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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Minutes - Citizens Bicycle Advisory Committee - Meeting Date: 3/3/2003 CITY OF GLENDALE CITIZEN BICYCLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (CBAC) Monday, March 3, 2003 MUNICIPAL COMPLEX 5850 West Glendale Avenue 6:30 PM, Room B-3 MINUTES I. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Jim Hunton at 6:30 p.m. Also in attendance: Brian Bates, Ed Cure, Glen Kowacz, Tom Mowery-Racz, David Parks, Joe Terranova, Bill Wilkinson, and staff- Steve Hancock. Members absent: Michael Beaver, Omar Khiel, and Betsy Turner II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of the January 6, 2003 meeting were approved. III. CALL TO THE PUBLIC There were no guests. IV. INTRODUCTIONS Members introduced themselves. V. CONTINUANCE OR WITHDRAWAL OF AGENDA ITEMS No agenda items required continuance or withdrawal VI. REPORTS FROM OTHER COMMITTEES AND ORGANIZATIONS • Ed Cure said that the some members of the Coalition of Arizona Bicyclists were attending the 2003 National Bike Summit conference in Washington D.C. • Bill Wilkinson reported that the Citizen Transportation Oversight Committee (CTOC)tabled the 71St Ave. Wash project until the March 6th meeting. • Steve Hancock reported on plans for Valley Bike Week and the MAG Long-range Plan Performance Measures. Steve also gave the Committee an update on plans for the Glendale Family Bike Ride. Citizen Bicycle Advisory Committee Minutes March 3,2003 Page 2— VII. COYOTE ARENA/CARDINAL STADIUM AREA DEVELOPMENT PLANS • Molly Hood of the City's Economic Development Department reported to the Committee on the development of the Sports and Entertainment District surrounding the planned Coyotes and Cardinals arena and stadium. Molly said she oversees planning for a 220-acre area that includes zoning for 6,000,000 square feet of development. Molly said there would be high density residential in the area, some of which would be located over retail/commercial units at ground level. Molly directed the Committee's attention to an exhibit showing a concept drawing of the area. Ed Cure asked if bicycles would be restricted to only the streets shown on the exhibit. Molly answered no; bicycles could travel throughout the development. Ed also asked about bicycle parking, wanting to know if plans included safe, secure facilities for people bicycling to events. Molly said the plans were only in the conceptual stage and those questions could be addressed in the specifications for more detailed planning. Joe Terranova asked Steve Hancock if Maryland Ave. would connect to the Sports and Entertainment District. Steve said the Bicycle Plan calls for Maryland to extend to 91st Ave., the easternmost boundary of the district. Molly concluded by saying that there will be future opportunities for input into the planning process; she said there could be a future transportation study for the area and that Committee members could review and comment as the plan is being developed. Steve Hancock asked Molly if the CBAC members could be added to a mail list so they could receive future notices on public meetings or other opportunities for input. She said they could. VIII. 63"AVE./LOOP 101 BIKE-PED BRIDGE ALTERNATIVES • Mike Park of URS consultants reported to the Committee on a public meeting for the bicycle/pedestrian bridge planned for the Loop 101 freeway at 63rd Avenue. Mike first showed concept drawing of the two bridge options, one based on bridging the adjacent frontage roads and the other based on tunneling under the frontage roads. Mike pointed out that the tunnel option was much lower in elevation and was the preferred option by those attending the public meeting. He said 13 people favored the tunnel option and 5 people favored the higher elevation option. Ed Cure asked if bikes could use the frontage roads. Mike Parks said they would not be a safe place to ride a bike but admitted that bikes were not prohibited from using the roads. Ed also asked how long the ramps would be for the tunnels. Mike said 160 feet. Ed asked if there would be rails on the ramps. Mike answered that there would be. Glen Kowacz asked if there would be barriers so cars on the frontage roads could not drive into the tunnels. Mike said the pathways leading to the tunnels would be well separated from the roads. Ed Cure wondered if motorcycles could access the tunnels. Mike said there is no way to block a motorcycle that would not also block bicycles. He said all that could be done was to place signs prohibiting motorcycles and use enforcement when needed. Bill Wilkinson made a motion to approve the tunnel concept design with an alignment that would have the least impact on adjacent residences. The motion was seconded and the motion passed by unanimous vote. c:\documents and settings\blimbach\desktop\minutes\2003\0303m.doc 04/29/11 Citizen Bicycle Advisory Committee Minutes March 3,2003 —Page 3— IX. CBAC BYLAWS • Steve Hancock noted that changes had been made in the draft bylaws based on earlier comments from Committee members, changes suggested by the City Attorney's Office, and the City Council's desire to appoint a Chair and Vice Chair rather than having the Committee elect members to these positions. A motion was made to approve the bylaws as drafted, it was seconded, and the motion passed by unanimous vote. X. BICYCLE SAFETY EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE REPORT • Joe Terranova, Chair of the subcommittee, reported that there was a meeting on January 27th where Jeannie McKenzie-LaVelle of the City's Transportation Safety Education Division and Dick Lorance, a certified League of American Bicyclists safety education instructor spoke about their respective programs. Joe said there were many issues discussed and debated at the meeting with a general consensus that there was a definite need for bike safety education for children as well as adults. Education issues discussed included the use of posters in the schools, the need for a method to evaluate the effectiveness of programs, and the need for parents and guardians to be educated along with their children. X. UPDATING THE CITY'S BICYCLE MAP • Steve Hancock said all changes and updates of the text on the bicycle map had been made and that bids for printing the map would be sought in the near future. Steve asked if there were any other changes or additions Committee members would like to make or suggest. There were none. XII. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS • There were no future agenda items discussed other than issues related to the Glendale Family Bike Ride that will occur on April the 6th, one day before the next schedule CBAC meeting. X. NEXT MEETING The next regular meeting of the Glendale Citizen Bicycle Advisory Committee will be held on Monday, April 7, 2003, 6:30 p.m. in room B3 at the Municipal Complex, 5850 West Glendale Avenue. XI. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business before the Committee, a motion to adjourn was made, seconded and unanimously approved. Jim Hunton adjourned the meeting at 8:13 p.m. c:\documents and settings\blimbach\desktop\minutes\2003\0303m.doc 04/29/11