Bicycle Task Force

APPROVED MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE BICYCLE TASK FORCE Northbrook Village Hall – Terrace Conference Room March 12, 2014 Members Present: Frank Bleeker, Angus Duthie, Chris Henning, Tom Tebbe, Matt Cassidy, Jim O’Connell and Dan Pepoon Members Absent: George Garner Jr. and Mardi Scott Staff Present: Jim Baxa and Jennifer Rooks-Lopez Staff Absent: Mike Metrick Others Present: None Call Meeting to Order. Chairman Henning called the meeting to order in the Terrace Conference Room of the Village Hall at 7:04 p.m. Public Comments – Hear from Audience. There were no audience members present. Review January 8, 2013 Minutes. It was moved and seconded that the January 8, 2014 minutes be approved with one minor edit. Motion was approved. Review and Updating the Northbrook Bicycle Plan. The Bicycle Task Force committee continued reviewing the adopted Northbrook Bicycle Plan – Phase I for updates and revisions to the document. Sections reviewed during the March 12th meeting included the Designing the Bicycle Route System, Needs Assessment up to the Regional Transportation section. Review of this document should be concluded at the next meeting. Northbrook’s Earth Day Event – Bicycle safety training. The Bicycle Task Force committee finalized the format of the Bicycle safety training program; it was decided to hold three training sessions on top of the hour between 10am-12pm, with each session to be for 10-20 children participating. The types of literature for attendee distribution was discussed; these leaflets will include the revised bicycle map, local bicycling events and Sharrow pavement information. Old Business. Staff liaison Jim Baxa talked about the previous Illinois transportation Enhancement Program application for Waukegan Road and the feasibility of resubmitting a similar updated application. The current Capital Improvement Program (CIP) earmarks funds for the Skokie Valley Trail; and  March 12, 2014 BTF Meeting Minutes - APPROVED the position of the Village is not move forward with including this project into the current CIP at this time and request in the future after the Skokie Valley Trail project is completed. Review Bicycle Task Force Core Work Program. Edits were made from reviewing the Task Force Core work program; committee members recommend that staff change the format/layout of the document for the next meeting. Adjourn: On motion made and seconded, the meeting of the BTF was adjourned at 8:51 p.m. Minutes Submitted by Jim Baxa. Page 2 of 2 K:\GENGOV\__NEW DRIVE PROJECT__\BoardofTrustees & Commissions\Bicycle Task Force\2014\3-12-14 BTF Approved Minutes.docx