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MINUTES
BICYCLE, PEDESTRIAN, AND GREENWAYS
ADVISORY BOARD
Monday, August 19, 2019 3:00 PM
College Station City Hall
2nd Floor Conference Room 1
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas, 77840
MEMBERS PRESENT: Linda Harvell, Jorge Sanchez, Tina Evans, Kyle LeBlanc and Rebecca
Brooker
MEMBERS ABSENT: MiChal Hall, Dennis Jansen
STAFF PRESENT: Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Greenways Senior Program Manager
Venessa Garza, Assistant Director Molly Hitchcock, Staff Planner
Jade Broadnax and Board Secretary Kristen Hejny
AGENDA ITEM NO. 1: Call to Order.
Chairperson Harvell called the meeting to order at 3:02 p.m.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 2: Hear Visitors.
There were no visitors who wished to speak.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 3: Consideration, discussion, and possible action to approve
absence requests.
• Tina Evans – June 17, 2019
• Dennis Jansen – August 19, 2019
• MiChal Hall – August 19, 2019
Board Member LeBlanc motioned to approve the meeting absences. The motion was seconded
by Board Member Evans and was approved (4-0).
AGENDA ITEM NO. 4: Consideration, discussion, and possible action to approve
meeting minutes.
Board Member Evans motioned to approve the meeting minutes from July 15, 2019. The
motion was seconded by Board Member Harvell and was approved (4-0).
AGENDA ITEM NO. 5: Presentation and discussion regarding an update on the
following items:
• TAMU Bicycle Share Program
Joe Brummer with VeoRide and Ron Steedly with Texas A&M University, gave an update
regarding the bicycle share program.
Mr. Brummer shared with the Board that the program has over 15,000 users, with over
161,000 rides, traveling over 32,000 miles.
Board Member Sanchez arrived at 3:07 p.m.
Mr. Brummer stated that the program has recently implemented a 1:00 AM to 5:00 AM quiet
hour for the bikes, and are working on the first Countdown to Kickoff Promotion for Texas A&M
game days.
Mr. Steedly stated that the statistics on the TAMU Bicycle Share Program are available online at
transport.tamu.edu.
There was general discussion amongst the board regarding the bicycle share program.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 6: Presentation and discussion regarding the Safe Routes to School
program.
Senior Program Manager Venessa Garza gave an update regarding the Safe Routes to School
program. Ms. Garza mentioned that the grant for the Southwood Sidewalk Project was applied
for in the second week of August.
Board Member Brooker asked for the needed qualifications to be approved for the grant.
Ms. Garza stated that distance to the school, increasing rideship and safety components are
qualifications to be met in order to be considered/approved for the grant.
There was general discussion amongst the Board regarding the Safe Routes to School Program.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 7: Presentation and discussion regarding a Safe Passing ordinance.
Senior Program Manager Venessa Garza gave an update regarding the Safe Passing ordinance.
There was general discussion amongst the Board regarding the Safe Passing ordinance.
Program.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 8: Presentation and discussion regarding the Bicycle, Pedestrian,
and Greenways Advisory Board calendar of upcoming meetings.
• August 29, 2019 ~ Metropolitan Planning Organization ~ Active ~
Transportation Advisory Panel ~ City Hall, Administrative Conference
Room #2, 1101 Texas Avenue ~ 10:00 a.m.
• September 5, 2019 ~ Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting ~ City Hall,
Council Chambers, 1101 Texas Avenue ~ 6:00 p.m.
• September 16, 2019 ~ Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Greenways Advisory
Board ~ City Hall, City Hall 2nd Floor Conference Room #1, 1101 Texas
Avenue ~ 3:00 p.m.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 9: Possible action and discussion on future agenda items – A Bicycle,
Pedestrian, and Greenways Advisory Board Member may inquire about a subject for
which notice has not been given. A statement of specific factual information or the
recitation of existing policy may be given. Any deliberation shall be limited to a proposal
to place the subject on an agenda for a subsequent meeting.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 10: Adjourn.
The meeting adjourned at 4:11 p.m.
APPROVED: ATTEST:
____________________________ ____________________________
Linda Harvell, Chairman Kristen Hejny, Board Secretary