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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBicycle Advisory Committee - Minutes - 04/23/2018 1 MINUTES of the CITY OF FORT COLLINS BICYCLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE April 23, 2018 6:00 p.m. Community Room 215 North Mason Street Fort Collins, CO FOR REFERENCE: Chair: Luke Caldwell Vice-Chair: Aaron Buckley Staff Liaison: Tessa Greegor 970-416-2471 BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: CITY STAFF PRESENT: Luke Caldwell, Chair, Natural Resources Advisory Board Aaron Buckley, Vice Chair, Fort Collins Bike Co-op Bruce Henderson, Bike Fort Collins Todd Dangerfield, Downtown Development Authority Sylvia Cranmer, Colorado State University Marcia Patton-Mallory, Land Conservation and Stewardship Board Karl Ayers, Transportation Board Mark Houdashelt, Air Quality Advisory Board Annie Krieg, At Large Member ABSENT: Terri Marty, At Large Member Alan Beatty, Senior Advisory Board Savanah Benedick-Welch, At Large Member Chris Hunt, Poudre School District Kelly Smith, Parks and Recreation Board Paul Sizemore PUBLIC PRESENT: Two attendees from CSU 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Caldwell called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM. 2. AGENDA REVIEW 2 Chair Caldwell reviewed the agenda. 3. PUBLIC COMMENT Luke from CSU (Journalism) introduced himself. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Ayers made a motion, seconded by Patton-Mallory, to approve the minutes of the February and March 2018 meetings. The motion was adopted unanimously. 5. FOLLOW-UP FROM PRIOR MEETING/FUTURE BUSINESS None. 6. TRANSPORTATION BOARD REPORT – Ayers Ayers reported the Transportation Board received an update on the budgeting cycle and the electric vehicle readiness roadmap. Additionally, there was a discussion on the electric-assist bicycle recommendation and a motion to send it on to staff as written was adopted. 7. COMMITTEE MEMBER REPORTS/COMMENTS Cranmer reported on the Campus Bicycle Advisory Committee meeting and Earth week events. She provided information as to the campus police department bike crash and ticket numbers. Houdashelt reported on the recent Air Quality Advisory Board meeting and on a bill that creates standard language for municipalities interested in adopting regulations that allow bicyclists to yield at stop signs and stop (and proceed when clear) at signals. Henderson reported Bike Fort Collins is starting on phase two of its Active Living Plan with the Poudre Valley Mobile Home Park on North College. He announced Bike Fort Collins is looking for a new community resources coordinator. Patton-Mallory reported on ranger safety issues with campsites. She stated the Land Conservation and Stewardship Board forwarded its memo on electric-assist bikes to the Transportation Board. Dangerfield reported alley construction and utility relocation work has started on Mountain Avenue and other alley work will begin soon. 9. ACTION ITEMS None. 9. DISCUSSION/INFORMATION ITEMS • Budgeting for Outcomes Overview and FC Moves Offers – Sizemore Sizemore provided an overall picture of the budget, which begins with the City’s vision, mission, and values which drive the strategic plans. He discussed the budget timeline and the process Council uses to address priorities. Sizemore went on to discuss ways in which citizens and Boards and Commissions can provide input into the process. He provided a draft copy of FC Moves-related budget offers and Boardmembers discussed bicycle-related offers. Sizemore provided information as to the City’s web resources related to the budget and stated full descriptions will be available in early May. 3 Houdashelt asked about the West Elizabeth Enhanced Travel Corridor funding. Sizemore replied enhancements to the transit service have been made based on the plan; however, many of the improvements are not likely to be internally funded by the City but rather by federal grants. The Enhanced Travel Corridor plan was created as a planning-level document to help the project become eligible to start submitting for those grants. • 2014 Bicycle Master Plan Implementation Status – Greegor Greegor provided Boardmembers with a map of the 2014 Bicycle Master Plan and discussed its goals for bicycle ridership of 20% of commute trips by bicycle by 2020, reduction of bicycle fatalities to zero, reaching youth through Safe Routes to School, and doubling the participation in major events and outreach. Greegor discussed accomplishments since the implementation of the Plan, including being selected for the Big Jump Program, being re-designated as a platinum bicycle- friendly community, creating the Walk and Wheels Skills Hub, launching Open Streets events, developing the pocket bike map, developing the bicycle-friendly driver program, and implementing the bicycle wayfinding system, the protected bike lane pilot program, and the Ride Smart Drive Smart program. Greegor discussed bicycle policy and design recommendations and detailed the progress of various portions of the Plan and the full-build vision for the next 25 to 30 years. She also discussed the 2020 Low-Stress Bicycle Network and included crossing improvements. Greegor stated she intends to return with a summary document regarding the Plan status to this point. Boardmembers and Greegor briefly discussed how to coordinate bicycle crash data. Cramner asked when the next update to the Plan would occur. Greegor replied staff would ideally like a 5-year update; however, because there is still a fair amount of the 2014 Plan to implement and it does not feel outdated, a budget offer was not included for the upcoming budget. 10. REPORTS • Staff Report Greegor stated the pre-evaluation for the Mulberry pilot project will begin with intercept surveys on Saturday and bicycle and pedestrian counts starting on Tuesday. She also discussed upcoming events related to the Big Jump project and stated the bike share program is moving toward the Pace model which is slated to be launched June 1st. 11. NEW BUSINESS/FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS None. 12. ADJOURN The meeting adjourned at 7:37 PM by unanimous consent.