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Home My WebLink About12/02/2010 - Minutes � • � � Ci}{�of "/ ,' f��c� �_:11'V t'�#tEidT()T� � �-1,' (l , t,_ v - � C �_I �'C�C� � f��..r MAR 2 2 2011 � ��..��.,,�.�� ,- RECEIVED CITY CLERK'S OFFICE CITY OF RENTON RENTON NON-MOTORIZED TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes December 2, 2010 Next Committee Meeting: Next regular meeting is scheduled for June 2, 2011, 4:30—5:30 p.m., Conference Room 621 Renton City Hall, 6th Floor, 1055 South Grady Way, Renton, WA , Committee Members Present: I Bob Elliot, Margaret Feaster, Pete Maas, Robert Peterson, and Frances Pieper � Committee Members Excused Absence: Dorothy Flower Committee Members Absent: Jean Hobart, Craig Paynter, and Janene Sestak Vacant Position - 1 City Staff Present: Leslie Betlach, Parks Planning and Natural Resources Director Guests: Ron (Earl) Pieper The meeting was called to order by Pete Maas at 4:33 p.m. Bob Elliot moved and Margaret Feaster seconded the motion. A quorum for this meeting was not met (six members are required for a quorum). The attending members stayed to discuss the following agenda items. I. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Those in attendance were in favor of the agenda as written. II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Those present had no changes to the June 3, 2010, meeting minutes as written. A lack of a quorum prevented the minutes from being approved by a majority vote. H:\PARKS\PKS Secretary12010 Files�2010-148mb(NonMotorized-Dec 2010 Minutes).doc , Renton Non-Motorized Trar�tation Advisory Committee � December 2,2010,Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 4 III. PUBLIC COMMENTS None. IV. COMMITTEE COMMUNICATION 1. Benson Road (I-405 improvements)to open between 12/20/2010— 12/22/2010. There will be bike lanes on both sides of the road and a sidewalk on one side. A question was raised as to how a pedestrian safely gets from one side of the road to the other. Leslie will look into this and communicate back. 2. It was requested that Leslie Betlach check the width of Shattuck Avenue as it goes under the railroad tracks to determine if it is wide enough to be signed for bicyclists and review the curb cuts on the north side. V. CONSENT ITEMS None. VI. DIRECTOR'S REPORT Lake to Sound TraiL• Leslie Betlach noted King County, Herons Forever and City Staff are meeting to discuss alignment options along the north side of the Black River Riparian Forest. Parks, Recreation, Open Space and Natural Resources Plan: Leslie provided an update on current information and public interactive meetings. To date there have been five Stakeholder meetings,three Focus Group meetings, one Steering Committee Meeting and two Public Interactive Workshops. Pete Maas represents trails on the Steering Committee. A hard copy of the Community Questionnaire was provided to each committee member present at the meeting. This questionnaire is also available on-line through the City's website until December 10, 2010. The next major public participation opportunity will be the Visioning Workshop scheduled for Tuesday, March 15, 2011, 6:00 p.m.—8:00 p.m. at the Renton Community Center. VII. OLD BUSINESS New Trail Eti uette and Safet Brochures: Leslie rovided two handouts to the q Y p committee members 1 Trail Safet for All Users re ared b Kell Be mer Parks � ) Y p p Y Y Y . and Golf Course Director and (2) Draft brochure titled, "Run, Roll, Walk, Ride"Tips for Using Shared-Use Trails. Leslie also mentioned there will be an Education Campaign on Trail Safety organized in the near future. Stations will be located on the Cedar River Trail. H:IPARKS\PKS Secretary\2010 Files12 01 0-1 48mb(NonMotorized-Dec 2010 Minutes).doc 1 Renton Non-Motorized Tra�tation Advisory Committee � December 2,2010,Meeting Minutes Page 3 of 4 VII. OLD BUSINESS (Cont'd.) Questions from the Committee: Leslie was requested to verify that the dismount zone across the Main Library Bridge was still in place. If so,this should be included in the brochure. She was also asked to verify if there is an existing dismount zone in Liberty Park between the play and picnic areas as children run�across the trail. The Committee thought the dismount infraction should be a Civil Violation. The Committee noted that people are not wearing bike helmets as required by the countywide law and that enforcement was also not occurring. VIII. NEW BUSINESS 1. Election of Officers: Pete Maas volunteered to continue as the Chair. Janene Sestak does not wish to be considered for the office of Vice-Chair. Bob Elliot has offered to be the Vice-Chair. Since there was no quorum at " this meeting, it was requested that a phone poll be taken to vote on the approval of officers. 2. Extension of Terms from 2009-2010 to 2011-2012: Jean Hobart does not want to extend her term as a committee member and gave a verbal resignation to Pete Maas, Chair. The committee needs to accept the verbal resignation to terminate the term for this committee member, which would leave a second vacancy. Since there was no quorum at this meeting,the committee members present at the meeting requested that a phone poll be taken to vote on the extension of terms and the acceptance of new officers. 3. Future Role of the Non-Motorized Transportation Advisory Committee: The Committee will be in place through the completion of the Parks, Recreation, Open Space and Natural Resources Plan which is anticipated to be completed around September 2011. At that point in time,the Committee will become a standing committee. Meetings will be called at the discretion of the Chair and Parks Planning and Natural Resources Director as needs arise. 4. SW 27th Street/Strander Boulevard: Leslie Betlach gave an update on proposed improvement which includes phased bike lane improvements to connect Renton to Tukwila. 5. Leslie was requested to coordinate with transportation for curb cut from the new trail to the Logan Avenue Bridge. H:IPARKS\PKS Secretary�2010 Files1201 0-1 48mb(NonMotorized-Dec 2010 Minutes).doc . Renton Non-Motorized Tra�tation Advisory Committee . + December 2,2010,Meeting Nfinutes Page 4 of 4 The Committee Members took a few minutes to remember Paul Wantzelius, a feliow committee member who passed away suddenly in October, 2010. The committee wanted to recognize and honor Paul Wantzelius for his dedication and commitment to this group. IX. CORRESPONDENCE None. X. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 5:55 p.m. -�� • `-��J�'V `U�,�� Signature NEXT REGULAR MEETING June 2, 2011—4:30 P.M. Renton City Hall, 1055 South Grady Way, Renton, WA Conference Room 621, 6th Floor H:\PARKS\PKS Secretary\2010 Files�2010-148mb(NonMotorized-Dec 2010 Minutes).doc