Bicyclist and Pedestrian Commission

Wednesday February 19th, 2020 7pm, Gammon Room I. Call to Order Dan Dlhy called the meeting to order at 7:04pm Attendees: Dan Dlhy, Michelle Dunlap, Janet Gellert, Therese Kushman, Nancy Allured, Alyse Kondrat, Elizabeth Bishop, Rita Nathanson, Bill Nieman and Nancy Flannery Approval of Minutes: Nancy Allured moved to approve the January minutes and Michelle Dunlap seconded. Public Comment: None II. Chair Report Received an email response from Wheaton North High School about the Key Club volunteers and our email was forwarded to the person handling the club. III. Ongoing Business: 2020 WBAC Budget – Dan Dlhy confirmed with the city of Wheaton that the budget for the year 2020 was set at $2,500. WBAC Policies & Ordinances – Bright Avenue – Laurel Salvador reported about the “Bike Friendly Community” status and she referenced an email that she will be sending to all of the members of the Commission. WBAC Programs – Alyse Kondrat reported that there is nothing to report for this month’s meeting. WBAC Network – From all Commission members, there was nothing to report for this month’s meeting. 2020 Bicycle Festival / 4th of July Parade – The Wheaton Park district informed us that they will not partner with us on the festival and we cannot use the following parks for this year’s event: Memorial Park and Central Park. The Commission members discussed other Wheaton parks that we should consider for this year’s event: Northside Park, Atten Park, City Hall Parking Lot, Brighton Park and Seven Gables. Discussed the pros & cons for each location. In our discussion it was mentioned that without the Downtown Wheaton Associations assistance that we are not sure we are able to pull off a successful event in the amount of time left. The commission voted to not move forward with the 2020 Bicycle Festival and look to hold it in 2021. The commission also  BICYCLE ADVISORY COMMISSIONMEETING MINUTES Month Date, Year voted to not participate in the 2020 4th of July Parade either as we did not feel that it would effectively promote our commission to the public. Way Finding Signage – Michelle Dunlap reported that there was no communication from the city of Wheaton on the updates that need to be done to correct the signs that are misleading to locations. Group Rides – Carrie Provost was not in attendance for the meeting, but it was reported that she shared a Google document with the commission on the schedule for the 2020 Group Rides. Bicycle Valet / Taste of Wheaton – Michelle Dunlap reported that the date for the Bicycle Valet at the Taste of Wheaton will be on Saturday June 6th, 2020 from 6:30am until 7pm. The commission discussed trying to find a new location for our table and bicycle corral. This will be something that we will need to discuss with the Park District. History Ride – Michelle Dunlap heads up this sub-committee and Nancy Flannery of the Wheaton Historical Preservation Commission was in attendance to provide ideas and base information on the 2020 ride. Michelle told us that we are looking to hold the ride on Saturday September 26th with a rain date of Saturday October 3rd. Nancy Flannery provided information on the following themes for this year’s ride: Mid-Century Architecture, Prairie Path History, Wheaton Golf History, and the 32 Wheaton Notables. The commission thanked Nancy for all of the wonderful & helpful information, and we will have a vote at our next month’s meeting and will let her know of our decision so that we can start gathering the information. IV. Other Topics / New Business: 2020 Bike to School Event – Therese Kushman reported that this year’s “Bike / Walk to School” event will be held on Wednesday May 6th. She will start to reach out to the head of PTA’s at local schools to start promoting the event. Wheaton City Luncheon – Dan Dlhy informed the commission members of the luncheon that the city will be holding and there will be survey also involved to be completed by attendees. Dan explained that he will not be able to attend the event but there were other commission members committing to attending the event. Will expect a report from those that do attend the luncheon. City Engineer – The commission reported that the current city Engineer, Paul Redmon, is retiring and we should reach out to the person taking over that position and invite them to a future meeting. V. Upcoming Meetings Wednesday March 18th, 2020 Wednesday April 15th, 2020 VI. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 pm 2