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Home My WebLink About03/03/2014 - Agenda Packet - Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Greenways Advisory Board ‘ rif1111111114°"4111 CITY OF COLLEGE STATION Home of Texas A&M University' BICYCLE, PEDESTRIAN, AND GREENWAYS ADVISORY BOARD March 3, 2014 3:00 P.M. City Hall Council Chambers 1101 Texas Avenue College Station, Texas AGENDA = �� °��=�� "�'�i" BICYCLE, PEDESTRIAN, AND GREENWAYS Hone aPitas AeM Veav °n ty" ADVISORY BOARD Monday March 3, 2014, 3:00 PM Council Chambers 1101 Texas Avenue College Station, Texas, 77840 1. Call to Order 2. Hear Visitors - At this time, the Chairman will open the floor to citizens wishing to address the Board on issues not already scheduled on today's agenda. The citizen presentations will be limited to three minutes in order to accommodate everyone who wishes to address the Board and to allow adequate time for completion of the agenda items. The Board will receive the information, ask city staff to look into the matter, or will place the matter on a future agenda for discussion. (A recording is made of the meeting; please give your name and address for the record.) 3. Consideration, discussion, and possible action to approve meeting Minutes. • February 3, 2013 4. Presentation and discussion regarding the Comprehensive Plan Five -Year Evaluation and Appraisal Report. 5. Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding rules and procedures for the Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Greenways Advisory Board. 6. Presentation and discussion regarding education and encouragement opportunities such as Brazos Valley Earth Day, bicycle classes and May is National Bike Month. 7. Presentation and discussion regarding the Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Greenways Advisory Board calendar of upcoming meetings. • March 6, 2014 — Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting — City Hall, Council Chambers — 6:00 p.m. • March 20, 2014 — Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting ' City Hall, Council Chambers — 6:00 p.m. • April 5, 2014 N Brazos Valley Earth Day — Wolf Pen Creek — 11 a.m. — 4 p.m. • April 7, 2014 « Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Greenways Advisory Board « City Hall, Council Chambers ' 3:00 p.m. 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. 9. Adjourn. Notice is hereby given that a Regular Meeting of the Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Greenways Advisory Board of the City of College Station, Texas will be held on Monday March 3'" at 3:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. The following subjects will be discussed, to wit: See Agenda Posted this the day of , 2014 atp.m. CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS • • By Sherry Mashburn, City Secretary By Kelly Templin, City Manager I, the undersigned, do hereby certify that the above Notice of Meeting of the Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Greenways Advisory Board of the City of College Station, Texas, is a true and correct copy of said Notice and that I posted a true and correct copy of said notice on the bulletin board at City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, in College Station, Texas, and the City's website, www.cstx.aov. The Agenda and Notice are readily accessible to the general public at all times. Said Notice and Agenda were posted on , 2014 and remained so posted continuously for at least 72 hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting. This public notice was removed from the official posting board at the College Station City Hall on the following date and time: by . Dated this day of , 2014. CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS By Subscribed and sworn to before me on this the _ day of , 2014. Notary Public- Brazos County, Texas My commission expires: This building is wheelchair accessible. Handicap parking spaces are available. Any request for sign interpretive service must be made 48 hours before the meeting. To make arrangements call (979) 764 -3541 or (TDD) 1- 800 - 735 -2989. Agendas may be viewed on www.cstx.aov. MINUTES Crryt)F J.rxa Sim iox BICYCLE, Ac: - ., .er ,. �, , PEDESTRIAN, AND GREENWAYS ADVISORY BOARD Monday February 3, 2014 3:00 PM City Hall Council Chambers 1101 Texas Avenue College Station, Texas, 77840 MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman Blanche Brick, Vice - Chairman Sherry Ellison, Greg Stiles, James Batenhorst, Philip Lesley, Jean Gould and Scott Shafer STAFF PRESENT: Greenways Program Manager Venessa Garza, Assistant City Engineer Troy Rother, Assistant City Engineer Danielle Charbonnet and Board Secretary Kristen Hejny AGENDA ITEM NO. 1: Call to Order. Vice - Chairman Ellison called the meeting to order at 3:05 AGENDA ITEM NO. 2: Hear Visitors There were none. AGENDA ITEM NO. 3: Consideration, discussion, and possible action to approve meeting Minutes. Board Member Batenhorst motioned to approve the meeting Minutes from December 2, 2013. The motion was seconded by Board Member Stiles and was approved (6 -0). AGENDA ITEM NO. 4: Presentation and discussion regarding an update on the following item(s): • Lick Creek Greenway Trail Assistant City