HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Committees - Bicycle Advisory Board - 07/30/2018 (2)Kent Bicycle Advisory Board July 30, 2018
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BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Board Vice Chair, Karen Chandler; Board Secretary,
Lynell Mooney; board members Frank Boosman, Rich Davis, Aaron Dent, Wendy
Graves, John Otakie, Mel Roberts.
GUEST: Christopher Ensor
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: April Delchamps, Dan Hansen.
ABSENT: Andrew Sobczyk and Nick Swan.
1. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 5:45 PM, with Karen Chandler presiding.
2. Roll Call
Board member Andrew Sobczyk and Nick Swan were absent.
3. Approval of Minutes
The minutes of the June 26, 2018 meeting were reviewed. Rich Davis moved to
accept the minutes with correction to #5 “****” should read “updating of the
TMP.” Frank Boosman seconded the motion and the minutes were approved with
corrections.
4. Special Election for Chairperson
Karen Chandler thanked Mel Roberts for his past service and opened up the
opportunity for any board member to serve as chairperson. Rich Davis agreed to
serve for the remainder of the two years. There was an agreement of the board.
Rich will begin to fill the position at the next board meeting in August.
5. Amend Bylaws
The board agreed to review the bylaws at the next meeting to clarify the length of
service of each of the board members and executive board members and discuss
the possibility of amending the bylaws to stagger the rotation of the executive
board members’ going off the board.
6. Green River Trail Detour for Fall 2019
Christopher Ensor reviewed the upcoming 2-year King County Green River Levee
Project and the proposed City of Kent bicycle and pedestrian detour route during
the 2-year project. Mr. Ensor, Melvin Roberts and Wendy Graves biked the detour
suggested by the City and agreed that there was a better route and asked that
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KBAB make suggestions to the City to revise their detour route. Dan Hansen said
that he will let his staff know about the alternative route suggestion.
Action Item: Mel Roberts was tasked with the job of crafting a memo to the City
with the suggested route and asking for maintenance to be performed. The memo
will then be routed through the KBAB board via email.
6. Sound Transit Grant
April Delchamps outlined the Sound Transit grant to improve bike facilities at the
three ST Transit Stations: Current Kent Transit Station, the future Kent-Des Moines
Transit Light Rail Station and the future Star Lake Transit Light Rail Station. There
are three rounds to the grant application process with the first round due
September 2018. The first round has very few applicants. Meeker bike lane or
shared and bike security cages were two items to add to the first round of grant
application.
Action Item: KBAB members will bring bike facilities ideas to the next KBAB
meeting for the remaining rounds of the grant application. Kent-DesMoines Road
upgrades were discussed for the second and third rounds.
7. City of Kent TMP Bicycle Facilities
April Delchamps will accept KBAB bike facility changes, updates and suggestions for
the TMP by August 20 and bring a revised map to the August 27 meeting. Flush out
the TMP suggestions by September KBAB meeting and final to City by October.
Action Item: KBAB members to review TMP 2008 to make early suggests to April
Delchamps (via email) by August 20. These suggests can be bike facilities or policy
suggestions.
Action Item: Mel Roberts will send his survey of shoulder widths to April
Delchamps to incorporate in the new TMP map.
6. Adjournment
At 6:59 PM, Karen Chandler declared the meeting adjourned.
Lynell Mooney
Secretary, Kent Bicycle Advisory Board