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MINUTES 06-14-2017
The Bicycle and Pedestrian Commi ee held its regular monthly mee ng on Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at 5:30 pm in the
small conference room at the city office building.
Members Present: Cathy Frank, Vice-Chair; Jamieson Goodwin, Clerk; Dana Farr, Chair; Amanda Holland; Bob Bri ;
Donna Leban; Roy Neuer
Members Absent: Jim Grossman
City Representa ve: Cathyann LaRose, City Planner
Also Present: Nic Anderson,
Mee ng began at 5:35 pm.
1. Welcome and emergency procedures.
2. Changes to Agenda –
a. Addition of topic 10 subsection B – Report on bob’s meeting with Tom Hubbard, South
Burlington Assistant City Manager.
b. Modification of time allotment to Policy and Safety recommendation updates – topic 11
subsection C.
3. Approval of prior minutes –
a. Review minutes from May 3rd, 2017. Motion to approve amended minutes, Donna. Approved
with Jamieson abstaining.
b. Review minutes from April 12 2017. Reviewed corrections provided by Bob. Amended minutes
to be submitted as soon as possible. Bob motions to approve amended minutes, unanimous
approval.
c. Review minutes from September 2016 6b – reviewed minutes from meeting and Bob’s proposed
changes. Bob motions to approve, Amanda abstains, motion is approved.
4. Report: Bikeshare program updates; Nic Anderson – Bike Share program moving forward, still
looking for additional grants/funding, but positive progress. Still looking for input on location for bike
rack placement within South Burlington. Some meetings of interest related to this topic in the following
week.
5. Comments from the public not related to the agenda – Nic Anderson was hoping for some feedback
on striping progress from the city. Some concerns with a few areas throughout South Burlington. Nic
also wanted to mention an event near South Burlington that may appeal to residents: “Bike me out to the
ballgame” event with the Lake Monsters coming up on Sunday, July 9th.
6. Updates from the City: Cathyann LaRose –
a. General matters –
i. Members up for reappointment: Dana, Roy, Jim. Interviewing to begin likely in July.
ii. City website update: There is a new website being designed for the city. Bike & Ped
committee will get a dedicated page. Cathy and Amanda will work with Cathyann to
provide content/design input.
b. Update on status of VTrans Bike/Ped Grants – City reviewed funding options and projects.
To meet funding/grant goals, the city felt that the best scoping option is the project for closing
gaps along the Dorset St Recreation Path. However, review being done by city staff is still
progressing, and Cathyann will update more as information is gathered.
c. Update on End of Trip facility recommendation Language – There will be a Public hearing
on proposed Land Developmeant Regulation (LDR) updates and changes scheduled for Monday,
June 19. This meeting has been warned and will include the End of Trip Facilities language
which was partially developed by this committee.
7. Report: 937 Shelburne Road – Hannaford’s store project meeting May 17th 2017: Cathy –
Hannaford’s is building a flagship store at this location. This project will include a complete rework of
the lot. The proposed design includes several bike/pedestrian improvements. Reviewed proposed
changes, and overall plan is good. No feedback needed or sought at this time.
8. Discussion: Annual Work Plan; Amanda, Cathy, Dana.
a. Presentation of drafted Annual Workplan presented to City – Reviewed plan, and discussed
current items relating to next steps. Discussion of subcommittee/small workgroups to handle
some of these items and allow for progress outside of meeting times. Will be discussed during
planned updates at next meeting.
b. Create steps for each plan item: Cathy – Annual workplan will be added to every meeting
agenda and allow for dedicated discussion time and to review progress. Some items progressing,
and showing promise (End of trip LDR). Updated workplan with the current status of each item
as needed. Working copy to be kept on committee Google Drive.
9. Discussion: Verbiage to give to City Council for future Committee member placements; Cathy –
This was a topic at a joint meeting of committee leadership for South Burlington. Discussion continued
around desirable properties for someone interested in joining the committee. Developed a list of desirable
traits, but also discussed feedback to City Council which can help in their deliberations and decisions.
Cathyann will revise and provide to City Council as needed.
10. Report: Community Support Initiatives; Amanda, Bob, Cathy, Dana
a. Meeting with Local Motion– Reviewed report provided by Cathy from her meeting with Local
Motion. Efforts will continue with Local Motion to increase outreach, provide updated
information for use on their website and resources. Discussion continued around items the
committee should focus on that can be provided for inclusion on the Local Motion resource pages
for South Burlington.
b. Meeting with Tom Hubbard, Asst. City Manager; Bob – Reviewed report that Bob wrote from
his meeting with Tom Hubbard. Report covers the CIP items from FY2018 and some of the
upcoming planning process for FY2019, including a very loose timeline. Discussion continued
around providing feedback to the city so changes can be included in future drafts for CIP.
Committee felt it would be useful to have a discussion with someone from City staff around
impact fees, how they’re funded and how they can be utilized for recreation path maintenance
and other improvements to South Burlington areas. Cathyann will ask Paul Connor to attend July
meeting to discuss further. Bob and Cathy will be meeting with Justin Rabidoux prior to our next
meeting. They will discuss and get further input and feedback from Department of Public Works
perspective as well.
11. General Matters
a. Report: SeeClickFix; Roy – No additional comments outside of Roy’s report.
b. Report: Kimball Ave ongoing work; Cathyann – City is still assessing damage and
determining best path forward.
c. Discussion: Bob; - Policy and Safety Recommendations update – Reviewed updates provided
by Bob. Discussion continued around potential methods of presenting these ongoing items, and to
which parties they should be addressed so that they are not overlooked in the long-term.
12. The Bike Rack: Cathyann – reviewed and updated Bike Rack topics.
13. Confirmation: Next meeting – Wednesday, July 12 at 5:30pm.
Mo on to adjourn – Bob mo ons. All approve.
Mee ng ended at 8:20 pm.
Respec ully submi ed,
Jamieson Goodwin, Clerk
These mee ng minutes were approved by the Commi ee on July 19, 2017.