A G E N D a Bikeway Advisory Committee Tuesday, September 27, 2016 6:00 PM
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A G E N D A Bikeway Advisory Committee Tuesday, September 27, 2016 6:00 PM - Conference Room C CALL TO ORDER APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. June 9, 2016 NEW BUSINESS 1. Summer Bike Patrol Presenation UNFINISHED BUSINESS CONTINUING ITEMS 1. General Bicycle Program Updates 2. Schaumburg Park District (Verbal Update) DEFERRALS COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE ADJOURNMENT NEXT MEETING November 8, 2016 In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and other applicable Federal and State laws, the meeting will be accessible to individuals with disabilities. Persons requiring auxiliary aids and/or services should contact the Village Manager's Office at 847.923.4705, preferably no later than five days before the meeting. AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY June 9, 2016 9/27/2016 Bikeway Advisory Committee Presenter: Norma Higgins Lead Department: Transportation Executive Summary: Recommended Action: ATTACHMENTS: Description Type June 9, 2016 Minutes I have reviewed the minutes, and they accurately represent the actions taken by the Bikeways Advisory Committee. UNAPPROVED Richard M. Bascomb Transportation Manager VILLAGE OF SCHAUMBURG BIKEWAYS ADVISORY COMMITTEE UNAPPROVED Minutes of June 9, 2016 CALL TO ORDER: The meeting of the Bikeways Advisory Committee was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by Chairman Schmidt. ROLL CALL: Members Present: Bob Schmidt W. Burke MacDonald Jay Flynn Glenn Szurgot Charlotte Kegarise Lynn Caldarola David Utley Freda Brown Members Absent: Gary Pilafas Dave Johnson Also Present: Richard Bascomb, Transportation Department Joti Baruni, Transportation Department (See attached for other attendees) APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A motion was made by Mr. MacDonald, seconded by Mr. Szurgot, to approve the minutes of November 10, 2015 as presented. MOTION CARRIED NEW BUSINESS: 1. New Bikeways Advisory Committee Chairman – Verbal Update Mr. Bascomb said staff was surprised when Bob Pautsch emailed staff about his resignation at the end of April 2016 as chairman for the Bikeways Advisory Committee. He has served on the Committee of over 20 years and lot of changes happened during his BIKEWAYS ADVISORY COMMITTEE June 9, 2016 Page 2 service. He said so much has happened with bicycling in the community and he will be missed. Mr. Bascomb said with this comes change and Bob Schmidt has been appointed as new chairman for the Bikeways Advisory Committee effective May 24, 2016. It was the consensus of the Committee to have a Proclamation for Bob Pautsch for his years of dedicated service on the Bikeways Advisory Committee. A motion was made by Ms. Kegarise, seconded by Mr. MacDonald, to have a Proclamation for Bob Pautsch for his years of dedicated service on the Bikeways Advisory Committee. MOTION CARRIED OLD BUSINESS: None CONTINUING ITEMS: 1. Bicycle Program Updates Mr. Bascomb said there were several adopt-a-bikepaths that occurred this spring with participation by Friendship Village’s Environmental Committee, Colgate-Palmolive, Jack’s Pack, and United Healthcare. He introduced Joti Baruni who has been with the Village of Schaumburg for almost 5 years as the Transportation/Airport Engineer. Mr. Bascomb said he is project manager for the Bike Path Gap and Assessment Study. Mr. Bascomb said Joti Baruni attended the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) Training workshop held on May 24. The workshop was sponsored by Ride Illinois, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, and Chicago Metro Section of the American Planning Association – Illinois Chapter which focused on innovative bikeway design based on NACTO’s Urban Bikeway Design Guide. Mr. Bascomb reported there are programs that are handled by Bill Blanchard. He oversees the IWalk and Bike to School Days; however, he has been out of the office for a while and these programs did not occur this summer. Staff looks to resume these activities in the Fall. He also reported the Summer Bike Patrol is back; however this is normally managed by Mr. Blanchard as well. Mr. Bascomb said in his absence he is managing the Summer Bike Patrol. He reported three staff members, Timmy Connor, Evan Jaras, and Sydney Heitzler returned from last year and were joined by Brad McCormack, a Law Enforcement major at Western Illinois University. He reported the Bike Patrol will focus on educating bicycle riders of all ages about safe cycling, they will perform several participation at the Schaumburg Park District, Schaumburg Public Library, etc. including special events including Bike to Work Day, Fahrrad Tour Von Schaumburg and National Night Out in August. Mr. MacDonald asked if the patrol will continue to report on the conditions of the bike paths throughout the Village. Mr. Bascomb said they will report on path and trail BIKEWAYS ADVISORY