Bicycle Task Force

APPOVED MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE BICYCLE TASK FORCE Northbrook Village Hall – Terrace Conference Room July 16, 2014 Members Present: Frank Bleeker, Jim O’Connell, Angus Duthie, Chris Henning, Mardi Scott, Tom Tebbe, and Matt Cassidy Members Absent: George Garner Jr., Staff Present: Jim Baxa Staff Absent: Mike Metrick and Jennifer Rooks-Lopez Others Present: Jason Jenkins, Active Transportation Alliance Call Meeting to Order. Chairman Henning called the meeting to order in the Terrace Conference Room of the Village Hall at 7:09 p.m. Public Comments – Hear from Audience. Audience members were in attendance to speak about a meeting agenda item. Review May 14, 2014 Minutes. It was moved and seconded that the May 14, 2014 minutes be approved with a minor edit. The motion was approved. Active Transportation Alliance (ATA) – Bike Safety Training. Jason Jenkins of Active Transportation Alliance (ATA) presented a new bicycle safety program offered by ATA called “Bikes on Wheels”. The primary objective of this program is to provide bicycles to local area schools or park services who then can offer safety training programs with topics for both pedestrians and bicycling. The training goals of the program are to reduce potential for accidents as children either walk or bike to school and also in their daily activities. ATA presented the program as a startup course which they would initially provide training, bicycles for a training session in order for the local area schools or park services to see if they would move forward with purchasing similar equipment and continue the program during the school year or annual through a park district program. Bike Route Priority Selection. The Bike Task Force started a selection procedure for bicycle/pedestrian projects for future programming into capital development. This will be an on-going task for the committee; some of the preliminary considerations established by the committee include the following:  Primary Goal is for projects that are eligible to receive grant funding  Secondary Goal is for projects which are buildable within Village right-of-way and would not require easements from outside property owners. Adjourn: On motion made and seconded, the meeting of the BTF was adjourned at 9:03 p.m. Minutes Submitted by Jim Baxa.