Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee

City Hall City of Olympia 601 4th Avenue E Olympia, WA 98501 Contact: Michelle Swanson Meeting Minutes 360.753.8575 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee Wednesday, February 26, 2014 6:15 PM Council Chambers 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 6:20 p.m. 1.A ROLL CALL Present: 5 - Co-Chair Anne Fritzel, Co-Chair Clark Gilman, Committee Member Kris Fransen, Committee Member Christina Lock, and Committee Member Brittany Yunker Excused: 4 - Committee Member Scott Clifthorne, Committee Member Joe Ford, Committee Member Robert Kam, and Committee Member Gail Wootan OTHERS PRESENT Councilmember Julie Hankins Olympia Planning Commission Liaison Jerry Parker Public Works Transportation Staff: Mark Russell Sophie Stimson Michelle Swanson Caroline Inions 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Ms. Swanson asked that the discussion on bike corridors be first on the agenda. The agenda was approved as amended. 4. PUBLIC COMMENT - None 5. ANNOUNCEMENTS Ms. Yunker shared that February 27 is Transportation Advocacy Day at the Legislature. Ms. Fritzel shared information on the Urban Land Institute conference she and staff City of Olympia Page 1 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Meeting Minutes February 26, 2014 Committee attended the previous day. Ms. Swanson had the following announcements: Reminder of the Neighborhood Pathways open house on March 5. At the previous meeting, Ms. Lock talked about an alternate route through Harry Fain Park to get pedestrians off 22nd Avenue/Eastside Street. Ms. Swanson asked her to draw it out on a map. We are following through on our commitment to develop a Bike Parking Guide . Our Transportation intern is working to put it together. The intern is also doing an inventory of bicycle parking in Downtown, which will be put on a map and published. 6. BUSINESS ITEMS 5a. 14-0191 Subcommittee on Bike Parking Code Compliance Ms. Swanson shared that Tom Hill sent her some development plans to look at for bicycle parking. She is recommending a couple of committee members meet with Community Planning and Development staff to review the plans and gain a better understanding of how the review process works. Mr. Gilman, Ms. Fritzel, and Ms. Lock all offered to be on the sub-committee. Mr. Gilman asked Ms. Swanson to put this out to the committee members who were not at the meeting. The discussion was completed. 5b. 14-0192 Comprehensive Plan Update Ms. Stimson provided an update from the February 25 Council meeting. The Planning Commission draft is the version of the Comp Plan Update that is now before Council for their review. There will be a new draft published before Council's Public Hearing, and that is what Council is looking for BPAC to comment on. The information was received. 5c. 14-0193 Bike Corridor Routes Ms. Swanson gave a presentation on bike corridors and reminded the committee that Council approved $100,000 for a pilot in 2014. Her presentation included some options for bicycle corridors throughout Olympia. She distributed maps of those proposed options and asked the committee to ride the routes and be prepared to provide comments and suggestions. The presentation was completed. 8. OTHER TOPICS City of Olympia Page 2 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Meeting Minutes February 26, 2014 Committee Ms. Swanson asked the committee to extend their March 26 meeting to 8:30 p.m., as they have a heavy agenda. The committee agreed. 9. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned. City of Olympia Page 3