COMMITTEE June 9, 2016 Page 3 conditions throughout the village, and help with distribution of bicycle maps throughout Schaumburg. He said with the bikepath gap and assessment study staff has an intern within the Transportation Department who will taking a look at the bike paths and conditions. Mr. Bascomb said they will be working in tandem and will be out 3-4 times a week and will report incidents through the Village’s CSR system. He said a lot of the street condition bikepaths reporting is what they do and the bikepath gap assessment study does not include this. Mr. Bascomb provided an update on the Roselle Road Bicycle Bridge Phase I Study. He reported Primera, the village’s consultant for the Phase I Study, received concurrence letters from Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways (CCDTH), and the Forest Preserve District of Cook County (FPDCC), and is submitting the final Project Development Report to IDOT. He reported Phase II design will hopefully begin in early July and the consultant on this project will be CIORBA. Martingale Road/Higgins Road Bike Path Phase I Engineering: Mr. Bascomb said both of these projects are currently in Phase I engineering and are in different stages of progress. Staff is working with the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) to try and get soil studies completed, but are running into complications because of very expensive fees charged by MWRD to grant permission for the testing. He said the insurance requirements from the MWRD are under review internally to see if the village can affordably supply the level of insurance sought by the District. Mr. Bascomb said with both project the village will submit a grant application by June 17 for Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program (ITEP) funding for Phase II Engineering. We have letters of support from the Schaumburg Park District, Ride Illinois from Northwest Municipal Conference, support from Hoffman Estates, Friends of Cycling from Elk Grove Village and will be included as part of the application submittal. Mr. MacDonald asked if the Village of Elk Grove will provide a letter of support. Mr. Bascomb said we have not asked Elk Grove Village for a letter of support not because they wouldn’t be supportive of it. He said with this part of the process in doing the phase I study the consultant has not reached out to the Village at this time and set up a meeting. Mr. Bascomb said a very small portion of the bike path will be in Elk Grove Village (west side of Rohlwing Road) where it meets with White Trail. He said it’s close to the connection is east into Busse Woods bridge. Mr. Bascomb said Friends of Cycling is comprised of Elk Grove Village staff members and it is not a project they are not aware of. He said this project is slightly delayed and it is anticipated the cost will be close to $2.2 million dollars total. He said for the Higgins Road segment which will go from where the Hoffman Estates bike path along Higgins Road ends close to Plum Grove Road and this will go east towards Lifetime The village will also be submitting an ITEP funding request for this project which is anticipated to cost $553,000 for Phase II engineering, construction, and construction BIKEWAYS ADVISORY COMMITTEE June 9, 2016 Page 4 engineering costs. He said the ITEP grant funding will cover approximately 80% of the cost to make it more feasible to get these projects constructed. Golf Road Bike Path: Mr. Baruni said there was another bike path gap that was identified along Golf Road. He said the bike path is by Roosevelt Road north side of Golf Road heading east with connection into Rolling Meadows. Mr. Baruni said Rolling Meadows is constructing an access from Ring Road. He said Christopher Burke is the consultants on the project and they have completed the Phase I for this project. He said the overall estimate of this project is approximately $1.4 million that includes Phase II design and construction. Staff will need to work with Cook County Preserve District because of the connection near Ring Road to the Forest Preserve. He said this will bring new access points. Bike Path Gap and Condition Assessment Study: Mr. Baruni said the Bike Path Gap and Condition Assessment Study is a comprehensive study of all village bike paths. He said the current projects discussed this evening would technically would fall under this umbrella. Mr. Baruni introduced TranSystems Corporation who is the consultant who will be completing the Bike Path Gap and Condition Assessment Study and will be discussing this in more detail after this meeting. Mr. Baruni said we currently have an intern who is assisting with this study and will be doing some of the field work. He said the goal of the study is to have a 3-year program that would could additional funds in the budget for the next three successive years to make sure we are identifying high priority improvements and maintenance projects so that they are not lagging and our bikepath system is in good shape.