Citizens Advisory Committee on Transportation

Citizens Advisory Committee on Transportation May 11, 2016- 7:00 pm-10:10 PM Meeting Minutes Attendance CACT Members Member Present City Staff Paul Baldino (Chair) Yes 1. Stephanie Rogers 2. Jeff Sikes Hal Morgan (Vice-Chair) Yes Bill Ackerman Yes Andrea Caumont Yes Doug Devereaux No Addison Heard Yes Steve Knight Yes Liaisons Liaison Present Karen Oliver Yes (City Council) Russ Wodiska No (Planning Commission) No (Youth Representative) Agenda 1. Public Comment 2. Minutes Approval- Action to approve minutes of the April 2016 CACT meeting 3. Committee Members Reports 4. Staff Reports 5. Action Item: Election of Vice-Chairman for 2016 6. Discussion Item: CACT 2016 Priorities-tracking sheet 7. Discussion Item: FY-17 Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program Funding 8. Discussion Item: Street and Walkability Survey  1. Public Comment: A resident commented on the installation of the new traffic signal at S. Washington Street and Tinner Hill Street saying that the current installation has many problems that need to be addressed. 2. Minutes Approval for the March 2016 Meeting: The minutes for the April 2016 CACT were approved with no changes by a vote of (6-0). 3. Committee Members Reports • Chairman Baldino reported that the CACT had been invited to participate in the Streetscape Design Taskforce and was looking for volunteers. Steve Knight volunteered as the primary CACT representative with Bill Ackerman as alternate. The first meeting of the Task Force will be on June 14. • Andrea Caumont reported on the Play Streets program and pilot project on Virginia Ave. on May 14th. • Bill Ackerman asked about funding for the Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program. 4. Staff Report • Pennsylvania Ave NTC- Jeff reported that DPW staff is in the process of soliciting bids from on- call contractors and will report on this progress next month. • Jeff also reported that the planning for Bike To Work Day was coming together for this annual event to be held on Friday, May 20th. There have been a number of citizens and staff who have volunteered to help with the event. Several sponsors have indicated that they will set up at the pit stop. • Jeff reported that the Winter Hill Residential Permit Parking was moving forward for a likely July implementation. • Stephanie announced a Play Streets Pilot to take place on Saturday May 14th on N. Virginia Ave. and Riley Street between Park Ave. and Great Falls Street for the time period between 10 am to 2 pm. She shared a flyer that had been developed to promote the event. 5. Action Item: Election of Vice-Chairman for 2016: Hal Morgan was selected by the CACT members present to continue as Vice-Chairman for 2016. 6. Discussion Item: CACT 2016 Priorities: Staff has updated the list of 2016 CACT Priorities. Updates are reflected in the Pace Car, Play Streets and Walkability Survey items. 7. Discussion Item: FY-17 Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program Funding: Jeff Sikes presented information on the status of funding for the NTC program for FY-17 and what the program may look like in FY-17. No new funding was provided by Council in the adopted CIP. Approximately $50K will remain unallocated after the construction of Pennsylvania Ave and Maple Ave. Staff will continue to accept NTC requests and establish a queue for future funding. The CACT will advise requestors of limited funds for “heavy” solutions and rely primarily on light solutions until funds become available. Staff will explore and apply for appropriate grant funding for NTC projects although this is likely a lengthy process and requires staff time for reporting project progress. 8. Discussion Item: Street and Walkability Survey: Steve Knight had developed an automated Walkability Survey which had been put on the web for CACT members to review. The committee went through the survey and made revisions and additions to the survey document. It was decided that CACT members would survey a block of Broad Street and turn in their surveys by the end of May and the results would be discussed at the June meeting.