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Mayor’s Task Force on University City’s Bike & Walkability 6801 Delmar Boulevard, University City, Missouri 63130, Phone: (314) 862-6767, Fax: (314) 863-9146 Approved Meeting Notes –University City Bike and Walkability Task Force November1, 2011 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM Location:University City Centennial Commons –Board Room Attendees:John Watson; Jerry Breakstone; Beverly Jane Spudich; Margaret Johnson; Carol Wofsey, Linda Fried; Lynnette Hicks(City of University City); Sarah Hanly; ArnoPerlow; Kevin Neill (Trailnet); Absent: Nick Fredericksen; Jan Adams; Jane Schaefer 1) Approval of agenda Approved, with the proviso that the addition of a need to discuss the Master Plan with respect to when it would be finalized, and steps to that finalization 2) Approval of minutes of previous meeting and any admin issues Approved, with the proviso that there was a typographical error in the date of the minutes which needs to be changed 3)Reports on walk/bike related actions in U City—Sarah and Margaret reported that they attended a meeting with H3 on October 14 prior to the Plan Commission meeting of that month. At that meeting, Margaret and Sarah were shown a more complete grid, some of which were incorporated into the October PlanCommission version of the Mater Plan. It was not clear which one, and the consensus of the meeting was that the Task Force needs to get a copy of what was presented to the Plan Commission. Carol and Sarah attended the Safe Routed to School session of the Flynn Park PTO on October 24. Sarah stated that another session will be held at Jackson Park on November 9 at 7 PM. It does not appear that programs are being discussed at Pershing or Barbara Jordan. Sarah suggested that the PTO Council could be useful for this. 4)Complete Streets Legislation—Margaret reported that she and Jan Adams met with Mr. Walker, the City Manager, to show him the proposed legislation. He responded favorable, and it is now in the process of being circulated to staff and the City attorney for review and comments. Margaret will follow up to see how the review is progressing. 5) Working group reports/ planning for the Task Force final report. Margaret pointed out that the Task Force report will consist of the following initiatives: The Master Plan as formulated by H3 Safe Routes to Schools project Pedestrian walk issues around Centennial Commons Education Programs Law enforcement Complete Streets legislation Ongoing Commission/Board/other citizen oversight and/or input Discussion then ensued regarding the status of the Master Plan drafting and particular issues, including the following—intersection treatments; Gannon; Lewis Park; private subdivision; Blackberry-Groby-