Athens in Motion Commission

Athens in Motion Commission AGENDA MAY 30, 2023 Location: ACCGov Planning Department, 120 W. Dougherty Street Planning Auditorium (upstairs) Recorded Meetings Posted on YouTube here 4pm-6pm Welcome 4:00 pm, 10 minutes ● Welcome! ○ Role call ● Public Comment ○ Recorded meeting access - AiMC Playlist can be found here ● Agenda - additions/approval ● March minutes - additions/approval Housekeeping, part 1 4:10pm, 20 minutes AiMC Commission Updates 5 minutes ● Mark Ebell is rolling off ● New Greenway appointee expected to be approved at next M&C meeting for June attendance Quorum - vote 15 minutes ● Update quorum language to better accommodate fluctuations of total number of AiMC commission members that occur while awaiting selection and approval of new appointees, which must go through. M&C ○ According to our bylaws, changes to the bylaws require 6 AiMC members to approve, plus M&C approval. Daniel is checking with the attorney's office to see if this is an accurate process. ● Policies around committees and quorum ● Confirm summer attendance Athens in Motion Commission - Monthly Meeting Agenda - 1 Major Items 4:30 pm, 40 minutes Small Projects - Proposed Spending - vote 20 minutes Policy and Projects Committee - Chair, Randy Halstead + Staff ● Presentation ● Review proposed: ○ Sidewalk Gaps ○ Bike Lane Gaps ○ ADA Improvements ○ Pilot Programs ○ Road Diets ○ Matching Funds (Planning) ○ Tier 1 Capital Projects ● Vote ● Next steps - send to M&C Athens in Motion Plan Update - vote < 10 minutes Ad hoc committee ● Proposed outline review ○ Revised plan draft - review and post comments ○ Original plan outline ● Vote on this general direction ● Next steps Barber Street 10 minutes ● Concept approval expected to come up for M&C June 6 Voting meeting Housekeeping, part 2 5:10pm, 20 minutes Email + Training 10 minutes ● Email and duo authentication ○ Chair’s recommended date for set up is by July 31, or before our August meeting - we will stop using personal email ● Listserv? ● Training due Spending Update 10 minutes ● Latest policies regarding spending of funds designated for AiMC and spending updates Athens in Motion Commission - Monthly Meeting Agenda - 2 Staff Updates 5:30pm, 20 minutes Park Planning Todd Miller Transportation and Public Works Daniel Sizemore, Bike, Pedestrian and Safety Coordinator | Shirelle Hallum, Vision Zero Coordinator ● New Business ○ Items ● Old Business - as time allows ● Sidewalk mapping ● Trail Lighting conversation - updates? ● As time allows - AiM Project + updates ○ AiM-maintained spreadsheet ○ Projects ■ Barber Street Bike/Ped (AiM) ● Vote tabled, see above item ■ Riverbend Road MUP (AiM) ● Preliminary Engineering (first to go to M&C) ■ Jefferson River Road MUP (AIM) ● Preliminary Engineering (second to go to M&C) ■ Cherokee Road MUP (AiM) ● Preliminary Engineering (last to go to M&C) ■ North Avenue Project (AiM) ● Grant agreement in progress ■ Prince Avenue Project (TSPLOST 2018 Prince Avenue User Group) ● Zippers are being installed soon ● Draft short term plan has been submitted to SPLOST Office and user group will review soon ■ Lexington Sidewalks (TSPLOST 2018 Lexington User Group) ● In final design and ROW acquisition ● SPLOST Office gave an update last week and they are almost done with 85% plans. ■ Atlanta Highway (TSPLOST 2018 Atlanta Highway User Group) ● Unknown ■ Oglethorpe/Hancock Intersection improvements (AiM + TPW + Mayor and Commission?) ● Received 85% plans and in the queue for plans review Athens in Motion Commission - Monthly Meeting Agenda - 3 Committee/Org Reportback 5:50pm, <10 minutes Corridor Committees ● Atlanta Highway - Teresa Friedlander ● Lexington Road - Randy Halstead ● Prince Avenue - Need new person AiMC Committees Determine meeting dates this month with Daniel ● Ad Hoc Plan Revision Committee ● Grants and Data - Need new chair ○ Working on project prioritization with staff ● Education and Communication - Chair: Teresa Friedlander, Lauren to give brief update on events tabling ○ Tabled at Firefly Murmur Trestle ribbon cutting ○ Tabled at Clarke County School District Family Day ○ All vests have been distributed ● Policy and Projects - Chair: Randy Halstead ○ See update above Other Committees/Commissions ● UGA - Blaine Van Note ● Greenway - new person pending ● TSPLOST 2018 - Lauren Blais - final meeting held in January ○ See monthly update and project descriptions here ● TSPLOST 2023 - Lauren Blais - Oversight group formed ○ See project descriptions here AiM Commissioner Round If time allows AiM Commissioners briefly share other business or a parting thought. Adjourn 6pm Next meeting: June 27, 2023 Athens in Motion Commission - Monthly Meeting Agenda - 4