Bicyclist and Pedestrian Commission

Wheaton Bicyclist and Pedestrian Commission July 16, 2025 7pm Gammon Room, Wheaton City Hall, Wheaton, IL In person and Virtual meeting I. Call to Order 7:00 pm Members present: Lou, Bob, George, Laurel Members present via Zoom: None Members absent: Bill, Rita, Connor, Michelle, Cate, Mike Please note that all absent members had assigned a proxy for voting purposes prior to the meeting. Public Present: None Public Present via Zoom: None II. Agenda Item Approval of June Minutes Motioned: Laurel Seconded: George Unanimously approved via voice vote. (5 by proxy) III. Public Comment - None IV. Agenda Item Chair Report- A. July City Council Meeting Mike submitted the following notes from the meeting: ● Majority of the meeting was spent on public comment. The main issue was two members of the city council emailing the leadership of the Wheaton Public Library regarding the Pride Month reading section. Ultimately 12 members of the public spoke, most of the criticism and support was directed at Scott Brown, one of the council members who sent an email. ● Majority of money approved would go towards replacing city lights with LEDs and road/sewer improvements. City is also partnering with DuPage County to purchase salt for winter. ● Class R Liquor license being amended to allow for sale of liquor on Sundays from 9 am to 9 pm (class R refers to full service salons). ● Approval of fuel tax funds to be used for improving city roads. B. Grant Writing - no updates WHEATON BICYCLIST & PEDESTRIAN COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES July 16, 2025 V. Ongoing Business A. Family Slow Roll recap Bob reported that 3 participants and 3 commission members came for the ride. Laurel said that 7 Gables park was a good location for the event, especially since they had the American flags up for the 4th of July holiday. We were all in agreement that we met our goal of doing a Slow Roll ride this year and the suggestion was made that we make it part of our group ride calendar for next year and use the same weekend. Bob also reported that 2 commission members and 1 participant did the Egg Harbor group ride on 7/5/25. B. National NIght Out Aug 5th 5-8pm i. Print Flash Cards Laurel said that she had talked to Michelle about using these cards for the National Night Out event. The flash cards can be re-used and will help us provide education to the public which is part of our WBPC mission. Laurel made the motion that we print one set of flashcards (color, double-sided, cardstock, laminated and cut) and not to exceed $50. George - seconded the motion. Unanimously approved via voice vote. (5 by proxy) Laurel will follow up with Michelle on getting the cards to AlphaGraphics. Laurel has been in touch with Officer Dempsey and requested that we have a table for the event. ii. Michelle will bring 37 Giveaway bags iii. Meet at City Hall 4:30 to ride over together C. 2026 Goals & Requests for 2025 Annual Report Lou read over the goals that are on the report YTD. No other suggestions were made, however George commented that we need to continue to work with Engineering and their complete streets policy, on any additional “traffic calming” intersections we identify. Lou asked everyone to notify Michelle if they have any additional goals/ideas since she is the person maintaining this report. D. History Ride i. Starting at Atten Park shelter confirmed with Rob Sperl at WPD ii. Print history ride flyer to handout George suggested we add the mileage (10.4) miles so people are aware of the total distance. This was added to the flyer. Bob motioned that we print 50 (100 half sheets) flyers (color, cut in half). Laurel - seconded the motion. Unanimously approved via voice vote. (5 by proxy) Lou will follow up with Michelle on getting the flyers to AlphaGraphics. Bob will send history ride information to Ralph at the Daily Herald and he will reach out to Bike Illinois to have them add our history ride to their “Let’s Ride” event list. We will reach out to Community Service in August and request their support for the history ride. E. Group Rides/Events i. Aug 2 Paige Donahue Bench Dedication at Rathje Park 2-3pm ii. Aug 9 Herrick Lake Group Ride 9am 2 WHEATON BICYCLIST & PEDESTRIAN COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES July 16, 2025 VI. New Business A. Press release to recruit additional WBPC commission members Michelle had suggested that we work on recruiting additional WBPC commission members. George commented that it would be nice to have some younger members who have families on our commission. As a group, we discussed whether a press release was appropriate vs. an article in the city newsletter. Lou will reach out to Susan Bishel and ask for her guidance. B. St. Charles students Interested in WBPC Laurel said she will invite the St. Charles students interested in our bike commission to our August meeting. Next Meeting: August 20, 2025 X. Adjournment - 7:48 pm Approved 3