Zionsville Pathways Committee Meeting
Regular MeetingZionsville, IN · June 11, 2020
Minutes
Zionsville Pathways Committee
Zoom Meeting
June 11, 2020
In Attendance: Bret Brewer, Justin Hage, Craig Melton, Wayne Bivans, Joe Rust
Bret called the meeting to order at 7:10 pm.
Old/Continuing Business:
1. (out of order) – Wayne discussed
a. The Town is hiring a consulting firm to look at recreation issues in the Town
b. Updates on the trails from Wayne
i. Rail trail north, close to getting through to construction to connect with Whitestown
ii. Rail trail south, 1 holdout property owner, looking to purchase last portion to start planning for
construction
iii. Elm Street Green looking to get connected with Lions Park
New Business:
1. Walk Friendly Community designation is a request for us to work on from Town Council President
2. Bret to work on worksheet to assist with Walk Friendly requests to help show how it will help the Town
a. Start to put in place manual counts and sheets to get the ball rolling
b. Community service credit for people who help
i. There are some college scholarships out there for kids who do community service along with
other things, but they will have to track their hours
3. Investigating counting and ways to count walkers and bikers at many different areas in Town
a. Counts before, during and after projects can show the effectiveness and increased safety of those
projects to help assess future projects and implications of such
i. E.g., counts before during and after connection of Elm Street Green and Lions Park
4. Look at potential apps and what Town may already have ideas of for tracking and planning apps
5. Potential public presentations and discussions with (not all inclusive):
a. Julie Johns Cole
b. Tim Cassidy
c. Mindy Murdock
d. Scott Robinson
e. Mayor Styron
f. Lance Lantz
g. ZPD Chief Spears
Adjournment:
Bret adjourned the meeting at 8:24 pm
Next Meeting:
To be determined.
Agenda
Zionsville Parks and Pathways Committee
Meeting Agenda
Thursday, June 11, 2020 at 7:00 P.M.
VIA Zoom
Note: Due to the COVID-19 Emergency Health Situation, this meeting was instead required to be a virtual meeting (see next sheet for more info).
Call to Order/Roll Call/Agenda Confirmation
Approval of Previous Minutes
Public Presentations/Comments
- None Identified
New Business
- Setting up of counting stations and data collection
- Volunteers to take over sections of the walk friendly application
Old Business
- Updates on trails and pathways
- Additional thoughts on ideas from prior meeting
- App- Google map type to tell trails in the area. Suggested tech companies to donate time and money for the app set
up
- Businesses to sponsor benches on the trails and to adopt areas of the trail for upkeep and painting, etc.
- Creekfest type 5K- paint street lights, add poems to sidewalks, etc.
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Other Board Related Items Claims Adjournment
NOTE: Next regular meeting TBD in the Zionsville Town Hall’s Council Chambers (Rm 105). Note: Depending on OVID-19
situation this next meeting may also be required to be held virtually.
Upon request, the Town of Zionsville will provide auxiliary aids and services. Please provide advance notification to
#317-873-8244 to ensure the proper accommodations are made prior to the meeting.
For virtual meetings, in his Executive Orders 20-02, 20-04 AND 20-08 (collectively, the “Executive Orders”), Governor Eric J.
Holcomb has ordered all political subdivisions of the State of Indiana to limit public gatherings and to implement the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention’s and the Indiana State Department of Health’s recommended virus mitigation strategies. The Executive Orders
suspend certain requirements for Essential Governmental Functions that facilitate Essential Infrastructure with respect to public
meetings and open-door laws, including suspending physical participation requirements by members of public agency governing bodies
and permitting public attendance through electronic means of communications. As a political subdivision of the State of Indiana, the
Zionsville Park and Recreation Board must comply with the Executive Orders throughout the duration of the COVID-19 Public Health
Emergency. According, all public meetings of the Zionsville Park and Recreation Board shall be conducted in the following manner
until the end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency. Members of the public shall have the right to attend Zionsville Park and
Recreation Board Public Meetings via the following forms of electronic communication. This zoom link will provide access to the meeting
for the general public https://zoom.us/j/103173655
If you need technical assistance in logging into Zoom for this meeting, contact: Mindy Murdock; mmurdock@zionsville-in.gov.
THIS PUBLIC MEETING WILL BE CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO GOVERNOR ERIC J.
HOLCOMB’S EXECUTIVE ORDERS 20-02, 20-04 AND 20-08 AND GOVERNOR HOLCOMB’S
EXERCISE OF HIS POWERS UNDER INDIANA’S EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND DISASTER
LAW, IND. CODE 10-14-3, et seq. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE MEETING IS
PROVIDED IN THE ANNEX PUBLISHED WITH THIS NOTICE.
ANNEX TO PUBLIC NOTICE FOR THE APRIL 6, 2020, REGULAR MEETING OF THE
ZIONSVILLE PARK and RECREATION BOARD
In his Executive Orders 20-02, 20-04 AND 20-08 (collectively, the “Executive Orders”), Governor Eric J. Holcomb has
ordered all political subdivisions of the State of Indiana to limit public gatherings and to implement the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention’s and the Indiana State Department of Health’s recommended virus mitigation strategies. The
Executive Orders suspend certain requirements for Essential Governmental Functions that facilitate Essential Infrastructure
with respect to public meetings and open door laws, including suspending physical participation requirements by members
of public agency governing bodies and permitting public attendance through electronic means of communications. As a
political subdivision of the State of Indiana, the Zionsville Park and Recreation Board must comply with the Executive
Orders throughout the duration of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency. According, all public meetings of the Zionsville
Park and Recreation Board shall be conducted in the following manner until the end of the COVID-19 Public Health
Emergency:
Members of the public shall have the right to attend Zionsville Park and Recreation Board Public Meetings via
the following forms of electronic communication:
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