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Draft Minutes, July 19, 2007
Present: Carla Shafer, Jan Zeserson, Kent Johnson, David Kay
David acted as chair.
IMPORTANT: Meeting time has been changed to the THIRD Thursday of every month,
same hour, same place. Next meeting will be September 20; Kent will act as chair. No
August Meeting.
A gentle reminder to BPAC members to give courtesy notice to the acting chair if you
cannot attend.
Bicycle Parking Ordinance: Kent will find out what is required to get bike ordinance
guidelines into the Bike Plan. He will consult with Shane Seger, BPAC Common
Council liaison.
Bicycling on Sidewalks: Safer biking is an issue. We agreed that bicycling on
sidewalks should not be made an isolated issue, but rather, a part of a larger
educational campaign about pedestrian safety; and that at this point bicycling on
sidewalks is not a big enough problem to require immediate attention by City staff.
Shared Lane Marking: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) approval to use
shared lane markings came through recently. Approval process took longer than hoped
but the City is well positioned to make this the first pavement marking project in early
spring. We talked about how to make the marking a high profile publicity event,
possibly a mass bike ride. Kent will bring a proposal to our Sept. BPAC meeting for
getting a pre- marking bicyclists count.
E. State St. Update: Restriping the pavement from the Tuning Fork to Mitchell St. and
all that entails will happen in early spring, subject to approval by BPW.
City Bicycle Fleet: The City now has an official fleet of bikes, starting out with four
bikes, one specifically for the Mayor. The fleet has been accomplished with minimal cost
to taxpayers.
All are refurbished bikes, at least 90% post- consumer content, some from RIBS.
Our Wiki Site: Carla will resubmit the request to the Mayor for funding our wiki and
blog efforts.
BPAC Membership: We will make a determined effort to recruit new members. This
matter will be high on the agenda for September.
Permanent Chair: We have been working with a system of rotating chairpeople since
last winter. Although we can cite positive aspects of this system, it was agreed that a
permanent chair is preferable.
Meeting adjourned at 9:10.
Minutes respectfully submitted by Jan.