalks back of curb, 6' bike lanes, 8' on-street parking lane and
possibly a retaining wall on one section.
1. Lynn/Richardson Property—tabled
2. Grant Street School SRTS Discussion/Plan— The draft audit report is complete and
will be sent to both board members and City staff for everyone's review.
3. Spruce Street Trail Connection—Dave Timmins dropped by the meeting on his way
home and reported that prospects looked good to acquire a 10-foot easement between
Center and Cedar Streets.
4. January Trail Project—Five volunteers turned up at Jolly's house to craft several
signs that were subsequently placed on the 39th Street corridor at Cappy's Trails.
5. Budgeted Funds for Map Printing—The board discussed the need for a workshop on
map design. We need to decide what information should be included on the map.
6. Downtown Bike Racks — Tim met with Richard Dandridge, and progress is being
made on drafting a letter to the City to place a bike "corral" in front of the Broken Spoke
Bicycle Shop on Water Street. Tim also mentioned that Richard, Chauncey and a few
others are working on organizing a"hub" to enable all elements of the local bicycle
community to better communicate and increase collaboration (to include bike clubs,
shops, NMTAB, T-Lab, etc.)
7. QWC trail repairs— some work still needs to be completed.
8. NMTAB Website—tabled for fiirther progress
9. Grant Street Trail Project— The scheduled trail project to work on perimeter trail
around Grant Street School is scheduled for March 16th, 9 to noon. Jolly reported that
Principal Mary Sepler would like help to create an evacuation pathway (probably 8 ft.
wide from the school to the Baptist Church.
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V. General Discussion
-Vehicles are still blocking r/w pathway along San Juan; 2 posts are needed at the
terminus of Umatilla. Jolly will follow-up.
- T-Lab is working on two projects: a"Walk This Way" project and Downtown Parking
- Reminder: `Bike to School Day" is coming up on May 8th
VI. Next Meeting: 4:30 pm, April 4, 2013.
VII. Adjourned at 6:15 pm
VIII. Long Term, Continuing Issues:
1. Securing r/w purchase for Chestnut St. Trail easement
2. Designating and marking an official Portage Trail
3. Hwy 20 underpass and appropriately marking bicycle passage through the Upper
Sims Way roundabouts
IX. Action Steps Needed
1. Send electronic draft Grant Street School Walking Audit Report document to board members
for their review and comment
2. Scott to meet with Dick Lvnn after his return
3. Sally to contact Pam about the FB page and v rite a letter about the sidewalk link needed on
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4. Lys to send draft NMTAB web page content to board members and staff
5. Richard Dandridge will v rite a draft letter for Pete Sefton to send to the City-for bicycle
parking in front of his store
6. Lys will gather more information on a design and cost for the new pocket-sized bike/ped map
by checking with David McCulloch and Portland.
7. Jolly Neill contact Tyler Johnson at PW and provide more details about the March trail project
to relocate the trail at Grant Street School.
8. Draft letter to WashDOT still needs to be v ritten about inappropriate roundabout signage for
bicycling