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MOBILITY, ACCESSIBILITY
AND TRANSPORTATION
COMMISSION MINUTES
Present
Chair Lerner
Commissioners (6) Barden, Lyczko, Roberts, Chang, Parkes, Powers
Excused:
Vice Chair Brylinsky
Others Present:
Common Council Liaisons: McGonigal, Nguyen
Information Management Specialist - Myers
Chair Lerner requested a volunteer to serve as Vice Chair to facilitate the meeting while he provided the
presentation on the proposed Sidewalk Snow Removal recommendation. Commissioner Barden agreed
to assume the role during the presentation, with no objection from other commissioners.
Agenda Review: No Changes
Approval of Minutes:
By Commissioner Lyczko: Seconded by Commissioner Powers
RESOLVED, That the minutes of the October 22, 2018 Mobility, Accessibility, and Transportation
Commission meeting be approved as published.
Carried Unanimously
Statements from the Public:
No one from the public appeared to address the commission.
Commission Response:
Commissioner Powers stated there have been comments on the Fall Creek listserve regarding whether
the timing for the odd/even parking during the winter could be moved to 10:00 p.m. rather than 2:00 a.m.
since the nighttime plow drivers work 7:00 p.m. to 3:30 a.m. It might allow for easier snow removal.
Common Council Liaison Report:
No reports at this time.
Future Topics:
December 11th – A Conversation with the Mayor, related to his perception of mobility, accessibility and
transportation – please provide specific question to Chair Lerner by the early part of the first week of
December so that he can share them with the Mayor prior to the meeting
January 28th – 2019 Work Plan
February 25th- Lime Bikes Presentation
Sidewalk Snow Removal:
Chair Lerner presented a proposed change to the City's Sidewalk Snow Removal program. Due
to numerous questions and concerns raised during the ensuing discussion, commission members
agreed the proposal requires further review per the timeline below.
Commissioners: please review the attached slide deck and provide your questions and comments
to the entire commission on or before Friday, November 30th.
Based on the Commission's feedback, Chair Lerner and Commissioner Chang will revise the
slide deck and send it out to commission members on or before Friday, December 7th.
During the December meeting on Tuesday, December 11th, the commission will discuss the
revised slide deck and vote on whether to approve it for presentation at the City Administration
Committee meeting on Wednesday, December 19th.
Date: November 26, 2018
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Common Council
Chambers, 3rd Floor, City Hall
Mobility, Accessibility & Transportation Commission
November 26, 2018
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Recruitment for Commission Vacancy:
Commissioner Chang reported that three applications from the current pool had been reviewed
with one candidate looking like the best fit. Discussion followed on the floor regarding how to
choose and provide a recommendation to the Mayor for appointment. That led to a brief
discussion of the status of current commission members whose terms expire on December 31,
2018. Chair Lerner will be meeting with Chief of Staff Cogan and the other commission chairs
next week at which time this topic can be discussed. More information to follow.
Bicycles- Pedestrians:
Commissioner Powers reported that she and Commissioner Barden met with each other and CC
Member/Chair of the Planning and Economic Development Committee Murtagh. He was able to
provide helpful insight by putting the topic of Lime Bikes/e-scooters on the agenda for that
committee to discuss. They now have a path to follow in order to provide a resolution for
Common Council.
They also met with Melody Faraday, Public Information Specialist, to discuss ways for the
commission to involve the public, what is a public forum and what are the rules associated with
them. They will meet with Ayreal Jackson, Chair of the Public Information and Safety Commission
next week on the topic, and with Director of Engineering Logue in the near future. More
information to follow.
ADA Issues/ADA Training Rescheduling/ADA Self-Assessment/ADA Coordinator:
Commissioner Roberts had no report at this time; other than work to reschedule the ADA Training
is being done.
DPW Parking Analysis:
Commissioner Lyczko reported that she and Commissioner Parkes met with Chair Lerner,
Director of Planning and Development Cornish, Senior Planner Kusznir, and Director of Parking
Messmer, the discussion focused on the following topics:
How to proceed with the parking study and engage stakeholders
Assessing parking assets that city has including garages and private assets
Defining needs and what are the needs of the city in this plan in terms of residential,
downtown, college town, the downtown work force, and business patrons.
Matching resources to needs to meet strategic goals which leads to financing and pricing
based upon capacity, times, etc.
The City will be putting out a Request for Proposals (RFP) to hire a consultant to conduct the
study. The City will provide them with information about the scope of study, the goals of city and
what specifics deliverables it wants the study to provide. Planning Department staff and Director
of Parking Messmer will work to insure appropriate and diverse representation of the stakeholder
groups, and get as much public input through the process as they can.
Commissioner Roberts reiterated the important role that this commission has which is to insist
and ask for public engagement through the entire process, and insure that the RFP front loads
public engagement and that the consultant has experience in facilitating public input throughout
the course of the study.
Adjournment:
The meeting was adjourned at 8:15 p.m.
Respectfully submitted by
Sarah L. Myers, Information Management