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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Committees - Bicycle Advisory Board - 11/27/2017Kent Bicycle Advisory Board November 27, 2017 Minutes Kent, Washington Approval Pending P a g e | 1 BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Board Chair Melvin Roberts; Board Vice-Chair Karen Chandler; board members Nick Swan and Brandon Swanson. STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: Mark Madfai, Engineering Supervisor. ABSENT: Board Secretary Frank Boosman; Board members Craig Fuller, Andrew Sobczyk, Nick Swan, Rich Davis, and Scott Taylor. 1. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 5:45 PM, with Board Chair Roberts presiding. 2. Roll Call Board Secretary Frank Boosman and Board members Craig Fuller, Andrew Sobczyk, Nick Swan, Rich Davis, and Scott Taylor were absent. 3. Approval of Minutes Brandon Swanson moved and Nick Swan seconded that the minutes of the meeting dated October 30, 2017 be approved; the motion was carried unanimously. 4. Added Items  Hayley Bonsteel checked in about the submitted KBAB feedback for the Meet Me on Meeker LUPB meeting.  The board discussed changing KBAB members. Members are rotating out and new applications have been received. The Board can have up to 11 members. 5. Strategic Priorities a. Current trail conditions were discussed.  Mel asked Brian Levenhagen from Parks to clean up the area of the South 277th Street trail west of the Green River footbridge.  Nick mentioned that the Regional Trail Connector had blackberries growing out of control in a few locations between the Interurban Trail and the West Valley Highway  Mel mentioned that he commented on the condition of the Green River Trail going under Meeker Street. However, no action was taken and he didn’t receive comments back. b. Mel suggested and members agreed to doing a ride on the Green River Trail and Interurban Trail to provide a condition report to Parks. This is Kent Bicycle Advisory Board November 27, 2017 Minutes Kent, Washington Approval Pending P a g e | 2 scheduled for Saturday, January 6th at 7:30 AM, meeting at the Russell Road Park. c. Mel suggested installing street-type signs on the Interurban Trail marking street crossings. d. The next KBAB meeting will be on December 18th. This meeting will be specifically devoted to determine gaps in the bike paths at locations mainly in the Kent Valley. Mel will provide a map that will be marked up. At this meeting we will also focus on what our strategic plan for 2018 should be. e. The group discussed east/west connections and north/south trails that may include coordination with the cities of Renton and Des Moines. Possibly reaching out to other committees who have experience with changing the cycling footprint of a city. It was discussed by the group that a shorter timeline approach to completing projects would be more achievable than lumping all desires together into a very long timeframe. Focusing on the next 10 years. f. The question came up about providing bike facilities on SR 516 west of Washington Ave. This is a state route and would probably be a state- sponsored project. g. Mel mentioned that the design of the Trail on the south side of South 228th Street has a proposed ramp at West Valley Highway which is very narrow and should be widened to better accommodate bicycle riders. Mark Madfai will check on this. h. Antje Kablitz, Commute Trip Reduction Coordinator, will be invited by Mark Madfai to the KBAB meeting on January 29th to discuss her role in promoting bicycle commuting. 6. Adjournment At 7:00 PM, Melvin Roberts declared the meeting adjourned. Karen Chandler Vice-Chair, Kent Bicycle Advisory Board Additional Notes Provided by Mark Madfai, Engineering Supervisor, City of Kent.