Engineer Charbonnet discussed updates on this item. The project is about 90% completed on the design phase. The project should be out for advertisement in March and construction will begin this summer. Board Member Shafer asked for a timeline for construction of the project. Ms. Charbonnet stated that there has not been an established phasing for the project as of yet. Mr. Shafer asked how far the project will extend. Ms. Charbonnet stated that it starts at Creek View Park and will continue down Eagle Avenue to Newport Drive for a total of about five miles. The trail will cross Eagle Avenue at Newport Drive. Chairman Brick arrived at 3:15. • 2818 Trail and Southwest Park Trail Ms. Charbonnet stated that the estimated completion date is May of 2014. University Drive Pedestrian Improvements Phase II Ms. Charbonnet stated that the original schedule for this project has been delayed and a public meeting will be held sometime in the late summer or fall of 2014. Board Member Lasley asked if the current plan is to still close off the Spence Street intersection and detour to Church Street. Ms. Charbonnet has stated that this is still an option, but no formal decisions have been made. • Eagle Avenue Bike Lanes Greenways Program Manager Garza presented updates on this item. Parking on one side of the street has been reinstated with the addition of sharrows. Mr. Lasley asked if an update on this project can be presented to the board to see how the parking is utilized. AGENDA ITEM NO. 5: Presentation and discussion regarding intersection improvements for biking and walking. Ms. Garza presented updates on intersection improvements requested in a previous meeting. AGENDA ITEM NO. 6: Presentation and discussion regarding education and encouragement opportunities such as Brazos Valley Earth Day, bicycle classes and May is National Bike Month. Ms. Garza presented information on this item. AGENDA ITEM NO. 7: Presentation and discussion regarding the Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Greenways Advisory Board calendar of upcoming meetings. • February 6, 2014 N Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting — City Hall, Council Chambers 6:00 p.m. • February 20, 2014 N Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting — City Hall, Council Chambers 6:00 p.m. • March 3, 2014 Bicycle, Pedestrian and, Greenways Advisory Board City Hall, Council Chambers 3:00 p.m. • April 5, 2014 — Brazos Valley Earth Day Wolf Pen Creek 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. 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. Board Member Batenhorst asked if a list of alternate trail materials could be presented to the board. Ms. Ellison asked for an update on Ridgewood Subdivision bike lanes and pedestrian traffic. AGENDA ITEM NO. 8: Adjourn. The meeting adjourned at 4:27 p.m. APPROVED: ATTEST: Blanche Brick, Chairman Kristen Hejny, Board Secretary � a � CITY OF CoLI<rx c STATION Hour rsf T is Ad.A4 LFnie. er isy° " 1101 Texas Avenue, PO Box 9960 College Station, Texas 77842 Phone 979.764.3570 / Fax 979.764.3496 MEMORANDUM March 3, 2014 TO: Members of the Bicycle, Pedestrian and Greenways Board FROM: Matt Robinson, AICP, Senior Planner SUBJECT: Agenda Item #4: Update on the Five -Year Comprehensive Plan Evaluation Report and Appraisal Item: Presentation and discussion regarding an update on the Five -Year Comprehensive Plan Evaluation and Appraisal Report. Background: The Comprehensive Plan 2009 -2030 is a statement of the community's vision for future development. The Plan serves as a twenty -year document intended to provide strategic direction and to guide the City's physical growth. As part of the implementation and administration of the Comprehensive Plan, an evaluation appraisal report should be prepared every five years. The purpose of the report is to evaluate the existing plan and assess how successful it has been in achieving the community's goals. Successes and shortcomings of the plan are identified, changing conditions considered and appropriate modifications recommended. The first step of the Five -Year Report was compiling an existing conditions report, to help provide a foundation on which to base future expectations. This report included the following topics: context, demographics, economic development, land use, public facilities, and transportation. This item is presented to receive feedback from the Board regarding the Comprehensive Plan. The goal is for the Five -Year Evaluation Report to be adopted by City Council in May - the five year anniversary of the plan. The Existing Conditions Report can be found online at the following link: http: / /www.cstx.Rov/ Modules /ShowDocument.aspx ?documentid =18155 Attachments: 1) Questionnaire Five -Year Comprehensive Plan Report Questionnaire 1) What in your opinion are some of the successes with the current Comprehensive Plan? 2) What are some of the shifts in the community that you have seen that don't align with the vision established five years ago? 3) What obstacles do you perceive in continuing to implement the Comprehensive Plan? 4) Which elements of the Comprehensive Plan would you like to see refined or reexamined? Additional Comments can be sent to: Jennifer Prochazka - jprochazka @cstx.gov