Bicycle Advisory Committee Meeting

City of Norman Bicycle Advisory Committee Minutes for August 12, 2019 Meeting, 6:15 PM City of Norman Municipal Complex 201 West Gray, Multi-purpose Conference Room  Roll Call and Introduction of Visitors: Members present: Hal Cantwell – Chair and recreational cyclist. Former racer. BLN chair. George Ahmadi – OU and Bike commuter Chris Southern – Mountain Bikes Sarah Shanks – Racer & Co-owner of Neighborhood Bicycles J. McCarty – Mountain Bikes Michelle Carr – Former racer and now advocate for local bicycle use. Jackson PTA. Lee Krumholz – Recreational and commuter. BikeOklahoma. Ex officio Members present: Thomas Zermeno – Norman PD. Instructor IPIMBA Angelo Lombardo – Norman Transportation Engineer James Briggs – Norman Parks • Visitors: Jack Dawson – Norman Resident, Jordon Evans – ACOG • Approval of July Meeting Minutes- New Business for August 2019 agenda o Agenda Minutes o Briggs discussed Creekside Bike Skills Park. There have been some people trespassing on the property and the city will post no trespassing signs. PBR has suggested a maintenance plan and would like to get together with BAC for a walk through. Also, BAC will need to discuss this with BLN and Team Warmup to determine their interest in being involved. o City of Norman Updates: o Angelo Lombardo Norman Transportation initiatives: Norman city council has accepted the bike counters from OU and now owns them. City will use them to count pedestrians and bikes this fall September 9-15 or later and also in the spring at 8-9 locations. ACOG and the city can then use this data to advocate for greater funding for bike infrastructure. Finding someone to take the lead on getting the data should be on the agenda for the next meeting. o Thomas Zermeno NPD: Football and parade seasons are coming up and the Norman PD bike team will be busy. Thomas is interested in doing educational work and George and Sarah volunteered to assist in recruiting participants. o City of Norman: Taylor Johnson is now the public transit coordinator for Norman. Norman is running its own bus service. o Crimson Cruisers: OU will continue with this for another year and then will consider other options, especially ebikes and scooters. o General: Jackson bike rodeo is scheduled for Aug. 27. 6-8 PM. Volunteers should arrive shortly after 5 to help set up. Will include Helmet fit and giveaway, Safe bike station (maintenance), bike traffic rule station, bike skills route and bike tour. o General: Norman Conquest Very successful this year. 583 people registered and 44 did the Norman town tour. BLN donated $11,200 to Camp Claphans. o Mr Dawson presented his opinion that Norman should not be promoting bike lanes as he considers them unsafe. Meeting Adjourned at 7:35 Next Meeting: September 9, 2019 Committee member Title Original Term Term Ends Ward Liaison Term Begins Michelle Carr Member 7/10/12 2/13/19 2/13/19 2 Conquest Lee Krumholz Secretary 5/22/12 2/13/17 2/13/20 4 Bike Oklahoma Joseph McCarty Member 7/8/19 7/8/19 2/13/22 3 Sarah Shanks Member 7/8/19 7/8/19 2/13/22 Small Business Chris Southern Member 11/14/17 02/13/18 02/13/21 4 OEF Sunni Bailey-Koszarek Vice-Chair 5/24/2016 5/24/16 2/13/18 4 Social Media Outreach Gordon Carrie Member 4/14/2015 2/13/16 2/13/19 7 Weather Center George Ahmadi Member 7/8/19 7/8/19 2/13/22 4 Community Hal Cantwell Chair 2/28/17 2/28/17 2/13/20 3 BLN Ex-officio members: James Briggs Angelo Lombardo Teddy Wilson It is the policy of the City of Norman that no person or groups of persons shall on the grounds of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, place of birth, age, familial status, disability, retaliation, or genetic information, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or otherwise subjected to discrimination in employment activities or in all programs, services, or activities administered by the City, its recipients, sub-recipients, and contractors. In the event of any comments, complaints, modifications, accommodations, alternative formats, and auxiliary aids and services regarding accessibility or inclusion, please contact the ADA Technician at 405-366-5424, Relay Service: 711. To better serve you, five (5) business days’ advance notice is preferred.