7-11-12 Meeting Notes
Sidewalk Task Force Committee Meeting Notes
July 11, 2012
Approved August 1, 2012
PRESENT:
Committee Members - Scott Bever, Dave Hyde, Sam Liebert, Ed Madere, Tom McDonald, Russ
Steeber, Carol Tidwell, Dan Warden, and Bob Yeomans
Staff - Eric Levitt and Carl Weber
Distributed:
An 11 X 17 Map of Construction Round 1 and 2 Block Analysis Ranking Map – Zones 1
and 2 (one side) and All Sidewalk Analysis Ranking Map – Zones 1 and 2 (other side) was
distributed to committee members.
Sidewalk Priority Ranking Table dated 7/11/2012.
The committee approved the meeting notes for June 27, 2012 and July 5, 2012. Chair Tidwell
revisited the definition and guidelines of consensus along with the meeting ground rules that were
distributed and discussed at their second meeting on May 31, 2012. Each member then
expressed his bias/beliefs about sidewalks.
Chair Tidwell suggested she assume the role as facilitator and not as a participant since the
committee is reduced to nine members. She offered to list her ideas for filters as a starting point
for committee discussion. Committee members agreed.
Filters
35
Criteria Ranking # for Cut Off =
Equal or Above ranking of 35 – sidewalk is recommended unless filter kicks it out
o
Below ranking of 35 – no sidewalk recommended unless filter puts sidewalk in
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Side of Street
Rebuttable presumption: both sides unless local; no presumption for collector
o
Connectivity to existing sidewalks
>3
Cost Benefit Analysis: times median cost of regular sidewalk with no obstructions
Common Sense (significant objective reason to include or exclude)
Property Owner Preference
Preference not expectation
o
Local street only
o
No gaps/connectivity problem
o
Limited in time
o
Area – blocks – both sides – intersection to intersection
o
All property owners agree no sidewalk
o
Committee did not have time to discuss and review Property Owner Preference suggestion.
Discussion continued on the timeline for 2012 sidewalk installation. Any recommendations for
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2012 sidewalk installation would need to be placed on the City Council’s July 23 agenda for
approval. Committee member Steeber asked the committee to review two 2012 sidewalk program
street segments they placed on hold for recommendation at this time. After discussion and by
consensus, the committee recommended #1 Wright Road (from Skyview to Brunswick) and #4
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Wright Road (from Ruger to Skyview) be forwarded to the July 23 City Council agenda
recommending sidewalk installation this year.
Carl Weber then asked the committee for clarification on:
#16 Wright Road (from Ruger to Canterbury) - Committee approved recommending
sidewalk with the four undeveloped lots deferred until development.
#32 Midland Road (Midland to 600 block) – Committee approved recommending sidewalk.
#39 Midland Road (Palmer to 400 block) – Committee approved recommending sidewalk.
Next meeting is Wednesday; August 1, 2012; at 2:30PM in Training Room #416.
Public input:
Al Lembrich, 541 Miller Avenue – Committee should visit each site by bus. Funding is not
reason why residents do not want sidewalk; not needing them is the issue.
Jim Fowler, 4015 Wilshire Lane – Referencing the proposed sidewalk filter, “Property Owner
Preference – All property owners agree with sidewalk”, he hopes the committee will
consider when one person vetoes the installation of sidewalk.
Submitted by Suzanne Wellnitz
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