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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-07-12 KITCHENER CYCLING AND TRAILS ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES ‾ ‾ th July 12, 2016 CITY OF KITCHENER Kitchener Cycling and Trails Advisory Committee met on this date commencing at 4:10 p.m. Councillor Y. Fernandes, Present: Ms. K. Fox, Ms. P. Rodriguez, Messrs. C. Branton, M. Drasdo (Vice-Chair), M. Boos (Chair), G. Evans, D. Hoshowsky, and P. Dedes. Staff: Mr. D. Pimentel, Active Transportation Planning Project Manager Mr. M. Parris, Landscape Architect Ms. M. Lanoue, Active Transportation Student th 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR THE MEETING OF JUNE 14, 2016 Mr. Drasdo - On a motion by It was resolved and carried: th meeting the June 14, 2016 2. IRON HORSE TRAIL UPDATE Mr. Parris informed the committee that there will be a working meeting at one of the future committee meeting dates to go over the design and details for the Iron Horse Trail improvement. 3. BIKECHECK UPDATE Mr. Pimentel gave a short update on Bikecheck service that is being offered by BikeKitchener and encouraged committee members to volunteer to help run the service. Committee members offered some ideas to help recruit volunteers. rides and events. Ms. Lanoue provided the committee with a short verbal update on how the cycling survey is progressing. 4. SUB-COMMITTEE UPDATES Planning, Evaluation and Governance Sub-Committee: No updates Education, Safety and Promotion Sub-Committee: Councillor Yvonne Fernandes informed the committee that the bike lock video had been uploaded onto the bikekitchener.ca webpage. Video was shown to the committee Infrastructure and Technical Sub-Committee: No updates KITCHENER CYCLING AND TRAILS ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES ‾ ‾ th July 12, 2016 CITY OF KITCHENER MAYOR AND COUNCIL RIDE 5. Mr. Boos gave a short explanation of the purpose for the Mayor and Council ride detailing past rides as examples. Mr. Dedes emphasized the importance of these rides and noted that one of the trails featured in the last ride was redone shortly after. Councillor Fernandes noted that Ward 4 was the focus of the last ride and suggested a new ward be featured in the upcoming ride. She also mentioned that dates and times should be picked soon so councillors have enough time to commit. A possible time was 4 6 so that more committee members would be able to attend without having to take time off of work. Committee members discussed date options Mr. Pimentel told Mr. Boos that he would provide him with a contact in the Committee members discussed areas that could be highlighted on the ride and decided to create a working group that would focus on making a detailed route. BIKEFEST DEBRIEF 6. Mr. Pimentel asked to hear feedback from committee members who attended BikeFest. Councillor Fernandes said that she thought it went really well and enjoyed the event Mr. Drasdo encouraged the committee to have a bigger presence and be more involved in the next BikeFest. Ms. Fox said that she received a suggestion at BikeFest to make pedestrian bridges more bike friendly. Mr. Parris mentioned that all new bridges will have the bike ramps installed on the stairs to make it easier to go up and down with a bicycle. Ms. Rodriguez suggested having more community partners at BikeFest Mr. Hoshowsky thought changing the venue to Victoria Park would make more sense than City Hall. Mr. Drasdo requested that possible dates be looked at for next BikeFest. Mr. Pimentel provided the committee with an overview of the debrief meeting that was held with Cycle for Angels and listed some identified areas of improvement for next year. KITCHENER CYCLING AND TRAILS ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES ‾ ‾ th July 12, 2016 CITY OF KITCHENER Mr. Pimentel asked the Committee if they would be interested in being the organizers for BikeFest in the future. Councillor Fernandes suggested that the committee be provided with a list of duties they would be expected to handle if they decided to undertake the project. SUMMER SOCIAL 7. Mr. Boos explained to the committee that since there is no official committee meeting in August, members have traditionally planned a social gathering in the regular meetings stead. After some discussion, committee members agreed to meet at the Boathouse for 6:00 p.m. on the second Tuesday in August. VISIONING FOR NEXT TERM 8. Mr. Boos asked members what they thought the focus for the next committee term should be. Mr. Dedes listed a few items that he believed the committee should continue pursuing. Improved trail crossings o Segregated bicycle facilities o Mr. Hoshowsky noted that connectivity should also be an item that the committee continues to push for. Ms. Lanoue explained to the committee that visioning for next term is an agenda item because attendance and engagement this past term have been very low. The work done by volunteers is very valuable and the City would like to see committee members be more involved and passionate about what they are doing. In light of this information the committee was asked to think about what improvements could be made to the committees structure in order to improve attendance and engagement. Councillor Fernandes asked if having sub-committees was really effective, and suggested instead that working groups be created around projects that the committee is passionate about. Mr. Drasdo agreed that having working groups would be a good idea because it would also open the committee to having more volunteers to help with projects. Mr. Dedes suggested that a survey be created to ask committee members how they think attendance and engagement could be improved. Mr. Dedes suggested another important item to continue pursuing would be cycling education. KITCHENER CYCLING AND TRAILS ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES ‾ ‾ th July 12, 2016 CITY OF KITCHENER Mr. Pimentel gave a brief overview of cycling into the future and suggested inviting Phil Martin at the beginning of the next committee term to give a presentation on the work that he does in schools. The committee continued to discuss what would make meetings more exciting to attend. Councillor Fernandes suggested having hard copies of plans, visions, and projects for the term. Mr. Boos thought that it would help if the committee chose a big picture item to champion for the term. Mr. Dedes noted that it may be useful to have past committee members come to the first meeting of the new term to answer questions and explain roles and responsibilities. 9. ADJOURNMENT On a motion by Mr. Drasdo - It was resolved and carried: 6:00 p.m