HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Committees - Bicycle Advisory Board - 09/25/2017 (2)Kent Bicycle Advisory Board September 25, 2017
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BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Board Chair Melvin Roberts; Board Vice-Chair
Karen Chandler; Board Secretary Frank Boosman; board members Rich Davis,
Brandon Swanson, and Scott Taylor.
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: Carla Maloney, Engineering Manager.
ABSENT: Board members Kyle Applebury, Craig Fuller, Andrew Sobczyk, Nick
Swan, and Dmitriy Zhuravel.
1. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 5:48 PM, with Board Chair Roberts presiding.
2. Roll Call
Kyle Applebury, Craig Fuller, Andrew Sobczyk, Nick Swan, and Dmitriy Zhuravel
were absent.
3. Approval of Minutes
Karen Chandler moved and Rich Davis seconded that the minutes of the meeting
dated August 28, 2017 be approved; the motion was carried unanimously.
4. Added Items
Local cyclists Chris Ensor and Jackie Klakken spoke about their negative
experiences cycling westbound up Riverview Blvd toward Military Road and
alternatives they investigated. City employees pointed them to a trail through
Grandview Dog Park, which they investigated and found to be “completely useless”,
an opinion some members of the Board shared. They pointed to Kent-Des Moines
Road as an alternative route up the West Hill; Carla Maloney noted that the area
around the Interstate 5-Kent-Des Moines Road intersection may be under the
jurisdiction of WSDOT.
5. Strategic Priorities
The Board continued its discussion about strategic priorities from the previous
meeting. There was continued interest in an East-West connector (including light
rail and Transit Center connections) as the highest priority of the Board. There was
a discussion of the basic steps involved in adding projects to the Transportation
Master Plan (TMP). The possibility of setting up a brainstorming session with city
planners was raised, with the goal being to present the East-West connector goal
and determine the best way to achieve this goal. Frank Boosman volunteered to
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contact city staff members to arrange such a session, which would be open to any
Board members wishing to attend.
6. Attendance
The Board held a brief discussion about attendance at meetings by its members.
Melvin Roberts volunteered to speak to members who have not attended recent
meetings and determine whether they intend to continue serving and meet
attendance requirements. Karen Chandler volunteered to contact the Mayor’s office
to determine what will be involved in appointing replacement Board members,
should this be required.
7. Adjournment
At 6:58 PM, Melvin Roberts declared the meeting adjourned.
Frank Boosman
Secretary, Kent Bicycle Advisory Board