HomeMy WebLinkAbout050814 NON-MOTORIZED TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY BOARD SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
DATE: May 8, 2014 START TIME: 4:30 p.m. LOCATION: City Hall, Conference Room 1
MEMBERS PRESENT: Scott Walker, Lys Burden, Richard Dandridge, Pat Teal
MEMBERS EXCUSED: Jolly Wahlstrom, Tim Eaton
STAFF PRESENT: Senior Planner Judy Surber, Project Manager Tyler Johnson, Deputy City Clerk Joshua Stecker
OTHERS PRESENT: Deborah Jahnke
Topic Motions/Recommendation/Action Follow up
Approval of Minutes: Last month's minutes not available
Spruce Street Right of Way Acquisition: Scott Walker relayed that City Attorney
John Watts reported property owner Norm Odell is willing to sell the easement now.
Safe Route to School: Tyler Johnson updated the Board on Safe Route to School
grants. San Juan Avenue and Discovery Road were applied for this year. Grant
Street and Sheridan Street will be designed this year and constructed next year. Lys
Burden asked if the existing trail from Hamilton Heights to Grant Street could be
identified as a Safe Route to School trail. The Board felt that if upgraded the trail
could be considered in the future.
Trail Project List: Judy Surber tasked the Board with preparing two lists of trail The Board will hold a Workshop
projects. One list will include trail projects that are good-to-go. The other list will Meeting in the future to create the trail
include trails that require staff assistance, permits and grant applications. Ms. Surber projects lists.
anticipates City staff being able to support the planning of one project per year. This
year's grant application will go to fund new trail equipment for maintenance of existing
trails. In two years, grants will be requested for trails prioritized by the Board.
Ms. Surber also asked the Board to develop a checklist of protocols for completing
trail projects (costs & funding, permits, connectivity issues, public benefit, etc.)
2014 Grant Process: Deborah Jahnke asked the Board to provide information for The Board will finalize the details of the
this year's grant application (due on July 1). Jolly Wahlstrom is working on identifying grant before the July 1 deadline.
the necessary equipment. The Board identified trails on Willamette, Howard, and
Thomas Streets for improvement. Ms. Jahnke also requested commitment letters
from volunteers.
Hastings Street Signage: Mr. Johnson requested signage options to caution The Board will provide Mr. Johnson with
vehicles on Hastings. He mentioned 3 feet signs and super sharrows. recommendations at the next meeting.
Non-Motorized Transportation Advisory Board Minutes Page 1 of 2 May 8, 2014
Topic Motions/Recommendation/Action Follow up
City Manager Tour: Mr. Walker reported on his tour of City trails with City Manager
David Timmons. Mr. Walker found Mr. Timmons to be supportive of addressing the
needs identified on the tour.
New Members: Ideas were discussed for recruiting new members through social
media and community involvement. The Board also discussed ideas to entice more
trail volunteers.
Trail for 30th St. by El Choate's: The trail was identified on the Comp Plan and will
be placed on the good-to-go list for future improvement.
June 14th Trail Day: Work will be done on Sherman between Hastings and 29th Mr. Johnson needs to send out notices
Street. to the adjacent landowners.
Map Project: Trail names need to be settled. Mr. Wahlstrom and Ms. Burden will
meet to work on the map.
Adjourn: The meeting was adjourned at 6:00 p.m.
Non-Motorized Transportation Advisory Board Minutes Page 2 of 2 May 8, 2014