Meeting Minutes, 19 July 2007

BPAC
Minutes, July 19, 2007

Present: Carla Shafer, Jan Zeserson, Kent Johnson, David Kay David acted as chair.

IMPORTANT: Meeting time has been changed to the THIRD Thursday of every month, same hour, same place. Next meeting will be September 20; Kent will act as chair. No August Meeting.

A gentle reminder to BPAC members to give courtesy notice to the acting chair if you cannot attend.

Bicycle Parking Ordinance: Kent will find out what is required to get bike ordinance guidelines into the Bike Plan. He will consult with Shane Seger, BPAC Common Council liaison.

Bicycling on Sidewalks: Safer biking is an issue. We agreed that bicycling on sidewalks should not be made an isolated issue, but rather, a part of a larger educational campaign about pedestrian safety; and that at this point bicycling on sidewalks is not a big enough problem to require immediate attention by City staff.

Shared Lane Marking: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) approval to use shared lane markings came through recently. Approval process took longer than hoped but the City is well positioned to make this the first pavement marking project in early spring. We talked about how to make the marking a high profile publicity event, possibly a mass bike ride. Kent will bring a proposal to our Sept. BPAC meeting for getting a pre-marking bicyclists count.

E. State St. Update: Restriping the pavement from the Tuning Fork to Mitchell St. and all that entails will happen in early spring, subject to approval by BPW.

City Bicycle Fleet: The City now has an official fleet of bikes, starting out with four bikes, one specifically for the Mayor. The fleet has been accomplished with minimal cost to taxpayers. All are refurbished bikes, at least 90% post-consumer content, some from RIBS.

Our Wiki Site: Carla will resubmit the request to the Mayor for funding our wiki and blog efforts.

BPAC Membership: We will make a determined effort to recruit new members. This matter will be high on the agenda for September.

Permanent Chair: We have been working with a system of rotating chairpeople since last winter. Although we can cite positive aspects of this system, it was agreed that a permanent chair is preferable.

Meeting adjourned at 9:10.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Jan.