Bicycle Advisory Committee Meeting

City of Norman Bicycle Advisory Committee Minutes for October 14, 2019 Meeting, 6:15 PM City of Norman Municipal Complex 201 West Gray, Executive Conference Room  Roll Call and Introduction of Visitors: Members present: Hal Cantwell – Chair and recreational cyclist, Former racer. BLN chair Chris Southern – Mountain Bikes Sunni Bailey-Koszarek – Community and Social Media, Vice Chair Michelle Carr – Former racer and now advocate for local bicycle use, Jackson PTA Lee Krumholz – Recreational and commuter, BikeOklahoma, Secretary Sarah Shanks Jay McCarty George Ahmadi Ex officio Members present: David Riesland – Norman Transportation Dept James Briggs – Norman Parks Thomas Zermeno Norman PD. Visitor: Will Decker • Approval of September Meeting Minutes- Minutes from previous meeting approved by unanimous verbal vote. o 2020 BAC Meeting Schedule handed out o Michelle Carr is resigning appointment to BAC o City of Norman Updates: o Briggs discussed Creekside Bike Skills Park. Creekside Park update. Grand opening occurred. OEF and BLN present along with BAC, 2 council members and the Mayor. Parks dept. will be making a map of the park. Progressive Bike Ramps company will provide maintenance-training. Rules are recommended, no enforcement and open dawn to dusk. o More Art bike racks are being made. Community bike park will be going in at Sooner and Franklin. Ruby grant park will be developed construction start soon. 16 month time to complete. Artistic bike racks are available and will be put on W. Lindsey. City is looking for suggestions for other racks. Planned skate park design meeting scheduled and will discuss a bike component to the skate park. o Riesland discussed 24th Ave. East, bond project construction has begun at the south end near Lindsey. The bike lane on West Main over Brookhaven Creek is not yet finished. o ACOG bicycle count, will take place Oct. 26th, 10-12 AM. Locations for manual counts are. Legacy trail (1) near Acres (2) near Eufaula, (3) Constitution and Oak Tree, (4) 36th and Rock Creek and one other location. Counting Pedestrians and cyclists in each direction. Volunteers will be needed - SignUp Genius created and emailed. o Jordan Evans. ACOG had a BPAC meeting. They went over the regional map of bike and pedestrian facilities. Mentioned that there are grants available for congestion and air quality mitigation that would be useful for funding bike infrastructure. Bike sharing and bike parking. Grant proposals greater than $20K. o City-wide cycle maps and as well as the BFC application on agenda for next month . o Jackson Bike Rodeo went well with 65 kids attending. 35 helmets were given away. 2 police officers helped out. Meeting Adjourned at 7:35 Next Meeting: October 14, 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 David Riesland 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, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, place of birth, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, familial status, marital status, including marriage to a person of the same sex, 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.