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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Minutes - Citizens Bicycle Advisory Committee - Meeting Date: 5/3/2004 CITY OF GLENDALE CITIZEN BICYCLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (CBAC) Monday, May 3, 2004 MUNICIPAL COMPLEX 5850 West Glendale Avenue 6:30 PM, Room B-3 MINUTES I. CALL TO ORDER Jim Hunton called the meeting to order at 6:31 p.m. Also in attendance: David Parks, Bill Wilkinson, Omar Khiel, Ed Cure, Betsy Turner,Michael Wood, Brian E. Kanitsch, Shirley Gray, Charles Grosscup and staff—Steve Hancock Members absent: Omar Khiel Guests: None II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of the March 1, 2004 meeting were approved with changes. III. CALL TO THE PUBLIC There were no guests wishing to address the Committee. 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 the Coalition of Arizona Bicyclists was "shutting down" for the summer with few activities planned. • Jim Hunton said that there were few activities planned by the Mountain Bike Association in the Phoenix area due to summer temperatures. There were rides planned for the cooler areas of the State. • Joe Terranova said that Richard Moeur of the Coalition of Arizona Bicyclists had an encounter with a Phoenix police officer regarding the right of a cyclist to position him or herself in a Citizen Bicycle Advisory Committee Minutes May 3,2004 —Page 2— traffic lane based on conditions and lane width. He said you could visit the Arizona Bicycle Club website for more information. Joe said the Coalition is taking a political approach to resolve the dispute with Phoenix police enforcement of the law. • Bill Wilkinson said the City Council and Mayor had "backed-off"using fund 25 (half-cent sales tax) money to pay for the City's pavement management program. Bill also said that He, Betsy Turner and Joe Terranova attended a focus group for the Parks Department's Open Space and Trails study. Joe said he was encouraged by the presentation by Jim Coffman, one of the consultants on the study. • Betsy Turner said she had also attended a focus group on the Thunderbird Park planning effort. She said one scenario presented was for an underpass on 59th Ave. with an overhead deck acting as a bridge of park land to connect the west and east portion of the Park. • Jim Hunton said he had attended a public meeting for the Bicycle Park at the southwest corner of Northern and 63rd Avenues. He said there were plans for a"Safety City" that would be used to educate children on bicycle and pedestrian safety. Safety City would simulate a street intersection and other real world traffic situations. Jim said that a velodrome had been dropped from the plans. He also said that there would be no BMX track due to the potential for flooding since part of the area will be a retention basin for Grand Avenue water runoff. VII. 2004 GLENDALE FAMILY BIKE RIDE • Steve Hancock said that the 2004 ride was very successful. He said there were 417 registered riders and probably even more riders that did not register for the ride. Steve said that 378 t- shirts and 43 bike helmets were sold at the ride. He noted that the most requested size of t- shirt was "large," followed by "small,"then "medium," followed by "extra large," and finally "extra-extra large." Steve said adult size helmets were by far the most requested. He also reported that the total cost of the ride was $6,213 with t-shirts comprising the greatest expense ($3,782 for 500 shirts). Michael Wood said that the bollards on the bridge over the Arizona Canal did not provide enough room for riders pulling trailers to pass. He said some riders had to lift their trailer to clear the bollards. He asked if the bollards could be moved further out to allow for passage of bike trailers. Jim Hunton said that had been suggested in the past but Salt River Project would not allow the bollards to be moved because of concerns about their maintenance trucks hitting the bollards. Steve Hancock said that he had been told that the bridge was built and maintained by Washington Elementary School and they were unwilling to move or change the bollard locations. Brian Kanitsch said the ride route should be moved further to the south. Shirley Anne Gray said it would be better if next time the waiver table and the registration table were combined to more easily process riders' paperwork. Betsy Turner said having a table just for pre-registered riders could speed things up. Steve Hancock said, since the subject of waivers had arisen,that it had been suggested language be added to the next year's waiver that would grant the City the right to publish and display any photos taken of riders. Ed cure said he would never sign such a waiver. Betsy Turner said that the Bike-to-Bob ride in Phoenix had such a clause in their waiver and that no problems had occurred with getting riders to sign the waivers. Ed said that next year the allocation of snacks