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Meeting Notes – University City Bike and Walkability Task Force March 1, 2011 6:30 PM to 8:10 PM Location:University City Centennial Commons – Meeting Room Attendees: Alan Rosenkoetter, David Shane, Karl Scheidt, Arno Perlow, Sarah Hanly, Nick Frederiksen, Jane Schaefer, John Watson, Shannon Hayes, Phyllis Blalock Patton, Beth Martin, Margaret Johnson, Carol Wofsey, Beverly Jane Spudich, Lynnette Hicks Guests: Timothy Breihan (H3 Studio) General Meeting Notes and Discussion: 1) Approval of agenda Approved (attached to minutes) 2) Approval of minutes of previous meetings and any admin issues--Sunshine Law compliance— internal communications issues February minutes approved as corrected Google group is working well for all attendees Carol reminded everyone that the Sunshine Law (including notice requirements) applies to meetings of subgroups 3.) Report on Parkview Gardens audit Sarah Hanly and Margaret Johnson reported on the Parkview Gardens audit that occurred on February 26, 2011. It included walk groups, bike groups, written reporting on each block and intersection plus photo logs. The groups assessed safety, lighting and pavement condition. This was part of a major Parkview Gardens makeover; it was good to see how an audit works. It could serve as a model in the future if we decide to do an audit. 4) Report on the Trailnet master Plan design Handouts were passed out (attached) pertaining to the master plan design process. Margaret reported on a meeting she had with H3 and Trailnet representatives to come up with this. The Schedule sheet replaces the earlier schedule presented to us. Discussion on the handouts was as follows— Communications and Organizational Diagram--There are still corrections and additions to be made—Beverly Jane needs to be added as a Steering Committee/task Force member, Toby Moriarity is with the St. Louis County Highways and Traffic rather than with the Missouri Department of Transportation, and a Missouri Department of Transportation representative still needs to be named. Other than clarifying that the appointed members of our Task Force serve as the steering committee for the master plan design, there were no questions on the diagram. Schedule—Margaret and Tim Breihan took the group through the schedule date by date. Discussion then ensued, with the following points being made: In response to a question by Sarah Hanly, Tim told us that the Task Force does not need to provide H3 with anything specific regarding infrastructure right now (e.g., where sidewalks are) but