HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Bicycle & Pedestrian Committee - 12/14/2016BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN COMMITTEE
MINUTES 12-14-2016
The Bicycle and Pedestrian Commi ee held its regular monthly mee ng on Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at 5:35 pm in
the small conference room at the city office building.
Members Present: Cathy Frank, Vice-Chair; Jamieson Goodwin, Clerk; Amanda Holland; Bob Bri , Roy Neuer; Donna
Leban; Jim Grossman
Members Absent: Dana Farr, Chair;
City Representa ve: Cathyann LaRose, City Planner
Also Present: Lee Wrigley, Keith Epstein
Mee ng began at 5:35 pm.
1. Changes to Agenda – Addi on of Donna’s item re: Planning Commission2. Approval of prior minutes – Some discussion about updates needed. Jamieson will review further and provideupdates. Donna mo ons to review and approve at the next mee ng a er further review. Roy seconds. Unanimous approval.3. Comments from public not related to Agenda – Lee introduced himself, some brief discussion around hisinterest in becoming involved with the commi ee, and other ways to contribute un l the next cycle ofappointments from City Council in the summer of 2017.4. End of Facili es Trip Update: Cathy – Prior to the mee ng, Cathy sent a compiled review of the proposal madeby Keith Epstein, member of the Energy Commi ee. The proposal is based on the regula ons andrecommenda ons from surrounding areas. Discussion followed. Topics of discussion included: In rela on to bikeparking – How to determine the number of parking spaces (short term vs long term) for new commercialdevelopment and at exis ng facili es that are being renovated. Possible factors to consider are the number ofcar parking spaces that will be required, use of building (schools, residen al, commercial, industrial, retail), andother rela ng factors. Also, a point of discussion arose around the defini on of a bike parking “space” in which topark bikes, consensus seemed to be a space consis ng of an area in which to locate a single bike on a bike rack.Another factor discussed was if there was a need to define a minimum standard for an approved bike rack. Onefactor considered for the Commi ee’s recommenda on would be flexibility of the guidelines to allow forcommon sense determina on by the Design Review Board should be able to waive or increase requirementsbased on applica on criteria. Roy to review documenta on and provide recommenda ons. Keith offered tofollow-up with League of American Bicyclists and provide feedback as well. Donna to look into recommenda onsfrom LEED. Topic to be reviewed further at next mee ng a er addi onal data is provided. 5. Updates from City: Cathyann LaRose –a. Unified Planning Work Program –City is se ng aside 4 spots for projects to get scoped and seekinginput. There was a brief discussion about iden fied and already scoped priori es. Sugges ons forrecommended scoping by CCRPC were: between Swi St and Forestry Service (near 189 overpass)building. Hinesburg from Kennedy Dr. to Williston Rd. Allen Rd from Shelburne Rd to Allenwood SeniorCommunity. Also Spear St between Swi and Allen Rd. In the end, the commi ee decided to combinethe two Spear St proposals with emphasis on the sec on from USFS to Swi St, and add the Faye e Rd toQueen City Park as a fourth sugges on. Bob to review the high priority projects iden fied above as seenin our priority list and work with Cathyann to provide the recommenda on. b. A proposal for an amendment to South Village’s phase 3 development was received. Cathyann would liketo provide some of the materials and have some feedback ready for the January mee ng to provide backto the developers. Looking to update Commi ee goals for 2017. This will be placed on the agenda for thenext mee ng in January.6. General Ma ersa. Discussion: Talking Points – Due to me constraints, this item was passed over.b. Discussion: Bob; - Policy and Safety Recommenda ons update – Bob provided an updated spreadsheetwith highlights for items that should be brought to the City Council, including recommenda ons torepaint street lines 2x a year, changes and updates to RRFB, and recommenda on related to crosswalk mings. There was discussion about how budge ng can affect many of these items, and the budge ngprocess. Some Commi ee members expressed interest in doing some follow-up. Cathyann will providesome answers to raised ques ons about the process as needed.c. Report: Roy; SeeClickFix updates – Due to me constraints, this item was passed over.d. Report: Bob, Cathy & Roy; i89/exit 14 crossing facili es mee ng – Good mee ng, the discussionsfocused around long term goals, including pedestrian bridge over Interstate 89, but also short term
mi ga on plans to make crossing easier and safer un l the long term solu on is completed. Cathy will
send a list of recommenda ons from the mee ng to the commi ee for further review.
e. Report: Roy; Mee ng to discuss Phase II of VTRANS On-Road Bicycle Plan – This mee ng did not
provide much opportunity to provide feedback. Mee ng’s overall goal was review of state highway travel
corridors to priori ze repaving/reconstruc ng as it relates to expansion of bicycle/pedestrian
connec ons.
f. Report: Donna; Planning Commission mee ng on 12/13/2016 – Discussion of a proposed re-rou ng for
Airport Parkway. Some discussion in the mee ng about whose responsibility to provide a path/walkway
for pedestrian traffic – South Burlington or the airport. Donna will keep informed as this progresses and
update the commi ee as new ques ons or issues arise.
7. Confirma on: Next mee ng January 11 at 5:30.
Mo on to adjourn – Bob, Jamieson second. All approve.
Mee ng ended at 8:00 pm.
Respec ully submi ed,
Jamieson Goodwin, Clerk
These mee ng minutes were approved by the Commi ee on January 11, 2017.