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CITIZEN BICYCLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (CBAC)
Monday, April 3, 2006
Transportation Planning Conference Room
Bank of America Building, Suite 315
5800 West Glenn Drive, Glendale, Arizona
6:30 PM
MINUTES
I. CALL TO ORDER
Michael Wood called the meeting to order at 6:36 p.m.
Also in attendance: Bill Wilkinson, Mariano Vargas,Brian Kanitsch, Betsy Turner,Jeff Reid, Gail
Hildebrant and City staff—Steve Hancock
Members absent: Charles Grosscup, Keith Cyrnek
Guests: None
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The minutes of the March 6, 2006 meeting were approved.
III. CALL TO THE PUBLIC
No guests addressed 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
Bill Wilkinson said that he informed the Citizen Transportation Oversight Committee(CTOC)that the
Glendale Family Bike Ride would be held on Sunday,April 9th in conjunction with their GO Program
public meeting. Jeff Reid handed out materials for valley Metro's Valley Bike Month events. He said that
Peoria had kicked off the events with their Pioneer Day Bike Ride and outlined some of the other major
events leading up to the Great Bike Chase on May 7th
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VII. GLENDALE FAMILY BIKE RIDE
Steve Hancock went over plans for the April 9th bike ride. He said that all necessary reservations for the
two rest stops at Marshall Ranch and Canyon Elementary Schools were in place. He said that the Apollo
High School ROTC volunteers would not be manning the Marshall Ranch rest stop because Hal Anders
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had an illness in the family that required him to be out of town on ride day. He thought that three to four
volunteers could handle the first rest stop at Marshall Ranch. The second rest stop would not be problem
Steve said, because URS would be providing one person and all of the water and snacks. He asked if
anyone would be willing to help at the second rest stop at Canyon Elementary School. Michael Wood said
that he be willing to do so. Steve said that Tri-Rentals would be setting up a 20' X 20' canopy with tables
and chairs this year at Sahuaro Ranch-news that seemed to be welcomed by Committee members. Steve
updated the members on Glendale Police support for the ride, saying that there would be no need for traffic
control at every arterial street crossing and that Police Bike Patrol officers would be sufficient for ride
purposes. Steve said that the number of pre-registered riders was 368, well above the 235 registered riders
in 2005. He said this indicated that this year's ride would probably be much larger than in past years.
Steve thought this was due to better media attention and the distribution of over 10,000 registration flyers
through Glendale and Peoria elementary schools. Steve also noted that an article on the ride was slated to
run in the April 6th Glendale Republic newspaper,three days before the ride. Steve asked if there were any
questions or concerns about the ride. None of the members had questions.
VIII. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
No future agenda items were suggested.
IX. OTHER BUSINESS
Mariano Vargas asked if a statewide Safe Routes to School Coordinator(SR2S)had been hired. Steve
Hancock said that no one had been hired yet but that the Arizona Department of Transportation had
advertised for applicants. Mariano said that he still had concerns about the situation on 75th Ave. near
Independence High School where there were few walkways or bikeways for student to get to school. Steve
told him that the SR2S programs were almost entirely focused on elementary schools, not high schools.
Steve said that he would invite the SR2S Coordinator,when the job was filled,to a future meeting to give
the CBAC an overview of the statewide program.
X. NEXT MEETING
Michael Wood said the next regular meeting of the Glendale Citizen Bicycle Advisory Committee would
be held on Monday, May 1, 2006, 6:30 p.m., Transportation Planning Conference Room, Bank of
America Building,5800 W. Glenn Dr., Suite 315.
XI. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the Committee,a motion to adjourn was made, seconded and
unanimously approved. Michael Wood adjourned the meeting at 7:19 p.m.
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