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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 DRAFT Meeting Notes –University City Bike and Walkability Task Force September4, 2012 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM Location:University City Centennial Commons –Board Room Attendees:John Watson;Beverly Jane Spudich; Margaret Johnson; Carol Wofsey, Linda Fried; Lynette Hicks(City of University City); Sarah Hanly;Arno Perlow 1) Approval of agenda Approved. 2) Approval of minutes of previous meeting and any admin issues Minutes of June 3approved, subject to correcting typos. 3)Report on walk/bike action in U City Sarah reported on the June 2012 Dan Burden event, advised of upcoming workshops on advocacy inJefferson City, the City’s proposed Traffic Study and the proposed roundabout. Arno reported on progress on the 170 greenway. Lynette asked for input regarding capital budget proposals. 4)Complete Streets legislation Margaret reported on the public meeting held in July. The Task Forcereviewed the schedule of commission meetings where presentationswould be made, throughoutSeptemberand October and a proposed City Council study session on Monday, November26 at 5:30 PM. 5)Master Bike/Walk Plan. Margaret updated the Task Force on the status of review, noting that the first Commission presentation is scheduled for October 23 to the Park Commission. As additional commission meetings are scheduledmemberswill be informed.No publicor neighborhoodmeetings have been scheduled yet. Lynette will check to see if the TaskForce is expected to schedule and/or attend neighborhood/public meetings. 6)Future of the Task Force. After discussion, the group decided to continueto meet on an as needed basis.The group tentativelyplanned to meet again in October at such time as the chairs deemed appropriate, probably after the commission reviewsof the Complete Streets legislation. 7) Safe Routes to Schools Sarah will remind the schools of the September 19 Trailnetevent at Flynn Park. There will be a national Safe Routes to schoolevent in October. 8) Regional Walk/Bike Count. We have been asked to provide volunteers for the TrailnetSt Louis Region Bike/Walk count on September 11 through 13. Linda will take a handwith this to see what we can do.