Bicyclist and Pedestrian Commission

Attendees​: Michelle Dunlap, Bill Nieman, Rita Nathanson, Laurel Salvador, Alyse Kondrat, Nancy Allured, Janet Gellert, Dan Nielsen, Bob Van Valzah I. Call to Order II. Public Comment III. Approval of Minutes: ● Approval of October minutes - Motion by Rita Nathanson, second by Laurel Salvador, approved unanimously ● Approval of September minutes - Motion by Laurel Salvador, second by Alyse Kondrat, approved unanimously IV. Election of new officers ● Michelle Dunlap unanimously elected co-Chairperson and Treasurer ● Alyse Kondrat unanimously elected co-Chairperson and Communications ● Position of Secretary will rotate monthly. Bill Nieman for this month V. City Budget Workshop Report - Michelle - brief discussion of CapEx spending, parking and Wheaton Avenue underpass VI. Welcome new members ● Dan Nielsen ● Bob Van Valzah VII. Wheaton Recycling Extravaganza Report ● Michelle, Janet, Alyse, Nancy and Rita participated for the committee ● 35 bikes were collected at the event, plus four more at another location ● We discussed the idea of finding a storage area to collect bikes for Working Bikes; Rita will look into storage locker rates as a potential solution; we discussed working with the Wheaton PD to maximize the utilization of such a collection space ● We discussed creating a video of the WBAC/Working Bikes collaboration and posting it through city newsletter BICYCLE ADVISORY COMMISSIONMEETING MINUTES Month Date, Year VIII. QR Code Stickers for Wheaton Bike Route Maps ● Michelle made a motion to spend $35 or a “reasonable amount” greater than this to create QR sticker for the route maps. Rita seconded the motion. Approved unanimously IX. Discussion of Bike Kiosk/Shelter on Prairie Path at Main Street. ● There will be a permanent sign in the structure. We discussed having a map posted there ● Proposed invitation to John Duguay to the February 2021 WBAC meeting to discuss this and other bike biz with the commission members. Also discussed formalizing communication with John and eliminating informal arrangements with individual commission members X. Bike Lanes and Crossing Report ● Discussed Bob Van Valzal’s work to identify (Prairie Path) street crossing markings and signs to make these more prominent as well as more standardized. ● Alyse and Bob will work together to complete the report prior to submission to John Duguay. XI. St. James Farm signage for Mack Road path - ● Rita discussed providing WBAC Bike Route maps at the kiosk on the new trail with Kevin Horsefall, Mgr. of Planning for the FP. He said the plan is reasonable and Kevin will discuss with the Forest Ranger ● Further discussion was around putting the map/QR code at other locations in the FP, for example, at future Cromwell and Butterfield path entrance XII. New Business - none VII. Upcoming meeting: Wednesday December 16th, 2020 2