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MINUTES
BICYCLE, PEDESTRIAN, AND GREENWAYS
ADVISORY BOARD
Monday, February 18, 2019 3:00 PM
College Station City Hall
2nd Floor Conference Room 1
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas, 77840
MEMBERS PRESENT: Linda Harvell, Tina Evans, MiChal Hall, Dennis Jansen, Rebecca
Brooker, Jorge Sanchez
STAFF PRESENT: Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Greenways Senior Program Manager
Venessa Garza and Board Secretary Robin Macias
AGENDA ITEM NO. 1: Call to Order.
Chairperson Harvell called the meeting to order at 3:01 p.m.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 2: Hear Visitors.
There were no visitors who wished to speak.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 3: Consideration, possible action, and discussion to approved
meeting minutes
Board Member Evans motioned to approve the meeting minutes from January 22, 2019 with
note that the dates for agenda item No. 7 need to be fixed. The motion was seconded by Board
Member Hall and was approved (6-0)
AGENDA ITEM NO. 4: Presentation and discussion regarding an update on the
following items:
• TAMU Bicycle Share Program
Ron Steedly from Texas A&M University gave an update regarding the Bicycle Share Program.
There was general discussion amongst the board regarding the Bicycle Share Program.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 5: Presentation and discussion regarding bicycle safety.
Robert Rose gave a presentation regarding bicycle safety asking for consideration of a Veloway,
a Vision Zero policy a safe passing ordinance and a bicycle safety subcommittee.
There was general discussion amongst the board.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 6: Presentation and discussion regarding education and
encouragement including the Annual Brazos Valley Earth Day Festival.
Senior Program Manager Venessa Garza gave a presentation regarding the Brazos Valley Earth
Day Festival. She shared safety materials that would be passed out at the event and asked for
volunteers to sign up and help at the event.
There was general discussion amongst the board.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 7: Presentation and discussion regarding the Bicycle, Pedestrian,
and Greenways Advisory Board calendar of upcoming meetings.
• March 7, 2019 N Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting N City Hall,
Council Chambers, 1101 Texas Avenue N 6:00 p.m.
March 18, 2019 N Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Greenways Advisory Board N
City Hall, City Hall 2nd Floor Conference Room 1, 1101 Texas Avenue N
3:00 p.m.
• March 21, 2019 N Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting N City Hall,
Council Chambers, 1101 Texas Avenue N 6:00 p.m.
April 13, 2019 N Brazos Valley Earth Day Festival N Wolf Pen Creek
Festival Grounds, 1015 Colgate Drive N 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
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AGENDA ITEM NO. 8: 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.
Chairperson Harvell asked for a future agenda item to continue discussing bicycle safety.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 9: Adjourn.
The meeting adjourned at 5:04 p.m.
APPROVED:
L
Harvell, Chairman
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Robin Macias, Board Secretary