HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Committees - Bicycle Advisory Board - 02/25/2019Kent Bicycle Advisory Board February 25, 2019
Minutes Kent, Washington
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BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Board Chair, Cheryl Koubik; Vice Chair, Wendy
Graves; Board Secretary, Lynell Mooney; Board members: Aaron Dent, Andrew
Sobczyk.
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: April Delchamps and Dan Hansen.
1. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 5:45 PM, with Cheryl Koubik presiding.
2. Roll Call
Frank Boosman, Karen Chandler, John Otakie and Mel Roberts were absent.
3. Approval of Minutes
The minutes of the January 28, 2019 meeting were reviewed. Wendy Graves
moved to accept the minutes as written and Andy Sobczyk seconded the motion.
The minutes were approved by the board.
4. City of Kent General Updates
Ordinance 2.62 Creation to codify Resolution 1298 creation of KBAB:
Dan Hansen emailed the draft version that will be reviewed by the Public Works
Committee on March 18.
Stormwater force main project (W James St & Lakeside lane revisions)
Dan Hansen presented the current West James project for KBAB members
commented:
Shorten merge lane
Include green paint in merge area
Signs that indicate bike crossing (green paint)
5. History of Green River Train Detour
Dan shared the FEMA Levee Project scope for 2019-2020 and past planning
discussion to retain bicycle facilities during the closure of the Green River
Trail. Trail will be reconstructed near Van Doren’s Landing park as part of the
levee project.
KBAB requested repair of the 212th sidewalk and City of Kent Maintenance
will provide repairs, so the detour route is bike safe.
Kent Bicycle Advisory Board February 25, 2019
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Current detour route for GRT closure is 64th Avenue
228th project and GRT/Levee project details will be shared with KBAB
6. Report of Research of City Code Language for Motorized Traffic
No detour procedure or policy in city code. No traffic control manual for City of
Kent.
7. Design Standards for Detours: Motorized and Non-motorized
Comparison
Again, no official code for the City of Kent that addresses detours.
8. Sound Transit Station Access Grant
April Delchamps shared a significant change in the grants offered by Sound Transit.
Previous KBAB recommendations may or may not fit into the new grant criteria. The
screening process has also changed. April distributed a fact sheet about the ST
grant process.
Items contributed to ST grant list:
Smart bike cages and charge stations for e-bikes included in light rail
specifications for new light rail stations. (A KBAB recommendation from
2018)
Old Lincoln Park ‘n’ Ride pedestrian wayfinders to Kent Station
James Street Bike Lanes
Kent Des Moines/30th Avenue to new light rail station bike lanes
Second Avenue pedestrian crossing on James Street
Lighting on north and south sides near Star Lake Park ‘n’ Ride (under
viaduct)
9. Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP)
Dan Hansen distributed a project list for the TIP and asked KBAB members to
review.
10. Adjournment
At 7:00 PM, Cheryl Koubik declared the meeting adjourned.
Respectfully submitted by:
Lynell Mooney, Secretary, Kent Bicycle Advisory Board