and water to the rest stops needs to be changed. He suggested 50% of the snacks and water go to the first rest stop at the Paseo, 30%to rest stop two at Canyon Elementary School, and 20% c:\documents and settings\blimbach\desktop\minutes\2004\0504m.doc 04/29/11 Citizen Bicycle Advisory Committee Minutes May 3,2004 —Page 3— to the third rest stop at the AC/DC bridge. Joe Terranova said he thought more food vendors were needed next year. Steve Hancock told Joe that there was an extended process for vendors to follow before they could sell food at a City sponsored event. They had to be licensed,have a tax number for sales tax, pass a County inspection, and get an inspection of their equipment from the City Fire Department. Steve said many vendors are not willing to go through all of these steps for a relatively small event. Ed Cure said he thought the one vendor at this year's ride was sufficient. VIII. IMPROVEMENTS FOR BICYCLING • Steve Hancock reminded the Committee that there was a possibility that a group of small bicycle improvement projects could be bundled together for funding by the GO Glendale program. He cited examples of roadway segments on Paradise Ln. and 55th Ave. that could be widened and an area on the Palm Ln. alignment that could be connected for bike and peds by building a short pathway segment. He asked members for any suggestions on other locations they were aware of. Michael Wood said that there was an area at 63`d. Ave, and Peoria Ave. that needed to have a through bike lane striped on the street. Jim Hunton asked why there were no bike lanes on Glendale Ave. in the area by the new Coyote Arena. He wanted to know what the criteria was for bike lanes. Joe Terranova said that there is a statement in the Glendale Bicycle Plan that limits bike lanes and routes to half- mile collector streets. Joe said he and Ed Cure asked Jim Book,the City's Transportation Director, about bike lanes on arterial streets. Jim Book answered that he supports the Bicycle Plan's collector street based system. He said that the greater speed differential between cars and bikes on arterial streets poses an unacceptable danger to slower moving cyclists. Joe said that he thought being visible and predictable would allow a cyclist to safely ride on an arterial street. Joe said he was disheartened by Jim Books answer. Dave Parks said he takes the entire curb lane when riding on Glendale at the Arena because the lane is too narrow to share with a car. Bill Wilkinson said that with no bike lanes on Glendale at the Arena there is no east/west bikeway that crosses New River. Joe Terranova said that Davis, California was an example of City doing all the right things for bicyclists. Joe asked Steve Hancock if every member of the Committee could get a copy of the Bicycle Plan. Steve said he would send all members a copy of the plan. Ed Cure said he would be happy with just a wider curb lane. Jim Hunton said that a wide curb lane with no stripe allowed car and truck air blast to sweep the curb area clean of dirt and litter. Joe said he would like more people using bikes for transportation rather than just for recreation. Ed Cure cited Gilbert as a city doing more for bikes, especially with bike lanes on arterial streets. Joe Terranova said his great fear is that the Committee members will not be unanimous in their support for arterial bike lanes. Joe said Jim Book agreed to come to a future CBAC meeting and talk about his vision for bicycling in Glendale. Betsy Turner said that, over the years, the CBAC had done a lot to advance bicycling in Glendale. c:\documents and settings\blimbach\desktop\minutes\2004\0504m.doc 04/29/11 Citizen Bicycle Advisory Committee Minutes May 3,2004 —Page 4— IX. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS • Betsy Turner said she had attended an event where she met Glendale Police Bike Officer Art Dela Vega. She said he and other Bike Patrol officers were doing bike rodeos for Glendale Elementary Schools. She asked Steve Hancock to ask Officer Dela Vega to attend a future meeting and talk about what he was doing. She also said that the Police needed an enclosed trailer to store and carry their bike rodeo props and gear to schools. She suggested that the Committee recommend to CTOC that GO funds be used to purchase a trailer. Steve said he has been having discussion with Officer Dela Vega and planned to use Bicycle Program funds to buy a trailer. He said maintenance and storage issue needed to be work out between the Transportation and Police Departments. X. OTHER BUSINESS • No other business was raised. XI. NEXT MEETING Jim Hunton stated that the next regular meeting of the Glendale Citizen Bicycle Advisory Committee would be held on Monday, June 7, 2004, 6:30 p.m., Room B-3, at the Municipal Complex, 5850 West Glendale Avenue. XII. 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 8:10 p.m. c:\documents and settings\blimbach\desktop\minutes\2004\0504m.doc 04/29/11