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MINUTES 05-09-2018
The Bicycle and Pedestrian Commi ee held its regular monthly mee ng on Wednesday, May 9, 2018 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 ,
Shawn Goddard; Jim Grossman
Members Absent: Roy Neuer; Donna Leban
City Representa ve: Cathyann LaRose, City Planner
Also Present: Lou Bresee, Nic Anderson
Mee ng began at 5:35 pm.
1. Welcome and emergency procedure review.2. Changes to the Agenda – Addi on of having a group picture taken to publish in TOP at 6pm.3. Comments from public not related to Agenda – Nic wanted to relay that he has heard people talking aboutSouth Burlington’s efforts in Bike/Walk council and overall posi ve impressions. Lou primarily a ending for itemsrelated to the agenda, but also here to discuss some thoughts he had for iden fied commi ee priori es and newways to track and categorize them, as well as to discuss other sources of informa on and ways to store anddistribute the associated data. Discussion con nued about ways to enhance the list/spreadsheet of iden fiedpriori es and be er provide a clear picture of in progress/next steps.4. Approval of April minutes – Shawn mo ons to approve and Jim seconds. Bob abstains, mo on is approvedunanimously.5. Updates from the City: Cathyann LaRose –a. Update on VTRANS grant – There was a City Staff mee ng this week for discussion about grantapplica ons, of which there are two categories for VTRANS, “large” ($200k>, u lizing 80 federal/statefunds and 20% local matching) and “small” (<$200k which is a 50% local match). Feedback from last yearindicated that the Dorset St improvement to close the gap would be a worthwhile “large” grantapplica on. Also reviewed small grants applica on possibili es: applica on ideas included Allen Rd gapsor Ped crossing at Lime Kiln Rd near the bridge over Winooski river. Discussion about addi on of acrosswalk from Prouty Parkway across Hinesburg Rd to exis ng sidewalk facility. Cathyann will follow-upon if City has jurisdic on on a state highway to pursue this request and what poten al blocks there mightbe on this proposal. Will review at next mee ng of this commi ee.
b. No fica on of June 4th City Council mee ng where a vote to approve language on P4P to include on theballot. Discussion con nued about necessary follow-up by this commi ee to ensure the properparameters are included in the ballot measure and it is based on what was presented to City Council.Briefly reviewed language presented to Andrew Bolduc (SB City Legal Counsel) to ensure that terms anddesired were understood for everyone and that what was provided is up to date. Key points – set a 10-year me limit on the funding mechanism, use of collected money as a fund matching tool for bonds, oralso as a cost center for grant wri ng (administra ve, staffing, etc.), does not include maintenance as ause for these funds, and commi ee has oversight/input into decision making for collected fundu liza on. Bob, Amanda and Shawn will own follow-up with Andrew to review developed language andprovide feedback for review before presenta on to City Council to be adopted for the Aug. ballot.c. Have not yet received final confirma on on CCRPC UPWP requests. Should come soon, but Cathyannbelieve news will be good. 6. Discussion: Open Mee ng Law; Cathyann LaRose – General discussion and implica ons for social media,Mee ngs, The Other Paper/Front Porch Forum public outreach, Email and phone calls.Reviewed requirements to ensure compliance amongst the commi ee. South Burlington follows state guidelines,and the commi ee agrees that compliance is a priority. Cathyann to distribute material for review, which shouldinclude a webcast that highlights approved methods for internal communica on not in breach of open mee nglaws. Discussion con nued about acceptable uses and prac ces moving forward. Uses of tools, such as socialmedia, for raising public awareness outside of city access is generally not acceptable (i.e. no FB page for P4P), andany requests should be sent to Coralee Holm (SB Public Info. Officer). 7. Considera on: Appointment of member to scoping project team – An invita on has been extended by city staffto have a member of the commi ee join a scoping project team involving Paul Conner, Jus n Rabidoux, with agoal to assist in developing the scope for UPWP projects. Amanda volunteered. Lou was here to comment andexpress his shock on the lack of SB resident involvement in the scoping project teams to date and pleased that
commi ee was becoming involved. Lou feels that it should be required to have SB resident input to provide
importance and weight to the pursued projects.
8. Discussion: Considera on of E-bikes impact: Cathy Frank – tabled for discussion at a later date.
9. Discussion: “How To” Mapping Project; Amanda Holland – Amanda provided wri en direc ons and did a short
demonstra on for upda ng GIS informa on using CCRPC tool. If the tool is unresponsive or tough to navigate, it
is possible to use the “feature number” from the tool and provide a bulleted list directly to Pam. Provided list of
areas to review and members volunteered to review and update.
10. Community Support Ini a ves – tabled for discussion on May 14.
11. General Ma ers – tabled for discussion on May 14.
12. The Bike Rack/Homework Report Out: Cathyann.
13. Confirma on: Next regularly scheduled mee ng June 13th at 5:30. Two special mee ng are being scheduled for
5:30 on May 14th, and May 30th to further prepare for the P4P vote, loca on likely to be at mee ng room locatedat SB Police sta on. Announcements to be published by Cathyann
Mo on to adjourn – Cathy
Mee ng ended at 8:28 pm.
Respec ully submi ed,
Jamieson Goodwin, Clerk
These mee ng minutes were approved by the Commi ee on May 30, 2018.